12 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a56f8c1b1c297cb7c9464b11c1aa1c4e.PDF 3d81a0598e64be528389d6f1c51212e9 PDF Text Text .· Y~I. ,CYll . No. ·9 ' SBAl'ARBBS • .,LOG •OFFICIAL ORGtN OP TH·I SIAFAltERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND GULF ' April 29, 1955 DISTRICT• AFL • ProposalWould Am,nd Ship Law It Ended 10 Y ea1•s Ago Recalling days ·when seamen braved enemy fire in World War II, photoshows ammo ship exploding in hug~ burst of smoke and flame after direct hit by German bomber. Attack was on Arctic run where so many seamen lost lives. At right, Seafarers A. Schiavone, steward, who was torpedoed aboard the Western Schetac and .western Imboden, and I. Levy, OS, who had Alcoa Prospector shot out from under him, look at headquarters memorial plaque listing 1,200 Seafarer-victims of war. VE day, ten years ago on May 7, 1945, put an end to attacks on ships. (Story on Page 2.). �0 s E-', A.:1 tB·.i r.1t ·' i .o a i Pace Two I -, t, ' ,("' • • ' VE-Day--Honor: .G,~O~ • Ten years ago on May 7, 1945, representatives runs were virtually wiped out. of a torn and beaten Germany signed terms of _ Actually, seamen. aot, a taste of war well before th~ US unconditional surrender. On the other side of officially entered the fighting on December 'I, 1941. A., the world, the last major battle of the Pacific War was being fought on Okinawa. These two events, followed by the surrender of .Japan, put an end to the greatest maritime operation of all times. . When the ftghtini' ended in Europe, the US had &,529 merchant ships of all types in active service, aupplying every corner of the werld. A total of 1,554 ships had gone under from torpedoes, bombs, mines and other war-caused accidents, causing the deaths of 6~000 merchant &eamen whose ranks were quickly re-filled as new ships came out. Thousands of others were injured or suffered from hunger, thirst and exposure when they .had to take to lifeboats and liferafts. Of the 6,000 dead, over 1,200 were m.en who sailed with the SIU and whose names are memorialized on the plaque in the Union's headquarters. Storm-Centers Of War In the course of the war mereh.ant ships had been the atorm-centers of the battle of the Atlantic, the suicide run to Murmansk, the danger-filled and successful lifeline to Malta and Suez, the landings at North Africa, Anzio and Normandy and the South Pacific island-hopping campaign . . Right here at home on the coastwlse and nearby foreign runs, SIU-manned ships fought desperately to stay afloat as German subs roamed the Caribbean, t1ie Glilf of Mexico and the doorsteps of major East Coast ports. After merchant ships were armed, not all the fighting was one-sided. Merchant ships manned by Navy gun crews had the satisfaction of claiming numbers of enemy planes. But for the most part, the enemy was dishing it out and merchant ships were doing the catching. The ending of the European war marked the end of ship losses on any scale. The last ship to be sunk by enemy action was the collier Black Point, which waa torpedoed off Newport, Rhode Island, on May 5, just two days before VE day. For some months before that, ships had been moving in comparitive safety as Allied sea and air forces awept the war areas of enemy planes and 11ubs. The wo.r st losses of ships .and men had come in the first three years of war, especially in 1942, when merchant -&hips had to go it alone with little or no escort and without armament in many instances. It was in those months that SIU contracted fleets on the coastwlse and nearby foreign far back as October, 1939, the City of Flint was seized by a German battleship while en route to Norway. But the start of maritinie combat la generally dated from the sinking of the ·SIU-manned Robin Moor on May 21, 1941. On orders of a" German awl>, 38 crewmembers and ..eight Delid paaaenrera ,y;are forced ta -take to lifeboats on 30 min· utel• notlcie, ·after whlch· th• 1h!p was torpedoed. The f~ur_ lifeboats drifted from ,.13 to 19 day!J before rescue 1hlp1 picked up .11urvlvon. After the Robin Moor sinklnJ unarmed American mer•hant ahlpt were in lncr_easlnt danger de&plt~ protests from the Government. Repeated attacks spotted the news <Continued on pa1e i8) Thousands of New Yorkers jam-packed Into Times Square, traditional celebrating apot of the city, to blow oft steam when V-E day came on May '7, 1945. End of war In Europe was taken as sure sign of eventual allied vlctory In Pacific. "Statue of Liberty" In background 11 plaster replica which waa mounted on recruiting boo*b. . . - Farm Bloc Moves To Slash '50-50' SUP Victorious· On Pacificus · · SAN FRANCISCO-H;~rry Bridges and his West Coast longshore union took their second major beating ~ this month from West Coast SIU affiliates, as the Bridges' union knuckled down and recognized sailors' rights in cargo handling on coastwise ships. The latest win capped t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1 victory of the SIU Padfic Bridges contended the Sailors The tie-up of the ship extended District in the three-depart- only had a prior claim on num- to all parts of the coast for a three- ment election on West Coast ships her 3. mc:in th period, while · the shipownannounced earlier this month. Empt)' Hatch ers in the Pacific Maritime AssociIn the cargo-handling beef, the At the time, number 3 was ation refused to call down Bridges longshoremen had originally tied empty, and Bridges claimed that on the issue. In the face of t hl!I, up the Coastwise Line's Pacificus members of his International the Sailors responded by voting a on October 27 by re~using to fur- Longshoremen's and Warehouse- "no port overtime" policy on otner nish dock men for Sa-Hors working men's -]Jnlon (Ind.) had first call PMA .vessels • . Surpluses, is expected to recom- prices if US ahips are to be assured cargo on deck.. Despite the SUP's on all the others. The Sailors had Operaton Surrender mend that "50-50" be ignored in half of the cargoes. clear contract provision giving the'· been assigned to ·work number 4, _ connection with sale of agriculThe boycott has been designed Sailors first call on any hatch; and the dispute erupted over this. · Finally, fn. February, after an unsucces.s ful appeal to the Govern.. tural surpluses to foreign. nations. to put the squeeze on farm bloc ment for intervention in the dis· The recommendation, if it comes, Congressmen who are anxious to pute,· the shipowners themselvea will be an outgrowth of a boycott reduce the mounting pile-up of backed down, and ordered the by foreign maritime nations on surplus food products. Should the Coastwise Line to call for a new the purchase of US surplus food- US be unable to dispose ·of any SUP crew for the Paci.ficus and to 1tuffs as long as "50-50" appli~s .to sizable part of the surplus they . . abide by the SUP pact. The uneasy.· their shipment. Great Britain, fear the situation might backfire peace lasted nearly a month, until Denmark, Norway and other marl- politically in the form of pressure the Paci.ficus returned to San for reduction of farmers' price Pedro again and the lLWU at· supports. · President Eisenh9wer this week revealed US plans for tempted to invoke Its :boycott once . state Department View The boycott has received sympa- building an atom-powered merchant ship which could travel more. However, this · time, faced April 29, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. t thetlc consideration from the us without refueling "for scores of thousands of miles of opera- with another tie-up, a group of the shipowners called Bridges. to task As I See It .............. Page 4 State Department which bitterly tion" to demonstrate to . the for violation of his own agreement Burly ... . .. .. ..•••..••.. Page 16 opposed passage of a permanent free world h9w atomic energy atom-driven merchant vessel would and paved the way for the ILWU can be harnessed for peaceful probably follow the. arrangement to back do.wn. The result again Crossword Puzzle ••.•.•. . Page 8 "50-50" law last year. As maritime spokesmen pointed purposes. _ provided for the two Navy sub- leaves the Sailors with the right Editorial Cartoon • , •.••. Page 9 Cost of the proposed constmc- marines. Tlie ships both . r etain of first call on' working any hatch Editorials ....... ; •..•.•. Page 9 out, the cost of "50-50" in disposal Final Dispatch ...... : ... Page 17 of agi:lcultural surplus is a minor tion, plans for which are being conventional turbines to drive on the 1hip1. Inquiring Seafarer ..•. • . Page 8 consideration, amounting to one- readied by the Atomic Energy their propellors. However, the turBridges ls not expected to make Labor Round-Up . ..•.•.. Page 8 quarter of one percent of the total Commission and the Maritime Ad- bines use steam generated by heat furtlier issue on ihe ship. Letter of The Week ..• • •. Page 9 cost of ~he $700 million program. ministration, would be about $20 from an atomic reactor. Fuel Saving Maritime . .......••• • ••. Page 8 The real reason for the attacks on million. The vessel would probably Meet The Seafarer . .•••.. Page 8 "50-50" is the desire of foreign be modeled after the MarinerThis makes possible a tremenN iglit Notices, Personals ..••.. Page 18 nations to obtain a stranglehold on class freighters •built by the ·Gov- dous saving in fuel and fuel space Off Watch . . . .....•..... Page 14 the 1novement of agricultural car- ernment since 1950. and would enable radical changes Everg W Port Ueports .....• .Pa ges 12, 13 goes. (A lengthy .illustrated feature of in ship design. for freight and maQuiz . ... .............. . Page 14 The r ecommendatiol) to dispense the future for an -atom-power ed c1iinery spaces. Only a minute Regular membership meet- Recent Arrivals . ........ Page 18 with "50-50" waa put in concrete merchant marine appeared ln the amount of uranium ls required to lngs In SIU ~eadquarters and SIU History Cartoon .. . . Page 6 form by the American Farm Bu- SEAFARERS LOG. on February power the reactor. The ahlps, ;like a t a11 branc h ~· are held every Vote of Thanks ...... ; •. Page 9 reau Federation, most powerful of 4, 1955.) the Nautilus and .Sea Wolf before Welfare Benefits •. . ...• . Page 17 the farm organizations in the US. The US submarine Nautilus, them, would, however, have to ~ave second Wednesday night · at Welfare Report ..... . ..•. Page 17 Senators on the committee, who which is still undergoing tests, is built-in shielding of considerable 'I PM.. The schedule for the Your Dollar's Worth .... . Page 4 are expected to approve the recom.:. the only ship of any type afloat thickness as a protection against ~ext few m~etlnais Is as followa: May 4, May 18, June i ;· mendatlon are: James Eastland, today known to· be powered by atomic radiation. . . Published blwHklY •t th• h11dqu•rt•r1 Mississippi; Spessard Holland, atomic energy. It went to sea for Disclosure. of the Governo;ient'11 1" .. ·AU Sr•are.;_ registe.red ·00 ot th• SHferers lnternatl.inal Union, At· Florida,· W. KeIT Scott, North the first time in January of this 1 ddr b th .... .. .. lentlc & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth P ans came 10 an a ess Y e the lhi in 11 eel Av~nue, Brookfyn· 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth Carollna, Democrats; Andrew. y~ar. A sister ship, the Sea Wolf, President before a meetln& of PP I st are requir at th• Post Office 1n ar.ooldyn, NY, under Schoeppel, Kansas an~ Milton will be launched shortly. newspaper executives in New York . to attend th•, meeting• •ntertcl .. HCond clH1 _.._ •tter ·Yo.u ns, North Dakota, Republicans. Plans for .tl~e power plant on an City.' • ·:'~ '" ~...... ZP> · 1-' 1 WASHINGTON-A strong farm bloc move · to knock out "50-50" as far as agricultural surpluses are concerned is being fought by maritime representatives. A group of five Senators from agricultural states, form-• ing the Senate Subcommittee time countries have been refusing on Disposal of Agricultural to take the food supplie-; at bargain SEAFARERS LOG A-Powered .Cargo Ship Planned For Peace Tour T.-------·- ------ Meeting 2 eehs '"'°'· "tJ · . -: ·.. 'l ~;: •l '~ ~:ii: d."11 �8:flf s·~e1ts~· ··;_Pay' Lid 'On . / Subs· i dies .-w ASHINGTON- A controversial new maritime bill .which would involve mafor am~ndment of the 1936 Mer· chant Marine Act has been introduced into the.House of Representatives by Herbert U-onner (De~.,NC), chairQtan of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The J>ill would permit tlie Mari-+------ - - - = - - time Adminisfration to fix others, .that are in excess of com· parable costs on foreign-flag ships. Ceilings, . manning The Bonner bill would drastically . ... . .... . Conrress~an Robert. Molloh~, chairman of the Con«ressional Committee. on rackets lo ~abor unlon1, 1· lauded the SIU's- operatton1 last week. Co~gressnian Mollohan is. shown in board in .the port · o'f Baltimore duri~s his visit, fro~t, ·scales a~d ~o~king. ·rules ·on change the basis for figuring oper. subsidized ships for the pur- ating sulilsidies and alter the direc· poses of. arriving at operating tion and intent of the 1936 act. subsidies. • The operation of the 1936 Act of t!te SIU shlpplns _. l . -ChairlnOtl Of Congress (Qmni. ·on Labor -RClck.ets LauclS SIU . • · ~ ,. .., BALTIMORE-Warm praise for the SIU and the Union's policies was expressed by Repieseptative Robert H. Mollohan in an appearanc~ before. the April 20th Baltimore membership meeting:- The West Virginia Democrat, chairman of a House subcommittee.which is charged · with investj·g ating . roalpractfces in the labor ~IU's .recent histor~, Mollohan pres?,rvation of the union hiring movement hailed the SIU's spoke m congratulatory terms of hall. . action. iQ diajor union beefs as demon~~~~tl!lg "loyal, vigoroua and honest". ti:ade unionism. Representative Mollohan se~es .. as chairman of the Subcommittee· on Legal and M netary Aftalr1 of the Government9 Operations Committee- with jurisdiction over varl· OUI Government age~cles. It bas been assigned responsibility by the ~ouse for investigation of any the SIV's .many union actions Inc~udi~g its pght a~ainst CommU· msts m maritime, its battle to save the Public Health Service hospitals and Its participation in the New York· waterfront beef. ·"In all of .these good fights," !le said, "you have demonstrated that the chief indus.trial foundati?n of our democracy is our loyal, vigorous and honest trade union movement." elements that mtsht have . ·- racket infUtrated trade· unions. · Incredible ·Prosreu , The speech ·to t.ht ·Baltimore piembership came in ~h.(~oqrH of visit by Mollohan th• new IU hall on April 20. The Con• re 11man rec.ailed ,that hi .b~~· been t . the old North .Gay Street hall ;,t orie ·time and that the· new hall .'represents almostJncredtbie pro1tes1 for maritime· labor." Showing his familiarity with the . · Mollohan also praised the SIU constitution 81 "one of the most democratic constitutions in the movement." Turninl to the p~oblem1 of th.t industry, the Conarressman crit· icized . "predatory employers and other · re~ction~rt. 1roup1" who have been Hekinl to undermine th• maritime hiring hall. "In my opinion," hl .deelared,!"the contln· uin1 stability a!!_d · strength of cn1r maritime industry depend upon. the . ! to Repres~ntative Mollohan is serving b.ls second term in the House. He is a member of the Armed Services .Committee in addition to . his chairmanship of the Government Operations subcommittee. As stated by Representative represents only one of several cir· cumstances in . Which the Govern· Bonner, the bill Wo~ld permit ment, in part, foots the wage cost unions and operators to negotiate any · £Ontr~cts that they pleased, but i! the limits set ·by the Government were exceeded, the excess costs would not be figured into the cost of operations, and the ships. would not be subsidized above the Governn.ient ceiling. In introducing the bill, Bonner carried out a previously-expre'ssed proposal put forth by him and others in the maritime industry. The introduction ·comes in advance of scheduled hearings on labor-management relations in maritime, in· dicating that the hearings will be held to gauge reaction to the bill. Gov't Obllgatlon1 Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, the Government is obligated, in figuring operating subsidies, io !nclude all cost items, wage~ .and S-1uconvent•1.on..T0 0pe· In ·.Mont-real .·o·n ·M.ay .23· --·---'·---------_..;;--..:..-----~----- . ~ Delegates from SIU of North America affiliates wi.U ga~her in · Montr~al, Canada, on May 23 ·for the seventh biennial convention of the international union. The Sheraton-Mount R . oya.l Hotel will be the site..._____________ of the ineet1l'!g, which is tht first to be held outside the United ~tate.s .. .The . SIU of NA ·reprt1ent1 62,0()0 seamen, ftshermen, cannery · workera and allied marine workers throughout the United States and Canada. Six delegat,es will represent the · .A&G District' at the convention. A . membership • .elected . credentials committee, chosen at the Aprll 20 headquart~rs ·. membership meet· ing, reported receipt of six nominations. With no conte~ts for .a ny of the convention delegate posts, the committee hair declare(\ the. nom~ inees 'elected, without the necessit.Y- of . b.alloting. . . The six delegates will be SIU Secret~cy-,'l'reasm~_er Paul Hall, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Matthews, and the following port agents; Lindsey Williams, Nuw Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl Sheppard, Baltimore; Steve Cardullo, Philadelphia. San Diego In '53 The last international convention, heid in. -1953 •n San Diego, .completed arrangements for affiliation of the Marine Fh'emen'a Union with the Sil:T, an affiliation. which was . ratified subsequently by the Marine Flremen•s, membe!'ship. . This y~ar, the _convention will East Coast.Hearings Due ·In ..Maritime bill in private industry. Technically speaking, the bill does not pose . direct interference with the rights of unions and man. agement to bargain on wages, manning scales and other monetary issues. For practical purposes, the Maritime Administration ceiling would · act as a strong brake on shipowners' willingness -to agree to improvements in union ·contracts. Could Reduce Standards Since the Maritime Administration would be· empowered to fix maximums, it would have authority to set such maximums below present contract wage and manning levels, which could mean a reduction in standards. a1ready negoti· ated through collective bargaining. The objective of the bill, accord·ing to Representative Bonner, is to improve the competitive position of the. US merchant marine. In in· troducing it he cited the decline in number of American ships operating and the virtyal collapse of coastwlse and lnthcoaslal operations. Critics of the bill argue thaf its appli_cation to subsidized shipping would on the face of it in Iio way affect col).ditions for coastwise and intercoastal ships and other non· subsidized companies. They point out that wages of seamen are only one factor in maritime operations . Other factors· that cannot be · ignored in assaying the health of the industry include rate competition from railroads, truckers and air· lines, the growth of registrations under runaway flags , the aging of American ships and the costs of new ones. Since the Bonner bill comes in advance of the schecluled merchant marine hearings, it is expected that both unions and operators will have much to say on the subject in the course of the sessions. �Pap l'our US Subsidy Sought For Low..Cost Liners A•.l See·.lt ·&JHo#.1 WASHINGTON-Plans for a b rand-new transatlantic pas1enger ship operation, one t hat would aim at providing one class moderate-cost 1ervice under the American flag, have been filed by Arnold Bern-\hree class s.e rvice on other liners, stein Lines.. Application has and cafeteria-style eating accombeen made to the Federal modations. Average · round trip r d fares would be about $360 or Maritime. Board f~r. op~ra mg ~n roughly $25 a day for seven day construction 1ubs1d1es m order. to crossings each way. Tftis is well begin service based on conversion below minimum fares for passehger of one or more Mariner-type ves- trip accommodations with the savsels. Up to thre? .ships are planned ings coming because of the one for a weekly sallmg schedule, car- class arrangement and cafeteria rying 900 passengers on each. service. The one class arrangement The new Bernstein proposal is a saves expensive duplication of pubrepeat of an application that was lie rooms. In order to conform with made before the Korean War and steamship conference rules there was approved in 1950. At that time would be a limited f~rst class acthe plans called for conversion of commodation for about 40 passentwo Government-owned P-2 trans- gers. ports, the General Weigel an d G en-· eral Pope. However, just a few days after the application was ap•. proved, the Korean War began and the Navy took the two ships fo1· ••1• • ls aimed at transatlantic travelers of more mod~st means who cannot afford the ~irst and seco~d class accommodations on US ships and are blocked by the limited number of tourist class accommodations. The result is that foreign flag sh~ps capture travel to Europe, becommg increasingly popular under "buy now, pay later" plans. Bernste~n anticipates ample demand for his ahips. He estimates that 80 percent of passengers traveling in transatlantic service are Americans, but only two American-flag passenger vesaels are on the North Atlantic run. He plans to «"ltn Ms ships direct to the continent, landing at Antwerp and Rotterdam, as compared to the Southhampton and Le Havre stops of other transatlantic liners. The core of the Bernstein plan calls for uniform tourist accommodatlons throughout, compared to Richard Argo •trikes a pose In robe" bearlnr SIU emblem. Robe was purchased for ~Im b:r Baltimore Seafarers. · AS REPORTED IN THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOO, Union and mana1ement trustees of -the Welfare Plan have had undet study a variety of new welfare beneftta. It tan now be reported that consid'erable progress has been made on thl1 score and the ro'ugh out• lines of additional benefits are being whipped into shape. ..# The memberthlp 11 aware that the Unton baa been aiming for ·a p~­ gram to take care of the oldtimers in the Union, beyond the present disability benefit, as well as a system to take care of medical and hospital expenses for the families of Seafaren• .,Ptpspects aie pretty 1ood at the moment that the trustees will be able to come up with a package that will satisfy the needs of Seafarers and be s~perfo_rHo similar plans now in existence. .. lp ' It can well be understood that an undertakini of Uiis ki nd in a ne\V benefit area would involve a great deal of planning and detaH work. It's not something that can be arrived at oven:ftght. But the work i1 progressing t ery nicely and an announcement will be forthcoming before long. A NEWS ITEM IN THF; BRITISH SWPPING JOURNAL "FAIR· play" should give pause to those peoJJie in the Coast Guard who are all too eager to saddle American seamen with their "brain-body" testini c· plan. The British journal reports that the Norwegian Ministry of · Education, which ta bl charge of seamen'• training, has vetoed a proposal that sailors be required 'to submit to examination of their "moral anci psychological behavior" as the publication .puts. It. The 1ucreailon for 1uch a procedure had been put forth by • Government committee set up to study manning requirements in the No1·, wegian merchant fleet. The committee'• proposal was far milder thal\ that put forth by our Coast Guard, becauae, amon1 other thln11, it BALTIMORE-Wearing the "silks".. of . the SIU, Richard specifted that the· Norwegian Seamen'• Union would have a voice iQ Argo an employee of the Baltimore hall cafeteria, has fought the proceedings on individual cases, somethin1 that would be denied · ' AAU }'1ght we1~ · } t t'tl f th S th Atl t" his .way to the 1 l e or , e ou an IC American unions by the Coast Gu4lrd plan. Nevertheie11, the Norwerlan government wanted no pac:t· of it "The re~10n. The 19~year-old cam- su.pport hi1 family. He has' placed Government" the article reads, ".fl.nd1 that the1e recommendations 10 paigner won · himself a _ gold himself in position to bid for the too far." Further, they add, introduction of more rigid rules "piight medal as well as a gold trophy US Olympic boxing aquad next be detrimental to the 1eneral interest of Norwegian shipping." for being the "outstanding open year a~d ii considered a bright Now H ta well known, the Norwegians have been· in the· shippjnf fighter" in his class. prospect should he turn profesa- business for many centuries and are fully acquainted with the physicai Argo won his title the bard way, ional. and mental requirements for seamen in the industry. ~l? ur · Union ii taking on two fighters in the same pleased to learn that its · opinions on psychological testin~~ fw .seamen l\'ear1 SIU Robe evening. He stopped one opponent When he goes Into the rin1, the have been 1ubstan tiated by an author itative, qualified source in the second round of the semi- fighter spol"ts a silken robe donated ~ t t final match and then went on to a by individual Seafarers in the port CREWMEMBERS OF THE STEEL NAVIGATOR, AS REPORTED IN technical kQockout victory in the with the SIU wheel embroidered the April lS i111ue of the LOG, have submitted' to headquarters three ·second round of the finals. proposals on 1hipboard nfety which they arrived at after a deck deon the back. Argo, representing thte Baltimore The youthful boxer has been partment meetins.. on the subject. The recommendations were sent on Young Men's Christian Association, praised by observers for bis 1peed to the negotiating committee which always takes under advis_ement any also scored a second-round knock- in the ring. He comes from a fam- and all suggestion• from ships' crews on this score. out to enter the semi-finals, show- ily of ringmen since his father and A1 alwaya, ~he Union welcomes suggestion from crewmembers on 1uch ing that he possesses more than av- brother were, both amateur c~m­ issues because it baa found that many valuable improvements in conerage punching power. palgnen. At 132 pounds, he 1hows tracts have been the result of proposall ·by heads-up Seafarer crews. The father of two little 1irls, indications of trowing into a full- The brothers on the Navigator, by submlttln1 their ideas, are fulfillin« Argo works days in the cafeteria to fledgel! welterweight before .long. an important Union fun ction. SIU.Backed Boxer /' opsAAU Lightweight /Title --------------'T mt;::E:;,~~~::.:.:::·11.,h Lichtweight .·-· 4 • YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Repair Money l B or r OW ·ng By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS When a Seafarer needs money to finish an expansion attic, install a new heating plant or make other additions or repairs to his home, he oug11t to put more thought into :financing the project than most families do. Too often wage-earners take the easy way and let the seller finance the job with some sad results. The worst result is that for the sake of painless finan cing, a homeowner may be overcharged fo r the job itself since he often doesn't stop to compare prices and get other estimates. Another costly result is that people often pay more than necessary for financing charges. Bec~use a homeowner is usually considered · a good credit risk (the lender can always seize the house) , home• improv.ement loans are compar atively easy to get. The result is, many people even let t11eir own money lie in banks and savings bonds earning only 2lh -3 per cent interest while they take out loans which cost them several times that much. The reason , of course, is that wageearners want to have quk:k access to their savings in case of unemployment or costly illness. They are also afraid they won't repla·::e their savings if they use them instead of borrowing. But t hese fears lead them to spend a lot of hard-ear ned extra ·bucks for interest fees. For example, one man borrowed $2,000 on a three-year F HA home-impr ove ment loan to finish his attic even though he had t hat much savings of his own. For the compulsory budgeting required by t he monthly payments on the loan, '1!.e paid interest charges of $300. Meanwhile his own savings lying in the bank and in bonds earned interest of only $75. As this department has warned before, most people don't realize how much true interest they pay. It can save you money all your ,life to realize that while the interest rate· is figured on the original amount of your loan,. the trqe int~rest rate is appr oxi:nately twke as much as the aclVe.rti~ed,~ rate•.. It ~~or~s,,. ol{~ 1,~.at.. WllY. b'- "· cause when you repay monthly you owe on the average only half the original sum. The five per cent rate advertised by banks for the Government-backed FHA lmprovement loans ls misleading. If you take out a $1,000 FHA loan to ·be repaid in 12 monthly installments, the discount interest fee you must pay la $50. But your average debt during the year would be about $1500, so the true interest rate on an FHA home-improvement loan is about ten percent. · Sometimes an FHA home-improvement loan is the most suitable way to borrow fo r home needs. But even tht!n, beware the frequen t tendency to borrow as much and take as long to pay back as is permitted. For example, one man borrowed $2,500 to enlarge his house. He did some of t he wor k himself and hir ed help and :bought materials as needed. The work spread out over two years. Meanwhile he ·was paying ten per cent on the full lofln while much of the borrowed money lay idle. He should have financed pa1't himself out of current income. Thia would have been less hardship actually then repaying the monthly installments (plus interest> out of current income. Then only wh en additional cash was actually needed should he have borrowed some. Not only should you borrow as little as possible for as short a time as possible, but sometimes you can beat the FHA interest r ate itself. FHA is supposed to. be a bi&: boon · for homeown ers, but here are ever yday sources for home-improvement loans that often beat the FHA rate: 1-Your life lm;urance policy, if it's the kind with cash value, offers a loari at generally a true rate of five per cent. · Or you can use the policy as collateral, for a bank loan, and sometimes shave the rate down to four. 2-Credtt unions sometimes beat the FHA ten per cent interest charge. You have to belong to a credit union or join one to borrow from It (cr,edit unions are often sponsored by labor groups and employers, churches, housini developments and fraternal societies). Credit union' rates -vary from one-half ·Of one P.er cent ·• month to one pe~ ~enhtp.1,e year ly rates, pf ~i~ to iwe~ve pe11 cent_; __ " Written exclusively for THE SEAFA·RERS . LOG. by Sid·n •y Margoliu1, Leading Expert on B~ying I-Commercial bank1 Jnitke personal loans at discount rates of from three and one-half per cent tn big citiea like New York (a true rate : of aeven per cent> to six per cent in .small cities (a true rate of twelve ). Sometimea commerci~l banks are m9re reluctant to make loans to Seafarers than to land..;based workers, but a home-ownin& Seafarer stands a much better chance of being able to 1ecure a commercial bank loan, at the comparatively reasonable bank rates. But don 't confuse bank personal loans with those offe red . by small-loan or .personal-finance companies. These charge true rates of actually 18 to 42 per cent a · year, although stated as monthly rates of one and one-half to three and · one-half per cent. (-Open-end mortgages are a low-cost way to borrow home-improveme~t money if you need to make very small payments over a longer p eriod. An· open· end mortgage la one in which the mortgage-holder will lend you money for home-improvement nee~s almply by increasin1 the amount of your paid principal. The interest rate la the · same u on your original mortgage-generally a true rate of four t o i;ix . per cent. There ls one cat ch: the period of repayment will have to extend over the remaining life of your present mortgage. This would not be bad cm a low-i~terest mortgage with ten years or less to go. But on longer imd higher-rate mortgages, it may cost you more in interest in tl}.e long run than a short-term F HA or bank loan. However, if you do also have a prepayment clause in your mortgage-permitting you to pay off ahead of time with'?ut penalty-then you can pay up .t he ad.d ed improvement loan when you. have extra cash I' it doesn:t run too many years: Not all mortgages have open-end provisions, but the trend is to make them avatlalJle. 'When buying a house, it is wise .to ask. to have )M>th the open-end and prepay~ ment-without-penalty elaU.. . lufl1e.d . in the mortgage contra-ct. Xfl �. .&..... H. .ilH - , An .Example.'Of M ar~tiine Labor·DiJrup.tion. ~. !: ··- ·- During the five weeks since all the AFL unions withdrew from the Conference of American Maritime, Unions for its failure to act on a score of seamen's problems, .;N;MU President Joe- Curran has been busy attempting to becloud the issues. He's iS'sued press statements, flooded 1 ships with liis bulletins and crammed the 'Pilot' with, wild ravings-i.and li~s1. like the foUowing: , (Mobile Analyzes Harrj Lundehtrg ,, Layton Overstreet, Agent ,MOBILE, April 7-Tha Hany Lundeberg sell-out to the International Shipping Co., baa .•et off a. bombshell In ~al 5 ot\, t'he 'AFL Masters, Ma tea a'nd Pilots in this. por:t., In their.}'.eeular membership meeting April ·& 'the members ol. thi1 local went on record: (1) Condemnins Harry Lunde· lier&' of the SOP for the delib· erate sell-out ti.. many liard· won iain1 of the seamen. of e grap ter h seam foreig to bri yet Ir com lone cove 'Pilot' story claims MMP local in Mobile adopted motion to con• demo SIU President Harry Lunde· berg, Its national Pre:Jldent C. T. Atkins and demand that illMP return Immediately to CAMU. Pooling efforts to break, a strike airainst substandard conditions by German crewmembers on the Liberian-flag liner Tradewind, US Immigration officers .and Miami police escort some of the strikers off the pier for d4=.tentlon. They were promptly deporte\ back to Germany by transatlantic plane. The ship, the former Aleutian manned bJ West Coast SIU affiliates, Is on the MlamlBavana run now In competition wUh US-flal' operators on the route, Including P&O, an SIU-contracted company. --...--------.. ... . No such action took place! Only motion waa on the matter of Job jurisdiction-a matter which had been settled to the satisfaction of MMP President Atkin• prior to the .story In th.e 'Piiot.' Foreign-Flag Co. . STAfEMENT BY PRICE MITCHELL BUSINESS AGENT, LOCAL 5 - MIBP . MOBILE,- ALABAMA / . . •\ / aa immediateJJ IO to C0'1• -t inue this aoUdltlcatlon of · tile ..American maritime ufllou. All our members aboard llh!P · Onl ~ , I ' (2) Conde~nms Cap't C. T. Atkins, President of the MM.l:P and for his actlona In coins alone with Harr1 Lundebers. (3) Instructfns • the National MM..tP. t., Tetum to the Confer• · .ence of Amerlcaa Maritime Uni· Nd , ENCE Uses· US Law Ta End Crew Beefs ' "THE NMU PILOT OF· A-PRIL 14. WAS IN ERROR WHEN IT STATED OUR MOBILE LOCAL OF THE MASTERS, MATF.S AND PILOTS CONDEMNED HARRY LUNDEBEllG AND· CAPTAIN C~ T~ ATKINS. . • I' MIAMI-German crewJ11embers of the Liberian-flag passenger ship Tradewind operating out of Mi~mi were promptly deported on the first available transportation when they struck for improved condi--+tions. The fate of the Trade- senting their beefs. Under the wind crewmen-in effect_:_put "runaw~y" flag type. of operation 11 .A _MOTION WAS PASSED IN OUR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP .MEETING OF APRIL 5, 195,, REAFFIR?4ING THE OPPOSITION OF THIS LOCAL TO THE SUP AGREK· 'MBNT ON THE SS .!J.'ONSINA ON . THE GROUND THAT. WK _CONSIDER· THE SUP _EKPERIMENTAL CuNTRACT .AN l.NVASION OF THE JURISDICTION.OF THE MASTERS!' · UUIS AND PILOTS. WE HAVE AND SHALL CONTINUE . 'T() 'PIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR JURISDICT.ION. · .· · "-?HE MOTION DID NOT CONDEMN OR ATTA(;-~ LUNDE· BEBO OR ATKINS. '~CONTRARY TO THE PUBLISHED REPORT, WE TOOK JfO POSITION WHATSOEVER AT OUR MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF WITHJ?RAWAL BY THE· .MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS FROM·-THE CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN MARITIME UNIONS. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN OUR POLICY TO LEAVE PAR'l'ICIPATION OR -NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE TO THE DISCRETION OF THE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. ; "IT CERTAINLY IS NOT THE OF.SIRE OF THIS LOCAt' TO BECOME INVOLvED IN ANY CONTROVERSY BB~ TVIEEN UNIONS FOR UNLICENSED PERSONNEL. PRICE MITCHELL" Ala. Unions To Battle ~Wreck-Law' MOBILE- A new administration pledged to lead a hard-hitting legislative program aimed at repeal of Alabama's "right-to-work" law was elected by the Alabama State Federation of Labor . (AFL), at its annual <;onvention here last week. Carl Griffin of Mobile was+-----------------------elected president o{ the Fed- representative of the Bureau of Ap- Discussions of the "right-toeration to succeed Steve prenticeship, US Department of work" bill, which outlaws union Latham of Birmingham who did Labor, to bec.ome a candidate for security clauses in labor-managenot seek reelection. W. L. Huf- the state -AFL post. In his capacity ment contracts in this state, were faker, Anniston, was elected first with the Bureau of Apprenticeship, conducted throughout the convenvice president, succeeding John A. he had a hand in developing plans tioii in an atmosphere of optimism. Pace, Sheffield, who unsuccessfully for the SIU'• Andrew Furuseth This outlook no doubt was encouropposed Griffin for the top office. Training School for merchant sea- aged by the state elections last Both Griffin and Huffaker had men here. year in which Gov. James E. Fol· the active support of a big delegaHuffaker, a delegate from t,he som~ re'g arded as friendly to trade tlon of Mobile Seafarers who r-ep- Moulders and Foundry Workers unionists, .and .a majority of favorresented the SIU at the meeting. · Union,. also .is . chairman of the -·able r.e,presentjltives !n ti~• lower ~rfmn, . ~ del~gat~ "f~ -p.·t~e. .Southern "P,ipe .coun~n· of his or- ho~se. .o.f tl!e .. Alabama !.egislature Paiq,te1;.i Union. r.e siP,.ed ~.; ilel~,~ :&aniza,tl~n., ··« ·. >·, ~.\>'1 , , _ • -. · • ,,wo~ with ~la)»er"I auppcu-t. ' . .. ~~ the us Immigation service in the such sh.1ps are p~rm1tted to composition of handling the company's pete with Amencan vessels and ·labor relations problems via the base the~selves .a t.. _an A~e~ican deportation route. Nineteen crew- port ~vhile avoidmg Amcri~an members who walked off in pro- regulations . on labor, mannmg test against substandard conditions scales, taxation and safety. were turned over to Immigration which shipped them back to Germany. on the first available transatlantic planes. The crewmembers were not even given the bene~t of t~e u~ual 29-day shore leave in which tune J they could attempt to find a ship WASHING TON - The sale out of the States. of the Waterman Steamship The Tradewind is the former Company to Malcolm McLean US-flag vessel Aleutian, which wu has been bogged down by court manned for many years by West actlon initiated by one stockholder Coast affiliates of the SIU when and by the T. J. Stevenson Comshe ran in the Seattle to Alaska pany, a rival bid·der for the comtrade. Subsequently the - Aleutian pany. . was sold to a Liberian-flag operaAt stake in the dispute, besides tion and sailed for the East Coast the ships and other property of while Sailors and Firemen pick· the company, is the intercoastal eted the pier. In Miami she enter- operating certificate of the Arrow ed the Miami to Havana service iu Line. The intercoastal certificate coq1petition with American-flag was to be surrendered to the Inships in that operation, using .an terstate Commerce Commission, unlicepsed crew that was hired in upon purchase of the common Germany. stock of Waterman from its shareCrewmembers who walked off holders by a subsidiary of McLean the ship all complained of under- Securities Corporation.- McLean manning and overwork, poor living Securities had previously purconditions and other beefs. Base chased the Pan-Atlantic Steamwage for the black gang members !ship 1 Company, Waterman's subwho led the walkout was $65 a 'sidiary in the coastwise trade. month. The walkout came just beMcLean had offered to buy the fore sailing time and delayed the company's stock at $48 a share vessel for three hours . . Immigra~ and own ers of 98 percent elf the tion moved in immedi:ately and is- stock had surrendered it on the sued deportation · orders the very recommendation of the Waterman next day, explaining that the ship's board of directors, for sale at the operator would pick up the tab for $48 price. At the same time, Wate~·­ transatlantic air transportation of man sought to surrender its Arrow the deportee~. · · Line intercoastal operating cerSince the Tradewind is register- tificate to the Interstate Corned in Liberia and signed on a Ger- merce Commission. man crew in Hamburg, the latter It was then that a New York city rates as the crews' home port. stockholder of the company obThe Tradewind goes nowhere near tained .a ·restraining order from Gemiany at any ·time, leaving the the courts to keep the de~l from ciew w;i~h;io effec~i :~t~.:. ~f . ~t9- .80J111 t~'O\lgb. :,. ~ • ~- .t- ... Mi ~ ~ • ·.r ~ s Ie HeId up a Io wt -- . n a erman / �... .. ., ! t . •~;. ·•1s· .· . ~ ..,.t •. ., I<;,'\ ' · · . --- ··· -~- - - ·~·~·-·· S E:-A'·l: ·le~:R: g:lfi; Six Kozlowski Bulk Of Aid Shipments Slated For Asia In '56 . ' WASHINGTON~Heavy aid shipments, principally . to Korea and Formosa, are in prospect if Congress approves President Eisenhower's request for $3 V2 billions worth of economic and military aid•\ _... , . during the year ending June tion, ·which has been running the 30, 1956. · Th. t t d · · e amoun reques e is Vll"1ually the same as the 11mount voted . J f or th e year en d mg une 30 , 1955 . It is about $800 million less than the grant for the -year before that. However, there are strong indications that Congress may trim the figure below the $3~ billion fund request. state Dep't In Charge Accotnpatlying the fund request was announcement of a new foreign aid administrative set-up. The Foreign Operations Administra- Cartoon aid p~ogram, will have most of i~s functions transferred to the State Department. A new agency· the . · .- - · ' . . International Cooperation Admm1st t' ·n b t 'th' th ra rnn, WI e se up wi _m . . e State ti;>epartment to supervise ind 0 P!i!_ra ions. , The $~¥.l billion re~ueste? i~­ eludes shghtly over $1 billion m direct military aid and another $700 million- for various economic programs. Large amounts of food, cotton, coal and other commodities will be shipped overseas. under the program, continuing the surplus disposal now under way. Histor~ ·singer quently was operated on and recovered from his injuries. · In letters of coll}mendatiort to the volunteers, the Coast Gua.r d Commandant declared: · "The United States Coast Guard is pleased ~ commend you for your outstanding · conduct in assisting your fellow .. shipmate George R. Black in transferring him safely to the USS General A. E. Anderson. "As a member of the crew of the SS Marven on September 18, 1953, you volunteered to serve in a boat crew and undertake the ·transfer of the Injured .m an to t_he USS General A. E. Anderson, although there was a high sea running and conditions we.r e highly lfazafdous for handling a lifeboat. Despjte the difficulties of wind and sea, iiafe delivecy of the patient was effected and the boats' crew returned safely aboard the SS Marven, . although the boat had to be abandoned. Your courage and devotion to duty in vofonteering for this difficult task to aid "in saving your shipmate's· llfe were in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States Merchant. Marine." Of_· The SIU -, _ • The SIU- Welfare Plan issued a progress report on / Its first si~ months of operation early in 1~51. The record ·showed the fund working"' on a solid financial , · ALBERT' EINSTEI~ DIES-World-famed physicist Albert Einstein died following a brief lllneas in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 76 years of .age. Einstein la known principally for his contributions to · scientific theory which in turn paved the way for modern-day devefopments in atomic energy and electronics. It wa:; at his suggestion that the US Government first started atomic energy re·s earch in World War II. . ;\:. . t ' - t '' was MOBILE GOES SWIMMING-A record 13.36- inches of i·a.i n dumped on Mobile, on one ·day, leading to flash floods which deluged streets and flooded. homes. Highways were washt!d out and an ,estimated 350 homes damaged by the deluge. Rowboats came into styfe for trans· portation. ~ ;\;. t ~RITISH SET ELECTION, CUT TAXES-A general election May .26 .has been· scheduled in Great Britain following the resignation of Winston Churchill __ as prime minister. Shortly after announc'e ment of the election, the Co,nservative government announced considerable cuts in .income and business taxes. HoW-ever, British income· taxes at a base rate of 42~ percent are ro·u ghly driuble those in the United States. · ;\;. ;\;. t MORE TROUBLE IN SAIGON-Street fighting has erupted between the Government of South Vietnam and the. private armie's ot South Vietnam's police chief; the Binh Xuyen. orga~ization. The Birih Xuyen and its head, General-Le Van Vien, have been demanding a bigger role in the government. General Vien an·d hi:r army reportedly have ~ · monopoly on gambling all'd "pleasure houses" in the Sciuth Vietnamese capital as part of a financial arrangement with .Emperor Bao Dal. ;\;. ;\;. ;\;. AFRICANS, ASIANS MEET AT · BANDUNG-Representatives of 29 African and Asian nations met in conference at Bandung, II'ldone~ia. last week to discuss international problems. Although it was· feared bl the US that the conference would be doml~ated by pro-Communists. spokesmen for the western point of view were ·forceful and .numerous. J.!:rguing that Communism was another forni of colonial imperiallsni. Commuiiist China's foreign minist~r, Chou Eli Lai, trimmed ·his ealii , skillfully to the prevailing mood, offering a conciliatory QJJtlQQk' 1mct proposing pea<;e talks ovi;r Formosa. · W ellar•e Plan Gro1v11 "J\To. · BIJ �__. ...... .... . - t fl L•1:1 i\'11 !iii Mtt from W ASBINGTON ' The outlook for American shlppln1" for the next year or two oan be 'flewed along the following pattern: Whereat ln the paat· ·o overnment-aided cargoes have been moving preponderantly over transatlantic routes, more and more of thi1 move. $nent now will be transpacific lb. view of the policy of the Eisenhower •dmlni1tration to shift the aid from Western European to the Asiatic bloc nations. . . For example, the new Mutual Security program shapini up for the ooming fiscal year beginning July 1 may call for a Congressional appropriation as high aa $3,530,000,000, a portion of which will go .to US 1hipping lines to cover transportation costs. This proposed US aid proaram reflects the greatly improved conditions in Europe and provides for the critical needs of Asia. The Pr'e sident's program propose& no economic aid for the original Marshall Plan countries in Western Europe-the vaat majority of the aid cargoes will go to the Asia bloc. However, this definitely does not mean. that transatlantic shipping will not :be strong in the year ahead. Much of the aid cargoes moving transatlantic in prior years will now be replaced by the us surplus agricultural program. On the subject of our surplus arrlcultural prorram. President Eisenhower, on Jul),. 10, 1954, approved and signed Public Law 480, referred to as the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. This law authorizes the President to sell for foreign currency or furnish emergency famine or relief assistance to friendly countries in the aggregate amount of $1 billion of surplus agricultural commodities before June 30, 1957. The importance of this to US-flag shipping is that the Attorney General has ruled that the 50-50 cargo preference law applies to transactfons under the Act. Forces are now at work (primarily US farmer-shippers) to eliminate the application of the 50-50 shipping provision to this law. Management and labor in the maritime industry are ready to ftght the farm lobby on lhis issue of such great importance to the maritime industry. t t Coffeetlme between Job calls Is a popular diversion at the l\loblle SIU hall since the snack bar was opened last week In the new wing of the buildlnr. The beautiful room In which Seafarers are served colfee, sandwiches, milk sha.kes, short orders and one luncheon "special'" dally ls attractively finished In wood panelinr. t The US Supreme Court has ruled in fa~or of. a seaman in a complaint against Matson Navigation Company involving a maintenance sutt. . The seaman iri question . was on shore and was injured in an automobile accident. However, in view of lhe fact that he had already Signe~ arti<;~es for the succeeding voyage, and even though he was engaged in personal pleasure at the time of the accident, the Court ruled for the seaman on the ground that he was a member of the crew and generally answerable to the call of duty at the time l!e was injured. t i \ t t \ ~ Latest figures on employment in the US fleet show that there are some 67,180 seamen employed on l,lt2 vessels, either privately owned or privately operated. This is 5,521 less than a year ago. Seagoing personnel is distrLbuted generally as follows: 36.:5% in the deck ~partment; 36.4% in the engine department; and 27.1% in the steward department. The breakdown by number follows: deck, 24,!Sl51; engine, 24,424; steward, 18,205. Of the soamon currently employed, 14,837 or 22.J:% were in the licensed officer category and 52,347 or 77.9% were tinllcen1ed. A~ heretofore, the C-type vessels provide greater emp!Oyment than any other aingle type, with tanke~s a reasonably close second. ~ t Memben of the SIU raq mannlnr the new snack bar in the Mobile ·hall. 8eafaren Jl.mm7 Battle (left) and Charle. Carlson remon _pastrlu from the blr chill boK adJolnlnr the 1nack bar salley. The new faclllt7 wu opened lnformall1 lut week. t Followinr quickly on the recommendation of the Hoover Commisaion, Representative Wickersham, Oklahoma, has introduced a bill callin1 for the lay-up o MSTS tankers and substitution of private tankers. However, liis bill has been referred for consideration to the House Armed Services, a committee which is extremely fi:iendly with MSTS. There's more than an even chance that the Wickersham bill will not be reported out by this committee. The Hoover Comml.aslon found that the so-called nucleus fleet of ships owned by MSTS totaled 40 lHt year, or larger than all but two private fleets of freighters. ;t. Recent announcement by President Eisenhower giving the green light to construction · of an atomic-powered merchant ship ·means that within the next ten-year period, c.hances are good that many ships tn . the US merchant marine, to be constructed during ilie period 1960-196:5, will be propelled by this new force of energy. As reported in this column before the potential of the maritime application of atomic power is far beyond anything ever dreamed. Tests of the world's ftrst' atomic-powered submarine, the Nautilus, have been outst anding. , · In his announcement of the projected atomic powered ship, President Eisenhower said: '~The new s'hip, powered with an atomic reactor, wlll not require refueling ·for scores of thousand& of miles of operation. Vlsltlng the .ports · of the world, it will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for tl~e improvement of human living. In part, the s~ip will be an atomic exhibit; carrying to all people practical knowle.d ge of the usefulness of thi,s new adence in medicine, agriculture and pow~r pr~ductlo~:· ,-.·' .·.. ~~ , , ~ · ... . . ·,.: • ~;.o~uJ )~, ~ . . . u) ~ - ~~. , ~ , . -_ • _. ·t t AfJ t ,,a~. If l>"il!'l 't ~111' '~.. t . ;• ''! ' · ~ 5\') . , .• .• · L• ; Bridges Biel Delays MCS-AFL Paet Talks to ;t. • ., el\.,.:. ·• a New Annex In Mobile. MOBILE-Virtual coi;nple· tion of the new addition to the Mobile SIU hall and open- As a result of recent Congressional bearings dealing with delays in ship construction, the jam holding up tanker and passenger ship construction will be .broken in the near future. Before the end of the year, four passenger ships should be under construction, two for the Grace Line and two· more for Moore-McCormack Company. Also it now seems clear that the deadlock over tanker construction will be broken so that contracts will be let for the building by private industry of 15 large tankers for long-term chartering to the Navy. t Fete Opens SAN FRANCISCO-Staggering from the most serious 15etback of his career, Harry Bridge11 has taken the expected route · in filing objections to delay certification of the SIU p · 'fi Di trict as the bargain. acI c S C unionism on American-flag ships mg agent for West · oast sea- as a result of the victory. men in all departments. ObJectiona filed with the NaEarlier, efforts by Bridges ·to block the election It elf were th1·own out of court. The delay now is holding up negotiations on a new contract. Bridges' International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union <Ind.) wound up at the short end of a 4-1 count in the recent balloting on this coast. SIU Pacific District, -eomposed of the Sailors Union of the · Pacific, Marine Firemen and ·M!lrlne Cooks. & · Stewards-AFL, ~a!!hecL .: the .Ias.t rem- tional Labor Relations Board by the ILWU involved a variety of .tJ:umped-up charges, sine~ the votes of the deck and engine personnel In the SUP and MFOW were sufficient to snow under all pro-Bridges ballots just by themselves. Meanwhile, members of the steward department, formerly, afftliatecJ with the now-defunct National Union of Marine Cooks .and Stewards and lately- with. the IL~U, are flocking to sign u~ ,Pf1 .ni.mtlr•i# : . ~-m~M9i§.\7CQP~f<0lJ1!«& , fJRJ.14ijY . ~ the SIU. ..) l'.t~. .J. ' ~.' ,, ! '.' ' ,1·;' •.- : 1", f ' I } ,~ ing of a beautiful new snack bar was celebrated here with an in· formal open · house and Southern• style "shrimp' boil" following the regular membership meeting April 20. Celebration of a formal opening for the new facilities will be delayed until completion of remod· eling of the original building which is expected soon. Seafarers and their friends had an opportunity to inspect th,e new wing which includes snack bar; galley, lounge, administrative and welfare offices, a dormitory, show• en1 and laundry facilities. Five-Cent Coffee The snack bar already has a large following among Seafarers and their guests in the port, and features "Mobile's best cup ol coffee with pure cream" for a nickel. The SIU eatery also provides one luncheon "special" daily. Seafarer Phil Reyes, steward, is acting aa serang while the snack bar operation ls being established. Work ls still in progress on a retail Sea Chest store, which fronts on the Dauphin St. side of the building and new wing at Dauphin and S. Lawrence Streets, a recrea· tion room, also on the ground floor and immediately in the rear of the Sea Chest store, and library and television rooms. Hiring Hall !\loved The hiring hall already has been moved from the first floor to the second deck of the original st~uc· ture, although alterations to hiring facilities have not been entirely completed. Patrolmen's offices have been moved from the first floor to the second floor, also, and occupy space formerly used as the agent's and administrative offices. A barber shop on the first floor of the old building was expected to be in operation this week. Completion of the alterations .was delayed .somewhat by rail and telephone strikes in this area which held up delivery of materiali and ·r evision of the telephone set,\U>)J?. ·tJu; ..4aij,, t ,i .. 1: 1) : , •. -..~10. �.. ~ • • SE.4,.4RER~ Pal'e Elcht I MAR ·I TIME l f ~,. I • .t THE THE INQUIRING MEET SEAi'ABEB SEAFARER West Germany expects to have 3 million tons of merchant shipping by the end of 1955, according lo a report from the Transport l\~inistry. Before World War II , all of Germany had a merchant fl eet totaling only 1.5 million tons. Vast vessel construction programs and ship purchases from other countries have doubled the prewar fleet in the past ten )'ears . . . Holl and America Line has ordered a ne~v 7,200-ton motor cargo ship for 1956 delivery from a Netherlands slupyard. The vess~l Question: Are you. in favor of will be 425 feet long, and have a capacity of more than 400 ,00U cubic changing Federal law to provide feet of bale cargo space, plus 40,000 cubic feet in refrigerated space. for ship inspections every two years t. "" t instead of one? A second ship will be added in July to the Pacific Islands Transport Line's service between the US West Coast and the South Sea Islands. William H. Rhone, steward: No, -!fhc 6,265-tdn Norwegian motorship 'l'horshall will join the Thorisle cm the run, which the company has maintained since 1938. The line the shipowners will ·always take the line of least pro,•ided the only commercial link between the Pacific Coast and resistance. They Tahiti, w 'cstl.'rn Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Guinea during wouldn't do arwWorld War II ... Firemen were on standby for three days during the thing to fix up loading of the US freighter Columbia Trader in Halifax, NS, this month, the ship until it 1'•ith an ammonium nitrate cargo four times the size of the one that fell apart. They blew up and ranged Texas City, Texas, in 1947. The 9,0·00 tons of have to ·have the fertili:ter compound are bound for South Korea. threat of annual .t. t t i n s p e ctions to · Hoping to boost orders for its native shipbuilding indu stry, Japan make them get is setting in motion plans to staff her overseas offices with shipbuilding the ships in trim . expert s. The first of these experts is bound for Brazil lo join. the Japa- Otherwise, they'll take plenty of nese embassy in Rio. Others will go to New York, London., ·Bonn, Ham- chances. burg and Bombay, among other places . .. Additional bulk '. cargo unloading facilities will soon be made part of the l .2-mile-long West Dock in the port of Amsterdam, Holland. The new aids will include 1 R. Gustaffson, carpenter: I'm for maintaining the present regulafour hea\·y-duty gantry cranes. tions, which are t still not the best, The keel of France's pro!,losed new $75 million liner is now expected but the best we to be laid down next spring. Plans call for a 56,000-gross-ton ship have right now. \\'ith a speed of 31 knots and accommodat.i ons for 2,000 passengers Maybe if the In trans-Atlantic service. Emphasis will be on tourist travel. Berths present r u 1e s for 1.500 tourists and only 500 first-class passengers will be provided were given strict• . . Three men on a disabled motorboat in the Gulf of Panama were er enforcement, rescued by the United Fruit Company's Morazan this month after particularly rebeing adrift for 30 hours. All three occupants were from the island of garding the use Taboga. The Morazan ran across them enroute from Puerto Bolivar, and maneuvering Ecuador, to .New Orleans. Qf a lifeboat, we'd all be better off. • - .. t .t. t • April · 29, l9SI ·tOG ot. ¢. ;\:. AL YARBOROUGH, stwd. utility Sailing with the SIU . for t.e n years now, Seafarer .Al Yarborough recalls that it was the purest kind of accident that brought him into the Union. "I was in a hotel lobby in New York in 1945 after a trip to sea ," he said, "when somebody came in and asked me why I didn't join the SIU. I told him I had never heard of the SIU but he took me .down to Beaver Street and I got shipped out that same day." His first ship was the Liberty ship Mayo Brothers, operated by Waterman. He went to France, had. a fine trip and got a fat payoff when he returned home. After that he said goodbye to the Army Transport Service and other outfits he had sailed with. He's been with the SIU ever since. Vacation · Trip The start of Yarborough's seagoing career was also accidental. The year was 1940 and he was working as bartender fn the officers' club in Fort Lewis, Washington. He had a two-week summer vacation coming up when a friend suggested that they make quick trip to Alaska • He signed on as wiper aboard an Army Transport Service Hog Islander carrying cement to Arrchorage. The two-week vacation turned out to be a three-month one and he gave up bartending for sailing. One of the officers at the Fort Lewis base, incidentally, was a major named Dwight Eisenhower. Yarborough remembers that Mrs. Eisenhower often left young John at the club while she went out to do her shopping. On one occasion, John stuck a quarter into the slot machine and hit the $50 jackpot. In the resulting ruckus Yarborough alniost got bounced for letting a minor play the machine. Army Regular Yarborough himself grew up on military posts because his father was a professional Army man for 30 years, attaining a full colonelcy before he retired. As a result he got around the country quite a bit, living at such widely-scattered points as Fort Benning, Plattsburg, a Launched at Hamburg in 1914 to serve as a yacht for Kaiser WilHector de Jesus, cook: Once a helm II, the passenger-cargo ship Corsique has finally made her last year is preferable to the proposed trip-this time to the scrapyard. She had also been sailing in recent changes. We read )'ears under the name Liguria. Another oldtimcr, the Jamaique, a en o u g h about 1 \ eteran in French-flag service in the South Atlantic before 19:i9, is more and more also on the scrapheap. She had been on the Marseilles-Saigon run ... . ahips having acCunard Line has reported a banner year during the recently-.e nded cidents and going winter crnise season operated with the liners Caronia, Mauretania and down. P e o p 1 e Britannic. More passengers sailed on the winter cruises during the would feel much 1954-'55 season than in any other season in the company's Jong hissafer when they tory. know an inspector has just ·been there . The in specTraffic through the P anama Canal set Uu·ee new records during March, including one for the greatest number of transits by ocean- tions should be held more often, &oing commercial vessels, 709, in one month. The 700•mark had never though. · been reached before. Tolls from commercial shipping in the . month topped $3 million for the first time in the waterway's history .•. Due Thomas Boarman, AB: Let's keep to begin service a year from now, the new 18,500-gross-ton passenger the one-year rule. One ship doesn't line1· Bergensfjord will b::come Norway's largest passenger vessel hold up ·as well · ; when fittings are comp!eted following her scheduled launching this as the next, so July. Under construction in England, the ship will operate regularly t h e inspections · on the NY-Norway-Denmark run, with time out for cruises. have to be geared to the oldest and most run - down ship. If the inspections are cut to every two ACROSS DOWN 11. Desire the windl:i $S "Runaway" US motion picture years, the ships 36. Not sounded l. H 's a stop on 1. Not SJ.rnburned 17. Actual producers are the targets of the 19. Obliterate a voyage :m. Malla Is one will have to fall 2. The sea 22. People of Oslo 41. Within the law Hollywood AFL Film Council, rep6 . Something to to pieces before they're fixed. 3 . City on the 24. British school 43. In the sa ck sail in Baltic , resenting union• in the motion 25. So. African fox 45. Look closely 9 . Se<'ret agent .to ;\:. .<\'. 26. Old ships 46. Heraldic 4. Sea SE 0£ picture industry. The council 27. Irishman bearing 12. Samo;i n port Au stralia Rudy Leader, steward: The com- charged that some pictul·es are be28. 27 ,090· t 011 47. Related 13. sea1nan 5. Swiss c:ity panies will take it easy if the can. ing made in foreign countries to Ita lian shi p 48. Good Service 6. .Jap sash: Var. 30. Military 14. Famed mystery Pension: Abbr. If the . law is escape US wages and asked that 7. Sou t hern state writer stockade 49. Cargo from 8. Head, in changed, they'll· employer representatives confer on 15. "Sea-" 33. Bar forming lran Fra nce top of h oisti ng 50. Royal British love it because it the question. ' Louisiana lfi . 9. Light-hitting gi n, anrl faces Artists: Abbr. 10. Ila rd. glossy boxers wlll mean they <·overing t. 10. Hawaiia n dish <Puzzle Answer On Page 18) can put otff every20. Thirst· Increases In unemployment inquenc-her thing for another surance benefit• are spreading 2 3 4 -1!1. Pl;1C'e for a 6 7 8 10 II year. The annual throughout the nation. Sixteen fight 23. Re gion inspections aren't states have a·n nounced improve12 26. Gua1n town even e n o u g h . ments in benefit payments, with 119: They're made 15 in the galley But the way New York taking the lead in payBl . Form r Indian some of the ships ing $36 a week; a $6 ·increase. Howdiplomat 18 82. Snfll ll E uropean are, it would be crazy to change ever, some of the benefit improve· herring now. 64 . Roa ns: Abbr. ments are offset by' tighter require6 5 . • Bowlers ments for qualifications. 87. It flows into 1 h<> 0i•e Nick Gaylord, 3d cook: I'm not ¢. t. ¢. 39. Sw ing about in favor of cutting down the inspec- · · A strike call by the Brotherhood •o. Shouts about 31 g rie\'ances of Locomotive Engineers against tions to once 42 . Sofl tou c h 35 every two years. the New York Central Railroad was 44 . Kin rl of fish trap They · should be called off after the 'National Rail39 P nrt 3 .800 way Mediation Board 1;tepped into held more often, m11es from NY maybe every six the case. Working rules affe-ctirig tJ. Pert. to aircraft months. The way the monthly mileage allowable to fi2 . Bro lherhood to cut out loss of the engineers are the issues in o f seamen Ii~ . Famed place life and property dispute. <Jf exile 52 is to check the t. t t . 64. Girl's nickname f5 . .!"lease: Abbr. s h i p s regularly Growin~ use of anti:trust· regu66. Business 55 and not let them · Ia!ions agaiiiat ' unions . :was "high~· transactio.n 17.. A lamoul\Bctftt :~ t~.i ._.._....!iio . _...,... ~~get run ~bwn in :U1et.:4lJ;St ·Place. lig~ted by· the F~deral Trade'. «;om':. ... "' ' . ' . ... . ' ~ Governors' Island and other Army bases. . The 39-year-old Seafarer . ~ikes to stick to ·the Far East hms when he can get them, with Japan the preferred port of call. Shanghai and Hong Kong were g<ibd ports in the old days, bu~ the last J!me he was in Shanghai in 1948," Communist-inspired anti-Western '' feeling was runriing high and 1 cre\vmembers took ·a pushing around from street gangs. Expert Pickpockets "Those boys were expert pickpockets too. I had my jacket buttoned and my bands jam1ned' in my pockets and still they cleaned me of my cigarettes somehow. If you wore a wristwatch they would flip it off before you knew what hit you." His last trip out was on the Steel Flyer on the pineapple run. In the course of the run they were treated to a spectacular s)low when volcanic eruptions swept a peninsula on the island of Hawaii. "It was a great tourist attraction," he said. "They were flying people over the eruption every day at , $20 a head. · Got Close Look "When our ship ' ·went out the old man took her dose to , shore so that we all got a good look at the eruption. The lava glo\ved like a huge neon light. you couid see it from as far off as 20 m~les." Right now Yarborough is h,oping to catch anotper Isthni'iail . ship, one that will stop at Djakarta, so he can visit an uncle who is a missionary in Indonesia. The last time he saw him was in 1'948 when he was aboard the Twin Falls Victory, At the time his uncle invited several crewmembers to his home and showed them around to the local sightseeing ntt1•actions. Right now Yarborough makes his home in Brooklyn, just a conple of blocks from the hall, which makes it convenient for him wheR it comes to catching a job can. Although he started going to sea as a lark, he:s made it his life'• work and intends to keep UJ.>-'Vith it for as long as he can. mission's action against the Inter· national Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Brotherhood of Teamsters. The two unions are accused along with California employers' associations Of forming illegal agreements to control the industry. The basis of the accusation is that manufacturers agreed to have their work done by unionized contracting shops. .to ;t. . "" Union spokesmen strongly urged a $1.25 an hour wage minimum in testimony before ·a Senl!.te Labor .Committee sub-committee. Representatives of AFL and CIO unions in the clothing, textile and department store 1felds called the present 75-cent minimum obsolete. They argued it permits unfair competi· tion from non-union operation: aµd low living standards, part'icularly in the South. ¢. " ¢. Eastern1 Airlines followed flve other major airlines iq. signing .a new contract with the International Associatjon of Machinists. It pro. vides five to seven cent hourly in• creases for mechanics and ground service staff as well as retroactivity to. July · t · 1954: Approximately 3,~00" Eastern· e_inp~oiY:!~(.p~e "£~ fect,ed. -l19rt:IHe .l'a.e..ii..! n:; ..&9 ~~d~ ~~ . \·. �..... Nia• A.-GH, 1951 . Sl;APARBRS .• LOG., Aprll 29, IHI.. ' . I Vol. _XVII, No. t Published blweetJJ .bJ the SeBfarera ~ternatlonal Union, Atlantic . .A Gull District, AFL, 8'115 .Fourth Avenue, BroolElyn 32. NY. Tel HYaclnth 1Ml600, Cable 'Atldress: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, LETTER of the Secretary-Treasurer ~ICRBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Edi tor ; _ B ERNAllD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN AtlTHVR, IRWIN SPIVACK, PAUL RAWLINGS, Staff Writers; D ANIICL NILVA, Pliotograplier; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. An Aton1ie Merehantm._n .News that the US is planning an atom-powered merchant ship is welcomed by all of maritime. From the economiC standpoint; atomic vessels could provide US maritime with the technological edge it so badly needs to meet competition. Indications are that the ship will be built along lines projected in the SEAFARERS LOG of February 4th. It will either be a converted Mariner or a Mariner design adapted to the new propulsion system, with the atomic power plant providing steam for a conventional steam turbine system. The only major complication is- the high initial cost of an atomic reactor. It would be desirable to concentrate on designs for a low-cost reactor so that the atomic ship can become a usefi.t'l tool, and not simply a Government publicrelations gimmick to impress Americans and the other residents of this atom-conscious globe. .•... ,.~:$f(~'{\~''0·•'1'f\. ·•·~· .... ' ·. ;, ;, ,-,. ·.,•,.: ..'-· \ ,' ,.: ·;~~.-·. ~· :;.,_.·,t: :.·''-.:~ ;~.;t~•~.'.,·~i'-·-.: •... .• •. WEEK . .';'. .. ,..~:.·,j ·-"i:: '! , ~;~z:.r;" i :'~: r.<· • \ To tile Editor: . As one of the oldtimers of the maritime Industry, with _lots of memories, I was counting my blessings the -other Clay for being a member of.the SIU for the past 15 years • We all know the SIU has come a long way from the old days of R Wh f . B t C t" ose ar ln os on, oncep lOn Wharf in Mobile and, last but not least, Stone Street in New York. . ,." >.. .. ' , I \ ' ..... , I ,/ , "" "" Shipowners' Wl1ip .._._._....... 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The runaway shipowner prefers to sign each and everyone that calls himIt must have been a good trip an SIU man. his crews otit of foreign ports so he can work them as if they selfSome will say, oh , that is the and a harmonious crew aboard the were indentured servants, because he knows he can count on march of time, · and we had to do Seastar (Triton) because all reImmigration when .h.is crews act up. this, that and the other things, but ports from the ship have nothing If Immigration is going to jump to the whims of foreignthe best of all ls but praise for the way matters were flag shipo\vriers· and swish alien seamen out of the country the SIU Welfare handled aboard her. All ttie delegates, ship and departmental, got Plan . . when· H~ey protest' unbearable working conditions, runaway There is no a vote of thanks for doing a fine flag operations will find it easy to destroy . US competition greater f r i e n d job, and the steward department by lowering ' cqnditions to rock-bottom 19th century levels. than the one who was complimented for good feedOne of the purposes ·of the 1915 Seamen's Act was to imwill help you ing as well. When the food is good prove foreign-flag standards by giving foreign crews a chance · when he is most and the beefs are taken care of to better their conditions · through sign-offs at US ports if there isn't much needed, and that crewmembers so desired. Immigration is certainly nullifying else that can is your Welfare atand In the way the spirit of the 1915 law by its hasty actian. Plan. • Hartman of a good trip. ;t. ;t. ;t. It is a great Ship's delefeeling to know, when you are sick gate William H. in the hospital and can't earn the I Ro1en and the money t o keep the landlord or the The Sailors Union of the Pacific has done it again. For the hungry wolf from the door, that . departmental del. second time in recent months, Harry Bridges tried in vain the Welfare Plan helps your egates, R. E. Ktur, deck: Wiley to invade their jurisdiction. This time the Sailors won an even family. T. Stricklin, enIt is a pleasure to see a young m<;>re decisive victory. Rogen gine and Earl H. The second "Battle of the l'acificus" followed the same seaman with his wife getting a pattern as the first. When the ship arrived in San Pedro helping hand when the stork la Gates, steward, were the men who rated the applause. Rogers is a around. Bridges again challenged the Sailor's right to work any hatch flying It i1 a benefit to all mankind Rocky Mountain boy from Denver of their choice; a right spelled out in the Sailors' contract. that maybe one of our young peo- w.ho sails in the engine department When the Sailors refused to knuckle under, the longshoremen ple made a name for his or herself and has been a Union member since were ordered not to' work the ship. through the privilege of going to 1944, joining in · Galveston. King As on the first occasion, the shipowners tried to appease college helped by the Welfare llves In the Hampton Roads area and joined the Union in Norfolk in Bridges.- The first time they paid for their appeasement Plan. It Is a fine feeling, after one 1948, while Stricklin came In when the Sailors stopped working weekend port overtime. When they saw that the SUP was determined to fight it out year on a ship or any quarter of through the same port a year year to enjoy a little vacation earlier. Gates also comes from again, they somehow mustered up enough courage to tell awith the vacation check, as I never Norfolk and has been sailing with Bridges tq live µp to his contract. collected a vacation check until the SIU since December, 1952. The result is that Bridges, shorn of shipowner support, has the Vacation Plan paid it to me. Tops In Service been badly defeated. It is unlikely that he will try this stunt Sense Of Security The crew also mentioned that t he again. It is a sigh of relief t o know that t t ot. when you are played out and can't steward and chief cook n otified keeP., your end up at ·sixty or over them of their readiness to prepare to know you d6n't have to sell any special dishes for crew.members at any . time on their request. Once again an SIU crew has been praised for courageous apples or rely on charity. That rates as tops in service and action in the "highest traditions of the merchan t marine." 'As we are men of the sea, we certainly deserves a mention, but This time it was the Coast Guard which issued the citation. are, as a figure of speech, strangers unfortunately, the minutes did not when such occasions hit our family It went to . crewmembers of the Marven who manned a life- and it is the Welfare Plan and its list the names of the brothers inboat in stormy· seas and transferred a badly injured shipmate. purpose to help when most needed. volved. It would be a good idea If the It would be ironic if the Coast Guard were to compel these As these are only a few of the same men to run through its testing gaup.tlet, and then lift many ways the Welfare Plan helps shipboard secretary made a point their papers because their family background was faulty. its members, not to mention a lot: of getting all the names down in Yet under the Coast Guard's proposal it would have that more to come, I think I have som&- the minutes so the brothers who · thing that I can be proud o~ having deserve a pat on the back could power, no ma tt er h ow we 11 a man h a d perf orme d h'is d uties been, 8 member of Ute SIU, foi all be mentioned by name. in the past these yeara. The Union is aware of the valuable role played by -the As these years have not been i n Coast Guard in making the oceans safer for merchant seamen. vain, I think I .can count m;v bleuRecogni&inl the value t hat • Coast Guardsmen themselves have participated in many a ings. as they were all won the hard stint as a shipboard delegate prohazardous rescue operation and have aided safe navigation way, and anything you have to vides for any crewmember, Seaon other assignments. . -fight for you can enjoy the effort, farer Joseph R. Ranieri voluntarily .If the Coast 1 Guard confines itself to' these duties, to the labor, the heartaches that' were stepped down recently aa the h h h put into lt. · steward department d elegate on , t oroug -going s ip inspections ana to enforcing safety So, at night, when 1 am relaxing, the Catherine (Dry Trans) to mike standards, it is performing functions for which it is properly 1 count m:v blessings and am proud way for a newcomer. He had been . . suited. But the Union does not think the Coast GU:ard, or any to be a member of the Seafareri servlag aa department dele1ate for other · ~gency, .c an qu~lify it~e~ to _pass , up~n the safety-po- Union. some. tJme, but felt that an ·opent~ntial,. ~f. civili~h"sg!amen~ ·:;~~111 ~ · ~1\1.,· .. r~wr .ti 1.1 · .. ;~~ .. ·;, . , ~ ,. c1a1r1e1-.r~·· a~aa..•.. ·.iiowct b.e mid*! e> . . ....sw~ ·~~ } ,~il 'f ,w: • "· . .~. ,., ,,, ., t " 't'~ i ' .,.1" LJ < • 'f ' . • • ot. .,~ ··"/•.::;;;r~ _ :·~·::.:··.;·,t.'.:;Y;}~,:;.rs \ \ 1•,',•'' . .I. _... "·>(~~r !fi Heealls 15 Years 01 Sill Progress ..· ·:: : --:..,•...,' ........ 'vote;{ Thanks' B1•idges Eats ·Crow Praise From· Coast G11ar1l ans ,.i. J ~ I ::-• , 'f .tJ '.t .,- • .'· - • I \~~~ " •A i'°',. :~ '~~ "t . • l ' ,t.!!• permit-hoider so that the latter could have the experience for future use, when he becomes a mem. ber of the Union. The value of the teamwork between shoreside Union officials ,,-; and shipboard delegates is nowhere better demonstrated than on SIU ships, where a shipboard team of delegates serves as the Union apparatus aboard the ship to meet any situation. : ~ t "" Another slJlp that can boast of a neatly-arranged and well-caredfor collection of reading matter ls the Steel Traveler (Isthmian). The efforts of Seafarer L ouis E . Garcia are responsib~e for this desirable situation. A messman on the ship, Garcia volunteered to act as librar ian and earned the thankl of his shipmates accordingly. ;t. t t Shipboard baking is really on the upgrade these days, or so it seems, because so many SIU crew1 have been giving the baker a pat on the head. The Robin Sherwood crew thinks their particular baker. Charles Cantwell, can't be beat. The rest of the steward department is doing equally well, the Sherwood gang said. Incidentally, shipboard bakinl has more hazards to it than other types of shipboard cookery, because some kinds of cake will "fall in" if t hey ·:,·"': >·<>~ are jostled at t he /~ wrong moment. :~ ' l< ~s tme baker put .:.~ it, "you've got ·&~ the cake to the ;:~ p_oint w? ere it's ,;:{~ risen mce and 4~ high and is just · about ready to come out of t he Cantwell oven when t he ship heaves and bounces on some rough water. What's left of the cake is fit only for the garbage pail." Of course it should be mentioned that whipping up a meal in rough weather can be a trying chore, no matter what's in the oven, putting an extra strain on the sldll1 of the steward department. · Cantwell comes from the shore1 of Lake Michigan, being born In Chicago on November 12, 1907• He joined .t he SIU lo New York, April ·z, · lHS, and aalla regular]7 'i nitthe stewar.cl d.epartQJeµt . .. ·~, .: . I �· Apr!I. 29, 1951 ... s-1u Of NA Routs Bridges By 4 To 1 J ·- Dep'f_Vote . BME -- --- -- 1. CANADIAN ·DIST MAW· . ". �April 29, 1955 I SE A. F .4 RE·RS 'L 0 G • Pa&'e Elena . . I ' B y your secret baJlot vote for the SIU Pacific Dis- trict, you, the working steward department men on the West Coast, have earned the congratula~ tions and esteem of your shipboard brothers and of the entire membership of the Seafarers Internati~nal Union of North America. You have become part of the largest single union of maritime workers in America today, a union which has grown by leaps and " bounds in recent years because it has consistently maintained trade union principles and a trade union program to the exclusion of all outside influences, poJitical or otherwise. . The SIU of North America today consists of 62,000 5eamen,' fishermen and allied crafts in the United States and ·.Canada. These 62,000 members are in 46 craft and ·area unions of their own, all of them with local autonomy to conduct · their business as they see fit. · In recent years, the SIU's policy of sticking to a trade uniqn program, come what may, has paid huge dividends to the membership and vastly speeded the growth of the organization. The policy, backed up by vigorous and energetic trade union action, has led to the revival of the Canadian District as a trade union for Canadian seamen in the place of the wholly-Communist-dominated organization that ruled the roost in Canada. It led to the founding of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers which has since enjoyed consider~ble success in attracting the support :Of engineers looking for genuine union representation. The policy and outlook of the SIU won the wholehearted approval of the membership of the Marine Firemen's Union which voted overwhelmingly to join the SIU of NA just two years ago. And just two weeks ago, as yoJJ know,. you stewards and cooks on West Coast ships, with the aid o~ your shipmates in the deck and engine dep~rtments, decisively and overwhelmingly rejected: Communist-line unionism by voting four to one for. the SIU.. This string of. SIU successes, the rapid growth of the union and its unparalleled st~ture in the industry is proof positive that there is·no substitute for a headsup program of trade unionism' which depends on inn~r strength and membership support as its basic _weapon. The shipowner, the shoreside employer, the Govern- . ment and the labor movement respect the SIU because they know what it stands for, and equally important, they know where it stands at all times. In the maritime field this pas meant a staunch and unrelenting defense of the maritime hiring hall, the heart and core of any marine organization that deserves to call itself a trade union. - As a cook or steward, you can now look forward to SIU-type representation, which means topnotch contracts, protection on the job, vigorous and rapid action . on shipboard beefs, d.e mocratic control of union 'policy by the membership, a welleadministered program of welfare benefits, defense of your right to proper medical care and most important, aggressive action to assure th~ greatest possible number of job opportunities for professional seamen in the steward department. . Next month in Montreal, the convention of the SIU of North America will officially welcome you and your brothers in the steward department. as full-fledged members of the international union. From now on in it should be smoother sailing for you with the comfort• ing assurance that all SIU affiliates will stand by you in the Brotherhood of the Sea. .. �Al)l'll n; 1151 .p oar aaoara • • ••• • • • •·.• weeks · don't look too prom1smg, iority ratings let. these jobs go, the Mobile: slnce some shipping is being held jobs go to class C men. up due to the pending sale of This can only make it tougher Waterman to McLean plus the OU in the future when waiting to ship. railroad strike which is affecting So let's make sure we fill this area. At the present time, these jobs when they go up on the the only ships due to hit the port Some of the Seafarers on the Shipping is and continues ·to be board. either for payoff or in ·transit are just fair in the Port of Boston. During the p~st period we ~ad beach here got a chance to put the Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, The Salem Maritime and Archers 1"4 payoffs, 11 s1gn-ons on for~ign their small boat training into ef- Golden Clty . (Waterman) and CorHope (Cities Service), and the Sea- . articles ~nd 20 ships in t~ansit. feet last week when several flash sair, Polaris, Pennant and Cava· tiger (Colonial) paid off and We paid off the fol.lowing:. ~ea­ floods hit the area and a lot of iler (Alcoa). aigned on, and we had only the train Texas <Seatraml; Famsle families had to be evacuated from We're hopef~l that in the long Southland (South Atlantic) in (Waterman); Stony Creek <Ameri- their homes by boat. run the McLean interests will transit All beefs were settled to can Trampl; Ocean Lotte <Ocean '. A large part of the Moblle mem- stimulate shipping out of this port the satisfaction of the crews con- Trans.>; Fort Hoskins, Bradford cerned. Island (Cities Service); Alcoa Part- bership lives in the Chickasaw when they get their operations The crew on the Southland had ner, Alcoa Pilgrim <Alcoa); Frances, and Eight-Mile area, and these rolling in high gear. · Cal Tanner -. · a meeting when the ship came Ines, Suzanne <Bulll; Steel Worker were the districts where the flood Mobile Port Aa'ent 1n here to discuss the matter of (Isthmian); National Liberty <Na- waters caused the most trouble. atores since the vessel was very tional Shipping); Robin Sherwood We are thankful to report that there were no fatalities during short of meats. We also found the <Seas Shipping). · ship very short and informed the Sign-ons. in me . port incl~ded: the floods. San Francisco: · The Alabama State Federation . company of the situation, but the Mankato Victory <Victory C~rn~rsl; port steward in Savannah said not Robin Goodfellow <Seas Sh1ppmg); o.f Labor he~d its. annual conven- . to put any stores on at all. . Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa hon in Moblle this week and, as When we told the company the Ranger (Alcoa); Ines <BulU; Steel usual, the SIU took a big part. AlJ I ahip would not sail without theJtl. Vendor, Steel Scientist, Steel Ap- affiliated districts of th~ SIU atShipping has slowed down Jn this the next morning prentice (Isthmian); National Lib- tended the convention sessions. ' at 9:30 a truck erty (National Shipping); Bienville The three-day gatheriBg featured port during the last two weeks, as Sen. Lister Hill, a well-known we had three ships diverted to came down with (Waterman ). friend of labor, other por\a. Two went to Seattle the meats and The in-transits were the Sea- .......... ··.· .. as guest speaker and one to Wilmington, helping the ship ieft an trains Louisiana, Savannah, New .: on opening day. things out in those places, at any hour later. There Jersey, New York, Georgia (SeaMeanwhile, with rate. was a fine crew train); Queenston Heights <Seaaboard her. They trade); · Alexandra <Carras); Alcoa the aid of varlThe future .doesn't look too stayed on the Runner (Alcoa); Chickasaw .. Anous relief jobs in bright here, either. We had no payship all night tinous (Pan Atlantic ); Hurricane the harbor, we offs and just two sign-ons, the waiting for the <Waterman); Bethcoaster, Pennmar made out okay Kyska and Young America (WaterHaskins stores so that <Calmar); Val Chem .. <Valentine); in shipping for man). The Ocean Deborah (Ocean they would be there when they Kathryn, Beatrice, Elizabeth <Bull); the ·last two Trans); Calmar <C~hnarl; Steel came and could sail right away. Steel Navigator, Steel Flyer (lsthw e e k s. We -Chemist (Isthmian), and Yaka, Keel Our selection for typical SIU mian)· Stony Creek (American shipped 75 men Hastings .and. Raphael Semme1 man of the week is E. ~askins, Tram~). to regular jobs, 95 to relief jobs, (Waterman) all called in transit who sails in the deck department and had a total of six payoffs al)d There . were no special beef1 Claude Simmon1 as bosun, AB or deck..maintenance. four slgn-ons. any of these vessels .. Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Earl has been a member of th~ All the payoffs were in good All Hands Pleased SIU for quite a while and likes to shape, and provided only minor take an active part in the member- Tampa: Everyone here on the West Coast beefs which were settled to the ship meetings, as all Seafarers satisfaction of all hands. .T hey is happy and still talking about ~ should and can do. were the Alcoa Pioneer, Cavalier, the three-department SIU Pacific He is the proud father of four Clipper, Puritan and Patriot <Al- District election in which the SIU beautiful children-his latest, a coa), and the Monarch of the Seas beat Bridges four to one and sucgirl, was born about three weeks last <Waterman). The Pioneer, Clipper, cessfully eliminated the ago-and hails from Dorchester, The fishing is holding up pretty Puritan and Patriot signed on stranglehold retained by the ComMass. Others on the beach include we'll in this area, although the ship- again. mies on American-flag ship1. G. Dunn, T. Ritson, R. Burns and ping is nothing to talk about and Maternity $ Help Brothers on the beach include A. Melanson. doesn't figure to get b ~tter too For our Seafarer of the Week we the following: Hans Skaalegaard, A word of caution to Seafarers soon. · Al Kessen, ·F .. Votto, C. Nangle, 8. l wh 0 joine d Zygarowski, Blackie Otvos, A. Lowho take jobs when they don't We had no payoffs· or sign-ons nom Inate J , C · Kee• know where the ship is going. It during the last two weeks and just the Union in 1944 and sails regu- guido, R. Sipsey, Bill Bause, Vic pays to be sure about this before five ships in transit. larly out of the Gulf as bosun or D'India and Mize. "Salty Dick" you leave town, since otherwise These were the Iberville and De deck maintenance. He is married Martinez says he thought he was there is a hardship on the man who Soto (Pan Atlantic); Chiwawa and has three children, one of coming to sunny California, but It originally ships plus a possible "(Cities Service); Bienville <Water- whom qualified him for the $200 has rained day and night since he delay in getting the ship out when man ) and Del Alba (Mississippi). SHJ maternity benefit plus a US came here. we have to send more men to fill There were no outstanding beefs bond' for the baby. "That was help at the right time," 85 .Keel The farmers sure love it though, the jobs. on any of these ships. and are trying to get "Salty" to James Sheehan Other than this, things are pretty puts it. run for ·"Official Rainmaker" In Boston Port Agent slow in. this port. We are glad to J. C., or "Junior," as he la CalJfornia. Any seconds? i ;.\;. ~ report that there are no brothers known to his friends, is one of the Bridges took another licking in the marine hospital, however. New Yori<: well-known Baldwin County sea- when he was forced to back down Among the oldtimers on the men and while on the beach bebeach are James Wood!t; B. Owens, tween ships manages to raise a few on the Pacificus beef for the second A. Alvia, F. Kulan and F. Fer- potatoes, which ii the main Bald- time. All in all, It was a good week win county crop. He's also quite for; the SIU Pacific DistriCt. nandez. Tom Banning a fisherman. Marty Brelthoff Shipping for the last two weeks Tampa Port Agent Prospects for the coming two West Coast Rep, has been somewhat better than in '~ the past. Most of this is due to the fact that six Alcoa C-ls and three Alcoa C-2s are beginning to come in here from the Gulf. We have had quite a few r eplacements on ~hese ships", and they will be runllling out of New York in the Shipping Figures April 6 to April 19 future. However, even though shipping REG~ smP. REG. REG. TOTAL SWP. SWP. TOTAL has been a little slow, we see that PORT DECK DECK ENGINE .STEW. REG. ENO. STEW. SWPPED some jobs have been hanging on B.oston 8 7 10 26 8 5 8 15 the board. When the A and B senNew York 78 58 71 207 ea 61 81 2f0 H 18 71 Philadelphia 153 ST 31 24 108 39 . 71 82 HO Baltimore 171 71 63 I 8 H 22 Norfolk 18 8 8 H Savannah 23 10 8 38 1 I I T Seafarers overseas who want Tampa 12 10 11 3T 3 I 10 11 to get in touch with headquar25 11 11 15 48 31 111 3T Mobile ters in a hurry can do so by 38 11 H 101 43 41121 cabling the Union at ita cable 31 New Orleana IO · 11 28 7I ad~ess, SEAFARERS NEW 17 86 IZ 101 Houston· ff '8 YORK. 111 81 28 121 49 Seattle • • • • • -19 • • • • • • • • • • • • • Use of this address will a145 30 18 101 Sanl'ranclaco .•••••••.••••• 20 lT II 80 .1ure speedy transmission on • I I ,_11 I 1'1 WilmlnltoD all meiiaaaes and faster serv. ~ ·· .. ~ ~. ,. ~ for the men iavol"4. Boston: Small Boal Training Put To Use In·Floods . 0raw 0n S lhlan d Wails, Gels Slores 1 v1·ctory Over Bridges Is s1·11 'MIJ·or Item ·.··· ··,·:·;•\ ~:: , zt•lil on No Seafarers Ailing lq Marine Hospital c. Alcoa Jobs Give Lift To Shipping llnion Has Cable Address .................... ................. ............... ....... .......... ................ ... .................. " .................... .................... .............. .................. ... ............. ., • -• :·-t-1•" ·,.,.·,ia• .,,. '· · .3•,.-09· ' • ~t.f r\)J7';. l id ,~I • f. 1 ·~, ~«~i ·-· lODI ·~~ I ' Monkeys Not Crew's Business; OT Paid Shipping in this great Northwest port has been ideal this past period. There's been no trouble at all for anyone wanting to move out. It l_o oks as if things will just continue as well in the next two weeks. as we have three payoffs seheduled. The Jean Lafitte and Fairland <Watermaril and the John C. (Atlantic Carriers) are all due in. The latter ship has been out eight months and will probably take a full crew. Vessels- that paid off here included the following: Wacosta IWatermanl; Frederic C. Collin <Dry Trans); Mary Adams <Bloomfield), for a 14-day port payoff; Lewis Emery,. Jr. (Victory_ Carriers), and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Trans). The Wacosta, Frederic C. Collin, Lewis Emery, Jr., Alice Brown (Bloomfield> and Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on. 'In transit to the port were the Kyska, Hastings, Young America <Waterman) and the Alamar and Calmar (Calmar). We had one real overtime beef ·o n the · Wacosta, which had been carrying a partial .load of animals -<monkeys, small elephants, boxes of pythons, etc.) that were bunked . on t h e 'tween decks of the num· . her four hold for 14 days. Two people, man and wife, were the keepers who took care of the ani· m~ls dt.tring the Flint . day from 8 AM to 5 PM, and then took off with everything in good order until the next day. . . 'the .akipper had i~sued orders for the deck department <watche1 only) to make a round every hour in the hole where the animals were kept and to report to the officer in charge if anything was out of order. Following these orders, the sailors made the rounds every hour and put down one hour's overtime. Not Ro.u tine Waterman claimed that the work · done by the deck department wa1 . a routine check for the safe navigation of the ship, but the Union pointed out otherwise. This was a definite vigilance practice which is generally done by animal keepers. In the absence of same, the Union contract calls for overtime for this type of work, particularly when the animals are fed and cages are cleaned. The intent is certainly there right in the agreement. Accordingly, the company paid the beef, which· amounted to · approximately $450. · No doubt they passed the bill on to the owners of the cargo, Among the men on the beach here is Brother G. W. Flint, who joined the SIU in Baltimore in 1947. He sailed his first ship as chief cook because of hi1 experience ashore and hH been in the steward department since then. Thi1 Seafarer sailed Cities Serv• lee ships as a crew' organizer for ov,r a year and received' h11 SIU book in 19150. He says that a bil asset of the Union la the fact that It takes up alf beefs and aettle1 them very P1.1>mptly with the OPerators. He ls 48 years old, single, and plan• to stay that way. Other oldtima in port are C. E• Wallick, D. Barry, l. L .. Barton ancl C. J. Quint. . • ~: · o1eft. Gl,QeU. ... . ~ J •'·;:. ... \,(, ~·~it• • °';:fi,~t'!if...' .. ._.:1..i~· f r l '-_: ' . ~ • ~ " • ,. Seattle: ~ • rf. 'tjt.. ~ • • ... . . -Seattle Pori·- · • j: . ....:'. ' · ~ • ,,- - fl t ',,, 11 :; " ' ~ 1 ·g;,f, I• l t, • 1.l<""' �s ·E A fl .4 R'E RS April 29,_·1951 L 0 C- .Po11r auoar a • • • • ••••• Savannah: New Shipping Rules Greeted Fivorably A slight pick-up in the shipping piCture is hoped for here with one payoff expected in the coming period. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during the last two weeks and only six in-transits, including ttre-'Robin Goodfellow, Robin Mowbray <Seas Shipping); Seatrains Georgia·, Louisiana (Seatrainl; French Creek (Cities Service); Azalea City (Waterman). The new shipping and hiring rules approved by the membership recently still get a lot of attention and questions from the men on the beach and on the ships. The reaction has been overwhelmini in favor of the changes, which help protect the aseniority rights of men who ·have been sailing SIUcontracted ships. One of the brothers who welcomes the change in the Union's 1hipping rulee-and appreciates the fact that in the SIU the membership had the opportunity to vote · for or against them-is Brother G. A. Allen. Al, who'• married, has been sailing in the "black gang" for a long period. He says the Welfare and Vacation PlaQs won by the Union are the best•in the maritime industry and probably better than those for shore unions also. He is a proud member of this Union. A. Michelet Savannah Port Arent i i ~ Baltimore: Shipping Remains On Level Keel We are happy to report that .&hipping in this port for the past two weeks has been on a level keel ·and that there are indications this will continue. The activity came from 18 payoffs, 13 fiign-ons and 11 ships that stopped by in transit. At this time we have only one outstanding beef and that is with Calmar concerning the SS Marymar. The beef has been sent on to SIU headquarters and we are hoping for a favorable report on it in the very near future. Our last meeting attended by a couple of fine speakers, one of whom has proven himself a true friend of ours-Rep. Robert Mollohan of West Virginia. •He now 11eads the House Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs which is looldng into alleged "racketeering" by some unions. He provided the membership here with a very infoNnative talk. In addition, the last meeting featured a visit by SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall, who explain.. ed to the membership what ia going on in maritime regarding the failure of the Conference of American Maritime Unlon1. Those paying off here during the was lJSPHS Has Last· Safi On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitne·ss to sail, check w1th the nearest USPHS hospital or out:-,fi~lifn~~!i\n1.c "~~: .~ ~ulln,g. last two weeks were: Chilore, Cubore, Baltore, Feltore, Venore, Santore (Ore); Marymar, Oremar (Calmar); Robin Goodfellow <Seas · Shipping>; Edith, Emilia, Jean <Bull); Seamonitor (Excelsior); Planter, Pegasus ·<Alcoa); Cantlgny, Winter Hill (Cities ·service); Azalea City <Waterman). Sign~ons included the following: Chilore, Santore (twice), Cubote, Baltore, Feltore <Ore); Marymar, Oremar <Calmar); Azalea City (twice), John B. Waterman <Waterman); Seamonitor <Excelsior); Trojan Trader <Trojan). In transit were: Pilgrim, Runner, Ranger (Alcoa); Bethcoaster, In twice (Calmar); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Winter Hill (Cities Service); Republic <Trafalgar); Evelyn, Arlyn <Bull); Chickasaw <Pan Atlantic). • Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Arent t. t t Houston: Air-Conditioning Unit ·Here Being Studied Shipping has been fairly good here with 4 payoffs and 11 ships hitting the area in transit. However, it will slow down some the next two weeks unles1 we get an unexpected payoff or two, as we have only one and possibly two payoffs in sight. Men who have wages and 1ub1istence coming from the Alcoa ·p1anter and the Alcoa Pegasus can now collect from Bloomfield. Our branch ftlembership here is talking up the need for an airconditioning . unit at the hall and we are working on thia problem. When a report on the question ia received, the memBership will be informed of it. Payoff• Clean All payoffs during the past period have been unusually 11mooth and we have had very minor beef1 to handle. This is to the credit of the delegates and crew1 on these vessels. The. following were the 1hip1 paid off: Neva West, Margaret Brown <Bloomfield); Sunion <!tea); Royal Oak (Cities Service). All but the Royal Oak signed on asatn. Ships which stopped by were the Seatlger <Colonial>; Del Alba, Del Campo, Del Viento (Mlullsippi); Alexandra <Carras>: Mae, Edith <Bum: Seatralna 'i'exae, Savannah, . New York <Soatraln); Blenvllle <Waterman>1 lttJ>ubllc (Trafalger>: Stony Creek (American Tramp) •. C. M. Tannehill Houat~n Port Arent Lalce Charles: Laundry-Strike Won; Phone Beef Still On Although there have been quite a few ships in this area, few crewmembers got off, so shipping has been slow. Calling Into this area In the past two weeks were the Cantigny, Bradford Island, Fort Hoskins, r.;fgans Fort, Arche.rs Hope and Chiwawa. The Cantigny and the Chiwawa made return stops. All the above are owned by Cities Service. Over in Orange, there were two visits from our old stand-by, the Val-Chem of Valentine T a n k e r s . There were a few jobs on each, but not many. The AFL Laundry Workers won their strike and now we can get clean 11hirts done up by union Fiiosa w o r·k er s. The strikers won just about everything they wanted:· five paid holidays per year, an increase of four cents per hour across the board and paid overtime. This was the first try in years for them. The 'phone strike is atlll in progress here as elsewhere. All labor in this area is backing the 'phone workers. At the meeting here on April 20, the deck department took the reins. D. E . Williams was chairman and N. Tripp was recording secretary. Both sail as ABs and did fine jobs in their posts. We have no one i:n local hos pi- Honefl Exeluinge Bates Listed The followlni 11 the latest available Ii.sting of official exchange rates for foreign currencies. Lfstlng1 are as of April 28, 19M, and are subject to change without notice. J:n.r!em!, New Z1111l11nd, l!!outh /...l· rlca: 12.llO per pound •terllng. o\u1tralla1 12.H per pound 1terlln1. Belalum: BO franc1 to the dollar. l>•nmark: H.'8 cent1 per krone. · France: 3110 franc• to the dollar. (lermany: •·• marlu to the doll11r. Rolland: l.T-8.I tullder1 to the dollar. ilaly: G24.0 Ur; to the dollat'. Norway: H cient1 per krone. tortugal: 18.'711 t1oudo1 to th• dollar. •weden: 10.11 unt1 per krona. ln41•: 11 oent• per rupee. takl1tan1 10.U 01nt1 \)tr rup11. t'rfentlnar lU »••~• th• dollar. tr ...all: a.• ttutl ,., tr\lltlro. trruiuay: II.es e1nt1 per· p110. V1n11uela1 111.aa nn~ ftr bolivar. '' tals but have sevei-al brothers on the ou t-patient list. On the beach here are brothers Tex Alexander, Swede Hellman, Babe Torre, J . F. Mapp, Ross Lyle, Jimmy -Parker, Jack Walker, E. Cox, "Doc" Peralta, Otto Pedersen and many others. Also Tex Gillispie; who just got married. · For Seafarer of the Week we nominate brother Mike. Filosa, who sails in the deck department and is one of the real oldtimers. He joined the SIU back in its early days when it was really a battle to keep the young Union going. As Mike says, it took hard work, many knocks and goqd brains to build the Union to v. hat it is today. And that ls w hat it takes to keep it on top. He is always re~dy to explain to the younger members how the Union gre.w and advises a steady hand at the wheel. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent .t. i t. ~hilaclelphia: Members Discuss CAMU's ·Failure This port is still holding its own as we have shipped quite a few men during the last two weeks and have the Pennmar (Calmar) due in for payoff Friday. In addition, the Arizpa (Waterman) is atlll hanging tight at the Sugar House. Both the company and the longshoremen are standing pat: which leaves the issue in a stalemate. There baa been quite a bit of comment concernini the Conference of American Maritime Unions beef, which all dwindles down to one thing: A smear campaign ls being waged to di.scredit SIU President Harry Lundeberg. Joe Curran, President of the NMU, at the 1ame time 11 trying to put himself forward aa the "savior" of all American seamen. However, we all know what Curran stands for and how be 1old out just recently on the vital fgsue of the hiring hall. Payoff• Payoffs during the last two week1 were the following: Arlyn, Evelyn, Carolyn, Hilton (Bull) and Antinou1 <Pan Atlantic). The AnUnous and the Rayvah (Transpor~ tatlon Corp.> algned on. ln-tran11lt1 were the Andrew. Jackson, Steel $Ql@ntist Usthrnianl; John B. Waterman (Waterman); De Soto, 8hlokaaaw <Pan Atlantic); Itobln QOdfellow <Seas Shipping); Winter Hill (Cltlea Service); Jean <Bull>J lafVah <Transportation CorpJ1 Ooean Lotte <Ocean Trans). j, I. Cardullo fhda4elphJa Port Agent WILMINGTON, Calli .... ·~ llarlne Ave. l'ORT WILLIAM .... U8'ti lyndlcate Ave. >ntulo Phone: 3.3221 Erneat Tilley, Agent erintnal 4-2874 LBQRNll ........ 103 Durham St. llEADQUARTERS .•• . CITO ' Ave., Bklyn. PORT BALTIMORE ........ 12u1 J:. Baltimore in. Jrl Phone: 11591 Earl Shcippard, Afent EA1tern 7·4900 IECRET falJ·mtAIURER TORO o. 8ntarlo • ••••• ··~Kin• St. E. fplre 4-11'119 BOSTON ................ , ... A'lii 8tate It. ASST. ' IECRETARY·TREASURERS VICTORIA. JO ...... 91'1\i ormorant St. Jamea Sheehan, Agent Rhihmond l·OHO Empire 41131 Al1ln11, D;cJ llm:~ops, Joint HOUSTON .• . .. . .. • ....... 4202 Canal It. . Volplan, n , • Hal Joint VANCOUV.mR, BO ............ 198 Main St. O. Tannehill, Acting Aaent Pre1ton 611118 . Mooney, t • • :Matt ew1, Joint Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES, La .•••.. . H19 .R yan It. SYDNEY, NI ............ 104 Charlotte St. Leroy Clarke, Aaent H£mlock 11·1174' Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLB. Quebeo., ,, ••• . 20 Elgin St. MOBILE . . • . . .. •. . 1 louth Lawrence l!t. Phone: 1145 KONOLULU .••• , • , •.•••• , .16 Merchant St. HEmlocll 11·17114 Cal Tanner, .A.gent Phone 11·8777 THOROLD, Ontario ...... II St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS ....... . HS Bienville St. CAnal 7·3202 . • Lindsey Williama, Agent · PORTLANJ> ........ 1111 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC ........ 118 Cote De La Montague · Beacon 4336 ¥aanolla 6111·6113 Qutl>~CI. Phone: 2·7078 NEW YORK ...... 6711 4th 4\,ve. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALII', , , , , , , ••••. 11!17 11th St. SAINT JOHN ...... 177 Prine' Wllllam St. Phone 2599 NB Phone: 2·5232 HYac1nth 9·6600 NORFOLK •.•...••• •• , •. 12'1-129 Bank it. SAN f'RANCISC0 .. ,, .... 450 Harrison St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2·9834 DoualH 2·8363 _' Great Lakes .District PHILADELl'HIA . • ,, ••••• . 337 Market St. "SEATTLE ........ ••••.,,. ... 8!105 1st Ave. . Main 0290 ALPENA ....... ; ........ 133 W . .Fletcher S. Cardullo, Agent Market '1·16311 SAN FRANCISCO ....... 4110 Harrlaon St.· WILMINGTON ,. .... ,. .. 110!1 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238\V Dougla1 2·11471' Terminal 4·3131 BUFF ALO. NY ••• ·; ... ..... . 160 Main St. Marty Brelthoff, West Coaet nepresentatlvf NEW YORK ...... 878 •th A.ve. Brooklyn <;Lll:VELAND ...... 34 Lakeside Ave., NE 1 Phone: Main 1·0147 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR . . Pelayo 111-La I HYacmth 9·6600 • l'hone: Cleveland 7391 llal Colla, Agent Phone ll·ll9ff DETROIT .... ... '.l. . . . . . . . . . . . 1038 3rd St. SAVANNAH . . . . . . . . . • • . .• Abercorn St. Canadian District Head.quartera .rho~t: Woodward 1-6857 A.· Michelet, Aaent Phone 3·1728 SEATrLE ........ .......... 115011 let Ave. MONTREAL ....... 9" I&. JaJntt St. West DULUTH ••••••••• ·;·1131 W. Mlchlaan St. · · · llone: Melrose MllO · · · . PLateau 8161 Jeff GWette, Aaen:t Ellrott '33t TAMP4'mt .11.••. 18\)i!··l llll N. :f*tnklln &to• HALIF~:'l N.I..... --_.;-; .. 128'-i ,~Bollla St. ~H CBlCAGO •• • i.: •• .1181 &.~·:1t. Pb.oner. a.aeu , . . r~011•1 s..ei' ' '-'mt Tom B'annlna. ~·~·W Pl'tone 2-1323 SIU, A&G District t. t. · - • < ~ New Orleans: Loe.al Paper Raps 'Waste' In MSTS "The New Orleans States," a newspaper which often editorializes against principles supported by the_trade union movement, took an editorial position recently which Seafarers can endorse. This editorial dealt with the "stupid waste, duplication and inefficiency in the Federal transport of freight and passengers in peacetime at a cost of $3 billion a year," including, of course. the MHitary Sea Trallsportation Service. Q~otipg the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization. the editorial pointed out: "During the year, some 8 milliC1n passengers were carried in national defense · planes. At no cost to the passengers, of course. Of these , 4.8 million were 'hitch-hikers,' or personnel on leave. "Last year tl\e military transported 71.667 motor cars on ships, at a cost of $18 million. These were all private property . ... "The Hoover Commisssion recommends that all this free transport by rail, ship and plane be restricted and realistically limited to persons and cargo entitled to it," the "States" editorial said. "That makes a lot of sense," it added. Billion Sidetracked As a footnote , we might add that if a substantial part of the $3 bil· lion spent by the Go\ ernment on this project had been put into the proper channelfi of trade, perhaps the US merchant marine would not find itself in the plight it is in today. As for news of men on the beach here, our sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Elmo L. Vance , James O'Keefe, Walt er A n d e r s o n and Harry Wolo\\·itz, who r e c e n t 1 y were admitted to the USPHS hospital. John Doyle, L o n n i e Tickle, Vance James Mason and George King are s_Hll on the ailing list, but are reported to be conrnlescing satisfactorily. We hope to have a good word about all of them ve1•y soon. Edwin Rhoades has been transferred to the USPHS hospital in Baltimore. John Elliott, Robert Scheiffius, · Cassie Carter, William Brewer and Clarence Crevier have been discharged from the hospital and hope to be able to ship soon. Shipping Slow ghipping , howe,·er, is still on the slow side here, but has picked up somewhat since our last report. In one or two instances, jobs have almost gone begging for a lack of takers. We had five payoffs, three sign-ons and 16 ships that called here in transit during the last two weeks. The Del Norte, Del Viento and Del Rio (Mississippi) and the DeSoto and Iberville (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Del Alba , Del Norte and Del Campo <Mississippi) signed on. Ships in h'ansit were the Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pioneer (Alcoa ); Steel Flyer (Isthmian); the Seatrains Georgia , Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Alba , Del Campo CM.is· sissippi); City of Alma, Monarch of the Seas, Bienville, Claiborne <Waterman); Beauregard 1Pan At- r Ian tic); Neva "\\est (Bloomfield); Logans Fort .(Cities Service). Lindsey J. Williams '3 .~ :.A>.duilJM.l.~'-:..- .. ;.:, .. ) �1'119 . . . . . . ._ ). Visit To . Pyramids R~lled ·r wo Bos·u·.ns? OPP WATCH - ·Too Much For ·o remar +=:Thu fea.twr• I . V · ·· · ··· dedgned to offer hint•· and infottnatlon on. · hobbC.t new products, developments, publfcatton1 and th• H1ce tohiah ieafar1,.; u mav find helpful in spending their letsure-ttme houri, both a1ior1 an4 The SS Oremar (Ore) dis· aboard ship. Querie1 1hould be addr1ased to ~'Off Watch,'' &EA• covered on a recent sailing FARERS LOG, 671S Fourth Avenue, BrooklJ1n 31, NY. Three tlmt1 faster than regular+-~-----------­ that in the case of bosuns, as Anaco Color, a new fast color ftlm, of regular household starch, t1P8• in most other things, you can iet Anscochrome, will be on the mar- clally 1f the spots are little more . ket for the firat time next month, than smudge1 from ftnger marke. too much of a good thing.· Such an Incident was reported in daylight type only. Rated .wlt'b All ypu have to do ls · wipe the in the recent minutes from . the a daylight exposure index of 32 starch on tb,e ftn1er-marked ~ spot Oremar. The meeting w• presided . the new film will replace Ansc~ and surroundings, and let it dry. over by J. C. Arnold as chajrman. , Color .and will be available la 20- (Just wipe it on; don't swab It back · ' The secretary was Wallace P. An· . exposure Sl5mm magazine• and and forth.) derson, who provided the LOG bulk loads, as well as 120, 620 and After It has dried, wipe the re· 828 rolls. For advanced photogra- malna off with a damp cloth. Genwith the details. According to the minutes. the phers, the new material permits erally the finger marks will come Oremar spent the first few houra much higher shutter speeds In ac- right off with it ••• Gre·ase or oil tion shots not possible with the stains can be removed in the same ·at sea of its last way with . a thick paste of powvoyage with two slower color films. bosuns aboard. According to the manufacturer, it dered chalk mixed with carbon The reg u 1 a r will give -truer color reproduction tetrachloride (be careful with tt, though), two cheap items obtain· bosun came aboard in the at all exposure levels. Thus, color able at most hardware stores. In balance will be m a i n t a l n e d throughout the color scale of a plc- this case, you have to spread a small houra of Seafarer F. D. "Mouse" Gonsoulin (second from left, with arm lump of the stuff on the spot anti the mornini on the salling da3[ ture even with accidental over or let it dry overnight. A brush upraised) provides thi1 picture of a group on a tour to the Pyra· under-exposure. Under-exposure mids near Cairo in 1948. To the right of Gon1oulln art Ralph and, In order to will merely result in a darker or should take it. off-sp9t and allMcDonald, the l~te Martin H. "Moon" Koune, Henry ·Patterson next morning, get a few hours Andenon of undisturbed Ughter picture, respectively, with and Nell Shane. They were aboard the Samuel Dexter, a Waterman ~ ;t. ;t. no shift in color balance. Processliberty, on her maiden voyage from New Orleans to Cairo, "around hit· Ing kits for Ansco Color can still Now that the warmer weather is sleep, locked his door before the Horn," on a voyage taking eight months and 18 day1. Man at the hay. be used for Anscochrome. making itself felt and the weather ting far left is unidentified. When the ihird rQate made his ;t. ;t. ;t. · from here on in can be expected G fl h Ith it to be good more often than it ls rounds to check up on who was and wasn't aboard, he discovered ra . ex ·~ come up " s bad, Seafarer home craftsmen and the bosun's quarters locked. He latest mnova~ion, 8 s_tereo ~amera "do-it-yourselfers" are breaking . . using the :basic box-camera idea of . d" th fil d i th out their outdoor gear in mcreas· assumed from this that the bosun was not aboard. \ wm mg e m an re 1eas ng e Ing numbers · shutter,_ Those who shy away from A quick call went out for a new getting involved with . shutter Thos~ who have reached the bosun and in a short time another speeds, diaphragm stops, sc~~l~s •. near-impossible state . of having gentleman of that rating came depth of .field and the like will 1ots of tools and no pro3ects to use bustling aboard. Without unpack- welcome this camera with a lens them for-as well as complete novOne of many SIU ships which regularly send their holiday ing, he set to putting the crew into opening control marked with sim- lees-may get some useful ideas and special menus to the LOG for a careful perusal, th& Sea- action. "ple terms like "bright " "hazy" and from the recently-pUlbli~hed "Ama• ' teur Builder's Handbook"' by Hub· Meanwhile, the -mate attempted "dull." · farers on the Stony Creek relive the ill-fated battle of that make things ready for the new . bard Cobb. Well illustrated with name a dozen or more times+-------------- to crewmember. lie unlocked the Sharp. ster~o pictures from four more than 1,000 how-to pictures, and about 700 British regulars door of the bosun's quarters and feet to infinity are obtained. The the book gives complete detailed __ per year. The battle is fought out all attacked the American commandls fixed at 1/50 second and discovered the regular inhabitant shutter . h . d f "M" fl h instructions on almost every home over again every Chriatmas, New ers. Eighteen other officers and of those spaces, -sleeping peaceis sync ronlZe . or as repair, improvement or mainteYear's. July 4th and Thanksgiving, 80 men, aa well u artillery and fully. lamp1. A companion stereo view- r n.a nce job you can think of. among others, right down in the supplies, were captured. The " lnIn addition to the usual home The word spread rapidly amopg er is also made for the camera. messhall. Bare facts of the disas- vasion" idea faltered as the Amerlthe crew that the . ship now" had The complete. kit of camera, case fix-it jobs, it also covers the buildtrous 1813 encounter with the Brit- can army withdrew. Stony Creek two bosuns. The tidings were .re· and viewer will probably sell tor ing of glass block walls, tells how lsh invariably appear as part of had, as they say, "rocked the boat." about $OO. ¢. t. t. to enclose a porch, build a ftrethe menu booklel, along with One hundred and thirty years ceive~ with mixed emotions. the pilot was about to be place or even unusual designs of Since samples of some of the finest table later, in 1943, the keel of the SS One of many method• for clean- furniture. Priced at $2.9!5, it cond'hote_ service in the world, for Stony Creek was completed- 67 lowered, off Virginia Beach, the which SIU steward department days from keel laying to launching. crisis was solved by having the ing wallpaper stains in the home- tains over 1500 pages of lnformapersonnel are justly famous. In the haste, apparently, somebody replacement bosun acc~mpany Jiim. no, .don't paint the whole wall just tion. William ' H. Wise Co., Inc., Camped Near British inadvertently left out an "•" from The bosun took the sudden end of yet-requires only a thin mixture New York, NY, ls the publisher. What actually happened was that its name. Most historical and topo- his short but hectic voyage with US Generals John Chandler and graphical sources refer to the place good grace al rightfully could be I William H. Winder, and about 1,400 itself as "Stoney Creek," a village expected under the cireumstance•. The minutes report that the inmen, encamped on June 15 at Stony of under 2,000 inhabltanta. But cident ended with "everyone' sattsCreek, near the British . camp at "tqi.s does not deter the Seafarera Burlington Heights, Ontario. Their aboard. _fied" and the only permanent Time For hnnre plans were to surprise the British effect was to .p rovide the crew with · . . .. . and to advance from there to One of theH days the Sii Stony an amilstftg iiiiCilC.te w.tth which to : invade Upper Canada. Unfo,rtu- Creek will batter tt1 way up into recall the_voyage. Undoubtedly the occuiance will The reign of J~hn L. "Frenchy" Hubbard as "best fisher· nately, the British had a surprise, Stoney Creek and have tt1 reven1•. It. would be euler. bowever, to also serve as a :warning to all thoae man ~ast of tb.e Mi1si11ippi" has come to lll;1 end. too. Frenchy had waged an .activ.e .defense of hi1 title The following -morning, ahortly forget the whole th1nf. Canada -and who are called .upo11 to "count before daybreak, General Vincent Great Britain . are our alllH now. bodies" aboard ah!p. to make dead .bestowed), but • · hook-dan-..,_____________ certain a man u mining ·b efore gling officer has snatched his ::~~~m:::. ord,er for a · crown. The LOG printed ·.a picture of Frenchy with a 38pound dolphin not Ions ago, and his lariest catch wa1 another dolphin, a 70-pounder. (1) Michelangelo and Machiavelli both lived in Italy durin1 the 15th Late word reveals, however, that an~ 16th centuries. Both are famous; one for patntlns and sculpting Frenchy has been outdone by the and the other as an author, statesman and philosopher. Who Js who? first assistant engineer of liia own (2) What are the four truly precious atones? · ~ U ship, the SS Ann Marie <Bull>. The (3 ) Who · was the last major leaguer to wind up a baseball season By Joseph Michael Connelly engineer, Cecil Locatell1, hauled with_a batting average of over .400? Was it: (a) Joe Dimaggio, (b) Stan · 1::..-:;;;;;;;;;;;il in a shark that hit the scalu at 1 Musial, (c) Ted Williams, (d) Rogers Hornsby? 216 pounds. (4) Earlier this year, France announced plans for bulldlng a new Outside the ahip, rain u falling super-liner for transatlantic service. What was the name of the last Onto the pier-tnto the river; Outside, the nigh·t-awell covers French ship to hold the speed record for an Atlantic crossin1T · · the cf.tu (15 ) What famous building ls locat ed at Agra, India! Wi th a large, damp-spotte d cloaJc .(6) A man has a number of coins whose total value ls $7.80. If he h'.18 one-third the number of nickels in quarters and twice aa many In the rain, outside, is the horn, Wailing a last goodbye., dimes as quarters, how many of each does he have? ' · (7) If you were a Bull Moose in 1012, of whom were you. a follower? Wailing to the outside. "Farewell.'' · . Outside, the riv~r flows (8) A map in an-airline ticket office shows distances to. various points the &hip as follo ws: New York, 2110; Honolulu, 3846; .Lisbon, IS400.; Loi Angeles, . · ' 1445. Where are you: (a) Caraca~. Cb) Chicago, (cl Mexico City, (d) FTl 0 1?mg hto dth1 Dfcean, . Seattle? . a1cing t e .,v,r B, -· • The inside river's filth, and (9) Who is supposed to have used the jawbone of an. HI In battle? sh.ip .. (10) What European country has given New York City iti:largest im- To the clean-smelling, sait . migrant group? · .. .. :. · · .Bp7':4J/j119,_·. ·. · · t.,;. ·;·. •• • ; • (QuJz A.Mwl"~d~• -~tJ>3 ..t • .;· ,} 1,>.;;i,, '.i·} ~ ·; !'' Sta o.uUide , :.• · ... Seafarers ·'Refight' Stony Creek's Battle ,, 'Frenc hy . Loses .,tIe 1 T A F• h•ng ·Eng ·neer 0 15 1 1 • nieh , '·.· QQiz .COrner . 0UfSI•-'e 1 f •.,. • • . ,.. • t~ t . r-'' ... • fr ~ - ,'1:i'4 '. 1•. t- ii\ Jc \ . .• ! . .. ti;, �~rost good ballplayers may be. in At Ghicago he always ha<! the the National League these days, nucleus ·of a good club with estabbut when 1t. comes to managerial lished professionals like Minoso, Seafarer$ ' of the SS Nat}onal Liberty. (American Watertalent; the American League clearly· Fox, Kell, Fain aild Pierce at one has the edge. Probably the best of time or another. way_s) are.up in arms· over a move to restrict the crew's free· the AL crop is Paul Richards who dom of night lunch activities. ~ · aa,.Bai- ColJection has a deserved repatation of ge"tAt a recent crew .meeting Baltimore's roster this year is a ting top mileage~ out of secondand a severai crewmen wiaware ' fabulous rag-bag ~ollection-good aboard the National Liberty, raters. · men on their last 'legs, untried at sea; the members assign~d bit on the snack-hap.py side-a Right now Richards is facing his rookies and men who were "promthe ship's delegate to take UR with situation which did not improve greatest challenge, to make a ising" for years but ·never filled the . the .c aptain the matter ,of padlocks -their dispo_sition any. · major league ball c1up out of the bill. On the pitching siae he- has having · been abruptly placed · on In addit"ion to being deprived of Balijmore Orioles. This is a team potential for really surprising the cabinets containing · crackers, ce- what they consider their rightful which cannot boast- of a single league. Up until now it's only disreal, drinking glasses and miscel- snack, th~ men · of the National me'rnber who would be a full~time · appointed the management. laneous edible item.S that. com~ in· Liberty ar~ offended by the very regular on a pennant contender There's Harry Byrd, who wa1 handy during or after a · nlght presence of. the Jocks. They defi·with the possible exceptior of BiHy supposed to set them on fire for nitely do ~ot contribute towards a wat~h. . Co;x. New York last year; Jim McDonald, The -crew voiced the opinion; re- "homelike" atmosphere, reports Richards got his reputation at wlio flashes brilliantly at erratic ported in the min,u tes. of the meet- say. · Stewardess Fanny Maire hands Chicago where he spent several intervals; · Joe. Coleman, a soreAl10 A We-ak ~enu ing, that such items are a legitiout a new cfoll to a Junior seasons _getting maximum mileage armer making a comeback; · Bob mate part o·f their night, lunch and At last report, the delegates and passenger of the Alcoa Clipper,_ out of retreads. He was partieular-. Kuzava, World Series hero and a should be freely available. captain- were "locked''. in c;onfer. at _a recent party aboard. AIJ ly effec~i.ve with washed-up pitch- nondescript the rest of the time; _ Also placed under lock and key ence on the matter. well as adding a spot of ers and .played a bold, free-wheel- Don Johnson, a very strong· right· were all .but four sets of 1!l!ver- ~ At the same meeting, the crew 1lamour to the LOG, the photo ing gam_e to force his bre.aks. But. hander; · Erv Palica, Brooklyn's also expresse.d dis~atisfaction with ware. serves as a reminder that the despite the. many wea}cnesses of the wonder boy who never grew up; Bill a particular menu, on which mac-- SIU also hag lady members, in Captain'• Idea Chicago cast, he never faced the Miller, a talented southpaw who limited numbers. - · problems that confront him now: has done his-best against Cleveland Under questioning by the crew, aroni , and cheese was substituted the steward reported that the· pur- for a second meaf .dish, the only and Jim Wilson, who pitched' a .nopose of locking up the food was meat being Swiss steak. hitter for Milwaukee last year. . The chairman for this meeting .. to keep the messroom and pantry Any one of these pitchers has ·w~s Charles Moss. F. T. Anderegg, elean." , the physical equipment to become deck delegate, served as secretary. ! • ·Questioned further, as to whose a real winner. But if all of them idea the placing of locks on the follow past patterns it's going to. cabinet was, the steward said that be a rough summer in Ba l'.i more: Gr:e ek To Him the .captain had told him to install The rest of the club is indifferent lliem. / looking ·at best Such badly-faded ·cra:ckers and cereal are relativeSeafarer C. V. Berg, the "Boswell of the Marie Hamill," veterans as Bob Kennedy. Vern Stephens, Johnny Pesky and Eddie ly inexpensive foodstuffs, the crew relays, another chapter in his series of thumbnail sketches of Waitkus are operating in his infield. pointed out, and tpe entire The one bright spot is Cox. lhe his fellow-crewmen aboard the Bloomf?.eld ship. amount of same that tne whole crew could consume in a year of The Hamill itself, B r o t h e r + - - - - - - - - - - - - best fielding 3rd baseman in lhe midnight snacks would hardly machine so much on this vessel majors and a superb clutch hitter, Berg writes, should be called and 'has learned so many new but a question mark at 36. Richards bankrupt anyone. The sudden -"The Houdini of the North shakes of the torso, he plans to go was forced to give up on Stephens "pantry security" measures taken on the Nation.al Liberty caught Atlantic Sea Lanes" because it on the burlesque circuit and give and Pesky releasing them this past _ _ can get in .and out of &ales without some of those shakers some com- week. The outfield pattern is much the even a loose seam. petition. We'd love to see that, as Charlie only weighs 267 pound§.," same. Gene Woodling, an estabOn Brother Berg also reports that lished journeyman past his prime Most of Berg's shipmates have Meeting also been bestowed with nick- the steward department put out a will perform along with two otliers names, such as: large green cake with shamrocks from a quartet of men who never Seafarers sending telegrams "Larry (The Quiet Man) Kilgore, on it for St. Patrick·s Day, "but quite made it. They a··e Cal or letters to the . New York headquarters dispatcher asking the chef and domino -champ, who we couldn't get one of the - Irish- Abrams, Gil Coan , Chuck Diering has some of the brothers paying men to sing 'When Irish ~es Are and Hoot Evers, every one of them to be excused from attending "Phil" Cajiao, of SS Steel past 30. ·Behind the plate there;s his taxes from the dopiino tourna- Smiling.' headquarters m e JD .b e r s h i p Recorder (Isthmian.), seems to ment. "Sam Han,' a former brother nobody P>Cce]lt a rooJde nanied meetings must Include the reghave no trouble being underistration · numl)er of their "Jimmy Sherlock, the Kip Street now sailing under the banner of Smith who hit .350 in eolumbus. 1tood by these "Greek Dancing It Richards can tyke headway 1hippf.tig card in the message. Girls" during a vi~it to Basrah •. Flash, who can talk himself ouf of the Master, Mates and Pilots, is reFrom now on, If th• number more situations than even William lieving as chief mate on -this ves- with this club, he deserves a spot This recent picture was forIs not· included, the excuse can- · (Shamrock) Burke can arrange. sel for this trip. It was great hav- in the Han of Fame. He.\: ah ay1 warded by deck delegate E. W. ncit ~ accepted by the dis· Carter, who was also a mem"Robert Henry (Nantucket) ing you with us, Brother Hall, and been a successful gambler bl!t this patcher. • ber of the party, - 'as Brown, who has been instructing we'il like to sail with ~·ou again time his deck is stacked with lownumber cards. was "Blackie" Shannon. the Bosun, Blackie Mancino, in the soon." arty form of public speaking but now regrets it, since Blackie can Seafarer Calls .HarTiill ~Houdini Of Atlantic' Put Number Exeuses I- S eaI arer S.am.S a~s - l. ---------------------------.. ~~~!~~a~!~ ~o~k~an talk him into "Autry (Third · Can Opener) Johnson, who lays claim to being the best frozen and canned vegetable dispenser south of the Masoq.· Dixon line. "Josh (The. General) Lee, the soft-spoken oiler, who is really one accomodating guy, because some of the guys were yelling that the steaks were tough and Lee grabbed up a b o u·t two d o z e n knives, w e n t below to the ma chine s h o p, sharpened th e m; cleaned tliem and t h e n gave them to the guys to cut their steaks' with. "Charles <Mldcet) Scott, who 1tated that since he has operated the sanding and rust chipping The LOG conducts this column ·as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-Jrnotma. cooking and baking hints, dishes witli a nationat flavor and tile like mitable for shipboa.rd and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Is i dro Avecilla'a recipe for "bread pudding supreme." What to-do with bread that 1 has lost its spring and pep is an age-old problem. Some is generally appr9priated sy the dunkers who like -to sponge up their coffee that way. Soine winds up as croutons for soup, or goes over the side to feed what would otherwise have a very limited use. the birds. An excess of old bread also provides the occasion for making an old-fashioned bread pudding like the "bread pudding aupreme" offered here by Seafarer Isidoro Avecilla, chief cook. Served either hot or co 1 ~. a bread pudding toppe.d by a custard or • other aweet-fla~ Avecllla vored 1auce always makes a liood dessert on any occaslon. Avecilla, who has been sailing with the.· SIU ·for t~e past 12 years and has been cooking ashore . and on ships for over '60 years, finds a bread pudding a . simple dish to P~J:l·~ l\.Dd ·~~v_ee ~I~ !t~s. tJte· adt'led .f'!. ~!rh~t ··~~ ~1ir,t'\ " ' & -·~, : 1 1)'!_,, \.; .. ~ ...: 1 ~6'i f ' v: Here's what you need: 8 slices old bread, 2 apples, i.t.,_ pound raisins, 1 ounce nuts, 2 eggs, ~~ cup milk, ·nutmeg and sugar to. taste. Soak In Water The bread should be soaking Jn water, while the apples, raisins and nuts are chopped.· After a while, squeeze out the water from the bread, combine it with the eggs and milk and add in the other ingredients. · Mix everything together with a rotary beater or spoon and , prepare for baking in a 2" pan or a casserole, whichever is available. Bake for 30 minutes in a medium (350°) oven. Serve hot or cold, topped with a fruit or custard sauce. (Recipe serves 4; fucrease it Pl'.OPoriionately for any iuimb'er of .! !_~~~ .. .' ,' .. ·, . ., . . : ... ·.... , "') �1.A:Jrll ... 1111 Second• ffl,e-. '/l 'er , Sill-Owned Slalp• : • •. Antlnou• Ball• -Ne"' .B rotlle-., To the Editor:· :, Te the Editor: delay, in order tQ make crewmem~ . A few 'trips ago l wrote to the . After arriving he.re in London . have learned about other unions, from LI\ Pallfce, France, I -re- the SIU still tops them all. Now I A•h• Wli11 llnion• hers trylne to get back to the 1hip LOG about the gall~y crew of the pay,$~ or five cartons of cigarettes Antinous. At the ~ time of publica· cei ved an April issue of the LOG will say "Goodbye, brothers, and Not In to l'et back, It is exactly w.bat tfon a few days later, o6r then · from my wife and sure was glad to · God speed you all. " To She EliHor : F. W. Kinfield 1et it. I hereby request that the LOG the US law calls extortion. (They chief cook, Bill Varn, and the night I read an interesting letter from and the Buyer's Gtiide be sent to lat~r sell these cigarettes openly cook and baker_, Paul .Carter, got ~ ~ .t. off to take a vacation after providEdward R. Mclnis who suggested my new address. At the same time, on the black market.) ing us with the best of chow for that the SIU operate ships. I think I wlsh to express my appreciation · We are exposing this disgusting ' that would be a good thing if it:s <late, perhaps, but -always present) embezzlement in the interests of many weeks. possible, what with the way things To the Editor: Everyone, including myself, was for progressive leadership, the the public, the shipowners and all ...._ look for contracted ships. It is the worriea that our meals would be brotherhood and all the benefits seamen, regardless of their union This is an idea I have pres~nted main question now. that have .been coming our way affiliation. ' different. I ·h ighly respect both we are making this trip very to several ~eop.le _in Washing~on ·as Varn and Carter for their work, through a strong and -democratic Si&"ned by T\venty Seaf.arer1 fast. Signed on in Savannah March a w_ay of_ s1mphfymg evacuation of Union. but no real changes were made o( the Lewts· Emery Jr. 2!J on SS Southport (South At- · t~~- pubh~ from many of our large although,· of course, no two people It is always a pleasure, . and it Jantic) and are due back in George- c1t1es dunng an emergency. I am gives a feeling of assurance to i - .\; t do anything alike. town, our first port after 'leaving a men.1ber of the Masters, ~fates note, that our New Men On here April 20, about April 30. we and Pilots a~d would also hke to Union is abreast t;onvef1s Thanks Bob Wells had come on as chief are making a smooth trip this lime, get the reaction ol the SIU memor ahead of curcook; he was BR at the timP.. SIV Visit making only two ports in Europe , bership to my proposal. rent happenings "Frenchy" Robin caipe on in To the Edito'r: La Pallice and London. · We all know that the average exthat affect us all. Last trip she laid up 44 days in · cursion boat In New York harbor This is fo convey to the SIU the Miami as baker. This refers espeMy story begins with brother Germany after striking something can carry about 5,000 peop1e, and sincere appreciation of the Italian c i a 11 y to the Wells, and I surely hope I have a underwater out- that there are about ten million latest change in Transport Workers Team, your chance to write side Bremer- people in Greater New York which, the s h i p p i n g guests on their recent visit to the .more about him. haven that tore a like most big cities, has water all rules, which in- us arranged by the SIU. staff in He has worked hole in the bot- around it. deed could mean New Orleans. Halvorsen on many Alco". tom. · We also know we have about the difference of The warmth and hospitality exships..and was t .1 There is an- 2,000 US ships idle and going to us having a union or not. tended to th~m while in New Orlethe Antinous beother thing which the dogs, and that each of them There is one thing I would like ans left a very definite impression fore as cook in has come up. could carry about twice as many to mention, and which has had me with· them that will remain a 1951. Does a Class A people as those excursion boats. puzzled for a long time. Why is it cherished memory of American When Wells . man have to sail Add to this the fact that we have that unions ue so cautious about democracy. came in on this . 90 -days to keep -an oversupply of farm products and participating in politics? Eriksen time,· he had na • Al~s ·pro&"ram his Class A rat- other food items which could be I think I understand the reason idea he would With the cooperation so freely 1 I ing? The March 18 LOG said that stored in all 01· most of those 2,000 for some of the misgivtngs, such as given by you, the Technical Assist-· soon become a full. bookmembe~'. Class B and C members .have to ·ships fu advance of any emergency. Communist , aiitators; but as it is have 90 days a year seatune. We . They would also do nicely as bal- most of us' hardly participate in ance Program cannot but succeed. . He wertt around. askmg the. men if they were satisfied with his cook• ~vould appreci~te very much if you . last. politics at all. As the team manager represent- ing- and if any· changes should be could clear this up in the LOG.. In the case of a war most roads ing ·Foreign Operations Adminis- made. But none had to be made; Everyone Concerned - Give all my old shipmates m subways key railroad points and tration, I would be remiss it) my everything was good. After all, our. living standard New York and Baltimore my best bridges ' would be useless if duties if I did not acknowledge and the laws we live by are set in your efforts wishes, as I am shipping out from to make the ,occasio,n On top of this he has one of the and making my home in Savannah. bombed. The. waters around N1: Washington, by politicians. For inbest second cooks (George Hiers), . a me~orable one for the team, exand also galley man- (Mike Eala) he Edmund K. w. Eriksen · a~d other ~laces, however, would stance, the Taft-Hartley Law, the Steward delegate still be navigable. "Right to Work" bills and the min- pressmg my own t?anks for yo~r can ask for, and they sure get (Ed note: Once a Seafarer hai 1~he ships would, of course, n.eed imum wage standard. Politicians \~on.derful cooper.at10? a~d . appre- . along like brothers. Bob is always earned his Cl.ass A rating., it is crews, but there are plenty of Job- made those laws.. and they concern ciatton,/ and trustmg. i.t . wil~ be my smiling and tries . to keep things goo~ .fortune to VlSlt with . you right at all times. permanent and is not lost 9y tem· less seamen, and even more will all of us, very much. ,. Proud Of SIU porar-y inactivity.) be in the same boat as the effects So why should we not go into agam m the ·n ear future. Richard O'Driscoll . ;\;. ~ ;t. of the ship transfer program are politics and vote for · those who It was really nice to see when Bi1Js felt more and more. All the neces- consider us the most'? That way we a ... ;.\;. ;\:. ;.\;. he got his book. He spent most of . sary elements are here for a mass can ease our ow.n difficulties, and •• •1 z t that day around hi~ r.oom looking evacuatil;m program. The ships be- those that may conte up later. n,,,o~, at the book and telling different To the Editor: long to the Government and as Of course, each of us can do so men how proud hi' was to be a It has been nearly three years such should be used to bring the now, but 1 believe our leadership To the Editor: member of the SIU. since I was on my last ship, the· De best benefits to its citizens. can better point out to those poliexpress our gratiBut I don't think that Bob is the Words .cannot Soto. I had hopes that I could The 1nathematics of the whole ·· tici:ms that will really work for us overcome the yea rs against me C64 ) opera.lion are simpl e. -T wo t hou- and the bettering or our conditions. tmfo ~pd appreciation to the SIU only one who'~ proud that he's and especially to James Sheehan, got ten the book. We on bonrd the and the 50% disability I incurred sand ships by 10,000 persons equals _ Si&"urd Halvorsen are proud of him and in World War I , but the CBmbina- 20 million persons. Ships also <Ed. note: The LOG wm. now be port agent in Boston, for handling Antinous how he feels about . the SIU-. We · tion against me was too much to have many advantages and facili- sent to you reUJil.arly at your pres- the return of the body of Allen .G. wish him well the best of luck ancl match the rugged sea life. t· s b tt th h "d t ent addr es$.) Brown, bosun, to Hyannis, Mass~ clear sailing in the :v.ears to come. I haven't made a "comeback" ie. e er an any s oresi e ype of shelter, and they are mobile at i ;t. ;t. We received a cablegram from Maurice "Duke" Duet sufficient to . delivering the goods the same time. I believe the idea the Robin Line that Allen . had · on the job, as every SIU member is a sound 0•ne and should be expassed away 'vhile enroute from· ;,\;. 1' i must do. Such being the case, 1 am plored further by our civil defense On lnchOlf, Capetown, South Africa, to the leaving the industry to try some- authorities. by way of Holland, and informing • To the Editor: thing elsewhere. Ted Sorensen Top We, the undersigned crewmem- us that" he was to be interred in It has been a real pleasure. as the Canary Islands in two days. To the Editor: t ;\; ;\; bers of the Lewis Emery Jr. (Vicwell as profitable, to sail with the Bod7 Returned I _would appreciate it kindly if tory Cafriers), would like to reSIU, and I am deeply grateful for you could send me a· copy of the port to the membei} hip that the the privileges ~nd benefits gained Knowing that time was short, we _booklet "45 Ways to Save Money'' launch service in fochon Harbor therefrom. The small amount we is both dangerous and inefficient. ~ontacted Mr. Sheehan and asked plus the LOG. have paid back to the Union in the To the Editor: The members of ·the LOG staff form of dues and assessments is a After reading your article in the Both the Union and the shipping that, if it,. was humanly possible, wanted his body returned to the mere "drop in the bucket" com- last issue of the LOG, may I make company are done a disservice by we United states. He immediately are doing a wonderful job on our pared to what we have received. a suggestion ? I notice that the the launch service agents, for it is LOG. It is both interesting and Howeve;·, in the face of all this article about the "Oscars" did not operated as nothing but a racket. contacted the New York office and, educational, and many of us enjoy and the fact that I am no longer state that the worthy contestants Launch service is supposed to be through his efficient, courteous and it as much as our home-town news• V going to try shipping, you can be had lo be sea men. provided three times a day, at $9 continued help, the body was re- papers. I wish you continued sue• turned to Boston. sure I will be back if needed in I suggest that a special Oscar be per run. But here at Inchon c'ess for a great Union paper. In closing, let me state that the there is no such thing as schedule. any national emergency that comes given for the best work of those · Robert Westerfield up. I could still "pinch-hit" on fine folks uf bulh sexes who help The boats are not seaworthy, Brown Family will always have the (Ed. note: Both ,the LOG and 11 short runs . or do standby work in to make the LOG an interesting and they have no compass in the greatest respect and admiration for copy of "45 Ways to Save Money" pap er. port. event of fog or other emergencies. the Seafarers International pnion. are being sent to you in answer •to To conclude, despite all that I !Ur, and l\frs. Percy E. Brown They purposely lag behind, and l\frs. J. Dunne '!!our req1Lest.) Poll,tlc• lfrges Ship l]se 111. ff-Defense For Fare well To Shipmates . A gen . •• ai lJ For Burial A.Iii Warn Of Backet Boats vs. ·flails LOG For Doing Job Suggests LOG Wi1len Awa1•1l ·- / He Sh.011.l 1l Kuom! B'rl JJer•nard Sea111:an �) , . . . .... 1~ SEEIN'' T ..B SEAF4BERS, With WALTER SIEKMANN / Seafarer Charles Orleaby, who has been getting some tough breaks the last couple of years got a good one out at the Staten Island hospital just recently. The doctors removed the l!teel plate that was put in his right leg which he fractured In December, 1953. We hear the operation is a complete sue<:ess and Oglesby is now up and around, walking as good as ever. This brother broke his left leg in December, 1952, in a shipboard fall and his right leg two years later in the same kind of accident. He's hoping he'll be able to keep his pins steady from now on in. Oglesby was AB on the Seanan on his last trip. Another brother who is now recuperating from a shipboard injury is M. Laureano off the Royal Oak (Cities Service). He had been cleaning tank and when he climbed back up on deck he slipped and broke two ribs on his right side. They took him off in Galveston and he came back up to New Yor~ to the hospital here. ·· Frank Lillie Back in the ho~pital for further treatment is Seafarer Jamea Waldron. He was partially paralyzed by a stroke last year, and is under observati~n now to see what else can 'be done for him. Carl Jim, who wiss steward on the Bienville was in for dental repairs at the USPHS here last week. Frank Lillie is being treated for stomach trouble. He was AB on the Ocean Bette befo,e he checked in. Fred Heck, who is with the black gang is being treated for a gland disorder. The :Beauregard w<1s his last ship. a Seafarers In Hospitals· USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Geor1e Ander1on ' JoHph C. Lewallen :A. Arvanitl1 Robert McCerkel Georfe Bekken Carl Mccranie l:dward B. Bl1 WHllam J , Mellon Ben Bone Thoma. Mun10 Lorenzo Brltida G90rP D. Olive L . J. Brllhart Fnd Pittman Jo1eph Bucher · John Powers JHlie A. Clarke ft. X. Rlchard1on Vietor_ B. CooP,er Stanley Rodtera John J. Doyle Robut W. Scales Leo A. DwYer John R. Schultz German T . Glaze Edward ·s..erko S. A. Holden John Simpson J:dward Huizenira R. H. Solheim· Norman T. Jackson Carl J. Spurcll: Melvin H. Jones John Straka Anthony J , Kelly USPHS HOSPITAL . BOSTON, MASS. John M. Herrold R. J. :Mctau1hlln USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS f1·Jnidad Garcia Jr. John E. Markopolo .lenJamln f'. Grice William G. Trice VA HOSPITAL FORT How ARD. MD. Wilbert Hu&hH - · 'FINAL DISPATCH ;··<·~.: ·~:.:::·(\\::::. The deatha of the following Sea· farer• have been reported .to th• . Seafarers Welfare P.l an and th1 f2,~00 death benefit• arc being paid to their beneficiaries: USPHS. HOSPJT AL NORFOLK, VA. l'ranci1 J . Boner Eustoquls Rivera USPHS HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen James MacKenzie Harry· J. Cronin Joseph Perreira ;r, Jl, Eran W. Timmerman l'rank Kullek Norman WHt Rollert Lambert P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL . SAVANNAH, GA. Paul •. aland James T. Moore &ufua L. Fields John H. Morris William G. Grerory Gerald Perdomo Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Tvebb Benito L. Mendez USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. P . . B. Corley W. A. Johnstitn William J. F4ck Motomu Mu1aahi Sverre .Tohannes1en Geor1e J. Wanka . USPHS HOSPITAL ·· DETROIT, MICH. Tim aurke ; USPHS HOSPIT AL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHll HOSPITAL L EXINGTON, KY. 8. 0. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS a. F . .Deibler ,Jose Santiago Vir•il L . Hardinf · ~dwud J. Toolan IAILORS SNUG HARB,OR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joaeph Kollusky VA HOSPITAL JA_MAICA PLAIN, MASS. T. J:. Lamphear USPHS HOSPITAL 9 STATEN ISLAN:P. NY A. Z. Andenen Carl A. Ilm Richud Anderson D. Kaim Isaac Antonio Jo1e11h J. Keatinf Raymond H. Bunce Philip F. Korol William R. Burch Adolph Kubacki Charle1 F. R. C. Caraballo Frank D. Lillie Wll1on, 21: On D. Chlrlchella John McKarek J. Cook Jorge .J. Mai-r ero March 28, 19M John Dusan DeDuisin Stephen ME:hl"inger ·Br other Wilson Fred A. Delapenha Michael Michalik DeLeon Rafael Padilla died of exposure Hlpoilto N. B. Ed1·1niton Charle• Oglesby in Mobile, Ala- Cad Ei·nest F r ancisco Pineiro Theodore Gerber Geo1·ge H. Robinson bama. B u r i a 1 Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriquei: t 9'ok place at the Robert F. Grant Aaron Sasser Han1 R . Hanssen Olav W. Seim Mobile Memorial John Hawkin. Enr ico Tlrelll Gardens Ceme- Fred W. Heck Samuel L. Vandal James Waldr on ter y in Mobile. G. J:. Herrmann USPHS HOSPITAL Brother Wilson joined the SIU . in MANHATTAN BEACH, NY 1952 in Mobile, and had been sail· Fortunato· Bacomo lCaarel Leetmaa Jng in the steward department. Frank W. Bemrick Jamei R. Lewl1 Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomu He i1 survived by his mother, Mrs. Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw . Myrtle Wilson, of Mobile, Ala- Joseph G. Carr J ar Chong . Archibald McGuliran bama. Walte1· W. Denley Vic Milazzo John J , Driscoll Melvin 0. Moore Bart :W:. Guran lck Eugene 1'. Nel1on Gr 0 r ·i 0 P. Taib Has.sen . Joaeph Neubauer Ros a r 1 159 1: Thomas Isak1en Daniel F. Ruggiano J'ohn W·. Keenan Wade H. Sexton Brother Rosario John R. Klemowlc:1 George E. Shumaker . d f d · Ludwlf Krl1tta nsen Henry E. Smith d le 0 rownmg Fred erick Landry Vir.1Cil E. Wilmoth on June-29, 1954, James J. L a wlor Chee K. Zal in Norfqlk, Vil'· USPHS HOSPITAL g1ma. Place of NEW 0RLEAtJS, LA. · 1 E Walter J. Anderson Georire McFall b Ul'la was verCharles E. Brady Jamel M. Mason green Cemetery Albe1·t T. Cooper James B. <YKeefe · in Brooklyn, New ·John G. Dooley Alfonso Olaguibel John Doyle R. A. Ratcliff York. Brother Charin Ellzey G. J . st. Oe1·maln Rosario had been a member of the Henry L. Falgout Edward Sam1·ock David B. Fleld1 Thomas A. Scanlon SIU since 1943, joining _. in New Leo Fontenot Henry· s. Sosa. York, and had been sailing in the William Grlmt11 Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hal'deman Elmo Vance deck department. He is survived Jamu H. Hudson Dick ·· vrsser · .by his daughter, Julia Ros·, rio, of Geor• e J. Kin& · Jamea E. W.-!!rcl . · ~G. K1.1a~p ·. David A. ~'Y'rltht. e' o, ,, N ew Y ork City. . . , '. . :'l'.,w,;llfi. Lant .....;Jt;.>l'~~J--'.·.~ · - ~~~"'V . -,, !I . . ~-., . '"' . ,,.-, ~- - With ship's flag at half mast crewmembers look on silently as Captain H. M. Scholder of Robin Sher-.. wood (center, in background) conducts funeral services over the flag-draped body of Seafarer Stanley Kul'tish, FWT. The Seafarer died at sea, 'apparently of a heart ailment, about a. week before the ship \was due to dock in Boston. Photos were taken by ship's purser-pharmacist, Morris H. Elbert. All of the folfowing . SIU familie1 will co!Lec' tlie $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond tram. the Union in the baby's nam~: • Claudia Gail Petts, born March 18, 1954. Parents, . Mr. and Mrs. ~olan Potts, Jr., San Francisco, California. Robert Brian Keelan, born March Charles Anthony Batson, born, January 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 31, 195~. .Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Charles W. Batson, An.d alusia, Jehn :Keelan, Brooklyn, NY. Alabama. · .~ t t Deherah:Denise Peace, born FebJohn Anthony Caine, born March ruary 24', 1955. Parents, Mr. and 13, 1955. Parenti!", Mr. and Mrs. Mn. Henry C. Peace, Kauntz, Francis E. Caine, Mobile, Alabama. Texas. ti . ;\".. Elaine Burial, bore January 111, 19M. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Barria!, New Orleans, La. Joanie Lee l'loppert, born February 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mn. Francis Pleppert, New Orie· ans, La. , i ;t. ;t. Shirley Darlene Newton, born March 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mts. Charles Newton, Mobile, Alabama. t & t ;to Katherine Guzman, born March ./ . Toity Dean Sanchez, bern Janu- 13, 195!J. Parents, Mr. and M-r.s. ary 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. PedFo Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. Charles Richard Sanchez, Chicka.t. t t saw, A.labama. Patti· Layne Reed, born March ;t. 22, 1!15~. Parents, Mr. and . l\frs. Douglas Ted Parker, born March Mitchi!ll T. Reed, West Enterprise; 17,. 1955. Parents, Mr. and 1\:Irs. 1\lliss. Wi'lliam R. Parker, Mayport, Flort .t t ida. Betty Jean- Guthrie, born Sep.t t .t tember 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Deborah Patricia Slintak, born Mrs. ll-ydolpb Gutiu·ie, Tampa, Fl ~ . January 17, 1955. P itr ent8, Mr. and ~ ;t. ;\; Mrs. Edward Slintak, New York, Harriet· l\larie Svendsen, born r N~ . . March- 13, 1955. Paren ts. Mr . and Wanda Jean Sanchez, barn March -.t. t -t. Mrs. Viktar Svendsen, Balti mo-i·e, 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. May Linr Shek, born l\iarch 12, Md •. Thomas H. Sanchez, Chickl!saw, 1955. Parents, Mr. and· Mrs. Sou Alabama. , Shek, New York, NY. Brenda, Susan Yates, born De. cember, 23·, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Yates, Tampa, Fla. S E A F . A R E .R S - ' REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID April 11, to April 22, 1955 No. of Seafarers receiving benefits this period .. , . .. .... . . . . ... . 1.131 Average benefits paid each Seafarer . ...... .. ... .. . ... .. .. $ 67.06 Total benefits paid .t his period . ..... . . ... ... .. . ..... ... .. . $75,842.63 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital benefits .. . ....... . .. .. . .. .. . ...... ... : . .. .. ... . $ 6,435.00 Death benefi ts .. , , . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . .... .. .... ... ....... 10,809.15 Disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,450.00 Maternity benefits .... .. . . . . . . . .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200.00 Vacation benefi ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.948.48 t ;\; ;t. Norwood Dale Cain, born March 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norwood· 0. Cain, Bayou La Batre, Ala. , Thomas Casey Silkowski, born :June 21, 1954. Parents. Mr . and Mrs. John Edward Silkowski, Bridge City, La. t t Debra Carol· Stocker, born February 5, 1955. Parents, Mr . and Mrs. Harry Stocker, Jackson. Miss. ;\:. .t· Tana Ann Del Buono, born March 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. a nd Mrs. Gene Del Buono, Brooklyn, NY. 1' Total ... . ... --: . . ............ . ...... . ... . ... .. ..... .... . .. $75,842.63 ~ t t WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY l\~igdolla Cabrera Antonetty, Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . ... .. . . ... . $ 658,015.50 born March 5, 1955. Parents. Mr. Death b enefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . . . ... .. .. .. . . 1,200,91 7.38 Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,745.00 and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, P once, Maternity benefits paid sihce April 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.000.00 ·PR. Vacation benefits paid since Feb. 11, 1952 .. .. . ......... · 4,275,532.99 l\Iary Ann Westlake, bo1:n March Total .. .. .. . '. .. . ... .. . . . .. . .. ......... .. .. ....•..... .. $6,589,21 0.87 31, 1955. P arents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Westlake, Brooklyn, NY. <pates are when ben~fits began). t t ;\; WELFARE, VACATION ·PI,AN ASSETS Cash on hand-Vacation . .. .... .. . .. . .. . ... . ........... $ 773,144.23 Daniel Eugene Alford , born J an-Welfare . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468,734.92 uary 22, 1955. Parents . Mr. and Estimated accounts receivable-V<!cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,185.05 Mrs. · '.Alex Lee Alford , Pen sacola , · -Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,991.85 Fla. US Government bonds <Welfare) . ..... .. .. . . . . ..... ... 1.720,696.83 : .t t ;!. i Real estate (Welfa re) . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,894.70 Sharon Elaine Rosen, born April · -"' Other assets-training. ship (Welfare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 ,803.40 ,28, 1954. Par.ents, ~1£r. and Mn. - - - - -,,...-- .Arnold W. Rosen, Jr., Laingsburg, ~!!..-! 03.. }V!~cI1~n. "" -:r:.....,.."' ., ._ ';.'.'li'if',C•<..Ho'l'¥IP'ill~ ... _, ~....~.-::?". ll.-~ ~"- ~ .~...,....~ ~-~ ..... �.. • DIGEST ~·o1 SHIN' NEE.•Df,es.· •' aAL TORI COr1), Pebruary 16-Chalr· man, Colyer; Secretuy, W. Whiten. Vol· untary contribution• will be made to the • h lp'1 fund at payoff._ Crawmember1 were asked to be more quiet in pa11ageways, ~nd t o re l u t·n e mpty coffee cup1 tQ the p ant r y. Mtrch 20-Chalrman, It. Clolyer1 Secrehry, w. Muterson. The 1hlp'1 delega te reported that t he steward must order a new washing machine H the old one can•t be repaired. A vote of confidence wa1 given to the steward department. of linen. Steward WH as~ed to put out canned fruit• once In awhile. A. vote of thanks was given to the galley staff for their fine work. The ahlp'a laundry ls insufficient and i.f the linen is not sent ashore In the near f utur e c:rewme mben will bave tu do their own linen, thanks given to the 1teward department for a job Well done. · March 6-Chalrman, · S. Kw11tkowskl1 Se retary, R. Arnold. Dlscunlon on at!!_; tude of supervisory personnel toward Union members, and what to do with shlp '11 fund, record player, electt·ic Iron and other property belonglna t o the crew. March 22-Chelrmel),' I . ZubovJch1 . .cretary, w. Trolle. Suggeatlon made that 'the ahlp'a delegate see the chief enalneer about having. the waahing machln•~ re· paired. Su&'gestlon · made for the: ahip'1 delegate to contact the American ·. Mercha nt Marine Library Auoclitlon to chan ge the b l\rd ~ books. · ' IUP~ly -, of "meillc.i . put ,aboarcl. ,_ '. • equipment should be . · ALCOA ,OINTER (Alcoa>, March UChah'n11n, B. · McNulty1 · s'ecretary, L.· Bruce. A 1peclal meetln& 'was called to find out. why there wa's not aufflcilent night lunches put out . The steward r e• OREMAll COre>. Februuy 6-Chalrmen, plied tha t If the delega tes had come to E.· Barnhllll Secretary, R. Fithen. Wash CUBORE core>, March 30-Chalrm•n, H. him they would not' have needed a 'spe• ing machine should be .left clean after GREECE VICTOR,Y <South Atlantlc), Colllen S1eretary, .R. O'Dowd. Request clal meeting for thl •. The · steward ts111ed using. There were leaks in the fll'eman's Februmry 21...-Chalrman, F. Young1 Se~ fo1· more cups at coffee time. No beefs orders to the 1o:l!und cook to dish out ' retary, M . Gottschalk. Ship's delegate reported. foc'sle but they were fixed . m~re night lu!lches. · February 21-Chalrman, D. Miller; Sec- reported warning by captain to the crew retary, G. Milsap. A n.ew ship's delegate to ·declare all goods In Southampton as ANN MARI& . CBull>~ March 6-c:halrSIATRAIN LOUISIANA <Seatraln>. PENNMAR (Calmar), February .u Chairman, a . lngr1m1 Secretary, V. was elected. Engine delegate wlll see customs are tough there. Steward dele- man, I!. Dekln1 S1cretery, L. Calderon. March '20-Chalrman, A. Collet; Secretary, Monte. Ship's delegate reported that the flnt engineer about sougeeing engine gate reported that captain ts trying to In1t ructions were given on how to con· G. Kaufman: The report on water which run department. He makes unreasonable tact the ship .In cas~ of· em~r&'ency. One wa1 sent aehore to be tested will be there was not enough, food last trip. The foc'sles. demands that are lmpossjble to :f'ull\11, man In steward department missed the ready when ship ·returns to New · Or· ·bed1·oom stewal'd will take care of the YOUNG AMERICA CWatermal'l), no da te a nd further details and , ln:f'ormatlon wlll ship In Puel'to Rico. Second electrician leans. Ship's trell'liurer reported that ·recreation room and the engine and deck department will t'ake care of the -Chairman, J. Nash; Secretary, J, Singer: be banded to patrolmAn on arrival 11,1 asked f or rt101•e coopel'8tion concerning when h e h :led .)o flnd out why Coca Cola Ship's delegate reported b!,lefs against the States. Crewmembers we1·e -asked to electrical equipment. Suggestion WOii was not' delivered to the ship In 'New laundry. Jt was suggested that the last made to try and get a better quality ot Orleans he could see no one but the 1tandbv should take all cups from the • the steward d epar tment . Officers receive return soiled linen. a val'lety of ice c1·eam and cookies where· soap. The ~teward was Instructed to night foreman, and was given no ex· . t able ~nd put sa me in sink. ' as t h e c1·ew does n ot , The re Is a shol'tage ANGELINA (Bull>. January 20-Chalr- ol'der a new toaste1·. Cr ewmembers were planatlon. Motion made that the sillp•1 WESTERN TRADER (Western Navl11a· of food at meal time s, and the food isn' t man, E. Roundtree/ Secretary, H. Thomas. asked t o keep longshoremen out of ship delegate contact SIU welfare department, tlon J, January 23-Chalrman, J . Sh1ets; prepared properb•. Gal'bage to be dis· All hands are .happy aboar d flhip so Jar. alleyways especially . durln&' mea_l times. letting th e m know that S250 was paid The ship · crewed a week ago and no for -machine and to see whether the Coca Secretary, F. Cullison. Ship' s delegate beefs have been reported yet. Cola comp.any can be made to supply a will , see the chief engineer about the March 6--Chalrman, R. Fegler; Secrecertain number of cases each trlp, Jack of cold drinking water. No beefs tary, H, Thomas. Delegates will make 1·eported . up individual repair lists. l\fesshalls need · STEEL-. NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March February 24-Chalrman, Cross; Secrepainting and fans need repairing and 12-Chalrmen, C. Scofleld1 Secretary, A. tary, F. Cullison. Repair lists from all oiling. Brother Blizzard was thanked for " P~rlseau. Motion made ·and carried- that departments were turned Into the cap· fixing television, and the ship's delegate the ship be sub~ected to a closed fumlga• tai n . and t he cr ew agreed not to sign was thanked for the efficient and well tlon, because on 'two separate occaalon1 ou unless all major repairs were made. dol}.I job he performed. . Discussion on rats and bed bugs were found. DlscusThe ship's delegate asked the mate to current resolution will be voted on in alons on ·situations existing In •the stew· have a sailin~ boal'd placed by the ganethe future. ard department pertaining to the quality Way. of some of the stores, lack of variety RAPHAEL SEMMES CWetarmen), 'April GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic>, (Continued on page 19) December S-Chalrman, J . Swe1ney1 Sec· posed of back alt and not thrown on 4-Chelrman, H. Pler ce1 Secretary, J. P. A vote of thanks wa1 giv~n to the stewFifer. Brotbers Wj!re told to leave books retary, J . areoke. One man In steward deck. ard department. alone that don't belong to tliem. 4. vote depar tment Is fouling up and will lie ' of thanks wa1 glven for the steward deturned In t u the pat rolman in first port SEAMONITOll (Seas Traffic and Trad· partment for a fine job. l\fen using Bl!AUREGARD (Weterman), no datof pa ~·otT . lng J, F•bruary 22-Ch;iilrman, J. Har· . wa shing machine were a sked · to turn Chalrman, J, Kenai Secretary, O. W11hlln. The Ship's~ dele!rate advised men. to be on THI! CABINS c~ Tanker), January 1 worth; Secratary, C. Foster. Ship is due same off when finished using it. I-Chairman, George -BradyJ Secretary, fur -payoff soo!1 and crewmem~ers w~re steward, has a movie machine on board the job during working hours every day N Lambert. Cap tain will okay the pur· ~e~uested to give a ~nple no~lce. if lenvmg and a suggestion was made that crew- In port. · Ste.ward department delegate - The 1ollowinl' men have money • f l> • t f b 0 d In Japan if ship. Two men missed ship m Lisbon. members donate money for this so ftlms thanj{ed Cl'ew for -cooperating In. keeping due in amounts from $2 to $152 eha.s~ o . ee i ou 0 ~ n made and Discussion on dela yed sailing while the can be olitalned on the West Coast . the pantry clean. Deck delegate sµgno~1-~ed Ill adva nce. Mot 0 t extra ship was In several ports. Chief engineer April 11-Chalrman, H. Pierce; Secre- gested that all g&l'bage be taken aft and (average $20) from South Atlantic ca111ed to thank . captain for he told to stop doing crew•s wnrk . A vote tary, Bernard Toner. Motion made by L. emptied. All hands were asked to clean Steamship Line, Inc., and can refreslu~1ents dur111g the holidays. Dele· of thanks wu given to th_!! steward ile- Zalenski that a wire of suppol't be sent laundry room af ter usin&' aame. cate~ will get r<?p alr list• well in advance par! ment f o1· the food and sel'vice on · to Harry Lunde berg. taln same by contacti'nl' the com· Ship's delegates 10 as much as possible can be done at this vu ·a e were elected. aea. .Crewmembers were asked to watch ~ g · CHICKASAW CWaterman), March 2~ pany at the Savannah Bank Build· Chairman, J. Brown; Secretery, T. Buslg· 1a£et:v a t all times. ALCOA POINTER CAlcoa>, March 11- -.VACOSTA (Waterman), February 20- Ito. A new ship's delegate wa1 elected. ing, Savannah, .Ga.: January 30-Chalrman, H. Waller; Sec· Chalrman, J, B1dnar1 Secretery, R. An· Chalrman, L. Bruce; Secretllry, C. Welch. Dennis H. Brazell, Carl H. Bolton, Sen Discussion on blower In lower passageway retary, J . Guard. l\lembers voted to dls:pa tch a letter to the home office of Captain said ther e will be no slopchest drew1. Motion made and carried to keep to eliminate noise. Crewmembers were Chong Chan&'. Constantin Cyr \akldls, L. c. Ma thi asen regarding sending of crew for next trip. Clothes wlll be ordered a record of the number of days of water asked to help keep the mesaroom clean. Tai, George H. Burke, Joseph W. O'Neil, Herbert E. Loge, Gerald L. N11nce, Theo• mail to overseas ports. Door in 4 to 8 for crew on coast. Chief elech·lcian will shortage in order to file for compensa· foc'sl e kicked in by former crewmem- take care of repail'ing fans. Dell!"g ates tion .. A report will be sent to New York FAIRPORT (Waterman>, February 26- dQre R.· Correll, Anthony J. Marano, "be r; r equ est was made to impose a fine should get up a repair list. Donations to fo1· action. Elect'rlclan will be contacted Chalrman, J. Lewi11 Secretary, I. Roavold. Floyd C. Nolan, Frank B. Sterlltz, Wil· the March 0£ Dlmea will be collected at fo r such action in the future . A new lock and hasp waa put on · the llam M. Lawton, OrdWay D. Scott, Buster February 11-Chalrman, A. Brown; payoff. pantry door to · pr_event disappearance of Moore, John Dunn, Juan Hopkins, Moodie lecretary, N. Lambert. Chief englnee1· ls night lunches while ship Is In port. Dis- Willis, Joseph M. Stephens, March doing all he can to help the rusty wash STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April cussion by . ship's delega te and members Kuzywda; Egll I. Borgic, Dyorizago Kazlukewlc:r., wat er condition . The tank cannot be 6-Chalrman, H. McGu•11•1 Secretary, G. of c1·ewmembers missing ship between cleaned until vessel enters shipyard, hut Peny. Ship's offlcen. were elected and pol'ts. Recommendation df fines in the Gaston H. Salllard, John T. Flood, Robert· L. Legg, Wal Young, Winston C. Jackson. he will continue to :flush tank at every communications and written resolutions £uture, . Zenith Payne, Artbur B. King, Joseph opportunity. were accepted . A motion was made by M • . 'l'.homas, Vincent S. Kuhl, William H. George Peny and carried unanimously ROBIN HOOD CSeas Shipping), February Mason, Stanley Steven1, Krekar Balovaian, TOPA TOP'A (Waterman), February 2' that a telegr am be sent to Harry Lunde19-Chairman, M. Kopenhagen; Secretary, Donald W. Turner , Robert Subbert, Henrv -Chairman, J, Busalackll Secretary, s. berg. H. 4>ombrowskl. Motion made that _Dj!W 'oseph. Ship's delegate will take all reabout raising pressure In drinking foun· delegates be elected as . the old onea re- Hence, Herbert Parks, Jr.; pair lists and hand 1ame over to patrolClaud& J, Hopkins, Homer L. Rin~o. MARY ADAMS CBloomfleld), Aprll 10- taln. Messman asked crew to coopel'ate signed . . A suggestion was made that on G.eorge man and d~partment heads before algn-on. Chalrman, M. -Dackn, Ernest Ramirez, Emer y H. Meaford1 Secretary, E. Fed· in keeping messroom clean. A vote of long stays i n port the steward -contact A new washing machine 11 needed for den. A motion waa made by R. Burton thanks was given to the steward depa1·t· D. Cor.well, Lawrence E. Bartlett, Vinthe chief. mate and see about having the cent Dawson, Robert B. Brady, Rolando the crew. and carried that a teleg1·am be sent to ment. garbage removed as .,it ls unsanitary. All Montero, Russell E. Simmons. Elmer Lundeberg, giving him a vote of hands a1u·eed to give the old library CICIL N. BEAN (Dry-Trana), February Harry PENNMJlR (Calmar), March 27-Chalr· books t d the seamenls club in East Lon~· Wheeler. Paaquala Dinlno, .Joseph R. Mar· confidence. Resolutions were acted upon 20-Chalrman, P. ArthoflrJ Secretary, K. and carried unanlmou1ly. man, W. Davle11 Secretary, N. Cohen. A don as they- were generous and kind to coux, Uno Vllpor n, Nicolas Razor, .Touni1 (:olflna. Ship's delegate wanted to know · minor dispute was reported in the en- the c1·ew. last Christmas. No · one but P. Skoilfelas, Anthony L. Scarmato; · i he 1·e1mm why the laat mlnute1 were John J. Gates, Athanaslos Makaratzlir, gine department. Steward was asked to the crew· ts alloV{ed to use th• laundry LOGANS FOlt T CCltlH ltr vl~el, April not 11111t to headquarters. F ormer 1ecVictor . B. Cooper, Chen&' Youn&'. James change v1tr lety of dessert1 11nd cu ~ down ratuy claimed they were lost. A mo- 10- Chalrman, J . l•lde1 Secretery, Rob- on custards. If any of the crewmembers and wasbh11f machine, and ·all ))ands C. Burnette, Willy O. Svara•.. Call' G, tion was passed that a 1peclal -meeting ert Bennett, The 1hlp'1 delegate spoke · have beef• about the food they 1hould should keep same clean. A vole ul thank• R einhold, W. H. Walton, W . H . Cha dbu r n, '!i• held with agent ·ot payoff port regard· on the SIU atand on marine ho1pftals br ing them to the attent-lon of the stew- given to the baker for hi• exceptionally David R . Morra&"hum, Francis J. Harirney, :Ing hmel'1p1·ing mattre1111 and lhortage and tha new bli-1111 1y1tem. Crcwmembers ard department and not grumble among good .baking and tasty snacks at coffee C. Del Castilla, Peter Smidt, Ralph W. tlmi. wore Informed of the ·new bulk carrier Shandi, Arnoldu1 DeKok, Hubert H. Repair llat1 will be made a&"reement adaptecl by Hury Lundeberif. themselves. John1on, John Ballud, Robert J, Wise• A motion waa made and carried to give up by the department delegates for 1ubPILTORll <ore>t March 2S.::,,cbi·ir man, m a n , William B. Salazari . Lundeber1 full backln1 on his position mlttal prior to ·arrival on the Ea1t" Coast; W. Reld1 Secretary, . O. Ball; Delegates Claude F. Carroll, M. J. Mitchell, Vil• In refuence to CAMU. · 'IUGINll ' <Oro), March U-Chalrmen, were asked to check each department for helm Rlchard1on, Petrol E. Vout1lnas, needed repaln and turn •ame over to the Johanne1 Vande1 Evde, Joannl• Konlem, ALCOA POLARIS CAlaoa>, iiebruery H Ill. Slrol11 'ecretary, A. Da.Foreat. A let- ship's delegate, Cup1 1hould be returned. Curt st~rke, B. J, Fanning,_G. w. Wohl, from the SIU Welfir e Dep u tme nt to -Chairman, W. 'hurrou11h11 Secretery, ter to the · Piiiilry a fte r usln« · them . All M. Polouls, D. Z. Lutero, L. J. Love, L. C. W. Bataon. The· chief engineer will the shlp'1 delegate, in reference to the hand• were . asked to' cooperate and· help F itsgei.'ild, J. G. F redericka, J , J , LYc!~nl, of a shipmate, was read. An check the cold water line to aee why the death H •. Alexandrta, E&"bert Palmer, E. Von del.' nad been prepared and mailed ke4p the pantry and laundry cleaner. water la alway1 hot. Request patrolman answerGermany..Vllet,, D. V . .Burchard, W. ·A.. Brooki; The delegate reported to attend tire and boat drill In Mobile aa ·from CHlLORI (Ore), March 2~Cl:lelrjften, C. T. White, C. Barrineau, W. -s. WUvariou1 member. ue 1hlrklng their that he now h&1 a complete repair list D. Ponte11 secretary, J. O•ddla. The chief llam1, E. Mathew1, .T, llsits, C. L. Moody. and wlll turn it in to the captalii. A dutlea at aald clrill1. vote of thank1 w11 .extendetl to the e ngineer will see abaut r epair ing wuhln&' M, Multer, .. R. G. Atwell. E. R-. Cr.owen. reported, J. N. Dubose. S. F. Hayea, C•. C. Slmmon1, for the excellent quality of the machine. No beef• CUBORI COre), 9iebruary 22-Chalr· baker . _ . __ G. A. Gardner, C. Kµmrow, M. J. Lohr. · goods on the voyage. Some disman, w. Caln1 lecretary, B. Wlalon. Mo· baked SIA CLOUD (American Merchent M1·· I. Ranew, John A. Call, G. F. Wilson, G. cussion about painting done by the captlon made that. pantry and recreation tain, which will be taken up with the rlne), December 26-Ch•lrmen, 1. Gr•t· A, Allen. J . B, :ffenley, A. R. La .Torre. room be locked In port. A vote of thanks patrolman 1ky1 Secretuy, Done ld . Porreat. A new' . L. :M. Al!eir, ·E: D. Selms, 0. F. Martin, _ upon arrival. was given to the eteward department. ship'• , delegate ·was elected. A motion J;ame1, .B'rown, R , R. White. Members were asked to stop throwing MICHAIL (Carras), Much 2~Chair· was made and carried to have minor cigarette butte on the d eck. , man, F. ·1sra111 Secretary, D. Collins. repail's and adjustments taken care of by d,epartment delegates. The steward FR&NCH CR!il!K (Clt111 Servleel, Feb· Cr ew was psked to donate to· the ship' s will report m~ cm;1dltlon 11n!f. shortages. of ruary 23-Chelrman, A: Arnold; Secre- fund. There is now a balance of .$22.85 .store11 at t he next meeting. The 1teward the f und. The crew ·was also asked to t ary, I. Johnson .. Shl11'1 delegate repor ted In take it easy and not overload the wash- depar tment will · t a ke care of ihe recrea- · that all 1•epah·1 . will . bo . taken ca re of. ing tlon r oom a nd the deck a nd e ngine demachine when usln&' It. Discussion on flrlna of men. Vote of Nicfiolas Mllldlebrooil PDl't ments will alternate in taking ca re of the laundry room. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), no date Please contact John W. Clark J a nui ry 30-Ch.a lrmen, H. Gerl1; Sac·. Cha(rman, . . C• . Long1 Secretary, John Decker. Food change bas started on Bull retuy, _D. Forrest• . Ship's delega·t e. re· immediately at the SIU New York Ltne for -the purpose of lmp1·ovlng stew· por te4 tllat ,one half . the number ·.o f new ha Ir concerning an important ·mat· ard department efficiency. It ls the pol- t ans r equired we1·e placed aboard. He· ter. icy of the SIU to cut waste without cut- rend a copy of the . steward - r equisition ~75 Av~. ting the · quality of tbe . lood. -'!'he stew· rd for 1undry stores, which indidllted that i\;. i\;. ;t, department stores are put on by the new cots we1·en't ordered. Two new fan1 Henry L. Childers 1 company and are not orde1·ed by the wer e allotted to each department. Crewsteward. members were asked not ' to overload Peter Pasinosky, who was ·ship· washln·g machine. mate with you -aboard SS Donald ROBIN LOCKSLEY <Seas Shipping), ARLYN (B i.Ill, Merch 24-Chairman, 0. S. Wright in 1946, urges you to Guerro; Secretary, c. KrelH. Captain asked cre~ embers not to ihrow ciga- contact .him at Campbell Ave., f11ds re tte butts or any -dirt in passageways. Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Repair lists a1·e to bl! made out by de· 4;. . ;t._ (1) Michelangelo was the painter pa1·tment delegates and h anded over to ~ e • e I e I • • • • • and sculptor. thl! 1hlp'1 delegat e.. before arrival in port. Bernard Jurkowski A vote of tha nks was given to the baker .your,.brotiu~r Staniey urges you (2) Diamond, emerald, sapphire, a nd t hlr!f cook f or splend\d meals poi cut <,lur ing a bsence of a chief cook. ruby• to write him c/o PO Box 121,_Web· - -MON_EY DUE ob· P11zzle An•wer _Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, Fourth Brooklyn 32 NY1 . I would like to recefve the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS CITY. S_igned ....... ....... ........ . ...... ..... ... NAME . .... .... . . . . ....... Z0NE .. ' .. ' .STATE .......................... . :ro AVOID DUPLICATION1 ff . you ere en old subscriber . end have .• c:h1nge of 1ddress, please gl~e your formtr 1ddre11 below1 · · --- Answer•• '(3) (c) Ted Williams, with the Boston Red Sox, in 1941. (4) Normandie (19~5). (5) Taj Mahal. (6) 39 nickels, 26 -dimes, 13 ALCOA PA't RIQT (Alcoa), March ,_ Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, T. · San· chez. S15 wus t aken fr om the ship's fund fol' flowers· f or a .. -brot her who passed· away. A suggestion was made to mak..two arrival pools to build the •ship's fund in order to buy a TV set . Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about buying a 'n~w washi ng machine. . up , ADDRESS ·······.· ··· ·· ·; ·······-~ ············· · · · · · ·· · · · ··· · · ···· ·· ·· ···· · · · · · ·· · · ·· ;"· ...............,.................. J. TRINITY (Carras>, March 6-Chelrm1n, Buselewskl; Secretary, M. ·Reid. ~- ster, ~ass. ... �'. ... :.idu,.tw , ' '" ; ·, • ' ' ; • ·~ : S B.Al·'.4· lr··:.E.a ·s ,• .-~ r • £0 G • • ~· :DICBST -: ol SHIPS~ . ' were acted upon and accepted 100 •per· <Continued from page ·18) cent. :A motion WH mad~ :by H. Brodie and the practlee of •Yinf too ma!IY left· to wire Harry LundeberJ, PrHldent of oven and Hrvlng them at a later meaJ. ~e Seifareri International Union. reaard· Ina mpport to polltlon on CAMU, cat:· , STBEL 'SIAFARIR Oathmlan), March rJed. unanimou1ly. · s-;..chalrm1n, none; Secretary, none. 12-4 oiler feels that llnce he 11 a union man ANN MARii <•um, Aprll J-Ch1lrm1n. and pays mb1tantlal dues he Jntenda to be treated and spoken to by otrJcera in I. Dakln1 Secretary, 1. · Kllll1rew. Dele· jatH report aveeythlnl In aood condl· a manner befitting ht1 rating and affllla· tlon. Dl1cu11lon1 with captain on bavlna Uon and runhina 9Dlootbly. A apeclaJ quarters painted. A vote of thanlu WH meeting WH called. All reporta and com· Miven to the baker tor the goodlem at munl~tlona were accepted. Crew voted full endorsement of AFL polltlon on coffee time, and to all deleeates. CAMU and SIU new hJrlnt eet-up. Crew· members request a new toaster. New DEL ALBA CMlssl11lppll, March 20 mattre11H1 are needed for the ho111ital. Ch1lrm1n, E. Riviere; Secretary, ~- GelL &hip's deleeate reported that new pDlow1 were received- and ship was fumigated. ANTINOUi cwaterm1nl, April S-Ch•lr· Seef In steward department in I regard man, J. L(ttle;· Secretary, J. Murphy. Comto dirty pitchers, but other than thJa· the munlcatlon1 read and , accepted. Resolu· steward department has been very coop- tlon1 on CAMU and SW hJrlnt program erative. Motion made and carried that were -read and motion• made and car.ried paHageways, quarters, galley, messhall1 to acc~pt and concur. A motion was and showers be painted. made by Brother Ellis that a telegram be sent to Brother Harr)' Lundeberg con· REPUBLIC (Trafal1lar>. October 1~ demnlng the actions ol Joe Curran In Chairman, W. Szczepanski; Secretary, W. selling out on hiring hall Jssue. Barth. Request for an exterminator to try to get rid of roaches. A patrolman ARCHERS HOPE <Cities Service>. April wlll be contacted about having the fresh 6-Chalrmen, T. Waems; Secretary, I. water tanks cleaned. Swafford. All reports and communications were voted upon and accepted GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), unanimously. Crew backs AFL unions' March 28-Chalrman, E. Deshotels; Sec- stand on CAMU. Crew also pledges full .retary, J. Bdward1. Engine delegate took support to SIU hiring program . up the question of keys with the chief engineer and the chief said the captaib BEATRICI <Bull>, April 4-Ch1lrman, would reach an agreement with the ship's F. Fromm; Secretary, R. Hall. Ship's delegate. Motion made and carried that de,\egate. F. Froom, reported that the the night lunch contain a greater variety ship pays off In Baltimore. Headquarters of meats. The heating system In some report and communications were read .rooms Is very poor. and accepted. Motion made by P. Dunphy to accept resolution supporting CAMU CATHERINE (Dry Trans), March 26decision. Motion made by H. Ricci to Chalrman, J. Ranieri; Secretary, D. Massa. accept resolution on SIU hiring set·up. Ship's delegate requP.sted that shipboard Both carried unanimously. elopchest prices 1 be mailed Into nearest port. Longshoremen and others outside BEAURliGARD <Waterman), April 5of crewmembers should be kept out of Chalrman, s. Turner; Secretary, J. Can· messrooms and crew's quarters at all .trell, Jr. Brother Mastin was elected as times. Steward told membership that ~n ship's delegate, Joe Pagola was elected. cases of shortages of soap, matches, etc., as ship's secretary reporter and John he would be glad to cooperate and su~ Cantrell was elected to the post of 1hlp's plement. All hands urged · to keep Jaun- treasurer. Resolution& mpporting AFL dry room clean. stand on CAMU and backlDf SIU new hiring set-up accepted .100 percent. MoALCOA PIONEER <Alcoa>. February 27 tion made by J. · Cantrell to .send tele· -Ch1lrman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary, J •. gram to Harry Lundeberg congratulating ~ R. Tiiiey. The shiP'!i delegate reported him on . the· action he took regarding· that the ship received fresh stores of an CAMU. A ship's fund wlll be l!tarted kinda In 5an Pedro. So far there Is a for emeriency use and benefit of crew· dispute about no shore leave In Yoko· membere. All crewmembers were 11)\ed hama and delayed aalllng due to repalre to cooperate with the new))' elected crew of the vessel. Motion made and carried representatives. BIENVILLE (Waterm1n>, April 4 Ch1lrm1n, M. Karlovee1 Secretary, R. Perry. J\lotlon made by A. Maje.ky to accept and concur headquarters report, carried unarilmoualy. Communication• read and" accepted by the crew. Resolutions adopted eupportlng AFL lltand on CAMU and SIU'• hiring 1et-up. Motion made by A. Shellen that the crew wire the president of the International regarding CAMU l11ue. Carried unanl· that crew go on record to ask negotla.t ing mously. committee of the SIU to bring up the BRADFORD llLAND <Cities Service), po11lbillty of changing the present trans· portation clauses In tlie agreement to "Pr!! ,_Ch1lrm1n, H. Oranfl Secretary, D. Wiiiiams. Motion made and carried collect transportation from port to port Instead of area to area. The washing ma- to send telegram to Harry Lundeberg backing his position on CAMU and giving chine Is In a poor !;Qndltlon. him crew'• 1upport. Ship's trea1urer, V. Radcllll' reported that thert II f48 In ALCOA CORSAIR IAlco1J, Api'll l - the ahJp'1 fund. Dl1eu11lon on ffniorlt)' Ch1lrman, o. Callahan1 Secretary, M. Cos- rule1. tello. Communlcatlon1 were read and accepted. Brother CalJJlhan made a nt'o· CALMAR CC1lm1r), Aprll l--Ch1lrm1n. tlon to accept and concur In resolutions A. J1ckson1 lecretary, c. Hostetter. Del· •lidorslng 1tand on CAMU and SIU htr- e1ate1 report ahJp j1 In 1ood 1hape with lna sy1tem, motion carried unanimously. no beefs pendlna. Headquarter1 report WH read and aacepted. Crew voted ALCOA PINNANT (Alcoa), April 6- complete mpport to AFL unlona' poll· Chalrman, V. Naah; Secretary, J. Stewart. Uon on CAMU• . Crew allO 1ave full IUPHeadquartefl report, communlcatlon1 ind port to &JU'• new hlrlDI 13'ltem. A mofHolutlom read, dl1cwined end accepted tion WH made by W. Yerke thlt a tele· unanimously. Motion made and carried aram ile sent to Harry LUBdebera. to Hnd a teleeranr to Harry Lundebera 1uppo~lng hJm on CAMU. · CANTIGNY <CltlH •ervlce), Aprll 7Chalrmen, J, Phllllpa; lecretary, R. - Mc· ALCOA PILGRIM CAico.), April 7- Don1ld. Re10lutton1 end communication• Chalrmin, Rihn; Secretary, Turk. Dele• read and accepted. Motton made and carfates reported no beef11 pending and all 11 In order. l;leadquarten report waa read and accepted with thank1. All com· munlcatlon1 · were read and accepted. lle1olutlon1 adopted In 1Upport of AFL action on CAMU and· SW'• new hiring eet-up. A lincere vote of thank• 1lven SIU repreaentatlve1. for a Job well done. ALCOA POINTIR <Alcoa), April 6 Ch1lrm1n, J. lt1 mbo; licretary, C. Brock· ett. We, the . crewmembere of the SS Alcoa Pointer, vote 100 percent tin favor of AFL polltlon on CAMU and SJU'1 new hlrlnt program. ALCOA POLARUS <Alco1), ·April 5'C h1lrm1n, H. Troxclalr; leGret1ry, J. Hannon. Motiona made and carried to accept headquarters report and communlcatlon1. Resolutlon11 carried unanimously. Support voted SIU hiring 1et·up. A motion wH made and carried that a wire be sent to Brother Lundeberg supporting his actlona In withdrawing from CAMU. ALCOA RANGER <AlcOI), April 7Chalrman, J. B1doff; Stcretary, R. Clymer. A motion wa1 m11de by R. Smith that crew 11\lpport CAMU po1ltlon and &lU'1 new hiring hall arrangement. Unanimously agreed. A telegram of IUP· port was sent to Harry Lundeberg. rled to eend wire to Jfarr1' Lundeberf baeldna him on CAMU tnue. Crew also voted full npport to SW'• new hlrlnl Mt·•P· . CHICKASAW (Waterman), April 7 Chalrm1n,. R. Suckln11eri Secretary, M. Patterson. :Meetlna aalled to take action on Important tuue1. Crew voted unanl· mou1 1Upport to Lundebera 11olltlon on CAMU and endoreea 8IU'1 newly-eltablilhed 1enlorlt7 hlrlna ayltem. A tile· iram WH 1ent to Harr)' Lundeber1 coniratulattn• him for expolfnl failure ot CAMU. CHILORI <Orel, April 7-Chelrm1n, S. Pulford1 Secretary, O. Marcotte. II. Ful· ford, 1blp'1 delefate, reported that the food t1 lmprovln1. The WHhlnl machine wa1 repaired by m1ehlnilt and II workln• very 'Yell. New lhip'1 officers were elected. Motion made · by D. Ponte1 and carried that a teleiram of full mpport be 1ent to Harry Lundeberf. Crew voted unan1Jnou1 mpport to AFL iroup1 on CAMU action and ple~ed iuli Eupport to &JU In carrytna out new 11nlorlty hlrln• ay•tem. ALCOA RUNNER <Alcoa), April 6,Ch1lrm1n, H. Butts; Secretary, c. Jones. · Reports, communications and resolutions were. accepted 100 percent. Motion made 1md carr,J.ed to 1end a telegram to Harry CHIWAWA <Cltl•- Service), Aprll S-Lundeberg regarding hl1 stand on Wash· jngt.on walkout. SIU ni;w hiring 1et·UP Ch1lrman, J. Merrell; lecretary, I. R1y. fiven lull support. Severil brothers apoke- Crew voted lull 1Upport to CAMU poaltlon and SW'• new hlrlDI proiram. l>n keeplnt the ship cleaner. ALIC• BROWN <Bloomfteld), April 6Chalrman, c. Hlll1 Secretary, R. Fer•u1on. A vote wa1 held on re1olutlon1 relating to AFL union's 1tand on CAMU and SIU hiring plan. Carried 100 per· oent. The crew aboard thil ship will back headquarters all the way. BAL TORI <Orel, no 4late-Chalrm1n, Jack Wise; lecretary, J. Olbll1. Dllcu1ldon on keeplnf recreation room clean. New w&1hln1 machine to be uaed caretully. 8hlp'1 dele1ate reporta everything fOlnf ftne. . I - Pq-e. Nfneteea . ' MEETINGS • • • .. 41 American money order1. Wlll notify pa. trolman and aak for proper· repatr1 or demand a new washing machine. Pad· ding for doors will be requested 10 that doors m•Y be closed without wakln1 those members asleep. ~ral. The crew pantryman was oven a vote of thanks for his voluntary care ot the crew library. Brotfier Emerick a&~ed the crew to be careful when using the washing machine as the motor burned out the first time it was used this voyage. I ORIMAR core>. March 16-Chalrman, S. Prekepuk1 lec:retary, W. Anderson. Ship's de~l(ate reported that the SIU library came aboard In Baltimore ind alked crew to take care of the books. fans In the dayman's foc'1le need re· Pairing. A .vote of thankr extended to the ste,.-ard · department for the swell chow tlley have been putting out. SALEM MARITIME <Cities 6arvlce), Much 20-Chalrman, A. Gowder; Seere· tary, W. Mlekle. One man missed ship In Lake Charles. Di~ussion on SIU pro· CITY OF ALMA !Waterman>, February cedurf!. All hands were informed of new SW seniority hiring system. Crew radio 13-Chalrman, D. Pool; Secretary, R. El· llott. No beefs reported, and everything to be purchased in J!.altlmore. running smoothly on board. C. J . Nall SANTORE core>, March 27-Chalrman, elected as ship's delegate. c. Stroud; Secretary, ' G. ' Prota. Motion March 27-Chalrman, H. Scholes; Secremade and carried that the ship's dele- tary, R. Elliott. Sugges.tion . made that gate see the patrolman about arranging all repairs be made this trip as they for standbys for those that want them haven 't been taken care of for the last In the shipyard. The ship's delegate will t~o trips. Delayed sailing from Tripoli see the mate about keys for the rooms disp uted. · be~ore goin~ to shipyard. The ste'\\'ard -turned the ship's fund over to the ship's ANTINOUS <Waterman>. March 13delegate. , Chairman, J. Little; Secretary, H . Bi'err• · Ing. Ship's delegate reported $22.81 in MARORE <Ore), March 27-Chalrm~n. J th.e ship's fund and t~ouble between rhe C. Sharp; Secretary, c. Ludwick. More w1~er and first assistant referred to fans are needed in the recreation room. Umon. One man. fired for abusive Jan- , J lee water requested in messroom besides g.ua ge to the chief mate and first as- the soft drinks. Men coming off watch s1stant. Deck delegate and electrician say there is no night lunch. Men can't both spoke , orl cooperation ::mong crews!eep because of loud squ(!ak from the member.s and licensed personnel who are also umon men. washing machine. I I COE "VICTaRV <Victory Carriers>, March 17-C:halrman, L. Hall, Jr.; Secretary, Frank Allen. The ship's articles were backdated · ten days on arrival Jn New York: No port payoll', only a draw elven out. Ship's delegate to tell patrolman to ' demand that the captain make up a· port payoff before rdgnlng articles. Refrigerated ·boxes, · dry store rooms and lockers, etc., should be cleaned at sea and not In port as has happened on for· mer voyages. The ship wlll be exter· mlnated for roaches on arrival. A vote of thanks goes to the steward department for all· around good chow. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April 3Chalrman, W• ., Mitchell; Secretary, E. Auer. Ship's · delegate gave a talk on the mall situation and Will see about working out the best arrangement In each port. Brother King gave a talk on keep· In& things clean and shipshape In gen- a:: Stauertnc Losses The Ill-starred "convoy PQ-17, known to seamen as the "Fourth of July" convoy lost 22 of its 33 ships after its armed escort left it to shift for itself on July 4, 1942. The losses were heaviest in three days of concentrated attacks during which heavily-loaded ships exploded from munitions cargoes or went down in minutes. Only four SIU ships survived · of the 20 US ships in the convoy, most of them manned by Seafarers. Succeeding convoys; even though well-escorted, bled severely to deliver food and war materials. PQ18 which followed lost 13 of its 40 ships and up to March, 1943, 32 of 143 American ships sailing this run neyer saw port again. But not all the stories of the merchant marine in war were tales of ships lost and men killed. Mer~ chant ships had t heir successes too, which were reflected in military victories ashore. There was the SIU-manned Seatrain Texas which rushed 180 Sherman· tanks to North Afric!l. without escort in • LIBERTY FLAG <Dover), March 6' MARY ADAMS .(Bloomfield>, March '7Chalrman, A. Wiier Secretary, B. Hay. Chairman, C:onnors; Secretary, A. , Fecte~u. Ship's delegate reported that The chief engineer was contacted about the water being rusty, and crew was told money question had been taken up with that there was not enough water taken patrolm ~ n . Suggestions were made that library books be returned in their places. A weekly list will be posted for the cleaning "Of the recreation and laundry rooms. Suggestion made that fresh milk sho\ll<l l!e sgved for Persian Gtflf. Fase-sts quit Ten Years Ago (Continued from page 2) · in the coming months but they were only a foretaste of what was to come in the months ahead. When war broke out, German subs immediately moved into action off the east coast of the US where unarmed , unescorted merchant vessels made good hunting. Between January and June , 1942, 154 American and Allied ships were sunk along the coast and in the northwest Atlantic. It wasn't until June that coastal convoys began and ships got some measure of protection. The same was true of Gulf and Caribbean waters, wher~ 167 ships were sent to the bottom in the same period. In the month of May German subs feasted on 31 ships in this ·a rea alone. Ships were sunk In the mouth of the Mississippi, between Key West and Havana and at . the entrances to Texas and Louisiana oil ports. Oil and bauxite carriers .were· the principal targets. But .the most dramatic and most dangerous run was the trip through icy Arctic waters to . :Murmansk. In addition to navigational hazards of bitter Arctic ·Ocean weather, ships had to run gauntlet of planes, subs and naval vessels based .on Norwegian ports. Men who survived the loss of their ship often failed to survive the icy cold and stormy waters on liferafts and boats. aboard ship at Pusan, and tanks · have a sediment on the bottom. Motion made by bosun that a repair list be turned Into the delegate6. To go on record that a crewmember be brought up on charge1 for maliciously threatening life of fellow crewman and that such charges be left pending until brother can answer same at Union hall. Patrolman will ch eck on galley range with the chief engineer. MARGARET BROWN !Bloomfield), April 16-Chairman, E. Hunt; Secretary, v. Genco. Motion made and carried to ac· cept headquarters report as read . There was len gthy discussions on the new seniority shipping system. Crew went on record to adopt the new SIU hiring pro· gram based on seniority; also the resolution dealing with the AFL posit ion on CAlllU. the summer of 1942. Tank drivers of the British 8th Army met the ALCOA PEGASUS . <Alcoa), April 16ship at the docks and shortly after Chalrman, A. Beck; Secretary, A. Gomez. Reading clerk read communications dealput the force s of Marshall Rom- ing with the hiring hall and rotary shipping. Crew took action giving support mel to rout at . El Alamein, just to AFL on CAMU and to SIU on newly. 60 miles west of Alexandria. The established hiring system. Motion made Robin Locksley , another SIU ship. by Brother Philllp to draft a telegram carried precious supplies of food , ' munitions and fuel to beleaguered Malta in November, 1942, when the Mediterranean was an Axis lake and Malta was being bombed daily. The Lawton B. Evans delivered gasoline and ammunition to Anzio beachhead in "Jan.uary, to H~rry Lundeberg going· along with 1944, and shot down four bombers I him on failure of CAlllU. carried. while b e ing unloaded . VENORE ((Ore), April 16-Chairman, $. Seafarer-Hero Day; Secretary, W. Robinson . Motion made by Brother Gilmore accept and Then there were the hundreds concur in headquarters report. Carried of ships whic h landed 2 ~2 million unanimously. Motion made by Brother Robinson to accept and concur with resotroops, 17 million tons nf supplies lutions backing AFL on CAMU and stip· and a half-million trucks and tanks porting SIU's new hiring system, Carried. A telegram sent to Harry Lundeberg on the Normandy beaches in the backing him was all the way. It was pointed first three months after D-Day as out that shipboard meetings should be held more regularly for the benefit of all well as the hundreds more at the concerned. A vote of thanks was given Leyte landings, and at other in- to the steward department. vasions from North Afriea to OkinMAE (Bull), April 4 - Chairman, A. awa. Among the seamen who man- Hiers; Secretuy, G. G19e. New delegates ned these ships were men like elected. Communications were read and carried unanimously. Motion by Ed Carl· Gustave Alm , carpenter of the An- son to approve new hiring plan. Crew gelina, who single-handedly kept went on record In support- of AFL posl· Uon on CAMU, carried unanimously. !\Io· four survivors of torpedoing from tlon by Sid Berger that the crew of the SS Mae wire SIU President Lundeberg losing .their grip on an overturned on the Issue regarding CAMU, carried. lifeboat through a stormy Atlantic night. Then when rescue came, MARYMAR <Calmar), April 6-Chalr· Alm caught lines from the · ship man, J. Markham; Secretary, F. Fletcher. Washing machine needs repairing and and tied them around his ship~ patrolman wlll be Informed of this at Communications, mates who were too weak to help payoff In Baltimore. headquarters - report read. Crew unanithemselves. mously adopted resolutions 1pproving There was Joseph Squires of the new SW hiring set-up and endorsint stand on CAMU. Motion made that Maiden Creek wno stayed aboard AFL a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg 'to launch the last lifeboat when backing him 100 percent In his attempt the ship went down on December to keep Jo~ under our flag. 30, 1942, and George Alther who MASSMAR <Calmar), April 4-Chalrman, lost his life trying to save a A. Novik; Secretary, H. Greenwald. Mix· inlf niachlne sent ashore !or "l'epalrs. Ice wounded Naval officer on the box fixed. Motion made by Edward Crelan Timothy Pickering in July, '1943. to accept and concur in headquarters i·e· port. Motion by E. Abad to accept and Or Holcomb Lemmon of the Henry concur In resolutions on SW hiring and Bacon who helped load passengers support of CAMU. Motion made by A. Novak that the crew of the SS Massmar and crew into lifeboats and life- wire the president of the SIU of NA rafts and then calmly. chatted with pledging support in CAMU issue. the chief engineer as the two went MOBILIAN <Waterman>, April 6-Chalr· down with the ship. min. J. Burns; Secretary, J. Castro. Mo· These men, and others, w.ere tlon made and carried to support new SIU hJrlng system and to back AFL po· awarded the Distinguished Service sitlon on CAMU. Headquarters report Medal of the merchant marine, the was read and accepted. highest honor available to men in NATIONAL LIBERTY <Nation-al Ship. merchant . service. More than 20 ping ind Trading), April I-Chairman, F. «;osptl; Secretary, F. Anderg. Deck de· merchant vessels were subsequent- partment quarters need painting al'ld ly named after Seafarers who lost other repairs should be taken ca1·e of also. Communications accepted as read. their lives during the war. Crew voted unanimously to endorse AFL After May 1945, mercha.1t position on CA!IIU. Resolution adopted full endo1·sement tq new hiring ships turned to the new task of giving system in SIJJ. LOGs and the Union will feeding and supplying war-torn be asked to contact the company and make sure LOGs are forwarded to vessel lands, and the i·esumption of nor- while on voyage. mal commerce between nations. 1: -, NEVA CBloomfleld), .April 6Ten years after, the memory of Chalrman, WEST M. Browni Secretary, A. Whit· wartime heroics may grow faint mer. Crew voted to adopt a resolution pledging 100 percent support to new hirbut the job 9,£ the merehant maing set-up and AFL stand on CAMU. rine coi:it~nues. . ·co:mniuttlcatlons"' were read and accepted. I to 1; ·1 �SEAi'AREllS •i:.aa · Vol. XVII No. 9 Aprll_. Zf, 1951 __• _:_OP:FICIAL _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __ ORGAN OP: TH! SEAFARERS INTtRNATION ,AL UNION . • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL •~ ,. / years ago- History's greatest land and sea w-ar, World War -II, came to an end in the European arena ten years ago next week. It was on May 7, 1945, ~hat a defeated Germany officially threw in the sponge. The end of the war in Europe also meant the end of an orgy of merchant ship sinkings which cost the US alone over 1,500 vessels and .the allies all told 4, 770 ships. Six thousand US mer· cha'nt seamen went down with their vessels, over 1,200 of them members of the SIU. The number of other seafaring casualties from injury, hunger, thirst and expesure ran many times that total. · World War II was fought on a scale that is still hard to con.. ceive ten years after, and made demands on the US merchant marine that stagger the imagination. By VE day, the US had 5,529 merchant ships on d:uty carrying food, munitions and other supplies to every one of the world's far-flung batUe areas. For the men who braved-icy Arctic waters on the Murmansk run, faced torpedoes unarmed and unescorted in the Atlantic in 1942, or ran the gauntlet into the beaches at Anzio, Sicily, Okinawa, Normandy and other landings, it was a grim war in· deed. V-E day for them was · a memorable day of rejoicing. ,,.... Pleased relief showed on faces of Boston residents when they got news that European war was officially ended. Japanese surrender came approximately four months later. IL. - In a scene repeated many times over during the war, a merchant ship explodes and goes up in flames after being hit by a German bomber during the 1943 invasion of Sicily. · One week after Germany's surrender, U-boat U-858 surfaced off Cape May, New Jersey, and turned itself in. Marines are shown searching U-boat crewmembers. · These Seafarers drifted three days in a lifeboat after a sub .p umped 50 sheOs into _their unarmed ship. It was 1942 when. ships were unprepared for ·sub warf~re. Two of three survivors of SIU-manned City of Atlanta, Robert Fennell, oiler, and George Tavelle, 2nd mate, smile from hospital .beds. Ship ··was one of first ·to co down after US. ent~red war. · . ·-· - . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource April 29, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VE-DAY HONOR 6,000 SEAMEN DEAD FARM BLOC MOVES TO SLASH '50-50' SUP VICTORIOUS ON PACIFICUS A-POWERED CARGO SHIP PLANNED FOR PEACE TOUR BILL SEEKS PAY LID ON SUBSIDIES CHARIMAN OF CONGRESS COMM. ON LABOR RACKETS LAUDS SIU SIU CONVENTION TO OPEN IN MONTREAL ON MAY 23 EAST COAST HEARINGS DUE IN MARITIME US SUBSIDY SOUGHT FOR LOW-COST LINERS SIU-BACKED BOXER COPS AAU LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AN EXAMPLE OF MARITIME LABOR DISRUPTION FOREIGN-FLAG CO. USES US LAW TO END CREW BEEFS SALE HELD UP ON WATERMAN ALA. UNIONS TO BATTLE 'WRECK-LAW' SIX SEAFARERS CITED AS HEROES BULK OF AID SHIPMENTS SLATED FOR ASIA IN '56 FETE OPENS NEW ANNEX IN MOBILE BRIDGES BID DELAYS MCS-AFL PACT TALKS AN ATOMIC MERCHANTMAN PRAISE FROM COAST GUARD SIU OF NA ROUTS BRIDGES BY 4 TO 1 IN 3-DEP'T VOTE TWO BOSUNS? TOO MUCH FOR OREMAR SEAFARERS 'REFIGHT' STONY CREEK'S BATTLE 'FRENCHY' LOSES TITLE TO A FISHING ENGINEER CREW BELLIES GROWL AT LOCKED NIGHT LUNCH SEAFARER CALLS HAMILL 'HOUDINI OF ATLANTIC' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/29/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e84a20257d85e471746f2754c65aeec7.PDF 72f8a28c99117ef6ecec63efdd6c9e00 PDF Text Text SEAFARER&*LOC Vol. XXViii No. 9 •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO /'f?" (j i :S I ''xi : S * '"J Labor History: Part 6 \ 11 i/£( Jcore^ Wins In NLRB Tanker, Tug flertions Ship Unions Protest U,S, Threat To Build Vessels in Foreign Yards I Dirksen Defeated in Move to Amend One-Man, One- Vote Ruling • ' . J: ffl TT" i ii If » 8g ii 0-' J S !< ^jf 1\ f JS' 01 0i ^^ sS i|:«- f r : I I1 Sign Up for Meditate Now! ^ Deadline Is Mav 31_mm 5 ^ « V vBm^m -^ -p ^ 'IS ii Six More Seafarers Retire on SlU Pensions S •• �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Senate Defeats Third Try by DIrksen To Amend One-Man, One-Vote Ruling v/ April 29, 1966 r Report of International President by Paul Hall The Senate slammed the door on a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's House Merchant Marine Committee chairman Edward A. Garmatz one man, one vote ruling, handing Republican Leader Everett McKinley Dirksen his third succes­ noted recently that one of the best ways in which the Government sive defeat on the issue. proposing a four-year moratorium The two issues, Meany told the can avoid intensifying the adverse U.S. balance of payments deficit Dirksen's supporters had on court reapportionment orders AFL-CIO convention last Decem­ is by dropping all plans of building American-flag ships in foreign mounted a lavishly-financed —with the expressed hope that a ber, were "solidly and inescap­ shipyards. This is a position which the SIU along with other marine campaign to drum up backing constitutional amendment would ably intertwined." unions has maintained for many years. for his amendment. But when the be adopted during that period by Government proposals to build U.S. ships in foreign yards at the Professionals Used roll was called, the 55-38 margin minority-elected legislatures. same time when serious attempts are being made to improve our was seven short of the two-thirds The drive for the Dirksen balance of payments deficit are obviously self-defeating. Money which The AFL-CIO was one of the majority required. The only vote first groups to sound the alarm amendment took on a high pro­ would be kept in the United States through various other measures switch from last August's rollcall against the plan and the Senate fessional gloss when the West would simply leave the country forever to buy foreign machinery and was a gain for the one man, one Coast public relations firm of pay foreign workers' wages. This money would be spent in foreign turned it down. vote forces. Whittaker & Baxter was hired to Last August, after failing to get develop "grass roots" pressure. nations, improve foreign economies, enrich the tax structures of foreign AFL-CIO President George countries—and the United States would be the loser as valuable U.S. Meany hailed the outcome, de­ Judiciary Committee approval for gold reserves flowed continually out of the country. American ship­ So-called "citizens committees" his proposed amendment to allow claring; yard workers would be faced with unemployment, and their lost wages were set up in each state, high"Basic democracy won a ma­ one house of a legislature to be would eventually be felt by thousands upon thousands of other Amer­ paid lobbyists with both Demo­ set up without regard to popula­ jor victory when the Senate re­ ican workers who would normally provide the goods and services cratic and Republican connections tion, Dirksen sought to substitute jected Sen. Dirksen's proposal which shipyard workers buy with their wages. At the same time, were hired. But the ground-swell his plan for an unrelated bill then which would have negated the the Government itself would lose the valuable tax dollars produced for the amendment never got before the Senate. But the most American principle of one man, much further than editorials in a by a strong economy. he could muster was a 57-39 vote, one vote. "We in the AFL-CIO are ex­ well shy of the needed two-thirds. number of small town news­ E>ropping plans to build American ships in foreign yards will be a tremely pleased. We have long It was after this defeat, in papers. long step toward preventing the balance of payments deficit from fought for equality of citizenship which labor again played a key Up until the eve of the vote, becoming worse. But the fact is that the balance of payments situation and the Senate action insures that role, that the GOP leader launched Dirksen searched for additional is already bad and steps must be taken not only to prevent the outward his filibusters which kept the Sen­ supporters by modifying his gold flow from increasing, but to also eliminate many of the routes right." Dirksen first tried to block re­ ate from considering the House- amendment to take account of by which it is already escaping. Only then will the U.S. again achieve apportionment of state legisla­ passed bill to repeal Section 14(b) some of the criticisms. He even tures in the summer of 1964 by of Taft-Hartley. accepted a proposal he had once a favorable balance of payments situation. As the SIU has pointed out in the past, one of these continuing firmly turned down. He agreed to / require that a legislature be re­ dollar drains is brought about by the inadequacy of the present U.S. apportioned on a one man, one merchant fleet, which is unable to haul more than a small proportion vote basis before it could submit of U.S. foreign commerce. Over 90 percent of U.S. foreign trade to referendum an apportionment presently moves aboard foreign-flag ships. This results in a huge plan departing from those princi­ amount of revenue for foreign shippers—all paid for in U.S. dollars. ples. Dirksen explained his change This money leaves the U.S. forever. At the same time, American sea­ of heart by noting that some 37 men are denied jobs and wages, and those other American workers WASHINGTON—The U. S. Government blacklist of ships legislatures are already reappor­ who would normally provide goods and services for America's seamen which are ineligible to carry U. S. foreign aid cargoes because tioned and therefore the require­ also lose wages. The total result is to slow down the entire U.S. economy. they continue to trade with Cuba or North Vietnam now stands ment would have little effect. There is no single solution to the U.S. balance of payments deficit at 258 vessels flying the flags of ^ Norway, Sweden and' the Ironically the giant of the Sen­ because it results from the interplay of many different factors in many 15 nations. Netherlands. different areas of the economy. A good beginning, however, would be ate in rallying opposition to the The list includes 251 ships Dirksen amendment was his Illi­ strict adherence to two policies—Build American and Ship American. that have traded with Cuba and nois colleague—Democrat Paul American-flag merchant ships must be built in American shipyards by 10 ships that have been to North H. Douglas. American workers. Vietnam. Three of this 10 have also been to Cuba. According to the latest Mari­ time Administration compilation of figures 91 ships of 14 nations have been removed from the list NEW YORK—AFL-CIO unions including the SIU, and a score of community service agencies and reacquired eligibility to carry NEW YORK—Fifteen youths participated in an all-day Community Services and Rehabilitation Institute at the Hotel Commodore foreign aid cargoes following from West Virginia poverty areas here on April 16. promises by their owners that the have completed 60 days of train­ Sponsored by the New York vessels will be kept out of the ing for shipboard entry ratings in City Central Labor Council, Cuban trade in the future. None a program jointly sponsored by of the ships blacklisted for trading the West Virginia AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO, in cooperation with the Greater New York Fund, the with North Vietnam have been re­ the Seafarers International Union. annual event included a series of moved from the list. At commencement ceremonies Of the 251 ships on the black­ at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg panel discussions on consumer education, on maintaining family list for trading with Cuba, 72 are School of Seamanship where the health and on the role of older British, 57 fly the Lebanese flag, group received its training in the 35 are Greek, 18 each from Pol­ techniques of seamanship, certifi­ workers in the labor force. and and Cyprus and two each The Institute is part of the La­ cates were awarded attesting to the competence of the school's bor Rehabilitation Liaison Proj­ ect established several years ago graduates. The jointly-sponsored program by the central labor body's Com­ |April 29, 1966 Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 is known as "Project Recruit" and munity Services Committee to 1 Official Publication of the SIUNA coordinate the community service lAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters is an example of the organized I : .V District, AFL-CIO activities of AFL-CIO unions in labor movement's participation in ^ Executive Board the national antipoverty program. the New York metropolitan area. PAUI. Preeident -CAITAWNBR ' : ' '•"^•^EARtSHEPARD ^^ r' The training qualified the West SIU President Paul Hall was i^Epee. Viee-Pree. Vice-Preeident 5 v nAt KERR > LIND3BV WH.UAMS • Virginia youths for entry ratings honored by the Community Serv­ - See.-Treajt. Vice-President in the three shipboard depart­ ices with its "distinguished service jvJWRisrr MATTHEWS At TANNER ments—deck, engine and steward. award" as "a trade union leader Vpee-President Vice-Preeident West Virginia AFL-CIO Presi­ who has contributed a great deal I 0al:L. HERBTOTBRANU ; V I Vxreetor of Organtzing and dent Miles C. Stanley, who is also to community services and reha­ Publications W' a special assistant to AFL-CIO bilitation work." i'0tanaging Editor Art Editor ' MIKE POLIACK BERNARD SEAMAN President George Meany for antiIn presenting its award the com­ P^^AseietantEditor ' . v'' poverty activities, and SIU Presi­ |1^T^AN.SKYBR staff Writers mittee cited Hall's "outstanding dent Paul Hall spoke at the com­ MBEVIN PDBV» contribution to the Labor Move­ Michael Sampson, Chairman of the N. Y. C. Central Labor Council mencement exercises. EDWIN F. FRANCIS ment in general and the Com­ Community Services Committee (left). Council President Harry Van The Lundeberg School gradu­ munity Services program in par­ Arsdale (center) and SIU President Paul Hall, are photographed liMictiy at 810 Made iilanii AssniM ates came from nine different ticular." A similar award outside with plaque presented to Hall by Council's Community Services West Virginia communities and VtiWiiltoB, 0. C- 20018 by «» Swh iifnai Oalan, AtiUtIc, Ciif, Lsim anii ranged from the ages of 17 to 19. the labor field was presented to and Rehabilitation Institute "for his outstanding contribution to RI^: midm mftp:, AFt-6(0, <$75 foatth Ai Tel. HYaeWI They were recruited through the Richard E. Booth, executive di­ the labor movement . . . and to the community services program." iiNeOO.; Seeert pali at *aili! 13 AFL-CIO local central labor rector of the Greater New York foa, 0. C. ATJ*«TJOi«: Fiitti 3579 satil bodies and the Virginia State Fund. and chairman of its Community Project, which provides for care AFL-CIO as part of labor's cam­ Both awards were presented by Services Committee. and counseling to youth, the aged, m-CI8, -jsr| ftmb AWM, trooklyn. HM paign to assist workers in impov­ Michael Sampson, a vice-presi­ Louis L. Levine is director of consumer groups and others erished communities. dent of the Central Labor Council the Labor Rehabilitation Liaison throughout the metropolitan area. U.S. Bars 258 Foreign Ships For Trade With Cuha, N. Viet 'Project Recruit' Graduates 15 ^Labor Croup Cites Hall for 'Aid to Community Services' West Va. Youths iggBAE4IUE!HS^LOG^ - �Anderson Is First To Obtain License Under New Program j i, SlU Training School Graduate Ships as 3rd Engineer NEW YORK—Seafarer Robert Anderson be­ came the first man to obtain his engineer's license after preparing for his examination at the recentlyinstituted engineer's training school jointly sponsored by the Seafarers International Union and District 2 of the Marine Engineer's Beneficial Association. An­ derson signed on the Steel Designer as Third Engineer after being issued his license by the Coast Guard. A member of the SIU since 1952, Anderson, who is 37 years old, had been shipping in the engine de­ partment as Fireman-Watertender and Oiler. When the unprecedented joint program for training engine department Seafarers to sit for their engineer's li­ censes was announced by the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, Anderson threw in his application. He was among the first group to begin the course of study and training when classes were started at SIU Head­ quarters on February 1. j' Within two months of beginning the intensive study course, Anderson was ready to sit for his license ex­ amination. He started the exam on April 7 and after completing it successfully he was issued his Third's license on April 14. Almost immediately he obtained the Third Engineer's job on the Steel Designer for the voyage which began on April 21. Anderson said that "if it hadn't been for the train­ ing program started by the union, I would never be on this Third Engineer's job." The training program, operated under a reciprocal agreement between the SIU and District 2 of MEBA, is the first of its type in the maritime industry. SIU men who enroll in the program for instruction are provided with meals, hotel lodgings and subsistence payments of $110 per week while in training. Seafarers who receive their licenses and sail as en­ gineers will get full credit and protection for all of their pension benefits built up under the SIU Pension Plan. In addition, their SIU pensions will be sup­ plemented by the District 2, MEBA Pension Plan in approximately an equal amount while they sail as en­ gineer, and welfare benefits are also covered and pro­ tected. SIU men who qualify for their engineers' licenses and sail aboard MEBA District 2-contracted ships will not be required to pay the MEBA $1,000 initiation fee, which that union will waive. Nor will they be required to drop their SIU membership if they do not wish to. Engine department Seafarers are eligible to apply for the training program if they are 19 years of age or over and have three years of watch-standing time in the engine department. The period of instruction ranges from 30 to 90 days and will he determined by the member's individual ability and knowledge and the instructor's satisfaction of his readiness to take the exam. Applicants can begin receiving instruc­ tion at any time. There''are 58 men presently receiving instruction under the joint Union training program which was instituted to enable Seafarers to obtain their licenses and to help meet the shortage of marine engineers arising out of the Viet Nam conflict. SIU engine men interested in the program should apply immediately at any SIU hall, or directly to SIU Headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The telephone number in HYacinth 9-6600. Time Cut for Temporary Srd; SIU Program Offers Training The SIU's training program for engine department men seeking engineers' licenses has been expanded to include Seafarers wishing to qualify for a temporary Third Engineer's license now obtainable under a newly-issued Coast regulations is a result of the war Guard ruling. in Vietnam and the resulting Under the new Coast Guard shortage of marine engineers. ruling, an engine room man with Seafarers wishing to take ad­ 18 months as a Fireman-Water­ vantage of the opportunity to ob­ tender, Oiler or Junior Engineer, tain instruction for the Temporary together with six months as a Third Engineer's license, with the Wiper, is eligible to sit for a Coast assistance and benefits provided Guard examination for a Tem­ by the joint SIU-MEBA District porary Third Engineer's license. 2 training program, should make Engine department Seafarers application immediately at any possessing the necessary qualifica­ SIU Hall or directly to SIU Head­ tions to sit for the Temporary quarters. Third's license can take advantage of the licensed engineers training program that is being offered jointly by the SIU and District 2 of the MEBA. (For benefits and assistance given to Seafarers en­ The Seafarers IntemationalE) rolled in the engineer's training Union scored two organizing 1 program see story above.) victories in the New England i A special feature of the new area recently. In New Bed- ; Coast Guard ruling on temporary ford, Mass., the SlU has been engineers licenses provides that a certified bargaining agent for Seafarer who obtains a Tempo­ able bodied seamen and me- : rary license can move automati­ chanics aboard the fuel tank- ; cally to his permanent license C^r Nepco 10, operated by thfe j without another examination after e w E n gl a n d Pe t r o1eum ! the completion of an additional 12 months seatime. In New London, Conn, i In addition, Electricians or Re­ the Sltf has been recognized j frigeration Engineers can receive as bargaining agent for crewtheir Temporary Third Engineer's members of the tugboat Wil­ license with the same amount of cox, opmted by the D.CtKv ! sea time, when specifically recom­ ,'Corp. ^ mended by the Chief Engineer of Certification of the SIU a vessel and by the superintending aboard the Nepco 10 fol­ engineer of a company on whose lowed an NLRB election held vessel he has served. Previous re­ on March 23 in which sea­ quirements called for two years men and mechanics voted and six months as a qualified overwhelmingly for thej member of the engine department, Union. The fuel tanker op^'| 18 months of which must have crates in many pons along been spent as a watch stander, in the East Coast, including. addition to the six months wiper New London, Providen time. and Newport, R, L The change in Coast Guard SIU Wins Votes On Tanker, Tug SIU member Robert Anderson (right) accepts congrat­ ulations of Seafarer Leroy Whitlow, FWT, on obtain­ ing his Third Engineer's license as first graduate of .joint SlU-District 2 MEBA licensed engineers train­ ing program. Scene is engine room of Steel De­ signer on which Anderson shipped as Third Engineer. Coast Ship Unions Protest Threat By US to Builii Vessels Abroad SAN FRANCISCO—Members of unions affiliated with the Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council, supported by the San Francisco Bay Area Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, staged a demonstration in front of the Federal building here on April 14 to protest a reported plan by the U. S. Government to build mer­ chant ships in Japanese shipyards. The demonstration was headed rt'f liJ<-'H: 'imm: by Thomas A. Rotell, executive for yoiifh V; minorihcs secretary of the Pacific Coast (kf•SiK'./uiK.wi'fitmi Willie OilTrui;f builds Metal Trades Council which has iitq ft' ^itivf ffv kmwsf 20,000 members in coast ship­ Mffi'l'i!;!/ Mtdine m fk yards. The protest was touched Foreign-Builf Ships' off by Tokyo newspaper reports m'f/th'i! fkhsohsttis III that Maritime Administrator Nich­ fk olas Johnson had told a news con­ 4?/> ference in Japan that the U. S. ,V}<t •{-}>, /'ly,* wanted to buy ships built abroad. Rotell said Johnson's remarks im­ plied the closing down of U. S. shipyards, and a move to change the subsidy laws to eliminate the requirement that vessels must be built in American yards to qualify for subsidy funds. Billions of Hurt Recruiting Drive The Metal Trades Council offi­ cer said that the statements attrib­ uted to Johnson already have "crippled" the unions' recruiting drive for skilled help in meeting the increase in work in Western yards resulting from the Viet Nam conflict. Rotell charged that the Johnson statements were part of a "pattern of organized campaigning for adoption of a policy which calls for the end of the American mer­ chant marine and American ship­ yards." Among the hundreds of union members participating in the dem­ onstration were delegations headed by SI UNA Vice-Presidents Morris Weisberger, of the Sailors Union Trade unionists from shipbuilding, seafaring and other maritime crafts staged demonstration in San Francisco to protest threats by U. S. to switch shipbuilding contracts to Japan. Seafarer Juan Reinosa (foreground) was among demonstrators from SI UNA unions. of the Pacific; Frank Drozak of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, and Ed Turner, of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The day following the protest demonstration. Acting Maritime Administrator J. W. Gulick in­ formed Rotell that the Maritime Administrator would meet with Rotell. House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee Chairman Edward Garmatz informed Secretary of Commerce John O'Connor of his concern over the remarks attributed to Johnson which he said did not reflect the views of his committee or of the Congress as a whole. �Page Fonr ! 1 )I SEAFARERS Six Additional Seafarer Veterans Join Growing SlU Pension Roster Baay Blanco Baltheshofer Cleveland April 29, 1966 LOG Sparpaglione Six more SIU members have been added to the growing list of retired members who receive a pen­ sion check of $150 every month. The Seafarer oldtimers who have been added to the retirement rolls are: Cornells Baay, Peter Blanco, Leonard Baltheshofer, Elmer P. Cleveland, Anthony J. Nowatski and Charles Sparpag- ^ Blanco became a member of the the SIU in the port of New York. Hone. Union in 1940 at the Port of San Sailing with the deck department, Seafarer Cornelius Baay Francisco. He last sailed on the he had been employed by the New became a member of the SIU in Erna Elizabeth. He has been mak­ York Central Railroad Marine the Port of New York. Born in ing his home in Jamaica, New Division since 1919. Born in Holland, he had worked for the York; but, the native Floridian will Brooklyn, he still lives there with New York Central Railroad since make his home in San Francisco his wife Elizabeth. 1925 as a deck hand. He and his during his retirement years. He Nowatski joined the SIU in wife, Helen, make their home in received his first SIU pension his home port of Philadelphia, Pa. New Jersey. Brother Baay joined check this month. He sailed last on the tugboat the the SIU pension list jn December Baltheshofer went on pension in Brant (Curtis Bay Towing) and of last year. February of this year. He joined received went his first SIU pen­ sion check this month. Born in New Jersey, and now a resident of Philadelphia where he lives with his sister, Mrs. Mary Maronski. He eventually plans to make his retirement home in Deltona, Flor­ ida^ He sailed with the steward department as cook. by LIndsey Williams, Vice-President, Guif Area Sparpaglione joined the SIU in The SIU was honored by a visit from a delegation of officials from the port of Philadelphia. Born in the All Japan Seamen's Union. The delegation included Captain New Jersey, he now makes his Yutaka Nabasama, Vice-President; Tsunenori Mori, Vice Director for home, with his wife Florence, in Research and Kanji Shikiba, Vice Director of the Education Depart­ Frankford, Delaware. He sailed as a deckhand for the Independent ment. After a lengthy stay on the Towing Company since 1934. His During their stay in New Or­ leans, from March 29 to April 4th, beach Louis (Polly) Arena is ready last vessel was the tug Venus. Seafarer Elmer Cleveland's pen­ they visited SlU-manned Delta to grab any group. One job that Line ships in port as well as the hits the board. His last ship was sion went into effect in February Union's facilities. They also at­ the Translndia. Illness knocked of this year. Born in Texas, where tended COPE and the Central him off this good ship and he had he still lives with his wife Louise, he joined the Seafarers in Port body meetings with a visit to the to be flown home. Norris (Gus) Bartlett is off the Arthur. He sailed as captain of Louisiana AFL-CIO Convention Del Rio after a long trip as Sec­ the tug Hermes (Sabine Towing). rounding out their visit. It's election time in Louisiana ond Electrician. Now it's time and throughout the state voters for a well earned vacation and a have been turning out for what chance to do some much needed have proved to be closely run chores around the house. Broth­ primary elections, the April 9th er Bariett says he'll be ready to elections were so close that a num­ go in about a month. ber of races will have to be set­ J. P. "Sloppy" Creel has been tled in a May 14th runoff. making life at the Hall more en­ Now that the all important joyable by his frequent visits. On primaries are over the general pension, Sloppy's got lots of time elections will be held on June 14th. to swap sea stories with the other At 8:12 a. m. on the first of The importance of Seafarers old-timers and he can really tell April the SIU of Canada con­ registering to vote was pointed out them. He's recently moved from tracted vessel French River, by the close races. In one com­ New Orleans to McComb, Mis­ moved into the St. Lawrence Sea­ munity, Harahan, the mayor was sissippi. way's St. Lambert Lock to offi= elected by 43 votes. In Scott, La., Mobile cially open the 1966 shipping by 14; Franklin by 8 votes; and After a six month trip to Viet­ season. The trip through the locks in Tickfaw (where several SIU members live) the margin of vic­ nam, Korea, Japan and the Phil­ took 45 minutes. ippines, Bernard Graham is cur­ This is the earliest that the Sea­ tory was a mere two votes! rently on the way has opened. Because of the New Orleans beach. His last trip early spring officials indicate they was on the Citadel believe that last year's record of Seafarer Larry Taffargue is a proud new father. Papa LaffarVictory. Brother 43 million tons carried on the sea­ Graham, a mem­ way will be surpassed by over 5 gue's daughter, Bonnie Theresa ber of the Union million tons. (7 lbs., 10 oz., 19 inches long) since its incep­ arrived at noon on February 2nd. The last vessel to pass through tion, says he wants the locks during the 1965 season Larry's last ship was the Alice to stick close to was the SIU of Canada-crewed Brown; Now he plans on stick­ ing around close to home for home. He intends Rimouski, which made the run Graham to "do a lot of on December 16. The Rimouski awhile to be with his wife and fishing and shrimping before sail­ is also operated by Canada Steam­ child. Mike Dunn has been on the ing that way again." ship Lines. beach for nearly six months re­ The entire system was operat­ Now registered group one deck pairing the datriage done to his department is George L. Bales ing by April 4 when the Welland home by Hurricane Betsy. After whose last vessel was the Marga- Canal was opened. IS months as Chief Baker on the rett Brown where he was deck Mr. Joseph H. McCann, Ad­ Del Sud, he is now waiting for maintenance for a 90 day trip ministrative head of the St. Law­ another Delta Line passenger ship. to Vietnam. George is another rence Seaway Development Cor­ Brother Dunn says he'd like to old timer who has been with the poration recently stated that no get back on the Del Sud as "it Union since the beginning. He action will be taken to raise tolls was a ship on a good run to South and his wife make their home in on the seaway without public Mobile. hearings. America." The Gulf Coast SIU Vessel Opens 1966 Seaway Year The Atlantic Coast by Earl (But!) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area The SIU is fully behind the State, County and Municipal Employees union in their fight to repeal New York States Condon-Wadlin act which denies public employees the right-to-strike. A panel recently appointed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller to rec­ ommend revisions in the act came up with a set of proposals which recommend the continuance of the ^ Condon-Wadlin Ban, requiring all after an intercoastal trip aboard public employees unions to sign the San Francisco was Angelo Romero. no-strike pledges, and establishing Some of the other oldtimers penalties for strikers ranging from who stopped by the New York reprimand to dismissal. The proposals were denounced Hall recently to say hello included by leaders of the AFSCME as Louis Almeida, who is just out of "Mad Hatter" proposals and the drydock and Paul Howell who re­ SIU will continue to support the cently paid off the Steel Voyager. On the beach in New York are union in their effort to have this oppressive piece of legislation re­ OIlie H. Kuykendall, Dewey Thomas, Nick Nomikos, Peter moved from the books. Notias, Matthews Fanos and Baltimore Frank White. All are looking for Shipping has been excellent in a slot on the Viet Nam run. the port of Baltimore for the past Philadelphia two weeks and the outlook for the future also looks promising. Shipping has been fair here in Andy Lufaves, is waiting Philadelphia. 'around her for a grain run to In­ Ready to go again after signing dia after paying off the Manhattan is veteran Seaoff the Mount farer Comas Vernon Victory. Knight. Elmer Norm Peppier, a Wheeler is spend­ 20-year SIU vet­ ing a few weeks eran is waiting at home after around for a shipping on the short trip after Columbia. He paying off the , stopped at the Seamar. Also on Lutaves ^ Union Hall here the beach here is WTieeler to say hello re­ Charley McDonald, an 18-year cently. Also visit­ SIU veteran, who's waiting around ing with us recently was Art for an intercoastal run after pay­ Shaw, an engine department mem­ ing off the Transyork. ber who last sailed on the Globe Carrier and is going to take it easy Norfolk Shipping has been fair in the for a couple of weeks. port of Norfolk and the outlook Boston for the future is the same. Shipping has been on the sloiW Norm Wroton is on the beach bell this period, but it is expected here and is waiting for a spot on to pickup with the summer boats the Beaver Victory after signing calling for crews. off the Steel Scientist. J. B. Harris, "Big Mike" Gison visited the who's last ship was the Transarc- Boston hall recently and said that tic, had to get off the ship in Balti­ he will grab the first coast hug­ more in order to attend to some ger that comes along. Mike last personal business. He's now reg­ shipped on the Robin Trent as an istered in Baltimore and is anxious AB. Alvoie Green was sorry to to get going again. Also on the have to sign off the Manhattan beach waiting to ship is B. D. El­ because of illness in the family. liot, a 21-year SIU veteran who Francis Donovan said that he last shipped on the Natalie. is tired of feeding the horses and New York that he will grab the first AB's job Shipping in the port of New that is put on the board. Fran has York has been exceptionally good. been a member of the SIU for Around to collect his vacation pay 25 years. How To Keep A Runaway Afloat The Arion, shown above in a Baltimore drydock, was built in the United States, is owned by Panamanian interests, registered in Liberia, and nearly sank recently off Bermuda. To caulk a 25-foot crack which opened in the ship's hull during an Atlantic storm, a collection of ship's linen, pillowcases, blankets and mattresses was stuffed in the gash by a Bermuda salvage firm, enabling the vessel to sail to Balti­ more for repairs. Captain Jiannis Hobitis exafnines damaged hull. �April 29, 1966 Page Five SEAFARERS LOG The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Fit-out is just about completed in the port of Detroit as all SlU-contracted vessels recently steamed out of port. Some of the oldtimers sailing aboard the LaLiberte included Arne Graham, John Rottaris and Dennis Frarck. Also aboard the LaLiberte are cook Ben Williams, porters Andy Treshak and Bill Heinz and sec­ ond cook Herb Jacobs. Gus Scholle, president of the tor Frazer Ream spoke before the Michigan Federation of Labor, Toledo Fort Council recently. Sen­ AFL-CIO, was recently given a ator Ream, in his address, said dinner by labor in recognition of that he had sailed on the Gt. his over forty years of service to Lakes during his college years and the labor movement. Scholle that he is acutely aware of the played an important role in the problems on the Gt. Lakes, and passage of the "one man, one particularly the unemployment vote" rule. The proceeds of the practices employed by the state of dinner will be used to set up Ohio where unemployment com­ .scholarships for Israeli students pensation for seamen is con­ under the auspices of Histradrut. cerned. Buffalo Toledo Fit-out for the port of Buffalo All SlU-contracted vessels here have completed fit-out and have was recently completed with the already sailed with the steamer callback of the crew for the R. S. Sylvania of the Tomlinson fleet Webster. There was some delay of vessels sailing due to the heavy the last to leave the dock. Some of the oldtimers who re­ windrowed ice. turned here this Spring to ship out Some of the oldtimers who re­ included Bernard Rosquist of the cently shipped out were Tony steamer Sylvania, Joe Bults from Mankavitch on the George Steinthe Richard Reiss, Clarence Elder brenner. Axel Sorenson on the from the J. F. Schollkopf and Paul Tietjen, and Bennie Baker Horace (Andy) Anderson from the on the Niagara. Most of the ves­ sels that layed up in this port are C. A. Reiss. The Democratic candidate for now underway, with the J. C. Mil­ the Governor of Ohio, State Sena- ler being the first vessel to sail. The Pacific Coast FIT-OUT on the LAKES The annual fit-out of Great Lakes ships signals the beginning of the shipping season on the Lakes as soon as the ice breaks up. There is plenty of work to be done by Great Lakes Seafarers to get the many vessels, which have been in layup during the winter, back into shipshape condition. The photos shown were taken at Stur­ geon Bay and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. SIU Great Lakes Districtmanned ore carrier Fred A. Manske (American Steamship Co.) prepares to leave Stur­ geon Bay, Wisconsin after being put in tip-top condi­ tion for coming season. Lakes cargoes include iron ore, coal, steel products, auto­ mobiles and other products of American and Canadian industry and agriculture. Annual fit-out involves plenty of hard work for SIU crewmen, and chow time is important time of day. Seafarers shown above are gathered for lunch aboard the A. E. Cornelius in Manitowoc, Wis. by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative The SIU played host this week to a delegation from the Japanese Seamen's Union who were visiting San Francisco. We extended to them our heartiest welcome and hope that they had an enjoyable visit with their fellow seamen here in the port of San Francisco. Shipping here in the port of San Francisco is still very active and we have plenty of jobs open for rT~ . . , ADv oilers, cwT': AB's, FWT's, electricians, had not intended to retire just as yet, but a heart attack last Decem­ cooks and bakers. ber set him back. We hate to Paying off during the last ship­ lose a good cook like Alex, but ping period were the Delaware, we wish him the best of luck Jefferson City Victory, Andrew during his retirement. Jackson, Margaret Brown and the Ed Loflin who just moved to Alcoa Voyager. the coast from the East is ready Signing on we had the Antito grab the first FWT or oilers nous, Margaret Brown, Ocean job that comes across the board. Dinny, Steel Architect, Jefferson We are glad to have him here and City Victory and the Transwestwill be able to ship him with no ern. difficulty. In transit we had the Seamar. The local Catholic Maritime Ships due in shortly include Club luncheon for April was spon­ the De Soto, Vantage Progress, sored by the harbor area unions Hastings, Young America, San in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Juan, Steel Worker, Lima Victory, We were pleased to be a part of Steel Apprentice, Elizabethport this activity and a successful and the Long Beach. luncheon was enjoyed by all in Pete Goodyuk just pulled in off the Ocean Dinny and visted us attendance. Seattle at the hall for a few days after Shipping continues to boom a long trip to the Far East. here in the Northwest and any Wilmington Seafarer can have his choice of Shipping remained active dur­ jobs out of this port. On the beach here is Al Thom­ ing the last period as we had the Vantage Progress and the Carrol as, .who said that his last ship, Victory sign on and also had seven the Northwestern Victory, was a fine ship with a ships in transit. There are still good crew. Al plenty of jobs available here for said that he'll be AB's, FOWT's and electricians. taking it easy for The outlook for the coming awhile before shipping period here is also very shipping out on good with several ships due in the Alaskan run. transit, but at the present time Frank Brodzik no payoffs are scheduled. walked into the Alex Gurskie, after 27 years hall recently and Brodzik sailing time with the SIU in the took an AB's job steward department, has decided that his seafaring days are over on the Anchorage. Frank has and he has just received his first been a member of the SIU for pension check from the SIU. Alex the past twenty years. * Galley gang aboard Steamer Mc-Kee-Sons poses for photo at Sturgeon Bay after getting ship's galley ready for action. Although many SIU Great Lakes ships carry cargoes such as coal and iron ore, kitchens are kept spotlessly clean at all times to insure health and welfare of crews. Crewmen aboard the Hennpin in Manitowoc leave their fit-out chores temporarily to enjoy some hot coffee in the vessel's messhall. J. Martin and H. Wolgast (l-r) get lapel pins from SIU Port Agent Jackie Hall before going aboard H.N. Snyder, docked at Sturgeon Bay. �maOB When you receive your copy of (he LOG, what do you read first and why? Philip Salino: I mostly read general union news, so I can find out where we stand on such is­ sues as contracts, benefits and the like. Then, too, I pick up other in­ formation on im­ portant topics. For example, the LOG has been concentrating on the runawayflag ship problem, which should be of interest to all Seafarers; since they are carrying American passengers and cargo without any regard for safety or decent pay scales. — — Herman Ricci; I just look for the most interesting articles when I pick up my copy of the LOG; it gives you some idea about what's going on in the maritime world. Also, I skim over the shipping fig­ ures and registra­ tions to see how job prospects are, and the digests of ships' meetings gives you some inkling as to how fellow Seafarers are getting along and where they are now.' It's good to hear about old friends, sort of a way to keep in touch. Oskar R. Kala: I usually start off with the President's report, then follow up with shipping and labor news in general. Since I'm in the business, I like to keep up with what's going on. Never can tell when these pieces of information might come in handy. Just the last issue, I read about how obso­ lete our American-flag ships are becoming due to the government's failure to properly subsidize the Atlantic, Gulf |k inlffod Wotors DIftrlct SEAFARER April 9 to April 22, 1966 DECK DEPARTMENT fleet. It helps me to decide how to vote to keep the American mer­ chant marine in business. James Oehlenslagen I turn to the obituaries when I first pick up the LOG. Every once in a while I see the name of an old shipmate who has left for the big payoff. Next, I look at the mem­ bership pages for friends I haven't seen in years. Now and then a familiar face still pops up, along with the information as to where the man is now and what he's doing. Just my way of keeping up with acquaintances, I guess.. John Ellis: I like to see what's new in maritime or labor news; there's bound to be something of interest. ' The paper always lets a man know how the shipping pic­ ture is, and I'm particularly inter­ ested in what the government is go­ ing to do about our declining mer­ chant marine. When I find out how things are rolling along in the merchant marine, I know what the future holds for the merchant seaman. . Earl Cain: I read the front page first simply because it's the first thing that catches my eye. The cov­ ers are usually very colorful, so I guess it's just natural for them to catch my eye. After I've glanced at the front page, I ramble on through the paper quickly to pick out those articles I plan to read later. Several of the regulars for me are such things as the final departures, the pension list and the ship's digests. TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... Seattle Totals Class A 2 59 7 23 9 5 2 36 27 42 6 27 21 266 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 0 38 5 14 8 3 0 9 22 19 5 25 14 162 61 4 24 4 6 2 8 34 36 5 25 13 222 Class B Class C 31 6 12 1 4 1 5 19 23 3 21 11 137 18 1 6 0 1 3 0 1 8 3 39 11 91 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 168 30 89 26 13 16 81 115 148 30 78 31 825 Class B 69 15 51 19 10 3 17 53 60 0 22 8 327 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco SeattleTotals Class A 0 46 7 19 4 3 3 20 26 30 8 25 18 209 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B 1 31 3 17 6 3 1 11 18 13 6 13 8 131 32 6 13 2 3 2 5 30 33 2 26 9 163 Class B Class C 31 0 14 3 4 1 .4 21 22 5 17 15 137 31 1 5 0 1 2 0 4 8 3 44 13 112 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A 145 22 46 25 7 9 51 79 90 17 47 26 564 Class B 55 20 64 18 9 4 18 56 33 1 15 4 287 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals/ TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 1 1 47 21 2 2 16 10 6 6 6 1 1 0 14 4 20 22 29 21 1 3 27 9 9 10 168 121 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 30 1 9 3 0 1 6 20 22 4" 18 8 122 13 3 12 4 4 0 2 22 10 2 7 11 90 19 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 4 4 37 9 82 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 109 11 54 8 5 6 57 146 92 18 55 25 586 25 8 39 13 6 7 13 80 43 1 18 13 266 Plans To Build U.S. Ships Abroad Attacked As Source Of Gold Drain WASHINGTON—Recent Government decisions to reduce the U.S. balance of payments defi­ cit by cutting overseas spending should scuttle, once and for all, proposals to build American-flag ships in foreign shipyards, according to Edward P. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee. ^ Drewry, Chief Counsel Jor the To reverse the present trend, Administration officials have House Merchant Marine Com­ he noted, will require fast, new reportedly decided recently that mittee, speaking before the Lakes modern ships designed to take overseas spending for defense Carriers Association. productive advantage of the im­ and foreign aid must be trimmed Drewry noted that in 1964 the proved harbors and terminals drastically. "In searching for ways U.S. Great Lakes fleet had de­ which have followed the opening to stop the drain of dollars from clined to 269 ships, 60 percent of the St. Lawrence Seaway and this country," Garmatz said, "our of which were over 40 years old. the enlarged locks, deeper chan­ economists should not overlook Today, about one-half of the U.S. nels, larger turning basins, and our domestic shipbuilding indus­ Great Lakes ships are more than the other improvements made at try. I find the build-abroad phil­ 50 years old, he said." heavy public expense." osophy to be diametrically op­ posed to and impossible to recon­ cile with the avowed objective to reduce the balance of payments deficit." A recent study by the Ship­ Cosh Benefits Paid-Feb. l-Feb. 28, 1966 builders Council of America has Number of Amount shown the great value to the American economy of building Benefits Paid our merchant ships in U.S. yards. Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $ 5,734 $ 60,089.50 The Council study showed that 57,903.00 20 the construction of one modern Death Benefits ...... cargo vessel, which cost about Disability Benefits 844 126,600.00 $10.5 million to build, will gen­ Maternity Benefits 10,197.65 51 erate about $60 million worth of Dckplei^ Beliefs: 77,110.81 work for the overall national, Optical Benefits .. 8,097.46 ew Orleans Slu played host recently to delegation from the All- economy, out of which the Gov­ 546 Japan Seaman's Union. Visit included discussions of seamen's problems ernment will realize about $10 0«it-Patient Benefits 3^132.40 in both countries, tour of the New Orleans SIU hall and tour of docks million in taxes. Summary (Welfare) 11,929 377*130.82 including a visit to the SlU-manned Del Sud. S Lakes Fleet Declines ; <. V^albfidn-BkinefltS''^'. 476,346.31 1,20^ T. Mori, AJSU Vice Dir. for Research: Luke Le Blanc, IBD New Orleans Meanwhile, the rapidly deteri­ l^ep;r K^^hikibai AJSjU: V Dept.; Y. Nabasama, AJSt| orating condition of the U.S. Vice President; Buck Stephens, SlU New Oreans Port Agent; Y. Hit Great Lakes Fleet was described TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION interpreter; R. Canha, U.S. State Dept.;' and K'^ Mafsuo :tt3,132 as "cause for alarm" by John M. I BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD 853*477^1J Seamen I I April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six , SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans �April 29, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG COPE Conferences | Show Record Turnouts | '77/ Never Learn That A/ew Math" WASHINGTON—Trade unionists are determined to work harder in 1966 recognizing that the stakes are higher than in any previous off-year congressional election. This conclusion emerged from soundings taken among delegates to this year's series of area conferences conducted by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, National COPE Director Alexander E. Barkan reported.^ A record number of more than 7,000 state, central body and local union leaders and members attended 13 COPE conferences in as many cities. i The numbers and enthusiasm of delegates and their response to the conferences show they're ready to go all-out to help re-elect our liberal friends, Barkan said. "There was real recognition of the importance of the accomplishments of the 89th Congress, despite open and obvious disappointment over failure of 14(b) repeal." Members seemed particularly aware of the great contribution of the 51 new liberals elected to the House in 1964 who made the flow of progressive legislation possible, Barkan reported. "But our members know the score," he said, "and they're aware of the obstacles the newcomers must overcome to win re-election in November. They know that the conservatives will be throwing more money and manpower into this election than any previous off-year election. But they seem ready for a full-scale effort, and that's just what we'll need." Barkan said materials distributed at the conferences showed how narrowly most of the newcomers won in 1964—despite President John­ son's landslide victory—and how important their votes had been to passage of key liberal legislation like medicare, aid to education, housing, voting rights, anti-poverty programs, public works and other job-creating measures. Other materials showed that off-year balloting usually cuts heavily into the congressional strength of the party in control of the White House. The average loss over the past 60 years has been 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. Barkan said any comparable loss this year would "cripple hopes for more good legislation and would probably place control of Congress in conservative hands for years to come." The Amalgamated Clothing Workers have negotiated a threeyear contract providing wage and benefit increases valued at 52 cents an hour for 400 alteration tailors in most of Philadelphia's clothing stores and men's apparel departments. The alteration workers, called bushelmen by the trade, will get wage hikes of $5 a year each year of the agreement; a third week of vacation, a seventh paid holiday, an increase in insur­ ance and pension benefits, and overtime pay after eight hours of work. Benefits are retroactive to March 1. The new pact also calls for a boost in the fitters' minimum wage. The Iron Workers, bargaining agent for 369 workers at the Harnischfeger Corp. plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin, near Milwau­ kee, has defeated an attempted raid by the expelled United Elec­ trical Workers. The vote in a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion was Iron Workers 200, UE 124, neither 8. The victory was reported by the Iron Workers and the AFL-CIO regional office. The plant was bought by Harnisch­ feger 20 months ago from the Novo Industrial Corp., Milwaukee Crane division. — _ Action on a proposed merger between the National Federation of Postal Clerks and the National Postal Union was referred to the federation's convention -next Au­ gust after a special convention in Cleveland narrowly defeated a plan previously worked out. A two-thirds vote of the special con­ vention was required. The ratifi­ cation vote of 605 and one-twelfth to 334 and eleven-twelfths was 21 votes short. The NPU had previ­ ously approved the merger agree­ ment by a 7-1 margin in a special convention and a membership referendum. President E. C. Hallbeck of the Postal Clarks and NPU President Sidney A. Good­ man announced that merger talks will be resumed, starting April 21 in Washington. — <i> — Nearly 7,000 teachers at over­ seas schools operated by the De­ fense Department for families of Americans serving abroad have won a long battle for pay equity in a bill cleared by Congress and sent to the White House. At both House and Senate hearings, repre­ sentatives of the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO Government Employes Council protested a pay policy which gave many experi­ enced teachers a salary below that of government clerk-typists. In its final form, the legislation guaran­ tees teachers pay equal to the average of classroom teachers in U.S. cities of more than 100,000 population. ^1/ The entire membership of the Wilmington, Delaware Fire De­ partment has joined the Fire Fighters and has received its charter as a local, Raymond C. Fogarty, district \ijce president of the union, has announced. The lo­ cal is the first established in Dela­ ware, which was the only state in the country without a Fire Fighter unit, Fogarty said. The depart­ ment has about 245 members. lAFF President William D. Buck expressed gratification at the "ma­ jor breakthrough" for the union in the Delaware area. Fogarty also announced the chartering of new locals in Anne Arundel County, Hagerstown and Indian Head, Md., and Farrell, Pa. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (RIII.) has lost another round in his continuing fight against the 20th Century. Flushed with his recent success in blocking the will of the American people by preventing his fellow senators from voting on the bill calling for repeal of Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, Dirksen immediately sallied forth on another of his recurrent attempts to over­ throw the Supreme Court's historic one man, one vote decision calling for reapportion­ ment of state legislatures. This time he made a mistake however, by allowing his fellow senators to vote on the issue, and they promptly rejected his pro­ posed amendment to the Constitution. This represents Dirksen's third consecutive fail­ ure on this issue and most of his colleagues agree that the matter is now dead for good. Like Repeal of 14B, the one man, one vote ruling has the full support of the Amer­ ican labor movement. Reapportionment is long overdue and made increasingly neces­ sary by the continuing shifts of population from rural areas to the cities in recent years. This population shift to urban areas has produced problems of housing, schools, mass transit, air and water pollution and recrea­ tion with which rural-oriented legislatures are unable and unwilling to deal. Under the old system, rural areas with relatively few people were vastly over-represented while the millions of city residents were vastly under-represented. The political old-guard, represented by Dirksen in the Senate, is bitterly opposed to the one man, one vote ruling because it spells the doom of their well-oiled and long­ standing reactionary political machines, which have for years allowed them to wield power grossly out of proportion to the num­ bers of people they represent. The one man. one vote decision opens the way to progres­ sive, liberal, forward looking legislation, without which many of the problems facing the nation cannot be solved.. The American labor movement, led by the AFL-CIO, waged a long campaign to reform apportionment of state legislatures— a campaign which culminated in the Su­ preme Court's one man, one vote decision. In this the American labor movement was acting, as it has so often in the past, as the "people's lobby"—representing the rights of millions of American citizens who were getting a raw deal from machine politicians, who often cared for little beyond the main­ tenance of their own power. Many feel that organized labor's strong campaign for the one man, one vote concept was the main cause of Dirksen's savage op­ position to 14B repeal. AFL-CIO President Meany has said that the two issues—14B repeal and reapportionment—are "solidly and inescapably intertwined" as far as Dirk­ sen is concerned. Dirksen's filibuster block­ ing 14B repeal has been described by Meany as being, in effect, an ultimatum to the Amer­ ican labor movement—'Give up your op­ position to the reapportionment amendment and you can have 14B repeal.' This is the sort of log-rolling, pork-barreling machine politics which Dirksen understands but which organized labor refuses to endorse. With reapportionment now the law of the land, the American labor movement will continue the fight for 14B repeal. Dirk­ sen's fight against reapportionment met de­ feat because it was an unpopular, unethical, reactionary cause out of step with the times. The fight for 14B repeal is destined for success because it represents the needs and desires of the American people in the 20th Century. �SBiii ' I .1 Page Eight April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine -11 '•" OOM.. J ;> * U.S. MDUSTRT BIES . DOWN... DOWN B 111';: USINESS is soaring in the United States. Since the current period of economic ex­ pansion began in 1961 the nation's gross national product (GNP) has climbed steadily to new record highs. Profits and production of American industry have reached the highest point in history. The first quarter of 1966 saw the nation's GNP grow by nearly $17 billion, the steepest quarterly advance since 1961. More automobiles are being produced and sold each year. The plastics and drug industries are pushing to new peaks. Aircraft and aerospace are enjoy­ ing unprecedented activity. Almost everywhere there are evidences of boom. Yet in spite of the continuing boom of Ameri­ can industry generally, one of. the nation's vital industries—maritime—is declining steadily. Our merchant fleet today is down to about 900 vessels, of which two-thirds are obsolete. At the end of World War II our fleet- consisted of some 6,000 ships and we were the strongest merchant marine power in the world. Today our ships carry less than 9 percent of our foreign commerce as opposed to over 40 percent during the early post­ war period. The decline of the U. S. maritime industry has affected not only the number of our ships but also bur shipbuilding, ship servicing, repairing and supply industries. The maritime industry today provides employment for about 40,000 sea­ men. During the early post war years it employed some 80,000 men. A corresponding decline has taken place in shipyard employment. While most American industries lead the world in production and employment, the U. S. maritime industry has slipped down to fifth place with respect to the size of our merchant fleet and twelfth place in shipbuilding. (.• 'I V T , I. . r ;)• : • „ 1- r I i I i I O understand the reason for this paradox in which American industries are booming but maritime goes down and down, we need but look at the role which government attitude and policy has played in influencing the condition of American industry. Government must provide the atmosphere in which industry can grow. And a look at the industries where government pro­ vides a climate conducive to growth points up that fact. The steel industry, for example, enjoys a number of Government growth aids, including investment tax credit and generous depreciation and depletion allowances. In addition to similar aids, the automotive industry also benefits from Government contracts for military vehicles. The petroleum industry enjoys a huge depletion allow­ ance in addition to investment tax credits and foreign tax credits. The aircraft and aerospace industry benefits from similar aids in addition to various Government contracts. Government-spon­ sored research and development and accelerated depreciation benefits. In all these industries and in many others. Government has provided an atmosphere in which industry can develop and expand. This has not been true in the maritime industry however. In all the years since the end of World War II the Government has never formulated a firm and constructive policy toward the maritime industry. This apparent lack of interest by the Government has led to continuing uncertainty and confusion about the future of the industry and created a climate in which new operators have not been attracted to the industry and the existing operators have not been encouraged to expand their operations. An example of this lack of positive Government policy which is throttling the maritime industry is the recent Interagency Task Force Report—or Boyd Report—in which a group of government bureaucrats has recom­ mended that foreign-flag and foreign-built vessels be permitted to enter the domestic trades to com­ pete against established U. S. operators. Although no definite action has been taken on the Boyd Report its dissemination has already done much damage to maritime by increasing the uncertainty and confusion regarding the future of the industrjj, As long as this indecision and confusion con­ tinues it is doubtful that the maritime industry can be considered a worthy area for the invest­ ment of capital .and effort with a reasonable ex­ pectation of future returns on that investment. G OVERNMENT administrators and bureau­ crats seek to duck responsibility for their shameful indecision and neglect of the needs of maritime. They have hidden behind a variety of charges designed to shift the responsibility for the industry's condition. At various times they have blamed the industry's decline on unsatisfac­ tory labor-management relations. At other times they have charged that it is not wise economically for the U. S. maritime industry to even try to com­ pete with foreign maritime interests which can do the job more cheaply. Under examination however, these arguments do not stand up. Other U. S. industries, which are undergoing record growth and expansion, also have collective bargaining relationships with unions. Many industries maintain relationships with several unions at the same time, as is the case in maritime and for which it has been casti­ gated. Although disputes and differences occur in these industries they have not prevented these industries from flourishing, and the argument that the U. S. maritime industry should be allowed to expire simply because foreign maritime fleets can operate more cheaply and that the United States therefore does not need a strong merchant fleet but can depend on foreign ships to carry our vital foreign and domestic commerce is a highly danger­ ous concept. Were this theory of "going where it is cheaper" applied to other American industry, such as the automobile or steel or aero-space in­ dustries, the results would be disastrous and the whole structure of the U. S. economy could come crashing down. Yet this is what the Boyd Report has recommended. M ORE voices are being raised to express alarm at U. S. maritime's continuing de­ cline, with its inherent danger to the na­ tional interest and security. Progressive, forwardlooking recommendations have been made which, if adopted by the Government, would put the maritime industry in a position where it could adequately serve our nation's needs. Many of such recommendations are contained in the President's Maritime Advisory Committee's Report, which offers a program for strengthening maritime as opposed to the destructive purposes of the Boyd report. Up to now however, the Government has shown no inclination to act on the recommendations con­ tained in the Advisory Committee Report. But until it does decide on a positive, constructive, forward-looking policy for the maritime industry the responsibility for perpetuating the paradoxi­ cal and dangerous situation that allows American industry to climb but smothers maritime will rest with Government alone. �Page Ten April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG ' •I'-T .V R '-iV,.., ft ' .•:s.v I On the Ships From coast to coast, Seafarers man the nation's merchant ships which call at ports all over the world. Pictures on this page depict Seafarers at work aboard some SlU-contracted vessels by LOG pho­ tographer when the vessels put into port. Steel Surveyor deck department members get the vessel shipshape before leaving Erie Basin. Included (l-r) are: Frank Fromm, AB: Charles Cliburn, OS; Leonard Bugajewski, AB; Gus Venardis, OS; George Clements, OS; and Sophoklis Tzortzakis, AB. •t: 11 I? >1 Seafarer Frank U. Fromm, AB, coils a mooring line as Surveyor prepares to leave Erie Basin for Middle East. Steel Surveyor crewman (l-r) Francisco Tirado, steward and Davad Rojas, 2nd electrician posed for LOG photo. Deck delegate A. Miranda (left) and ship's delegate Elmer Clarke, Jr. (right) flank SlU Vice Pres­ ident Bob Matthews as he notes repair list compiled by Steel Surveyor crew members during ship's Persian Gulf run. There were few beefs except the routine one about hot Middle East weather. Robin Hood deckmen (l-r) Stanley Kroll, AB; William Emerson, AB; and John Piselle, OS, stow the ship's lines. Preparations for the evening's meal begin early aboard the SlU-manned Steel Surveyor. Galley gang includes Marshall Burns (at left) and Bill Matson. J," •fliS !}! ei; Paul Cortissoz, AB, puts coat of fresh paint on Robin Hood wheelhouse before ship leaves. w. wd! I 'p I I • Vji A Seafarer R. Nugent takes time out to pour some coffee in the Surveyor's Engine Room. Santos E. Martinez, fwt, signs for his pay during payoff of Del Rio in New Orleans, as bosun Dick Ransome waits his turn. Purser has back to camera. Seafarers (from left to right) Carl Moore, A. B. Williams, J. P. Andrew and Jake Levin, all AB's, take tirhe out to survey part of work left to be done before Robin Hood sets sail from Brooklyn, N.Y. dock on voyage to Capetown, S. Africa. �„F5i iifet'S-'-i-V a ;>• rj, tlv April 29, 1966 .- -«.•-*' SEAFARERS Lifeboat Class No. 149 Casts Off Seafarer's Spare Time On Beath Spent In Pursuit Of Auto Hobby An old dilapidated car combined with a lot of hard work can add up to something worthwhile, according to Seafarer Carey Heywood who hails from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Heywood picked up a 1955 Chevrolet for $50 and is now in the process of completely rebuilding the auto from en­ gine to seat covers. are a wide range of possibilities not to be one of them." "When I bought the car," Heywood plans on installing a of improvement, but that's the Heywood explained, "boy, was rebuilt engine in his car when time I'll really have to look to it a heap. Since the Chevy had he .scrapes up the cash. "It's less those boys who know their busi­ been owned by a family living on costly," he declared, "and prob­ ness. You know, when you drill the ocean front, the body was ably just as good. I plan on an an engine block to compensate rusted out, and the upholstery had engine with good possibilities for for a shorter stroke, it takes a real gone bad from years of hard use. transferring parts—and I don't go expert to determine whether the Heaven only knows how many to the junk yard for the material. block will take any more thinning If a man is putting a lot of work of the cylinder walls. But all this miles were on that engine, be­ and money into an auto, he wants sort of thing is probably too tech­ cause the speedometer had been something that can be depended nical to discuss, both for me and out of commission for several on. anyone else who might choose to years. In other words, I had quite "And after I get the new engine read my comments. But I'm still a project on my hands." in," said Brother Heywood, "there trying to learn." So Brother Heywood rolled up COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), March 2— ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCorhis sleeves and went to work. Na­ niAck), Chairman, R. T. Lavoine; Secretary, M. March 20—Chairman, George S. Sospina. Ship's delegate was hos­ Stanley: Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. turally, the job was slated to be a {20.00 pitalized in Cristobal, Panama Canal. in ship's fund. Some disputed OT Brother Alexander McElhenny was el­ long one, because he spent most in engine department. Food plan repre­ ected to serve in his place. Vote of sentative to be contacted upon arrival in thanks to the entire steward department of his time at sea on Mediterra­ States. for 3 job well done. No hccfs reported ^ nean and North Europe runs. by department oelegates. MARORE (Venore), February 20— "Just couldn't fit the car in on ChairiBan, W. L. Hammock; Secretary, ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), March the ship," he said. "Lucky those W. J. McNeely. No beefs reported by department delegates. • Brother W. L. IS—Chairman, L. Jones; Secretary, None. people who take up photography Hammock was elected to serve as ship's Some disputed OT otherwise everything is in g^ shape. Chief steward ex­ or something like that, because delegate. tended a vote of thanks to the entire crew for their good behavior and coop­ they can take their camera along eration during the voyage. The crew ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), likewise extended a vote of thanks to wherever they go. April 8—Chairman, T. J. Hilburn; Sec­ the steward department for a job well Deck Department Seafarers Brother Heywood, who ships out in the deck department, is not a man who likes to let other people do his work. He first tackled the task of completely re­ painting the auto, then moved on to ripping out the old radio and installed a new stereo set with speakers in the back and front. "It's not that I don't often have to call on help from the real experts who know more than I do about automobiles," he explained. "There are many problems that I wouldn't consider handling on my own; but the things I can do with my own two hands, I use tho.se same two hands to do it. After all, that's the purpose in having a hobby. Those people who call automobiles their pasttime and then pay someone else to work on them, well, I have my opinions about that sort of opera­ tion." One of the chores that Hey­ wood always seeks outside advice on are problems with the engine. Although his auto now has a small six-cylinder, he plans on in­ stalling an eight in order to, as he put it, "keep up with the power equivalent of today. No Drag Racer "Not that I believe in this hotrodding bit," Heywood said, "but it's just that there are times when you have to have power on these modern highways. Though there's a lot of boys who get their kicks from drag racing, I just happen retary, L. Mitchell. One man missed ship in Japan. Jll.OO in -ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion made that all watches stood in Port between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. be OT and said OT be split equal among the watches, to be paid regardless whether cargo is being worked or not. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a fine job. YOUNG AMERICA (Burbank), March 13—Chairman, Lawrence Hitchner; Sec­ retary, Werner P^ersen. Ship's delegate reported that ship has a good crew and everything is running smoothly. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for the good chow. 4> ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Moore-McCormack), February 19—Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. Brother George Stanley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. TV purchased and installed to everyone's pleasure and satisfaction. Letter of thanks was writ­ ten to the Seaman's Church Institute, in appreciation for the Christmas gifts re­ ceived by the ship last trip. A sum- of $45.00 was donated and much appreci­ ated by a visiting Chaplain from the SCI. No beefs reported by department delegates. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), March 26—Chairman, Frank Myatt; Secretary, Luther Gadson. Ship's delegate reported that everything is ship­ shape. Few hours disputed OT in engine department. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), April 8 —Chairman, Guy DiViaio; Secretary, J. A. Shea. All beefs were squared away. Two men in deck department missed ship in Charleston, S. C. and one man was hos­ pitalized in Charleston, from steward department. Motion made that all hands donate $1.00 to build up ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to Guy DiViftio, chief, and Cecil Kane, 2nd electrician for a job well done on TV and antenna. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), March 21—Chairman, Roy Pappan ; fe­ retory, Frank Naklicki. $120.38 in ship s fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Few hours disputed OT for 9rd cook in steward department. Motion made to contact headquarters to get definite information regarding pension plan. Page Eleven LOG Graduates of SIU Lifeboat Class No. 149 gathered for their class photo after successfully completing course of lifeboat training at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest group of life­ boat ticket holders includes (kneeling, l-r): John Griffin and Warren Ness. Middle row, l-r: Robert Mathews, Willy Lindsay, Krim Blackwel! and Rafael Robles. Rear, l-r: Erik Nordeng, William Slayton, Cleveland Snead and class instructor Ami Bjornsson. done. Patrolman to be contacted regard­ ing retiring time for pension. MERBIMAC (Oriental Exporters). March 13—Chairman, Nicholas Hatgimisios; Secretary, Charles Welch. Ship's delegate report^ that everything was O.K. Deck delegrate resigned and Brother Jack Pierce was elected to serve as new deck delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well-idoneip ' .. .. DIOEST of SIU MEETINQS OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers), March 20—Chairman, Joe C. Selby; Sec­ retary, D. Simmons. No major beefs brought to attention of the ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that headquarters comonunications, OT sheets and clarifica­ tion of Proposed Agreements be fori warded to next port of call. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), April 9—Chairman, M. M. Cross ; Secretary, Herb Knowles. General dis­ cussion on the welfare of the crew as a whole. No beefs reported by department delegates. ^ _ DEL OHO (Delta), April 3—Chairman, L. J. Bollinger; Secretary, T. J. Lewis. $100.00 Safety Award has been awarded crewmembers. Brother Dexter Worrell waa elected to serve as ship's delegate and he will keep safety award money in, ship's fund. . W:-~. • : -ff; DEL CAMPO (Delta), April 8—Chair­ man, Clayton Thompson; Secretary; N> Pat Ragas. Department delegates re­ ported that everything is running smooth with no beefs. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Food was very good. Marcus R. Fortes, 58: Brother Fortes joined the Union in Balti­ more in 1943. He sailed with the engine depart­ ment as an oiler. Brother Fortes died in Djibouti French Somaliland in August, 1964 while ship­ ping on the Over­ seas Joyce. Death Fortes came from a heart attack while he was on duty in the engine room. At the same time of his death he had been at sea over 35 years. He is sur­ vived by his wife Georgiana For­ tes of Brooklyn, New York. He was born in the Cape Verde Is­ lands in 1906. John Crosswell, 59: Brother Crosswell succumbed to a linger­ ing heart ailment in Houston, Tex­ as. He was a na­ tive of South Carolina and joined the SIU in Galveston. While with the SIU he Crosswell sailed as a mem­ ber of the stew­ ard department. Brother Crosswell was a resident of Houston and will be buried in the Texas city. He is survived by a daugh­ ter, Sandra Kay Crosswell, also of Houston. Juan C. Ruiz, 66: Brother Ruiz joined the SIU in 1956 at the port of Wilmington, Calif. While with the SIU he sailed as a messman in the steward de­ partment. Ruiz died of an heart ailment while on a visit to his na­ Ruiz tive Phillipines Islands. He made his home in Wilmington, Calif. He is survived by a daughter, Carozon M. Ruiz, of Cebu, Phillipines Islands. His final resting place will be near his ancestral home in Cebu, the Phillipines. Louis Dee LeBIeu, 37: Brother LeBleu died in March, 1966 in Ville Platte. Louisiana of an acci­ dental death. A native of Louisi­ ana, he began sailing with the Union in 1956 and joined in Port Arthur, Texas. Brother LeBleu sailed with the LeBleu deck department. He is survived by his wife, Laurice Courrille LeBleu of Marksvilie. La., and their two children, Joseph Kerney and Debra Lynn. He was buried in St. Ann's Ceme­ tery, Mamou, La. irSAVs; J J" �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SIU ARRIVALS Ships at Sea On a long voyage there's nothing like a good crew of Seafarers who keep the place in ship-shape. That's the case on the Del Santos (Delta) down South America way where Joseph Suarez has been doing a fine job in keeping passageways and other hard to clean places spotlessly clean. The deck delegate accepted the crew's vote Meeting secretary H. Bjerring Edward Davidson has been of thanks to Brother Joe. Since elected as ship's delegate aboard reports the steward on the Los leaving Paranagua, Brazil, Bill Angeles (Sea the Pen Vanguard Meehan has been Land) has been (Penn Shipping elected the new working hard to Co.) Meeting sec­ ship's delegate. keep things clean retary Richard Bill reports that in the pantry. Pa­ Nelson reports a the brothers give a trolman Campbell vote of thanks to vote of thanks to has brought the J. S. McRae, the Elmer Lane and brothers up to outgoing delegate the rest of the date about SIU for "a job well steward's departdone." No beefs. H. Bjeiring upgrading for enm e n t for the gine ratings. Meehan The ship's next McRae "consistently good Meeting chairman G. Castro re­ port is Ceuta. feeding and extra sweets during ports Bosun Nil Eriksson was ^ coffee breaks." Things are run­ unanimously elected ship's treas­ ning smoothly with no beefs as 'Walter Kristianson is the new urer. the ship heads for the port of deck delegate aboard the Sea Rio de Janeiro. Pioneer (Pioneer Louis Bahin writes from the Del Tankers). Meet­ Valle, that the food on this trip ing secretary Ro­ Frank Naklicki reports the men has been the best man Viloria re­ on the Seatrain Louisiana (Seain his memory. ports there has train Lines) were Ray H. Casanova, been do disputed very interested, Charles Dowling overtime or other during a recent and Floyd Nolan beefs. The new stop in New were all given ship's delegate is York, to hear single commenda­ W. W. Jacohson. about the new Viloria tions for putting Meeting chairman school deal for out the best food engineer training was Wilherf Wentling. "this side of heav­ Babin from a Union Paen." The ship also trolman. "No wishes to express their deep grati­ Naklicki Crew members of the Del Norte tude to al! SIU representatives for beefs reported," say meeting chairman Roy Pap- (Delta Steamship Lines) will have making this a very happy New plenty of movie Year. pas. The ship has been getting its time after they mail regularly. leave Galveston, No beefs and a smooth running and their 10 day The crew aboard the Wild lay up, for Rio de ship since she left Port Elizabeth Ranger, according to meeting sec­ is the story of the Janeiro. Treas­ retary Robert W. man on the Robin urer Bill Kaiser Ferrandiz, gave a Gray (Moore got 22 movies in big vote of thanks MacCormack) as Houston. The en­ to the steward de­ they voted thanks gine department's Callahan partment for put­ to the steward de­ Kurt K. Bineting up a real fine manis was elected ship's delegate partment for the New Year's din­ by acclamation on a motion by good work being ner. The ship is Douglas "Smiley" Claussen that done on their long running quite well was seconded by Francis Howard. trip to South Af­ Angelozzi and there are no Washing on the long voyage south rica: Nicholas Ansignificant beefs. should be a breeze with some good gelozzl reports that Tom Buckley In addition Meeting Chairman advice from Robert Callahan on has been active in making his Arthur Beck has reported that the how to prevent damage to the new shipmates safety conscious. Captain aboard the Wild Ranger washing machines. Callahan called said that this one of the best trips attention to proper filling of the Reports of outstanding holiday that he had had the pleasure to machines to prevent agitator wear menus have come from the Del sail on. and resulting ripped clothing. Mundo (Delta) where ship's dele­ Men of the St. Christopher (St. gate Benjamin C. Lawrence Carriers) had a wel­ Ship's delegate Juan A. C. Cruz Bengert gave the come break in the reports a vote of thanks to the Chief Steward form of a pleasant steward's depart­ and the entire 18-day stay in ment aboard the steward's depart­ San Francisco Del C a m p o. ment a vote of while the ship un­ There have been thanks for their derwent repairs no beefs so far as good service. Ac­ Powers before its trip to the ship sails for cording to meet­ Norfolk, reports its payoff in New ing secretary Joseph N. Powers, meeting secretary Orleans by way the purser was also in for a vote Edward Sherris. of Houston re­ of thanks for his handling of the Hindenes Arnold Hindenes ports Richard G. crew's mail. was elected ship's treasurer. Every­ Martinez meeting Cruz thing is going smooth, no beefs. secretary. Safety First! The Seafarers aboard the Colorado (Waterman) I Editor, will be holding I SEAFARERS LOG, fire and boat drills I 675 Fourth Ave., no matter what I Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 problems come I up. Deck dele­ I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG--please put smy I gate Edward CzoI name on your mailing list, fprinnnformofioni mowski passed on I the word that the i NAME drills will be held midship due to Andersen I: STREET ADDRESS the location of I CITY ........ ZIP........ deck cargo. Arthur G. Andersen I TO AVOID DUPllCATtON; If you are an old subscriber and have a change is the newly elected ship's dele­ " of address, please give your former address below j gate and reports there are no beefs at present. The crew has been keeping the place shipshape and got rid of their old washing ma­ chine after it ground to a halt. <I> ^l> r Carolyn Janet Rumhall, born November 9, 1965, to the Robert F. Rumballs, Erie, Pa. Michele DeForrest, born Janu­ ary 6, 1966, to the Howard DeForrests, Warren Ohio. John Thomas PfelfFelman, born January 23, 1966, to the Edward L. Pfeiffelmans, Mackinac Is., Mich. Marie Gutierrez, born January 30, 1966, to the Thomas Gutierrezs, Houston, Texas. Cheryl Cherry, born January .17, 1966, to the Wilbert L. Cherrys, Norfolk, Va. <1> Wesley Coats, born January 25, 1966, to the Jackie Coats, Port Arthur, Texas. <t> Jacqueline Ewell, born January 28, 1966, to the Richard Ewells, Baltimore, Md. 4/ Hector Marcial, born January 28, 1966, to the Pedro Marcials, Bayamon, P. R. 4/ Elizabeth Hong, born February 7, 1966, to the Tom Hongs, San Francisco, Calif. Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, to the Lloyd E. McGrews, Leitchfield, Ky. <1> Paul Titus, born January 25, 1966, to the James C. Titus, Port Arthur, Texas. Karen Lee Fox, born February 14, 1966, to the Warren F. Foxs, Pasadena, Md. Thomas Michael Stann, born November 2, 1965, to the Roy Stanns, New Orleans, La. Joy Rennee Kelley, born Janu­ ary 13, 1966, to the Bob Kelleys, Port Neches, Texas. <I> 4> Thomas Edward Kent, born February 6, 1966, to the Elkin Kents, New Orleans, La. Maria Reyes, born January 10, 1966, to the Jesus Deles Reyes, New Orleans, La. Albert Brooke, born October 23, 1965, to the Osborne M. Brookes, Jr., Chickasaw, Ala. Janie Rocker, born December 9, 1965, to the James Rockers, Carl­ ton, Ala. ^ David Russell Leo Parsons, born November 9, 1965, to the F. E. Parsons, Mobile, Ala. Warren Lawrence, born Decem­ ber 17, 1965, to the H. D. Law­ rences, Jr., Norfolk, Va. <|> Martha Wall, born December 14, 1965, to the James O. Walls, Arcadia, Texas. Mary Alice Kleman, born No­ vember 27, 1965, to the Robert Klemans, Bay City, Mich. Thomas A. Farrell Please contact Marilyn; Walter has been very sick. Her new ad­ dress is: 14095 NW 6th Ave., Miami, Fla. and phone is: 6883054. <1> Warren Ray Gordon "Z" No.: 1117169. Contact your attorney at once. Sherman F. Raphael, 1237 Maison Blanche Building, New Orleans, La. 70112. L. Hargesheimer Please contact Leonor L. Leddin, Belgrano 2938—Munro (B) F.C.N.G.B.—Vte. Lopez—Prov. BsAs, Republica Argentina, South America, Telephone: 740-9309. <1> Roscoe J. Hampton Contact Chilton Bryan, 550 The Main Building, 1212 Main St., Houston, Texas 77002 immedi­ ately. ^ N. R. Peters Please contact your mother as soon as you can. It is very im­ portant. Phone: 366-0872. Mrs. Stella Peters, 418 Balton St.', Fairmount, West Virginia. Eric Avers and Ed Palmer Please contact Thurston Lewis, Oiler, S/S Del Oro, Delta Lines, 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La. <I> Claude A. Brown Important! Please get in touch with your wife Sarah, 1232 Bayand St., Baltimore, Md. — — Henry S. Cavanaugh Contact your attorney in New Orleans. George J. Garzotto, 104 Maison Blanche, New Orleans, La. 70112. Charles Kastanis Please contact your brother, Ted Kastanis. C/0 E. Martinez, 331 De Graw St., Brooklyn, New York 11231. Williams George Please contact your attorney in New Orleans immediately. R. R. Paschae Please get in touch with Mrs. Eva Mae Smith. You have a pack­ age. 1619 Marengo Dr., Prichard, Ala. Phone is 456-5122. �April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS Member Says 'Limit Union Term of Office' Fleet Inadequate For Vietnam Needs To die Editor: I should like to express in the "Letters" columns my opinion in regard to the tenure of office for union officials. I am a critic and an opponent of the present system which allows incumbent officials to run for office without restriction. It is my view that a time limit should be placed on the number of terms elected officials can serve consecutively. If a union official goes back to sea after a fixed term of office, he will, in my opinion, be in a better posi­ tion to maintain touch with the problems of the seafaring man. This could be healthy for our union. Even the President of the United States is restricted to two consecutive terms in office. As a matter of fact, several states only allow their governors to serve one term in office. I have raised this issue with several union officials and they have pointed out that our Union constitution allows any eligible SIU member to run for any elec­ tive office he wishes. While, as we all know, this is true, it does not meet the point I raise. The argument has also been made that under my proposal we could be faced with the possi­ bility of a complete set of new union officials lacking experi­ ence being elected at one time. This, of course, could happen at any time anyway, but even so we could develop a procedure to deal with such a possibility along the lines in effect in the elections to the U. S. Senate, where only one-third of the Senators come up for election every two years. To The Editor: I think all Seafarers should be concerned that American bot­ toms are losing a great deal in trade each month because they can't handle the Viet Nam war demands and the commercial trade at the same time. To me this points up the in­ adequacy of a Governmental Maritime Policy that permits for­ eign flags to take our trade while letting our own fleet run down. I think that the maritime un­ ions should continue to put pres­ sure on the proper governmental agencies to rebuild our merchant fleet. There is no question that the war in Viet Nam really proves the point that unions have been making about the in­ adequacy of the U.S. flag fleet. Walter Biimside ]R. B. Laytin Seafarers Wife Enjoys LOG Dear Editor: I thought you might be in­ terested to hear that I enjoy reading every issue of the Sea­ farers Log that my husband re­ ceives. I find it very informative and look forward to receiving each .issue. The features in the current edition "Story of Ameri­ can Labor," plus the aceompanying photos, is very good and very well written. Many other wiyes probably enjoy the paper too. Thank you from my husband and me. Mrs. Estelle Elbert Says Labor^s Story is Needed keading TotheEditon • I couldn't agree more that I there is a need for the: people of this country to be reminded of the history of the American union movement. The Seafarers Log is doing a service in present­ ing that story and you" couldn't have picked a better title than •'All This Happened." Many of our younger people perhaps find it difficult to be­ lieve that their parents who are union members—^and their par­ ents befbm them^had to jwage such tcrnble struggles in order to win even miniittuin detent tieafinent an4 the r some seeuri^. < : -X Mr LETTERS To The Editor Sees Old Pals In Log Feature To The Editor: I always enjoy seeing pictures of old buddies in the Log. It is rare that I don't see some Sea­ farers who I have sailed with many times when yoxf devote a page to one of the happiest times in a seaman's iife, the Payoff! Keep up the good work. There's nothing like receiving your mail and The Log when on a long trip far from home. Jimmy Peters Seafarers Heroism Taken For Granted Dear Editor: Reading about the recent close shave of the Seafarers on the Steel Architect when the Viet Cong hit the vessel in front of them in the Saigon River called my attention to just how much our efforts mean to the protec­ tion of our country. I was proud to read how calni the Seafarers on the entire ship were in the face of what might have been a real tragedy. Joseph Brodski Page Thirteen LOG Seafarer Destribes Indian Sport Of the Mongoose Versus the Cobra "I find life at sea to be a great adventure," said Seafarer Howard Whitely, "the reason being that you get to see what goes on at the other side of the world. And my hobby is souvenir collecting, but not in the customary way people collect mementoes from foreign countries." What Brother Whitely meant ^ curl up and strike out time and stretched out dead. The mongoose was that he collects his souvenirs time again, bqt when they struck would find his opening quickly, through the mental recollections out front, the mongoose was be­ dash in and sink its teeth in the he gathers in all parts of the world. hind; when they lashed out to neck of the cobra, then dart on He counts the Pyramids of Egypt the right, the animal seemed to to his next opponent. and the Taj Mahal of India among be on the left. It was almost as "1 count my seeing the contest his souvenirs. exciting as a good bullfight." between the mongoose and the cobras," Whitely said, "as one of Favorite Impressions Snakes Done In better souvenirs. When 1 come One of the 19-year SIU vete­ But Brother Whitely had to ad­ to think of it, some of the most ran's favorite impressions was the mit that the contest between the amazing things I've ever seen were time when he was on the beach cobras was not anywhere as long in India, like the Taj Mahal, one for eight days in India, because it of the Seven Wonders of the as a bullfight. In less than twenty was the mansu or rainy season, World." minutes, all four snakes were and the people didn't want to work on unloading the ship. "One minute it would be pouring rain," Whitely explained, "then the sun would come out for a while before it began to rain again. The weather just couldn't make up its mind, A veteran Seafarer, who requested that he only be but 1 did have plenty of spare time identified as Book IS umber B-125, submitted the fol­ to spend on the beach—time lowing short sketch for publication in the LOG. The enough to see one of the most colorful attractions in all of India, Seafarer has been shipping out for over 33 years and the fights in Bombay staged be­ says that he finds writing an excellent way to while away tween the mongoose and the co­ his off-duty hours aboard ship. bra." Looking up, I nodded and grinned. Next time I looked that Brother Whitely explained that way the kid had gone. the mongoose was a small animal, How does one share himself fairly amongst thirty-three young­ somewhat like a cat, somewhat sters? this one, "young Mike" to us, seemed to exist for his thirtylike a dog and even longer than a third share. 1 couldn't help it that nite when 1 found myself squirrel. He said that the mon­ knocking on the door of what seemed a comfortable home, 1 felt goose was a sneaky creature and sure that the big man who answered my knock was Mike's father. one of the fastest things he'd ever He could well be a football tackier also. After a split second ap­ seen. The event that Whitely at­ praisal he asked, "Can 1 help you"? 1 felt it would be better if tended was between the famous God helped, and right now! 1 heard my voice making an intro­ snake-killer and four cobras. duction, "1 am Mike's teacher." As he looked at me, he seemed Fight Begins like a huge rock that was saying "If you detour and go carefully "To begin the fight," he ex­ you will get by o.k." plained, "they let all four snakes Though he almost filled the doorspace, I could just see down the out of their cages, then released hall, there stood a hall-stand and on it a brief case. I took a chance the mongoose. While one of the and said, "Would you move that brief case a little more to the cobras was lying down playing right and when Mike comes in tell -him you have been noticing possum, the tiny swift animal how much he has grown; and would he now share with you, your raced in and grabbed the snake stand. Thank you for hearing me out and good evening." behind the neck, and that part of I had no need in the morning to check to see. if Mike was pres­ the contest was over in seconds. ent. Always there had been a small valise near where I left my The cobra was stretched out like case. Now for the first time 1 knew it had been Mike's and today a yardstick, and the mongoose be­ it was not there! gan to circle around the other In the evening I was back knocking on Mike's door and no three, waiting for an opening like plan! "Mike Senior" once again answered my knock. He put his a boxer. big hand on my shoulder and led me into his home, he was crying. He said Mike will be at school in the morning; he had slept plum "Though the snakes kept trying through the noisy alarm, his mom did and me too. On my way to hit the mongoose," Brother out, through blurred eyes, I saw two brief cases side-by-side in the Whitely continued, "they had no hall. success at all. The vipers would A Brief Case Family Day At SIU Clinic Cites Govt. Apathy Toward U.S. Fleet To The Editor: In a recent issue of the Log I read two articles that, con­ sidered together, are very uft-setting. One noted the failure of governmental agencies to prox: tect American Flag Merchant Marine. The other called atten­ tion to an expert's report show* ing that Russia is rapidly e^y panding her merchant fleet. : How much longer can this trend continue? Are the mari­ time'unions the only spokesmen in raising their voices to alert the American public of this dan-i| gerous trend? When American troops have needed supplies her merchahf^ mtuine has always been coutttetfl* on. I hope this terrible experi­ ence of Viet Nam at least will. open the eyes of some people of the need to protect the U.S. merchant fleet. Mrs. Theodore Goodman, whose husband is now shipping in the steward department on the SIUcontracted Robin Gray, stopped by the Union clinic on Thursday afternoon, which is the time allotted for families of Seafarers to visit. She is shown with her twin daughters, Karen and Sharon, conferring with Dr. Weisler. Karen had been complaining of frequent sore throats, while her sister, Sharon, just dropped by for a routine checkup of her physical condition by the doctor. r-.t «.f fA- �m •r' Page Foarteen UNFAIR TO LABOR DO NOT BUY OCEAN PIONEER (Pioneer Tankers) January 8—Chairman, J. Selby; Secre­ tary, T. R. Sanford. Brother Sanford re.siKned as ship's delegate and Brother Simmons was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported by de­ partment delegates. VENORE (Venore), February 13— Chairman, Robert A. Clarke; Secretary, M. Olson. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Some disputed Oi" in deck and engine departments. TRANSHAITTERAS WatCTr,. ways), February 14—Chairman, Karl Hellman; Secretary, John Flanagan. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), February 20—Chairman, T. 1,. Moore; Secretary, M. C. Barton. Ship is short seven men. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for job well done in spite of being short four men in the department. Seafarers and their famiiies are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). February 20—Chairman, P. T. Maldonado; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Every­ thing is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. Crew reguested crew to continue to keep to co­ operate and keep ship clean. DEL ORG (Delta), March 6—Chairman, Louis J. Bollinger; Secretory, Ramon Irizarry. $23.56 in ship's fund. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Some dis­ puted OT in engine deportment. PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping). Feb­ ruary 22—Chairman, Jimmie Jackson ; Secretary. John D. Pennell. Disputed OT reported in engine and deck departments. AU beefs will be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department. LUCILLE BLOOMFTELO (Bloomfleld), March 20—Chairman, Harold BJ. Rosecrans; Secretary, Angeles Z. Deheza. Brother Joseph Sarver was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. All is fine. "Lee" brand tires (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers) LINFIELD VICTORY (Alcoa), Feb­ ruary 19—Chairman, John Nash; Secre­ tary, Norman D. Tober. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Every­ thing is running smoothly. H. I. Siege! "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) -i, J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) — April 29, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG — Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) ^ Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) <I> Empire State Bedding Co. "Sealy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) <1> White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genewo Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, • Sfatler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, W. L. Douglas, Flagg Brothers, Kingston, Davidson. (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Tyson's Poultry, Inc. Rock Comi^ Tyson's Pride Manor House-Safeway Wishbone-Kroger Cornish Game-Armour and A & Fs SuperR^t Cmrnish Game Hen (Food Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of N. America) COLUMBIA (Oriental), January 16— Chairman, E. Wheeler; Secretary, J. Wong. No beefs reported by department delegates. New trip—nothing to report. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). March 8— Chairman, Henry W. Miller: Secretary, T. H, Sanchez. Disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Donation taken up for one brother who left ship due to illness. Motion made that regard­ less of what articles a crew signs, they be paid day for day. CHATHAM (Waterman), March 3— Chairman, M. T. Morris; Secretary. T. A. Jackson. Performing in engine depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward for getting milk. OCEANIC TIDE (Trans-World Marine), March 16—Chairman, L. W. Moore; Secretary, E. M. Bryant. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to illness. ALDINA (Wall Street Trader^, March 6—Chairman, P. E. Taylor; feretary, George Wm. Luke. Brother W. Kuhl was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Patrol­ man will be contacted regarding no drinking fountain in mcssrooni. Two men taken off ship in Freeport to be repatri­ ated back to States. DIGEST of SIU TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), March 6—Chairman, H. Darrow; Secretary, E. Carrigan. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. To contact patrolmen regarding duties of steward utility. MEETINGS ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Tank­ er), Februaiy 20—Chairman, Peter Pat­ rick ; Secretary, Ira K. Coats. Crew awaiting answer from headquarters re­ garding draws. Union should contact company i^arding the forwarding of mail. EXPRESS BUFFALO (Transmarine Navigation), March 20—Chairman. John Rossow: Secretary, Gerald Erlinger. One man missed ship in Oakland. Gear packed and inventoried for chief engineer. Captain compliment crew as being one of the finest he's sailed with. No dis­ puted OT reported by department dele­ gates. DE SOTO (Waterman), January 80— Chairman, William McAithur. Jr.; Sec­ retary, J. F. Castronover. $20.76 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), March 6—Chairman, Bill Clement; Se^ retary, James M. Nelson. Few. hours disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. Otherwise, everything is O.K. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks to the chief cook, Wiley Hinton and the 3rd cook, Charles Thorpe. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), March 13—Chairman, John Mehalov; Secretary, W. Young. Few beefs to be taken- up with boarding patrolman. EXPRESS VIRGINIA (Marine Car­ riers), March 13—Chairman George Van Ettea: Secretary. Gregory F. Gannon. Discussioti to have union make Company move welding machine from passageway and stop chipping. Discussion about deck department painting engine quarters. Dis­ cussion about Skipper giving travelers checks in first port. $6.25 in ship's fund. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), J. Kiichta; Secretary, J. McDonald. Brother J. Kuchta was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Various repairs still to be made since last voyage. Congenial crew aboard. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), February 23—Chairman, Henry Sieber; Secretary, W. C. Sink. $9.07 in ship's fund. Motion made to contact headquarters regarding draws in Japa­ nese Yen instead of American money while in Yokohama. Vote of thanks to the steward department, ship's delegate and to the first assistant engineer for their cooperation. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), March 80—Chairman, J. W. Canard; Secretary, H. R. Huston. $5.00 out of ship's fund spent for extra K/S, balance in fund $11.00. Ship sailed short" two men. One man taken off ship and hospitalized in the Azores. Chief pumpman extended a vote of thanks to the captain, chief engi­ neer and chief mate and 1st assistant for their assistance to sick pumpman. Vote of thanks to the steward department for their fine groceries. WESTERN COMET (Western Tank­ ers), February 22—Chairman, W. Fernwood : Secretary, J. A. McDougall, Brother H. Kaufman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmiam), March 27—Chairman. Mazur S. Charles: Secretary. Bennett L. Harris. $4.00 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by de-: partment delegates. New ship's delegate to be elected. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Philadelphia May .3—2:30 p.m. New York . May 2—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . May 4—2:30 p.m. Detroit .... May 6—2:30 p.m. Houston . .. May 7—2:30 p.m. New Orleans May 8—2:30 p.m. Mobile . . . .May 11—2:30 p.m. Wilmington May 16—2:00 p.m. San Francisco May 18—2:00 p.m. Seattle .... May 20—2:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit May 2—2 p.m. Alpena May 2—7 p.m. Buffalo May 2—7 p.m. Chicago May 2—7 p.m. Cleveland May 2—7 p.m. Duluth May 2—7 p.m. Frankfurt May 2—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit .... May 9—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee May 9—7:30 p.m. Chicago . . .May 10—7:30p.m. Buffalo ... .May 11—7:30 p.m. tSauIt Ste. Marie May 12—7:30 p.m. Duluth .... May 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . May 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo ... .May 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . May 3—5 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) . May 4—5 p.m. Houston May 9—5 p.m. Norfolk May 5—5 p.m. New Orleans . . May 10—5 p.m. Mobile May 11—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jwsey City May 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia May 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore May 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk May 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York May 2—7 p.m. Baltimore May 4—7 p.m. Philadelphia ... May 3—7 p.m. ^Houston May 9—7 p.m. Mobile May 10—7 p.ni. New Orleans ..May 11—7 p.m. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. $ Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DIRECTORYof UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tannar Earl Shapard Al Tannar VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsay Williami Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 475 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-4600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, MD 1214 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mats 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO. N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-97S9 CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave." SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. ?Sth St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main Sf. EL 7-244! HOUSTON. Tex 5804 Canal Sf. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2408 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery Sf. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 430 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7544 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2404 S. 4th St. DE 4-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tax 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEAnLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS. Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. ^ Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 Know YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. , SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, r^um receipt request^. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained . from publishing any article serving the political purposea of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membenhip action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Beard may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out thU reaponsibiilty. PAYMENT OF MONIES. /No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is {riven such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In Edition, copies are available in all Union hails. Ail members should obtoin copies of this conBtituv'on so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarten. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension beneflta have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All S^farera are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. -These righto arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers Conse­ quently, no Seofsrer may be discriminated against because of race, creed color national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he to denied the euuai riehta to which be to entitled, he should notify headquarters. ^ * SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic righto of Seafarers to the ri^t to punue l^tolative and political objectives which will servo the best interests of themselves, their familiee and their Union. To achieve theae objectives, the Seafarers PoliUcal Activity Donation was eatabitohed. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarsr feela that any of the above righto have been violated or that ha has been deniad hto eonstltiiUonal right of aeeeae to U^M ri^rds to: fornuitlan, he shonld inmedlately notify SIU Praaident Pan! Hall at headqnartera bv eertlisd nail, retnm rocolpt raqnasted. ' <f d 4 �April 29, 1966 \.1 fi!- Page Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG • , J. T -M«5f;*»ifc«rawih ilUllllS HAPPHEI THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR •• H-r- HE policies of President Woodrow WilsorM^i^ had strong labor backing as the United ; ' States entered World War 1. Wilson enr joyed great popularity with American labor. He was the first President to address an AFL con­ vention and the first to hold that the right to organize was in the public interest. It was during Wilson's first administration that the Clayton Act was passed, clearly stating that labor unions were not "trusts" or combinations in restraint of trade—a charge made by many employers in an attempt to thwart union action. It was also under his administration that a separate Labor Department was established, with the Secretary of Labor a member of the President's Cabinet, The firk Labor Secretary was William B, Wilson, former secretary-treas­ urer of the AFL United Mine Workers Union, Unions grew in membership in the war pe­ riod, By 1920 the AFL unions represented four million workers, W ITH the United-States' entrance into the war, most American unions adhered to a "no-strike" pledge to assure Ameri­ can soldiers an uninterrupted stream of Ameri­ can war production. Prices soon began to rise however, and although industry's war profits soared, American workers met increasing-tttfficulty making ends meet. Many workers found it impossible to live up to their no-strike pledge, and before the end of 1917 almost 4,500 strikes were in progress involving over a million work­ ers. The War Labor Board was created to alleviate the situation. Through the Board, a living wage was established in each industry involved in war production and unions were authorized to act as bargaining agents for the workers. American business accepted labor's new position because war profits were at record highs and a "don't rock the boat" philosophy prevailed. But American employers were sim­ ply biding their time. With the end of the war and the flooding of the labor market by 2 million returning soldiers, "getting back to normal" became the national slogan. For most employers this meant a return to their old antilabor agitation, wage slashing, and a rejection of Federally controlled wages and hours and f compulsory union recognition. T the same time that the employers' antilabor activity climbed toward its peak, t post war prices and living costs were skyrocketing. American workers were caught in a bind for which there was only one ans\yer. ^ During 1919-1920 well over a million work­ ers went on strike. The employers used all A fef ^ T!0^ V^K\tonKkC«)«V\fTiF5 ON&STEELW^iffi£RS tte American ftderation of laboc li ,>thNkt * A A In 1919 strike police gave strikers the usual hard^ time. Here they drive pickets from gates of one;|| of struck companies, Lackawanna Steel in Buffalo.^ Steel workers strike of 1919 was overwhelmingly supported by organized labor movement. Here are signs displayed outside strike headquarters. ••3 .;;• Yi 9.. Of the traditional union-busting devices against them, plus a new one—rthe "Big Red Scare. Employers did their best to link each American strike with the Communist Revolution which had just taken place in Russia. Simple strikes for higher wages were greeted by screaming headlines like "The Bolsheviks Are Taking Over!" Some strikes were in fact undermined by the Red Scare tactics. In most cases how­ ever, the walkouts continued because the strik­ ers were not radicals of any sort and certainly not Communist sympathizers. They were sim­ ply working men who could not live on what the employer offered and took the only action available to them to better their condition. During" the war, the steel industry remained non-union and when 24 AFL unions joined in 1919 to organize steel workers the workers joined the unions by the thousands. As fast as they joined the union, they were laid off. A strike followed and the steel towns were scenes of violence and repression. Eighteen lives were lost and the strike was smashed. The Red Scare madness reached its height in the famous Sacco and Vanzetti case. Nicola Sacco, a shoemaker and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, a fish-peddler, were anarchist labor organizers arrested in 1920 and charged with a payroll holdup and murder. The evidence against them was extremely weak and it was generally felt that they were being tried for their radical anarchist views and labor backgrounds, rather than for any involvement in the Braintree, Massachusetts robbery. The Red Scare was at its height however, and the two men were convicted and executed, although they con­ tinued to proclaim their innocence to the very end. OR the badly abused American seamen, much progress was made during the period just before World War I and during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. A' campaign by the Sailors Union of the Pacific had al­ ready led, in 1892, to the enactment of legis­ lation abolishing penalties for desertion on coastwise vessels. In addition, assignment of wages and the attachment of seamen's,cloth­ ing on coastwise ships was made illegal. This legislation was later partly nullified, but new legislation limited penalties to forfeiture of wages and clothing on coastwise runs; The' penalty for desertion in foreign ports was lim­ ited to one month's imprisonment. At last the American seaman had some legal rights, if still very few. Bui spurred by Andrew Furuseth, leader of the International Seamen's Union and head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, F the fight was continued and legislation destii to become the Seamen's Act of 1915 was introduced into Congress by Senator Robert . M. La Follette and Representative William B. : Wilson (who would later become the nation's first Secretary of Labor). The struggle leading up to passage of the Seamen's Act lasted for over 20 years. During that time there were some small successes and many great disappointments. Through all that time, Furuseth haunted the halls of Congress. He acted as the conscience of an entire nation —a strong, rich nation, yet one which had al­ lowed greedy shipowners to force such vile conditions upon seamen that a journalist could write with absolute truth in 1896 "the differ­ ence between a deep-water sailor and a slave is $15 per month." URUSETH obtained invaluable and un­ selfish support and assistance from Senator Robert La Follette. Furuseth lobbied con­ stantly for legislation to improve the lot of American seamen. He wrote magazine articles, debated the issue with anyone at the drop of a hat, actively lined up support in Congress. When the Seamen's Act was finally passed in 1915 and signed into law by President Wilson, it was in large measure a personal triumph of one man's devotion to his fellow men. The Seamen's Act definitely abolished im­ prisonment for desertion, guaranteed half pay in every port of loading and unloading, in­ creased foc'sle space, and improved the scale of provisions. In addition, it set definite stand­ ards of experience for able-bodied seamen, limited work in port to 9 hours daily, abolished all but necessary work on Sundays and holidays, legislated that 65 percent of the deck crew had to be ABs and 75 percent of each department had to understand the language of the officers. It made mandatory the provision of sufficient lifeboats for everyone aboard, assured payment for injuries received at work, and much more. F A LTHOUGH some of the Act's provisions were later undermined through lax and discriminatory enforcement by the De­ partment of Commerce and conflicting legisla­ tion, and many other important improvements had to wait for later years to be realized, the Seamen's Act has been aptly called the Eman­ cipation Proclamation of Seamen because it released them from virtual slave conditions. And jFuruseth's long and great battle to secure its passage inscribed his name indelibly in the history of the sesunen's union movement as "the Patron Saint of Seafarers." �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO FOR AGE AND OVER V ^ - V^- TO ALL SEAFARERS AND THEIR SPOUSES WHO WERE 64 YEARS OLD ON JUNE T, 1965 OR AFrER~-AND WHETHER TllEY ARE ..' ; ^WORKING, NOT WORKING OR ON PENSION— ' * r " ^ •- • ;1 ^ : ^ For maximum coverage of hospital and-medical expenses under the Medi- . . '• " •i s care program and the Seafarers Welfare Prpgrdm, Seafarers and their \vives who became 64 years of age on June 1, 1965 or after must file an application' , - v >.'. for the basic and #pplemeritary benefits under the Medicare program by ^'^smtrnm'o , May 31, 1966. If the Seafarer w^ 1, 1965, he must file, regard} . less of his wife's age. If the wife was 64 on that date she should file regardless ' of her husband's age. deadline for enrollment in the Medicare program has been extended from . i, Ma enable thpse who failed to file to obtain this important protection. msrnm?^ Under Medicare, everyone 65 or over on July 1, 1966 will have paid-up I/ insurance for their hospital expenses, with exception of minor deductible ' ' • figures• - - the program begins in July, you must sign up for this supplementary benefit by May 31, 1966 at the nearest Social Security otfice. The supplementary benefit costs $3.00 per month which will be deducted from your Social Secur-. ;. „. -* . ity payments. If you are not drawing Social Security you will pay the $3.00 ^ • •v > directly, r:. But the Seafarers Welfare Plan will reimburse you for each of the $3.00 monthly payments. SO THE SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT COVERAGE WILL COST YOU NOTHING. V--...:.,.... .....v:^*.,-.-;9arB;are^ fully covered you must file the application for supplementary medical benefits at once. You will be reimbursed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan ^^ ®9 |3i00 mpiithly charges. Also, make certain that for the supplementary medical benefits if she became 64 years old on June 1, 1965 or after, so that she can enjoy maximum coverage. You as well. >< , f '• a ! I I ' : II effective until 1968. Protect your rights and benefits.. You can apply by getting in touch with your nearest Social Security office. t Details and further information may be obtained from the SIU by con­ tacting the SIU Social Security Department, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. ^ Make sure you register now! • ,. •* i V I ' i , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 29, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SENATE DEFEATS THIRD TRY BY DIRKSEN TO AMEND ONE-MAN, ONE-VOTE RULING COAST SHIP UNIONS PROTEST THREAT BY U.S. TO BUILD VESSELS ABROAD FIT-OUT ON THE LAKES PLANS TO BUILD U.S. SHIPS ABROAD ATTACKED AS SOURCE OF GOLD DRAIN SEAFARER’S SPARE TIME ON BEACH SPENT IN PURSUIT OF AUTO HOBBY SEAFARER DESCRIBES INDIAN SPORT OF THE MONGOOSE VERSUS THE COBRA THE STORY OF AMERICAN LABOR – ALL THIS HAPPENED: PART 6 FOR AGE 64 AND OVER – SEAFARERS WELFARE AND PENSION PLANS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/29/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 9 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/fbd82c4e29522420d6461dc75dfa7024.PDF 8c682e1cadca316b43d49919df2f9fe4 PDF Text Text LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC A N D G U L F • D IS T R t C T • AFL • ' I I ,-^l Story On Page 3 * r - >n ^ I ' ' ' '' " " i " ' „ r i I JjiiHiiiP'^* - i J p", - ^ .7\ fi ' V . 'I pi':~ " mr'\ . - • ... ! Jj^^Q Oc/c^flfGS delegations at the sixth biennial SIU con• vention in San Diego were SIU-A&G delegates (right to left) Lindsey Williams, Paul Hall and Earl Sheppard. A fourth member, Cal Tanner, was at a committee meeting. . . (Story on Page 3.) >;• ' .1 ilevfL^Mir ® yesterday, Joseph A. , Cave, Jr. (above) gets set to blow out ; i -the lpne candle-on his first birthday cake as his inother, ' Alicel looks on. The youngster's birth qualified his Sea^ beiiefit paid but (Story on Page 2;) ,1 ,))y the SHJ. t television carneras. grind away t fft Focils. The during a job call at SIU. headquarters /'J- ' (phofb, right) as Seafarers throw in fokthe jobs on the • * board. The sequence was part of a TV news prestation '' nil 1nr44> ••••nnlv '•Fn r«4>« «*>«>« O AM -m.- / 1 I r'n 'Jir /M �/;.'^::i Pare Tw» SEA PARERS Has 1st Birthday April S, lS5t IOC ilMEU Still Bering Off On lOG SIU Cylenge Breaking its embarrassed silence on the issue, the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union this week reluctantly acknowl­ edged the existence of the SIU's $10,000 challenge 6f attacks against its job claims, but still^ begged off talking turkey on ship In all SIU ports overwhelm* Ingly voted on February 11 to ap­ the issue right away. propriate the $10,000 as a means One of the most successful features of the SIU Welfare Flan, the SIU maternity hwefit celebrated its first birthday April 1. In the preceding 12 month period a total of 518 babies were bom to Seafarers* wives, with each Seafarer collecting $200 or $103,600 in all. In addi­ tion, the Union gave each new-bom baby a $25 US defense bond, amoimting in maturity Meanwhile the SIU offer was of Calling the AMEU bluff on the value to $12,950. renewed in a letter sent to the issue. According to the membei> The maternity benefit was AMEU in Philadelphia, in.which ship proposal, both the SIU and originally designed to help'out Organizing Director Keith Terpe the AMEU would each put up $10,gave the so-called "independent 000, with the total $20,000 to be Seafarers who had to meet the union" in Atlantic an additional iield in trust by a responsible pub­ heavy doctor, hospital and ten days to put up or shut up on lic official for a special "Atlantic household bills that come with its original blast of the SIU's book Seamen's Widows and Childre'ns a new baby. The Union felt to job ratio. that with a growing number of Fund." In all fairness to both Instead, the AMEU compiitted sides, an outside organization, the Seafarers getting married and hav­ itself to nothing more than that American Arbitration Association, . ing families, the new benefit would the issue would be discussed in would tl^n -be called, on to appoint fill a need of a good portion of the the ndkt issue of its irregularly- accountants to conduct an impar­ membership. published magazine. The Fleet, tial audit of SIU records and. cer-! Average Ten Weekly which, it said, "will go to ptess tify the actual ratio.of jobs to ac­ Nobody realized, however, how within the next few days." tive SIU bookmfembers dvring all great the need was. From the very The AMEU has been hard- of 1952. beginning, the maternity benefit pressed by its own constituents as In doing this, the membership applications have, been coming in well as SIU supporters to take up went a step fprther than expected at the rate of ten a week or bet­ the SIU challenge in order to by the AMEU and offered to stake ter, and this rate has held steadily bring the facts out into the open, the Union's $10,000 on the fact throughout the year. The very something for which it has had a that th^ SIU had one job or better large number of benefits paid natural reluctance. The Atlantic for every active member not only shows that a far larger number of "union" . originally initiated the for one period during 1952, but Seafarers are family men than had proeeedings, charging that the SIU throughout the year. been thought. had misrepresented its job figures $ To Atlantic Widows The size of the benefit, the id a period late in 1952 in order Following the certificatiohi t ff speed with which it is paid, and to imislead the tankcrmcn by- the SIU job ratio, the $lo;ood|WL* the easy eligibility requirements claiming one job or better tor whomever was proved wrohrfillff l have all met with considerable every active bookmember. the audit, less expenseis; favor. The SIU's $200 benefit is At that time, it presented a one­ come payable as the "Atlahtic^BjPh^' l Joseph "Jody" Cave, Jr., points one finger at the camera signifying far more than the conventional sided offer in which it called on men's Widows and Childrens it's his first birthday, while Mrs. Alice Cave, and SIU Welfare Serv­ maternity payment which usually the SIU to put up $10,000 to back Fund," while the other's fnoriey ices representative Bill Fredericks look on. Jody was first SIU runs between $50 and $80. Then its claimed book-to-job ratio, w^ile would be returned. The fund would maternity benefit baby. His dad is now on the Winter Hill. most maternity plans require at it . conveniently neglected to men­ then pay out $300 to supplement least nine month's coverage before maritime. No other sea-going mari­ contributions, originally 25 cents tion anything about doing the the. small $300 death benefit now any money is paid. out. Py con­ time union has a maternity bene­ a day have been increased twice in same. In fact, Terpe commented, paid in Atlantic to the benficiaries trast, the SIU's benefit covers fit, and few can boast benefits re­ contract negotiations. At present "they already had decided how to of its seamen, until it was used up. eveiy Seafarer who has worked sembling others paid out by the the shipowner contribution ,of 60., spend their 'winnings' on 'needy The memberrii|ip' doted at/;the ^ cehtS daily SilppoMs'a host of Wel­ SIU Seafarers wha are brokb, be^^ jime that thg vddows^aiid chUweli one day on an SIU ship anytime SIU Welfare Plan. during the previous 12-month pe­ These benefits are supported by fare Plan operations, including tween jobs', in their attempt to .^of Atlantic men could no doubt Union-negotiated shipowner con­ maternity; hospital, disability and minimize the job oppoJdunities of­ well use' this" additional^ incomd.'ff riod. . tributions to the Welfare Plan for death benefits, and the SIU schol­ fered by the Union." • Speedy Service since the AtUntlo^ death* benefitTaking up the idea, the member- was nowhere near thie $2,500 paid With the bills pouring in from each day a Seafarer works. The arship plan. all sides. Seafarers also appreciate out to SIU beneficiaries in the the speed with which the benefit event of a Seafarer's death. is paid. Once the necessary docu­ Although the SIU posted Its ments, consisting of birth ^and ! $10,000 in good faith,- putting the > marriage certificates and a dis­ AMEU oh notice that this was the charge from a ship (or photostats Reports of Panamanian, Liberian and other foreign-flag vessels trading with Communist issue on which it could put up or of. same) have been submitted to China were confirmed this week when it was revealed that the State Department has shut up, the AMEU maintained an the Union, the checks go out in a- negotiated agreements with Greece and other countries to block such shipments in the future. official silence on the subject. Un­ few days to be delivered by Union officially, however, it continued to The SEAFARERS LOG has Welfare Service representatives in blast SIU job ciSims, and thereby person, or by mail, outside of the repeatedly carried reports that istration was fraudulent. The Gov­ amanian interests and were used precipitated the renewal of the Panamanian-flag ships, among ernment charges that the ships in trade with Communist-controlled $10,000 offer with the ten-day ports. others, have been spotted carrying were controlled by Greek and Pan­ countries. deadline. In the maternity benefit, as in cargo to and from Communist other aspects of the Welfare Plan, the SIU has paved the way in China as well as other Communist countries, principally Poland. Many of these ships are owned by Greek shipbwners, who have offices in New York and operate vessels un­ April 3, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 7 der the Greek and American flags As I See It Page 4 as well. Ex-US Liberties Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 In practically every case, the ves­ Editorial ... " Page 13 sels involved in the trading with Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Communist China were Liberty Galley Gleanings......... Page 20 ships that had been sold by' the Inquiring Seafarer ;..... .Page 12 old US Maritime Commission to In The Wake ...........Page. 12 foreign shipowners. Or they were Labor Round-Up Page 13 ships that had simply been regis­ Letters .Pages 21, 22 tered under the Panamanian flag Maritime ; Page 16 by owners residing in America, to Meet The Seafarer Page 12 avoid American standards. Several On The Job ......Page 16 T-2 tankers have also been involved Personals Page 25 in the illegal trading, and are sus­ Quiz .., ...Page 19 pected of carrying oil to the Com­ Seafarers In Action Page 16 munists. Ship's Minutes ..Pages 24, 25 The SIU has long.opposed sales SIU History Cartoon Page 9 of these ships to foreign interests Sports Line Page 20 for registration under Panamanian, Ten Years Ago. Page 12 Honrfuran, Liberian or other "run­ Top Of The News Page 7 away" flags. While certain legal Union Talk..;'.... Page 9 safeguards were written into many Wash. News Letter ...Page 6 of these sales supposedly designed Welfare Benefits ....Pages 26, 27 to prevent their use in trade det­ Welfare Report .Page 8 rimental to US security, it's' ap­ Your Constitution Page 5 parent that these regulations have Your Dollar's Worth...... Page 7 been ignored in some instances. Publt«l!;rJ biMrttkly at tlia haadquartara - Thq latest development in block­ «f tha Saafarars Inlarnalieital Union, At­ ing trading with the enemy , has lantic « Oulf Dittrict, AFt,, «7S Fourth Avonua. •rooklyn .13, HV. Tol.-tTanin|t been the seizure of two tanket^ in Richinond, California, on' t h« •f ^tfi# FOSf vfffvC# W FrWecVH^' W Ships US Sold Supply Reds SEAFARERS LOG 1^ Ifi;:. m- vndor �Apta S, 19M 5 EAFARBRS LOG PaffC Threa Convention OK'$ MFOW Plan Mutual Aid SAN DIEGO—West Coast fish and cannery unions affiliated with the SIU took steps at the Union's 6th bidnnial convention to set up close working relationships ; with the formation of a joint committee that will>^—— canneries, declared; "This joint act on mutual problems. Included among the ques­ approach on the part of all fish tions that the committee will deal and cannery unions is a must. The with are state and national legisla­ seagoing unions have given us an tion, tariff questions, the operation effective lesson and the fish and of Government agencies having cannery unions must follow stilt.' jurisdiction over fisheries, organ­ Eventually, he said, the unions izing problems and the establish- hope to establish a joint union merif of uniform contracts for sim­ newspaper and wipe out competi­ ilar types of operations. tion between one union and an­ All of the unions involved in the other. new program have^been waging an Lester Caveny, president of the aggressive campaign both in Wash­ AFL. Fish Cannery Workers Union ington and in the field on the of the Pacific," problems besetting the industry. Monterey Coun­ At left, Robert Creasey, administrator, reports the progress of the A&G District's Welfare Plan which By pooling their resources it is ty, exp'ressed the "adds to the dignity of seamen." At right, Canadian District delegates (foreground, backs to camera) felt that they need for an edu­ and Harald Eriksen of the Norwegian Seamen's Union (left, facing camera), listen attentively to. a Dis­ will be able to cational program trict report. make more rapid to acquaint the progress of these public with the issues. products of do­ James Waugh, mestic canner­ president of the ies. He pointed Cannery Work­ out that at pres- . Caveny ers Union of the ent many people Pacific, which automatically prefer sardines and Waugh represents some anchovies from abroad to the do­ 5,000 people in mestic product, irrespective of thd'Los Angeles district who work quality. Members of his union han­ in ' tuna, sardine and mackerel dled packing of squid, herring and anchovies. The problem of tuna imports was emphasized, by Lester Balinger, representing the Cannery SAN DIEGO—One of the most important developments in maritime unionism Workers & Fish­ ermen's Union since the formation of the SIU fifteen years ago appears near at hand with the of San Diego. Balinger pointed announcement from the SIU convention that the Marine Firemen, Oilers and out that heavy Watertenders Union (independent) will probably become part of the powerful tuna imports from Japan and SIU family shortly. The annofincement, of far reaching importance within the field of maritime unionism, other countries Abolition of the shape-up Balinger have made a came as delegates to the union's sixth biennial convention in this city paved the way for cons i d e r a b 1 e the MFOW's affiliation with the union's 60,000 maritime and allied workers. long the traditional hiring Meeting in San Diego's US> system in practice on Ndw dent Ip the Pacific Coast tuna in­ York docks, has been voted by the dustry, with US plants unable to Grant Hotel, the delegates tion would greatly strengthen the autonomous, democratic trade un­ Executive Council of the Inter­ compete with low cost Japanese from all SIU district and affil­ AFL maritime unions and the Mar­ ions under the banner of the national Longshoremen's Associa­ labor. iates approved terms of the itime Trades Department and SIU." They predicted that as a tion. The ILA's highest body, meet­ proposed affiliation whereby would prove a "serious blow to the consequence, the Communist Party ing in Washington. last week, pro­ the 5,000 members of the remnants of Communist Party waterfront section would unleash posed that the shape-up be re­ a futile campaign of vilification in MFOW, representing unlicensed leadership on the waterfront. . placed by one of three different a last-ditch attempt to block the Real Maritime Federation engine room crewmembers on Pa­ hiring systems that have been sug­ "This is the type of federation merger. cific Coast ships, would become part gested for New York longshore­ The MFOW affiliation was only that maritime workers want," the of the fast-growing SIU. men.' SIU men declared, "a grouping of (Continued on page 17) MFOW Referendum No matter what system of hiring The proposed affiliation terms is adopted, the shape-up will re­ were approved Friday, March 27, main in effect up,until September Six SlU-contracted steamship after a favorable report by the 30, 1953^ when the present ILA contract with New York stevedor­ lines share in the latest reactiva­ Grievances .. and Organizational ing firms expires. The new hiring tion order releasing a bloc of Vic­ Committee on which the A&G system would then be incorporated tory cargo ship from the reserve delegation, consisting of Paul Hall, into the next ILA agreement. fieet under assignment to the Mili­ Liridsay Williams, Cal Tanner and Twelve Centers tary Sea Transportation Service. , Earl Sheppard, served. They .will now be submitted to the MFOW's The Union's own proposal on The six lines, operating as gen­ membership under that union's Retroactive wage payments under the SIU freight and hiring calls for the establishment eral agents who will run the-ves­ constitutional procedure calling for tanker contracts are now proceeding rapidly, with the over­ of 12 district hiring centers joint­ ly operated by the union and the sels for the MSTS, are the Water­ 60 days' discussion followed by a whelming majority of operators either already paying money ^ — emplpyers. Longshoremen would man Steamship Corporation, A. H. 90-day secret Ballot referendum. due, or beginning payments be classified in regular; gangs, or Bull' Steamship Company, Seas The MFOW delegation, headed by this month. All of the major as soon as their Federal tax work regular-bxtra gangs for certain Shipping Company, South Atla"htic Vincent Malone, president, indi­ SIU contracted companies are was out of the way. piers, and would .be hired accord­ Steamship Company, Alcoa Steam­ cated that they would press unre­ included in these categories, and The following is the status of ingly in line with the gang's sen­ ship Company and Eastern Steam­ servedly for approval of affiliation. several such as Bull and Missisippi payments among companies ques­ ship Company. Each agent will iority. The disUrict centers would Thus far, the program for affili­ have virtually completed the job. tioned: also carry lists of extra mem and operate one vessel for the account ation, which Includes full autono­ Alcoa—Payrolls will be ready by Under the terms of, the agree­ " other individual dock Jobs like of the MSTS. my, in the SIU for the MFOW, has ments, the dry cargo wages are the end of April. All payments will Additional cargo ships of this tractor drivers and porters. been worked out in general terms. retroactive to November 18, while be^ made through the New York A second proposal calls for the type are expected to be made Details of the affiliation will be tanker pay is effective as of Janu­ office. adoption of a straight rotary hir­ available to MSTS from the reserve left to a sub-committee, on which ary 1. The retroactive problem Amer. Merch. Marine SS Corp.— ing systetn, with, mep being hired fleets over the next few months, representatives of the Sailors Un­ arose because the contracts didn't Payment will begin April 3. individually off the list on a first- according to a National Shipping ion' of the Pacific .will serve. The go into effect until the Wage Sta­ Amer. Tramp Shipping Develop. come; first-served basis; This too Authority announcement. convention felt that since they bilization Board went out of busi- Corp.—Money is being paid out would be. a joint iinipn-emlployer Six of the vessels are being with­ were familiar with the prbbleihs ness. , now. Company would prefer re­ operation." drawn from the Hudson River and involved, they ai:% in best position A run-doWn of the list of many ceiving requests by mail at their New York City stevedoring firms six from the James River reserve to work out the detailk.. SIU--contracted companies shows New York office—44 Whiteha'i have come up with their own plan fleet anchorages, with addltiohal Expressing their pleasure at the that' the payments are reaching Street. , which would ipvolve exclusive em­ ships coming from the anchorages successful oiftOoniie of negotiations their peak this month. ' This was Blackehester Lines—Money is ployer cofitrdldf^^ob tefbrrdi ben at Suisuh Bay,' Califbrnta; AiBtdHat with MFO^, jhe SfU^ d^leiiatioh exp^ted, .Since most of the com- being P#14,.PMt po\y, ..es soon .M i ters. . ^ 'iihaV' pihfin' Wrk^eii th<if''in]i^lis" 1 . ^^1 MFOW To Vote; Autonomy Granted Canadians^ BME -t ( ILA Moves To Abolish Shape-Up 6 Victorys To SIU Co's Payment Of Back Wages Hits Peak This Month • I �Va^-y^ AWa't^'K^- 51U Praised In TV As a Seafarer tells the story of his Union on the television screen, a Seafarer and his family watch the scene with interest in their New York home. Seafarers and the SIU were featured on TV series on the New York waterfront scene. Seafarers, their ships and their Union were starred on a seven-program television sefies on NBC-TV, Channel 4, last week. The series, under the direction of John Wingate, was shown as part of the "Behind the News" program sponsored by the Esso Oil Company. The purpose of the series-f — was, "to show' the positive freighter, the Elizabeth, pulling vide a decent place for Seafarers into the harbor and docking. It to meet and spend their time on side of the New York water­ showed the work that the Seafarers the l^each. front," according to Wingate, and tried lo give the viewers an idea of just how the waterfront actually functions. The first part of the series was broadcast on Friday, March 20. The other parts were then broadcast on every week day of last week, and on Monday of this week, making a total of seven broadcasts. All of the shows were shown during the regular Esso News broadcast at 6:45 PM. Seafarers at Work The series dealt with the com­ plex nature of the maritime indus­ try in New York, upon which 700,000 New Yorkers depend, directly or indirectly for their livelihood. The series showed a Bull Lines If:-' • MATBSATTUeSIUScm Ar-THBUMIOIHALL 47H4VE4ND207HSr. MBCCDkLYA/.SW/AP YARiMS ANDWAfCn TWPF/smsoMTV. MBWLOWPRlCE!S> /4MPrcXHeEALWAN& WELCOME/feSH AT YCUfZOWAJPLACB. omiEPAN0OP£R/m PirTHES£4R4RERS m.UNlON'/m-AFt did aboard the ship, and included an interview with Seafarer Lars Nielsen, who told of his duties, his pay and his Union. As Wingate said on the program, "the real ships of the harbor are the freighters." The show then followed through by showing the unloading opera­ tions, the work done by the long­ shoremen and the other dockside workers, and included some inter­ views with these men. Just before the regular' mem­ bership meeting began in New York,-the large TV projector and screen in the hiring hall were put in use, and the hundreds of Sea­ farers on hand watched the sixfoot-square picture, which, as Win­ gate said, was dedicated to "show­ ing how a good Union operates." This included a number of scenes in the SIU hall, showing Seafarers enjoying the Port O' Call Bar, the TV room, the pool room, the Sea­ farers' Cafeteria, and the other recreational facilities offered in the hall. Wingate then interviewed SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Sonny Simmons, who explained the aims of the recreational facilities, and how the SIU was trying to pro- Hiring Hall Shows Simmons also contrasted the present SIU hall with the old days of crimp halls, waterfront dives and waterfront boarding houses. Another show in the series dealt with the SIU Rotary Hiring HalL The TV cameras showed the ship­ ping board, and then, while Win­ gate explained the Sin's rotary shipping procedure. New York Dis­ patcher Marty Breithoff went through a typical hourly job call, the Seafarers tM-ew in their ship­ ping cards, and the audience was shown how a Seafarer ships. Win­ gate then interviewed Seafarer Guss Janovaris, who had gotten a job during the call. Another part of-the series was devoted to showing the operations within the offices of various ship­ ping lines, and interviews with rep­ resentatives of the operators. NBC movie cameramen and Win­ gate spent two full days aboard the Elizabeth and at SIU headquarters, filming the show, as well as on the docks and in the Bull lane offices. They were accompanied by SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Lloyd Gardner and Herb Brand, editor of the SEAFARERS LOG. t- i FROM TIME TO TIME HEADQUARTERS HAS RECEIVED SUG! gestions from the Seafarers as to handbo<dn and booklets that the Union could publish which would be of benefit to the seaman. In the past week [ two Seafarers have sent in their ideas which appear to have consider­ able merit Brother Frank Vincent has proposed that the Union put out an onthe-job guide based on information supplied by Seafarers in all three departments. The brother points out that vidiile there are many good books on seamanship, nobody has put together a book that would take in, all the fUnctioxw of the unlicensed crew. By asking the men on the ships for their helpful hints and tips. Brother Vincent beUeves that the Union could put out a superior kind of book that would be of great value to all seamen, whether oldtimer or newcomers. A similar suggestion has been ' received from Brother Ed Larkin who feels that a first-aid" and gen>eral medical care booklet would have great value for the working Seafarer. Brother Larkin also pro­ poses that we includie a variety of other information on legal and tax matters for example. I'm sure these brothers, aind others who have written us will be pleased to leam that we are preparing a Seafarers Handbook which will contain a great deal of in­ formation on various subjects dealing with his work and the workings of the Union. Among the items the Union is planning to include in this handbook are the shii>ping rules, the texts of our contracts and our new SIU constitution, customs and money axfhang* regulations, parll»mentary procedure, Information on the. draft, & history of the SIU, and the operation of our various Unioa departments such as our Vacatiw Plan, Welfare Pian, welfare Services Departments and so on. These are just a^ew of the many subjects that will be included in the handbook. • ij; Over-Alt Handbook •Jl. Your Union is trying to make this handbook as comprehensive as possiUe to include much information that would be useful and neces­ sary to the Seafarer. The suggestions of Brothers Larkin and Vincent contain considerable merit and will be treated accordingly. We would .like to hear from some of the other brothers to find out what they have to say on the subject. This process will Hake us a little more time, but by doing it this way we can be assured of a really fine handbook that every Seafarer will be proud to carry. MUCH HAS BEEN SAID IN RECENT DAYS ABOVT THE RISING prospects of a peaceful settlement in Korea. There are Jthose whO see the latest developments as a preview of agreement on difHcuIties be­ tween the Communists and the Western countries in other parts of the world. While there is always a question as to whether a peaceful settle­ ment is reaUy possible, every effort should be made to try to end the present warfare in Korea. However, it would appear wise to take a cautious approach to the latest Communist proposals, and hot swallow them whole hog, without chewing them over thoroughly. Seafarers through long and bitter ex­ perience, have learned quite a-bit about'the methods used by Com­ munists. In a sense, we qualify as experts on Communist strategy and tactics through our many clashes with them on the waterfront. We have found in the past that the Communists will change their-tactics whCn t^iey find that they have aroused too much opposition by open attack. They have talked friendship and unity many times on the waterfront, but their only purpose has be^n to take over all waterfront unions, by peaceful ineans or otherwise. New 'Popnlar Flrbnt'? In those instances where they have offered their cooperation, their maneuvers have always turned up as a new way of gaining their objective because the old ones had failed. The "popular front" approach, anrf the "cooperation With capitalism" line has been known to change overnight when the Communists thought it was to their advantage to dump cooperation and hit hard. It must be remembered that while Communist tactics may change, their objective remains the same—to control all. Your Union has found that to be true on the waterfront, and we have reason to believe that the waterfront pattern is just a carbon copy of the greater Communist pattern for action on a world-wide scale. ' New regulations have been issued by the National Shipping| _ It's quite possible ttat Malenkov's new Mne Is merely a new twist Authority covering repatriation of seamen on Government- on the .standard Communist procedure. The new Russian dictator has ' owned vessels chartered to private operators. However, these many reasons to talk peace now and bide his time for Biter. In his own country he has to establish himself a reputation as a great leader regulations do not replace the^ and a man of peaceful Intentions, Or he may be seeking a breather repatriation clauses of the said of the type of pjuisenger facil-1 In which he can dispose of other Communist leaders who may have ity to be provided. ambitions that are dangerous to hlim^^ , > ^ ' SIU contract Further the NsA order ma^sj At the same time, such moves on his part could cause this country - The NSA order permits a sea­ no mention of repatriatibh upkeep, man to be repatriated as a worka­ which is called for at the rate of I and our .European allies to lower their guard. Once their vigildnce is way on vessels other than that of $S per day under the contract while relaxed, the Soviet leaders could move in for the conquest. And la the company he was working for. the Seafarer is awaiting repatria-| my case, by talking war and peace in turn, the Communists coqjd be attempting to upset our eoehomy, simply by causing us to make sharp The SIU contract calls for a sea­ tion. man toj'ecehre not less than second- Seafarers are adyised that'In any { opwlard and downward cb^ges in our defense programs. class passage when repatriated, ex­ case, the provisions of the SIU con­ It appears tb(^ that the latest developments do net reduce the need cept If he comes back on a ship tract on repatriation apply to hotk I for this ieountry to keep and alert on all fronts. And that means belonging to the same company. privately-oWned shipk and shlpis a stronjji and mod^ merchant fleet aa well as tiie powerful armed Repatriation as a passenger is pos­ operated under the GAA agree­ forces we have been building. For aa Ions as the Communists rsnalh sible under the USA order orily ment. Censequahtiy, the NSA i& control of the gireater part of Europe and Asia, we in this cobntr^ "where space is available and cir- orders dCi hot nplacie or supersede| imd our friends In Europa will klways bo exposed to tha danger od ctunstluiees "penhlt." Nothing" is the Commiuifst craquest pnihidbmL SIU Repatriatioir Pact Not Voided By US Rule �ya«.FHj> SSIO Slopcheste To Sail Irem Gulf Ports Soon Plans to extend the benefits of the SIU Sea Chest service to ships sailing out of the Gulf are near completion. Already some ships have been supplied with token slopchests in the port of New Orleans, and+ ~ within a few weeks the SIU lished, the Union wiil service ships stopping in that port. The delivery expects to inaugurate^ full of the SIU siopchests to ships wili scale slopchest service in all Gulf begin before the new Baltimore hali opens with Itsoshoreside Sea ports. Chest facility. Other Atlantic coast In addition, the Sea Chest has ports wili foilow as soon as the started a new service in New York necessary distribution faciiities can in response to many Sekfarers' re­ be set up. quests. From now on, Sea Chest Business Doubles Monthly representatives boarding ships in Meanwhile, SIU Sea Chest ac­ • the harbor will carry travelers tivity in the port of New York has chedcs for sale direct to the men. been growing at a rapid pace as more and more ships are supplied New Orleans Hub with top quaiity goods at low cost. At present, the Gulf plans caU In the last three months, the vol­ for New Orleans-to be the hub of ume- of business has doubled slopchest supply for the other monthly, and goods are moving ports in*the area, including Gal= rapidly through the New York warehouse of the Sea Chest. veston, Lake Charles, Gulfport The SIU started supplying slopand Mobile. The trial runs of the chests to ships in the Port of New York in December, 1952, so as to assure Seafarers of top-quality goods at prices far lower than those charged by private ship chandlers. The decision was prompted by the success of the Union shorSside- Sea Chest operation, and the popular­ ity of the Sea Chest visiting servicei whereby Sea Chest representa­ tives visit ships in the harbor with sample cases. Extension of the slopchest serv­ ice to the Gulf will be a further blow to unscrupulous slopchest dealers, a number of whom have long victimized seamen with shoddy goods at extravagant prices. Op­ erators and captains of -ships car­ rying SIU slopchests have all re­ ported satisfaction with the price and quality of the goods supplied. , SIU Sea Chest employee sells When the SIU plans were first .first travelers checks to Rosarlo announced they caused consider­ . Copanl (right). able alarm among ship chandlers immediately banded together service to date have involved plac­ who in an organization called the Slop ing small amounts of merchandise Chest Dealers of America in an on a few selected vessels, includ attempt to block the Union pro­ ing the Del Sud of the Delta Line. gram. Despite their activities the Next in line for the rapidly Sea Chest has experienced little growing slbpchest service is the difficulty in supplying the ships port of Baltimore. As soon as the with a wide variety of popular Gulf operations are fully estab­ branded merchandise. YOU and tha MU CONtflTUTION Dredges^ Sewage Threat To Mobile Oyster Fleet rouR KiOiT? ANO fftivaeoes AS sty M£N -ARE.; ayAEANTt-ED . BV YOUR COtYSTtTUTK^. TH»S *fA: rURE « DES10M60 fO^ACOIiAWtYOy wnn THESE AM!>: PfilVllEOES . From Article X, Section.7 "In no event shall the Negotiations and Strike Committee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any manner, without the approval of the membership of the Union." Only upon membership approval can the Union's Negotiations and Strike Coritmittee call a strike, break off negotiations or agree upon a contract. A'kVC*.; MOBILE — SIU - affiliated;^ oystermen and allied shoreside workers here are fighting on two fronts for the life of Mobile Bay's $4,000,000-a-year oyster.industry. Through their officials of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union, ah SIU affiliate, the oystermen are trying to awaken city and state officials to twin threats to the Jobs of sev­ eral thousand persons aboard the bay's big fleet of oyster boats and in shoreside canning plants. Public attention was focused on the oystermen's plight when Dr. D. G. Gill, state health officer, ordered a vast area of oyster beds closed to oystering operations be­ cause of pollution of waters of the bay. This order duplicated one of last year that closed an Identical area about the same time, some two months before the usual end of the canning season which here­ tofore began In January and con tinned through May. Pollution End Seen Militant action on the part of the union oystermen and fishermen last year won a promise from Mobile city officials to get the ball rolling on construction of a sewage dis­ posal plant to end the city's prac­ tice of dumping raw sewage in the Mobile River and Bay. This sew­ age is the source of the pollution. Urban Bosarge, president of the Seafood Union, is preparing to lead the. membership of the organiza­ tion in another appeal to Mobile officials. Meanwhile, • the oyster­ men are gravely concerned with a new threat to their source of livelihood that from a long range point of view may be even more serious than abbreviated produc­ tion seasons. This latest menace to the oystermen's economic security results from the activities of dredges oc­ cupied in pumping up oyster shells from the "^ay bottom for comjinercial purposes. Thousands of tons of the shells, used principally for road building, already have been pumped up and shipped by rail and water throughout southeastern United States. "In time and through diligent effort we can lick the pollution problem," Bosarge said, "but if this dredging operation isn't more closely regulated the time is not far off when there won't be any oysters left in the bay to become polluted." Covering Beds Alabama conservation laws pro­ hibit the dredging of shells con­ taining live oysters. Oystermen complain, however,, that two big dredges now operating in Mobile Bay are Just as,effectively destroy­ ing the beds by^ indiscriminate dis­ posal of top? of 9iu^ and^giU t^at Veteran oystennan Tom Johnson displays dead and dying oysters tonged from reef near shell-dredging operations. are the daily by-product of the shell dredging operation. When dredging is done improp­ erly and too close to live oyster reefs, the mud and silt covers and kills the live oysters. Another "dead" reef is created in this man­ ner and thus can be legally pumped up from the bay bottom at a later date. ' A LOG representative was taken by oystermen to a huge and rich live oyster reef that is being rap­ idly killed ill this fashion. The oystermen tonged up a quantity of oysters from the reef to show how some-were still healthy and mar­ ketable while many others, black with mud, were nothing but empty shells in which the oysters had re­ cently died. The union has carried this com­ plaint to state conservation offi­ cials'who so far have displayed a notable lack of Interest in the grave situation. Meanwhile the dredges, operated by the Bay Tow­ ing and Wrecking Co., are work­ ing around the clock pumping up many barge loads of shells daily. Already,- dredging has killed a half-dozen valuable reefs capable of producing many- thousands of dollars worth of top quality oys­ ters annually. A| .,th® , W9WfP. the solution of it depends upon the speed with which Mobile officials move to finance construction of sewage disposal facilities at an es­ timated cost of six to eight million dollars. Preliminary engineering has been done on the project as the result of the oystermen's pro­ test last year. Financing of the work, the essential element in the situation, is tangled in a snarl of red tape, however. Oystermen re­ cently warned that at the present rate of progress it may be years before the condition Is remedied and by that time vital areas of the bay may become so polluted as to bar the waters to any kind of fish­ ing or other public use. Have Your Rating Listed in Booh Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new membership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will not ship the man for that , rating. As a result, some men holding those ratings might ' lose out on Jobs. 'S; ..A; •- - - i:-; •. ••4;' �rt-ff^ • h • - ••yt-i •• " •• ^'"•^'• • Afii a im SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHlNGTOlir W-'-: Hlgh^ placed •ffldals. te tiie government' departments and agencies are getting jittery these days over the prospect of being fired and re­ placed with personnel named by the new Republican administration. Chances arc very good that new faces, at top level policy-making lotions, soon will appear within the Maritime Administration and possibly the National Shipping Authority, the two Government bureaus' primarily involved in promoting and regulating shipping in this country. Whereas in the past, under the Democratic regime, all policy-making power was delegated down the line from the Secretary of Commerce to the Maritinjp Adminidrator, It is quite likely that Under Secretai-y of Commerce for Transportation will want to retain this maritime poUcy authority himself, leaving the Maritime Administrator a mere administrative officer. . ' • > ' t i '• V' Representative Keogh,-New York, is sponsoring a bill (HR 4033) t<r authorize special Custonis Patrol Officers at «very piey and dock to keep close surveillance over ocean-going yes'sels and aircraft in an effort to cut down on the volume of smiuggling, . • Under this measure, shipowners or operators would he ifned unless they notified the customhouse, at least 24 hoxux Ih advanti^, the ejtpected arrival of a particular ship. Seafarer W. R. Aycoc^ cliief steward (left), and his son, R. R. Aycock, messman, both off the Simmona Victory (Bull), team up to collect their vacation pay from Michael Cucchissl, headquarters employee. The father-son team had spent two years aboard the ship together, and plan^ a long rest. 'Modernist' In Art Contest The types of entries in the Second Annual Seafarers Art Contest were rounded out a little more completely this past week with the appearance of the first abstract art eirtriesv Seafarer Bert Suall gained the abstract honors with 3 watercolors. Suall, who has been using watercolors for some time, ship, and provides a relaxing and April 30. After that date, the works of the Seafarers will go on said that he painted his three rewarding hobby for him. Meanwhile the deadline draws exhibit, and will be judged by a entries while on the Robin Locfcsley. He said that painting Is his closer, with only four weeks re­ panel of professionals. There are way of passing the time aboard maining before the closing date of four categories open to Seafarers: oils, watercolors, drawings and handicrafts. So far, entries have been received in all four catego­ ries, but there is still room for MII iTll f I T IB^JM •« i more. .Two Displays In qddiiion to being shewn at. I the SIU headquarters, all the en­ I tries will also be shown at the I 4" i i Architectural Lekgue of New While on the subject of American shipping laws, many foreign na­ York, at 115 East 40th Street. New tions have resorted to discriminatory ways to develop their own marlThe provisions of tills SIU con­ hold the matter over for another York 16, NY, In Gallery "A" under "time fleets. The problems of American shipping abroad result from stitution dealing with trials and two weeks to assure that he would the sponsorship of the New York two factors—one is the efforts of other countries to develop or expand charges provide careful protection be present when charges were read. Public Library. This means that their fleet as an aspect of national policy—and the other is the almost This was done at the March 25 of the rights of an accused mem­ universal shortage of dollars abroad. ber. Charges must be in writing, meeting. Consequently the' next Many hitherto non-maritime nations have found it desirable to resort signed by the accuser, and must day he appeared before a mem­ to various forms of government assistance to their maritime shipping. be turned over to the port agent bership - elected trial committee While the US has adopted a policy of direct subsidies, many other for presentation to the meeting. consisting of Charles E. Deners, nations have resorted to devices designed to force the movement of The accused person must either Joseph Thomas, James Beresford, commercial cargo in vessels of their own flag. be present at the meeting when Donald Hodges, and James Penst 4 4 the charges are presented or else viich. liie man pleaded guilty and Notblfig revolutionary has been added to change the lessons of history must receive a copy by registered was lined and put en a year's pro­ in so far as the Importance of naval and merchant ship power is con­ mail. In any case, he must be bation. cerned. Although airplanes have changed the emphasis on ship types served with a written copy of the Here then, every precaution was and on ship operations, they have not changed the basic need for ships. charges. taken to assure that the accused Nuclear power may alter the emphasis still further, but. it will not All accusers must be present at member was properly served, that change the need for ships and shipping. Both of these Twentieth the. trial to give the member on he understood the charges against Century developments have actually intensified the need for shipping. trial a chance to him, and that the regular pro­ t t , cross- examine cedure was followed, even though The armed services would be required to utilize private American them and pre­ it meant some delay in taking ac­ shipping services for the overseas transportation of commodities and sent witnesses in tion. civilian personnel, by a bill (S. 1439) introduced in the Senate by Sen­ his own behalf. The election of delegates to the ator Magnuson, Washington. The measure provides that the Depart­ The decision of International convention of the ment of Defense shall not possess any Water transportation service of the trial commit­ its own except in instances where privately-operated American ships SIU in San Diego tee, elected at a meant that a do not have the required facilities to do the job. special member­ membership cre­ A check at the Defense Department reveals that the Military Sea ship meeting of dentials commit­ Transportation Service operates 25 Govemment-owned commissioned Bert Suai!, OS, shows one of the port involved, tee had to be Beresford ships, manned by Unifornied personnel of the Navy. MSTS also oper­ ihcthree entries he siibmitted is then subject to chosen to pass on ates 166 Government-owned non-commissioned ships, 104 of which for the Art Contest. This is review by the next regular mem­ the qualifications are manned by civil service crews. Included in this group are 62 Navy titled "No. 3." bership meeting in all ports. of the delegates. tankers. Charges Served Twice These qualifica­ all Seafarers who enter the art In addition, MSTS operates 55 T-2 oilers and 7 T-t type gasoline tions are the contest will have their works dis­ tankers—these operated by privately owned companies who employ In one recent instance in Boston, same as those for played to the public in two ex­ merchant marine officers and crews. The total number of Goverfimenta member aboard one of the ships Tobias running for of­ hibitions. in port was brought up on charges owned* ships operated by MSTS is 191 large ships plus 76 vessels of for being drunk and failing to fice, namely, two years of contin­ • ... The judging is scheduled for smaller, specialized type. turn to for four daysl When the uous good standing, US citizenship May 5, and,, of course, three win­ At the request of MSTS, the National Shipping Authority has as­ ship was boarded to serve charges and proof of three years' seatime. ners will be picked in each of the signed about 115 Government-owned cargo vessels to private commer­ on the man, he was found too in­ cial agents, operating under agency agreements. A six man committee was four categories. toxicated to receive; the charges elected accordingly at a special In addition to the above, MSTB is time chartering 112 privatelyEach entry should be sent to and understand what was going on. meeting in headquarters on March the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, owned ships. * _ J Subsequently he was presented 2. The committee, consisting of 675 4th Aye., Brooklyn 32, NY. Be During the last calendar year, the MSTS carried a total of 26,927,093 with the charges at the Union hall Clarence Tobias, John Roberts, sure to wrap the entries well, and measurement tons of dry cargo products, -trmispprted •2,460;S90 pas­ when he was in condition to re­ Joseph Dodge, Joseph Demuth, send them special delivery of reg­ sengers, and lifted 16,171,884 long tons of petroleum products, much ceive them, and ordered to appear William Thornton and Orville istered mail if possible. Be sure of which is In competition with the activities of private shipowners. at the March 11 meetinsr when the Payne, fouhd the four delegates to but your name' and return ad­ charges would be read. nominated fully qualified, and dress on the back jot each entry, He failed to appeair at that medt-1 since there was no contest for and, if ydU wish td'^sell tti Include fir."Ing, so the membership decidedI'tbl tfae^ post's, declared then! elected. ihe price thgt-yoU ivaiit. AT WORK u*^-' ^:C.' ifc i»f-, Despite the importance of a atrong American merchant marine, a* shown so vividly during the past two World Wars, some persona in your nation's Capital City still single out the purchase of foreign-flug ship­ ping service as a principal means of establishing dollar credits. A few argue that the US should buy all of pur ghippislg.service from fPreign maritime powers because their ability to pay for our exports is dainaged to the extent we are transporting goods to and from this countoy in American vessels. Certainly it cannot be maintained that the US has a selfish maritime policy when our-laws state that US-financed relief cargoes shall be transported—-50% in American'bottoms and 50% in ships of foreign flags. • . ^ In a normal pre-war year when foreign vessels were already hauling two-thirds to three-quarters of our foreign cpmmeree. the net value of foreign line freight earnings was equivalent to only slightly more tbag 3% of our total export v^lue., If the foreign lines had carried all of diir world commerce between 1919 and 1939. they would have earned from shipping alone only S cents on each exchange dollar required—in dfher words, if foreign nations hauled every ton of cargo in their own ships in the 20 years before World War II, they would still have had td reljr on other sources for 95% of their dollar credits. Although our national policy is to have a merchant fleet capable 'Ol carrying at least one-half of our own foreign commerce, actually we have seldpm achieved our goal. Last year the proportion dropped to about 40% and is still declining. • . Even so, our foreign friends,, aided by somb 'American busliiiess groups, contend we should reduce, eliminate Pr ahieild laws designelj to promote and protect. American shipping. ' ii>,'*,•:•} �Am % im SgAPAMERS ^«re Serea * LOG PayqH Costly To Alien CZECHS FLEE IN AIRPLANE—Four Czech citizen! seized a passenger airliner and fled the country with 25 *other passengers, bringing the plane down tb a safe landing in Frankfort. Another two passengers asked for political asylum, with the remaining ones return­ ing home. > t 4' 4> , * QUEEN MARY DIES AT 85—^The Dowager Queen Mary of ^gland died last week after a brief Illness. She had served as queen during the reign of King George V from 1911 to 1936. Her death was not expected to upset plans for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth this summer. CHINESE PROPOSE NEW KOREA TALKS--Whiie heavy fighting flared on the Korea battlefront near Seoul, the Chinese Communists startled the West with a proposal to reopen negotiations on an ex­ change of sick and wounded pris­ oners of var. The proposal would touch indirectly on the POW is­ sue that was immediately respon­ sible .'for the breakdown of truce negotiations. Subsequently the Chinese followed up their first pro­ posal with approval of the idea of voluntary repatriation of POW's. The Chinese acceptance of this idea may pave the way for resumption of full-scale truce talks which broke down completely last year. 4 4 4 GOP CHAIRMAN QUITS IN "TEN PERCENT" CASE—The new chairman of the GOP national committee, C. Wesley Roberts, has As fighting flares in Korea, resigned under fire from a legisla­ tive investigation back home in :FiIip!no soldiers set up • ma­ Kansas. Roberts was charged with chine gun at the front. helping swing the sale of a hospital to the. state government in Kansas and collecting a ten percent fee, .amounting to $11,000. Democrats, who suffered in the last election from fiye percenter charges, accused Roberts of being a ten percenter. 4 4 4 4 » BOHLEN CONFIRMED BY SENATE—A bitter fight among Republi­ cans over Charles Bohlen, President Eisenhower's nominee for Ambassador to the Soviet Union, came to an end with the Senate Voting 7i to 13 "to' confirm the nomination. Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin led the attack oh Bohlen, at first claiming he was a bad risk; When this was disputed by examination of FBI files, he then attacked Bohlen because he had worked under the Democrats. 4 SU UBT 4 FRENCH PREMIER VISITS US—Premier Rene Mayer has visited the United States for discussions of policy with Secretary of State Dulles and President Eisenhower. Top item on the agenda is the ques­ tion of the European Army as well as increased aid to French forces in jndo-China. 4 After a 2% month stay on Ellis Island, Seafarer -Joaqulm Dimas is- free, to ship again* But he will be doubly careful from now dh not to make the mistake of paying off a ship without being positive that it's legal for him to. do so. .. Dimas got out of the-*^" clutches of deportation pro- went up to the SIU hall to register rtill hasn't come through for me. cedings only after he got in himself on the shipping list and "I would like to warn all the touch with the SIU. The Union then went home. Ten days later. other alien brothers to be very assured Immigration authorities Immigration grabbed him in his careful about paying off the ships. that as a Seafarer, he would ship home and hauled him off to Ellis They'd better make sure that the off the board, whereupon-he was Island. There he was charged with Immigration people allow it, other­ freed on bond and given 29 days Jumping ship illegally. wise they will wind up in the same in which to ship voluntarily. Dimas protested that he hadn't fix." tried to run away, and showed his Passport Expired Dimas' troubles began last De­ registration card as proof that he cember 24, just as the new McCar- was looking to ship out again, but ran Act went into effect. He ar­ all to no avail. He had unwitting­ rived in New York as an AB on ly broken the law by paying off, the Suzanne (Bull) and was inter­ since men who are listed as "D-1" j viewed by an Immigration inspec­ must ship out on the same ship, tor. His Portugese passport had that they came into port on. Posted $1,000 Bond expired sd the inspector classified him as "D-1" which meant that he ;.'It took Dimas from January 5 wasn't allowed to pay off the ship. to March 25 to get out of the Ellis i Island lockup. He was released ! only after the Union gave Immi- i gratioii assurances that he could : ship through the hall, and after he had posted a $1,000 bond, A voluntary deportation order was issued, which means he must SE4B4F5BRS BUT TUBR ship within 29 days, from March SSARAt7WeiRO\AN 25. Otherwise he will be picked up and deported involuntarily with no chance to return; "I've been sailing on American ships since 1945" Dimas said, "and I never had any trouble like this before. I applied for a visa in Singapore two years ago, but it 4 4 AtCCIDENTS, FIRES TAKE HEAVY TOLL—Two severe accidents, M train crash in Pennsylvania, and a nursing home fire in Florida, took many lives in the past week. A pipe that fell off a freight train caused a three-way smash-up of two passenger trains and the string of freight cars on the New York Central main line'in western Pennsylvania. At least 22 people died and 62 were injured in the crash. The nursing home fire in Largo, Florida, destroyed a frame home with the death of 33 elderly and CT4ppled patients. Joaquim Dimas scans volun­ tary deportation order he re­ ceived after 2V^ months on Ellis Island The inspector did permit him to go ashore, however, for the pur­ pose of getting his passport re­ newed. He went to the Portugese con­ sulate in New York and got a twoyear renewal on his passport, De­ cember 26. When he returned to the ship, he said, the captain told him he could pay off since he had his new passport. Not realizing that it was necessary for Immigra­ tion to change his classification, he paid off the ship. As was his usual practice, he Rio Strike May Spread While Brazilian longshoremen continued their crippling refusal to work overtime until they are paid a cost-of-living bonus, the Brazilian Government was faced with another crisis as the Merchant Marine-f' " ' - • ^ ^ — , Meanwhile, President Getulio Officers Union of Brazil Vargas promised the longshoremen threatened to strike. Mean­ the cost-of-living bonus they want, while several SIU ships were d^ but said they must resume over­ layed-in the port. time work immediately. The an­ The ship officers state that a nouncement said the bonus had meeting had been called to decide oeen granted on the appeal of the whether to strike, and tie up all Union of Port Workers, which has Brazilian ships. The officers are not participated in the strike. The fighting to get a pay increase that striking Union of Servers of the they ciaim has been withheld since Port, Jiowever, voted not to resume 1949 despite a court order direct­ overtime work until after the bo.nus was actually paid. ing its payment. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING How To Buy A Suit If you're buying a spring suit this year, here are tips for you. For lots of men a suit is not only an expensive purchase, but a blind one. The hidden value in a suit is the way • it's cut and constructed—the tailoring. That's what de­ termines how well It looks on you and whether It will keep its shape or get baggy quickly. A well-constructed Mit not only looks better but will last longer than a poorly-made one even if both are made of the same ma­ terial. Price is not always a reliable guide to the quality of a suit. I've seen exactly the same suit priced at $60 in one store and $40 in another. Credit clothing stores especially charge high prices for clothes to cover the costs of grant­ ing credit. Besides the material, the quality of a suit usually de­ pends oh the amount of hand tailoring and the way it's cut. Cheaper suits are machine stitched. The easiest places to detect hand tailoring are at the point where the collar Joins -he lapel, at the buttonholes, at the top of the hands, and at the joining of the lining to the Jacket, especially inside the cuffs. Hand stitching is irregular and crude in contrast to the fine, regular, even stitches produced by machine stitching. Hand stitching is not vital at all of these points; machine stitching is even more durable. May Tell Quality Detecting hand work is worth while only as an Indica­ tion that there may be hand stitching inside the coat where it. countL where it helps a coat retain .Its looks and* despite hard wear, have more shapely "hang." If you • don't see hand stitching at those exterior points, you can be pretty certain there is none inside. If you do cbserve hand stitching there, there may be hand work inside, too, but it's not unusual for a suit to have hand-stitched button­ holes and collars and no other hand details. One point where hand stitching is important is in the lapel. You can see it in the way the lapel rolls a little if it has hand stitching. A machinerstitched lapel will lie fiat.. You can also feel the hand stitching. Crush the lapel; if it springs back into shape it shows hand workmanship. . To Judge how carefully a suit has been cut, observe whether the trouser creases follow the vertical grain of the fabric, whether the horizontal grain of the material is truly horizontal across your shoulders and whether the sleeves hang straight with the lengthwise yarns vertical. In Judging the fit of a suit or coat (man's or woman's) note that horizontal wrinkles Indicate too much length; vertical wrinkles, too much width; diagonal wrinkles, need for shoulder, sleeve or underarm alterations. Quality In Material Judging Material; In general, a hard-finish worsted like gabardine or serge will give more wear (especially for heavy men) aqd save money in pressing bills than a soft wool like wool covert, wool cheviot or tweed. A worsted Is especially useful for traveling, because It keeps Its press. When worsted suits are no more than 25 per cent more than wools, they're considered by the clothing trade a better buy, because you can count on at least that much more wear. Some types of weaves come in either worsted 'or wooien type. There's worsted cheviot and wool cheviot, worsted Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying and wool coverts. (Cheviot has a twill weave similar to gabardine or serge.) Some worsteds fiuctuate in price depending on how "fashionable" they are in a particular year. Up until last year gabardine was expensive because it was being pro­ moted as fashionable. Now it's less costly because tweed is being pushed by the stores. Solid-color worsted such as worsted cheviot and sergei generally cost less than patterned worsted like sharkskin and glen plaid. Just a solid-color shirts cost less than patterned materials. In buying worsteds, especially serge, avoid those that appear shiny to start with. They'll "shine" quickly. Good quality worsteds are dull in appearance. Caslimene and flannel make handsome suits but get shabby quickly (except for worsted flannel which is costly). But whatever the type, try to select a fabric that is tightly woven and resilient. Test closeness of weave by looking at the material against a light. Crush the fabric In your hand and use its relative resiliency as a yardstick in comparing one suit with another. If buying worsted, extract a yarn from the raw edge of the trouser cuff and untwist it to see if it's two strands twisted together, which is the superior two-ply grade, or Just one strand. Rayon twill lining is preferred. Some cheaper trousers have skimpy pockets of coarse cotton. Make sure yours are generously cut and of good-quality cotton twill. Pull the pockets out. The edges abould be turned under and tightly stitched. . ' Make sure there are generous enough seams In the trousers to avoid strain on the material. Hi 'st; �yv •v--;««|.-. J«<il i^iasB A SJ£dJf^*Jtm.S l^C: P«ce Hiiii Seafarer Digging For Gold-Coins That is IJII.i^ CASH BENEFITS y... •r 1 SEAFARERS WELFARI, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID Proa 'li' No. SeafafCfs RcceiTiny Benefift this Period Avefage Benefits Paid Each Seafarcf Total Benefits.Paid this Period /£«. MZl S8 WELFARE/VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarer Horace Cofrr displays one of his prize finds, a 93-jrear'Old reproduction of the Declaration of Independence. Some people collect stamps, some go for coins, while others pile up books by the yard. But Seafarer Horace Curry is a collector deluxe who goes in for stamps, books, coins, paint­ ings, manuscripts or what"^ have you. Curry, who sails regularly |;fe- as cook and steward, was up in the SEAFARERS LOG office the other day with his most recent find. It was a remarkably wellpreserved reproduction of the US Declaration of Independence that was printed by a New York firm in 1860. Found In Attic "I picked this up in the attic of an-oid house," Curry said. "You \yould be surprised how many valu­ able stamps and other items you can find when somebody buys a house and starts cleaning out the attic, or in junkyards and places like that. UsuaUy the first thing people do is throw it away or call a Junkie. They're more than happy when a collector comes along and takes things off their hands." Most of Curry's interest is cen­ tered in his stamp collection which he estimates is worth over $11,000. He has a speeially-made fiie type briefcase to hold his stamp collec­ tion, .and he adds to it regulariy by the purchase of sheets of new US issues as they come out, in addition to the foreign stamps he picks up in his travels. "The US sheets are a good value," he said, "because if I ever run short of cash I can always go to the postoffice and turn them in for face value. And when I hang on to them, they increase greatly in worth to collectors from year to year." Gold In Brazil Right now Curry has his eyes peeled for a US $20 gold piece that was minted in 1767. "That's a very valuable coin that is worth more than $1,000. Down in Brazil the market is flooded with old Ameri­ can gold coins so I am hoping to turn one up some day down there." Becoming a collector seemed the natural thing for Ciirry because everybody in his famiiy has been interested in it. His brother's prize possession, he said, is a huge pocket watch studded with pearls that is several hundred years old. He has his own home in Mobile, Alabama, which gives him the room he heeds to store his possession#, NMU Again ignores IB Men's Pleas NMU tubercular patients at the USPHS Manhattan Beach hospital have met with another rebuff in their attempts-to secure considera­ tion from their union. A delegation of five men sent by the patients to represent them at the NMU head­ quarters membership meeting, failed to get a hearing. Further, the men have not yet received the $200 that was con­ tributed to them by the crew *of the Independence, as NMU President Curran reported at the previous membership meeting. At that time Curran, whiie addressing the mem­ bership, made the assertion that the TB patients "are making more money than you'll ever make" by soliciting funds from the ships. He cited the Independence contribu­ tion as an example of the big money. Actually patients at the hospital have been receiving about $12 a year in contributions since they were cut off from benefits by the NMU in January, 1952. Send Delegation As a result of their union's inac­ tion, the hospital patients held a meeting Wednesday, March 25, at which they decided to send the five man delegation direct to the hall. Since their pleas to the national council had been ignored, they felt that a direct appeal to the member­ ship might be helpful. However, when they got to the hall, they were recognized by the doorman, who was a former hos­ pital paUent himscll Evidently the word was passed around, because every time they sought the floor to state their case, the chairman of the meeting, Neal Hanley, didn't recognize them. At last word the patients were planning another meeting to decide what, if anything, they could do to get. the NMU. to assist them. CAA pp pp sr L r/ ss Total WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY^ Hoaoital Benefits Paid Siacc lulV 1. 19S0 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tnlv I. 19S0 * DiaahiUtv Beaefita Paid Siaee Mav I. 19S2 * Pi4d go OP April li W?* 1 OP Vficatiea Beaefita Paid Since Feb. 11- 1952 > Total ^ * Date genfBcgiff WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare Vacation Eatimmted Accounts ReceWable — US Govegooient Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate {Welfare) Other Aaseta - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS OOMMEMTSt' iSZ IS^iS^sssLfijfc oo Total benefits now paid out by the Seafarers Vacation Plan and Seafarers Welfare Plan is now nearing the thret (3) million dollar mark. Should hit that mark within the next month of operation of the plans. The scholarship fund of the Welfare Plan invested ninety thousand dollars in United States Government Bonds« This will allow the money set aside for scholarships to work for itself, thereby producing more scholarships idth the same amount of initial capital outlay. Applications f63 scholarEdiip benefits are still being received by of the administrator* SvkmitUd ..^/3l/53 office A1 Kerr, AssistMttt Adii^Histrdtor' 1^-: . • . and, reineiiilier this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SlU beneits is easy, whether it's for hoispitfd, birth, disability or death—YOB get first rate personal;. service immediately through your Union's representatives. �JLfHl S. litt SE^r^HRWMS LOG Faf• Nin* UNION TALK EX'Polar Schoaner Now Tramp ly KEITH TIRPI W« conilder it a pretty iiae comment on the value of SIU memberahip when aeamen from other un««aalzed ^tflts like Socony ond Eeio gandbla with their livellhoodi to throw in with Atlantic and a ^anco for real Ind^ndence via SIU membenhip. Reporta in paat weeks have shown that mora and more tankermen saddled with aoCafled "independent unions" In other fleets have come into Atlantic to. lend a hand with the SIU «trive there, the success of which is their guarantee of fuU membership in this Union. Our organizers have seen and talked with quite a few of these men, and their reasons for entering Atlantic at this time all boil down to the same thing. They're tired of the quack proposals designed to keep them in line, and they want to become Seafarers so that no company will again dictate to them on every phase of their working lives. To a man, they've also made it plain that it isn't only money that's imr portant, though they know that as Seafarers they'll have no kick in that department. ' A Seaman's Not a Can of Paint A more important consideration-all of them stress is every man's right to feel that he's not Just a piece of property like a can of paint, that he doesn't have to be spied on all the time or bullied to the point where, to save his hide, he'll yelp "I like it! I like it!" as soon as sonle bucko officer gives him a dirty look for beeffng about bum chow, a rotten mattress or work that should be paid with overtime. Assuredly they^ know things won'rbe much different in Atlantic. They know Atlantic aeamen haven't got it any better because the system is the same in all these companies. What they do know, however, is that the men in Arco are moving for a change from their present way of life to one that offers genuine security for themselves and their families. They know that this can be brought about because they've seen what has happened in other un­ organized companies after the SIU stepped in and. put a stop to the antics used to make the boys toe the mark. The same discrimination The three-masted diesel anxiliary schooner City of New York, once famous for carrying Adm. Byrd against men in Atlantic who are fed up with their treatment at the on a polar trip, is shown at left tied up in Boston Harbor. At right, deckhands are at work on the hands of the companies goes on elsewhere. It couldn't be any different ihlp which carries Imnber and other cargoes to Nova Scotia and the Caribbean. Inj an industry like ours, where the basic mode of operation is the saime, and if a tactic works for one operator, everybody gets into the Last of the big, wooden coasters—an occasional caller at Boston, New York and other act; ports—is the Canadian three mast auxiliary schooner. City of New York, once famous as Everybody, of course, except SlU-contracted operators, who have a polar exploration ship. learned from experience that the Union will usq every means to pro­ World renowned in 1928 he was skipper-owner of a three- eight, including master, two en­ tect the interests of its membership. That's the basic function of any master shelled and sunk by a Qer- gineers, cook and three seamen. u^on; namely, making a -constant effort to raise the standard of when she carried Admiral man U-boat in the North Atlantic. li^ng of its membership and then making sure that nobody gets away Richard E. Byrd to the South Toured Coast Ports with trying to cut it down. The one-shot outfits, those so-called "inde­ Pole, the thick-hulled City of New After taking Admiral Byrd and pendents," like the AMEU in Atlantic, SVTMA in-Soceny and ETMA York freights lumber from Nova his polar expedition to the South in Esso, are a little too-closely tied to the company to perform their Scotia to ports along the AtlanUc Pole in 1928-29, the City of New "watchdog" function properly. In inost or all of those cases, upstarts coast and transports cargoes of York toured many coast, ports of Seafarers have again been set up as "union" officials are also in the employ of the company for salt, coal and pickled fish to the the US warned not to send their bag­ well as Great Lakes whose workers they supposedly bargain. The tie-in leads to some Caribbean. The venerable ship cities as a museum ship.- Capt. gage COD to any Union hall. carries a. full head of cattvas for a Kennedy bought her at a bargain bljghly^ unnatural forms of "i^ion representation." No Union hall can accept de­ three-master, but a 400 horse­ price in 1944 and reconditioned Sunday OverUme Tradied Away livery of any baggage where Soipe months back, we discussed^ what was known as the "five and power diesel engine now provides the old veteran for a new career express charges have not been one plan" in Socony, which bled the men of all their Sunday overtime the principal means of propulsion. as an ocean tramp. prepaid. Arctic Supply Ship. at sea as well as certain penalty pay provisions in return for a 60-day Men who send baggage COD While toting lumber is not as annual paid vacation. Proposed in "negotiations" between the Socony to Union halls face the pros­ Built in Norway 70 years ago for romantic a career as carrying the Vacuum Tanker Men's Association and the company, basically it use in the. sealing trade, the City distinguished admiral southward pect of having to go to a lot provided Six months' pay for every five worked. To their sorrow later of New York has 14-inch planking through polar ice fields, the City of trouble and red tape with oh. the Socony tankermen realized, just as we had pointed out at that to withstand Arctic ice floes. This of New York is following an old the Railway Express Co. All time, that their earning power had been bartered away to the tune of sheathing enabled her to spend and honorable tradition. Down COD baggage—regardless of gt least $325 a year for the average man in the fleet. The shock was several months in the Arctic last through the years many a schooner the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held a'gruesome one for many of them after they realized they themselves year as a base and supply ship for has hauled lumber from- the Ca­ had voted "okay" and created this monster. American construction workers nadian woods to East Coast US by the express company until claimed. Pn the face of this situation, and in light of equally unwholesome building a military Installation. -markets. Seafarers who want to be arrangements mode previously^ the traffic of seamen between Socony Skipper and owner of this un­ When Admiral Byrd employed and Atlantic is all one-way today. True, Atlantic is a past master at usual "tramp" is Capt. Louis Ken­ the vessel in his trek to the Ant­ sure of getting their baggage this game too, but at least when our drive In there is over, both old- nedy, a windjammer sailor who arctic she was named "Sampson," when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided timers and newcomers to Arco will have the satisfaction of knowing can sew canvas or ciit a mast for was rigged as a bark and had a they prepay the shipping they won't be spoon-fed one version of -a thing .while their payoffs his vessel with the skill of old-time steam engine for auxiliary power. charges. show another. seafarers. During World War II The ship is sailed by a crew of DonH Send Your Baggage COD Cartoon History Of The SIU The AFL Maritime Trades Department, already functioning, was officially chartered on August 15, 1946. Charter oi^anizations were the ILA, MMP, Radio Officen, Pursers and SIU. Teamsten joined the-group on e local basis.' . / KiifP The MTB I» Chartered With headquarters in New York, port councils were set up in all mam sea ports. Membership was limited to affiliated outfits of the-AIL. The total member­ ship of the MTD was more th:^ one-quarter million, ^p« InAnattttme. iVo. 34 Despite the MTD, Seafarers negotiations bogged down and strike action was imminent. Conferences held in all ports pledged fullest support, establish­ ing a common fighting front of all AFL organizationa. The MTD was growing in strength. i 4 •I �11!^ p«(« T«K SEA.FARER3 LOG Aftfl S. 195S ¥ •V lantic); Robin Trent (Seas Ship­ 'Boston: ping). , • , V With the ex(:eption of a few minor beefs on Ore atid Calmar ships and ten hours on the PetroUte, all beefs were settled aboard ship following, the policy of the For the past two weeks shipping The New Orleans Dock Board We had a little spi^rt in shipping Union. For the first time ini quite during has been good for all ratings ex­ won- the first round in a red-hot the lai^ period. It Aas been cept Group I. Even the men who a while, we had a charge against fair for all men In, all departments, controversy here over what type registered in Group 1 in all de­ one of our members at the Coast and the prospects for the future of bridge should be constructed partments have not been hard Guard Hearing Unit. The mem­ look even brighter. We shipped 11 across the Mississippi between pressed to secure jobs as indicated ber was represented by the Union replacements to the Michael (Gary New Orleans and Algiers on the by the fact that we shipped many and got off with a two-week sus­ ras), but she still sailed short two West Bank. permits in those ; ratings. In a pension. . About the only beef of deck maintenance men. This was Everybody wants the bridge be­ survey of all jobs dispatched to any consequence that the member­ not our fault. The order came late cause admittedly it would provide this port from December 18, 1952, ship may have at the present time and some of the men didn't have a great stimulus to growth on both to March 11, 1953, the fact was es­ is jthe noise going on next door time to pass the physical. banks of the river. tablished that more than 60 per­ where the old Rivoli theater is be­ t i 4. Paying off and signing right on The disagreement between op­ cent of these Johs were fiUed'by ing torn down to make room for again were the Council Grove and Lake Charles: posing groups representing busi­ an off-street, indoor parking Archers Hope of Cities Service and permit men during this period. ness and .shipping interests has garage. Shipping is supposedly on the the Bull Line's Ann Marie. Ships.; been over the type of bridge to be At the Baltimore Federation in-transit were the DeSoto and slow bell, so imagine the number constructed. The Mississippi River of jobs available to bookmembers meeting of March 18, 1953, it^was Iberville (Waterman); Robin Went­ Bridge Authority, together wito if the pace were more normal or decided to have one of. three dele­ ley and Robin Mowbray (Seal the State Department of High­ The shipping picture in this even advanced in the shipping gates assfgned to legislative work Shipping), and the Michael. ways, offered a plan for a bridge lovely city hias only been fair for field. It is indicative of the maby at the Mainland Legislature for On the Michael the captain fired that would have one pier in the the last 12 days of these sessions. a deck maintenance AB and didn't river and a vertical clearance of the past few weeks. We had quite jobs available to It is meant as a protection' against give him a letter 135 feet. By following this plan, a few ships in, but it seems that bookmen when legislative action detrimental to saying why he the span could be constructed for the guys are sticking aboard, and such a great the interest of the Union, which was fired. The waiting until the nicer weather percentage $60 million, proponents said. often come up in thA form of bills captain told him of permftmen before getting off. Oppose Plan in the last hectic days of the ses­ he ^as not en­ Calling in this area, we had the are shipped by The Dock Board opposed this sion. Recently, the Union and titled to trans­ the Union. These French Creek, Winter Hill, Bents plan, saying it constituted a hazard civic and church groups helped to portation and that figures may be a to navigation. US Engineers Fort, Archers Hope, Fort Hoskins, little sickening defeat a new child labor proposal he was not going Paoli, Lone Jack, Government agreed with them and rejected the which would have set humanity to give him a let­ Camp and the Cantigny, alt Cities to enemies of proposal. back 30 year^. We are keeping on ter. The captain the Union, who Service wagons. Tllley The Dock Board wants a suspen^ the alert for similar proposals. are continually Everything is going along very sent a letter, stat­ sion type bridge with no piers in Scully Men on Beach mouthing lies that the SIU does ing his reasons the river and with a vertical clear­ nicely on the labor front here, and not have enough jobs for its bookA few of the oldtimers on the we hope it wiil for his action, to the Patrolman. . ance of 175 feet. stay that way, but members. Perhaps they will spend beach are Joe Tagariello, Alf which has: been forwarded to New Mayor Chet the local political many a sleepless night trying to Sjoberg, William Sears, Lloyd York so that the man involved can Morrison of New scene is not quite figure out how so many permitmen Short, Bill Addison, Clyde Hotis collect his tigpsportation if the Orleans says this the same. All the are successful in getting jobs in and Frank Harper. Men who are. Union decides he is entitled to it. type of bridge candidates for this port if there are not enough in the marine hospital include OT Beef Settled can be built at a mayor and the jobs available for the bookmem­ Adolph Swenson, Tom Ankerson, cost of $65 mil­ In a bee/ aboard the Archers Henry Bjork, Carl Chandler, Wal­ five city council bers. lion. He believes Hope the men claimed meals and . We expect the present pace of ter Hartman and Bob Hostler. jobs have dis­ difficulties that lopm because the idilp had not This week's typical SIU man is good shipping for booknien to con­ played an admir­ stand in the way supplied hot water and they had able amount of tinue and fair to good shipping for John Tilley, who joined the Sea­ no decent meals owing' Todd of financing such to plant Holcombc farers in 1943. John believes re­ restraint, and pemitmen to continue along in an amount can havn't called their cent improvements in wages in the being put of order,' The ship had to the same vein. . opponents any be eliminated. steward department are only com­ anchor off the coast and wait for Paying Off yet. However, there's still assistance frohi another v'essel. ^ Now representatives of the Dock names, In the last period, ships paying mensurate with the duties. He Overtime plenty of time for a knock downwas claimed for bringing'" Board, the Bridge Authority and drag out Louisiana campaign. off were: Edith, Monroe, Marina feels that increases for the stewr the Mayor are conferring with US Ralph "Sundown" Todd, who was and Rosario (Bull);. Marore, Bal- ard, chief cook and the increase fuel on board for auxiliaries in ' Engineers to try to devise an ac­ borp in the great state of Missis­ tore, Santore and Oremar (Ore); which resulted by creating cook order to get ship back in working order. We collecUd OT fqr taking ceptable bridge plan. Since city sippi some 28 years ago, is one of Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer (Na­ and baker's ratings will help the on fuel in drums, but not on the and state officials seem to be de­ the Seafarers the beach here. tional Shipping Company); Gov­ men registering in Group I. He subsistence and lodging beef be­ termined to build some sort of From what we on hear, he left there ernment Camp (Cities Service); feels that many men who pre­ cause the ship, was considered at bridge, it is a safe prediction that in the dark of night, and the Pehnmar (Calmar); Steel Inventor viously laid back to catch the stew­ sea and safety of the ship was g in several years, Seafarers who Seafarers. He says thatjoined (Isthmian); Robin Wentley (Seas ard or possibly the steward's or he never live on the West Bank will cross can figure out why he ever made Shipping), and Petrolite (Tanker chief cook's job will now throw in involved. John Scully is still working on over the river by toll bridge en- a trip on a ship that wasn't under Sag Harbor Corporation). Sign- for the cook and baker jobs which his Inrge model of the Ann Marie, route to the Hall in New Orleans! an SIU contract, but he only did ons were aboard the Steel Voyager they previously did not do. He expects to have the electric Seafarer Dies that on one'trip, and then went and Steel Admiral (Isthmian); It is Brother Tilley's further Many Seafarers who became ac­ right back to the SIU. He sails in Queenston Heights (Mar-Trade); opinion that any Inequality in winches working and a lighting quainted with Brother Floyd Hol- the stewards department, and is Edith; the Ore ships excluding the wages that existed between the system installed so hp can top the combe during his active union ca­ noted for his accomplishments in Santore; Captain Nathaniel B. top Then in the ste^rd depart­ gear and switch on the lights by pressing a button. The boys are all reer will be saddened to learn of the galley. Palmer, Government Camp, and ment and the top men in the other interested in seeing the completed his death. He died of injuries sufdepartments is now equalized. In model. , Some other boys on the beach the Pennmar. fe-ed when struck by an automo­ include: D. Caron, A. Kusch, M. In - transits were: Antinous, closing, he says that once again Mariner Class Tops* bile while crossing a street in Har­ Guillory, C. Fontenot, G. Fonte- Golden City, Afoundria, .A^lea the Seafarers have led the way Some of the men on the beach vey, La. not, "Tex" Gillispie, B. Kelly, H. City and Chickasaw (Waterman); and it will only be a matter of time Brother Halcombe was deck dele­ Council, B. W. Spears, and Walter Carolyn, Ines and Marina (Bull); before the other outfits follow the now include J, Hubbard, H. Bickford, J. McPherson, H. Carey,. E. gate aboard the Carubulle (National Craig. Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Alcoa pattern set by the SIU. , Haskins, L. Larkin, £. O'Connell, Navigation) and was believed to be Lcroy Clarke Earl Sbeppard Puritan and Roamer (Alcoa); Trin­ G. Gallant, R. Bennett and a host hurrying back to the ship when he Baltbnore Port Agent Lake Charles Port Agent ity (Carras); Southwind (South At­ of other brothers in from a trip to was struck by the car. The ship Korea on the Cornhusker Mariner, . was docked at Harvey to unload the "Chris Craft'' of the SIU. They ' ; molasses. V -t claim this ;ship is tops for living A native of Hacklebprg, Ala., he conditions and hope the SlU will .' was married and lived at Walden, get p lot more .of them. , Mo; The body was sent to HalcyAtlantic ships are few and far ville, Ala., for burial. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FraiikUa M. FORT WnXIAM....118t4 Syndicate Ave. between around here. We had thq SIU, A&6 District With eight pay-offs, six sign-ons Ontario Phone:.3-3321 Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1333 103 Durham St. Atlantic 'importer in Providenc^ BALTIMORE ....li North Gay St. WILMINGTOTL CalU SOS Marine Ave. FORT COLBORNE and 22 ships calling iii transit, Earl Shcppard. Ascnt Ontario Phone: 5501 Terminal 4-2874 Mulberry 4540 Sam Cohen. Agent shipping has continued at a brisk BOSTON 378 State St. HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario..... .88 Colbomo St. RI, and contacted the crew there. . Elgin 5719 It is one of our strongest ships and SECRSrrARY-TREASURER Sheebaa, ACcnt Richmond 2-0140 pace for the last two weeks.. We JamesDispatcher VICTORIA. BC 917U Cormorant St. Paul HaU Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 has quite a lot of strong SIU men ASST. SECRETARY-TREASXmSRS look for the same trend to con­ GALVESTON 308VS 23rd St. VANCOUVER. BC 868 HamUton St. on her including many bookmen. Lloyd Gardner Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 tinue through the immediate fu­ Keith . Pacific 7824 Robert Matthews. _Cla(ide Simmons LAKE CHARLES, La 1413 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. They are all good organizers on her. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATTVE ture. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Phone 6348 Joe Algina John Duffy and J. J. Flaherty ipi Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE. Quchee 20 Elgin St. Pay-offs here were aboard the MIAMI. Mdie Parr, Agent Phone:' 545 the marine hospital are in ward .... .1 South Lawrence St, Alcoa Planter (Alcoa), the Del Mar HOBmE ;THOROU>. Ontario........37 Ormont St. Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 HONOLULU 18 Merchant St; Phono: 3-3203 two together. It looks as if Flaherty and Del Rio (Mississippi), the An- Cal NEW ORLEANS 523 Bltwm SL Phone 6-8777 QUEBEC 113 Coto Do La Montague will be getting out soon. He was out Undsey WiUiams. Agent PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. Quebee Phone: 3-7078 tinous and Chickasaw (Waterman), Beacon 4334 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WilUam St. on. pass for a couple of days and is thje Catahoula and Carrabulle (Na­ RICHMOND. CAUr 257 6tb.St. Phone: 3-3049 putting on weight. D. S. White, Is tional Navigation), and the Salem NORFOLK laTTgo^Bankw! SAN FRANCISCO.. 480 Harrlmn St. Great Lakes District ^ still, up on the fdurth floor. The Phone 4-1063 Maritime (Cities Service). t. Douglas 24363 337 Market St. SEATTLE. .3700 1st ALPENA ...US-W. Fletcher hos^tal staff tells me he is one of' Sign-Ons ' Phone: 1238W the best patients, in the hospital. 4Wst'« W1LMING70N 805 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY.....^ The Planter (Alcoa), Del Aires^ 180 MsdnrSt. ' Termlntf 4-3181 Phone: Cleveland 7381 R. Crowley is coming along fine 450 Del Mar and Del Mundo (Missis­ SAN mANCl|&b NEW YORK 878 4tb Ave., Brooklrs CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Douglas 2-5475 STerUng 8-4a7i • ^ . •. Phone: Main 1-0147 and expects to be out soon. Tim ' sippi), the Robin Goodfellow (Rob­ PyralrA de TIERRA. PR. .Pelayo 51-La 5 DBIROIT..^...... ,_y..l038 3rd St. McCarthy wants to thank members Canodlfin District tone 2-5806 in Lines) and Salem Maritime (Cit­ for the; blood they donated for him; a Abercom St. MONTREAL.......im St. James ies Service) signed on. . a Aiiiit' rSl^iSi " " v.; James Staeehiiii'' HAUf^ N*.^^.... /callus imt^td^dhduded New Orleans: ConlreveKy Rages Over Type Of Bridge ir 1 m rS^-' I the Clipper, Pennant, Corsair, Pil­ grim and Pegasus '(Alcoa), the Steel Traveler, Steel Vendor and Steel Maker - (Isthmian), the Del Mundo and Del Rio (Mississippi), the Sea trains Savannah and New Jersey (Seatrkins Lines), the LaSalle, Morning Light, Maiden Creek and Monarch Of the Sea (Waterman), the Southern Coun­ ties and Southern Districts (South­ ern Trading), the Marie Hamill (Bloomfield), Longview Victory (Victory Carriers), Edith (Bull) and The Cabins (Cabins). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Baltimore: All Ratings Can Ship Out Qriekly Orgasiziag Efforfil OB imperler $888 As Taps Labor Front's Quiet, Politics Got Hotter SiU HAJLt OMRMCTORY sup NEW voi«......m .w;s; iUffi tsi9^"dm ;,a:A •Sgs_i;;;&ts-i Ji .-i li.'', j'J-. �r.il A^-3. ItBt SB^fARERS^^ MrO<G ElcTeiV 'P - 'if •• .';i •-.-•'v. MobUe: RMidnts Oppose Amy Port Expantion worked out because of the im­ portance of the Theodore operation in the maritime Job picture here. Shipping has been proceeding at an even pace in this port during the last two woeks. We had a total at 11 pay-offs, 7 tign-ons and 4 ships called in transit. Prospects for the immediate future indicate shipping will continue steady at about the same rate. : Pay-offs were on Alcoa's Roamer, Pegasus, Pennant, Corsair, Pilgrim, Ranger and Cavalier; Waterman's Morning light. Maiden Creek and Monarch of the Sea and the Chrisfo-M (Mercador). The Roamer, Pegasus, Pennant, Piigrim, Ranger, Maiden Creek and Christo-M signed 'back on and the Ibervilie and Antinous (Waterman), Marie Hamiil (Bhwmfield) and Del Aires (Mississippi) called in transit. 'Tt was nothing like this, in Korea." said Louis Stone, AB, on the beach in speaking of the bright sunshine and temperature that is hovering in the comfortable 70's here. Stone just got off the Golden City (Waterman) after, a run to the Far East. The other extreme in weather was experienced by Lau­ rence Andersen, ,AB, who came ashore from a biStuxite run to Trini­ dad. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent New York: Gold Fee'sles Mean $1,200 For Orownioa . 'foc'sles on one side of the ship./ After an all-day wrangle about this item, we collected a total of $1,200 for the men whose foc'sles had no beat., The big interest in this port is centered on the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America that was "held in San Diego. Ail the members here are waiting to find out what sort of new programs for the -future will result from the convention of the top outfit in maritime. Claude Simmons Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer Son francfsco: Overline, Food Roofs Sottiod in SlU Slyio Seafarers here are concerned Shipping for all departments has For the past two week period, shipping has been on the. upbeat; over the prospect that local opposi­ picked up considerably during' the and has been ertremely good for tion to Defense Department plans past two weeks, and the outlook all ratings. It is expected to con­ to' extend government control of for the coming period is good, since tinue along the same lines in the the area surrounding tim ammuni­ we have a number of ships due in future, with more jobs on the tion-loading facilities at Theodore, for payoffs after long trips. board than available bookmembers Ala., may interfere with the move­ because most of the men are not We paid off 25 ships, signed on ment of military cargoes through hanging around the beach long be­ 9, and had 15 in-transit. The pay­ this port. fore finding a job to their liking offs were; the Steel Admiral (Isth­ Recent re-opening of the Theo­ wd shipping out. s. i -t. dore docks for loading of ammuni­ mian), Angelina, Suzanne, Puerto Ships paying off in the last pe­ tion and other cargoes bound for Ricb, Elizabeth, Frances and Kath- Galveston: riod were the North Platte Victory US -forees in Europe and the Far ryn (Biill),' the Robin Trent and (Mississippi); Arizpa and Fairisle East ~«tas hailed as a certain boon (Waterman); and Cornhusker Mariner (I^in), the. td>shipping in this port, A number the Seathunder Royal Oak, Lone Jack, Chiwawa of'members already have shipped (Orion). The same out oh vessels that were loaded at and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service), vessels signed on Theodore.. the Western Trader (Western Navi­ In the past two weeks shipping again. Ships inThe Theodore installation actu­ gation), the Tacfdei (Shipehter), the has been very good. We have been transit are: Seaally is-a US Naval Magazine, but Azalea City, Golden. City and sending more permltmen out on mar and Massmar the ammunition Afoundria (Waterman), the Coeur (Calmar); Hast­ depot and its d'Alene Victory, Jefferson, City jobs lately than bookmen, indica-. ings. J. W. Water­ loading facilities Victory and Coe Victory (Victory tive of the Union member's. right man and Raphael are under Army Carriers), the Seatrain Georgia, to choose his berth without fear of Semmes (Water­ Otto Jurisdiction, ad­ Savannah and Louisiana '(Seatrain), job insecurity. Bookmembers are man); Seawind ministered under and the Transatlantic (Pacific waiting around for the right job, (Sea Traders); Steel Seafarer the command of (Isthmian). Waterways).' the New Orleans knowing it won't be long in coming. Sign-Ons Beefs Squared Port of Embarka­ Therefore, the permltmen are get­ There were a few beefs oh over­ The ships that signed on were ting a good chance to ship out and tion. time and food aboard some of the the Wild Ranger and Hurricane Since our last Andersen 4- t 4> ships that paid off, but they were (Waterman), the Sweetwater: (Mar- earn good payoffs. report, the De­ Trade), the Robin Kettering, Corn­ Ships that paid off in the last taken care of in the Union man­ fense/Department announced plans Miami: husker Mariner and Robin Trent period include the Longview Vic­ ner, which Is the best and only to lease an B;600-acre tract of land (Robin), Western Trader tWestern tory (Victory Car­ way in the maritime, before the ' as' k Safety zone surrounding the Navigation), the Coeur d'Alene riers); Neva West payoff got underway. ainmunition depot. This news Victory (Victory Carriers), and the (Bloomfield); and Sad to relate, there were a few arbused e storm of protest from Steel Vendor (Isthmian). The in­ the Steel Vendor performers, and they were dealt property owners in the area which of Isthmian. In- with in tlie usual Union manner. The sun is still shining down tranets were the Alcoa Runner arid is. dotted with Summer and yeartransits were: They won't be heard from again round homes and several farms and here, and the dogs haven't caught Alcoa iPointer (Alcoa), the Robin Kettering and Robin Mowbray Carras' Michael until or unless they mend their fishing camps, the rabbit yet, so if anyone feels (Robin), the Seatrains New Jersey and Trinity; Sea- ways. Other than that there' were like-enjoying a good vacation, this and'Texas tSeatraih),>lhe:t'ort Hos­ trains Louisiana, no membership beefs. .^ore |han ,1,000 Sopth Mobile is the place- for it.kins (Cities Service), the Chicka­ New Jersey and : A couple of the oldtimers over T^unty ,iprop^y; owners atfehded Even so, things have been jUmp:- saw and DeSqto (Waterman), the Texas (Seatrain); here on this West Coast: beach in Marrs a-protest meeting against the pro- ing here lately! Iii .'addition to the juiesburg (Terminal Tankers), the Alcoa Pegasus the sunny state of California in­ posaL Mobile civic organizations good old Florida (P&6), we-had the Petmmar and Portmar (Calmar), (Alcoa); Waterman's Choctaw; Steel clude Joseph Otto and William joined the opposition., Antinous, Yaka and Chickasaw the. Petrolite (Tanker Sag Harbor), Traveler, Steel Director and Steel GUck. .(Congressman Frank W.. Boykin (Waterman) visit us, and we've had and. the^ Steel Admiral and Steel Maker (Isthmian); Del Rio (Missis­ T. E. Banning sippi); Juiesburg • (Terminal Tank­ said he had obtained a promise the Ponce (Ponce Cement) running Voyager (Isthmian). San Francisco Port Agent from Congressman Dewey Short, into Port Everglades every 10 days. All of the ships were paid off ers); Mae and Evelyn' (Bull); • i i t chairman. of the House Armed We've been able to get most of with a minimum of -beefs;- except Christos-M (Marine Shipping); Services Committee, to nppose the the beefs on the Florida straight­ for the Robin Trent and the Jeffer­ Council Grove (Cities Service) and Wilmington: Aamy's plan to take over the prop­ ened out pretty quickly, and things son City Victory. On the Robin The Cabins (Mathieson). erty. Committee approval is neces­ are going along fairly smoothly. Trent the boys had a bOef about The feVr minor beefs Uiat came sary before the Army can go ahead restriction to ship, but the com­ up on the ship were settled at the Frederick Dickon just got off the with the project. Alcoa Corsair with a broken thumb, pany got off the hook on that one payoff to the satisfaction of the Civic and political leaders asked and is here on the beach, just with a letter from the shoreside crewmembers. the Army to consider relocation of letting old Sol take care of heal­ authorities. However, we did col­ On the •beach at the present mo­ Shipping has been, pretty good lect several hundred hours over­ the ammunition depot "at some ing the thing. in this port during the last period, ment in the Lone Star State are time for the deck department since safer site." ;The' Defense! Depart-, and it looks as if it intends to stay We'd like to ask all Seafarers to the captain had maintained sea R. L. Shaw, E. Jeanfreau, A. Keane', that man indicated it would, but; pointed way for a while, anyway. E. Hill, W. Currier, S. Newman, call the hall here if their ships watches during" the week, and did oiitlthat since the docks are located We had the Steel Seafarer K. Agarons, J. Marrs, W. Bargone, nine miles from Mobile, leasing of hit this port; or any port in the not break them until the weekend. P. Jones, R. Cross, C. McCain and (Isthmian), Cantigny (Cities Serv­ the additional 8,600 acres would vicinity, since it's sometimes We had a big argument about this L. Floyd. ice), John B. Waterman, Hastings, difficult for tJs to get accurate in- item,, but the boys collected it at "obviate, all danger." Alaw^i, and Stonewall Jackson foi-mation on ship arrivals. So, just That's about all there is to.re­ (Waterman*. Massmar and Calmar T. A. Young, special assistant to make sure to give us a quick phone the payoff; port from this neck of the woods On the Jefferson City Victory, (Calmar), Mother M. L. (Eagle thd secretary of IJie Army, in a. call as soon as you hit port. the big beef was for lodging for 20 after the last membership meeting. Ocean), and Burbank Victory and letter to Boykin, told of the ecd^ Eddie Parr Keith Alsop days while the ship was in Korea, nomic value to Mobile. Young said * San Mateo Vic­ Galveston Port Agent Miami Port Agent since there was no - heat in th§ "apprbximateiy 35,000 long tons of tory (Eastern), ammunition per month is to be calling here dur-* moved through the facilities. ing the past two Monthly salaries to military and weeks. civilian personnel will total $58,000 We crewed up and salaries to longshoremen and the Sea tiger (Co­ stevedores will amount to $316,000. lonial) which Revenue to railroads in Mobile will came out of the be* about $1,645,000 a month snd yards after get­ ^Shipping Figures March 1.1 to March 25 about $100,000 win be spent a ting extensive Simmons REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. monti) for supplies. Cargo barges repairs, and and truck costs will amount to ap­ PORT DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED everything is squared away aboard DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. proximately $10,000 per month; her now. 56 Boston 21 46 ; 25 27 8 26 97 with about $112,000 being 'spent J. W. Simmons, a member of 420 New York 137 205 135 100 172^: 111 440 monthly for provisioning of ships the SIU since 1946, is one of the 119 Philadelphia .......... 41 35 20 78 46 32 21 stores. Pilotage fees are expected men on the beach here now. He to amount to $3,500 monthly." used to ship out of Baltimore, and 208 Baltimore 65 94 79 68 241 .80 63 had Hamburg for his.private Eden, SIU Joba Involved Norfolk 12 4 12 18 •• 8 4 4 3? but like many of the boys, he has We are concerned with this issue Sava:ix:ah 7 19 W ..•"12 3 25 4 '• • 8 switched to the shuttle run to because peak operation of the 6 11. 7' 24 4 13 Japan. He-said that, after look­ 3 8 depot will mean -more Jobs for SlU ing at ail the gains the SIU has" 45 .. 43 132 35 44 41 116 members. Mobile papers bra oppos­ MohilO" 40 won for its members, it's no won­ ing the Army's plan on the ground 86 78 69 ' • V 61 • 216 73 New Orleani ;» 94 243 der lliat so many seamen are beat­ that, the method proposed for tak­ 35 145 58 61. t " M,. •- 56 ler ing a path to the door of the SIU 44 ing over property does not assure.' Galveston ' • and trying to join. :m 84 ; 79 69 . 232 ., Wbs^ Coast; ^,'.1 ••>«•*>» \... '84 Just compensation to the homeowfi: Sam Cohen . ers involved. It 'It to be ' hoped a latMayj^iytnbomglKiifltse can be , t b s'K .jwr i «I V !•» Shipping Slays Good For All Railngs MiamilsSiiHTops For Fine Vacallons Mefflbership Aeiion Makes Performers Rare A & G SHtPPmC RECORD •" • Uii-SO tc-p-i J �^.Trv.;;«r'-'i'-;;'-v7"^^^v®-;;5'ri;!^^l^ Pag« TwiElve IR THE WAKE 5^"-' IPG April S; 1953 MERT (THE SEAFARER can detect - minor leaks unnoticed LEROY MARTIN—AB by the crew until after the ship is under the strain of a voyage. They In sail and steam, war and peace, and air attacks. Bomb fragm.cnts frequently take refuge in the bilge, childhood and maturity, AB LeRoy tore holes in the port side of the ever Question: Did the very part of the ship usually "channel fever?"* Martin has been following the sea slilp, under fire for three days, but affected first by minor leaks and for 25 of his 37 years. the only serious damage was the presence of water even in mi­ Starting at the age of 12 aboard caused by the well-placed explo­ nute quantities might cause them James Shortel, AB: No, I never a gaff-rigged sloop, "Windjammer," sive in the No. 1 hold. to abandon the vessel and seek have and still don't get it. Some­ in the waters surrounding his na­ Martin found himself under at­ another. time I even stay tive Perth Amboy, NJ, Seafarer tack once again, this time off the t 4» 4" aboard the first Martin found the sea to be an ir­ Anzio beachhead in early 1944. He At the time of the settlement of night the ship resistible lure. With two compan­ was on another Liberty ship, the Jamestown in 1607, the name Vir­ comes in so I can ions, Martin sailed the waters of David L. Swain, running a shuttle ginia was applied to all that part get a good night's Raritan Bay, Lower New York Bay, between Orah, Algeria, Augusta, of North America lying between sleep. With every­ and Long Island Sound, after Sicily, Naples, Italy, and the Anzio the 34th and 45th degrees of lati­ body ashore, it's school and on crisp, sunlit week­ battleground. Dispatching troops tude, extending from the Atlantic nice and quiet. ends. It was in 1935, at the age of for the vicious fighting on the Ital­ to the Pacific, a region which now Then the second 19, that Martin turned to the sea ian beachhead, the ship was under comprises the greater part of the night I go ashore as a means of livelihood. Both of steady attack from the celebrated US. Indeed, when Sir Francis and have some his friends of the sloop days of his Germany artillery piece, f"Anzio Drake circumnavigated the globe fun. youth followed hi& course. ' Annie,", which continually layed (1577-80) he stopped at what he 4if. shells into the harbor. Sails On Schooner called, "the back part of Virginia," Martin's first berth was aboard Likes Long Trips Albert Elkenberry, oiler: I guess in reality the coast of California. One of the little publicfeed feats Most of Martin's sailing career everybody does, especially If it's the Nomis, a three-masted schooner 4> 4* 4» of engineering and seamanship a long trip. The running lumber coastwise between was not duite as harrowing as his during the latter part of the 18th The .Antipodes are a group of longer the run, New York, New England and South war-time experi^ces. Shipping century was the shipiment of an rocky, -uninhabited islands in the the more Impa­ Carolina. After getting a taste of v/ith the SIU for ? period of more Egyptian obelisk to London from South Pacific, 450 miles SE of New tient the men apcient seamanship aboard the than two years now, Martin "pre­ Alexandria. Dedicated to the ^un Zealand, to which they belong. get. Personally I Nomis, full of the rigors of a sail­ fers long foreign trips, mostly for god, obelisks were monuments Their only claim to fame is their get that way my­ ing ship in. comparison with mod­ the payoff." - He'll ship on freight­ about 70 feet long and composed location in relation to Greenwich, self and I've nev­ ern vessels, MSrtin took toi latter- ers or tankers to any port in the of a single piece of red granite. England, from whose meridian geo­ er run across any day vessels to sail around the world world, as long as it is on an SIUThe transport of the one now in graphic longitude is figured. Actu­ seaman v/ho was many times on freighters and contracted vessel. ^ , London, begun in 1877, involved ally, any two places or peoples on "I prefer the Far East run" over not anxious t.o go tanker-s. encasing it in a specially-built iron opposite sides of the earth, so situ­ Working on and near the sea for most of the others, th/Opgh," ^id ashore as soon as cylinder and then inclosing jhe ated that a straight line drawn ship tied up. the next 15 years, LeRoy decided Martin. "Australia and Japan . are whole in a large wooden raft. from one to the other passes to give it up temporarily in 1941. my favorite countries to ship to be­ 4> i 4" Eventually, while the raft was be­ through the center of the earth, are but he was back in September of cause of the friendly nature of 'the John Karpen, AB; I certainly do. that fateful year sailing Army people and the .way they [treat ing towed at sea, a severe storm called the antipodes of each other. came up and compelled those in China is popularly supposed to be I get that feeling going out and transports into the war ;(ones. He you." As far as his choice citj^cs charge of it to abandon the ancient the -antipodes of the US, but no coming back in was on the General MacAndrew are concerned. Seafarer .Mdrtin monument in the Bay Of Biscay. part of North American continent no matter what which carried the invasion troops thinks Brisbane, Australi?'.. and Still later, however, it was re­ has its antipodes in any land sur­ port I happen to of Casablanca in 1942. A year later Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Moji, be hitting. I don't covered and finally brought to its face. he was on a Liberty, the Nicho­ Japan, are the tops for seeing the make too many destination. las Gilman, which carried troops, sights through a tourist's eye-view. 4i 4* 4^ ammo and gas for the invasion of His last trip was aboard Western Roaring Forties is ia 'popular long trips if 1 can 4. 4; Sicily. It was on this vessel that 'jankers'. McKittrick Hills, which The notion that rats instinctively nautical term which was originally help if, but even circumstances nearly forced him to made two trips between Pjiiladplleave an unseaworthy ship before applied by sailors to an ocean zone so, the' idea of be­ give up the sea, permanently. phia' and Porto ha Cruz, "V^^eit leaves port and that in conse­ in the Southern Hemisphere be ing able to go Bomb Hits Ship zuela, before heading for annual quence none of these rodents lose tween the 40th and 50th degrees of a s h 0 r e • a g a 1 n The Gilman carried half-tracks repairs in Palermo, Sicily. ' their lives as the result of the latitude. It was a region notorious makeis you ner­ vous and puts y()u on edge. and jeeps in the No. 1 hold, storing The youngish-looking, wiry sea­ foundering of a ship is an old belief for its heavy winds, stormy ammo and gas in all of the others. man, taking advantage of job se­ 4" 4" ,4' frequently alluded to in the litera­ weather and rough sea. By exten­ ture of the sea There is, of course, sion, the term was also applied to See Foo, mesman: No, it doesn't As luck would have it that day, a curity offered by the Union, is now nothing to lead us to believe that the corresponding regions in the bother me much. I'm always the bomb from a low-flying plane hit taking time off to see a 17-year-old rats have a mysterious or instinc­ Northern Hemisphere, and even to last one off the the No. 1 hold and started a fire daughter and 16-year-old son in tive power by which they can tell a district in New York City lying ship when it which took four hours to bring un­ Perth Amboy. After three months whether or not a vessel is a good between 40th and 50th Streets, comes in to a der control. Everything in the hold ashore with his family, Maftin is risk. However, rats generally avoid where traffic conditions are as port, and I go Was destroyed by fire, the crew bat­ ready to ship out again, heeding contact with water, and are fearful hectic as they are in the proverbial back aboard ear­ tling the flames in vain while un­ the call of sea once more. Martin of drowning, so it is possible they storm belt of the southern oceans. ly, before the rest der Heavy fire from shore batteries of the crew. I don't care to stay ashore very long, I'm just as happy on the ship, jQst Dalmatia: Norwegian Britain's For­ ACROSS Hitler, in a Heroes' Memorial Day of the war off Alaska . . The SIU taking it easy. Abbr. port eign Secretary They man a 31, Headland Channels be­ 11. Woe is me! speech in Berlin, disclosed that the found the lost Union book of 53. ship 4" ' 4" 4" 32. Town in Cuba tween bars brother Arthur A. Chrisman, Jr., Something to 5. 34. Hogan of golf 17. Distress caU DOWN James C. Baudoin, AB: Yes, I Germans had lost 542,000 dead, but and returned it to the relieved Sea­ sail on 35. '.'agile of J9. Sea eagle Lobster's nip­ guess I have on certdid occasions, that the Russian front had been farer . . . Chester C. Davis was 9. Navigation baseball 20. Keep ship per hazard 37. N-o off this Vhen the ship is stabilized and made secure . . . named F()od Administrator by ex­ 2. Island in Fr. 12. Molten rock Trent 22. Kind of buoy 38. Oceania getting near a 13. One who (Seas Shipping) 23. Guy who's too The British Admiralty announced ecutive order . . . Japan and Rus­ makes rescue nosy 39. Good things Nights' before good port you at sea in tropics 24. Author of the loss of the 1,920-ton destroyer sia renewed their fisheries agree­ Waterman 14. Man's name start to feel rest­ horror,' tales 40. Russian range> ship 15. One who Lightning . . . Gustav F. Aim, an ment for another year ... A re­ Tidal wave You can show 41. 25. One's part in . less and want to copies stricted belt 10 miles deep along this at NY 42. Small bottle a job SIU carpenter, was decorated with the coast of England, Scotland, get ashore in a 16. Any old ship HaU 43. Coin of India Possessive 17. It makes word Towing boat 44. 26. North Koreans hurry. It has to pronoun the Merchant Marine Distinguished and Wales has been established for a dredge 28. Lillian's nick- 46. Corrupt Annoy be a good port 18. They clean name 49. Exist River in Italy Service Medal by .the order of as part of the plan to make the clothes A jinx ship though. Other­ (Puzzle'Answers on Page 25) SO. Top golfer of President Roosevelt for extraordin­ British Isles a base for offensive 1952 wise it doesn't ID 21. Part of ary heroism under unusual hazards. operations. matter as iJtuch "to be" . . The Senate approved the Fi­ 22. The SIU gets 4" 4 4 to me. you this 41 i 4" nance Committee's recommenda­ The Allies attacked Cagliari on 23. Fish eggs 26. Name for -a Barry R. Gunderud, AB: Yes, I tion to revoke President Roose­ the island of Sardinia with an ar­ sailor have gotten the, "fever" especial­ velt's salary limitation order . . . mada of Flying Fortresses inflict­ 27. Ancient 30. It's found in ly when I've been United States troops began to shell ing extensive damage to port fa­ the galley on a long trip, the Axis airfield at Mezzouna, cilities and airdromes ... In March, 31. Regular trip 32. Port on Upolu where I've been while US planes bombed Messina. Berlin reported, U-boats sank 138 33. Still merchant ships and other Axis out to sea for 34. It holds gear 35. Part of a 4" 4' 4 craft brought the total to 926,000 quite a vyhile. fishhook London reported that British tons . . . SIU crewmembers of the After a while a 36. Ship df BuU Line fellow wants to planes from Malta had flown over Dynastic, Scoharie, and Gateway 38. Aleutian Is­ get off the ship Jtome aiid strafed a railroad at City collected Russian Government land 39. Korean port no matter what three points near the Italian capi­ bonus checks , . . The Senate con­ 41. About 30 . Allied planes dropped ,19 firmed Rear Admiral Emory S. port he happens tal cents In Venezuela to be in, at home tons of bombs at low altitude on Land for another six-year term as 45. Too ornate Wewak In New (luinea, scoring chairman of the Maritime Commis­ or overseas. 46. Fishing float 47. Shipping hits "with'500^pound bombs on a sion . . . Allied planes boihbed the • 4" 4" t company * The 'well-known "jitters" that 4,000'<'ton cargo vessel which was U-boat nests in Lorient and St. 48. Near: Slang 49. Port in Italy many seamen get when g, ship-is badly damaged ... Washington an­ Naimlre foi" tbd 47th time in the 50. Come ashore nounced the first all-surface action war. .83HJJW .'xy xniJioc: stii assKMChiegii port Like a fox Sh Mother Carey's chickens is the popular name given to certain small ocean birds, especially the stormy petrels, which are .often seen around ships in rough weather. Their peculiar manner of paddling along the surface of the waves may have suggested the name petrel, as form, of Peter, re* ferring to St. Peter's walking upon the Sea of Galilee. In its turn, Mother Carey is thought to be a garbled English version of the • .Latin Mater Cara, meaning Dear Mother, which is often applied to Mary. It is not unlikely that sea­ men coined the name when observ­ ing the more religious of their shipmates invoking Mary's blessing to ward off the disaster assured by the presence of the stormy petrels around the ship. b •'. SEAFAKERS �.A|»rU S» Itft SEAFARERS SEAFAREItS ^XOG April Pare Thlrtees LOG 'Business Is Business!' Vol. XV. Na. 7 ItSS Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District AFL, 673 fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 82, MY. Tel. STerling 8-4670., PAUL BKLL, Secretary-Treasurer eeUtor. BMumm BIAMD; Managing Editor. BAT OcmaONt Art Editor, BnutAa* .SMMAN; Photo RUtor. DANISL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARXNtm. IRWIN SFIVACB. ARC PERTAIL. JBRRT BEMOU Gut/ Area Reporter. Bnx MOOBT. Trade With Red China News of agreements to halt the sailings of Greek, Pana­ manian, and other foreign flag ships to Communist China, brings to light one of the too-little-known stories of the Korean War. The fact that some Liberty ships sold by the US to these foreign-flag operators have been used to supply Communist China's war power has been politely ignored "how. •' In some cases the very same shipowners who were supplyif'ing China were operating American-flag ships, some of which • were used to carry US military supplies. It was a clear case 'faf plkying both ends against the middle. From the very beginning, when the Government was bent on virtually giving away US Liberties to dubious foreign-flag operations, the SIU warned that such sales and transfers would boomerang. The present situation once again points up the need for stricter control of Panamanian ships and a crackdown on foreign-flag' transfers. Momentous Decision The SIU's 6th convention can boast of many accomplishjpents, but what looms largest is the agreement on affiliation , of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union. The .MFOW affiliation, subject of course, to membership approval, , is bound to have far-reaching effects. These effects will be felt most out on the Pacific Coast. Up until now, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the MFOW have beeii going their separate ways while the Communist •waterfront apparatus, led by Harry Bridges has been trying to .swallow them one by one. The shift of the MFOW to the Sitr means that the balance of power on the Pacific Coast now lies with the AFL. Such a development is a catastrophe for the Commimist t^aterfroht apparatus. In the past Bridges has repeatedly held out tempting lures to get the MFOW to join a new mari­ time "federation,^' which would then turn on the SUP. It is to the credit of the MFOW that it gave these proposals the treatment they deserved. If the new arrangement goes through, from now on it will be the SUP and the MFOW that will call the tune, together "With the rapidly-growing MCS-AFL. The Communist appa­ ratus now faces resounding defeat in its last maritime stronghold. 4, t t ^lU Slopchest Grows Within a few short weeks Seafarers in the Gulf will have all the advantages of SIU slopchest service now offered in New York area. Arrangements are being made to supply ships on the Gulf with the high quality, moderate-priced merchandise that is sold on ships sailing out of New York. The extension of SIU slopchests to all other ports is just a matter of time. And judging from booming New York business. Seafarers are well pleased with the supplies the Union is putting aboard. , For years seamen have been victimized by the unscrupulous ship chandler, just as they were victimized by the icrimp in the days before the SIU hiring hall. The slopchest service then, is another area in which the Unipn is protecting the Seafarer from-those who would exploit him. i i 4 Maternity Birthday When the SIU began its maternity benefit payments a year ago, they were quite a surprise to maritime. One or two .unreconstructed old salts opposed the idea, claiming that seamen had no truck with wives and children. Others argued that the benefits would Jiave little effect, because, they said, they would cover only a handful of the membership. It's apparent now they didn't realize the revolution the Union has wrought in the lives of Seafarers. Thanks to today's .Union wages and conditions, every Seafarer earns enough to support a family. The payment of over 500 maternity benefits in a year shows that a very large proportion of the membership have become family men. » The maternity benefit, by meeting the heavy expenses in\'plved in having babies, is making it easier for the Seafarer to lead a normal, community life. It's evident from the , enthusiastic response that this, is exactly what the rank wid file Seafarer wants. ..tA-v j -.>• .< ,>.1. Seafarers Stiould Tell doh Hints To the Editor: I just read in a past issue of the LOG that bound volumes of the 1952 LOGs are available. Thinking of this, and such LOG columns as "On the Job" and "Galley Glean­ ings," gave me an idea. We are familiar with such books as "Knight's Book of Seamanship," "Audel's Guide to Mechanics," and others. However, ^ think it would be a.great idea if all the Seafarers could get together and compile one manual for all seamen, in all three departments. Every Seafarer, no matter what department he sails in, has had occasion to learn different ways of doing the job a little easier and better, by use of a short cut. In other trades, these little tricks are known as trade secrets. Wonderful Reference But, jf we could get all these different tricks and trade secrets that all the Seafarers have learned and developed, and put them all together in one book, it would be the only such book in the world, and Would make a wonderful ref­ erence for men in all departments. It could contain the" trade secrets that Beafarers have learned in the ehgine department, on deck, and in the stewards department. It would be the only such reference that was made up of the • tricks that the seamen themselves con­ tributed, and we could all use such a book to leam a little more, and (o help out the men who are just starting to go to sea. This sort of book would be a great help to everyone connected with the sea, and would be used by everyone. It would become a part of every seaman's gear. Many people may think at fii'st, that it would be impossible to get all the Seafarers all over the world to gather their different tricks, and might say it would be an im­ possible job to get a book like that together. Impossible? However, it was not so many years ago that many people said it would be possible for the seamen to have the great kind of organ­ ization that we now have in the SIU. How many people said it was impossible for seamen to get Wel­ fare benefits like we have in the SIU? How many people thought it was Impossible for seamen to pro­ duce an organization that would get us the wages and conditions that we have gotten in the SIU? Ther^ were many people who said it was impossible for seamen to have a Union hall like the one we now have in New York. Many more said that such things as ma­ ternity benefits, disability benefits, college scholarships, and the like were impossible for seamen to get. Well, we've got them. and I think, a reference book of this sort could again show the world that. Sea­ farers can do the impossible, and would chalk up another great "first" for the SIU. It would just be another accomplishment that the SIU made for tho benefit of all seamen. •> ; , iABOR RGVND-VP One of the longest and most bit­ ter railroad strikes in many years, the seven-week tie-up of the Chi­ cago Great Western, ended in com­ plete victory for six rail unions in­ volved. Final settlement was reached by the Switchmen and Yardmasters of their grievances, iiicluding claims with payment of back wages. Previously, setUement of almost 600 accumulated' griev­ ances was won by Locomotive En­ gineers, Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Railway Conductors and Trainmen. accused of leaving the pier with­ out proper notice, but Grillo ar­ gued otherwise. The picketing lasted an hour. Then the company agreed to discuss the case with the union; the longshoremen shaped up, and loading resumed on tlie 10,000-ton Robin Kettering, an SlU-contracted ship boimd for South Africa. 4 4 4 The first productivity wage in­ crease for railroad workers was won when a government referee awarded a boost of four cents an hour to 1.3 million employees rep­ resented by 21 operating and nontit operating rail unions. The raise, The AFL granted its 100th inter­ national charter in Louisville when retroactive to last Dec. 1, applies the International Council of Alumi­ to all the nation's railroads. num Workers became the Alumi= t i 4> . num Workers International Union. in its first such decision, the Presentation of the charter was NLRB has ruled that a union may made by Harry B. O'Reilly, AFL strike against an employer's unfair director of organization, pinch-hit­ labor practices despite a no-strike ting for George Meany, to Council clause in its contract or the 60-day President. Eddie Stahl and Secre­ limitation in the Taft-Hartley act. tary-Treasurer William Cowley, The ruling eame in the case of tlie v/bo were elected to head the AFL Carpenters against two New union. Attending the constitu­ York firms which had played foot­ tional convention were 100 dele­ sie with a rival union. gates representing 40 loeals with a 4 4 4 meAibership of 30,000 workers in the US and Canada. Headquarters In a reversal of usual roles, of the union were established in union workers have hired a corpo­ ration as their employee. The Louisville. Culinary Workers Union of Cubai 4^ 4 4" Members of Local 705. AFL Ho­ using money from its retirement tel and Restaurant Employes, now fund and a loan from tlie Agricul­ get news of employment opportuni­ tural and Industrial Development ties by radio. Each morning for B^nk, shortly will start construc­ 10 minutes, beginning at 9:20, Sta­ tion of a $10 million hotel in Ha­ tion WJBK, Detroit, carries an­ vana, Cuba. Under an agreement nouncements regarding both steady signed with Hilton Hotels Interna­ and extra work for waiters, food tional Inc., the firm will supply checkers, cashiers, bus boys and operating capital, supervise the others. Extra waitresses particu­ training of the hotel staff, and larly were urged to listen for spe­ carry on all operations in return cial banquet employment or for for a percentage of the profits. party cancellations. Notices con­ 4 4 4 cerning the local also are broad­ The Washington State Federa­ cast. tion of Labor has created a new 4 4 4 department, called Labor's Health Two little children walked a and Welfare Service, to provide pieket line in New York last month advice and counsel to affiliates and 130 AFL Longshoremen re­ seeking aid on health and welfare fused to cross it, bringing ship- plans. The department will be Loading to a halt. The. line con­ supported" by the unions using its sisted of Ann Grillo, 7; Angelo seivices. It will establish a cen­ Grillo, Jr.. 6. and .their father, An­ tral trust office to administer vai'lgelo Sr., 33. The iather, a member ous plans independently under of ILA Local 327-1, was protesting their own yules and regulations, his discharge' thre^ weeks earlier their own financial control, reserve by "riirner and B^cbapd. Inc.,, ste-^ inds and administrative ^ procedkedoring.coatralwiA, JBcLhaA Jki J s-,.- « .i,'. �-^spippspiippip Pace Fonrtocn SEAFARERS L-0 0-. . • • m-, •' 'h .r^ t •' April S, ItSt « !-.!:^;r. Vft;' >>; k ii •#• •• 'V • »• Seafarers Ed Powell, AB (left), and Karl Johansson, oiler, read one of the posters in the SIU hall telling the days and time of the TV program featuring Seafarers. 'i L'- :l; [&• Seafarer Wetzler, FWT, enjoys a glass of beer at the Port O' Call bar, and a chat with Eimest Aubussoh, bartender, as thiey watch the show. ih ^?|• I'i^' ,; [.:v infc; I; J ^'r-- II The show starring the Seafarers-was one that even the wife and the kiddies enjoyed watching as it told the story of New York waterfront activities. And at home, Seafarers and their families relaxed and enjoyed the show ks they watched a scene from the SIU's Rotary Hiring Hall on the Esso program. • "After all the-publicity given to the re­ cent investigations of the New York water­ front," said the Esso News program, "we wish to present the positive side. of. the - waterfront to show the work being done there." And, for seven nights John Wingate's 'Behind The News' program, sponsored by the Esso Oil Company, featured Seafarers, their ?hips/and their Union in action. While Seafarers and their families, as well as thousands of other viewers watched NBC-TV, their screens produced shots of .the SlU-maoned Elizabeth, interviews with Seafarers, scenes of the recreational facili­ ties in the SIU hall, interviews with SlU officials, and scenes showing the operation of the SIU's Rotary Hiring Hall. "This is how a good Union- operates," said John Wingate, Esso News reporter, ds the Esso cameras entered the SIU head-' quarters. At 6:45 PM 6n Friday, March 20, on every weekday evening last week, and: on tytonday^of this week, Sedfqrers gathered in their Port O' Call Bar, • in the TV room of the SIU hall, or in their homes to watch their brother Seafarers and their Union on the screen. Last Wednesday, while hundreds of Sea­ farers were waiting in the SIU headquarters for the regular membership meeting, the large TV screen was lowered in the meet­ ing hall and all hands watched the portion of the series which showed the recreational facilities of their hall. But, before the show appeared on the TV screens, NBC cameramen and Wingate spent a great deal of time filming the var­ ious episodes. Movie cameras, powerful lights, d number of technicidns and camera­ men filled the different parts of the SIU hall. Thousands of feet of film were shot in the hiring hall, the Port O' Call Bar, the. Seafarers Cafeteria, and the other sections ^ of the building as the crew ^prepared the series for the show. �• V-' '•'- AKII t, isst SKAFAkERB toe Page Fifteeil ji; -^1 Viix V.lf'::"/r*! �SS4F4RKRS rage iOxieaa' April S. IMS LOG SEAFARERS The United New York, New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots last month launched their new boat, "Sandy Hook," from the Brlgham Shipyard. Greenport, Long Island. The vessel, whose keel was laid in July of last year, is expected to be completed in July. Constructed of wood and powered by a 400 hp diesel. the vessel has an over-all length of 90 feet four inches, and a beam of 18 feet, 11 inches. She will be used as a relief Twat to replace the "Wanderer." 4-4 4- 4 i 4. i • 4" ^ The major menace to the supremacy of New York as the nation's first port U rail rate differentials that give competitor porta an advantage, said Edward F. Cavanagh Jr., Commissioner of Marine and Aviation. He said that crime, port congestion, the high cost of pier occupancy and the rail differentials were the port's four principal problems, and that the last named wa^ the greatest. Yugoslav shipyards have received orders from native lines to build their largest ships since the war. The Yugoslav Line has ordered three .10,000-gross-ton freighters that will join 30-35 old ships now in that "nation's tramp trade. Shipways at Rljeka, Split and Pola have been rebuilt and are operating at full capacity with 35,000 tons of shipping in Various stages of construction. Six ships for the North European trade, stimulated by the growth of trade with West Germany in Yugoslavian bauxite, are being completed or will be begun later this year. • . • The Shipbuilders Council of America's monthly report on ship con­ struction listed 77 vessels for coastal shipyards and eight in Great Lakes yards under construction, the lowest total in the US in th^ last 20 months. Included in the 85 vessels under construction are 50 tankers, 27 dry cargo ships, all of which are the Government's Mariners, seven ore carriers and one passenger-railway ferryboat. The tanker program comprising 1,320,250 deadweight tons makes up flie great majority of aii shipbuilding at this time. Of those vessels now under < contract or in the process *of construction, 15 already have been launched and 27 are on the ship ways. . 4i 4^ A 15-week course in tanker operations which began recently in the spring term at the City College Midtown Business Center has b^n "sold out," the college reported. The course is being conducted by Robert Chisholm of the American Merchant Marine Institute an^ James E. Stoverken of the Standard Oil Company. George S. Bosse, head of the school's foreign trade imit, said the curriculum would cover economic and geographical aspects of the petroleum trade, op­ erating and personnel problems, management and shipboard organiza­ tion, the role of Government in the industry and the maintenance, repair and construction of tanker tonnage. e- 4, 4- i t t i The daily average of commercial ship passages through the Panama Canal was 22 in February, a new record. Including Government vessels, it was 25, close to the peak load that can be handled during the over­ haul of the Pacific locks. Tolls of $2.6 million were paid by 746 com­ mercial ships. In the first eight months of the present fiscal year, 4,844 vessels used the canal, compared to 4,094 in the same perM in the last fiscal year. Getting Mileage From Food Stores ACTION If the Del Vlento (Mississippi) doesn't field a good nine this sum­ mer, it won't be for lack of equip­ ment. The Del "Viento's recreation delegate. Jack Procell, collected $25 from the crew and after throw­ ing in another $16 that was left in the ship's fund, bought a supply, of gloves, bats' and balls for the. crewmen's use. Now the boys can have a little pepProcell pet- game on deck to keep in trim until they get ashore and challenge some of the other Mississippi ships or perhaps some of the local ball clubs down in South America or ashore in New Orleans. Procell is a Louisiana native, who has been an SIU hiember since June, 1946, joining in Port Arthur. Texas. He's 29 years old and makes his home in New Orleans, with his wife Juanita. He sails in the deck department. t t * The entire stewards department of the Steel Traveler (Isthmian) came in for a round of applause on the last trip from a happy and contented crew.. The bqys.said the food was very good,^thanks to the skillful work of Bob Rollins, ateward, aiid his gang; Long Shin, chief cook; James Oliver, baker, and Qenry Watson, 3rd cook. Not the Idast 6f the crew's-pleasures were Uie tasty pastries and cakes thak Oliver whipped up for the men. Oliver has been sailing SIU for a little over a year, beginning in February, 1952, but he evidently knows his bake-goods. He was bom in the Keystone state, Penn­ sylvania, 45 years ago, but now calls Baltimore his home. The recently completed Japanese school ship Hokuto Maru will sail soon on her maiden training voyage as part of the Japanese Transpor­ tation Ministry's efforts to obtain qualified replacements for Japan's growing merchant marine. Propelled by turbine engines, the new vessel, of 1,631 gross tons, is equipped with facilities for 80 cadets, divided iiito equal classes of navigation and engineering officer candi-: dates. The ship is 248 feet long, carries a crew of 21 officers and 42 When a ship comes back home seamen and has a service speed of \2\^ knots. clean and ready for the payoff with ii. t, a, nothing to square away, chances The Department of Agriculture is again planning to use ships of are that the ship's the Maritime Administration's Hudson River reserve fleet as floating delegate is on his' ware :ouses for grain. As a result of a series of conferences between toes. That's what o.T-einls of the Agriculture and Commerce Departments, about 10 mil­ happened on the lion bushels of grain will be diverted from land storehouses, bulging Sunion (Kea) un­ wHii the bumper crop of 1932. The storage program, which is similar der the watchful to one' carried out in 1949, would require a minimum "of 45 vessels, eye of Edw,ard p csumably of the Liberty-ship type, each of which has a capacity of Wilisch. The crew aVout 230,000 bushels. Loading of the ships is expected to begin in gave him a vote about two months. of thanks for the solid job he de­ t i i Wilisch The current trend in world shipbuilding, particularly in the tanker livered on its last field, is toward large and deep draft ships, the Government reported. voyage. It added that super-bulk carriers with a draft of 40 feet or more Wilisch has been a Seafarer for 'would now be on the ways if it were not for the limiting depths oi nearly seven years, joining the harbors and channels. The report was made by a committee of military, Union in New York on May 10, shipping and shipbuilding officials after a six-month study of the 1946. He's 57 years old and a depths of water to be created in the nation's harbors and their en­ native of Germany but now makes trances to comply with marine construction. Similar reports are being bis home in the_US. He sails in prepared by all major maritime nations on their port facilities. the deck department. Burly Good management in the stewards department is just as important as good cookery, both in satisfying the crew and in avoiding waste of supplies. It takes good judgment and careful preparation and distribu-. tion of food to minimize leftovers. However leftovers themselves can usually be made into tasty and palatable dishes -that would be appreclhted by the majority of the crew. Proper use of leftovers can add variety to ttfe shipboard diet that would tend to become monotonous otherwise. , Since one crew will vary considerably from another in the amount and types of food they will consume, the stewards department always has to be on its toes and keep a weather eye peeled on the food habits of the crew. After a while the department can get a pretty good idea of the quantities that the crew requires. Messuian Can Advise Cooks Thai's where the messman comes into the picture. The mess is closer to the table suggestions than the cooks or the steward. He can quickly spot the likes and dislikes of the crew and advise the cooks accordingly, so that they can prepare foods in proper proportions. Consequently the messman plays an important role in the conservation an4 efficient use of food stores. It's no exaggeration to say that the entire stewards department de­ pends on the efficiency of the messman. He is the one who has to take the proper orders, serve the hot foods immediately after they are received, and "sell" the food to the crew. The attitude of the messman to the food he serves is all-important in this respect. If he' slops it aroimd and makes faces at it. he's going to kill a lot of appetites and fill the garbage pail to overflowing. A good messman also knows his portions. For example, he knows that he can get approximately 43 cups from a pound of coffee. By paying attention to his work, he knows how much coffee is needed and is always able to provide hot, fresh coffee for the crew. Heat Causes Excess Shrinkage There are other factors that affect the proper quantities of food. Too high cooking temperatures and improper carving can cause the loss of actual food weight through excessive shrinkage. An overdone roast will yield far less portions than one that has beea properly, pre­ pared. Vegetables, too, such as potatoes, can be excessively peeled away. Weather conditions also play an important role. Menus have to be arranged in accordance with extremes of climate. If you are in the Persian Gulf, it's foolish to serve greasy, highly-seasoned, starchy foods which will only make the crew uncomfortable. Similarly, potato salads,'seafood salads or cold cuts shouldn't bd served in cold weather. At times the chef has a specialty of his own, a favorite dish that the crew likes and usually demands seconds on. It's only common sense to prepare more portions of the specialty, and less of the second choice dish than would be otherwise cooked. But-even the most ^pplar dishes tend to become monotonous aftei^ a while, so if the-jq^ecialty pops up .on the menu too often, donH be Surprised if it starts coming back untouched. When this starts to happen to any normally-popular dish, it's time for the stewards department to put their heads together and dream up something a little different. '^Frbsen Foods EUminate Waste The current trend toward pre-packaged, frozen, foods is a big help to cooks and stewards in eliminating waste and planning meals. A bigger variety of cuts and products can be provided, most waste that would have to be trimmed is eliminated, preparation time is far less, and the' foods can be kept for far longer periods of time. Packages of frozen foodS also specify how many portions they will provide which is a big help to the cook. Another aid in food preparation is the use of a beef chart that can be placed in a4K>nspicuous spot in the galley for speedy reference. The chart would read as follows: Beef Cuts Boiled Corned Stews Roasts Steaks Meats Meats Brisket Loin Round Shoulder Shoulder Flank Rump Rump Rump Plate Plate Round Prime Rib Brisket Shank Chuck Flank Clod Shank Neck Flank Shoulder Shoulder Neck Plate Prime Rib Loin Brisket Clod or Brisket Lean trimmings from any cuts can be used to make hamburger meat In the long run, good management and good feeding depend on the use of every edible item aboard the ship. That's why the item was stored in the first place. Through such management, foods will never make more trips than the crew, and the garbage pail will never be too heavy to lift. By Bernard Seaman Simple Mi-You Knojup How r,)<M0W,AlUt©^-THIS ISA REAU SHARP <2AA4ERA — WISH 1KA»£WHOVV ID WORK IT— fiBYi iHcmu! MCFABm.YoU ¥MO\M AUA<iOOT THfiiSeTH/NSS- THIS TH/NG ? REAltyQUrre G»API.E...THAT^ A FLE)t-G/2ERS/ 0769-JI«:MP MOOFL,WnH A TWO-SufrDV COATED LEAlS, MODIFIED BY- SWIVEL-TYPE FRAWHIS, WHICH UAIDER. RELATIVELY GB5.rHAH\<S, NORMAL QDNOITIONS/ SVCHASA NCW-APEie-. M^PARPBU , ATlNS APERlVRE,WnH fiiGHriyRLY.' (-rvle ALttASTHfZ .CALIBRATED to A ETC.. £ra, Etc.. �12 April S. 195S Hits Peak This Month SEAFARERS LOG Tagt SeTenteea Of MFOW Into 51U (Continued from page 3) be Included, but will hold the vouchers are returned to the com­ money at the office^Jf desired. pany. Metro Petroleum SS Co.-r-Money (Continued from page 3) BloomfieldL SS Co.—All payments is being .paid out now. Company powerful Communist apparatus on gates Included the following: should be completed by the end of would prefer receiving requests by one of many important issues act­ the Canadian waterfront. »• A call for intensive support April. mail at their New York office—44 ed upon by the delegates who rep­ "The next obvious^ step," Hall of the AFL Maritime Trades De­ Bournemouth SS Corp.—Pay­ Whitehall Street. resented approximately 80,000 said, "is to provide * an orderly partment and its local port councils ments will begin on June 1. Mall workers in the seafaring, fishing, transition from the present opera­ by all affiliated SIU unions. Metro SS Corp.—Same as above. requests should not be'sent In be­ cannery and allied industries. The tion to one that will allow complete • A demand for Government Missiqi^ppi SS Co.—Payment be­ convention also approved a grant fore May 15, and a permanent freedom and independ"ence of ac­ action on a permanent long-range gan February 18. Mall applications . home address Is preferred.of full autonomy to the SIU Cana­ tion to our Canadian brothers, in shipping program that would as­ Bull SS Company—Payrolls for only are accepted, addressed to the dian Diistrict and to the Brother­ keeping with the tradition of sure this country the kind of ade­ company at Hibemla Building, the Inez and Suzanne will be ready hood of Marine Engineers, in democracy practiced in our Inter­ quate, modem merchant fleet that on April 10; Binghaniton Victory New Orleans, La. recqgnition of the fact that both of national." it needs in peace or war. North Seas Navigation — Pay­ and Simmons Victory will probably these youthful SIU affUiates had The jgrant of autonomy, he de­ • Criticism of the US Coast be ready on that date also. All ments will be made beginning June come of age and were now able to clared, ''is a basic concept essential Guard for permitting the boarding other payments have already been I. Mail requests should be mailed stand on their own feet. to the fulfillment of our objectives of ships by security risks in the in after May 15, and a permanent mailed out. in supporting the Canadian Dis­ as trade unionists, which is to ex­ persons of officials of CommunistCalmar SS Company—Checks will home address should be Included. Ocean Transportation Co.—All trict bid, SIU A&G secretary- tend democratic trade unionism to led unions, while all men sailing be mailed out by April 10. treasurer, Paul Hall, declared that all within our International Union, those ships must have Coast Guard John M. Carras, Inc.—Payment retroactive money has been taken the SIU in Canada had shown its most particularly to those previ­ clearance. Unless the Coast Guard care of. was begun on April 1. Omega Waterways—Union will readiness for autonomy by estab­ ously denied freedom by anti-dem­ acts to halt this practice the dele­ Colonial SS Corp.—Payments be notified when payrolls are ready. lishing a sound financial structure, ocratic elements such as the gates voted to consider retracting will begin on June 1. Mail requests the SIU's support of the screening Ore SS Corp.—Mailing of retro­ signing good contracts and liquidat­ Communist Party," should , not be sent in before May ing theJast holdovers of the once Other actions taken by the dele- program. active money began on April 1. Subsidy Changes 15, and a permanent home address Oro Navigation—Payments are should be given. • In line with the demand for a now being made. Coral SS Company—Same as ' Pacific Waterways — All pay­ true long range shipping program, above. the delegates protested the present ments made. Dolphin SS Corp. (80 Broad haphazard method of granting the Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp.— Street)—Money is going out now, Payments will be made on request. bulk of subsidies to a favored few with mail requests being handled shipping companies. They, called Philadelphia Marine Corp. — first. The company asks that i Money is now being paid out. Com­ for an investigation to survey the permanent mailing address be in pany would like to receive requests present situation and to effect a eluded. It will hold the money at by mail. fair and non-preferential program the office if desired. of subsidies. Peninsular Navigation — Pay­ Dry Trans.—Requests should be ments will be made starting June • The seagoing affiliates were made by mail, giving mailing ad­ 1. Mail requests should be mailed instructed to study obviously phony dress and time on the ships. transfers of US ships to low-cost in after May 15, with, a permanent Eastern SS Co.—Requests should home address Included if possible. foreign flags like those of Panama be sent to the company's. Boston and Liberia. The purpose of the Seas Shipping Co.—Payments office at 40 Central Street and ad­ will begin on April 6. studies will be t» determine if dressed to the attention of A. M. these ships are being transferred Seatrade Corp.—Money is now McLaughlin. to dodge payment of US taxes. being paid out. Company wishes Elam Shipping Corp.—Money is men to apply for payments by mail • Recent closings of USPHS "being paid out now. Company if possible. hospitals in the Great Lakes area •'would prefer receiving requests by and on both coasts were denounced Seatraders, Inc.—Payments be­ (mail-at their New'York office—44 gin on April 3. as a violation of the Government's Whitehall Street. obligation toward sick and injured Delegates, left to right foreground, A. Landowski, J. Waugh, M. Seatrain Lines, Inc.—Requests Excelsfoi" SS Corp.—Payments should.be mailed into the company. merchant* seamen. The delegates Sandoval, G. Ledesma and J. Henderson, represent the Cannery will be made starting June 1. Mail also called for liberalization of the Workers & Fishermen's Union, San Diego, and the Cannery Seatransport Corp. — Payments requests should be sent in after will begin on June 1, and mail re­ present 90-day rule which requires Workers of The Pacific, Los Angeles Harbor District. May 15, and a permanent address quests should be sent in before the a seaman to apply for hospital care within 90 days from the date of his should l9e given. 15th of May. Permanent home ad­ Gulf Cargo Carriers—Payrolls dress should be included. last discharge. • The delegates called on the will be ready about the middle of Shipenter Lines, Inc.—^The re­ ' April, wheh men will be notified maining few men who have not re­ Immigration authorities and Con•gress to make provision under the to pick up their checks either in ceived their money should collect New York or at any of the ports it from the company's New York McCarran Act for hardship cases and for bona-fide alien seamen where the company maintains an office at 15 Rector Street. who have been sailing regularly on office. South Atlantic SS Line—Pay­ American-flag vessels, so that International Navigation—Money ments are being made from the will be mailed within a week to company's Savannah office—Sa­ tiiese men will not be victimized men now in the States; those still vannah Bank Building. by the new regulations. on the company's ship will be paid • A committee was set up to Stratford SS Co.—Payments will at the New York office when the begin on June 1, and mail re­ function regularly as a clearing ship reaches port. house for the problems and needs quests should be sent in no earlier Intercontinental SS Co.—^Money than May 15. Permanent home ad­ •of West Coast fishing and cannery Is going out now, with mail re­ dress should be included. workers. quests handled first. The company • Congress was urged to inquire Strathmore Shipping Co ^Money asks that a permanent mailing ad­ should be picked up at the com­ into the lack of sanitary and living dress be included, but will hold pany's New York office—52 Broad­ facilities for fishermen in the Bris­ the money at the office, if desired. way. tol Bay (Alaska) area, and to take Isthmian SS Co.—Payrolls are steps to correct conditions. Tini SS Co.—^Payments began on ready now .on the Anniston City, April 1. • Provisions of the California Steel Advocate, Steel Age, Steel state unemployment insurance law Hal Banks, Director of the SIU Canadian District, at left, reads his Traders SS Corp.—^Money is Apprentice, Steel Architect, Steel now" ready; mall requests will be discriminating against fishing report to the convention. At right, Fred Farnem, Secretary-Treas­ Chemist, Steel Designer, Steel Ex­ handled first. workers were denounced and re­ urer of the SIU Great Lakes District, presents his report. . ecutive, Steel Fabricator, Steel peal demanded. Trafalgar SS Corp.^Payments Flyer, Steel Navigator, Steel vfill begin on May 1. • The direct competition offered Banger, Steel Traveler, Steel by vessels of the Military Sea Transfuel Corp. — Requests Worker. Transportation Service to private should be sent in to the company Kea SS Co.->-Retroactive pay ly mail. steamship lines was severely criti­ vouchers will be ready to be mailed cized and a halt to this practice Trojan SS Co.—Money will be out within the next few days. urged. ready about April 15. Liberty Navigation—the company ILO Decision Hit Troy SS Co.—Same as above. Is paying now. US Petroleum Carriers—Money • A decision by the Internation­ Maine SS Corp.—Money Is going will be ready about May 1. al Labor Organization to appoint out now, with mail requests han­ NMU President Joseph Curran to Veritas SS Co.—Money will be dled first. The company asks that out now, and the company would represent Canadian maritime a permanent mailing address be in­ appreciate receiving requests for workers was condemned by the cluded, but will hold the money payment by mail. delegates. They pointed but that at the office, if desired. Victory Carriers—Payments will only the AFL has maritime organ­ Marine Shipping, Inc.—Same as be made starting May 1. izations in Canada and consequent­ above, Waterman SS Corp.—All pay­ ly the Canadian representative Martis Shipping Corp.—Money is ments are being handled through should rightfully be designated by being paid out now. Company the malls; a permanent home ad­ the SIU Canadian District would prefer requests by mail at dress should be included with ap­ When delegates turned to the ihelr New York office-^4 White- plications. election of International officers, hall Street. Wastom .Navigation Corp—Pay­ SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall, Mercador >Tcad|ng Co.-^Money is ment wUIbqgln tlurough the mails who formerly served as l.st vice^ Ike MCS-AFL delegatfanl included, left to right, Don Rotan, editor prerident declined > renomination folhg out. noW, with fiiall requests on;-4.prii:.t: -. v. ^ AiCS-AFL; Leo ADerihir, San FranciMo branch; Juttes-Willoughby, • qn the grounds that the post should >,1l%qt«r« Tank«i»^^ firsts The-« -ac«itt» anil dteu«oi,45B-PresMeint Clwliiiidi • 'M �• W %.• '?!>• i' •TTJ5W"?'A g/ac. P«c« ^li«Mm A Seafarer Gets Seafarers, -during the course off their travels, often have a chance to come up with a set of unusual and good pictures. This s^t of shots taken by Seafarer EvaAsto Eosa, while he was oiler on the Ocean Lotte and ranning on the Japan-Korea shuttle, , certainly falls into that category. Although the Seafarers running into Korea are not allowed shore leave, for some reason, by the Army, Rosa managed to get the pictures, anyway. ^ He got the shots of the Korean longshoremen, of course, while the ship was unload­ ing some grain, and then got the pictures of the North Korean refugees after getting away from the pier, and past the Army guard. "I didn't see anything," said Rosa, "that would make it unsafe for seamen to go ashore. In fact, it was a very Interesting place to look around, and the time that I spent ashore was very enjoyable." Arm 3.4f9» HIAIfett the Scenes' Shots That «he eahial«iipe mdoh gets its name from the castle of Cantalupo in Italy? It was there that the fruit grew in Europe- for the first time. The cantaloupe is native to Asia but was also cultivated by the Egyptians and Romans. 4 t t -:u <v' tipn Rlaiis have assets of almost three and a half million dollars? Although more than $2.8 million has befn paid out by the two funds, direct Union operation has made it possible for new and increased benefits to become available at reg« ular intervals. ^ That a well-known Christmas hymn was composed because an organ broke down and a simple tune had to be invented for guitar accompaniment? This^ Was the origin of the Yuletide. favorite. Silent Night. The Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans.) lies next to a small float-type pier in one of the small Korean harbors just behind the front. She was on the Korea-Japan shuttle for about four months. Ite'' 'I A longshoreman bends over as the head man takes the bags of grain off his back. Some of the stevedores knock off for chow and eat their bowl of rice and fish aboard ship. X ' / : : 'i-- Tomato And Piheafiplet MiOQP Trouble On Steel ^cordrr The "ease of the tomato and the pineapple" has tlnrown the routine of the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) into' confusidnj ' according to Edwiard N: Mfclhis, boSim; ahd the: liet result has ' been a complete change in-^ to have a small tomato, the crew routine. reasoned, the captain shouldn't be The mystery has hit Captain allowed to, have the two pineapples \wI Ws A line of longshoremen, carry­ ing bags of graih from' the ship, crosses the pier. 4 That certain birda' nests are con­ sidered M edible delicacy in {»rtS .? of Asia* and the Pacific islands? The nests, composed almost en­ tirely of. a substance secreted by the Salivary glands of the birds, is a much sought after ingredient of . iilSfii That under SIU agreements both a kipd of soup. . . t 4- , * men who handle a paint spray gun That the Government once im". other than the small band: type are paid overtime when required to do ported camels irom Egypt for the this work? Formerly only the man; use of the Army in .'the western > who handled the gun received the 4)art of the US? Experiments in using the camels as pack animals OT. proved successful, but ^e outbreak , t : t' . • That until the assassination of of the Civil War stopped them. The President William McKinley in idea fell into disrepute because one 1901 no special protection was pro­ of its most ardent supporters was. vided for the President or his fam­ Jefferson Davis, then Secretary oi ily? The death of McKinley led to War, and later head of the Con­ amendment of the law establishing federacy. 4 4. 4 the US Secret Service, up until Thai any Seafarer may propose ' then solely an agency. to detect counterfeiting of the US money. amendments to the SIU Cohstitu-" Teddy Roosevelt was the first tion? A resolution embodying a President to be guarded by the proposed amendment can be' sub-' mitted at any regular meeting ot Secret Service. any port; . t • 3^ • 4i 4 4 4' •. < Thai the state of Rhode Island That before the invMtion of ^ used to have two Capitals at one time? The General Assembly met metal razors for shaving, each in­ alternately at Newport and Provi­ dividual hair was pulled out by dence for many years, until the hand, or cut With a flint or small completion of the statehouse at stone with sharp edges? Shaving Providence in 1900. After that the seems to have begun in the earliest' stale constitution was amended to civilizations. Even today, in many dispense with the Newport session parts of the world, tile natives use,, pieces of shells, or'shark?" leetft ], of the legislature. ground to a fine edge to keep That the SIU Welfare and Vaca 'Clean-shaven. A group of refugees who worked themselves through the UN lines from Red territory leave the boat that has btdughl them doum fromiront. - After .being screened, the refugees. take up nenhal living in the village: Here, the family wash is being done ,i^t 4|!t41^f y»ijt^t|^^ j'iijjr/! K. • O. Bomson so hard, says Mclnis, that now after securing for sea, "we have been instructed to merely cross the runners, leaving the booms in whoever haphazard fashion the longshoremen may have worked them. Some of the booms extend between 20 and 30 feet over the side white we are at sea. Besides being unsafe, it is not compatible with good seaman­ ship, but is continued despite our protests to the captain." The mystery actually. started at Manila. An AH, walking past the After leaving the boat, thg refugees stay besaloon, happened to spot a lone UQad - barbed ^wire in a compound until they are tomato standing near the door. The screened to make sure none are Red agents. tomato suddenly jumped into his hand, aid he ate it. However, the captain saw the incident, and issued his now-famous retnark, "Oh, ho. This isn't going to happen onumy ship. I'll log you." Showed Strain After that, he begah to show -jt-vT, m.. ,A,. ... signs of strain, and began hardtiming the crew, Mclnis reports. One of the messmen had his family near Manila and had gotten the steward's permission to take a little extra time off to see the family. The captain's response was. "Oh, no. This isn't going to happen on my ship. , FU log him." While anchored at Koh Sichang, one of the messmen arranged with the steward to take off one pieal, breakfast, because of the irregular hours for launch service. The cap­ tain's response w^s, "Oh, no. This After, screening the, refwee childrehgb /to' isn't going to happen on my shlp.'echdol to learn ancTjiiV. These yoiuigst^ haya;-^ In answer, the crew held S couuttme out from glasses for some f66t ra^ of wan >.lf .«n Ai$ urasn^ allsrweA he had the steward leave on his L desk. A swift night^raid followed, ^ and the pineapples disappeared ' from the captain's office. / The following morning, the cap- , tain discovered the loss and bel- 4 lowed, "Oh, no. "nils isn't going to happen on my ship." "That's when, we got the orders about the booms," I^lclnis said. "Before'that, after securing for sea, booms were topped up clear and dressed up, with proper strain on guys and preventers.'! We pro­ tested, but were .told, "Oh no. Don't tell me, about seamanship." ' Just who told the captain about seamanship, says Mclnis, the crew doesn't khow, because right after" that, .the ship wa& held up 12 hours because the captain hadn't gotten, accurate information about the draft the bar would accommodate before entering Soeranaja. Java. Despite the fact that the ship had been operating for a week off the Java coast, the engineers had to shift the ballast because the drag aft was too deep. Since then, Mclnis says, every time the mate gives the deck de-' partment some work to do, the cap­ tain rushes down and t^IIs them to do something else. "We're be- ginning to fell like grasshoppers," he said, "and we're not able to get anything done," . • "We're not sure how this vojraga will , end up," he says, "but-one, thing we know. At least, the AH got to eat the tomato. The captain .. still hasn't found those I pinev «pplat*f .W m VVaifirviiy �- i'-ir-rvi*--- - Apm S»19St^^ -S.-^'.,' SEA FARER^^taa faiiS Niaetedd ' Sailor Rags Needs Key To Problem ly C. R«y«« fiy SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor $ince a number of Seafarers have darkrooms aboard ship and others may be thinking about doing the same, lets review some of the basic Be'cessitles of processing your own film. As with any. aspect of photog­ raphy, (there arc no magic formulas—just correct methods, reasonable care and clear understanding. .Thermometer—This item is probably the most important tool for .pi'ocessing film. The use of the thermometer cannot be overestimated. If we don't keep the various solutions at the proper temperature with an accurate thermometer, any control over results is practically im­ possible. Without a reliable, thermometer developing film becomes a hit and miss affair. When buying a thermometer ask to see several and pick out one that matches the reading of a majority of them. Funnela—To prevent splashing, running over and washing solutions, a funnel is important. Get one of about Ifi-ounce capacity, glass or plastic, and with a little care it should last a long time. Enamel or porcelain chips easily and will rust. Rust can affect photo solutions puticularly if you do any toning. Avoid aluminum since hypo will pit and corrode them. • -Bottles—For average work quart bottles are convenient. They should be brown or amber since light affects some photographic solutions. Any druggist will be happy to have you take some off his hands. Be sure they are labeled properly with some waterproof material and always keep the original type of solution in it so that you don't contaminate the various mixtures. Scales—If you use packaged solution!}' forget about this item. How­ ever, there are those who rush to use every new formula that comes out. If you are one of those, accurate scales are important. Scales sen­ sitive to one-grain are expensive and if bought and us-»d should be handled as any sensitive instrument. Keep the weighing pans clean and free of chemicals. 'Graduates—Unlike scales a graduate is an absolute necessity. They are low in cost and like funnels should be of glass or plastie A graduate of 32-ounce capacity will do fine. Make sure that the markings are easily read without having to stand on your head. Stirring rod—^To mix chemicals completely and break up lumps, stirring rods cannot be topped. These should be of glass and get one with a little flat button on one end for crushing some chemicals that don't dissolve too easily. Tanks—These can be moderately priced bakelite ones or the more expensive stainless steel type. With care the bakelite ones should last for years. The plastic reels are usually adjustable and will handle all sizes of roll film. It will come in handy when you do a shipmate a favor. Trays—Whether enamelware, hard rubber or stainiess steel is a matter of personal choice and pocketbook. Here again care can proiong the life of the hard rubber or plastic trays indefinitely. When not in Motherhood afid COQ^eratioiit SlU-style, is something that's known throughout the world. use they shttald be kept clean. Wash, in hot soapy water, thoroughly It survives a great deal, and this Is the story of how this feeling survived even the rigors rinm'-dnd i^et Up 'on- end tb drain dry. ' A few old towels and newspapers are a necessity. Old towels have of the' draft and of Army life. less lint in theni and there's no point in staining new towels. -Rinse It all happened when the*^ them out after each photo session. Newspapers shouid be spread around SlU-manned Greenstar pulled did the work, the company would an old SIU man who had been when mixing chemicals. After work is done they can be discarded. into Korea. According to Dave have to pay overtime and that an drafted. In fact, he still carried his Make a habit of using them and prevent a great deal of later print Barry, the bosun, the mate had Arniy working SIU book." or negative work due to dust and pinholes caused by particles of the been trying to cut down on over­ We even renewed all the cargo party . would be chemicals settling on film or paper. the ideal solution handling gear on the ship because time whenever he could—even go­ to the» problem. it was so badly worn that the ing to such lengths as standing the After listening Army raised a kick about it and bow watch himself all through the to the mate's sad had them put in new gear." Panama Canal to try to cut the men LOG-A-RHYTHM; "Somehow," says Barry, "that story, the Gl— out of OT, and '"running around vriiose name wiU mate never did understand why X)ne night turning on all the fire not be mentioned that Army wouldn't give him* the hydran.ts to try to wash the ship since he's still in men, and was wondering how the down all by himself." the Army—really GI knew so much about the SIU Well, When' the Greenstar got to Barry "By' M. Dwyer read the mate off contract. The crew sure did get a Korea, the mate, says Barry, got the idea of getting some' soldiers and told him to get back to the ship big kick out that incident. W^'ve or some Koreans from the Army to and have the work done by the talked to the GI since that time, W/iaf are our memories, you ask; well, I'll try to explain. use to do the work on the ship crew—at OT rates—just as soon as and he got a big chuckle out of it There are things we remember, with pleasure or pain. . too. He says that he's just waiting he could. while they were in port. . It's the first berth you get, and your first trip to sea. until his time is up so that he can "The ma,te couldn't understand Thie mate, Barry says, ran right And your skipper's taut.orders, whatever they be. down to the Army port outfit and thje whole thing," Barry said, "but get back on an SIU ship, but he's put in his request. He explained to we didn't bother to explain to him sure done his bit to help protect Ifs the /eel of the deck and the smell of salt air. the GI. on duty that, if the crew that the GI he was talking to was our contract in the meantime." Then you realize you're bound for most anywhere. It's the thrill and excitement Of the day that you sail. When you gaze at the land as you lean on the rail Patton Buddies •-a Seafarer-Gl Upholds SlU Contract Seamen^s Memories It's your first ,day out, when your sealegs you get, And the watches you stand, and the labor and sweat. It's the smell of the galley, and the taste of good chow. All these are memories that remain, somehow. It's the first port you hit, and the draw line. The excitement of leave, end a whale of a time. Its the places you see and the drinks that you down. It makes you feel good to really do the town. It's the strange souvenirs or the girls at the bar. And you have a good time wherever you are. Then, it's back to the ship, with a bip head. Perhaps the next day you'll wish you were dead. It's weighing the anchor, and then away you roam; With the spray in your face, and the cheer of the foam. , Oh, our memories are. many, of the lass left in port, ' Of the'drinks that we downed and the fights.that we fought? It's the hand of a buddy, through thick and thin. Whether you're down or ready to win. So, if a scent'or a sotig or o friend's warm smile. Can make us' remember, then d memory's worth while. • Though we live in the present, look bock on the past,'-: Through the fog^ Sfo of tlmrf^purit'fwmieveiUaMiliif/Tmisfipamf Quiz Corner (1) When whiskey is sold ih a bottle called a "fifth," what part of : a quart does this bottle contain? (2) Which early American may be classified as all of the following: philosopher, .scientist, statesman, inventor, publisher, printer? Would: the most likely one be (Jefferson), (Franklin), (Jackson) or (Washington)? (3) A man spent one-quarter of his pay for clothes, three-fifths IpV; room and board and still had $75 left, of which he lent $45 to a friend. How much Was he paid?. .* (4) 'Which three states Ijave the greatest number of R^resentatives' in the US House of Representatives? '(5) 'Vniat'is the'name of the midwestern city.in,, the US which has^ for its middle letter Ki the last three letters and the first three beingthe same?';. ^ ' .(6) Which language is spoken by more people than any qther Ian-; gqage? Is it (Sfianisb);.(Russian), (English) or (Chinese)? i £ < (7) ^e thei^ more bones in the body before' orsJter it is full grown?:, ;(8) bne-eighth of a number plus four^fiRhs of the number amountsi less than'the number. What is it? ' j Strbwinski, oiler, imd. 'Chief to (9) Is chambray: (a) a mild Swiss cheese, (b) .a green liquer, (c) a' Mate Belrgman watch the^ -v . ' , birdie on the Gen. Patton iii ' cotton fabric? (10) If a Fahrenheit thermometer reads 32*, what does the Centi­ this shot: by Nick Brancato, , AB, submitted by .Biid Cou­ grade thermometer next to it read? (Quia AhiWersfOh Page 29)'^'^' sins, —-a, �••'V'tj^".-: ;V.t. ':•' Face Twenty SEAFARERS LOG The DeSoto Gets A DeSofo Ji^ But Son Doesn'f Look Like Mom AKlt S, list '•sp ^ fiV Splkg MorHn The good citlztei ol Baltimore league and only three. Cleveland. arc eonsiderkbly stirred up these Detroit and Chicago, in the west* When the deck department of the DeSoto decided that there should be a DeSoto Jr days over the proposal to shift the ern sector. TTut will create con­ since there were two father-son teams kbeard already, they didn't have too much^idea- St. Louir Browns to th<dr town. siderable difficulty in scheduling. Would Have To Fly 1 of what the DeSoto Jr. would look like. However, the result may not ieok like the bigger Ever since the American l>ofue As it presently stands, the teami DeSoto, but it is one of thet clubowners rejected the move, the play series which require them to most popular things aboard. Mayor and local Congressmen have hop from one city to another In Philip M. Reyes reports tha been up In <arms demanding that each of the two divisions. This la Otto Callahan, AB, "a " buddinc Baltimore get its rightful due, a practical under the present ar* naval architect, was duly commis­ rangemeht. But if Baltimore is to sioned to draw and execute the major league ball club. be carried as a "western" club, plans, which he did with amazing It's plain to see that the citizenry the team would certainly have to vigor and alacrity considering that is not accustomed to running over fly to and from the western- cities no OT payment would be realized." to Griffith Stadium on weekends to rileet their schedule, and viceThe question of where to get to see the Brownies play. Other­ versa. the materials for the DeSoto Jr. was no problem to the crew, since, wise the defeat of the Brown's One might say that such a trip would be the first occasion the Reyes says. "Seafarers are worldtransfer would have been greeted Browns ever got off the ground. renowned experts In the realm of with sighs of relief instead of howls But strange as it seems, ballplayers Improvision." And so, the DeSoto of outrage. The Browns being what who face a speeding baseball or Jr. was born. As Reyes says, "old dunnage,-al­ they are, the major league tag they charging spikes with nary a flinch, ways available on freighters, of­ carry should be regarded as a dread the thought of taking to the ' air. When Larry McPhail was in fered an ample supply of lumber; large coincidence. the baseball business he caused from the engine room came waste Optimistic Lot considerable resentment among the packing for caulking; from the steward came old shower curtains Marylanders, though, are an op­ athletes by arranging flying tours in spring training. Perhaps the for sails, and from the bosun came timistic lot. A few feedings Of ter­ objectors to flying feel that an air­ the rest of the needed materials. rapin and the salutory breeze off plane trip is too short to do full With abundant—but Ignored— ad­ Chesapeake Bay, should, they be­ Justice to the pokdr sessions they vice from the engine and steward department men, the deck depart­ lieve, be enough to revive the dor­ enjoy in the Pullmans. • ment built, caulked and rigged It Once the ballplayers do take tO' mant St. Loulsians, That and about in tlie record time of two days." the air, you can be sure that Los 25 good ballplayers. Doubters Aboard Angeles and San Francisco will be While the Browns may not make quick to put In their bids for major After looking the DeSoto Jr. Some of the DeSoto's crewmembers pose aboard the home-made over, Reyes reports, there were Baltimore happy they will serve a league clubs. Maybe by that time DeSoto Jr. before it was launch^ in Panama City. Left to right some in the crew who were nasty useful purpose in lightening the Baltimore will have had enough of are Thomas ^ylis, MM; Grover Duuean, wipef; Fbiiip Reyes Jr., enough to doubt the little craft's Inreriorl'Ly complex of Washing- the Browns, and will be more than wiper, and dtto Callahan, AB, who was the designer of the craft. seaworthiness. Some of the doubt­ tonians. The residents of our na­ willing to ship them west of the ers even went so far as to suggest tion's capitol, ,80 long accustomed Rockies, via air freight. that the .craft should never be in their product, and so, with ap­ Reyes says that, since then, the De­ to doing without the vote and other Ship *Em West launched, while others suggested propriate ceremony, the DeSoto Soto Jr. has taken cre^embers necessaries, like a good baseball Jr. was launched on St, Andrews on fishing trips on the Chicasawthat the DeSoto Jr.'s crew wear It's quite possible then, that team, will now be able to point Bay in Panama City. As Reyes re­ bouge River in Mobile, on St An- north and chortle, "We ain't so Baltimore's baseball history which ; life jackets—just in case. began so gloriously with the old. '. However, the builders had faith ports, "the thing not only floated, drew.s Bay In Panama City, and on bad. Look at Baltimore," but made a cruise about the bay the Tampa River. Her last trip Assuming that the transfer will Orioles might end on a sour note without getting her occupants wet." was to the uninhabited islets dot­ go through next year, one consid­ with the Browns, and Babe Ruth "With her sail majestically .fly­ ting Biscayne Bay, where the crew- erable practical problem remains stadium would have to be turned, ing before a gentle breeze," says members gathered a goodly supply that all have overlooked. The shift over fo professional football play-,: Reyes, "she explored the perimeter of fresh coconuts for the men on of St. Louis to Baltimore will mean ers whose most recent address waa.i of the bay with amazing speed. the DeSoto, five clubs in the eastern half of the Dallas. Regular membership meet­ Although much could be desired ings in SIU headquarters and in the way of comfort and appear­ at all branches are heU every ance. her builders could not be second Wednesday night at prouder If they had Just built the 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: presidential yacht, Williamsburg." The Shinnecock Bay (Mar-Trade) has a new member of the crew—actually a pierhead With their courage somewhat April 8, April 22, May 6, May strengthened by the successful jump, although some might classify the whole deal as a stowaway. In any event, W. K. 20. trial run lif Panama City, the rest All Seafarers registered on of the crew was willing to take a Dodd reports that the new addition to the crew is very popular with the men, and has the shipping list ace required ~~ " ~~~ chance with the DeSoto Jr., and apparently decided to become| to attend the meetings. Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Makes Pierhead Jump, ^Adopts' Grevy^ a good SnJ man. It was while the Shinnecock i- f. . •• SEAFARERS At^ IP" I &•••- . ^AIPERTHE. BELIEF TWAT TWEYAAUST SKSM Atew WEI- It?'; "FARE PLAN BEAl&FiClARY CARDS AT EVER/ FILLIHS OlT A BEAIEFICIAR^ CARD IS NECESSARY CWLV CWCE / UA/LESS-1MB SEAB4RWiSHBS TO CHANGE MiS BEAiEFlClARy. :MMiii^EANINOS Bay was tied up at the Oakland Navy Base, that the skipper and The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, the chief mate went ashfig'e the bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known night before the cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, vessel was due suitable for shipboard and/or home use Here's chief steward George,to saiL "While Brock's recipes for New Orleans Creole Baccalie, hotcakes and plan­ walking along tation sausage. the dock," says After sailing for the past 15^ Dodd, "the skip­ years in the stev>-ard8 department, fish from the bones, and then add per sighted a mostly as chief steward, chief cook the fish to the sauce. Add pepper", small grey cat, and night cook and baker, Robert to taste,' and then cook in a hot and, liking cats L. Brock has amassed a number oven, from 400 to 450 degrees, for Dedd better than peo­ of recipes which, he says, the about 20 minutes, sprinkling but­ ple, M most skippers do, he crews seem to like, ter on top. Serve on toast or with rice. stopped to pet it" ' ' . Although he's The skipper and male then con< Hotcakea sailed Just about tinued on their way, and nothing For different hotcakes, for a every type of more was thought about the cat. crew of about 44 men, take. 10 ship since Joining However, after the vessel sailed, the SIU in 1944, eggs, four ounces of sugar, one can this same grey^cat reported at the he says that,he of milk, two pounds of flour, one wheelhouse for duty Just after the prefers the C-^ pint of oil or' bacon grease, and ship cleared the Golden Gate or C-1 types, be­ add water to thickness desired. Do Bridge. cause 'the galley .not gregse the grill, but make sure It was warmly greeted, says equipment and it Is very clean, and cook over a Dodd, but for a while looked as if working space is low flame. Brock it was going to stick with the skip­ Now, for jhe Plautatlon Sausage, much better. per and the brass. It stayed Jn which goes very well with the hot­ A favorite with most crews is cakes, Take about 13 pounds of the wheelhouse. and was seen around the officers quarters for a New Orleans Creole Baccalie, he pork and fat, approximately 10 while. However, Dodd says, the says, which is made as follows: pounds of pork and three pounds little cat soon saw the light, and. For a crew of about 30 men, take of fat, and grind in a medium wandered down below. She looked one can of tomato Juice, two cans chopper. Add two tablespoons of over the crew's quarters,', and de- of whole tomatoes, one onion fine­ sage, two tablespoods of black pep­ ly chopped, a half of a heart of per, and one tablespoon of red pep­ cided to stay. * "We're not sure, but we think celery and one garlic'clove. per. Salt to taste, and then put in the. galley being so'close had someLet this sauce simmer and cook pan. Cook for about 15 .or 20 min­ thlhg to do with the cat's decision well, adding dashes of Worcester­ utes in a hot oven,. 400 to 450 de­ to come down and be part 6f the shire sauce and A-1 sauce. Take grees, until well done. This wUl , crew," Dodd says, "but It has about t'tvo and a half ..pounds of serve about 40 men for. two br^slb*^. �A»«il t. Wettm^B0HeiU SEAF AMERS tag •ut TsUwEAtort Wfl had ouf sixth child recehfl^' and of coarse It ran to Quite a little expense, so we were very pleased when the Union Welfare Services repress ntative came all the way out to our home In Patch ogue, Long Island, with the maternity benefit. Marcus I have been going to sea for more than 30 years and have never seen anything like It. The $200 comes at Just the right time when it is most useful. I would like to extend my per­ sonal thanks to all those who wer| responsible for this maternity benefit and our other welfare pro­ visions. Also my thanks to the brothers for excusing me from the meetings when my wifie wasn't feeling too well. Walter Marcus m IT E R S Mail Deliverg To Korea Fair To the Editor: The crcwmembers of the Burvoyage and will send them on to you as soon as possible. The shore- bank Victory have, been getting a side launch is coming alongside, fair mail delivery this trip, for so I will sbe if I can mail this which we want to thank the com­ To the Editor: pany and MSTS services. Our .1 am enclosing a picture of one letter. LOGS have been on time and, as Jack Ooian person who would like very much it is with news from home, every­ to live in a Seafarers' housing proj­ one wants to see what's up. It ect. He thinks that the idea is really might not be a bad idea to double great, and would like to hear some the number of Issues sent to ships more abOUt it. on the Korea nm, since with no The young man is my son, To the Editor: Johnny, aged three and a half I just finished reading your ar­ shore leave and the other condi­ years, and very interested in what ticle, "Hardship,^n Wives" in the tions everyone wants news to the monotony of the routine. March 6th issue of the LOG, and break We had no casualties, no I must say that your idea of hous­ major have beefs and, with our new ing for Seafarers is wonderful. wage rates and our brand-new con­ Years ago I lived in a housing tract we feel like a million. project for war veterans and it Crew of Burbank Victory seems this worked out fine. All 4> 4 $ of us wives have the same things t t i in common, with our men in the merchant marine. Many Projects Needed It seems to me plans should be To the Editor: To the Editor: discussed to have such homes sit­ I am serving notice on some of My^on, F. G. Carpenter, is now uated at various parts of the coun­ those would-be cooks and bakers on the Del Mar, but his SEAFAR­ try, in such places as our men who are t putting the wages that ERS LOGs are mailed here. I ship out from or close by. Then are paid now before the stomachs always enjoy reading them before these husbands could come home of their brothers sea. Please putting them aside for him to read if only for a few short hoirrs, to stay clear of the at Ala mar if you" when he returns. visit their families, before shipping cannot do your job or do not know To the Editor: " I read the notice of the art con­ out again. your job. A chief steward I look forward with a great deal test and I am sending you a little Recently I went to New York to be qualified in the following:should Little Johnny Ramirez sits on of pleasure to catching up on the model of a rickshaw that he made. visit my husband, currently on the a park bench and thinks over Cooking, baking, butchering, the news of the SIU whenever-I can Part of it is broken but I keep it Gateway City as chief cook, and the idea of a Seafarers hous­ ability to make up balanced menus. get hold of an issue of the LOG. on my whatnot shelf and prize it of course I had to stay in a hotel. ing project. I am a member of the Masters, very much, so I submit it as a All this time, my youngsters wait­ He also should know different the SIU has done for his daddy. ed not too patiently for my return grades of meats and qualities of Mates and Pilots Local 90, San piece of his workmanship. Many Seafarers have found that it with news of their daddy. Then, vegetables. He must be able to Mrs. F. G. Carpenter Francisco, and also hold a clear­ is very hard to get an apartment too, he would have liked to see his instruct his cooks when they have ance from the SIU for the '46 gen­ ^ ^ I at a reasonable rent, and one that children. We have four—aged proven that they eral strike, during which 1 served is a nice place. are cooks and are as a picket captain for the SIU' seven, six, four and 15 months, A housing project for Seafarers and needless to say they miss their doing their be.st, SUP in Galveston. Later, I went would be the answer to this prob­ daddy, and vice versa. and have the out for the MM&P. lem, and would enable the families stomachs of the I would appreciate it if you could To the Editor: Neighbors and friends, as well Seafarers to live in a place as relatives, don't want to under? ship's crew in send me the LOG, us I miss a good I would like to take this oppor­ of mind. many copies while at sea. tunity to thank all the shoreside where the other families would stand, as we wives do, why our But when a George Chariot organizers for the help they gave have the same problems and the men are away most of the time. interests as far as the men Most of these mariners love the man is sent out (Ed. notit: We have added your us on the Atlantic Shipper when same from the Union sea and they are taking care of name to mailing list; you latll we were in the States Just recentr going to sea is concerned. Luis Ramiries kail as a chief their families financially much ly. They tell me receive the SEAFARERS LOG Yearwood cook or night better than they could by working every tiOd weeks as issued.) that this organiz­ in a shop for much lower wages. cook and baker, signs on the ing drive is com­ ship's articles and is not qualified Common Interests ing along very Yes, we wives have a lot in com­ in his rating, he should be consid­ well. It can't be mon and it's time we got together ered a traitor td his Union and won too soon for To the Editor. As steward of the Jeff Davis to know each other and talk about his brothers. me. To the Editor: (Waterman), I wish to draw spe­ our conimon Interests, understand­ For example, we sailed from I have been At last somebody has exposed cial, attention to the folio wing, mat­ Baltimore with a man as a night ing and sympathizing when the writing to my the. rotten, Communist National ter: Due to the inferior quality of need arises. cook and baker. First thing out, brother in the Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ It's a true adage that "birds of this man informed me that he Army about this vegetables that are procurable in KosU ards for the Ned outfit that it is, many foreign ports, the company a feather flock together," and I could not make puddings. Seeing Union of ours, and of course the one who did the should be urged to store frozen guess that applies to merchant mar­ that he was -a willing worker, 1 exposing was the SEAFARERS and he says that he would like supplies on their ships. When iners' wives, if they get the chance. proceeded to show him, and that to find out more about it. It LOG, just as it exposed tuany frozen vegetables are used, much I for one am all Jor your above- went for many other things that rackets that prey on seamen and seems that he doesn't believe that better menus can be made, and mentioned article and I'm sure you any cook should know. He left a Union could make the gains and the lack of security in US ports. the long-range result will be more will find most wives sharing the the ship at.San Francisco. The expose of the NURlCS and ook after Its members the way economical for the company. Any same sentiments, as well as their Replacement Leaves Too of Hugh Bryson, Bridges' "bright the SIU has. Could you put him steward will verify this. men of the seas. on the mailing list for the LOG. We got a replacement in tiiat young boy," was a great Job. And Grady W. Faircioth Whfen an emergency arises, it's port. When he came aboard 1 think that would prove to him exposing them as the outfit behind the people with the same interests explained and showed him every­ the "rank and 'file" West Coast that everything I have told him is that will help you out morally, not thing? and lo and behold—If I had true. Sailors' Journal was also great your neighbors or families, as in not been on the job he would have Frank M. KosU work. most cases. sent half the crew to the hospital. Keep printing the facts about t I myself have thought of this I corrected his work and then I To the Editor: this Commie outfit. The sooner this I was fortunate enough to be the housing question a lot but thought asked him how long he was sail­ outfit, and Bridges and Bryson are editor of the Del Norte "Naviga­ that this idea was beyond our ing as a second cook and baker. dumped, the better off all Ameri­ tor" for several trips and really reach; now I'm convinced it can He said just two trips. I told him can seamen will be. was sorry to have to leave such come about. he was not ready for such a job. To the Editor: John Everett Thank you for your fine article, His answer was that he took it for a swell gang of fellows. The crew of the Jefferson City « » 4^ Luck continued to follow and for giving me the opportimity the money. Well, I gave him a bit Ictory would like to give the whole meLady as I the Del Norte, how­ to write you on this subject. of advice and told him to be ob­ stewards department a vote of ever, as Ileft Mrs. Robert L. Gardner caught a free ride all servant and he would leam better thanks for a Job well done this voy­ the way to Los Angeles, t 4" t instead of taking a job because of age. There was no shore leave in in at the Wilmington Hall checked To the Editor: the fol­ the money, disregarding the crew's Korea for 21 days, nor was there I am enclosing a cartoon clipped lowing Monday and shipped that stomachs. He thanked me and left from an American Federation of shore leave in any other port for same week as chief bellyrobber on for the hall, and we got a replace­ any length of time. Labor newsletter showing labor the Mankato Victory, headed for To the Editor: ment who knows his job. The steward, with his usual ru­ the Far East under MSTS. sowing the seeds of democracy. Be­ The crew of the SS Potrero Hills I do not mean to be hard on any­ ing a member of the Seafarers In­ mors and bull sessions at coffeeAt present we are at anchor in (Mar-Trade) ^vishe3 to inform the one but I face the shooting and I time, kept things at a lively pace, ternational Union of North Amer­ Keoluung, Formosa, and why no membership of the untimely death will not run a kiodei-garten school ica it gives me great pleasure to as did Bernard re»Jey, night cook one seems to know, including of our good friend and shipmate. at the expense of other people's write my thanks in appreciation of and baker, with his fine pastry and MSTS. It seems we were ordered Bill Thompson, second pumpman, stomachs and of good food. what I read and can see happen- Irish wit; then there was chief here from Takoa, Formosa, yester­ who passed away aboard ship on be warned, fellows. Think cook John McCaslln, the Tennes­ day, That's MSTS for you,, and Saturday morning, February 21st, of So kig in our time. your jobs first and the wages One of the biggest questions of see Bootlegger (we sure could have it's anybody's guess where we go while the ship was at Baton Rouge, after, and whatever you do, do it today is, "Can Labor Stop Com­ used some this trip), showing the from here. What with General La. v/ell and look at the result. You munism?" My sincere answer to boys his fine culinary art. And Chiang Kai Shek and his bully The crew extends its deepest master your job, you can use your this question is that it can help a let's not forget Dominic (Chico) boys getting ready for the big push, sympathy to all his friends and voice. Remember, brothers, 42 great deal more than money can. Ortiz, third cook, with his red I for one, will be damn glad to family and has collected money to years of experience are behind me i We know that many Europeans beans and rice (Puerto Rican ice get the hell out of here. Also, we send to his. nearest relative, his without a trace of failing to do my ] have but one common goal—to save cream) to keep the boys happy. are only an hour or so from Mos- sister, Mrs. Clara Jones of Route job and do it well. To heck with : Europe from the Communists who So you can see, the old saying ccw via Jet. 2. Box 1222, Lakeland, Fla. A the paper work; that did not build have taken hold there, especially of wine, women'and song doesnt All in all there is a fine crew floral WTeath will be sent to his the country. It's the fellows like ; since the war. Reconstruction of always have to be present for a op here in all departments and home to be placed on his grave in you and me; if you are going to be industry and raising living stand­ pleasant ti'ip. several of^the boys and I are get- Lakeland, Fla. a cook, be a cook and a good one. ards of ail civilian production itf Crew of jafferisdh City ' ttog up a series of photos' of the Crew 9t Potrero Hills Clarence L. Yearwood these countries will have to be achieved. We are uis^ to seeing Communism spread by force of arms or by propaganda leaflets, and we miust not overlook that classical recruiting agent, the emp­ ty stomach. There are people in ail the coun­ tries of Europe with Jobs, but these same people may still be hungry. Then there are, for sure, millions v/ho do not work at all, so Europe could not fall without a fight. Being one little seed being sowed with the thought of democracy in mlnd,,I hope to help in expressing how I feel through the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. H. E. Crane Would Like Housing Project Seafarer's Wife Favors Housing Raw Cooks Give Crews A Raw Deal Mother Submits Son^s Art Entrg MM&P Member Is lAByal LOG Fan Atlantic Seaman Thanks Seafarers Steward Urges Frozen Food Use iSVMCS Expose Was Long Needed Regrets Leaving Del Norte Crew Stewards Men Keep Crew Happg Lahot^s Spreading Oemoeratie Ideas Seafarers Mourn Loss Of Brother —i �I?"." Advice For Crews OnNYVMts April s; IMA SEAFARERS t€rQ 9n!» Twtmfr-fntt' . L E T T E E S To the EditOK Savannah for almost six years. I have a few words of advice to the Mar-Trade Liberty Gulfwater, Then comes Bright, the deck dele­ the delegates and the crews of which is on a shuttle nm between gate, a real good seaman, and Conships pulling into New York. Re­ Formosa and Okinawa. The fellows stantin, the ship's delegate. They The following Is the latest cently, our ship, the Golden City, were complaining about receiving don't come any better. Van Dyne, available listing of official ex­ pulled into New York. Naturally, no mail, so we gave them a couple the steward, one of the old.ones, the crew all wanted to buy certain of LOGS, which they welcomed. change rates for foreign cur­ Searcey, the deck engineer. Da They had had trouble with their rencies. Listings are as of Items of clothing, etc., and a ship April 2, 1953 and are sub-, Rocha, engine utility and several chandler came aboard right, after number one booms, both of which Ject to change without notice.' others including Sache, who is the (Ed. note: We, will send you the we docked and sold several hun­ dropped in Keelung, Formosa, and SEAFARERS LOG regularly; we dred dollars worth of stuff to the they stayed two weeks getting Ensland. New Zealand. South Africai biack gang delegate.. Bayou Represented $2.80 per pound sterllnx. them fixed. *' have put your name on our moi^ crew. • Auitralla: t2.24 per pound eterling. Also we have a 'real character, ing list.) Seer Is Dear A short while after he left, a rep­ Belslum; 80 franca to the dollar. "Gabby" Davles from up Covington, resentative of the SIU's Sea Chest .X XX The official exchange is 15 yuan Denmark; 14.45 cente pet krone. Louisiana, way. Gabby can Capture came aboard, to to a dollar. The ttack market gives France; 3W franca to the dollar. sell shoreside and 20 to 25, depending on the size of Germany; 4.1 Marka to the doUar. more and bigger snakes and alii' gators, catch more fish, bag more work gear to the the bill. Local beer is 13 yuan HoUand; 3.80 (uUdera to the dollar. ducks and get more women than men if they want­ whiskey, both American and local Italy; «2S Ure to the doUar. any other boug-e-le in the Bayous. To tiie Editor: ed it. When we is 10 yuan. Rickshaws are 5 yuan Norway: 14 centa per krone. looked over the per trip, but the drivers always Portusal: 38.78 eacudoa to the dollar. Altogether, it is one good gang to I wish.to take this opportunity Sweden; 19.33 centa per krone. sail with/ gear that this SIU ask for 10. to thank you for the check for India; 31 centa per rupee. Crew of Seatrain Savannah r e p r e s entative $20d and for the $29 war bond in Some of the bars the boys hung Pakistan: 30.3 centa per rupee. brought aboard, out in were called Ken Wha, In­ Argentina: 14.3 peaoa to the dollar. my daughter Linda's name.. > P X- ,i we saw that he ternational, US. The military BrazU; 8.4 centa per cruzeiro. My wife and I was selling better doesn't seem to bother the seamen Uruguay; 82.63 centa per peao. thank the SIU for Pamell quality for lower Venezuela: 29.83 centa per bolivar. this helping hand, prices, and in addition, we were —at least, we didn't hear of any and I am stire the To the Editor: , , dealing with our own organization. incidents. doctor who deliv­ I wish to thank the officen and We are in Yokohama for bunkers Busy Painting To our sorrow, the Sea Chest ered the baby crew of the Steel Seafarer, of representative had been- beaten gnd going in water ballast to either will be happy which I was a member. I Jii"! lo aboard, however, and our pur- Coos Bay or Portland. We expect too. He'll finally pay off on the West" Coast when to reach the States about April 7th. ^ chases had already been made. get paid. my youngest son, who is. only 11 . .Tony Novak I Just want to suggest that the We think the months old,, got pretty sick and delegates of all ships heading for t 4 4 SIU maternity was taken to the hospital. .(He spent Pease New York hold special meetings benefit is an ex­ nine days there).- ' ' aboard before the ship arrives, and Then, Just like a typical SIU cellent one and comes at a time inform the crew that a Union rep­ crew, they took up a collection for when all additional money is very resentative from our SIU Sea To the Editor: me and raised enough for my fare weldome. With so many new Chest visits every SIU ship that hoihe. I cannot thank them things to buy for'the baby, hospi­ I'd like to suggest that the Union hits New York. It would be best print a small handbook on first-aid enough. tal -and doctor's bills to be paid, to let the crew know at these for seamen, and other like topics. this check certainly removed quite Josenh De Jessa meetings that the crew can count a bit of anxiety in our house. It could contain the information X> X Xf on a visit from the Sea Chest, and that the seamen could use in any It is a pleasure to be part of a will have an opportunity to buy Union which keeps the weifare of sort of circumbetter quality stuff at lower prices its membership in its plans and~ stances, and from their own Union, so it would operations.. Thank you again for would be a big To the Editor: Luis Ramirez supplies this be wise, to wait until he comes my wife Germane and myself. help while aboard I have a question as to how many shot of Israel Ramos, oiler, aboard instead of dealing with the Edwin C. Pease ship, or in a for­ cigarettes should be issued per painting the skylight on the first salesman who gets to the ship. eign port. It X J X X man per week. On the Brightstar Transatlantic. J. H. Pamell would be the sort here, they are giving oiit 14 packs Ship's delegate of thing that a week per man. Some seem to every seaman think they should get 20 packs per ; ;||®S-S-iiPlifi would want for week. Is there any regulation that To thi Editor;' , his traveling kit, would govern this? Larkin and would be a To the Editor: At the pfesent time I am- serv­ Eugene Ray Here we are aboard the good good thing for us to have ing as deck delegate on the Bea­ Ship's delegate To the Editor: The OT clause that we have for ship Seatrain Savannah, with one (Ed. note: The US Customs re­ trice. I celebrated my birthday On behalf or Pamela Marie carbon-tetrachloride, the damned good crew gnd officers ports that the regulations only recently at my parents' home while Smith, we, her parents, wish to clause for electricians and shows that who are not too bad. We had a allow the ship to load enough cig­ 'working aboard the Beatrice. I convey our sincere thanks to the the Union has been giving some rather" rough time about two arettes to oHouJ each man two had a good time over there and Union for the very generous ma­ thought to the health factors, and months ago while going up river to packs per day for the length of the with all my shipmates, who wished ternity benefit of $200 and the $25 the Crescent City, when we were this book would be another step me good luck too. US Savings Bond for our new-born rammed by a tanker and had to voyage.) forward for us. I wish to tha^ all of my friends X Xf X child. spend two weeks in the shipyard. Health Advice and especially my parents. I re­ It was a most welcome gift and All In all, though, we have had ceived a few presents from friends ; we assure you Pamela will use it It could tell what to do for vari­ some real nice sailing. in Puerto Rico and from my wife. ; well. Thank you again. ous injuries, various signs of sick­ We all : think we have one of the 1 hope to be a Seafarer forever. Oscar and Lynette Smith ness, how to stay healthy in the best crews on board that can be To the Editor: ^ . Ernesto V. Erazo tropics, in arctic regions, and other found any place. To mention Just a I am a member of the SUP, l" 4" 4" places. How to avoid certain sick­ few, we have Jessie Joy, the ex- drafted on March 7th. of last year, XXX nesses and disease, and how to wrestler who can put away more and am now landing in Korea with treat different sicknesses that may food and enjoy it more than any the marines. appear while aboard ship. Though an SUP member, I To the Editor: man going to sea, and Carlson, the It could also give advice about bosun, who thinks that all the served in the black gang aboard To the Editor: We the crew of the Chfistine The Robin Trent is now running have read with interest the article what to do in case of an accident, buildings on the beach have been two SIU ships—^the Lilica and the entitled "Have Fish Deserted The what forms to fill out, what infor­ demolished and used for building Seacoral. I am now receiving the along the coast of South Africa, Ocean" in the February 20th issue mation to get from witnesses, what new ships, as he has .been on the "West Coast Sailor" and would. and we expect to make a stop at Durban and after that, Capetown. of the SEAFARERS LOG. From forms not to sign, and many other things. We are looking forward to a good the looks of things they have. Engine Room Quartet homeward Journey, too. We covered close to 10,000 miles The booklet might also include -from Mobile, Ala. to Kaohsiung, other information of interest to This has been a good ship, with Formosa. In all that distance we seamen, such as world map, infor­ a good crew. The mate is tops got only one nibble by a fish ap­ mation on tax and customs regula­ with his men, too, but the old man proximately three feet in length. tions, advice on using or buying is a bit hard on some" of the boys Clyde Cummings, our deck engi­ cameras, films and other photog­ in the matter of the drjtws. neer, tended the line, doing every­ raphy data. Crew of Robin Trent thing possible to insure a bite, but List Hospitals XXX no luck. He had a time watching It coud also include a list of the seagv'ls and albatross diving marine hospitals, what procedure at the hook, they, in turn, almost to follow to insure proper medical getting hooked. We were beginning attention and the proper records, To the Editor: to think we would have seagull for and advice on payoffs and sign-ons. The crew of the Trinity went on chow instead of fish. A little advice about the proper record, at their shipboard meeting Nothing Helps care of different clothing and per­ of March 14th, to give a vote of . On leaving Formosa, there was sonal gear, advice about what to thanks to the SIU Negotiating ihe deck engineer, faithfully tend­ do if you have to get off a ship in Committee for its-part in obtain­ ing to the line again. He had even a foreign port, and also an invita­ ing the new tanker agreement. Ho purchased a couple of bamboo fish­ tion to all seamen, organized or un­ feel the agreeqient is tops; espe^ ing poles, each about 20 feet long, organized, to call at our halls for cially the delayed sailing clause— which he thought would make a advice if they need any help. something new: for the tankers. difference. The pole was switched I know this sounds like a lot of A vote of thanks also went to: from one side of the ship to the work, and it is, but it would be well Patrolman Frank Boyne, who'paid other, still to no avaii. us off in Providence, for squ^ng • worth the trouble. This is the sort Everybody had a good time in of thing that seamen have needed William Cameron, night cook and baker on the MV Del Sol, 8ub« away our beefs and collecting our: Kaohsiung. during our 10-day stay. for a long time, and the SIU is the disputed delayed sailing. • mits this shot of four of the black gang, left to. right: L. C. Mason, Five ships arrived Jn one day, so proper outfit to give it to them. F. J. Moore oiler; Red i^plund, f,ng. utility; Q. Carhart, oil^r, and J: Kamienski, things really got Jumping. We met „ ; / 8hlp> Oelegato wiper. Ed Larkin Money Exehanye Bates Listed * '*f like, if possible, to receive the SEAFARERS LOG also, as I have a lot pf shipmates in the SIU. I like to keep up with shipping activities, as I intend to return to sea as soon as I get out. Pfe. Robert W. Mytton— 131g98S HAS Co. 1st Shore Fty. Bn. 1st Marine Div. FM,T. e/o FJP.O. San Francisco, Thanks Union For. Maternity Cheek Thanks Brothers On Steel Seafarer Wants Handbook On Health Notes Has Question On Ciyarette Bation Thank SIU For Bahy Benefit Envoys Birthday With His Parents Good Crew Makes Pleasant Trip Marine In Korea Wants To Get LOG Christine Crew Gets One Nibble K' I; African Voyaye Is Pleasant Trinity Thanks Neyotiators ..ir. -I • -ij �•"T^f -'1;^ AiM t/tNRi jy^#:<frFJtg TQg^ t^enever a ship hins into trouble or runs aground off the northwest part o£ the US, the crew is very likely to see what" looks like a battered wartime landing craft coming to the rescue, proudly bearing the name Salvage Chief. In some ways, they would be right, for the Salvage Chief is a converted wartime, LSM—but she is also considered a "dreamboat" by many salvage men. And her long record of rescues prove it, Including among her recent Jobs, pulling the SlU-manned Yorkmar off a beach near Aberdeen, Wash. And, when a 7,200-fon Liberty ship is so far up on the beach that the crew can walk entirely around her without getting' into water above their waists, and you add in a gale-forcc wind and heavy seas driving her further up on the beach, pulling her off Is no easy job. Used "Surplus" The owner and captain of the Salvage Chief, Fred Devine of Portland, Oregon, had been thinking for a long time about an ideally outfitted salvage craft. When the war ended, he saw the chance to realize his dream in the surplus materials being sold. Most of the Salvage Chief's equipment, including the vessel Itself, are surplus materials. The vessel itself, an LSlvi, is 192 feet long, with a 34 foot beam. She's propelled by two 10-cyclinder diesels,'"directly connected to twin screws. " However, a main deck was built over the well designed to carry armored units, and six 60-ton electric winches are Installed, with -three leading aft, and three leading forward. Steel wire line Inches in diameter and 1,700 feet long leads from each winch. To ease up the strain on the lines leading aft. a special roller was built running completely across the stern at deck level. The lines running over the stern run on this large roller, instead of chafing against the stem Itself. ' Extra Anchors In addition, sets of heavy fair leads, and set of tackle for handling heavy tows was installed. The vessel was equipped with four extra five-ton anchors, and one 10-ton anchor. « There is a gas towing engine, with towing cable, portable pumps, eight acetylene burning sets, weld­ One method is "to filace anchors, to seaward with towlines to' vessel foif |>ulliiig Oh: (me or both ends. Hers anchors are forward and'lines Tun either to one end of Ship (dotted lines) or arranged for direct pull P<i« fwett^-ilne* ing equipment, 10 complete djving sets, portable lighting equipment, and other miscellaneous gear. The vessel itself was converted so that, in addi­ tion to quarters for her crew, she also has accom­ modations for the crew of a vessel that she may have to help. She also has an equipped hospital, and a decompression chamber for the divers. Shallow Draft The fact that she is a converted landing craft, has proved to be a great advantage, for she draws only 7 feet, 6 inches of water, and therefore, can get in close to a beached vessel. Following a policy of standing by at all times, the average time in which the Salvage Chief can get under way with a full crew. Is about four hours after she gets a call. One of the ways in which the vessel can get up a tremendous pulling force is through a fairly unique use of her large anchors. Tne idea of using a ship's anchors to pull a vessel off the beach is not, by any means new, but the use of several anchors on the salvage ship itself is an innovation on the old technique. The way it works, when the Salvage Chief is faced with a difficult job of pulling a ship off the beach is fairly simple. The Chief will drop her three large bow anchors, set them securely, and then back in to the beached vessel. Use Winches Then, as many as three or more lines will be made fast to the beached ship. The three lines running to the ship will be connected to the three large winches running aft. The three lines running to the anchors will be connected to the three winches run­ ning forward. Now, the Salvage Chief is ready to exert her fuU pulling force. All the winches are started, and the vessel herself adds her propulsion power. The three forward winches pull in on the anchors, pulling the Chief away from the beach. The other three winches pull on the beached ship, and the Chiefs own engines add to the pull. All added together this is a tremendous pulling power. What with the tremendous power that the Salvage Chief can produce through the use of her anchors and winches, plus the shallow draft which enables her to get in close on the beaches, she has been hailed as an "ideal" salvage craft. Basic me^od involves dropping three anchors at sea, playing them out as Salvage Chief backs toward beach, and using three cables hooked to powerful winches to refloat beached ship. • • W.J'. Mmmsm �SE AF AHERS rare I'wenfy^loiir Ayrtt ». 19S» LOG ;>v.. MICHAEL (Carras), March «—Chair­ •room. A vote of thanks went to the man, Ed Molineaux; Secratary. Ceorga H. stewards department for the wonderful Christmas dinner and the good service the crew is getting. Advice to the firsttimers to Korea; Lay oR the Korean booze; it has a devastating eRect on the system. Stabcrger. New mattresses came a^ard. There is $30.20 in the ship s fund. Wash­ ing machine was left running all night. Light should be Installed, showing whM the machine-is on. MeSshall should kept cleaner: those ^who leave >t dir'y should be fined. Suggestion was made to STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), February 14 —Chairman, S. Rivers; Secretary, J. Furbuy a radio from the ships fund. ton. $5 was contributed to the ship's COE VICTORY- (Victory Carriers). fund by the deck gang. Black igang March 1—Chairman, Al Pader; Secretary foc'sle will be painted. Sid Rivers was p. Jakubcsak. All quarters not pamted elected ship's delegate by acclamation. last trip will be painted this trip. All Suggestion was made to add to the ship's fouled-up deck gear should •>« repamed. fund by voluntary contributions of $1 A Perez was elected ship s delegate by per man. Department dele.tates will take acclamation. Vote of thanks went to the up collections at the first draw and turn stewards department for the excellent money over to the ship's delegates. Each w(!»-k and meals serve^ so far. Cleaning man is responsible for his own linen. of the laundry wiU be rotated between CALMAR (Calmar), February 15— each department. Chairman, Arthur Hiers; Secretary, John E. Underwood. Incident of messman in COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service) Seattle will be reported to the patrol' March 1—Chilrman, Tom McNeill; Secre­ man. Chief mate is continually Interfer­ tary, E. Williams. Beef on the lack of ing with men working and also with the changes in the menu. Chief cook said bosun. Patrolman will be contacted on the steward will not cooperate with hint this. Steward paid'for the washing ma This will be brought before the patrol­ chine roller out of his own pocket. De man. Coftee and milk for the night partment delegates turned repair lists lunch will be taken care of. over to the steward. FRANCIS (Bull), March $—Chairman John Elliot; Secretary, R. O'Dowd. One man left ship In San Juan to go to the hospital. Domestic tank is now opened and needs Inspection. Cleaning of tanks and painting foc'sles to be done as prom­ ised by port captain; ha was Informed by the patrolman that this ship will not sail this trip without them. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), January 10—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary. A. O. Anopol. Warren Reck was elected ship's delegate. 8-12 watch lockers in the deck department need checking. Deck delegate suggested that all hands help keep the messroom clean. Ashtrays should be used and feet kept oR the chairs. CoRee CUDS should bo put back in the sink after coRee time. Recreation room should be kept clean. Washing ma­ chine should be emptied after use and empty soap boxes should be put in the trash baskets. All members should be sober when securing gear. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), February 15—Chairman, L. O. Sivertsen; Secretary, Joe Nigro. Captain will be spoken to about putting out draws in foreign ports. Performers were warned to go straight. Crew pantryman will make coRee in the morning and the wiper and the deck de­ partment will alternate in the afternoon. Beef about the shore gang eating before the crew was settled. Broken mirror bracket in the deck department foc'sle will be fixed. Scupper in the galley is stopped up and the ship's delegate will see the captain about asking the chief engineer to take care of it. Mixer is in need of repairs. Messroom seats will be saved for the watch. m-- l?^ OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Transportation). December 1—Chairman, William . F. Barth; Secretary, James H. Fort. Thomas Hickey was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. Motion was made to help the messman keep the messhall clean. Third cook and mess­ man was asked to empty garbage aft of the gangway. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for the prepara­ tion of a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. December 21—Chairman, M. Toner; Secretary, William F. Barth. Motion was made to have the ship's delegate accom­ pany the steward on an inspection tour of the galley and messrooms and areas pertaining to the preparation and servng of food. Area around meat block must be kept in a more sanitary condi­ tion. John Cisiecki was elected ship's delegate. Baker was given a vote of thanks for the improvement he showed. Crew was asked to conserve on wash water and to discontinue throwing used razor blades In toilet hoppers. January 4—Chairman, Robert Mestarail; Secretary, James H. Fort. Drain board should be put in the pantry. Crew was asked not to use the vegetable sink for an ash tray or garbage paii. Vote of thanks went to the crewmessman and the crew pantryman for prompt and cour­ teous service. Chief cook was asked to be more conscientious about his work. BEATRICE (Boll), February 14—Chair­ Suggestion was made to dispose of excess man, Francisco Cornier; Secretary, Ra­ mon Vila. Motion was made that all del­ books in Korea, to Army personnel. egates get together to arrange meeting ROYAL OAK (Cities Ssrvica), Febru­ times that will not interfere with men ary 25—Chairman, Chris Kellaher; Secworking. Patrolman should see that nec­ essary repairs are made before the ship sails. IBERVILLE (Waterman), February S— Chairman, R. Martini; Secretary, David Mitchell. Captain was asked about medi­ cal supplies and told the ship's delegate that there are enough aboard. Captain is well satisfied with the way the ship is . running. Company has cooperated in the matter of repairs. Ship's fund stands at $22.80. There was a discussion on pur­ chasing a TV set; anyone who cares to can donate to the ship's fund at the payoR. , February 21—Chairman, J. Kovai; Sec­ retary, T. Glenn. Ship's ftind stands $37. Repair list was read and accepted. Stewards department was requested to feed no one except crewmembers for the first 20 minutes of the meal hour. Dis­ cussion was held on feeding watchmen and longshoremen. Stewards department is pleased with the way the messhall is kept. I 5:^., CATAHOULA (National Navigation). March 1—Chairman, BUI Hay; Secretary John Calamia. There is $29.25 in the ship's fund. Crew decided to buy a'new antenna for the radio. New linens have still not arrived from the company; steward will try to get them in New Orleans. DEL MAR (Mississippi), February 1— Chairman, Callahan; Secratary, Bradley. Report was made that books for the'li­ brary were bought^ as well »s a shoe form for each lounge for shining shoes and gome games from the ship's fund. Equipment should be returned to the locker after use. Members should be properly dressed in the messhall. Thomas Liles was elected ship's delegate. There is a total of $210 In the ship's fund, in­ cluding the balance left from the last trip. $65 was spent for magazines. Leo Fiorentino volunteered to take care of the library. Each man will donate $1 each trip to the ship's fund. Suggestion was made to have a shrimp boil next trip on the hatch after leaving New Or­ leans. where the shrimps would be bought. Steward oRered to donate the shrimps- Motion wu passed to have no one use the washing machine, after nine o'clock at night. Ship's treasurer wili get some cribbage boards. ANNE BUTLER (Bloomfleld), Decem­ ber 21—Chairman, Daniel PIccerelll; Sec­ retary, William Wrubwi. W. Zuleski was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Repair list should be made out by each department and handed over for the ship's delegate to give to the captain. Slopchest should be checked. All doors should be kept locked while going through the Canal. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about having the steam and water lines. wTiich lead .to the washing machine, repaired. Captain will be contacted about having crew's quar­ ters. passageways, heads and showers painted. OS and wiper Will fake care of the laundry; crew pantryman and messman will take care of the recreation MTAU ^..t«4,ts06f5gv8ge« Get New Boohs Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books In New York but are now sailing from outports don'jt have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men Involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book In care of the port agent. Under no -circumstances however, will "the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. retary, Carl Kammer. Skipper has made note of the changing of coRee. Some mattresses came aboard; more will fol­ low. There is $45.80 in the ship's fund and $8.68 in stamps. AU OT disputes will be referred to the patrolman as well as the matter of missing bug "bombs. Elec­ tric fan and light from the deck main tenance foc'sle need repairing. CARRABULLI (National Navigation), March 4—Chairman, F. HolcOmbo; Sa'crotary, Ramon Irizarry. One man missed ship In'Santiago. Cuba. One man failed to Join the ship in New Orleans. New fans should be secured, as the ones now^ in use are pretty well worn out. Sug­ gestion was made, if possible, to have one large fan or two amaU ones installed in each room of the oscillating type. Radio in the messroom needs repairing. GaUey should be painted. Lockers should be repaired or replaced In New Orleans. SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Southern), February 22—Chairman, M. Walker; Sac rgtary, H. Rombach. Some minor repairs have not been attended to as yet. Any­ one performing or missing his watch or duties aboard the ship due to drunken­ ness for the rest of the voyage wiU be brought up on charges. Crew was asked to keep the messhall and recreation loom clean and not use the cups for ash trays. Cups should be replaced. Crew messman should be more sanitary when performing his duties, and spend some time each day sougeeing the crew messroom. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ards department for the excellent/food and service. PENNMAR (Calmar), March 7—Chair­ man, Red GIbbs; Secretary, T. E. Frazier. Major repairs will be taken up with headquarters in New York. One man missed ship in San Francisco, which will be reported to the patrolman at the pay­ oR. Repair list was made up. T. E. Frazer was appointed to take care of the ship's fund: there is $19 in, the fund at McKITTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ the present time. ers), February 25—Chairman, Tom Flam­ ming; Secretary, Williams. Discussion JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory was held on the lack of cooperation of Carriers), March 1—Chairman, B. Brown; the chief engineer. The needed new Sscretary, Francis R. Napoli. Chief mate washing machine will be taken care of will be more cooperative in handing out in port. medical attention to crewmembers and WiU see that the medicine chest is better ROSARID (Bull), February 24—Chair-, equipped. There has been no heat on man, M. Richelson; Secretary, George the portside of the ship (deck depart­ Whale. Since no action was taken on the ment). Crewmember involved wlU give several repair lists handed in in Phila­ names to fhe ship's delegate who will see delphia, the ship's delegate wiU give the the . captain and put in for subsistence patrolman in New York a copy of the and notify the patrolman. repair lists for action by headquarters. This applies especially to new porthole WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western screens, steam valve repairs. AU decks Tankers), February 18—Chairman, Joseph need painting. One man was taken to Barron; Secretary, Utz. The in­ the hospital at Humacao. Puerto Rico., in former, ' whoever itRichard is. wUl be brought apparently serious condition. His gear up on charges. Captain to was checked and landed at San Juan the ship's delegate aboiit complained the fllthy con­ prior to sailing fpr the States. dition of the ice boxes, the shortage of food and the general inability of the WESTERN RANCHER (Westorn Navi- steward to handle his Job. Letter from galion), January 31—Chairman, Psto the company stating that the steward Serano; Secratary, Edward Glazder. Eu­ does not know the proper procedure of gene Dore was electd ship's delegate. computing an inventory was read to the Discussion was held on keeping the laun­ membership. Discussion was held on the dry clean. Stewards department will reason stores were'not obtained for the clean the recreation room; wipers and trip; why the steward told Jhe captain ordinary wiU clean the laundry. Ship's the cooks are no good; why the steward delegate wiU contact the chief, engineer is not performing his duties as he should. about repairing the coRee urn. Vote of Hand vote was taken, with the majority thanks went to the stewards department in favor of giving the. steward another for the sweU Job they're doing. chance. February 22-—Chairman, Eugana Hall; Secratary, Edward Giazdar. Discussion SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), was held on food and repair list. Every­ February 25—Chairman. Ray Sweeqey; body is happy. Repair list wlU be taken Secretary, Edward Jones.. Delegates re­ up with the patrolman at the payoR. ported everything okay. Repair list wUl be posted on the bulletin board for add!KATHRYN (Bull), February 28—Chair­ tio-n.,,Ship's,treasurer reported $33.73 in man, Felix Bonafont; Secratary, George the ship's fund. Burke. Felix Bonefont was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion was made to the SOUTHERN CITIES (Southsrn Stazmsteward to change the cookies. Repair fhip), February 8—Chairman, C. Frozt; list WiU be made out. Secratary, J. Chioora. Mlssimer waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. He was Instructed to see the captain aiid get a definite understanding regarding transportation when the ship goes to the shipyard In March. Larger water tanks should be obtained as the present set-up is not enough lor long trips. AU hands were asked to be more considerate of men sleeping; no more whistling in the crew area. New members were warned not to take beefs topside without the delegate. Ship's delegate reported that all members who take tha ship to Nor­ shipyard will receive transportation be jcast out without help. "The folk and subsistence back to the original port Union regards it as a matter of of engagement. Chief engineer thanked all hands for their cooperation In saving right," he said, that these men be water. -New washing machine wiU be given the proper protection they ordered In Norfolk. Convention Paves Way For MFOW Affiliation Medicine chest should be checked as well as slopchest.' There shofild be a greater variety of sizes in clothing In the slop­ chest. Captain wUl be contacted by the ship's delegate about having quar­ ters sougeed before arriving and about the oil that is on deck in the outside passageway. All hands getting oR should strip bunks before leaving the ship. JOHN KULUKUNDIS (Mar-Trade), Feb­ ruary. 25—Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Sec­ retary, Roy X. McCannon. Every man Will clean up his foc'sle before paying oR the ship. Steward department head and showers wiU be painted. SUNION (Kea), February 22—Chair­ man, S. Emerson; Secretary, W. R. pais. New large-size pillows should be put on board for the next voyage, AU drinking water will coms from domestic tanks only. Deck delegate wiU see the patrol­ man at the next port of call and get clarification as to the duties of the gang­ way watch pertaining to raising and lowering the flag. Patrolman wiU be told about the men taking time oR in foreign ports without permission. Each delegate wlU make oufra repair list. POLARIS (Alcoa), March 1—Chairman. Earl De Angelo; Secretary, E. Bradley. There is a $36 balance in the ship's fund. Deck department quarters need painting. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), February 27 —Chairmah, McNulty; Secretary, L. Nich­ olas. Motion was made to contact the Mobile hall about the coRee. A floral design will be sent for the late Ralph J, Burke. Ship's delegate wiU contact tha agent about the repair of lifeboat davit. Discussion was held on the food, which needs more seasoning. DEL MUNDO (Missltslppi), February 22 —Chairman, Manifoldr Secretary, Gardes. $29 was donated to the chief cook, whs was left in the hospital; there is $22 left in the ship's fond. MoUon W^M passed to post a repair list on board for the crew. Ship will be fumigated for rats, as they are running wUd. Complaints were made about the pepper. AU foc'sles are to bo sougaed and decka painted. Stevedorea are to clean up the recreation room after taking over and using it for ah oRice. Water faucets and toUet on deck arc to be repaired and made available to alevedores. Shower is to be instaUed in toilet. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), February 1—Chairman, Ramon Farriarat Secretary. R. Viloria. OrvUle Arndt was elected ship'k delegate by acclamation. Steward will order fresh milk in Yokohama, at the request of the brothers. Laundry room is -to be kdpt clean at all times. Gangway watch is fo. stand by at all times. February 22—Chairman,'John L. MatfJ dan; Secretary, R. Villorla. Ira -Brown was elected steward delegate. Rooms are to he left In a clean and orderly. A vote of thanks was given the entire stewards department for a Job weU done and Uia gootf chow. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March-I —Chairman, J. Read; Secretary, Robert Baale. Anyone fined by the Customs in Halifax will pay the fine himself. Repair list made out by the ship's delegate was read. There should be more fans in the rooms. Vacating crew should leave tha rooms In a clean condition. Repair list should be attended to prompUy. Slopsink wUl be cleaned and deck painted. . ANNISTON CITY (Isthmian), Fabruary 1—Chairman, John D. McLemorc; Secre­ tary, MIka Carlln. Fred LaPlante waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Washing machine must be kept clean. Chief cook should not smoke whUe pre­ paring food and should wear proper and suRicient attire in the galley. Messmen will put leftovers from supper out us night lunch in the future. Complaint was made that the bacon is cut' too thick. The messman said that everyone is hard to please and that some like it that way. There should be less noise In the pas­ sageways. (Continued from page 17) be left open in the event the MFOW voted to affiliate. In that way. he said, steps could be taken at a later date to give the MFOW deserve." representation on the -SIU Execu­ SIU organizations sending dele­ tive Committee. gates to the March 23-27 conven­ LIBERTY BELLE (Dover), March 1— Chairman, H. R. Hulchlns;. Secrafary> tion were the following: OHIcers Elected Owens. Crew should help keep the pan­ Sailors Union of the Pacific; try and messroom clean at there Is a As a result, the following offi­ mess made at night. Chief cook should SIU Atlantic and Gulf District;^ JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), February 1 refrain cers v/ere elected: President, Hai*from drinking on duty. Chief M. Lamm; Secretary, 6. engineer should be contacted about re­ ry Lundeberg; Secretary-Treas­ SIU Canadian District; Canadian —Chairman, Palrcleth, E. C. Craddock waa elected pairing refrigerator. New aection should urer, John Hawk,- Vice-presidents Navigators ,& Engineers Federa­ •hip's delegate. Cooks asked to have the be obtained, aa the only one la broken' tion; Inland Boatmen's Union of gaUey knlvee power-ground. Watch using ^nd unsafe. and executive committee members, the coffee um was asked to, remove and Pat McHugh, Andrea Gomez, Les­ the Pacific; Seafarers' Guards and clean tha coRee bag. Soiled cupi and FiLTORB (Ore), Fabruary 35-Chair­ dishes should be secured in rough aeas. man, R. Talar; Sacrafary, W. M. DoRlna. ter Salinger, Bob Matthews, assist­ Watchmen's Union; Cannery Work­ General dltcuasion was held on crew's WiU see the chief engineer. ant secretary-treasurer A&G dis­ ers and Fishermen's Union, San laundry, alammlng of foc'sle doors, wa­ Patrolman New door keys should be made up. Diego; Cannfcry Workers and Fish­ tertight door. Steward reported that the trict; Ed Turner, Captain John Fox ordered him not to buy milk in BETHORi (Ore), Fabruary 24—Chair­ ermen's Union of the Pacific (Lbs captain and Hal Banks. foreign ports. It was decided that cold man, E. A. Boyd; Sacratary, R. Nordaah. Angeles District); Seine & Line drinks should be put out. Delegate clarified the queation on Wash­ Among the scores of greetings Fishermen's Union of San Pedro; ington's birthday overtime. Soap dishes sent to the convention were those AFL Fish Cannery Workers Union MARIE HAMILL (Bleomnald), February should be instaUed In showers and shelves be put up over wash basins. New wired to the A&G delegation by of the Pacific. Monterey County; 23—Chairman, Willie Thomptoni Secre­ keys WlU be obtained for aU crew quar­ tary, Raymond L. Ferry. One man wu several Senators and Representa­ Seine and Line Fishermen's Union Injured and taken off at Bremerhave:!n» ters. Correct station numbers should be placed on .aU bunks. While the ship la tives • including Senatora Hubert of Monterey; Fish Cannery Work­ There is a beef with the flrst assistant In port, percolator wUl kept in the soma disputed overtime. Ship's dele­ quartermaster'f room to prevent ateallng. Humphrey, Minnesota; Paul Doug­ ers & Fishermen's Union of the and gate should notify tha family of tha in­ las, Illinois; Herbert Lehman, New Pacific (San Francisco area); New­ jured man by radio. BALTORi (Ore), February If—Chair­ March 7—Chairman, Sherman Millar; man, M. Singleton; Sacratary, 8. J, Bai> York; James Murray. Montana; port Fish Plant Workers; SIU Sacratary, Raymond L. - Ferry. Radio berleh. Crew voted ts report aU permit Wayne Morse, Oregon, and others. roasiaga waa aant to the family of the problems to tha patrolman at- tlft tmd Great Lakes District; Marine injured man taken ashore at Bramer- of tha' trip.. Beefs oa tha shortaga of Welfare Plan Report Cooks & Stewards. AFL; Marine haven. AU department delegatea wlU fresh mUk,. canned fruit julcaa aniTaoap uTac turn repair llgts over to the patrolman. powder. Delegatea were ordered to. ihaka Delegates also heard a report Allied Workers; Brotherhood of Vote of thanks went to the stawardi de­ a ret>ort of all ahortagea. AU agreed to from Robert Qreasey, administrator Marine Engineers; Mobile Bay partment for tha good Job they did: help keep the ahlp clean. . vote of thankg was also given to tha of the SIU A&G Welfare Plan who Seafood Union; Gulf Coast Shrimp­ ship's delegate end the department delPOTRIRO HILLS (Mar-Trade), Fabrsf described the various benefits of­ ers and Oystermeii's Association; bgatea. •ry 21—-Chairmen, F. Miller; Secratarw A, VsrboraMeh, Diseuastcn was held fered to Seafarebs. Creasey em­ Atlantic Fishermen's Union; Staff ALCOA FI^AfUS (Aicea), Marcl) arrangements, for th* Tiineral at Bill phasized that the Plan has enabled Officers Association; and. Ave Alas­ Chairman, W. i. Fhurroughi Secretary, Thompson.' aeeOnd pumik^eu who io (Uei the Union to take care of the needs ka Fish and Cannery Workers Un­ J. R. Ililett. Deck detagats wUl See the durlhc tho ygyago.. >Baof Dftweott tli$ eaptain about luvlng the aapitarv .man of Seafarers who would otherwise. ion . affiliates. •ougeatng Heck' dapartmant - quartdrs; i. ,,,,, .e;i»guk,'<r8<'SFoF « eg£0<)8-i«7CT(< iL < �::• o •. ,• ». » •! V •: v, • f..- .-•nr-, > •"•:, 1 ,y".| Pace l^entr-ir* SlSAPARKRi LOG DIGEST of SHIPS' BIEETINGS... (Continued from pace 24) deck department and the chief mate will be eettled at the payed. A. Yarborouifh was elected ship's delegate. Repair list wtU be made up before arrival. *25 Reral wreath will be sent to the home of Bill Thompson in Lakeland, Fla., to be placed en bis grave. Pledges of tl76 will be collected at the. payoS as contributlona to his slater, Mrs. Clara- Jones, STIIL TRAVtLIR (Isthmlgn), Pebru•ry 15—Chairman, iernsrd Fimovlcs; Secretary' Michael Maseh. Union will be ashed to contact the company about changing the location of the ship's hos-' pltal to one of the extra cadet's room topside, which Is more kultable than Its present location. All cots Issued at the beginning of the trip should be turned In to the steward before arrival In the Elates. It was pointed out that tha food was very good, thanks to the chief stew­ ard, Bob Rollins, chief cook Ling Shin, baker James Oliver and third cook Henry Watson and others In the department. There are insufficient llferings and top­ ping lift wires are unsafe for the men working with this gear. Chief officer was unable to carry out his duties as pharma­ cist properly, and the company and the union should do something to correct the hospital situation. New agitator Is need­ ed for the washing machine. ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), Decem­ ber 21—Chairman, Roy H. Fisher; Secre­ tary, F. Lllo. W. Velasquez was elected ship's delegate. There is $25 in the ship's fund. Unauthorized persons should be kept out of the passageways in foreign ports. Library will be packed up and traded In for a new one. Stewards' deck shower needs remdring. Fresh milk will be bought in Yokohama. February IS«-Chalrman, Stave Klider- PERSONALS Lewis Seward Contact your mother at Niagara, North Carolina. Urgent. ^ $ John A. Reed Pick up your gear left at the Mar-Trade office when you got off the Potrero HUIs. t Gordon S. McKinley Please contact Mr. Nahu at 9004 161st Street, Jamaica 32, NY. i William H. Epps Contact your friend Robert G. Entter who has been asking for you. He can be reached at 380-A Richland Avenue, San Francisco, Cah Phone ATwater 2-7408. $> $• William Kumcke Plea-se write to Mrs. Warren, 915 St. Paul Street, Baltimore; Md. She is holding somo important mail for you, 4^ J. t Attention Seafaren Any persons knowing the where­ abouts of one Oshkosh Plane Flight Brown Leather two-suiter suitcase belonging to Donald Mueller please contact him through the LOG or at the Philadelphia' hall. It con­ tains ship discharges and other valuables. There is a standing re­ ward of $25 for its return. 4. t Robert Bellveau Your brother H. A. "Sonny" Bellveau is anxious to hear from you. He can be reached at 8 Ghern Drive, Biloxi, Miss. mam Saaralary, R. Maraaux. RapMr Hat waa glvaa to tb« aUaf mat*. Foc'alca and hcadf wera palntad.- FumigBUon of ihlp'a crew guartcrr. hcada, meishalls and atorarooraa la needed. CRSBNSTAR (Triten). Mareh S—Chelr man, idwln Alnewerth; Saeratary, Ardan Halglay. Captain refueed there leave in Toknyama after • p.m. If performing and gaihounda aren't itopped, the delegata win report them to the patrolman. Each departmant delegate will take care of , the departihent'a overtime about tha lack of thora leave in Tokuyama. In­ formation going topoide muat be stopped. CARROLL VICTORY (teulb Atlantic), Chairman, Dansid K. Flihor; Saaratary, Bob Johnton. One man misaad thlp in Houston: a replacement waa obtained. Personal gear wat put athore In Galvetton. Everyone ^ould be properly dressed during meal hours, in the menhall. Suggestion was made that the new washing machine be used for white clothes only and the old one for work clothes. Laundry is to be kept clean by aU who use it: washing machines should be turned off when not in use. Captain L. Hubbard came down and spoke to the membership, telling everyone to buy stamps before leaving, as they are hard to get in Korea. WILD RANDER (Waterman), February I—Chairman, John Crowiay; Secretary H. A. Orlando. One man missed ship in New York. Action wlU be taken in the usual way. 12-4--watch asked that there be some eggs In the night lunch, as they do not get up for breakfast. Crew asked for more night lunch when men - are working at night. Kepaira will be turned in before arrival. Night watches request­ ed Ughti on after shelter decks. February 21—Chairman, Harold Arllnghaus; Sacretary, H. A. Orlando. One brother asked for- a better grade of bacon aboard. One brother asked that there be leia sugar In the bread. Mcssman'a aervlca is now considered satis­ factory. JEAN (BuJI), February 15—Chairman Teddy M. Oitaneelln; Sacretary, J. Gold­ man. Vote of ConHdence went to the itewards department galley and messman. 'Tablecloths are wanted, ai well os a variety of Jama. There la a shortage of napkins. More night lunch should be supplied. Repair list wiU he turned in before the thlp hits home port. March 7—Chairman, Cartwrtght; Secre­ tary, J. Goldman. All departments- will make up repair lists. AU stares should be checked on every voyage, due to the shortage of food: the ship stayed out longer than expected. QSSS QQia SOBD C30@(Biiiaa aaaaa EBa aaaffl SHHaiZl nSB •srara BiHia raans QSQ 003 aiasaii Dfiiaa E0a agi!BH0B 0Biisa fflacia (303 E0Ba aOfflB aHQ SBSiJj 0ffl0a The ,membership is sgaln cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes;,'* No "can-shfdiers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa-" ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. should clean up in the gaUey after he makes a mesa. It was finaUy settled not to fine a man on board. Stewards de­ partment got a vote of thanks for the wonderful Christmas dinner and for the way it was served. Mifch 7—Chairman, Reed; Secrctiry, Harford. There waa a beef on the short age of eggs served (one a day). Shcwers need painting. Motion was passed to store the ship adequately for the maxi­ mum length of time for the trip. Ship's delegate wUl see the mate about screens; Ship wUl be fumigated In New York. SUZANNE (Bull), March IS—Chairman Don T. Horllhy; Socrotary, S. G. NIobor. Books will be secured for a library. One man missed ship in San Juan: he had a doctor's slip. Motion waa passed to start a ship's fund: each man will contribute tJS a trip. Crew was asked not to spit in the sand box. Egg timer should be repaired. Chief engineer promised to have the engine department fOc'sles sougeed but this has not been done. Patrol man will be asked to check the ship's stores before sailing. ANGELINA (Bull), March t—Chairman. Pete Prcvat; Secretary, J. Henault. Pa trolman wiU be given the facts on a performer. Steward was commended for iirst-rate service and lauded for the bountiful milk supply. ROBIN TRENT (Saas Shipping), Daeambar 7—Chairman, J. C. Read; Sacretary, John W. Parker. Everyone .should be properly dressed in the messhaU. There is tl.SO In the ship's fund. Old washing machine wUl be sold for $25 and the money put Into the fund. HURaiCANE (Waterman), March 2-. Chairman, Padla'r; Saeratary, Frank Shandl. Motion wat made that playing cards be bought out of tha ship's fund, and paid for by each member who wants a paek, since the company aclla their own cards for SI a pack and aahore these cost $.69. Motion was passed to buy games for the crew. AU euartcrs, decks and mcssroom decks are to he painted. Vote of thanks went to the Stewards department for the service and good chow. WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ tion), December 25—Chairman, B. F. Nel­ son; SecrotaiV, J. Spring. Repair list is needed. Ice box needs defrosting.Chief engineer wants to have his own key to the ice boxes. Steward brought this be­ fore the captain and was told that no one but the steward is to have keys as long as he is in charge. Meat box is not cold enough. Chief engineer, wiU be con­ tacted on this. No date—Chairman, G. Fargo; Secre­ tary, J. Spring. Washing machine has been repaired. Steward's stores will be checked In Norfolk. Patrolman should make sure that there are enough grade A meats in storage. The food has been awful. Sanitary man from each depart­ ment should clean the wash room. TADDEI (Shlponter), December Chairman, Duke Livlngsten; Secretary, i. Hansen. Duke Livingston was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Waste paper baskets and ash trays are needed. Ship's delegate wiU make up the repair list. Belief iuattiessei are needed. January 18—Chairman, Duke Living­ ston; Secretary, E. Hansen. AU foc'sles should be sougeed and decks and aUeyways painted before arrival. Chief engi­ neer painted his office: patrolman wiU be contacted. Repair Ust wiU be turned in before arrival. Steward will see about changing the library. Stewards depart­ ment was thanked for a good job. February 8—Chairman, Duke Living­ ston; Secretary, E. Hansen. Captain wants to have one draw in Germany. Disputed overtime and two subsistence meals from the last trip will be paid this trip. Discussion was held on foc'sle keys. There is now $2.47 in .the ship's fund. ' March 8—Chairman, F. Livingston; Sec­ retary, E. Hansen. Depertmcnt.dclcgates will turn in repair lists as soon as pos­ sible. Steward wiU change the UbraTy. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), no dateChairman, W. R. Campbell; Secretary. Matthew Bruno. Cigarette beef will be referred to the boarding patrolman. Cap­ tain Brunnelcn sent word through the ship's delegate thanking all hands for their cooperation and good "behavior December 28—Chairman, John W throughout the trip. Motion was passed Parker; Secretary, John C. Recd> Baker to have each man donate $2 to the ship's fond. Repair list was read out by the ship's delegate. Patrolman wUl be noti­ ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), no date fied that the company agents In Colombo —Chairman, Roberts; Secretary, Carl are very lax in seeing the men get Kammer. Beef involving firing of, a wiper proper medical attention. was satisfactorily settled by the patrol­ man and the wiper' remained. Ship's del­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March 10— egate wiU see the chief engineer about Chairman, Rafael Saldana; Sacretary. excess steam in the wash room coming Ex-Atlantic Men Pete Gonzales. Rafael Sandana was elect­ from the pipes. Crewmembers should The following men are requested ed ship's delegate. Coffee mugs should notify the department delegates when to contact or report at once to the be returned to the pantry, and a little they want to get off. Coffee and roach more cooperation should be given the problems remain unsatisfactory. Philadelphia Hall regarding proc­ mcssman. Electrician promised to fix essing of their unfair labor all fana and instaU some new ones. 'There WESTERN TRADER (Western Nevtgiis a leak in the forepeak that has to be tlcn), January 25—Chairman, W. H. Mas­ charges; fixed. New mattresses -wiU be issued to on; Secretary, John Spring. Ship's dele­ Paul Babyak, George Forrest, those who need them. Brother volun­ gate is trying to get the toUets painted. teered to take care of the library. Chief Captain found grease on the ladder that James Lane, A. W. Phillips, John engineer will be contacted about fixing to the ice boxes. Steward requested P. Troester, Jay Deeds, Andrew heating regulators. Stewards department leads that the engine department members use got a vote of thanks for the good food. the fidley instead of this ladder. Only Fetchko, John J. Foley. authorized personnel should be admitted Malcolm Whitehead, Delmar Misto the messhaU as the ship is running low on coffee. Washing machine wiU be simer, Ricardo Ebon, Harris Grizfixed, if possible, in Germany. zard, Nathan Gumbiner, Oscar March 1—Chairman, Andrew Anderson; Jones, Peter-JVIatovich, H. J. Paine. Secretary, John Spring. Two men missed the ship in Bremerhaven. Patrolman will ^ William J. Keenan, Leon Kobe asked to find out why the captain larch, Marvin Kramer, Robert H. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), didn't buy fresh vegetables in England. Steward wants every' man to bring his Albright, Robert Freedman, Owen March 9—Chairman, Clto Pedersen; Sec­ linen down linen day instead of throwing retary, Milton • J. Kaiiovee. One man Herring, Raymond Krupa, Charles it down two or three days later. was hospitalized in Port Arthur, Tex., Miller, James Merrill. and another in Bremerhaven. Germany. TRENT (Seas Shipping), Janu­ John Murphy, Donald Myers, One man missed ship in Rotterdam. The aryROBIN 24—Chairmen, T. Blades; Secretary, mate is to blame for this, as he told the John W. Parker. There was a beef about Francis Osetek, Donald Peterson, man to go ashore before the sailing one member. There should be less noise John Quinn, Thomas Richardson, board was posted and that the ship could in the passageways in the morning, and not possibly sail before 8:00 AAI. Wed­ no wldstUng and singing and talking. William Scarborough, Richard nesday, and the ship sailed 8:00 A.M. There was a discussion on the hot rolls Tuesday. No fine, should be imposed nn and the service at the tables. The stewSchwartz. this man. There lis $101.61 in the ship's Anthony Tursi, John Wiess, Wil­ fund—$21.51 on hand and S80 loaned liam Wung, ' out, payable at the payoff. Beefs should be taken to the delegates. Chief cook was caught dropping meat on the galley T. FredericksOB deck, picking it up, frying it and feeding it to the crew. He was also found dig­ T. Napp ging in to the night lunch, dropping Both men formerly of the Mon­ cheese on the deck. After he got what he wanted he put the cheese back in roe should contact Paul Gonsor- the refrigerator. Report will be turned NOTICES Henry Hiiiion Collect your one day's pay and transportation money from SavanAah to Jacksonville at the Water­ man office in New York. 4^ .4i t •tit Joseph Bramley Your wife and child have gone to Florida. Legal papers will be sent to you in care of the Union hall in Nev& York. chik, room 303 at New York head­ quarters. Wuxzlm Anawer ^Can^Shaherp? i Have No OK Into the Union. He also fed the. crew baked beans from the week before. No on# is to feed the dog in the metthaU. Suggestion was mada to buy a record playor and rceorda, checkers and ehcsamen out of the ship't fund. There was not enough yeast on board. t "t t Autiry LaTcm Sargent Pick up your seamen's papers at the New York halL t t t Angel Diaz, James Francisco Your certificates of discharge from the Fort Hoskins and the Car­ olyn, respectively, are in" the New York hall. t t t Americo Medeiros your discharge certificate from the Del Sud, June 23, 1952, and receipts for two money orders dkted Decetnher 3;.1952,-are in New tork hail. ard says there ia enough of aU storea hut the captain la saving.u_Repalr list will IM made up. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Febru­ ary 23—Chairman. Blaeklo Bankstbn; Sec­ retary. Dutch Merkel. Steward was asked to vary menus and said be would comply with tbis request. Alleyways and beads shouliUbe sprayed to keep ont flies and mosquitoes. Brothers were asked to keep up the. good conduct for the good of all concerned. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), February 22 —Chairman, R. P. SIreltr Secretary, G. Fairslotts. Captain's refu^ to buy mflk in foreign porta wUl be reported to the patrolman. Stewards department got a vote of thanks. Watch standers wcro asked to dog watertight doers down in rough weather. If they are not fixed properly, this will be referred to the patrolman. There should be quiet In the messroom and passageways. 5Iilk situa­ tion in. foreign ports should be reported to the Union. Soiled linen should bp turned in on linen day so it can he counted and bagged before reaching dock.. Union wiU be notified on old re­ pairs not made. GEORGE UHLER (Southern), February 22—Chairman, W. P. Dunn; Secretary, Daniel Leary, Jr. Cryde E. Butler was elected ship's delegate. This ship was laid up for quite a while, the company's first Ubcrty ship. Everybody is coop­ erating and hoping they buy some more Libertys. Wiper, OS and messman will do the - recreation and laundry room cleaning. Everybody was asked to co­ operate in keeping things clean. Tliree men missed ship in Norfolk. One man was seized when signing on by the Im­ migration Department. Personal gear of these men was turned in in New York. CATAHOULA (National Navigation), March 15—Chairman, Adolphe Capote; Secretary, C. Braaux. Doors in stewards department head and shower need re­ pairing. Anyone wanting to donate to the wreatlr for Brother 'Ward Warrell should see the treasurer. There waa some performing in Cuba: this must bo stopped. Awning should be installed on the stem so crewmembers can sleep out in hot weather. Menu should be more varied. Mattress covers wiU be issued to anyone requiring them. Gait was elected ship's delegate. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 18—Chair­ man, G. A. Raid; Sacretary, P. A. Emer­ son. One man missed the ship in San Francisco, another in Newport. Ore. Every man is to do his share in keeping the recreation room clean. Steurard waa asked to get new cots in New York. Crowded condition of the stewards de­ partment foc'sle was noted. ALAWAI (Waterman), March 1—Chair­ man, S. Kwlatkowskt; Secretary, S. Cal­ lahan. S. Kwiatkowski was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in New York. Ship's delegate wil remind the old man about getting fresh daily sup­ plies in Houston; steward has requisi­ tions ready for this. Stewards depart­ ment quarters should be sougeed and meat boxes and storerooms cleaned be­ fore taking on fresh stores in New Or­ leans. All mattresses should be checked and replaced, where necessary, before sailing" foreign. Screen doors in crew's quarters' passagewaj-s should be checked and renewed where necessary. S'lip's office should be moved out of the crew's quarters. SEA WIND (Seatraders), March 1— Chairman, Waddle; Secretary. Hay. Brother Waddle was elected ship's dele­ gate by acclamation. There was a dis­ cussion as to who was supposed to issue soap powder, and laundry soap to each department. This will be clarified by the Union in Long Beach. Chief engi­ neer will be contacted about repairing the drinking fountain in the steward's passageway, the meat ice box door han­ dle and the ice box emergency signal system. Pantry should be kept clean at night. Third coolt was injured aboard this vessel in New Orleans while on duty and had to be, sent to the marine hos­ pital. His gear were brought to him. Heasked any members who saw_ or heard of the action to make a statement to the ship's delegate and the steward. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn *32, NY . QKIX Amawera (1) Four-fifths ~ of a quart. The reason It is called a "fifth" is .be­ cause it is also a fifth of a gallon. (2) Benjamin. Franklin, (3) $500. (4) New York has the most, 43. California and Pennsylvania each have 30. (5) Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (6) Chinese, including dialects. English is second. ' (7) There are more before the body is full grown. . . (8)160. ,v . (9> A cotton fabric. . (10) Zero.- I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME ....... STREET ADDRESS CITY ........ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION! If you are an old lubicrtbor and havo • chan^G of a'ddrais, ploaio givg your fcrmgr address balowi ADDRESS CITY — «.20Nt • «t$g8 t BMMStMBBM SI — gaggosoMoaMaa STATE �Pt9 Tmmif'tix SEAFARERS LOC Starting On l^fie Second, Five^Huncirecl ^ S-: • ' J':'™!:'' ''t::>:W ^^ ^ in the HOSPITALS iftipSii'l The folUnping list contains the names of hospitqlized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. ' While the Plan aids them financially, all of the^e yien would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weekf in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name ort the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. iillli l:': P The 501st maternity benefit check paid by the SIU WeUare Plan is handed to Mrs. Marvin White, for her son Norman, by Welfare Services representative Al Thompson. Norman's dad was on the Keystone Mariner. AH of the foUovAng SIU familiee will collect the 5200 maternity benefit plus a 529 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Glofia Alice Viera, born Febrtiary 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Viera, 2311 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4- 3^ 4" Eileen Beatrice Bobbins, bom December 27, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Robbins, 425 North 62nd Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4' 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4. 3> 4> 4" 4" t William D. Harper, Jr., born February 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Harper, Sr., 120 Shotwell Street, Houston, Tex. Norman White, born Febmary Clyde Wayne Jemigan, bom 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. January 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Marvin C. White, 3736 10th Ave­ Mrs. Teddy F. Jernigan, 551 Fer­ nue, New York, NY. guson Avenue, Norfolk, Va. 4^ 3^ Susan Roine Brown, born March 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Brown, 1630 2nd Street, New Orleans, La. 4i 3^ 4" Roy Eugene Gottschalk, bom March 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gottschalk, 48 West 71st Street, New York, NY. 4i 4' 3> Steve Carlton Baldwin, born March 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Baldwin, 2802V4 Tampa Street, Tampa, Fla. , 3^ t i ^ 3^ 3^ 3^ $ 3^ 4 i t Eugene Albert Doucette, bom March 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle A. Doucette, 33 Sum­ mer Street, Ipswich, Mass. Barbara Marie Wahlin, born March 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orvilie LeRoy Wahlin, Blandings Courts, Starke, Fia. Patrick William Burke, born March 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burke, 864 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY. tit Loraa Jean Farrow, bom March Jesus Medrano, born October Iris Elizabeth Smith, born Jan­ 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 16, 1952."- Parents, Mr. and Mrs. uary 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Jack P. Farrow, 1098 Mackinaw Florencio Medrano, 4228V^ Avenue Mrs. Chester R. Smith, 2215 25th Street, Jacksonville, Fla. I, Galveston, Tex. Street, Gulfport, Miss. Laura Ann Kyser, born March 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Kyser, 404 Morgan Ave­ nue, Mobile, Ala. 8?>; Family Too Gets Helping Hand From SIU Welfare Ury Mox Marcus, bom March Helping the Union man who gets into difficulties is one 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. phase of Welfare Services' work. Helping his family at the Waiter Marcus, 55 Sycamore Street, Patchogue, Long Island, same time is the other side of the coin, because the family is in a spot if anything happens NY. ment is automatically cut off. to the breadwinner. it 4» 4" Many a Seafarer hospitalized in Darrall Michell Thompson, bom A good deal of this help is Febmary 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. needed in those cases 'Where men a foreign port finds this a consid­ and Mrs. Percy Thompson, 2612 are taken off a ship in a foreign erable source of worry. But if he Bienville Avenue, New Orleans, port because of sickness or injury. notifies the Union, Welfare Serv­ La. When this happens the family allot- ices has found it possible to ar­ range for adv,ances. on his un­ earned wages to be sent home to his family. Proud Father In Action Then there is the simple prob­ lem of getting information to his wife and dependents. The com­ panies will notify next of kin if a man is sick or injured but will teU them little or nothing of his con­ dition. Welfare Services can find out additional information for the family so that they will know what's going on. In-one unusual case recently, a Seafarer was ih a hospital that had a ruling prohibiting patients from receiving any money. The man wasn't getting the money due him and neither was his wife and chil­ dren. The wife contacted friends and even an attorney, none of whom could give her any help. She wasn't a reader of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, and didn't know about Welfare Services. finally she thought of getting in touch with the Union and was referred to Welfare Services. The office made necessary arrange­ ments and had affidavUs drafted so Seafarer Walter Onofrachuck is beamin' ail over as het displays his that |ht. family coulA receive new daughter, Joanne Mercedes, for benefit of Seafarer-camerhian, money to keep them, going finiU ^le lii« wife April S, 1951 on.; ; . ; the. ScafaCTg WM . > USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NV W. T. Atchaion Abe Partner mbenciG SillaroM W-ilUam £. Pepper Jamei C. Blake Erneato Ramirez Maurice Burnstine Cataiina Ramoi Joieph A. CaUahan Pedro Reyes Berealord Edwarda C. R. Robertaon Joae G. Eapinoza VirsU Sandbers John Mike Franco Norvai J. Schlager Eari Gonyea T. B. Tomiin Joe Carl Gricci Harold Ariinghaua Jamea W. Hamilton Robert J. Menaer H. R. Hanaaen John P. Conway Wiiilara Herman Anthony Budvidaa Fred Hohenberger Chariea GaUagher Thomaa J. Kuataa M. LubiejewaU Victor Litarki I.eonard Smith Harry Morton Samuel Vandal L. G. Murphy Simon Goidateln Frank Nering VA HOSPITAL BRONX. NY Nichoiaa Rocco USPHS HOSPITAL PUERTO RICO Thomaa L. Crosby VA HO^ITAL MIAMI, FLA. Joae C. Viiar VA HOSPITAL FORT HAMILTON. BROOKLYN, NY Enrico TireUi USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Victor Arevaio Frederick Landry Edmund C. Bioiser Jamea J. Lawior Wiiaon O. Cara Francia F. Lynch Waitcf Chalk Harry F. McDonald C. M. Davison David McUreath EmUio Deigado Claude A. Markeii Antonio M. Diaf CUfford Middieton John J. DriacoU Vic MUazzo Enrique Ferrer John R. Murdoch Robert E. GUbert Eugene T. Nelson Bart E. Gurahick Pedro O. Peraito Peter Gvozdich G. E. Shumaker John B. Haas Robert Sizemore John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL FORT STANTON. NM Chariea Burton Thomaa laaksen Adipn Cox D. P. McDonald John G. Dooiey A. McGuigan Otto J. Ernst Jack P. Thornburg F. J. Frennette • Renato A. Viiiata Francis I. Gibbons Virgil E. Wiimoth Jack H. Gieaaon USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. T. L. Ankerson A. B. Seeberger Earl A. Bink Robert D. Settle R. J. Buchman David F. Sykea Hubert Canwell Arthur W. Barrett Carl E. Chandler Walter Hartmann Jeff Davis Jamea A. Oliver Stuart M. Ginsbiu-g Hennlng Bjork Jerry Greenberg Clarence DeChenne R. C. Hostler AUen Gary. Jr. A. L. Lazmerakl Earl McKendree Chariea Pedersen Ruaaell Hindel W. H. Fucliliiisk.v John R. sercu Edwin H. Rhoads G. O. Chaudion Robert A. Rogers Rodney Fulton Nathan Rubin Ulysses Santiago Lyman Sawyer Raymond T. Sparks MERCY HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph Snyder ST. AGNES HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. C. L. DeChenne « POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Robert Crowley George S. Smith John A. Duffy Donald S. White John J. Flaherty Albert F. Vetu Tim McCarthy . F. J. Dirkameyer USPHS HOSPITAL . GALVESTON. TEX. William Bargone ' Frank E. Nelson Warren W. Currier S. D. Newman Stacy P. Hart Clifford A. Sewell E. C. Hill John W. Marrs E. Jeanfreau K. Abonona Pat H. Jones Robert L. Shaw A. W. Keane VA HOSPITAL NTTW ORLEANS. LA. Leslie M. Jackson F. D. DlGiovannl USPHS HOSPITXL NORFOLK. VA. • Frank J. C-riUetta Horace L. WUilamg Luis Lopez Robert W. MiUer S. E. Roundtree Henry L. P^ltt USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. George B. Dunn OUie English James McKenyie Joseph Samborskl Joseph J. Nappo Carl A. Johnson Norvme D. Sykes Rudolph Schwarz Peter Smith William G. Bauser D. K. T. Sorenscn Albert B. Smith Teodore Urbina USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Roscoe Alford . Dan W. Ravesiea Robert L. Butler Luther C. Seldle Herman H. Casas T. R. Terrlngton Richard Clearman Gilbert Trosclair Rogelio Cruz Erwin Vial W. Faust Charles Gregory B. D. Foster Henry S. Sosa M. W. Gardiner J. H. Overton Ernest E. Gross Oscar Stevens Vernon Hall Jesse Green James H. Jones Herman A. Carson Eaden E. King Philip Horowitz Leo H. Lang W. H. Jett Theodore E. Lee J. T. Yates John E. Mayrbat H. Wllkerson Jerry M. MUler Cyril Lowrey H. P. Myers C. M. Hawkins C. R. Nicholson Edward Llgon SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. J. E. Roberts FIRLAND SANn-ORIUM SEATTLE. WASH. Emll Austad - USPHS HOSPITAL / MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles M. Bean USPHS HOSPITAL. DETROIT. MICH. Roy T. Bloxham Harry J. Cronln Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Warner W. Allred Ignancio D'Amlco Henry S. Chemel M. E. Newman Harold F. Holmer John H. Morris J. T. Moore . .^Bernard Wolfman Jack D. Morrison * W. R. Hatcher USPHS HOSPITAL ' SEATTLE. WASH. E. A. Marteli Thomas Downie William J. Meehan George D. Roiuke Alfred Johansen Found Benefit Very Handy At home In lfeiv Orlews, Seafarer Ira Brown, pantrymaiii says that ttie maternity benefit check came when h«i ^needed it most. He's • iir shown here hhldingDew daughter Susan, jvhile^wif^ Jsaniette imd �•rf, !? •nf AvirlLS, 198S SEAFAREHS LOG It Looks Oood SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS '• if Page Ttrenif-BtreM* •y- Landlord Problems? Contact Your Union With the housing situation as tight as it is in most cities, the average Seafarer, like workers everywhere, runs into dif­ ficulties with landlords now and then. Many landlords will With WALTER SIEKMANN avoid doing necessary repairs and services if they can get plained that his apartment hadn't (Ifews about men tn the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SID Wel­ away with it, and they usually been painted for the last nine fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer do because of the shortage of years. All his attempts to get the homes and apartments. Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes landlord to do the job fell on deaf his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Slow Procedure ears. He got in touch wi;h the In order to correct such a situa- Union, with the result that Wel­ James C. Blake, who has been mentioned in this space befor^wanti tloa It would be ncc.vsary for the fare Services contacted the proper to send a special vote o£ thanks to the membership and to the welfare Seafarer to run around to half-a- authorities so that this Seafarer's Department for helping him out with blood donations when they were dozen different federal and local home can'get the paint job it needs. needed most. The former bosun on the Camas Meadows, who was offices that have to do with hous­ The housing piobiems are com­ repatriated from Germany after taking ill abroad, has been in the ing. Getting action on complaints plicated by the fact that each state USPHS hospital on Staten Island for about six weeks now. He is is a slow drawn-out procedure, so and city has its own building codes recovering slowly from Ids injuries and will be on the mend for quite that the man who ships out for a and health codes, so what is a vio­ a bit longer. Were it not for the blood donations, he said, he probably living is at a distinct disadvantage. lation in one place will be accept­ wouldn't be here to tell the story and send his thanks. Paul Raymond Diaz approves Welfare Services is in a position able in another. Welfare Services is ' An oldtimer who has been out at Staten Island for quite some time of $200 benefit check. Parents to take up this slack and see that able to contact the proper author­ now is Thomas J. Knstas, whose last ship was the Hurricane on which are Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Diaz of the necessary work is done; ities and find out what the score Springhill, Ala. he shipped FWT. Kustas transferred from Norfolk, Recently one Seafarer com- is in any city. Va., to the local hospital. Public Houstng He wants to thank the entire member^ip for the Several Seafarers have enlisted maternity benefit his wife just received for the re­ . the aid of Welfare Services in get­ cent birth of their child. If he has thingis his way, ting apartments in public housing he's going to be up and around soon in order to projects. Ordinarily these projects see his wife and youngster. seek people who are steadily em­ Mike Frangos sends his regards to all the gang ployed and require the applicant in the hall in New York and to the membership of the SIU wherever they may be. Mike is Out at A severe brain injury coupled with an unfeehng and over- to submit proof of his earnings. the Staten Island hospital resting up a bit too. His skeptical skipper made things tough for Seafarer Philip When a Seafarer goes to them Kustas last ship was the Strathport, on wliich he was Frank. But thanks to the Union's assistance, Frank is on his with records from half a dozen or more shipping companies they steward. He has been under the doctors' care for about six weeks now, way back to health and is re--*" — aren't anxious to give him an apart­ and he doesn't know how much longer he'll be in the place. He says ceiving the financial assist­ he'll be ready to ship out, though, the moment he gets his release fiom ance du4 him under the con­ that I must have been drunk. Yet ment. " I've never taken a drink i^j my life In such instances Welfare Serv­ the hospital. tract. as anybody who has sailed with me ices will contact the housing au­ One Seafarer who won't let the hospital dampen his spirits is Nerval Frank signed on as a wiper can tell you. My only weaknesses thority involved and explain that J. Scblager. Schlager's last vessel was the Hoyal Oak, sailing as FWT. a member of the SIU enjoys a very He is not completely cured of his ailments at this time, but he believes aboard the Transatlantic (Boise are music and sightseeing." Then when Frank was repatri­ high degree of job security even he Is going to take a vacation from the hospital in the near future. Griffin) on his last trip. A few Just to .get away from it all. It seems the medicinal odors and anes­ days. out he was injured when a ated to the States, the company re­ though he may work for several thetic influence of the sterilized halls is getting on his nerves a bit. skylight fixture fell on his head, fused to pay him maintenance, different companies in the course again accusing him of faking. The of the year. Welfare Services will James Hamilton is having the time of his life out on the Island. He putting him out of action. Union Welfare Services swung into also assist the Seafarer in getting Severe Headaches put a horn on his wheelchair and is tooting good will all over the place He rested up for one day from action and got documentary proof the necessary information together since the Welfare Service had him transferred from the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. Even though he is spreading cheer among the the effects of the. injury, but then of the injury and had his condition that the housing projects require. checked here in New York, further On the strength of this information other patients of the hospital, he thinks it would be a good idea if he was made to . .• substantiating the evidence from several Seafarers have been able to some of the Seafarer-shipmates of patients came around to say hello. turn to. For five overseas. Even then, the company get apartments. or six days he felt It would'iife rapch appreciated by ail the men in the wards. tried to block maintenance pay­ On the other side of the fence Back on the beach in New York after spending some time in a hos­ better, but sud­ ments, claiming that the whole there are quite a few Seafarers" denly started to pital in Honolulu, Hawaii, is Jan Beye, Jr., whose last ship was the thing must have been planned who own small properties which get severe head­ Citrus Packer. Jan's father is back in town as well. somehow. they lease to residential or com­ aches, dizzy spells The elder Beye, also a member of the SIU, had to mercial tenants. These men often Finally, in the face of the evi­ and vomiting. go over to the old country on some family business, dence, the company had to yield. need information on regulations Although h e but he's back in the US at the moment. He doesn't Frank has received two months affecting their ownership which kept complaining know how long he'll stay, though, because he figures maintenance to date and the Wel­ Welfare Service secures for them. that he felt ill, on going back to sea shortly. Frank fare Services are now battling with the .captain and Even though some of the men know how to handle the company to get him his full the engineers accused him of fak­ their own affairs, it may be to their advantage to, ing or being drunk, and refused to maintenance payments. Meanwhile bring' their problems to the Welfare Services of take his complaints seriously. he is receiving treatment from a the SIU. The Welfare Department knows whom to Frank protested that he never specialist, which was arranged with contact. Where to call, and what to do in every case. Beye drank or smoked, being a complete the help of the Welfare Serviees. Usually, the department can handle the case more teetotaler, but they wouldn't be­ "They have even been investi­ easily and quickly than can the Seafarer himself, so it would be the gating around my family in Con­ lieve him. ^ better part of judgment to allow them to do it. necticut" Frank said, "to try to Finally when the ship reached Take advantage of the Welfare Services. Come in with your problem prove something on me. Before I first, before attempting to tackle it by yourself. Let the Union help Piombino, Italy, 18 days later they started sailing with the SIU, I had a doctor examine him. The you help yourself. doctor took one good look at him spent five years with the Army and sent him immediately to a hos­ Transport Service, four years on pital where he was treated for a one ship, and I never had any fractured skull and a severe brain trouble like this before." concussion. Called Him Phony The deaths of the follotaing Burke, 1628 France Street. New Last Rites For A Seafarer But even then his troubles Seafarers have been reported to Orleans, La. weren't oveti "The skipper used the Seafarers Welfare Plan and » 4^ $2,500 death benefits are being . Jaines Crone, 63: On February to call me up at the hospital" he _ • paid to beneficiaries. 15. 1953, Brother Crone died of a said, "and tell me I was a phony heart ailment in New Orleans, La. and was faking the whole thing. Otto Preussler, 66: A heart dis­ He joined the SIU in December, order . proved fatal to Brother 1938, from New Orleans and sailed Preussler on March 1, 1953. He as an AB in the deck department, died at the USPHS Hospital in i Savannah,'Ga., and was buried in Joseph S. Buckley, 51t A mem­ that city at the Laurel Grove Ceme­ ber of the Union since June. 1939, Applications for the -mater­ tery. A member of the stewards Brother Buckley died in the nity benefit must be supported department, he had been sailing as USPHS Hospital in Galveston, by the following documents: a chief 'cook since January, 1939, Tex., of a heart ailment on August • Your marriage certificate.' when he joined the SIU in the port 13, 1953. He was a member of tiie • Baby's birth certificate dat­ of New York. He is survived by his engine department. Surviving is his ing birth after AprU 1, 1952. son, Si^ey S.' Preuraler of Port sister, Mrs. Walter Muh. 105 Mount • The discharge from the last Orange, FU: > ship you sailed on before the Hope Place, Bronx, NY. : - i;:;- t baby was bom.' Ralph SV Burke, 87i While work­ James .Preston Russell. 28: A Processing of all applica­ ing flmard the Alcoa Pioneer, broken neck suffered in an auto­ tions can be speeded up by at Brother Burke was killed as a re? mobile • accident in Currituck least three days if -photostatie suit of a fall from a ladder on Feb^ County» North Carolina, caused tiie copies of the three documents ruary 14; IflBS. IThe ship was af dektb or .Brother Russell last Feb­ are sent in. Applications that tiihe kt Port^f-Spain, Trini­ ruary "ith. He had been an OS in should be made to Union Wel­ dad, BWI. Brother Burke had been the deck department for over two fare Tnistees, c/o SIU head­ saiUng as a lilessman in the stew­ years. Burial took place at the ^ilew quarters, 679 fourth'Avenue. Crewmembers of the Seatrain Georgia prepare to slide the flagards department for nearly tWO Hdpe^MethOdibt-Cemeteiy: Suivlw draped cofftii of the late Red LaFrage into the bcdan waters after" B'klyB82.NY, ..1 appropriato shipboard ceremonies. years. He leaves his wife, lillian Dt' ^* ' " • " ••St Captain Just Wouldn't Believe Seafarer Was Really Injured '^URLY FINAL DISPATCH How to Apply For Birth Pay • t ^ A- �••i., 0 / Vol. XV No. 7 v. • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • i^S'SiSiSsiil ssissa ^ V^-'" pii ^^v,..:?:>X::y..•••.. •;'::v;-:?:>>;;:;>>::;;:;Vs<:;:i; I iSisgr™ Jili isisps^ssj Jpiiiiilp , J'® js ,,, , , . P r,,«r,. • |, -V, ',M M 'm XM^ .v^ . ^ • 1 w ^ 55 ^r<::;'-''.^ + * ' • •• ' . • - S . i* • i'. ;:||ij»i!B sw mBsme&iffiT •I:-;*-;: J iilpftllPiPil / •-> A Since the. SlU started payment of ma­ ternity benefits just a year ago, April 1, 1952, more than 500 SIU families have become the proud parents of new babies. Every one of these families has received the record-breaking benefit of $200 plus a $25 bond from the Union. In cold cash, the SIU Welfare Plan has paid out more than $100,000 in maternity benefits, while the Union has presented oyer $12,500 in US defense bonds to the newcomers. ••ivii iVvis'.'rsiVixvl'vVj'i t' The SIU is proud of the fact that it has the only maternity benefit in maritime, q benefit which is far larger than that paid by any group insurance or other welfare plan. Further, this sum is paid to any Sea­ farer-father who was employed oh SIUcontracted ships for a minimum of one day in the past 12 monjhs. ' *' ' •: - ,<iR I • •• ' "• Here, as in so many other respects, the SIU leads oil of maritime in vproviding benefits'.for seamen and their-familiesi' • 4.-' , ' 'J •.V?- ii::: « ' j > :• . -V-Tt^rl � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 3, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU BABY BENEFIT HAS 1ST BIRTHDAY AMEU STILL BEGGING OFF ON 10G SIU CHALLENGE SHIPS US SOLD SUPPLY REDS CONVENTION OK'S MFOW UNITY BID SIU FISH WORKERS PLAN MUTUAL AID MFOW TO VOTE; AUTONOMY GRANTED CANADIANS, BME ILA MOVES TO ABOLISH SHAPE-UP PAYMENT OF BACK WAGES HITS PEAK THIS MONTH SIU REPATRIATION PACT NOT VOIDED BY US RULE SIU SLOPCHESTS TO SAIL FROM GULF PORTS SOON DREDGES, SEWAGE THREAT TO MOBILE OYSTER FLEET 'MODERNIST' IN ART CONTEST RIO STRIKE MAY SPREAD SEAFARER DIGGING FOR GOLD--COINS THAT IS NMU AGAIN IGNORES TB MEN'S PLEAS EX-POLAR SCHOONER NOW TRAMP TRADE WITH RED CHINA MOMENTOUS DECISION SIU SLOPCHEST GROWS MATERNITY BIRTHDAY SEAFARERS ON TV A SEAFARER ON KOREAN SHUTTLE GETS 'BEHIND THE SCENES' SHOTS TOMATO AND PINEAPPLES MEAN TROUBLE ON STEEL RECORDER SEAFARER-GI UPHOLDS SIU CONTRACT THE DESOTO GETS A DESOTO JR BUT SON DOESN'T LOOKLIKE MOM MAKES PIERHEAD JUMP, 'ADOPTS' CREW DEEP SEA TOW TRUCK FAMILY TOO GETS HELPING HAND FROM SIU WELFARE LANDLORD PROBLEMS? CONTACT YOUR UNION CAPTAIN JUST WOULDN'T BELIEVE SEAFARER WAS REALLY INJURED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/3/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/858f373c367b91536b72745ea44784da.PDF cae307861b68eaa6bbe303cd591d7371 PDF Text Text Vol. XXVI N». 7 SEMARERS^^LOG April S 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAW OP THI SEAfARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION .ATLANTIC. GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . ] AFL-CIO FIRST JOINT US TALKS HELD ON SHIP ISSUES -Stoiy On Pasr» 3 illl I * SiU Joins Profesf joined labor groups from all over Pennsylvania last . , ' month, to protest against proposal of Gov. William W. Scranton to slash unemployment benefits for jobless workers in the state. Some 20,000 union members took part in Harrisburg march. BiU eventually pas.sed and was signed by Scranton. (Story on Page 2.) I Grounded, of Yokohama Bay shows SIU - manned freighter Taddei Village . firmlygrounded on reef after trying to rescue Greek ship which ran into same problem less than a mile away. Way down at the stern, the Taddei was scene of heroic battle by crewmembers to save their own ship and avoid loss of life. All crewmembers were taken off in Navy vessel and are back in the US. Crew­ men of the Greek ship Maria G. L. were also rescued by other ships. The • Taddei was out­ bound from Los Angeles to Yokohama at the time. (Story on Page 3.) �rare Twe SEAFARERS LOG April S, 19M Transport Forum Eyes Job Issues In Shipping Field SIU Wins NJ Jobless Pay Ruling NEW ORLEANS—Proposals for a new approach to mari­ time labor problems and shipping issues that vitally affect the US-flag merchant marine were voiced here last month at Tulane University's 15th An--*nual Institute on Foreign is embroiled in a "major economic Transportation and Port Op­ war with Russia." He called for a stronger US-flag erations. fleet to support MSTS in wartime A number of speakers at and advised American shipowners the week - long conference they "must not be content to wait PORT NEWARK—The SIU suc­ cessfully appealed a New Jersey ruling that disqualifled a Seafarer from receiving state unemploy­ ment benefits after a claims exam­ iner had invoked the shipping rules of another union. The Seafarer had left a ship op­ erated by Sea-Land Service after requesting and receiving a medi­ cal certificate from the skipper of his vessel in order to see a doctor. Sea-Land ships are registered in New Jersey, since the company's home office is located here. The ship sailed about 12 hours later on its regular run. After coming ashore due to stomach pains, the Seafarer left for his home in Massachusetts, checked the following day with the US Public Health Service hos­ pital in Boston, and was found to be not fit for duty. He recovered some time later and was available for work. An appeals' tribunal decision notes that he then filed an inter­ state claim for benefits, which the examiner rejected. • The ruling was based on the shipping rules of the National Maritime Union, and contended that the Seafarer had not properly applied for a medical leave of ab­ sence. However, the decision of the appeals officer was that the NMU rules obviously could not ap­ ply, since the vessel and its crew are«covered by an SIU agreement and SIU shipping rules. called for expanded joint action by sea labor, shipping management and Government to spark industry growth and jobs. SIU President Paul Hall had been scheduled to be one of the chief panelists at a session on Fri­ day, March 20, devoted to labor re­ lations, but was unable to attend. Due to developments involving the Seafarers International Union of Canada, Hall was in Montreal. Addressing the Institute on its closing day, Herbert Schmertz, Special Assistant to William E. Simkin, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Serv­ ice, cited the special problems that have developed in maritime and other industries which affect the collective bargaining process. Schmertz named the decline in job opportunities as a major item. (The TuII text of his address is on Page 9.) Job Opportunity He declared that ". . . negotia­ tions in a climate where the pro­ posals of one party resolved around a program for increasing productivity primarily through manpower curtailment, while the proposals of the other party con­ cern themselves with improved job opportunity or job security either through maintenance or expansion of the manning scales are ex­ tremely difficult." Both parties have to change their bargaining patterns, he said, and "approach their common problems with a desire to arrive at common solutions." He warned, however, that "no mandatory regulations for the res­ olution of disputes in some form of compulsory arbitration will cure the underlying ills" in any in­ dustry. A call for a stronger merchant fleet also came from the com­ mander of the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service, Vice-Adm. Roy A. Gano, who warned that the US for prosperity to come before they upgrade their fleets because, if they wait, prosperity will pass them by." Adm. Gano al-so made it clear that while he favored a privatelyoperated US merchant fleet, MSTS would continue to function and compete with private shipping. Sea unions joined with other labor groups in protest against Scranton bill. At Harrisburg rally (foreground, l-r), C. Dodson, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; Harold Keane, Masters, Mates & Pilots; Philadelphia SIU Port Agent Frank Drozakand Joe Barbacane, MEBA, spark membership protest. SIU Aids Fight On Scranton Plan Slash In Jobless Benefits Approved By Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed a bill to revise unem­ ployment compensation in the state by slashing total jobless pay benefits for unemployed workers and severely tightening eligibility qualifications. The "ripper" bill was sponsored by Pennsylvania's Governor William W. Scranton and ministration officials as Instructing horse" candidate for the Repub­ the industrial representatives that lican Presidential nomination, was Republican legislators. it was their duty to "put into line" striking a blow against working The bill raises maximum jobless benefits by $5 a week for relatively few unemployed but shortens the duration of benefits, raises the tax base but reduces the minimum corporation tax rate. By Scranton's own estimate, payments to unemployed workers will drop by a net of $35 million a year. The bill drew strong opposition from Pennsylvania labor. The largest concentration of trade union members in recent state history, about 20,000 in number, marched through the streets of the state capital on March 19 to pro­ test the bill. Representatives from the SIU and its affiliates took part in the procession. The State AFLCIO also sponsored full-page ad­ vertisements in the two Harrisburg newspapers to publicize a "Phila­ delphia Inquirer" story of March 17 which detailed a secret meeting between four members of Scranton's cabinet and representatives of Westinghouse Corp., US Steel and Bethlehem Steel. The report quoted Scranton ad- those Republican state representa­ tives who were still opposed to the bill. Employers will benefit from the reduced unemployment pay­ ments to workers through lower proportional unemployment com­ pensation taxes on businesses and through special low rates to new industries locating in the state. The newly-passed revisions will reduce benefits paid to workers by $35 million a year while increasing the tax contributions of employers by only $4 million, labor has pointed out, charging Scranton with asking unemployed workers to bear the largest share of making the Pennsylvania unemployment compensation program solvent. The program has been underfinanced, labor charges, and the workers are being forced to bear the brunt of this bad planning. Cuts Benefits For 90,000 The AFL-CIO Executive Council estimates that the plan cuts off benefits for 90,000 unemployed persons in the state and singles out and penalizes the workers in seasonal and low-paid industries. The state AFL-CIO warned that "labor is going to do its best to defeat every member who voted for the bill," declaring that "the pledge that was made here . . . will be redeemed in full." Many have charged that Scran­ ton, who is considered a "dark SEAFARERS LOG Apr. 3, 19«4 Vol. XXVI, No.'7 PAUL HALL, President HEHBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor;. MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, THOMAS LAVGHLIN, ROBERT ARONSON, DONALD BROWN, Staff Writers. State Troopers in legislature (shown in background) arouse Published biweekly at the h'esdquerteri the anger of Democratic legislators, including State Rep. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Cult, Lakes and Inland Waters James Musto (center, standing) who demands that they be District, AFL-CIO, »7S Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-«600. removed from Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The Second class postage paid at the Post OfFlce in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act police were removed and debate proceeded on the unem­ of Aug. 24, 1912. ployment compensation bill though Democrats couldn't I2S ! :J •• • > J learn who ca<lled out-troOpis. ' j la 1.; e i. 'c y.iiif j',!. ea/f j'yyn cj r.ijtf if-'J M b'u J" ) ^A people to advance his own Presi­ dential aspirations. A meeting that could be of major slgiiificance to the future of the American maritime industry took place last week in Washington. For the first time, representatives of maritime labor and management were given the opportunity to sit down with top level US agency officials to discuss the many problems besetting the maritime industry and affecting American seamen. Although the meeting was the first outgrowth of the US maritime union joint stand on the shipment of wheat and other grain com­ modities to the Soviet bloc countries, strengthiened by the ILA boycott, these and future talks will not be limited to just wheat or enforcement of 50-50. They will cover the full range of maritime problems. AFL-CIO President George Meany headed the labor delegation which consisted of the SIU, ILA, and NMU. Management was well represented, as was the Department of Commerce, Agriculture, Labor. State and the Maritime Administration. The importance of the meeting could be judged from the fact that in most cases it was the top man in the Department who was actually present at the meeting. What they heard was the united position of the maritime labor movement on the issues effecting the livelihood of maritime workers. One of the most important points maritime labor has been trying to get across for some time is that unless machinery is available to resolve the issues arising out of the efforts to bypass protective features of the law and Government policies that were designed to assist the American merchant marine, maintain the US fleet of vessels and the jobs of maritime workers which are so essential to our economy and security, there is a large question as to our nation's ability to survive as a commercial maritime power. In the end, the most important result of this and similar meetings should be the establishment of proper machinery to enable parts of the maritime industry, either labor, management or Government (which must be considered in any maritime que.stion) to register grievances on matters at issue. Up until now there has been no instrument of this nature, a condition complicated by the fact that the Government agencies either refuse or fail to understand the intent of the law and the need for preserving and strengthening the American merchant marine. The position of the maritime unions of course upheld the strict Interpretation and application ' of 50-50. It went further than that however, and made the unions' insistence on the use of American-flag ships in Government aid programs and in the Russian and satellite grain movements emphatically clear. This meeting is but the beginning. The machinery which we have felt has been a vital necessity for so long is in the process of develop­ ment. The momentum gained by the joint stand of the US maritime unions over the Russian wheat shipments must be maintained. This first meeting of top labor, management and Government leadership was productive, but was only a beginning. Now that we have the ball, we must carry it. The scope of these meetings must be enlarged to incompaia issues' whigji^^hlv^beeg Jg^ed .fof �April i, ItM SEAFARERS Pare libree LOG Follow-Up On Wheat Sale Fight Top-Level US Talks Open On Ship Issues Stern awash, the Tacidei Village lies aground in Yokohama Bay within sight of the ill-fated Maria G. L, (circled), the ship it originally set out to help, whose midsection is under water. WASHINGTON—meeting of major importance to the American maritime industry took place here on March 23 when top maritime labor and management officials sat down together with the heads of major Government agencies for the first time to exchange Communist countries and the Meany headed the labor group, of views on many problems agreement which ended the boycott SIUNA President Paul Hall; Thom­ plaguing the maritime in­ by the International Longshore­ as W. Gleason, ILA president, and men's Association of ships loading Joseph Curran, president of the dustry. these cargoes, last week's meeting National Maritime Union. An outgrowth of the marked the first time that labor, Representing the Government and Government were top-level Cabinet officers, joint stand adopted by management, have sat down at such a high level AFL-CIO maritime unions to to talk about the American including Commerce Secretary Luther H. Hodges, Secretary of halt bypassing of US vessels merchant marine. State Dean Rusk, and Agriculture in the transport of grain, to AFL-CIO President George Secretary Orville L. Freeman. The 'Tried To Help Another Ship In Trouble ... We're Lucky To Be Alive' Heroism Marks SlU Ship Disaster NEW YORK—A tale of danger, heroism and good seamanship was reported to the LOG last week by Seafarer Her­ bert L. Skyles, who was night cook and baker aboard the Taddei Village (Consolidated) when she went aground on hidden reefs just outside Yokohama Bay on March 15. "We're all lucky to be alive" called for volunteers to go below right now," Skyles said after sel. It was about 10:15 AM. The #2 lifeboat crew began at once to assist the engineers in closing he arrived here, "If it wasn't to get the boat ready to go over sea valves in an attempt to keep for the great seamanship dis­ played by every man aboard we ail might have been goners." The Taddei Village was out­ bound from Los Angeles to the Japanese port of Yokohama when the grounding occurred. Skyles reports the vessel was only ten minutes from picking up the pilot for the ride into Yokohama Bay when she picked up an SOS to proceed to the aid of a Greek-flag Liberty ship, the Maria G. L., which had run aground during a storm the night before. The Taddei Village turned around immediately and headed away from the bay area, through heavy seas, toward the Greek ves­ the side to pick up survivors. Skyles reports he was on deck near the #3 hatch on' the port side. The Taddei had approached to within about 900 yards of the stricken Greek vessel when there was a sudden lurch and the ship ground to a screeching halt. The Taddei Village had run aground and was stuck fast on the same hidden coral reefs that had claimed the vessel she had gone out to aid. At this point the crew still didn't realize the seriousne.s.s of the situation, Skyles commented. That came later when the US Navy minesweeper Persistent tried three times and failed to get Ramsey Hennlnger a line aboard the vessel. The Persistent was unable to come in close enough to put a line aboard the vessel for fear it would also run aground on the same reef. Meanwhile, the SIU ciew was busy aboard. At about 3 PM, the settler tanks ruptured and the plant shut down, so the pumps stopped operating. The captain water out of the engineroom and maintain buoyancy. By this time the vessel already had a 20-degree list. Skyles, two ABs and the chief steward went be­ low into waistdeep water in the engineroom which was filling with oil from the over­ flow pipes. When they discovered that water was pouring in Skyles through the sprung door of the shaft alley, (Continued on page 22) Labor Department was represented by James J. Reynolds, Assistant Labor Secretary, and the Maritime Administration by Maritime Ad­ ministrator Nicholas Johnson. Man­ agement was represented by Ralph E. Casey, president of the Ameri­ can Merchant Marine Institute; MaK Harrison, president of the American Maritime Association; Ralph B. Dewey, president of the Pacific American Steamship Asso­ ciation, and Rear Admiral Ralph James, executive director of the Committee of American Steamship Lines. The meeting at the Department of Commerce building saw the leaders of maritime labor, manage­ ment and Government engaged in a free discussion, in depth, of the use of American-flag ships in Gov­ ernment aid programs and in Rus­ sian and satellite grain movements. The maritime union leaders made clear their joint position on the absolute necessity for strict inter­ pretation by Government agencies of the 50-50 laws and the necessity for setting up machinery to resolve the Issues arising out of efforts to bypass the protective features of the law. Government policies de(Continued on page 15) Statements On Canadian Shipping Dispute MONTREAL—^The following joint statement was Issued here today by Charles Millard, trustee. Board of Trustees of the Maritime Transportation Unions, and Paul Hall, president. Seafarers International Union of North America, concerning the Canadian shipping dispute: A series of meetings has been^— held to explore the problems to advance the common interests In the approach to the problem, we will do through the legal pro­ feel that they sincerely intend to facing the maritime industry on of the membership of the Sea­ and in the discussions between the cesses and procedures available. act in the best interests of all the Great Lakes and the parties farers International Union of interested parties, the Seafarers Hal Banks is presently involved in parties to whom they have an are determined that normalcy shall Canada. trial proceedings in the courts obligation. be restored in the maritime indus­ International Union of North and, (4) Steps will be taken to unite consequently, we will not The SIUNA is grateful to those try in both Canada and the United all elements of the maritime in­ America has been concerned with comment in that regard. who have consistently sought to States. Throughout the meetings lead­ assist in resolving the issues. We The interests and welfare of the dustry of Canada and the United the fundamental issues involved members of the Seafarers Inter­ States in a cooperative effort to in, and arising out of, the dispute. ing to the joint announcement by are particularly grateful to AFLnational Union of Canada formed settle any and all differences on In arriving at a method for resolv­ the interested parties, our em­ CIO President George Meany who, ing the issues, the position of the phasis was on the fundamental throughout the entire dispute has the basic consideration in the dis­ the Great Lakes. SIUNA and the Executive Board trade union considerations es­ demonstrated a clear understand­ (5) The parties will seek the co­ cussions. To this end, the parties agreed operation of the Canadian Labor of the Seafarers International sential to ultimate resolution of ing of the fundamental issues in­ to make the following public Congress, the AFL-CIO, the Rail­ Union of Canada was identical. All the problem; namely, the con­ volved, and in characteristic faway Labor Executives Association, facets of the problem were dis­ tinued integrity of the SIU of sion stood firmly for a trade union statement: the Maritime Trades Department cussed between the SIUNA and Canada as a free trade union or­ approach toward achieving a solu­ (1) Immediate steps will be taken to restore the Seafarers In­ and all other interested trade the SIU of Canada's Executive ganization and the preservation of tion. By his actions. President ternational Union of Canada to the union groups to assist in the Board throughout the period of the rights, welfare, security and George Meany made it possible to constitutional control of its mem­ achievement of normalcy in the discussions and the position ar­ economic gains achieved over the maintain the dispute in its proper perspective and to keep the focus years by Canadian Seafarers. rived at is a mutual one. bers. Constitutional provisions for maritime industry. on tlie real issue involved. For We are pleased that there has With respect to the law which succession to the presidency of the (6) All possible steps will be Seafarers International Union of taken to achieve integration of established the trusteeship, our been an understanding of the basic ourselves, and we feel sure, for Canada will be implemented as a maritime unions in Canada where position has been, and remains, nature of these factors. We are the members of tlie SIU of Canada, first step in restoring membership it is in the interest of union clear. The law is anti-union in equally pleased that, as the results we express deep appreciation to character and undesirable; as such, of the discussions indicate, the President Meany for his forth­ control. stability. (2) The trustees will continue to (7) Should either party feel that we deplore its existence, including responsible parties exhibited a right and unswerving stand under exercise their powers and respon­ all the obligations have not been the removal of the President of the recognition of their responsibili­ the difficult circumstances. It is also proper that we express sibilities under the legislation but met, they are at liberty to con­ SIU of Canada, Hal C. Banks. It ties to the Canadian government it is their intention that active sider all arrangements terminated. is our responsibility as a trade and Canadian people to effectuate gratitude to the Secretary of the union to continue our fight to ef­ resolution of the problems and the United States Department of La­ management of the union will be 4" 4" fect its rescission because we be­ restoration of normalcy. The dis­ bor, W. Willard Wirtz, and As­ in the hands of the membership. lieve it is inimical to the interests cussions with the trustees were sistant Secretary of Labor James The following statement (3) Continued close relations not only of the SIU of Canada and amicable and they have demon­ Reynolds for their unremitting was Issued here today by Paul will be maintained between the its membership, but to all trade strated an understanding of the efforts to assist in resolving the Hall, president. Seafarers In­ Seafarers International Union of unionists and others concerned basic issues confronting the mem­ problem, despite ,the complicaternational Union of , North Canada and the Seafarers Interr with tlie dem'ocratic concept. This bership of tlie SIU of Canada. We (Continued on page 23) America: national Union ttt' Noifth 'Aniefica �SEAFARERS Fs^€ Four ICC Maintains Favors To Rails Stewards' Job Preference Set After June 15 The Interstate Commerce Commission has once again proved its ver­ satility in upholding discriminatory rail rates by giving the go-ahead to a railway rate cut on tinplate from the East to the West Coast. At the same time, ICC told the intercoastal shipping operators that any similar rate reduction in their case was unjust. In handing down a decision on the rail cut, the examiner for the ICC said that the nation's transcontinental railroads were "justified" in cutting rates on tinplate from $1.16 to $1 per 100 pounds. At the same time he found that cuts in intercoastal ship rates on the same products from 98 to 82 cents per hundred pounds were "unjustified." The water rates are traditionally lower because they are the lower-cost method of transportation. This is something ICC chose to ignore. The new rail rate applies to a minimum shipment of 60 tons, while the old rate applied to a minimum shipment of 40 tons. In addition, the water carriers filed a special rate of 72 cents per hundredweight on shipments of at least 500 tons. If the reduced rail rate is upheld by the ICC's three-man rate panel, and later by the full 11-member Commission, it will mean a sharp dropoff in tinplate cargo for intercoastal water carriers. The new rate has been In effect since February, 1963, pending the approval of the ICC. However, the Intercoastal Steamship Freight Conference feels that the cut on tinplate is just a "foot in the door" tactic, and that the tinplate reduction is merely the first of a series of other rate reductions on steel products moving in quantity from the East to the West Coast. The intercoastal shipping industry has shown a steady decline since World War II. Those left in operation are SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship and the Weyerhaeuser Line, a subsidiary of the lumber out­ fit that bears the same name, under contract to the SIU Pacific District. Both carry lumber and other cargo eastbound and return to the West Coast with steel and steel products. In addition, Sea-Land container ships, manned by Seafarers, are the only new entry in the trade. As the SIU has pointed out many times in disputing ICC rulings, before the Commission began beating the drum for the railroads, the intercoastal and coastwise shipping lines were the main source of US shipping activity not too long ago. In turning down the request of the water carriers for a rate cut, the ICC examiner said that "the acceptable costs, heretofore detailed, in­ dicate that both the 82 and 72 cent rates were well below the fullydistributed costs. Even though the Commission could approve either or both of these rates," he continued, "such finding could only apply to the Calmar Steamship Corporation, since it is the only one which submitted cost evidence." NEW YORK — The Seafarers Appeals Board has Issued a fur­ ther reminder that job preference for SIU chief stewards who have completed refresher courses un­ der the Steward Hecertification Program will be given after June 15, 1964 in the Port of New York. The Steward Department Recertification Program was initiated in 1962 in New York, offering a re­ fresher school for SIU chief stew­ ards. Since the school is con­ ducted only in New York, the SAB has ruled that this is the only port where the job preference provided for in the shipping rules can be put into effect. Holders of Certificates of Recertification from the Steward De­ partment Recertification Program are permitted job preference un­ der the shipping rules in the con­ tract between the Union and its contracted operators. The steward school features both classroom and field work in an attempt to upgrade the skiils necessary for a chief steward's rating. The next class is sched­ uled to begin May 18 and run un­ til June 26. The current class began March 30 and will run through May 8. Steward department personnel who have at least three years of seatime in a rating above 3rd cook can receive further details by con­ tacting Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board, 17 Bat­ tery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, New York. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President A9M 9. IM« LOG STEEL ADVOCATE CtoHtmlan), Jan. •—CiMlnnan, T. SaH/ Sacratary, B. Cariaen. Motion made that membera at aea abould be able to vote on duea increaae by havtns a 80-day votins period. Members et aea ahould have chance to partidpata In Im­ portant votinf. NATALIE (Maritime), Dec. 22 — Chairman, J. N. McLaren; Secretary, none. No money in treasury. WiU run a pool to replenish and reimburse the baker $2.78 that is owed to him. Discussion on milk that was found spoiled in some cans. Steward depart­ ment claimins OT for souseelnf dona by wipers. PUERTO RICO (Motorshlpi), Dec. 21—Chairman, Pater P. DiCapio; Sec­ retary, George Anderson. Ship sailed short two wipers and one saloon BEATRAIM •EOilGtA (EaatraM, Pab. ir-Cliatnnaii, K. PvchaMdi Baoratary, K. HaanEMfL New wasfehoM machine ie aboard. Locker was bollt for deck departoMnt foar. No heels were reported. J. CUMons elected to serve as aUp'a dalegate. Vote o< thanks extended to Brother Lester. resicninK ship's ddcsata. for good Job. YOUNG AMERICA (Watermaii), Jan. 11—Ctialaman, T. O. Tucfcan Eocretary, G. O. Happer. The safety committee reported that to its knowl­ edge everythliv la ahipshape. Discuasion held oonoemlng minor accidents that have occurred since the last safety meeting, and what could have been done to prevent aamc. All safety recommendations at previous meeting .have been fully complied with. It was stressed that anything found to be of a hazardoiu nature is to be brought to the immediate ettention of the department head. MOUNT VERNON VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), February S—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Secretary, K. Lynch. Brother John Chambers was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Beds sre in bad shape. New springs and mattresses are needed. messman. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for a nice Christmas dinner. Oct. 9—Chairman, A. Aragones; Secretary, A. Ferrara. A few hours disputed OT in steward department. Delegates have been having trouble getting repairs done which Involve water running too hot in the tropica and too cold in cold weather. Vote of thanks extended to steward de­ partment. RIO GRANDE (Oriental Exporters), Feb. 9—Chairman, Julio Evans; Sec­ retary, S. T. Arales. Brother Robert F. Stewart resigned as ship's dele­ gate. Frank Fandino was elected to replace him. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. Motion made to write to Imadquartera regarding crew's mail. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Feb. 9—Chairman, Thomas Malone; Sec­ tary, Lancelot Alexander. Ship's del­ egate spoke to the captain about draws in rupees that the crew would not accept. He also asked the mats about getting launch for crew be­ tween one and five. $5.40 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Patrolman to see chief engineer about use of profanity to engine department men. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Janu­ ary 18—Chairman, Georgs Finklea; Secretary, Robert Rivera. Ship run­ ning smoothly. $21.00 In ship's fund. Anyone wishing to donate to fund at payoff may do so, hut it's not neces­ sary for treasurer to collect one dol­ lar per man. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), February 9— Chairman, George Stanley; Secretary, W. R. Gammons. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything was running smoothly. $25.15 In ship's fund. W. R. Gammons was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on library being locked while ship is in port. A & J FAITH (Pacific Seafarers), February 10—Chairman, B. P. McNulty; Secretary, Julius H. Johnson. Dis­ cussion on wipers not doing sanitary work as required. Former captain had to get off at Chlttagong, Pakistan, due to illness. Discussion on keeping engineroom doors closed and on use of passageway to go from port to starboard side. Steward requested to serve hamburgers on buns and to have tea for supper and not kool-ade all the time. January 2—Chairman, Charles Johnton; Secretary, Floyd C. Nolan. Mo­ tion made not to sign on until new mattresses are put aboard, along with nmttress covers, and unlicensed quar­ ters are painted. Smooth trip with no beefs. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine holiday meals. GULP AREA MTD Exec. Sec. Peter McGavin (2nd from left) greets Booker Montgomery, pres., ILA Local 1800; Capt. H. M. Stegall, pres., and Capt. W. G. Hughes, MM&P Local 15, all of New Orleans; ILA Vice-Pres. G. Dixon, Mobile. LLU Participants from New Orleans Include (l-r) ILA Vice-Pres. C. Henry; A. P. Stoddard, pres.. New Orleans AFL-CIO; ILA Vice-Pres. A. Chittenden, pres., and Bill Moody of SIU, sec.. New Orleans MTD; W. Daliet, sec.treas., ILA Local 1419. CONFERENCE I •1 ' Delegation from Mobile MTD Port Council in­ cludes Cliff Taggart, Re­ tail Clerks; George Dixon, int'l vice-pres., ILA, and Louis Neira, SIU Port Agent. Lindsey Williams, Gulf SIU vice-pres.; Wilfred Daliet, ILA, New Orleans, and ILA . Vice-Pres. George Dixon of Mobile hold lively discussion. West Gulf delegates were Willie Wells, pres., ILA Local 1273; W. H. Hopkins, vice-pres., South At­ lantic ILA; Tom Fox, pres., Oil, Chemical Workers, Houston. . ^ The Conferenee of,yi* .Maritime. Trades Department held in New Orleans on March 25, with MTD Executive Secretary iPctcr MoGavin of WasbingtoB preTlw'«ne-4ay gitbttiBg oaJiM for expanded Joint action on orcanizinE, maritime issuea and in the political and lexislatlTe fields by all affiliated OTcaaintionB. �April I. 1964 SEAFARERS Pac« FIvi LOG Alaska Fish Unions Dig Oir^ 'Quake Toli Shows 27 Dead By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer SEA'TTLE—Tremendous losses in life and property have been reported by the fishing and allied industries of Alaska in the wake of the disastrous earthquake tld quake and series of tidal waves which struck that state's coastline last week, Although the President's chief advisor on the scene, Edward A. McDermott, expressed gratifica-' tion that the loss of life in the The Sickness & Accident Benefit We've discussed a number of the benefits available to SIU men and their families, and this time we'll deal with some of the details about the Siehness and Accident benefit program (S&A). This program for Seafarers was originally established in mid-1962, and was then amended last year to cover all disabilities arising on or after August 1, 1963. tremor was less than had been The entire program is divided into two basic sections; In-Patient Bene­ originally feared, at least 27 of the 66 confirmed dead were members fits and Out-Patient Benefits. The in-patient benefit provides $56 per week. This is payabia at of SIUNA affiliates. the rale of $8 per day to an eligible seaman during the time he is an They were shoreside workers in in-patient in any USPHS hospital or approved private hospital in the Valdez who were washed from the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. The benefit docks when an unidentified Alasis payable from the first day of hospitalization, but not for a period to Alaska Steam ship was lifted onto shore by a huge surge of water. exceed 39 weeks. All docks and terminals on the For out-patients, the benefit also is $56 per week, payable at the rate of $8 per day to an eligible who is disabled and receiving treatment Southeast coast of Alaska are re­ within the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Canada. ported to be still intact, but re­ If an eligible is receiving medical care from a private physician, the ports from the Southwestern coast are varied. One company, Caltrustees reserve the right to evaluate the medical proof submitted. Pak of San Francisco, estimates Payment of the S&A benefit on an out-patient basis shall not be made if the eligible is disabled as a result of his own willful misconduct, or for its losses at between $400,000 and $500,000. It is under contract to periods of out-patient treatment^, the SlU-affiliated Cannery Work­ outside of the United States, Puer­ Any SIU member who feels ers Union of the Pacific—Los An­ to Rico, the Virgin Islands or Can­ geles Harbor. there Is an unnecessary delay ada. There is a waiting period of Heavy Plant Loss in the processing of any wel­ seven days commencing with the fare or pension claims should Other SlU-affiliated companies, calendar day he was first declared immediately call this to the although reporting no deaths, not fit for duty. If the seaman is attention of the Secretarysustained heavy plant losses. The still disabled after the seven-day Fishermen pick up the splinters from their boats on the Treasurer at headquarters, by Quzinkie Packing Company, fish waiting period, then payments are certified mail, return receipt packers near Kodiak, was a total Kodiak waterfronb A huge tidal wave unleashed by the to be made retroactive to the fifth requested. Any delay in the loss, affecting 60 members. Alaskan earthquake made shambles of the city's waterfront, day from the calendar day he was processing of a claim is usu­ In Kodiak, the Alaska Packers first declared not fit for duty. affecting hundreds employed in fishing industry. ally due to the absence of nec­ Association, employing 100 men, Duration of Benefit. An Eligible essary information or docu­ also reported a total loss, as did press. lows a natural disaster. McDermott is entitled to a maximum of 39 ments which are required be­ Alaska King Crab, with 70 jobs. reportedly told the President that However, the Army dock in weeks of payments during any one fore a claim can be processed. Pan American Fisheries was par­ Anchorage was totally destroyed a considerable amount of time period of disability, including intially destroyed, leaving 85 mem­ and the status of other facilities would be necessary for the Job of hospital and out-patient time. • Where there has been a waiting employment shall be required to bers out of jobs, and 80 jobs were in the port were reported as either rebuilding the fishing docks, proc­ period, the 39-week period starts reimburse the fund for all such affected by the partial loss of badly damaged or destroyed. The essing plants, canneries and fish­ ing fleets destroyed by the 'quake. when benefits are payable. How­ benefits received after the first day Alaska Ice and Storage. No re­ rail terminal and yard of the Alas­ Thus, a large percentage of Alas­ ports have as yet been received kan Railroad were severely dam­ ever, an eligible siiall not receive of employment during such period kan wage-earners, dependent upon from the San Juan Fish and Pack­ aged at Anchorage. total benefit payments in excess of of alleged disability. ing, or Columbia Ward. The Ko­ While the people of Alaska pre­ the fisheries, may be without in­ 39 weeks in any 12-month period, (e) Hospital Expense Benefit— diak City Dock was destroyed. pared to turn to the monumental come for a long time. Additionally, and the 12-month period for the An eligible who is not entitled to In Seward, the Halibut Co-op task of rebuilding the facilities of the fisheries' employees along with determination of the 39-week max­ treatment at a USPHS facility and themselves provide plant was completely destroyed, their fishing industry—on which the fisheries imum payment begins on the first who is hospitalized during any the State of Alaska with its prime affecting jobs of some 130 can­ the state's economic life largely day an employee is eligible for period for which he is entitled to source of tax income. nery workers. The Port of Sew­ depends—Washington was report­ payment. receive the S&A benefit; shall also ard had been reported as being edly preparing sweeping legisla­ All this indicated, according to If an eligible is reeeivlMg or is be entitled to receive hospital completely unusable. In Anchor­ tion to aid the crippled state. a spokesman for the President, entitled to receive maintenance benefits according to the Schedule age, the new city dock was dam­ According to McDermott, steps that "economic relief programs" and cure payments, the Plan shall for Dependents' Benefits. aged, but is reportedly being necessary for the President and beyond emergency housing, feed­ (f) In-Hospital Benefit—If an repaired and was expected to be Congress may require a broader ing and medical care would be pay only an amount which to­ gether with such payments shall eligible is entitled to receive the in operation as the LOG went to range of action than usually fol­ necessary. equal $56 per week, but the eli­ in-hospital benefit, the Plan shall gible shall be entitled if such pay­ pay only an amount which together ments terminate before a period with such payments shall equal $8 of 39 weeks to receive a total of per day. If an eligible is still con­ $56 per week up to a maximum of fined after having received the 39 weeks. However, if he may be S&A benefit payments for a maxi­ entitled to receive maintenance mum of 39 weeks, he is still en­ and cure and has not yet received titled to receive the in-hospital same, he shall execute an assign­ benefit. *" WASHINGTON—^A widely circulated anti-civil rights speech by Sen. Lister Hill (D-Ala.) (g) Failure of an eligible em­ ment of maintenance and cure has been sharply criticized by the AFL-CIO as containing 'serious inaccuracies" about the payments to the Seafarers Welfare ployee to place himself under possible effects on labor unions. treatment promptly or to comply Plan. In a letter to all state and-*^ with medical care or instructions General Rules, (a) Any disability will be deemed cause for disquali­ central body affiliates, AFL- misunderstandings" that might bill would require this is "utterly occurring during a period of dis­ ability, and before an eligible ob­ fication from benefits. CIO Legislative Director An­ arise and reaffirmed the Federa­ false," the analysis declared. Filing Claim. Each claim for the drew J. Biemiller warned that Hill tion's support of the rights bill as The AFL-CIO analysis of Hill's tains a fit-for-duty slip, is consid­ ered to be the same disability. S&A benefit must be filed within was unjustified in charges that "morally right" and "in the truest charges spelled out its conviction The maximum of payments in such 60 days after discharge from hos­ the rights bill would "undermine sense in the best interests of all." that Hill was "misled" into errone­ Citing Hill as a "distinguished ous interpretations because of his a case is 39 weeks, no matter how pital or the commencement of the . . . the seniority system," deprive distinct the disabilities happen to disability period when no hospital­ unions of "representation rights" senator . . . often sympathetic to­ opposition to the rights bill. ization is involved. In addition to under basic labor laws and other­ ward the cause of labor," the be. The proposed legislation "would (b) A recurrence of a previous the claim form, each claimant shall wise be a "blow to labor union Federation said it was thus "all not alter" the obligations a union the more regretful" at his "error- already has "to represent all em­ disability shall be considered part be required to submit medical freedom." of the same disability period even proof of his disability and the Basing his letter on a Federation studded" speech on the rights bill. ployees fairly and impartially though the eligible obtained a fit- trustees reserve the right to evalu­ legal analysis of the civil rights The rights bill, the analysis de­ without regard to race or creed," clared, in regard to labor unions it declared. for-duty certificate or accepted ate the medical proof submitted. bill and Hill's comments about It, "simply would not do what Sen. They may require further exami­ The civil rights bill would, m employment. Biemiller stated flatly that the nation of the applicant by a doc­ AFL'-CIO was seeking to "correct Hill says it would." It added: addition, strengthen the union (c) Disability for unrelated tor selected by the Plan or may • It would not "undermine seniority system "by depriving causes shall be considered a new request a more complete certifi­ seniority systems" or interfere non-union employers of the 'advan­ period of disability provided the cation. with "bargaining rights," but ac­ tage' they now have ... in being eligible has been pronounced fitAfter an initial claim has -been tually strengthen these systems able to practice discrimination in for-duty from his original disabil­ filed for any disability, it will not As a result of instructions and rights. employment policies without the ity or has accepted employment. from an insurance represen­ be necessary to file additional • It would not be "a blow to risk of running afoul" the legal tative covering the Union for (d) An eligible cannot accept claims for weekly payments for union freedom," but would merely duties imposed on unionized em­ possible theft or forgery of employment and be disabled the same disability period. How­ impose on unions and on union­ ployers and unions, the comment vacation payments to mem­ simultaneously. Any applicant for ever, the employee must submit ized employers "certain obliga­ on Hill's speech continued. bers, a change in the method S&A benefits who accepts employ­ medical proof attesting to his con­ The rights bill, the Federation tions" already imposed by existing of payment of SIU vacation ment at any time during the period tinued disability and stating the analysis declared, "does not give law. benefits has become neces­ for which he claims such benefits, cause of his disability before any • It would not require that to any race the right of preferen­ sary. All payments will now shall be declared fit for duty with subsequent payments may be made. minority group workers including tial treatment. It does not prevent have to be made at an office respect to that disability and shall One point of clarification . . . Negroes be "given preference in an employer or a union from rely­ of the Union and proper iden­ be disqualified from receiving ben­ If you are receiving maintenance employment." The AFL-CIO "does ing on genuine gradations in skill tification must be given at the efits for the cause of alleged dis­ and cure you are not entitled to not believe in righting ancient or experience or similar qualifica­ same time. ability. Any claimant who received receive the Sickness and Accident wrongs by perpetrating new ones," tions in deciding whom to hire or bepefit ^ p^jnents after aocepting benefit i *. and the notion that the civil rights promote or rdfer to a job." AFL-CIO Moves To Refute Senate Attack On Rights Bill Vacation Pay U J>'5 . ••'i i'j -'ik aX .lit, !•• i • rf ji. I- « - a ' 'i ^ • . 'if ii I'.-" •«. . �April t, im SEATARERS LOG rMgtf Sis (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) March 14-March 27, 1964 Although several of the ports listed minor gains in job activity this period, including New York, heavy declines elsewhere brought down the total number of men dis­ patched throughout the District to 1,034. This figure com­ pares with a shipping total of 1,404 during the previous two weeks. Only San Francisco showed a large gain in jobs filled, while the whole Gulf Coast area dropped way off. Shipping activity fell almost to zero in Seattle, which dispatched three men for the whole two-week stint. The ports on the Atlantic Coast held up the best, shipping virtually half of all men for the District. The Gulf did barely two-thirds as well as last time, when many of the grain ships for the USSR and satellites began moving. Among the ports, besides New York and 'Frisco, only Philadelphia, Baltimore and Jacksonville escaped the wide decline in job placements this period. In the ship activity totals (see right), there were a few more payoffs and in-transits, but one less sign-on than before. Even with the busier movement of the ships, there were far fewer calls for crews and for replace­ ments. This left more men on the beach than in the previous report. The registration counters were also less active this period, as 1,263 men came in to register compared to 1,327 last time. An accurate sign of the shipping trend was in the seniority figures, which closely reflected the falloff in shipping generally for the District. Both class A and class B activity showed a rise, A shipping moving up to 52 percent of the total and B shipping to 36 percent. All of the decline was in the class C shipping this period, which dropped to 12 percent of all job placements. Ship Activify Pay Offi Botten ...... 1 Naw York.... 26 Philadelphia .. Bolrlmora .... 1 Norfolk I Jocksonvllla .. Tampa Mobile 4 New Orleans.. 5 Houston 4 Wilmington .. 2 Son Francisco.. 2 Seattle 1 TOTALS ... 44 SIga In Ons Trans. TOTAL 0 4 B 4 21 Bl 1 7 9 >8 20 41 4 6 15 1 8 10 0 4 7 2 5 11 14 21 42 5 24 35 1 4 7 2 5 9 0 2 3 44 135 245 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 ll! 0 9 3 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0, 0 13 36 14 63: 3 15 16 34 11 32 3 46 3 16 13 32 i 2 5 2 9 0 4 4 s; 2 13 1 8 3 3' 0 2 371 0 12 5 20 8 10 18 16 27 10 4 2 6 2 4 2 1 7 1 4 6 11 1i 3 0 4 1 5 8 1 2 2 2 0 4 0 2 4 6 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0, 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16 19 0 1 2 6 8 0 0 2 2 4 3 8 1 32 26 8 66 4 17 34 55 25 24 6 55 2 31 15 14 19 28 6 53 1 18 15 34 11 27 43 1 5 16 11 28 3 3 1 7, 0 2 1 3 2 2 6 0 2 1 1 2 5 8 4 5 3 11 4 10 18 2 4 0 3 5 3 15 3 21! 0 6 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 98 171 48 1 317 12 84 106 1 2021 69 127 29 1 225 i 17 55 59 1 131 fa • Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3* ALL A B 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 14 28 46 32 0 6 13 4 2 3 1 1 0 2 27 10 0 5 0 5 4 8 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 55 31 0 6 0 6 43 28 0 2 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 18 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 32 22 1 55 225 131 Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 18 0 0 3 4 3 7 11 2 5 28 106 74 114 30 218 1 51 53 105 6 30 0 23 22 8 16 6 4 19 2 39 39 53 14 106 0 53 20 33 27 1 5 17 11 16 14 2 6 9 3 11 10 15 1 . 26 2 13 9 24 12 0 0 5 2 2 4 2 5 4 68 0 12 25 35 8 24 2 10 14 86 81 86 12 179 11 0 43 101 155 30 36 6 77 61 72 73 15 149 6 10 10 13 2 4 4 11 25. 0 9 20 17 31 1 24 16 5 41 5 9 30 0 2 24 25 8 57 1 18 11 55 1 411 368 478 110 1 956 27 220 310 1 357 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 8 2 12 0" 0 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 13 34 51 ! 6 4 45 5 20 20 6 46 7 32 15 10 30 0 6 0 6 0 2 2 4 1 6 1 8 0 5 6 11 4 18 2 24 0 5 10 4 5 15 0 19 0 15 8 7 4 1 6 2 1 2 7 1 5 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 13 1 0 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 3 15 0 1 10 0 9 1 1 2 0 4 8 4 33 11 5 49 2 39 6 25 12 26 6 38 2 35 25 8 2 22 2 26 2 15 18 33 4 35 5 24 4 34 14 16 6 0 2 3 1 3 3 6 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 12 2 18 1 1 18 1 7 2 10 2 13 3 8 4 3 2 12 1 15 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 163 29 1 230 ' 14 86 78 1 178 28 127 24 1 179 12 84 60 1 156 rOft Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 6 20 45 14 30 0 3 a 2 1 11 0 3 4 19 1 15 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 2 38 35 0 2 0 2 33 34 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 0 0 0- 1 0 0 26 111 STl179 156 Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 5 2 8 0 0 4 2 2 4 2 95 33 20 94 11 138 23 57 42 122 22 2 23 1 3 19 2 6 12 5 38 13 70 1 50 50 7 4 28 21 10 3 9 2 18 1 15 1 0 9 16 3 17 12 3 2 8 1 5 9 0 0 2 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 10 6 34 1 0 23 24 4 10 12 75 20 2 78 11 109 7 61 79 147 86 4 80 69 19 63 2 4 39 37 4 7 6 15 0 6 1 2 3 9 26 13 0 37 1 7 18 0 24 10 6 1 7 30 ^2_ _39 4 22 0 12 37 1 372 128 417 47^1 592 47 247 224 1 518 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn. Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered CLASS B GROUP 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 " 0" 0 0 12 8 13 4 37 j 0 2 5 1 2 2 27 8 6 11 2 2 8 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 9 1 3 0 3 6 0 60 3 13 4 40 30 10 10 8 2 7 2 0 1 4 15 3 0 1 11 3 9 3 3 0 19 62 34 94 1 209 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 0 0 1 Ij 0 4 15 23! 3 4 3 0 0 1 2 13 1 2 10 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 35 i 2 0 34 1 2 1 16 19 1 3 0 2 3i 0 1 0 7 0 71 2 0 1 11 12 i 0 8 11 108 1 I27I 11 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 6 16 4 4 3 0 1 6 14 4 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 42 10 7 23 7 19 7 2 3 0 0 3 18 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 30 22 74 1 137 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 0 0 1 15 4 10 1 0 0 2 2 7 1 9 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 26 0 0 26 0 • 1 19 20 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 76 1 85 2 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped CLASS GROUP 3 ALL A 2 1 B 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 12 29 15 3 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 14 3 9 0 3 4 2 1 4 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 42 26 0 0 1 1 19 20 0 b 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25 1 29 137 85 C 0 12 3 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 29 CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 ALL 1-s 1 2 3 ALL 2 11 1 3 3 1 5 0 2 1 2 69 66 25 43 32 66 166 12 5 42 28 0 6 5 8 4 9 6 9 2 82 2 42 27 15 32 4 36 26 8 6 15 2 5 10 12 24 1 11 3 13 1 10 5 2 7 5 5 1 2 8 0 3 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 48 1 8 17 0 21 22 18 4 5 0 103 107 38 16 81 155 4 69 20 78 10 47 28 19 19 1 36 40 12 18 3 9 8 7 2 4 6 2 1 47 0 17 12 8 20 4 13 21 7 34 12 5 12 5 19 26 8 0 9 1 251 105 206 114 278 1 703 38 35 300 1 373 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRANpiOlAfS GROUP 123 98 171 48 38 163 29 81 34 94 ALL 1 317 1 230 1 20b Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 12 84 106 14 86 78 8 11 108 ALL 1 202 1 178 1 127 r- ?17 368 I7X.) ?56 34 ,181 m I 607 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 23 69 127 29 28 127 24 41 22 74 ALL 1 225 1 179 1 137 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 17 55 59 1 131 12 84 60 1 156 2 7 76 1 85 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 123 ALL A B 55 225 131 1 32 22 37 179 .156 0 26 11 29 137 85 3 1 25 148|^J.372 A. < 89 68 C 55 37 29 121 541 872 121. Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 27 220 310 I 657 47 247 224 j 518 38 35 300 I 873 11034807 1009 435 j2251 112 502 834 11448 GROUP 3 ALL 2 ALL 1 I 411 368 478 110 I 956 I 372 128 417 47 592 I 251 3il 114 278 703 �SEAFARERS Avrfl •, IHft Taftkvem LOO Court's Boycott Ban Prompts ILA Appeal By Earl (Bull) Shepord, Vice-President. Atlanfie BALTIMORE—The International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion has appealed to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals here to dismiss a temporary in unction Issued by the Federal District Court which prohib­ its the ILA from boycotting require any individual member of the British freighter Tulse the International Longshoremen's Mishaps Mar The Shipping Picture Shippinr was pretty fair in New York for the past couple of weeks, as headquarters was one of the few spots where Job activity held up well. The port handled 51 ship visits, in the form of 26 payoffs, A sign-on and 21 in-transit visits. Association or Local 1353 to work Hill. Some of you fellows may have read about the Steel Scientist colliding On March 18, Chief Judge Ros- on the Tulsa Hill." with a Liberian ship off the coast of Aden. Fortunately there were no It Is expected that the Appeals zel C. Thomsen of the Federal injuries but, according to reports, the Scientist put into port badly District Court signed a temporary Court will withhold judgment holed above the waterline. Many of the crewmembers who were on order restraining the ILA and pending a review of the entire the Taddei Village are on the beach here in New York. The full story ILA Local 1355 from failing to matter by the National Labor Re­ on this sea thriller is on another page of this issue. There were a few Seafarer Saturnino Calleja work or refusing to work on the lations Board In Washington. The injuries but fortunately everybody got off safely. (left) receives the first of Tulse Hill. NLRB made the original motion Cliff Martin Is on the beach In New York and Is waiting for a coast­ for an Injunction. many $150 pension checks Judge Thomsen tempered his wise trip. Cliff's wife just had an operation and he says he's really Judge Thomsen originally decision somewhat by declaring a from SIU headquarters Rep. grateful to the SIU Welfare Plan for taking care of the bills. lie also ten-day stay of the Injunction and balked at Issuing an Injunction Ed Mooney. Calleja sailed wants to thank his many friends who were so thoughtful during this by annotating his decision to the before the NLRB held hearings 25 years In the black gang trying period. Joe Biiiotto chimes in that New York still is his favorite effect that the order "shall not on the dispute, but the Injunction port. Charlie Clark, who's been commuting between Baltimore and New with the SIU. was Issued by the judge before York, is hoping to get a bosun's job on a ship going offshore. Charlie the NLRB had acted on the mat­ says that he wants to remind everyone that the oysters In Maryland ter. An NLRB regional attorney are at tiieir best right now, and he's waiting for the crab season has emphasized that the Tulse to begin. Hill case Is classified as a "prior­ Shipping has tapered off In Bos­ operation. Jerry Agno decided to ity" matter by the board. ton for the past few weeks but sign off the same ship In order to As a result, the case will bypass things are expected to pick up come home and spend some time the usual NLRB examiner's hear­ soon. The Venore is loading grain with his small baby. ings and decision. Briefs by both for Russia and two or three more Shipping in Baltimore has been the ILA and the NLRB were filed ships are expected there shortly. pretty fair and the prospects for with the Board on March 24. Tony Leva, whose last ship was the coming days look good. Dur­ Protest Amended Policy the Miami, is a familiar figure ing the last two weeks In March, The Tulse Hill has been tied up around the Boston hail. He likes 8 ships signed on, Baltimore, 13 In Baltimore since January 21, to drop around every now and then paid off and 20 ships were In when the ILA members began a to chew the fat with some of his transit. At the present time, the boycott In protest over the State former shipmates. Evaid Oisen, Seamar, Marymar and Beatrice Department's recent action In who went on pension in 1959, still are waiting for crews. amending Its Cuba ship blacklist. comes to the hall regularly to see Fazio Murree Schutfe Wilson Edgar Carlson Is a regular visitor The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades if he can drum up a good card Department joined the ILA In Its game. Bill McCarthy is on the to the Baltimore SIU hall. Eddie NEW YORK—The list of SIU oldtimers retired on pension protest by Informing the State beach In Boston waiting for a has been a member since 1943 and bosun's job. His last time out was sailed on deepsea ships until 1957 benefits so far this year has increased to 14, with the addition Department that the new policies as bosun on the Monticeiio Vic­ when he decided to try the tow- of 5 new names to the retirement roster. Action last month by "are among the gravest threats to the security of the American-sea­ tory. He then came ashore to work boats. He's sailing on Inland the joint panel of trustees for In the shipyard, but the yard was waters now, but may get the urge the retirement program ap­ and signed off the Viliage his last man and to the future of the to try a foreign run again. American-flag fleet." The MTD sold and all hands were laid off. proved a normal monthly time out. position was contained in a tele­ Marcus Calgarom says he's had Fazio was born in Italy in 1894, pension for one of the five, and Shipping in Philadelphia perked came to the US at an early age gram sent to Secretary oF State up a bit last period. One of the all the excitement he can stand disability pensions for the rest. Dean Rusk by MTD President real oldtime stewards. Bob Mc- for the time being. He was on the The four who will draw dis­ and now makes his home in Loui­ Paul Hall on January 6. Falrland during a collision but siana. He joined the SIU at New Cuiiock, has been on the beach ability pensions of $150 monthly The Tulse Hill came off the there for quite some time, and was off watch at the time. When are Leslie L. Wilson, 40; Julius B. Orleans in 1952 and shipped In says he's ready to ship out now he arrived on deck, all the excite­ Schutte, 65; Saturnino Calleja, and the steward department. Since he Cuban blacklist In December un­ on any run he can get. Bob's ment was over. Marcus was also Joe Fazio. 69^. Retired Seafarer signed off the Del Sud (Delta), he's der a new government policy father died about five weeks ago on the Steel Vendor when It col­ Charles F. Murree went on the been spending time at home with which allows a shipowner to have vessels removed from the list if and It took him a while to re­ lided In Calcutta with a tugboat, normal pension for the same $150 his wife Josie. and 11 tug crewmembers were monthly payment. The only non-disability pensioner he pledges that the ships which cover from the shock. Wilson, a native-born Kentuc- on the list, Murree signed off for he controls in the Cuban trade James Winersaw, also on the lost. Action on the legislative front kian, first joined the SIU In the the last time from the Del Mundo will be removed as soon as their beach in Philadelphia, has quite a tale to tell about the Globe Car­ in Puerto Rico is realiy booming. Port of New York In 1948. He (Delta) and expects to spend his charters expire. The Tulse Hill was preparing to rier. Accorting to Jimmy, the ship At the pre.sent time, legislative sailed In the steward department retirement with his wife Carrfe In was on a coal run to Holland and bills are under debate concerning during his years at sea until he their New Orleans home. He was take on a load of American wheat developed a crack in the hull. By anti-trust laws, a $1.50 minimum became eligible for a pension born in Boston, Mass., but first ticketed for shipment back to tiie time she reached Rotterdam wage, reduction of the workweek after signing off the Del Norte joined the SIU at New Orleans Britain, when the ILA began boy­ and the shipyard, she needed a from 48 to 40 hours, a resolution (Delta), his last ship. He lives at in 1944, sailing In the engine cott action in protest over the amended policy. new bottom. Jim says the crew promising profit-.sharing, a bill to Harahan, La., with his wife, Beulah department. had to lay over in Rotterdam for curb strike breaking, and a bill Mae. Schutte's last ship was the Robin 36 days, and that prices were so to require manufacturers to give high, they all took a licking there. advance notice if they have plans Goodfellow (Robin). Sailing as a A real oldtimer who's on the of automating and cutting down on steward, he put in 30 years since he began shipping from New York beach in Philadelphia is E.P. their work force. Shipping In general has been in 1934. Now he's planning to Burke, who joined the SIU In 1943. He said he can remember the very good in Puerto Rico, and It's move back to New Canaan, Conn., long hours and short pay of the a good thing. Dick Hunt arrived to live with his son George. old days and how you couldn't recently on the Alcoa. Trader and Schutte served In the Navy be­ NEW YORK—The second group of class B men to particafford to be choosy about a job. as soon as he paid off the ship tween 1916 and 1919. ipate in the Seniority Upgrading " ; Program inaugurated by He says that he prefers coastwise he made a bee-line to El ComBorn in Spain, Calleja sailed for leduled " " to start taking part or intercoastal runs now, or a short mandante Race Track to take a nearly a quarter of a century with the Seafarers Appeals Board is sche trip to Europe. The SIU oldtimer whack at the nags. At last reports, the SIU since signing up in the in the program beginning this'*said that as you begin to get on Hunt needed a ship, and in a Port of New York In 1938. He Monday, April 6, in the Port' Seafarers to meet current manning In age you really begin to appre­ hurry. shipped In the engine department of New York. needs. Seafarers Interested in the ciate the Union's welfare and pen­ The first group of 29 Seafarers upgrading program can find full sion plans. to take part In the seniority up­ qualifications set forth In the ship­ Shipping has realiy held up well grading completed the program ping rules. In Norfolk, and the port agent successfully on Friday, March 27. All qualified Class B men who As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS there reports that he is completely They all received certificates not­ wish to apply for a seniority up­ LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to out of men for all departments. ing their new class A seniority grading application or for further numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers The Marore recently paid off, and under the rules established by the information, should write to: Earl congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves the Columbia and Marine are laying Appeals Board. Shepard, Chairman. Seafarers Ap­ calling all SIU steamship companies for the Itineraries of their in the shipyard and should be Announcement of the upgrading peals Board, 17 Battery Place, Suite ships. On the basis of the Information supplied by the ship oper­ ready to take on a full crew within program was made by the SAB In 1930, New York 4, New York. ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ the next ten days. All these ships The SAB Seniority Upgrading February, following a Union-ship­ utes forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port. are supposed to carry wheat owner survey of manpower needs Committee Includes Shepard for Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs cargoes. in all ports and the number of the Atlantic Area; Lindsey Wil­ at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer Walter Wallace, who ships out men shipped to fill SlU-contracted liams, Gulf Area; A1 Tanner,, Great requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ of Norfolk, had to get off the vessels during 1963. The SAB Is Lakes Area, and E. B. McAuley, gregate there. National Defender in the Panama the joint Union-management panel West Coast Area. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU Canal. The SIU veteran was hos­ governing the shipping rules set ships whenever the LOO and ship's mail Is not delivered so that pitalized but Is okay now. Alfred up under the contracts for SIU the Union can maintain-a day-to-day check on the accuracy of Hargls also had to get off the De­ ships. its mailing lists. fender so he could be home with •The Board's action Is a move to assure the availability of qualified his wife while she has a.serious 5 More Seafarers Awarded Pensions First Seniority Upgrading Program Completed In NY Notify Union On LOG Mail �Pace EicM SEAFARERS Hitching Up SlU Tugs Assist Rescue Explosion Breaks Tanker 2nd Time NEWPORT NEWS — The 18,000-ton tanker San Jacinto arrived here in two pieces last week, after being towed by two SIU tugs following a harrowing break-up otf the Vir­ ginia Coast on March 26. Thirty-five members of the the Fort Mercer until 1952, when ship's crew, who are members she split up in a storm off Cape of the National Maritime Union, stayed on the vessel and were towed back to port with the stern section. The two SIU tugs that took part in the rescue were the Curtis Bay boats Tern and Lamport Point, manned by the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union. Last week's mishap was the sec­ ond one for the same ship. The split came in the wake of an ex­ plosion that ripped the hull during routine tank-cleaning operations. One of the two members of the San Jacinto crew who was taken off the split ship, steward Martin Dotilla, died of natural causes aboard the rescue tanker Mobil Pegasus. The San Jacinto was known as Hotel Union Readies Study On Automation WASHINGTON—The Hotel & Bestaurant Employees Inter­ national Union, alarmed over the job-destroying effects of foodvending machines, pre-cooked foods and new automated kitchens, has voted to launch a study-indepth of the effects of automation on the mass feeding and lodging industry. The research project will In­ clude an investigation of the in­ dustry's manpower and retraining needs. Some Government experts are "fostering the idea that people displaced from industrial produc­ tion jobs by automation are able to find work in the service trades," a union spokesman said. "The fact is that the new techniques are killing off jobs in our industry too." • On the Indiana Toll Road, there is a chain of 16 restaurants where food is cooked and frozen in a central kitchen, trucked to the eating places, and heated on order in a microwave oven. • The spread of vending ma­ chines in factories and offices has brought bankruptcy' to countless small restaurants and sharply re­ duced jobs in industrial catering. • Prepared mixes, pre-cooked foods and pre-portioned meat and fowl have seriously dislocated traditional employment patterns and displaced thousands of workers. The union is "faced with the fact that the new methods also are destroying the jobs of the least skilled" and has an obligation to see that apprentice training op­ portunities are made available so they may acquire the higher skills the industry needs—as cooks, waiters, waitresses and barmen, it was stated. AvrU I, 1N4 LOG Cod. She was rebuilt and given a new bow and increased deadweight capacity after the first accident. The current split-up of the ship occurred while the vessel was enroute from Portland, Me., to Houston. After an explosion ripped the 554-foot tanker 40 miles east of Chincoteague, Va., the vessel's master reported via the Pegasus that "all hands are aft, floating well and starting to ballast. Send tug." The Pegasus reached the San Jacinto shortly after the explosion occurred. The two sections of the ship hung together for several hours while the Tern and Lampert Point were on their way to take the sections under tow. While waiting for the arrival of the tugs, the Coast Guard cutter Conifer put a towline to the stern section and kept her headed to­ ward Norfolk during heavy fog and drizzle that hampered rescue operations. Another cutter, the Agassiz, kept the bow section of the San Jacinto under surveillance. The San Jacinto was built in 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding in Chester, Pa., and is currently owned by the Trinidad Corporation of New York. The company said this week that it had made no decision on whether the San Jac­ into would be rebuilt. Seek Change In US Sea Agency Rule WASHINGTON — Attorneys practicing before the Maritime Ad­ ministration have asked for a change in review procedures in­ volving the MA and the Commerce Department. The lawyers asked that the prac­ tice of submitting all decisions made by the Maritime Subsidy Board or the MA Itself to the Sec­ retary of Commerce be discon­ tinued. They said that the system made it possible for the Secretary to reverse any decision, arbitrarily, without giving the lawyers who ar­ gued the case the benefits of a personal hearing. Unhappiness over the Convmerce - MA relationship, estabblished when the MA was reor­ ganized in 1961, has been wide­ spread. There are indications that Congress will look into the prob­ lems either this year or next. Critics contend that no matter what the MSB, for example, may decide, the Secretary of Commerce, possibly for budgetary reasons, may override the decision. The argument by the attorneys was set forward in a 20-page report issued by the Committee on Prac­ tice and Procedure of the Maritime Bar Association here. The long comment by the lawyers is con­ cerned with proposed changes in the MA's rules governing practice and procedure. The maritime attorneys said that the Secretary's review "is conduct­ ed by persons unknown, under procedures and according to stand­ ards which are nowhere published, and with no provision for the hear­ ing of interested parties." By Lindsey Williams, Vice-Presidenf, Gulf Areo Bipod Banks Can Use Extra Lift Of special importance to Seafarers and their families are reports received from around the Gulf that the supply of blood available at SIU banks in all ports is at a low ebb. In recent weeks there's been a heavy demand on the available supply due to an unusual number of transfusions that have been necessary not only for Seafarers but also for their wives and, in some cases, for their children. At one point the New Orleans supply dropped to less than two dozen pints and Tampa's bank was completely depleted in the emergency treatment of one brother who later was transferred to the USPHS Hos­ pital in Savannah. SIU men on the beach in the various ports can assist by volunteering blood to replenish the supply. Remember, you may be in good health Half-hitching a tug fender today, but tomorrow smne unforeseen circumstance may mean that your at the New York Canvas own life or that of your wife or child may be saved by the Union Company is James Mazblood bank. The blood donor program is a continuing one in all ports. All you have to do is drop in, tell the SIU agent you are willing to ziotti, member of the SIU contribute and he will make the necessary arrangements. United Industrial Workers A big topic of conversation in New Orleans is the title fight scheduled employed at the Brooklyn in the Crescent City on April 10 between world light-heavyweight plant. Rope work is his champion Willie Pastrano and Gregorio Peralta of Argentina. Pastrano speciality. is the son of Seafarer Frank Pas-f trano and is known to many mem­ ing steadily. M. J. Danzey,. who bers here. Willie will have to be has been ill since he got off the at his best over the 15-round route SS Inger (Reynolds), is fit for to reverse a decision he dropped duty and ready to ship out. to Peralta in a 10-round non-title Roy E. Henderson of Fairhope, fight a few months ago. Alabama, who has been ashore for Among those checking in at the about six months working as a car­ New Orleans Hall these last few penter on various construction days has been Mike Vigo, who jobs, is registered for an AB'a job. came ashore for a rest. He regis­ Charles Perkins is waiting-out a tered in group 1 of the steward steward's job, while George E. NEW YORK — A company department after being on the Del Powell is waiting for a group 3 spokesman here reported no in­ Sud for more than a year. Eirod job on the bauxite run. Shipping has been lively in juries to Seafarers or other crew- (Gator Mouth) Bates also came in, members aboard the SlU-contract- making the rafters ring as usual, Houston. The SS Wilton, a T-3 ed freighter Steel Scientist as did Louis Marshall, Marvin tanker recently acquired by Marine (Isthmian) last week, after it was Nesom, Clarence Hancock, Louis Carriers, took a full SIU crew and involved in a collision with the (Polly) Arena and Jerry Gaspard. sailed for India with a cargo of Shipping in Mobile has been fair. grain. The Warm Springs (Colum­ Liberian-flag ship President Pretorius near Djobouti, French So- Most of the ships hitting that port bia) returned to Houston from have been in transit and payoffs India, paid off and went into the maliland. The Steel Scientist, which was have been light. The supertanker shipyard for repairs. This ship bound for the US East Coast and Montpelier Victory, in lay-up at later recrewed and took on a cargo Gulf ports from India with a car­ Mobile, is expected to go into the of grain for Calcutta. The Monnt go of tea and burlap at the time grain trade. Henry Sedgeway, who Washington, new Victory Carriers of the mishap, put in to Aden for has been enjoying life ashore with supertanker, called in Houston for temporary repairs. She report­ his family while working in the the first time since she was com­ edly sustained plate damage above Mobile Ship Repair Yard, is regis­ missioned. This tanker is now on the waterline in the vicinity of tered in group 1 of the engine a coastwise run with Houston department and is about ready to scheduled as her regular terminus. number 2 and 3 holds. Burnell Butts, who has been After being patched up suffi­ make another trip. working ashore for some time as ciently to continue her voyage, O. M. Brooke, who has been sail­ bosun of the Gulf Ship Service the Scientist took off again and is ing out of the Gulf, principally Company, a boom and rigging test presently on her way back to the from Mobile, since 1938, is regis­ and repair outfit, is registered in States. She is due to arrive at an tered in group 2 and will take the group 1 of the deck department unspecified East Coast port about first job out. He says his wife and in Houston and ready to ship. The April 19. There was no damage eight children at their home at ship service company recently sus­ report available on the other ves­ Eight Mile Point provide plenty pended operations. Butts moved of incentive for him to keep work- from Mobile to Houston with his sel involved. wife and four children in 1962. Wilson McVoy, a New Yorker, also checked in at the Houston hall to register after the Columbia laid up in Norfolk. McVoy said he prefers to ship out of Houston because he believes job opportuni­ NEW YORK—Three tugboat oldtimers in the SIU Inland ties are more plentiful. He is Boatmen's Union were added to the pension roster last month, looking for a tanker going offshore. bringing the total number of tug veterans retired on pensions Walter E. Czajkowski, who started shipping out of Philadelphia in in 1964 to 11. 1942, paid off the . Cities Service The trio approved for monthly disability pensions includes Algernon coastwise tanker Cantigny in Lake Coe, 56; James M. Samuel, 52, and Randall H. Holmes, 58. Charles. He plans to try to make A resident of another coastwise run and get off Corpus Christi, in New York soon to go to the Texas, Coe was World's Fair. born in the Brit­ John W. Faircloth is buying a ish West Indies, home in Houston. He moved there where he first about three years ago from Mobile picked up the after getting off the Keva Ideal on "sailing fever." In which he was chief scraperman for 1944, he was em­ nearly three years. He last paid ployed by the G. off the Warm Springs. & H. Towing The 16-year-ola son of James Coe Samuel Holmes Company, and Bruso, Jr. is in the training school their association lasted until Coe had to stop working. The IBU pension in Houston preparing to follow in will now permit Coe to retire to his adopted Texas and enjoy his his dad's footsteps. leisure. He's unmarried. From Tampa comes word that Samuel, who had been employed by the Gellenthin Barge Line since Paul Brinson has hit the beach for 1927, was born in Virginia in 1911, and is now a resident of Paulsboro, a vacation. C. H. Hiers and Wilson NJ, where he's expected to spend his retirement with his wife, Helen. Deal are at the top of the steward Samuel was a barge captain for Gellenthin during the latter part of his department list but say the fish career and also served in the Army during World War II. are biting too good in the Tampa Employed by the Sabine Towing Company since 1948, Holmes area for them to start making job previously had worked for the W. C. Sheppard Construction Company calls. Tony Sosa, retired on a Sea­ starting in 1943. He had been a chief engineer with Sabine and a farer's pension, is a frequent diesel mechanic with Sheppard. Born in Geneva, Fla., he lives today, visitor to the Tampa Hall and in Nederland, Texas, with his wife Mamie. sends greetings to all. SIU, Liberian Ships Collide; None Injured 3 Atlantic^ Cull Tugmen Retiring On Pension $s �April t. INC INCE its enactment in 1947, the national emergency provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act have been invoked a total of 23 times. In eight instances, or in over one-third of the disputes in which the law was applied, some phase of the maritime industry was involved. Beyond this, whether we are repre­ sentatives of labor, management or the Government, we know that Government interest and involvement in the labormanagement affairs of this industry have perhaps been more extensive than in any other single industry. In addition to the application of the statutory pro­ visions of the Taft-Hartley Act, we have seen such things as the "Morse Board" in connection with last year's longshore dispute; a special Presidential Represen­ tative to help settle the 1962 West Coast offshore dispute; the currently-beingconducted Department of Labor long­ shore study and extensive Government involvement in the Savannah and wheat situations. 1 suppose all of us who work on the problems of this industry have asked ourselves on some occasions with some frustration and dismay: Why does this industry seem to have so much diffi­ culty with its labor relations and col­ lective bargaining process? Is there something unique about this industry which inherently causes collective bar­ gaining to be an outmoded and ineffec­ tive tool? Putting it another way, is it unrealistic to believe that private, voluntary collective bargaining can be relied upon to produce agreement be­ tween labor and management as to the terms and conditions of employment for this industry? Are the proponents of compulsory arbitration correct in their view that the national interest requires the Government to legislate the pro­ cedures for strikeless settlements of disputes? 1 would suggest that a true analy.sis of this industry wouid not lead to the conclusion that free, voluntary collective bargaining can't work. 1 will admit that it has been a somewhat squeaky wheei in the recent past, but it is not the process which has caused the fric­ tion. An examination of the breakdowns in bargaining would reveal that the true causes are neither an accumulation of excessive power nor any intellectual shortcoming on the part of the bar­ gainers. Furthermore, the degree of Government involvement which we have witnessed does not stem from any desire by the Government to hamper or do away with the voluntarism of collective bargaining. The breakdowns which have resulted have been caused by the external de­ mands that collective bargaining achieve ends which collective bargaining never was expected to achieve nor should be expected to achieve today. The purpose of collective bargaining is to establish the terms and conditions of employment. When it has been directed toward these goals, it generally has functioned as intended. However, when labor and management are faced with conditions in their industry which seem to demand negotiations over the terms of unemploy­ ment, then collective bargaining fre­ quently becomes unequal to the task. This is not iimited to maritime. I am sure that those of you from this area know of the long and difficult strike which was carried on at the Shell re­ finery over at Houston. This dispute also caused a breakdown in bargaining be­ cause the main issues invoived job cur­ tailment. The continuing problems in the raiiroad situation aiso fail into this pattern, as did those on the airlines last year. S rw^HE clear reality is that we are I moving into a world in which this nation wiil possess the techno­ logical ability to install a productive system based primarily on machine power and machine skills. This will Represent a dramatic shift from the role Dili 4i SEAFARERS LOG SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CURRENT - MARITIME LABOR PROBLEMS An address by Herbert Schmertz, Special Assistant to the Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, at the 15th Annual Institute on Foreign Transportation and Port Operations, Tulane University, New Orleans, on March 20, 1964. previously played by machines. Until recently the purpose of the ma­ chine was to replace man's power, but man's skills were essential to the utiliza­ tion of the machine's power. What we face today is the replacement of man's skills by machine skills. This will tend to destroy jobs and render useless the work experience of vast numbers now employed. The continuing pressures of the marketplace will require us to use this equipment. The fact that we can develop a productive system which in essence will toil for us obviously can either be a curse or a blessing. The real issue we face is whether it creates abundance for the many or the few. The The author, Herbert Schmertz, delivering his address to the Tulane institute. assessment in the final analysis of the utility of such productive ability must be made in human values not techno­ logical. If one were to attempt to isolate the problems of this industry in one word, as seen first from the labor point of view, then from management, and then from the Government, it would seem that "opportunity" would characterize labor's problems, "productivity" manage­ ment's, and "continuity" the Govern­ ment's. If you will reflect a moment, I think you will agree that the problems facing ntaritime labor stem directly from con­ tinually-declining job opportunity. Our ship replacement program rests upon a policy of a lesser number of ships. The entire foreign-flag issue essentially concerns itself with a loss of jobs for American seamen. The frequent jurisdictional squabbles between various unions either occur or are intensified by the job opportunity problem. Putting it in blunt terms, we find unions which daily must face condi­ tions which will lead to less and less employment for their membership. To suggest that unions accept this is unreal­ istic. I am sure that each union official would answer the suggestion with a salty paraphrase from Winston Churchill when he said, "1 did not become Prime Minister to preside over the dissolution of the British Empire." 1 know that statistics are usually uninteresting, but permit me to document what I have been saying with a few. In 1954 this nation had 1,234 ships under US flag. In January, 1963 the number had fallen to 843—a decrease of 391 ships. Under current conditions there is no reason to believe the down­ ward trend will be reversed. From the industry standpoint, I sug­ gested that the term "productivity" summed up the problems. This could be broken down into a number of com­ ponents, but all related to productivity. One concerns itself with the existence of a high percentage of outmoded, obso­ lete ships insofar as their ability to compete with the ships of other nations. It is clear that the cost per ton carried when a small Liberty or Victory ship is used is considerably higher than the cost of operating newer and much larger ships which have been built in recent years. For that portion of our merchant fleet which does not receive operating differential subsidies, the only hope they have to be able to compete with foreign shipowners, while maintaining wages and working conditions of a level which American labor both in other segments of this industry and in general have achieved, is to increase the productivity of both their equipment and their man­ power to such a point that it wiil sufficiently surpass their foreign com­ petitors. It would appear that either an unwill­ ingness or an inability to make the capital investment necessary to develop ships of this caliber has led to the decisions to place under so-called flags of convenience a substantial number of ships which previously flew US flags. The problem of productivity is not limited to ship operation, however. It also goes to the heart of ship construc­ tion. T TNLESS we can achieve a shipbuildI ing program which enables our shipyards to produce ships whose unit costs will be competitive with those of the foreign yards, it will be difficult, if not impossible, for American steam­ ship operators to obtain the type of equipment necessary to compete. Even some profits of our subsidized lines are unproductive because they remain frozen in reserve funds. From the Government's standpoint, the interest has been to insure con­ tinuity of operation. This would include not only defense cargo and foreign aid shipments but also the movement of general cargo—the stoppage of which might have an adverse effect on this nation's balance of payments. This inter­ est has been manifested by periodic feverish activity during crisis periods to either prevent or in most cases end so-called crippling work stoppages. It has been in this atmosphere that collective bargaining has been asked to produce not only strikeless settlements but settlements which are supposed to solve the parties' problems. As one who has participated in a number of these negotiations, 1 can say to you that nego­ tiations in a climate where the proposals of one party resolve around a program for increasing productivity primarily through manpower curtailment, while the proposals of the other party concern themselves with improved job oppor­ tunity or job security either through maintenance or expansion of the man­ ning scales are extremely difficult. In such negotiations each side faces a dilemma. If he even discusses the pro­ posals of the other, he may in principle cause his own proposals to be lost. Put­ ting it specifically, if labor insists in dis­ cussing only increased job opportunity through the same or increased manning whiie management insists upon discuss­ ing only increased productivity through reduced manning, it is difficult for true bargaining to take place. If these prob­ lems exist, it i.s incumbent upon both parties to change their bargaining pat­ terns and approach their common prob­ lems with a desire to arrive at common solutions. No mandatory regulations for the resolution of disputes in some form of compulsory arbitration will cure the underlying ills which have caused the breakdowns. Substitution of a pro­ cedural device based upon an adversary with a decision by an individual not intimately involved with the problems of the industry will, I agree, prevent work stoppages and provide the con­ Pare NiM tinuity which the Government so dearly desires, but will not succeed in solving either the problems of productivity or job opportunity. These are substantive ills and only with imaginative, bold sub­ stantive solutions can we begin to re-, verse the downward trend of the Ameri­ can merchant fleet, and it is up to the parties to begin to work out solutions. B EYOND this, it is dear that addi­ tional alleviation of these pres­ sures could also be achieved by a larger, more modern, more productive fleet. If this nation could expand its fleet with ships embodying the latest equipment and technology, the immedi­ ate result would be to help improve job opportunity not only amongst our sea­ going work force but also our shipbuild­ ing work force. At the same time we would increase the amount of cargo car­ ried in American-flag ships, thereby cutting down on whatever outflow of American dollars results from cargo going in foreign ships. Conceivably, if we cut the unit cost for constructing ships, we could even attract foreign ship­ ping interests to build their ships in American shipyards. Traditionally, policies for fleet expan­ sion have been generated by war-time crisis. It would appear to me that we are now faced with a crisis of sorts. We must decide whether we are going to have an American merchant fleet worthy of the stature and power of this nation or whether we are going to settle for a second-rate merchant fleet. In times of crisis the policies for fleet expansion have generally been drawn up and implemented by the Government. The parties usually have not played any great role. For example, just prior to the Suez crisis when the Government embarked upon a program to build a substantial number of Mariner class ships, most people in the industry op­ posed this program. Yet when the Suez crisis occurred, there was a great scurry­ ing around to charter these ships. As a result of these charters, the high utility of the Mariner class sliips was dis­ covered. Today both labor and management face an opportunity and a challenge. I believe the time has arrived for the parties to play a more important role in the development of positive, imagina­ tive policies to alleviate current pres­ sures. Too long they either have been silent or special pleaders insofar as the development of Government policy is concerned. Through the forum provided by collec­ tive bargaining, the representatives of labor and management have a very genuine opportunity to sit down as intel­ ligent, rational individuals and attempt to truly assess and deal with their prob­ lems but also to frame joint proposals to the Government which would assist in the solutions of these problems. 1 would urge that some thought be given to attempts to break the pattern of the haphazard, day-to-day living by which maritime labor and maritime management conduct their labor affairs. If the parties are either unwilling or unable to take any long-range viesv of solving the economic problems of this industry, the likelihood of the Govern­ ment either being able or willing to assist them is diminished. By this 1 am not suggesting that the Government would or should abdicate its responsi­ bilities as a policy-maker in this field; rather I suggest there has been too little honest exploration c^nd presentation of the needs of the nation and the industry in the maritime field as compared to the needs of specific groups. Other indus­ tries in recent years have found the joint committee approach to be of high utility. We have seen such devices as the Human Relations Committee in the steel indus­ try. the Armour Committee, and others. It is not too late for this industry to begin thinking about and acting upon a common attack against the decline of the American merchant fleet. �Pare Ten SEAFARERS April S, 19M LOG MA Examiner Bocfcs Expanded Service WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID ADVANCES WASHINGTON—Hopes of the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company for Government operating and construction subsidy on the US Atlantic-Far East run got * By Robert A. Matthews, boost last month when the Maritime Administration urged approval of bids to expand or Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. start subsidized service on ' Grain Trade Tankers, Baker's Hours been picking up in outbound cargo reached their maximum competi­ Trade Route 12. tive position on Trade Route 12," MA Public Counsel Aaron since 1959. Recently headquarters received a letter from Seafarer J. T. Dicker- The MA Counsel added that in son, ship's delegate aboard the Washington Carrier, regarding the Silverman, in filing his proposed Silverman declared in his find­ SlU agreement as it applies to tankers engaged In the grain trade. He findings and conclusions with an ings that "there is room for more view of previous decisions by the said there has been some confusion on his vessel concerning application MA examiner, noted that despite American-fiag vessels and sailings. Maritime Subsidy Board and the cargo losses inbound on Trade There is no solid evidence to Secretary of Commerce, he be­ of the memorandum of understanding in the tanker agreement. Question: According to this reference, for tankers in the grain trade, Route 12, American vessels have establish that US-flag ships have lieves US-flag carriage on Trade Route 12 is short of the standard "however when butterworthing machines are used and the tanks are igpslffiPiiilPSi: of the highest practically-attain­ cleaned and mucked, men performing this work shall be paid at the able goal. tank cleaning rate . , But the memorandum does not state which Waterman Steamship has made tank cleaning section applies. application with the MA for 24 In this particular case, the tanks were not butterworthed, but were to 30 outbound subsidized sailings washed down from the inside of the tanks with high pressure water QUESTION: Who is your choice as candidate for President on Trade Route 12. In a separate hose and then mucked. The chief mate contended Section 32 of the In the November elections? case. Waterman has also made ap­ freightship agreement applied and the captain contended Section 21 of plication with the MA for Inbound the tanker agreement applied, and the overtime was submitted accord­ subsidized service on the same Edward J. Taylor: I'm for John­ like the biggest threat to Johnson ing to the terms of the latter, inasmuch as the captain stated that he route. Waterman still has applica­ son all the way, especially since right now. had a beef over the same situation last trip in Houston, Texas. tions pending with the MA for he's kept his Answer: When a tanker enters the grain trade, it comes under the 4 4 4 Trade Route 22, US Gulf-Far East freightship working rules. The only thing that remains the same is promise that 50 M. Osman: Barry Goldwater service outbound; Routes 5, 7, 8, 9 -percent of the the tanker wage scale. Therefore, if erewmembers are required to and 21, US North Atlantic, United wheat going to looks like the best man to me. I've clean tanks and butterworthing machines are used, they are entitled seen him on tele­ Kingdom and Continent; Route Russia will go on to the tank cleaning rate as outlined in the freightship agreement. American ships. vision a couple 29, US Pacific-Far East, and Route When members are required to clean tanks and no butterworthing He's doing a of times and he 32, US Great Lakes-Western machines are used, they are entitled to the hold cleaning rate as out­ looks like a good Europe. good Job on civil lined in the standard freightship agreement. rights and, more man. He's smart, Reference: Standard Tanker Agreement, Memorandum of Under­ important, he's and I like what standing 4. "Cleaning tanks when grain has been carried. When going all out for he has to say. men are required to sweep up grain and remove it from the tanks or He's a lot more wash the tanks down with a hand hose, this shall be considered the Medicare. The Republicans will serious than a lot same as cleaning holds and the hold cleaning rate shall be paid as split on Rockefeller and Goldof guys he's run­ per the freightship agreement. However, when butterworthing ma- water, so Nixon will probably slip ning against. You chaines are used and the tanks are cleaned and mucked, men per­ in, but he won't give Johnson any trouble. know that any man who runs for forming this work shall be paid at the tank cleaning rate." the presidency must be a good The recommendation you submit regarding the rewording of this sec­ 4" 4" man for the job. tion of the agreement will be forwarded to the Negotiating Committee. Leo Doucette: Even though I'm "Standard Freightship Agreement, Article HI, Section 22. Cleaning 4 4 4 from Massachusetts I like Gov. Cargo Holds, (a) Members of the unlicensed deck department may be Nelson Rocke­ Nick Gaylord: I think Henry required to clean and sweep cargo holds. NEW YORK—Nearly three dozen feller. If the vot­ Cabot Lodge would make the best "(b) When this work is performed by men on watch at sea or in ers could accept candidates have applied for one candidate. He's a port, between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, Kennedy's reli­ of the five SIU college scholar­ good diplomat they shall receive $.50 per hour. ships to be awarded to qualified gion and elect and has the "(c) When this work is performed by men off watch at sea or in him, I think they SIU men or their children next brains for" the port between 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays or on Saturdays, Sundays, or will forget month. job. I watched holidays, they shall receive overtime plus $.50 per hour. Almost half of the applications Rockefeller's di­ him do a good "(d) The rate for cleaning cargo holds which have carried penalty vorce. People are are fully completed and are being job in the United cargo shall be that shown in Article II, Section 30. more broadmindprocessed for the annual competi­ Nations four "Standard Freightship Agreement, Article III, Section 32. Tank ed since the last tion at this time. The balance of years ago. His Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew on or off watch are required election. Rockefeller could do as chances are the applications still require some to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried, for the purpose good a job as any of them. Gold- much better supporting documents, but should of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight over­ water looks like his biggest threat since the New Hampshire primary. be complete by the time of the time for straight time hours and overtime and one-half between the right now. Nixon is probably hir strongest judging in May. hours of 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays, or on Saturdays, Sundays and opposition. The competition for the $6,000 holidays. i 4 4 awards, which may be used to 4 4 4 "(b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks that attend any accredited college In George W. Scott: I'm for Goldhave contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil, or creosotes including water, although I don't think he Serge E. Lomakin: I want to see the US or its possessions for study bunkers or molasses, including use of butterworth system for the pur­ will make it this Lyndon Johnson continue as Pres­ in any field, is open to qualified pose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during ident. I think Seafarers who have a minimum of year. But, you straight time hours shall be paid at the rates of $2.24 per hour for he's doing a three years' seatime on SlU-con­ can bet I'll vote those ratings receiving a basic monthly wage of $357.47 or below; $2.28 good job run­ tracted vessels, or to children for him in 1968. per hour for those ratings receiving $364.50 but not more than $416.07 ning the govern­ whose fathers meet the seatime re­ Johnson will or above. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays or between the hours of ment and is the quirement. probably be 5 PM and 8 AM weekdays, the rates for such work shall be $4.47, best candidate At least one annual award is elected. G o1 d$4.57 and $4.65 per hour respectively, dependent upon the monthly around. I don't reserved for a Seafarer. water is the only wage ranges specified above. care who the Fifty-three awards have been candidate to ex­ "Three hours overtime at the rate of $2.24, $2.28 and $2.33 per Republicans put given since the program began in press an original hour respectively, dependent upon the monthly wage ranges specified up. Johnson is 1953. The winners are chosen by opinion. All the above, shall be paid for this work in addition to the overtime actually others are strictly "me too." He's for the working a panel of leading university edu­ worked, provided however, that these three (3) hours overtime shall the only national politician who's man and I want to see everyone in cators and administrators on the be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive work­ not afraid to stand up to our ene­ the country working like they are basis of their high school records ing days." now. and scholastic attainments. mies. Scholarship Awards Due Next Month i) i> The next question pertaining to a contract Interpretation on the hours for a night cook and baker on offshore runs was sent In by Brother Billy Russell. The question and its corresponding answer were printed previously in the LOG (Dec. 27, 1963), but we feel that it would be of value to repeat this particular item. Question: The night cook and baker shall work day work. His hours shall be set forth by the steward in all ports. I would like to know if this applies to overseas ports in foreign countries. The agreement states "in American ports, in all ports." Answer: This section of the agreement applies to all ports anywhere. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement. Article V, Section 4. Working Hours. "In American ports, the night cook and baker shall work in "a schedule between 6 AM and 6 PM as set forth by the steward except on days of arrival. "In all ports, the night cook and baker shall work on a schedule between 6 AM and 6 PM as set forth by the steward except on days of arrival." In submitting questions and work situations for clarifications, dele­ gates and crews are reminded once agaiii to provide as much detail as possible setting forth tlie circumstances of any dispute. Besides those mentioned, some of the members who were sent contract clari­ fications during the past few days included the following: James J. Labenz, SS Ocean Anna; Wiley T. Stricklin, SS Henry; Joe Holzenbeck; Paul Franco, ship's delegate, SS Ocean Spray; H. R. Hellman, ship's delegate, SS City of Alma; Chester Hugbart, ship's delegate, Globe Explorer. 4 4 4 'Seafarers' Nine Seeks Little League Pennant Bill Waddell: President Johnson is the best man. There isn't any doubt about how good he is, since he's got the ex­ perience now. He looks out for the JERSEY CITY — There's pennant fever in the air as the common people, Greenville American Little League's "Seafarers" prepare for and he seeems to the 1964 campaign. think more of The "Seafarers," sponsored by the SIU's Railway Marine Region them than of big hope to improve on their 1963 finish. If they do, this could mean the business. I think league championship. he's done a great Manager Robert Berardi and coach Frank Sobera led last year's job up to now. Goldwater looks contingent to second place in the Jersey City loop, marking a tremen­ dous improvement over the basement finish of the preceding year. mmMmmmmM Similar improvement this season would put the youngsters at the top of the standings, performance deserves the finest equipment and the SlURMR has made the "Seafarers" the best-dressed team in the league. In order to assure accurate New uniforms were purchased to replace the worn flannels the young­ digests of shipboard meetings sters wore last year. J- "'t. in the LOG, it is desirable that Sponsoring the Little Leaguers is part of the Seafarers community the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed If at all possible. activities program. Besides providing recreation for nearly 200 young­ sters, the league also gives SIU members a rooting interest and a diverting activity while on the beach. Type Minutes When Possible �April K Xfft SEAFARERS . . t. FMg0 Elerem LOG *5wmg!' SHIPPING AID EXTENSION—A bill to extend the 55 percent con­ struction differential subsidy on merchant vessels to June 30, 1987 has been introduced by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.). The present 63 percent ceiling expires June 30, and the Administration does not favor its extension. Until 1960 this differential was 50 percent, but in that year rising construction costs prompted the Senate Commerce Committee to rec­ ommend, and Congress to agree to increasing the differential to 55 per cent for a two-year period. In 1962 the legislation was extended for another two-year period which expires June 30. Sen. Magnuson, chair­ man of the Commerce Committee, has scheduled no hearings yet. i t ANTI-STRIKEBREAKING BILL IN NY—The New York State Legis­ lature adjourned without completing action on the anti-strikebreaking proposal that had been disputed by employers in the state. But the bill may yet see action when the legislature comes back again this month. Gov. Rockefeller has called the lawmakers back for action on several proposals which did not clear the regular session. The anti-strikebreaking bill was sent back to committee by its spon­ sor for the supposed purpose of amendment, but the practical affect appeared to be to kill the bill for this session. The normal procedure in proposing amendments provides for the committee to which the bill is sent to return it to the floor and for the bill to retain its place in the calendar. The measure was designed to prohibit employers from hiring persons who repeatedly and habitually offer to work in place of strikers. 3^ Ji A boost in the present UnKed Auto Workers pension program, which provides benefits of $2.80 a month for each year of service, was mapped out at the UAW's 19th con­ stitutional convention at Atlantic City. The actual amount of increase sought In upcoming contract nego­ tiations will be decided upon by sub-councils representing UAW members employed by the major auto manufacturers. Other jobcreating measures drafted at the convention include a drop in the retirement age from 65 to 60 years of age and regular cost-of-living adjustments for members already in retirement. i 4" i- A determined 14-year-long or­ ganizing campaign conducted by the Giass Bottle Blowers paid off in Anderson, SC, when the union won a National Labor Relations Board election at the big OwensCorning Fiberglas plant. The union won the election 492 to 375. The contest was the fourth in a series of NLRB elections, the first having taken place in 1959 when the union got 39 percent of the vote. 4" 4- 4' The Building Service Employees were victorious in winning a first contract with the Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Ont., after a three-month strike that sparked an inquiry by the provincial govern­ ment. The hospital's board of trus­ tees had previously rejected a unanimous conciliation Imrd re­ port and had tried to block efforts at negotiations by the union and the Ontario Labor Dept. The trus­ tees caved In during bargaining sessions conducted by a threemember provincial committee which had been studying the advisability of compulsory arbitra­ tion. 4" 4" 4^ The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers has been desig­ nated as bargaining representative for 1,377 employees of the Iroquois Gas Corp. in Buffalo, NY, after winning an election over District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The IBEW won a mail referendum conducted by the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board by more than two to one. In the election, in which 97 percent of the eligible workers voted, the IBEW received 896 votes to 376 for Dis­ trict 50. 4i 4. 4 The, 8th US Circuit Court of Ap­ peals has upheld a 1963 National Labor Relations Board ruling that a volunteer organizer for the Brick and Clay Workers was fired for union activities and must be re­ stored to his job with lost earnings. The union supporter was fired March 5, 1962 after getting 150 fellow workers to Join the Union at the A. P. Green Fire Brick Com­ pany in Mexico, Mo. The Brick and Clay Workers lost two elections at the plant by close margins but, after the volunteer organizer was fired, won a third vote by a count of 349-295. . , r, z' 4. ATTACK ON POVERTY. President Johnson and bis Council of Economic Advisers have laid on the line the facts about poverty in the United States and have called for a coordinated "frontal assault" by Federal, state, local and private forces to eliminate its roots and con­ sequences. In a report to the Congress, the President said America's high standard of living is a "hollow achievement" to the one-fifth of our citizens who live "without hope" in poverty. He said 35 million Ameri­ cans exist on per capita income of only $590, compared with the na­ tional average of $1,900. The Council report continued, "It is a world where a minor illness becomes a major tragedy, where pride and privacy must be sacrificed to get help, where honesty can become a luxury and ambition a mjrth. "Worst of all, the poverty of the fathers is visited upon the children." In line with this, much of the President's attack on poverty centers on education. Statistically, the Council reported 47 per cent of the poor live in the South, 25 per cent in the North Central region, 17 per cent in the Northeast and 11 per cent in the West. In addition, it pointed out: • Nearly one-half of all non-white Americans live in poverty. • More than 40 per cent of all farm families are poor. • More than 11 million children are raised in poverty. 9 1: ; , 'j; i.\" T'J .>1 i < f.( • 9 -— i ^ A p A It e,/s e I- o 0- The Congress of the United States has been izens, await the pleasure of Congress during called the greatest deliberative body in the the present filibuster and talkathon in the world. Others have less kindly referred to it Senate. The House has already passed the as the biggest debating society the world has basic civil rights measures. ever seen. A debating society of course Meanwhile, such items as medical care for never takes any action—it just talks. the aged under Social Security get nowhere Under the prodding of latior and con­ fast in spite of strong support from everyone sumer groups, business organizations and except the American Medical Association. just plain common sense, much important Other legislation on the Congressional and urgently-needed legislation has been shelf involves several million unemployed placed before Congress at this session. For US workers for whose assistance sweeping the most part, however. Congress has chosen new legislation is still pending in Congress. neither to approve nor disapprove, resorting Bills calling for a hike in the minimum wage, instead to strategems designed to avoid the Federal action to eradicate slums and pro­ necessity of taking action—even after con­ vide greater public aid to education are all siderable pro and con debate. pending—perhaps languishing is a better The need for much of the legislation is word—before Congress. clear to everyone, it seems, except to the With election time rolling around again. Congress. Hopes for passage of job, health, Congressmen will soon be sticking their housing and education measures in this ses­ hands out for votes. Perhaps this is a good sion, as well as proposals to assure equal time to let them know that they ought to employment and civil rights for all US cit- stick their necks out a little too. Numbers Came New studies of productivity figures by the US Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest that automation and other technological changes in industry may not be eliminating manufacturing jobs as fast as earlier estimates had indicated. In a recently-published bulletin, the Bu­ reau's experts indicated that their earlier estimates of the rate of gain in manufactur­ ing output per man-hour were too hi.gh. However, it was agreed that, whatever the rate, automation is cutting sharply into US employment. To meet this problem, some experts believe a basic shift in traditional attitudes toward work will be needed if large-scale national joblessness on a continuing basis is to be avoided. The AFL-CIO is arguing that a sharply-reduced workweek, penalty over­ time, substantially-increased Federal expen­ ditures on public works and other job reme­ dies are necessary. Other suggest that measures such as the recently-enacted Federal income tax cut are enough of a stimulant to the economy, and that this will spur demands for goods and, in turn, lead to retraining programs for job­ less woi'kers. A US report issued last September indi­ cated that a 3.5 percent annual increase in output per man-hour was developing through automation and other technical de­ velopments on the basis of figures for the previous two years. Then the output figures were revised, and a new projected figure showing a 2.7 per cent gain in productivity was released. The revised figure was based on separate Commerce Department studies. All of this only adds new urgency to the drive for a specific, coordinated national at­ tack on the automation issue from all fronts, so that as each new group of "experts" comes to the forefront, it doesn't create false hopes and attitudes affecting millions of American workers and employers alike. Automation with its mixed blessings must be treated more responsibly than it has in the past. > I �Pare Twelve SEAFARERS Aprfl S. MM LOG AFL-CIO Backs Medical Group Practice With the US standing in the dismal 11th place spot among major nations of the world in its rate of infant mortality, which is generally viewed as the best index to a nation's medical care, it is obvious that the world's richest nation—which should have the world's finest medical care—is far from that goal. Changes and improvements are needed. Probably the greatest single improvement in medical organization that is foreseeable in the near future is the further expansion of prepaid group medical practice. Such prepaid group plans have been urged for some time by the AFL-CIO, member unions, and other consumer groups. They point out that new needs for specialization In medicine can best be met through coordinating into a team the many professional personnel required, each with his special skills, each doing what he has been trained to do. It is an unfortunate fact that medical care in the US today is very much dependent on income. It may well be that only rarely is anyone needing emergency care denied It because he cannot pay — but vast numbers of persons throughout the country do not have fair access to the high quality care they need, when they need it. Although nearly 75 percent of the population today has some form of health insurance, only about 25 percent of all personal medical care expenditures are covered. The coverage of most plans is concentrated on hospitalization-surgery, leaving other costs uninsured. This is why the expansion of prepaid group medical practice plans is considered important. They would make available to workers and their families the all-important non-hospital, non-surgical medical care which Is lacking under most of today's health plans. Such prepaid group practice plans would make available to more citizens the preventive medicine, proper diagnosis and early treat­ ment which are recognized as the best means of health care. This might then reduce the amount of expensive hospitalization which often stems from limited diagnostic and preventive services. By resolution and report, the 1963 AFL-CIO conven­ tion in New York went on record strongly in support of comprehensive, direct service group practice prepayment plans. A key convention resolution stated in part: "Those health programs which combine comprehensive benefits with direct service and which provide, medical care by a team of physicians, specialists and auxiliary personnel organized on a rational basis in group practice have demonstrated their value." "The advantages of these programs are: they assure the medical care provided is of high quality; they pro­ vide diagnostic and preventive as well as curative health services: they guarantee a service benefit; the total family expenditures for health services are less under such plans than under conventional insurance programs." A special supplement on "Working Standards For Group Health Plans" was printed in a recent issue of "Group Health & Welfare News," published by the Group Health Association of America, and enumerates many important features of such plans. Services include (1) general and special medical serv­ ices for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilita­ tion; (2) services at home, office, and hospital, and emer­ gency services at all times in the local area covered by the plan; (3) hospitalization for at least 30 days or its equivalent. The physicians are jointly as well as individually re­ sponsible for their patients, but each patient is offered the opportunity to select a personal physician. Service to the group health plan's patients is generally provided in premises occupied in common by its physicians. The physicians make joint use of the items of major equip­ ment, the associated professional and non-professional Another Lifeboat Class Goes into The Book personnel, and medical records. The payment for physi­ cians' services, at least that from the group health plan, Is all pooled and distributed among the physicians in accordance with a formal plan. Such programs have prepaid benefits which preferably include all services provided whether at home, in the office or in a nursing home, hospital or other facility. II charges in addition to premiums are made at the time patients receive service, such extra charges are to be small and are to be specified as to amount and character in writing, in the beneficiary's certificate of participation in the plan. In any event, prepaid benefits are to cover not less than 80 percent of the average aggregate value of all services provided. The principal barriers to the future development of such prepaid group practice plans, an AFL-CIO report points out, are in the opposition of the American Medi­ cal Association and in the fact that many workers are already blanketed with large group insurance plans that allow no escape even when good direct service programs providing better medical care exist. Although the AMA now accepts prepayment and group practice, it does not want them associated together in the same plan, the report states. They consider plans which compensate physicians by salary or on a capita­ tion basis as a challenge to the economic control over payment for services which the AMA violently insists is its prerogative. As more and more information on the high-quality, reasonably priced medical care which can be found in comprehensive, prepaid group medical plans becomes available to American workers, it can be expected that organized labor will turn increasingly to such programs. They emphasize, first, prevention of illness by eliminating the cost barrier, and second, quality medical care by selected doctors practicing in groups. Guaranteed Income Proposed By Panel WASHINGTON — A suggestion that every American should be guaranteed an adequate income as a matter of right whether he works or not, was made to President John­ son last week in a statement]^' by the 32-member "Ad Hoc considered the most important of Committee on the Triple Rev­ the three revolutions, is pinpoint­ Graduation time for SlU training tchool't Lifeboat Class No. 104 finds all hands assembled in headquarters after getting Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. The 16-man group is com­ posed (front, l-r) of Thomas Rotcliffe, Austin L. Evans, Ango Solomon, Jose Jiminez, Arthur Sequeira, Robert Toedel; middle, Morius Del Prodo, Antonio Alfonso, William Snell, Alexan­ der Katsanevakis, Walter Jones; rear, instructor Don Butts, Philip Mock, Erkki Leskinen, Lucien Butts, Robert A. Ruffner, Victor Encarnacion and instructor Arne Bjornsson. olution." The group, composed of econ­ omists, educators, writers and others, said that three "revolu­ tions" presently underway — the cybernation revolution, the wea­ ponry revolution and the human rights revolution—require radical changes in national attitudes and policy. Link Broken The plea for a guaranteed in­ come was one of a number of suggestions put forward by the Committee to deal with the im­ pact of these revolutions on the economy. In an official state­ ment, the group declared that "the traditional link between jobs and income is being broken." The cybernation revolution. Runaway SlU Ship Recalled New Name Goes On Antarctic Maps The renaming of what is probably the world's longest peninsula will remind many Seafarers of the onetime SIUmanned Liberty ship Nathaniel B. Palmer, a Liberty tanker which ran away from US registry in 1954 and was scrapped last year. Waterways Company ships to switch to Costa Rica pursued a claim that Edward The ship and the peninsula American vessel named after Palmer may re­ registry in the heyday of the US Bransfield actually found the ter­ were named after a young call how the ship came into the Government's ship transfer pro­ ritory in 1820. They named it Connecticut sea captain who. news on its own back in 1952, when gram. The Palmer then took on Graham Land in honor of Sir In 1821, while commanding the 45ton sloop Hero, discovered an ex­ tension of land in the Antarctic that until a month ago was known on American charts as Palmer Land. Palmer was searching for new seal-fishing grounds at the time. Last month, the US Board on Geographic Names, an agency of the Department of the Interior, approved a name change to make Palmer Land, the long reach of land pointing toward the tip of South America, the Antarctic Peninsula. Seafarers who rode the former she ran aground in ankle-deep waters of the Argentina River in Uruguay. After food and stores became a problem, the crew was flown out of Montivedeo a month and a half after the grounding. The jinx fol­ lowed them out of South America when the plane on which they were leaving developed engine trouble and had to return to Montevideo. After waiting 26 hours, they were again flOwn out, and this time made the United States. Later the Palmer again sailed into the limelight when, in 1953, she was among the first American the name Manolito. She returned to the American flag for a brief period and then switched as the Manolito to a Panamanian outfit, flying the Liberian flag this time. In 1962, she switched to the Lebanese flag as the SS Manegina and, in 1963, went to the scrappers. She was originally built in 1943. The story of the new Antarctic Peninsula follows a similar pattern of name changes and disputed ownership down through the past 140-odd years of history. After Capt. Palmer was credited by the US with discovering the Antarctic territory, the British James R. G. Graham, first Lord of the Admiralty early in the 19th century. To add to a mapmaker's confusion, Argentina called the area San Martin Land and Chile tagged it O'Higgins Land. But tlie newest compromise on the name of the huge, "S"-shaped body of land has settled these issues despite a number of international incidents. Under the compromise, the northern portion of the peninsula is to be called Graham Land, the southern part Palmer Land. The arm of land as a whole will be known as the Antarctic Peninsula. ed as the cause of this break. Cybernetics is a science that deals with automation and the amount of control man has over today's complex machines. As automa­ tion takes more and more control over production, the committee holds, a combination of electronic computers and automated, selfregulating machines makes pos­ sible tremendous output with little or no assistance from the worker. The other revolutions contrib­ ute to the problem. Coming as it does at a time when people realize that the ultimate power to destroy the world is already in the hands of man, the vast mili­ tary and space expenditures brought about by the weaponry revolution are becoming more and more unpopular, the group feels. As cutbacks are made, a greater number of people will join the unemployment rolls. The human rights revolution, too, is forcing new areas to be explored. As the Negro becomes eligible for a greater number of positions, the competition for the particular number of available jobs increases. Right To Income However, according to the Com­ mittee, the values of cybernation are being limited by the anti­ quated system of linking one's job to his income. According to the group, the link must be bro­ ken by having society provide "that every individual and every family be provided with an ade­ quate income as a matter of right." With the link broken, cyberna­ tion would then be the answer in­ stead of the problem, providing funds to finance the program and making possible the creation of funds for neglected public pur­ poses and the elimination of pov­ erty both at home and abroad . �Seafarer Mad Bear Hosts Visit of Friendly Tribe -S««f«r«r Wallace (Mad Bear) Andenon (at right, earlier. In his own cere­ monial garb) provided ,a close look at the SlU when he arranged a visit by a family of Hopi Indians from Arizona to head­ quarters. Mad Bear, a Tuscarora Indian from New York, gave the West­ ern family a personallyguided tour of Union ac­ tivities. Since Hopi In­ dians are known for their ceremonial dances, they performed a few for Sea­ farers gathered in the hir­ ing hall. Father and son team swing into their tribe's ancient rendition of the famed "war dance." Seafarers in the hall got a full close-up. With big grin, Mad Bear'(front, far left) gathers all hands for a group photo with onlooking Seafarers and SlU port officials, who hold up some of the youngsters for the camera. John Fay and John Dwyer have two of the young ones in tow. Port Agent Joe DiGeorge is at far right. Ladies provided accompaniment with song and drum for the occasion, while men did the footwork and ceremonial dancing on the hiring hall deck. Dad is sitting this one out as son (not shown here) takes the spotlight. Younger members of the family helped cut with singing accompaniment. �Pare Fourteea SEAFARERS Ship AgenciesReject Guam Subsidy Move WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Commission has opposed legislation to end the domestic trade status of Guam so shipping subsidies may be paid to operators serving the Pacific Island. Testifying before the The proposed legislation had House Merchant Marine Sub­ been urged by SIU Pacific Dis­ trict-contracted American Presi­ dent Lines and Pacific Far East Lines to end the treatment of Guam as a domestic trade area. Like the coastwise trade, service to Guam is reserved exclusively for US-flag ships right now. Foreign Ships Since '62 Foreign ships have been per­ mitted to call at Guam since 1962, but only to and from foreign ports. The Maritime Administration has also taken a position of op­ position to the proposal, testify­ ing that few or no foreign car­ riers would be attracted because of the relatively small size of the trade. Subsidies would not guar­ antee any lowering of rates, a spokesman also noted. Beside the operators, the only affirmative voice for the proposal was a repre-sentative of the De­ partment of the Interior's Divi­ SAN FRANCISCO — President sion of Insular Affairs. William Jordan and all other in­ cumbents who ran for office in the annual election for officers of the Marine Firemen's Union were re­ elected in membership balloting, the union announced here last month. Both Jordan and Vice-President Alex Jarrett ran unopposed in the balloting among members of the SIUNA-affiliated Marine Firemen, LOS ANGELES — A Federal Oilers and Watertenders. C. A. grand jury here has indicated six Peterson, incumbent MFOW treas­ companies, including US Steel, on urer, defeated Nick Trivich by a charges of rigging bids and divid­ vote of 1,806 to 595. ing up the market on sales of steel The Seattle port agent, William and concrete water pipe in ten (Bud) Haley, also was reelected, but a tragic plane crash took his life, Western states. In five indictments, the grand and a special election was sched­ jury charged that company execu­ uled for April 2 to fill the post. There was one proposition on tives had met periodically between the MFOW ballot this year other 1954 and 1962 to decide which firm than the normal election of offi­ would submit the low bid. Also named in the Los Angeles cials, a "no promotion" proposition, which was adopted by the member­ indictments were Kaiser Steel, ship. In the future, under the United States Industries, Ameri­ terms of the provision, there can can Pipe & Construction, Smithbe no promotions or changing of Scott, and the United Concrete jobs in the unlicensed engine de­ Pipe Company along with eight partment aboard ship, except in officers or former officers of the companies. emergency situations. committee, Deputy Maritime Ad­ ministrator J. W. Gulick said sucli a bill "will not produce more cargo," is "unlikely to produce lower shipping rates," would set "an undesirable precedent" by opening a heretofore non-subsi­ dized domestic trade to subsidized competitors and would diminish FMC rate regulatory power. He said the measure might not permit authorization of subsidy anyway "unless substantial for­ eign competition develops." Firemen's Officials Reelected US Indicts Steel Co's On Prices Report From San Francisco Attentive gathering of Seafarers at SIU informational meet­ ing in San Francisco last month hears West Coast SIU Rep. E. B. McAuley reporting to membership. Looking on (far left) is Paul Gonsorchik, port agent and meeting secretary. Gathering was also addressed by visitors from Marine Cooks & Stewards including (seated, center) Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner, Jerry Posner, welfare plan administrator, and Frank Gomar, assistant secretary-treasurer. April B. ItM LOO Coast Vessel Goes Collegiate SAN FRANCISCO — The Matson liner Monterey, an SIU Pacific District-contract­ ed ship, will become part of the University of Hawaii dur­ ing three 42-day cruises later this year. University courses related to the literature, native arts, and government of the South Pacific will be offered under the program, but only one of the courses will be given on each sailing. The courses will offer college credit, and will be presented by the University of Hawaii, in cooperation with the division of educational travel of the National Education Associa­ tion. Senate Unit Okays 'Truth-In-Lending' WASHINGTON—A Senate Banking subcommittee has voted 5-4 approval of -a "truth-in-lending" bill it had bottled up for more than four years. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.), would re--^ Democratic vote against the quire disclosure of all interest only bill in the subcommittee show­ and finance charges in clear, down. simple terms. It has Administra­ tion support and strong backing from labor and consumer groups. Douglas, who presided over sub­ committee hearings which have filled 3,954 pages of testimony since 1960, urged Banking Commitee Chairman A. Willis Robertson (DVa.) to schedule an executive ses­ sion of the full committee to act on the measure. Robertson cast the By E. B. McAuley, West Coast Representative Earthquake Cripples Alaskan Industry Sen. Edmund S. Muskie (D-Me.) provided the swing vote to dis­ lodge the bill after the subcommit­ tee agreed to an amendment which would permit revolving credit charges, used by many department stores, to be stated in terms of monthly interest rate. The original bill would have required all charges to be expressed in terms of true annual interest rates. The bill also requires lenders and sellers to disclose in writing the total amount of cost to be financed, including a specific list of "extra" charges in connection with the financing. Douglas summed up the intent of the legislation in these words: "The purpose of this bill is to re­ quire that the American consumer be given the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the interest rates and finance charges he is asked to pay when he borrows money or buys an ar­ ticle on the installment plan." The disastrous earthquake in Alaska last week seems to have crippled the fishing fleets and their allied industries, the eanneries, in many areas, according to preliminary reports by some of our SIUNA affili­ ates. In at least one place, Seward, reports are that the entire fishing fleet which had been servicing the largest cannery there is completely out of commission. We understand that a nunrber of the flshing boats are completely destroyed and that the wreckage of other waterfront installations has been thrown upon and strewn about the beaches both at Seward and Kodiak. Of course, the tidai waves must have completely demolished the docks there. It is a real catastrophe for what is certainly one of the most important Alaskan industries. There appears to be a fierce three-way battle shaping up on the California political scene for the Democratic Senatorial nomination. Pierre Salinger has been declared eligible to run for the Senate by the California Supreme Court. A legal cloud was hanging over the scene because Salinger had been out of the state for some eight or NEW YORK—Two more veteran nine years. He had been a resident of Virginia while serving as press members of the SIU Railway secretary to President Kennedy and President Johnson. Now In the Marine Region have been added race on the Democratic side will be Clair Engle, Allan Cranston and to the pension list by the trustees Salinger. -f — for the retirement program. The latest additions bring the The annual convention of the flying in from Japan where the International Union of Operating ship ran aground. The Mankato total number of railroad tug vet­ Engineers, AFL-CIO, will be held Victory also paid off, and Wilming­ erans retired on union pensions since the program began to 57. this year at the Sheraton Palace ton saw four ships in transit. Nino have gone on the list so far Hotel in San Francisco, beginning Nevhi Ellis, former Savannah this year. April 13. We here are looking for­ Both of the oldtimers who have ward to seeing the delegation from patrolman, is AB on board the Local 25 which will be headed by Mankato Victory and asked us to just joined the list of retired mem­ our old friend, Steve Leslie, presi­ send his hellos to all of his East bers are going on disability pen­ sions, and come out of the Penndent of the local and International Coast friends. Representative of the lUOE's John R. Nelson dropped into the Marine Division, whose local of­ Wilmington hall recently and re­ fices are in the SIU headquarters tired his book. He has decided to building in New York. try a job on the beach for a while Trend Watchers to be near his family. Ray J. Ray Christiansen, the labor Kroupa, on the beach for a while writer for the "San Francisco Ex­ to get a fractured heel mended, aminer" recently wrote a piece served on the balloting committee about the great job of staying on while in the cast. Now he says he top of the political scene being is ready to get out and get his sea Stone done by the Labor Council. He cites legs back. Bredeil the map system on the wall of the sylvania Railroad tug fleet. They Thomas Laarents, a charter Council's Conference Room at the are John E. Stone, 63, and Luther member of the SIU, is presently Labor Temple. By using color des­ A. Bredeil, 65. ignations, the Council can plot carpenter on the Kenmar and stopped by the hall to say hello. Stone was a barge captain with political trends from 1958 to 1963. the Pennsy, and was born in He said he likes the climate out Although there seems to be a slight conservative trend, the here much better than on the Mathews County, Virginia. He now makes his home with his wife Council is heartened by the strong East Coast. Wilmington is expected Joyce in Blakes, Va. votes against the "right-to-work" to be slow for the next two weeks, He joined the Penn Railroad with no payoffs in sight, and only laws. a few Sea-Land and Calmar in- fleet in August, 1920, and worked The Port of Seattle reports that transits. for the company through January, shipping has slowed up consider­ 1964, which makes him a veteran Lewis Smith, who usually sails ably there, with the Barbara of 44 years' service. Frietchle the only payoff in the as AB out of Baltimore, and quite Bredeil, the other pensioner, is often grabs a slot as delegate, is last period. Two oldtimers on the retiring to his Camden, NJ, home beach in Seattle are Herbert Ken­ looking for a ship out of San Fran­ to enjoy some leisure with his wife cisco on the "romance run" to nedy, whose last ship was the Letty. He spent over 40 years work­ Antlnous as chief steward, and A1 Japan or Korea. Charles Gilbert, ing as a tugboat mate for the Smith, an oldtimer who has been one of the few seamen who has Pennsy. sailing as bosun for quite a few drawn unemployment benefits from Of the 57 retired on pensions years and is looking for just such a the state of Alabama, and has been so far, 22 came out of the Penn spot on a trans-Pacific run. Ken­ with the SIU for some 20 years, Railroad tug fleet, 11 from the nedy says he is going to wait is also looking for a good trans- Baltimore & Ohio and 9 from the awhile, mainly to have his weight Pacific run. New York Central. The balance is checked at the hospital. Known as Karl Jarve just arrived in SF composed of 6 from the New "Tiny," Kennedy tips the scales at after having been flown in from a mere 280 pounds—give or take 40. Japan. He also was on the Taddei Haven, 3 from Brooklyn Eastern District Terminai, 2 from Bush Shipping was light out of Wiim- Village and is looking forward to Terminal, 1 from New York Dock, ington for the last two weeks and picking up his clothing allowance 2 from Western Maryland, and 1 the crew of the ill-starred Taddei so that the gear he lost when the from e Chesapeake & Ohio Village were paid off there after ship went aground can be replaced.' fleet. 2 Railtug Oldtimers On Pension �SEAFARERS Top-Level US Shipping Taiks (Continued from page 3) •igned to make possible the sur­ vival of the American merchant marine, maintain the merchant fleet and protect the Jobs of US seamen were strongly urged by the union representatives. Toward this end, the Maritime Administrator announced in the meeting that plans were underway for the establishment of a com­ mittee to take up the complaints of the maritime industry on American - flag participation in such a program. Insistence by the maritime un­ ions that US-flag vessels be guar­ anteed at least 60 percent of Government - sponsored cargoes and Russian wheat shipments was stressed by AFL-CIO President Meany. The maritime unions made clear that they consider last week's top level meeting as just a beginning. Many more such meetings on the highest possible level are necessary, they^ feel, to untangle the mess in which the maritime industry flnds itself to­ day after the years of inaction and failure by Government agen­ cies to uphold the intent of laws designed to preserve and strength­ en the American merchant ma­ rine. The unions emphasized their belief that future meetings are needed to clarify Issues and for­ mulate decisive action by all seg­ ments of the maritime industry and Government, to solve such problems as the disastrous impact of runaway-flag shipping on the American merchant marine, the undercutting of US seamen's jobs by automation, and the prob­ lem of obtaining increased Amer­ ican commercial cargoes for American-flag ships. Although an Executive Order has been drafted to set up a com­ mittee of representatives from la­ bor, management and Government to deal with these questions, the order has not yet been executed. Such questions as the scope of the committee, the areas to be discussed and the degree of Gov­ ernment participation are still be­ ing worked out. SlU, Waterman Approve New Quarters Plan NEW YORK — The SlU Con­ tract Department has worked out an arrangement with Waterman Steamship to provide watch foc'sles for the engine department on a number of its vessels, follow­ ing a cutback in the company's passenger operations. Quarters for the firemen and oilers are being shifted around on a total of 19 company vessels. The Desoto was the first Waterman ship on which the change was made, using former passenger ac­ commodations. The changes in black gang quar­ ters" also will affect the Afoundria, Andrew Jackson, Antiniious, Arizpa, City of Alma, Fairport, Hastings, Iberville, Jean LaFitte, John B. Waterman, Kyska, LaSalle, Madaket, Maiden Clreek, Topa Topa, Wacosta, Warrior and Yaka. The other company vessels are C-2s on which there is no quarters problem. Agreement has been reached between the Union and the com­ pany to have the quarters change made at the first US port the ves­ sels make where the Union main­ tains a hiring hall. Tage Fifteca LOG Bridge Ticket Great Lakes Tugmen Win New Contracts, $ Gains CLEVELAND—Tugmen of the Great Lakes Towing Com­ pany can look forward to Increased wages, higher company payments for welfare benefits and other fringe gains as a result of a new agreement negotiated by the Great Lakes Jones said he expected dredging in the Great Lakes area to be down Tug & Dredge Region of the this year unless private companies SIU Inland Boatmen's Union. The pact renewal, covering fire­ men-watchmen, helpers, laborers and maintenance mechanics on the company's large fleet of tugs, calls for money increases during the three-year life of the agreement. Some of the wage gain is retro­ active to last April. Other benefits Include eight paid holidays per year, strong grievance Seafarer Nicoloof Popoiogleu Is all smiles as he displays procedure for settling disputes, improved procedures governing his newly-won Third Male's license to Welfare Rep. John seniority rights and a 50-cent per Dwyer at SlU headquarters. Papazoglou, who makes his hour towline bonus. home in New York with his wife Aresstia and daughter A substantial increase in com­ Patricia, 8, last shipped aboard the Thefis (Rye Marine) pany payments per man per day where he served as deck delegate. for welfare-pension items is also included in the pact to provide in­ creased security for Lakes IBU members and their families. The union has also announced new contracts with the Gleason Marine Towing Company covering the company's oil operations and a separate pact with the Calumet Towing Company. It is continuing By Al Tanner, Vice President talks with Sinclair Refining, Beck­ and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes er Towing, Detroit Marine Towing, Bigane Vessel Fueling, Hannah In­ land Waterways and the Westcott Headquarters here In Detroit has been advised by Boland and Boat Service. Looking to the outlook for the Cornelius that the John T. Hutchinson, presently at the Fraser-Nelson yard in Superior, will not be ready for operation untii June. Seniority new season. Regional Director Bob men from this vessel will be reassigned on the basis of their fleet seniority. The Diamond Alkali, also In the Superior shipyard, has oeen repowered from stoker to diesel, eliminating three firemen's jobs. Reiss steamship has informed the Union that the SS Richard Reiss will not be in service until June. Reiss seniority men, as well, will be called on the basis of their fleet seniority. The Algonac service center has been affected by the low water problem in the St. Clair River. Dredging of the area around the service center boathouse will be required. This means that when Westcott starts Its service around May 1, our launch, the Speedy WASHINGTON—The chairman Marlene, will go into operation to service contracted vessels. of the Senate Commerce Commit­ An area conference of the Maritime Trades Department has been tee, Senator Warren G. Magnuson scheduled for April 8 at the Wolverine Hotel, Detroit. Port councils (D-Wash.), has asked Congress to are presently voting on delegates to attend this meeting. Discussions boost the Interstate Commerce will be held concerning Important matters to all of the marine industry. Commission's new budget by One of the major Issues to be taken up at this meeting will be the $825,000, in order to continue the assignment of an Area Director for the Canadian and American Great fight to "stamp out illegal car­ Lakes Area, whose primary function will be to coordinate activities riage." of all port councils in the area. According to Sen. Magnuson, As the '64 season keeps getting up steam, we want to keep advising the extra sum is needed to create the membership about settlement of various disputed and pending 103 additional jobs so that the money items from last season. Among them is a vacation item pending Commission can better police un­ for Gerald Tiigetski, gateman on the Sylvania, who drew a check for regulated carriers who are "un­ $165. The gatemen aboard the US Gypsum also were paid over $100 dermining the national transpor­ disputed overtime. Edward Lombard! visited Detroit and picked up a tation system." Magnuson, in pair of checks representing disputed overtime with two companies. addition to his position as chair­ Ed also collected a small item representing half-time wages not man of the Senate Commerce paid for work performed on Saturday and Sunday on the steamer Committee, also serves on the Fred A. Manske. He didn't complete seven days of work, but was Senate Appropriations Subcom­ bumped through no fault of his own. mittee which oversees ICC's fi­ A transportation and lodging beef for Everett May on the Diamond nancial requests. Magnuson called the original Alkali was collected, but a beef about the duties of the 2nd cook and porter on the US Gypsum is going to be discussed at the next meeting budget request of the ICC for $1.1 of the Clarifications Committee. The clarifications group will also million for the fiscal year 1964act on a bonus claim by Charles Campbell, who was injured ashore 65 conservative. He quoted an ICC spokesman as saying that 103 while off on an emergency leave. Anselm Kenny is getting the vacation pay due from the John J. additional jobs in the field are Boland. Checks for alinost $150 are being split by Ray Hoholik, Jerome needed this year, 98 more the year Bianchi and Leonard Smith, in settlement of the tunnelmen's beef after, and an additional 90 jobs which occurred on the US Gypsum for several weeks last spring. in fiscal 1966-67. The Senator noted that unlaw­ Bianchi gets $89 out of the total. Smith $44.50 and Hoholik gets the ful transportation may be costing rest. We're glad to report for the fellows on the C. C. West that the regulated carriers as much as $500 vacation claim for Clarence Lenhart is okay. Lenhart was hospitalized million annually in revenues, and due to illness and could not complete the season, so he almost lost "depriving the state and Federal governments of tax revenues out on a claim for $214. A dispute involving the steamer George Steinbrenner on transporta­ which, if there was no lawful car­ tion pay for Edward Baatz from Ashtabula to Honor, Mich., and from riage, would come from regulated Honor to Superior, where he rejoined the vessel, is payable. Baatz carriers." Refusal to grant ICC the addi­ was off on a nvedical leave of absence and, under these circumstances, tional funds for its crackdown on the company is responsible for the transporation. We're also holding a check in Detroit for Robert B. Erickson from illegal operators, he said, would the Henry Steinbrenner. Erickson quit the vessel after working more therefore be "penny-wise and than 120 days and, as the contract says, did not have to complete the pound foolish." Magnuson is deeply interested lay-up of the vessel in order to collect vacation pay. A final pending item again involves Ed Lombard!, from the in pushing the added budget if he J. L. Reiss this time. He's got a day's wages coming for reporting to can get the backing of private in­ the vessel on a porter's job, Tlicre was no job open when he got there, terest groups who want to co­ and since this was a duplication of job calls that were not his fault, operate in the resulting steppedthe company agreed to pay Lombard! the day's wages for reporting up campaign against unlawful to the vessel. carriage. Union Settles Pending OT, Pay Beefs Eyes Extra Funds For ICC Use start dredging their slips and docks to keep up with progress throughout the St. Lawrence Sea­ way system. Jones said he ex­ pected there will be dredge work this summer in Detroit, Gladstone, Bay City and Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.), Chicago, Lorain (Ohio), Buffalo and Rochester (NY) and Duluth (Minn.). Welland Canal Tolls Put Off OTTAWA — Reversing an ear­ lier decision, the Canadian gov­ ernment has announced it will not reimpose tolls at the present time on ships using the Welland Canal. A final decision on whether to reimpose the canal levy will de­ pend on settlement of the entire toll structure on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Public hearings on the whole question of Seaway tolls are expected to start on April 30. The announcement reversed an earlier decision by the former Transport Minister that canal tolls would be reim posed by April 1. The government had originally removed tolls on the waterway linking Lake Ontario and Lake Erie in July, 1962. Negotiating teams representing the Canadian St. Lawrence Sea­ way Authority and the United States St. Lawrence Seaway De­ velopment Corporation are study­ ing the whole toll question. The negotiators are expected to issue a notice on the toll question soon which will be the basis for future discussions. Both bodies must make a report to their governments on the toll question by July 1. Meanwhile the St. Lawrence Sea­ way authority has announced tenta­ tive opening dates for the canals under its authority. The Welland Canal was scheduled to open April 1, weather and ice conditions per­ mitting. Other tentative opening dates are: Sault Ste. Marie Canal. April 13; South Shore, Beauharnois, Iro­ quois, Lachine and Cornwall canals, April 15; Wiley-Dondero canal April 15 or earlier if ice conditions permit. iSis. :-UviHaiStelsfeito Pushing Barges Called Cheaper CLEVELAND, Ohio — A university professor has made the suggestion that Great Lakes Barges should be pushed by tugs instead of the usual practice of pulling them. Speaking before a meeting of the Lake Carriers Association, marine engineer Harry Benford of the University of Michigan said that pushing these carriers would be easier and cheaper than pulling them, because when they are pulled, the barges must have special fins fitted to the stern to keep them straight while towing. He said the fins in­ creased fuel costs. Benford is retiring chairman of the Great Lakes and Great Rivers Sec­ tion of the Society of Naval Architects and Naval Engi­ neers. �Page Sixteen SEAFARERS AprU i, MM LOG Pesticides Believed Link To Fish Loss WASHINGTON—The United States Public Health Service is investigating a discovery that fish deaths in the Mississippi River were presumably caused by minute amounts of pestir cides in the water. These actions were precipitated The USPHS's Division of by report issued March 22, by Water Supply and Pollution the aRobert A. Taft Sanitary Engl- Control has announced an accel­ eration of plans to make a com­ prehensive pollution survey of the Mississippi. Agents of the Food and Drug Administration from St. Louis to New Orleans also have begun collecting samples of fish, looking for residues of highly tox­ ic materials. Meanwhile, Gulf of Mexico re­ search teams from the USPHS and the Bureau of Commei'cial Fisheries of the Department of the Interior began collecting shrimp for laboratory examination. Alaska Ship Rates Unjust, Agency Warns WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Conimission has for the first time turned down rate changes in the domestic offshore trade. In a decision combining two cases, the FMC ruled that the Alaska Steam­ ship Company and the Northern Commercial Company River Lines were attempting to charge unjust and unreasonable fees. The commission, in a decision handed down recently, ruled that companies operating in the Frozen North would not be permitted to charge fees that would produce a rate of return greater than ten per­ cent. Rates set by Alaska Steam­ ship yielded more than a 12 per­ cent return until they were ordered reduced. When Northern Commer­ cial tried to install a similar rate schedule, the commission issued its ten percent edict. A ten percent increase on gen­ eral cargo to the seasonal areas of Alaska, Bristol Bay, Nome, Kotzebue and other Bering Sea areas had been planned, along with a 20 percent hike on cannery cargo— cans, cartons and salt, which are used in the canning process—and a ten percent increase on south­ bound canned salmon products from all areas of Alaska. The commi.ssion decided to act after evaluation of the tariff sched­ ule indicated a rate rise in the "seasonal trade" as opposed to the "scheduled trade." Since Alaska Steamship holds a virtual monopoly on the .seasonal trade and faces keen competition in the scheduled trade, it reduced fees in the latter in order to compete, but raised fees in the former to make up the dif­ ference. The FMC refused to measure Alaska Steamship's rates on the carrier's overall operations. "We think it would be unfair to saddle such captive shippers with the burden of the carrier's losses re­ sulting fron> operations in the scheduled trade," the commission explained. The commission concluded its session by requiring Alaska Steam­ ship and Northern Commercial to submit amended tariff schedules within 30 days. eering Center in Cincinnati. After months of painstaking analysis, the center concluded that dead fish from the lower Mississippi contained toxic amounts of two commonly-used pesticides—endrin and dieldren—and two other un­ identified but poisonous synthetic organic materials. The inference drawn was that the amounts of pesticides washed down from the fields into the First checks to be paid out by the New Bedford Fishermen's Union pension plan are received river could be injurious to fishby Capt. Johan Gundersen (3rd from left), Capt. Emil Seaburg (4th from left) and Paul life. MoHiiesen (far right). Checks were presented to the new pensioners by John B. Patten, This in turn presents the ques­ administrator of the program (left), and Austin P. Skinner, union secretary-treasurer. tion of whether these chemicals can be harmful to man. A care­ New Bedford Continues Pact Talks fully-worded USPHS statement said "pesticide levels in the lower Mississippi basin do not present any immediate health problems." The Taft Center report seemed to solve the four-year-old mystery NEW BEDFORD, Mass.—^Tlie SlU-affiliated New Bedford FLshermen's Union has re­ of what was killing the fish ceived the go-ahead from the Federal Government on its new pension plan and has alreadyin the lower Mississippi and the made the first pension payments to 11 members of the union. estuaries of the Gulf of Mexico. The pensions were ap- * Since 1960, catfish, mullet, sea union. Agreement between the possible If the talks continue to proved after a review by the the trout, and other edible and in­ NBFU and the owners on the bog down. edible fish have died by the mil­ New Bedford Fishermen's basic plan was reached last July. The union is demanding an in­ lions in those areas, the heaviest Pension Trust, which Is jointly ad­ Another seven months passed be­ crease in maintenance and cure toll being taken in the Baton ministered by the NBFU and the fore Federal approval was re­ payments, which , benefits mem­ Seafood Producer's Association, ceived, and then two months more bers who are 111 and cannot work. Rouge and Gulf areas. After eliminating such causes as representing the vessel operators. elapsed to allow for notification It is also asking for an increase parasitic and bacterial diseases, The trust fund Is financed from of oldtimers who qualified and to in welfare contributions by the lack of oxygen, and drastic tem­ monthly contributions by the own­ set up actual administration of boat owners and an increase perature changes in the water, the ers. the plan. in Seafood Council contributions A start on the pension program investigation finally pointed Members of the union who qual­ which will be used for promo­ culminated a year-long effort by ify for pensions must be over 64 tional activities in behalf of the toward the toxic pesticides. years of age, must have at least industry. 173 days of fishing time on each In addition, the NFBU is asking of the calendar years prior to for a guaranteed minimum wage ' retirement commencing with the for captains and crewmembers. year 1959, and must be com­ pletely withdrawn from the fishing field. During times of acute shipping By Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director conditions the last requirement can be waived by the trustees. The plan also accounts for sick Every year, when Spring rolls around, man has celebrated the end of time, which may be creditable for winter and felt an overall newness to life. It is historically the time for up to a third of the total fishing festivals, orgies, feasts and prayers, as a tribute to the gods in vogue at time requirement. the time. This is a welcoming of a renewed life, a new cycle. Meanwhile, union members were Spring is the time when publications blossom forth with tips for due to get together late this week the gardener, homemaker, homeowner and the oar owner. It is the for a meeting that would hear a time for the spring dose of sulphur and molasses and a time for assault progress report on a new working WASHINGTON—The Maritime on the accumulation of winter. This is the .time to get everything contract. A strike vote on behalf Administration has given up try­ shipshape for the coming season, because we are aware that it is of the union's 1,200 members is ing to sell the 45,000-ton super­ important to keep our personal possessions in order. The prudent tanker Titan. The MA has rejected instinct in each of us realizes that good maintenance and upkeep pro­ all bids on the vessel and said it longs the useful life of our property. will not offer the ship for sale If this check-up is good for our possessions, why isn't it time for again unless a "definite interest" a check-up of ourselves, our wives, our children? is shown. What about yourself? Have you reviewed your driving habits? You A former Manuel E. Kulukundis will probably be surprised at the sloppy and dangerous practices that ship, the Titan was seized by the have crept into your driving, any one of which could cause a serious WASHINGTON—Net income for Government last year because of accident. How about your work around the house? Your activity the major US rail companies was the default on a Government-in­ aboard ship? Simple negligence can cause accidental Injury or death. sured mortgage by the Kulukundis How about your weight? Are you overweight? Do you eat three pork higher last year than for any other American-flag shipping interests. year since 1957, and their net rail­ chops when one should suffice? It's your responsibility and only you The Titan has been offered for ctn control it. Do you have headaches, or dizzy spells? Is your vision way operating income bettered all sale four times, and each time years since 1958. blurred? Have you had your glasses checked? Do your teeth hurt? Do Class 1 rails estimated their in­ there either have been no bids or you have chest pain? Do your feet hurt? Do your corns bother you? come at $651 million and net rail­ all bids have been rejected. The Then do something about it; you would if it were your car. Do you way operating Income before de­ latest bid to be rejected by the smoke too much? Evidence indicates that cancer and smoking are inter­ duction of interest and other fixed MA was for just over $8 million. related. Further, does your furnace leak gases Into your house, or does charges at $806 million, according The MA called this bid "nonthe muffler on your car fill it with carbon monoxide? These can kill to a statement released by the As­ responsive." you just as dead and quicker than cancer. Other rejected bids for the sociation of American Railroads. Do nagging unsolved problems at work, at home, or aboard ship, The 1963 net operating income, supertanker were $5.5 million tear away at your ulcers? Are you trying to drive a Cadillac on a said the AAR, produced a return offered by SlU-contracted Wall Rambler income? Are you trying to keep up with the Joneses when the rate of 3.1 percent on the depreci­ .Street Traders and $4 million by Smiths are your speed? Are you just trying to do too much with what ated value of road and equipment the Keystone Shipping Company. you have or what you are? If so, usually there is something possible to shown on the books of carriers The MA charged that these bids do to relieve these tensions. Unless you do, they take a terrific toll in including materials, inventories did not represent the fair value wear and tear on your mind and body. of the ship. Earlier, the MA had and cash. This spring checklist could go on and on, but it's difficult to be •The AAR said that railroad net set a minimum bid price of $10 very hopeful about it. These things are usually taken very seriously at earnings in 1963 included substan­ million on the Titan. the moment, then promptly forgotten. It would be better if every one tial tax credits, arising from the The ship was built in 1960 at a of us paused once in a while to reflect on such matters and took the new depreciation guidelines for cost of $14 million. The Govern­ responsibility for his own health. railroad property put forth in ment insured a $12 4 million For certainly there l.s nothing that can take the place of self-appraisal 1962 by the Internal Revenue mortgage on the vessel. Until an and self-determination. Those spring sulphur-and-molasses "tonics" Service and from the seven percent acceptible otfer is made the Titan may induce carthasis of the body, but there is serious doubt that many investment credit enacted by Con­ will be laid up in the James River of us develop good health habits from this dosing. "i gress in 1862, (Va,), , • i ii'i i-lj SlU FISHERMEN GET PENSION PLAN MA Nixes New Bids For Titan Spring Is Time For A Personal Check-Up US Rails Net High �AffriiS^ UM LOG By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives iM^f' y'<M w Lifeboat Training Again Saves Lives Scveait Runaway Ship Goes Amuck During Panamanian Crisis Seafarer Hugh Curran, passing the time of day with his neighbor at a local tavern re­ The Importance of a thorough knowledge of lifeboat procedures by cently, received a very vivid lesson in just how effective the US Government's "effective every crewmember of a merchant ship was pointed up again recently control" of runaway flag vessels really is. after the gounding near Yokohama of the SlU-contracted Taddei Vil­ The subject arose when Cur--*^^ lage. It was only through the expert seamanship of the crew and the ran discovered that the man The steward, an American, told the crew was composed of many training received through SIU lifeboat programs that serious Injury and loss of life were avoided during jthe difficult job of lowering boats in to whom he was chatting was Curran that the crew aboard his from the Southern European coun­ the steward aboard a Panamanian- vessel made the messhall look like tries. The officers were mostly heavy seas with the vessel listing badly. James Ramsey, a graduate of the SIU Lifeboat Class No. 88, won flag, Anfierioan-owned vessel at the the lobby of the United Nations Americans and Norwegians. The ship was outbound from the special praise from his- shipmates for the professional job he did in time of the disorder in that little during a coffee break. Although largely made up of West Indians, Persian Gulf to the United States, getting the No. 2 lifeboat away with 14 crewmembers under very dif­ Central American country. and as is usual for runaway-flag ficult conditions. Later, it was the fine seamanship and boat-handling vessels, was nowhere near the abilities of bosun Harrington and AB Henninger that kept lifeboat No. 1 country of its flag. afloat, although its seams were sprung. This boat was awash and con­ stantly in danger of going down in the heavy seas. For 14 hours these When the skipper, another men struggled to keep the boat headed into the seas and were success­ American, heard from the wireless ful—saving not only their own lives but that of the Captain. operator of the disturbance in It is important for every SIU man to have a lifeboat ticket, which Panama, he was at a loss as to is easily available through the lifeboat school at headquarters. The old what action to take. Then, when saying that self-help is the best help is as true in disasters at sea as he found out that Panama and the it is anywhere else. Without anyone making jokes about it, it can US had broken off diplomatic re­ safely be said that when a vessel-f lations, complete chaos developed runs into difficulty at sea, all the gerous places in which they regu­ on the ship. The skipper, knowing crewmembers are in" the same larly Hnd themselves. nothing better to do, passed out boat. In such a situation the man what hand-guns he had in his safe On their ships they are usually without lifeboat training simply safety-conscious and have a hne to the officers aboard the ship. cannot pull his own weight and record of safety. At home, how­ No orders went with the guns, endangers his shipmates as well as ever, one tends to forget the dan­ the steward told Curran. The guns himself. were simply handed over to each gers hidden In the slippery tiles Seafarers learn more than sim­ of a bathroom floor, officer, with a shrug implying that the loose ple boat-handling at the lifeboat tread on a steep staircase or the the skipper hadn't the slightest school. In addition to gaining the broken rung on that ladder out idea what the guns were for. Seafarer Hugh Curran (left) tells log staffer of the chaos finer points of boat-handling, in the garage. At a loss, the officers just stood which upset the officers and crew on one American-owned abandoning procedures, rescue Keep home safety always in around, wondering aloud what Panamanian runaway ship which was on the high seas at techniques and survival measures, mind and for your family's sake course of action they should take. the peak of the disorder last January in the Central Ameri­ they get a new awareness of their make your house shipshape and The country under whose flag they importance as part of a team and keep it that way. can country. were sailing had broken diplomatic of the responsibilities they owe to relations with the country where their shipmates. the owner of the vessel held his The purpose of lifeboat training, allegiance. they learn, is not simply to safe­ It was lucky, the steward com­ guard their own lives but to insure mented, that the Panamanians the safety and well-being of every never had a chance to nationalize man on boar.i as well. This new their fleet. He is certain that the sense of responsibility toward By Sidney Margollus skipper did not have the slightest their shipmates also makes them Manufacturers and dealers tend to blame high idea what he would have done in better union members and, last, costs of appliance repairs on consumers. The Fair- case that had happened. but not <e:-.st, better Americans. child News Service reported that while appliances Recently a family waa ahocked by a bill for $20 The sea is as dangerous and un­ themselves now are better quality, many consumers predictable a foe as ever for sea­ for repairing the bake unit In a ten-year-old electric fail to read instruction booklets and so make un­ range that probably would not bring much more In faring men. The declining nature of the American-flag fleet and the the second-hand market. The charge was $5.65 for necessary calls for service. This Is partly true, but only partly. Another steadily-increasing age of US mer­ two small parts and $14.25 for labor. Including $4.95 chant ships gives the sea an edge for the first call to see what was wrong, and $9.30 part of the problem is that modern appliances are more complicated, with more parts, circuits, etc., to ii, the struggle for survival on the for the return call with the parts. Why this charge for a simple parts replacement? break down. Too, the manufacturers themselves are high seas, and exposes today's American seamen to increasing The actual work did not take long. In comparison, responsible for the need to carry a multitude of dif­ dangers. For those reasons, all you get noticeably more work done for $20 on a car. ferent parts and to train highly specialized service­ hands should take advantage of Even doctors charge no more for a house call than men, because of the policy of bringing out new models each year whether or not there are any really every weapon available to safe­ do appliance repair companies. guard their survival. The best We checked with the manufacturer of the range basic changes. WASHINGTON—A bill author­ What can you do about it? You can, of course, training for survival at sea which whose service branch had done the repair work a Seafarer can get is through (General Electric). It turned out that the service­ compare service charges in your area. This may izing a broad study of a possible proper lifeboat training. man, a highly-skilled worker, was paid $120 a week produce somewhat lower charges. But it won't solve new nuclear-blasted, sea level for a 40-hour week, a little more than the national the fact that it is costly to run a truck up to your waterway between the Atlantic and average of $110 for appliance servicemen as re­ house with a highly-skilled appliance repairman at Pacific Oceans was approved last week by the Senate Commerce While we're on the subject of ported recently by "Home Furnishings Daily." Cer­ the wheel. safety for seafaring men, who have tainly his $3 an hour did not account for the labor Nor will buying a service contract help the average Committee. been the models for travelers charge of $9.30 an hour, plus the $4.95 for the initial family. A careful user who buys a contract helps If approved by the Senate as a since time began, it's worthwhile call. pay the bills for careless families who may use the whole, the bill would give a sevenpointing out the difficulties pres­ But, manufacturers argue, the serviceman's pay is wrong detergent in a washer, or overload it habitu­ man committee appointed by the ently being encountered by an­ only a fraction of the total cost of servicing an appli­ ally, or those who put in nuisance calls for such President power to study and make other kind of "traveling man," to ance. The manufacturer also must charge for the omissions as failing to plug in a TV set. recommendations on the most suit­ help our pitch for safety first. able route. The study would also Too, the store or dealer that sells you a service cost of operating his truck (in this case, radioCol. John Glenn faced dangers equipped), for tools, and the overhead of the serv­ contract may make an extra profit on it, further add­ include examining the feasibility as America's first astronaut which ice depot. ' Thus, if a serviceman is paid $2.50 an ing to service costs. For example, you may buy a of a 1,000 mile-long trans-United no American had ever encoun­ hour, which is more typical on a nation-wide basis, service contract from a dealer or department store States passage from the Gulf tered before. He tackled the dan­ the manufacturer or dealer providing the service which takes part of the annual charge, and turns the through Texas, New Mexico and gers of fantastic speed and height, adds 100 per cent for overhead. Now the cost had contract over to a repair firm. A price of $25 for California to the Pacific. survived the threat of a thousand become $5 an hour. But they don't stop there. Only a contract may really buy consumers only $20 worth Of the pi-esently acceptable pos­ different mechanical failures and half of the serviceman's time actually is spent in of service, or less. You pay overhead costs of two sibilities for the canal, it is figured returned unscratchod from a jour­ the home. This raises the per-hour cost to $10. A companies—seller and service firm. that it would take from two years ney into space. Now Glenn is in major appliance service manager to)d a school for However, if you have a large family and do use to make the shortest cut—tiie San the hospital, ai\d has been for servicemen that the average call takes 45 minutes. an appliance heavily—especially a washing machine Bias route in Panama—to ten years some time, because of the after­ Now you see why you pay $7.50 for a typical call. or TV set—then a service contract may benefit you for the 170-mile-long Tehuantcpcc effects of a fall in his own bath­ because less-frequent users will help pay the bill. canal through Mexico. However, you're lucky if you get off even with a room. At last report it will prob­ The only basic ways to hold down service costs on One reason the Commitlcc gave ably be months before he is fully $7.50 charge. The serviceman often needs to make the dozen or so appliances and electronic equipment for tlic study of the trans-US canal a second call with the parts, especially if your appli­ recovered from the injury to his in your house are these: is that sucli a route would liot re­ inner-ear — which he suffered in ance is not a late model. 1.—When you buy an appliance, buy the simplest quire treaties and relationships What about the high price for parts? Just one of model you need. Avoid those with extra gadgets. with other countries that could the "safety" of his own home. The point is clear. For Glenn, a hundred components of a range for which you origi2.—Read your instruction booklet to know how to lead to difficulties such as this as for many other Americans, the na ly paid, say, only $200, may cost you $5 or more. operate your appliance countr.v's operations of the present home proved a far more hazardous The manufacturers claim that the high cost of re­ 3.—Check the plug and the fuse box, and also read canal in Panama. place than anyone would have ex- pair parts arises from the need to stock many parts your instruction booklet again, before you call a The sea level canals, blasted out P'jctcd. More accidents occur in for different models, especially since models usually repairman. with nuclear power, are estimated the home than anywhere else. Sea­ change yearly. But service representatives also have 4.—If you must call the repair service, be prepared to cost anywhere JTrom $620 million farers should always keep in mind admitted to this writer that the sale of parts is a to explain the difficulty as exact y as you can. for the San Bias route to possibly their ship or the busy dock areas profitable business, with no competition and no 5.—Don't delay or talk to the serviceman unneces­ $25 billion for a trans-United are not necessarily the most dan- need to give discounts. sarily. His time costs you about ten cents a minute. States passage. Appliance Repair Bills Rise Senate Bill Okays New Canal Study �SEAFARERS Pas* Eiffhteea New Ailment Strikes Airline Jet Jockeys Fried Chicken "time-zone syndrome," which af­ fects air travelers as well; the difference being that they don't get as big a dose as professional flyers who are constantly exposed. A recent article in the Air Line Action In the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and inelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.; Texas-Miller Products, Inc. Adam Hats, Ashley, Dorsey Jay, Hampshire Club, Repell-X, Sea Spray Men's Hats (United Hatters) 4" 4" Eastern Air Lines (Flight Engineers) 4» 4" 4- H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 4. 4. 4. "Judy Bond" Blouses (Int'l Ladies Garment Workers) 4< 4' 4» Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) 4" 4" 4" Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4-4 4' J. R. Simplot Potato Co. Frozen potato products (Grain Millers) 4* 4) 4" Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) 4> 4< 4> Jamestown Sterling Corp. Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. Furniture and Bedding (United Furniture Workers) Whaleburgers Go Big in Britain "Whaleburgers" are the new­ est delicacy for Great Britain's cat and dog population, accord­ ing to a report from Dofos Frozen Foods, Ltd., of Edin­ burgh and London. Sold as a frozen food, the whalebeef is packaged in twoand-a-half inch thick slabs, which may be kept under nor­ mal refrigeration for 10 days withoiit spoiling. The firm claims that its product has high protein val­ ue and adds greatly to the pet's general health. Seeks Higher Budget Outlay For Fisheries WASHINGTON — The United States cannot afford a continuing decline in its commercial fishing industry, according to the director of the Federal Bureau of Commer­ cial Fisheries. "To remain in competition for the world's fishery resources, the US commercial fishing industry must be revitaiized and made more productive and profitable, Donald L. McKernan informed Congress­ men. McKernan made his plea to pep up the fishing industry in explain­ ing the proposed $26.4 million budget for the work to a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. He reminded the lawmakers that the commercial fishing industry now supports a haif-million peopie and supplies more than a million tons of food annually to the country. The largest single item in the budget amounts to $20.6 miilion for management and investigations of resources. Another $4.8 miiiion is for new construction; $676,000 for general administrative expenses and $300,000 for foreign currency programs. "With our own popuiation ex­ pected to increase by nearly 7.5 miiiion in the next 20 years, the time may soon be at hand when the US wili have to look to the sea for more of its food supply," said McKernan. Advertisers At Sea With New Billboards NEW YORK—Seafarers entering the port of New York in the near future who see a 112-foot Buick, a 112-foot girl In a bikini or a 112-foot anything else approaching them majes­ tically across the waters around Manhattan are ad­ thousands of people In can on the vised not to take alarm. It's river-hugging highways aimind all in the spirit of American enter­ Manhattan, people In high office CHICAGO—Airline pilots flying high speed jets are find­ ing they have time on their hands. It's preying on their minds and giving them a headache at the same time, Racing the sun across the> globe, pilots and air crews are Pilot, the monthly magazine of beginning to suffer from the Air Line Pilots Association, explains that the earth Is divided into 24 zones of 15 degrees each. Traveling against the sun you put the clock ahead one hour when passing a time zone and in the opposite direction, one hour back. Because a jet flies at nearly the same speed as the sun, which in latitudes where most of the trans-Atlantic flights take place is about 600 miles per hour, flying eastward the days are shortened and westward, lengthened. On the surface it sounds like a nice deal. You get in your plane at 6 AM with dawn just breaking, put in a day's work fly­ ing like mad, and land with the same dawn of the same day still breaking over the far-away air­ port of some exotic land. Now you can get going on some sight­ seeing without having lost a min­ ute of precious time. But it doesn't work quite that way the article explains. "Though it seems that time could be saved or lost in this fashion, this is not so. Chasing the sun you don't gain time but you might lose sleep." True enough it's the same dawn of the same day. But the natives of the far-away land are just waking from a good night's sleep, while our speedy airline piiot has already put in full day's work—and not easy work either. As a result, the normal daynight cycle of wakefulness and sleep, eating patterns, and the normal physiological rhythm of the entire body is disrupted and changed, the article notes. AftU I, HH LOG Southern fried chicken Is a popular menu item aboard the cruise boat Port Wel­ come, thanks to the care and attention to its prepa­ ration by SlU Inland Boat­ men's Union member Minnie Jacobs. The Port Welcome operates out of Baltimore, servicing charter parties and tour groups throughout the Chesapeake Bay area. ORION CLIPPER (Western Tankers), Feb. I—Chairman, H. Miller; Secre­ tary, Frank Naklickl. Disputed OT in deck department. One man hospi­ talized In Okinawa. Washing machine Is in very poor condition. A new one should be purchased or a shoresida mechanic repair the old one. All the fans in the crew's quarters and in messhalls are rusted and aU should be taken down, scraped and painted. BARBARA FRIETCHIB (LIbeHy Navigation), Feb. 16 — Chairman, Patrick G. Fox; Secretary, D. O. Coker. No money in treasury. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion to make available absentee ballots for Union members at sea in order that they might have a more active part in elections and all other Union matters. A place has been built for Indian stevedores and cargo checkers back aft. Discussion on keeping aU screen doors locked on main deck. No natives are to be allowed In midship house. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), Jan. 12—Chairman, H. Huston; Secre­ tary, T. J. Moore. Ship due In Mobile yard for repairs. No payoff until ship reaches Corpus Ciirlsti, unless ordered by Company. A few hours disputed OT in each department. Motion that the negotiating committee strive to obtain a retirement based on 15 years' seatime on SiU-contracted ships. Vote of thanks to the rJeward department for the holiday meals and decorations. Crew requested to keep all doors closed in order to keep the aircondition! iig unit working efficiently. Feb. 15—Chairman, J. A. Hollen; Secretary, P. D. Sheldrake. Sailed one man short from Corpus Christl, creating hardship in steward depart­ ment. Captain told crew he would not pay off any men in Longview unless ordered to do so. Motion made to write letter to New York to try and have it agreed that a man can be payed off in any port where he can secure a relief. No money in ship's fund. Donations will be accepted from crew. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), Jan. 77 —Chairman, James Sumpter; Secre­ tary, R. Sanchez. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to resigning ship's delegate. James Sumpter will take over after payoff. Motion made that SIU membeis be oiigible for retirement at any age with 13 years' seatime or 20 years in the Union at higher pension amount. Motion made for ail ships to have draw 24 hours before entering port of payoff, so that men off watch can go ashore. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. THETIS (Rye Marinel, Jan. 12 — Chairman, Eugene Sobczak; Secretary, C. A. Collins. Brother W. Cassidy was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Discus.sion on launch service to %Tr You ARE RECEIVING MORETHAMONE COPY OF rue prise. An advertising company Intends to tow imimense floats carrying 112foot long, 30-foot hlgb advertising displays around Manhattan Island. The floats, pulled by a tug, would be on the move from 7 to 10 in the morning and again from 4 in the afternoon to midnight. Starting their journey at the George Washington Bridge, they would proceed to Wall Street, up the East River to the Trlborough Bridge, and then return to the point ot departure. A company representative re­ ports it took 18 months to get the necessary clearances for the floats from different state and Federal agencies. A New York car dealer has already signed up for a float. Despite their watery environ­ ment, the signs are not aimed di­ rectly at Seafarers, but at the be brought before boarding patrolman and headquarters. M. McClure wae elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion and motion on dues increase. Water tank should be checked for possible leak. Discussion about dumping garbage, etc., in passageway. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Jan. 4—Chairman, Jamei Peterson; Secre­ tary, Fezll All. $34.41 in ship's fund. Motion made that vote for any change in the SrU Constitution is to last for a period of six months so that SiU members aboard ship can east vote. In the event a ship does not enter a port where crew can vote, absentee ballots are to be provided. ERNA ELIZABiETH (Albatross), Jan. 38—Chairman, Jack. Nelson; Secretary, Samuel Doyle. $18.57 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Old repair list was disre­ garded. No work done on pantrr sinks. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metal), Nov. 16—Chairman, H. Huston; Sec­ retary, Curly Nielsen. Ship's delegate reported this Is a smooth trip with no beefs and good cooperation from departmen heads. Soma disputed OT IP buildings and almost anyone who steals an occasional glance at the water. Traffic Department figures Indicate that 585,000 can, each carrying 1.7 persons, drive on high­ ways alongside the East River, Hudson and Harlem Rivers daily. Possibly to ward off criticism of the plan, a company official has been quick to add: "We won't be defacing the rivers with our spec­ taculars. Rather, I honestly believe we'll be bringing some real beauty and excitement to the millions upon millions of people who will see them." Like the beauty and excitement of a 112-foot long, 30-foot high picture of a guy with sinus troubles. What a "welcome home" after a long trip. The Statue of Liberty was never like this—^but then, she never had a sinus con­ dition. DEL RIO (Delta), Jan. S — Chair­ man, F.M. Fedraza; Secretary, A. M. Tolantino. It was suggested that tha disgusting mall situatinn existing <n the Port of Conakry, Guinea, be In­ vestigated. Vote of thanks extended to G. Lurle, Purser, for cooperation with the crew. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate A. Abrams and all department delegates for their co­ operation and a Job well done. Vota of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. $10.00 in ship's fund. Brother Abrams suggested that ship's fund be turned over to ship's treasurer who is the chief steward. vt - ST. CHRISTOPHER (Destiney Car­ riers), Feb. 2 — Chairman, O. M. Bartlett; Secretary, Thomas Farrail. In each department. lilotlon to have ship's delegate and boarding patrol­ man see port captain about reliefs in Galveston. Discussion on increasing manning. Crewmembers told that no­ body is to work under crane while work la being performed overhead. Beef squared away by Philadelphia agent on the removal of bosun. One OS missed ship. Crew requested to keep messroom clean and to return cups to pantry sinks. Fan requested over galley range. Discussion on genoral alarm bells for fire and boat drill. DEL SANTOS (Delta), Feb. 2 — Chairman, C. C. Hatchell, Jr.; Sec­ retary, Adam Hauke. Ship sailed short two men. Few minor beefs settled. Discussion on raise in dues. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastern), Feb. 7 — Chairman, S. Foil; Sec­ retary, L. Strange. Brother Fred Isrcal was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion about getting breakfast out faster, and having mora night lunch put out. Ship's delegate to see about transportation from Houston to the port where the ship is in for replacements. Draw or pay­ off .should be held on arrival. Delayed sailing disputed in steward depart­ ment. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Feb. 6 — Chairman, R. Mitchell; Secretary, Diaz. Brother John J. St. John was elected to serve as sliip's delegate commenc­ ing next voyage. $58.19 in ship's fund. Division of OT beef settled in deck department. Motion that the ship's delegate should contact patrolman and find out why no callback is posted on sailing board for deck department. FANWOOD (Waterman), I^eb. B — Chairman, Lawrence P. Conticsllo; Secretary, Clarence J. Nail. Brother Leo Thomas was elected to serve as sliip's delegate. Everything is running smoothly. Discussion on cleaning laundry room, recreation room and slop sink. Crew requested to return cups to pantry when finished. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Jan. 26 — Chairman, Van Whitney; Secretary, E. Jimenez. Port agent will contact company regarding lack of money for draws. No OT involved for the all-hands "emergency" that took place last voyage. Van Whitney was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Former delegate E. Jimenez extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. Crew requested to keep messhall door closed when air-conditioner Is in use. Vote of thanks to steward department for well-prepared food. LOSMAR (Calmar), December 22— Chairman, E. J. Ponis; Secretary, J. Garber. Brother E. J. Ponis was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. No beets reported by department dele­ gates. Crew requested to rinse coffee cups more thoroughly, close Rdley doors quietly and flush toilets after use. Discussion on proposed raise in dues. TRANSYORK (Transwestern), Jan. 12—Chairman, Lamar Cribbon; Sec­ retary, Robert O. Schalagler. Brother Ci-IP ALL MAIL LABELS PROM •THE ffZOHT ... AND RETURN LABELS $OlVE aNAWUETLlsr. , .71 • . -5 �SEAPARE'RS Jvitt t. MM LOH Page NiMtec* 'Seafarer Specialists' While Seafarers sailing in northern waters are still contending with winter's final blasts, ships on southern runs continue to write testimonials about the pleasures of working day after day under the warm, tropical sun. One of the most enthusiastic reports reaching the LOG comes from the aptly-•named Florida State (Ever­ Del Rio (Delta) might have a pos­ captain, reports R. Hufford, ship's glades) where Roy Elford, sible answer for their troubled delegate. • 4 4 4 meeting secretary, reports that brothers on the Choctaw. M. B. li, Ernie Puras is the champion fisher­ man on the Florida to Ponce, Puerto Rico, run. Elford says that the crew aboard the Florida State encountered "fair" fishing on the trip through the Caribbean; The fisherman found dolphin and barracuda hit­ ting the trolling lines off the Dominican Republic, and red snap­ pers biting hard at Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. Wahoo are only striking occasionally, he adds. t .4 The crew aboard the Choctaw Describing himself as an electrician who "can't fry an egg without busting the yoke," Seafarer Roy W. Corns on the Afoundria (Waterman) says he can still recognize those who do know their stuff on the galley range. He thus tags the above trio as those responsible for the good menus and feeding on his ship, and doesn't mind who knows it. The threesome includes (l-r) chief cook W. W. Perkins, steward W. Young and baker W. W. Reid. Puras Prompt Payment Receives Thanks To the Editor; Please accept this as my ap­ preciation and thanks to the maternity benefit I received so quickly from the SIU for my­ self and my daughter. I would like to add that it took only three weeks for me to receive this benefit, despite a mistake made in the applica­ tion or in the records. My husband, Joe Weekley, who sails in the deck depart- All letters to the Editor /or publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ment out of New Orleans, is at sea now, so needless to say the money provided a welcome helping hand for us at home. Mrs. Joseph E. Weekley 4. Thanks Go Out To Polaris Men To the Editor: In my grief for the loss of my brother, I'm writing Just a few lines to let you know how deeply grateful I feel for the kind attention given by every­ one in such a painful moment. My brother's wife and 1 sin­ cerely thank all of the crew of the Alcoa Polaris for the gen­ tleness, kindness, and affection which in one way or another they had or gave to my brother In life or after." Always willing to be of your service and gratitude. Julio Colon Genoveva Colon J" 4« 4- Seafarer's Wife Backs Unionism To the Editor: I read an article in one of our local papers in Baltimore the other day about labor unions and how they have to stand together to achieve decent con­ ditions for all workers. I am strongly in favor of union labor and have recently nmrried a merchant seaman. I am employed at present but during my working career find 99 percent of the women op­ posed to organized labor or any­ thing it stands for. One reason is that they object to paying union dues. Another is that they are unwilling to stick together long enough to find out about the benefits of a union. I am careful to support or­ ganized labor when buying any .article of clothing as well as food and other things we use. Other working families should always do the same. Clarice M. Alread Dean (Waterman) has tried just about everything as an answer to the problem of keeping native watch­ men and others out of the crew messroom. However, only recently have they admitted that the prob­ lem doesn't have a solution. After an extended discussion at a ship's meeting, the crew declared the problem unsolvable, according to Ernest Goo, ship's delegate and Roland Dean, meeting chairman. Elliott, meeting secretary, writes that the Del Rio's crew has vowed to use teamwork to keep foreign longshoremen out of the messhall, except when the dockers are there an official business. However the Del Rio's crewmembers are wrestling with their own special problem. It seems that certain parties are tossing their dirty duds into the ship's washer-dryer, flip­ ping the switch, only to find out they don't know how to operate the machine! 4 4 4 Seafarers have been lavish in voicing thanks for fine work by the steward department. Ships whose stewards have received of­ ficial votes of thanks for a job well done include the Jean La Eitte (Waterman), Steel Apprentice and Steel Designer (Isthmian), Azalea City and Summit (Sea-Land), Al­ coa Marketer (Alcoa), Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain), Topa Topa (Waterman), York (American Bulk Carriers), Beloit Victory (Marine Managers), Penn Exporter (Penn Shipping), Seatrain New York (Seatrain) and Margarett Brown (Bloomfield). 4 4 4 Things aboard the Warrior (Waterman) have been exception­ ally smooth lately. Not only did the crew vote its thanks to the steward department for fine food and service, but the deck and engine departments also received con­ gratulations for fine cooperation. 4 4. 4) The ingenious crew aboard the A final vote of thanks went to the Maritime Health Stirs Concern Of SIU Wife Mrs. Shirley Miller, wife of Seafarer Jerry R. Miller who sails in the deck department, is deeply concerned about the health of the maritime industry which employs her husband, as any Seafarer's wife has a • right to be. before he switched to the deck That's the reason why when gang. Mrs. Miller spotted a magazine editorial entitled "Give Us More Ships!" she took the trouble to bring it to the attention of the LOG. In her let­ ter to the editor, Mrs. Miller cited the article's obvi­ ous importance and said that it was her hope that others could learn about it. The article ap­ peared in "Exten­ Miller sion," a publicatlon for Catholic families. An Army veteran. Miller and his wife live in Daphne, Ala. He is a graduate of the SIU's Andrew Furuseth Training School and sailed in the steward department THIS IS PBAVGOOD EATiM'...1 GOTTA eer THe RECIPE FROM COOK-HEfe GREAT/ The Oceanic Spray (American Oceanic) is really getting a good going-over, reports Paul Franco, ship's delegate, who is determined to see the ship turned out in good SIU style. Franco says the Spray picked up a new crew at New Or­ leans. Bosun Ed Adams, deck dele­ gate R. F. Boswell and steward J. B. Cheramie all rate as some of The editorial, by Paul F. Healy, summarized a number of facts often seen in the LOG. It de­ scribed the sickly condition of the steadily - shrinking US merchant fleet, the continuing decline in the cargoes carried, aiid the shocking decline in American shipbuilding activities. The solution to the problems in the "Extension" editorial was in harmony with the policies pro­ posed by the SIU and often noted in the LOG. The editorial advo­ cated the extension* of Federal sub­ sidies to vessels engaged in intercoastal, world tramping and Great Lakes service. It also supported the replacement of 25-30 ships a year rather than the average of 15 a year provided under the present US shipbuilding schedule. Franco the best he's ever sailed with, h* writes. 4 4 4 The crew's messroom on the Bienville (Sea-Land) may not look too much like the delegates' dining room at the United Nations, but the number of nationalities repre­ sented there some times makes the messroom seem like an annex to the U.N. After a language problem was cleared up, the crew pro­ ceeded to thank the steward de­ partment for its fine meals and also gave a further vote of grati­ tude to their shipmates who fixed the television set, reports G. J. Kersey, ship's delegate. 4 4 4 Anything that isn't tied down is apt to disappear when a ship ties up in some ports. Now it looks like a ship's library has become a tar­ get of sneak thieves. Just to make sure there will be something left to read when the Robin Hood (Robin Lines) is at sea, crewmem­ bers were warned to keep the library locked when in port. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $S Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to "ome up with equal ' verlime when the easier jobs come lo This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT job' as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as miic i as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an rar-ier u-b comes along he can m."' up the overtime he turned down before. )STUPID f GIVE ME THE RECIPE KXZ THIS HERE VgAU R4RMIOI4N!4 Bur WHAT WEJOSTHAOp \oo joer ATBWAS P?T4TO p'E ii: i-T 'J..K • i^f.TAr.rcss-^u'rs^r.rrT-.rssrssm* Hufford �SEAFARERS Twenty Seafarers Find Good Captain Makes Sailing A Pleasure Ask any Seafarer to tell you about some of the skippers he's had to put up with, and he'll respond with a list of names complete with details about how mean, unjust, ill-tempered, un­ fair, etc., some of them were. On the other hand, a request for the names of a couple of good skippers will often be met-*who looks after the welfare of the being stowed properly and won't with a long pause. It's not that the list is any crew as does Captain Victor G. shift at sea. I shorter or longer one way or the other—it's just that the memory feeds on the "bad guys," and their names stick in a fellow's mind. However, when a Seafarer does 4nd a captain he thinks is okay. Aponte Berger he won't hesitate to sing hU praises loud and clear. A recent letter from shipmates Felix Aponte and Sid Berger, who sail on the New Yorker (Containership), not only describes their enthusiastic appreciation for the ship's master. Captain Victor G. Diaz, Jr., but also rates him as one of the best ever to take com­ mand of a ship. "It Isn't often that you have the pleasure of having a skipper aboard Diaz, Jr.," writes Aponte, who is ship's delegate. Berger Is the chief steward. An incident which typifies the captain's concern for his crew oc­ curred when a crewmember be­ came ill while at sea and Captain Diaz arranged for an around-theclock watch to attend him. Then, when the New Yorker arrived In port, an ambulance was waiting on the dock to take the man to the hospital. Once, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the skipper himself took an Injured crewmember ashore to see a doc­ tor. Since it was a Sunday, every­ thing was closed, so the captain wanted to make sura that there would be no difficulty because of the language barrier. The two Seafarers also write that Diaz has Inspired the con­ fidence of the crew since they know that the safety of both the ship and the crew is being care­ fully looked after. When sugar Is beirtg loaded around the clock In Ponce, the captain can bo found checking the hold both day and night to assure that the cargo is To Calcutta For Coffee Since Diaz assumed command in November, the New Yorker has been awarded an "excellent" rating in vessel sanitation by the US Pub­ lic Health Service and there is an almost complete absence of turn­ over. The only two replacements to join the ship since Capt. Diaz took over the bridge, were taking the places of men who had become ill. Aponte and Berger conclude: "If only other masters were like Capt. Diza, sailing would be a pleasure." LOG-A-RHYTHM Youthful Dream By M. Pece I went to sea a young, young lad, "To see the world," I said. For years I roamed the ocean deeps Strange fancies in my head. One day I paused to ponder on The life that I had led, And growing old was sad to see That all my d-reams had fled. Strange lands beneath a foreign sun Were like my boyhood home. And strangers in their foreign garb Beneath, were too alone. Strange sights and sounds could all be placed In lands already seen. But still, I travel on and on Pursuing my youthful dream. Automation Coffeetime on the Hudson (Victory Transport) enroute to Calcutta finds this group gathered in messhall for a java break. Pictured (l-r) are Seafarers W. Guernsey, Roy (Rocky) Scruton, E. B. Hordcostle and W. O'Connor. Engine delegate L Paradeau, deck engineer, forwarded the evidence. Welfare Assist is Appreciated To the Editor: This is just to notify you that I finally located and received my suitcase. It had lain in Millville, New Jersey, at the Railway Express office for al­ most three months. There was a real mix-up until I received it. I wrote a letter of thanks and apology to the people at SeaLand for bothering them about something that was not their fault. I also want to thank the Welfare Representatives at SIU headquarters for their efforts in this matter. For the record, I am receiving the LOG and wish to express my appreciation for It and for the opportunity it affords me to keep abreast of people, friends, news, laws and all events of importance to me as a Union brother and seaman. By Paul R. Albano While you're still shipping. Don't be in a constant daze. Instead, you should try To change your ways. Now, if you want information. First you must think Of automation. Then estimation. After all that tension. There's always that pension. Put our committee to work On this invention! Thanks again to aU at head­ quarters for their kind help in my time of difficulty. Alfred A. Kushe i it idle Seafarer Asks For Mail To the Editor: Hello to all from a retired Seafarer In the hospital in Raybrook, New York. We've heard through radio, television and the newspapers that this place will be closed on April 15, 1965. I expect to be In good shape by then, but one year from now is a long time. . I spoke to the doctor about the place being closed and he said yes, it was. I have been here nine months after being transferred from one place in Brooklyn that was more like a night club than a hospital. I got a lot better after I got April 3, 1964 LOG To Th.B Editor liSij AU letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. • ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Jan. — Chairman, Roy Pappani Sec- ratary, T. J. Lowlt. Letter sent to headquarters regarding wiper left at hospital In Mojl. Japan. Some delayed sailing disputed. Straight OT claimed and disputed for cleaning hoI''« 'n deck department. Cargo is super­ phosphate. Steward requests new sot of baker's drums be put aboard. Movie projector supposed to have come from Alcoa Partner cannot be found. $133.00 due for movie fund from New Orleans. Top bunks in engine foc'sles should be put below. Delegate to see port engineer and patrolman about this. Discussion on several Items of business, including dues Increase, eyeglass benefits, re­ tirement plan. Better slopchest needed. Hospital slip should be given by officer on deck when captain is not aboard. Officers are doing work ipaw men should do. Check medicine supplies. Wipers to sougee pas.sageway. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment and to 4.8 watch for clean­ ing pantry. Crewmembers asked ta leave door key and strip bunks when getting off ship. BONANZA (Penn Shipping), Dec. 29 —Chairman, M. H. Jones; Secretary, William J. Anderson. Motion made that the Union seek improved retirement plan for the membership. Ship left port with no gasoline for the lifeboats. Some disputed OT in the three departments. Captain gave out oniy $50.00 to each man after a threemonth trip. Vote of tlianhs to the steward department. TADDEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), Feb. 2 — Chairman, W. Steward; Secretary, Bob Porter. Motion made that canned fresh milk be Issued three times daily at sea until depleted. Discussion on hot and cold water controls In showers. Dis­ cussion on quality of breakfast ham. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Jan. U —Chairman, C. R. Stack; Secretary, S. DIGirolomo. Everything Is running fine. S. DiGirolomo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on garbage. Crewmembers requested to pick up clothes when dry in the engine room. ELIZABETH PORT (Sea-Land), Jan. <—Chairman, George Ruf; Secretary Leo J. White. $23.50 In ship's fund. Motion to have a death benefit for a man's wife, if she should pass away, of $.500.00. Mike Carry was elected to serve as new .ship's delegate. Forced draft should be put In the foc'sles as other Sea-Land ships have. This matter to be taken up with patrolman. WASHINGTON CARRIER (Destiny), Jan. 1 — Chairman, J. F. DIckerson; Secretary, H. M. Smith. Brother J. F. Diekerson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion on taking up donation for ship's fund. Foc'sles and pas.sageways need sougeeing after loading grain. ELDORADO (Penn Shipping), Jan. 12—Chairman, Cyril A. Scott; Secre­ tary, G. McKenna. Deck delegate ex­ tends thanks to his department for their cooperation. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about travel pay. The matter of cleaning of foc'sles will also be referred to patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward department. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 28 — Chairman, H. J. Acosta; Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. Chief electrician name, some of my old ship­ mates might write to me here at the Raybrook Hospital. Until we meet, lots of good shipping and easy sailing for everyone. I can't wait to get down to the Big Town, so I can see and visit with some of my old bud­ dies and find out what's going on. It's been a long time in lay-up for me. James Russell $1 here, though I have been un­ able to travel. It looks like I'll be able to get away from here for a spell in June or July so I can take care of some personal business and also pay a visit to headquarters, which I want to make my first stop. Not too many people seem to know about this place, so I haven't received many letters. Maybe if you could print my $1 SIU Oidtimer Lauds Service To the Editor: This letter is to pass on my thanks and appreciation for the help given when my wife Gladys had to be hospitalized some time ago. It was certainly a welcome thing to receive all the help that we did, especially the blood donations that were was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. One member In hospital in Germany and one In France. $10.50 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In deck department. Christmas and New Year's Day were tops and vote of thanks was extended to entire steward department. HEDGE HAVEN (Hedge Haven), Jan. 11 — Chairman, H. Braunitelni Secretary, A. D. Allain, Jr. Two men hospitalized in Japan. One man mUsed ship in Bahrein Islands and rejoined In Port Suez. No beefs reported by department delegates. $21.00 In ship's fund. Food is not served in accord­ ance with menu. Stale coffee is being served at meals. Steward to check vegetables and food. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 2S — Chairman, Horace Carmlchael; Secre­ tary, Louis E. Meyers. $18.31 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Tom A. Martineau was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Jan. 19—Chairman, T. Falkner; Sec­ retary, G. Swift. Brother H. Sojack was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Relations with mate are not good. Negotiating committee .should meet with shipowners regarding a shore gang to load all but daily stores on coastwise tankers. Motion that SIO set up a pension plan to retire mem­ bers after 20 years' membership and 12 years' seatime with SlU. Decks of crew's quarters are cracked and should be chipped and painted. This work has been promised before. Suggestion made that food in messhaii be covered during spraying. Awn­ ing for fantail requested. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Jan. 25— Chairman, Robert S. Davis; Secretary, Lonnie B. Dooley. Motion made to raise overtime rate and wages. Patroinian to be contacted regarding which departiiieiit is to be authorized OT for painting engineers' rooms. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals), Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, T. J. Moore. Ship .'j due in Mobile yard for repairs. There will be no payoff until ship Is In Corpus Christi. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Motion to have negotiating committee strive to obtain a retire­ ment plan based on 15 years' seatime on SlU-eontracted ships at any age. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department for the holiday meal* and decorations. DEL SANTOS (Delta), Feb. 2 — Chairman, C. C. Hatchell, Jr.; Secre­ tary, Adam Houke. Ship sailed two men short. A few minor beets ironed out satisfactorily. Discussion on dues raise and need for additional Union funds. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Jan. 29— Chairman, William H. Rhone; Secre­ tary, N. Mutin. Ship's deiegate re­ ported that all fans are now installed In foc'sles. Captain announced that only money that is actually coming will bo advanced on draws unle.ss an emergency exists. A copy of the cap­ tain's letter to the Coa.st Guard re­ garding missing men was forwarded to headquarters. Washing machine should be replaced. Aerial for radio will be purchased with money that captain is holding. Di.scussion on holding meeting once a month at dif­ ferent hour each time. Vote of thanks to the steward department. DEL SUD (Delta), Jan. 30—Chair­ man, Paul Drozak; Secretary, Phil Reyes. Special meeting called to dis­ cuss minutes of previous meeting. The chairman spoke at length on the duee Increase. Motion made that the crew go on record as endorsing the Union's program with respect to a dues in­ crease. Discussion on minor beefs aboard this ship which will be re­ ferred to patrolman In port of payoff. Some new men being shipped aboard this vessel not fuIPdllng their duties. available when they were needed. That is certainly the kind of service a Union member and oidtimer can appreciate, be­ cause we know that conditions were not always like they are today. Such services couldn't al­ ways be arranged so easily in the past. I went on pension a short time ago and certainly do want to add thanks for these pay­ ments and the help they repre­ sent to an oidtimer in this business. Few of us realize how important these benefits are until we really begin to need them, sometimes in a big hurry, and have nowhere else to turn for help. The Union has certainly done wonders with these benefits, and our representatives deserve many thanks for all their ef­ forts in our behalf. Jack Williams �JLirflfl. INi SEAFARERS Pare Twenty-OM LOG Riding The 'Express' To West Africa After experiencing some exciting sights, sounds and smells, SIU crewmembers on the Del Aires (Delta) are home again after visiting five ports on the coast of West Africa. Ac­ cording to Joseph W. Henry, ship's delegate, the gang had "a busy trip and a busy payoff" from the ship, which they nicknamed the "West African undefeated record marred when satisfactory for human consump­ Express." Henry supplied a they lost a decision during an im­ tion was greeted with a generally colorful description of the vessel's event-filled journey for the LOG. After celebrating Christmas in New Orleans, the crew on the "West African Express" marked the New Year at sea. 'Their first port of call was Conakry, Guinea, followed by Matadl, Republic of Congo; Lobito and Luanda, Ango­ la, and Point Noire, Congo Re­ public. Add To Turmoil A few members of the crew managed to add a bit to the tur­ moil which occasionally breaks out in many of the newly-independent nations on the huge continent. Henry reports the Del Aires' box­ ing "champs" had their previously- •f- ICrewmembers aboard the Del Aires (Delta) kept ship's delegate J. W. Henry busy with the cam­ era work all the way to and from Africa. Above, J. D. Harmon, seated in the bar­ ber's 'chair, entrusts the shape of his hairline to Jock Spicer's tonsorial skills. At right, Harmon is pictured at work in engineroom keeping arrival board up to date. promptu "match" in Matadl. However, this loss in prestige was evened up by the success of some of the old hands in the crew who made a gocd showing with the ladies in Conakry and Lobito, the ship's deleg£<te added. Name Best Spots Henry observed that everyone on the ship had a good time, even the officers. The trip also proved educational to a couple of sea new­ comers who were making their first trip on the Del Aires "Ex­ press." Listing the crew's favorite gath­ ering places In Africa for an in­ formal Seafarers' entertainment guide, Henry mentioned the La Grillion Bar in Conakry and the Domino Club in Lobito. Vote Thanks He also reported that J. H. (Bull Halsey) Lang, who sailed as relief captain, was ashore only twice : nd, consequently, spent most of his time getting to know the ways of his crew. Chief engineer Grove, he commented, likewise made ac­ quaintance with the ways of the en­ gine room contingent. There were several differences of opinion dur­ ing the trip, but most of these rough spots were ironed out by the time they paid off. At the end of the voyage tlie Del Aires' crew gave a vote of thanks to the cooks and messmen In the steward department for their good work, even though there was some dissatisfaction with the quality of the stores the galley had to work with. A laboratory report that the ship's drinking water was be taken up with patrolman. It was suggested not to sign articles until washing machine and spare parts are aboard. PILOT ROCK (Columbia), Feb. It— Chairman, J. C. Selby; Secretary, Frank Kastura. Ship's delegate led discussion on performing and urged no violaUon of membership and Union policy. Some discussion about restriction to ship whUe in Haldia. Matter of transferring men from one department to another will be taken up with boarding patrolman. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Feb. 23— Chairman, L. E. Myers; Secretary, H. Carmlchael. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. $19.31 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT and beef about heating system on board will be taken up with patrol­ man. Suggestion made that crew should not start working cargo until ship is clear and passes are issued in SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Feb. 14—Chairman, K. Foster; Secre­ tary, W. NIhem. Boarding patrolman to see that all OT is paid at payoff. Vote of thanks extended to the stew­ ard department. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Feb. i—Chairman, Bill Stark; Secretary, 'A. Carpenter. Letter from hall posted concerning dues raise. $20.20 In ship's fund. Sliip's delegate was asked to contact patrolman in Miami to as­ certain arrangements for crew to vote on arrival. DE SOTO (Waterman), Feb. 8 — Chairman, E. Conrad; Secretary, C. Story. Motion made to have food plan representative check stares. Ship's delegate to see boarding patrolman about chairs and lockers. DEL AIRES (Delta), Feb. 27—Chair­ man, Frank S. Paylor; Secretary, Jo­ seph A. Henry. Motion made to have boarding patrolman request that this crew be paid 30 days for February Instead of the planned 29 days. Mo­ tion sent to headquarters to see if it can arrange to have all companies pay 30 days in February end on dayto-day basis. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Feb. 24—Chairman, William Mlllesen; Sec­ retary, Charles Callehen. Few hours -disiuUed -OX. in. deck, departznant .to Turnabout is fair play, so delegate-reporter J. W, Henry also had a turn be­ fore the camera while the ship was In Lobito. Street scene in Lobito, Angola, finds Seafarers H. W. Boyd (left) and Frank Paylor paired off in tropical gear as they take in the sights. The ship's delegate reported that the crew's reception was good almost everywhere they went during trip to West Africa. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Feb. 23—Chairman, Jack Oosse; Secretary, Ralph F. Tyree. Brother Charles Scott, ship's delegate, reported that the captain thanks crew for Us co­ operation in evacuating refugees in Azores. Patrolman will be contacted regarding some disputed OT in deck and engine departments and about lockers. Suggestion made to get ship's library changed. MADAKET (Waterman), Feb. 23— Chairman, William Thompson; Secre­ tary, John P. Murphy. Brother Collie Loper, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $11.50 in ship's fund. Everything running satisfactorily. Henry's photo assignments kept him hopping in and out of every department on the Del Aires. The 4-8 engineroom crew included (l-r) L Stirpe, Barney and. Jack Spkcr. At -fop, in.gelloy. .MO ID. Gogt,. H. J(0ppcrsiiiiik.And..Geor^ . Williams, winding up cleaning chores after 0 heavy meal. sarcastic reaction by crewmem­ bers. There had been a number of beefs about its taste. Despite these few discomforts, Henry and his fellow crewmem­ bers are looking forward to expe­ riencing another ride on the "West African Express." He said they were generally treated well and made welcome wherever they went. As one of Kftnry's shipmates put It, "I was reading the Inquir­ ing Seafarer column about the countries Union members have the most trouble in, but I don't believe one bit that the ports along the West African coast will ever end up on that kind of listing." MARORE (Vcnore), Feb. 27—Chair­ man, E. Barnhlll; Secretary, Red Brady. No money in ship's fund. One man put ashore in Gran due to ill­ ness. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. - is unsafe to climb. No beefs reported. Ship paying oS in Norfolk. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping), Feb. 9—Chairman, R. J. MeConnell; Secretary, I. K. Coats. Ship's delegate read letter on clarifications received from headquarters. One FWT left vessel in Bahrain Islands due to illness. One BR utiiityman was left In Singapore due to illness. Letter of thanks received from Amer­ ican Merchant Marine Library for donation. Ship's delegate to see cap­ tain about new blowers for tank cleaning. OUR LADY OF PEACE (Win­ chester), Feb. 15—Chairman, Edward Szarythe; Secretary, James Schneider. No beefs reported by department delegates. Discussion about steward department following provisions of the food program. MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), Dec. 14—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, John Anderson. Far East ports. Ship's delegate re­ signed. New ship's delegate to be elected on way down the coast. KENMAR (Calmar), Feb. 20—Chair­ man, Edward C. Riely; Secretary, E. W. Nicholson. Everything running smoothly. Motion made to contact patrolman and see if enough white paint can be put aboard in order to paint out all passageways, messrooms and recreation room. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Feb. 14—Chairman, William Clegg; Secretary, Edgar R. Hauser. Repair list partially completed. Captain re­ ported that crew will have cash draw up to $100 before arrival at Halifax. Motion made that ship's delegate write letter to headquarters about in­ crease in basic wages and overtime rates. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Feb. 14—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Secretary, R. E. Secklnger. $2 in ship's fund. E. W. Herring. Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew requested to cooperate in keep­ ing messroom clean. Chief mate was -notified, that .the ladder, on foremast Brother George Mike was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion lield on obtaining TV from the com­ pany. Vote of thanks extended to the baker for the fine work he is doing. Feb. 10—Chairman, Eugene Dakin; Secretary, Gaetano T. Busclglio. $28 in ship's fund. Motion made to End out why crew cannot receive all the money it has coming on draw, since ship is on coastwise articles. MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers, Inc), February 15—Chairman, John Forbes; Secretary, C. Garner. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Discussion about OS not doing sanitary work properly. This will be taken up with patrolman. Ask patrolman to see about having all crew quarters painted this voyage. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), Janu­ ary 24—Chairman, none; Secretary, August Laziaro. One man hospital­ ized in Hamburg. Germany. One man in deck department missed ship in LeHavre and rejoined in Rotteidam. YORK (American Bulk Carriers), February 9—Chairman, Rcscoe L. Alford; secretary, George Hatcherson. Motion made that as long as this ship is operated as a tanker, it should carry a full complement. Di.scussion about launch service and about col­ lecting OT for no launch service. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment. Fresh water tanks to be checked. «nd cleaned. ... �Pare Twenty-iW SEAFARERS LOO April S, UM Drama Marks Taddei Rescue William J. Mankopf Dolly Mankopf, 17830 Brlnson All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Rulerelo, Wyandotte, Mich., would (Continued from page 3) llko you to contact her as quickly they realized th« engineroom Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: as possible. would hava to ba abandoned. Sandra Lee Ostrowskl, born William Manders, bom DecemDavld Manuel, born September George Telegadas 17, 1963, to the Allen Manuels, September 30, 1963, to the Thomaj ber 14, 1963, to the William MandThe heavy list and severe rock­ Contact Leo Papp, Esq., 514-515 ers'. Mobile, Ala. Ostrowskis, Metairle, La. Lake Charles, La. ing of the vessel also created dif­ Dime Building, Detroit, Mich., as 4 4 4> 4 4 4 $• 4" t ficulties later in securing the port­ Connie Foster, born December soon as possible. Cynthia Montalvo, born October Walter R. Farrier, born October holes in the unlicensed quarters. Ex-SS Hudson 31, 1963, to the Walter Farriers, 24, 1963, to the Jose M. Mantalvos, 22, 1963, to the Harry N. Fosters, Landry, a former pantryman One of the volunteers. Seafarer Moblfe, Ala. Robstown, Tex. Baltimore, Md. aboard the SS Hudson, Is asked to Robert Henninger, AB, was in­ 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 $ 4« get in touch with Harry H. Dar- jured in the resulting scramble Jerry Simmons, born December Veronica Ann McNeil, born Bobin Ann Kyle, born November 1, 1963, to the Henry A. Simmons', rah, c/o Lutheran Compass Center, to dog the portholes, severing the 16, 1963, to the Robert Kyles, November 22, 1963, to the Jerry J, Pinevllle, S.C. 77 Washington Street, Seattle, finger ligaments on his right hand. McNeils, Orangefield, Tex. Woodbury, NJ. Wash. At this point the captain an­ Reed E. Humphries 4 4 4 4 4 4 i nounced that if several rescue tugs You are asked to contact Samuel Desiree Durachea, born Novem­ Patricia and James Hill, born Nolan W. L. De Latte, Jr. born ber 13, 1963, to the Lois B. Dura- L. Marcus, attorney, 116 Fifth Ave­ which were expected did not arrive October 28, 1963, to the Nolan W. November 24, 1963, to the Curtis cheas. New Orleans, La. nue, New York, NY, Immediately. by 7 PM, he would give the order J. Hills, Houston, Tex. De Lattes, Gretna, La. to abandon ship. The tugs arrived, Jack Beyer 4 4 4 but their draft was too deep to 4" 4» 4 4 4 Jean would like you to write her Julia Ann Bigger, born Septem­ at 873 N. Sacramento Boulevard, come in and the Taddei Viilage Ronald Goralski, Jr., born Octo­ Varryl Hollings, born November began lowering its #2 lifeboat. ber 17, 1963 to the Ronald J. 30, 1963, to the Claude Hollings', ber 21, 1963, to the Edward Rig­ Chicago, 111. gers, Marquette, Mich. Skyies had nothing but praise Goralskis, Baltimore, Md. 111., Mobile, Ala. Israel Fahir for the efficiency of the lifeboat Contact either the Welfare 4 4 4 4 4" 4* 4 4 4 crew, especially crew pantryman Sylvester John Blazik, born Nov­ Louis Lincoln, born October 18, Counter on the 2d deck at head­ James Ramsey, a graduate of the Amy Peterson, born December 7, quarters, or Arthur Abarbanel, at­ ember 7, 1963, to the Sylvester 1963, to the Henry Petersons, 1963, to the Samuel Llncolns, Dultorney, 250 West 57 Street, New SIU Lifeboat School, class #88. Blaziks, Edvvardsville, Pa. uth, Minn. Mobile, Ala. The first trip carried 14 Taddei York, Ne^ York. Village crewmembers, including The deaths of the following Seafarers have heen reported to the Seafarers Welfare Joseph Sokolowskl Skyies, to the Navy minesweeper. Plan (any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of Get in touch with your wife, The lifeboat crew was then to Juanlla, c/o Cromwell, 666 56 return to the stricken vessel until beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Street, Apt. 3-B, Brooklyn, New the entire crew had been ferried William A. Hendershot, 60: -f York. Brother Hendershot died of natural Angelo Maciel, 67: Brother Maclel off. The lifeboat got so banged up Francisco Antonetti, 57: Brother Paul Goncalves causes at the San was a victim of heart disease on Antonetti died in the Staten Island from its ordeal, however, that tlie Contact your brothers Sam and Francisco USPHS USPHS Hospital John at 535 Wilton Street, Phila­ minesweeper decided to send 2 December 15, Hospital on De­ motor whaleboats over to pick up on December 7, delphia 47, Pa. 1963 in New York cember 31, 1963. the rest of the crew. 1963 of natural City. He began George Feinman A member of the causes. Sailing as The captain, Henninger, and sailing with the Get in touch with your father as bosun Arthur Harrington remained Union since 1945, a steward, he had SIU in the stew­ he shipped in the been a member of soon as possible. ard department behind to take a line aboard in deck department Dennis J. Neville the SIU since case a shallow-draft tug could get during 1949 and before going on Contact your mother as soon as in close enough for a successful 1938. Surviving Is had been on pen­ pension last year. possible. his wife, Mary salvage operation. sion since March, Surviving is his Thomas (Moose) Drzewicki Antonetti, of 1963. There were With the crew safely on their wife, Maude W. Hendershot, of Contact Kim Sung in Pusan, Brooklyn, NY. no survivors Paramount, Calif. Burial was in listed. Burial was in Greenwood Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Korea, who has found your wrist- way to Yokosuka Naval Base and then to Yokohama, the three men Rose Hills Cemetery in Calif. watch. Sing Lee. Brooklyn. Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. stayed aboard the Taddei Viilage 4 4 4 for two days while she was pounded Milledge P. Lee, 65: A victim of by heavy seas and rocked back and cancer. Brother Lee died at the forth on the reef. Finally, with San Francisco the vessel in danger of breaking up USPHS Hospital and no rescue tugs in sight, they on November 24, abandoned ship completely. 1963. He had been All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate maiLand visits whenever possible. The Henninger and Harrington man­ an SIU member aged the job of lowering the #1 following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: since 1944 and lifeboat in spite of the heavy seas shipped in the William Padgett Jesse Green Dennis Roberts Carroll Harper USPHS HOSPITAL and the precipitous list of the ves­ steward depart­ Harry Peeler Michael HaU John Roberts Wayne Hartman STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Edward Poe Willie Hardeman Serafin Lopez Leonard Russl Frank Holland Luis Almeida sel. Once the boat was lowered, ment. He is sur­ Harold Robinson Walter Johnson Carl Smith John Jones Arthur Andersen Thomas Malone however, it became clear that the vived by his wife, Eugene Jones Hcinrlch Schnoor Lenzy Barney John Sypniewskl Carl Jupitz Clilton Nelson Edw. Singletary J. O. Jackson John Barry Andrew Sammons Gustave Loefler Harold Nelson heavily-pounded lifeboat was some­ Kayoko Lee, of Daniel Sommer John H. Kennedy James Shipley James Mitchell Victor Bonet Aneus Olson what less than seaworthy. Most of North Bergen, NJ. Cremation was Arthur Collett Finis Strickland Anna Lanza Luther Wing Frederlk Ouweneel Russell Morrison Adolph Swenson George Lawson Donald Murphy Gabriel Colon Teotonio Pereira Harrison Winslow the craft's seams were split, water at Olivet Memorial Park Crema­ Louis Vanacore Theodore Lee E. Constantinidis Eugene Plahn Leon Norczyk Hubert Wolverton poured in and the boat was soon tory, San Francisco. Howard Waters Claude Lomes Vito D'Angelo Ben Pritiken Ramon Perez Nicholas Wuchina Henry J. Maas. Jr. Robert White Frans Dekeyzer Tommy Rainey James Redden awash. 4 4 4 Gordon Long William Woolsey Lionel Desplant .Jacques Rioil USPHS HOSPITAL Charles A. McCarthy, 56: Brother Pat Now began a 14-hour nightmare Mont McNabb, Jr. Henry Wintzel Dorrian Pat Santoro GALVESTON. TEXAS Claude McNorton Heike Yonker W. Schoenljorn McCarthy died of a respiratory Joseph Felton for the men in the boat, with Hen­ Raymond Brovrn James McRae John Nuss Andrew Zetsch, Jr. Fascolos James Sealy Woodrow W. Balch Arthur McCaig failure in the Sjurios ninger and Harrington rowing al­ Matheas Oswald Jason Gibbs R. Shanholtzer George Noles John Battles Boston USPHS John Gotselt Francisco Soils most continuously to keep the boat Frederick Neely Gilbert Delgado USPHS HOSPITAL Green A1 Stracciolini Vincente Garcia Richard Newell Hospital on Jan­ Richard SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. headed into the sea. Seats and Lvnwood Gregory Lester Sturevant Jorge Griffith Roy Don Peebles Robert Farrar Robert Noonan uary 24, 1964. A Milburn Hatley Jose Toro hatches were chopped up to burn Roy Poston Joseph Hanks Raymond Ruppert CharUe Gcdra Ralph Hayes Carlos Troncoso P. L. Sealy Jr. George Howard memberJ of the' Henry Hock John Sauerheber in lifeboat buckets along with Chrlstos TsambiS , . . Frank Hernandez Henry Johnson Peter Serano E. Humblrd. Jr. Victor Shavroff steward depart-; Donald Hicks Ernest Vitou clothing and wooden scraps as Tommie Sanford Thomas Kirby U. Strlckman Carl Johnson Henry Watson ment, he joined John Lager Raul DeLos Santos signals to passing ships. Although David Wilson Anthony Leo Harry White Charles Martin John Trust Carl McCranie the Union inl952. Charles LaRosa everything was wet, the wood had Arthur Wilfert Ernest Wright Joseph Moore USPHS HOSPITAL A sister Mrs. Paul Liotta Donald Wasson Julian Mendoza enough paint on it to catch fire NORFOLK, VIRGINIA George Yeager USPHS HOSPITAL Jerald McFarlaln Doris Coppola, of and burn well without too much Reuben Berry Joyce Massey BALTIMORE. MARYLAND USPHS HOSPITAL Reading, Mass., David Cincore Claude Denny Fred Murphy John DeVaux difficulty. DETROIT. MICHIGAN Percey Jones, Jr. Alfonso Sandino CorneU Julius Fekete survives. Burial was In Oak Grove Steven Gabriel LeClalr Robert Allen H. Lawrence Carl Warren In this manner, Henninger with Larry Couch Gorman Glaze Joseph LeMay Isaac Autio Cemetery, Medford, Mass. William Mason JeS Davis George Graham an injured hand and Harrington Clarence Lenhart Leon Bekier. Sr. Norman McLeod Hugh Bent USPHS HOSPITAL continued rowing for 14 straight Barney Majjesle Alf Bensman BRIGHTON. MASS. hours until a Japanese freighter Joseph Mrkua Anthony Bonus Robert Frazer Edsel Malcom S. Bouianger Donald Murray Dalton Gabriel Charles Robinson spotted the lifeboat's fiery signal A. Nahwegahbow Charles Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL and plucked them from the sea. Jessie Pace Bill Cowan FORT WORTH. TEXAS George Petros I.eo Derry They were taken first to Osaka Gerald Algernon Samuel Mills Anton Sandberg Wallace Harden Benjamin Deibler Max Olson and then flown to Yokohama where John Vernon Richard Horton Abe Gordon James Webb Henninger was immediately, or­ USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas Lehay Willie Young CHICAGO. ILLINOIS George McKnew dered back to the States for an Vincent Carroll Roland Skinner VA HOSPITAL operation on his hand. Raymond Klrsten Marshall Ness WEST ROXBURY, MASS. USPHS HOSPITAL At last report the Greek vessel R. Arsenault SAVANNAH, GEORGIA to whose rescue the Taddei Vil­ PINE CREST HAVEN James Botana F. R. Pekarek COVINGTON, LOUISIANA A. Blanchard H. J. Roef lage had originally been heading E. J. Lewis Frank Seaman Frank Martin had broken up and the American USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL vessel had most of her decks NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James Alexander C. Cunningham James McGee awash. Both remained on the spot Thomas Davis Ernest Anderson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR wlieie they had first grounded. Claude Deane Samuel Bailey STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Leo Dlngman Richard Barnes Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen The Taddei Village is the former Edward Barry Wm. J. Donahue A. Gutierrez William Kenny Emilia, a C-2 owned by the Bull Anthony Dugas Edgar Barton US SOLDIERS' HOME Hurtlus Dunn Fred Brand Line-Kulukundis US-fiag interests WASHINGTON. DC Byron Broadus James Egan William Thomson until she was sold at a US mar­ Hal Ellis, Jr. Wllbert Burke IRON MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL Malrie Ellis George Burleson shal's sale in Brooklyn last sum­ IRON MOUNTAIN. MICHIGAN John Buttimer Salvatore Fertitta mer. Arnold Jehnsoa Audley Foster Steve Crawford �SEAFARERS April S, 1964 Statements On Canadian Shipping Dispute (Continued from page 3) tion of an intense emotional at­ mosphere. The SIUNA, in concert and co­ operation with the SIU of Canada, is determined to achieve a return to normalcy and stability as quick­ ly as possible. To this end the SIU urges all of its friends within the, trade union movement to assist in every way possible in resolving the dispute along the lines laid out in the joint statement issued today. Similarly, we stress the im­ portance of all interested parties in maritime to fulfill their obliga­ tions so that the objectives may be realized. We welcome the oppor- Membership .eetmsrs SiU-AGLIWD AAeetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York April 6 Detroit April 10 Philadelphia April 7 Houston April 13 Baltimore April 8 New Orleans April 14 Mobile April 15 4" 4" West Coast SIU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through June, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the beneQ,t of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on .Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows; Seattle Wilmington San Francisco AprU 24 April 20 April 22 May 22 May 18 May 20 June 19 June 15 June 17 4. 4 4- Cleveland ........ April Toledo April Ashtabula April (For meeting place, contact Mero, 1644 West 3rd Street, tabula, Ohio). 17 17 17 John Ash­ Regular membership meetings on the Great Lakes are held on the first and third Mondays of each month in all ports at 7 PM local time, except at Detroit, where meetings are held at 2 PM. 4 4 4The next meetings will be; United Industrial Workers Detroit .. April 6, 20—2 PM Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago, Regular membership meetings Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, for UIW members are scheduled April 6, 20—7 PM each month at 7 PM in various ports. The next meetings will be: 4" 4" 4" New York April 6 SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Baltimore April 7 Regular membership meetings Philadelphia April 8 for IBU members are scheduled ^Houston April 13 each month in various ports. The Mobile April 15 next meetings will be: • Meetingi held at Labor Temple, New­ Philadelphia April 7—5 PM port News. Baltimore (licensed and un­ t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, licensed) .. April 8—5 PM t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. Houston .... April 13—5 PM Norfolk .... April 9—7 PM N'Orleans .. April 14—5 PM Mobile April 15—5 PM 4" 4 4' RAILWAY MARINE REGION Regular membership meetings for Railway Marine Region-IBU members are scheduled each month in the various ports at 10 AM and 8 PM. The next meetings will be: Jersey City ...... April 13 Philadelphia ...... April 14 Baltimore April 15 •Norfolk . April 16 4" GREAT LAKES 4 4" TUO AND REGION tunity to proceed in the manner outlined in the statement because it offers the means of assuring maritime stability and the protec­ tion of the rights and interests of Canadian seamen in an at­ mosphere conducive to the mu­ tual interests of the Canadian and US labor movements. We of course urge the members of the Seafarers International Union of Canada to assist and co­ operate with members of the Exec­ utive Board of the SIU of Canada so that they may best serve the welfare of the Canadian Seafarer and ensure the union's ability to continue to promote their well-be­ ing and improve the economic standards. In this connection we point out that the SIU of Canada will continue to function as an autonomous organization, making its own decisions. At the same time the firm and solid fraternal ties existing between the Ameri­ can and Canadian Seafarers that have evolved and been developed over the long years of their asso­ ciation will be maintained. It is our firm conviction that the implementation of the pro­ gram that has been developed can promote a better understanding between the Canadian and Amer­ ican labor movements. Finally, we call upon the press and the public to render whatever assistance they are capable of to allow for the implementation of this program with the maximum effectiveness and to ensure its suc­ cess without disruption by any ir­ responsible elements who may re­ gard it to their advantage to create obstacles. • Great Lakes SIU Meetings DREDGE Regular membership meet­ ings for Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU mcmters are scheduled each month in the vari­ ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next meetings will be; Detroit April 13 Milwaukee April 13 Chicago . April 14 Buffalo .....April 15 tSault Ste. Marie .. April 16 Duluth April 17 Lorain April 17 (For meeting place, contact Har­ old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi: Parish. Sandusky, Ohio). .it o i Tag* Tweutr-Thre* LOG UNION HALLS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Watere PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-FRESIDENT Cal Tannar VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lljidsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 12M B. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. E<1 Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. Vlnewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ... .675 4th Ave., Bklyn HYaeinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE, Jax William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent ....FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephenr, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaeinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent . 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th .St. Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent . DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep Phone 724-3843 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent MAin 3-4.3:14 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette. Agent 229-2788 Wn.MlNGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne. Agent .. . TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes ON NV&mcAQB ^ M/M AT VB3ShiA^ omce OR ^OUSB OFFICB BUOG., V . WAG^/NOjV^,V.C. 2604 S 4th St DEwey G3838 TAMPA S12 Harrison St Tel. 229-2788 MEAT LAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredge Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 5-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KimbaU Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE, MARIE Address mail to Brimley. Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRimley 14-R 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Ciler* & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA. 0 1644 W. Third St John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8533 BUFFALO 18 Portland St. Tom Burns, Agent .. TA 3-7095 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing. S. Chicago Robert Affleck, Agent . ESsex 5-9570 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St W. Hearns. Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. Max Tobin. Agent Southgate. Micb. AVenue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range. Wis. Ray Thomson. Agent . EXport 8-3024 • LORAIN. 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Ruthsatz. Agent MAin 6-4573 .MILWAUKEE . 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph .Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-6645 S.AULT STE. MARIE . 1086 Maple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MElrose 2-8847 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St. Arthur Bendheim. Agent SECRETA RY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen A.SSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 RAILWAY MARINE REGION BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington HEADQUARTERS .99 Montgomery St. TL 3-9259 Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. REGIONAL DIRECTOR So. Chicago, lU. SAginaw 1-0733 G. P. McGinty CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS MAin 1-5450 E. B. Fulver R. H. Avery DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. BALTlMtlhE.. 1216 E Baltimore .-it RAndolph 2-4110 EA^fprn FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. NORFOLK 115 Third St. Maii Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 622-1892-3 2604 S 4th St HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. PHILADELPHIA DEwey 6-3818 River Rouge 18, Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union ^OES PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Fat Finnerty BALTIMORE ... .1216 £ Baltimore St EAstern 7-4900 276 State SI BOSTON Richmond 2-6140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaeinth 9-Htm HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. ' WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE, Jax ELgin 3-0.987 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei Si FRankiin 7-3584 MOBILE , .1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jack.sun Ave Tel 'i?9-7.54r, NORFOLK .... 115 Third St. Tel. 622-1892-3 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaeinth 9-6600 HOUSTON .5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2H08 Pearl St. SE ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 S. Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Phone 529-7548 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Phone 622-1892-3 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DEwey 6-3818 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2788 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District makes speciflc provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union Rnances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are avail.5ble at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4, N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are av.ailable In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or memher. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Unioa. The Executive Board may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union haUs. AH members .should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disabililv-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on r.ank-and-filc committers. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership h.rs reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain tlieir good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union h.is negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against bec.nuse of race.-vcreed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify tieadquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rigbts of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the fumi.s through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that -any of the above rights have been violated, or that ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records er Information, ha should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at hoadquartars by certified mail, raturn receipt requested. >| �SEAFARERSmOG April 9 1964 J OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO WHAT IT IS - WHAT IT IS NOT The impression seems to be current, even in some quarters of government and certainly in the public mind, that the Cargo Preference Act of the United States—the 50-50 Law— covers all types of cargo in the foreign trade of the United States. Nothing could be further from the truth. But this has not kept anti-US shipping interests, and particularly foreign ship- US insignia is pointed on side of ship hauling aid cargo. owners and governments, from carefully cultivating the false impression. Their biggest success, perhaps, was reached prior to the showdown prompted by American maritime unions over the is­ sues arising from US grain sales to Rus­ sia and Soviet bloc countries. Opponents of a strong US-flag mer­ chant fleet carefully assisted the spread of the view that American seamen's unions and sliipping interests had a bum beef on the 50-50 issue, sinceaccording to this line of thought—they already haul 50 percent or more of all US exports and imports. Actually, US-flag ships carried 8.9 per­ cent, by tonnage, of our total offshore trade in commercial and aid cargoes for 1962. This figure represents the amount of US-flag ship participation in an exportimport trade that reached 293.7 million long tons during that year. What is 50-50 and why is it so vital to the US merchant marine and US sea­ men? Briefly, the idea is this: As long as the US taxpayer is picking up the tab for billions of dollars worth of Govern­ ment aid, at least half of the cargo should be carried by US ships. The aid money is then accomplishing two pur­ poses— helping to strengthen friendly foreign nations and helping to keep alive the US merchant marine, of itself vital to the defense of the free world. The 50-50 rule originated with the Marshall Plan in 1948 and has been in effect since then. There was no 50-50 in the first postwar years because the world was depending almost totally on US ships and US supplies to stay alive. i s » ¥ That situation did not last for long as part of the US aid program was to give ships to foreign nations. Between 1946 and 1948, foreign na­ tions were given 1,132-war-built ships at token prices. Additional US funds and equipment helped rebuild foreign shipyards and launch new foreign vessels. In the .spring of 1948, the beginnings of the Marshall Plan coincided with a strong revival of foreign shipping. The US maritime industry, the unions and most members of Congress felt that if the Government was going to ship many billions a year in aid to foreign nations, US ships should carry that aid. But since many friendly nations de­ pended on their own maritime industries for a living, it was agreed that their ships should be~ permitted to carry up to 50 percent of the aid cargoes. In other words, 50-50 was regarded as a means of helping foreign shipping fleets. Otherwise US ships would have been assured lOO percent of this cargo, just as any other maritime nation would have assured its country's ships all of its Government cargoes. The US la the first nation in history which has ever permitted foreign-flag ships to share half of the cargoes shipped by its own Government and paid for by its citizens. One of the main reasons there has been confusion and difficulty over ad­ ministration of 50-50 is that foreign shipowners have not been satisfied with a half share of the cargoes involved. They would like all or most of it. The position of US maritime unions is that 50-50 should not provide for a 50 per­ cent ceiling on US-flag participation in this program, and that the intent of Con­ gress and the .purpose of the Cargo Preference Act—Public Law 664 in 1954 —was that 50 percent should be a minimum. The idea of 50-50, then as now, did not take in strictly commercial cargoes that move in normal trade between countries. An opinion by the Attorney General last summer, in advance of the grain sales to the Soviets, made it plain that the law applies to sales, aside from outright Government grants, which would "in substantial part" be exported to assist the economy of a foreign country. De­ spite some of the trappings around it, the US wheat sale to Russia and the bloe nations was hardly a normal commercial transaction, since trade relations be­ tween the US and these countries are not routine in any sense. ^ It is important to consider 50-50 against this background, because the delusion in some quarters about the ef­ fect and purpose of the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act leads them to brush aside legitimate needs and demands of US seamen and the US-flag industry for a fair*share of the 50-50 cargoes financed by our own American Government. Foreign aid cargoes, it should be re­ membered, represent less than 1 out of every 20 tons of cargo in US foreign trade. Foreign aid tonnage in 1962 amounted to 19.9 million long tons, com­ pared to all foreign trade tonnage of 293.7 million long tons. Yet American maritime unions and the US-flag ship­ ping industry have had to fight every inch of the way to get a 59.3 percent share of the foreign aid cargoes. These cargoes amounted to 11.8 mil­ lion long tons. Maritime union members have bitterly assailed Government policies that encouraged growth of runaway shipping, built up foreign fleets. Emergency war relief cargoes, as in Korea, moved under provisions of 50-50 iegislation to provide prompt American aid. . > When one considers that this share— under the 50-50 law—amounts to just 4 percent of all US foreign trade, the pic­ ture becomes clearer. For if only 8.9 percent of all US for­ eign trade is carried by American ships, as Government figures show, then the foreign aid portion of our trade that is r :i I ' ; WESTOyiF WTScouncil OP THit umnm WmS DIPT , Afi c!0 . •• yytiUSLAVlAN eOHMIESJWS ^ MV Drzic was picketed on re­ turn from Cuba for IIS cargo. hauled on US-flag vessels Is of tremen­ dous importance. It is almost half of all the US foreign trade cargoes carried on US-flag ships at a time when our trade generally Is con­ stantly growing. American foreign trade volume today is 3^ times what it was 25 years ago. „We are exporting and importing more and more each year, but the growth in US trade is not matched by Increased US-flag participation In thoving these cargoes. In 1936, US ships hauled 30 percent of America's foreign trade, and today carry only 8.9 percent of it. Clearly, Government policies and programs which have produced this situation have not kept pace with US trade needs or shipping developments, and continued attempts to cut back on 50-50 cargoes for US ships cannot help the situation. This is why after continued attempts were made each year since 1948 to amend or kill the 50-50 provisions on the statute books, a permanent law was enacted in 1954 to get the policy on Government - supported cargoes firmly Into the record. Today, attempts to dilute 50-50 by waiver policies or other means must be resisted and fought at every turn, be­ cause the hard facts of the 50-50 battle after nearly two decades has brought the situation down to this; 50-50 has come to mean that half of all the export-import cargoes carried by US-flag ships are foreign aid cargoes. But since this represents only 4 percent of all the cargo tonnage involved and foreign ships carry the rest, foreign ship­ owners have had the last laugh on the US maritime industry, the Congress and the Government of the United States. v:'.cv>,v:vf � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 3, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIRST JOINT US TALKS HELD ON SHIP ISSUES TRANSPORT FORUM EYES JOB ISSUES IN SHIPPING FIELD SIU WINS NJ JOBLESS PAY RULING SPLASH IN JOBLESS BENEFITS APPROVED BY PENNSYLVANIA HEROISM MARKS SIU SHIP DISASTER ALASKA FISH UNIONS DIG OUT; ‘QUAKE TOLL SHOWS 27 DEAD AFL-CIO MOVES TO REFUTE SENATE ATTACK ON RIGHTS BILL COURT’S BOYCOTT BAN PROMPTS ILA APPEAL FIRST SENIORITY UPGRADING PROGAM COMPLETED IN NY EXPLOSION BREAKS TANKER 2ND TIME WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID ADVANCES AFL-CIO BANKS MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE NEW NAME GOES ON ANTARCTICA MAPS SEAFARER MAD BEAR HOSTS VISIT OF FRIENDLY TRIBE SHIP AGENCIES REJECT GUAM SUBSIDY MOVE GREAT LAKES TUGMEN WIN NEW CONTRACTS, $ GAINS NEW AILMENT STRIKES AIRLINE JET JOCKEYS THE 50-50 LAW – WHAT IS IT – WHAT IS IT NOT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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....... A.  B.  .2M  NEW  YORK,  N.Y., THURSDAY,  APRIL  30,  1942  No. 13  CASPER  GALLWITZER  Fireman  VOL.  IS IV  M.  WALTER  LITCH  . ^.  2nd  Cook  EDWARD  BURTON  .<C..  A.  B.  CHARLES  VAN  NAMEE  .  .  ..  ..  A,  B.  JOSEPH  LUSSIER  .  .  ...  .  . .A^  B.  FRANK  LA  CASSE  O.  S.  EMIL  SCHULER  O.  S.  HAROLD  BROWN  ...  .....  .  0. S.  ALBERT  HALBEG  ...........  Oiler  ORVILLE  GREEN ^Oiler  JOSEPH  P.  MANN  r^. .  .......... Utility  WYMAN  BOYNION  Fireman  CHARLES  HOLDER  .......  r  Fireman  NESBIT  CUMMINGS  .  .  . . .  Fireman  WILLIAM  COX  .  Fireman  HERBERG  MUNGINS  .  Fireman  J. H. M.  HUNTE  Steward  BURTON  ROGERS  Messman  WILLIAM  ORAM  .  .  .  Q.  M.  WILLIARD  HALL  .. .C7.  ....... O.  S.  CHARLES  REIP  O.  S.  JOHN  HUGHES  .  . . .<=^.^ . .  .  Watchman  THE MARITIME COMMISSION HAS WITHDRAWN  THE  UNION­BUST­ FRANK  BONGCAK ^.  Fireman  CLARENCE  FENTY  .  Chief  Steward  ING  PROGRAM  IT  THREW  IN  THE  FACE  OF  MARITIME  LABOR  LAST  CHARLES  KLEM  2nd  Steward  WEEK!  THE  UNHOLY  ALLIANCE  OF  BRASS  ­  HATS,  SHIPOWNERS  AND  JUAN  PABON  .  /  .  2nd  Cook  STALINISTS HAVE BEEN  SET BACK  ON  THEIR  HEELS!  THEY  HAVE  BEEN  ANTONIO  FUENTES  Waiter  CANDELARIO  RIVERA  ­  Waiter  forced  to  give  ground  before.the^  retain  their  rights  and  conditions  ported  in  last  week's  Log, had  been  VICENTE  LEGURO  .  . .  .  .  . .  Crew  Mess  anger  of  the  workers  faced  with  a  —more  in  this  struggle  are  drawn  up  by  the  War  Shipping  VIRGILIO  ROSARIO  .  .  ..:  .  Night  Waiter  boss  offensive  intended  to  reduce  coming  roimds  up.  But  it  <locs  show  the  Administration  immediately  after  FRANK  ERAZO  Waiter  them  to  the  status  of  slave  labor.  power  of  maritime  labor  once  it  that  Board  requisitioned  the  entire  HARRY  W.  FINK  ­.  Pumpman  The  fact  that  the  Maritime  has  been  aroused  to  the  dangers  merchant  fleet.  The  War  Shipping  JOHN  KOOL  ......  Chief  Cook  Cpmmisison  withdrew  its  oufrage­ facing  it,  and  organizes  in  a  solid  Administration  is  composed  of  CHARLES  W.  COMPTON  Wiper  ous  proposals  does  not  mean  that  and  fighting  United  Front.  ,  shipowpers  "on  leave"  fronq  th^  w I  Adm. Land Withdraws  If  Union­Busting Pians  ll  NEW PROGRAM PROMISED BY GOV.;  MEBA­MCS­MFOW­MMP­SIU­SUP ARE  A UNITED FRONT AGAINST ENEMIES  *  I  the  Unions'haW  won  the  fight  to  A  PICTURE  OF  UN­SUNG  HEROES  'I  i  THESE  SlU  BROTHERS  DRIFTED  IN  THIS OPEN  LIFE BOAT  FOR  THREE  DAYS  AND  jSIIGKTS  BEFORE  BEING  RESCUED.  THE  PICTURE  WAS  TAKEN  ON  THE  THIRD  DAY  JUST BEFORE  HELP  WAS  SIGHTED. THEIR  STORY  IS  THE  TRAGIC  ONE  THAT  HAS  BEEN  TOLD  OVER  AND  OVER  AGAIN — MERCHANT  SHIPS  PLYING  THE  ATLANTIC  WITHOUT  ARMS  (DUE  TO  SHIPOWNERS'  GREED)  A^D  FALLING  EASY  PREY  TO  THE  FIRST  SUB  THAT  SIGHTED  THEM.  ^  ^  >  THE  ATTACKING  SUB  PUMPED  50  SHELLS  INTO  THE  FREIGHTER  MANNED  BY  THESE  BROTHERS.  THEV  ATTEMPTED  TO  RUN  DOWN AND RAM THE  SUB BUT  FAIL­ ED  AND  HAD  TO  TAKE TO  THE  LIFE  BOATS.  THE  CAPTAIN,  CHIEF  ENGINEER  AND  THE  FOLLOWING  SlU  MEN  WERE  LOST:  PEDRO LAUERENO, O.S.j  JULES SOMCA, A.B.;  DELMICIO  HELIRA,  A,l.j  CASPER  GALLWITZER, FIREMAN.  Vj,.;: ­? •   • • • • • :­I­'  ,  'r  ­V  '•   i •   All  maritime  unions,  with  the  jobs. They  have  captured  this Gov­ e.xccption  of  the  finky­Stalinist  ernment  bureau  and  under  the  led  NMU,  have  banded  together  cloak  of  their  new  authority  they  and  face  the  enemy  as  one.  Any  hope  to smash The unions.  Maritime  time  an  Admiral  or  a  shipowner  or  labor  can  harbor  no illusions  about,  a  paid  politician  called  a  confer­ the  shipowners  changing  their  ence  he  found  himself  facing  rep­ spots.  The  War  Shipping  Admin­ resentatives  of  the  following  istration  will  attempt  another  of­ unions:  Marine  Engineers  Benevo­ fensive against  labor. They  will  not  lent  Association;  Masters,  Mates  &  be  discouraged  by  their  set­backs.  President  Roosevelt, in  his speech  Pilots;  Marine  Cooks  &  Stewards;  Marine  Firemen,  Oilers,  Water­ to  the  nation  on  Tuesday  night,  tenders &  Wipers;  Sailors  Union  of  April  28 th,  asked  that  wages  and  the  Pacific  and  the  Seafarers  Inter­ union  contracts  be  "frozen"  for  national  Union.  These  unions  were  the  duration  of  the  war.  But  the  from  both  the  CIO  and  the  AFL,  reactionary  Maritime  Commission  but  there  was  no  division  among  would  go further.  They  would  not  them.  They  were  solid!  The  ship­ "freeze"  present  conditions  and  owners  understood  that.  The  ship­ contracts,  they­would  smash  them  owners  retreated—at  least  tempore,,  entirely!.  And  what  of  the  National  Mari­ arily.  time  Union  during  this  period  of  In  withdrawing  their  plan  for  struggle  to  protect  labor's  gains?  '  the  elimination  of  the  Union  shop  and  the  slicing  away  of  wages  and  Silence!  The Stalinist  leaders  of  the­ conditions,  the  Maritime  Commis­ NMU,  not  usually  backward  when  sion  announced  that  it  would  draw  it  comes  to  shooting  off  their  up  a  new  set  of  proposals  for  sub­ •  mouths,  have  suddenly  been  over­ come  with  modesty.  The  last  issue  mission  to  the  unions.  of  T/>e  Pilot,  dated  April  24th,  Admiral  Land,  Chairman  of  the  Commission,  announced  last  Mon­ does  not  make  a  single  reference to  day  that  the  new  proposals  would  the  union­busting  program  of  the  be  ready  this  week.  They  have  not  Maritime  Commission.  In  his  column,  "Passing  the  (?)  appeared  as  the  Log  goes  to  press.  Word,"  Jo^  Curran  takes  a  few­ When  they  do  appear  there  is  no  swipes  at  Admiral  Land  personally  guarantee  that  they  won't  be  as  finky  as  the  old  ones—only  dressed  but  says  nothing  of  the  program  up  a  little  prettier.  One  thing  is  he  tried  to  force  down  labor's  certain,  however,  if  they  jeopardize  throat.  Instead,  he  continues  to  the  union  shop,  if  they  chisel  on  yell  about  the  Navy  taking  over  wages,  if  they scuttle  decent  work­ the  seamen.  ing  conditions,  they  will  meet  the  The  threat  of  Navy  induction  same  determined  and  uncomprom­ has  passed.  The  workers  no  longer  ising  opposition  from  the  Unions  fight  that  piece  of  window  dress­ that  the  original  proposals  faced.  ing.  Why  does  Curran  continue  to  The  original  proposals,  as  .re­ {CO'Jttinimi  on  Page  2)  • ;'i|  i  I  i! r  ­iA  ij  ­;ii  �i4>  .  r  J Page Two  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Furnished  hv  the  SEAFARERS'  OTTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF NORIH AMERICA  Aflontic and Gulf District  'Riiusday,  April 80, 1942  THE BOUNTY SAILS  AGAIN (or)  A Modem Skipper Attempts to Play the Role of Captain Bligh  'Affiliated with  the  American Federation  of  Labor  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  International  President  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  Son  Francisco,  Ckillf.  ADDRESS  ALL  CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNINO  THIS  PUBLICATION  TO­.  "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O.  25, Station P,  New York,  N.  Y.  Phone: BOwIing  Green 9­6346  By  the Crew  of  S.  S.  Gateway  City  During  the  last  general  meeting  held  on  the  Gateway  City,  it  was  brought  up  under  good  and  wellfare  to  write  an  open  letter  and  send  it  to  the  Seafarers  Log  for  publication  so  our  members in  the  Union  would  know  what  kind  of  a  master  and  mate  we  had  on  the  last  trip  of  the  Gateway  City.  We  left  New  York  last  October  for  the  Red  Sea  and  at  the  begining  of  the  trip.  and  around  New  York,  we  aU^"  the  Bos'n  $63.66.  So  you  can  see  thoughc  that  the mate  and  skipper  chipping  rust  and  painting,  the  how  easy  it  was  to get  logged.  were  CNIL  but  it seemed  as  soon  as  deck,  instead  of  watphing . :thp  From  copy  of  Bos'ns  log­—^l­ we  let  go  of  the  lines  they  both  cargo.  days  pay  $14.33—bonus  $9.33,  He  also  worked  two  of  the  turned  out  phoney  as  a  nine  dollar  port  bonus  $40.00—total  $63.66.  bill.  AB's  over  the side  with  the  native  The  longshormen finished  the  The  ball  started  really  rolling,  shore  gang  he  had  hired  to  scale  cargo  New  Years  Day.  Four  of  the  when  the  Bos'n  and  one  of  the  and  paint  the  ship's  side.  None  of  the  other  American  hatches  were finished  before  noon  AB's  on  the  8  to 12  watch  put  in  for an  hour's overtime, for shifting  ships  in  the Red  Sea or in Suez  had  but  the  sailors  were  not  called  out  deck  cargo  off  the  deck  and  put­ the sailors  do  any  work  only  what  to  secure  the  ship  and  batten  ting  it  in  the paint  locker  and  the  was  necessary,  like  sanitary  work  down,  because  it  would  be  over­ or  batten  down,  and  just  a  few  time for  them.  So  the Mate  waited  store  r9(Mns  forward.  Well,  Sir,  that  must  have  hurt  men standing by  just in case of fire.  until  it  was  time  to  sail,  then  he  Washington,  D,  C.  —  Senator  strikebreaking,  and  the  use  of  in­ his  nibs,  when  they  put  in  for  the  But  we  worked  every  day.  Some  called  all  hands  and  wanted  the  Robert  M.  La  Follette  tossed  a  hot  dustrial  munitions  and  private  po­.  overtime.  days  he  would  knock  us  off  about  booms  swung in,  pull  up the  gang­ potato  into  the  laps  of  Congres­ lice  systems.  I  overheard  the  mate  telling  the  a  quarter  to five  and  Xmas  Eve  he  way,  and  let  go of  the lines,  all in  one  rush.  And  as  soon  as  the  lines  sional  advocates  of  anti­labor  leg­ In  explanation  of  the  proposed  Bos'n  about  it  while  the  Bos'n  was  let  us  knock  off  at  coffee  time,  be­ were  in  he  knocked  the  sailors  off  islation.  bill  entitled "Oppressive  Labor  Re­ mixing  paint  by  No.  3  hatch.  Sez  cause  he  wa|it<^  to go  to Cairo  to  He  introduced  a  bill  outlawing  lations  Act  of  1938," Sen.  La  Fol­ he  to  the  Bos'n.  "So  you  put  in  an  ride  a  catnel  aud  take  pictures  or  again.  a  long  list  of  nefarious  employer  lette  said:  hour's  overtime  for  putting  that  something  like that. But  we had  to  The ship  left  the  docks  with  all  the  hatches  wide  open,  beams  out  practices  uncovered  by six  yeirs  of  ."Every  absence  of  a  collective  little  bit  of  cargo in  forward,  and  fight  a  nitrate fire  in  No.  4  hole  laying  on  deck  and  hatch  boards  investigation  by  the  Senate  Civil  bargaining  agreement, every  refusal  I put  the most  of  it  in myself.  Dp  and  the  Mate  was  not  there—that  piled  up any  old  way,  loose.  So we  Liberties  Committee.  to  bargain  collectively,  constitutes  you  think  that's right?  You  fel­ was  about  4  P.M.  The  Senator  pointed  out  that  if  low's  like  to  knock  off  early  in  And  if  any  one  wasn't right  had  to  be  careful  so  as  not  to  go  a  threat  to  production  for  national  the nation  has  time  for  the consid­ port,  don't  you?  And  get  a  few  there  at  8  A.M.  the  Mate  would  head first  into  the  open  hatches  in  defense..  eration  of  any  labor  legislation  in  days  off  and  soon."  run  up  to  the  Captain  and  have  the  blackout.  "In  the  war  industries  the  situa­ Thp  booms  were  lowered  the  the  present  war  crisis,  it  certainly  The  Bos'n  explained  it  to  him  the  man  logged  and  the  Captain  tion  is  particularly  serious.  Power­ next  day  and  that  was  done  in  a  should  take  up  the  banning  of  that  shifting  cargo  was  overtime,  would  log  two  for  one  also  your  ful  groups  having  dominant  posi­ rush  to  save  on  overtime.  When  practices  which  destroy  industrial  and  as  far  as  days  off  and  knock­ port  bonus.  tions in  the war  industries have  for  democracy.  ing  off  early  is  concerned  he  could  The  Mate  had  the  Bos'n  logged  we came  to lower  No.  3  gear, there  It is  much  more necessary  to the  years  devoted  their  time,  their  go right  ahead  and  work  us  bell  to  twice  there.  Once  because  he  was  no  shackle  handy  to  put  the  bull  rope  on  the  nigger  head.  The  welfare of  Auieriea  lo safeguard the  money,  their energy  and  their  great  bell,  that  we  are  union  men  and  if  couldn't find  him  one  morning  influence  to prevent  the exercise  of  Bos'n  started  to  get  one  but  the  freedom ­of  its  production  soldiers  we  make  any  overtime,  we  don't  when  the  Bos'n  was  on  the  job  all  labor's  rights,  to  avoid  collective  on  the  job,  than  to  deprive  them  want  days  off­for  it  or  knock  off  the  time  looking  after  the  gear,  Mate said  there  was  no time  to get  of  existing  rights.  Sen.  La  Follette  bargaining  and  to  violate  the  law  early.  What  we  want  is  the  90  and  another  time  the  Bos'n  over­ a  shackle,  So  ht  grabbed  a  meat  of  the  land  which  has  been  on  the  emphasized.  cents  per  hour.  slept  himself. The  Mate  just  looked  hook.  So  he  used  that  to  lower  a  books  since  193J.  After all, we  are fighting  a  world  Well,  it  was  bell  to  bell  after  at  him  in  his  bunk,  ran  up,  told  boom  with,  but  the  meat  hook  {Continued on  Page 4)  war  to  preserve  democracy,  not  to  "This  is  not  a  lo(»e  statement.  that. And  we lived right  up to  the  the  Captain  about  it.  Then  the  spread  Fascism,  the Senator  pointed  The record  of  the committee  shows  agreement,  which  the  Waterman  Captain  came  back  and  looked  at  that  a  large percentage of  the com­ S.S.  Corp.  signed  with  the S.I.U.  out,  him.  The  Bos'n  got  up  cold  sober  The  new  bill  would outlaw  what  panies  involved  in  strikes  during  Arriving  in  Suez,  he  lived  up  to  and  went  forward  and  turned  to.  it describes  as "anti­union"  vigilan­ the past  two years which  have  been  the  no  days  off,  and  he  made  sure  He  .worked  about  20  minutes,  tism,  blacklisting,  employer  agree­ officially  listed  as  having  a  part  in  the boys  would  work. He was right  when  the Mate  told  him  to go  aft,  ments  to  refrain  from  collective  war  production have  been guilty of  with  them  all  day  long,  forward  that  the  Captain  already  saw  him  bargaining,  "yellow  dog"  contract  violations  of  the  civil  rights  of  straightening  up  in  the  fore  peak  in  his  bunk,  so  the  two  logs  cost  practices,  and employer  coercion  to  their  employes  and  recalcitrant  in  {Continued  from  Page  1)  prevent collective  bargaining,  along  their  attitude  toward  our  national  tilt  at  this  straw  man?  To  divert  with  labor  espionage,  professional  labor  policy.  the  seamen's  attention  from  the  real  dangers  in  the  Maritime  Commission's  proposals?  We  don't  profess  to  know  the  answers  to  these  questions.  We  can't  say  what  the  Stalinist  are  up  .• 1  to  in  Washington  at  the  moment.  But  we  do  know  that  they  have  As  long  as  we  knew  Robert  Randolph  White,  (better  known  as  Three  thousand  men  and  women  Washington,  April  2.  —  Con­ Whitey),  he  was  always  bound  to  get  scratched  or  bruised.  On  the  not  joined  the  United  Front  of  from  air over  Brooklyn  are  expect­ tracts  calling  for delivery  into ser­ TEXMAR,  the  brothers  would  feel  strange  if  they  didn't  see  some  maritime  labor!  They  liave  not  ed  on  Saturday evening.  May  2,  at  vice  of  2,300  merchant  ships  to­ mark  on  Whitey.  If  anything  was  to  fall,  Whitey  just  had  to  be  hit.  condemned  the  Maritime  Commis­ sion's  proposals!  And  they  have  an  entertainment  and  dance  in  the  After  staying  ashore  for  a  few  months,  Wliitey  made  another  taling  23,000,000  deadweight  tons  drawn  up a  program  of  their  own  grand  ballroom  of  the  St.  George,  trip  and  ran  into  his  last  bit  of  hard  luck.  He  ­was  aboard  one  of  the  during  the  years  1942  and  1943  that  is  almo­st  as finky  as  anything»  arranged  to  aid  the  Catholic  Sea­ Cuban  Distillary  ships  that  was  recently  torpedoed.  He  was  on  the  to  come  out  of  the  government.  have  been  awarded  to  American  men's  Institute  of  Brooklyn.  Pro­ catwalk  when  the  ship  was  hit  and  was  struck  with  a  rivet  which  There is  no. outward  sign  of  the  ceeds  are  to  go  toward  a  $150,000  shipyards,  the  Maritime  Commis­ pierced  his right  eye.  WTien  the  brothers  got  ashore  in  San  Juan,  NMU  leadership  in  Washington.  fund  for  the  erection'  of  a  new  sion  announced  today.  Whitey  was  rushed  to  the  hospital.  The doctors  found  that  he  lo&t  the  But  they're  there—in  and  out  of  clubhouse  at  651  Hicks  street,  in  Ships  to  be  delivered  during  the  sight  of  both  eyes  and  was  suffering  with  a  concussion  of  the  brain.  back  doors,  holding  secret  little  the Atlantic  Basin  area.  two year  period  iiiclude  tankers  as  Little  hope  was  held  for  his  recovery.  It  is  unfortunate  to  state  that  /tonferences  in  hotd  rooms.  But  in  Non­sectarian  in  character,  the  well  as  cargo  vcssls,  and  represent  we  have  seen  the  last  of  WTiitey,  an  able  seaman  and  a right  guy  . . .  spite  of  their  shipowner  allies,  or  Catholic  Seamen's  Institute  was  the  greatest  merchant "shipbuilding  a  real  SIU  man.  rather  because  of  them'  the  NMU  founded  six  years  ago  by  Father  program  in  world  history.  In  addi=  AAA  can  no longer  mislead  maritime la­ Alphonse  Rickert,  who  was  port  tion  to the  cargo  and  tanker  ships,  The  President  of  the  U.  S.  Lines,  when  interviewed  on  the  pro­ bor in  this fight.  chaplain  before  Father  Farrell.  It  700  other  craft,  such  as  tugs,  gram  called,  MEN  OF  THE  SEA  had  this  to say  about .the  Merchant  The MEBA, MMP, MCS, MFOW  holds out  a  welcome to all  seafarers  wooden  barges,  and  small  power  Marine,  "My  hat  is  off  to  the  Men  of  the  Merchant  Marine.  From  the  and  SIU­SUP  are  in  Washington  ashore  along  Brooklyn's  eight  miles  boats,  for  which  no  tonnage  is  lowest  to  the  highest  I  salute  them  ... if  it  weren't  for  the  men  to fight  this  thing  through  to  the­ of  waterfront.  They  can  receive  figured.  in  the  Merchant  Marine  today  shipping  would  be  in  bad  straits."  finish.  They'll fight  the­ Maritime  mail  there,  and  it  offers  for  their  Under  present  schedules,  deliv­ AAA  Ccmmissioii,  the  shipowners,  the  convenience  and  relaxation a  bowl­ ery  of  iicarly  750  sliips  during  Our  hat  is  off  to Admiral  Waesche,  who has  informed  our  officials  brass  hats  and  the  NMU,  singley  ing  alley,  billiard  and  ping  pong  1942  is  expected,  with  the  remain­ that  all  the  necessary  life  saving  gear,  will  be  aboard  every  ship, in  the  or  all  at­once.  And  they'll  stay  tables,  pafetcria,  and  reading  room.  der  to  be  delivered  in  1943.  near  future.  there  all  summer  if  necessary!  SENATOR  BLASTS  CURRENT  ANTI­ UNION CAMPAIGNS  lEi^  m. 'i­ :  Adm.Land  Retreats  Out  o£  the FocsT  Benefit For New  Seamen's Institute  Ex,.  • i^.  1:  [S:  tv  SHIP BUILDING  HITS 2 PER DAY  by  S­.  s  �Thursday, April  30,1942  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHAT'S  DOING  Around  the  Ports  NORFOLK  SAVANNAH  ATLANTIC and  GDLF DISTBICT  111  Secretary­Treasurer's Office  Boom  213 —  2 Stona Street. New  York  City  P.  O. Box  25, Station  P  Phmiei  BOwling  Green  9434B  the  answer  to  such  rulings,  as  we  have  had  some  strong  ropes  tied  DIRECTORY  OF BRANCHES  By  By  •  to  us  before.  At  a  time  when  the  BHANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  seamen  are  sacrificing  their  lives  CHARLES WAID  MARTIN  TRAINOR  NEW  YOHK  2 Stone St  BOwling  Green  9­8946  for their  country's welfare  this had  Dispatcher's  Office  BOwling  Green  9­3430  BOSTON  330  AUanUc  Ave  Liberty 4057  to  come  up.  Well,  it  proves  one  Everything  running  pretty  There  is  a  new  ship , coming  out  PROVIDENCE  465 South  Main  St  Manning  3572  thing,  that  the shipowner  is  always  BALTIMORE  14  North  Gay  St  .....Calvert 4539  smooth  down  here;  shipping  very  in  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  about  the  PHILADELPHIA  6  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  waiting for  any opportunity to cut  good  for  coal  burning fireman,  1st  of  May  for  the  Seas  Shipping  NORFOLK  25  Conunercial  PI  Norfolk  4­1083  our  throats  and  will  never  com­ NEW  ORLEANS  .309  Chortres  St  MAynolia  3962  white  and  colored,  also  oilers.  Company  and  T  am  expecting  to  SAVANNAH  218  East Bay  St  Savannah  3­1728  promise—^war  or  no  war.  Shipping  plenty  of  permit  card  be  called  on  to get  a  crew  together  TAMPA  ..... ...........206'So. Franklin St  ......"Tampa  MM­1323  John  Ossmow,  the  Poi  Eating  MOBILE  55 So. Conception St  Dexter  1449  njen,  as  there  is  no  book  men  on  for  this  ship.  If  there  are  any  men  Polock,  has  came  home  to  roost.  TEXAS  aTY  105 —  4th  St.,  No  .Texas  City  722  in  all  departments  on  the  beach  in  the  beach  that  will  take  these  jobs.  PUERTO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  His Queen gave a  big party,  but he  If  there  is  any  of  your  colored  the  other  ports  who  want  to  ship  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  had  to  throw  his  hat  ih first,  as  brothers  who  would  like  tow  out, get  down  to Savannah  around  usual,  to  make  sine  he  was  being  boating  there  are  plenty  jobs  here  this  time  as  there will  be plenty  of  welcomed  home.  Brother  Warren  jobs  on  the  board.  Shipping  in  this  for .you.  Buckman  still  convelcses,  but  in­ .  I  contacted  Joe  Martin  of  the  port  is  still  good.  Am  still  having  tends  to  become  a  shipowners  vic­ HAPP'NINGS  AT  HEADQUARTERS  Martin  towing  Co.  and  got  the  to run all  over  town  trying to find  tim in  the near  future. The Alleva  boys  ($10.00)  bonus  money  for  men for  the  jobs  we have  open.  By  HARRY  COUINS  Brothers  are  around  again,  and  so  the  run  up the  bay  to Philadelphia.  are  the Day  boys.  When  these  trios  PHILADELPHIA  Pretty  nice  for  the  inside  route.  get  together it seems  as  though  the  Well,  here  we  go  again  with  the  Maritime  Union  and  the  men  were  Lw  and  myself  are  kept  busy  run­ By  Philadelphia  Hall  was  a  family  af­ prospects  of  being  taken  over  by  dispatched  from  there.  Of  course  ning  around  the  different  compan­ fair.  Nice  boys,  all of  them. That's  the  notoriou.s  "Bananna"  Robson  as  a  humble  Seaman  maybe  I  am  JOSEPH  FLANAGAN  ies  settling  beefs.  Had  to  go  over  and  company.  It  doesn't  seem  about  all  this  time.  to  Newport  News  the  other  day  right  to  me.  Here  the  Merchant  all  balled  up,  but  if  I  am  correct  We  hail  the  best  tidings  the sea­ to  get  the  boat  away.  The  only  Seamen  are  being  torpeoed  right  in  my  assumption,  I  thought  that  men  of  this  country  has  had  since  beef  they  had  was  soap  and  towels,  PROVIDENCE  and  left,  and  the  reward  for  it  is  the  men  that  the  Maritime  Com­ so got  that  for  them  and  they were  history  began.  The  amalgamation  that  they  have  a  board  in  Wash­ mission  would  send  would  be  men  By  of  3 5,000  good  union  men  into  off.  ington trying  desperately  to reward  trained  with  the  Taxpayers  money  The  boys  are  complaining  of  the  one  unit. Let  the shipowner beware,  J,  E.  LAPHAM  them  by taking  the only thing  that  as  this is  the thing they  have dread­ ­chat  was  alloted  for  that  purpose,  living  conditions  here  last  year  the  they  have  left — their  democratic  ed  and  spent  fabulous  fortunes  to  and .not  men  from  ariother  Union,  room  they  paid  ($1.50)  for  Well,  all  Seafarers  who  have  six  rights.  Yes,  as  I  sit  here  picking  prevent.  With  the  set­up  of  the  week  today  they  pay  ($1.50)  months  or  longer  as  O.S.  can  now  away  with  my  two fingers  I  won­ whose  principles  are  absolutely  nite;  there  are a  few  places  for  sea­ leadership  there  can  be  only  one  get  their  A.B.  certificates.  Captain  der  if  there  is  any  justice  after  all.  alien  to  that  of  ours.  Of  course,  it  answer  and  that  is  progress.  men  that  raised  their  rent  just  Of  course,  we  as  seamen,  real­ has  been  rumored  around  the  This  haven  of  the  politicians and  Clark,  of  the  Steamboat  Inspectors  trifle.  tells  me.  And  any  man  in  the  en­ ize  that  this  is  a  war  to  the finish,  waterfront  that  the reason  that  the  Have  got  eight  men  out  here  to  buzzards continues  to be  alive with  gine  room  who  has  3  or  more  but  we  are  still  under  the  impres­ M.C.  has  not  got  the  available  ships  with  the  shipowners  vieing  the  hospital  that  would  like  to  months  can  now  get  a  raise  in  the  sion  that  depriving  any  or  all  p>ersonnel  that  is  supposed  to  be  hear  from  their  former  shipmates,  for  my  affections  in  order  to  get  endorsement  on  his  papers.  This  is  groups  the  rights  that  we  are  en­ They  are  C,  Keller,  J.  Nene,  A  the needed  victims  for  their respec­ a  good  time  for  our  members  to  titled  to  under  our  present  Demo­ trained  with  the  taxpayers  dough,  Brown,  A.  Grcsham,  C.  "Walker,  tive  junk  heaps.  But  my  heart  be­ take  advantage  of  that  chance  so  cratic  Constitution,  isn't  going  to  is  that  the  M.C.  and  the  N.M.U.  L.  Matz,  H.  Clifton  and  Jesus  longs  to me,  However,  if  some  un­ get on  your toes  and  get  those A.B.  have  been  playing  ball  and  that  the  bring  the  war  to  any  hasty  end.  wily  brothers  throws  his  shipping  Cuellar.  tickets  now.  Speaking  of  the  various  created  N.M.U. gets  the  potential  working  In  closing  I  would  like  to  again  card  at  me  and  makes  it  known  he  Been  a  bit  hard  on  some  of  the  boards  that  are  now  in Washington  stiffs  before  these  guys  have  the  remind  all  coal  burning firemen  wants  such  and  such  a  job  I  am  Rhode  Island  boys,  two  of  them  —all  the  representatives  of  the  opportunity  of finding  out  that  usually,  able  to  shanghai  him  to  and  oilers  that  like  tow  boating,  said  job. Of  course,  this  rarely  hap­ came  here  in  coffins  after  being  Maritime Commission  are  men  that  there  is  a  real  bonifide  Rank  and  there  are  plenty  jobs  here.  pens.  So  the  blackboard  continues  shot  all  to  hell  in  the  Atlantic  have  been  and  still  are  alien  to  all  File  UNION  on  the  front.  I,  of  Ocean,  two  in  the  hospital,  "One  the  principles  of  labor.  They  are  course,  refer  to  the  Seafarers  Int'l  to  be  dessecrated  with  jobs.  BALTIMORE  the  managers  or  operators  of  some  Union  of  North  America.  If  the  Many  beefs  have  been  adjusted  missing—all  from  Providence.  By  since  last  week,  but  the  prize  one  What  oiu­  ships  need  is  bigger  of  the  biggest  Steamship  Compan­ M.C.  were  fair  and  impartial  as  of  them  all  was  on  the  Kopfresi  and  better  guns so that  they  to can  ies  that  are flying  the  American  they  should  be,  seeing  as  it  is  the  D.  D. Story  Waterman  ship. It  seems  that  when  have  a  crack  at  whoever  is  trying  Flag. The  majority of  them are  no­ taxpayers  money,  in  all  probability  This  is  the 'first  from  me  since  the  Navy  told  them  to  pull  into  to  blast  them  all  over  the  ocean.  torious  as  they  have fought  Unions  we  would  not  have  this  roundie go  I  took  over  the so­called  "Pie­card  the  Chesapeak  Bay  and  proceed  to  And  above  all,  when  in  port,  keep  to  such  an  extent  that  even  as  to  roundie  everytime  a  packet  is  job."  This  port  is  still  running  Baltimore  with  their  cargo  this  your  lips  buttoned  up  and let  any­ this date  the Unions  have  been  un­ short  of  men.  (DON'T  FORGET  smooth.  There  are  plenty  of  de­ constituted  an  excuse, for  them  to  body  ask  the  questions  but  do  not  able to obtain  contracts  with  them.  THAT  WE  TOO  ARE  TAX­ partures  but  very,, very  few  ar­ avoid  paying  shifting  money  when  give  them  any  answers.  Maybe,  in  We could  explain  in detail  why  we  PAYERS)  and  help  to  pay  ior  a  they  camef  through  the  C  &  D  that  way  we  can  have  a  bit  of  the  don't  have  these  companies  under  program  that  is  rumored  to  be  de­ rivals.  contract,  but  I  really  believe  that  signed  to defeat  the very  principles  Canal  to  Philadelphia.  Claim  being  edge on  the Subs.  It  seems  that  this  port  will  be  that  it  was  beyond  the  control  of  Things  are somewhat  quiet  with  to do so  would  call  for a  book  and  that  we  have stood  and  fought  for  the  crewing  up  port."  We  have  about  12  ships  here  now  that  are  the  company.  Now  this  is  the flim­ the  Colonial  Line,  the  Maritime  I can  assure  you  that  the  writer  is  these  many  years.  a  Seaman and  not  an author.  undergoing  repairs.  About  May  ziest  excise  I  have  ever  heard  as  Commission  has  taken  them  all.  Another  thing  that  strikes  me  1st  shipping  is  expected  to  reach  all  ships  right  now are  under  naval  reflations  insofar  as  their  desti­ as a  Seaman as  not any  too Cricket,  TOWBOAT WORKERS  the  high  level  for  many  a  moon.  nation  is  concerned.  I  am  still  is  that  we have  had  a  training pro­ TTiere  are  quite  a  number  of  the  gram  for  seamen  for  some  time  GET PAY  INCREASE  new  Liberty  ships  coming  out  in  working  on  this  beef  at  this  in­ past  now.  These  men,  when  they  this  port.  I  am  in  hopes  that  all  stance,  so  am  unable  to  give  the  were  trained  were  to be  allotted  to  wipers  and  ordinary  seamen  with  final  disposition  on  it  as  yet,  but  if  Increases  of  $15  a  month  in  the  the  company  wins  out  it  will  be  a  the  various  ships  t^at  are  being  pay  of  towboat  workers  in  the  sufficient  time,  namely  2  months  built  or  to  companies  that  were  wiper  time  and  6  months  ordinary  jaugernaut  to  the  union.  So  you  New  York  Harbor  area  were  an­ L.  Karewson,  Oiler,  and  C.  L.  can  bet  we  will  do everything  pos­ short­handed. In other  words, when  time,  will  get  their  ratings.  Vose,  Fireman,  accepted  trans­ nounced  yesterday  by  Joseph  P,  • , A  wiper  with  2  months  can  get  sible  to get  this  overtime.  portation  and  subsistence  from  a  company  could  not  get  men,  as  An  attact  as  vicious  as  any  ever  New  York  to  Mobile  to  help  a  last  resort  they  were  supposed  to  Ryan,  president  of  the Internation­ a fireman's  endorsement  and  an  Ordinary  with  6  months  time  can  perpertrated  has  come  out  of  crew  up  the  S.  S.  May.  When  call  the  Maritime  Commission  and  al  Longshoremen's  Association.  they  in  turn  would  allot  the  re­ get  a  Blue  A.  B.  ticket  and  a  9  Washington  this  week.  The  men  they  arrived  in  Mobile  they  re­ The  contract  was  signed  by  ^thc  fused  to  sign  on.  with  the  long  robes  have  made  a  quired  amount  of  men  so  as  the  month  time  man  can  get  a  Green  Resolution  No.  2  adopted  at  ticket.  So  all  you  men  go  and  do  dicision  that  actually  enslaves  the  the  Agent's  Conference  in  Sa­ ship  could  be  sailed.  Well,  it  has  United  Marine  Division  of  the  your  stuff  and  get  as  much  dough  seamen  to say  the least.  They  must  vannah  provides  a  $25  fine  for  come  to the  attention of  the writer  union  and  the  New  York  Towboat  have  been  looking  at  the  Mien  such  an  offense,  and  the  return  that  Steamship  Companies  have  Exchange,  17  Battery  Place.  It  is  as  possible  for  your  work.  Kampf  book  Hitler  put  out, rather  of  the  transportation  and  sub­ done  just  that  very  thing.  Now,  retroactive  to  January  1,  1942.  I  understand  that  it  won't  be  sistence  money  to  the  operator.  than  the  Constitution  when  they  here  comes  that  catch,  when  the  long  until  there  will  be  life  sav­ Brother  Karewsen  and  Yese  In  addition  to  providing  for  the  ing  suits  aboard  the  ships.  This  is  made  this decision.  We can imagine  must  pay  this  fine  before  they  Maritime  Commission  was  called  monthly  wage  rate .­  increase,  tlje  mighty  good  tiews  for  the  seamen  the  glee  of  the  shipowners  when  are  eligible  to  ship  on  any  SlU  for  men  and  as  they  had  no  men  vessel.  for  what  reason  I  do  not  know,  new  agreement  also dais ior an  in­ have  certainly  becu  k'cked  around  this  glad  tiding  was  given  them.  Well,  we  still  think  our  union  has  they  in  turn  called  the  National  crease of  10c  per  day in ^fiie  "grub  in this  respect.  Performers Are  Disciplined  ¥  Page  lime  ^1  —  �h _  T&ge  Four  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  (Confhmed  from  Page  2)  M  i, •   m­ "MUTiNY" RUSmC  a RLOW TO lOROR  straightened  out  from "  the  strain  None  of  the  other  American  and  about  that  time  the  old  man  ships  did  any  work  only  what  was  came  by  and  saw  the  meat  hook  necessary  work.  rig  and  stopped  the  Mate.  And  it's  The  fellows  from  the  other  a  good  job  that  he  did,  because  if  ships  gave  us  the  horse  laugh  be­ the  winch  had  turned  an  inch  cause  we  had  to  work  as  they  By  a  vote  of  5  to  4  the  United  sharply  dissented  with  the  ruling  blow  to  organized  maritime  laboft  more  the  boom  would  have  fallen  would  walk  along  the  decks.  or  dropped.  We  were  in  Biera  about  12  days  States  Supreme  Court  has  ruled  which,  in  effect,  upholds  the  "de­ but  also  a  knife in  the  back  of  the  So  you  see  brothers,  a  meat  hook  and  we  were  given  only  one  draw  that, a  sit  down  strike  aboard  ship  vine  right of  officers"  to handle  the  National  Labor  Relation  j^ard.  can  also  be  used  to  save  on  over­ and  when  we  got  that  there  was  in  port  constitutes  mutiny.  The  crew  as  they  see fit.  Justices  Reed,  Reactionary  employers  will  no'^  Black,  Douglas  and  Murphy  voted  time,  besides  hanging  meat  on  it.  nothing  said  about  that  being  the  Courts  ruling  was­handed  down on  to  uphold  National  Labor  Relation  attempt  to  use  the  ruling  as  i  We  arrived  in  Mombasa  to  wait  last. We figured  that he  would give  the  strike  held  4  years  ago  on  the  Board  Rulings  which  has  required  weapon  to drive  out  the  NLRB  iji  for  orders  and  we  laid  at  anchor  us  another  but  he  wouldn't  give  City  of  Fort  Worth  which  was  the  shipowner  to  reinstate fired  strikes  which  involve  so­called  for five  days.  The  Agent  brought  one  red  cent  more.  So  we  were  all  tied  up  in  Houston.  strikers.  "lawlessness."  A  strict  interpreta­ out  passes  and  told  the  Captain  it  kept  broke.  Even  though  the  ship  was  in  an  Tlie  dissenting  opinion,  written  tion  of  this  ruling  might  be  used  *  would  be  OK  to  let  the  boys  go  The  Captain  said,  "I'll  keep  obviously "safe  port  at  the  time  of  by  Justice  Reed,  objected  to  "an  to  prevent  all  strikes  at  all  tim^.  ashore.  B^ut  the  Captain  wouldn't  them  broke  so  there  will  be  lots  the  strike. Justice  Byrnes'  majority  iron  rule"  that  would  label  all'sit­ This  is  hardly  the  "Democratic' '  let  us  go  ashore  or  give  us  any  of  work  done.  If  the  boys  have  opinion  included  the old  saw  about  downs  as  mutiny  and  subject  the  way"  of "handling  the  problems  of  money.  He  kept  us  right  on  the  money  they  might  get  disgusted  "the  Captain's  responsibility  for  men  to  automatic  discharge  with­ labor  relations.  old  tub.  with  the  heat  and  go  ashore."  .  safety  of  cargoes  and  passengers."  out  appeal.  No  doubt  the  shipowners  are  On January  21st  we went along,  The sailors  had  to clean  holds  in  Four  Supreme  Court  Justices  The Court's  ruling  is  not  only  a  throwing  their  silk  hats  in  the  air.  side  the  oil  docks  and  we  were  all  that  heat,  holds  that  had  nitrate  again  refused  shore  leave  or  money.  in  them.  They  put  in  for  over­ It  was  there  at  the  oil  docks  in  time  and  that  was  disputed  and  A  MESSAGE  FOR  Mombasa  that  one  of  our  brothers  even  for  cleaning  holds  on  Satur­ MRS.  MARTIN  OLSEN  lost  his  life  by  drowning.  He  was  day  afternoon  was  disputed.  We  left  one  of  the  water tenders  Henry Martin,  he  w.ts  to get  a  new  Dear  .Mrs.  Olsen:  book.  He  was  paid  up  and  in  good  behind  in  Biera,  the  Captain  told  We,  the  shipmates  of  Martin  standing.  Martin  drowned  on  the  the  Agent  not  to  give  him  any  Olsen;  learned  of  'his  untimely  death  when  he  fell  down  a  hold  22nd  of  January,  about  12:30  money  and  have  him  locked  up.  on  the  Lena  Luckenbach.  We  {The  following  story written by an  SJU  Brother, has  been  censored  A.M.  when  he  went  ashore  and  on  Well,  here  we  are  in  Boston,  wish  to  convey  to  you  our  deep­ his  way  back  walked  off  the  docks  back  in  the  good  old  U.S.A.  and  est  sympathy.  All  of  us  in  the  due  to  war­time  regulations.  The  name  of  the  sBp  and  the  location  of  we  had  one  hellava  time  with  the  SUP  and  SlU  knew  Martin  as  the  attack  Ijas  been  deleted.—Editor.)  into  the  water.  By  The  oil  docks  are  poorly  lighted  skipper  and  Mate  for  the  past five  the  best  of  shipmates  both  ashore  and  aboard  ship  for  a  JOHN  LITTREL  in  Mombasa  and  there  was*  no  iponths.  They  ought  to change  the  number  of  years.  We  all  know  Our  ship  was  torpedoed  at  2:37  A.M.,  March  7th,  light  at  the ladder. The Bos'n  asked  name  of  this  ship  to S.  S.  BOUNTY  that  we  have  lost  a  good  friend  the  Mate  if  he  should  put  one  and  the Captain's  to BLIGH.  1942.  Within  two  minutes  after  the  explosion  the  entire  and  words  can  not  express  the  there,  but  the  Mate  said  no,  there's  But  she's  a  good  ship,  boys  and  grief  that  we  feel.  midship  was  in flames.  It  was  impossible  to  launch  a  life­ The  enclosed  offering  of  $45.90  no  shore  leave  so  there's  no  need  would  be  better  if  there  would  be  boat.  It  was impossible  for me  to get  from aft  to  the  for­ for  a  light  at  the  ladder.  The shore  some  changes  made  besides  the  is  our  humble  way  to  pay  a  last  ward  rafts  due  fo  the fire.  One  raft  aft  was  rigged  in  the  tribute  to  our  departed  friend.  "STSLtchman  v/e  had  Vr'as  on  day  and  crew.  Fraternally* yours,  shrouds.  We  do not  know  who or  how  it was  released  but  night for"4 days  and  he  was  in  the  (ED.  NOTE:  There is  vow a  new  CREW  OF  THE  to  the  best  of  our  knowledge^,  LENA  LUCKENBACH.  there  was  no  one  on  it.  The  other  mess  room  asleep  at  the  time.  skipper  on  this  ship.)  HOWl THE SMITH  The  watches  had  been  set  in  the  raft  was  on  the  No.  4  hatch  and  BILL WOULD  Engine  room  at  noon,  but  on  deck  the  bottom  of  it  had  been  dam­ HURT  YOU­ they  were  still  broke  and  were  not  aged  by  longshoremen  and  had  set  until  8  A.M.  the  next  morning.  not  been  repaired.  Washington  —  Real  purpose  of  Now,  if  there  would  have  been  The  only  officer  who  did  his  the  Smith  bill,  hidden  behind  sU  shore  leave  somebody  would  have  job  was  the  Second  Engineer  who  the  clamor  about  strikes  in  war  been  with  Martin.  Or  even  so,  if  obeyed  previous  orders  and  stup­ production  industry  and  refusal  of  the  watches  would  have  been  set  ed  the  engine  even  though  he  lost  workers  to  work  more  than  40  in  the  deck  dept. one  of  the  sailors  his  life  by  doing  so.  The  next  hours  a  week  is  scen^  in  a  brief  would  have  been  bound  to be  near  morning  there  were  three  rafts  study  of  the  bill  itself,  which  pro­ at  hand,  but  the  way  it  was  the  M. DAVIS  ...  .... • >.  •  • »2.00    within  shouting  distance  of  each  vides:  holes  had  to  be  cleaned • a  nd  to set  C. HARTMAN  1­00  other.  There  were  15  men  on  the  1.  That  no  union  contract  the  watches  on  deck  at  noon  as  E. CORBETT  2.00  Captain's  raft.  We  had  22  on  our  shall  be  lawful  if  it  provides  they  did  below,  well,  the  mate  CREW  OF  S.  S.  LAFAYETTE  4.00  and  one  swam  to  the  Captain's  union  security—i.e.,  if  it  in?  wouldn't  get  so  much  work  done.  D.  HAYES  .r.  ..  1.00  raft,  and  he  yelled  for  us  not  to  eludes the closed shop,  union  In  Tanga  one  of  the  sailors  was  send  any  more  men  over  even  shop,  preferential  shop  or  sick  with  a  sore  throat  and  really  CREW  OF  ROBIN  ADAIR  ^  though  we  were  overloaded  and  any  other  similar  formula  EVERETTE  MORGAN,  JR  ..v  1.00  sick.  The  Captain  accused  him  of  on  a  damaged  raft.  that  unions  use  to  protect  HERMAN  SANCHEZ  1.00  being  drunk  and  refused  him  per­ The  Chief  Mate  would  not  even  their  members  in  dealings  H.  W.  GREENLEE  1.00  mission  to  see  a  doctor.  And  F.  TOMAS  ­.  2.00  answer  us.  We  had  no  officer  on  with employers.  wouldn't  let  him  go  ashore  to  see  FRED  EASTER  ;...  J v...  5.00  our  raft  and  the  Purser  wanted  us  2.  That  no  union  contract  one,  and  pushed  him  out  of  the  NATHAN  PEARCE  .........  i.L..  ....  2.00  to  row  away  from! the  ship  with­ providing  more  than  regular  Mate's  room  and  shoved  him  out  out  trying  to  pick  up  persons  rates  of  pay  for  overtime  CREW  OF  SCHOHARIE  .......'.7. .  ;.r . ..  .v..  21;00  on  deck.  swimming  in  the  water. We  picked  work  shall  be  consider^  The  Captain  .stopped  the  shore  CREW  OF  NAMARIB  31.00  up  all  we  could  see  or  hear.  lawful.  leave  two  nights  before  the  ship  BEN  SPARLING  5.00  Maximo  Murphy  A.  B.  took  Despite  all  the  clamor  about  the  sailed.  Arriving  in  Biera  we  an­ J,  MALFARA  f.V.1.00  charge  of  the  raft  and  made  a  sail  40­hour  week,  the  bill  simply  cuts  ^ .^  chored  to  a  anchor  bouy  in  the  J.  CHOOUETTE  out  of  a  Hag  and  an  oar  and  got  'us  off  overtime  pay for overtime work  EDWARD  BOYLSTON  IXW  stream.  safely  to  Turtle  Island.  Then  he  since  there  are  no  laws  in  the  And  as  those  of  you  who  have  CREW  OF  J^LCOA  PURITAN  '  crossed  the  island  and  returned  country  prohibiting  work  over  • been in  Biera  know  that  it  is  as  JAMES  MALFARA  1.00  with  help.  We  went  to  Port  au  that  amount  of  time.  All  that  .hot  as  hell  there  in  February.  The  EDWARD  COSTELLO  i­  ^  ^  1­00  Prince  Haiti  where  the  American  union  contracts  do  is  require  extra  sailors  had  to  work  all  day  in  the  PHILIP  CHOQUETTE  . ^i......,  14)0  Vice­consul  told  us  that  he  was  pay  for  overtime  work.  BENJAMAN  SPERLING  5.00  broiling  hot  sun,  painting  the  unable  to  gjve  us  any  aid.  He  said  CALVIN  WHITEHOUSE  ....................... .i....  l­W  ship's  side  while  the  ship lay  out  in  that  there  was  no  funds  to  help  Brother  Victor  Henriquez  leaves  the stream  with  a  4  to  3  knot  cur­ CREW  OF  JEAN  LAFITTE  .  7­00  Seamen  in  our  condition.  The  Ellis  Island  Hospital  this  week  af­ rent  running  all  the  time  under­ J.  K. KANE  Haitian  Government  gave  us  a  ter  spending  exactly  1  year  there.  neath  them.  SURVIVORS  OF  DELPLATA  .^ .V........ ...v.  ...... 28.00  complete  outfit  of  uniform  cloth­ He sure  had  a  tough  time.  The  Bos'n  and  the  deck  deleg ­ite  CREW  OF  ALCOA  PROSPECTOR  T............. 28.00  ing and  shoes.  O  O  29.00  tried  to  get  the  Captain  to  kno k  CREW  OF  ALCOA  SCOUT  Mr,  Rose,  the  Consul  in  Ciudad  Brother  Seifer  Hudson  passed  i^  17.50  the  boys  off  painting  oyer  the  side  CREW  OF  YARMOUTH  Trujillo,  was  very  nice  to  us  and  away and  was  buried  by the  Union.  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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADM. LAND WITHDRAWS UNION-BUSTING PLANS THE BOUNTY SAILS AGAIN (OR) SENATOR BLASTS CURRENT ANTI-UNION CAMPAIGNS BENEFIT FOR NEW SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE SHIP BUILDING HITS 2 PER DAY PERFORMERS ARE DISCIPLINED TOWBOAT WORKERS GET PAY INCREASE SUPREME COURT'S "MUTINY" RULING A BLOW TO LABOR A MESSAGE FOR MRS. MARTIN OLSEN SURVIVOR OF TORPEDO TELLS OF THE ORDEAL HOW THE SMITH BILL WOULD HURT YOU Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 13 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/30/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6b8c856417d664129314616569f6042a.PDF 241c2a8f17b2d1f0fcf831ad0e36a305 PDF Text Text ^IAFAKERS Jpcj 9n Tlflmwhiom ALDERMAN, WILLIAM ANDERSON, JAMES BAHLS, JOHN _ BREEN, THOMAS CHAPMAN, WILLIAM _ COLON, ADOLPH, Jr CORKERN, SHELDON . CRAWLEY, WILLIAM .... DANIELS, BYRL GALLE, JOHN GARRIDO, J GEDMAN, OLIVER.. HADDQX, MARVIN . HALLENBECK, GEORGE HAND, ARTHUR L HANRAHAN, ANDREW HEWETT, RALPH KELLY, EDWARD KINNELL, ALFRED KITTLESON, VIRGIL C KLOSKOWSKI, STANLEY, Jr. LANG, CHARLES LUMBATTIS, DARWIN MAFFIA, ALFRED MARTEL, ROBERT McEVOY, WILLIAM MIGUEZ, JOSE MISHLER, CLARENCE MORALIS, MANUEL MOSES, A. B. : OSTRON, MARVIN FACE ITI, WILLIAM PAUL, HARRY FERLIS, MORRIS PiEHET, RALPH REED, HALLOWAY RHODES, HERBERT JAMES RODRIQUE, HARRISON ROZENFELD, JULIO RUTHERFORD, MACK SANDOVA, JOHN STATZELL, HENRY, Jr STEBBINS, FRED STOUGH, RUFUS TAYLOR, STANLEY TUOHY, ROBERT WAYSO, JOHN WEAVER, WILLIAM WESTOVER, HAL, Jr WHITE, THOMAS WHITNEY, HAROLD WILLIAMS, HUGH ZUMPFT, HERBERT A. B. Steward OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, Oiler SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA - FOW Oiler 286 VOL. V. NEW YORK, N.Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943 No. 9 Messman . Fireman A. B. FOW Cook Oiler A, B, Utility Bosun Fireman -.... Cook Xhe fight being conducted by the SIU-SUP to scuttle Watertender Ashore the RMO's fink card system and to maintain maritime A.B. WASHINGTON, April 19.— unions free of government-shipowner domination, was Bos'n In a decision involving injuries greatly strengthened this week when the national head­ Messman sustained by two seamen on shore quarters of Selective Service issued a directive making it leave, one approaching and *the Oiler other leaving his ship by the only practically manditory upon local^mount to military service. When boards to defer olfshorje men. The Steward available routes; the Supreme section of the directive dealing a local board finds a man to be Messman Court ruled today that a shipown­ with Lakes and inland men was actively engaged in offshore ship­ er's obligations to a seaman in his not as strong as that concerning ping, it should classify him in A.B. employ Class II-B if he is not found to be are not suspended when the Messman seaman leaves his ship on shore deep-sea men, but here also the entitled to a lower classification." Selective Service made it clear There is nothing in this para­ Wiper eave. that it wanted all seamen defered graph which says that a man must Utility Today's decision, which involved no matter where they sailed. sign a RMO fink card in order to A.B. separate claims for damages filed Page four, subsection B of Ac­ be defered! It merely states that jy Pedro Aguilar against the Stand­ tivity and Occupation Bulletin 2nd Cook ard Oil Co. of New Jersey and by No. offshore seamen are in the active 26-21, reads as follows: defense of their country and Messman David E. Jones, S.I.U. mem- "Offshore merchant marine ser­ should be defered from induction A.B. •, against the Waterman vice, considering its importance into the army. Messman Steamsliip Corporation, reversed a to the war effort and the hazards The SIU-SUP has been procedtrend reflected in several district it involves, is so closely allied to Messman courts as well as a previous decis­ service in the armed forces that a ing upon just such a basis. All Fireman ion by the Second Circuit Court of man found by the local board to members of this union refuse to be actively engaged at sea in this accept the fink cards when they : O.S. Appeals. Several of the lower courts had service may well be considered as are shoved at them. They continue A. B. originally taken the position that engaged in the active defense of about their job, observe the rules Messman seamen going ashore on personal the country. Such service may on shipping and shore time, and Deck Eng. properly be considered as tanta- keep their draft boards informed {Continued on Page 4) as to their occupation and status Oiler in the industry. 3rd Cook This having been done—to hell Bosun with the RMO! Messman As for the developments in this regard on the waterfront, not Wiper much has been happening . . yet. WASHINGTON, D. C. — AFL Chief Cook President William Green called WASHINGTON, D. C.—Clarifi­ One ship paid off in New Orleans • Fight On Fink Card Aided By New Draft Board Ruling Court OK's Pay For Injuries Fights Roosevelt's Wage And Job Freeze „.... Steward " Offshore Is "Tantamount To Military Service" Oiler o. s. FOW Wiper O. S. Deck. Eng. Oiler Watertender Seafarers Steal Show At Louisiana AFL Conclave SHREVESPORT, La., April 7—The largest state convention of the American rederatioii of Labor ever held in Louisana is in session here this week and the SIU is steal­ ing the show. Every speaker who has appeared before the convention has praised the war record of the SIU men, and resolutions presented by M. D.^ 2. Endorsement of national leg­ Biggs, SIU delegate, were passed islation giving towboatmen and unanimously. bargemen-the 8 hour day; Resolutions presented by Biggs and approved by the unanimous .3. Memorialize Congress on the "inhuman and unjust way mer­ vote of the convention, include: 1. Condemnation of the order chant seamen are being treated by issued by Admiral Waesche pro­ the Maritime War Emergency hibiting the issuance^ of seamen's Board regarding War Risk Insur­ papers unless the applicant had a ance." . letter from the RMO; {Continued on Page 4) I h '.Jj . -• 'T.'-,- "s""; cation and modification by Eco­ on which the RMO tried to pass upon the. Government to scrap the nomic Stabilization Director Byrnes out the cards, but the SIU-SUP compulsory features of the new and drastic "job freezing" regula­ of President Roosevelt's Executive crew cracked the manuever wide tions isued by War Manpower Order banning wage increases even open. Brother Armstrong reports Commissioner McNutt. to correct inequities and gross in­ this in his column on page three. These regulations, Mr. Green in­ equalities was demanded by the Most ships have been signing sisted in a public statement, would AFL members of the National off without any cards appearing. substitute "forced labor" for free However, the question will be re­ War Labor Board. labor in America. vived when ships pay off which As a mounting tide of telegrams sailed after March 15, 1943. That He warned that application of "such a frozen, rigid, inflexible and letters,, poured in from local was the deadline laid down by the plan will serioiislyj affect morale, unions protesting against the im­ RMO. lower individual !efficiency and placable nature of the regulations In case the RMO revives arouse resentment among the in­ in denying just treatment to work­ its offensive, all members .should dustrial workers of the nation." ers who obviously deserve pay ad­ spread the word around and give McNutt's "job freeze order" justments, the AFL members on {Continued on Page 4) tightened the wage squeeze on la­ the Board issued a blunt statement bor by forbidding 27,000,000 es­ expressing their disagreement with Seamen's Inspection sential war workers to change jobs the harsh terms of the executive order. for higher pay. Eased The drastic regulations, provid­ "We believe," the statement de­ Disjtrict director Arthur J. Karing penalties of as much as a year clared, "that a literal interpreta­ nuth of the United States Natural­ in jail for violations, carried out tion and application of the order ization Service has announced that the directions of President Roose­ will work manifest injustices up­ Canadian seamen landing in a velt's Executive Order intended to on American labor and industry "hold the line" on wages and and be detrimental to the war Lakes port on an American vessel will come under immigration in­ prices. effort." spection only once this season. In However, no effective action has The AFL representatives charg­ the past they were inspected with as yet been taken by the Govern­ ed: each landing. The move has been ment to control food prices or to "This executive order 'freezes' made to speed the shipment of es­ roll them back to Sept. H levels gross inequities and manifest injus­ sential war cargoes. The reguiain accordance with the President's tices. This principle is foreign to tions also include British subjects {Continued on page 2) all concepts of American justice." living in Canada. m �I" .7' /?}M.i.r,-Av ms -• THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two SEAFARER'S LOG Seamen InsigniaVoted By Senate REPORT FROM Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District , Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor ^ HAJMIY LUNDEBERG - - - - - ' President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treas. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 kh Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE PUEXTO RICO GALVESTON. FT- LAUDERDALE PHONE ADDRESS 2 StoTiB St - •. 11, , f i ; Dispatcher's Office........BOwlins Green 0-8346 A^ent BOwlinc Green 0-3437 S30 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Galvert 4S30 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 300 Chartres St. Canal 3336 218 East Bay SL Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon POerto de Tierra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway.. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8346 E-«. AFL Fights Roosevelt's Wage And Job Freeze (Continued from Page 1) d&rective. The job "freeze" regulations were issued without seeking the approval of the AFL and CIO. AFL leaders were assured by Ecoxomic Stabilization Director Brynes and McNutt that job seniority ^ould be protected under the new regulations. While the "job freeze" order covers the entire country, it will bear most heavily on those engaged ia ^3 activities listed as essential by the War Manpower Commission in 32 "critical" labor shortage areas wbere the WMC is seeking to stop pirating of labor by employ~^s through offers of higher wages. Henceforth, workers may take new jobs at higher pay only when tjbe shift is from a non-essential to another non-essential job, or from xon-essential to essential war work. Boston Fish Workers Strike For Wage Boost A five day strike tied up the fishing boats in Boston harbor this month when six hundred sea food Job shifts for higher pay are forbidden when the change is from one essential job to another or from essential work to non-essen­ tial activity; Exceptions arc made in cases where local wage stabilization plans provide for such wage adjusments. There are 60 such plans in existence in "tight" labor areas. WASHINGTON, AprU 22 — The Senate acted today to give recognition, by insignia, to officers and members of crews of mer­ chant ships which carry vital car­ goes to overseas battle fronts. It passed a House-adopted meas­ ure authorizing the War Shipping Administration to provide and is­ sue seamen's service insignia of de­ signs which will identify men with their deeds and experiences. By the terms of the measure, sponsored in the Senate by Sen­ ator Radcliffe of Maryland, one type of insignia would be awarded to any person who at any time since Dec. 7, 1941, served on any vessel in the American merchant marine. A special insignia or de­ vice would identify those who during the war period served on a ship pr ships in war or combat zones. A seaman's honor bar would be awarded, under the bill, to any person who serves on any vessel in the merchant marine which is at­ tacked or damaged. A star would be attached to the bar of those forced to abandon ship because of the attack or damage. An addi­ tional star would be awarded for each instance of forced abandon­ ment of ship. The measure also authorizes a medal and a hibbon, with a rosette to any person who while serving on any merchant marine vessel was wounded, suffered physical injury, or suffered through danger­ ous exposure as a result of an enemy attack. Salvation Army Opens Lounge For Seamen Another lounge for merchant seamen was opened in New York last week, this one by the Salva­ tion Army. It is located at 5302 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn. The Lounge has a reading room; snack bar and writing taibles. PERSONALS HONOR ROLL 65.00 27.50 .... 24.62 24.00 CREW S. S. ALCOA POLARIS «p, and, of course, the big bpera'• tors screamed about the war effort. " On April 7 the union agreed to fubmit tlielr case to the Massachumtts Board of CREW S. S. JOSIAH BARTLETT CREW S. S. SAMUEL JOHNSON L. H. GOLIGHTLV ^ CREW 8, 8. ALCOA CUTJER F. M. BLUM E. BRANTY ^ A. MURNER ' J. J. CARRIGAN A, M. CONKOVITCH C, DANIELS ..„ .... ... ... ... .... .... 22JOO 21J00 17.00 1550 12.50 9.00 -9.00 ... .. ... ... ... ... 6X10 6^ 6.00 560 5.00 2.00 ... s.eo Conciliation and Arbitration and returned to work. By Matthew Dushane <REf>ORT OF APRIL 19, 1943) Maritime War Emergency Board: ...$293.12 TOTAL .ir? ^ Attended a meeting of the advisory committee that was held on Monday, April 12, 1943. The board submitted a proposed resolution for each of the parties of the signatory the Statement of Principles for thcu: comments thereon. "RESOLViEiD, that the Board recommend to each of the parties signatory that the attention of Congress lie called to the need for legislation which will provide disability benefits in proper cases for the natural lives of seameu disabled through war causes or during the period of such disability; "FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board recommend to the parties signatory and to appropriate tlovemment Agencies, InciudlBg the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping'Admin­ istration, that all practicable measures be taken immediately for vocational training and employment in shore positions in the shipping industry of injured seamen, who toy reason of such injury, are not qualified to return to sea." The membership of the SUP and SIU have gone on record to pe­ tition Congress for adequate legislation to cover disability incurred by war risks and warlike activity, on the surface it looks as though this resolution by the board would be the start on the fight for adequate legislation. We all know that the civilian employees in Guam and Wake Isl­ and were captured and interned by the Japanese, some of these workeri were disabled due to war risks and warlike activity. Congress enacted laws to cover the disability Incurred by these civilian workers and they are now covered by the Longshoremen'e Compensation Act, which under this act, total disability is limited to $7,500. All the Maritime Unions have on numerous occasions tesrified at Congressional hearing that they are not in favor of this Longshore­ men's compensation act, as they feel that it is inadequate and seamiai are given better protection under the Jones Act. Tips resolution has a catch on it aS it does not SPECIFY what kind of legislation^ would be adequate to cover disability incurred by merchant seamen in line of duty. Brother J. Hawk and yours truly felt that the board was taking an unfair advantage of the Merchant Semen if they petitioned CongreM for iegisltion to cover disability incurred by seamen and not sUte m Congress what kind of legislation the seamen wanted. We informed the board of our position and recommended the following proposals. "1. That the Board petition the Congress of the United States, that Merchant Seamen be covered by Public Law No. .812. approved by the 74th Congress on Au^st 23, 1935, and Public Law No. 359, approved by the 77th Congress on Decem­ ber 19, 1941. "2. That the Board, by resolution, notify the Congress of the United States, that they do not favor any enactment of laws, whereby Merchant iSeamen would toe deprived of any or all benefits they now have under the Jones Act "3 That the Board stay within the jurisdiction of the State:j ment of Principles, nairiely War Risk Insurance and Bonuoes." Seafarers' Log- The strikers were members of PORT EVERGLADES the Seafood Workers Union, AFL, CREW 8. S. JOHN MARSHALL ' were seeking wage increases, a CREW S. S. T. J. JACKSON jiay for workers paid by the house. ^,000,000 pounds of fish were tied Washington In "surplus" labor areas, em­ ployers and employes will have to appeal to the local Manpower Commission Director for permis­ sion to boost rates in exceptional cases. The only broad exception per­ mitted under the new regulations for the transfer of war workers to different jobs at higher pay is when PAUL TH0RARJNS8ON Under Public Law No. 359, Merchant Seamen such changes are considered by the Your Coast Guard pass has hoen to disability benefits as follows: WMC to be "in the interest of the found and returned to the office of , 100% Disability $100.00 For life 50% Disability the Secretary-Treasurer. war effort." 90% " 90.00 " " 40% " • &0% '• 80.00 " " 30% "" 70% " 70.00 " " 20% " 60% " 60.00 " " 19% " T7orkers refused to unload boats CREW 8. S. IRONCLAD wntil the employers granted tlieiii CREW S. S. SAMUEL GRIFFITH ,3k living wage and decent working CREW S. S. ROBIN LOCKSLEV CREW S. S. WILLIAM RAWLES conditions. week's vacation pay, and penalty Friday, April 30, 1945' would be entitled $50.00 for life 40.00 " " 30.0() " " 20.00 " " lO.OO " " ,' •' I ' In addition to the above compensation, if the disabled man is miable to take care of himself when he is 100% disabled, he is entitled tol bs high as an additional $150.00 per month for the service of someone to take care of him. Under Public Law No. 312, Merchant Seamen would be entitled to enter any Public Health service at any time during their life, even if they ceased going to sea, provided they incurred any disease or iUnes9 in line of duty, due to war risks or warlike activity. They would also be covered by Public Law No. 359, if through any disease or illness, ate disabled, this would cover TB or other illness or disease incurred in life boats, etc. The board suggested that all the Maritime Unions submit my proposals that they feel would cover disability for Merchant Seamen. The board also submitted a proposal to increase the bonus area iot Merchant Seamen. This requires further exploring, due to the Ftesident's ordej< to HOLD THE LINE and not grant any further wage increases. The board also proposed to make a decision to cover risks other than war risks. After a lengthy discussion as to the board's jurisdic­ tion and whether this* decision would in any way jeopardize a aeamea'e claim under the JONES ACT, the meeting adjourned until Tuesday, (Continued on Page 3) ;A �Friday^ April 3^0, 1943 Washington Report (Continued from Page 2) April 20, 1943 when this subject will be the fii^t order on tlie agenda. It appears to me that if the President's order to hold the line will not permit the board to increase bonuses, it also' would prohibit the board from making any decision that wcndd reduce any of the present bonuses (area or monthly). A. W. Armstrong, SIU Agent, New Orleans: The board issued Amendment No. 10 to Decision No, 7 Revised— Wherein area and port attack bonuses were reduced to thr^ classes— A—^Murmansk Area. B—Mediterranean Area. C—^South Seas Area and the port attack bonus of $125.00 if the ships are in any port when there is an attack. This deciskm is effective as of MARCH 1, 1943. The board later on issued a consolidation of all revised bonuses and War Risk Insurance, this consolidation is eflfective as of MARCH 15, 1943, and covers all the latest decisions that were made as of their ef­ fective date which is MARCH 15, 1943. In other words, no port bonuses were payable in any port or area after MARCH 1, 1943, un­ less the port or area was under attack. The confusion that exists lies in weekly bulletin dated Feb. 27, 1943, which states that these decisions are effective as of March 15, 1943. On the consolidation of all the decisions that are effective as of March 15, 1943—^Amendment No. 10 to Decision No. 7 Revised is now Decision No. 2A and although decision No. 2A is effective as of March 15, Amendment No. 10 to Decision No. 7 Revised which was effective as of March 1, did not change any bonus areas from March 1st to the 15 th. O. Banks, SIU Agent, MohUe: S. J. R. Drake arrived at Port Suez 12-13-42, passed through the Suez Canal and arrived at Alexandria, Egypt 12-16-42. Left Alexan dria and passed through the Canal a second time. The board has rulec that two bonuses of $125.00 are payable, amounting to a total of $250 J, Hawk, Sec*y-Treas., S.I.U.: Crew of S.S. Benjamin Harrison were being repatriated on S.S Allen A. Dale and while in the port of Oran the Dale was attacked The board has ruled that the crew of the S.S. Benjamin Harrison are entitled to a port attack bonus of $125.00 and the crew of the S.S,A.A Dale are also entitled to the same port attack bonus of $125.00. AAA (REPORT OF APRIL 26, 1943) Maritime War Emergency Board: TH£ SEAFARERS' LOG WHATS DOING Around the Ports NEW ORLEANS Biz is booming, what with new ones and old ones, new faces and the few old ones, it don't seem like the same old place. The pride of the Ore Line has been the pride of the port for the last two weeks. First we have trouble paying the packet off, this is dSne, then we have trouble about whether or not there shall be men on while the ship is in for repairs. Then we check and find that the Masterhas M.C. replacements shipped from the RMO. When we con­ tacted the RMO they told us that they would not send any more men aboard the scow. So we, the big brotherly type, said O.K. and we shipped a Q.M. and Bos'n to the rust bucket. Next we hear is that these two guys are fired and then we hear not a thing for some time. The Steward dept. and the Deck and a couple of the firemen are our boys, old timers, so every­ thing is O.K. Now all this time the Skipper and us are sparring over a trans­ portation rider on the articles. On Monday he tells us O.K. we will put the rider on, now boys go sign on. Wednesday our old friend Hambone Carver, the Deck wreck­ er on the packet, states he is on his way to grace the articles with his signature, but being a young and trusting soul he wants soneone to go along and see the said rider is firmly attached. Our dashing Patrolman mounts his gallent scooter and away he goes. Next scene is our boy Buck on the phone groggy, but still fighting, stating that the ship is signed on, even men signed on in place of our firemen who were aboard the ship working. We have still got our Steward department on the ship, a wire into Washing­ ton and a Steward department that want to walk off. So 'till later, I don't know just how long, we can hold, but hold we shall. Outside of the above, things arc rolling right along, plenty of shiping and not many men. Biggs states that he is finished with en­ gines, but that if we need him he will be around. Easy sledding Rebel, and the best of luck. Had a beer last week on a Hay­ wire scow that was full of NMU below and galley SUP trip card and our men on deck. The NMU signed the RMO cards and told our boys that they might as well because if they didn't there would be trouble. The Bos'n refused to sign so that is where we came in. Told the Master that we were on record not to sign, and we weren't going to break a good record just for his packet. After threatening to call the F.B.I, and every one Out of the Focsl I attended a special meeting of the advisory committee on Apri , 20, 1943 and the following was on the agenda: 1. Language to cover extension of 2ad seamen's war risk policy; 2. Drafting of proposals to Congress for legislation to provide for disabled seamen; 3. Language to be incorporated in 2nd seamen's war risk policy to protect seamen suf­ fering illness and mental disorders. We. wish to warn the brothers not to keep diaries while aboard Under No. 1 on the agenda the board proposed a n«w decision to ships. Further, not to be so considerate; especially around the North the risk and perils encountered by seanjen, :^nd this would extend to include loses "not caused by risks of war or war-like operations." The African zone, as to help deliver personally to the States the letters of position taken by Brother Hawk and yours truly was that the board soldiers, sailors or marines. Those in charge of the Armed Forces will had no authority to make any decision that would include the above raise havoc with you. _ On overtime sheets do not list names of ports. Check frequently words, that they are duty bound to make decisions only on "War- Risk Compensation and Insurance" and have no authority to make any de­ with the Mate, Cliief Engineer and Steward and designate the ports by cision that would include losses not caused by war risk or war-like numerals or the alphebet. TTie Coast Guard search for these things and raise plenty of Hell if such data is found concerning the voyage. operations. A A A There were several cases that have happened in the past year where Many of the old-timers who remembered him as Organizer, will the losses of vessels were caused due to blackouts running along certain regret to hear that Alfred (Scotty) Thompson died a few days ago coasts wherein the usual navigation lights were extinguished, collisions in convoys and several other cases which were not properly war-like after a long illness. Many folks in New Orleans are sorry to hear that Stanley Taylor was recently lost. Another man from the Lakes, Her­ operations. The board claimed that they wanted to cover these cases and make bert Zumpft, was recently lost. Arthur Thompson, Mike Confusione j their decision retroactive. We were not opposed to covering these cases, and John Murray entertained the boys at the Bean Pot with their tricks. however, we insisted that the Congress of the United States have en­ Ask Arthur to show you the missing cigarette trick. The boys are ex­ acted a law to cover these cases, and that the WSA have a mandate tending their well wishes to Michael Story who was recently married. A ^ A A from Congress to proceed and make retroactive coverage to all claims We were glad to see Pete Danielak back again. After surviving a that they have to date on losses due to navigational risks. The WSA has a mandate from Congress to provide compensation month of bombardment m Russia he was glad to get ashore after seven to seamen and their beneficiaries for any losses that they may have months at sea. He is going to school foi his ticket. Joe Bolger returned incured, and. the law is such that it provides the WSA with flexible from England after having one of his kidneys removed. They must authority to cover all marine risks of seamen to which war conditions have taken good care of him as he was in good shape wh^n he arrived. We were also glad to see Harold Miller and his buddy Frank Saxon may contribute. back again. We had a great time with them nd their wives at the Hotel In my questions to one of the legal representatives of the WSA as to whether they have this authority and whether they intend to use Gregorian. Earl Brown surprised all his friends when he married Dor­ it to cover all the cases in the past, he stated that the WSA has the othy Mason of Baltimore. authority and they are going to cover these cases—coverage will be as ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR per the decisions that the MWEB has made. The board has not fully explained what their intentions were in APRIL S TO 17 I making a decision, that is out of'its jurisdiction. If the board feels DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL 1 that there are certain cases that are of a war-like nature and they feel SHIPPED 299 281 200 "780 J^t comes under the jurisdiction, my recommendation is that the board I draft a proposal defining what it considers War risks, and submit this REGISTERED 275 269 115 659 I to the unions for their comments. ON HAND ...196 186 100 482 . {Continued on Page 4) by 9- !?• Pag« Tkw in between, he and I went on the dock, called the Port Director, Caist Guard and W.S.A. who t<dd them to sign on, not hold the ship. Result, a lot of red faces and a deck gang starting a long trip with mutual respect. All right 1 calls it. Steady as she goes, ARMY MONEY DUE J. S. BULLOCK H. L. MILSTEAD Division of wages for missing man on 12-4 watch. City of St» Louis, can be collected at Water*, man office. Mobile. st. s Crew of Robin Gray can collect $125 attack bonus money at offic* of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cortlandt Street, New York. MWEB ruled Tillbury is within Port of London. » » » Crew which made the last tri(> on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Collect at office of Mississippi Line. » »' » Crew making the last trip on S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Collect at Bull Line, 115 Broad Street, New York City. * * » The crews that made the last trip an the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Hen* lopen, -S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off with 40% bonus instead of 100^ for the part of the voyage betweMI Panama and Capo Horn. They cap now collect the 60% additional money from the Bull Line office in New York City. •• * *• The crew which made the last trip on the S.S. Joseph Huges havo bonus money coming. Collect at Bull Line, New York City. >f e sThe crew which made the last trip on the S.S. Banj. Harrison can collect $125 Port Attack money at the Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, New York City. • * » Deck Department of the Alcoa Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ lect at 17 Battery Place, New York City. n- * * Stewards Dept. on S.S. Richard Bassett have overtime coming. C. Albiny 114 hra. (Also Division of Wages For 1 month and 4 days) Everett Hickman 68 hrs, Robert Moore 24 hrs. S. Brown 96 hrs. P. Marshall IO6I/2 hrs. C. Johnson 8 hrs. (Also Division of wages for 1 month and 4 days) Colect Bull Line office, 115 Broad Street, New York City. » » » Stewards Dept. of S.S. John Poe havo the following money due: E. Primo (Steward) $202.95 T. Darwin (Mess) 158.85 W. Thomas (Mess) 152.25 Poppick (Mess) 157.05 Tilly (3rd Cook) 30.00 Rhodes (Mess) , 161.55 Collect from Mr. Picket, Bull Line Office, 12th Floor, N.Y.C. (signed) Claude Fisher, N. Y. Patrolmart . Him I --a I �\ Seafarers Steal Show At Louisiana AFL Conclave H- An Ode To Curran l-'iS-'i • ' 'W-' • •' mm-: r-'¥ COURT OK's PAY FOR INJURIES ASHORE Washington Report - - ' t {Continmd from Page 3) The law that gives WSA authority to cover these cases is.Publitf Law No. 17, 78th Congress, Chapter 26, first session, H.R. 1*33. All the maritime unions are in favor of this piece of legislation. Number tv.'0 on the agenda—Recommended to the board that the following be attached to the resolution to Congress: "And be it further resolved that any additional benefits to be cohfered on merchant seamen by means of legislation, suggested in this resolution, shall be in addition to any and all benefits to which mer­ chant seamen are at present entitled to reason of existing legislation, and the general maritime laws." All the unions concured in this proposal. Number three on the agenda—Changes in 2nd seamen's war risk insurance policy are to cover all seamen stifferiog illness and mental dis­ orders, but shall not cover illness or disorder if the seamen has it when be ships. {Continued from Page 1) business left the service of the ship when they did so, and therefore no of the papers in the United States liability for maintenance and cure {ConHmted from Pags I) In all cases the convention in­ are hostile to organized labor," he remained with the shipowner. structed the secretary of the State said. In thus broadening the judicia Federation to contact the State's 2 "If we don't resist fascist legis­ view of shipowners' responsibilities Senators and 8 Congressmen and lative action now, we will wake up as to the maintenance and cure of tifge their support of the seamen when the war is over and find seamen in their employ, the high in their fight for justice. everything taken away from us court emphasized that "from the The convention was attended by and many will have died in vain. earliest times maritime nations 305 delegates representing 145 or­ The employers who despise organ­ have recognized that undue haz­ ganizations. ized lal»r realize that the trade ards, emphasized by unusual ten­ A personal representative of union is stronger than it was in the ure and control, attend the work William Green keynoted the meet­ last crisis, and they are trying to of seamen," and cited a vast body ing when he denounced the cur­ destroy it as they tried after the of law extending to the maritime rent press and legislative camprign last war." code of the old Hanse cities to against organized labor. "... most Most of the time of the conven­ show that these responsibilities go Repatriation: ^ tion was spent in laying plans for further than those of employers in Prior to the war, all the unions negotiated contracts with the IN MEMORY OF a drive aimed at eliminating the shore enterprises, wage differential between the BROTHER David E. Jones had fallen into employers wherein any seamen who was interned would receive wages north and the south. an open ditch during a blackout, and emergency wages during the period of intermnent, and also all Alfred (Scotty) Regional War Labor Boards after leaving his ship. Pedro Agu- allotments were to be paid during the period of the internment. The Thompson, A. B. were denounced by many delegates ilar had been struck by a motor­ board's decision No. 1 upheld the unions and made similar provisions 1904 - 1943 for their refusals to kill the wage cycle while passing through prop­ in that decision. Died in Brooklyn, April, 1943 differential. erty adjacent to the pier at which Under the 2nd seamen's war risk policy the board has limited th4 his ship was moored. The court payment of wages and emergency wages, and the payments of allot­ upheld the claims of both for ments, to two years only while the seamen are interned. We have sev­ damages. eral members interned and their families are dependent on the payment In its decision, which was writ­ 99 ten by Justice Rutledge, the court of this allotment. It stands to reason that this war will not end tomor­ row, and the probability is that some of our men's rependents will not recalled that a shipowner's obliga­ receive any allotments under the 2nd seamen's war risk insurance policy. tions are neither narrowed nor ter­ The International has drafted legislation that will cover a seaman inland, demand that your appeal minated when .a seaman goes {Continued from Page I) for a period of three months after the war ends, and has instructed me the widest possible circulation to be transfered to the port where ashore on ship's business, and that to see that the proper steps are taken to bring this matter to Congress. those issues of the SEAFARERS LOG you are and where you can obtain the owner's responsibilities are Congressman Welch of California has been given a copy of the ended with respect to any seamen the aid of the union. which explain tfte set up. Not who goes ashore contrary to orders. legislation that the International feels will give due consideration to 4. When you have notified the only that, but each member must Between these two extremes are interned seamen, with the request that he introduce it in the House. board of your intention of appeal­ be certain that he is keeping the instant cases, raising for the straight with his draft board so ing, take your case immediately to Health Protection: the RMO won't have any excuse the Agent. If your shipping rec­ first time here the question of the Dr. Blain of the U. S. Public Health Service, has been assigned to ord is clear, the Union will then existence and scope of the owner's to jerk him into the Army. work with the WSA, and the WSA has instructed him to explore th$ take over your case and sees that duty when the seaman is injured Observe the following steps: possibility of enacting a law whereby all merchant seamen would have the board stops giving you the while on shore leave but without 1. If your draft board asks you bounce. specific chore for the ship," the a physical examination before being employed on board any vessels. to come in so they can review court observed. The operations division of the WSA is willing to reimburse any If every member follows these your case, obtain from them S.S. We think that principles gov­ employer who would be required to employ a doctor, this would be simple directives, and makes cer­ Form 42-a. Take this to your tain to keep his shipping record erning sliipboard injuries apply to part of the employer's operations costs. SIU Agent and have him fill it the facts presented by these cases. In conference with Dr. Blain he pointed out that there are quite conform to the rules, there should out. To relieve the shipowner of his ob­ be no more drafting of seamen. a number of seamen who have acute T.B. and they do not know that ligation in the case of injuries in­ 2. Return this form to the Cooperate with your union curred on shore leave would, cast they are infected. They are endangering the other members of the draft board and request that you Agent—that is your best insur­ upon the seaman hazards encoun­ crew when the;^ ship. If these cases are arrested in time it would be of be placed in Class II-B as an ac- ance against the draft. tered only by reason of the voyage. benefit to the seamen with whom they have daily contact. Dr. Blain . tive seaman. If they seem to be AND STAY AWAY FROM "Even more for the seaman than also pointed out that there are other cases where seamen should not be giving you the run around, tell on board a ship due to their mental disorders ^nuts) and that these-, them to read "Activity and Oc­ THE RMO. AVOID THEIR the landsman," the court ruled, quoting former Chief Justice men should be examined by competent doctors.' cupation Bulletin No. 26-21" is­ FINK HALLS AND REJECT Holmes, " 'the superfluous is the This is a problem "that the membership should give their deepest sued by National Selective Screice THEIR FINK CARDS. necessary * to make life liv­ consideration. Although seamen would not relish the idea of working, Headquarters. able' and to get work done. eating^ and sleeping with men who are infected with certain diseases, -3. If the local board fails to DO NOT SHIP "In short, shore leave is an ele­ there is always the possibility that certain company doctors would abuse defer you as a seaman and puts mental necessity in the sailing of their authority and black ball certain men that the company would you in I-A, notify them immedi­ Fred J. Engeibert .... ,P 2972 ships, a part of the.business as old ately that you intend to appeal the Robert L. Coleman ..P7441 not care to employ. There is also the possibility that a seaman may have as the art, not merely a personal . P 2679 tase. If your local board is located Roy V. Schang incured a disability in being torpedoed and still be able to continue go­ diversion." ing to sea and be able to do his job. But in order for the company to Launch Anti-Malaria employ younger and more aggressive men the doctor may claim the seaman is unfit for duty. Program There are a lot of angles that the union should give consideration Oh lift your pious howls Until the curse of mosquitoes to if there is going to be any law enacted by Congress that would re- • And mouth Ham-head phrases has been eliminated in the South quire a physical examination for a seaman to take as a condition of With opportunity kept evergreen. Pacific islands, the War Shipping employment. These should be discussed by the membership and serious Before your eyes. Administration has directed its consideration should be given to the black ball angle. agents to take precautions to pro­ Talk rmctiously of Truth tect its seamen, against the spread U. S. Coast Guard: ' And love of Freedom The Coast Guard is suspending quite a number of seamen for of malaria. So men can't read your heart taking time off when they are in foreign ports. ThJs situation is get­ It has been found that there is And know your lies. a lack of enforcement of quaran­ ting more acute. It seems that they are going to enforce discipline on tine regulations at certain ports of all vessels by suspending certificates of men who take this time off. You dare to speak to men call which have not yet been in­ In some cases it is in addition to the logs. In terms of Brother, " fested with the malaria mosquito Some of our membe^^ have had their certificates suspended for four Beguile them with the oil and the surgeon generals of the months. In the majority of cases men are being given a reprimand. ^ Of mealy words. Army and Navy have prescribed Records are being kept and the second offense usually results in sus­ disinsectization of all vessels oper­ Awaiting time and chance pension. Hearings are held when a ship arrives in port, and some of our ating for the administration. To work their wonders men make statements which are not in their interest, and their own Life boats, too, must be drained While you the chains of slavery and dried at intervals of five days. statements are what is used against them by the Coast Guard. All men Rouna them gird. Standing water in scuppers and are entitled to counsel and should consult with the union oflicials be­ —ex-NMU-er other exposed areas is to be remov­ fore making any statements. In this way they can be informed as to their rights. ed daily. Offshore Is "Tantamount To Military Service 1; Friday, April 30, 1943 THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Four � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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X NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. APRIL 30. 1948 New laaeases Gve Seafarers Highest Wi^es la Tanker FieU NEW YORK—Headquarters of the Seafar­ ers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, announced this week that two tanker companies had agreed to wage increases which grant the unlicensed seamen in those outfits the highest wages in the industry. The companies are Tanker Sag Harbor Cor­ poration and Petrol Tanker Industries, Incorpo­ rated. The wage boosts range from $5.00 to $25.00 per month. Overtime rates are adso increased. Men earning up to $223.23 per month will re­ ceive $1.15 per hour OT, and men making $223.23 per month, or more, will be paid $1.45 per hour. The new wage scale appears on page 7. Membershiii Gives Okay To The Four Resolutions By Ton-To-Ono Majority NEW YORK—^By a whopping majority of over ten-to-one, all four proposals on the Referendum Ballot have been approved by the A&G membership. Voting com­ menced on March 10 and ended on April 10. The propositions were recommended by the Agents Conference in response to membership letters . to Headquarters and to Good and Welfare discussions, in shoreside and shipboard meetings. The resolutions are designed to strengthen the Union in preparation for anything that might conceivably happen in the future. The anti-labor Taft-Hartley law and the open threat of the shipowners to refuse to recognize the Hiring Hall makes it necessary for the SIU to — New UC Charter Rules Confusing This week the Maritime Com- the Commission's action hard to mission drastically changed its predict was the still uncertain chartering policy in such a w^ status of U. S. shipping under that nobody could tell whether the Marshall Plan. that august body was committed Although the legislation bring­ to destroying the U.S. merchant ing the Plan to life apparently . marine or was trying to force guaranteed that at least 50 per­ religion on the shipowners. Even cent of the cargoes must go in spokesmen for the Commission American bottoms, there seems to be at least one loophole. seemed uncertain. At any rate, the Commission How big this hole will be de­ announced bluntly that it would pends on how the law is inter­ no longer negotiate charter par­ preted, and what view a Ship­ ties with, nor allocate vessels ping Coordinator for the Plan under existing agreements to, takes when he is named. companies not owning diy car­ Here is the loophole: The new go or passenger ships above l,50Ci law says that American vessels tons, or companies connected shall get half the cargoes "to with the operation of foreign the extent such vessels are avail­ able at the market rates." flag vessels. On the surface, at least, it TRAMPS THREATEN looked as if the Commission Without going deeply into the were trying to force American complicated subject of ocean shipowners to stabilize the in­ freight rates, there exists a pos­ dustry by owning their own sibility that foreign-flag tramps ships, and by operating them ex­ will be able to grab an extra clusively under the American portion of the cargoes. flag. It is this type of ship, prom­ inent in the coal and grain BACKS BIG BOYS However, the Commission also trades, that operates at lower said that it was in the process rates. Regular liner services of of working out a ratio between different flags mostly operate at the number of ships a company rates set by international con­ could chai-ter in relation to the ference agreements. But if for­ eign tramp rates were consid­ number it owned. ered "market rates" American Certainly it appeared that the shipping might well suffer ra­ Commission was embarking on ther than gain. a program designed to bolster Meanwhile, Marshall Plan or the big companies, and force the no Marshall Plan, war-built gov­ small companies and the firms ernment-owned ships are still operating chartered government- drifting back to the boneyard. owned ships and nothing else out As of April 15, there were only of business. 815 Maritime Commission ships As of July 1, 1948, the Com­ under bareboat chai'ter compared mission declared that it would to 1,510 last June. Another 100 terminate the charter of govern­ may be in the boneyard by May ment-owned vessels to compan­ 1. ies which competed in liner or If the Plan is administered berth servica with privately own­ with the welfare of the Ameri­ ed American ships but owned no can merchant marine in mind, ships at all. liowever, a good many ships One thing, that naade effects of should be pulled back despite No. 18 the Maritime Commission's stric­ ter chartering rules. Moreover, many people expect the Plan itself to become much larger rather than smaller. UFE Strike Ends! News of the UFE victory over the New York Stock Exchange came too late for the front page, of the LOG. Full details of the settle­ ment are contained in a story on page 3. A HELPING HAND prepare for strike action. ~ ' ^ Already ^e union-busters are in action. Wall Street, with the active cooperation of the New York City police force, is mov­ ing heaven and earth to break the strike of the United Finan­ cial Employes. Many incidents of police violence have taken place, and intimidation of the pickets by mass police pressure is an every-day occurence. The nation-wide strike of the Packinghouse Workers has been marked by police brutality in many cities. In Kansas City the police broke into the union head­ quarters and clubbed the strik­ ers who had sought refuge there. (Continued from Page 3) Miners' Record Shows Value Of Militant Action During the General Strike in 1946. and during the Isth­ mian Strike in 1947, Local 202 of the Brotherhood of Team­ sters donated food to the Seafarers. With the United Financial Employes involved in a beeL Local 202 came through again. Above is a picture of the truckload of food and vegetables which the Teamsters sent to assist the UFE. Local 202 Presi­ dent, Joseph Papa, and his membership show the true union spirit which can make labor unbeatable. The bosses in the United States don't like John L. Lewis. They call him names in their newspapers, and they try their level best to drive a wedge be­ tween him and the general pub­ lic. But, with all the high-powered propaganda machinery at their disposal, they haven't succeeded. The general public is the work­ ing man, and the man who works for a living realizes what John L. has gained for the miners. Since ldl9 the United Mine Workers has participated in more than 5,000 strikes. But in that period of time the miners can point to. many achievenients. Among these, taking only what has been gained since 1940, are the following: CONSTANT GAINS 1. In" 1940 the wage rate was, 85.7 xents per hour. Now it is $1.63. 2. Tools and equipment are (Continued on Page 6) �Page Two THE S E AF ARE RS LO t Friday. April 30, 1948 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL lit;- - - - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board i J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. George K. Novick, Editor We're Ready In approving the four resolutions on the referendum ballot by a towering 92 per cent majority, the member­ ship has added immeasurable strength to the Union struc­ ture. The results of the balloting indicate an intense •determination not only to preserve the Union and its hard won gains, but also to improve its facilities and render the entire apparatus more effective. That the SIU membership will not tolerate any at­ tempt to attack the Union Hiring Hall and the demo­ cratic process of Rotary Shipping is boldly evident in the overwhelming vote registered in favor of a $10 strike assessment. And by this vote, the Seafarers have also declared that they stand ready to seek improved contracts. The $10 building assessment will provide the means for improved Halls, with adequate meeting space and recreation facilities for all hands. Hospital Patients The two changes in the Shipping Rules mean .a wellknit membership ready, willing and able to do its utmost for the good of the Union and to fulfill its own con­ tractual obligations, both of which are definite signs of a responsible, conscientious and alert membership. ' When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital The ban on shipboard promotions eliminates what You can contact your Hos­ has long been a sore point among Seafarers. The regula­ pital delegate at the Staten tion calling for fines to be levied against OS and Wipers island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: who refuse to clean quarters is evidence of the member­ Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ship's continuing mandate that every SIU ship must be (on 5th and 6th floors.) a clean ship. They mean to see that there is no shirking Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, or faltering on this score. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find lime hanging Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by J'he membership's healthy attitude with respect to (on 1st zuid 2nd floors.) writing to them. their Union and their recognition of the fact that it is MOBILE HOSPITAL E. HEBERT a prime essential in their own security is most encouraging C. NANGLE J. KENNAIR E. J. SILLIN and hearteniiig. At this particular time, especially. R. J. STROM J. H. ASHURST M. C. ALPIN J. H. MURRAY J. E. MAYHART Now, when employers throughout the nation are E. B. HALL J. DOWNIE L. A. HOLMES preparing , for a Union-busting drive in all industries— C. J. BECK • M. ELSAYED ^ C. PETTERSON C. JORDAN and already there are ugly signs that the offensive has T. DAILEY R. G. PERKINS SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. begun—our membership has shown that it is wide-awake A. OLSEN 4, 4, S.. R. E. GRAYAY to reality and will not be caught napping. M. D. JONES GALVESTON HOSPITAL S. LeBLANC A. C. PARKER The employers are encouraged in their union-smashing FRANK NIGRO M. PETERSON J. NEELY J. WALSH Jii M. FITZGERALD hopes by the one-sided Taft-Hartley law, which they will C. E. BOYD ADOI.PH GAILIS W. F. REYNEW atterhpt to use as a weapon in their drive to wipe out the E. S. LERMA 4> 4* J. L. PERCIVAL :rv]^ STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL security of organized American working men and women. WILLIAM H. BROWN M. McCLUE FRANCIS VIGEANO F. FONDULA T. THOMAS • Their pattern became clear when the New York E. BERWALD 4. 4. 4. . t. t, a. police clubbed Seafarers and United Financial Employes NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. ANDERSON BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. P. FRANKMANIS in Wall Street, and when Kartsas City police charged F. GARRETSON R. LORD R. J. GARDNER recklessly and smashed headquarters of the Packinghouse A. LOOPER ^t'f i.'.' A. BONTI S. HEIDUCKI J.DENNIS Workers. J. PENSWICK E.. OfiSEN C. MASON W.CAREY J. McNEELY This is a situation that permits no dawdling on labor's A. LIPARI J. CONNOLLY G. BISCHOFF P. D. VAUGHN part, if it is to survive and to go ahead in the constant J. KORY M. CASTRO A. AMUNDSEN" battle for the decent standard of living to which 'we are N. A. GENOVESE R. KING J. SHEMET J. LEES all entitled. P. LOPEZ G. BRADY J. CHARRETTE F. NERING L. D. WEBB The membership of the SIU has demonstrated very R. BUNCH 4. 4 i T. J. SCHUTZ SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL emphatically that it knows the score. The results of the A. EDEFORS C. DESOUSA ERLIN(? MELLE ^M. ROSENBERG referendum balloting is proof of their preparation for any E. H. IVARRA J. HODO R. FLOYD attack and that they definitely intend that the SIU shall L. CLARKE H. WATSON J. PIETRZAK E. DRIGGERS -fly-. continue to push ahead to win a better life for seafaring' A. A. SMITH J. J. HANLEY J. GAINSLAND . , 'men.-.,. - -I B.DUFFY E: J. S. MINESES Men Now In TheMmwe Hospitak ii .V ij^ , » I �THE Friday, April 80. 1048 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG UFE Ends SE Strike Upon Mayor's Request; To Review Wage Issue THE WEST COAST CHIPS IN NEW YORK — In the history the membership at a meeting of the American Labor Move­ held in the SIU Hall, 51 Beavei ment there are few instances of Street, on April 29. successful white-collar strikes. Already negotiated at the time the Mayor made his request were But that pattern has been shat­ the issues of maintenance of tered by the United Financial union membership and other Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL. matters which the Stock Ex­ change had previously refused to New York's Mayor O'Dwyer, even consider. who had stated that he was The strike against the Curb "distressed" at .the strike, on Exchange, which commenced on Wednesday, April 28, requested March 29, when the Stock Ex­ that the UFE return to work, and change strike started, was settled that the wage question be left on April 14. For close to five weeks the up to an impartial investigator who would report to the Mayor, members of the UFE fought the personally. This was ratified by alliance of the Stock Exchange and the city police authorities to a stand-still. Intimidation didn't halt the steady picketing. Policebrutality could not break up the picketlines. li?;Here's the crew of the SS Columbia Victory, in San Francisco, after they donated generous­ ly to help the strike of the United Financial Employes. WC representative Steve CarduUo stands at the far left. Many crews have contributed to the fund, and as a result much of the expense of the strike has been carried by donations, rather than from the SIU treasury. Membership Okays Resolutions (Continued from Page 1) More than thirty people were injured, all of them union mem­ bers. CLUBS FLY Chicago, Omaha, and other cities have also been the scenes of police terrorism. The bosses know that the government is behind them, and so they refuse to deal honestly with unions. Their objective is to destroy the union movement in the United States. The passage of the four resolutions makes the Seafarers better able to fight the ship­ owners and the bureaucrats. The shipping Rules, as amend­ ed by this Referendum, appear on page 16. All four proposals are effective May 1. The text of the resolutions, and the official tallies, appear below: RESOLUTION No. 2 RESOLVED: That we go on record to assess ourselves with a $10.00 building assessment, to be known as the 1948 Building As­ sessment, to enable us to main­ tain the SIU Building Program by the purchase of our own Union Halls in Ports where needed'. FOR: 2695 AGAINST: 398 lose the job immediately and shall be fined no less than $25.00 for such offense." FOR: 2822 AGAINST: 278 RESOLUTION No. 4 RESOLVED: That Section in the present Shipping Rules deleted and that the following incorporated in the Rules Section 30: 30 be be as RESOLUTION No. 3 RESOLVED: That Section 29 in the present Shipping Rules be deleted and that the following April 23, 1948 be incorporated in the Rules as We, the undei-signed members Section 29: "No man may be promoted or of the Tallying Committee, hav­ allowed to transfer from one job ing been elected at a special to another on board ship ,except in case of extreme emergency. meeting on Monday, Aprfi 19, This is to apply where there isn't 1948, as per motion passed in the sufficient time to dispatch a man regular nieeting of April 7, 1948, from the Union Hall before a have tallied all ballots and at­ RESOLUTION No. 1 ship is scheduled to leave, or tached . hereto are our findings. RESOLVED: That we go on the hall cannot furnish replace­ All resolutions were carried by record to assess ourselves with a ments as required!. Any member more than the 2/3 majority as .... $10.00 strike assessment, to be guilty of breaking this rule shall required. known as the 1948 $10.00 Strike Assessment, to assure us of suc­ cess in any test of our Union's strength in view of the possible strike threat possed by the TaftRESOLUTION NUMBER Hartley Law, upon completion of our contracts this year. PHI BAU NOR SAV TAM MOB N.V. BOS FOR: 2826 91 292 AGAINST: 279 Yes 73 750 110 405 306 50 13 31 40 18 35 13 6 No 41 2 3 15 0 5 5 2 Void 0 0 3 7 0 2 0 0 No Vote 1 In all the negotiations which led up to the strike, and during the strike itself, the Stock Ex­ change was attempting only one thing. In common with other big business enterprises the N.Y.S.E. wanted to bust the union. The principle of any type of union security was rejected. The Stock Exchange offered certain wage increases, and then refused to go one penny higher. And laying off of staff was to be solely the prerogative of man­ agement. We have checked the ballots These points wei-e vetoed by the union, and the strike re­ sent to the various ports. All unused ballots were ac­ sulted. The Curb Exchange also/ adopted an "employes be counted for. We recommend that these go damned" attitude, and so the Curb was struck at the same into effect May 1, 1948. time. Fraternally submitted, Frederick Willis. 44193 From the very first day of the James Lee. 36733 strike, the men of the Seafarers James Murphy. 6998 International Union were on the George Kitchen. 43305 picketlines with the UFE. This Matt Fields. 26924 support had been voted by the Joe Wread. 27822 membership when the UFE was planning its strike, and was re­ iterated at each regular meeting after that. Report Of Tallying Committee Mentreal Ship Race Holds Port Interest MONTREAL — There's a fine gold-headed cane each year for the Master of the first ocean-go­ ing ship to reach Montreal in the spring, and generally interest runs high in shipping circles. Last week, two ships were racing for the honor. One was an Italian freighter, the SS Capo Oram, the other an Englishman, the SS Manchester Skipper, with the latter gradually pulling ahead at a steady 14 knots. Barring accident, the English freighter was expected to arrive well ahead of the Italian, thus assuring her Captain something to lean on in his old age, namely the gold-headed cane. What made the race this year especially exciting was the fact that the Manchester Skipper was making her third try for the coveted if not overly important honor of being first ship in. Sub-Total 115 812 128 447 324 58 106 329 I N-O. GAL S.F. PJl. TOTAL 372 17 4 0 110 2 1 0 217 3 4 0 50 60 0 6 2,826* 279 41 19 393 113 224 116 3,165 RESOLUTION NUMBER II Yes No Void No Vote - Sub-Total 49 64 0 2 727 51 21 13 104 24 0 0 382 307 61 12 2 5 2. 0 49 7 2 0 79 23 0 4 271 53 2 3 356 32 5 0 108 4 1 0 213 7 3 1 50 60 1 5 2,695* 398 42 30 115 812 128 447 58 106 329 393 113 224 116 3,165 106 6 1 0 214 7 • 3 0 73 38 0 5 2,822* 278 36 29 113 224 116 3,165 370 18 3 2 110 . 2 1 0 217 3 2 2 75 31 0 10 2,856' 206 33 70 329 - 393 113 224 116 3,165 324 RESOLUTION NUMBER III Yes : No Void No Vote 85 28 0 2 732 53 15 12 121 7 0 0 393 45 •4 5 309 10 5 0 48 7 2 1 84 19 0 3 292 1 365 24 4 0 Sub-Total ....115 812 128 447 324 58 106 329 393 RESOLUTION NUMBER IV \ Yes No ......J Void No Vote : 87 22 0 6 738 40 15 19 110 15 0 3 406 29 1 11 315 4 5 0 48 6 2 2 89 12 1 4 Sub-Total ..........115 812 128 447 324 58 106 : 291 24 3 11 4 .•••-!? I UNION-BUSTERS "Ordinary Seamen and Wipers shipped to contracted vessels who fail to put in two hours allotted time for cleaning the crew's quarters, as per contract, shall be brought up on charges by the ship's crew. For such of­ fense, the guilty member shall be fined not less than $10.00 for each such infraction." FOR: 2856 AGAINST: 206 Breakdown Of Voting On Referendum I •Ml MUCH SUPPORT Other unions voted support, and picketsigns representing AFL locals were to be found daily on the UFE picketlines. AFL President William Green commended the SIU for its active support of the strikers when he wired, "I commend you and those you represent upon the devoted way in which you have extended help and support to members of office workers imion employed in New York Stock Exchange who are on strike... I urge you continue your efforts to help them and to extend to them a full measure of support in heroic fight in which they are engaged." This was done to the utmost. The result is that the UFE, with the active support of the SIU, has cracked the front of the Weill Street financiers. The Stock Exchange employes returned to work with their heads held high. They know that they have met a hard test —one of the hardest tests—and have come through with their coloi-s proudly flying. They are confidently ready for whatever the future holds in store. 1 �After knocking a picket to the ground, a policeman kneels to get a better blow at the unprotected striker. Such has been the pattern in the Wall Street strike of the United Financial Employes. The excessive concentration of police around the Stock Exchange is part of the general picture throughout the United States. From the start of the United Financial Employes' strike, the area around the New York Stock Exchange looked like a convention of policemen. Shoulder.to shoulder they stand, ready to use their clubs against the peaceful pickets. In addition to the foot policemen, mounted cops and plain-clothesmen were poured into Wall Street to intimidate the strikers. The pickets were pushed around, but the brokers and the other scabs were escorted through the picketlines. There's a welcome sign out over the third deck in the SIU Hall. Hungry . pickets, can obtain sandwiches and coffee, while relaxing from pounding the pavements. It takes plenty of coffee to take care of the hundreds of Seafarers and UFE members manning the picketlines around the New York Stock Exchange, and that battery of coffee-makers, pictured above, is in constant use. Picture at upper left shows how the police hara^ the pickets in front of the Stock Exchange. It's so bad that the reporters for the newspapers call the section allotted to the pickets the "bird cage." The real truth about the Wall Street strike is being read by interested passers-by. left. In spite of the propaganda put out by the Stock Exchange authorities, most of the workers in New York's financial district know that the strikers* de­ mands^ are fair iuid just. .'i �Fridar-AprU 30..if48 THE SEA FA RE R S- L OG Page Five . -•.I-;# Good Shipping Has Savannah Holding Breath Philadelphia Faces Shortage Of Rated Men By CHAI^.ES STARLING By LLOYD GARDNER PHILADELPHIA — Spring has. SAVANNAH—For the coming finally come to this City of Bro­ week we see two payoffs ~ in therly Love. Spring and rain, sight, and that brings up the and lots of ships. problem of what to do about re­ Some of the ships are in tran­ placements. Right now in this sit, but others put in here to the SS Raphael Semmes, whose rived in good shape. She will payoff and sign-on. There were By JOE ALGINA port we have on the" beach: Deck Department was a mad- have new SlU-approved bunks three payoffs last week: the SS Messman, Deck Engineer, and NEW YORK — Business and house at the payoff. installed in all foc'sles before she Steel Ranger and the SS Steel Oiler, four ABs, and three Ordi­ shipping have been very good, a go^s out again. This is part of Admiral, both Isthmian, and the naries. The upshot is that the Chief little better than last week to tell Mate and Third Mate arc looking!the program to rehabilitate all SS Cape Mohican, Mar Ancha. • You can see from this why the truth. All payoffs were clean, and" for new jobs. Main trouble was j et the Seatrains in line with We have been unable to hold a But, when we say this, you whatever minor beefs existed" that they had allowed a lot of ^lU standards, regular meeting. We have been were squared away before the shipping men out as soon as ]must remember that we are talk­ the gear to rot, and working the It's been a busy week here, they hit town, and we are keep­ ing about rated men and rated ship became a perilous business. as you can see. The Patrolmen signed off. There is still a shortage of raing our fingers crossed, hoping men only. If you don't have a Notably, the manila centers of have been kept on the run. rating you may have to wait that good shipping continues. Nowadays they are handling,and the the topping lifts were in a par­ quite a while for a ship. their own office work and, in,situation is getting worse. From We had thi-ee payoffs this past ticularly dangerous condition. We've had a lot of good, clean addition, we have the UFE beefi^he looks of things right now, week, and all paid off in good next week's shipping will take; in New York. SIU style. The three were the payoffs and several that were what few men we have on the something else again. However, SS William R. Davis, SS Irvin beach. FOLDING STRONG just about the messiest situa6. Cobb, and SS Aberdeen Vic­ RELAX IN HALL tory. The last named was one ofj^ion was at a sign-on. The UFE is still holding Now that we have furniture" the cleanest crews we have everi This was on the SS Noonday, strong, putting up a magnificent in our Hall, the men are better' seen and a real credit to the a Waterman vessel which came fight to change the slave condi-! abie~to"enloy" wliaT'litVlelime in and paid off very cleanly with Union. tions in Wall Street. And the they have on the beach. The Special Notice to the crew only a hgndful of routine beefs. SIU is still all-out to back up television set is in fine order, of the SS Alexander S. Clay. Then she signed on and the those girls and guys, no matter L^d the members can relax while South Atlantic Steamship Com­ Second Cook from the previous what the police say or do. watching a hot baseball game. pany: When you paid off in trip went right back aboard. One little bit of advice we'd | Don't forget,, when you are in There didn't seem to be any­ Jacksonville, on April 9. the like to hand on is this; Learn Philly come down to enjoy all thing wrong with this, but the ' day's pay that you were short and know the number of your the comforts in the Hall, for the month of February, or Master proceeded to blow his book or permit. All the boys who have passed the day's pay that the entire skillet. What he had against the which gives you an idea "of how , , , through here in transit send their If you ever lose your book or , crew was short, can be collec­ man is far from clear, but what the whole Deck was. There was .. , , .u c.- *1 best wishes to the men who are ted by writing lo the company he said was this: "Either he gets no question but what the com­ permit and come up to the Sixth United Financial pany was just as glad as the Deck m New York to replace it, ^ off or I get off!" in Savannah, Georgia. ^ every single one you are going to get a lot swifter The Pati-olman was very polite. crew to see the two Mates go. We hope Brother Fred R! The SS Pioneer .Valley, Los service when you know the do his bit. Hicks, Jr., will read this column He announced that he would be » and find out that our sign is now,glad to assign two men to pack Angeles Tankers, came in from number. That's the real SIU spirit, and The company " flew a back up, and that next time he ^ the Master's gear without even Japan. Otherwise, a lot of time-con- the men who can't picket have will have no trouble locating our asking for overtime. crew from the West Coast to s u m i n g cross-checking and been hitting the kitty with doYokahama to pick her up. The clerical what-not is required re-mi so that the strike doesn't Hall. WALKED OFF only trouble with this deal was while you stand ai-ound waiting, drain our treasury. Speaking about the Hall, we hope soon to find a new one. To make a long story short, that the company flew the boys Make it easier for yourself by And don't think we don't need the Old Man packed his own across in a "cattle" plane, so knowing that number. one. That's high on our agenda'stuff and walked off spluttering, right now they are waiting to Another thing we have to transporta­ for things to do, and we are As we get it, he had developed collect the first-class harp on is the overtime rule. Get keeping right on the ball in our a grudge against the Second tion differential. this straight: To collect overtime search. The Skipper on the Pioneer you must put in for it within 72 Cook on the other side. HowSpring weather has hit this ever, if he had any basis for stopped a crewman's pay at hours of the time when you By KEITH ALSOP port, and so if any rated man his attitude he should have men- sea, high-handedly claiming the finish the work. Best time to is looking for a job, here is the' tioned it at the payoff where he latter had contracted a veneral put in for" it is right, away. GALVESTON — 'We wish we disease, a claim which proved to could report differently but the place for him. He can enjoy won-1 kept mum. Now that the referendum bal- truth is the truth. Shipping is derful weather for a day or so, I To get the seamy side of the be absolutely untrue. As • a re­ lots have been counted, and we and then ship out on a vessel of week over with, let's take the sult, the man now has all his know that all four resolutions pay. his choice. 'case of another Waterman ship. passed overwhelmingly, we have PLEASANT SIDE a further comment to make. That warning should be. Ratings Enjoy Good Shipping In New York Shipping Lull Hits Galveston Shipmates On Hurley Remember Bosun Whose Leg Was Smashed One of the resolutions bars enough to stop men from comOn the pleasant side wa.s the shipboard promotions—except in ing here to ship out. "When conpayoff of the SS Billings Victory, emergencies. We think that idea |ditions improve, we will be only still another Waterman vessel, which had nothing wrong with ought to be built up to prevent too happy to have- the news her out of the routine class. a man from registering for more broadcast in the LOG. There were no payoffs or signAlso pleasant were the payoffs of than one rating. ons last week, and so we had no the Alcoa Cavalier, which is Suppose a man registers "all getting to be a fine ship, and ratings" for the Black Gang—to beefs to square away or settle. We had no unorganized ships another Alcoa—the SS J. W. | touch Galveston lately, and con­ CuUen. sequently there's no report on My" IS Joe ZILCH.. My We won't be seeing much more A/A.ME IS Joe ZILCH .. MV that situation either. of the Cavalier in New York, It was a heart-warming stroke the . bones. In fact. Otto says of Union friendship when the that everybody thought that it crew of the SS Edward N. Hur­ was as good as severed com­ ley held a tarpaulin muster at pletely, but reports from the hos­ the payoff and collected $95 for pital now indicate that Jensby Arne Jensby, Bosun, who had his will keep the leg. leg all but cut off early in Feb­ The Captain and Chief Mate ruary. did the best they could, but it AfUMBEB IS 0O073 • • MV however. After two more cruises NAME IS JOEZlLCH.The Hurley, a South Atlantic was obvious they couldn't do from here she is going to run MyyVL.'MBEK iS Liberty, left Norfplk loaded with much beyond stopping the flow from Mobile on a 14-day instead \S00073 ••• of blood and heading for Ber­ coal for Italy. of a 17-day schedule. e-rc-.-c-rc.. muda. Hardly had she reached blue One of the nicest paycffs we've ere Within a matter of hours the water than she ran into heavy had in a long time was. on the cTCseas. As she wallowed, the gang­ Hurley was in a Bermuda port SS Steel Mariner, Isthmian. She way came loose. Out from a and 20 minutes later Jensby was fog'sle to the deck dashed Jensby ashore and being rushed to a came in under "the full agree­ From Bermuda the ment and there was nothing on accompanied by the Deck Main­ hospital. him to Staten her that couldnt be squared right tenance, according to the accoimt company flew then and there. Perhaps she was given by Deck Engineer Joseph Island. • a sign that Isthmian is beginning pick an example out of the air. Otto. The Hurley paid off in Norfolk to learn the score the SIU way. If he does he can block an Oiler March 27, and the $95 was TO BERMUDA However, a second Isthmian, or a FWT or anybody else out turned over to Otto who was The two men got the gangway the SS Cape Elizabeth v/asn't of a job. lashed. Otto says, and the Deck coming to New York. At Head­ •A t quite so good, so we'd better Let the man pick one job that iMaintenance was lucky enough quarters he turned the money l-rl;' reserve judgment for while. The he really wants and throw in for over to the Special Services to get back through the star­ Elizabeth had some disputed it when it comes up. In other board water-tight door. Jensby Representative who was sched­ up, and words, let's be fair to everybody uled to deliver a certified check hours we had to fix ir:; didn't make it. plenty of logs we h"ad to adjust. on the list. As a result he is lying in the to Jensby. Of course, some of the logs Incidentally, what do you !ii; ^ ^ Except for Jensby's gxdsly acci­ Staten Island hospital with one •f!v were legitimate, but some we fellows think of this suggestion? dent, the Hurley had a good trip leg in a cast. Write in to the LOG and tell The metal door caught the leg to Italy and back, Otto, who was could lift or at least reduce. li; - just below the knee and smashed , Ship's Delegate, reports. I The Sea train New York, ar- [ us your ideas on this subject. I FULL SUPPORT The Carmen and Maintenance; men of the Railroad Brother^ hoods were out on strike for six­ teen hours last week, and we volunteered our full support. The strike resulted in., the complete shutdown of the waterfront, af­ fecting some 3.000 workers. We have a Jew oldtimers on the beach: H. Arnold. M. Sovich, R. Hutchinson, J. Martin, J, Capps, and J. W. Reilly. The membership in this port is. vitally interested in the strike of , the United Financial Employes. If they could, they would ail be up on the Wall Street picketlines. Our men have been contribut- :: ing generously to the fund fork the strike, and we'll continue todo so. until it is over. This is ' our fight, and we know it damn well. fj -•"r It ;lii ;=3ll �' - ' "•• •••-•. Page Six THE SEAFAAERS LOG '-^2 c.-i ' • ' '" Friday. April 30, 1948 Ala. Seamen Get Jobless Pay Runaround By CAL TANNER tankers out of Jacksonville and Louisiana ports. Our tugboat drive is still going strong, and we are waiting for action on our last appeal to the Labor Rela­ tions Board. the Alabahia State Federation of Labor, and the boys really learned the true picture of the State labor set-up. Incidentally, they enjoyed themselves. Main topic of conversation in these parts is the United Finan­ cial Employes' strike. Our mem­ bership has gone on record many times to support these people, and we hope that, in the near future, they win the strike and gain the recognition they de­ serve. Those of us down here who can't get into the fight physically are donating money and support­ ing the UFE in spirit. MOBILE — The unemployment way down the line on crew beefs compensation picture for Ala­ No "Payoff Blues" has finally convinced the com­ bama seamen is not too good at NEW YORK—It used to be a pany that they were pursuing this time. Whenever a seaman real "Blue Monday" when the the wrong policy. The ship's offi­ applies for UC here, the com­ MORE JOBS pany appeals it and claims that • Alcoa Cavalier hit this port after cers, too, have come around to the seaman quite his job of his her 17 day run to the Islands a new position. The butterworthing jobs here­ own accord and is not entitled to abouts have just about played but that was long ago. When one The return of the Cavalier to, compensation. This necessitates out,' but they sure helped the of us Patrolmen was assigned port this week again proved that to pay her off, he resigned him­ the SIU has earned the com­ going to an Appeals Court and it membership on the beach while self to -day of bad tempers, pany's respect. They didn't pull takes two or three weeks before they lasted. The shore gangs haggling and hardtiming by the any of their time-worn capers. ' a decision is rendered. of the Marine Allied Workers of To pay her off has become a company and the ship's officers. The Union has been represent­ the SIU are looking for a lot pleasure. She is a nice new ship The past half-dozen trips have ing these men, and we will know more work in the near future* and should, because of the milk been entirely .different. an a few days whether or not the Our Union had a thirteen-man run, be an easy one to handle-^ men are eligible. delegation representing them at A firm policy of battling all the she is that now. Shipping in this port has con­ This trip she paid off' clean tinued fair and approximately and signed on in the same fash­ 100 bookmen and 85 permitmen ion. We settled a few minor shipped lagt week. There are beefs -for the crew and left them about Ave ships in port now, as contented as the cows who By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ some kind of a deal on the Mar­ Bernstein ships, not on every and they will all take crews shall Plan. But with ships still one "of them because some of give Carnation milk. next week, so we should be in BALTIMORE—We have had a heading for the boneyard there them come in clean. PLEASED BY VOTE good shape for the next little few payoffs, 10 to be pi-ecise, is no cause yet for any cheering. The trouble seems to be that yrhile. Eight ships paid of! last week, and a handful of sign-orts. But Nobody has anything against the Mates and Engineers don't The men showed a great deal of interest in the passage of the •with only minor beefs on all ex­ the fact remains that shipping the countries that got the ships. four resolutions and most of cept the SS Warrior, Waterman in this port is slow and the Those countries are pretty much them wanted to pay their as-, IT'S A PLEASURE Steamship Company. The Mate beach is full of men waiting for down and out. But that is no sesSments immediately to get the TO PICKET YDU, reason for throwing American on this vessel worked on deck, jobs. ball rolling. seamen out of their jobs. ' and the company had to pay the The fine delegates have a lot So take another tip from us If we were good enough to to do with the change aboard and stay away until we tell you sail ships against submarines, ship. They are all capable men that things are stirring. mines, bombing planes and shore AT8t;ilO/MG and know the agreement inside We don't know any more than batteries, in addition to the nor­ out. It is a very tangled beef 0?OOR. , anybody else what the final ef­ mal perils of the sea, we are that escapes their handling. Del-' fect of the Marshall Plan will good enough to carry the car­ egates such as these aboard all be, but right now ships are still goes of peace. ships would eliminate the ma­ going to the boneyard. For in­ jority of contract misunderstand­ FIRMNESS WINS stance, three Bernsteins paid off ings Patrolmen encounter. here and went right out of ser­ Perhaps the whole thing is Yes, things have changed on vice. part of the fight to throttle labor. understand the overtime clauses the Cavalier and for the better. The whole situation keeps us If so. labor- will beat its ene- in the agreement. However, wc Housewives may still have wondering whatever became of mies. The coal miners already always square everything at the washday blues" on Monday, butthat huge merchant fleet the have shown that if working men point of production. "payoff blues" on the Cavalier United States was going to keep will stand together they can We had one ship, the SS G. D. are no more. overtime to the crew because pic­ right on maintaining after the beat the injunctions, fines and Prentice belonging to Wateiman, Freddie Stewart tures were produced showing war was over? Or did all that other obstacles the lawmakers which came in from the West Jimmy Drawdy Mate hard at work. bright talk add up to so much and the union-hating judges can Coast still dirty. She had been dirty at the sign-on, the crew hot air? drum up. GOOD PAYOFF said, and they had done their That is the way it is in the The payoff on the St. Augus­ OLD STORY best to clean her up. UFE beef in Wall Street. And tine Victory, Isthmian, was espe­ Of course, it's the same old we want to say from here that WORD OF WARNING cially smooth. This was the story: a big American-built, Am­ the UFE and the SIU have done ship that had all the ballyhoo Fact is they had done a pretty about the crew being charged erican-operated merchant mar­ a great job fighting the gover­ good 7ob, leaving only the paint­ ine in wartime with American nors of the Stock Exchange and with mutiny on her last trrip. ing for the next crew to finish The Chief Engineer, W. F. seamen running full military the stock brokers. risks — without benefits — and Pon't forget that a couple up. The Skipper said that the Leavitt, was recommended by the {Continued from Page 1) then, when peace comes, a hundred men from this port vol­ previous crew had shown no in­ now supplied by the employer, whole crew as being a good terest at all in keeping things wholesale scuttling.' unteered to go to New York and "joe." instead of by the miner. That's the way they did it af­ walk the lines to the end. That's shipshape, and it's a wonder the 3. One hour per day for tra­ We also had six ships in transit boys who brought her into Bal­ this past week. All of them ter the first war, and that's the the SIU way. When the Union timore signed on at all, vel time, paid for by the com­ •were contacted, and some small way they're doing it this time. takes a stand everybody comes Remember this: When a man pany, and 81.5 cents a day for Or at least they're trying. around to help. Those who can't beefs were settled. takes a ship he is taking a home, lunch. On the organizing front there Of course, we stopped the •wish they could. and his duty to himself and to 4. Pay differentials between is not much to report. A few Maritime Commission from sell­ To get back to business in the his Union is' to keep that homejtl^e North and South have been of the men have succeeded in ing any more ships, at least for Port of Baltimore, we have had clean. Any man who is reported eliminated getting jobs on Cities Service the time being, and we won quite few beefs on some of the in Baltimore as having refused 5. Extra pay for the second to keep things-elean will face a shift, and a further increase for trial committee, you can be .cer­ the night shift. 6. State compensation for mine tain. accidents applicable in all States The result of the referendum now, but not compulsory in all By WALTER SIEKMANN Wall Street, and to the Packing their struggle to abolish slavery balloting in this port is good States in 1940. news. The boys vqted heavily in House Workers in Kansas City. in downtown New York. 7. A welfare fund of $50,000,BOSTON — We see by the There in Wall Street our men favor of both assessments and of papers that England is having a were beaten on three occasions Getting back to Port business, both changes in the shipping 000 a year. shipping boom. In fact, the by cops who were in there we paid off the J. B. Waterman. rules. With those two 10-dollar TRIPLE ADVANCE British unions are crying for swinging their clubs with ani­ She was a good clean ship. The assessments piling up we'll be The average take home pay in more seamen to keep up with mal-like frenzy, because of a sit­ only beefs we found were minor ready for anything that happens. 1940 was $30.00 in the North and the demands of the surging mari­ uation which the politicians could ones easily squared away to $28.00 in the South, per week. everybody's satisfaction. time industry. have made unnecessary in the The Mate of the Steel Mariner, Now it is $84.82! There sure Is some difference first place were they not mainly The employers, and the news­ between things in England and intent on breaking up the unions. which was in here, tried an' old papers, have blasted Lewis and trick. He fired the Ship's Dele­ To insuro paymenL all the miners unmercifully. The things in the U.S. Over here the CAN'T BREAK US gate on arrival, giving no reason. elaime for ovetlime must be beef is "jobs and pork chops. courts have supported the bosses^ We don't think they are going But it didn't take the Patrol­ turned in to the heads of de­ and have harried the union on Certainly the Boston outlook partments no later than 72 all sides. is a little gloomy because there to break any unions, however, man long to find out that the ^ hours following the comple­ is no prospect of many jobs and we know for certain that man was getting the heave for Even so, the union has ad­ they are not going to break the Union activity, and you can rest tion of the overtime work. showing up on the board. vanced the cause of the miners. Men on the Boston beach are SIU. . As soon as the penalty Economic actio.n at the point of assured that neither the Dele­ beginning to talk pretty loudly First hand accounts of the Wall gate, nor anybody else, was work is done, a record should production—a principle to which about the shortsightedness of Street affair have loomed large fired -from that ship. be given to the Department the Seafarers, also, firmly sub­ politicians, who are more bent in conversation around the Bos­ Because of . the prospects, plan head, and one copy held by scribes—has won benefit after on union-busting than on build­ ton Hall in recent week. Quite to spend some time if you are the man doing the job. benefit for the miners. ing up the maritime industry— a few members from here were coming to Boston. It's not so In addition the depart­ The proof of the pudding is in or any other industry , for ..that in New York doing strike duty. bad if you have a bit of cabbage. mental delegates should the eating, and the press and They did a good job, and they Thq nags are running at Suf­ check on all overtime sh'^^ts the government and the bosses matter. You can blame the politicians report that everybody else has folk Downs.' And you can catch 72 hours before the ship notwithstanding, the miners and for what the police did to mem­ been doing a bang-up job back- a good ball game most any day makes porL their families are eating batter' bers of the UFE and the SIU in uig up the Financial Employes in 20 minutes from the Hall. today, thank you. -t \ Port Baltimore Losing Jobs To Boneyard Miners' Record Shows Value Of Militant Action Boston Blasts Union-Busting Poiiticians On Overtime �T HE S E AF A RER S triday, April 30. 1948 LO G Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief NEW ORLEANS — Chairman Johnny Johnston, 53: Secretary Jimmy. DeVito, 185; Reading Clerk Buck Stephens. 76. A &G Shipping From Aprii 7 To Aprii 20 PORT Motion carried to concur in new business of all branch min­ utes except Philadelphia. Mo­ tion by Michelet, 21184, sec­ onded by Stephens that Union reaflfrm previous stand in sup­ porting the United Financial Em­ ployes 100" percent financially, morally and physically. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Carter, 100735, that due to dis­ cussion by various ports regard­ ing port of San Juan, the Secre­ tary-Treasurer be instinicted to investigate the port and bring back a recommendation. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Clarke, 23062, seconded by sev­ eral that all ports can-y out the policy of recording in the min­ utes a man's book number when he makes a motion. Under good and welfare discussion was had on crew boys cooking in galleys of Mississippi ships while in Africa. It was pointed out that the company had agreed to dis­ continue the practice. Boston New Ywk Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa MobUe New Orleans NOTE: REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. 33 162 102 226 160 49 34 96 183 25 193 62 171 92 27 31 83 117 24 241 47 115 91 23 24 72 138 82 596 211 512 343 99 89 251 438 - Galveston San Juan Grand Total REG. DECK ' ; TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED ENG. STWDS. TOTAL SHIPPED 26 163 58 158 87 45 47 115 209 15 186 42 129 " 55 23 41 118 115 21 126 28 93 55 24 21 78, 137 62 475 128 380 197 92 109 311 461 86 56 50 192 75 54 32 161 14 : 1,145 10 867 11 836 35 2,848 10 993 8 786 7 622 25 2,401 AScG men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. tions for port shipping as a re­ sult of the Marshall Plan. He felt that there still was a pos­ sibility of American ships losing out to lower foreign rates. 4. t 4. GALVESTON — Chairman Keith Alsop. 7311; Recording Secretary Val James. 7803; Read­ ing Clerk Mickey Wilburn. 4. 4. Galveston minutes and finan­ NORFOLK — Chairman M. cial report read and accepted. Burnsline. 2257; Secretary B. Secretary-Treasurer's report read New Business Rees. G-95; Reading Clerk J. and approved. sections of other branches read Linkous. 41544. and accepted except, for those from Puerto Rico and Tampa. Branch minutes of all ports Voted non-concurrence with read. Motions carried to non­ Puerto Rico minutes, and with concur with new business of San Juan and Tampa. Agent reported that part of the Tampa minutes on shipping situation. General pertaining to Deck Engineers feeling was that it would take a having three years of Engine couple of weeks for shipping to Room discharges. Accepted start after the coal strike. Agent's report, SUP Representa­ Trial comittee reports accepted. tive's report. Patrolman's report Patrolman reported on expecta- and Dispatcher's report. Tallying Two New Ships Join Ore Fleet, Will Run To Venezuelan Port Committee disclosed that branch had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the two 10-dollar assess­ ments and the two changes in the shipping rules. Tally ap­ proved. One man obligated. Voted that crews of Mathiasen Tankers pay off only with Union representative present. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4- 4. SAN JUAN—Chairman J. Lin­ coln, 35046; Secretary George 28475; Reading Clerk H. H. Spurlock. 11101. Motion carried to non-concur in that part of the New York minutes concerning the closing and tallying of votes on the four point resolution. Motion car­ ried to non-concur with that part of the Philadelphia minutes re­ lating to the issuance of permits and tripcards on this port. Mo­ tions carried to accept the min­ utes of all other branches. Under good and welfare discussion re­ volved around situation aboard Pipe Springs. Ship had sailed short two men although they were sent to the ship. Men could not sign on because the Commissioner and the doctor did not appear. Membei'ship recom­ mended that the Agent contact the Shipping Commissioner and make arrangements so this will not recur. The SlU-contr acted Ore.trip between Sparrows Point, Steamship Corporation will aug­ Maryland and Chile, via the Pa­ ment its fleet of bulk ore car­ nama Canal, in twenty-four days. riers with two new vessels This includes a normal loading scheduled to begin operations by time of between one and a half 4. 4. 4. and two and a half hours, and an the end of summer. BALTIMORE — Chairman A1 The additions will bring to unloading time of about twentyStansbury, 4683; Recording Sec­ eight the number"^of ships which four hours. retary G. A. Masterson, 20297; At this aqcelerated rate, each will be engaged in bringing up vessel is bringing in approx­ Reading Clerk Ben Bishop. 38200. ore from the company's Vene­ imately 300,000 tons of ore a year zuela development next year. Eleven men obligated. Ac­ from Chile. In the shorter run to Six Ore ships are already in Venezuela they are expected to cepted Baltimore previous min­ service between Chile and the more than double this annual utes and Baltimore financial re­ United States. They are the port. Also accepted report of capacity. Ventore, Chilore, Marore, Feltore, Secretary-Treasurer. All other BIG CONTRAST Lebore and Santore. / branch minutes accepted except An illustration of the differ­ fhose from New Orleans, Tampa The first of the two, the, Cul)ore, launched on Feb. 18, is ence the new ships will make in and Puerto Rico. Voted nonscheduled to begin operations in operations is the present routine concurrence with New Business June, and the Baltore, which hit and capacity of the two pre-war at Tampa and Puerto Rico and These make the to await clarification of Neiy the ways on April 16, should be Ore ships. ready for service by the middle round trip to Chile in thirty- Business at New Orleans. Voted eight days, carrying about 10 to post and file Great Lakes and of the Slimmer. The new development in Vene­ percent less ore than the new West Coast minutes. Tallying Committee reported that branch zuela, jvhen it opens next year, ships. SIU deck men going aboard had carried all four resolutions will provide for'the loading of 2 these ships will find that loading on referendum ballot including million tons of iron ore annually. and unloading operations on the both assessments and both LARGEST BUILT new ships are handled entirely changes in shipping rules, and The two new ships, like the by shore equipment, and every report accepted. Patrolmen and other six postwar vessels, are means has been provided to ex­ Dispatcher rejported. Under New the largest ever built in the com­ pedite leading and discharging. Business, carried Vlodek's motion Holds and hatches are ar- to have fountain in Dispatcher's pany's Bethlehem .yards at Balti­ more. The ships have an over­ arranged so that hand shoveling office repaired. Minute of silence all length of 582 feet, and a is completely eliminated. How­ for Brothers lost at sea. ever, in spite of the new equip­ beam of 70 feet. 4< 4' & Each will be able to carry ap­ ment, and methods, the present PHILADELPHIA — Chairman proximately 24,000 tons of ore. normal loading time cannot be Thomas Freeman, 100681; Re­ The vessels have a 16-18 knot cut any further because it is cording Secretary F. D. Patter­ governed by the amount of bal­ son. 89; Reading Clerk William cruising speed under full load. Those of the new vessels now last in the vessel at the begin­ Luth, 896, in operation, according to a ning of the voyage, and the Minutes from all branches ex­ company official, are presently speed with which this ballast can cept Puerto Rico read and/accompleting the 8,700.,ptiUe,,ppnd carried .that men elected to Trial Committee stand at the door and take up a collection for the strik­ ing UFE workers. r'-m 4' 4> 4» BOSTON — Chairman J. Mogan. 216; Secretary J. Goggins. 27531; Reading Clerk L. White. 27165. Motion carried to accept min­ utes of all ports. Agent, in his report, commented on the SIU participation in the UFE strike and commended those brothers from Boston who entered into the strike on the lines. Motion "^4 i by George S. Bakas, 35398, that Headquarters send a weekly financial report to all outports on what was spent in supporting the UFE strike. Motion carried. Motion by G. Pearson, 48113, to nonconcur with that part of Tampa minutes calling for Deck Engineer to have same qualifica­ tions as Bosun. Motion carried. Motion carried that SIU see the UFE strike through to the finish, and in the future, all beefs that do not pertain to shipping be put before the coastwise membership as was done in this case. cepted. Carried motion by Pohle to non-concur with Puerto Rico New Business. All minutes of special meetings also accepted. Voted to post and file minutes' from Great Lakes and West Coast. Agent's report given and accepted, as were Patrolman's and Dispatcher's reports. Motion by Pohle that SIU continue fullfledged support of UFE beef in New York, seconded by several and carried unanimously. Ex­ 4. 4. i NEW YORK — Chairman Wm. tended discussion of problem of getting new Hall in shape. Ac­ McCuistion; Secretary E. Parr, cepted Trial Committee's recom­ 96; Reading Clerk. L. Williams, mendation to fine man $25 for missing Isthmian strike. Voted 21550. to prefer charges against two Director of Organization re­ other men. Minute of silence for ported that the organizing staff Brothers lost at sea. . has signed another tanker agi'eement and details will be carried 4. 4. 4. MOBILE — Chairman Harold later in the SEAFARERS LOG. J. Fischer. 59; Reading Clerk Union has been notified that aB Jeff Morrison. 34213; Recorder Cities Service objections have James Carroll. 14. been overruled and the SIU will [shortly be certified as the collecMotion carried to accept re- _ tive bargaining agent. Rules ports from the various branches.' for supporting the UFE strike Motion by Franks, 2634, seconded , were i-eported on. Due to action by several, that any man who by the SIU the strike remains signs on articles and jumps ar­ as vigorous as it was the first ticles be penalized. Motion car­ day. Reported that over 60 Sea­ ried with three members re­ farers have been arrested and 16 corded as being opposed. Motion hospitalized due to police brutal­ by J. Morrison, 34213, that a trial ity. Secretary-Treasurer reported committee be elected to try cases on contract signed with Calmar, at hand. Motion carried. Mo­ but as full details are not ready tion cai-ried that the Bosun of membership action was not the Wild Ranger be investigated asked. Sccretary-Treasui'er fur­ by the membership and that the ther reported progress in nego­ Patrolmen be instructed to go in tiations for establishing SIU the ship and investigate. Motion shore gangs in all A&G ports. '•'.•Ill New Tanker Wage Scales Following are the new wage rates as established in the recently signed contracts with Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation and Petrol Tanker Industries. Incorporated, compared with wages under the old agreements: Rating Bosun Carpenter AB QM AB Maint OS Electrician Chief Pumpman Engine Maint Oiler FWT Wiper ...^: Steward Chief Cook Second Cook and. Baker Galleyman Messman Utility Old Wage $245.00 245.00 205.00 205.00 220.00 175.00 328.00 285.00 245.00 205.00 205.00 195.00 265.00 245.00 215.00 175.00 170.00 170.00 New Wage $270.00 270.00 220.00 220.00 235.00 185.00 350.00 290.00 265.00 220.00 220.00 208.00 285.00 265.00 . 230.00 185.00 185.00 185.00 Increase $25.00 25.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 10.00 22.00 5.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 13.00 20.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 15.00 15.00 . OVERTIME RATES: Less than $223.23 a month; Increased from $1.10 to $1.15 per hour $223.23 or more a month: Increased from $1.40 to $1.45 per hour • .f '-5 ] �Pag* aJgU THE SEAFARERS lOG Frida7r AiMffl 30. 1948 SHW MDMimS AND NEWS I i"' .1-: I vi. !! :I !'•'1 J ^ ?! 7.' m i •• 'i'. .I •;5; ;;!l I li It J'VVf' Hard-Time Skipper, 'Vacation' In Beira Spoil Trip For Wesleyan Victory Crewmen WANT UNION SLOPS FOR UNION MEN >. - ,* > By RED FISHER he did get the officers ^nd crew on the way home after having „o , tri. » case of beer apiece at a low one boiler re-bricked and some The SS Wesleyan Victory . andj ,let* everybody u j have u price a other engine repairs in Durban. sailed out of New York for case whether he liked beer or This repair work meant that we South Africa on November 15, not. Those who didn't like it spent an extra week in Durban 1947, with a good bunch of ship­ passed theirs around. the second time we stopped mates aboard, and paid off on The next port of call was there. AprU 12, 1948 with aU beefs Lourenco Marques on the coast HELL SHIP settled. But the SIU Patrolman of Portuguese East Africa where had to put up.a good battle with we stopped for five days before All the way home the Wesley­ Danish-born Captain J. N. Ras- proceeding to Beira for a brief an was a hell ship for fair. But mussen to get everything prop­ visit of 76 steaming days. every dog has his day and the erly squared away. crew stuck together to wait for FISH STORY At the beginning of "the trip, that day to come. the Captain was a happy-goA few of the boys started to Most of the logs were lifted lucky Skipper, but later on fish one day. In the beginning eventually when the Patrolman things changed. Toward the end they didn't catch very many, but came aboard in New York. How­ , there was nothing he wanted so all of a sudden when the tide ever, we had to hold up the pay­ much as a new crew, preferably changed the fish got hungry and off a little to get some disputed one whose members were broke took to biting hook, line and overtime we had coming. Here Part of the crew of the Governor Graves, Waterman, and had three notches in their sinker. The boys caught 50 in is an example of the kind of which went on record to support the SS Southwind's resolu­ belts. tion calling for a Union certified slopchest. Front row, left 30 minutes. thing that happened. to right—Seelig, AB and Deck Delegate; Stowell, Deck Maint.; On the way down to Capetown Part of the cargo which we The .Captain had the Junior P. Ryan, Deck Eng. and Ship's Delegate: Dutch, AB; and and Durban the Captain even al­ picked up in Lourenco Marques Engineer put in jail in Beira but Junior, OS. Back row—Chief Cook; Mell, MM; Stokes, Oiler lowed the crew to have a Nep­ to take to Beira was big 30-ton brought no charges against him. and Engine Delegate; Brewer, Wiper; Russo, Messman; Marcel. tune party. Not only that, but diesel shovel consigned to the The crew called a meeting to Messman and Stewards Delegate; Dell, Wiper; and Chief he gave King Neptune and the Beira Boating Company. When take steps toward getting him Steward. whole group including the vic­ they set it up the first thing it tims a little spiked refreshment. did was throw a lot of natives out. Our only representative there was the British Consul who out of jobs. FLOCK OF ROBINS handles American business. We The port doctor in Beira sure got in touch with the Consul There were five Robin ships in was a good fellow—^by and large. who took fast action and had the Durban including ours, and one He was a little needle-happy, to man out as 10 o'clock the fol­ night most of the boys from all be sure, and insisted on shoot­ lowing morning. five of them were at the Club ing everybody full of penicillin, The Captain never had the Mayfair, the main spot in Dur­ but he liked the SIU crews and The slopchest situation seems that it be union made. It should time to talk to the properly ban for shoreside relaxation. did his best for them on every elected delegates. He refused to to be getting worse instead of also be remembered that we as This party kept going untjl occasion. listen to the Night Cook and better on a good many ships. Union Brothers should whenever about 11 o'clock and everybody Naturally the crew was as Baker and didn'.t want him for Latest crew to ask for intensi­ possible support and purchase was having a grand time. To happy a bunch as ever you a department delegate. • This fied Union policy and action on union made articles. make things complete all of us wanted to see when the Wesley­ made it somewhat tough since the problem is that of the SS "We firmly believe that before stood up for a minute of silence an finally piilled out of Beira, there were only three bookmen Governor Sparks, now on Water­ signing articles all ships' crews for Brothers lost at sea. homeward bound. should have aU delegates check in the Stewards Department. For man's Far Eastern run. In short, we had a nice few A lot of work got done by the sake of peace the boys In an emphatic resolution the articles in the slopchest to days in Durban. The SIU is the Deck Department, notably elected a new delegate, however. drawn up and passed at a ship­ see that they are of a good pretty well liked by the girls of a great deal of chipping and board meeting early in March, quality and that if possible they HARD OF HEARING Durban and other ports in South painting. We painted the outhave a union label and are not Africa. The girls seem to like to ^ide of the ship as well as the Sometimes he would listen to the Sparks crew demanded that made by scab labor. go places with the Seafarers. Isupei' structure and used an ex- the Ship's Delegate and some­ only articles made by union "If the articles are not up to labor be carried in slopchests and It was when we left Durban tra big amount of paint to give times to the Deck Delegate, but that all slopchests be certified for SIU standard they should be that the Captain had his change her a third coat making her look not always. In addition he tried sent ashore to be replaced by quality by the SIU. of heart. like a yacht. to give the SIU Patrolmen a The Sparks crew was inspired good union made articles. By Of course, to give him credit, i We could make only 13 knots hard time at the payoff. by a similar resolution passed this action we can prevent ship When we paid off we ran aboard the SS Southwind, South chandlers, port stewards and smack into the UFE beef. We Atlantic, which was published in their stooges from passing off merchandise of inferior quality were glad to come to the help the LOG of January 9. and products made by scab of those people and we chipped labor. WANT UNION LABEL in 350 dollars to help out. "BE IT FURTHER The complete text of the res­ olution, which was signed for the RESOLVED: FRANK RUTKOWSKI, entire crew by Pat Ryan, Ship's "That the crewmembers of the SIU SINCE 1938, Delegate, is as follows: SS Governor Sparks go on record DIES IN HAMBURG as being 100 percent in favor of "BE IT RESOLVED: any action that is taken by our Seafarer Frank Rutkowski died "We the crewmembers of this shoreside representatives or the in Hamburg, Germany, on March ship do hereby go on record to membership on this resolution." endorse the resolution of the 23 after a brief illness, according crewmembers of the SS Southto a letter received from Bro­ wind 100 percent in their recom­ STANTON PATIENTS ther Louis Hedin, Deck Delegate mendation for a Union certified of the SS Thomas F. Hunt on slopchest on all SlU-contracted THANK SEATON MEN ships. FOR DONATIONS which Rutowski was sailing. Rutkowski was a good ship­ 'There is hardly a ship afloat The donation sent to the mem­ mate well liked by the entire today on which a man can de­ bers in" the Fort Stantoil, N.M., crew, Hedin writes, adding that mand and receive any article of hospital by the crew of the SS the American Consul in Ham­ clothing or anything else from William W. Beaton was happily the slopchest that has a union burg handled aU arrangements label on it. received, according to a letter of with efficiency and sympathy. .. The 51-year-old Seafarer had "We believe that this matter, thanks that canle to the New been an SIU member since De­ which has come up so much Orleans Agent from Hospital cember 1938 and had shipped on lately, should be voted on up Delegate John P. Williamson. • the Thomas F. Hunt in San and down the Coast. The donation was divided Francisco on February 12 this "BE IT FURTHER equally among the following Displaying Iheir catch, which would make any fisherman year. RESOLVED: seven men: proud, are Irish O'Hanlon, AB; A. C. Smith, Chief Steward, Rutkowski is survived by his "That we the members of the and A. Whitmore, Wiper. Thirty minutes of angling in the widow who resides in New Or­ Seafarers International Union de­ Robert B. Wright, C. Middleton, port of Beira produced fifty fish. Our field and stream editor leans. According to Headquarters mand of the companies that they A. McGuigan, J. .Supinskii R. S, identifies 49 as Jackfish and the one at the bottom as a. small records he' was bom in 1897 and place on board their vessel merr- Lublin, F. y. Chamberl&yne, and sand' shark. .. . had a Bosun's-rating.' •• • chandise of a good ; quality, and John P. Williamson. Sparks Crew Asks SIU To Certify Slopchests ...f. vV., m r- • �Fridar. April 30, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings g4V6: matters discussed under good RICHARD MOCZKOWSKI. and welfare. Minute of silence Feb. 8 — Chairman Frank Rich­ for Brothers lost at sea. ardson; Secretary R. Rife. Dele­ gates reported everything okay. 4 4 4 STEEL SURVEYOa Mar. 28— New Business: Motion made to Chairman W. Schoenbom; Secre­ find out why wash water is shut tary Thurston J. Lewi& No de­ off so many times. Good and partment beefs, but crew short Welfare: Brother Hogan ob­ a dishwasher. Chips moved to jected to the hardness of the clean mess and wear shirts bread brought aboard in Philly. Voted to have delegates make up New set-up in galley tried out rules of shipboard conduct, and reported to be working out Passed motion by Lewis that much better. One minute of Ship's Delegate not needed since HE PROPOSED silence for Brothers lost at sea. department delegates could CHANGES IN THE t i 4. handle matters. Electrician sug­ SHIPPING RULES GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN, HAVE BEEN Jan. 8 — Chairman W. McLean; Juan. Voted to turn over re­ gested that question of draws be APOPTHD QfTHE Secretary A. Klein. M. Kelly pair list to heads of departments. settled. Also that stores be MEMBERSHIP ^ Deck Delegate, reported on num­ Minute of silence for Brothers searched for deck awnings and cots. Minute of silence for ber of book members. McClel- lost at sea. A 92% YES VOTE. 4 4 4 Brothers lost at sea. lan Stewards Delegate, reported READ AGAIN THE STEEL RECORDER, Mar. 24— 4 4 4 on book members and asked that NEW SECTIONS OF THE RULES - AMD THEN READ men replace cups and silver in Chairman John A. Sullivan; VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY. THE ENTIRE THING. REMENIBER, THESE ARE sink after night lunch. F. Fisher, Secretary Edward DeBourbon. Feb. — Chairman A. Campbell: THE SHIPPING RULES WE OURSELVES HAV£ Engine Delegate, reported two Repair list turned over to secre­ Secretary G. Maslaroy. Dele­ MADE AND THE RULES WE SHIP BYNew book members in his department. tary. Deck Delegate report 20 gates reports accepted. hours in dispute, other delegates Business: List of fines for minor Good and Welfare: D. Wares sug­ THEY ARE PRINTED IN FULL FOR YOUR CON­ gested that each delegate submit report none. Union literature infractions drawn up and ap­ VENIENCE ON PAGE 16 OF THIS ISSUE. passed out and various question proved. Motion carried that ^ a repair list. H. De Ruyter, discussed. Milk supply, repair letter be written to the LCXJ Steward, addressed the meeting in which he said there would be list, food supply discussed under praising, the cooperation of 1st no limit on food while it lasted. Good and Welfare. Some food Assistant Engineer Walter P. to be saved to show Patrolman. Carlson. Good and Welfare: Stewai'd and Cooks promised to Brother McCormack to be put on do better. Minute of silence for probation due to his inability to By HANK Brothers lost at sea. Ship's and cooperate with his shipmates. Engine Delegate SulUvan; Deck From Walter Winchell's column of April 14, it says: "Years Delegate E. Andersen; Stewards ago slaves, instead of stocks and bonds, were bought and sold Delegate Grunwald. on Wall Street"... Today, with the Stock Exchange big-shots cheaply prolonging the UFE strike, it looks like they class their 4 4 4 » 4. financial employees in the category of stocks, bonds and cigar DEL VIENTO, AprU 4—Chair­ MARINE RUNNER. Mar. 7— smoke. However, if it wasn't for our militant AFL trade unionman Bill Mitchell; Recording Chairman Kenneth Carlson; Secretary Bernard Kelly. Deck Secretary Fred Miller. Depart­ JOHN HATHORN. Feb. 22— sts, the United Financial Employes Union (with SIU-SUP sailors Delegate asked his department ments reported plenty of over­ Chairman Spider Korolia; Secre­ supporting), going out on strike against the big people of Wall to keep quarters clean, said CapStreet, these financial workers would, in these difficult times, time in dispute. Miller moved, tary John G.,Brady. Deck. Deletain had complained. Engine, „ . , „ be forced to remain the slaves .of the Wall Street gluttons of Olney seconded, carried, that Delegate reported a few dis-1 wealth. cooking facilities be installed for okay and was given vote of African shore workers. Miller puted houi-s. Voted to hold up thanks for job well done; Stew­ 4 4 4 moved, Domingue seconded, car­ payoff until matter of tax with­ ards Delegate Emmett Barrios Brother George Meaney who just came off the SS South­ ried, that four months food be holding settled, company rate be­ reported one hour of overtime in land wrote the following item about his shipmates: "Many of ing thought too high. Voted to parried on African run. Kelly dispute; Engine Delegate R. L. the oldtimers know Steward George Russell, who was well moved, Gonzales seconded, car­ bring anybody drunk at payoff Trumbull reported several hours liked and did a line job—and even received a clock as a ried, that status of African crews u^ on charges. Voted that if the of disputed overtime. New birthday present from the crew. Also aboard were Andy working Mississippi in West Captain and Steward wanted the Business: Motion by D. D. Story Mazurick. Vernon Haworth, Alvin Adams. Pat Huff. Ray Africa be clarified. Voted to bad meat qooked, the Cook that repair lists of all depart­ Pomykala. Dirk Vissey. Max Moore. Eddie Dudek, Vego check Engineers' disregard for should see that the two of them ments be merged aind a copy be Justo. Guess who else was on board? Good old Mike Sorensen, Electricians. Voted that Pursers and nobody else got it to eat. presented to head of each de-' the cook who was around during the MMP strike. He's the on African run leam more about Suggestion to adjust overtime partment. Motion by Sylvera same old Mike—still turning out the chow. Now here's some and time changes. Minute of sil­ treating tropical diseases. that a new meat block and gi-ill of the gang whoTl be around New York soon: Carlos Pete ence for Brothers lost at sea. be put aboard. Motion carried 4 » Negron. Bob Tate. Victor Bonet. Joseph Co'nlon Garcia. Victor MATTHEW B. BRADY, Mar. that ship's delegate see Captain Perez. John Flynn. Eddie Grzyd and W. Peterson. Most of the 28 — Chairman E. J. Shipps: regarding fares paid for launch guys have itchy feet and want to get back to Bremen and Secretary R. J. Wells. Ship's service while in Manila. Le Havre again since they seem to hear wedding bells ringing iDelegate warned men using star­ there." 4 4 4 board showers to keep them ALCOA PEGASU^^, Feb. 21— *44. Clean. Deck and Stewards DeleChairman William Hope; Secre­ Brother Buford Jones, from New Orleans, just came in off a *gates reported some disputed tary J. P. Morris. Good and Wel­ long trip aboard the SS Petrolite. Brother Jones related that the overtime. Deck Delegate said he fare: Suggestion to pick up all would turn in to Union names books and place then in rack in crew suffered many hardships from the skipper. In one port the of men who fouled up their the P. O. mess. Suggestion crew was shortchanged in their draws for foreign dough—imtil 4 4 4 gangway watch. Engine Dele­ for Stewards Department to they complained to the American consulate. Another incident ROBIN GOODFELLOW. April gate reported all okay. Voted to put in overtime for going • in involved a brother getting logged here in an American port for 4 — Chairman Nick Swokle; have repair list; ready. Jones. engine room spaces to bag and something he was supposed to have done some time ago in a Secretary Arthur Wert. No beefs Hill and Cook volunteered to count linen. Suggestion made foreign port.,, Brother Isidore Levy came in from a trip to Italy. at all reported by department sougee recreation room. Minute that ship's delegate check with Brother Roderick Smith stayed aboard for another trip as Bosun. of silence for Brothers lost at delegates. Pasinesky's motion to Patrolman as to possibility of The ship is heading for Greece this time. put in for new washing machine sea . changing ship's plan according to 4 4 4 passed. So was Swokle's mo­ original specifications. One min­ Brother George Pasinosky. oldtimer and New Jersey tion to see Mate about keys to ute of silence for Brothers lost citizen, is in town with another brother. Pete Pasinosky. Their rooms and Longfellow's motion at sea. third brother. Joe, also a Bosun, is aboard a Robin ship on to see*that store list be made and the South African run... To Brother A. R. Velasco. oldtimer. stores procured before crew down in Florida: Yoq're on the weekly mailing list for the leaves ship. Passed motion that 4 4 4 LOG and a few back issues, too... Brother Melvin Hibbs. LONGVIEW VICTORY. Mar. ship be fumigated to get rid of the oldtimer. came into town out of Tampa, and out of re­ 28 — Chairman John Driscoll; homesteading roaches and lice. tirement. so he could pitch in and "hit the bricks" of Wall 4 4 4 Secretary Robert Aiu. Charges Elected J. Dodge Ship's Delegate. Street. A vote of thanks to Brother Hibbs... Here are a few against Brother read by Vasquez. Deck Delegate Swokle; Engine MALDEN VICTORY. Jan. 1— oldtimers in town: Charlie "Carioca Red" Benway, "Red" Article in LOG read by Driscoll. Delegate Stuntebeck; Stewards Chairman Ame Larsen; Secre­ McKenzie, A. Vasquez. T. Humal. E. Samia. M. Awall. O. tary V/aller J. Walsh. New Motion by Rhone seconded and Delegate Buleca. Williams, and J. Quimara. Gulf oldtimer. Business: Motion carried to have carried that charges against 4 4 4 4 4 4 Brother are not serious enough STEEL VENDOR. Mar, 7— flushometer checked. Men wish­ ing to pay off on the West Coast Chairman T. Tuars; Secretary J. The weekly LOG will be traveling free of cost to the fol­ for trial committee. Voted to hold payoffs until settlement of K. Cann. S. Jandora elected to notify their respective dele­ lowing brothers, some permitmen and other bookmen, all over all beefs. Minute of silence for Ship's Delegate. Department gates so that replacements can the country: Fi-ank Edmonds of North Carolina, W,ilburt Wentling ''-A delegates said no beefs to report. be secured and possible mutual of Pennsylvania, Fred Lane of New York, Peter Piascik of Con­ Brothers lost at sea. Report on necticut, John Turner of Florida, Michael Slinski of New Jersey, Voted Stewards stores, hospital payoffs arranged. 4 4 4 SUZANNE, April 4 — Chair­ supplies and slopchest be checked slick radio salesman who boarded Leo Sigl of Wisconsin, Albert Carbonell of New York, Rollo Heaton man F. Cornier; Secretary Mexi- by delegates and Patrolman be­ ship and sold radios to several of Alabama, James McLinden of Pennsylvania, Wayne Routh of mo Murphy. Department dele­ fore departure. Ships minutes members of the crew for $75. North Carolina, Omar Elliott of Alabama, Jerrell Neel of Texas, gates reported all shipshape. Mo­ plus pictures to be mailed to Radios, could have ^ been pur­ Irvin Harrington of Florida, Howard Todd of California, Furman ^ tion by Rothmere, seconded by N. Y. at first port touched. Elec­ chased in Philly for $45. One Hipp of South Carolina, John Simon of Ohio, Francis Phelps of 1 Borofont, for non-concurrence in trician to fix all fans. Steward minute of silence for lost Bro­ Maryland, Henry King of Alabama, Theodore Aleck of Maryland, Robert Butler of New York, Thomas Logan of Pennsylvania. Galveston motion to close San to improve night lunch. Various thers. . • SOME CHA»«3ES, HAVE BEEN MAPE ! CVT and RUN �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday. AprU 30. W4« LOG SPEAKS Member Sees No Reason For Painting Disputes Chief Cook Prayer For Seafaring Men To Ihe Editor: Now I am not the least bit jealous of a man getting along Being a sailor (I hope) and a in the world, and if we have Bosun of fairly long standing, I lots of overtime, I like to • ask would like to clarify and explain the Stewards Department for as­ .and attempt to stop the eternal sistance in painting. And try to haggling between departments on get the Wipers some but the our ships, both SIU and SUP. I sailors are supposed to be the have sailed several of both and painters and their work gives have had the same petty argu­ them skill in that line, which a ments come up on both. Messman's duties do not. So I The sailors are the bona fide think it is absolutely their, work and supposed to be—the capable, and as long as they do not in­ competent and experienced paint­ fringe upon some other man's ers on the ships, having paints, work, it should be no point of brushes, etc. The Bosun must contention between departments. mix and pass out the paints and I am very thankful for the supervise all paint jobs. wages and conditions obtained as a result of union activity and MESSMAN VS. OS brotherly cooperation, because I Now, one brother, in a recent have sailed—as have many more issue of the LOG, asked, "Why, brothers—when we had no over­ should an OS have more over- time whatever to haggle over. WUliam A. Floyd. SUP Log-A -Rhythms Dedicated to BUI Champlin, Bosun, MV Sea Trader By MICHAEL P. STATH, 3rd Mate Seafarer A1 Sage, recently a member of the galley gang aboard the SS Steel Chemist, had this photo taken by Earl Laws, a shipmate. More LOGs Now Going To Port Of Spain Brother Adds To Praise Of S.I. Hospital To ihe Editor: To the Editor: I For all who go to sea in ships, I keep a prayer upon my lips: God keep them safe and make them brave, And let them master wind and wave. For ships, however, great they be, Seem small upon an angry sea. II For sailormen whose courses lie Beyond the edge of sea and sky. Upon my lips a prayer I keep: '• > • "':Sl I have been receiving five j Just this morning I completed God strengthen them upon the deep. copies of the SEAFARERS LOG ,a two-week stay at the Marine For ships, however large they be. regularly and I thank you very Hospital on Staten Island. Com­ much for sending them. When­ ing over to the Hall here in Seem puny in a storm at sea. ever a Union member comes New Yoi-k I picked up a copy Ill here he is very happy to be of the LOG of March 26 and able to get a copy from me. 'read with interest , a letter from Wisdom and courage. Lord I pray: time than a Messman?" I ask, But I am still short as I am Frank Schutz complimenting the Bestow on sailors day by day. "Is there any reason a Messman well patronized by your Union Marine Hospital on the treat­ And grant to all seafaring men should have more overtime than members, and some have asked ment he had received there, The joy of getting home again. me to write this letter to you j For my money he is one hunan OS?" and have signed it too. i For ships however strong they be. 'dred percent right, and I hearti­ If I am a fireman at a lumber Thanking you in advance, I Seem frail upon a storm-tossed sea. mill and the foreman asks for ly agree with Brother Schutz men to work overtime stacking remain yours faithfully, when he says that nobody has Burze Ghelman any beef regarding service or lumber, should he ask me? Plaza Hotel As I understand it, a Mess­ treatment at that Marine Hos­ 54 Park Street pital. man makes 11 hours on Sunday Port of Spain and holidays at sea and eight I can say honestly that in the Trinidad hours .^n Saturday and Sundays two weeks I spent there I was in port. Should we put an OS (Ed. Note: Letter endorsed treated and respected as well as To the Editor: to go to the Painters Union. I in his place for that? On many by T. N. Kaivtch. C. M. Shuren. I ever could have expected to don't think anyone can deplore a ship I have sailed the Stew­ A. R. Glove. Benjamin F.' be treated in any private hospi­ There has been quite a lot of such a person as much as I do* ards Department made more Bond and James A. Broadus. tal. The doctors seemed very discussion lately of the painting RARE CASES overtime than the Deck Depart­ Friend Ghelman now receives efficient and the nUrses were done by the Stewards Depart­ In regard to anyone submit­ ment both in the LOG and ting 110 hours for painting a ment in their regular work and 25 copies of the LOG every most considerate at all times. aboard - ship. Speaking as a storeroom, such cases must be I never complained about them. week.) CLASSY DAMES member of the Stewards Depart­ very rare. I have never en­ ment," I want to voice my feel­ countered such a case. How­ SEAFARER SHIPMATES Incidentally, I've not seen a ings on the matter. ever, in saying this, I do not for classier collection of femininity I have never been. an ambi­ a minute doubt that, Brother in ages. Some of them were just pretty, but a greater part of tious painter, however, when it Stewart, or any other Patrol­ them were absolute knockouts. I comes to painting the messroom, man, has occasionally run into can't think of a better place to storerooms, galley, etc., the up­ such cases. keep of which is the duty of the As "seamen, we all know how be sick. Stewards Department, I feel it is much progi-ess has been made in It would be a good idea to just for members of the Stewards raising our base wages. This is remember. Brothers, that in a Department to expect preference. well appreciated. government hospital you don't All members in all depart­ rate any of that bedside manner Brother Freddie Stewart, I feel, a private croaker gives you. All was off base a bit when he stated ments, especially in the lower very pointedly in the March 26th ratings, have always found it you get is efficient service. That's been my experience. issue of the LOG: "Our first con­ necessary to augment their take The M^rine Hospital is for those tracts eliminated this excess home pay by making a little who need treatment for their work, which was so unjustly a extra in overtime. ills. I certainly wouldn't expect part of our regular working Jf messmen, who pay as much in dues as Bosuns, Electricians to go over there to recuperate functions." Well, since the Stewards De­ and other higher ratings put of from a two-week drunk. That partment was required to paint much lower wages, cannot be isn't what the place is there for. when no overtime was involved, benefitted by the terms of his Moreover, private hospitals that then isn't it the tight of that Union's agreement, then I im- .• handle that kind of stuff soak department to be given the pre­ agine they are expected to take you plenty. In closing, let me say again ference now that is being paid in laundry as of old. In all my time sailing ships that for, my money the .Marine for? It is quite true that those where the Stewards Department Hospital on Staten Island is characters who consider them­ was allowed to paint, I have plenty okay. My sincere thanks selves painters first and Messmen never been on a single ship cind appreciation for the treat­ or Cooks after, and bring their where the Deck Department was . ' Eraest Bonner (left) and John JPritz. both of whom are ment I received there. own painting gear in their suit­ not called in to share in a sub­ r 'giidbd SIU men and wonderful shipmates, as Raymond Barnette Max Lipkin cases, should be relieved of their stantial part of the painting. it. Brother Barnella took the photo ^hen all three were boolts. They should be: .adyisecl ; R. Brown the SS Hehrir Lbhdfellow a Watettaiaift ship! Galley Gang Rates Painting Rights, Seafarer Asserts r^ •• �Friday' April 30. 1948 Short Short Story — The Ill-Fated Mary Doe THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Dutchy Will Trade An Airtight* System For One Suit Of Clothes To the Editor: Port Said is a place where Ali Baba and his 40 thieves would N 1920, when I was master of the foxir-masted schooner, Eliza­ be considered cream puffs. The beth Bandi, lying in F>hiladclphia, another schooner came and average American dip, pick­ tied up alongside my vessel. She was a fine four master, well- pocket to you, would be picked founded, and brand new. Let's say she was the Mary Doe. clean while blinking his eyes It seemed to me that her master. Captain Blank we'll call in this place. They're fast and him, was hell-bent on business. The freight being low and both elusive, but we outwitted them They don't put nothing over on vessels, therefore, lying idle waiting for cargo, we struck up an las. Oh no, we were wise and acquaintance. This soon developed into friendship, as is common ready. with men who follow the sea. As soon as a ship drops the hook these chiseling commandos RUM AND MUSIC descend like a swarm of locusts. Then, one evening. Captain Blank, who seemed to have some­ Bumboats surround the ship and thing on his mind, made the sign by lifting his elbow and invited grappling hooks go over the me to his cabin for a dram. We had a few drams of rum, skilled rails. They run up the lines like on another and talked about ships to the sounds of the phono­ monkeys. This is a view of famed and colorful Port Said, situated graph playing selections from gamle Norge. If there is an open porthole or in the northeastern part of Egypt at the Mediterranean end Captain Blank became moody, as if longing for home. But it an vmlocked room on the ship, of the Suez Canal. It is also approximately the site where passed away. He turned to busi­ they will clean it out faster than Dutchy Moore of the Steel Scientist was bamboozled out of ness and asked me in a hushed ".:S| a pack of hungry buzzards on a a suit of clothes. tone: bloated hog. In fact, it is amaz­ "Captain Peterson, how much ing. You cannot imagine how temptation. I flew to the door. Well, to make a long and sad money does your owner pay you cunningly they operate until you A young lad with an honest face story short, and to keep the rec­ a' month?" are actually over there once. and soft brown eyes was holding ord straight, they wouldn't send "Top wages," said I, "$300 At the first ship meeting out a bottle of Haig and Haig pinch- up the scotch until we came to V-11 per month." of New York aboard the Steel bottle. terms. I insisted on testing every Captain Blank smiled to himScientist, enroute to the Far Of course I'm cautions. They bottle to see if it was okay; the, gelf and gave me a significant East by way of Port Said, it was ain't going to put anything over kid wants to see the clothes. wink. Then, as if unable to hold found that two-thirds of the on Dutchy Moore. Never let I had a couple of old suits 1 back a secret, he produced from crew had never experienced the that be said. Haven't I wained had taken along for trading pur­ his desk a private agreement be­ charge of the bite brigade." the crew to be careful. poses, but he wants me to show tween himself and his owner. "Let's have a taste of that, them out the poi'thole as agreed.. '•i I SHREWD MOVE It made me blink as I read kid," I take a slug, it's the real I hand him a coat and he looks it alodd. It stipulated that the master's salary is to be $500 per .So, as ship's delegate, and hav­ thing. "How much? Let's do at it. I take the coat and he month and the contract is to continue for two years whether the ing been over there several some business." looks at the pants. Then, wham! master is in charge of the said vessel or not. times, I made a motion to keep DEAL BREWS lie grabs the coat from my hand "Captain Blank!" I exclaimed, "How in hell can your owner the Egyptians out of the pas­ and runs. The kid tells me he has a sageways and particularly out of pay you such a high salary when freight is so low?" case of the same stuff in the I tear around to the bumboat— "What the hell. Captain Peterson," Blank explained, "she's a the crew quarters. Any busi­ bumboat alongside the ship. He no bumboat. Is my face red. Am big vessel and she carries the highest insurance the owner could ness or changie for changie wants 120 American bucks for it, I mortified. Foiled again by the would have to be transacted out get—$100,000 more than she is worth." on deck or through the porthole. but will trade for some clothing slickest operators in the world! And he gave me another significant wink. Say, do you want to know After discussion the motion was and cigarettes. I throw a light Then, after a moment of silence, Captain Blank filled the carried. over the side and the boatman my system for stopping the bumglasses. "Skol!" he said, with a far-away look. "I want to go back When we dropped hook at Port holds up a case of scotch. Oh ! boat merchants in Singapore? to the old country. I haven't been home in 42 years..." ' Dutchy Moore Said we were immediately boy! boarded. Were they d i s a p • • • A year passed since we parted and we never met again. Then, pointed to find a crew that knew one day, when I was aboard my vessel lying in Mobile, Ala., I the score and would not al­ low them the run of the ship. chanced to see a news item in a. local paper. It read: "The four-masted schooner Mary Doe was abandoned after The crew took turns guarding the passageways on their own a fire at sea off Miami..." seamen will sign an affidavit time and regai-dlcss of tricks To the Editor: three feet long to say they have I read it over once again and, recalling the private agree­ tried the natives did not breach I would like to advance my no intentions of becoming Am­ ment, whistled low. our defenses. way of looking at the alien ques­ —R. J. Peterson, MM&P Oh we were shrewd boys. Out­ tion and to find out if I'm wrongs erican citizens. So let's consider our boys more guessed and outfianked we had and everybody else is right. closely when we have our ship's them on the run. We ex­ Lately I've been sailing from last meetings and take a small changed sly winks and congratu­ the West Coast to Japan and the amount of the overseas bpys lated ourselves on the slickness ports I've called at have a size­ but not take all of them. of our maneuver. able number of foreign seamen. I'm only a carpenter and can The rest is painful to relate. This ship's last trip had seven. "The best laid plans of mice and One of them had been in the handle a job ashore but some of men ... ", but that's small con­ Stales for 26 years and has not the boys find it tough getting a job ashore. Some of the boys solation. applied for first papers yet. Im­ may think I'm looking out of I was in the galley with both migration tied him up at Olymone of my eyes but I don't port holes closed, guarding the pia, Wa.sh. think so. roast. I didn't care for any of The others were all go-od fel­ those Port Said diarhonds, hasArvel Beardon lows but they said they never DEL MUNDO MEETING PRESENTS sacks, pocketbooks, tapestries, saw things done in countries Portland, Ore. bracelets or such. (Ed. Note: At present there abroad like we seamen do them PLAN FOR FIREMEN ON STANDBY A tapping on my porthole, a in the U.S. One of them com­ is a restriction on the number bottle of scotch waved at me— plained all trip and when he of aliens permitted to sail To the Editor: returned he wanted to make an­ American ships. Only 25 per In a discussion on board this ship as to conditions enjoyed cent of the crew of a ship 'Wild Bill' Thornton other trip on his permit. by all seamen of Seafarers International Union, our attention was sailing foreign may be' com­ We fought the Marshall Plan finally centered on our brother firemen. In RAF Sick Bay posed of alien seamen. In tak­ on letting Europe have 500 ships At present, these boys' nights are constantly being taken up After Shipboard Fall to turn over to foreign crews. ing in alien seamen, the SIU in all ports performing their customary dutie.s before a boiler. In I don't see much difference in takes this fact into considera­ order to improve this condition, we are asking for a plan by To the Editor: sending the ships to Europe and tion. In cases such as the one which. Firemen can be relieved of night dutj^ while the ship is Well I was heading home on crewing them there and having mentioned by Brother Beardon in its home port, this plan to be put before the negotiating com­ one of the Isthmian scows and Europe's seamen come over here. where a man has the neces­ mittee for action when negotiating new contracts. I slipped on the Engine Room When 500 foreign seamen sail sary time but has not filed for We are offering a suggestion, which could be used: On arrival ladder. from here they put that many first papers, the Union has been of a ship in its home port, two Firemen on standby status could Here I am in ah RAF Hospital American seamen on the beach. attempting to get him to do relieve two Firemen on night duty. The two men being relieved still in bed after 1(^ days. But so, in order to reduce the prob­ HELPED US could go on day jduty, thus creating two jobs for these boys and the sawbones said I would be lem and to make grabbing a also giving them a few nights ashore while at home. able to get up in a few days. Of course they are all good ship easier for the aliens who I was on the SS Harry L. boys. They helped us during the were with us through the last Signed by Crew. SS Del Mundo Glucksman and would like, to war. Remember, too, we helped war and who helped build the ANSWER:—The suggestion made by the brothers aboard say we had mostly book men these boys by giving them the Union but still do not have ' the Del Mundo is a good one and sets forth a plan which the and all in all a very nice bunch best pay and conditions. We enough time to file. Further­ Union very much desires to effect. It is one of tha things the of seamen as always is the case have plenty ox U.S. boys who more, it should be pointed out when they're SIU. pay taxes who are capable for that veterans of the U.S. Union has set in its goal for what it regards as a near-perfect WUliam (Wild Bill) Thornton our tubs. Evei'ybody knows Am­ armed forces are receiving pre­ contract and toward the attainment of which the Union will RAF Hospital No. 7 erican seamen have the best ference in obtaining Union continue to direct its efforts. Stoamaz^Poinl. Aden . conditionsA x some of the alien mendiership.) | I Brother States His Views On Alien Seamen Problem �liiriTinnriirrpmrn^^ .- • :..^;-'''?pw;;i;;v-": T mE ^E A^F ArR E R S L O G Page Twelve Fiidiq^ April^^,..ie4B JOLIET VICTORY MEN ON ANM OFF TBE JOB ^ ^ Need For UniGn Education To the Editor: more draws for-; the rest of the trip. I could fill the entire LOG This is not a crying letter and with these beefs, nearly all of we don't need any crying towels. which have been ironed out We are, fully capable of taking somewhat. But I can see where care of* our own troubles and they'll come up again with the are a 100 per cent SIU crew. The next crew and that introduces following lines are to show what our plea for book-men to come J, i t, a crew will run up against when and replace us. We are paying sailing an Isthmian ship, whose off in New York and there will After a hard day on the brains department is of the old be plenty of jobs all around; deck. A1 Aava. Jr. Engineer, company school, the one which Then we'll educate these phonies left, and Vic Mako. DB4. doff made union organization neces­ for good. • shoes and relax with a rugged sary, and the urgent need of us The younger members are round of cribbage. Shots were guys who know the score in re­ okay but in most cases they can't gard to standard SIU conditions: taken by Donald Southwood. conceive what we mean by con­ Our ship is a C-3, the Steel ditions since they never sailed in S'- •• Age, out four months and due in the past, and don't have a cori^ s- 4. Boston April 25. The skipper is structive enough knowledge of "Panicky" Jaenicke and he's sure any agreement to know when he's the whole cow. The mate, they are being taken advantage chief and first are sucklings to of. A determined effort by all same. Any of the above-men­ hands to ship on these rusttioned have absolutely no re­ buckets with the education of gard for conditions or a man's these brothers in mind should rights. be enacted, and, believe me, brother, I'll be around. NEED EDUCATION With this, and full co-operation We are sailing under the from headquarters, the Patrol­ To the Editor: newly-made agreement and that men, and port committee, we can The SS Bertram G. Goodhue, places us in the position of try­ bust them wide open in short South Atlantic, is one ship out j ing to show these finks what the order. of a thousand, and it is about as agreement applies to under our Our delegate, Armand Thiboclose to 100 percent okay as can working rules. They seem to be deau, deserves a big hand for be found. neurotics when we have a point his work against such opposition. to gain. The Mates and Engineers not He didn't make any bones about to mention the Skipper himself When the Chief Engineer was telling the.se guys off and laying are for the crew. There is told that work performed after down the facts and we are about as much overtime allowed five and before eight was over­ deeply indebted to him. As a as 'the men can work, and very^, time, he nearly popped a gut and consequence, we hear of some little has been disputed. The refused to believe it until the trumped up "inaptitude" charge chow, too cannot be disputed. skipper verified that fact. He that may be placed against him still made threats against our by the brains department, none The crew, in general, is also delegate, which were direct in­ of whom make a third rate shoe­ very good. Everybody wants to timidation. Shortly afterwards maker. do his share of the job and there ^ By "SALTY DICK" an Oiler asked for a few hours is no one lying down. This dissension between the So far as the beefs are con­ ABOARD SS DEL NORTE— there was a tree standing in the off to buy a pair of shoes, and crew and officers of the higher cerned there are very few, and ^^en Frank Vinero was asked grand lounge. Someone suggested this was flatly refused, then and brackets began in the first three what there are can be squared jj gjj.^ ^gg^h, he re- we should hang a certain party at all times unless we got rid weeks of the trip, during which of our delegate. away on board. 'plied: "Yes, she carries hers in on it—no, it wasn't done... time they showed evidence of All trip the eight-to»twelve trying to work our members The repairs have all been purse!"... Richard Haviland May Sullivan's bar in B. A. done, every one the crew asked cguie, back to the ship and told is distributing the LOG but watch has been standing the against each other and playing for. The Delegates have been ^j^g crew he got lost in Santos, I didn't find any in Monte­ four-to-twelve port watch under favorites, intimidating the dele'doing fine. They f^et all over- >j,gj^ gj^g j^g wasn't alone... video. Someone is slipping... direct orders. The watch Junior gates and refusing to recognize time fixed up as soon as the jjg^ Orleans, go over Don't fail to go to. Sao Paulo Engineers have been sounding sections of . the agreement. They work is done. to the Ship Ahoy Bar and meet from Santos, for two dollars tanks on deck. Oilers, work with­ considered themselves a holy , ter­ We have our meetings regu- fiends. I like the sign which round trip by bus. A very out regard to working spaces, ror and announced that they larly. That is were we get reads, "Union Bar." delightful trip...You can miss and Junior Engineers are ex­ were going to get tough. They things ironed out. pected to overhaul the entire gave notice that all OT except Harvey Hill vvas born and the girls for one day... plant while on watch and not week-end watches would be dis­ haised in New Orleans and beCREW ACTION A seaman should be a very ing a rebel he" refuses to cele- intelligent person. He's always under direction of the watch en­ puted and we would work from We do have one case to be brate Lincoln's birthday. But he travelling, coming into contact gineer, either. The Wipers are bell-to-bell. As a result, .they're brought to the Patrolman's at- ^111 accept the eight hours over- with people from all parts and turned to on a Saturday for the been the laughing stock of the tention when he comes aboard, time. seeing things that others only remaining two hours until noon ship. The man concerned will be One thing we need here on witness in the movies. He also, when the ship had departed that Charles Burns recommended for a trial com­ the Del Norte is a crying room. has plenty of time to read good morning. A Junior Engineer was Port Said, Egypt. ordered to swap watches for the mittee in New York. I'm sure it would be full at all books... We'll send you some pictures times. Yet, we're on a good ship Santos may be a coffee port, day with another junior. Four-Legged Seafarer of the gang with all their names and on a good run... We have but to us boys there's plenty of The ship arrived in Haifa on a for the LOG shortly. a very good Punser Department. sugar there ... One of the boys Saturday and anchored outside The crew that was on here last There's never any beef on them. is pretty well broken up because the breakwater, and didn't clear must have been some bunch. May they remain forever. The he promised to wed a senorita quarantine until the next A.M. They were too lazy to turn to on Captain is a good joe and he here in B. A. and he can't keep The Oilers' watches were broken the foc'sles with paint and , knows his business ... his promi.se. (It's rumored she's at FWE, with the ship not even brushes. As a result, we have to classified as in port. The skip­ a pistol-packin' mama.) How many of you got gypped paint all the time. However, it's in Rio? There's a factory there per refused an AB medical atten­ all overtime. tion for a swollen arm and boil. making perfume (all brands) This will be one of the cleanest and the local police -raided it. The three department dele^ ships to hit New York. In fact Don't buy the stuff along the gates went to see him about this we h5pe to come in without a waterfront'... Did you know and the Captain said that the Aboard practically every beef aboard. , man wasn't in need of medical the "cokes" are weaker in George Meany SIU ship there's a Seafarer attention. The delegates asked B. A. than in the U. S. A.? (Ed. Note: Brother Meany's About four years ago they with a camera. Th^y lake him' if he was a doctor and cheery letter, written from started by giving them away some pretty good pictures, enough of one to determine this. Germany, is endorsed by Tom in Montivideo. Today they are Of course he wasn't, but he said too. The photos—and stories - Osewick, Ship's Delegate.) that he was as good as any doc­ being sold everywhere... —ought to be sent to the tor ashore. The American consul For those who don't know, THEWEMBERSHIPSAVS; A SIO whenever you pay your bill at LOG for publication. How was called and the AB advised to to go to the agent since he a restaurant or a bar in B. A. about it, brothers. And send SHIP MUST BEA^ the tip is per cent added to along identification — names could do nothing about it. The Perched on a desk in the iagent sent him to a doctor, who LOG office, "Floss," four-footed the bill... Mrs. Edna Johansson, make news, you know. Well Chief Stewardess on the Del return pictures, if you wish. said that it was a good thing companion of Seafarer Bob that he had come for treatment. High, gives with a happy smile Norte, is a real oldtimer. She's The addess is SEAFARERS been sailing for years and was for the camera. The pooch, NICE GUY aboard a ship that was torpedoed LOG, 51 Beaver St., New says Brother High, enjoys An Oiler got a medical slip to reading the LOG but has been during the war... The laundry York 4. N. Y. situation here is bad. There have a tooth looked after. When disturbed over finding little Maybe you can do It right should be two men doing the the old man got the bill he told space devoted to seafaring can­ now, eh? work. Let's get going on this isthe Oiler that unless he. paid it ines. This "bone" should keep himself he would give him no the old gti h«ppy for awhilOi • .j sMo ,. , During Christmas , weok, Joliet Victory crewztten Jim Sullivan, AB. top, and Blaekie CroweUL OS. turning a trick on cargo gear prior to unload­ ing in an East African port. Goodhue Reported Good Vessel For Chow, Overtime 'The Voice Of The Sea' il;-^ fe 11 Lensmen Wanted! ClfAKSrtiP, �Fzida^< Aitrii 80,1S4$ •» f " r t H E SEA F ARERS tO G ^ --r:---ij—r - i . ^ - • ij.i..,- Page Thizteen x. ^ '^ " 5 The Waterman tugboats in the harbor of Mobile are organized into the Marine Allied Workers division of the Seafarers International Union. The drive in the Gulf area to organize towboatmen has met. with marked success, and is expected to make even greater strides this year. Pictured above is the Captain, one of the Waterman tugboat fleet. A new contract for Mobile tugboatmen was signed recently and gives those workers a very good deal. Aboard the SS Robert G. Ingersoll, Waterman Steamship Company, the crewmembers worked together m a solid, well-.functioning team. They held regular shipboard meetings, and remembered to send minutes imd pictures to the LOG office. What more could be asked? Above, ^e Engine Departrnent takes time out to pose for a picture. First row, left to right, William H. Brown, Oiler; Calvin K. Wagner, Oiler: John W. Polaski, Oiler; and Warren W, Cur'-ier FWT Md Engine Department Delegate. Hear row, standing from left to right, are Paul R. Albano,' FWT; and Jozef Kowalewski, Deck Engineer. Men of the Deck Department look at the birdie for the benefit of LOG readers. Left to right, kneeling, Paul Koval, DM; A. Clark. AB; Arveds E. Auers, AB, Deck Delegate; and Carlos Labiosa, Bosun. In the rear, from 1. to r., H. Palmer, OS; Chester Sawal, AB; H. Pieren, AB; R. Habluetzel, OS; and H. D. LaFitte, AB. When the Steel Navigator, Isthmian Steamship Company, put into Beirut, Lebanon, recently, the crew set to work with a will to get everything in ship-shape order. In the picture above, two Brother Seafarers take time off from working on the ship to wave for the cameraman. Left. Pete Bluhm, Deck Maintenance, and right, Jimmy Slaven, Deck Maintenance. Brother Bluhm sent in these pictures, and others which appeared in the LOG recently, a few weeks, ago. They report that Isthmian licensed officers ere still up to their chiselling tricks, but that SlU solidarity and militancy is rapidly squaring things away. However, the food on the Steel Navigator was good, and the men expressed a Crewmembers called the Ingersoll Stewards Department, "Best in the Business," Here they are, from left to right, in the front row: James Henderson, Third Cook; and Arthur Lloyd, Night Cook and Baker. Second row, in the qsual order, S. B. Thomas, Chief Steward; Warren Knight, Messman; Alex Alexander, Messman; C. J. Oliver. Chief Cook; Henry Alexander. Utility, and Stewards Department Delegate: an(^ Msdcomb Tucker, Messman, •Tt �Page Fourteen THE SEA FA RERS LOG Friday, April 30, 1948, SIU Contracted Companies; Bull Line To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted compsniss behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. asked me the name of the ship, where she was headed and her cargo. He also wanted to know why the ship had sunk so quick^y"I didn't want to tell him we had an armed guard so I told him we had been hit in the en­ gine room. We were told we were 270 miles from shore and, after slowly proceeding through the wreckage looking for sur­ vivors, the submarine left. Dorothy, Mae, Beatrice and goods of all types to the their fourteen sisters are pretty islands. The principal cargoes on well known gals along the sugar return trips consist of finished run. Tobacco to them is no gloves, embroidered handiwork, stranger, and rum they hold with sugar, rum and tobacco. OFFICES MOVED ease. Possessed of the wander The trade prospered so that lust, the ladies can oft be found in 1909 the company embarked "Later we found another crew­ along the New York waterfront on a building program, increas­ man on a raft, but a search all . or the docks of Puerto Rico. night and the next day failed ing its fleet to fifteen vessels. to produce any others who had But lest anyone misunderstand EXPANDED SERVICES sui-vived the sinking. Six days ' it must be hastily added that the later we were rescued." girls are upstanding virtuous Following the first World War, girls, kept well under the criti­ the companj' expanded its opera­ The ship losses along the coast cal eye of Father Bull. The girls tions by initiating service be­ continued to be so great that . are, let it be known, the names tween East Coast U.S. ports and of the seventeen Bull Line ves­ harbors of the Eastern Mediter­ sels. ranean and the Black Sea. Later Their acquaintance with to­ the foreign run was switched to bacco and rum is purely occupa­ South and East Africa. tional and by no means a vice. In 1927, however, the company Lugging these goods from the discontinued operations to trans(Photo reprinted from The Compass) West Indies to Americans who Atlantic ports and concentrated A rare photograph of the first Dorothy, rebuilt from a crave them, the trade is profit­ on the West Indian run and the wreck in 1902. Note the high stack and the crew's laundry able, it keeps the customers hap­ Atlantic coastwise service. hanging on the bow. Crew slept below decks forward, the py, the company satisfied and Master alone slept above decks. The present Dorothy was the seamen who sail them con­ The company's fleet remained static until 1934 when the An­ tented. gelina and Manuela were built. built in I9I8. The story of the seventeen These two ships were the first company offices were moved to sisters is the story of Bull Line ocean-going dry cargo ships to. men aboard the ships, - • but the Only four crewmembers-—all SIU Pensacola, Florida, in hopes that —an interesting tale of a humble be built in United States ship-j^^^® three of the company men—survived. The following is the shorter run would cut the JP: l-ir crewmember's statement losses, but the submarine attacks beginning and quick rise to a yards following the first World vessels, long suppressed by se- the curity regulations, demands re­ made before the Coast Guard: station with the major American War. did not lessen. Finally, in des­ lating here. steamship companies. "While I was on lookout on peration, the offices were moved The design of the ships was On January 31, 1942 the Bull the foc'sle head there was a back to New York and the ships the forerunner of the Maritime MARITIME EXPANSION Line vessel Major Wheeler sailed terrific explosion aft. A fbrpedo switched to foreign runs. Commission C-1 type ships. The The history- of the company two new vessels entered the from Puerto Rico oh its return had struck the Ruth directly in MAJOR OPERATOR goes back to the turn of the West Indian trade and continued trip to Philadelphia. The sched­ the stern. Within two minutes century, and closely parallels to operate until 1942, when they ule called for its arrivsd in Phil­ after the torpedo struck, the At one time during the, war, the growth of steamship opera­ were lost to enemy action. adelphia on February 10, but she Ruth went down by the stern the Bull Line operated a fleet tions. Schooners were in their never reached her destination, with a port list. totalling 95 ships. With this fleet, last days. The coal burning ships In addition to the Angelina nor was the ship ever heard from supplies were carried to the bat"Immediately after we were and Manuela, the company's fleet'gggj^' tlefronts of the Atlantic, Pacific hit, we began sinking by the was further increased by the and MediteiTanean. purchase of vessels from the Not a trace of the vessel or stern and within a few seconds Govei-nment and the acquiring its 30-man SIU crew was ever the amidships was awash. I With the end of the war, the of the Puerto Rico American found. Somewhere in the South threw off the painter on the company once more resumed its trade between the West Indies Steamship Company and the old Atlantic she met her fate and was swallowed up by the sea. and the United States, using its Weems Line. own ships. The company owns When the SIU came into exist- Approximately two months la­ all of its 17 vessels and does not ance in 1938, Bull Line was one ter on April 8, the Margaret of charter any from the Maritime of the first companies to sign a Bull Line sailed from Puerto Commission. full agreement. Almost from the Rico, due to arrive in New York At present the company ves­ date of the charter issue SIU on April 16. crews • have been manning Bull Like the Major Wheeler she sels line up thus: Cornelia, Hel­ Line ships. en, and Hilton — coaster-reefers disappeared from the face of the built before the last war; the were rapidly pus"hing them from With the 'declaration of war earth without a trace. Not even Monroe, a merchant type ship; the sealanes. World trade and in 1941, Bull immediately in­ a raft or a bit of wreckage was the Jean, Dorothy and Emilia, the maritime industry was en­ creased its transportation of car­ ever picked up. The ship and built in 1918. tering a new era. Into this scene go to and from the West Indies. 29 men completely vanished to entered Archibald H. Bull. In 1942, when the sub menace join the thousands of mysterious More recent ships are three By purchasing foreign vessels was at its height along the East­ disappearances of the sea. collier-type Libertys, the Edith, that had been wrecked, and by ern Coast of the United States, The company files on the dis­ Evelyn and Mae; and five Lib­ ertys, the Angelina, Arlyn, Car­ reconditioning them in Ameri­ Bull Line vessel losses were ex­ appearances are still Open, and olyn, Marina and Rosario. can shipyards, Alexander H. Bull ceedingly high. the missing ships remain sub­ founded the present A. -H. Bull jects of conjecture with com­ HEAVY LOSSES GIRLS, GIRLS Steamship Company. pany officials, but the only hope The fleet is completed by five Under American law a for­ In ten months of 1942, seven­ of leai-ning what happened to the Bull Line ships can be rec­ C-2 vessels, the Beatrice, Frances, eign ship can be operated under teen of the company's twenty- ships would be the examining of the American flag with full do­ five wartime ship losses took thp log books of German sub­ ognized by a black stack, two Elizabeth, Kathryn and Suzanne. marines operating in that area. red stripe's and a. blue "B" on mestic trading privileges, pro­ Immediately noticeable in the This pdssibility is remote. viding at least two-thirds of its a white background. names of the vessels is the al­ value was expended in Ameri­ The ships must have sunk very most complete use of girls' can shipyards for repair work. quickly, making the learning of starboard forward raft and when Using this novel method. Bull the name from survivors almost the raft got free, I jumped into names. The practice was begun by Archibald H. Bull, who nam­ Line came into being in 1902 impossible. Too, the sub or subs the water. with four ships. Named the responsible for sending the ships "When I emerged on the sur­ ed the ships after girls in his Dorothy, Mae, Wilhelmina and to the bottom may have been face, I saw that only about ten family and in the families of his Carolyn they were representative destroyed later. feet of the Ruth's bow still associates. The four original Bull r of vessels in operation during the showed. Within a few seconds the ships are long gone, but three NARROW ESCAPE period of transition from sail to ship disappeared. I managed to steam power, when the entire A story of the sudden death get to the raft and found one of the present ships bear their poop still housed the master of lurking beneath the seas of the survivor. Together we tried to names. the ship. East Coast during this period is reach another man afloat about Most of the girls names have Immediately establishing itself place along the east coast of the told by a crewmember of the forty feet .away. outlived at least one' ship and a ' ill-fated Ruth, which was sunlc ~ in the trade between the United U.S. and the islands. SUB ASKS QUESTIONS few are on their third. Chances States and the West Indies, the There is not space to mention June 28, 1942, off Port-Of-Spain, "About this time the submar­ are that as long as there is a company transports machinery of all of the losses suffered by the Trinidad. all descriptions, lumber, fertiliz­ company nOr the. heroism and The Ruth was carrying a crew ine surfaced and slowly came Bull Line there will be a Doro* ; er, pre-fabricated materials, and courage displayed by the SIU of 34 m^n and 4 Navy gunners. alongside. One of the officers'thy, Mae and Carolyn. �Page Fifteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Frida7' April 30, 1948 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages PHILIP MILAZZO NORMAN PETTERffiJN Get in touch with Frank A. Get in touch with Mr. MacArthur of Monroe & Ard, 76 Murray, 66-12 52nd Road, MasBeaver Street, New York, N. Y. peth. Long Island, N. Y. The phone is WH 4-7563. This is X i i in connection with the tugboat ERNESTO V. ERAZO , collision. Your wife asks you to contact her at 785 East 151 Street, if CLYDE KEATON Bron.,, N. Y. . Your wife wishes to hear from XXX you as soon as possible. E: A, R. NEBLETT You are asked to communicate if if if BORIS MILLER with your father immediately. Contact Arthur Ilorwitz, 50 XXX HENRY C. ROCH JR. West 68th Street, New York 23, N. Y. Your mother asks that you Thureson, Joseph F 9.03 Tusk, C. P 74 32.05 j Treitier, Carl T. send her: your address. She has Thurman, Aubrey H if if if 10.53 1.34!Tremai Hilary 9.08 Twigg, Charles some important papers to send Tibbett, Walter F JOSEPH BRIANT 46t 5.07 j Trembiay, Rene 8.28 Twigg, Marshall S you. -Contact Jeny Palmer, c/o LOG 8.26 ; Treon, Raymond F 6.46 Twite, Linus .36;^ Tiblis, Rudolph F Office, 51 Beaver Street,, New XXX 13.99. Tichelar, Fred E 5.34 Trickey, William 36.30 Tyler, Charles CHARLES E. CARNIEL York. This pertains to your 223 Tidwelk-L. G. Jr 3.00 |Trieste, John 3.89 Tyler, Gerald seaman's papers. Your former crewmates of the Tiearney, Richard R 1.32; 30.43 , Trinajstick, Daniel 4.51 Tyler, Grover SS Puente Hill—Manuel Caldus, Tighe, Thomas J 89 6.60. Trinrud, Kenneth J 12.12 Tyo, Leslie G if if if Joe Ramieri, James Winget, Tignor, Troy P KENNETH BULLOCK 8.91 30.89 Tripp, Walter C 99.18 Uhler, Richard H 47.57 5.73 Trohlakis, Harry 2.50 Unlandski, Francis Get in touch with Mrs. Amelia Chester Dankert, Frans Semple Till, Hugh W Anthony 94 Trolson, Charles 2.72 Ulas, John 69" Milanesi, 1046 — 56th Street, DeWitt Johnson and Edward Far16.50 Brooklyn 19, New York. She is rell—want to see you. Tims, Ralph 12.10 Troners, W 50 Umberger, Clarence W holding urgent correspondence 96 Tindell, Ralph 12.00 Tronio, Rudolf M 7.42 Underbill, Chester R XXX JOSEPH M. DUNN for you from China, England 13.76 Underbill, Robert Tingier, M. E 5.18 Trout, Ralph G. 43.07 and Boston. 100.40 Trowbridge, Jack J 2.67 Underwood, Irwin Your sister, who is worried Tipton, Arlen 24.09 about you, asks you to get in Tistan, Ervin 2.23 Trudel, Jean 35.12 Unschweif, Gerard if if if 23.24 PAUL N. FROOM JR. touch with her. Titus, Harold J 2.40 Truett, William 10 Upham, David L. 12.26 Tobacco, A 14.30 Truitt, George C 16.86 Urban, Chas Your attorney wishes you to 6.93 XXX Tobias, Howard W 24.33 Trujillo, Thomas 39.46 Urban, F return to Texas. 1.40. ROBERT MYERS 5.99 Truly, Roy E 10.28 Urbanek, William J. 13.76 if if Your mother wants you to Tobiason, Lyder T. MORRIS BERLOWITZ Toby, Wm. C 25.93 Truu, Aleksander 132.35 Urbikas, Anthony 69 write to her. She is ill. Tochterman, Fred P 5.80 Truxillo, W 06 Usher, Robert H ?. 5.94 You are requested ta get in XXX Todd, Harvey 0 2.57 Tryon, Joseph A 3.11 Ussery, William Warren touch with Gosta Skyllberg, at 35 WILBUR IRVIN Todd, Mark 7.79 Trzcinski, Manian 1 2.75 Uzonyi, Jos. H the end of May, c/o Baltimore 69 Contact Julius Di'oisen, 285 Todd, Maurice Edw 1.37 Tsironis, Pandelis M. 73 Vacino, Michael Hall, 14 North Gay Street. 2.67 Madison Avenue, New York 17, Todd, Richard A 2.75 Tuck, Alfred D 43.33 Vain, Chas. 1. .05 if if if N. Y. Todd, Wilhin Aven 5.81 Tuck J. M. 2 73 Vainikainen, Felix L DOUGLAS T. BLESSING 3.05 XXX Toker, Robert M :. 8.50 Tucker, Edward" P.''""."".i; 14.05 Valantejus, Joseph .69 Contact your wife, Mrs. M. "JOE". SS JOHN JAY Tolbert, Chandless 1.42 Tucker, Gerald A 13.14 Valande, J 4.43 Blessing, 9-25 122 Street, College Will Joe, who sailed with Tole, Phillip 21.ra Tucker, James R 2.93 Valchos, Peter 1.58 Point, Long Island, N. Y. Thomas Stinnette aboard the SS Toler, Wm. F. 1.79 Tucker, Richmond 1.12 Valderrama, 102.36 John Jay, Waterman, please send Tomsisello, Peter F. 7.47 Tucker, Thomas E 9.73; 10.59 Valdes, Paul A his address to Brother Stinnette Tomlch, John W. 2.89 pucker, Thomas J S.39 Valentin, Antonio T 19:16: at RFD 3, Box 179, Roanoke, Va Tom mson, Kennoth . 8.57 Valentine, Milford W. 91 Tomlmson, Woodrow W. .. 3.74 oa n T i. o Valin, J 6.51 XXX Tomloory, Peler 20.72 ® 20.53 W. A. GARDNER or Tumulty, John J 37.45 Valiquette, Erenst R BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. Tommila, Erro .94 Vallan, John 7.35 G JV. GARDNER Tuple, Steve .12 WillUm Rcntz, Agent Calvert 4530 Tong, J 02 Valsvig, Roger M 1.37 BOSTON 276 State St. The Gardner who was third 33.57 : " • 30.26 Vanalstine, Ernest C 1.87 Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 cook on the SS Benjamin Limdy Tonkins, John W .79 Tonna, Arthur 3 gg ^ Turberville, Sidney C GALVESTON 308'/i—23rd St. Van. Assche, Francis C 5.70 between Aug. 22, 1947 to Nov. 3.23 Keith AUop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Tons, Oskaar 12.39 ^^ith Vance, Elmo L 2.64 21, 1947 is requested to call Mr. MOBILE I South Lawrence St. 2.55 Tooker, Adin 3.59 Turlington, Aldridge Vance, Jesse R 72.00 Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Carl Harten, 291 Broadway, New 7.33 Toolan, Edward J 10.32 Turnbull; J. A. Vance, Robert 1.98 , NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartree St. York, N. Y. BArkley 7-8619. Topp, Leslie J .01 1.37 Turnbull, Richard W Ei Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 Vance, Ruben Gold 17.62 Torella, Ei-nest R 05 Turnbull, Robt 27.73 Vandepopulier, G. A NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. XXX 27.07 Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Toribio, Luciano 81.21 Turner, Arthur 51 Van Der Ende LOUIS GAMBARO 4.20? NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. .59 Turner, Bennie A 19.63 Vandergrift, John J Contact Louise Liverani, 2427 Torp, Arlen K 32 . Ben Rees, Agent Phonei 4 1083 Torra, Joseph 'T 15.36 Turner, Donald W 12.80 Vanderhicder, M PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. E. 14th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 2.90 Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Tone, David C 3.38 Turner, Geo. H. 1.91 Vanderrest, Hendrik J 25.17 XXX SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Torres, Aurelio H 7.681 Turner, Harry B 8-14 Van Do Weghe, Francis .. 11.27 _ AUGUST HOTHAN Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Tones, Bias 1.841 Turner, Lisle M 3.12 Van Dick, George 1.65 SAN JUAN, PJt.....2S2 Ponce de Leon Get in touch with Seamen's Torres, Faustino ^ 30.06 Turner, M. B 11.20 Van Dusen, Frank SAI Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 49.79. SAVANNAH .220 East Bay St. Church Institute, 25 South Street, Torres, Frank 5.76 Turner, Roy J 2.13 Van Dyak, Jacobs 1.30 Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 New York City. Torres, J. 6.51 Turner, William H 1.74 Van Dyne, Wm. A 11.30 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Torres, Juan 1. 3.22'^ Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 Torres, Julian 45 Torres, Teofllo 1.37 72 The following men, who left Torres, William HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Torres, Wilson 4.36 Phone 58777 gear on Pacific tanker vessels, farers International Union is available to all members who wish Tort, John R 4.65 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. can get it at the storerooms of Beacon 4336 3.57 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Baker, Carver and Morrell, 37 Tortoland, Sid Frank RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Tothm, Leon 9.16 Phone 2599 Pearl Street, New York, N. Y.; the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Totten, Andrew J 27.59 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Cliy St. M. Tuesado, 1 Sea Bag; W. SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 25475 7.38 Aperkowski, 1 Sea Bag; Fran­ Tottle, Kenneth B...., However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Totty, John 9.18 Main 0290 cisco Ramos, 1 c/s; 1 pillow 'nail, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, .! 3.23 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. case; Jack V. Blake, 1 Suit case; Tourmoka, P which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG 51 92.38 Terminal 4-3131 Aaron P. Wilhite, .1 Pillow case, Tournier, J. T. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. 1.19 contents; George W. Ketley, 1 Towada, F Towell, C. F 2.23 PLEASE PJIINT INFORMATION Suit case; Richard L. Stratton, 1 Towers, Roy N. ..! 10.74 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. c's; 2 sea bags; Francis Huoy, To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 1 Suit case; Harrison T. Lewis, 1 Towley, John Fr 6.85 CHICAGO. 24 W. Superior Ave. 27 c/s; 1 ctn.; E. L. Chumley, 1 Sea Towsend, James T. Jr I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Superior 5175 Tracey, James R 22.98 Bag; 1 hand bag. CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. 5.94 address below: Main 0147 In the event this gear is not Tracey, Robert DETROIT 1038 Tlilsd St. called for within the next few Tracey, Wilford 5.53 Cadillac 6857 Name days it will be sent Express Col­ Traficano, Sam G 47 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 5.94 Melrose 4110 lect to the last address on file for Trainer, Mike Street Address TOLEDO ,.615 Summit St. these men. Trampas, Spiros 6.30 Garfield 2112 Travaglin, Mario 2.75 XXX City State Anyone having baggage in the Travers, James P 12.99 Nqw Orleans Hall should write Travino, Royino 1.37 MONTREAL ...1440 Bleury St. in and claim it as soon as pos­ Trawick, Oliver W Signed ... 2.63 VICTORIA, B.C .602 Boughton St. sible. since none of the old Treadway, Douglas E. 2.23 Empire 4631 133.13 Book No. VANCOUVER .r..S65 Hamilton St. baggage will be carried over to Trebucq, Wesley ' ; / Pacific 7824 the new Hall. Treichel, Emil J., .......c. 3.68 Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following: is a list of unclaimed wag:es and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. EUerbusch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District SUP Gt. Lakes District Canadian District NOTICE! - Notice To All SIU Members �Official Shipping Rules Of A&G District As Amended By Membership Referendum . 51.-... rc r-. -Ji. pi 1. The Union Hall shall be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, Sunday and Holidays, the hours shall be governed by the port. 2. When a member leaves his ^ip he shall report to the Un­ ion HaU and register his name and book number, and in re­ turn, he shall be given a ship­ ping card dated the day he reg- isters; a duplicate entry is to be kept by the Dispatcher. The following Shipping Rnlos nro offoctivo in all hramhos of the Atkmtk ffW &rif District of the Sonfarors Intomational Union of North America, as of May 1,1948. All AgaiU and momhors nmt observe and respect these Shggtmg Rnks, inhvctiims of which will not he tokrated. 34. Men coming ashore on va* cation shall register on bottom of list and ship out in their, regular turn. 35. (a) All Tripcard Men and Permit Men who have their dues paid for the current month shall register on a separate shipping list other than the regular ship­ ping list and shall ship from this list as Tripcard and Permit Men in a rotary manner. (b) All Tripcard Men and Per­ mit Men shall be shipped only after book members do not take 3. Any member may make a jobs. If no member on regular pier-head jump, providing he shipping list takes jobs af^er does so outside the^hours of the three hourly calls, then Permit Union Hall, and then, only after Men or Tripcard Men shall be all efforts to secure a man allowed the privilege of throw­ through the Union Hall have ing in cards for the job. laid up and orders a full crew, SHIPPED UNDER THE INFLU-i 19. AU men must be shipped failed. In such cases. Ships Dele­ through the offices of the Sea­ all respective ratings shall be ENCE OF LIQUOR. No man (c) Tripcard Men and Permit gate shall make a detailed ac­ farers International Union by the Men shall be allowed to make count and forward same to the shall report on a ship under the official Dispatcher. The dispatcher shipped from Union Halls. Agent of the port involved. The influence of liquor, after ship­ shall be required to issue two 28. Standby jobs shall be ship­ either one complete round trip or not less than 60 days continu­ ^ship's delegate shall be held ping from the hall. Offenders be brought before a Trial assignment cards to every man ped in rotation. No man shipping ous employment on same- vesseL •fe- " riesponsible if he fails to report .shall on job will be permitted to take shipped; one to be addressed to Committee on charges. as provided herein. the department delegate and the a regular job on the same vessel, HOSPITAL CASES 4. No member shall be given 11. Crews delegates shall see other to the department head. but must return to the Union Hall when standby jobs are com­ 1. When a member has beei* a shipping card for another that all vacancies are filled by pleted. Only one standby job discharged^ from any hospital he 20. Members shall attend any members of the SIU when avail­ member, nor have another mem­ allowed each member. All mem­ shall report to the Union Hall Department Meetings that are able. ber's shipping card stamped. The called. Joint meetings shall be bers have a chance. Members where he will be given a dated Dispatcher shall not ship any ,2. No man shall be dispatched other^W^esday taking standby jobs must report shipping card. member P«senting- another's ^ 24 hours be-|°S, p m Anr^mto- to our Union Hall within 15 days card, nor shall he honor the 1 D.,,, CUOU ofo,.+ l P ^ 1...™ __ hissing a meeting WILL BE or lose original shipping num­ 2. When a member who is on cai'd of any member not pre- fore turning to. Pay shall the shipping list goes to the' hos­ the day required to pass the TAKEN OFF THE SHIPPING ber. eenting his own card. pital he must, upon his dis­ doctor or report aboard ship. LIST, but will be issued a new 29. No man may be promoted charge, report, immediately to 5. No shipping card shall be shipping card when he applies 13. Each member shall have or allowed to transfer from one theUnion Hall where he • will issued to einy member prior to ifor it. When Wednesday falls on the preference ol shipping on ^ job to another on board ship, receive, upon presentation o£ his paying off any vessel. except in case of extreme emerg­ proper proof of his hospitaliza­ ."•.'fL""! tVl on Thursday at flOO p.m. 6. No member shall be given on the third ship he' shall lose ency. This is to apply where tion, his original shipping date an open shipping date for any his original shipping card. . 21. Only a member of the there isn't sufficient time to dis­ providing he has not been in -reason. Mlunion for six months or over patch a man from the Union the hospital over thirty days. If 14. Members who have shipi-t: Hall before a ship is scheduled the member has been . in the j U.'. 7. All shipping cards^ must be ped, and later quit or get fired, shall act as ship's delegate. Pa­ to leave, or the hall cannot fur­ hospital over thirty days, he trolmen shall see that crew I' .stamped after the regular meet­ and who do not report back to nish replacements as required. shall be given a new shipping ing. Any member wishing to the Dispatcher within 24 hours delegate is elected before ship Any member guilty of breaking card dated prior to his date of sails from port. Ordinary sea­ leave the meeting must ask the after shipping^ shall lose their men and wipers shall not be this rule shall lose the job im­ discharge from the hospital. permission of the membership to original date. mediately and shall be fined no allowed to act as delegates. do so through the Chair. If the leris than $25.00 for such offense. 3. Any member who has been membership extends this privi­ 15. No member shall be dead­ in the hospital thirty days or lege, the member may leave the headed from one port to another 22. Members upon shipping 30. Ordinary Seamen and Wi­ longer shall be given, upon pres­ shall show their qualificationsL. to meeting and have his shipping for the purpose of taking a job Dispatcher for the job SHIPPED pers shipped to contracted ves­ entation of proper proof of hos­ card stamped. Dispatcher or^on the vessel in. another port on. No man shall be shipped sels who fail to put in two hours pitalization, a shipping card da­ doorman shall check men in at unless the branch where the allotted time for cleaning the ted thirty days prior to his date who does not qualify. meetings until 7:30 p.m. and'jobs are, requests another branch crew's quarters, as per contract, of discharge from the hospitaL members coming after that time to send men to fill the jobs. In 23. Members 50 years old or shall be brought up on charges Any member who has been in shall not receive credit for at­ companies with whom the Un­ over shall have preference to by the ship's crew. For such the hospital less than thirty tending the meeting. ion has agreements which give watchmen's jobs. offense, the guilty member shall days shall be given a shipping the companies the right to hire 8i (a) Any member on the certain key men, the company 24. Members will not be- per­ be fined not less than $10.00 for date as of the* date he entered each such infraction. the hospital. regular shipping list who has a may deadhead those men to an- mitted to register on more than shipping card more than three other port; but they must first one list, but in an emergency, a 31. Members of the Union 4. Any member receiving out­ months old must re-register on report to the Union Hall in that nian may be shipped off his li.st serving as officials of . the Un­ patient treatment shall have hia the shipping list and take out ion and . leaving office, shall be shipping card stamped in the r fe;.; a new shipping card and date. port before reporting aboard for a job in other departments, entitled to have a 30 day ship­ regular manner at the regular ' provided he has tlie proper en­ ship in order that they may be ping cai*d issued them. business meeting. , dorsements on his certificates. (b) Members more than three given another assignment card mi--months in arrears in dues or from that branch. \ 25. Men shipped on regular 32. In the event an employed 5. Any member who is dis­ 1 assessments and less than six 16. No shipping card issued in jobs, whose ship lays up in less member wants time off, he, shall charged from any hospital shall ' : |>;." • months in arrears in dues or as­ IT'; one port shall be honoi'ed in than 15 days after original em­ have the ship's delegate call the have his hospital discharge hon-M sessments shall register and ship ployment date, shall have his Union HaU and secm-e a relief ored at any Union Hall provid­ from the same list as Tripcard another port. shipping card restored. When a and shall pay the relief himself ing he reports within a period and Permit Men do. 17. Each branch shall have the ship lays up and calls for a at the regular overtime rate as of forty-eight" hours from the • right to establish the shipping crew again within 10 days, the per the agreement and no reliefs time of his discharge from the (c) Former members more hours for calling out jobs. All same crew shall have preference will be furnished for less than hospital.. than six months in arrears in jobs shall be called out on for the jobs, providing they reg­ four hour periods. Three days dues or assessments, after ap­ either the half-hour or the full ister on the shipping list. The shall be the limit such reliefs 6. Any member forced to proval by membership action, leave his ship on account of hour. Jobs, under exceptional shall be conclu­ are furnished. This shall not ap­ illness or injury, who goes to > shall take the first job assigned circumstances, may be called out above figures ply when replacements are un­ sive. to him by the shipping dis­ the hospital immediately and is at any time after the job comes necessary. patcher. later discharged as fit for duty, in, but not before such -jobs 26. Shipwrecked members shall 33. in the event that anything shall, have the right to go back have been posted on the ship­ have preference of joining the ; 9. Members of the Seafarers happens not specifically covered on the ship upon her first return ping blackboard first. vessel taking the place of the - International shall have prefer­ by these rules, any member has to the port as which he left, ; ence over permit men at all 18. Mail or telephone check-in lost one, providing such vessel the right to present his case in providing there is a vacancy. times, regardless of shipping on shipping cards or for jobs goes into commission within 15 writing to the Union and. have However, the man shall register days. date. shall not be honored under any it settled by the membership at on shipping list as soon as h^ 27. When a vessel has been a regular meeting. leaves the hospital. IQ. NO MAN SHALL BE circumstances. these Are Ymtr Siippii^ Rnks - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 18 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES MEMBERSHIP GIVES OKAY TO THE FOUR RESOULTIONS BY TEN-TO-ONE MAJORITY NEW MC CHARTER RULES CONFUSING UFE ENDS SE STRIKE UPON MAYOR'S REQUEST; TO REVIEW WAGE ISSUE MEMBERSHIP OKAYS RESOULTIONS PICTURE ROUND-UP OF UFE STRIKE FRONT GOOD SHIPPING HAS SAVANNAH HOLDING BREATH RATINGS ENJOY GIID SHIPPING IN NEW YORK PLIADELPHIA FACES SHORTAGE OF RATED MEN SHIPPING LULL HITS GAVELSTON SHIPMATES ON HURLEY REMEMBER BOSUN WHOSE LEG WAS SMASHED ALA.SEAMEN GET JOBLESS PAY RUNAROUND PORT BALTIMORE LOSING JIBS TO BONEYARD MINERS RECORD SHOWS VALUE OF MILITANT ACTION BOSTON BLASTS UNION-BUSTING POLITICIANS TWO NEW SHIPS JOIN ORE FLEET,WILL RUN TO VENEZUELAN PORT SPARKS CREW ASK SIU TO CERIFY SLOPCHESTS SIU CONTRACTED COMPANIES:BULLLINE OFFICIAL SHIPPING RULES OF A&G DISTRICT AS AMENDED BY MEMBERSHIP REFERNDUM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/30/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3ca314c933864b4e7f4cbd95271dd7ce.PDF a4abb066bac8da5f48043e3644ca25d6 PDF Text Text SEAFARl^S LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • •t, fe:'' -^ a J Story on Page 3 ' i V •'0 -ti'- ii M' 0' Dftr§v Inhabitants of Korea's, Cheju Island get a real close-up rOrwy» view of an ocean-goingVessel with the SlU-manned San Mateo Victory (Eastern) resting well up on the shores of their homeland after riinning aground on a trip to Sasebo, Japan. The crew is still aboard the ship, which is believed to be in no danger despite some flooding in its forward com­ partments. Several weeks salvage work is expected. (Story on Page 5.) if i �SEAF ARERS ]^e Tw0. LOG May 31 Set As New SlU Art Deadline Ik'. I''li Vs \r% :i Another thirty days' time for Seafarers to get their entries in to headquarters has been allowed for the SIU Art Contest in response to a number of requests from the ships. ' As a result, the deadline hast ^ •'—" been set back one month, to their work with name, address' and May 31. Judging will take selling price, if they are interested ir" 11' I h April 30. 1954 Seafarer Peter IVeifer, bottom left, and O. L. Pitour, right, display their entries in art contest for the camera. Pfeifer's is a brass and steel gyroscope and Pitour holds a landscape scene of southern France. Top photo bhows Labor Temple in New York City where some of Seafarers' art entries are on display before the contest along with works of members of other unions. MCS-AFL W/ns Schooner Vote On the eve of the wind-up of the election in steward dejpartments on West Coast ships,, the Marine Cooks and Stewards-AFL won an overwhelming vote victory on West Coast steamschooners. Not a single man voted for the rival union, the Communist-domi­ nated National Union of Ma--^' rine Cooks and Stewards, ing in light of the fact that in an beach. All voting will come to an as MCS-AFL garnered 20 earlier election, held in November end on May 10, and the Labor v6tes to two no-union ballots. Six other votes on the steamschooners were challenged, but they cannot affect the outcome either way. An MCS-AFL victory on the steamschooners had been expected, but the overwhelming tally for the SIU - affiliated union surprised even its most optimistic backers. 'The win was'especially gratify- SEAFARERS LOG April 30. 1954 Vol. XVi, No. 9 As 1 See It Page 4 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 On The Job Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ships' Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line ..Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Wash. News Letter. Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 PublishRd biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafaier'. international Union. At­ lantic & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth f-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office In* Brooklyn, NY., under (ht A't of August 24, 1912. and December, 1952, the NUMC4cS whipped the steamschooner men in line to vote for that union. The election was subsequently thrown out'by the National Labor Rela­ tions Board when MCS-AFL brought up convincing proof of in­ timidation and coercion of the crewmembers of those ships. MCS-' AFL leaders believe that the new steamschooner vote is an indica­ tion of the way the wind is blowing and proof that West Coast steward department men are swinging to the AFL. Meanwhile, the Labor Board is winding up the jo)) of voting all ships affiliated with.-the Pacifie Maritime Association, representing the bulk of West Coast shipping. All the ships have been voted, with possibly another handful of votes due to come in from men of the Board will start counting the bal­ lots a week later. The PMA election is a three-way proposition with Harry Bridges Longshore Local 100 calling on stewards to vote "no union." With the opposition split between "no union" and NUMC&S, the MCSAFL is figuring to have a very good chance of coming out on top of the heap. place in the early part of Jime. Meanwhile, many of the SIU art entries have gone-on exhibit at a special show of work done by union members sponsored by the New York Public Library. The display is at the New York Labor Temple, 242 East 14th Street, and includes a variety of items by New York labor people. ^ Fancy Knot Work As the original deadline neared, a large number of entries came pil­ ing in by mail or were brought in person to SIU headquarters. Sev­ eral Seafarers at the Staten Island hospital contributed some Intricate examples of fancy knot work and weaving. Amazingly-detailed draw­ ings of steam -locomotives, done from imagination, were conti^ibuted by Seafarer James F. -Byrne of Staten Island. Seafarer G. L. Pitour came in a week before the old deadline with the oils still wet on his painting of a scene in Aix En Provence, France, he had finished the night before. Pitour visited southern France while on vacation last sum­ mer. Other entries included an ingenious., collapsible stool of his own design and two brass gyro­ scopes by Seafarer Peter Pfeifer. Another entry that's sure to arouse considerable comment was a wooden chain carved completely out of one piece of wood with hot a break anywhere in any of the links. This was done by Seafarer Richard Howell. Three oils by Norman Maffie, well known for his illustrations in the SEAFARERS LOG in past years, came via the mails. Panel Of Experts The three top entries in each class—oil paintings, watercolors, drawings and handicrafts—will be awarded valuable prizes. Judging will be done by a panel of art ex-, perts Including the LOG's art edi­ tor and all entries will be on dis­ play for a week after the awards are made. Both Seafarers and out­ side visitors will be invited to view the display. Seafarers mailing in entries to headquarters should clearly label Seafarers' Friends Visit New York McCarthy Vs* Baseball Senator Joseph McCarthy was the innocent cause of a small-scale controversy in SIU headquarters this week, when the membership was divided over what channel the televi­ sion set should be tuned to. 'One group wanted to watch the current McCarthy-Army hearings in Washington, while the other, was all for the New York Yankees-Chicago White Sox ball ganie from Yankee Stadium. The dispatcher resolved the situation by calling for a voice vote. The McCarthy hearings won by a narrow margin. , Paul Hall, SIU Secretary-Treasurer, extends greetings to Joe Palughi, center, and son Peter as they visited SIU headquarters in. New York recently. The elder Palughl is well-knojiyn in Mobile, Alabama, as a friend Of seafaring men. ' '' " . ' '• in sales. Registered mail, oi^ at least special delivery, is suggested. Address all entries to the Art Edi­ tor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York, or bring them up fn person if possible. Plan 2 New Ship Roads For Mobile MOBILE—Construction of two new ship channels planned for this section of the Gulf Coast in the near future should stimulate ship­ ping in the Mobile area. The.first project is planned for Point Aux Pins, near Grand Bay, Ala., about 25 miles west of M^|],c^. The second channel is propoldd for Bayou Cassote, which is a few miles east of Pascagoula, Miss^ and about 40 miles west of Mobile, The Defense Department has re­ quested $26,000,000 for constrh'ci tion of a large military depot at Port Aux Pins. A House doThm(it-»' tee in Washington approved the re­ quest and recommended the apfiriopriation be included in the overall armed forces bill. Full details of the Alabama depot were not made public, but it is lo­ cated between Grand and Portersvllle Bays and will include ^everpl hundred acres of land, A' -d^obt ship channel is proposed from deep water of the Gulf of Mexico to the depot. The new project will replace the present ammunition depot at Theo­ dore, Ala., which has facilities to accommodate two ships. • YarmouthOn 'Hula Run? The disclosure that, the East Coast passenger ship Yarmouth (Eastern); formerly manned by Seafarers on the Boston-Nova Scotia run, would resume this serv­ ice under. Liberian-flag operation, appeared premature this week, with the report that the 28-year-pld vessel may be destined to go nnibe San Francisco-Honolulu run'for a new US-flag company. Reports featuring the Yarmouth, which has been idle for some time, have been flying thick and fast lately, with the result that.no one knows what the future of the 5,000ton ship will be. Built in 1927, the Yarmouth had been a popular cruise ship on this coast for many years and had been manned by Seafarers on the Nova Scotia run since the early days of the SIU. Challenge To Matson The projected West Coast opera­ tion, serviced by the newly-formed Hawaiian Steamship Conipany, Ltd.,-would be the first to invade the field now dominated by the Matson Navigation Company, which has been operating the service between San Francisco and Hono­ lulu for 70 years. No other shipping company provides regular service on this run today. Matson presently operates a much larger vessel, tbO 18,564-tOu Lurline, on this run,., �m r- SE AF ARkRS , •V-'-L,' ""ft" ^ LOG Union, Operators | Finish Dry Cargo Pact Clarifications A complete roundup of all contract clarifications made in the SIU standard freight ^reement is being printed as a special four-page supplement in this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. The clarifications are the product of a standing contract clari­ fications committee consisting^^ of Union and company repre­ procedure, gangway watches, dock­ sentatives, who have been ing and undocking, sanitary work meeting from time to time as and various other ciauses. Interpret Contract the need arose. All told, some 60-ddd clarifi­ These clarifications, of course, AFL-ILA orgranizen attend strateg:y meeting: before stepping: up drive on docks in preparation for new long:shore election, scheduled for late in May. cations, in general rules and work­ ing, rules have been made in the agreement. They deal with such items as repatriation, penalty car­ goes, standby work, port time,, shifting ship, rest perio'ds, payoff NLRB Orders Dock Balloting In May, Sets Up Strict Ruies ' A new election for longshoremen, hedged around by strict regulations to assure every dockworker an absolutely free vote, has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB's long-expected action called for a vote sometime between now and May 26, with all evidence indicat-"*^ ing that the vote will be held have been fighting for eight long the election order as virtually rul­ months to organize a new union ing out the kind of mass intimida­ late in May. involve changes in the existing con­ tract. They are separate and apart from negotiations of amendments and new clauses that would be in­ cluded in the signing of a new contract. They are simply inter­ pretations of existing clauses that have come into dispute for one reason or another. The standing clarifications com­ mittee was set up after the SIU freight contract was completely re­ written from top to bottom late in 1952. There were a large, number of brand new clauses in this con­ tract, as well as many others that hjd been considerably amended by the negotiators. Accordingly, it was decided at District SO Quits CAMU the time that for smooth han­ dling of contract matters, a per­ manent clarifications committee representing both the Union and the shipowners would be set up. The committee would deal with any questions as to interpretations of the various clauses that could not be regarded as the usual shipboard beef to be disposed of by the patrolman at payoff time. Passenger Or Not? Typical of such a situation, for example, was one which arose in (Continued on page 17) US Halts Ail Transfers; 80 Ships Apply Although two more ship transfers who on the docks, hailed the terms of tion of longshoremen that pre­ ceded the first dock election last have been approved in recent December. That election was over­ weeks, the Maritime Administra­ turned by the Labor Board when tion has called a halt on over 89 the AFL presented proof of vio­ District 50, United Mine Workers pending applications until both lence, threats, and overwhelming of America, announced its with­ Senate and House Committees pressure exerted on the working drawal last week from the Con­ complete reports on the transfer longshoremen by dock supervisors, ference of American Mari^me problem. old ILA officials and strong-arm Unions. The last two transfers to get GALVESTON.—Seafarers began shipping out of the new men for the old ILA. In a letter addressed to the through under the wire were the Got 7,500 Votes Washington Committee of the Omega, an SlU-manned Liberty, SIU hall here this week, completing the move from the old hall on 23rd Street with no major hitches. The new location, Even under these circumstances, CAMU, A. D. Lewis, President of and the Paul Revere owned by and despite the fact that the new District 50, advised the members the Amtron Tanker Corporation. at 21st and Mechanic Streets,• union was only three months old of the Conference that his union The Maritime Administration sa d was obtained a few weeks ago ing of the new SUP hall and at the time, the AFL garnered was withdrawing its membership that these two transfers were after a long search for suit­ sailors' home in Seattle will pro­ 7,500 votes against 9,000" for the from the group on the grounds that processed before Representative able space. vide a cafeteria, bar, gymnasium, old ILA. The new union is confi­ the deliberations of the Conference Thor Tollefson, acting chairman of Meanwhile, the SIU branch in baggage room, cigar store, shower dent that under the more favor­ "do not hold sufficient interest for the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee, had written the depart­ Seattle was getting ready to move room, plus office space and a com­ able circumstances of today, it will the membership." The action by District 50, the ment asking that the transfers be into new quarters also, with the bination auditorium-dispatch hall. win a solid victory and put the old catch-all unit of the UMW, repre­ halted. opening of the new SUP hall in The upper story of the two-story ILA out of business for good. that port scheduled for May 7. The building houses the sailors' home, The detailed regulations drafted senting some of the tugs on the Tramp Operators new Sailors Union hall is located featuring 22 Hying units for the by the Labor Board were obvious­ East Coast, was seen as "a stab in Most of the companies applying at First Avenue and Wall Street, use of SUP didtimers, and the ill ly designed to prevent any re­ the back" to the joint sea union ef­ for the transfers are the operators and commands a pleasant view of and disabled. Ground - breaking currence of what happened last fort to save the USPHS hospital of tramp ships which have been ceremonies were held at the site December. For one thing, the vote budget from further "economy Puget Sound. unable to pick up much in the way last June and followed by six will be limited to workers em­ cuts. Like'seamen, the tugboatmen Pitched In to Rebuild ot charters in recent months.* The Prior to the relocation of SIU months the opening of a new SUP ployed by member firms of the depend on USPHS hospitals for tramp shipping fleet was extremely medical care. (Continued on page 17) facilities in Galveston, Seafarers hall in Wilmington. active during the Korean war, but 4and port officials pitched in to since then a large number of these rebuild and redecorate portions of sliips have gone into lay-up. the second, floor space rented by The operators have requested the Union for a two-year period. either Government subsidy or per­ The energy and enthusiasm with mission to transfer, and have made which the job was undertaken in­ no secret that they would prefer dicated the feeling of the member­ the latter so that they could op­ ship that it had really been ready erate unhampered under Pana­ for a change for a long time. manian or Liberian flags. It had long been felt that the Some hearings have been held facilities of the old hall_ were in­ in Washington on the transfer prob­ adequate to meet the needs of the lem. but thus far no reports have port, but suitable space had been made by the committees involved. difficult to locate until the present location, a block from the docks and virtually at the center of- the port, was found. The new site, which covers 2,800 square feet of floor space, includ­ ing three partitioned offices, boasts Regular membership meet­ fluorescent lighting throughout, ings in SIU headquarters and tiled washroom and lavatory facili­ at all branches are held every ties, plus a roomy area which second Wednesday night at serves as the registration, dispatch 7 PM. The schedule for the and recreation space during the next few meetings is as follows: day and a meeting room at night. May 5, May 19, June 2. The membership already Utilizing All Seafarers registered on the facilities has expressed consid­ the shipping list are required erable pleasure at the improve­ to attend the meetings. OalVeiatoii Seafarers gathier in front of counter M dispatcher Mlokejr Wiiburn calls off the -job^ SIU ment. iHirt offtces are now operating full swing at the newhalL Virtually on schedule, the open­ AFLTILA representatives, New Galveston Hall Open; Seattle Ready Next Week Bieeting Biight Every 2 Weeks 3 �u konr 1 £• I SSAFAkERS 70-Ton Mounted Whale Touring United States As I See It I®- W';. I: P^/v i:'"3' ff s«. v. ;• Twenty longshoremen fill the mouth of Mrs. Haroy, a whale owned by Leif Soegaard, of Norway, as he waves to crowd in Brooklyn harbor from motorship Jessie Maersk. The 70-ton whale has been taken on a tour of the US mounted on-a railroiad flatcar. New Red Propaganda Drive Starts s $' i'T ki •'-. uw p'fK'-' u Kk •-'••• tft-' m- 1-^ f' If: 8«. WM LOG As an outcome of growing US concern over developments in Indo^China, the Com­ munist Party's waterfront section on the East Coast is stirring up some action after several months of lying dorrhant. Crewmembers of several SIU ships reported receiving mailings of "Floodtide," a one page^ mimeographed sheet calling again in light of the new crisis in being inside the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards (inde­ • for the US to stay out of Indo­ Southeast Asia. china and stop H-bomb experi­ In addition to calling on Ameri­ pendent) and Harry Bridges' Inter­ Longshoremen's and ments. Tlie sheet is published, by can seamen to protest the H-bomb national the self-styled "Maritime Commit­ tests and aid to French forces in Warehousemen's Union. tee For Peace" in New York City. Indo-China, it puts in a plug for The mimeographed sheet is the trade with the Soviet Union in all latest successor to several that were commodities, incfuding those con­ put out during the Korean War. sidered strategic materials for war At that time they parroted the purposes. standard Communist Party line The mailing of mimeographed about South Korean, "aggression" statements Hke these through the and Red Chinese "volunteer" mails represents the last feeble troops and called for increased contact that the Party's waterfront trade with China and the Soviet section has with ships on East The mystery of the "missing" Union. Coast where it once threatened to $140,000 Irish Sweeps winnings of When the Korean cease fire was take control of all of maritime. Seafarer John Hals was deepened signed, the sheet ceased publica­ On the West Coast, the party tion but is now becoming active still maintains its grip for the time when Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany's agents in Curacao said they had no information about any sale of a lottery ticket to the Seafarer. The letter from the agent, in re­ sponse tq an inquiry by the SEA­ FARERS LOG, directly contra­ dicted accounts of Hals himself, and of Del Norte crewmembers. According to the original story, Hals' was sold a lottery ticket by an Back frona Mexico City College chair, with Patrick Fox as record­ agent of S. E. L..Maduro and Sons where he has been studying jour­ ing secretary and William Jenkins last December, while on the Del nalism, Seafarer Milbume "Red" serving as reading clerk, Biskas Norte. Subsequently, he believes is a native of Attleboro, Massa­ he discarded the ticket when he Darley took over chusetts, and still makes his home got off for the purpose of speeding the chair at the in the Land of the Cod.,He joined up his citizenship application. last SHJ port the SIU in New York on May 14, Told He Had Winner meeting in Mo­ 1948. He's 36 years of age and sails On the next trip around, crew­ bile. Darley, in the engine department. members who remained on the whose father and Fox is another black gang man, ship said the ticket-seller came brother both sail with the SIU has whose been with the SIU for 11 aboard and told them that Hals had been an SIU man years, joining in Baltimore on won $140,000 in the sweepstakes, since 1946 when April 19, 1943. He's a native of which incidentally, hadn't even been run at the time. Hals was he started sailing New York and is 44 years old. Darley Jenkins, a North Carolina native, unable to locate the "winning" out of the Alasails with the steward department. ticket. bama port. His plight drew a big play In The 28-year-old Seafarer did a He's another SIU old timer, having joined the Union New Orleans newspapers and at­ hitch in the Navy during World in New York on tracted the usual swarm of sales­ War II before starting shipping February 2, 1939. men, tax experts and others, but no with the SIU. He's married and has He's 44 and lives winnings. Since the Irish Sweeps two children, and sails in the deck with his family in had not yet been run at the time department. New York City. and winners are usually notified di­ The recording secretary at the Out in San rect from Dublin by cable, there Mobile meeting was a long-time Francisco, a was some question as to just what Seafarer who has been a Union Brooklyn man, had.^happened. member since January 6, 1939. He Thomas Connell, Accordingly, the LOG wrote, to Is Seafarer John Roberts, who sails took charge of Maduro and Sons in Curacao in­ Jenkins In the steward department on pas­ the port meeting quiring about the matter. The senger ships. there, along with Fred Lyman of company answered that "we have Roberts, a Florida native, is 41 Alabama as reading clerk. Connell, no information whatsoever on the years old and lives in St. Peters­ a deck department member, was purported sale of a lottery ticket burg, Florida, with his wife and bom in Brooklyn 42 years ago next to a crewmember of the 'Del child. In between trips he likes to month. lie joined the SIU in New Norte.' drop a line .in the water and see York on March 15, 1948. "Our representatives who usu­ If he can't come up with a nibble Lyman, who Uves in Mobile, also ally board and handle the Delta «r two. joined up in New York, on Janu­ Line ..vessels on arrival in Caracao •' Baltimore's port meeting had ary 22, 1940. He's 40 years old and know nothing at all about this Seafarer William Biskas in the sails in the galley. matteii" ' Sweepstakes Puzzle Crows For Seafarer THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY MEN AROUND THE MARITIME industry today who can recall the days of the 1921 strike. There are a few brothers in your Union though, who can tell you about what happened on May 1, 1921, 33 years ago tomorrow, when the operators ordered a wage cut and told the union that existed then, the old Inter­ national Seamen's Union, that they wouldn't do business anymore. That was the end of it as far as the union was concerned because the operators ran their ships with Government trainees, and the profes­ sional sailor was left out in the cold or had to come crawling back at the Operator's terms. Some of these same brothers who went through that 1921 strike can view the May 1 date with a different kind of feeling today, because they, like other Seafarers who can no. longer sail for a living, are getting the disability benefit through your Union's Welfare Plan. This benefit, it so happens, began as of the same date. May 1, only the year was 1952 instead of 1921.. , $25 Weekly Benefit The brothers who hit the bricks in 1921 in an attempt to pfesen-e a monthly wage of $85 for ABs probably never dreamed that the day would come when disabled Seafarers could count on $25 a week for not working. But that's Just the way it happened because no matter how hard the operators tried, they couldn't hold the seamen down. The union cause was plunged to defeat in 1921, but there were seamen who kept the idea alive until the day came for a new revival of maritime unions. t t ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF OUR BUILDING PROgram has been providing shoreside facilities for Seafarers that they could count on for reliable service when they needed it. It's been a notorious fact for years gone by that the seaman was the number one target of all the phonies and shady characters on the waterfront v'h.en he came off a ship. They would give him a rough time when lii,e ry'ented to buy himself a new set or gear, got himself some chow, q'place to stay, or some refreshment. Accordingly, your Union some time back set up a Union-owmecL cor­ poration, the Sea Chest, where the Seafarer, if he so chose, could outfit himself with the knowledge that, he was getting a square deal on the merchandise all around. Extend Retail Services At the beginning the Sea Chest was operating one retail store-in headquarters, while supplying merchandise on a competitive 'basis^to ships' slopchests. But it has been the long-range objective of the Sea Chest to extend its retail services to all of the major ports out of which Seafarers sail. Now the Sea Chest has found it has been able to conduct these retail operations in the ports of New Orleans and Baltimore. Mobile will be the next port on the list to get this kind ol service, just as soon as facilities can be located close by the Mobile branch hall of the SIU. As it is set up now, the Sea Chest serves two distinct purposes. One is to supply the ships' slopchests with the kind of first-class work gear and equipment that the Seafarer wants and needs, as well as to make available to the Seafarer ashore a variety of items in work and dress wear, appliances and other supplies of the right quality and at the right price level. The second is to act as a kind of yardstick to keep the waterfront peddler and ship chandler from victimizing seamen. With the Sea Chest around, those people on the waterfront who have been milking the seaman for years on his gear find it hard to get by unless they play it square with the men who go to sea. ^ IT.'S BEEN AN OLD STORY IN THE MARITIMl^ INDUSTRY THAT the coastwise railroad lines, both on the East and West Coasts, have been doing their best through the years to put the ships out of busi­ ness. They have been concerned with the coastwise and intercoastal shipping outfits and that is why these branches of the shipping indus­ try have had a tough time of it the past several years. Wherever there's been a coastwise operation, the railroads have chopped their rates on freight way down. Where they doa't face any competition from ships, the rates are considerably higher. Seatrain In Middle There s been a lot of complaints from the shipping industi*y > dver the years on these freight rate set-ups which have been permitted to exist even though they were obviously discriminating against the inland sections of the country. Those sections had to shell out the additional dough so that railroads could cut rates to the bone on the coastwise operations^ One of the companies that's really been in the middle of the fight has been the SlU-manned Seatrain Lines because of the fact that the company carries railroad freight cars. Ever since this outfit went into the coastwise business in 1932, the railroads have been after them hammer and torig. Just recently, the company wound up a 2V^ year fight before the Interstate Commerce Commission for the right to carry cargo between Savannah and New York. Nobody would be surprised if the rail­ roads'appealed the case to the courts and dragged the matter out a few more years. Offhand,; maritime people agree, it would «eem that one bf'^the best places to revive US shipping is in the protected trades, the coastwise and inter­ coastal service that is reserved for the US flag. It would seem only sensible then, that some steps should be: taiEOtt in Washington tp give these par­ ticular services consideration and study when it comes to issuing per­ mission to operate and to setting cargo rates. Actually the way the shipping business shapes up, the problems of the coastwise and intercoastal operation are quite different from those of, offshore shipping. Both of these problems merit the consideration of our .Govenunent leaders and the members of Congress who between them set uur national policies. �April 30, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pase FIv* Ships' Libraries Get Solid Confidence Vote 5-: Although the six-week SEAFARERS LOG poll on the subject of the SIU ships' library program is not due to end until tonight at midnight, results tabulated from the response so far indicates the liljrary*' distribution aboard SIU ships books on photography and other will definitely continue, with practical subjects. some changes in the proportions of the types of books in each 50-book assortment. Aside from the negligible factor of the two lone votes urging a stop to the program, 43 percent of those taking part in the poll favor keep­ ing the libraries as is, while the remaining 57 percent recommended slight changes. The poll got underway March 19 so that the Union could secure a sampling of membership opinion oh the library program before com­ mitting Itself to the purchase of new books for the next quarterly distribution of books on all SIUcontractcd vessels. Distribution of the libraries began last August in the Port of New York and was eventually extended to all major SIU ports. Louisiana Meeting A typical response to the poll was received last week from the crew of the Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain), a majority of which voted at a recent ship's meeting in favor of more novels and nonflctidn, then for more detective and mystery fiction, humorous books and books on sports, in that order. The Louisiana crew also recommended there be less West­ erns. in each library assortment, and < added a request for a "few good sea stories," according to E Steele, ship's delegate. The response on the Louisiana itself corresponded with the re­ sults so far from poll question­ naires delivered in person and by mail to the LOG office, and in a 5Q-man sample poll taken in the New York headquarters hiring hall a month ago. Thus, the feelings of Seafarers on. the library question appear clear-cut. In addition to the recommended changes in the proportions of types of books in the library assortments, a number of specialized requests have been made, principally for "sea stories" and "how-to-do-it" YOU oitif file SIU CONSTIYUTION First Aid Book A recent one was for a book on first aid to assist the crew in car­ ing for emergency medical needs as well as a reliable copy of an almanac to help settle shipboard disputes on sports questions, his­ torical events and the like. Following the end of the poll tonight, all the recommended changes will be studied in advance of any new purchases of books by the Union, and attempts made to adjust all future assortments in line with the wishes of the menibership. 1l i San Mateo Victory, high and dry on rocks off Cheju Island, Korea, shows long gash ripped in hull. Curious crowd of onlookers above is composed of crewmembers and Koreans who wondered how it all happened. Vessel ran on the rocks while on run to Sasebo, Japan. Deck Officers Korea Salvage Tugs Struggle Seeking Special Grounded SI U Victory Mariner Scale With Hard aground on the rock-strewn shore of Cheju Island, Korea, the San Mateo Victory A special ^wage scale for Mariner ships as differing from other class­ es of freight ships is being sought by the Masters Mates and Pilots. AFL; in negotiations with the ship­ owners. The MM&P has proposed that the Mariners be put in the A-1 class calling for higher rates of pay for the ship's deck officers and hir­ ing of an additional mate for the ships, at a meeting with Atlantic and Gulf Coast operators. At present, the MM&P proposals may be largely academic since no A&G shipping operator has con­ tracted to purchase the vessels. They would have a bearing, how­ ever, on Mariners operated tem­ porarily by private operators for the Military Sea Transportation Service, and on any ships that the operators might buy. Thus far, no bids have been re­ ported for the 35-Mariner-class ships on the basis of a Govern­ ment-set price of between $4,120,000 to $5,072,000 depending on when the ships were built and whether they would be for pas­ senger or freight use. rOUft KtGHTS ANO P«IVH.g<3f5 A5 ' : ::: SiU M«N * SS -!ClOtARANTEED: 8¥ ^ . v YOUR cONsrrfutKX, ri;A: rURS fi DBIOwaJ TO ACOUAa^t: ' . . YOU WiTH; THESE fiJOHrS :AMU (UJlVftEOES. : <• " From Article XIII, Section 6 "All reports by committees and the Secretary-Treasurer under this article, except those of the Polls committees, shall be entered in the minutes of the port where headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be en­ tered in the minutes of the Port where it functions." As part of the permanent record, headquarters, as well as the other ports, maintains complete reports of all committees and officials. On file in headquarters and the SIU port offices are records of all re­ ports made in the Union. I and its crew is prepared to sit matters out for a few weeks while emergency repairs are made and tugsestruggle to inch the ship back into water. Seafarer H. C. McCurdy, steward on the vessel, writes stop in Korea "when this .rocky water because the vessel's bow ran that crewmeipbers were look­ beach jumped out in front of us." well up the beach, completely out ing forward to up-coming shore Apparently the island's shores of water, while the stern still rests leave in Sasebo, Japan, after a fall away very steeply into the in the drink. Judging from photos sent to the SEAFARERS LOG by McCurdy, the salvage job will be quite, a difficult one. In going up on the extremely rocky beach, the vessel ripped a tremendous jagged gash in the port-side way up for­ ward near the bow. The gash is just above the keel in the ship's double-bottom. Plant Still Operating Moving into its third year of operation tomorrow, the SIU disability benefit plan today has 27 Seafarers receiving weekly Despite the grounding, McCurdy payments of $25 from their Union to assist them to lead writes, the plant is still going with fuller, more secure lives for-f — lights, water, heat and cooking fa­ cilities except at the extreme low as long as they are unable to selves since the inception date. evening tide. At last word, all the work. Moreover, the regular weekly crew is aboard but some men may At the launching of the disability payments have enabled the affected payment by the SIU Welfare Plan men to escape the necessity of be taken off to conserve water. All hands are safe. McCurdy two years ago, ten Seafarers were turning to charity for help. In ad­ receiving the $15 benefit paid at dition, the SIU payment has no says, with not a scratch suffered in the time. The benefit was subse­ affect on the amount disabled Sea­ the grounding. However, mail is a quently upped to $20 weekly in farers over 65 can collect in US considerable problem as the ship October, 1952, and six months later social security benefits. With the is a long way from any habitation. However, it has become a prime at­ to its present $25 level. $25 weekly SIU disability payment, traction to local Korean natives A total of 34 Seafarers have at the monthly income for Union oldone time or another received the timers no longer able to work can who swarm down to the beach to benefit, which is paid to Seafarers run up to a maximum of $236, all look in awe at the big steel mon­ ster stranded on the rocks. who are no longer able to work, tax free. regardless of age, who meet the requirement of seven years of prior seatime on SlU-contracted vessels. Seven of them, George Arnold, James Crone, Otto Preussler, J. A. Scara, George Stein­ berg, Abdon Sylvera and Benno A. Zielinski, died while receiving benefits under the plan. Paying Out $675 Weekly At the present time, the Union is paying out $675 in disability benefits each week to the 27 cur­ rent beneficiaries of the plan. The last man to qualify was oldtimer Matt Little, 92. Age, however, is not a real determining factor in extending thie disability benefit to a qualified applicant, since several of the men receiving the benefit are well under 65. The benefit is awarded . primarily to those no longer able to work because of a disability which bars them from resuming their livelihood at sea. Since the start of the benefit, on May i; 1952, a total of $39,220 has been paid out in disability, Attending SIU headquarters branch membership meeting early last three-fourths of it in the past 12 year. Union oldtimers (front row, l-r) George Steinberg, Earl Spear, months. The substantial increase Edward Hansen, Joe Germano and William Kemmerer listen to is accounted for by the gradual report read to Seafarers at the meeting. All of them, except Stein­ rise in the number of Seafarers berg, who passed away last September, are among 27 Seafarers now receiving the benefit as well as receiving $25 weekly SIU disability benefit. the boosts in the benefits them­ SIU Disability Benefit Passes 2n(l Birthday �SEAFARERS Pace Six ( '1; i i? fi^ I f-•fc April M. 1954 LOG Retail Sales A Hit In Oatports SIU NEWSLETTER Seafarers have been quick to take advantage of the new Sea Chest retail stores in the ports of New Orleans and Baltimore, which were opened for the first time late this month in an extension of Union service previously offered only at headquarters in New York. In Mobile, meanwhile, the Union is going forward with In case of an all-out war involving the major powers, each member plans to move its existing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will immediately warehouse and retail store to a location within hailing distance of the SIU hall on South Lawrence Street. Since the present operation is conducted at a site located quite a distance from the hall, it has not yet been fully utilized by the branch membership. Considerable Savings The launching of retail sales by the SIU Sea Chest in the three ports assures Seafarers in those areas first quality, union-made mer­ chandise at considerable savings on all purchases of work and dress gear, jewelry, luggage, radios, elec­ trical appliances, tobaccos and toiletries. Prices on many national­ ly-famous brand items have been reduced wherever possible, at handsome savings to the member­ ship. The retail operation, however, does not affect the existing slop chest service offered by the Sea Chest in these or other ports on a competitive basis, with the Union continuing to service the ships and take orders from its catalog at the same time. Moreover, efforts are being made to extend the retail service to other ports and set up retail outlets in other ports, where the demand for this service calls for it. Located in Building At the New Orleans hall, with the store located right in the build- Sign Name On LOG Letters send to London all the data as to the characteristics of their ship­ ping, and where the vessels are located, so as to form a centralized pool that would be used by the Allies. However, the disturbing fact is that even if this country should reach its goal, as to numbers of merchant ships, we Still would have to embark on a tremendous shipbuilding program in the event of war. Some Government agencies feel that the US would be called upon, In any future war, to engage in a building program possibly even larger than World War II ship construction. In World War I, it took 2,500 ships to do the job—in World War II, this nation built over 5,000 vessels—if World War III ever comes, de­ pending on how long it lasts, it could take upwards of 10,000 vessels to win the war. The "essential trade route" issue continues to remain one of the hottest problems before Congressional committees. Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, only those lines operating^ on these; particular routes are eligible for operating differential subsidy. As. a result of that law, some 32 routes have been declared by the Government to be "essential" trade routes—15 American lines serving those ti'ade lanes have been subsidized. Many other American lines want to get in on the subsidy scheme but Seafarer A. J. Pontiff, right, buys a pair of dungarees from Morty for various reasons do not want to go along with the present subsidy Kressner, SIU Seat Chest salesman, as retail sgles of meixhandise principal of the essential trade route concept. Rather, these companies begin in New Orleans Sea Chest. argue that any route, where cargo is moving, is essential to the US. Although this essential trade route matter is being presented to Con­ ing itself, heavy play has been Street, is likewise enjoying good gress, it is not likely that it will be settled in the near future. given to all types of items straight business, both from Seafarers and through since opening day. The the public. It will have spacious Before World War II, the average tanker in use was around 11,600 Baltimore store, located a short facilities of its own right in the deadweight tons. The T-2 war-built tankers had a big influence in distance from the new hall being new Baltimore hall when the build­ larger ship design, so that by the end of the war, the average world completed on East Baltimore ing is completed later this year. tanker had increased 2,000 tons In size. •/ i v Although the more recent trend has been toward much larger size tankers, there are many trades where the restricted petroleunt move­ ment and permanent physical restrictions will require the continued use of moderate-size tankers. Limitations imposed at loading and dis­ charging terminals and the corresponding increases In capital Invest­ ment, for large size tankers, will mean that the smaller tanker w'lll be around for a long time to come. ' New Orleans Bridge Crossing Due For Completion In '58 NEW ORLEANS—A $54,000,000 project for building the New Orleans-Algiers bridge across the Mississippi River is now underway and is expected to be completed by January, 1958. Engineers already at work steel, concrete and pilings will be used in construction of the bridge on the project say the bridge, and its approaches. The cantilever- For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous letters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, but if you want it printed in the LOG, put your name on it. when completed, will be one of the monumental structures of the world and that it will be the larg­ est bridge of its type in existence. More than 800 million pounds of •4- SIU COMMinEES •1 I I I I AT WOUli I A Seafarer who had been sus­ pended for two years by a New York trial committee last Februray filed an appeal in headquarters re­ cently. The man had been tried and found guilty of acMng as a spy against the crew and a tale­ bearer to the officers as well ^ threatening perniit-card holders on the ship that he would have their cards pulled when the trip was over. He was found guilty of threatening crewmembers with physical violence. The appeal filed by the crewmember did not attempt to excuse the incidents but sought a reduc­ tion in sentence on the grounds of his previous trouble-free rec­ ord in the union. , A committee chosen by the last headquar ters membership Motchaa meeting met on the case. The committee consisted of R. C. Cowdrey, J. Cook, E. E. Kunchich, P. L. Motchan, J. Fairclpth and P. Vleir^i. The accused did not appear at the hearing, rest- ..l. .1 . . ing his case on his written appeal. After reviewing all the evidence in the case, the appeals committee decided that the trial committee had been justified in imposing sentence as it did. Accordingly, it upheld the verdict of the trial com­ mittee. Another committee chosen at the last membership meeting was the all^impo rtant quarterly finance committee which takes the quarter­ ly audit of all Union financial records as well as physical proper­ ties of the Union. It then reports back to the memKeelan bership and makes recommendations accord­ ingly. Elected by a hand vote for the six-man body (two sailors, two fire­ men, two cooks) were: Joseph Kee-. Ian, Edgar Johnston, Alexander' Oudde, R, Cowdrey, S. Hannay and M. Nomicos. They are now buck­ ling down to their job, with a report to be filed at the upcoming mem­ bership meeting. type structure will span the Mis­ sissippi from Thalia St. on the New Orleans side to Bringier St. in Algiers, where many Seafarers make their homes. The bridge will rest on four massive piers, one of which will be in the river and will burrow some 230 feet below mean low water into the river bed. From the bottom of the river to the top of the bridge structure will measure 550 feet. 1575-Foot Central Span The bridge will have a 1575-foot central span, second only to the Quebec Bridge across the St. Law­ rence River. The Quebec Bridge, however, is an arch cantilever bridge with no superstructure above the roadway. By comparison, the central span of the Huey Long Bridge across the Mississippi at New Orleans is only 790 feet long. The Huey Long Bridge also is 20 feet lower than the planned height of the new span. Overall Length The overall length of the bridge and approaches will be 2.2 miles. The main engineering feat will be the construction of the huge river pier. The biggest portion of this pier, which will be the main support for the bridge, will be un­ seen. It will be a building-size con­ crete caisson based in the river bed and occupying a space 133 feet high, 95 feet wide and 165 feet long. From this giant support will tower a steel support reaching 170 feet above mean low Water and 150 feet above mean high water. The roadways and steel superstructure will rise another 190 feet above this. About 340 to 360 feet of the bridge actually will be above water. The bridge is being financed by bonds to b^ retired by toll fees. t 3) 4" The Department of Com'merce is highly gratified over the response to its invitation to manufacturers to submit bids on proposals 'tO' en­ gage in laboratory experiments on Liberty ships to improve their speed. This favorable response is encouraging the Commerce Depart­ ment to take similar steps to enlist the aid of American industry in another design improvement program. About 60 percent of the time of dry cargo ships is spent in port today while the vessel, on the average, remains at sea for the remain­ ing 40 percent. The Maritime Administration hopes to bring into mari­ time practice the latest improvement in hoisting gear, and in the nottoo distant future will ask industry to submit proposals for automatic quick opening hatches. 4 4 4 The Navy Department recently made the hard-cold statement to Con­ gress that the US shipbuilding industry simply is not prepared today to meet the sudden challenge of a full-scale emergency. The situation is this: In December 1941 there were 366,400 employees in our private yards—^in January 1954 there were 118,100. In 1941, the yards had under construction or on order 886 merchant ships today , we have about 29 ocean-going vessels under construction, all of which will be completed this year. At the present time, about the only ray of hope for the private yards is the naval construction and conversion program on which private in­ dustry is becoming more and more dependent. Therefore, the US Navy has recommended, as an interim program, that Congress approve a Government-sponsored or emergency con­ struction program of about 20 ships a year. This is viewed strictly as a temporary and not a permanent solution to the problem. - ~ • 4 4 4 ' As of the present time, American shipping companies have applica­ tions pending seeking permission to transfer foreign some 82 vessels— predominantly tankers and Liberty dry cargo vessels. 4 4 4 . . ,9" December 31, 1953, the combined merchant fleets of the world, totaling 14,370 ships of 85,102,000 gross tons, were larger by 351 ships and 3,178,000 gross tons than their counterparts on December 31, 1952. Practically every fleet experienced some change during the calendar year, either m size, quality or composition. . The most con.spicuous changes m size occurred in the merchant fleets of Germany, Japan, Liberia and Norway. v > During the past year, maritime fleets of other nations remained about the same in size, although some qualitative improvements were made. The expansion of the German merchant marine In the postwar period is outstanding. On December 31, 1952 Germany's fleet was comprised Of 363 ships, while a year later ft totalled 469 ships, an increase of 106 ships and 399,000 gross tons. The Japanese merchant marine, which today ranks eighth on a gross tonnage basis among national fleets, totals 567 ships. The Liberian merchant marine is a postwar phenomenon. Nonexistent in 1939, this fleet at the end of 1953 consisted jf 182 ships of 1^808,000 gross tons. • li t "'(ij .;/c.• ./J �•f» . • April 30, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Seven Seafarers Crew New Mariner us CRITICAL OF COSTELLO'S PAJAMAS—The trial of Frank Costello for income tax evasion opened in the Federal Court House In New York City as Government attorneys said they would prove he spent far more in the years 1946 to_1949 than he reported as income. Costello is accused of evading over $70,000 in income taxes ovej; the three year period. As evidence of his lavishness, the Government cited monogrammed pajamas at $72.50 a pair, a free spending of $100 bills, night club parties and other expenditures totaling $213,000 instead of the $75,000 he reported as his income, 4" "S" 4" NIXON ROUSES FUSS ON INDO-CHINA—An "off the record statement by Vice-President Richard Nixon that the US might have to send troops to Indo-China if the French pull out has stirred up a lot of argument in the capitol with most of the sentiment being against the move. Meanwhile though. Communist forces are tightening the net around trapped French troops in the Laos village of Dienbienphu and the future looks dark in this greatest battle of the Indo-Chinese war. t 4> HOUSING SCANDAL BREAKS—A new racket involving the Federal Housing Administration and privajte builders is under Congressional scrutiny. The racket involved builders who got FHA-insured mortgages for more than the amount they spent in housing construction and poc­ keted the difference. Some top officials of the FHA are also implicated. '4" 4" 4" TOP ATOM SCIENTIST SUSPENDED—The Government revealed that Dr. Robert Oppenheimer, top atom scientist responsible for de­ velopment of the original atom bomb, has been suspended and denied access to atomic secrets pending an investigation of his status as a possible security risk. The investigation will deal with charges that he was associated with Communists in the late 1930's and that he opposed development of the hydrogen bomb. Oppenheimer's supporters have retorted that previous investigations agreed Oppenheimer had long since severed any connections with the Communists, and that many scientists had believed the hydrogen bomb was not a practical or possi­ ble development. it it Is^ AUSTRALIAN RED SPY RING EXPOSED—A Soviet diplomat. Vla­ dimir Petrov, has asked the Australian Government for asylum in that country, and has given the Government details of a Soviet spy ring there. The incident parallels the famed case of Igor Gouzenko, Russian code clerk in the Soviet Embassy at Ottawa, Canada, who exposed a spy ring in Canada several years ago. Petrov is under heavy guard, while his wife was dramatically snatched from armed Russian couriers just before she was about to board a plane that would have carried her back to Moscow. it 4> 4" NEW YORK FACES DRY SUMMER—With city reservoirs at an alltime low for April, the city government has ordered drastic conserva­ tion of water supplies, banning lavrn sprinkling, street flushing and other practices that use large quantities of water. Reservoirs are normal­ ly full in spring and at a low point in October but this year water stor­ age is at 70 percent of full capacity. A dry, hot summer could bring supply down to dangerously low mark. Average daily consumption in the city runs about one billion gallons. it it it ARMY, MCCARTHY DUEL AT HEARINGS—with television cameras watching, the long-advertised investigation of Senator McCarthy's fight with the US Army got under way in Washington last week. The Army charges that McCarthy and his staff used undue pressure to get a com­ mission for G. David Schine, a McCarthy staff consultant who was drafted as a private. The Senator retorted that Army Secretary Stevens was trying to get him to call off his investigations of the Army. Senators on the committee indicated a perjury indictment of one of the pi-lnclpals was a possibility. MOBILE—Having completed her -sea trials to the'satisfaction of all concerned, the Peninsula Mariner crewed up out of the Mobile SIU hall yesterday for the Waterman Steamship Corporation. The Peninsula Mariner was one of the latest of the new Mariner ships to come out of the shipyard for a temporary run under MSTS. All of the Mariner ships are get­ ting at least six month's service before being sold to private opera­ tors, if possible, or retired to the Government reserve fleet. The new Mariner was the first ship of its type to be equipped with a specially-designed deck for transportation of aircraft. The ship was launched at Ingalls Shipbuild­ ing Corp. at nearby Pascagoula, Miss., in January." The Peninsular Mariner was scheduled to depart from Mobile today, bound for New York to load military cargo for the US Navy to be delivered to an undisclosed destination. Another mariner due for deliv­ ery next month to an SlU-contracted company is the (^racker Mariner, to be operated by South Atlantic. The company is currently operating the Badger Mariner as well. iij m -4- Seafarer Solomon Harb, above, is decked out in gear obtained in various countries he visited during his travels with the Union. Sword at his side comes from Japan, while head gear is a product of Mecca which he visited recently. Seafarer Makes Trip To Mecca The life-long dream of every Moslem, to visit the holy city of Mecca, was achieved by Seafarer Solomon Harb on his last voyage. The 51-year-old cook and steward took ad­ vantage of a long-sought opportunity when his ship, the Steel Navigator, stopped for a couple of days at Jeddah,"^' Saudi Arabia, on the Red Sea, time, because you never know When not shipping, he makes his home at Norco, California. He is Since Jeddah is the port for when you will be in that part of currently a crewmember aboard Mecca, and the ship was expected to stay there for a while, Harb got permission from the skipper to take two days off for the visit. He rented a private car and chauffeur and had himself driven to the holiest shrine in the Moslem world. There after a" 50-mile trip, he toured the castles and mosques of the city which is renowned in the Moslem world as the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed, who was the founder of the Moslem religion. "It was quite an experience for me," he said, "since it's the ambi­ tion of every Moslem from the time he is a small boy to some day get to see Mecca. I was very happy that I had the opportunity this the world." Among souvenirs of his trip, the Steel Artisan. Harb brought back a pure silk white square and the braided cir­ clet which Arabians use as their headgear. He purchased it in the bazaars of Mecca which are noted for their silk weaving. Headquarters again wishes Mecca is visited by an average of to remind all Seafarers that 150,000 pilgrims each year, and is payments of funds, for what­ forbidden territory for non-Mos­ ever Union purpose, be made lems, although there have been only to authorized A&G repre­ occasions when Westerners have sentatives and that an official entered the city in Arab guise. One Union receipt be gotten at that of them was Richard Burton, famed time. If no receipt is offered, as the translator of the Arabian be sure to protect yourself by Nights stories. immediately bringing the mat­ Harb, a native of Egypt, has ter to the attention of the sec­ been sailing US "ships since 1942 retary-treasurer's office. and is a long-time SIU member. Be Stire to tiet Dues Beeeipts YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beating the Milk Gouge On board ship you don't have to measure your consump­ tion of food or count the pennies it costs. But if you're a family man, thfe familiar milk bottles, which are so vital to your children, represent one of your biggest financial headaches. A family with two youngsters needs about 20 quarts of milk a week for adequate nutrition. But with milk priced at 20-24 cents a quart, depending on whether store-bought or delivered, the week's bill totes up to $4-$5 for one item alone. The strange thing about the high cost of milk is that there is a surplus. That's why you read in the papers that the.Government has been buying up surplus milk prod­ ucts such as butter, cheese and dried milk, and storing them away. The reason for the surplus is that moderate-income families do pot use their full quota of milk because of its high cost. Ever since the price of milk started to go up in 1946, people have been drinking less. The average family now consume 12 per cent less than when the wartime OPA price ceiling on milk was removed. Since there is an excess of supply at present prices, why doesn't the price drop under? In the case of milk, it happens that some of the biggest distributors also manufacture milk products, like butter, cheese and ice cream. So it isito tlieir : benefit if a high price for fluid milk— • drinking'milk^keeps demand down. That may seem a little hard to believe; you wotild 51 :r\ •'i 1 think the big dairy companies would want to sell all the milk they could. But in some metropolitan areas like New York, the farmer gets the maximum price for milk to be sold as fluid milk, but gets a lower price for the surplus milk that goes into butter, cheese and ice cream. The less milk that is sold in fluid form, the more the dairies can buy at a lower price to use in manufacturing. They can get a higher mark-up on milk turned into ice cream or processed cheese. What's needed is to correct the differential dairies are permitted to pay for milk and to reduce the cost of dis­ tributing milk, such as the duplication of deliveries and the uneconomical one-quart bottle. The farmer used to get close to 55 per cent of the price you pay for milk, but nowadays he gets less than 50 per ceqt in many areas. But until there's action to correct that situation, there are ways your family can beat the high price. We suggest these money-savers: Use non-fat dry milk for cooking and drinking when­ ever you can. At a cost of nine cents a quart it has all the food value of whole milk except the butterfat. So you need not fear you are doing your children an injustice. Reconstituted non-fat milk has acceptable flavor when properly prepared and chilled before serving. One reader reports his family saved $80 a year (on 21 quarts of milk a week) by switching to dry non-fat milk. If a family is reluctant to use the dry milk for drinking, it can still save by using "it for cooking. For example, you can use the dry milk for cake and cookie mixes. You can also Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying use the dry milk for soups, chowders, sauces, meat patties, omeletes, custards and other desserts. Another cost cutter is to use evaporated milk for cooking. While not as cheap as non-fat dry milk, it does have the butterfat but costs less than fresh milk. Don't pay extra for homogenized milk. Plain milk has exactly the same food value, and in many areas costs a penny a quart less. Nor need you pay extra for so-called "I'ich" milk which may have one-third of one-half ounce more butter. If your children really need extra fat, give them a little extra margarine in their meals. ^ Where the store price is noticeably less than the homedelivery charge, take advantage of it. Modern pasteurized milk keeps fresh a week under usual refrigerator tempera­ tures. In some cities you can now buy milk in half-gallon and even gallon containers, at savings of six to eighteen cents a gallon. Natural Cheddar cheese is one of the best buys these days in protein foods (meat alternatives). But avoid socalled "cheese products," like cheese sold in jars, which cost about 50 per cent more than natural Cheddar. More­ over, what makes them easier to spread is what makes them less nourishing than natural cheese—they contain more water and emulsifiers. Similarly, grated cheese al­ ready prepared and packaged costs about 50 per cent more than ordinary sharp cheese which you grate your­ self. Also, buy cottage cheese instead of creaim cheese. Cottage cheese pot only costs less but has more protein value. 'I I•3 '•SI • -i' 1 m �SEAFARERS Pace Eidit Orphaned Puppies Find Brand New ^Mom and Dad' A»ra Mi 19M LO^ CASH BENEFITS 5 I tf!-- SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From No. Seafarers Receiving Benefits this PeriodT Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period //3^1 7n 2£. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarers feed and fondle puppies from a litter bom at headquart­ ers in New York City. Taking tender care of the pups above are, left to right, Morris "Maggie" Abrams, Bill "Tiny" McDonald and Walter Gillis. Those banshee-like wails heard around SIU headquarters these past few nights mean something special to three husky Seafarers who "adopted" a couple of new-born puppies after they were orphaned two were given away to Seafarers who weeks ago when their mother promised to look after them, while lost a race with a motorcycle. Pasulak, a veteran at this sort of •iJMl' v:f 1 If: The wails are a signal for the trio to wake from their slumbers and get out the "formula" for feed­ ing the pups who, like all growing youngsters, seem to thrive best only when they can get a couple of meals after everybody else has gone to sleep. The menu, incident­ ally, is a combination of evaporat­ ed and regular milk which the pups devour with a great deal of pleasure. Eight In Litter The puppies, two of a litter of eight born early in April, are the offspring of an unknown suitor and a collie which belonged to Seafarer Frank Pasulak. Seven of them ac­ tually survived, but 11 days later the mother was killed in an acci­ dent when she got too close to a motorcycle. Since then, Pasulak and two other Seafarers, Morris "Maggie" Abrams and Bill "Tiny" McDonald, have been officially tending to the infants. Actually, only two of the pups are together now. Five of them thing, is tending to one by himself, and Abrams and McDonald split the chores in taking care of the other. Serious Business According to McDonald, the youngsters are "getting pretty frisky, but we make sure they get their milk down when they have to. Our being both a mother and father to them is pretty serious business," he commented. Hosnital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total a7\ ! h-7 S oof [ oof 7/ 1 1 t-f 7^7 1 re WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY •» Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 • Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aorll 1. 1952 • Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total * Date Benefits Beaao New Numbers For Hq, Phones The telephone numbers of all New York headquarters phones were changed recently by the telephone company. All Seafarers calling headquarters are asked to use the new num­ bers to get faster service. The new headquarters teler phone number is HYacinth 9-6600. 11 S^s-s- oo oa Tir .•I' : 3^ j.>-o oa 1 1 1 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS 11 iiiSci Vacation CasbuuHauJ. Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS A/ so 00 h?79^sy AAJ5.077 II //PoAo f7 |i COMMENTSi ! !; • During the month of March, the Plan paid out eighteen •p., it'-. ffc^ 7 ^i.v ? kil- death benefits, making a total for the year so f^ of "Fii":f^a8ea£a3fer! TUB ^FiOCfO Va\CeSAXOUf^O\NH CAV£-n£f^\A IN A/ftV HALL CfFOi^ L/NlOM.im' VMB Yc?cJkBAriU£ LlALL^ sixty. The Plan also paid out 875 hospital beneifits dur-* ing the month, making a year to date total of 2,770. The amount of maternity benefits paid for the month v&a 61, \diich gives the Plan a year to date total of IS^-- Only 26 disability benefits were paid during March, making a year to date total of 233. Prom the above report, it can readily be seen- that the benefits paid under the Plan are increasing. SukmiUtd M. Ai Kerr, Assistant Administrator .. • and, remember this... All these jire yours without contributing a single nickel on ydur part — Collecting SIU bene­ fits 1»easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death — You get first-rate personal service immediately through your Union's representatiyeis. U J �April so, 1054 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina. Rock Fall Threatens To Close '21 Strike Wrecked Unions; Panama Canal To Shipping '34 Walkout Revived Them BALBOA.—Intercoastal shipping maybe be suspended al­ together in coming weeks if a threatened landslide in the Gaillard Cut of the Panama Capal takes place. Maintenance May is a notable month in maritime history, for it was in the fifth month of the year crews are working feverishly • that two of the most important strikes in the US maritime industry were staged. The 1921 around the clock to avert the ago, the crack was so narrow that strike of the ISU and the 1934 West Coast strike of seamen and longshoremen mark the a person could step across it with low ebb and one of the high-^ pending disaster. The possibility of a landslide little difflcMlty. However, it recent­ points, respectively, of mari­ that would block passage through ly began widening, with the result time unions. the Canal stems from a huge crack in a rock ledge overhanging the face of Contractor's Hill In the Gaillard Cut, about a dozen miles from this city on the Pacific side of the Isthmus. Gaillard Cut was formerly known as the Culebra Cut that today it is about 600 feet deep. An earthquake this week and the start of the heavy rainy season combined to produdie the present condition. According to Canal officials,' the large quantity of rbck in Contrac­ tor's Hill and the difficulty of ex­ cavating in the area might result in indefinite suspension of traffic (Continued on page 17) Seat rain Has Gov't OK On Georgia Run The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission's granting of permanent authority to Seatrain to operate Map shows location of Con­ ocean-going freight car ferry serv­ tractor's Hill in Gaillard Cut ice between Savannah, Ga. and of Panama Canal, where main­ New York was hailed as a victory tenance crews are working to and a definite basis for develop­ avert a threatened landslide. ment of the run, Donald Smith, and is one of the major links in president of the-company, said. Up until now shippers had been the Sp-mile stretch of canal. When first discovered some years cautious about committing cargo to the run because the ICC might have revoked the permit. However, he expects that the company's long legal fight with railroad in­ terests, dating back to 1932, will continue. i -Ui^er the Union constituSince 1951, two ships have been " tlon 'every member attending serving the Georgia port under a a Union meeting is entitled to temporary authority as part of the nominate himself for the New York-New Orleans run. The elected posts to be filled at spokesman said business had held the meeting—chairman, read­ up well. In addition, Seatrain op­ ing clerk and recording secre­ erates four vessels between New tary.' Your Union urges you York and Texas City. to takh an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of Each of the six vessels can carry service. 100 fully loaded railroad cars And, of course, all members which cap be placed aboard sealed have the right to take the floor and removed at either terminal and express their opinions on ready to nm to inland destinations. any officer's report or issue Major Eastern railroads, which under discussion. Seafarers have opposed the Seatrain bid, are urged to hit the deck at have the right to ask the commis­ these meetings and let. their sion to reconsider its decision and shipmates know what's on also may appeal to the courts to their mind. bar the permanent authorization. Speak Your Mind At StU Meetings In 1921 the shipowners and the Government combined their efforts to abolish the old International Seamen's Union, and destroy the gains seamen had made in the early .years of the century. It was tantamount to relegating seamen to the days of sailing ships with wages to match. In 1934, thirteen years and one week later, the West Coast strike breathed new life into the nearly-dead maritime unions. The background of the 1921 strike grew out of the inflated maritime economy brought on by the war years. Union-busting em­ ployers, with the sanction of the old US Shipping Board, conspired to break the union and to lower wages to suit their own pleasure. In 1919 during the peak of the post-war shipping boom, the ISU had signed the best contract the industry was to know up to that time, with a base wage of $85 a month for ABs and $90 for firemen. The employers, however, were preparing to break the union. A wartime Government training pro­ gram designed to train novices for merchant marine work, begun in 1918, was continued after the war's end. Non-union seamen. 24,000 strong, known as the '-'hooligan navy," threatened the power of rec­ ognized unions. The 1919 agreement expired on April 30, 1921. The shipowners, with a huge reservoir of strike­ breakers in the persons of non­ union seamen to fall back on in case of trouble, refused to negoti­ ate. The day before the contract ran out, the employers announced they would no longer recognize the ISU and its hiring halls. In addi­ tion, they cut wages 171'i percent. On May 1, 1921, union men quit the ships in protest of the action, but the shipowners were ready for them. Under police protection nontmion seamen w^ere put aboard the ships, which promptly went back to duty without feeling the squeeze. The strike was broken easily and the union virtually disintegrated. In 1934, the shoe was on the '"¥l Waterfront striker of 1934 gets aid from companions after being shot in head during clash with Sap Francisco police and National Guardsmen. other foot. A growing number of job actions in the 1930's reflected the low wages and conditions im­ posed upon seamen in the 20's and 30's. Wages were pile-driven down until ABs received only $35 a month. For these and other reasons, re­ sentment grew into action, touch­ ing off a strike of longshoremen on the West Coast. Led by the Sailors Union of the Pacific, seamen walked off the ships and joined the longshoremen on May 9, 1934. Al­ though hard-pressed for funds, the strikers stayed on the picket lines around the clock. Local police were called in by the shipowners, to no avail, as the ships continued to stand idle by the docks. On July 5 the strike reached a crucial point as the harassed shipowners per­ suaded Governor Merriam to call out the National Guard. A pitched battle followed on Rincon Hill with tear gas, riot guns and night sticks brought into play by the Guardsmen and police. Two pickets were killed and 109 suf­ fered injury in the battle. The strike was won on July 31 when the SUP and longshoremen returned to work, having won rec­ ognition from the shipowners. From that time on maritime labor became a force to be reckoned with, establishing itself solidly on both coasts. It won luH recogni­ tion, hiring halls and true con­ tracts for the first time since 1919. i •'^vl Cartoon History Of The SIU SiU Fights Anti-Labor Laws No. 62 m In the thick of the fight, just as In 1947 when the Taft-Hartley Act was adopted, the SlU'joined trade unions all over the US, in May, 1949, in an 4dl-out fight to upset the restrictive law. Pro-labor Congress­ men took up the battle, taking their cue from the results of the national elections in 1948. Seafarers flooded Congress with messages urging passage of an AFL-backed bill to amend the law, but action by a combination of anti-labor forces in both houses of Congress doomed the effort. The unions set. their sights on the 1950 elections, hoping to re­ turn a greater pro-labor majority to Congress. Meanwhile, a direct threat to all sea unions was posed by a bill in the House urging a uniformed "Mer­ chant Marine Reserve," which the SIU charged could be used to force seamen into breaking their own strikes. As a result of SIU protests, the bill got no­ where and was quietly allowed to die in committee. • �M i-p.:. ' f?: SEAFARERS Pace Tea PORT REPORTS W- k It •l-If I f^i" - y- ;.r . t I I yi'j • f" I: I• 1^ fe' r--7t'"-: r'i-''-".- m fe^-: ready within six weeks or two Seattle: months at the very latest. So as you can see, at long last, they are going all out towards completion. We have a very large air-condi­ tioning unit which I am sure will keep the membership cool, calm Shipping has been veiT good and collected at all times. As the here. We had 30 bookmen at the building itself is set up, there will last meeting and three days later be more than ample space fov all after shipping a full crew to the of our^ctivities, including a very Kyska we had only 11 bookmen large parking lot which will be of a registered. Shipping looks ex­ great benefits to the membership. tremely good for the future as we Alien Question expect to crew three Libertys be­ Since my last report on the alien fore the end of the month. situation, it seems as though some Paying off was the Kyska of of the boys were going on hearsay Waterman, while signing on were instead of actual facts. I appreciate the Western Rancher of Western, those who came in and talked this William Carruth of Transfuel and matter over with me and every­ the Ocean Betty of Ocean Trans. thing has been squared away to Ships in transit were the Alcoa everyone's satisfaction. I am sure Pegasus of Alcoa, the Yaka of that henceforth this question will Waterman, and the Seam,ar and not be brought up again. , Lester C. Long, around the hall Massmar of Calmar. The new SUP hall here is close this week, has been a member since 1946 and sails as in all ratings m to completion and we should be the deck department. This is what moving to the new location about he has to say about the SIU: ' I the first week in Mky. The address have found that the SIU is tops of the new hall is First and Wall in the maritime industry and would Streets. It is really a nice build­ quit sailing if I had to make any ing and will have accommodations changes. I have the utmost con­ for other affiliated unions with fidence in the leadership of our cafeteria and bar in the basement. Hanging around the hall now is organization and am fully aware of their abilities to make more Brother C. F. Aycock who joined gains for us as we are a progressive the SIU in 1944. He sails in the organization which all in our field steward department, having are aware of. With the help of the shipped there in the NMU and membership there is no question turning in his full book there for in my mind that we will still forge a trip card in the SIU. He has never ahead and make for further gains." regretted the decision to move to the SIU because he felt it was a Earl Sheppard forward-looking organization. AyBaltimore Port Agent I cock was active in the 1946 and t 4 4" ' Isthmian strikes, as well as other San Francisco: major strikes on the East Coast He said that he is enjoying his stay on the beach, especially since we are having such fine weather now. Oldtimers on the beach include R. B. Groseclose and J. L. Barton, Shipping has picked up a little while in the hospital are R. Yonce, In the pa.st two weeks and the fu­ R. Barne-s, N. Korolchuck, S. Johanture looks a little brighter than has nessen, J. Martin, C. Johnson and been the recent past in these parts. V. King. Jeff Gillette The Topa Topa of Waterman paid Seattle Port Agent off, while signing on were the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa of Water­ 4. 4. man, and Alcoa's Pegasus and Philadelphia: Planter. In-transit vessels were the Bien­ ville, Fairport, Young America and Yaka of Waterman and the Massmar of Calmar. Oldtimers on the beach include We don't know what the reason C. Ridge, R. Hassey, H. Krohn, L. Knickerbocker, E. Schroder, F. is but it seems all the ships are Edgett, C. Hasz, R. Montcalm, D. headed for the good old Port of Missimer, C. Gates, E. Matte and Philadelphia for payoff. In the past two-week period, we paid off ap­ W. Busch. Men in the marine hospital arc proximately ten ships which gave W. Daspitf S. Sue, A. Keller, P. the old Port of Philadelphia a shot Walsh, M. Prisament, J. Perreira, in the arm ,that it really needed. R. Nicholls, T. Connell, C. Coburn In fact, we shipped 15 more men than we actually had registered. and A. Seegmillar. Tom Banning However, that doesn't mean that San Francisco Port Agent we actually have cleaned the beach of all the men. So to you boys who read this, don't come whooping into the Port of Philadelphia expecting to ship right out. We have had a little trouble with various characters going aboard WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM ... 118Vi Syndicate Ave. ships stating they are SIU men and Ontario Phone: 3-3221 that they are broke, and they not Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 5591 only panhandle a meal but also SECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. panhandle money or anything they Paul Hall EMpire 4-5719 ASST SECRCTARY-TREASURERS VICTORIA, BC 617'A Cormorant St, can steal. So a warning to the Robert Matthews Joe Algina Empire 4531 ilpian Claude Simmons Joe Volpi VANCOUVER, BC 865 Hamilton St. membership—we still have the rule WUliam Hall Pacific 7824 in effect that a man is not allowed SYDNEY. NS ,..304 Charlotte St, SUP Phone 6346 aboard a ship unless he is cleared 20 Elgin St, by the port agent. In the event he HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE. Quebec Phone: 545 Phone 5 8777 THOROLD. Ontario 62 St. Davids St. is, he is given a slip. So, don't fall PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. CAnal 7-3202 Beacon 4336 QUEBEC .113 Cote De La Montague for these panhandlers. Quebec. Phone: 2-7078 RICHMOND, CALIF 257 5th St. We had a surprise visit from the SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. Phone 2599 NB Phone: 3-5232 lover boy of Atlantic Refining, one SAN FRANCISCO .450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363' John Sweeney. John Sweeney , is SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. Great Lakes District now aboard the Dorothy and is Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON .\.'..S05 Marine Ave. Phone: 12.-)8W quite happy and contented. He said Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. he would be happy if he never saw NEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Phone: Cle^land 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE another Atlantic Refining Company STerUng 8-4671 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 ship in his life unless they are un­ DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phonei Woodward 1-6857 der an SIU banner. MONTREAL 034 St, James St. West DULUTH 531 W.^ Michigan St. PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-1110 A. S. iCafdtilld UALUAX. 128',!i Hollls St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. B3nd St. Pfalladeiphia Fort Agent ^ Phone: ]|ssef ^5-2416 Pjigne. 3-89^J and cue sticks renewed, and we Baltimore: urge all members to take care of their recreation gear and keep it in first class shape as it is for your benefit. Baggage Disposal Shipping continues to be slow in Shipping in the port for the last We are again asking all mem­ aouple of weeks was pretty good bers who have gear in the Mobile the Port of Baltimore as we with approximately 147 men baggage locker to claim same as shipped approximately 190 men shipped to regular jobs and 106 we intend to renovate the racks and the outlook for the coming men shipped to various relief jolis and need the space for storing sup­ two weeks doesn't look too bright. in and around the harbor. We had plies. All members who have old So, unless you are holding plenty a tdtal of 14 payoffs, five sign-ons, gear that has been here for some of loot, I wouldn't advise you to and one ship in transit that kept time please get it as w? intend to come to Baltimore to ship. Ships paying the port fairly busy. take all old gear that is not claimed off were the Payoffs included the following and donate it to some charitable Edith, Mae and ships, Clipper, Puritan, Pilgrim, institution. Evelyn of Bull; Runner, Corsair, Patriot, all of Al­ Any of the members who know Venore, Chilore, coa line; the Chickasaw, Mobilian, they are going to be out of the Feltore, Marore LaSalle, Claiborne, City of Alma, state in the coming election are and Baltore of Fairisle, Monarch of the Sea, Ariz- urged to go to their local county Ore; J. B. Water­ pa, all of Waterman. Sign-dns were probate office and secure an ab­ man and Hastings the LaSalle, Puritan, Pilgrim, Run­ sentee ballot, this can be done by of Waterman; ner, and Corsair. Ships in transit stating your reasons for voting an Oremar of CalLong were just the Del Santos of Mis­ absentee ballot and depositing your mar; Robin Goodsissippi. ballot with the judge of the Pro­ fellow of Seas; Steel Apprentice of J>rospects for the coming two bate Court in your city. Isthmian and Logans Fort of Cities weeks don't look as bright with As reported in the last issue of Service. only eight ships scheduled to hit the LOG, the Mobile branch of the Signing on were the Oremar, and the port However, we have five Sea Chest intends to open a retail Bethcoaster of Calmar; Baltore, ships in idle status here now and outlet in the very near future. We Venore, Chilore, Feltore and some of these will probably crew are making plans at the present Marore of Ore; Steel Fabricator up within the coming weeks which time as to where we can open and ahd Steel Apprentice of Ishmian; will take a lot of the men off the also when, and will inform the De Soto and J. B. Waterman of beach. These ships are the Chicka­ membership through the LOG as Waterman. Ships in transit were saw, Peninsula Mariner, Mobilian, soon as we are definitely able to the Hilton of Bull; Fairisle of Lafayette, and the Fairisle. Waterman; Alcoa Partner and get started. Alcoa Ranger of Alcoa; Steel For our Seafarer of the week we Cal Tanner Advocate and Bteel Seafarer of nominate brother Earl McCaskey. Mobile Port Agent Isthmian; Government Camp of Brother McCaskey joined the SIU Cities Service and the Pennmar in 1942 and ^ i and Yorkmar of Calmar. makes the area around Mobile Savannah: Men to Vote his home, al­ Since my last report, I am glad though he has to state that quite a few of the been shipping brothers have gone to the Board pretty steadily off of Election Supervisors and reg­ the West Coast istered to vote, as they fully for a couple of Shipping continued fair for the realized that without registering, years. Earl usu­ past two weeks and little change they would not be eligible to vote ally sails in the is expected. McCaskey in the primaries. Those of you who deck department Ships paying off in Savannah have not registered, please do so as deck maintenance. While on the were the Southstar and Southport at your first opportunity. It is not beach he usually spends most of of South Atlantic. Both ships only a duty, but it is an obligation. his time hunting and fishing up the signed on again during the past I understand that there are ap­ Alabama River, which is almut the two weeks. proximately 2,000 who are running best area for those sports In Ala­ in the state p£ Maryland for various In-transit ships were the Andrew bama. He is single and is of the offices which I think is the largest opinion that the Vacation Plan is Jackson and Hastings of Waterman; amount of candidates that has ever Robin Wentley of Seas Shipping; the biggest step forward taken by been recorded in the state of Mary­ any organization. To prove his and the Seatrains Savannah and land. I wouldn't be surprised at all New York of Seatrain. point, he states that in the period On the beach we find J. H. Mor­ if some of these fellows are look­ of rather slow shipping a lot of ris, C. E. Lee, J. Rosa, J. H. Mc­ ing for job security too. guys eat on their vacation money Going tip which formerly was lost as very Donald, G. B. .Gapac, C. A. Gard­ I was down to the new building ner and A. Mackin. few seamen stayed with a company long enough to claim vacations. Shipmates in the Marine hospital Tuesday morning. The contractor has tripled his force of workmen The only hospital patient that we include H. C. Kemp, R. Carrolton, and the building is really shaping T. Adams, C. Middleton, A. Morse, know of from this area is brother up. All of the steel beams were Willie Reynolds in the USPHS hos­ M. Goins, L. Vaughn, J. C. What- placed for the> four-story addition, ley, J. B. Sellers, W. Bedgood, P. pital in New Orleans. at noon on Tuesday, and the brick­ Jakubcsak, J. Littleton,-R. B. Mc- layers are going right up with the A few of the oldtimers currently Corkel, F. Pay lor, B. Blanchard, J. building, itself. The cqntractor as­ sweating out the beach in Mobile sured me that the second, third now include the following: R. Bum- Kramer and N. Wright. Jeff Morrison and fourth floors, with the exclu­ sed, J. Mullis, Gerald Thaxton, An­ Savannah Port Agent sion of the hiring hall, will be drew Thompson, R. Ray, W. Smith, J. Madden, J. H. Dickinson,' W. Thompson, J. Kirkland, J. Moore, J. Kuiakowski, H. Smith, H. Curry. Homeowners Win Mobile: %i: April 30, 1954 LOG Shipping's Fair, Littie Change Seen In Fnlure At this writing there are strong rumors that the Government in­ tends to move the Theodore ammo dock to Grand Bay, Alabama, which is a distance of approximate­ ly thirty miles from Mobile. This will not affect the port to any great degree as Mobile will still serve the Grand Bay area. If and when the change is made, the Govern­ ment will have to spend about 22 million dollars to set up a new ammunition depot and dredge a channel into Grand Bay. The Gov­ ernment's decision to move the depot from Theodore came after •vigorous protest from homeowners in the Theodore area about taking in more land and dispossessing people from their homes. As the membership can see, we have recently had all pool tables in the recreation deck recovered. Ship Spurl Gisiars Beach Of Mcfflhcrs New Bttiiding Taking Shape More Rapidly GovernmenI May Move Ammo Depot Site Better Shipping is Predicted On Pacific SW MALI. DtRECIOR Y SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 «ate St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 21st & Mechanic Keith Al.sop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St, S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1^ SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison^ T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreithoR, West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. *««•>* Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE .2700 1st Ave Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White, Agent. Phone z-wp 'ikJf... lti> Waleh Out For Phony Moochors Dn SIU Ships �'•'T:. f SEAFARERS April 30, 1954 LOG Paee Elevea JMUtT KEPOttTS New York: Spring nils Big Town; Ships iiveller Too Springtime has finally arrived in the big city and the warm weather and sunny skies arie a welcome change.. The boys are now able to sit out in the yard and soak up some of the sunshine instead of huddling around the steam heaters, that is, the ones who do-not prefer to take their fresh air at the track. We seem to have quite a few horse lovers around here as there are a lot of the boys to be seen taking oft for Jamaica around noon every day. • "Let's hope they have more luck tha'ri our New Orleans brother had with his sweepstakes ticket. ' Business is picking iip consid­ erably in the Port of New York since the end of t,ie waterfront tie-up and shipping has improved to some degree although it is not booming. There is now a much greater turnover in jobs and we expect things to improve more in the coming period. Payoffs We paid off a total of 15 ships in the past two weeks, signed six on foreign articles and serviced 15 in-transit ships. Ships' paying off were the Robin MowTji'ay and Robin Trent of Seas; •Val 'Chem of 'Valentine; Bradford Island; ' Salem Maritime, French Creek',''and Council Grove of Cities Sefvice; Afoundria and Raphael Se'rrtrnes of Waterman; Suzanne and SiiOw'Me'Mariner of Bull; Trinity oV CMas; Steel Seafarer and Steel Rover of Isthmian, and the Seatfain New Jersey of Seatrain. Signing on were the Robin Wentley and Robin Kirk of Seas; Steel iloyer and Steel Advocate of Isthmian; Trinity and the Show Me Mariner. In-translts In-transit vessels were the Antinous, Raphael Semmes gnd Maid­ en Creek of Waterman; Seatrains Louisiana, Savannah, Texas, Geor­ gia and New York of Seatrain; Winter Hill of Cities Service; Ann Marie and Elizabeth of Bull; Tainaron of Actium; Portmar and Alamar of Calmar; and the Alcoa Partner of Alcoa.. These ships were all in clean shape with very few beefs on any of them. We are happy to report that nearly all of the ships are coming in this way. for the past few months. There seems to be more, harmony and cooperation among the crews and officers than we formerly had and this with both sides living up to the contract makes for smooth sailing and clean payoffs. Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treas. . , t New Orleans: '1 t La. Membershiii Fights Anti-Unioii Legislatioa The SIU membership in New Orleans is taking a big part in the Louisiana trade union movement's fight against anti-runion shop legis­ lation which various management ((roups propose to introduce in the state legislature when it convenes in May. Members have been writing let-, ters of protest to their representa­ tives in the legislature and have been urging their friends and ac­ quaintances to join them in sup­ porting the flgl^t again^ the bill. infor•Mtioh about arguments against the bill to-be used in letters to various legislators are urged to contact the New Orleans branch, either in person or by mail. Liter­ ature on the subject is available and will be supplied to anyone who requests it. SIU officials in this port are ac­ tive on both the AFL and joint AFL - CIO committees opposing this vicious legislation. The SIU membership has been among the most energetic of any union organ­ ization in this area in expressing our views on the subject to those who will pass on the bill in Baton Rouge. Since our last report, G. M. Curl, N. Tala, Paul Boudreaux, L. Tickel, C. Cobb and .M. Laca have been admitted to the USPHS hospital here. Mike Reed, John Picou, J. N. Hull, J. A. King, R. D. Roberts, L. Seidle and J. Dooley recently were discharged from the hospital and expect to be ready to ship out in the near fu­ ture. J. C. Fernandez is being trans­ ferred to the Curl S t a t e n Island USPHS hospital for surgery. Shipping continues to be fair here, but it is not by any means boomingT About one-third of the men dispatched to jobs here in the last two weeks were permitmen, so bookmen are continuing to move out at an even pace. Outlook About The Same The outlook for the Immediate future indicates that shipping will continue at about the same pace. Watermen coastwise ships are run­ ning again which should stimulate shipping somewhat The Del Aires (Mississippi) is still in temporary lay-up, but is ex­ pected to be brought out about the middle of May. Since our report two weeks ago, the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) Del Oro, Del Alba and Del Mar (Missis­ sippi) and the Marie Hamil (Bloomfield) paid off here. The Del Santos, Del Mar and Del Oro signed on. The Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pen­ nant and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa), the Steel Artisan (Isthmian), the Del Santos and* Del Oro (Mississippi), the Seatrains New York and Savan­ nah (Seati-ain), the Choctaw, Clai­ borne, LaSalle, Fairisle, Iberville and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ man) and the Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) called in transit. Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Lake Charles: Catfish And Politicos Running In Louisiana From way down in the canebrakes and cypress trees of Louisi­ ana we report that everything is going along nicely and although we haven't had too many jobs, some of the boys are getting out. We stUl have plenty of boys left here and the foreseeable future looks none too bright. Calling in here during the past two weeks were the Salem Mari­ time, Logans Fort, Cantigny, Fort Hoskins, Bents Fort, Council Grove, Winter Hill, Government Camp, Bradford Island, Chiwawa, and the Lone Jack of Cities Serv­ ice. The Cantigny and the Logans Fort returned again during this period. The Petrolite of Tanker Sag and the Del Oro of Mississippi also called. On the labor front, all is well with everyone working who has a desire to do so. After the long shutdown in con­ struction work here, things are really humming. We attended the meeting of the Central Trades Council last week and can Brady report that all went well. The so-called "right to work" bill coming up in the next session of the State Legislature was discussed and we have the promised support from representa­ tives of this area that they will do their very best to beat the bill. We intend to continue to corner the politicians every chance we have to get more support in our fight against this labor-wrecking set-up, and all over Louisiana, labor is sup­ porting the fight. On the local political front., the candidates for various offices are glad-handing everyone in sight and promising them the moon if elected. We shall sec. Enjoying Port Charms On the beach enjoying the sun­ shine, pretty gals and fishing we find R. Boyd, Paul Brady, Ezeb Manuel, S. McGowan, Joe Cave, G. B. McCurley, J. A. McKeon, "Blackie" Merrell, A. Baker, H. H. Schultz, Andy Kusch, Jim Canard and many others. Our nomination for Seafarer of the week Is Brother Paul Brady, one of our old members who sails in the steward department and, ac­ cording to messroom reports, can cook in a manner that pleases everyone. Our river reporter, or we should say, our creek reporter, tells us that the catfish are really biting now. He reports the best time to hunt catfish is at night. I over­ heard several of the brothers plan­ ning a trip and it puzzled me what type of fish they were trying for when their list of supplies included Budweiser, Schlitz and Regal. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent t, $. Boston: Union Seliies Beef, Gels OT For Aliens ilj " r: '•] -r I Wilmington: .•I Crew Warned AbonI Visitors Aboard Sblps For the last two weeks we have, had what we thought was a fair showing, shipping 45 men to ships in port with only one payoff. The outlook for the next two weeks, however, is on the poor side. I want to pass the word along to all ships coming into the Port of Wilmington to ask the man on the gangway to keep all newsboys off the ship. It is not that we want to deny the crew the latest news, but it seems that all of the crews are complaining of losing money when there are two or three newsboys r u n FondiUa ning about the ship. If you want a daily paper, why not give the money to the man on the gangway and ask him to get one for you. In this way you may help save yourself a few bucks in the long run. This would also help the man on the gangway- enforce the Union rule that all persons coming on ships must have a pass from the Union hall. All you need to do is ask the man coming on ship for his pass. If he does not have one, tell him that it is best not to come on the ship until he obtains one. The only ship paying off in the past two weeks was the Alcoa Planter of Alcoa. Good Ship Shipping hag been good in Bos­ ton in the past two weeks, but we are not so sure of future condi­ tions. Ships paying off were the Queenston Heights of Seatrade; the Seacliff of Coral; Petrolite of Tanker Sag and Fort Hoskins of Cities Service. Signing on were the Queenston Heights, Petrolite and Fort Hoskins. In-transit ves­ sels were the Ann Marie of Bull; Alexandra of Carras; Robin Trent of Seas; Raphael Semmes of Water­ man and Steel Rover of Isthmian. There were four Chinese aliens on the Seacliff and even though they had their clearance from the Immigration authorities to land for 29 days, the company re­ fused to pay them off. The company made these men stand by from Friday until Tues­ Mastaler day because of the holiday weekend. When we got these men paid off they were paid eight hours OT for Saturday, Sun­ The Marymar of Calmar was the ^ day and Monday, because Monday only ship in transit. It was a plea.swas a legal holiday. They also re­ ceived maintenance and wages for ure to visit on this ship and hear the crew tell of what a good feeder the three days. she was; good news when it comes Takes Full Crew in from Calmar ships. The number of men on the beach Two men are now in the hospital has been lessened by the fact that at Long Beach. Fred O. Fondilla the Evangeline took 28 standbys, is at Seaside Hospital and Walter and the Seacliff, which laid up Fri­ R. Sylvis is in the VFW Hospital. day night, called in Tuesday morn­ E. B. Tilley ing for a full crew to sail at noon. Wilmington Port Agent The men in the marine hospital i" tf Si are P. Miaini, R. Rogers, F. Alasavich, T. Mastaler and J. Penswick. Galveston: On Monday, April 19, which was ' Patriot's Day, the Boston Mara-! thon was run from Hopkinton to ' Boston, a distance of 26 miles 385 yards. It was won by a Finn, Shipping picked up a little these "Viekko Karvonen, who came in second the year before. This race past two weeks, with one oayoff. is held annually on the same day of one sign-on and a full crew for the Alice Brown of Bloomfield, which each year. came out of idle status. Also there James Shtehgn were nine ships in transit. Count­ Boston Port Agent ing the full crew and replacements for the Bloomfield "ship, 43 of the 46 aboard were full bookmen. The Frederic C. Collin of Drytrans paid off. while signing on was the Margarett Brown of Bloomfield. Ships in transit were the South­ Shipping Figures April 7 to April 21 REG. / REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ern States of Southern; Alexandra of Carras: Lone Jack of Cities DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Service; Steel Recorder of Isth­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. 34 29 24 18 3 71 Boston 16 15 mian, Del Alba of Mississippi and 11^ 369 68 71 57 196 the Seatrains Texas, Louisiana. New York 142 111 81 41 37 30 26 i08 Georgia and New Jersey of Sea­ Philadelphia 24 31 train. 49 62 227 85 59 193 Baltimore 92 73 We are in our new hall and all 7 24 19 14 8 41 Norfolk 12 5 of the men are pleased with it. We 13 .38 .8 8 26 10 Savannah H 14 have just a few more little things 62 2 4 8 19 2 to do then it will be shipshape. Tampa 20 23 51 202 50 46 147 78 Oldtimers on the beach include Mobile 69 65 A. Manuel, W. Vickers, B. Luna. 44 171 63 189 74. 53 New Orleani 69 57 L. Snares, R. Ayers, R. Perry, F. 23 72 28 25 22 73 Galveston 25 24 Sullivan, .V. Riddle, W. Adams, Do 27 91 47 46 122 20 Seattle 37 27 Leh Chen, R. Clark, C. Jordan, 33 90 33 28 94 J. McGoldrick, J. McLain, Bobby 30 . San Frimeisco,..V ..rr* Ethridge, and J. Haynes. 40 * 21 20 10 51 11 , WUtnb^ ...... • ^ • • • W; ,13 Keith Alsop 478 1.519' 505 435 GalTeetea Port Ageal m 1.303 §99"' • • 482 Members Dlseatsbed From Brand New Hall •'$ I 4 r �my PMT® Twelve IN THE WAKE SEAFARERS April 30, 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER JULIUS "DUTCH" BOLZ pumpman to win the protecting favor of the gods. These offerings were made in Around the world in 21 years, sailing on tankers for the SIU early the name of Bacchus, the god of more times than once, is Seafarer in the war when pumpmen were wine, and to Neptune, god of the Question: Do you have any sys Julius "Dutch" Bolz's modern ver­ hard to get and he had his pick of sea. But although Neptune was the tem for keeping cool during hot sion of "Tour Of The World In jobs. He's never been sorry since, god of the sea, a goddess' head weather? Eighty Days" by' Jules Verne. getting his book in 1944 as well as was invariably used to decorate the Verne only did It once, fictionally, picking up a few close calls along bow of a ship, and the wine offer­ Guiilermo Castro, AH: The best in the eighty-day period, but Bolz the way.' ings were made only to her. This, way I know to keep cool aboard a has gone around the globe so many Bolz had two ships torpedoed un­ some authorities believe, is the ship is to lay on times since he started shipping he's der him, although neither one suf­ reason why a ship is still called a fered major damage and but one your, back on a lost count. "she." Nowadays women perform of the pair went to the bottom. The cot on the fantail, Starts in 1933 the ceremony of launching and with a pitcher of Bolz, to be sure, in order to ac­ first torpedo treatment took place naming a ship, but it was strictly ice-cold water by complish his world-wide travels, off Port Of Spain, Trinidad, in the a man's job up until the 19th cen­ your side to cool has been shipping for 21 years. He spring of 1942. The tanker he was tury, when the Prince of Wales you off. If you started in 1933, at the height or on was brash enoueh •" •*"' these broke the precedent andK began to can't get ice depth of the depression, however waters without a convoy, and suf­ have womem of the court act as water, iced tea one looks at it economically. He fered the consequences attached sponsors. or will was in no position to bandy se­ thereto when a submarine let fly - T do lemonade just as nicely. curities with Wall Street at the with two tin fish. The attack took 4 4 4 4 it 4" Stripping to the waist and staying time, so he took to the seas, in place one day out of port in the Early records show that in 1578 There is no longer any mystery in the shade are helpful, too. search of sustenance, security and Caribbean and and the crew spent no fewer than 400 European ves­ to the fact that a seashell held to ^ ^ the next two days drifting about adventure. sels were engaged in whaling and the ear sounds like the surf against John Fitzgerald, FWT: I would 300 miles offshore in lifeboats. No His first ship was a tanker be­ dshing along the New England the shore. The feeble sound waves stay cool on shore by hoisting a longing to Standard Oil of New Jer­ one was hurt beyond a few minor coast. This was 42 years before the which produce this impression couple of cool sey, running from New York to bruises and some of the men hav­ Pilgrims landed at Plymouth upon the ear gain sufficient ones. That, how­ Aruba on a perpetual round-trip ing been shaken up by the blows. (Mass.) on the Mayflower, in 1620 strength from reflection back and ever, is not a basis. The round trip took 15 days A Norwegian freighter picked up . . . The Mayflower, incidentally, forth between the walls of the shell very good policy then and he stayed on as wiper for the crew and took them back to was not the only ship which started to become audible. This is possible on board a ship. four months. He's been in the en­ Port Of Spain where they lived to out on the historic voyage to the because of the peculiar shape of There are many gine room of innumerable vessels sail again. New World with the Pilgrims. A the shell and the smoothness of its modern appli­ Torpedo A Dud ever since and he says he wouldn't smaller vessel, the Speedwell, car- interior. The slightest vibration ances aboard a The seconil submarine incident trade the life for all the francs in ried^ them from Holland to Eng­ produces an echo, and many such ship, such as ven­ took place about one year later in France. land, where the Mayflower was echoes blend into a rumble, with tilators and fans, Speaking of France, which is one the North Sea when his snip, again fitting out. for the voyage. Both the sound heightened because the which can keep ships started on the trip, but the shell magnifies the pulses in the the seaman cool if he takes advan­ of his favorite subjects and coun­ a tanker, was attacked once more. tries on a Mediterraneaan run, This time the vessel withstood the Speedwell proved unseaworthy and head as the sounds are produced tage of them. Bolz rhapsodize4 about the beauties blow, reported by Bolz to be a had to turn back, near it. 4 4 4 of Paris in the spring and all other "dud" in all probability, because all Julio Bernard, bosun: Drink 4 4 4* 4^ 4 4 times of the year. "I've only been it did was put a minor hole in the Although many people believe It Is I fact and not a supersti­ plenty of ic(B-cold water, if you can. there once," said Bolz, "and that side of the ship and nothing more. that only the moon is responsible tion that some oysters grow on If you can't get was in the fall. It doesn't make The vessel was towed into South­ for the tides, the fact is that the trees. Oysters are often found at­ the water from any difference at all, however, ampton where it underwent repairs sun also exerts a gravitational at­ tached to the roots of mangrove the tap or refrig­ for a period of two weeks while traction on the waters of the earth. trees which reach into the ocean erator, the next when you're in Paris because in Bolz and the rest of the crew went Paris there is eternal spring. In best idea is to However, the effect of the moon ... In America, the Indians, long to see the sights. get beer from the the hearts of the lovers if not in on the tides is nearly two and a before the white men arrived, were Born in Everett, Mass., in 1907, the weather. Paris, in short, is steward. Some half times greater than that of the consuming oysters in huge quan­ Bolz lived there until his middle good anytime." seamen are liable sun, which is so much farther away tities. One "midden," or shell heap, Gther countries and ports Bolz 20's when he moved to New York to think that is from us. It is now believed that at Damariscotta, Maine, is said to likes to visit on his favorite Medi­ City and started to ship out, which the best way, in­ "all heavenly bodies, including stars, contain seven million bushels of stead of water. terranean run are Bordeaux, Mar­ he's been doing ever since from planets and satellites, play some shells . . . Oyster farming in Amer­ the same port. His family consists part in producing our tides. Tidal ica began when a Chesapeake Get on the stern with a cot and go seilles, Le Havre, Hamburg in Ger­ of a sister in Wollascon, Mass., many, and Venice, Genoa and to sleep. That will help. forces are at work on all bodies schooner, loaded with, oysters for Naples in Italy. He prefers, he about 15 miles from Everett, and of water, large and small, from the Connecticut market, dumped 4 4 4 says, to do his shipping to those another sister who lives in Fall Charles Wallace, OS: One way to pools to oceans. Each is affected them overboard at New Haven for ports on freighters, although, dur­ River, making it an all-Massa­ according to its size. lack of buyers. These transplanted stay cool aboard a ship is to stick ing the war, he spent most of the chusetts family, at least from its your head out of 4 4 4 oysters proved much more tasty time on tankers in and out of com­ beginning. Bolz is a recent bene­ The Greeks and Romans were the than the home-grown variety, with the porthole. dict, having been married three bat zones. Then you can first to spatter their war craft and j the result that oyster farming be­ The 47-year-old Seafarer started years ago. pitch a cot in the triremes with offerings of red wine ' gan on a wholesale basis. shaft alley, its nice and cool down there, drink few Tom Col­ JTIJIAJIIV alinses in the Allied invasion plans became planes and naval forces, invaded afternoons and DOWN 11. Squirmy 32. Island of ACROSS more apparent, as London re­ the island of Mljet in the Adriatic, always keep your 13. Yellowish color Bahamas Cape in Newf. Part of a ship 1. 1. 19. Sore on eye 33. Former Russian head, on your beer, that is. The stricted the movements of foreign flanking the German-held supply 2. Image e. Kind of plane 20. Regular; Abbr. aristocrat next best way is to move. up to diplomats and clamped down on port of Dubrovnik on the main­ 21. Soak up 35. Recliner.s 3. Shipboard 7. Kind of seed "clock" 22. United States 36. Comedian Kayc Nova Scotia. the use of diplomatic mails and land. . . . The 1944 major league 12. Capital of S Ship; Abbr. 37. Locate 4. Slow; Ref. sp. Australia messages. All overseas travel was baseball season opened. . . . Berlin 23. Wild rush, as 38. One nautical 4 4 4 5. Changed course 14. On the beach of cattle mile an hour Earl Cronsell, OS: I suppose the also sharply curtailed. . . . The inflicted one night bombing raid •24. Capital of 6. Revise lor 39. Man's name 19. Where Santa best way to stay cool aboard a French coast was constantly bat­ on London, while the Allies, in publication Bermuda 40. Where China is Marta is 7. Beverage 25. Our Pacific 41. Widest part vessel is to go up tered by heavy bombifig attacks. 1,000 and 2,000-plane raids, plas­ 16. Of grand­ 8, Lariat afi-iliate of ship parents . The SIU stepped up its drive tered key industrial, rail and air on the highest 9. Urge adoption 27. Finish 43. Americans; 17. Part of building of 29. A destroyer Abbr. to have war and area bonuses for installations throughout France, part of the ship 10. Tiny organi.sms 30. Tree 44. Months; Abbr. 18. Wager and lie down in seamen returned to the pre-April Germany and the Balkans. ... Id in seawater 19. Rocky (Puzzle Answer On Page 25) level, when cuts were put into China, Japanese troops of two the shade. Cool 20. Communist drinks are always effect . . . Finland again rejected armies developed a spring offen­ 1 3 SI. It lets out 2 smoke a good way to Russian peace terms . . . Russian sive. 22. Theatre worker keep the temper­ planes bombed Brest-Litovsk in' 12 4 4 4 25. Kind of bean ature down. Pos­ Poland, which the Germans had, Talks paced by an SlU-SUP del­ 26. Chowed 15 sibly the best held since 1941. egation with representatives of for­ 28. Party for men way to stay cool eign seamen's unions stressed the 4 4 4 29. It holds eoiTee 17 in hot weather, or ^ny other time, is us forces landed in the Hum­ need for post-war unity among all 30. School in England to refrain from work completely. boldt Bay area on the northern sea unions . . . The Japanese Inva­ 11. Man's nickname. coast of Dutch New Guinea, en­ sion of India was blunted by Allied 32. Lid 4 4 4 33. What most Monseirato Saliva, AB: I like circling some 60,000 Japanese forces, principally Chinese troops whiskey is now orangeade very much in order to troops. Five days later, all enemy under US Lieut. Gen. Joe Stilwell. 34. City in Italy 36. Joe DiMag's stay cool in the resistance in that area had ceased. ... A powerful Allied fleet, aided brother |ropics or on a . . Frank Knox, Secretary of the by carrier-based fighters and 37. Bad break in bowling Persian Gulf run. Navy, 70, died of a heart attack bombers, made a surprise raid on 38. Nickname.ior It's good for hot in Washington. . » . German forces Sabang and Lhonga in northern Kathcrine 32. Chemist's weather any­ suffered heavy losses in attempting Sumatra, leaving considerable dam­ workshop where, as are to escape from the Crimean naval age in its waice. . .. Aided by Army 42. Nickname for Peter cold drinks of ba.se at. Sevastoppl,. under siege by MP's, the US Government toOk 43. People, from other sorts, such the Russians. pdssessioii ; of the Montgomery Indo-China 49. Smell as lemonade and Ward mail order concern after 4 4 4 46. CaplUl.of ice water. If ydu The Bolivian g;ovejrnmeni ah- board chairman Sevyell Avery de­ Liberia .. ' get ' the proper ' ' 47. Sawbucke niiuAced that it had suppi-essed a fied Presidential drdei's. AV'ery was 48. Pigpen :! vehtilation- aboard ship,' It' shbtild rtV-olutionary conspirkey,,:. Yugo- carried. bodily but of fiis: office and, 49. Old namf for ^ •sot be mU(dt '«fva)proibl«nk CM', '•Uv partisans, supported by Allied deposited on the 'S^euyR}ltj;i:j ThaHaiitF"- uvt:.; Stranded whales had been sought and cut up as long as there were American colonies, but it was not until 1715 that a Nantucket mer­ chant fitted out a ship specially to hunt the sperm whales and tow them ashore for treatment. Soon after this the JJantucket men learned to erect brick-built tryworks aboard their ships, and by this means managed to cut up and treat their catch far out at sea. The industry was in a flourishing cbndition when the Revolutionary War broke out, but at the end of it was practically defunct. The slow-sail­ ing whaler and her valuable cargo proved to be a tempting and easy victim for British privateers. �April 30. 1954 SEAFARERS SEAFARERSLOG AprH 30. 1954 Page Thirteen LOG 1 'Same Old Stand' Vol. XVI, No. 9 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. Yacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. ft PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Iditor, HEBBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, BAY DCNISON; Art Editor, BIRNARD •EAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIXL NILVA; Staff Writers, HEHRIAN ARTHUR, IRWIN ppiVACK, JiRRY REMIR, AL MASKIN, NOBMAH SMITH; GulJ Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, LYMAN GAYIORO, MILTON HOROWITZ. Propaganda Renewal It's no surprise to find that with the coming of a new international crisis in Indo-China, the Communist Party's waterfront section is once again busy on the propaganda front, after being dormant for several months. The mimeo­ graphed bulletin "Floodtide" published by the self-proclaimed "Maritime Committee for Peace" is once again being distrib­ uted to the ships with the standard Party propaganda pleas. Apparently, the Communist Party considers seamen and ships important enough to expend some of its dwindling funds on an attempt to reach the ships, even though it has been rebuffed time and again in the past. The Communist Party knows that in any world crisis, the merchant marine is a key to the outcome. It's too bad that others in the US aren't equally aware of this fact. Otters Ideas For EiOG Features To the Editor: I have a couple of ideas for the LOG that I think might be used if there is enough interest in them. One concerns a sort of "swap and shop" column, which could be printed regularly to allow the membership to offer odd items for trade. One man, for example, might have an electric shaver or an out­ board motor that he didn't need and wanted to sell, and with a "swap and shop" column, he'd have the chance to get something else that he wanted in exchange. He The National Labor Relations Board order calling for a might wind up new election for New York longshoremen is a welcome move with a lawn mow­ Government figures show that any girl hired by the airline after er or a good set unemployment is increasing at a Dec. 1, 1953,, will have to retire at Maynes that should bring the AFL-ILA much closer to full repre­ of binoculars pace. The Bureau of Em­ that age unless the rule is changed. sentation of East Coast dock workers". As the text of the elec­ from somebody who wanted the dangerous ployment Security reported that tion order .shows, the Labor Board has taken every possible shaver or motor he was looking to initial claims for unemployment Bricklayers of Local 1, Washing­ precaution to see to it that the longshoremen will be able to trade away. compensation in the week ending cast their votes in an atmosphere free of intimidation. The A lot of seamen I knpw own odd April 10 jumped 49,000 over the ton, DC, engaged in commercial Board is also taking steps to assure that an orderly election lots of land in different places previous week to 388,000. The in­ construction, have won a 20-cent the country. I don't see crease also represented a rise of increase, bringing their hourly procedure is established to prevent the confusion that at­ around why they couldn't offer it to an­ 95,000 in two weeks. About three- pay to $3.50. They get 10 cents tended last December's "quickie" vote, which led to approxi­ other SIU member through a trade, fifths of the nation's work force is added May 1 and another 10 cents mately 4,500 challenged ballots. instead of some real estate shark. covered by unemployment compen­ on July 1. Meanwhile, Local 4 of This time too, the AFL-ILA has had a chance to set up its The second man might wind up sation. the same union reached a tentative union machinery, with a full staff of organizers and shop with Just the piece of land he agreement with the contractors to continue their current $3.30 rate stewards on practically every pier in the city, assuring the needed as a place to build a home fullest representation for the longshoremen. The old ILA, on for his family and the owner of The John B. Stetson Co., largest because of stiff competition by the-other hand, debt-ridden and weakened, is currently sell­ the land could wind up with some­ manufacturer of men's hats in the nonunion men in residential con­ US, and the United Hatters, Cap struction. The agreements affect ing out its tugboatmen to the United Mine Workers and dick­ thing just as useful for himself. and Millinery Workers Interna­ 2,000 members. Real Service ering with Harry Bridges and his cohorts in a desperate tional Union, AFL, signed a twoLots of newspapers have a col­ 4 4 4attempt to bail itself out. umn like this and the LOG, as one year wage agreement in Phila­ The new election then, is the golden opportunity for New of Employees of Munsingwear, Inc., the best, could do the same. delphia which marks 20 years of York longshoremen. From now on in, it's up to them. It would be a real service to the strike-free relations. The agree­ Hominy, Okla., voted for the ment increases annual pension ILGWU as their collective bargain­ men, I think. 3^ 4* 4" The other idea I had in mind was fund contributions by the company ing agent in an election conducted a photography contest, like the art from $100,000 to $125,000 in order there recently by the NLRB. The contest that the Union runs every to pay higher retirement benefits. company manufactures ladies' lin­ year. Most seamen have a camera The limitation of $100 a month gerie. Another important election now in progress is the one on and plenty of subjects to choose pension for workers has now been 4 4 4 the West Coast in which the Marine Cooks and Stewards, from on their travels and a lot of upped to $105 and the new agree­ Some 500 persons, unable to sup­ AFL, is challenging the Communist-dominated National the fellows take some real good ment included a cost-of-living port their families because they clause. pictures, which appear often in the Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards for representation of LOG. have no income, have become the The contest could be judged t 4. first Johnson County, Ky., resi­ galley crews on West Coast ships. A third entry in a three- on the basis of the best five or ten Members of the American Feder­ dents to receive surplus food under cornered race is the ever-present Harry Bridges who has been pictures submitted, with suitable ation of Grain Millers struck and a new federal relief program. prizes for the winners. advising the men to vote no union. shut down 27 plants in 21 cities About 400 of the persons who re­ 'Taking Pictures Anyway' This election will come to an end May 10 and the results across the nation belonging to ceived relief were miners who lost will not be known until after the ballots are counted on I think this would go over well General Mills. Chief issue in the their jobs because of recent shut­ with the guys on the ships; they're strike is the company's determina­ downs in the coal fields. Thousands May 17. But a second, smaller election on West Coast steam- taking all the time any­ tion to employ swing and split of miners throughout the US have schooners may indicate the way things are going. There, MCS- way. A pictures lot of the entries could be shifts without premium pay, ac­ been similarly a..ected. AFL got 20 votes, NUMC&S, zero, and two votes were no- printed in the LOG every two union. The results clearly reversed a previous vote where weeks aqd would show what SIU cording to the union. 4 4 4. NUMC&S had won by intimidation, with the result that the men are doing at work on the ship Publication of five daily news­ as well as ashore in different ports NLRB threw out the first election. The right of unions to picket in papers by the International Typo­ of the world. protest against stores being open graphical Union (AFL) in several Besides, taking a picture with a on Sundays was upheld in court in small communities has been dis­ camera, from my way of seeing it, Denver, Colo. The petition of a continued for lack of advertising is a lot easier for most of us than shop's proprietors for an injunc­ revenue. The papers were pub­ painting or drawing one, although tion directed at Meat Cutter Local lished in the first instance where Disturbing news that the Panama Canal could be blocked I've seen some really fine ones en­ 634 and Retail Clerks Local 7 was there were no union operations in In Gaillard Cut by a landslide focuses attention once again tered by the membership in the denied, with the judge holding the those cities. The papers, all named on the importance of this link between the East and West last two art contests. A photog­ picketing was done in a legal man­ Daily News-Digest, are published raphy contest, however, would en­ ner to halt the threat to legitimate in Meriden, Conn.; Texarkana, Coasts. Should the landslide take place in spite of efforts to able a lot more Seafarers to sub­ union goals. The unions could use Ark.; Huntington, West Va.; Allen)revent it, merchant shipS would be compelled to make the mit stuff, arty or otherwise. their freedom of speech to defend town, Pa., and Monroe, La. ong trip around, via Cape Horn, adding several thousand their standards, the coiirt ruled. Tom Maynei 4 4 4 miles to any intercoastal voyage. i. ^ i, (Ed note: As the official news­ A four-day week to avert layoffs With intercoastal shipping having a tough time of it, clos­ paper of the SIU, the LOG always has been adopted by 2,800 em­ Members of the Air Line Stew­ ing of the canal would be a damaging blow, to say nothing welcomes suggestions for news, ardesses' Association, a unit of the ployees ot two Westinghouse Elec­ of defense considerations and its effect on the US Navy. features and other ideas for pub­ AFL Air Line, Pilots, have won tric plants in New Jersey. The From time .to time there's been talk of building a second lishing a .gooii Seafarers' paper. their fight against retirement be­ agreement between the company canal through Nicaragua as an alternative route and as a Other seafarers are invited to let cause of age limits required by and Local 410, International Union meaps , of .permitting, the US to build both iperchant and us know their feelings>on Brother. American Airlines in Chicago, 111. of Electrical Workers, CIO, calls' Navy ships with a broader bq^Bt. Jn the light of present,cir­ Maynes' ideas. If there's enough yhp company wants the girls to fbr a Monday to Thursday. work cumstances,^ it might..be wise,.to take a second look at the interest .in thepi,;the LOG jjaiU. be, retire after reachih^: 32, but thei Week. If buaiiess picks up, - the; .'j^e-day vfeekiwill; be restg^eid,'., ' Nicaraguaa.projactAv ; UAIUA XI ,wtrni*n v. hdppy to MVhthC^nnOVi. )a'jiim oa ,.>girl| .b^lkeji,, •S'lT IN y ''I •;? Rock Klection West Coast Vote • :%\ 4 ' I Landslide At Panama { . -'.Sf I 1 �>»* roorteca SEAFARERS LOG April f, 1«S4 April It, 191(4 Dessert From • '}'j Hawaii^, •fil •m ' !i| jj ll(I pineapple plantation "* > Hawaiian e/^o'oiinTptS r IS T"" moisture and fertilizer in soi® retaSs we^s The exotic operoHng on the J . T" eoltime InvoWea 'Ti -T E• \or iruit* E: sSSSSsa^giijaja f,-." :^i Pi W" 9^? -^^81 'li • ' SlS|:-»ssi-ssxs;ia? ttirol'gh"wXpre^ire'wX™^"' '""y Pl"eapple pricWy Hn/aSn^Sn?"^' " " «» «*" S" ISSS5&3' m packers' tables. coming to and going from •:« >;: • P'^ • IS ..: K; :L several SIU ships on pineapple rum «" o"® FabrtStor'^i^i^l^f.^f® its cargo at ErieXSSuy^ ^®freshmen ••TOiS^FaSt i farer C. P. Rosrstlds checks Union Jose Gomez while.Seathe New York metropolitan S. •f-'ttiiri. .VL..'l- >Pd warehouse, «>reughout •.< i«i �Pare Slxfcea SEAFARERS April n, 1954 LOG SEAFARERS Still a navigation menace In many areas, World War II mines claimed another victim this month as the 478-ton Danish freighter A wide variety of methods for applying lubrication can be used on Etly Danielsen sank in the North Sea. All 15 crewmen were rescued board ships ranging from the simple squirt can and swab brush to rather after the vessel rammed a mine about 25 miles north of Bremerhaven, complex lubricating oil systems in turbines and. the use of pressure Germany . . . The former Matson passenger ship Mariposa will shortly guns. sail from San Francisco to Italy and refitting for trans-Atlantic passen­ On reciprocating engines a good deal of the oiling is done by the ger service. She will be operated as the Homeric for Home Lines . . . hand oil can. Cups or boxes are placed in -convenient places where Those excellent and unusual Docking day ahead of her nearest rival, the 5,600-ton British freighter Isaac Carter won Quebec's gold-headed cane race for 1954. The Na­ photos of the San Mateo Victory they can be reached by the can and oil lines run from the box (Eastern) which to the part that requires -lubrication. Crank pin bearings on Libertys tional Harbor Board's gold cane is awarded annually to the skipper of you can see in are oiled in this manner with the oil running down a tube attached the first overseas vessel to reach Quebec. this issue of the to the connecting rod and the box attached to the crosshead. SEAFARERS Piston rods and valve stems are lubricated by long-handled swab­ Five Italians who tried to get to Australia the cold way have been LOG were con­ bing brushes. Engines using saturated steam get sufficient lubricareturned to their homeland aboard the liner Sydney. Each had paid tributed by the tion-for their rings and valves through the moisture in the steam and almost $700 to a member of the ship's crew to smuggle them into the ship's steward, the cylinder oil entering the cylinders and steam chests with the refrigerator room and fix the temperature so they wouldn't freeze. Horace C. Mc- piston rods and valve stems. Newer engines making use of super­ They were discovered after two weeks . . . Another coal-burner is on Curdy. McCurdy heaters have to have cylinder oil supplied to valve chests and cylinders the way out, as the Canadian Pacific Railway announced that conver­ also contributed by means of pumps. The small pump employed for this purpose forces sion to oil is underway on the summer steamer Assiniboia in a Canadian the details on oil into the HP valve chest. From there it is carried along with McCnrdy shipyard ... A reduction in tolls on the Suez Canal will go into effect the ship's ground­ the steam to the various moving parts. July 2. The new charges will be $.975 a Suez net ton for loaded ships ing off southern Korea and her Gravity Or Pressure and $.444 a ton for vessels in ballast. subsequent plight. He is currently Bearings are usually lubricated either by the gravity system or the keeping the galley department t 4. 4. pressure system although there are many types of bearing lubrication. A new freight line, Coinmar, has begun regular service between going while hoping that his food, Port au Prince, Cap-Haitien and Miami. Ships will leave Miami for power and water supply holds out. The gravity system can employ either a wick feed or a drip feed. Haiti on the first and fifteenth of every month.. . . The 644-foot tanker Meanwhile, he intends to keep Where the wick feed is used, strands of wool -are tied together with a Margarita, under charter to Gulf for Middle East service, has been his camera busy as salvagers at­ wire and the outer section of the oil cup is filled with oil.' A tube launched at Bethlehem's Quincy, Mass., yards. The 29,250-ton vessel tempt to patch up the holes and is inserted in the cup aiid the uhit screwed into the bearing housing. has a 250,000-barrel capacity and a speed of better than 16Vi knots refloat the Government-owned ship. Part of the wool is hooked inside the tube, and the oil then travels along the wool and drips down into the bearing. . . . The Maritime Association of the Port of New York has asked McCurdy, a native of Florida, has Where extra oil is necessary, an additional supply can be squirted Congress to act favorably on a bill to make quarantine inspection serv­ been an SlU member since 1946 ice available to ship operators 24 hours a day. The shippers assert that when he Joined up in the port of directly in the tube with an oil can. Since the wick also serves to losses caused by delays in quarantine inspection could be cut sharply New Orleans. Right now, he and filter and strain the oil it must be cleaned regularly by foiling in by the measure. The bill would provide day and night inspection his wife make their home in soda water and rinsing to remove all traces of soda. Another system for lubricating bearings is the oil-ring type in which through the payment of overtime to USPHS officers at ship company Charleston, North Carolina, when the oil is held in a reservoir under the bearing. One or more rings expense. he is not out on a trip. He's 28 larger than the shaft are placed years old. 44^ 4. over the shaft and hung into the Ship safety achievement awards have been presented to the oil reservoir. As the shaft re­ 4^ 4" three ore boats of the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of US Steel. The volves, the loose ring rotates awards, in the form of pennants, were given for the vessels' aid in the Another ship's delegate who through friction and picks up oil rescue of 14 men from a freighter that foundered in a violent storm on wrapped up a good period of serv­ from the reservoir. The force feed Lake Superior last year . . . Despite a list of 90 degrees after it ran ice recently was Norman A. Kirk lubricating system is also found, aground near Stockholm, the crew and 50 passengers on the 102-ton of the Seatrain New Jersey. This on reciprocating engines. It con­ Swedish vessel Prins Gustaf were also rescued . . . A lack of profitable Seafarer got a warm vote of sists of small pumps operated by business has brought an end to the regularly-scheduled trans-Atlantic thanks from his shipmates for his cams. Consequently, lubrication in­ cargo service offered for the last seven years by the Danish Maersk services in representing them on creases automatically with an in­ Line. The service will formally end May 4. their usual shipboard beefs. crease in speed. SWING Kirk has been with the SIU for t> if CHiCK VAIVC Greasing of bearings is almost The new combination bauxite and oil carrier Sunbrayton of Saguenay nearly a dozen years. Joining up in always done through some kind of Terminals, Ltd., will soon begin shuttle service between British Guiana the Port of New York on November pressure system, either through and Trinidad for the Aluminum Company of Canada, ferrying bauxite 10, 1942. He's a native and resi­ grease cups or a pressure gun. ore to Trinidad and returning fuel oil to Guiana. The 7,850-deadweight- dent of Michigan, 37 years of age, Grease that is forced in through ton Canadian vessel Just completed sea trials in Great Britain . . . The and sails in the deck department. a pressure fitting compresses and opening of trade between Japan and the US 100 years ago was com­ retains pressure, forcing itself into X * X. memorated recently by a special ceremony aboard the new OSK Line the bearing. Since the grease can Seafarer James Flanagan of the cargo vessel London Maru in connection with the ship's first appearance be kept under steady pressure, a in the Port of New York . . . Direct freight service between San Diego Golden City (Waterman) had a small amount of leakage exists sound suggestion and Hawaii will be inaugurated May 15 by the Matson Navigation Com­ which pushes dirt and other con­ for his shipmates pany, when the Hawaiian Lumberman arrives there. tamination away from the bearing about a simple surface. Also as temperature rises, 4> 4^ t ^ Diagram of turbine lube oil matter that often the grease tends to expand and Latest vessel to feature anti-roll ship stabilizers, the new 29,000-ton causes a good pressure system. push into places where lubrication British liner Orsova is now on her maiden voyage between Great deal of unhappiis needed. At a certain temperature, greases tend to break down, the Britain and Australia for the Orient Line. The stabilizers are airplane- ness—^the amount temperature varying with the type of grease. wing-shaped fins that can be extended and rotated from both sides of of money avail­ the ship's hull below the waterline by electro-hydraulic machinery . . . able for a draw. Limited Amount of Grease The last key link in the Great Lakes navigation system—^the Lachine If crewmembers Under any system of applying grease, great care must be taken not Canal at Montreal—^was opened to traffic last week . . . The privately- would list the full to use too much or apply it under too great pressure. If too much grease Flanagan owned, ocean-going US merchant fleet comprised 1,237 vessels of a amount desired in is used in a bearing it can heat up the bearing and cause excessive total of 15,270,189 deadweight tons on April 1, seven ships less than a draw at the time that the draw leakage. The result can be that the grease is forced into places that on March 1. Dry cargo and passenger ships totalled 800 vessels of is requested, then, Flanagan says, are difficult to clean or where it can do damage through contaminating 8,339,094 tons. Tankers accounted for the remainder. they can be sure that enough cash other fluids or getting on electrical wiring. Before anyone applies will be brought on board for the grease either with a gun or with screw-down spring pressure grease 4> 4^ 4;. All 31 men in the crew of a British Navy minesweeper which burned skipper to dispense, apd everybody cups, they should find out exactly how much grease to feed add how and sank in the English Channel off Dunkirk last week were rescued will be able to go ashore happy— fast to feed it. when a French freighter and a Dutch coastal steamer arrived on the for a while at least. Most turbines are usually lubricated by an oil pressure circulating . scene and picked up survivors . . . The action of a' bystander saved Flanagan, a deck department system. In a gravity pressure system, oil is pumped out of a su'^p Miss Liberty, a new ferryboat for service on the Statue of Liberty run man, has been sailing as an SIU tank and through strainers to remove particles. From their it flows In New York harbor, from getting an "unlucky" label at her launching member since October,' 1946, when through a cooling system where it is passed over coils containing at Warren, RI. After the wife of one of the owners twice was unable to he Joined in the Pert of New circulating sea water or fresh water. From the cooler it flows to break a bottle of champagne on the steel bow of the vessel, a bystander York. He's a native of New York, the turbine bearings and to the reduction gears in an amount sufficient ran after the ship as she slid down the ways and smashed the bottle 43 years old and lives in Hunting' to cool and lubricate the bearing. Then it drains out of the bearings of champagne with one blow. ton Station, Long Island. and back into the sump tank again. Lubrication Methods ACTION t' II f-:i? •if- •M E ill :•- 'i'l 5i Burly Sight tlnaeen Bg Bernard Seaman �April 30. 1954 SE AF ARERB LOG Panama Canal Closing Feared Idle Tanker Fleet Crowing Noting that there are more lay-ups of tankers due next month because of lack of work, a New York ship brokerage concern reported that there are now 160 oil tankers in the world's growing fleet of idle-*" tankers account for a deadweight petroleum carriers. Although the breakdown tonnage of nearly 1.9" million. (Continued from page 9) . through the Canal. If the slide does take plaee, it would mean that shipping between the East and West Coasts of the US would be considerably hampered, , as would any traffic bound for the Far East from major ports like New York and Baltimore. The alternative is the lengthy trip around Cape Horn and South America. Maintenance crews are attempt­ ing to dig behind Contractor's Hill in a maneuver aimed at "relieving the pressure" resulting from the widening crack in the rock ledge. The emergency is getting top pri­ ority consideration from Canal officals, who fear that a landslide would shut_the vital waterway for some time. The Canal, which took seven years to build, was opened to traffic for the first time on Au­ gust 15, 1914. Clarifications Report Printed (Continued on page 3) the steward department of one SIU ship. The contract calls for steward department members un­ der certain circumstances, to re­ ceive $2.50 per day for each pas­ senger served on a freight ship. In this instance, the steward depart­ ment claimed the $2.50 daily pay­ ment for a child who was on board, and the company claimed the child was not considered a passenger. The clarificat'ions committee solved that one by deciding that the child should be considered a grown passenger for purposes of this clause when passenger fare is paid for carriage of the child. Since a large number of such clarifications have been accum­ ulated in the year since the clarifi­ cations committee was set up, it was decided to print a complete re­ port of all the interpretations to enable crewmembers to keep track of them. The clarifications report follows the same order as the contract does, leading off with the general rules, and following up with-the working rules of each of the three departments—deck, engine and steward. It's easy then, to cross check from the contract to the clarifications report and find out what interpretations, if any, have been made on a specific contract clause. Seafarers are advised to keep a copy of the contract clarifications handy at. all times, especially aboard ship, so as to clear up any di; putes which may arise. Page Seventeen shows that there are 71 US-flag ships laid up as compared with 89 under foreign flags, accompanying tonnage figures indicated that the decline in tanker trade has had a much worse effect on US ships. All of the American ships idle are larger than 10.000 tons. The 160 I It also appeared from the figures that many owners prefer scrapping their idle vessels rather than pay the freight to keep them in lay-up. A total of 639,809 deadweight tons has been junked in the past 18 months. A dozen ships have been sold for scrap just in the last two months. Mfirrdo/wiieedf-] Photo of Culebra Cut in Panama Canal, taken during canal con­ struction in 1913, shows sheer cliff of Contractor's Hill (left) which now threatens to fall into the canal and block shipping in the vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Draft Strict Rules For New NY Longshore Vote (Continued on page 3) New York Shipping Association. This will eliminate approximately 1,500 United Fruit employees from the ballot as that company is not an association member. The United Fruit votes were one of the points of dispute last December. In order to eliminate the vast number of challenges that turned up at the last election, 4,500 in all, the NLRB is setting up a system of pre-vote registration for the longshoremen. Each eligible voter will receive a voting card from the NLRB bearing the Waterfront Commission seal as well as the man's name, address and social security number. The voting cards will be issued only to those men who have a record of 700 hours' employment with Shipping As­ sociation stevedore firms in the year before September 30, 1953. United Fruit time will not count toward those 700 hours. . Will Surrender Card When the longshoreman casts his vote, he will surrender the card and also show his waterfront regis­ tration card. The NLRB is hope­ ful that this procedure will elimi­ nate double voting and challenged votes. Steps taken by the board to hold down intimidation to a minimum AFL-ILA autM ouMdc Brooklyn longshore headquarter* »r« be­ decked With banners urging d*ek workers to vote for the new union ln.«s«*|jta4,-il«Slkl*i.':"'Csr*;|r!fro York waterfront,•gefaehli^'viial;iiwgiHh<irdv-j»*a^^ . • - or eliminate it altogether are two: First, no bus transportation will be permitted for voters by either side. Last December, dock super­ visors herded the longshoremen into busses and rode with them to the polls, warning them all along to vote ILA. Second, the NLRB will get a list of official observers from both sides. It's assumed that the NLRB will not permit any known waterfront strong-arm men to act as ob­ servers. In the last election, many of these waterfront enforeers were right in the polling plaees or out­ side the doors telling the men to vote ILA "or else" as they went in. Vote Late In May With all these precautions, it was expected that it would take the Labor Board and other interested parties the full period to set up the election procedure, with a vote not indicated before May 20th at the earliest. Voting places have yet to be selected, but it's expected that there will be at least five loca­ tions one each in New York, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Jersey City and Port Newark. ' In preparation for the new vote, AFL-ILA organizers opened a stepped-up drive on the docks, in­ cluding automobile tours of the waterfront, additional meetings, and leaflet distribution to the long­ shoremen. Tugboat Switch Meanwhile, new developments were taking place in other sections of the old ILA. The ILA's Marine Division, representing tugboatmen in New York harbor and elsewhere, was virtually ready to hand over its entire membership to the United Mine Workers, District 50. The switch was considered as a way of repaying John L. Lewis for the $20.0,000 he had loaned the old ILA. AFL-ILA- i-epresentatives were countering the move by step­ ping up organizing efforts among the tugboatmen, just recently begun. It was- also reported that Harry Bridges, head of. the West. Coast longshore union, was in New York recently dickering with old ILA leaders. The reports said that Bridges dangled large sums of cash befpre the old lUA- and of­ fered his assistance aud that of the Communist Party's waterfront sec­ tion to'fight the AFL's advances on .4h«,.4Mk«ii —• • a a a D • • a a • • • n • • • • • • a • a a a a a • O a • a SUITS COATS SLACKS TOPCCATS Pf^SSSHC^ WORK SHOES DOMOAR^S / KHAKI PANTS KHAKI SMiRTS 8L0E WORK SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS DRESS SHIRTS spoFzrr SHIRTS DRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS ^ T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS L0(?CSA6E WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER JACKETS WRITINS RORTFOLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR \ 1' ALLVOUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED I - FROM A SOU'WESTER TP AH ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER >t>U BUY FROM THE SEA CMEST/ you CAM BE SURE yoofeE (SETTINS TDP QUALITY SEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. Cliesh UWIClH-OWAICaAf40 UMIIOAI-OPSQA'TCP - •. 4I0R THC BENCFIT oF iHf MEMBCRSHlP* •^1 ll �f '.^ /'r' '-. iitf' * ' Par* Eirhteen SEAFARERS v<" April S«, M54 LOG •t • y 7 it • Ki • Dope Running Plot Of Seafarers Fictional Tale Of Sea Intrigue Readin' and 'ritin,' if not 'rithmetic,' have long interested many a Seafarer on a long sea voyage, the better to pass away his leisure time when off duty. Born to the tradition is Seafarer Frank Cihlar, OS, who goes to school in between sailings. Right now Cihlar is attend--^ Chome where they have some real ing Kent State University, nice-looking girls, and would I like Kent, Ohio, and is majoring in 'fH Vl\ •^. I • i' Vi That the average time from one full moon to another is 29^ days? In 1866 February had no full moop while the preceding January and the following March had two full moons each. Astrononvers esti­ mate that this remarkable se­ quence will not occur again for an­ other 2.5 million years. if "That the Speaker of the House of Representatives receives the same pay as the Vice President of the US? Both officials receive sal­ aries of $SO,000 per year, but the Vice President gets an additional $10,000 for expenses.. After the Vice President, the House Speaker is next in the line of succession to the Presidency. Regular Senators and Representatives are. paid $12,500 per year. , out just where their Union's fi­ nances are going. * That the "banana oil" used by cooks to flavor jellies, syrups and ice cream doesn't come from bananas at all? The colorless liquid known as "banana oil" is produced by a combination of certain iacids ,with an alcohol by-product derived from the fermentation of potatoes, beets and grains. Bananas contain very little liquid , and do not pro­ duce any oil. to go there and have a sukiyaki political science. However, when party. I says that was a good idea; sailing on ships, Cihlar is given to and so we went. flights of fancy and often writes stories, in the best tradition of the Familiar Face sea and sea chroniclers. On just When the Mamasan answers the X X such a trip some time ago. Seafarer door A1 talks to her in Japanese, That the human brain is about Cihlar contributed the effort that and the way he talks it sounds like two percent of a person's total follows. It is strictly another fight he can speak it better than they body weight? Scientific study, of his fanc.v, and both the LOG and can. Well, while the girls are heat­ however, indicates that weight is he want the reader to know that ing the sukiyaki and pouring the not a true index to the mentality it is absolutely fiction and made sake, a Jap comes in with some of an individual. The average of whole cloth: beer. I think I recognize the guy, weight of the adult male brain is I am sailin' bosun on this here but all Japs look the same to me. 49 ounces, slightly more than three scow in June, 1947., Manila is our He said something to A1 in dialect pounds. But there are records of X X ^ first stop. While I am ashore and then he disappears. I spent an insane person whose brain That the first newspaper in the weighed 60 ounces. drinkin' beer and makin' out with the next three days recovering, so United States was published in a broad I am approached by a Filwe must have had a real* fine time. X X ippino in a nice white suit. He About an hour before we are Boston just 250 years ago? The That although mass viewing of chases the girl away and sits down. ready to sail A1 comes aboard. paper was the Boston News-Letter, television is relatively new in the I am preparing to bust him one He says they have locked which began publishing in April, US, the first fight shown on TV when he shakes his finger and up a guy from the steward's depart­ 1704, and lasted until 1776. A sin­ was a match screened in London points out that he has help. Then ment and he's going to sail in gle number of a news sheet, Publick .15 years ago? The bout, between Frank Cihlar he starts talkin'.. .., pretty good his place. He says that the US Occurrences, was issued in Boston Eric Boon and Arthur Danahar, English, too. He says to me that narcotics agent in Tokyo got a tip in 1690, but it was suppressed by was held at the Harringway Arena my ship is going to Yokohama and the ball to me. I miss it, and it tliat somebody on board was runing royal authority. in London on February 23, 1939. hits the bulkhead on the midships dope and they think maybe that it then coming back. X X if X X housing. The hall was pretty old was the guy in the steward depart­ That whisky includes only Scotch That a weekly financial report Dope Deal Then he says to me, am I inter­ and the seams were worn. When ment. While he is telling me this on SIU operations is posted at all and certain blends made in Can­ ested in making a bonus this trip, she hits the bulkhead it breaks I am going nuts. All the way back Union halls for easy inspection by ada? Most ryes and bourbon ar« and I says I might be. So he tells open. I gets an idea and from here to Manila I don't sleep a wink. I any Seafarer? SIU men always spelled "whiskey." Check it in the me that he remembers me from the on I am figurin' that Flynn never am just laying in my sack and have a ready opportunity to find ads. thinking...., and all I can see is war, when me and some friend got in this easy. I wait until it is dark, then I gets softbails. We tied up in Manila made a deal on some cigarettes. I says I don't know nothin' about it, up and makes like I am. going to and pretty soon I am .sitting in the and if he wants to talk to me some the head. When I pass the gear bar. When my Filippino friend sits more he should change the subject. locker I open it and grab the ball. down, I shove him a note explain­ He says okay, and he lays it on the Then I rips the guts out of the ball ing about my pal Al. He says okay. and put the cover away in my I should get good and runk and he line. Would I handle some heroin. All locker, and I am figurin' the will take over from there. I have to do is deliver it to him. stuff will have a nice safe trin back There's trouble in the tepee, writes Seafarer Wallacb "Mad I wake up with about three Flips t: > The deal was all set up in Yoko­ to Manila. beside the one in the white suit Bear" Anderson, as another Indian rebellion is stirring along hama. It would be delivered to me Well, the caper comes off real standing over me. They give me the Niagara River Valley. James Fenimore Cooper's "The right on the ship. I says how much smooth and the next morning while some coffee and work on me for of the stuff do I pick up and how we are anchored out. After I get about an hour. When I am about Last of the Mohicans" might much do I make on the deal. He J the ball stowed away, I start head- half sober, I give them my plan. very well have been called that the heritage of the Indian dates back long before the com­ says one pound raw and $5,000. So in' down the gangway all set to go says that I will wait till every­ "The Last of the Moccasins," I am shakin' hands with the char­ up to the Grand Cherry Cabaret. body is in the messhall. Then I says Anderson, if he were alive in ing of the white man, and that acter and a.skin' him for a down I bump into a guy thdt looks fa­ will take the ball up to the bow this time and age. It's an outrage, when General George Washington payment of 200 pesos which he miliar. He turn and says "Hi ya of the ship and throw it to whoever says tlie Seafarer, what is happen­ called upon the Tuscaroras to help subdue the British, the Indian makes, and this closes the deal. you old so and so." He turns out to is on the dock blowing his nose ing to the vanishing American. ^ braves were here with the war What is happening, says Ander­ be a guy who I sailed with during with a red hanky. Cloak and Dagger paint on. Following Washington's son, is a double play between the The night before we sail I goes the war by the name of A1 Dimon. Just as I am throwing the ball, Al victory, they assert, came the ashore and I am getting ready to So we start banging each other's has me by the other hand and is Federal Government and the New get a cab, when this car drives up ears and he says for me to wait a slapping my wrist with a pair of York State Government, with the "Treaty of Fort Stanwix" in the year 1784 in which Washington and somebody says get in. Well,, I couple of minutes that he has to cuffs. He says to me that he is a Tuscarora Indians, a part of the thanked the leaders of the Tusca­ Iroquois Six Nations, left on the gets in. My friend is sitting in the go up and see the skipper. So I CID agent and I was numbered all roras and the Oneidas, and their back. He heads out Dewy Blvd. wait. In about ten minutes he the time, but that they want the bases. With tempers flaring up wards, the Stockbridge and from the tepee, on and without past the High Commissioner's comes down and takes me over to guys in Manila, too. The guys that Brotherton Indians, for their part reservation, Anderson and Chief house and out toward Batangas. the jeep and says get in. Then he passed me the stuff in Japan ratted. helping to win the war. Washing­ Maybe five miles out he pulls off says that I should come in with He got a percentage of the value Clinton Rickard, Grand President in ton promised at that time, they say, the road and stops. My friend him and he will take me and show of the stuff recovered by Uncle of the Indian Defense League of Sam and besides, if the delivery America and head of the Tuscarora to protect them against any en­ says to me it's all set, and here isf me the town. A1 says to me that he knows a isn't made, the market for it stays Beaver clan, come to the defense of croachment whatsoever "as long the scoop. the descendants of the only origi­ as the grass grows green and the While we are at anchor in Quar­ nice bouse on Isazaki Cho Ni open. rivers run free, and the sUn sets nal native Americans. antine, bumboats will come out to in the west." the ship. On one of these bumFox And Chickens Want Independence boats, a Jap, will have his oars The Iroquois people, said the The pair are protesting the latest painted red and green.... for port move by the Federal Government chief, are proud of their tribal tra­ and starboard, just like a ship to give jurisdictional rights over ditions and wish to continue to this is my contact. I am supposed the Iroquois to the State of New live 'as a separate nation as to trade a gold watch with this guy. by special York. Placing the Indians in the guaranteed them My friend hands me the watch. hands of the state, say the pair, treaties. ^ They feel they cannot When I see this guy with the red would be tantamount to "putting maintain this independence once and green oars I am supposed to a fox in the chicken coop to look they come under the jurisdiction get across to him that I want ciga­ of New York State, hq said. The after the chickens." rette lighters. This opens the first Indian leader said the state had Rickard and Anderson maintain round. Then I am supposed to try made separate treaties with Itiidian and buy a whole box of them. I nations designed to take advantage am supposed to try to pay him off of the Tuscaroras. What's more^. he in cigarettes but he refuses, and maintains, these treaties, as well then I send the watch down. This as agreements between the state cinches the deal and up comes the and federal governments, were box the top layer only is ciga­ A reminder from SIU made without representation being rette lighters ... the rest of the box headquarters cautions all afforded the Tuscaroras. That same is loaded with junk. Well, I says Seafarers leaving their ships point, Rickard said, w^a the cause It sounds okay and I will try it. to contact the hall in ample of the War . of JndepOiil^ience;:' thP We sail the next morning at six time to allow the Union to firrt' war on the US continent beo'clock. As wo get under way I dispatch a replacement. Fail­ tweeiv white jjieii, am beginning to worry. So then I ure to give notice before ' J' Drums Riumble start thinkin' about where I am paying, off may cause a de­ Now, says Rickard, the same going to hide this stuff and how I layed sailing, force the ship principle is being violated, but the Crewmembers aboard the La SaUe smfle at the camerg for a bit of ( ' am going to get it ashore in Manila. to sail short of the manning Indian will not go down without a •The last evening before we get Into photographic history. They are, left to right, back row. Oris, Brown, requirements knd needlessly fight. The Indians are putting on Yokohama me and a bunch of other Kendrick, Dickey, Worley and Everest. Front row, game order, ar* make, the work tougher for their legal war paint for a fight to guys are playing catch vjth a softHowlon,, Betz, Wilson, Ci-awful, Mariol, unidentified Seffwrer,. yoiir ghipmates. . . the finish. The drumg ace rambling ball. Well, one of the ABto throws Murphy and Starbruck. Photo by Clarence Hemby. idong the Niagara. Drums Along Niagara As Tuscaroras Seethe A Good Time Aboard La Salle Quitting Ship? Notify Union �/Wf"! April St. 1954 SEAFARERS Pace Ninetcea LOG Seafarers Regret Jungle Cargo 'S'' 'Si: All manner of hazards are known to seafaring men who brave the deep and -the ele­ ments in order to earn a livelihood. Viking king, pirate king and seamen alike have been tossed _by storpi and wind, buffeted by hurricanes, chasing and chased by denizens of the By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor deep and faced other hair-rais-" Ansco has just announced the addition of four cameras to its line. ing experiences normal to their presences made known by a ! shoot them. Only the first alternaThree of these are brand new and the fourth is an improved model of every-day maritime life. Some certain aura which surrounded tive proved feasible and the capthem and invaded the forecastle, tain agreed to move the beasts to an eai'lier camera. With the addition of these four new cameras Ansco now has the largest range of still cameras of any photographic company. These four models run the gamut of anyone's pocket and ability. The first significant departure from standard design in many years is the new Anscoflex. Designed by Raymond Loewy, the camera is new In many .ways. Its most striking feature is a sliding front panel which protects the two front lenses when the camera is not in use. The sliding lens panel and the viewing hood are connected so that one quick mo­ tion opens or closes the lens cover and finder hood. It also features a large film winding knob which is recessed in the camera body. The camera is synchronizgd and has a double exposure prevention device. The Anscoflex uses 620 film and gives 12 exposuj^es 2V^ inches square per rdil. Camera lists at $15.95. Good Miniature Camera Next is the new Ansco Memar camera which has most of the im­ portant features of a good miniature camera and sells for $42.50. One of the camera's attractive features is a new, handy and fast-acting thumb lever film transport. This device automatically advances the film, sets the exposure counter, actuates the double exposure device and sets the shutter for the next picture. Another new feature is a twin sprocket film drive for smoother, more positive film advance. The Meniar has a coated f-3.5 lens mounted in a Pronto shutter—speeds to 1/200 of a second and synchronized. A built-in film type index dial tells what kind of film is in the camera. An optical eye-level subject finder, accessory clip, and hinged back for easy loading make this a neat package. Note that the camera does not have a coupled rangefinder. Third is the Super Regent with a Agfa f-3.5 Solinar lens. Its accurate coincidence-type rangefinder assures sharp focusing even in dim light. The highly accurate shutter is the renowned Synchro-Compur with nine speeds, from one to 1/300 second, plus bulb. This .shutter offers syn­ chronization for both flashbulbs and strobe units. Combined Range And Viewfinder The rangefinder and viewfinder are combined in one window. Fea­ tured also are a double exposure prevention device, a film type re­ minder diaUa depth of field scale coupled to the focusing scale, auto­ matic film transport and exposure counter and a built-in accessory clip. Hinged back for full length of camera body makes loading and removal of film extremely simple. The Super Regent uses standard 35mm cartridges. Considering the above features, its list price of $89.50 will give other miniatures a run for their money. The Ansco Super Speedex, an improved model of the Speedex in­ troduces the first fuiiy automatic loading foiding camera. There is no red window to watch and film cannot be wasted through faulty ad­ vance. It gives 12 negatives 2V4 square on standard 120 film. This camera also features a fully automatic double exposure preventer. A lock protects the camera lens against accidental damage when the camera is being closed since the camera bed will not close unless the lens is in the proper position. The lens and shutter are both ring set. Lens is the f-2.5 Agfa Solinar. The camera's Synchro-Compur has speeds up to 1/500 of a second. It is M-X synchronized for all flash lamps and electronic flash tubes at all shutter speeds. The camera has a wide base optical rangefinder coupled to the lens and combined with the viewfinder. All controls are visible from the top of the camera, and its body is covered in genuine morocco grained leather. The trim is satin finished chrome. The Super Speedex will be available after the first of May and jviU list at $134.50. even have faced wild animals on the ship like those Seafarers pow aboard the Steel King of Isthmian. It's all right to dream of wild animjls in your sleep, writes Sea­ farer John Mastropavlos, ship dele­ gate aboard the Steel King, but when you wake up and find them practically in your lap, that's too much for any man to bear, on land, sea or air. That's not actually the case aboard the vessel as the Sea­ farer presents it, but it is near enough to describe the situation. Mastropavlos and his shipmates are suffering from a case of junglitis and jangled nerves, brought on by too close proximity to a horde' of wild an­ imals which are part of the cargo on bi> a r d the vessel. The ani­ mal representa­ tives are not ex­ Mastropavlos actly a horde, he admits, but there are too many of them on board to suit the tastes of the Seafarers. What the jungle troop consists of are tigers (two), panthers (three), elephant (one), and bear (one), and the crewmembers can't bear it. The flower of the jungle fauna was taken aboard in Djakarta, Indonesia, and since then there has been many a sleep­ less night for the crew. Standing Watches All manner of noises greet the ear, from dawn to dawn, and the fnen are getting frantic. They are quite sure that the beasts are standing watches among them­ selves, to make sure that all of them are not asleep at the same time. In that way they can be screeching' at all hours of the night and day, the men contend. In respect to disturbances and dis­ comfort, they note, the animals don't even have to be awake, for their odor is always there to plague the nostrils and the olfactory sense. The trouble began when the captain consigned the jungle cargo to the after house, forward of No. 4 hatch. As the animal noises grew louder and more frequent, and Baltimore Is Site Of Big League Ball Down here in Baltimore we've had a lot of excitement the past few weeks, Abe (Shad Roe) Rosen writes the LOG. After 52 years of waiting, Baltimore is now back in big league -baseball. ^ For the opening game there lie buildings closed for the festivi­ our National Anthem, "The Starwas a big parade welcoming ties. Some offices gave their em­ Spangled Banner."' the team. It seemed like the ployees a half-holiday to see the I thought of the battle raging . tvhole town turned out to watch it, game. . with banks. Government and pubMemorial . Stadium, where the game took piace, was jammed and packed. . The Vice-President was down here to throw out the first ball (the umpires took care of the bailplayers) and the Orioles, man­ aged by Jimmy Dykes, played like the champions we hope they wiil be someday. The stadium sits 54,000 fans, with a good view from every seat in the house. The Ori­ oles won their home opener and everyone was delirious. Table Setting . i 4. Reed, steward, right, and Rob­ inson, saloon messman, look at table set for crew aboard Show MM Mariner. t I rode down to Locust Point the other day, and passing Fort McHenry, I drove in to look around. 1 sat on a bench overlooking the harbor and let my thoughts dwell on the past.' I thought of Francis Scott Key, held prisoner on a Brit­ ish Man-6'-War out in the bay in 1814 which was attacking the fort, and on which Key cOmposeid the song which later was to become mmKK«KiBe*Kta insurrection grew in the breasts of the crew. The rebeilion confined itscif to a delegation being sent to the captain requesting him to move the cargo, put them in odor-proof and sound-proof compartments, or the after hatch. The rebellion was quelled and, the men retired happy, wondering if they could put in for OT or pen­ alty cargo as they slumbered peacefully. Aging Aboard Steel Age o. When this picture was taken aboard the Steel Age, the ship was on its way to the Far East. Crewmembers shown above are John­ ston, third mate; and Seafarers Webber, Martin, Selby and Jack­ son, kneeling. Photo was taken by Juan Colpe. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Sea's Another Woman By M. Dicyer Foolish is the woman who thinks She can hold forever a seaman in Though she be a beauty or queen She shall not possess him, the sea by all her charms her arms upon a throne shall claim its own. The sea's a strong, strange looman Who seeks the soul of man And once she's left her mark on him Escape her no man can. The sea, the sea, the cold, cruel sea Can make a man forget. He'll leave home ties and those he loves But never will he regret. Foolish is the woman icho icill not try to share Seaman's life and seamen's tcays, in the end she'll despair But if she's wise in time she'll learn by patience from above That she may not possess his soul, owned by the seas, his other love. within the fort and the nameless (1) Name two of the three state capitals whose names begin with men who shed their blood so that a new nation might, live. It gave the same letter as the state's name. (2) Which is the largest planet in the solar system? Is it: (Mercury), me, a thrill to walk in the still air among the ancient 'cannon, for I (Jupiter), (Saturn) or (Venus)? knew that this was hallowed (3) If A is always three-fifths of B, and A is 6 when B is 10, what ground. I was humming the song is A when B is 1? as I drove downtown. (4) Name three cities outside the US beginning with the letter "M" which have populations of 500,000 or more. 4" 4" 4^ Some years ago, so the story (5) What is the meaning of the word cursive? Is it (censorial), goes, an infuriated golfer killed his (superficial), (profane) or (flowing)? caddie with a niblick, the prob­ (6) A man came to a hill that was one mile up and one mile down. able cause of which was the cad­ He went up the hill at 15 miles an hour. How fast would he have to die's sneeze during a crucial mo­ come down to make his average for the entire hill 30 miles an hour, ment of play. The golfer was tried, up and down? convicted and sentenced to hang. (7) Early .American colonists made daily use of their noggins. For As he stood upon the gallows the executioner asked him if he had what were they used? Was it (cooking), (drinking), (farming), or any last r.:^quest. His answer was. (sewing)? (8) If insomnia means an inability to sleep or sleeplessness, what "Yes sir. May I Jiave a practice does somnambulism mean? swing, please?" 4i i(9) What have the foliowing authors in coiumon: George Sand, Overheard at the 408 Bar on Taylor Caldwell and Isak Dinesen? East Baltimore Street: "Never go a (10) What number is represented by the Roman numerals round with a married wonian un­ MCDXCII? It's a well-known date in American history. less you can go' two rounds with (Quiz Answers On Page 25) her husband." ' I *1 :V| 'v'/;" I �iT'Jr ^tawll M. UM SEAFARERS LOG Captain N. B. Palmer Is Shipload Of Trouble On Far Eastern Run Bp Spike Marlin All, according to a report by Seafarer Howard Rode, was not well aboard the Captain N. B. Palmer on its last run. All, said Rode, concerned a multitude of things, Including ship's gear, stores, fuel and the condition of the vessel it--* self, both inside and outside. tional fuel for the voyage which continued with the following nearTo begin from the beginning, finally got underway one month calamitous events and situations said the Seafarer, the voyage be­ gan on a sour note when delay piled upon delay at the outset. Three days after signing the ar­ ticles, the ship left Seattle under a full head of steam, destined for the Far East, but it was not to be, just yet, anyway. While crossing the Columbia River- bar in bad weath­ er, noted Rode, the vessel cracked several deck plates, causing consid­ erable damage to the cargo. The vessel turned back for repairs, and while there, picked up some addi­ later. That wasn't all by a long shot. The steward ran out of vegetables about one week out of port and the crew grumbled all the way across. It kept them in a stew, said Rode, but they were looking for other kinds of vegetables. Also, the forepeak was flooded with water for weeks at a time, but the captain of the ship didn't turn a hand or an AB to do anything about it. Enumerating their troubles. Rode LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Loneliness Of The Sea By Bill Bryant Brother, if you're in love.Jtake a tip from me. Stay away from ships, 'cause on a lonely sea Every thought is of her and you will be Sick and sore inside, away out on the sea. At home, when you're lonely, several drinks of booze In some nearby ginmill sometimes mill drown the blues. But when away out there upon a lonely sea. Within a lonely heart, there'll be pain and misery. This I know my friend, experience has taught me, I've endured the pain many times out on the sea. And I'd like to see you take warning and be Contented here with her and forget about the sea. It's not a lover's paradise out on the lonely sea. But it is living hell to tell if you're gonna be Able to stand the pain and all the misery You are doomed to know out on a lonely sea. Loneliness on the sea will sometime get you down. You'll almost go crazy with the blues hanging round. And then again, my friend., it's always hell to tell What will really happen out on the lonely sea. Alone you sit in sorrow, tied to a memory. Longing for your darling back home across the sea. Then you'll walk and talk to yourself and be Ready for the bughouse, when lonely on the sea. This is no laughing matter, brother, can't you see. It's better to forget than be out there and be Away from her each night, with only a memory To torment you every minute you are on the-tea. fOtoFfYim F&^rrf! lOwAVAItABle lA/AU. As,G HAUS Ane copies OF -m Ajett/ ScoeiEr B)(PIAlAllAlS -THB COM- iSBT'Op OF THeeiu mmne PMA/. iHeBooKiervescRiBssin, VerAiL. AILTHe BSAIBFITS WOA/B/ •fHeVh!101^ Alio iiovj Yoo toLiecel which plagued thei vessel: "The ship's galley needs paint­ ing. The bosun painted the stove and screen to clean them up a bit, but that'e all the captain al­ lowed. The crew passageway needs painting badly. The entire ship needs cleaning and painting on the inside except Rode the passageway deck and messhall decks. That's because the bosun^ just finished painting Ihem. The decks were not painted at all, water cracking them by soaking into them. The over­ head in the officers passageway is rusty and paint is peeling off. The ship's office looks like a pig pen. I think it is supposed to be white." That wasn't the end of the Palmer's troubles, but Rode thinks it gives a clear enough indication of what was going on aboard the vessel. Next time he sails, he claim's, he's going to get a ship and not a floating rust bucket. The Boston Red Sox had to open partments with the exception of their 1954 baseball season this year home runs where the younger without Ted Williams in left field Ralph Kiner will probably pass him because of a collarbone break. If some day. It's generally agreed, what he says is true, he won't be though, that if the left-handed Wil­ out there next year either. Accord­ liams had played in a more con­ ing to Williams he will give up ducive ball park than Boston, he playing baseball while he Is still on, would have shown Kiner his dust. Further, Williams is the last top of the iieapr Ballplayers have been known to change their minds major leaguer to have batted over before, but Williams has a reputa­ .400, turning the trick in 1941 with tion for stubbornness and will most a .406 mark, i^nd he came out of his second tour of duty with the likely make it stick. If Williams does quit, it will Marines late last summer to com­ mean that only one other genuinely pile 13 home runs and a .407 bat­ great hitter in the game will be ting average in 37 games. He has left—Stan Musial of the Cardinals. won four American League batting Examination of the records crowns and twicer won the triple shows how completely- these two crown (home runs, runs batted in dominate the game,/with Williams and batting average). It all adds up generally conceded to have tlie to some pretty impressive totals. Fielding Questionable edge. For although Musial played While there is obviously nothing a season and a half more than Williams tiid, the figures are all in wrong with Williams' hitting, you could find fault with his fielding, Ted's favor. which was erratic. He has a fine Impressive Statistics Here are a few for the statisti­ arm and can cover a lot of ground^ cal-minded: Williams has the high­ yet there were times when it ap­ est lifetime batting average of any peared that he was asleep at the active ballplayer, .348. Musial is switch. He didn't have that all crowding him just three points around distinction as a fielder and away, but nobody else is even close, base runner which Joe DiMaggio the next one being Jack Robinson enjoyed, although it's agreed that at .319. Williams also has more Williams had the edge at the plateu Williams' fielding lapses, thought home runs, 337; more runs batted in, 1298, and more runs score^, are pretty small fish in light of his over-all record. American League 1292. Musial, with 217 more games pitchers will certainly be relieved, under his belt, is the only one who and with just cause, if he decides threatens him in most of these de­ to stick to his retirement decision. OT NeecJIes Crewmembers As Hoosier Mariner Crewman Balks At Needle • "The Case of the Needled OT," or "Shots and Shore Leave" is rapidly becoming a cause celebre aboard the Hoosier Mariner of I sthmian, it was reported in the last minutes of the ship by Seafarer J. W. Janisch. What it was all about, says Janisch, was the reluctance on brought to bear because the leery at last report, had not been pre­ the part of one Seafarer Seafarer decided to undergo the vailed upon to change his mind, aboard the vessel to take his shots in order to go ashore in Pusan, Korea, and the zealous determina­ tion of a fellow crewmember to put in for OT because of being con­ fined to the ship and refused shore leave even though he took his shots along with the rest of the crew. It happened some time last month when the vessel steamed into the port about 6 PM, after go­ ing through quarantine. All was v.xll, except that one member fail­ ed to get clearance from the health authorities and was held u" for needle nudging. He wouldn't nudge, or budge, however. That has happened before, crewmembers note, but the overtime request was a strange twist on a rather normal situation. In the past, men have faltered at thq sight or thought of the hypodermic, but this was the first time in the history of record­ ed maritime annals that OT was asked for quarantine restrictions, Janisch said. The original culprit, he of the hypo tension, changed his mind overnight after a special shipboard meeting was called to discuss the affair, as well as the overtime. What action was decided upon at the meeting, Janisch said, was not Union JUaa Cable Address Seafarers overseas' who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters, in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this dddress will as­ sure speedy iransmissiqn on all messages and faster' serv­ ice for the men involved. rigors of the needle rather than keep his mates aboard ship while in port. Besides, he thought the fun ashore might make up for his anxiety about the injection. The brother with the OT phobia. despite the- entire efforts of the crew in that direction. They said it wasn't fair of him to ask GT.for restriction to ship, but he was still adamant when the launch pulled alongside the ship. GAttSY GiEANmGS The LOa. opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleAcnown cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here is John Lucas' recipe for a holiday cake. Still smacking his lips over the last batch of "holiday cake"* he ttirned out at home for the past Easter, Seafarer John Lucas, steward, gladly offered his version of the recipe for use on special occasions aboard • ship. Of prime importance is a good, Native to Greece and nearby soft dough. Thus, mix the .flpur countries, the cake is a rich, whole­ with the yeast carefully. The nut­ some combination of simple ingre­ meg can be added in right here s» dients generally featured on holi­ that it will be thoroughly com­ days and at other bined. Add the eggs, the butter, the .special events. sugar and about 2 cups of unchilled Born in Greece milk. If ..the dough isn't soft in 1894, Lucas enough, all or a part of another still relishes the cup of milk can be added. taste of the home­ Punch or mix the ingredients the made product same as a bread dough for 15 min­ from the days utes, then set the dough aside for back in his youth 2 hours to let it rise. Then punch before he came it again (no mixer this time). for to the US. He's 15 minutes and let it rise again for Lucas been sailing two more hours. After that, the about 35 years now, nine o£ them dough should be ready for the intheSIU. oven. If the sesame seeds are used, To make the. cake, here's all you they should be spread on a board need: 5 pounds of baking flour, 1 and rolled on to the top of the dozen eggs, 2 ounces of yeast, 2-3 dough. Since this recipe will make cups of milk, 2 cups of sugar, I 8 cakes, use 8 baking pans with pound of butter and a half ounce diameters of 14 inches.; of nutmeg. Sesame Seeds, if availr Bake for 2(r minutes at 400^. able, can be used in any quantity One final step, after some cooling, as a topping. (Before the prepara­ is coating the cake. Additional tion is begun, the butter should be eggs can be used. like a gravy set aside for an hour or so, so tt^at and brushed onto the cakes to give it can thaw and become soft.) them a glossy brown color. , �Ai^ Si, lisi SEAFARERS Aeeident FarmB Will Help Men To the Editor: To voice an opinion and expedite the day for the carrying of Union accident report forms on all SIUcontracted ships needs the urgent and unanimous vote of all our mem­ bers. It is a must and a plan that will benefit everyone when injury and sickness occur aboard ship. At present I am a patient at the USPHS hospital in Slaten Island and here on the firing line one observes many Seafarers in trouble, mainly due to the lack of true accident reports made out at the time of injury. One-Sided Report These problems always seem to trace the same pattern: An accident happens. The mate makes out his one-sided "City Hall Report." The victim is rushed to the hospital. At the convalescent stage our patient begins to wonder, about his case and whether seamen Johnny Jones and Jimmy Smith, who saw the accident, are still on the ship. Waiting patiently for the ship to re­ turn so he can contact his wit­ nesses, he sorrowfully learns that Seaman Jones got off at Seattle and Seaman Smith is headed for the Far East. • Thus his case is shot to pieces and the Welfare Department is then contacted and asked to re­ assemble the puzzle. In the mean­ time, due to the mate's timely re­ port, the company's side of the case becomes more Concrete. To stop this one-sided presenta­ tion of facts, we must immediately put accident forms on all ships. When trouble strikes, they should be filled out by the ship's delegate in triplicate and contain all in­ formation on' the accident. Im­ mediately upon reaching port, one copy should be mailed to head­ quarters, thus giving our welfare department a true on-the-spot re­ view. I firmlj^ believe, once this con­ structive plan is put into effect, greater respect will be shown our members, safe working conditions will be developed on every ship and, above all, the SIU will be first again. Edwin T. Rushton tit 3iany Ex-^Seamen in US Army To the Editor: Due to my being drafted into the Army, I had a change of address recently, and would like to have the LOG sent to me. I would like to take this op­ portunity to say hello to all of my fi-iends, especially the Mobile gang. I'm looking forward to returning Page Twcnty-m* LOG X E T T E R S • to sea just as soon as I get out, and changing this smell of mud for some clean salt air. At the present time I'm stationed here at Fort Monmouth, NJ, while attending electronics school. Since I'm going to be here for about seven more months, I would appreciate hear­ ing from any of the fellows I shipped with. Army Likes Seamen It looks as though the Army really likes to draft seamen; they got three of us from Mobile on the same day—Harry Pierce, Edward Minyard and myself. The three of us took basic at Camp Gordon, Ga. In the one company there were about six seamen, sO we could at least sail the ships over the bar, even if we were unable to be on one. Being stationed here near New York, I keep up with the water­ front situation pretty well, espe­ cially the recent longshoremen dis­ pute. Hats off to the wonderful job being done and keep up the good work. I would like to ask if there was an attack bonus paid to the crewmembers of the Warrior (Water­ man) for the attack at Inchon, Korea, last June. Some of the long green would look mighty nice right now. Don H. Wood c/o Van's Efficiency Apts Highway No. 35 Eatontown, NJ (Ed note-. No attack bonus has bebn awarded, nor does the Union expect any, as far as. we know.) ^ V• Ships Out When He Wants To To the Editor: Greetings from the Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and three of the delegates. We are just return­ ing from a Far East run, and are happy to report that it was quite a pleasant trip, with the exception of a few usual beefs. Our one wish is to have all the Atlantic Refining seamen sailing here under the SIU banner and enjoying the wonderful wages and benefits we are now receiving. I guess our GT sheets would be proof enough, as in Atlantic they were quite bare. Sailing with Atlantic almost a year, Yakymac and I were sepa­ rated, as they wouldn't ship us to­ gether. It sure is wonderful to ship when and where you want to once again. Robert Pionk too much. Brother Shad Roe seems a little opposed in his maiden col­ umn to "fill the cup that clears today of past regret and future To the Editor: I am enclosing a snapshot of my fears." He'd best read the closing son, Johnnie Baxter. He is two-an'd- chapters of Genesis about the show a-half years old and quite a fellow. Noah put on after 180 days. And he was the very first sailor anyone ever read about. We've been like that ever since. By the way. Shad Roe, under your column, in a "Log-A-Rhythm," ,M. Dwyer seems to have written more truth than poetry. You might say it'^ "right from the horse's mouth." But she may be a rebel gal and I don't always have peace­ ful sailing with them, be they bushwah dame or dilletante. They have crowned me with more beer mugs than Job had boils. James "Pop" Martin 4i 41 4' Here^s^A Photo For His Dad "Hi ya pop," Johnnie Baxter, above, seems to be saying to the readers, one of whom he hopes will be his dad, now on the Del Sol. His daddy is Merton Baxter, now aboard the Del Sol, which is in Dakar, West Africa. Mrs. Merton Baxter 4" i Stewards Warned Of Stores Stall To the Editor; On April 12th I gave my requisi­ tion order to the captain. On April 13 at 9:00 AM this order was tui-ned over to the agent of the Waterman Line. Today, April 16th, I am still waiting. It is 2:00 PM in the afternoon and the ship is sup­ posed to sail at 8:00 PM and every­ body is waiting. We phoned our agent this morning and this after­ noon. I would like to warn all stewards tb insist on getting stores right away and not at the last minute because this fellow will not give you all you have ordered. The cap­ tain knows about him, but when you see him he acts so innocent that you feel sorry. He has tears in his eyes and this makes you feel so sad that next time you pull out a handkerchief and grunt with him. R. C. Kiewast 4» 4" 4" Hopes To Meet Old Shipmates To the Editor: I have just moved to private quarters off-post and I would ap­ preciate your sending future issues of the SEAFARER'S LOG to my new address. If there are any Seafarers sta­ tioned here at San Antonio, Tex., or at Fort Sam Houston I would like to have them get in touch with me as I still have about one more year to go here in tlie Army—not that I'm counting the time, though (361 more days). Here's hoping that I hear from some Seafarers soon and have the chance of seeing some of my old shipmates again. Sgt. Robert C. Meloy 809 North Palmetto Street San Antonio, Tex. (Ed. note: We have noted your new address on our mailing list.) t 4i She Spreads Union Ideas To the Editor: There is a young man whom I know who would like to receive the LOG. He is very interested in all the Union does. He has seen service in the US Marines and is thinking about going to sea, but not just yet. Should the day come, however, he says there is no finer profession for a man than to go to sea. I think that's a mighty fine atti­ tude for a young man to have and to think so highly of us who go to sea for a living. I myself was a stewardess and may one day re­ turn to the sea. At the moment I am doing my writing along^vith an office job. I'd like to see you send this young man the Union paper. I suggested to him that he can con­ tribute a bit each year, as I do now, to support the paper and he kind of liked the idea. I see many of my shipmates here in New Orleans and my own record proves how I feel about the SIU. I feel vei-y proud to be a member of such an organization and never fail to say so. I don't hide 'the good behind a bushel that the Union does, which commands a lot of respect from union and non-union people alike. The young man's name is Stew­ art Buckley and if he should ever decide to go to sea he'd be a credit to the Union. I know that. I never stick my neck out for a performer, but I will for fine manhood any­ time and be happy to see that they understand our fine Union much better and the fair way it deals with the working man. Rosalie Rodrlgue (Ed. note: He will receive the LOG as published, every two loeeks.) Steel Advocate Has Good Trip To the Editor: The Steel Advoj^te (Isthmian) had a pleasant trip all the way through. This is a good sailing ship. We stayed in Calcutta 17 days and most of the boys have had a good time. We really have a good crew this time; everyone is very cooperative and understanding, and we brought the ship back clean wih no beefs. Here's hoping many of our mem­ bership will do the same. Crew of Steel Advocate Has Fine Trip Over To Japan To the Editor: . We recently aiTived in the Port of Seattle, Wash., where we placed our ship, the Longview Victory, in the boneyard. We had a nice trip, even though the sea was rough and the weather cold. We had a good crew, including such oldtimers as Ted Thompson, cook; Bill Sibert, electrician, and Jesse, crew MM. Topside had darn nice guys, in­ cluding several former SIU men. • Natives Friendly Our last port of call was Hok­ kaido, Japan, the northern island in the Japanese group, where we spent a few days at Muroran. We found the natives fi-iendly and nice to us. Several merchants brought their wares down to the ship, as it was quite a long trip to the town proper. Cold, rain, sleet and snow, frozen roads and streets made traveling hazardous. Among those who came down to the ship was a little Japanese lady photographer who took many photos for the boys, a couple of which I'm enclosing. 1 turned the table on the little lady photographer, broke out my camera and took a snap of her. When we arrived in Seattle, Wash., we still found cold weather and a lot of snow-capped moun­ tains. But we fixed that up in a hurry by going to the airport, and getting a one-way ticket to Long Beach, Cal., that most beau­ tiful city of sunshine and flowers. Then, a few minutes by car from the airport where relations and friends are waiting. Our plane was an hour and 20 minutes late. Jesse the MM was grumbling about de­ layed sailing for planes held up in time. We w'ere whisked over to the SIU hall where a pleasant surprise awaited us._ The ever-smiling, straight-laced and efficient E. B. Tilley, is our new poi't agent fresh from the dispatcher's desk at head­ quarters. Now we will buck the line and sweat out another berth on an­ other ship and do the same thing all over again, unless, of course, next trip should be different. Oakey Jones r. t- '1 i Likes Column^ Poem In LOG It's always fair weather when gooil delegates get together as proved above- by, left to right, Panl-Yal^miae, deek delegate; A. Hoag, ship delegate; and Robert Pionlq engine delegate. Thej- were aboard the Raphael Semmes when the photo was taken. • To the Editor: I am all for Shad Roe running a column as long as he doesn't ape a few individuals on the current scene by not letting the other bloke sound off. You know, the reason Gillette invented the safety razor was to shave the grisly beards off Shad Roe's jokcfr-MritlMHit cuttiBg them I Seafarer Oakey Jones, left tunes up his vocal chords as Art Wert, third encfawer aboard the Longview Victory, accompanies him on his guitar. Pair kept the erew in hanaony and stitches on triyi. �SEAFARERS Pae« Twenty-tw* LETTERS UailR Ballot On Ships^ Llhraries To the Editor: I want you to know how much I enjoy reading the SEAFARERS LOG that I. receive every two weeks. In fact, I had a few of my friends' names and addresses put on the mailing list, and they also have received the LOG, and are keeping up with the latest news concerning the merchant seaman. I want to compliment you on tak­ ing votes on the ship's library. I formerly sailed with MSTS decision will not break labor's back (and then again who knows how much harm it can do us eventual­ ly?), it is the principle involved that gives us a sample of what we can look forward to at the present time. We can expect more of these anti-union decisions in the future. We must be prepared to stand up and fight for what many of you and many of our fathers before us fought so hard for. Robert Ingram ^ CaMIs ILA Jn»t A Big Baeket •S i •hips as an ordinary, and at present am on the beach; my last ship was the General R. £. Callan. Joseph A. Olinski ^ 11, A. Bailies Men To Protect Bights . Kk4 wt' t'V •"/!•'•. v •:X-' • i:I To the Editor: You don't need a crystal ball to foresee what big business is trying to do to our unions. They are try­ ing to sap our unions of their strength and vitality, using Govern­ ment officials as their tools to achieve these ends. Big business would take away all the gains that have been secured for us by <\rganieed labor through the years Their ultimate goal is to swing the balance of power in labormanagement rela­ tions overwhelm­ ingly In their fa­ vor. This is noth­ Ingram ing new, as they have been trying to do this for years. However, they are in a bet­ ter position now than they were only two short years ago, mostly because of a general slowdown in all industries and recent appoint­ ments to the NLRB. Big business is ready to pour the sweat and blood and pain and heartaches of our fathers down the drain. We all must be prepared to see that this does not happen. Preview of Future For a preview of what we can ex­ pect from now on, let's look at just , one of the present administration's ' appointments, or better still, the result of its appointments to the Labor Board. A ruling that had been in effect until the NLRB completely changed it recently, held that an employer who called his employees into a pre-election meeting on company time for an anti-union speech had to give whatever union or unions were involved the same opportuni­ ty at a similar meeting on company time and property. Now what could be fairer than that? It seems to me that that is the only democratic way; the way it should be done in America. Let both sides be heard in any dispute. If only the company is allowed to hold a rally on company time and property, the workers are at a distinct psychological disadvan­ tage. Yet, this is exactly the situI>ation as it prevails today. The old . ruling r has been set aside by the new NLRB ,lt matters very little that < this April 30. 1954 LOG To the Editor: I have known the old ILA since 1912. It will never change. Or, the more it changes the more it is the same. Or, like the leopard, it may change its spots, but never its nature. The ILA is unpredictable, irresponsible and Incorrigible. It can't be shaken into place and called , to a sense of reality, duty and fair play. The last wildcat that the IL.A. pulled in New York was the cul­ minating point of its criminal conspiracy. The damage it has caused can never be remedied. If the ILA is permitted to hold elec­ tions and allowed to win by hook or crook and get away with intimi­ dation and violence, there is no telling how much more damage it will do to this port in the future. The ILA, as a matter of fact, has forfeited its rights to be con­ sidered a bonafide union. Time and again the ILA has proven itself to be a racket run by gang­ sters. It is therefore that I see no reason why the NLRB should not treat the ILA as a racket, apply the law to it, punish the guilty, and liquidate the racket for the good of the AFL. 'Capt. R, J. Peterson i, t, iii Asks Bisahility Pension For Men To the Editor:' I believe that wfe have advanced to the position where planning for the retirement of seamen who have been going to sea for about 30 years is at hand. Today we have a disability pension which is very good. But what about those who have contributed 30 to 40 years and are not disabled but are worn out, tired and j;;gn't afford to quit. There are oldtimers who'll say that they are just as good" as they ever were and can still do a day's work. How­ ever, . many will admit that they work because they must. While we are working is the time to pay for Lake those days when we will no longer be able to. As a Union our past actions prove that success lies in careful plan­ ning. It is my opinion that for future. security we must act to­ gether. We could all pay into a retirement fund or negotiate for a separate plan somewhat like the Vacation Plan. Perhaps with the help of all maritime unions a bill could be passed, guaranteeing American seamen with a certain amount of seatime over a certain number of years a pension. The companies, the Government and the seamen themselves Could "all contribute. The Government pensions off soldiers, sailors and the Air Corps. We are necessary to the country in war and peace and are as much entitled to security as the Armed Forces. Something should be done for the old seaman who has con­ tributed his share to our cause. Allan Lake president said once that he was not interested in non - dues - paying members; but this did not apply to him when he was sick—or was he sick? He tried to get treasurer Stone appointed as an assistant to the president, but the membership would not go for this. I am enclosing a letter which was sent from the New Orleans USPHS hospital to NMU officials and to ships' crews. The laugh is that the patrolman has orders to be at the dock when possible and have these torn up before the crew can get a chance to read them. One patrolman here in New Orleans tried to talk a ship's dele­ gate out of a donation and some cigarettes he was going to bring up here to the hospital. The patrol­ man wanted him to send it to New York headquarters. The ship's dele­ gate said he would deliver them to the hospital and get a receipt. Fred F. Smith and George Shirley $ To the Editor: I want to express my feelings about the Union's placing of acci­ dent report forms aboard our ships. I can say from personal experience that these forms are needed. I am writing this letter while lying in a cast up to my chest, and with a continual drainage going on in my hip. I have been here in the hospital since July 24, 1953. On December 6, 1952, while in Yugo­ slavia, I was returning to the Greece Victory when I fell and broke my hip. I was taken to the hospital over there, where I lay for six and a half months. Three months were spent without proper medical care and it wasn't until two months later that the Union was notified that I was there—and it was I myself who notified them, not the company's injury report. once the Union knew of my plight they began working to have me returned to this country. I know now that if the Union had To the Editor: been notified sooner, and a report We see in the April 2nd issue form made out by the ship's dele­ of the LOG that you are going to gate had been in existence, I would bat once again to help those of us not be in the shape I am in today. who are in the USPHS hospitals, Those lost months can never be and we are grateful to you and the made up to me; I am asking the officials for this. brothers to think and to think seri­ I was in Manhattan Beach when ously about a plan whereby the use you got us the $25 Christmas bonus, of an accident repoi-t made out by and don't think the boys aren't ap­ the ship will go a long way to preciative. We are completely erasing further repetitions of what ignored by the "Pilot" and also by I have gone through. the officials of the NMU. Their Estell Godfrey -t Landluhher lAsdy Just Loves LOG To the Editor: You send m^ several SEAFAR­ ERS LOGS here in Baltimore eveiy time they are published and I give them out to all seamen here. I usually have quite a few men here who enjoy the paper. I love your paper and I think you are doing a world of good with it I wait patiently for it all the time and I enjoy it very much. I have a number of fine new bound books as well as paper backs, if you would like to have them let me know and I will send them along. I run a well-furnished room­ ing house and all the boys know me down this way. You are also sending LOGs to men who are no longer here. Please take them off your mailing list. They are Emile Howde, William Kumke, Harold Wheeler and Charles Menge. Graee 'Warren J.,..,. To the Editor: This is to inform you that I have changed my address. I was sailing as chief steward but have been retired for the past year. I wish to continue to receive the LOG. I am sending a picture of my- Wants Accident Forms On Ships TB Patients Bap Army Man Longs NMU^s Attitude For Liie At Sea To the Editor: I wrote to you a month ago to tell you of my change of address, but I haven't received the LOG at my new address yet. Will you please send this as soon as possible. I wish that I were back on a good old SIU ship. I miss them and my seafaring brothers a lot, but I won't be able to sail until 1956 again, when I am finished with my two-year stretch in the Army. Please don't forget to send me the LOG, so I can keep in touch with sea life. John J. Daria (Ed. note: Wc have changed your address on our mailing list, and apologize for the delay.) le i, ^ Working Ashore, Wants Newspaper self working at my present job. I am maintenance man in a wafer factory for ice cream sandwiches, and would like this picture to be published in the LOG so that the brothers will know what I am do­ ing at the present time. On the left is my foreman, Gabino Cruz, of the night shift gang. This shop belongs to Local 405, Baker's and Confectionary Union of America, AFL, and although I enjoy my present employment very much 1 plan to return to sea in the im­ mediate future. I have been enjoying the LOGs and am happy to be able to keep in touch with everybody. Juan J. Reinosa (Ed. note: Wc have noted your change of address on the LOG'S mailing list.) 4> Wants Info On His Lost Papers To the Editor: I have been a retired bookmen)ber since October, 1948. A few days ago I lost my wallet, which con­ tained my seaman's papers. Would you please tell me how to go about getting new papers. I'd appreciate this very much. , I'd also like to receive the SEA­ FARERS LOG regularly. John Golob, Jr. (Ed. note: If you go to your nearest Coast Guard office, with your discharge papers, they roill give you a duplicate of your sea­ man's papers. We have added your name to the LOG's list of readers: from now on you will re­ ceive a copy regularly every two weeks, as issued.) Needs LOGs In Cold Weather Seafarer Estell Godfrey reposes In Staten Island hospital after slxand-one-half months in a Yugoslavian hospital. Godfrey brdke his hip while returning to the Greece Yietoi'y> but the Union was not notified until two months later when he wrote to headquarters himself. He's had plenty of good care since then. To the Editor: I was forced to retire my book last September, when I was drafted into the Army but up to now, I have been reading the LOG regu­ larly at the Union hall here in Seattle where, incidentally, I have come across a lot of the guys that I sailed with. Now the Army has me on a LCU, which is supposed to supply all the northern outports in Alaska. I will be leaving here at the end of this month, so I would really appreciate it if you would iiend me the LOG regularly at the enclosed addr,es8, , Best wishes to all my SIU brothers and especially Mr. Leroy Clarke and the Swede, Heilman and Dead Eye Young. Pvt. Louis A. Romero (Ed. note: We'll send the LOG to you at your new address, as you asked.) �Aura p«, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twenty-three. When The Vestris Turned Turtle One of the more melancholy chapters in the history of the" sea was the sinking of the passenger ship Vestris off the Virginia coast on November 12, 1928, with the loss of 111 lives. The Vestris disaster could not, as it turned out, be blamed on any one factor. There were so many things wrong with the ship and the way it * was handled that a lengthy a defective scupper. The third was investigation and subsequent in a coal port four feet above the court suits were unable to fix waterline on the starboard side. the responsibility on any This became a serious factor only after the list became pronounced, single head. : But while nobody was held legally liable for the sinking, quite a bit of evidence pointed to the fact that the Vestris went to sea a leaky, unseaworthy ship, poorly maintained, badly-loaded and un­ stable. When the first good blow came along the ship simply couldn't withstand the gaff. List at Dock Claimed Apparently though, all was well when the ship sailed from Hoboken, bound for South America with 129 passengers aboard and a crew of 199 men. Subsequently, some of the passengers testified that they . thought they noticed a slight list at the pier when they boarded the ship. Others said the^ did not see the Plimsoll Line. This was never positively established. As a matter of fact. Department of Commerce inspectors had checked the ship three days be­ fore and given it a passing mark. In the fuss and excitement that followed the sinking, nobody made much of the fact that the inspec­ tors had,approved lifeboats which were later found to be lacking oars, water, food and flares. One lifeboat actually had a large hole in the bottom. In the light of sub­ sequent events it appears that the inspection service in those, days could hardly be c|illed strict or efficient. In any case the ship started list­ ing slightly some time before weather conditions became serious. The list became noticeable Satur­ day night, November 10, and whea a gale blew up Sunday morning which later grew into a full-fledg-. ed hurricane, the list became'an^ alarming 20 degrees. At noon Sun­ day the ship hove to and stopped. Sprung Three Leaks The ship had sprung leaks in three places. One leak developed in a cracked sanitary valve in the stokehold. A second leak was in but no matter how hard the crew tried, they couldn't close the port properly to make it watertight, because the bolts were rusty. As a result of the leaks, water kept coming into the engine room despite the efforts of pumps to control the flooding. Eventually the boilers went out and with them the pumps because there was no longer any power to keep the pumps operating. In the last des­ perate stages of the fight the crew resorted to the hopeless job of bailing with buckets and to throw­ ing cargo overboard. But those feeble measures were too late to help the stricken vessel. At one point Sunday night, crated autos in the hold broke loose under im­ pact of blows from heavy seas. Tbey crashed through bulkheads and further added to the insta­ bility of the ship. Lifebelts Given Out Although the crew was steadily losing the battle against the flood and the ship listed more and more on Sunday as the storm freshened, no steps were taken to get assis­ tance. As a precaution, lifebelts were distributed to the passengers on Sunday morning, but it wasn't until 24 hours later that the cap­ tain thought it necessary to send out a call for aid. Testimony taken in the investi­ gations which followed excused the captain largely because the chief engineer kept telling him all along that he could bring the flood­ ing under control with the pumps. It wasn't until the boilers and pumps went out that the serious­ ness of the situation penetrated topside. Hindsight would have it that the captain at least could have taken the precaution of sending out a standby radio call so that ships would be in the vicinity in case conditions -worsened. As it turned The Caravel' 1 A much-celebrated vessel in the 15th and 16th centuries, the caravel was a small, graceful type of ship, well fitted for voyages demanding speed and rapid maneuvering. It had a square stern, fore and aft castles, fairly high bulwarks and usually four masts. The rig varied considerably according to period and nationality. (From "The Book of Old Ships"'(DoubIeciay)> tiy Craht' and Culver.) Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, Was a caravel, and carried a sprit sail, square foresail, square main and main topsail, and a lateen.mizzen. Earlier caravels seem to have had no square sails although they may have carried; a square sail on the foremast in bad weather; or for running. ^ ifi fi: The British passenger ship Vestris shown in happier days before it turned over and sank off the coast of Virginia during an Atlantic storm, November 12, 1928. The 10,454-ton vessel was built in Belfast. out, it was several hours after the Vestris was abandoned before rescue vessels could reach the site of the disaster. Nor did the cap­ tain help, it turned out, by order­ ing ballast tanks pumped out which only added to the ship's in­ stability. At 4 AM on Monday morning, the day of the disaster, the power went out as a result of the flood­ ing of the boilers. The ship had hove to and was listing very bad­ ly by then. But still there was no SOS sent out. There was no way to cook breakfast, so the waiters -distributed bananas and fig cakes to the passengers. . •Please Come At Once' It wasn't until 8:32 AM that radio operators picked up the first radioed alert signal. The first SOS actually went out at 10:05 AM. From then on the radio me.ssage.s came in rapid fire order, each one more desperate than the one befor. At 11:03 AM, the Vestris op­ erator radioed, "Oh please come at once, we need .immediate atten­ tion." At li:45 AM, "Developed 32 degree list to starboard while hove to last night and now on starboard beam ends with decks under water." At 1:23 PM in answer to a notice from the Wyoming that she would While a survivor bobs in the water, two more climb down a be on the site in 12 hours, the Jacobs ladder and prepare to jump into the sea. Severe list of the operator answered, "too late, can­ vessel before it sank made it impossible to launch half of boats. not wait any longer. Going to aban­ don ship." Two minutes later came tore off. The lifeboat flooded and A West Indian seaman with the the final message, "abandoning capsized, dumping its occupants picturesque name of Lionel Licoship, taking to lifeboats now." into the water. rish was hailed as a hero of the Davit Snapped 'Unsinkable Lifeboats' disaster. He was credited with row­ The string of desperate messages Another lifeboat, loaded with ing back and forth amid the wreck­ aroused great excitement ashore. women and children, was on its way age and plucking at least 20 sur­ Frantic relatives of the passengers down when the davit snapped and vivors out of the water. stormed the Lamport and Holt of­ smashed into the boat, capsizing it. Two passengers reported that fices on lower Broadway in New The .first boats that went out were York for word of their kin. An overloaded with women and chil­ .they had clung to debris for hours enterprising newspaper editor on dren, and not* enough men were while sharks circled about, and survivors in other lifeboats told of the old "New York World" sent out put in them to man and steer them. a reporter to interview the man The result was that only ten of 37 a nightmarish afternoon and night who designed the Vestris' lifeboats. women aboard and none of the chil­ in storm-lashed seas with packs of sharks constantly in attendance. The designer assured the anxious dren survived the sinking. When it was all over, two sepa­ public that the lifeboats were "un­ Finally at 2:31 PM the tired and sinkable" and the launching tackle battered ship turned on its side rate investigations began, one in and swept those remaining on the US and the other in Britain by was "foolproof." He claim.ed that the davits could board to death, including the cap­ the Board of Trade, since the Ves­ tris was a British-built and Britishbe operated by one man, and pre­ tain. dicted that the boats could be For the survivors, the nightmare operated ship. On another front, launched even though the ship was was not over. It was ten hours survivors and relatives of the dereported to have a 32-degree list. before the first rescue ships ceased filed damage suits amountBy the time his interview ap­ reached the position last radioed ing to many millions of dollars in peared in print, events had already by the Vestris and started to search the coui-ts, charging negligence. made mockery of his confident for survivors. By that time it was Investigatoi's exonerated the cap­ words. At 1:40 Monday afternoon nightfall, and rescue ships vainly tain at lengthy hearings. The the crew started the lifeboats out. hunted for boats in the water with court cases dragged on seven long years before they wound up, with The odd-numbered lifeboats on the searchlights. the final decision failing to fix the Condemned Captain starboard side proved unmanage­ When the first survivors came blame on human error. able because of the list. Only eight The British investigation was of the. ship's sixteen lifeboats could ashore, they were loud in their condenuiation of the captain for his less charitable, blaming overload­ be launched. Of these, the number 8 boat was delay in sending out an SOS and ing among other reasons, but since found to have a large hole in the of the company for the condition it wasn't at the scene and had no bottom. It was hastily patched up of the ship and its lifeboats, Amid jurisdiction over the case, made no with tin sheeting, but as sqon as the tomplaiints there were one or difference to the survivors or the the boat hit. the water the patch'• two stories of more positive tone. victims of the Ul-fated ship. • -5 • �SEAFARERS •F'affe Twenty-four April 30, 1954 LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... delegate asked all crewmembers to check their fire and boat drill stations and make sure they have their right stations. Suggestion made that all crewmembers give their odd change at payoff into the ship's fund. Ship's deiegate warned crew not to miss the ship when it sails or they will be turned over to the patrol­ man. Steward's department got a vote STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), March of thanks for the chow they served. 29—Chairman, V. Williamson; Secretary, A C Anopol. motion made and carried PELTORE (Ore), March 22—Chairman. to follow all old and new beefs of the P. Adkins; Secretary, R. Lavanie. Steam membership in an SlU fashion by work­ valves in pantry need to be fixed. Drink­ ing together as a whole. Brothers on ing fountain could use a new motor. Dis­ overtime were excused from the meeting. cussion about sanitation in recreation Brother Haynes was put a.shore in Beirut room and laundry room. Geor.ge Licbby as he was sick and crew wished him a went ashore in Colon to have an injury speedy recovery. Draw for Manila will received on a previous voyage checked be given in Subic Bay if possible. Winches the USPHS doctor. After a brief e.xam and deck gear were reported unsafe and by the doctor said that Brother Biebby had dangerous to handle and operate. a rupture and recommended that he stay on the ship and obtain medical treatment LIBERTY FLAG (Dover), February 7— in Baltimore. Brother Biebby paid off Chairman, C. Lawson; Secretary, J. V. and flew to Baltimore at his own expense Dolan. All hands were asked to take care of washing machine. Messhall should be CUBORE (Ore), March 27—Chairman, kept cleaner and all the crewmembers C. Carlson; Secretary, Charles Bartlett. were asked to cooperate. Alleyways on The steward was asked to put some fruit engine department side of vessel have to out at night. More cooperation in keep­ be painted. Foul balls warned that any ing laundry room clean. Slopchest is a performing during the voyage wilfc surely sad case aboard this ship. Captain has it be brought up before agent and be se­ but the steward operates it. You never verely dealt with. get to see what you are buying. The March 21—Chairman, C. Lawson; Sec­ steward sends someone after what you retary, Jack Dolan. Repair list for each want approximately two days after you department was read. Patrolman will ask for it. Food reported to be very bad. check fans and see about getting new ones. The steward was asked to have FRANCES (Bull), March 31—Chairman, more of a variety in the food served. All M. E. Gross; Secralary, J. O'Rourka. foc'sles need cleaning before payoff. Ship's delegate asked steward for more MARGARET BROWN (Blooitlfleld), March Jl—Chairman,* Bill Rahn; Secre­ tary, J. F. Kane. Ship's delegate explained the draw situation, which was satisfactop" to all. Repair lists will be made up by department delegates: forms were issued to each delegate. MASSMAR (Calmar), March 2*—Chair­ man, McErlane; Secretary, E. W. Wet>- moreland. Motion made to keep the messhall and recreation room somewhat cleaner. All hands were asked not to leave glasses and coffee cups on deck. Ship's- fund up to this date has S35.33. ALEXANDRA (Carres), April 4—Chair­ man, Joseph Swaiford; Secretary, Charles Gann. Ship's delegate reported that the ship will pay off every two trips while running coastwise. A list of cots and • f/ -wind scoops needed was made. The wash­ ing machine needs to be fixed. If the shortage in needed equipment cannot be taken care of headquarters will be con­ tacted. MARINA (Bull), March 13—Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary, M. Repkowlcz. Motion made by chief cook to elect new department delegates every trip. A sug­ gestion was made by brother -A. Lake that on arrival in port a list should be turned in to the ship's delegate of what is needed in the slopchest, and checked before departure to see that all articles are aboard. ANNE MARIE (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man, C. Palmer; Secretary, Cliff Wilson. S. E. Jansson was elected ship's delegate and L. lovino was elected deck delegate. Several subjects were discussed and settled to the satisfaction of all con­ cerned. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), March 2— Chairman, J. C. Stewart; Secretary, D. L. Parker. A vote of thanks was extended to the former ship's delegate for a Job well done. Robert Drain elected new ship's delegate. All delegates to make out a repair list for arrival in Mobile. Steward's department was complimented lor the very good menus they prepared. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), March II—Chairman, John Samsel; Secretary, Frank Buhl. Ship's delegate reported $5 in the ship's fund. Discussion on sougeeing quarters and toilets. ARLYN (Bull), March 14—Chairman, J. Markel; Secretary, D. PIccerelli. Deck r O I I I I ^Can'Shahers^ Have iVo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis Is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. Chairman, Howard Rod*; Sacratary, H. will return keys to tha delegate before, be used for the ship's fund. Booster leaving ship. Each department will turn be gotten for the TV set. Washing in a repair list. Men shouid pay for mess- chine is still not being cleaned after room keys. Messroom will be kept shut by a few crewmembers. There was and locked In port, to keep strangers out cussion on the maintenance of the chine. and night lunch in. HASTINGS (Waterman), February 21— TRINITY (Carras), March 27—Chairman, W. Wright; Sacratary, Juan Oquendo, Chairman, Mullins; Secretary, - J. Wells. Jr. Ship's delegate missed ship in Brighton. Trinidad; his gear was inven­ toried and turned in. Jack McLaughin was elected ship's- delegate. Repair list will be ready before the ship goes to the shipyard. Ship's delegate gave a vota ol thanks for the food that was served on board the ship this trip; it has been the best in months. April 11—Chairman, Woody Whitford; Sacratary, Morris J. Black. Repair list will be given to the old man; repairs will be taken care of in the shipyard. Thomas Balton was elected steward delegate. Everyone should cooperate in keeping the messhall clean: coffee cups should be returned to the pantry. As the ship may be laid up, the crew decided not to start a ship's fund. Crew mess man and the cooks were complimented for their excellent cooking and fine service. SALEM MARITIME (Cltlai Sarvica), April 1—Chairman, W. Horn; Sacratary, R. Kahrly. Ship's fund totals $16.88. Re­ placements sent in Puerto Rico did not sail; a letter was sent to the patrolman about this. /Motion was passed to drop charges against a brother. Statement was read on the second mate's remarks about the Union. April 13—Chairman, L. Parker; Sacra­ tary, R. Kahrly. There is $18J4 in the ship's fund. Iron and a new set of tubes were bought. Washing machines needs repairing. Check will be made to see if buttermilk can be obtained in New York. Malbua. M. T. Doherty waa elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Inquiry will be made about the reason stores requisitioned were not delivered. Com­ pany has not furnished the grade of food required. Everyone should clean the washing machine. One man from each department will take a turn cleaning the laundry for a week. No answer was re­ ceived on the request for fresh milk In Japan. Delegate will write to New York about the man who paid off in Portland at the commissioner's office without pay­ ing his personal debts to feUow crew­ members, which amounted to about S8S. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), DacanP Steward waa out of milk three days in bar 20—Chairman, F. Prazalar; Sacratary, port and one and a half days out of J. H. Shasrar. There is $16.98 in the juices for breakfast and a little more bread. .Captain should post the time that variety in the menu. Ship's delegate re­ the slopchest will be open in sufficient ship's fund. Thanks went to tha chief signed and a motion was made to elect time for all hands to know about it. another one. Thomas Tipalds accepted nomination. HOOSIER MARINER (Isthmian), March 2—Chairman, R. B. Barnes; Secretary, CHILORE (Ora), Aprlll 3—Chairman, J. W. Janlsch. There is $28 in'the ship's Pat Fox; Sacratary, Eddia Gana. Several fund. Picture was bought for headquar­ complaints on the subject of food. It ters on the ship in Japan. Ship's fund seems there is not enough fresh fruit on wUl be turned over to men in the Seattle the table or at night lunch. Canned fruit hospital because the ship is being laid short where table serving is concerned. up. Picture will be bought from the A patrolman will be contacted to see ship's fund. Patrolman will be contacted electrician for working on the washing what can be done about the food. about not getting one linen issue. Books machine. Motion was passed to donate will be picked up by the delegates when $1 per man to the ship's fund. Motion FELTORE (Ora), April 3—Chairman, patrolman comes aboard. Cups should be was passed to get a new washing ma­ Jim Keavnay; Secretary, Frank Pogara. returned to the pantry. Ship's delegate chine in San Francisco. Two old bags Motion made to see patrolman about was asked to explain fully to the patrol­ of flour will be destroyed. Vote of thanks fresh water tanks. Ship's delegate will man what the score is on the beef in went to the crew for the cleanliness of the messhall. There should be less compose a letter to see about customs Pusan on shots and shore leave. noise in the passageways and doors situation in Venezuela. All members asked to be present when a meeting is should not be slammed. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), held. Suggestion made that when a man January 17—Chairman, Wray; $acracan't make the ship because of shoreside March 21—Chairman, Carl Clbbs; Sacra- tary, Batsalmora. Knickerbocker was troubles contact the hall immediately. elected ship's delegate unanimously. New Repair list will be ipade up and given to washing* machine is not called for and the patrolman. will not be provided as long as the old one runs. There is a balance of $53.73 in the ship's fund. Steward said that he DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), March 24— would issue enough Kool-Aid for the Chairman, S. RuzyskI; Secretary, J. L. trip. Phonographs and radios are not to Chastain. Each man cautioned to check be played if others are disturbed. Library his slopchest and draw totals before sign­ will be kept locked in port. Menus will ing on. Ship's delegate reported that be posted daily in the crew messhall by the chief engineer refused to install new the steward. Bosun will be compensated washing machine until old one breaks tary, Edward V., Smith. Repair list is down. Repair lists have to be made out. being worked on. Steward department from the ship's fund for the money he got a vote of thanks for a good job on spent on Christman tree decorations. SOUTHERN STATES (Southern), March this trip. New washing machine and new 29—Chairman, Tony Parker; Secretary, library are needed. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), na data Whitey Johnson. Steward said that any —Chairman, W. J. Smith; Sacratary, E. suggestions the brothers may have for AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), March W. McDavld. After much discussion, it any special stores will be followed. The Chairman, Darwood Mann; Sacratary, captain told the chief steward he could Frank Young. Some men would like to was suggested that delegates and mem­ have anything he wanted. Repair list lay off in Miami, if they can get relief. bers of other departments should make should be made out; repairs will not be VIotion was passed to get a new washing complaints to the steward and let him run his awn department without inter­ made until payoff at Norfolk. machine. Delegates will make out repair ference others. Suggestion was lists. All rooms are to be left clean by made to from have cold cuts for supper once NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), April 4— the men getting off. New mattresses and a week in hot weather. Each department Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, George pillows and enough cots will be put on Yeager. Bob High was elected ship's board. More supplies are needed for should take turns cleaning washroom; a will be posted ort the bulletin board. delegate. Motion was made and carried sanitary work in the engine department. list to set up a system to keep the recreation All dirty linen should be turned in. Radio Letter will be written to the LOG on the subject of draws in US currency in for­ room, laundry and record player clean. speaker in the crew's mess will be re­ Ship's delegate will see about getting paired, as well as all lockers, bed springs. eign ports. November 29—Chairman, J. Logan; records from the Army PX. E. VV- McDavld. Washing ma­ SUZANNE (Bull), April 13—Chairman, Secretary, CAPTAIN NATHANIEL B. PALMER M. RIngo; Secretary, F. Boyna. There is chines should be kept clean. J. Logan was appointed ship's treasurer. Sugges­ (American Waterways), January 10— $9.50 in the ship's fund. Men getting off tion was made by the steward to let his department settle the dispute about the PO messman. Chief engineer will not ai-f low white clothes to be hung in the fidiey. Each man shouid be allowed time on Friday to get his own linen. Life jackets should be renewed. March 27—Chairman, W. J. Smith; Sac­ ratary, E. W. McDavld. One man re­ ported difficulty in obtaining prescribed medicine Yrom the company doctors; he could only get patent medicines. Doctor said company will not allow him to give out anything but prescribed medicines. Messhalls and pantry will be cleaned be­ fore entering port. Vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. All foc'sles will be cleaned up before leaving the ship and .all dirty linen turned in. 0. : it NOW AVAILABLE BOUND VOLUMES OF Seafarers Log 1947-19.53 ( Inclusive) fditor, SEAFARERS LOG Brooklyn 32, New York - 47S Fou;lh Avanug Fisaio send ma tha following! (a)........-bound volumai of tha I9S3 LOG ® $5 aach. lb) Enclotad is a total of $ abOBBBBBBBBdOB* OBBOBBOOBBBOBBBOBO ADDRESS bBaooaooBOBBBoaoBaogooBBaBBOagsBooeoooooaa ••••ooaasoosaaooBoaoBOoaoooaoBoaooaoBB ROBIN COODFELLOW (Seas Shipping), March 21—Chairman, Jamas Chaw; Sec­ retary, Cy Syphar. Motion was passed unanimously to gee the patrolman about the night mates and engineer using the crew hospital as living quarters. One man was left in the hospital at Cape­ town. Repair lists will be turned in. Li­ brary books will be returned, not • given to shore workers. Ship needs fumigation. Vote of thanks went to the electricians for showing movies. CHILORE (Ora), April 10—Chairman, Pat Fox; Sacratary, L. Williams. Ship's delegate conferred with the patrolman on the condition of food and stores; a big improvement was noted over last trip. Suggestion was made to get butter­ milk, since not everyone drinks milk, and buttermilk would last longer In hot weather. eomplata tats of bound yalumai of tha LOG for 1947 through 1953 ® $25 aach. NAME BBBBOBBBBB^g THE — , | MAE (Bull), April 10—Chairman, R. Brown; Sacratary, R. Hammond. There is $17.74 in the ship's fund; $22.75 Was spent for flowers,. An arrival,pool will • p .3'- n<,/,.wAA '-tf will ma­ use dis­ ma­ Discussion was held on members drinking and their conduct in the messhall. spit­ ting on decks, in drinking fountain; in in the future guilty members will be turned over to the port patrolman for action. April 8—Chairman, W. Handarihot; Sec­ retary, T. RIvas. Discussion was held on the messroom being closed early in port. Patrolman will be asked about getting more food and a better grade of meat. MARYMAR (Calmar), March 2$—Chair­ man, George Ford; Secretary, Joa E. Thomas. Each department will help keep the ship's recreation room and the laun­ dry clean. Men should be properly dressed in the messhall. There should be white tableclothes in the crew messhall. Men should put cups in the sink, and alt hands should help keep the ship clean. Shelf should be put in lockers; keys are needed for crew's quarters. BALTORE (Ore), April 1$—Chairman, $amuel Mills; $acratary, George Prota. Trash can is needed in the laundry. Quartermaster's door won't close; deck engineer will repair this when we reach Sparrows Point. Crewmembers' in the future will report repairs needed ta their department delegates, so they can be at­ tended to before arrival. ~ Failure in Aha operation of the washing machine should be reported to the steward, so that it can be repaired before leaving the dock. . Vote of thanks went to -the steward' de­ partment. SANTORB (Ore), April 1$—Chairman, A, Loguldls; $acratary, Allan Wargo. Roy Justice was elected ship's delegate for the next trip. Delegates should see the patrolman about more cots: there are only five on the ship. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a fine Job. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), March SiChairman, Charlas H. Bush; Sacratary, Charlas W. Happdlng. Ship's delegate was elected again by acclamation. Stew­ ard would like to have all used linen re­ turned when changing linen. Steward will put out linen on Friday. Members of the crew will please refrain from putting their feet on messhall chairs. April 1$—Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, Cacll Thomas. Anyone wishing to bring charges against k crewmember should do so at the ship's meeting There were no charges. Members votM to buy a new wringer for the washing machine from the ship's fund. Messhall should be prop­ erly supervised by the chief steward for better service. There is much ado about the painting of passageways around crew quarters; it is believed they will be done next trip. Washing machine needs re­ pairs; mate will be asked. Deck hands would like to have a locker for their personal gear. Request was made for mirror cabinets in crew quarters that are missing them at present, also chairs and a table or desk for messmen's quar­ ters. Vote of thanks went to the baker for hs classy baking. March 2$—Chairman, Carl Boraallnol Sacratary, Billy Cherry. Fine levied against ship in Saigon for possession of illegal cigarettes was paid by the crew. Beef between jeefer engineer and chief engineer will be taken up with the pa- trolman. Repair list will be made up and given to department heads. Captain, through the chief mate, suggested that those members of the deck department who had been logged turn to on deck and work their logs off at the rate of 2 to 1—approximately $1.25 an hour. Tha offer was refused. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sealraln), April 17—Chairman, John Monast; Sec­ retary, N. A.. Kirk. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Motion was passed to get • clip boards for each delegate. John Monast was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to Norman A. Kirk, retiring ship's delegate, for a job well done during his term. Men have, been coming into the mess­ hall improperly dressed. Men should help keep the messhall clean at night. Library should be changed. Ship's fund totals $13.75. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 18—Chairman, Lerey Doty; Secre­ tary, R. Ingram. Cots should be placed at the disposal of the crew. Port stew­ ard claims we are not supposed to have cots except in tropical weather. Men should sign the blackboard in the laun­ dry when then are using the washing machine. Milk should be placed on the table twice a day so the 12-4 watch will have milk. ALEXANDRA (Carrat), April 12 — Chairman, • Robert Cole; Secretary. Charles Gann. Steward was ordered by the baptaln to tell the chief cook his food is too greasy, and that in the future he has to do better as the officers are dis­ satisfied. Chief cook asked the crew how they liked the preparation of the food. The entire steward department got a rising vote of thanks for the good food being served. Galveston hall will be in­ formed that the crew is backing the stew­ ard department fuily. Shortages in equip­ ment and stores were discussed. Patrol­ man will be asked to come aboard and (Continued ORDflge 25) �Ayril lt/19S4 SEAFARERS LOG Tare Twenty-five .. . DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) okeg HaUman, cnglna delegate; Ed Rank­ ing. ateward delegate. Library wiU be kept locked up until the ahip leavei port. Chief engineer will be aaked about repaira on the galley atove. Cokea should not be taken from the refriger­ ator. MesshaU tables should be kept clean and cups picked up at all times. Meeting adjourned, with all hands going to No. 4 hatch to take a pictute for the VAL CHIM (ValenMne). April IS— LOG with C. Hemby'a new Folaroid Land Chairman, Frank Douglas; Seeretary. An­ camera. thony Jaeovlno. Motion was passed to buy a plaque for the deceased Harry ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), March Core, to be sent to his family in Australia. 4—Chairman, James H. Smith; Secretary, Itoy Griffith was elected new ship's dele­ Lee Bruce. Delegate saw the patrolman gate. There is $149 In the ship's fund. about the slopchest and was told they Steward will be asked If meals can be can't force the ship to put on stuff. served earlier for watches' end to re- Cigarettes are stiU rationed. Ship's dele­ Ueve the unnecessary work for the mess- gate asked the crew to confine their man and pantryman. clothes to the line and not the rails. All cups and glasses should be returned to CALMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chairman, the messroom. MttI* bactf. Washing machine naadi flxIngi cats, mattresses, pillows are needed, there Is soma OT beefing, room and meal gUowance. better mall service from the company is wanted. Ship's fund will be started by donations to cover the cost «f wires, various expenses. A. MIchaleli; Secretary, Thomas Lowe. Wilmington agent will be asked to check on the man who left the ship owing about S900 to crewmembei's, to go to the hospital In Long Beach. Mall box will be made by chips and put In the recreation room for outgoing mall. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for a sweU job done with the food we have. ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), April 4 —Chairman, William Blakely; Secretary, R. Lee. Washing machine was repaired; it should be used in moderation. Stew­ ard department will do their own paint­ ing; deck department have all the OT work they can possibly do. Complete re­ pair list will be made on arrival in drydock. Electric iron and board will be raffled off. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. Tubs should not be LA SALLE (Waterman), no date — used for dirty clothes; use buckets. Chairman, Clarence E. Hamby; Secretary, H. Starbuck. C. Hemby was elected ship's delegate: L. Wilson, deck delegate; CherBENTS FORT (Cities Service), April * —Chairman, James Kelly; Secretary, Tom TERSGNAItS A1 Whitmer Please contact Mitchell T. Reed at 1219 North White, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" 4" Matauel Menor Please contact with James MacDonough at Harrison Bldg., 4 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., or call RIttenhouse 6-3746. "4.4' 4 Hannes Rantoja Please contact Reino Pelasoja, c/o Mrs. P. Senja, 79 East 125th Street, New York 35, N. Y. 4 t Carthy. Ship's delegate will see the stew­ ard about mattresses. Jim Kelly was elected ship's delegate. Ship's radio needs repairing. Each department will get a repair list made out bbfore the ship goes into drydock. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), April 4—Chair­ man, M. Smith; Secretary, Martin Laas. Deck department, messhall have been painted and engine department messhaU will be painted before arrival in the United States. Letter to New York was mailed from Capetown about the com­ pany hiring shore gangs in South and East African ports to do work usually done by the ship's crew. Deck and en­ gine department messhalls were not sougeed prior to painting by deck depart­ ment, causing the loss of OT pay to mem­ bers of the steward department. Chief engineer will be asked about' painting the passageway leading to wipers' and NOTICES Jacob Elirondo Roy McCannon Please contact F. J. Petitpas at Please contact NY headquarters 750 Gale Avenue, Hawthorne, mail department for your dis­ Calif. charge certificate. 4 4 4 Ralph Mueller • Please get in touch with D. P. Gloria, 4 4 4 4 4 4 Peter Cheklin Please contact the Welfare Serv­ ices office at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Joseph F. DabkoshI 4 4 4 NY headquarters has been ad­ Gear for the following men may vised that, you have been classified 2-A, unUl August 1, 1954, by your be picked up at the Welfare Serv­ ices office at NY headquarters: local draft board. A. Blue, Waldo Shaw, G. Crim4 4 4 mins. Max Lifshultz, Charles Wil­ Walter B. Hallett Get in touch with your mother. son, Fred Arst, Charles Hankel, She is ill and worried about you. Cooper, J. Galandez, E. R. Buckley, Her address is 156 Fellsways West, Marvin Blizzard, William Halscher, Yoltz, V. Kuhl and Eugene Tucker. Medford, Mass. . 4 4 4. Qitix Anstverg Estaban M. Villabol Please contact Jose Villabol at (1) Dover, Delaware, Indianap­ 442 West 23rd Street, New York olis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Okla­ 11, NY. homa. 4 4 4 (2) Jupiter, its diameter is James R. Batson about 11 times the diameter of Please contact Mrs. J. B. Mac- the Earth and about one-tenth the Donald concerning Chick. Her ad­ diameter of the sun. dress is Bishop, Calif. (3) 3/5. 4 4 4 (4) Mexico City, Montreal, Earl J. Roberts Montevideo, Melbourne, Mukden, Please contact Pauline E. Troy Madras, Moscow, Munich, Man­ at 206 Boggs Avenue, Pittsburgh chester, Marseilles, Madrid, Milan, 11, Pa. Manila. 4 4 4 (5) Superficial. Claude D. Berry! (6) He'd have to do it in noth­ Your gear off Jefferson City Victory shipped home from Oak­ ing flat; it's impossible. Traveling land, Calif. Please contact North uphill at the rate of 15 miles per hour, it took him 4 minutes to get Bend, Ore. and claim same. to the top. In order to average 30 miles an hour for the entire hill, he'd have to complete the two Fill That Berth miles in four minutes. He If a crewmember quits while coulto't do it. a ship is .fh port', .delegates , ,(7) Drinking. Noggins were are asked to contact the hall wooden drinking cups. Immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part (8) Sleepwalking. will keep all jobs aboard ship (9) They are all women authors filled at all times and elimi­ using male pen-names. nate thei . chance, of the ship sailing shorthanded. (10) 1492, the year Columbus dis­ covered America. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have i proper mailing address on file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use* one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. Fayna. W. GaUagher was elected new delegate by acclamation. A sign will be put on the washing machine, and a light that can be switched on when the ma­ chine is in use. Chief electrician will put this up. wants more cooperation in keeping the passageways clean of butts and trash. Ship's delegate suggested that brothers visit our shipmate who was hurt on board last trip, in the hospital. TROJAN SEAMAN (Troy), March 13— ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), April 4— Chairman, D. Stone; Secretary, D. Hub­ Chairman, J. A. Ryan; Secretary, O. W. bard. Eli Hanover was elected ship's dele­ Trawlck. M. R. Robinson was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Brothers were warned to be back on ship an hour before sailing time, and on time for deck department caUback. April 13—Chairman, • A. Grady: Sec­ retary, D. L. Knapp. Ship's fund will be started at the payoff; O. W. Trawlck was elected treasurer. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for fine co­ operation. Repair list wiU be turned in before reaching Trinidad, homeward bound. Record player needs fixing; it WiU be locked up in US ports. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), March 27 — Chairman, D. B. Brownlee; Secretary, William Trachln. There was a beef en fresh vegetables; steward wiU put in an order for them. Members were cautioned about leaving luandry dirty. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), March 21 —Chairman, Charlie Burns; Secretary, Frank Semple. There was a beef about the chief engineer, who doesn't want the delegate check the evernme against the master sheet. There were no fancy blows or beefs. There was discussion on the electricians' quarters, as It was not repair Ust. A vote of thanks -wont to painted last trip. Ship's delegate will-see the steward department for fine feeding. the master ajpout putting a note in the laundry about not using the washing ma­ STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March chine after 9:00 PM' as the noise disturbs 2»—Chairman, Stanley Schuyler; Secre­ sleepers. Laundry and recreation room tary, Joseph Corrlveau. Sanitary work should be hetter cleaned. The same goes should be improved. Steward for the Water fountains. All cots are to will take care of the laundry; department de­ be turned In to the steward before ar­ partment, the library. There engine should be rival in the United States. Rooms will no performing. Books should be returned be left clean and tidy by those getting off. to the library after they have been read. All doors will be locked in foreign ports. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), March 11— Garbage is to be carried back aft. Every­ one is to help keep shoreside workers out Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. Star­ of the messhaU and passageways. ling. V. C. McMiUon was elected steward department delegate. He bad been act­ ing as delegate. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), April 11—Chairman, W. F. Simmons; April 4—Chairman, R. T. Whitley; Secre­ Secretary, W. J. Barnes. Four men were tary, listed. Steward will continue fired and three were logged; this wiU be takingnet care of the ship's fund. There taken up with the patrolman. Repair should be less noise in the passageways. list ha.s been turned In to the ship's Shoreside workers should be kept out of delegate. midship house. Steward asked for sugges- gate by acclamation. One member asked the crew not to make so much noise around crew's quarters, Wa.shing ma­ chine WiU ho fixed, either at sea or in the first port. Ship's delegate said it would be better for the entire crew if everyone would take care of his own job and stop butting his nose into everyone else's business, since gome of our troubles seem to arise from the fact that certain persons aboard just cannot mind their own business. Laundry was discussed; it was decided to see if anything could be done to keep the deck dry. Steward got no new mattresses and no exterminator came aboard in Baltimore. April 11—Chairman, Eli Hanover; Sec­ retary, G. Gage. Quarters were painted out, washing machine fixed and bunk springs renewed where necessary. Dele­ gate will see that fans are repaired, since the next trip will be a new one. Addi­ tional clothes lines will be put below, since most of the crew will be washing as we jiear port. Everyone was cautioned to turn off the washing machine after use. Chief told the engine delegate a new stack had been ordered for the ship dur­ ing its annual inspection after this voyage. Ship's delegate will check with the hail and the steward about getting additional supplies and clothing of a better range of sizes. Repair list will be made out by the ship's delegates. Steward department got a vote of thanks for a job well done. Water tanks are in bad condition and the water is dirty: ship's delegate will check on this when we arrive. DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 10— Chairman, Joe Spina; Secretary, Henry C. Cerdes. Beef about chief engineer will be taken up with shore personnel. There is $216.46 in the ship's fund. Men should be properly dressed before entering the pantry. Electricians should be paid to run the movies from the ship's fund. Checkers and other games will be pur­ chased by the stweard from the ship'* fund. Writing paper and envelopes will be bought by fund treasurer. There was 1 a discussion about noise in the various ; lounges at night and about the washing I machine. STEEL KING (Isthmian), February 17— Chtirman, Scott; Secretary, Ciacchetti. Captain will gladly give draws when ex­ tended stay is foreseeable; he will alse take back extra money. Animals were brought aboard; the captain was asked about their stench. A letter will be sent to the Union about where to put these animals. The captain is hi complete agree­ ment about moving animals away from tions and promised to cooperate on all after housing to No. 5 hatch as soon as matters. There was a discussion on wip­ cargo can be changed. Animals will be ers painting engineers' quarters. Deck department is not working O'i' except the bosun and carpenter on weekends, and they are willing to do the work. Wipers will knock off. Letter will be written to headquarters from Capetown for clarifica­ tion. added to the list of penalty cargo. Shoreside personnel will be kept away from animals In port. All members are to be properly di'essed in the messhaU. GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), April II— Chairman, Jimmie Colder; Secretary, Robert Cantor. J. Flanagan was elected ship's delegate unanimously. Crew ap­ proved idea of Union-supplied forms to be fjUed out in case of accident. Unneces­ sary noise in the passageways should be stopped while men on watch are trying to sleep. Repairs wiU be turned in at least 8 days before arrival in the States to allow time for minor repairs. Captain will be asked to post notice of time a day ahead to enable men to know when the ship will sign on; this is to enable fire­ man on donkey watch to sleep ashore. Amount of draw desired should be in­ dicated when the draw is requested, so that the captain can get enough money Bboard. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Waterman), April II—Chairman, Charles E. Spencer; Secretary, James Morton. Repairs were completed; beef on OT in steward depart­ ment was straightened out by the patrol­ man. There are no beefs; this crew is a good gang. All hands are happy, and it is a pleasure to bring in a clean, beefiess ship. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), April II—Chairman, James R. Mathews; Sec­ retary, G. Mihalepoules. Ship's delegate is resigning after the payoff; Flannery was elected new delegate by acclamation. Three cases of coke bottles are missing. Brothers were asked to turn bottles back, to save money for the ships' fund. Vote of .hanks went to Brother Lister for his ti. t and trouble in showing movies. SHOW ME MARINER (Bull), April 14— Chairman, John A. Buielowski; Secretary, J. Stanke. There was a discussion on closer cooperation in keeping the laun­ dry clean. Each department will clean it for a week. There should be more rye LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfleld), bread and strawberry preserves put out. April 4—Chairman, C. Wlllbourn; Secre­ Discussion was held on the mess locking tary, J. RIelly. Donald F. Hilton was the drawers in the messhall. Steward elected ship's delegate. Three days' lodg­ ing was not Included in the port payoff; it will be included in the payoff at the end of this voyage. Ship's delegate will send a letter to headquarters asking when a man's pay starts—after shipping from the hall—the day he clears the doctor or when he reports aboard ship. AFOUNORIA (Waterman), no date— Chairman, H. Starck; Secretary, Orville Puzzle Angwer Edjfor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) USD SBSS •OSBQnQS DBBS NAME IBB mmu SDSGSB STREET ADDRESS BIH SflHHia HOe . il CITY ZONE STATE I •I SDQS laiSQ [IDSSl BEE aaa EBSCIB Signed QjaBQca BSCS TO AVOID DUPLICATION: gsoaa BEB SgQS EGSClQiZlSSIl aBSQ CSaSJISSaDE HBsiB -eagj saaca If you irg an old lubicriber and hava a chanqo of addraii, ploaio giva your former addrati belowt ADDRESS CITY a • I 20NI aaaaBaoiaaaaaooei.STATi 11 �• ' »:•:• I'^i •• • •'• S't-i't SEAFARERS Pare Twenty-rfz April M. i»54 LOG Caution Urged In Installment Buying; Union Service Offered in the HOSPITALS In recent months, Welfare Services has been helping a number of Seafarers get credit for the purchase of furniture, household appliances and other items. Normally, credit houses will not permit installment buying by seamen and others who do not work steadily at one place, but letters from the-^ Union explaining the way sea­ found that the credit contracts are are several in that he is able to men ship through the Union drawn up in such a manner that check prices and contracts before­ hiring hall are usually sufficient to clear the obstacle. However, in a number of in­ stances, the Union has discovered that these credit agreements are considerably one-sided and several Seafarers have complained about poor service on repairs or refusal of the companies to refund money when the man changes his mind and wants to return the purchase. In some cases. Welfare Services has been able to rectify matters to a degree, through complaints to the companies or to the Better Busi­ ness Bureau if necessary. In other cases, the Union has All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. Daniel Joseph Gemeiner, born March 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Gemeiner, 338 Travers Place, Lyndhurst, NJ. Guillermo Salvador Castro, bom October 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Castro, 251 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4 t Lucy Ceperlano, born March 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lucio Ceperiano, 235 West 75th Street, the Seafarer has little or no re­ course in the event he is dissatis­ fied. In some instances, the sea­ men have lost out on payments entirely. Sea Chest Credit Okay Some Seafarers have found that arranging for credit sales through the Sea Chest is one way out of the problem. The SlU-operated subsidiary has been handling ap­ pliances, watches, television sets and the like for some time and can make arrangements for installment purchases of these and other household furnishings. The advantages for the Seafarer "24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ward, 469 Eighth Street, San Pedro, Cal. New York, NY. 4 4 4 Donald Bruce Hudson, born Jan­ 4 4 4 uary 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wanda Lee Vargas Ledo, born Louis E. Hudson, 757 Augusta March 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Street, Mobile, Ala. Mrs. Bienvenido Vargas Ledo, 2138 4 4 4 Gary Stephen Browning, born Brookfield Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 April 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Charles Edward Shaw, Jr., born Mrs. Harry Browning, Route 3, September 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. Madison, Fla. and Mrs. Charles E. Shaw, 5000 4 4 4 East Eager Street, Baltimore, Md. Louis Flavel Greaux, Jr., born 4 4 4 March 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Gary Lee Manning, born January Mrs. Louis F. Greaux, 122 First 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Avenue South, Texas City, Tex. Michael M. Manning, 1407 West 4 4 4 Michael John Ward, bora March Arctic, Tampa, Fla. 4 Patients Welcome SIU Books One SIU service that is heartily welcomed at the Orleans USPHS hospital is the supply of fresh reading ter in the form of SIU libraries. The books consist of the-*same assortment the Union them exactly suited to their uts aboard contracted ships, and desires. The books, K m |"f•^' J''' (aturing westerns, mysteries, de­ tective fiction, how-to-do and other books designed to pass the time away more easily for drydocked seamen. Three com­ plete libraries, consisting of 50 books in each, comprised the first shipment to the hospital. Mrs. Miriam Phillips, librarian and recreation director of the hospital, expressed extreme satis­ faction in the books presented by the Union and thought that the patients at the hospital would find The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who, are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time hand. If he Is not satisfied, the for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, Sea Chest can line up other re­ drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. liable sources of supply for him. MARINE HOSPITAL > James J. Ruth Nicholas T. Tala Then if a man is on the beach and GALVESTON, TEX. Luther . C. Seidle Gerald L. Tbaxton can't make a payment he will find W. M. Adams Harvey E. Shero Marlon C. Vester Thomas Ritson James T. Smith J. E. Ward it easier to adjust matters through Lonzie V. Albritton Conrad Shirley Roy E. Steele Barboza Jack Slocum the Union-operated service. Such C. Claude Davis - James M. SneU USPHS HOSPITAL instances arose quite frequently J. H. Dudley . .Nikolai Taska SEATTLE. WASH. B. McCain Vernon West during the recent tie-up on the Quentin R. B. Barnes Joseph Neubauer John Markopolo Sverre Johanessen John O. Rollng waterfront here in New York. USPHS HOSPITAL Carl R. Johnson Robert R. Young In any case, a Seafarer should Horace Mobley GALVESTON. TEX. think twice befpre making a down Ralph Armstrong Ihomas A. Scanlon CITY HOSPITAL payment on a credit item. Even MOBILE. ALA. MARINE HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Clinton H. Patello though there is no written con­ Maximo TangaUn tract, a down payment completes Wm. H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL Alexander PresneU SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. the transaction and the Seafarer USPHS HOSPITAL Henry J. Chllds C. J. Neumaier can be held liable. NORFOLK, VA. Ho Xee Choe Robert A. NlehoUs New mat­ 4 4 Mitchei Steven LaFIeur, bora March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henneson LaFIeur, Box 181, Oberlin, La. 4 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas C. Ballard Nathan L. Gardner James J. Battle Jack H. Gleason M. J. Berry G. W. Graham Paul Boudreaux John L. Hlnton Charles E. Brady Lyle Hipp Wm. R. Burch Gustav Hoyzam O. Butler Frank F. James S. C. Carregal Thomas S. Johnson Clarence W. Cobb William Johnson P. B. Cogley J. A. King S. Cope E. G. Knapp Adlon Cox Manuel Laca Glen M. Curl Leo H. Lang Gordon R. Dolan Pierre Leblane John G. Dooley James M. Lucky Jack N. Dows Oscar F. Madere J. C. Fernan^ex Albert W. Nelson Charles L. Flshel Leslie N. PearsaU Leo Fontenot John W. Plcou B. C. Foster Tony J. Radlch H. H. Fountain W. E. Reynolds James E. Gardiner Roy D. Roberts Byron Curt Wainwright, born July 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis S. Wainwright, 1120 needs St. Andrew Street, New Orleans, Mrs. La. 4 4 4 Phillips said, add to the already Mary Margaret Johnson, born established hospital library, mostly along the same lines, but comple­ March 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and menting the library in several Mrs. Stanley U. Johnson, 114-12 169th Street, St. Albans, NY. classifications. 4 4 4 Bill Fredericks, SIU Welfare Gerald Patrick Flaherty, borm Services representative in New Or­ leans, made the presentation to March 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and the hospital. The library gift is Mrs. Robert F. Flaherty, 1123 part of the SIU ships' library pro­ North Iowa Avenue, Pleasantville, gram, under which marine hos­ NJ. 4 4 4 pitals will regularly receive the Jo Anna Sierra, born April 4, new assortments of books as they 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin appear every three months. The deaths of the following Sierra, 530 Atlantic Avenue^ Seafarers have been reported to Brooklyn, NY. the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death .benefits are being poid to beneficiaries. Bill Fredericks, right, SIU representative, presents SIU Sea Chest libraries to Mrs. Miriam Phiilips, recreation director of the New Orleans USPHS hosidtaI> for use by Seafarers'and- other patients. The libraries Consist of 50 books, the same type of assortments put aboard all SlU-contracted vessels under the SIU ships' library program lannohed last pear. ' > C. B. Coburn Joe Perrelra Thomas J. Cohnell Martin Prlsament Clarence Copeland Alfred Seeginlllar Walter Dasplt W. S. Singleton Olav Gustausen * Sing Ah Sue A. M. Keller Peter Walsh J. F. McLaughlin P. S. Yuzon Edward H. Murar SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. Ragnor A. Erlcson POTTENGER SANATORIUM MONROVIA. CAL. Edward L. Prltchard USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Frank Alasavlch James H. Penswlck Ralph M. Churchill- Robert Rogers Theodore Mastaler AUen G. Brown Pasquale Mlanl USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Rocco Albanese Nicholas S. Mark Thomas R. Bach Nicolas Mayrantonla Melvin Bass Peter MazzetelU GU Borge Haakon Moum Marcle Boyles Francis R. NapoU Thomas A. Bryan Rex O'Connor E. Bulik Charles Oglesby . Camicl Caus T. Papoutsoglov Wm. F. Doran Robert C. -Pierce Elgdle Drlggers Elyjah Piatt Fritz Gelfgren Peter Prokopuk George D. Hudson Arthur A. Roy x Estell Godfrey Edwin T. Rushtoa James H. Harker Jose Sousa John B. Hass Walter Sudnlck Choo Chang Lai S. Swlenckoski Alexander Loiter James F. Thompson William Luhrsen Thomas Thompson Jose J. Valenzuela John Maclnnes USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY James R. Lewis Thomas B. Bryant Francis F. Lynch Joseph G. Carr ' Harry F. McDonald Bomar R. Cheeley Archibald McGulgaa Jar Chong David Mcllreath Emlllo Delgado Frank Mackey Antonio M. Dlax Vie Mlllazo John J. DrlscoU Alfred Mueller M. W. Gardiner Eugene T. Nelson Bart Guranlck Robert Sizeniore Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan Ludwig Krlstlansen Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Renato A. Vlllata James J. Lawlor VIrgll E. Wllmoth Kaarel Lectmaa FINAL DISPATCir Pieh Up ^ShoP Card At Payoff & Archie F. Carter v USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Terrell Adams Jlmmle Littleton William C. Bedgood R. B. McCorkel Paul B. Bland CllRord Mlddleton BothweU Blanchard Albert Morse R. Carrollton F. S. .Paylor Leonard F. Carter James B. Sellers Mike Goins Luther Vaughn Paul Jakubcsak J. C. Whatley Herman C. Kemp Norman Wright Joseph Kramer KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY H. Ledbetter VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Bert Rlckard Jose C. Vllar VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Leonard Franks USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. r. L. Ankerson Robert Lambert Leo Broussard Joseph D. McGraw Jessie A. Clarke Terence A. McNee James R. Dodson James Macunchuck Samuel Doyle Paige A. Mitchell Luclen R. Elle Ralph J. Palmer Franklin D. Oilman George Plplnos George E. Godwin Gustav V. Svensson Walton Hudson Joseph Traxler William Kenny Henrleh Wlese Karl Krlstensen Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reniinded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by. the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots.. Those men who forget to ! pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the '*shots" a^in when, they want to sign on for another such voyage. Brother Vaughan died at the USPHS ho.spital at San Francisco, Cal., on November 11, 1952, of a brain hemorrhage; he was buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore., In 1951 Brother William H. Bellows, Jr., 28: As a Vaughn joined the SIU in Galves­ result of an automobile accident. ton and sailed in the deck depart­ Brother Bellows received fatal ment. head injuries and multiple com­ 4 4 4 pound fractures which caused his Fritz J. kraul, 61: A liver com-r death at Caroline County, Va., on October 10, 1953. A meihber of plaint proved fatal to Brother the deck depertment, he sailed out Kraul on April 12, 1954; he died at of New York, and had joined the the Tampa Municipal Hospital, union back in 1944. Burial took Tampa, Fla. A member of the en­ place at Forest Lawn, Richmond, gine department, he had sailed SIU since 1938, when he joined in Nor­ Va. folk. The estate is administered by 4 4 4 Emll Austad, 60: On February 18, Lena May Rees, 2300 Shore Drive, 1954, Brother Austad died of a Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 heart ailment and was taken to < King County Hospital, Seattle, : Isabelo Garcia, 36: On January 2, Wash.; the body was cremated. 1954. Brother GarcU died of a Since 1943 Brother Austad hact hemorrhage at Long Island College sailed from Boston as a member of Hospital. He had sailed in the deck the engine department. He is sur­ department, from New York, for vived by his wife, Margaret Austad, the past ten years. Burial took 5818 McDonald Street, Vancouver,; place at : Evergreen. -'Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Brother Garcia BC, Canada. leaves his father, Manuel Garcia, "444 Quentin James Yanghan, 85:; Box e, Vieques, Puetro Rico.- �April SO. 1954 SEAFARERS Easily qualifying as the original "hard-luck kid" is Seafarer Charles Oglesby. A little over two years ago, Oglesby broke his left leg in a fall on the Eugenie (Carras). Last December he broke his right leg badly in another shipboard fall aboard the Steel "Traveler (Isthmian). Hospitalized ever since, he is now looking forward to an (News about men in the hospitals ana Seafarers receiving SIU Weifare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) We don't have too many new boys to talk about in the hospital this week, which is a refreshing thought for the future. Maybe the member­ ship is getting healthier, or is watching out for itself when aboard ships or shoreside. Many of the injuries suffered by the men could be avoided by constant vigilance and reporting of defective gear and ma­ chinery to the proper channels. Guess there is nothing anyone can do when a virus or bug bites you, though, except not be in that place in the first instance. Starting off this week's list of the drydock brigade is Pete Drevas. Pete is known as the Flying Greek among his shipmates, although no one revealed just why. He sailed wiper on his last Job, the Trinity, before entering the hospital out at Staten Island witli an injured elbow. Rocco Albanese was a hospital mate of Drevas, along with the rest of the boys I'll be talking about out on Staten Island. Rocco suffered a head injury while shipping as deck maintenance aboard the Bienville of Waterman. He lives in Lyndhurst, NJ, and was recently discharged with a fit for duty slip. He says he'll be ready to go any day nowr just as soon as he's had • some of that fine New Jersey springtime weather. FeU On Ship Frank Napoli, steward, came a cropper aboard the Golden City in a freak accident. It seems Frank shinnied up the mast to fix the antenna so the crew could see straight. Concentrating on the job at Albanese hand, Frank lost his grip and fell 25 feet to the deck where he was badly hurt with several broken bones. He expects to be in the hospital for quite some time, and would appreciate it if some of his shipmates, new and old, drop around to cheer him up and hear him tell the story. Suffering a severe case of tonsillitis recently, Gil Borge, of Phila­ delphia, was taken off the Portmar as a stretcher case and rushed to the hospital. He was deck engineer on the Portmar when he came down with the inflammation and after nine days in the hospital he was de­ clared well. Hurt In Taxi Accident Another boy to come up with a queer mishap was Elijah Piatt who hails from Savannah, Ga. Elijah was steward on the Antinous, but while on shore leave he dared to ride in a local taxi. Such brave but foolhardy action resulted in a back injury for him, for the taxi came to a sudden stop at an intersection "Snd Elijah didn't join the angels, but he almost joined the driver in the front seat. When they picked him up, he couldn't straight­ en up and went off to St. Vincent's hospital for emergency treatment before the traiisfer to the Staten Island USPHS institution. Seafarer Arthur Roy, although still wearing a body cast,' has been discharged as an outpatient and is Platt headed for his sister's home in Nashua, NH, for some New England sunshine in the spring as a convalescent measure. Eddie Driggers, who has been in and out of the hospital like an interne on ambulance duty, is back in the hospital again, making it his third or fourth time, in recent years. ?' - FAMIiY mOUBLEST SIU WELFARE SERTICES DipiiniEn yOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS .,•1 -f Page Twenty-scvea Leg Iniury Jinx Dogs Seafarer SEEDP SEAFARERS mrnrnmrnm LOG early discharge as an outpatient. Oglesby, who is known to his shipmates as "Whltey," suffered his first serious accident on De­ cember 27, 1952, while the ship was headed homeward from North Africa. He was painting the big ventilator aft of the bridge, when the ship took a violent roll in a rough sea and dropped him 25 feet to the deck. He landed on his feet but that didn't keep his leg from being broken and his right leg from being badly bruised. Drydocked Four Months That accident put him out of action for four months, after which he resumed sailing again. But al­ most two years to the day from his first injury, he slipped and fell off an ice-covered hatch aboard the Steel Traveler, while off the coast of Nova Scotia. He was taken to a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was able to get in touch with the port representative for the Canadian District, SIU. As a result, arrangements were made to repatriate him to New York as soon as it was practicable to move him. He entered the Staten Island hospital on March 7, 1954, where he had some. bone graft surgery done on his leg to put it back in shape again. Oglesby expects that it will take Exercising in physical therapy room at Staten Island USPHS hospital. Seafarer Charles Oglesby builds up strength of his arms to enable him to maneuver around with crutches. him a little while before he will be sued him will leave him alone. able to sail again. But when he Oglesby has been sailing with does get back into action, he's hop­ the SIU since 1945. He's married ing that the injury jinx that's pur­ and has his home in Brooklyn, NY. Union Lends Hand When Costly Medical Appliances Are Needed Those expensive hearing aids that cost between $50 and $100 or more gp be gotten considerably cheaper than their list price, Baltimore Welfare Services representative John Arabasz reports. Arabasz made some inquir­ these appliances, and, assure them ies when he was asked by a fair shake from the supplier at some of the membership in Balti­ the same time. more if something couldn't be done about the high price of hear­ ing aids they needed. As a resuh of contacting some suppliers, Weifare Services has been able to se­ Hospital: cure hearing aids for these men at Any Seafarer hospitalized as an inpatient for at least one week a considerable reduction in cost. is entitled to a weekly benefit of $15 for tlie full duration of his However, hearing aides are only hospitalization, providing he has worked a minimum of one day one of several such items that can aboard an SlU-contracted vessel in the previous 12 months. be gotten at reduced prices for Maternity: Seafarers. The Union has found that it is possible to get a number Any Seafarer who has become a father since April 1. 1952, of appliances at a reasonable can receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's price, or better still, to rent them gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. A copy .of the mar­ in the event they are needed for riage certificate and birth certificate is required. If possible, a only temporary use. "discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay­ Such items as crutches, wheel­ ments and bonds will be given in cases of multiple births. chairs and the like that might be needed for a few weeks in the Disability; course of temporary convalescence Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who has seven can prove to be quite expensive if years seatime with companies participating in the Welfare Plan, purchased outright. But when they is eligibie for the weekly disability benefit for as long as he is are rented, all that is required is totally unable to work. a deposit and a moderate weekly payment. Then when the item is Death: no longer needed, it can be re­ Every Seafarer is provided a $2,500 death benefit, which he can turned to the rental service. make payable to whomever he chooses, whether, related to him or High Cost Items not. The Seafarer must have worked a minimum of one day aboard If a Seafarer needs any such an SlU-contracted vessel during the 12 months prior to his death. item for himself or a member of Beneficiary cards are available at all SIU halls. The beneficiary his family, it's a good idea to ask may be changed at any time. Welfare Services about it before putting the money on the line. The Scholarship; inquiry might save him quite a few Four coliege scholarships worth a total of $6,000 each are award­ dollars. ed each year to qualified Seafarers under 35 years old or the chil­ Welfare Services has contracts dren of Seafarers who meet the educational requirements. Each with several concerns that handle scholarship provides a fUil four-year course of study and may be these items on a rental basis. used at any coiiege or university chosen by the scholarship student. Therefore, even if the appliance .Ml candidates must take the standard College Entrance Board ex­ is needed for more than a few aminations given during the year prior to beginning their coliege weeks, it will generally be cheaper study, and present discharges showing three years' seatime for a to pay the rental fee for that pe­ parent or for themself, in the case of Seafarers under 35. Children riod rather than put down the full of deceased Seafarers having three years' seatime are also eligible. cost of the item, especially a ma­ Applications and queries on unusual situations should be sent jor one like a wheelchair or ex­ to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth pensive orthopedic aid. Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY. Welfare Services will be happy to assist Seafarers in obtaining Gets SiiJ iieueHts ? n �-.-TWr-rJ"- . - SEAFARERS^ LOG Vol. XVI No. 9 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • AT L A NT! C A N D G U L F D I ^ T R I C T • AFL • • - . llll. • .1. III! _ ^ , I I • life. I m p.:- ll'^ [Ik- |i;fe i? If t %\ '¥7- tea- - ,Much goes Inio the shaping of SlU policy and the admin­ istration of day-to-day Union affairs that escapes the cas­ ual observer. A large part of the work Is handled democratlcctlly by rank-and-file committees elected by the mem­ bership at regular and special meetings. These member­ ship committees regularly sift the finan<;ial operations of the Union, supervise the secret ballot election process, Con­ duct trials and appeals, and make many of the decisions fj'm ' .v'' / •• -• n • y- -:/ ' • • • •• that are passed on by all Seafarers and eventually govern the operations of the Union. ' ' This. Is as It should be, with a democratic Union constitu­ tion and membership action at all times checking the han­ dling of Union affairs by both elected and appointed Union officials and employees. The corhmittees are jusf one more guarantee of the fullest possible democracy and fair treat­ ment for every Seafarer. -AX'-' �;fst>^: . •.. .;'-.Vi;^A'7,.',fV.V^^ -SCV'/'S. ;' I' -.s", : : .- j -: >^ • ^U sS ., v, • • SEAFAKEIt84tl.06 , Vol. XVI, N*. 9 Is h • -. April 30. 1954 Sapplcmaiit •.i'-1f5^'V.-.'• •" ' - •»?;' .' ;''- l''f->'>'. • •• •• ' •:;'$-?C-X Off • •; 'JsqwJitf.:: , The following are the dry eargo companies eurreniiy under contract to the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District: Actium Shipping Corp. Int'l Navigation Co., Inc. Seatraders, Inc. Alcoa Steamship Company Isthmian Steamship Co. Seatrain Lines, Inc. Amer. MM Steamship Corp. Kea Steamship Corp. Seatransport Corp. American Steamship Co. Liberty Navigation, Inc. Shipenter Lines, Inc. American Waterways Corp. Maine Steamship Corp. South Atlantic SS Line, Inc. Atlantic Carriers Inc. Marine Shipping, Inc. Southern Steamship Co. Blackchester Lines, Inc. Martis Shipping Corp. Stratford Steamship Co. Bloomfield Steamship Cou Mercador Trading Co. Strathmore Shipping Co., Inc. Bournemouth SS Corp. Metro Steamship Corp. Tini Steamship Co. Bull Steamship Corp. Mississippi Shipping Co. Traders Steamship Corp. Calmar StMmship Corp. National Waterways Corp. Tramp Corgo Carriers Cerp. Cemposs Steamship Cerp. Ocoan Carriers, IIK. Trans-Fuel Corp. Coral Steamship Company Ocean Transportation Co. Trident Transport Corp. Dolphin SS Corp. (Triton) Omega Waterways Corp. Trojan Steamship Co., Inc. Dry-Trans Corporation Ore Steamship Corp. M- Troy Stoofiiship Company fiaglo Ocoon Transport Corp* Ore Novlfation Co. Voiitac Stoamship Co. 1^^ Pacific Walorways Cdtp. Wotorman Steamship Corp. #an-Oceanlc Hcndgation Corp. Victory Carrion, Inc. Ppnlhsulor Nevlgetlon Corp, Wosioni Navigation Corp. -•• =11 --i)!*X4'' Ijir A' It <' '-•, • : .^ Stoamship Linos,inc. i jllam SMppIni Corporation • i-1: :•• Stoamship Co.' 'V' intaoonlfaoiital S$ Corp. iV,-',.'i.;! •:d 1 'fy Soas SMpplniiCo., Inc. ^ f.'V • -• : CNilf Caiigo ^Carrion 'Corp^ • 'r •. \ wr:h'f •m •- -• .. 'A ^ V- .'X• ^=-.' A--. 'm •' �:Pa*e S—Two SEAFARERS April SO, 1954 LOi^ Freight Contract On these pages, Seafarers will find all the various clarifications that have been made in the SJU's standard dry cargo contract since it was last rewritten completely for the year 1953. The clarifications were made by a standing clari­ fications committee that was formed shortly after the last contract was signed and ratified jby the SlU membership. The committee consists of both Union and shipowner representatives who hove been meet­ ing from time to time as the occasion demanded to interpret clauses of the standard SlU contract I• ARTICLE II General Rules Section 10. Customary Duties. Greasing and Testing Beach Rods in cargo holds should be performed by what rating without the payment of overtime during regular working hours? Answer: It is agreed that the Deck Maintenance and Carpenters can do the above. However, this does not in­ clude freeing up or mechanized repairs to Reach Rods. Section 12. Medical relief will not be provided except that which is available aboard the vessel, if the cause of the illness is the fault of the member of the crew such as: Venereal Disease, etc. * * * IS;:' Section 14 (a) (b) Repatriation, Upkeep and Transporta­ tion. The provisions of paragrahs (a) and (b) of Section 14 of the Main Agreement shall not apply to any crewmember who shall be required to leave a vessel in a loca­ tion outside the United States because of illness or injury arising out of his own misconduct. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. + * * i.'v'-' Section 18 (a). Emergency Duties and Drills. In an emergency such as this section pertains to, must the en­ tire crew, including watch below and men off duty, be broken out-before such work is not considered to-be over­ time or may the watch on deck and part of the watch be­ low, as may be required, be broken out without the pay­ ment of overtime? Answer: In an emergency such as this Section deals with it is not necessary to call out all hands unless the master of the Vessel feels that it is necessary. rs-''• h K' B'' V: • W \:f - it'l t .i-% Ifw • Section/ 30. Penalty Cargoes. When holds have been cleared after carrying penaity cargo, no penalty rate for cleaning will be paid for subsequent cleaning of holds un­ less another penalty cargo is carried. whenever an issue arose which was not clearly defined by the language of the agreement. The committee did not deal with the normal run of shipboard beefs, which are handled as before, by the SlU patrolman at the payoff. Since the lost dry cargo contract was a brand new aglreement that had many completely new clauses and others considerably rewritten, it was felt from the beginning that a standing clarifica­ tions committee would be useful. This has been proven by experience over the past several months. The result has been that instead of having to clarify the agreement on a company by company basis with each operator the Union and the shipowners have been able to arrive at general understandings on these issues. All the clarifications listed below, follow the form of the contract itself, beginning with clari­ fications in the general rules, and going on to the working rules of the various departnrients. Ships' delegates are adyised to keep a coiay handy, along with the copy of the controct, tor prompt settlement of any shipboard disputes that might arise. Section 35. Shifting Shin. Is a move between Galves­ ton and Houston considered to be a shift of the vessel? Answer: A move between Galveston and Houston is a shift of the vessel. * * * advise ship's delegate accordingly. He shall get other data if possible, such as, weather reports to further bach his decision. Section 35 (b). Shifting Ship. (A vessel is to move via the C & D Canal from Baltimore to Philadelphia on a Saturday afternoon and the crew is called back for a 6 PM move. It is about a ten hour steaming between the two ports. The vessel arrives at Philadelphia anchorage and anchors at 4 AM awaiting berth or daylight to dock. Watches have not been set for the move as per agreement even though the men stood their regular watches. At 6 AM the men are again calied out to dock the ship.) 4-8 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 1 hr. for docking 5 hrs. claimed 3 hrs. Actually Worked 12-4 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 4 hrs. watch 1 hr. docking 9 hrs. claimed 6 hrs. Actually Worked 8-12 WATCH 4 hrs. Call Back 4 hrs. watch 1 hr. docking 9 hrs. claimed 6 hrs. Actually Worked DAY MEN Bosn. Carp. Dk. Maint. 4 hrs. Call Back 1 hr. docking 5 hrs. claimed 2 hrs. Actually Worked Question: How many hours are the men entitled to? Answer: This problem could not be cleared up. We will hold for negotiation. The Union did agree that the men were not entitled to two Call Back guarantees. Section 38. Sailing Board Time. The overtime de­ scribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other con­ dition beyond the vessel's control. Sailing board posted for 2:00 PM, it starts raining at 11:00 AM, the stevedores knock-off and unable to com­ plete cargo, is crew entitled to Relayed sailing overtime under the provisions of this sub-section? Company's po­ sition no overtime payable because Act of God prevented completion of discharge and therefore of sailing. Answer: No overtime is payable provided the Sailing Board Time was changed in accordance with the agree­ ment. Section 31. Standby Work. Clarify the meaning of "Unless they shall be required to keep steam in the boil­ ers or oil winches," in fourth sentence. Answer: When the men are required to keep steam in Section 38. Sailing Board Time. All members of the the boilers or oil winches, they are no longer considered as standby crew, but will then be considered crewmem- unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready bers and therefore work under the provisions of the agree­ . for sea at least one hour before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed personnel ment that applies to such ratings of the crew. fails to comply with this provision, the Company shall call * * * the Union and the Union shall furnish a replacement.' If Section 34. Port Time. A vessel .shall not be deemed the original member reports after the Company has called to be "in port" or on "port time" within the meaning of for a replacement, the man sent by the Union as such re­ Section 34, Article II of the main agreement when it is placement shall receive two-days' pay, which two days'pay moored or anchored in or outside the Port of San Pedro shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for the purpose of taking on bunkers. for duty. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. Does this provision excuse a seaman from being on board at,8:00 AM and from working from 8:00 AM to * * * Section 34. Termination of Port Time. Vessel leaves 12:00 Noon, the sailing board being posted for 2:00 PM? Answer: This provision does not excuse a seaman from dock to proceed to anchorage to secure before going to sea. First bell at 2105 leaving dock for anchorage. On being on board at 8:00 AM and from working from 8:00 the following day vessel is secured and proceeds to sea. AM to 12:00 Noon. First bell, at 0130 leaving anchorage for sea. When does port time terminate? At 2105 of first day leaving dock Section 40. Launch Service. Problem: Vessel is an­ or at 0130 of following day leaving anchorage? Answer: 0130 the following day. The reason being that chored and the men request launch service. The weather the vessel did not depart for sea on the first day but de­ conditions are such that the Master feels that it is not safe for men to go ashore. What lis necessary to show parted for anchorage to secure for sea. that the Master kept the men aboard because of unsafe • • » conditions and not that he refused launch service or re­ Section 35. Shifting Ships. What is considered a shift stricted men aboard vessel? In regards to Hawaiian Island Ports? Answer: The Master shall use his own judgment and Answer: A move of the vessel from Honolulu to Pearl if In his opinion, the conditions are not safe, he shall not Harbor or vice versa shall be considered a shift under provide launch service. However, he shall as usual make Article II, Section 35. his entries in the log as to the-weather conditions and Section 41. Rest Periods. Does the last sentence of subparagraph (a) "This shall not apply when sea watches are set the same day and before the rest period is com­ pleted" apply to watch standees and they are not entitled to the completion of the resst period due or overtime in lieu thereof unless in excess of eight hours? Answer: This subparagraph (a) applies'to watch sland­ ers and they are not entitled to the completion of the rest period and no overtime in lieu thereof. However, they are entitled to as much of the rest period as can be given before sea watches are set. Section 41. Rest Periods. Problem: On Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, when watches are broken, the crew is working continuous overtime from 4:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The local Union maintains that all work after 8:00 AM in this instance would be double overtime-hecause the men did not receive their rest period. Answer: On Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, as stat­ ed in the problem is not double overtime. ^Section 41 (b). Rest Periods. Men standing 12-4 AM watch at sea, docked vessel from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, sea watches broken at 8:00 AM turned to and worked the deck from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM same day. How many hours overtime are men entitled to? Answer: Two hours payable from 6 AM to 8 AM. N» overtime from 1 PM to 5 PM. >1' * * Section 42 (b). Fresh Provisions. Milk shall be served three times daily in Port. Forty'gallons of milk shall be on board on sailing day" when the ship sails from a port where pasteuried milk is readily available. Question: What is the definition of sailing day within the meaning of this paragraph? Is a vessel proceedin^along the East and West Coasts and calling at several ports located less than two days run apart obligated to provide forty gallons of milk on sailing from each port? Answer: Fresh milk^ shall be provided In all ports as specified in the agI^eement and when vessel sails from final port of departure forty gallons shall be on board. This quantity of milk is for the crew's consumption only. If milk is provided for passengers, additional milk must be supplied for such use. Section 45. Midnight Lunch, (a) If the crew works as late as 9 PM coffee and night lunch shall be provided. If work continues after 9 PM fifteen (15) minutes shall be allowed for the coffee and night lunch, which time shall be included as overtime, (b) If crew starts work at or before 9 PM and works continuous overtime until midnight, the men shall be pro­ vided with a hot lunch at midnight. If the work con­ tinues after midnight one (1) unbroken hour shall be al­ lowed for such hot lunch. If this unbroken hour is not allowed the men Involved shall receive one (1) hour's overtime in lieu thereof, which shall be in addition to the actual overtime workdd during the hot lunch hour. (c) If crew is broken out at 9 PM or thereafter and works continuously for three (3) hours, a hot lunch shall be provided at the eXpiratioh of the three (3) hours if the work is to be continued. Otherwise, a night lunch shall be provided. An unbroken hour shall be allowed'for the hot lunch and if such unbroken hour is not allowed the men shall receive one (1) hdur's overtime in lieu thereof, which shall be in addition to the actual overtime worked during the hot lunch hou'''(d) If crew, works, as late as S AM, coffee and night lunch shall be provided and if work continues after 8 AM I �April: 80, 1954 fifteen (15) minutes shiai be gllowed for the coffee and night lunch, which time shall be included as overtime. (e) If crew works as late as 6 AM, coffee shall be pro. vided and if work continues after 6 AM, fifteen (15) min­ utes shall be allowed for coffee, which time shall be in­ cluded as overtime. Section 47. Crew's Quarters. Room allowance as pro­ vided in Section 43 shall, be allowed when vessel is in port and:l—heat is not furnished in cold weather. . What is definition of cold weather in degrees? • Answer: It was agreed that in the Winter Zone and.the temperature was 65 degrees or lower the cold weather provision would apply under this section. Section 51. Mess Room. The provisions of Section 51, Article II, of the Main Agreement do not require any change or alteration of any vessel of the company, inas­ much as the company's vessels already comply with such provisions. Answer: This is agreed to by Companies and the Union. Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. The provisions of sub-section I of Section 57, Article II of the Main Agreement do not apply to the vessels of the company. The provisions of sub-section 3 of said Sec­ tion 57 shall not be deemed to qualify, modify, change or diminish in any way the obligations and duties of the Union and of the unlicensed personnel under Section 4, Article II, and any group or concerted action of unlicensed personnel in signing off articles under the provisions of said sub-section 3 shall be deemed to be a violation of the provisions of said Section 4. . Answer: This is agreed to by the Companies and the Union. * This applies to Calmar lines only. SEAFARERS ARTICLE III Deck Department Section 2. Division of Overtime. Problem. This sec­ tion has been interpreted to mean that a bosun on a port payroll, over a long week-end holiday when there is no work going on a vessel, should receive the equivalent of overtime of a man standing gangway watch, while the com­ pany feels that this clause was not intended to cover such an occurrence and that such an occurrence would be in the same category as routine sea watches as specified in the agreement. i Answer: It is agreed that the bosun has. the right to stand weekrend gangway watch in turn with the rest of the Deck Department. If he fails to exercise such right, he has no claim for overtime as per Section 2, Article III. Section 6 (a). Breaking Watches and Work in Port. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been maintained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking of watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing watches. Section 7. Men Standing Sea Watches. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been main­ tained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing watches. This excludes sea­ men .standing watches. This excludes seamen standing donkey watches. + Section 57—Kb) and 1(c). Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. (b) It is also agreed that the Articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the continental United States of America. If the final port of discharge is located in an area other than the area in the continental United States in which is located the port of engagement, firstclass transportation shall be provided, to only those men who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port of engagement in continental United States. At the sea­ men's option, cash equivalent of actual cost of first-class rail transportation shall be paid. (c) If the vessel departs from the final port of discharge within 10 days ^fter arrival to return to the area wherein is located the pbrt of engagement, the above shall not apply. The Union Contends that if vessel terminates Articles in Port A and departs coastwise within the 10-day periodto the area wherein is located the .port of engagement and doubles back to Port A "for cargo or any other reason, the days spent in doubling back should be limited to two or three days. Answer: It is agreed* between the Union and the Com­ pany that the final port of discharge of the inbound cargo shall be the port where the 10-day period shall commence. It is further agreed that the 10-day period shall commence at 12:01 A.M. the day following the last place of inboard cargo is discharged. Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure. • Any member - of the unlicensed personnel will be al­ lowed to pay. off the vessel in any port in continental United States or Puerto Rico upon 24 hours' notice to the master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel. In like manner, the master shall be allowed to discharge any member of the unlicensed personnel upon 24 hours' notice. If the seaman exercises his rights to be paid off, as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provi­ sions shall not be applicable. If the master exercises his right to discharge a seaman as provided for in this para­ graph, transportation provisions shall be applicable. How­ ever, a member may be discharged in Puerto Rico for Just cause and shall not be entitled to transportation. Should the Union object to the discharge, the matter shall be handled in accordance with grievance procedure. Believe this clause should be clarified as follows: "Ex­ cluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays." No shipping commissioner. Answer: When crew members wish to exercise their rights under Article II—Section 57 (3) and a Shii -^ing Commissioner is required, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi­ days shall be excluded for the purpose of paying them off. Section 60. Vessels in Idle Status. The provisions of Section 60 of the main agreement do not require the com­ pany to replace on a vessel, which is Inactive for any period, any member of the unlicensed personnel who shall have left the vessel of his own accord or whose employ­ ment shall have been terminated by the company because he was unsatisfactory. Answer; This is agreed to by the Companies and the Vnioa. -. LOG * • Section 10. Gangway Watches. Raising and lowering the Ensign shall be considered routine duty for gangway watch. * * * Section 10. Gangway Watches. The following compa­ nies will be considered in compliance with Section 10, Article III of the Main Agreement, when they maintain their own shore-side gangway watchmen in only the ports as listed below: Calmar Steampship—Sparrows Point, Philadelphia, San Francisco. Isthmian Steamship—Baltimore, Long Beach, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia. Mississippi Shipping—New Orleans. Robin Line—Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Balti,more. Waterman Steamship—New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Mobile. * * • Section 10. Gangway Watches. What hour of watch constitutes a gangway watch? How shall the changeover from a sea watch to a port watch, or vice ver.<!a, be accom­ plished? Answer: The gangway watch shall consist of eight (8) hours on duty and sixteen (16) hours off duty. : On day of arrival sea watches for men who are to stand gangway watches shall be broken at midnight when stay of vessel Is to exceed 24 hours. On day of departure sea watches for men standing gangway watch shall be set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time. * * • Section 11. Day Workers (b). The working hours at sea and in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Any work performed by day men outside of these hours shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate, except for such work as de­ fined in Article II—Section 18. Sub-section (b) above conflicts with Article II—section 44 (c) whereby liinch hour may be varied one hour. Which section governs, 44—(c) or Section II—(b)? Answer: When the meal hours are changed, the hours of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when a meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the entire department. * * * Section 12. Carpenter's Duties. The repairing and maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood, is part of the regular work of carpenters, within the meaning of the provisions of paragraph 5 of Section 12, Article III of the Main Agreement. Answer: The repairing and maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood, is part of the regular work of the Deck Department, including carpenters.' Section 14. Docking and Vndocking. This section re­ quires that all hands, when available, will be used to dock or undock vessel. In a recent case, all hands were used to undock, but because a vessel was using a tug boat on the bow, the forward gang worked an hour longer than Page S—^Three .I after gang. The work involved consisted of letting go of the tug. Should the after gang receive the 1 hour's ad­ ditional time under these conditions? -Answer: No! the after gang is not entitled to any ex­ tra overtime. When a gang at either end finished dock­ ing or undocking, such gang may be knocked off at that time, although the other gang has more work to do. In such case the gang knocked off is not entitled to time worked by the other gang. I <ip j i I' ^ tA • III: Section 15, Topping or Lowering Booms, Because of the unique cargo gear on vessels of the company, the han­ dling of cargo gear by members of the unlicensed per­ sonnel shall be governed by the following provisions, in lieu of the provisions of Section 15, Article III of the main agreement: "The rigging up or securing of cargo gear shall be done by the watch on deck without the payment of overtime during straight time hours. When more than two sets of gears are being rigged, at least the two watches below and the day workers shall be used for this work." Answer: This is an individual company problem. * The above applies to Calmar line only. « Section 16. Unsafe Working Conditions. The provi­ sions of Section 16, Article III of the main agreement do not apply to or prohibit the cleaning of between-deck spaces by members of the unlicensed personnel, while cargo is being worked in the lower cargo holds. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. + .• <£1 * • •'I Action 17. Shifting Ship. Problem: Under our pro­ cedure of loading at the mines, it is sometimes necessary to haul the vessel several times during loading. The lo­ cal union maintains that, for instance, a man is called back at 8:00 AM Sunday to haul ship, and works twenty minutes, he is entitled to 4 hours minimum (which is correct), but they maintain that if you break him out again at 10:00 AM to work another 20 minutes, you have to pay him another 4 hour minimum. Answer: (a) When men are called back on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, and work less than the 4 hour guar­ antee, they may be turned to one or more times without the payment of additional overtime, except where the time exceeds 4 hours, in which case they will be paid for the hours actually worked. (b) During such call-back the men may be required to secure the vessel for sea, but may not be required to do maintenance or repair work. * +- + Section 17. Call-Back to Shift or Hap! Vessel, (a) Shall all Deck Department personnel be used, when available, for hauling ship? Answer: The Company and Union agree that the past practice of the individual company shall govern this. (b) Shall all Deck Department personnel be used, when available, for shifting ships? Answer: The same number as used in docking and un^ docking. (c) When can Stevedores be used for hauling or shift­ ing without the payment of overtime to unlicensed Deck Department personnel? Answer: (a) When deck crew is not available. (b) When hauling ship and charter pay expenses for hauling. In the event the crew is used for this purpose during regular working hours, they shall also be used for this work during overtime hours. (d) What is a Call-Back? If men are actually aboard the ship outside their regular working hours and it de­ velops that ship is to be hauled or shifted immediately, and such men are turned to, are they entitled to the 4 hour minimum on Saturdays* Sundays, or holidays? Answer: Yes! * • •fi -"I; -..t ^ • -.1<51:<! • i. f Sec^tion 24. Vessels' Stores. Under the provisions of Section 24, Article III of the main agreement, sailors may be required to handle radio batteries and equipment dur­ ing their regular working hours without the payment of overtime. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. + • * Section 24. Vessels' Stores, (c) Daily supplies under this section shall include such items as meat, eggs, vege­ tables and other requirements for port consumption. (b) Under this section galley coal shall be considered steward dept. stores. * • * Section 33. Cleaning Steering Engine. Does the over­ time provision contained in this section apply to both watch on deck and watch below? Answer: Yes! Straight overtime is payable to both the watch on deck and the watch below. * * * Section 25. Chain Locker. In lieu of the two-way bell or voice tube provided for in Section 35, Article III of the main agreement, the company may provide the Able Seaman who shall be sent into the chain locker with an adequate whistle with which signals can be made. Answer; This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. .f- -III �SEAFARERS Paee S—^Fbur , ARTICLE IV Engine Department Section 3. Hours of Work, (a) Working hours in port and at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Any work outside these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays to be paid for at applicable overtime rate, except as provided in Article II —Section 18. The sub-section (a) conflicts with Article II—Section 44 (c) whereby lunch hour may be varied one hour. Which section governs, Secti<Hi 44—(c) or Section 3—(a)? Answer: When the meal hours are changed» the hours of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when a meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the en­ tire department. • • * . Section 6. Setting Watches. Section 38 (f) Sailing Board Time. Situation: On Wednesday ship is scheduled to sail the next day, Thurs­ day, at 6:00 PM; lireman-watertenders on donkey watch go on sea watches Midnight Wednesday. S. I. U. Article V, Section 6, Second Paragraph— "Sea Watches for men standing "donkey watch" shall be set at Midnight prior to scheduled sailing time." On Thursday, because of weather, cargo or some other reason, it is necessary to change sailing time and day to noon Friday. Claim: Firemen-watertenders claim overtime wages for sea watches stood in port on Thursday. Answer: Where sea, watches are set at midnight and the vessel does not sail before midnight of the following day, overtime shall be paid for all time in excess of 24 hours after setting sea watches, in accordance with the agreement. Overtime will be payable to the firemenwatertenders after the first 24 hours since setting sea watches, until the vessel sails. * * * Section 9, Paragraph'12. Electricians'Tools: Problem: When the vessel furnishes the electricians' tools, the Union maintains that he cannot be held accountable for the loss of same and does not have to sign a receipt for same. Answer: The Committee agrees that it is not practical ot have electricians sign for tools. April i9, iiiH LOG that It should cover engine department personnel when they are called back for same purpose. Answer: It is agreed between tiie company and the Union that anyone in the engine department that is balled back for the purpose to shift and hual a vessel shall be entitled to provisions of Section 17, Article III of the deck department. * * * Section 19. Oilers on Day Work-Steam. The ice ma­ chine room shall be deemed to be part of the engine room for the purpose of Section 19, Article IV of the main agreement. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. • * • Section 28. Wipers. The wiper who shall be assigned to sanitai-y work for two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, under the provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 28, Article IV of the main agreement, shall be required to pump up the galley fuel tank during these hours without the payment of any additional overtime. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the, Union. ARTICLE V number of passengers, such money to be paid to the individuali doing ,the wprk.. Sectiloa i. K'outine Woric. The duties pf ihe steward department, as defined in Section 8 of Article V,of the: main agreement, shall include the cleaning and mrintaining of toilets and the enclosed passageways. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. * * * Section 13. Meals in Port. The provisions of para­ graph (a) of Section 13, Article V of the main agreement shall not require the payment of any additional amount to members of the steward department for serving meals to port engineers and supercargoes, port captains, when they are assigned to a vessel. Answer: - This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. * Section 3 (c). Honrs of Work. What are the boun-. daries of a port for the purpose of determining when overtime is payable to the steward department under this section? Example: Vessel pays off in the Port of New York and then sails to Albany, NY. Should overtime be payable un­ der this section while vessel is in the Port of Albany? Answer: (al No overtime is payable for steward's de-^ partment in Albany under above conditions. (b) In determining the boundaries of a port for the purpose of applying Article V—Section 3 (c) it is agreed between the Union and company-committee that the fol­ lowing shall apply: If a vessel proceeds from one city to another city and (always assuming that the vessel is under Register and a Custom clearance or permit to proceed is required), then those cities are to be considered two separate and distinct ports. If a Custom clearance or permit to proceed is not required the two cities are to be considered the same port for the purpose of applying the overtime provisions of Article V—Section 3 (c). The above clarification shall also apply to vessels under enrollment. • Section 14. Extra Persons Sleeping Aboard. The provijsions of Section 14, Article V of the main agreement shall not require the payment of any additional amount to members of the steward department for taldng care of rooms provided for supercargoes and pilots. Answer: This is agreed to hy the companies and the Union. * Steward Department • * • Section 16. Midnight Meals and Night Lunches. When not more thart the equivalent of one department is served at 9 PM or 3 AM night lunch, one cook and one messman shall be turned out to perform this work. When serving the midnight hot lunch, one cook and two messmen shall perform this woi-k. Answer: The company and the Union agree on abbve. • • * Section 27 (b). Day Work. Members of the steward department ton day work may be required to work in iceboxes without the payment of overtime, under the pro'visions of paragraph (b) of Section 27, Article V of the main agreement. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Union. Section 27 (e). Day Work. At the time the agreement was negotiated, it was agreed between the negotiating committees that passefiger utilities on vessels between continental US ports, when no passengers were aboard, * * • would not receive the week-end or holiday overtime unless they were required to work. We are now faced with a Section 9. Electricians. This section provides that overtime shall be paid for all electrical or mechanical problem where we might like to carry a passenger utility work by the electricians on any of the following equip­ on vessels between continental US ports, when no passen­ ment: gyro compass, gyro repeaters, gyro batteries, and gers are aboard, but then we find the week-end overtime * • * gyro MG sets, radio communication batteries, and motor' makes it prohibitive. Can this clause be clarified to con­ transmitter, radio direction finder equipment. Fathometer Section 4. Working Honrs. In all ports, the night form with the verbal understanding at the time the con­ equipment and Loran system equipment. cook and baker may work on a schedule between 6 AM tract was negotiated? This section provides for overtime for the electricians and 6 PM as set forth by the steward. Answer: The committee felt that this request should be working on MG sets connected with navigation which are handled during negotiations. AnWer: The company *and the Union agree on above. . normally located on the bridge. On a ship that has two independent MG sets, both lo­ cated in the emergency generator room and which sets Section 5. Manning Scale. Problem: When -shall a supply electricity for the entire vessel, would overtime child be considered a passenger for the purpose of de­ be applicable to the electricians for working on these AC termining what meal money shall be paid to the steward generators? department under this section. Answer: No overtime is payable under this Section Answer: It v...s agreed that when the company re­ when the MG sets supply electricity for the entire vessel. ceives passenger fare for a minor child, such child, shall Section 1. This states that the quartermaster is to rif Regardless of the location of the MG sets the use shall de­ be considered the same as a grown passenger. When the the flags, which he has been doing ever since the opera> termine whether or not overtime is payable. If the MG company does not receive passenger fare for such minor tion of the passenger vessels, by being relieved by the AB. sets are used to supply electricity for the vessel, no over­ child, the steward department will not be entitled to extra The Union now feels that another quartermaster should time is payable. If the MG sets are not used for entire compensation. ' be broken out to handle the flags which, of course, would vessel but used for reasons specified in Article IV Section » • * be. on overtime, while the company maintains that this is. • (3), overtime shall apply as specified in agreement. Section S. Manning Scales. If a vessel commences the a normal occurrence, something which happens every day * 0 * voyage with passengers and a passenger utilityman, and and is the duty of the quartermaster on passenger vessels Section 15. Deck Engineer, (a) This will not include the passenger utilityman, due to illness or otherwise, pays and that this chore, therefore, should be done without mast lights, navigation lights and cargo lights perma­ off during the voyage, do we have to pay a division of the payment of overtime. nently installed. wages for the missing passenger utilityman on the return Answer: It is agreed between the Union and the com­ Answer: The intent of this is to prevent deck engineer voyage or can we pay $2.50 per day per passenger on the pany that an AB who may be on watch can relieve the return trip as we.jwould have been able to do if the vessel quartermaster when he is called to rig flags without the from working aloft on lights. had originally sailed without passenger and passenger payment of overtime for either rating. No double over­ * » • Section 17. CaU-Back to ShUt or Haul Vessel. This utilityman from the States? time will be paid for Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays, for section, is in deck department rules although Union feels Answer: |2.50 per passenger day regardless of the the above work. PASSENGER VESSELS Deck Department Ic H-:Mr W '• --.i •f.j'-'r-'-• ,v'.- 'if:;'-.--J. • I •/> • -• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MAY 31 SET AS NEW SIU ART DEADLINE PLAN 2 NEW SHIP ROADS FOR MOBILE MCS-AFL WINS SCHOONER VOTE YARMOUTH ON 'HULA' RUN? UNION, OPERATORS FINISH DRY CARGO PACT CLARIFICATIONS NLRB ORDERS DOCK BALLOTING IN MAY, SETS UP STRICT RULES US HALTS ALL TRANSFERS; 80 SHIPS APPLY DISTRICT 50 QUITS CAMU NEW GALVESTON HALL OPEN; SEATTLE READY NEXT WEEK NEW RED PROPAGANDA DRIVE STARTS SWEEPSTAKES PUZZLE GROWS FOR SEAFARER SHIPS' LIBRARIES GET SOLID CONFIDENCE VOTE DECK OFFICERS SEEKING SPECIAL MARINER SCALE KOREA SALVAGE TUGS STRUGGLE WITH GROUNDED SIU VICTORY SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT PASSES 2ND BIRTHDAY RETAIL SALES A HIT IN OUTPORTS NEW ORLEANS BRIDGE CROSSING DUE FOR COMPLETION IN '58 SEAFARERS CREW NEW MARINER SEAFARER MAKES TRIP TO MECCA ORPHANED PUPPIES FIND BRAND NEW 'MOM AND DAD' ROCK FALL THREATENS TO CLOSE PANAMA CANAL TO SHIPPING SEATRAIN HAS GOV'T OK ON GEORGIA RUN '21 STRIKE WRECKED UNIONS; '34 WALKOUT REVIVED THEM PROPAGANDA RENEWAL DOCK ELECTION WEST COAST VOTE LANDSLIDE AT PANAMA THE PINEAPPLE RUN IDLE TANKER FLEET GROWING DOPE RUNNING PLOT OF SEAFARER'S FICTIONAL TALE OF SEA INTRIGUE DRUMS ALONG NIAGARA AS TUSCARORAS SEETHE SEAFARERS REGRET JUNGLE CARGO BALTIMORE IS SITE OF BIG LEAGUE BALL CAPTAIN N.B. PALMER IS SHIPLOAD OF TROUBLE ON FAR EASTERN RUN OT NEEDLES CREWMEMBERS AS HOOSIER MARINER CREWMAN BALKS AT NEEDLE WHEN THE VESTRIS TURNED TURTLE CAUTION URGED IN INSTALLMENT BUYING; UNION SERVICE OFFERED PATIENTS WELCOME SIU BOOKS LEG INJURY JINX DOGS SEAFARER UNION LENDS HAND WHEN COSTLY MEDICAL APPLIANCES ARE NEEDED CONTRACT CLARIFICATIONS OF SIU FREIGHTER AGREEMENT SEAFARERS REGRET JUNGLE CARGO Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/30/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d46fb22195eb7d35f436311f8a7311c4.PDF a647af34950fbcad4b2797568efc0845 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORQAMOr THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO St m �rac« Tm SEAFARERS AprU 39, 196S LOG Russian Merchant Fleet To Top U.S. Next Year By Paul Hall WASHINGTON—While the call of the SIU and all of maritime labor for a modern Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman is once more pushing Congress U.S. merchant fleet continues to go unheeded by the U.S. Government, the Soviet Union con­ to adopt measures which, if adopted, would in a few years leave the U.S. tinues to expand its merchant fleet with an unprecedented building program. with virtually no merchant marine and at the mercy of any foreign power which decided to start turning the screws on the U.S. interna­ Russia's merchant marine tionally. will surpass the American Secretary Freeman, is advocating dropping the 50-50 requirement merchant fleet in both ships that at least half of the American farm products sold to Soviet bloc and capacity by the middle of next nations must be carried in U.S. ships. Tq^justify this stand the year, the annual report of the Agriculture Department is pushing the plea that the 50-50 requirement Shipbuilders Council of America is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries by making has predicted. U.S. agricultural products non-competitive on the world market. CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The Wyoming Supreme Court threw "More Importantly," the out a key section of the state's "right-to-work" law by af­ This is an old Agriculture Department line which it drags up peri­ fleet wit be composed pre­ odically—apparently with the hope that someday this view will be firming the right of unions to maintain hiring halls and mistaken dominantly of new, efficient for the truth and adopted by Congress. As it has done in the secure jobs for their members. vessels, while the U.S. mer­ past and will continue to do in the future, the SIU has countered this the court said, "must yield to the chant marine will be composed In a three-to-one decision, supreme law of the land, which is distorted Agriculture Department view by placing the true facts before overwhelmlng:ly of obsolete the court granted an in­ the Uhited States Constitution, and the American public and the Congress, and by clarifying Freeman's ships in the 25-year-old junction asked for by the Inter­ the valid laws of the United States latest attempt to hoodwink the nation. bracket." national Brotherhood of Electrical made in pursuance thereof." The SIU has pointed out that it is not the high cost of American Since 1951, the Russian mer­ Workers, AFL-CIO, to prevent the shipping which is making our agricultural products un-competitive on chant marine has increased from Governor and county attorneys the world market, but the high cost of American agricultural products 432 ships of 1.8 million dead­ from enforcing the anti-hiring hall themselves. weight tons to 1,200 ships totaling section of the anti-labor law. Freeman is laying down a smoke-screen to obscure the fact that 8 million tons, according to the The IBEW's legal stand was the farmer is being paid huge sums in subsidies to support high prices report. In the same period, the for his products at home, and is then getting an additional subsidy to U.S.-flag fleet has been shrinking backed by two local chapters of enable him to sell abroad at the considerably lower World market steadily from 1,955 active ships the National Electrical Contractors prices. These agricultural subsidies amount to such a huge figure of 22.4 million tons in 1951 to only Association, an employer group. It annually that it is the height of cynicism and chicanery to try to obscure £00 vessels totaling 13.5 million .has been a long-standing practice in the building trades industry for that fact by making the American merchant marine the whipping boy A.S of November 1, 1964, the contractors to hire workers for our failure to compete on the world agricultural market—as the JERSEY CITY —Delegates to Agriculture Department has tried to do time after time after time. Soviets had 673. ships of 6,450,000 through their unions. the Special and Second Quadren­ deadweight tons being constructed The sole dissenting voice on the nial Convention of the Railway o- on order, compared with only 43 Artificial Boosts ocean-going merchant ships under court wanted to go even further Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's The truth is that after spending huge amounts of the taxpayer's construction or on order for the than his colleagues, as he support­ Union of the SIU-AGLIWD, have money to artificially boost the price of foodstuffs, which then costs ed the union's contention that the been elected in balloting conduct­ U.S. merchant marine. whole 'right-to-work' statute should ed on April 19, 1965 at the Union the taxpayer more of his hard earned money because he must buy his Crash Program daily bread at these inflated prices, the taxpayer is then hit again by be declared unconstitutional. halls in Jersey City, Philadelphia, having more of his tax dollar spent to subsidize the "farmer for "drop­ The report points out that be­ The stricken sectmn of the law Baltimore and Norfolk. There were ping" his prices to meet the world market. To explain all of this away, cause of the all-out crash building said: "No person is required to four candidates for the two dele­ Freeman then proceeds to attack his favorite patsy—the American p-ogram of the Russians' Soviet gate positions to these Conven­ merchant marine. shipyards cannot even handle all have any connection with, or be tions. recommended or approved by, or the naval and merchant ship To counter this dangerous nonsense doled out by the Agriculture The members of the Union, in orders which are coming in, and cleared through, any labor organi­ special membership meetings held Department, which would lead to the quick death of a proud and vital zation as a condition of employ­ 3 9 million tons of modern mer­ on April 21 in each port, acted on American industry, the SIU has proposed a plan which' would instead chant ships are being built in ment or continuation of employ­ and approved the final report of breathe new life into the maritime industry, bring down freight rates ment." yards outside Russia. the Polls and Tally committees— on American vessels without undermining the hard-won decent wage The court majority found While the Soviets continue to which is printed in its entirety on achieved by American seamen, and give U.S. products-manufactured as that the section conflicted with build merchant ships at an enor­ page 4 of this issue of the LOG. well as agricultural products—a better chance to compete in world the National Labor Relations mous rate, so few modern U. S. The IBU's Special and Second markets. Act's provision for exclusive flag merchant ships have been Quadrennial Convention will be The costs of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be sub­ representation. The court held constructed in recent years that held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, May stantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which that "when the exclusive repre­ 18 U.S. shipyards have closed 27, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 would be able to carry these cargoes at lower rates than the aging sentative is a labor organiza­ down since 1955. As a result, the Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Wash­ tramps now in operation and still operate profitably. tion, a non-union employee is fast, modern Soviet fleet contrasts ington, D.C. In addition to the necessarily required to have U.S. Agencies Share Blame strongly with the U.S.-flag tramp RMR, delegates to the convention a connection with a labor fleet, which is composed mostly will represent the Atlantic, Gulf Much of the blame for the sad decline of the U.S. tramp fleet can organization." of small, slow, warbuilt Liberty and Great Lakes Tug and Dredge be laid at the door of the Agriculture Department, along with several and Victory ships. The state's "right-to-work" law. regions. other Government agencies. Federal agencies, particularly the Agricul­ ture Department, have consistently failed to administer the cargo pre­ ference laws which were designed to provide a proper share of Govern­ ment cargoes for tramp ships. The Agriculture Department has consist­ ently supported foreign trade missions and their ship brokers In their attempts to force American vessels out of the trade. In addition, the Government has failed to provide any meaningful assistance to the vital tramp fleet—other than through cargo preference, which has been constantly undercut and made a mockery by the Agriculture Department. As a result, the American tramp fleet is now made up almost en­ tirely of war built Liberty and Victory ships—small, slow, prone to breakdowns, uneconomical, obsolete. By contrast, foreign nations are building fast, modern bulk carriers to carry more goods, cheaper. This is what the U.S. needs—a tramp fleet of fast, modern bulk car­ riers. The U.S. Government however, has continued to take the short­ sighted view and has refused to provide building subsidies for these modem tramps. As a result our tramps are getting older, less able to compete, and the Governments cutting its ovm throat economically because the un-competitive nature of these vessels brings about higher and higher costs, in freight rates to perpetuate an obsolete, outmoded fleet unable to serve the nations economic or defense needs. Wyoming Supreme Court Backs Union Hiring Halls RMR Elects Convention Delegates l.i •a 'V I Ji f'il j: SIU Polls And Tally Committee At Headquarters Seafarer Kenneth Cann registers to east his balllot to elect delegates to the Twelfth Biennial SIllNA Convention, while Polls and Tally Committee members at headquarters [seated l-r) Ricky MoHfctf, Ed Starm and Bill Funk check out his book. The SlUNA Convention will take "' ' plhce in Washington, D.C. from May 26 through June I, 1965. New Ship Construction . The SIU Is pushing for the adoption of a Government policy which would bring about the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet which would bring dividends to the nation in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, wotild let us compete in world markets, and provide the nation with fast, modern tonnage to serve our best interests in peace and war. American tramp operators have filed plans for the building of new American-flag bulk carriers with the Maritime Administration—only to be met with the same penny-wise pound-foolish thinking which has for years dominated Government agencies entrusted with dhe preserva­ tion of U.S. maritime. It is high time for the Agriculture Department, with its fiscal chicanery to be put in its place, and for a realization on all levels of Government that in maritime as well as in anything else, constantly looking, backwards^or worse,, constantly walking around with your eyes closed entirely—Ipads to a bad fall. )fi . 4- i ,ir'! �. t, 9 -t T it c. ' )StjlFAk^'R'S Seafarer On Pension ttiG SlU Fights Agriculture Move To Scuttle 50-50 Cargo Preference Law WASHINGTON—^The SIU has sharply protested another effort by the Sec­ retary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to undermine the 50-50 laws by attempt­ ing to end the requirement on the use of American-flag vessels in the export of farm products to Sovietis curtailing the sale of such American farmer, rather than the bloc countries. Under fed­ tions, American seaman, who is making commodities to these countries. eral regulations in effect Simiiar testimony had been given our farm commodities uncompeti­ Seafarer Luis Gonzalez (right) joined the growing ranks of SlU pensioners recently when he picked up and cashed his first regular monthly $150 SlU pension check. Gonzalez, shown above with SlU rep John Dwyer at New York headquarters, last sailed as a fireman aboard the Robin Gray. He will spend his retirement with his wife Savina at his home in New York. since the first wheat sales to Russia were negotiated hy the Kennedy Administration in 1963, at least half of these car­ goes must be carried in U.S. ships. Secretary Freeman recently told a subcommittee of the House Ap­ propriations Committee that the requirement on. the use of U.S.flag vessels, to carry half of our farm commodities to Soviet na- U.S. Tramp Fleet Needs Modern Bulk Carriers^ SIU Tells Congressmen WASHINGTON—The Seafarers International Union of North America told a subcomcommittee of the Joint Economic Committee recently that the costs to the Government of shipping Government-generated cargoes could be substantially reduced by building new American-flag bulk carriers which would be able to carry sels out of the field by forc­ new American-flag bulk car­ riers have been filed with the these at lower rates and still ing the rates on Government operate profitably. The Subcommittee on Federal Procurement and Regulation, head­ ed by Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, has been holding hearings here on ocean freight rates In an attempt to determine if the Gov­ ernment is paying excessively high rates for Government-generated cargoes and if these rates have an inflationai-y impact on commercial rates. The SIU's statement was submitted for inclusion in the sub­ committee's record. SIU President Paul Hall later renewed the Union's call for mod­ ern bulk carriers in a speech be­ fore the Propeller Club of Wash­ ington, pointing out that the com­ petitive position of the nation's fleet would be vastly Improved by such a measure. The SIU asserted in Its state­ ment before the Congressional Committee that the rates of Amer­ ican-flag ships are not high, par­ ticularly for the tramp vessels which were intended by Congress to be the principal beneficiaries of the Cargo Preference Act. cargoes below the "fair and reasonable" levels established by the Maritime. Administra­ tion in 1957. These practices, the Sni said, have been con­ doned by the Department of Agriculture. • The failure of the Govern­ ment to provide—other than through cargo preference—any meaningful assistance to the tramp fleet. Mostly Warbuilt The SIU noted that, as a result of these Governmental policies, the American-flag tramp fleet now consists almost entirely of warbuilt Liberty and Victory ships which are small, slow and unable to compete effectively with the modern bulk carriers being built by our foreign rivals. Moreover, the SIU •'pointed out, these anti­ quated American ships are costly to repair and maintain and tliese costs, if the vessels are to remain operative, must bo compensated for in the rates. "Thus," said the SIU, "while the rates are not high, they are higher than they would be if the condi­ "If it were true that the rates tions we have described were not a are too high," the SIU pointed out, reality. "we would expect our tramp fleet "The tragic aspect of this situa­ to be prospering. On the contrary, as we know, our tramp fleet of dry tion," the SIU added, "is that our cargo vessels and independent Government, which through its tankers has been floundering in maritime policies has brought seas of bankruptcy, as well as ob­ about the near-demise of our tramp fleet, has now become the principal solescence." victim of its own actions. For not The SIU cited, as causes of the only is our Government now pay­ tramp fleet's decline, the follow­ ing rates that are higher than they ing: have to be, but it is paying these rates to perpetuate an antiquated • The failure of Federal and outmoded structure whose agencies to administer the ability to serve the cmnmercial and cargo preference laws so as to security needs of the nation has provide a proper share of Govbeen seriously curtailed, and which - ernment cargoes for tramp still cannot operate profitably, ships. even at the present rates." • The campaign of foreign The SIU noted that plans trade missions and their ship brokers to drive American ves­ for the building of at least ten Maritime Administration by American tramp ship opera­ tors, and that these plans have detailed, with data on opera­ tional costs, the manner in which these vessels could not only compete effectively for commercial cargoes, but carry Government cargoes at sub­ stantially reduced rates. The SIU added that operators who have submitted these plans have maintained that the savings accruing to the Government, from reduced cargo preference costs, would enable the Government to amortize the construction costs of these vessels in as little as three yeans, and that thereafter the Government could continue to enjoy the benefits of reduced rates without further costs, since these vessels could obtain enough commercial cargoes to remain profitable, even without heavy expenditures for operating sub­ sidies. "We believe," said the SIU, "that a vigorous and affirmative policy by the Government, to facilitate the construction of a new bulk carrier fleet, would not only pay dividends to the Government in the form of lower cargo prefer­ ence costs, but would restore our tramp fleet to a position in which, even while carrying cargo at lower rates, it could operate profitably." On the back page of this edition of the SEAFARERS LOG, a special feature ex­ plains the role of the United States Government and of organized labor in the Viet­ namese conflict. Every Sea­ farer and union member has a vital stake in knowing the issues that surround the Viet­ namese conflict. to a subcommittee of the Senate tive." Farm Supports Committee on Banking and Cur­ rency to the then Under Secretary The SIU noted that the Govern­ of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy. ment is now spending about $5 The SIU's criticism was voiced billion a year to support high in a letter, signed by SIUNA Presi­ prices for the farmer in the do­ dent Paul Hail, and sent to Secre­ mestic market, and then must pay tary Freeman today. Copies of the an additional subsidy, which also letter were sent to ail members goes into the farmer's pocket, to of the President's Maritime .A.dvis- enable the farmer' to sell in the ory Committee, which was created world market at considerably lower by President Johnson last June to prices. The SIU said it has been cost­ consider the problems of the Am­ erican-flag merchant fleet, as well ing the Government about $150 as to the chairmen of the House million a year to subsidize the ex­ Appropriations Committeee, House port of wheat abroad, as well as Merchant Marine Committee, $35 million a year to make rice House Agriculture Committee, Sen­ competitive, making a total cost of ate Commerce Committee and Sen­ $185 million a year for these two commodities alone. ate Agriculture Committee. The SIU noted that our cargo "That you should have ex­ preference program now costs the pressed such views before the taxpayer about $80 million a year, House Appropriations subcom­ and pointed out that the export mittee comes as no surprise to subsidies on wheat and rice alone us, since these have always are more than double that amount. been your views, as well as the views of the vested farm inter­ "It seems evident to us that ests to which your Department you, as well as Under Secre­ tary Murphy, have been athas always been a hand­ maiden." the SIU told the Sec­ . burden, to the American tax- , tempting to obscure the heavy retary. payer, of selling American "We do believe,' however, farm products abroad, by mak­ tb.at since you, as well as Sec­ ing the American merchant retary Murphy, have seen fit marine your whipping boy," to step up your attacks against the SIU declared. "The fact is the American-flag merchant that, even if no American sh.ips fleet in recent weeks, certain were used at all for these ex­ facts relating to the sale of ports, it would still cost the U.S. farm commodities abroad American taxpayer millions of should be clarified for the dollars a year to keep the Am­ record." erican farmer competitive in , world markets." Noting that both Freeman and The SIU noted that President Murphy had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Johnson has recently proposed American-flag shipping is making eliminating export subsidies and our farm products uncompetitive shifting the burden of farm ex­ in world markets, the SIU asserted ports from the Government to the that "there is considerably more consumer, in the form of higher reason for believing that it is the (Continued on page 17) SIU Convention Delegates Elected NEW YORK—Delegates to the SIUNA convention from tha Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District have been elected in balloting conducted on April 19, 1965 in all ports. The elected delegates wilK represent the AGLIWD to the be representing deep sea Sea­ Twelfth Biennial Convention farers, tug and other inland water of the SIUNA which will be held from Wednesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 1965 at the Gramercy Inn, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. There were 28 candidates for the 27 delegate positions. Delegates representing the more than 80,000 members of the 31 SIUNA affiliated unions will meet at the convention to act upon and discuss matters affecting the in­ ternational, the U.S. labor move­ ment, the maritime industry and crafts and industries represented by SIUNA affiliated unions. They will also decide future policies of the international and hear reports on union progress. Delegates to the convention will boatmen, railroad marine tug and dredgemen, fishermen, cannery workers and workers in the trans­ portation services and allied indus­ trial crafts. The membership of the A&G district, in special membership meetings on April 21, 1965 in all ports, acted on and approved the combined Polls and Tally Commit­ tee report—which is printed in its entirety on page 23 of this issue of the LOG. OLD Approves Nominees The final report of the Great Lakes District nominating com­ mittee was presented and ap­ proved at the regular membership meeting of the Great Lakes Dis­ trict on April 19, 1965. �•n.-« M. A*rU n, INI Pace Fa«r Call For U.5, Government Action SlU Fisherman Rap Japanese Bristol Bay Salmon Depletion SEATTLE—Angry members of SIUNA affiliated Alaska fishermen's unions, joined by deepsea Seafarers and other members of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, pic­ keted two Japanese-flag freighters here in protest against Japanese depletions of the precious Bristol Bay red"^ least 12 -million red salmon are der to rehabilitate the Bristol Bay salmon reserves. needed to reseed the Bristol Bay run," he said. Earlier, at a tense meeting spawning streams. Federal restric­ "Now," McKernan warned, 20 By Eari (Bull) Shepard, Vlee-Presldtnt. Atlanfle Seafarer Stars In TV Program Everyone in the New York Hall is proud of the new TV star of the SIU, Bill Burke, who, as many of you fellows know, was featured on the CBS television program "Eye On New York". The day after the program, everyone In ttie New York Hall was buzzing about Burke's appearance on the TV program, which told about the decline of the U. S. merchant marine. Some of the fellows who are at New York Hall waiting "to ship out in the Seattle SUP-SIU Hall, more tions bar fishing at points too near years of dedicated conservation ef­ the spawning areas. Additionally, include Tony Maiello, who's waiting for a chief cooks job, Jimmy fort "are in jeopardy." than 500 fishermen heard Repre­ fishing may only be done on a lew Duffy and C. B. Jennings who are holding down the hall waiting for In the most far-reaohing protest sentative Thomas Pelly (R.-Wash.), days within a given week. an electricians slot and Art Gilliland, who's waiting to ship out as measure called for. Senator War­ a member of the House Merchant ren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.), 10 Million Loss deck maintenance. Marine and Fisheries Committee, chairman of the Senate Commerce man, shipped aboard the Marymar Boston call for a nation-wide demonstra­ The Americans expect to lose at Committee, asked for a boycott of on her maiden voyage but had to tion by fishermen to shock Con­ least 10 million salmon this season Japanese products. Longshoremen Shipping was slow in Boston get off to take care of some shoregress and the Administration into to the Japanese. The gill nets used respected the picket lines and the during the last two weeks, but is side business. Now he's watching by the Japanese are spread over Kings County (Seattle) Labor expected to pock up during the action. the board for the Portmar, a enormous areas — up to 4,000 Council also has given its com­ next period. favorite of his. George Johansen, secretary- square miles, according to fishery plete support to the fishermen. Holding down the hall here for Also waiting for the Portmar to treasurer of the Alaska Fisher­ officials—giving them not only an The policies of the U.S. State the first job is Charles Krause, a advantage but a position which al­ crew up is Lyle Williamson, who men's Union, told the assembled Department were also taken to 25-year SIU man who last shipped lows them to destroy the whole task by lawnwkers who addressed aboard the Puerto Rico. He just last sailed on the Mayflower as fishermen: salmon crop at will. fireman-watertender. the meeting. Diplomatic action received his ffd after three months "There is a danger not only of Ballard Browning got hung up Don McKernan, director of the was called for to solve the prob­ In dry dock. serious depletion, but that the United States Bureau of Commer­ lem, and Senator Magnuson rec­ in Marcellfl, Mexico for a week Fred Woodard spent two years with the rest of the St. Lawrence's United States will become depend­ cial Fisheries, concurred with the ommended that Cabinet rank of­ In the cause of science serving crew w|ien the ship had to put into ficials take part In the yearly fish­ ent upon a few of the exploiting feeling voiced by the SIUNA fish­ Bboard the Anton Bruun. After ermen that a "crisis point" had eries commission meetings instead tracking down every other fish in that port because of boiler trouble. nations for our fishery needs." Right now, he's looking to ship on of just leaving the job to techni­ been reached. "We have carefully the Indian Ocean, he now says a Calmar or Isthmian vessel. They also heard Representative regulated _our own fisheries in or­ cal experts, as is the custom. he's happy to be back home and Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) say he Norfolk with the faniily. would enlist the support of other Shipping is also slow in Virginia. Harold Taylor last shipped on lawmakers and propose legislation The future looks brighter, how­ the new Calmar as deck engineer barring further Japanese depreda­ before having to put into dry dock ever, with some coal-hauling ships tions in the fishing grounds. for two months. He's back in busi­ expected in soon. During the last ness again, however, and watching period there Was one payoff, two The long smouldering contro­ the board for a job on a coast- sign-ons and seven ships serviced in transit. versy centers around the red, or hugger. sockeye, salmon which spawn in Phil Hargis, who sails in the John Fancutt, a 25-year union streams around Alaska's Bristol" man who last shipped aboard the steward department, hated to get Bay. Japanese fishermen, using Cities Service Baltimore, is an­ off the Eagle Traveler, one of his other. Seafarer holding down the favorites. He heard that she was gill nets which are banned for hall for a coastwise trip. He says on her way to the Persian Gulf, U.S. fishermen, have been taking he likes to stay close to the family. however, and he is not willing to tremendous quantities of fish, in­ stray that far from home. Philadelphia HELD IN JERSEY CITY, APRIL 19, 1965 cluding at least two million imma­ Jerry Wood had to check off the ture salmon taken last fall at the We, the undersigned of the Polls and Tally Committee, duly elected Shipping was off during the last Eagle Traveler and into the hospi­ so-called 175th meridian absten­ at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965 in the Port of Jersey City, period in Philadelphia, with just tal. He hopes to be ship-shape real two payoffs, three sign-ons and soon, however, and ready to ship tion line. submit the following report: five in transits to report. The ex­ again. Lucien Drew also got off Line Created in 1953 This Committee was elected as per the Instructions contained in the pectation for the next two weeks the Eagle Traveler to go Into dry dock. Now ffd again, he's trying The line, demarking the areas letter to the membership from G. P. McGinty, Regional Director, doted ia brighter, however. to catch the same ship. where Canada, Japan and the U.S. Louis Barcb, a 25-year SIU man, can properly take salmon, was es­ March 8, 1965. Thomas Stubbs was another dry had to pile off the Yorkmar be­ tablished in 1953 by the Interna­ We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files cause of a death in the family. He dock case here. He is now recover­ tional North Pacific Fisheries Con­ relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed ia now sitaying close to the hall so ing from a broken arm, which he vention. Under the agreement, he can catch the Petrochem, which suffered on the Globe Carrier Japan is supposed to confine its receipts for ballots No. 1 through No. 500, which had been issued is expected through here running during a storm at sea. fishing operations to the east of to the following Ports, as follows: coastwise. Puerto Rico the line. Port Ballots Issued John Anderson just got his ffd Shipping has been good here While the Japanese have taken and says he will take a first cook's during the last two weeks, with a JERSEY CITY 1 to 250 huge quantities of fish, American job going anywherer His' last ship total of' 23 ships contacted. The PHILADELPHIA 251 to 270 fishermen have been limited in Was the Sea Pioneer. outlook for the next period is even BALTIMORE 271 to 300 their catches by the fact that at brighter. On the P.R. labor front, Juan Lopen got off the Penmar NORFOLK 301 to 500 because of illness in the family. 570 workers represented by the We, the Committee, have checked the files of Headquarters offices He says he is real thankful about Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, and have seen signed receipts by the various agents for the official the SIU Welfare Plan and is happy AFL-CIO are striking the Common-, Apr. 30, 1965 Vol. XXVII, No. 9 ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition With the benefits his family has wealth oil refinery. The union is Official Publication of the SIUNA been receiving because of the seeking an improved hospitaliza­ Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes & Inland Waters to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, illness. tion plan, increased vacations, ad­ District, AFL-CIO 1965 previously referred to, has received from Ports of Philadelphia, , Harry Celkos limped off the ditional holidays, better cafeteria Executive Board Baltimore and Norfolk telegrams from the Polls and Tally Committees Portiqar in Los Angeles after faeilities and safety clothing for PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNEB EAHL SHEPARD of these Ports, giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Ports. breaking his leg. He's back in workers. Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President An island-wide drive is on to This Committee has made these tallies a part of this official tallying shape, however, and is keeping Al. KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS organize barbers. About 75 percent close to the hall to catch one of the Sec.-Treas. Vice-President committee's report, as follows: of the tonsorial specialists in new Calmar ships. ROB. A. MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President Puerto Rico are expected to be Votes Baltimore enrolled. HERBERT BRAND Name Book No. Received Elected Director of .Organizing and Shipping slowed somewhat dur­ Jose Ramos, chief steward on 1. Joseph J. Fadde F-20000 9 Publications ing the last period but is expected the Sedtrain Texas, drops by the Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst. 2. John A. Forsythe.... F-20033 95 • to rebound quickly. In the last two Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: weeks, there were six payoffs, hall on his days off to say hello to 3. Dennis M. Lee L-20054 93 • ROBERT ARONSON, PETE CARMEN; ROBERT MILGROM; Art Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. eight sign-ons and 13 ships serv­ his many friends. Sorry to report 4. James P. Waters.... W-20000 7 iced in transit. The Warm Springs that Antonio Ibarra is in the hos­ NO VOTES 0 was the last payoff, and she will be pital after being hit by a ear on his way back to the Bienville. going into layup for 12 days. VOIDS 2 Paul Calebaugh has been doing DATED: April 19, 1965 In local labor news. Seafarers a fine job as Captain and Mate are helping AFL-CIO Newspaper •Denotes Elected aboard Porto Rico Lighterage towPublished biweekly at the headquarters Guild members to man the picket THOMAS P. WONDALSKI W-20022 of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lines at the Baltimore Sunpapers. boats ever since he picked up his lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 'Name) (Book No.) District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avenue, The competing Hearst newspapers mate's ticket under the SIU's up­ Brooklyn, klyi NY, 11232. Tel. HYacinth 9-«600. WALTER R. MIELNICKI M-20002 closed down in "sympathy" with grading program. Zcnon Rivera, Second class postage> pa aid at the Post dyi • Ofhce in Brooklyn,' NY, under the Acl (Name) (Book No.) the Sunpapers, locking out their one of the SIU's bsst bosuns, has of Aug. 24, 1912. been working aboard the Island employees. EDWARD DUFFY D-20049 Queen, vrhich operates between (Name) (Book No.) Robert Raymer, a 15-year union Fajarda and the Virgin Islands. Polls And Tally Committee Report Of The Railway Marine Region, Inland Boatmen's Union SEAFARERS LOG I ii M •< 11•: f i 1- I" 4 !.i I ft 1^3 ^ii 'it �AprUM, INS SEAFARERS'LOG I T Pace FIT* ^ SlU-UIW Menibers At Work SlU-UIW members (l-r) Willie White, and Michael Gadinski talk things over with Union rep Charley Heard at UlW-contracted Edward L Durham, Inc. in Brooklyn, which makes canvas products. UIW member Steward Stein stands behind the business end of a fork lift at Di Mattina Supply, in Brooklyn. Edward L. Durham, Inc., Di Matina Supply Co., and Acme Canvas and Rope are among the many SIU, Unit­ ed Industrial Workers - contracted companies in the New York area. On recent visits to these plants, the LOG pho'tographer took many pictures of SIU-UIW members at work produc­ ing canvas and rope products which are in use all over the U.S. and on many SlU-contracted vessels all over the world. These high-quality, Un­ ion-made products are in demand hecause of the fine workmanship built into them by the SIU-UIW members pictured here and many others. The products made in these plants range from bright colored awnings for stores, to plain heavy-duty tarpaulins for trucks and shipboard use. Operating the big fork lift at Di Mattina Supply is UIW member Bobby Stein. Here UIW member Ruron D. Jean-Babtiste of UlW-contracted Edward L. Durham, Inc. sews an awning. Jack Saunder (left) ... _ big canvas at Willie White Acme Canvas and Rope Company in Brooklyn. Canvas in the photo is presently in use at the Gas Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Birth and Death of aVolcanic Island N early November of 1963, a vessel sailing near the Arctic Circle off the coast of Iceland recorded an unusual phenomena. The normally frigid water surrounding the ship was strangely warm. This fact was duly entered in the ship's log, but the cause of this strange occurance remained a mystery. I Several days later the reason became apparent. Fishermen discovered a cloud of steam rising from the ocean, and investigating further, discovered that much solid matter had"*" Another vessel actually bene­ in a mammoth jigsaw puzzle. the earth were once one big con­ marks — although most soon already been thrust up to the fited from a similar occurrence, The original line where they disappeared. tinent which was split apart long surface of the water, the however. A South African polar were joined would now lie Etna started this way in the ago by internal stress and have supply ship was trapped by pack midway down the Atlantic smaller particles of which Mediterranean, and Vesuvius was been drifting apart ever sinceOcean directiy beneath where ice for 10 days off the coast of 'floating' on the plastic inner were still floating about. originally also a volcano on the layers of the planet. This drift Antarctica and it looked as if she the new island was formed. floor of the sea. Christmas Island would be trapped for a long while. Volcanic action was giving in the Indian Ocean is the summit creates weak spots in the earth's Something Going On However a vast submarine erup­ birth to the first new European of a volcanic mountain which grew crust, according to the theory, When such volcanic action takes island of the 20th Century. from the floor of the ocean 14,000 which at times allows the molten place in a portion of the ocean tion somewhere in the area just at that time churned up huge rock of the Inner earth to escape Soon a 20,0()0-foot column of feet down. However, unless such where the water is extremely swells which broke up the ice in the form of these undersea smoke and ashes was rising from islands are capped with a thick deep, an actual island is seldom pack and allowed the vessel to the sea. Later red-hot blocks of flow of hard volcanic lava they volcanos. formed. The fact that something escape. As evidence of the con­ lava a yard across were being don't last very long. Wave action Is going on is usually noticeable tinental drift theory, scientists hurled above the waves. Some of and natural erosion soon washes Iwo Jima Is One only because the surface of the point to the fact that many of these blocks were as big as a Grey­ away loose volcanic dust and ash. The Atlantic and old world sea is greatly agitated, huge vol­ the earth's continents—such as hound bus. The surface of the sea Graham's Reef in the Mediter­ umes of steam escape and shoals Mediterranean are not the only North and South America and for miles around was agitated, and ranean between Sicily and the of dead fish often float to the areas of such activity. The Pacific Europe and Africa—would fit volcanic dust fell as much as 20 coast of Africa is the remains of a surface along with floating bits of is also highly active. Perhaps the together nicely if moved to­ miles away. similar volcanic island which whose volcanic dust, ashes and pumice. Pacific volcanic island gether once more like pieces didn't last very long above the Pumice is rock, which has cooled name is most familiar to many 500,000 Tons An Hour sea's surface. The eruption began quickly from a molten state form­ Americans is Iwo Jima, which When the undersea disturbance in water 600 feet deep, and soon ing billions of gas bubbles within reaches 2,348 feet above the sea. reached its peak it was pouring formed an island which rose 200 it. Because It Is so shot through Fujiyama would be such an island out a fantastic amouut of matter. feet above the sea. However with these gas cavities a huge if it rose fr^om the sea floor in­ Geologis'ts estimated that 500,000 within three months the sea had block of pumice Is extremely light stead of inland Japan. tons of lava alone was being worn down the loose ash and and a man can easily lift a piece In 1960 a new volcanic island ejected every hour. When the hot cinders to a shoal. of pumice several times his own which didn't last very long was re­ lava hit the cold water deep Like An Iceberg size. It is so light it will float on ported by an airline pilot off New beneath the seia gigantic steamthe surface of the sea. Like an iceberg, the vast bulk Guinea and many submerged vol­ generated explosions ripped to of these volcanic islands at sea canoes have been found and re­ Usually these eruptions and the surface, churning up huge cannot be seen. The island Is really corded by research vessels. An is­ disruptions of the sea are a waves. just the top, or crater, of a moun­ land, dubbed Urania, was discov­ headache to seafarers who By the beginning of Decem­ tain which rises from its broad ered in February 1946, 250 miles have the misfortune to be in ber, 1963, the Isiand—or more base deep beneath the sea. Christ­ south of Tokyo. It built up quick­ the area at the time. A Brit­ accurateiy the rim of the mas Island, for instance, is merely ly to two cones rising 50 feet ish ice patrol ship had much volcano, had grown to over 400 the top of a mountain—a mountain above the sea and was at first ex­ of her machinery put out of feet in one spot. which is actually over 14,000 feet pected to become a second Iwo action some years ago by an high—although most of this Is Jima. But by the next February underwater eruption when Whether or not this new bit hidden under water. Urania was gone — washed com­ small pieces of pumice stone of land will remain Is open to pletely away by wave action — and volcanic ash were sucked Many of these undersea volcanic doubt. Scientists give It a 50-50 leaving only a submerged shoal in by her water intakes, clog­ eruptions are related by geologists chance at survival. Undersea creating white breakers to mark ging the vessel's evaporators, volcanic action Is not un­ to the process of continental drift. the spot of the birth, short life turho-generaton^ and other common and some have re­ The ' theory Of continental drift machinery. and death of a volcanic island. mained as permanent land­ holds that all the land masses of �SEAFAREHS April L9G {Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only in the SlU Atlantic Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District} April 10-April 23 The shipping situation picked up somewhat during the last reporting period, returning to more normal levels after the steep decline which took place as the huge backlog brought about by the Longshoremen's strike was cleared from the docks. A total of 1,205 Seafarers an­ swered job calls, compared to 1,190 in the previous two weeks. New Orleans experienced a big comeback in shipping, while Houston, Norfolk, New York and Boston all reg­ istered increases to varying degrees. Seafarers found the job calls off the previous pace in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Tampa and Mobile. On the West Coast, shipping was up, with Seattle show­ ing the biggest gain and Wilmington and San Francisco up slightly. Although the pace of shipping picked up somewhat, registration dropped slightly to 1,106 from the 1,194 figure reached during the previous period. At the same time, the number of Seafarers registered on the beach dropped to 3,666 from 3,874 in the prior two werfts. The departmental job breakdown changed slightly from the general pattern it has held in recent weeks. Deck department job calls continued to be strong and showed an increase. Calls for engine department personnel were down slightly however, while steward department calls retained their previous level. . The seniority picture showed no serious changes from the last period's job situation. Seafarers holding Class A books accounted for 54 percent of the total number of job calls, compared to 57 percent in the prior two weeks. Class B shipping rose slightly to 35 percent from la^t week's 32 percent while Class C men made up 11 percent of the total—the same as in the previous period. Shipping activity was down slightly over the previous period with 47 payoffs, 43 sign-ons and 122 intransit visits. Ship Adivify J'!'* £ Pay SM la Offfr Om Trani. TOTAL Bettoa ...... 1 New York.... It PhiloMpMa 2 Baltimora .... B Norfolk r 0 B 7 ' 17 2 B i 13 2 S 33 8 7 B 13 10 7 7 B 8 9 10 27 28 7 13 10 43 122 I. ^ A 42 TB 27 Jaeiuoavllla .. BO Tompa 1 1 Mobile 3 2 NowOrleon*.. A 10 Houttoe 4 4 Wilminytoa ..0 0 Soe Fraacisce. 13 Soonle 4 1 TOTOLS ... 47 u ' r ' 1 212 DECK DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York.... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk . ... Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington Pan Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 0 4 21 32 5 6 7 21 3 2 2 3 0 1 5 7 22 18 10 21 3 4 4 11 2 14 84 144 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 62 4 31 15 56 9 34 7 9 18 13 0 13 2 4 3 7 1 8 4 30 4 10 10 18 2 24; 6 10 2 0 5 0 0 1i 5 5 0 10 1 0 5 1 0 3 4: 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1! 1 16 2 4 4 5 11 2 13 1 2 9 3 43 2 8 22 55 I 32 24 24 7 40 0 18 10 28- 19 75 9 46 10 3 3 2 9; 0 2 5. 3 2 8 4 19 3 7 13 5 2 3 4 11 19 0 6 14 3 7 3 3 10 5 86 151 1 267 70 168 276i 16 82 1 39 1 39 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 17 0 0 3 3 2 3 6 11 1 3 5 1 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 » 6 7 1 0 45 0 20 25 10 21 33 2 0 2 3 5 6 2 2 10 8 10 0 2 57 82 1 148 9 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A1 CTASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 S ALL 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 16 22 1 6 5 1 12 0 1 3 4 56 17 77 100 144 32 276 10 4 38 64 112 1 0 0 1 13 17 19 3 1 20 7 46 0 9 12 21 0 1 1 2 18 31 33 11 2 53 7 93 4 17 23 44 0 2 3 5 10 5 5 20 12 11 2 25 0 3 10 13 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 8 2 12 2 3 14 9 0 0 5 5 1 0 5 6 4 3 8 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 7 20 41 0 32 6 79 4 34 8 22 0 0 3 3 55 45 3 103 79 66 5 150 3 45 83 131 0 0 1 1 75 33 1 109| 64 79 20 163 3 42 30 75 0 0 1 1 8 5 1 14 15 11 1 27 1 8 4 13 2 0 6 11 4 10 6 27, 18 25 11 6 51 2 19 8 2 10 8 20 14 10 20 44 19 23 46 0 9 4 12 21 6 14 29 1 49 276 148 49 1 473 411 491 96 1 908 31 202 278 1 511 ENGINE DEPARTMENT CLASS B Registered Regisfered CLASS A Boston New York...., Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile Vew Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle "GROUP GROUP GROUP3 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 2 27 8 30 18 26 11 2 13 0 8 2 9 1 13 2 24 1 6 5 3 19 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 14 1 5 3 7 9 46 10 32 .. 10 43 5 30 23 18 32 7 26 21 10 3 20 1 14 4 1 1 7 2 2 0 3 2 7 4 7 3 2 2 4 8l 2 10 13 5 7 5 17 1 12 4 f^ALS 43 132 21 I 196 15 Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A 3 ALL I 37 12 9 3 1 1 8 44 2 38 5 4 2 11 0 17 2 ShippedCLASS C TOTAL Shipped 84 62 | 167i 4 22 16 r V i I Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 0 2 1 3 8 18 13 39 1 3 4 37 39 80 51 115 10 176 11 61 56 128 0 3 2 5 0 2 2 12 5 19 4 30 39 0 7 14 21 0 8 0 4 1 3 9 8 20 8 41 53 0 19 24 43 0 3 0 1 2 2 3 3 8 4 16 22 0 12 3 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 1 9 5 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 5 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 5 0 8 13 15 21 39 1 14 19 34 21 17 1 39| 0 3 39 4 44 87 35 73 10 118 12 64 64 140 3 20 15 38; a 4 4 38 38 80 32 62 5 105 10 58 52 120 0 2 4! 1 2 2 4 4 12 7 4 15 3 25 1 6 4 11 6 2 10 0 2 1 6 11 27 3 10 19 5 27 0 3 4 7 8 1 13 2 4 11 17 4 13 11 41 7 18 2 27 1 6 3 10 89 58 | 162 42 127 17 | 186 21 9 'r II i'l 19 42 186 167 42 | 395 170 428 51 | 649 37 262 249 | 648 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Regisfered CLASS A Pott Bos NY Phil Bai Nor Jac Tam Mob NO Hou Wil SF Sea TOTALS 1-8 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 6 1 0 5 3 27 Regisfered CLASS B GROUP GROUP • 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 7 9 17 41 2 11 2 14 1 4 14 1 9 0 1 2 1 0 12 2 15 4 14 1 0 10 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 10 1 25 0 7 9 1 10 36 2 33 5 4 16 3 28 3 10 10 24 2 16 7 0 14 3 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 1 11 2 6 24 1 0 2 4 2 2 11 1 -3 2 3 6 3 2 11 3 68 26 81 [202 15 14 82 1 111 29 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS 4 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 0 40 7 17 9 6 0 1 4 16 5 2 8 8 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 14 6 21 46 11 13 16 47 0 3 2 0 1 2 4 9| I3I 4 3 3 53 37 75 1 194 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 0 2 0 2 8 9 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 1 9 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 30 0 1 29 16 0 16 0 0 2 0 2 5, 0 0 5 3 12 17 2. 5 95 1 104) 4 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 2 5 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 40 62 41 70 207 6 5 9 54' 34 11 39 56 0 0 2 2 6 13 5 31 2 9 1 2 9 4 0 8 10 0 0 5 5 16 68 1 24 10 5 31 12 5 27 2 22 25 0 1 3 4 8 13 1 5 3 4 3 4 0 12 13 I'l 3 0 0 2 2 0 5 2 3, 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 0. 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 68 4 6 0 12 15 19 12 22 3 17 24 0 0 1 1 46 30 77 24 39 17 61 141 9 1 7 97 113 0 0 3 3 47 16 3 66 10 39 17 26 92 7 9 37 53 0 0 2 7 3 6 16 1 2 3 2 2 2 5 6 4 11 2 0 2 4 9 5 18 12 8 3 8 31 0 4 1 4 5 0 1 10 17 11 18 2 11 13 7 3 41 2 6 4 16 22 2 2 35 1 39 194 104 39 1 337 124 222' 117 246 1 709 , 35 45 261 1 841 i lij .#1 C' * n & f' SUMMARY Regisfered CLASS A DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTAIS GROUP 123 ALL - 84 144 39 I 267 , _43_132_21J f96 95 26 8i rj02 222 302 m J 665 Regisfered CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL SHIPPED CLASS C SHIPPED CLASS 8 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 16 70 82 168 86 151 39 276 9 57 82 I 148 15 89 58 162 42 127 17 _186 21 84 62 I 167 15 14 82 111 82 37 75 I 194 4 5 95T"104 46 173 222 441 210 315 131 J 656 34 146 239 i 419 TOTAL SHIPPED Regisfered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS 8 CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 14 29 I 49 276 148 49 473,411 491 96 1 908 4 22 16 I 42 186 167 "42 395 170 428 51 649; 2 35 I 39 194 104 39 337 346 117 246 | 709, 12 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 31 202 278 | 511 37 262 249 I 548 35" 45 261 I 341 38 80 I 130 656 419 130 11205 927 1036 393 |2266 103 509 788 jfAOO 'W > �Ji y r» '•n Aifil MriNS Latest HMR Peneiener i ? i $ t SEAWdREnS . -rvn.—K I Plf« SCTM LOG Eight Seafarer Veterans Join SIU Pension Ranks The Seafarers Welfare Plan Board of Trustees has approved eight more SIU veterans for pension benefits. The eight, all members of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, join the growing list of Seafarers enjoying the benefits of lifetime, monthly pen­ sion checks of $150. The new pensioners are mins, 65; Thomas M. Wabolis, 66; Detroit, Michigan. He last sailed Glenn H. Gumming, 65; and William D. Rinehart, 66. as a wheelsman aboard the T. J. Lawrence M. Schroeder, 41; Philip Cummlng C. Mendoza, 66; James T. May, 68; and sails as James H. Fort, 66; John D. Cum- gan shipping hand aboard SIU Of Canada Raps Lax Ship Laws SIU Railway Marine Region fugman John J. Miller (left) picked up his first regular $150 monthly pension check at the New York hall recently from RMR regional director G. P. McGinty. Miller, who makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his- wife Eleanor, worked as a deckhand aboard N.Y. Central RR Tug. No. 18. He is looking forward now fo taking it easy and enjoying a nice, quiet retirement. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Foreign Shippers Withhold Data MONTREAL—The SIU of Can­ ada has charged in - a letter to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson that peacetime merchant sailing in Canada is more dangerous to life and limb than was World War II soldiering. The letter was sent to Canada's chief executive in support of a public inquiry into safety condi­ tions on merchant ships in Cana­ dian waters. Pressure for an in­ quiry increased sharply here after a recent collision in the St. Law­ rence River in which three sailors were killed and eleven injured. The Canadian SIU said that its studies had shown that the colli­ sion was not an isolated incident, and that sailing was the naost haz­ ardous occupation in the- country. "In World War II," the union said. "Canadian casualties were 8.57 percent of the fighting force. SIU crewmembers suffered in 1961, for instance, casualties amounting to 9.34 percent." "Fatalities over a ten year pe­ riod," the SIU letter continued, "show that shipping fatalities av­ erage five times higher than in­ dustry in general." The union reijorted that it has not yet receiveii a reply from Pearson. Cumming Schroeder a member vessel of the old Great Lakes fleet. He has been with his last employer, Wyandotte Trans­ portation Company, for many years. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Cumming now makes his home in Dearborn, Michigan. He and his wife, Dena, plan to travel out to Cummins Foit the west coast and visit his nieces. The Cummings have one son and tive of Oklahoma, he now lives' two grandchildren. in San Bernardino, California, with his sister, Rosa. He last sailed aboard the Long Lines. Wabolis joined the SIU in the port of New York, sailing for years as a member of the steward department. A native of Lithuania, he now makes his home in the Bronx with his wife, Frieda. Wa­ bolis last shipped aboard the De­ troit. Mendoza Rinehart signed up with the Schroeder joined the SIU in SIU in the port of New York. He the port of New York. He sailed sailed many years in the engine for years as a member of the deck department, last shipping out on board the Keva Ideal. A native of Pennsylvania, he now makes his permanent home in Maryland. Mendoza signed on with the SIU in the Port of Baltimore and has dished up many a bowl of chow as a member of the steward department. A native of the Phillipine Islands, he is at present a Rinehort Wobolis resident of Baltimore and last sailed aboard the A. J. Mercury. department, his last voyage as May, an SIU oldtimer, joins his deck engineer aboard the John B. brother on the Seafarers pension Waterman. He was born in Penn­ list. A native of the Scottish High­ sylvania, where he now makes his lands, he now makes his home in home. For nearly two years, the Federal Maritime Commission, under Ad­ miral John Harllee, has been making what best would be described as a half-hearted effort to xet sixteen major steamship conferences to produce information on how they set rates on freight entering and leaving the United States. The FMC was coaxed into trying to secure the information by American exporters and ship operators who charged, with good reason, that the conferences were discriminating against U.S. exports. In other words, the conferences—made up predominantly of Western European and Japanese ship owners, along with a few U.S. companies—were accused of charging more for the same goods leaving the States than they were charging for that which was coming in. This situation, obviously, favored European manufacturers and, most important to us, European shippers. The issues, naturally, were complex and too involved for anyone but an economist to fully understand. The facts outlined above, however, were the basis of the problem. Since such an unfair-looking situation could not be publicly tolerated by jthe FMC, which is charged with the protection and fostering of the U.S.flag fleet, the agency began to complain to the conferences. Litigation was threatened and the conflict dragged on. The steamship conferences were determined to keep their books closed, and the U.S. was not willing to "antagonize" its allies in order-t to force their compliance. After by dragging it out and smother­ innumerable meetings, here, in ing it in technicalities and paper Paris and at the UN, a compromise work. Most important, the com­ formula was reached. It was the promise does not seem likely to U.S., however, who did all the change the freight rate situation Two so-called right-to-work orcompromising. ganizations, the "National Right to one iota. Under the "compromise," eight The only fact the long contro­ Work Committee" and "Oklahoof the sixteen conferences finally versy has made clear is that the mans for the Right to Work" have agreed to make some rate-making U.S. government is still less than deceived employers into believing information available to the FMC. ready to accept its responsibility, that contributions to their organi­ The "information" they chose to laid down in the merchant marine zations may be tax deductible, ac­ release, though, was not the kind act of 1936, to maintain and en­ cording to Thomas E. Harris, the that was going to implicate them courage a healthy and viable Associate General Counsel of the in any wrong-doing. Further, they American-flag maritime fleet. AFL-CIO. were not to give the information While many individuals, and even Harris said that the National directly to the U.S., but were to a few agencies in Government are Right to Work Committee has dispense it piecemeal through a willing to meet this obligation, been deceptively telling employers whole series of intermediary others, it appears, are not. It is that "the National Right-to-Work agencies. They would turn it over not that they oppose our mer­ Committee is a tax exempt organi­ to their respective governments chant fleet—^thouglh a few do for zation under section 501 (c) (4) of who would then make it available narrow, selfish reasons—^but that the Internal Revenue Code. While to a special committee of the they do not realize Its importance, this does not in itself, make your Organization for Economic Co­ as opposed to the importance of contribution to the Committee tax operation and Development. The their own particular interests. deductible, it may be claimed as a OECD would then pass it on to Also, certain foreign Interests necessary business expense if It the United States. But that was seem to count more in Washing­ has a business related purpose." not all: the information made ton than does the U.S. merchant After consultation with the In­ available only covers the year marine. ternal Revenue Service, Harris 1963. Presumably, if the FMC It seems clear that the State said that he had been advised that wants to check into rate-setting procedures for other years it will Department thi^w its wei^t into contributions to these organiza­ the rate-information - conttoversy tions are not deductible under any' have to go through the same long, to make sure that no forei^ toes circumstances; and that neither the involved process. got stepped on inadvertantly. This Netiohal Right-to-Work Committee - . What, then,' has U.S, ahipping is what we mean when we say; nor Oklahomans for the Right-to^ •<-" .J- gained by this so-called compro- that other, non-U.S. interests Work iiave "qualified 'as ad drgani^ . -mise?. Ji^ effect,, nothing. The -seem, JiO: .count men '«Hne in sation, contributions 'to drhlch may 1 the, K^ifiistiqMdiD^ ,vJ . , v ^ ?'v; ^\ 'Right-To-Work' Groups Deceive Contributors is an SIU oldtimer McCarthy. a wheelman. He be­ Fort joined the SIU in the Port out in 1926, as a deck of New York and has been sail­ the steamer Norway, ing ever since as a messman and member of the steward's depart­ ment. A native of Pennsylvania, he still makes his home there. He last signed off the Ames "Vic­ tory. Cummins signed on with the SIU in the Port of Boston from where he shipped out as a* member of the engine department. A na- The Flyaway Lifeboat— Latest In Sea Survival Floating clusters of brightly colored orange balloons, hovering Just above the ocean's surface, may soon denote the presence of a shipwrecked survivor waiting to be picked up. It seems that two ex-servicemen have invented an all-purpose, super survival-kit that can do just about anything. It's amphibious. It's ambidexterous. It floats, it swims, it flies . . . For example, if caught in a disaster, simply step into the basic device—a pair of coveralls that will keep you afloat temporarily. When the suit's compressed air store is released, it expands Into a water-borne capsule. When you want to go aloft, just press, the helium control mechanism, which inflates a series of balloons to lift the craft from the surface. To insure that you don't escape the notice of searching rescue planes, in addition to the 27-foot spread of glaring orange bal­ loons, a small float at the end of a line releases a quantity of colored dye on to the water. The apparatus also includes control devices, so that you can steer your vehicle through sea and air and regulate your altitude when aloft. In ordinary life, "Super-Raft" is a small, mild-mannered, col­ lapsible package, easily stored aboard any vessel. But come an emergency—it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a humdinger of a Ufesaver. David S. Cooper, one of the kit's co-inventors, first conceived his wonder-gadget while a Na;\or pilot, in Korea. He felt that new survival .equipment was needed to protect against shares, high seas.and ice, equipment that would: make the survivor more visible ithan "a tiny^ dot on the water.',' , , �. V \ ;i A ^ SEAFARERS Bght Atli tM April M, 1M6 LOG Union Volunteers Aid Disaster Areas By Frank Drozok, West Coast Representatlv* SlU Fishermen Fight Salmon Depletion SlUNA fishermen in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are fuming: about the raw deal ihey are getting from the Japanese and even their own government officials on the Bristol Bay red salmon problem. While fishermen are limited in the amounts they can catch to insure the survival of the red salmon (the most expensive type of salmon), the Japanese have been virtually fishing the sea dry. They have taken millions of immature fish, endangering future catches. Meanwhile, the American fishermen are expecting to net a disastrously small catch despite the fact that a record number of fish are running. Federal officials have been sitting on their hands so far. The State Department, fearful of antagonizing the Japanese, has so far refused to take any action in tbe matter. At a meeting in the SUP-SIU Hall in Seattle, however, lawmakers urged SlU Alaska fishermen to take action to "shock" the Administration and the Congress into doing something about the problem. Representative Brock Adams (D.-Wash.) said- he realized that the Japanese were our main ally in the Pacific, but that we should expect more from our friends than the seeming wanton destruction of the livelihood of thousands of Americans. In other news of the Pacific Northwest area, the port of Coos Bay, Oregon, retained its status as the world's largest lumber shipping port. During 1964, 773 million board feet of lumber passed through Coos Bay—620.7 million board feet Capay. The latter, just out of a to domestic markets and the short layup, is in the process of When natural or other disasters strike at the U.S. or anywhere else in the world, the American balance of 152.3 million board feet signing on for a run to Saigon. Sign-ons included the Falrport, trade union movement is quick to donate time and money to aid the victims and stem the tide to foreign markets. Cue Victory and Longvlew Victory. of destruction. Above, members of Fire Fighters Local 338 and Red Cross workers dig into San Francisco In transits were the Yorkmar, the rubble of an Elkhart, Indiana building levelled by tornadoes on Palm Sunday. Many Robin King, Elizabetbport, Steel Shipping has been good in the trapped by tornadoes which struck several midwest towns were saved by such quick action. Bay Area for nearly all ratings and FlyeV, Steel Apprentice, Wllmar. Union member volunteers are also hard at work shoring up levies and evacuating victims of entry ratings. The only soft spots Eagle Voyager and Ocean Anna. flood-threatened cities in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri, where the Mississippi River were for bosuns and chief stew­ During the coming period, the has gone on one of worst spring rampages in history. Worldwide, AFL-CIO disaster aid has ards. Pay-offs in the last period Ocean Dinny and Ocean Evelyn are were the Cue Victory and Norberto expected to pay off here, and gone recently to earthquake victims in Chile and to famine-threatened areas in Brazil. about 11 ships will be passing through the port. Michael Rossi, an SIU oldtimer, just shipped as deck maintenance aboard the C. S. Longlines in Honolulu. Joining him on the cable layer was Darold A. Hubbard and Donald Bautell. By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Members just pulling into San WASHINGTON—The Senate has opened debate on a bill Francisco and waiting to ship out again include E. N. Cronin, who designed to overcome once and for all voting restrictions used sails in the steward department; to deny the ballot to large numbers of southern Negroes. This column reviews the various benefit programs for SIU members and J. L. Pagan, another steward to help our brothers obtain' those which they are eligible for without un­ just off the Norberto Capay. A solid bipartisan majority to pass the 1964 Civil Rights necessary delay. We realize that the wide range of benefits available was pledged to support the Act. There are currently eleven SIU under the SIU welfare program makes it hard for many of our members members in the USPHS Hospital legislation which President to keep track of specific plans. In response to many questions, we will The voting rights bill pro­ again review the • maternity, hospital and optical benefits which are here. One, Wincenty Gontarski, Johnson urged last monlh in a vides that federal "examiners" keeps wishing he was back in his provided for membership use. would 1: J appointed to register personal appearance before a joint hometown of Baltimore. voters In states and localities MATERNITY BENEFIT. Those seamen who have 90 days of seasession of Congress, televised to Wilmington using literacy tests or other lime in the calendar year prior to the birth of a child and one day's the nation. restrictive voting qualifica­ seatime in the six months prior to the birth of a child, are eligible Shipping was good during the The heart of the bill is a provi­ tions if . . . under the Plan for a $200 maternity benefit when their wives give birth, last period, with a good number sion for appointment of federal vot­ • Less than 50 percent of the provided they present proper proof and claims within one year of the of jobs coming in from San Fran­ ing officials to register Negroes in voting age population—excluding birth. In those cases where there are multiple births (twins, triplets, cisco and Seattle on the Manhattan, areas where discriminatory tests servicemen and aliens—actually etc.), there is provision for an individual maternity benefit of $200 for Rio Grande, Long Lines and have been used to keep them from Elizabethport. In transit ships dur­ voted in the 1964 presidential each child. registering. For births occurring on and after August 1, 1962, delivery by ceasa- ing the last two weeks were the election. rean section shall be reimbursed in accordance with the hospital and Elizabethport, Fairport, Wilmar, Despite the overwhelming sup­ • More than 20 percent of the surgical fee as specified in the Schedule of Dependents' Benefits. In Steel Apprentice, Robin Kirk, Floport for voting rights legislation, addition an applicant must present proof of marriage and a photo­ mar, San Francisco, Robin Hood the Senate was divided several potential voters are non-white. static copy of the baby's birth certificate. The birth certificate must and Eagle Voyager. Six in transit ways on details of the bill. Federal Guarantee ships are due in the next period. contain the names of both parents, -f Generally Satisfied Federal intervention would be An eligible seaman's wife is en­ Richard McCoonell paid off the A bipartisan liberal bloc, while automatic unless the state proved titled to the maternity benefit if derstanding is that the frames will bosun's job on the San Francisco be those known as "Shell Fulgenerally satisfied with the bill to the satisfaction of a three- her husband dies during her preg­ after serving on her for five reported by the Senate Judiciary judge federal court in Washington, nancy, and may also claim the Vue," with lenses of the required months. He says he will vacation prescription. The cost of fancy Committee, would like to see some D.C., that it did not discriminate. maternity benefit if her husband of its provisions strengthened. Once covered, a state or locality is at sea at the time the child is frames, tri-focal lenses, sunglasses, for a while in the southern sun before shipping out On the other hand. Senate Repub­ could remove itself from coverage born. A seaman is eligible for this and the like, shall be paid by the California again. eligible. The optical benefit is if 60 percent of its citizens became lican leader Everett McKinley benefit only if the child is born in available and extended to eligible Frank Feld paid off the blackDirksen (111.), who played an in­ registered and it convinced a the Continental United States or dependents under the same rules gang oh the Flomar after seven federal court that it was not dis­ strumental role in shaping the its territories — Puerto Rico and as those governing the eligible months. Frank, who lives in the original Administration bill, has criminating, or by a five-year the Virgin Islands. The only ex­ seaman. Safety glasses for de­ San Diego a'rea, will try to get in a record of non-discriminaition and voiced strong opposition to por­ ception to this is Canada, which pendent children also may be pro­ little fishing before shipping again. court approval. tions of the committee bill, par­ is also covered under this benefit. vided, however. ticularly a section outlawing all Where literacy tests are not John Ratliff has been taking it Lastly, if an eligible seaman dies state poll taxes. employed, but other means HOSPITAL BENEFITS FOR easy on the beach for a few weeks, before his wife gives birth, the are keeping Negroes from Dirksen suggested that the bill benefit shall be paid even though ELIGIBLES. Eligibility for hos­ but is registered to ship again in registering and voting, federal might pass the Senate in two weeks the child is born more than 90 days pital benefits is the same as out­ the first cook or baker's job that registrars would be appointed if some "cQncessions" were made after the deceased employee's last lined above. The hospital benefit shows up. His last ship was the under these circumstances: program is actually broken down Alcoa Master, where he put in by "my liberal friends." Senator employment. into three items, consisting of a three months. Philip A. Hart (D-Mioh.), floor • If, on the basis of a census OPTICAL BENEFIT. Eligibility manager for the bill, said he was taken at the request of the At­ for this benefit is the same as $1.06-a-day hospital benefit, a Seattle "not prepared to offer any con­ torney General, it is determined for the maternity benefit. The pro­ $3.00-a-day hospital benefit,- and Shipping remains good in cessions" which might weaken tJje thgt less than 25 percent of a gram provides for the following: an $8.00-a-day hospital benefit, Seattle, where It's been booming which is known as the In-Hospital racial group is registered. bill. One pair of eyeglasses every two Benefit. Each of , these 'is dealt since the end of the eas't coa.st senate Majority Leader, Mite • If . a federal court, hearing a years, except in cases requiring with separately below. ^ longshore beef. Payoffs in the last Maasfdeld (Mont.) saw passage 9uit_ by the Attorney General glasses more frequently due to period were the Ocean Spray, Ex$I.OO-a-bay Hospital: Beneflt~ pr^a Virginia. Manhattan and likely after less than' -a ihbhth of chargihg denial of thb right to pathological reasons, in -v/hich case debate^as • c(wn)pared-^'With"''jnore' votd,- 'determanes ' thait ' federal the • additional glasses ntay^ be au­ Eligibili^ for .this beneftt requires Marine; In transit' ships werfr the tbaa three mont^ the Senate-took registrars should be iappointed. ' thorized by the trustees: The un­ (Continued on ilage 12) : Siunmlt, Anchorage and Seattte. (1 '4 Senate Opens Debate On Voting Rights Bill )'1 I IF li SlU Benefit Programs Outlined I; •>a f I, Ill , J) 0/ r/ J �Afffll M. IfM SEAFARERS LOG r»M» NlM ••'MSKK.'- _ • • their messages. Ten thou­ chandise. When last seen does the merchant marine. AST thy bread upon the before starvation did them sand miles is perhaps the they were headed slowly Studies of ocean currents are ^waters for it shall re­ in. turn in many days," the A rescue similar to the record—held by a bottle re­ out to sea—so keep your helping to prevent pollution of the world's beaches. An Scriptures preach. If the Lennie mutiny is recorded on leased during a Scottish An­ eyes open! Ohio high school science class bread is cast forth in a tightly the Yangtze River in 1935— tarctic expedition in 1903. Official 'Uncorker' corked bottle with a note in and again a bottled message Cast adrift near Tierra del Several men have earned even got off its own experi­ several languages giving de­ was the bringer of aid. Pirates Fuego at the tip of South their livings in England by ment recently by talking the tailed mailing instructions and captured a Chinese vessel on America, the message was re­ filling the royal post of "Un­ captain of a merchant ship offering"a reward for its re­ the River, intending to hold trieved in 1952. in New Zea­ corker of Ocean Bottles." This into releasing some bottles turn, there Is a very good the passengers and crew for land. they had prepared, when his post was first established by chance that it will come back, ransom. One of the crewNo matter how long or how Queen Elizabeth I in the year ship reached mid-ocean. Con­ although it may take many members, however, had the far it travels, the best way to sidering the normal speed of 1560, after a fisherman opened ocean bottles, however, the years. presence of mind to get a bot­ assure that a bottle message a bottle he foimd on a Dover Seafaring men—and others tle overboard with a plea for will be answered, if it is found, beach addressed to the Queen. class will have been long grad­ —have been casting bottled help before he was captured. is to offer, some sort of reward The bottle contained a mes­ uated before the first repliea messages into the sea since the Fortunately fbr all concerned for its return. Usually a small sage from one of Her Majes­ roll in. first bottles were produced. —except the pirates—a gun­ sum of money is sufficient. ty's spies telling her that the Uplifting the world by Queen Elizabeth I of. Britaint boat downriver picked up the But other rewards have been Dutch had captured the island means of sea-borne poetry was had an official "Uncorker of bottle and sped to the scene. used. of Novaya Zemlya from the the idea of the English poet Ocean Bottles." Religious men Law and order was swiftly re­ They Promised Booze Russians. The post of "Un­ Percy B. Shelly. Being a poet. have cast verses from the stored, with loud rejoicing In 1936, to publicize the Irish corker of Ocean Bottles" was Shelly outlined his idea in a Bible into the sea to spur the worthy of a Gilbert & Sulli­ Sweepstakes, the organizing kept filled for almost two cen­ poem called, appropriately, religious interest of the finder. van operetta. committee chartered a ship to turies, until it was finally "On Launching some Bottles Shipwrecked or marooned sea­ Through Storm And Time drop thousands of bottles off abolished by King George III. filled with knowledge into the men have cast' bottled SOS Bottled messages are noted the coasts of England and Bristol Channel." The poem messages into the sea—some for their longevity—^if not for Wales. Raised letters on the A shark proved to be the began— of which were answered in their swift delivery. Provid­ fish-shaped bottles said "Irish "mailman" for one bottled Vessel of heavenly medicine/ may the breeze the nick-of-time to save a life. ing they remain tightly corked Sweep. Good Luck." Inside message. An Italian fisher­ Benjamin Franklin was a sci­ :and are not smashed to smith­ was a circular promoting the man in the Gulf of Genoa Auspicious waft your dark green forms to shore ... entific bottle-caster;, bottles ereens against a rocky coast, Sweepstakes and a truly in­ caught the shark, and inside was a bottle the fish had cast by the Irish Sweepstakes they seem to be timeless. Whether or not Shelly ever teresting reward. The finder organizers promised the find­ A message cast into the sea was "entitled to a bottle of swallowed. Inside that was a actually got off any poem in ers filled bottles in return; in 1750 in mid-Atlantic telling whatever drink he or she message from a French sea­ this manner is not known. and the English poet. Shelly of a tragic fire at sea which chooses at the local hostelry, man, stating that he was drift­ Spiritual Messages ing helplessly in a small boat consumed a British vessel, was and an invitation to drink to and asking that his family be Others bent on reforming recovered several years ago in good luck in the Irish Sweep­ notified of his fate. Jamaica, West Indies—well stakes." Wartime action at sea often over 200 years later! A simi­ Over seventy claims for leads hopeless men to cast lar example is that of a Japa­ the promised booze came in messages of despair or pleas nese seaman who set out with almost immediately from En­ for help into the sea. Some his shipmates on a treasure glish and Welsh beachcombers boys in Maine not too long ago thought of reforming the hunt in 1784. They were ship­ —many of whom figured found some wreckage identi­ world with poem-filled bot­ wrecked and died of starva­ they'd never had it so good. fied as belonging to the USS tion on a remote coral reef in For weeks afterward beaches Beatty, a destroyer torpedoed the world launch religious tles. the Pacific. But before dy­ were reported "black with in 1943. In the wreckage was messages in bottles. Near the Rescue By Bottle Several rescues are on rec­ ing he carved a complete people" searching for the a bottle containing a message, outbreak of WW II, a re­ formed alcoholic in the state ord due to messages found in account of their troubles on lucky bottles. In 1938, one of for help. bottles. In 1895 the crew of thin strips of wood which was these bottles released in 1936 Ben Franklin—^Bottle Caster of Washington began sending the Canadian vessel Lennie sealed in a bottle and cast turned up at Rockaway Beach, Most bottles cast adrift to­ out religious texts by bottle. mutinied in the Bay of Biscay. adrift. The message was New York, where a stroller day are for scientific purposes. He chose empty beer, wine After murdering all the offi­ found in 1936—152 years later! plucked it from the sand. His After WW II, many bottles and whisky bottles to carry cers they decided to sail for But the story does not end "local hostelry" happened to were dispatched to check up his spiritual messages. In all, Greece. One officer was there. The message was found be Jack Demsey's restaurant on where undetonated float­ he claims some 1,400 replies spared, however, to serve as by a fisherman on an isolated in New York, where he ing mines might have drifted to the roughly 15,000 bottles navigator. Telling the mutin­ Japanese beach—^in the same turned in the bottle and got so that "safe" zones could be he cast adrift. Most of the replies promised repentance ous crew they were approach­ remote village where the sea­ his booze. The latest re­ established for shipping. man who sent the message corded recovery of one of by the finders. ing Spain, he skirted close to had been born! The first scientific bot­ the French coast and managed The Irish Christian Endea­ tle-caster in America vor Union prefers sauce bot­ Actually, the chances of somehow to drop several SOS was probably Benjamin tles as the carriers of biblical a bottled message being messages overboard in bottles. Franklin, who surmised texts because, they feel, these found and returned to the One was found a few hours that the reason ships took bottles are tougher and more later, the, proper authorities sender are improving all longer to reach America likely to sur\'ive at sea. At the time—as nations grow were notified, and a French from England than they the height of its activity the naval vessel soon had the mu­ and more and more did to reach England from beaches lose their "re­ tineers in irons. group cast some 1,000 bottle mote" status. For instance, these bottles was in 1954, in America lay in the cur­ messages a month and re­ On another occasion, a rent of the Gulf Stream. ceived ' about 250 replies SIU member James Bal- England. vessel bound for Australia He checked his theory by monthly. The bottles they mey casts messages adrift Anyone who wants picked up a' bottled, mes­ dispatching sealed bottles cast afloat near Belfast, Ire­ as a hobby. He estimates somet hing for nothing sage on the high seas re­ in the Atlantic. that he has "sent" about land have reached as far as should still keep his counting the predicament fifty messages in this Bottles, pkstic disk^ Wood­ Mexico and Newfoundland. eyes on the sea, because of six shipwrecked sea­ manner and has already in 1958 a large Sydney, en and metal cases are all One of the most popular scrip­ men marooned on a Idnely received n'ne replies. A u s t r a 1 i a department used in these scientific sur­ tural texts they sent out "was, and desolate' Pacific, ,isAlthough it can take thent a store released ' ia large veys of obean curi^ents. Com- ' naturally, "Cast thy .bread land.: Alt®''j'??g jil*.® J. i ship sped tp the island long, . time to do it, bottles, . number of bottles contain- meycial iisRermeix naturally •upoii the waters for ,it shall often fravel rpilong ^way iWith|. ,l}Wefit.,froni^tjje^§. 8tiud^,a^ • -tHi P �Apra U, lf98 Pare Tea SlU-UIW Wins Two New Pacts In Philly By Robert A. Matthews, PHILADELPHIA—The SIU United Industrial Workers QUESTION: if you had a year Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. Union has nailed down two new contracts here and negotia­ off and all the money you need­ A couple of letters on the subject of money draws in foreign ports tions are continuing at three more plants. The new gains are have ed, how would you spend it? reached the Contract Department recently. One of those request­ part of a long range organiz--*ing a clarfication on the subject was from the Ship's Delegate on board ing drive by the SIU-UIW in the Powerhouse division of Rohm the Robin Trent. His question was: Edward Odum: I would first & Haas, a chemical company, this area. help my family and all those I Question: "According to the Freightship Agreement, Article II, Sec­ where the UIW recently won an The first time SIU-UIW pacts already signed cover Emdur Metal Products and the Nutex Corporation of America, both of which came under the Union ban­ ner after the SIU-UIW won Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tions at the shops. Emdur employs about 40 people who manufacture picture frames, clocks and other decora­ tive household accessories. Three-Year Pact The new contract there pro­ vides for a sizeable hourly pay in­ crease spread over a three-year period, 20 cents of which went in­ to effect immediately. Additional holidays, health and welfare pro­ tection and other benefits round­ ed out the gains obtained for workers at this concern. Nutex employs about a dozen workers who manufacture adver­ tising specialties and novelty products. Their first contract pro­ vided for a 25-cent package in­ crease, an additional holiday, im­ proved vacation schedule and a health and welfare program. Meanwhile, negotiations have gotten underway for workers in Standard Oil Beef Won By SIU Oil Union May 22 Designated Maritime Day WASHINGTON — May 22 has been designated Na­ tional Maritime Day and President Lyndon B. John­ son-has called upon the na­ tion to honor the American merchant marine on that day in recognition of the vital role played by merchant sea­ men and the maritime in­ dustry in the n a t i o n's economy. "International commerce and the ships which make it possible have contributed immeasurably to America's greatness," Johnson noted. "The sea and ships are an integral part of this coun­ try's past, present, and future." "In war and peace mer­ chant seamen have served us well ... to carry people and goods between nations in peaceful commerce or. if need be, to carry the men and equipment needed to protect our interests and our friends overseas." Noting the vital role played by maritime in the well-being of the entire na­ tion, the President maue several observations which might well be heeded by more than one agency of the U.S. Government — partic­ ularly the Agriculture De­ partment, and the Maritime Administration. The Presi­ dent noted: "We must be ever mindful of the state of our merchant fleet. A balanced, economical and efficient merchant fleet, manned by well-trained and skilled seamen, is a vital na­ tional resource . . . Our fleet must ultimately be supported by Americans who ship their cargo on American ships." 10-- p; NLRB election. A rank-and-file negotiating committee was elected to assist in the bargaining talks. Varied Plants Rohm & Haas is a major chemi­ cal producer, with plants in dif­ ferent parts of the country. It em­ ploys some 25 workers at its loca­ tion here. Contract discussions are also proceeding at the J. A. Donnelly Company and the Colonial Beef Company, two companies where the SIU-UIW won recognition as bargaining representative on the basis of card checks. Plant com­ mittees are active ln,the talks at both locations. Previous Contract The Donnelly operation Is a division of Fox Iron Works, where the SIU-UIW has had a contract for a number of years. It is a steel fabricating concern. The SIU-UIW has also just petitioned the NLRB for an elec­ tion at Spiegel's, a nationwide mail order chain. Philadelphia is the Eastern regional office for Spiegel's, which 'has its main plant in Chicago. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The SIUNA-afflliated International Un­ ion of Peiroleum Workers has won its beef with Standard Oil of California. Settlement has been reached on a new contract cover­ ing some 4,000 workers in Cali­ fornia, Utah and Alaska, and the union has ended its successful boy­ cott against Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia products. Boycott Success The successful boycott was in­ itiated last November. It won the support of the labor movement across the nation. The boycott was in large part responsible for the gains made by the Standard Oil workers. Those gains include: A cent hourly wage in­ crease for journeymen mechanics, a new vacation schedule allowing an extra week of vacation for workers with at least five years seniority, and a percent across the board wage boost. With the one-year agreement signed, lUPW will turn its atten­ tion to a drive for general wage adjustments In the oil industry. The drive is expected to get under­ way by summer. YOUCM'XSFBAV^ UP IF yOU'RE MOT THERE Vbciff l/AIIOAf ItoSiAARyfJ ' tion 2, Money Draws In Foreign Ports, money shall be given to the crew every five (5) days except Saturdays and Sundays. ShaU five (5) days waiting time include Saturdays and Sundays as part of the five (5) day waiting period?" Answer: Yes, Saturdays and Sundays are to be included when count­ ing five (5) days between each crew advance. As stated in the Agree­ ment, the Master will not be required to piit out a draw, on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, if the five (5) day period ends on a Saturday, you will not be entitled to a draw until Monday. Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article II, Section 28: "Money Draws In Foreign Ports. Monies tendered for draws in for­ eign ports shall be in United States currency failing which, traveler's checks shall be issued at the Company's expense. When American money is aboard, crew advances shall be put out the day before arrival in port. Upon request the Unlicensed Personnel shall be granted advances at least once every five days, except on Emess J. Lichtensen, William Lo­ Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, gan, Robert Smith, George Stanley. while the vessel is in port. Such S. S. Valiant Hope—Transporta­ advances shall be made available to tion Checks, Thomas E. Bewley, the crew not later than 4 p.m." The following request .for a Edward E. Edinger, Thomas E. clarification was received from the Hanson, Donald Kershaw. S. S. St. Lawrence—Subsistence Ship's Delegate on board the Niagara: due ex-crewmembers, Nicholas SaQuestion: Called Back To Shift kellarides. Ship On A Weekend. A call back S. S. Ames Victory—Transporta­ to shift ship was posted on the tion Checks, Ralph L. Jones. board for 3 p.m. on Sunday. Some S. S. Seatrain New Jersey—^Dis­ of the Seafarers were working o.t. puted Overtime, George Doest. that day cleaning holds prior to S. S. Niagara—Disputed Over­ loading grain. Nov as the ship had not actually shifted until after time, Richard Heckman, Francis M. 5 p.m., the men continued their Greenwell. work until 5 p.m. These men put Lodging Dispute, John Bennett, in for overtime covering their work Norlin Berry, Joseph Cayou, Harn' in the holds plus the four (4) hour Dean, Clarence L. Jones, William call back time from 3 p.m. which Knapp, Steve Oparenovich, Jr., created an overlap of two (2) hours Warren Weiss. in overtime. S. S. Natalie—Checks covering The Mate contends this is pyramiding overtime and disputed one day's wages, Jamese R. Boone, overtime for the men who were Spiros D. Cassimis, Howard W. working at the time. He says that Gibbs, Alfred D. Kirkconnel, Jose only the men who were off duty at Ortiguerra, Frank G. Valerie, Althe time and who were actually doph Vante. called back, are entitled to the S. S. Transorleans — Disputed four (4) hours time, that is Overtime, Seymour Sikes. allowable. S. S. Penn Carrier—Disputed Problem: Are the men who were Overtime, Earl Beamer, Walter working prior to the posted call Smith. back entitled to the four (4) hours Alcoa Steamship Company has In addition to the time they they notified this department that checks worked In the holds from 3 p.m. are being held for the following to 5 p.m. Seafarers, which can be received Answer: No. The men who were by writing to the company at 17 working overtime are not entitled Battery Place, New York 4, New to the four (4) hour minimum for York, Attn: Paymaster. shifting sihip as they were already Earl J. Brennan, Hans K. Berg, working and were not actually Elmer E. Campo, Mario Carrasco, called back. Alfred S. Deagro, Jr., Earl J. DeReference: Standard Freightship ahgelo, Luther H. Dodson, Stefan Agreement, Article III, Call Back Goscinski, Murray J. Garland, To Shift Or Haul Vessel,—Section 17, paragraph (a), last paragraph: Numa J. Gremillion, E. B. Hardcastle, Bernard C. Jordan, Robert "On Saturdays, Sundays and K. James, H. G. Martiniere, John Holidays, the men shall receive a Medevesky, James D. Ott, Rafael minimum of four (4) hours call M. Pereira, William H. Padgett, back. They may be turned to one Arthur M. Redmond, Biliie L. Ray, or more times without the pay­ Alderman L. Scott, Thomas H. ment of overtime and additional Stevens, John L. Smith, Harold W. overtime except where the time Sweet, Cornelius Smith, Melvin E. exceeds four (4) hours in which Thomas, J. F. Wunderlich. case they would be paid for time actually worked. The contract department is hold­ ing checks for the following Sea­ As a result of instructions farers, and they can be received from an insurance represen­ by notifying this department in tative covering the Union for writing. possible' theft or forgery of vacation payments to mem­ R. V. Robert Conrad—^Disputed bers, a change in the method Overtime, Readus R. Wheelington of payment of SIU vacation (IBU). benefits has become neces­ S. T. Manhattan—Disputed Over­ sary. All payments will now time—Wage Differential for Tank have to be made at an office Cleaning, L. Harvey. of the Union and proper iden­ tification must be given at the S. S. Hercules Victory—^Disputed same time. Overtime, Murray Carrol, Edward Jensen, William A. LaughUn, Vacation Pay know who are in need. Then I would travel down to those depressed areas and make sure that enough schools were built to give the kids a decent start in life. Next, I would construct houses, as many as were needed to guarantee every­ one an adequate standard of living —something that all men need and have a right to. 4" 4 3^ John Rymanz; First of all, I don't want to travel. I get enough travel­ ling in while I'm working. What I would like to do is take the )year off and spend it with my kids. I have five, and' what with ship­ ping out and all, I just don't spend the time I'd like to with my family. In the summer, I'd take them all swimming. In the winter we'd go sleigh-riding and ice-skating. And for once, I wouldn't have to worry about the bills. t 4" 4" Israel Ramos: I would take a pleasure cruise around the world. Only, this time, I wouldn't be work­ ing. I would very much like to visit the ports I saw in my youth. Espe­ cially those in the Far East—Shang­ hai, Yokohama, Singapore. It would • be one long year's holiday, sort of a bus­ man's holiday, if you know what I mean. Just like stepping on board a big seafaring bus and leaving the driving to the crew. 4" 41 .4' Dewey Gillikin: I would hop a ship and head straight for PuertoRico. There I would lounge on the beach, drink­ ing in the beauty of the country along with my rum - and - Coca C5olas. During the day I would take in the sun on the beach. At night, I would take in the local hot spots. By becoming friendly with the Latin American beauties, I would finally learn to speak fluent Spanish. Can you think of a better way? 4" 4" Tony Sparrow: Are you kidding? I don't care how much money you have, by the time Uncle Sam, is through with you you won't have a dime to your name. If you don't work your­ self to death, they tax you to death. After taxes, if I happen to have a few cents left, maybe I'll buy myself a cigar or a pack of chewing gum. If the government slips up and I'm left with a sizable chunk of cash, I'll stash It in the bank. . . , •;r 1.3' .• .• 5 >i", ill .; ') J At 1'--^ 17^ u /I 17 •IJ i �" *.-4 SEAFARERS Ajpril If. Uto LOG "Hey, Orville! That Ain't Hay! " Repeal of a 44-word clause in the Taft-Hartley Act is one of the prime legislative goals set by organized labor. This clause, Section 14-B, reads: "Nothing in this Aot shall be construed as authorizing the execution or application of agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment in any State or Terri­ tory in which such execution or application is prohibited by State or Territorial law." This clause permits States to enact so-called "Rightto-Work laws" which forbid union shop agreements under which work­ ers are required to join a union as a condition of keeping their job. President Johnson condemned 14-B in his State of the Union address and the AFL-CIO has pledged itself to repeal of this anti-labor clause. t J' i> The ties between key officers and staff members of the anti-labor National Right to Work Committee and many right-wing extremist organizations are well-known but often difficult to pin down. Some specific examples of these dual allegiances follow. After each name is the individual's standing in the Right to Work Committee, followed by his tie with the right-wing extremists. • E. S. Dillard, founder; an endorser of the John Birch Society, • William Taylor Harrison, 1960 incorporator: President, Council for Individual Freedom, an Indiana extremist organization. • Glen A. Green, former director of information; former chief assistant to George S. Benson, president of Harding College, the "West Point" of the right wing. • Theodore J. Hamilton, membership and contributions; former public relations director for National Labor-Management Foundation. • Rev. Howard E. Mather, executive committee; director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Dr. Frederick C. Fowler, advisory committee member; Christian Crusade speaker, director of Christian Freedom Foundation. • Howard F. Brown, director; former director. National LaborManagement Foundation. • Father John E. Coogan, S.J., director; frequent contributor to Human Events. • Charles E. Daniel, director; member American Good Government Society's committee on electoral college reform. • Eugene B. Germany, director; fundraiser for Americans for Con­ stitutional Action, endorser Manion Forum and endorser Committee for Equal Anti-Trust Protection. - : The American Institute Tor Free Labor Development has agreed to establish a resident training center in Georgetown, British Guiana, at the request of the British Guiana Trade Union Council. The institute will open in^ay with the first resident course expected for June and July. It will .be preceeded by a series of week-end and three-day seminars in -all parts of the coun­ try, offering instruction in trade union fundamentals, to provide candidates for the resident school. A second course will be held in October-November, with at least four courses and more than a score of seminars projected for 1966. for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1917, and rose to the post of yardmaster. He became the union's general chairman on that railroad in IL35, and in 1957 was named assistant president. Since 1958 he has served also as a member of the National Railroad Adjustment "Board. 4> 4> 4> The Chicago AFL-CIO has pre­ sented two honor students with $500 John Fitqiatrick Memorial Awards. President William A. Lee of the central body presented the awards to Miss Geraldine E. Wroblewski, 18, who attends the Chicago Circle Branch of the Uni­ S' ^ i. versity of Illinois, and Alfred'P. Gardner <?at) Jackson, former Hainisch, 18, who is studying elec­ newspaperman, government of­ trical engineering at the Illinois ficial and fighter for the underdog, Institute of Technology. died in Washington, D.C. on April 4 4 17 at the age of 68. As a news­ A new on-the-job training divi­ paperman for the Boston Globe. Jackson took up the cause of Nicola sion of program development in Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two the Labor Department's Bureau of immigrant" Italian anarchists con­ Apprenticeship Training is to be victed of robbery and murder, headed up by Henry R. Przelomski, convinced that the two men had a veteran of 18 years in the U.S. been tried primarily for their civil service. The division will political beliefs. In spite of his direct the promotion, development efforts, the two were electrocuted and servicing of on-the-job train­ in 1927. Jackson served in the De­ ing programs under the Manpower partment of Agriculture in early Development and Training Act. 4 4 4 New Deal years until he was forced A strike averting agreement be­ out by conservative farm interests. He worked later for the former tween the Glass Bottle Blowers CIO and the Southern Tenant and the glass container industry was reached after intensive nego­ Farmers Union. tiations in Atlantic City. The new 4. R.W. Wacbowiak of TQledo, Ohio contract contains a 50-cent pack­ has been ninned president of the age of benefit improvements and Railroad Yardmasters by the long-sought work rules operation­ union's, executive board. He suc­ al safeguards.. The new pact cov­ ceeds the- iate Milton G. Schoch, ers'8,000 machine operators em­ ' who died March 2S. Wachowlak, 63,- ployed by 26 tnaniifacturers in "76 got his first job as a stenographe'r iilairts'across thfe i-oantry. In testimony before the House Appropri­ ations Committee recently, Secretary of Agri­ culture Orville Freeman advocated a pro­ gram that, if enacted, would deal a serious blow to the American Merchant Marine. Freeman told the committee that the 50-50 requirement on the use of U.S. flag vessels to carry half of our farm commodities to the Soviet nations, is curtailing the sale of such commodities to these countries. Just three days earlier, similar testimony had been given to a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency by former Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles S. Murphy, who was recently named by President Johnson as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. As can be expected Freeman and the Agriculture Department had attempted to convey the impression that the cost of Ameri­ can-flag shipping is making our farm prod­ ucts uncompetitive in the world markets. A dollars and cents comparision between the cost of subsidizing the American farmer and farm prices and the cost to the Govern­ ment of administering the Cargo Preference Program exposes the misleading and distort­ ed position that the Secretary of Agricul­ ture has chosen to take. The U.S. Gov­ ernment is now spending about $5 billion a year to support high prices for the farmer in the domestic market, and then must dole out an additional subsidy, which also goes into the farmers pocket, to enable the farmer to sell in the world market at considerably lower prices. In addition, it has been costing the Govern­ ment about $150 million a year to subsidize the export of wheat abroad, as well as $35 million a year to make rice competitive, mak­ ing a total cost of $185 million a year for these commodities alone. To administer to the Cargo Preference pro­ gram, it now costs the taypayer about $80 niillion a year-^the export subsidies on wheat, and rice alone accounting for more than double that amount.' ' '' ' ^ This is not the first time that Secretary of Agriculture Freeman has attempted to scuttle the 50-50 Law and deprive U.S. flag­ ships of cargo that they are legally entitled to. The American Merchant Marine can expect further attacks from Secretary of Agriculture Freeman. But the SIU and the rest of Maritime labor will not relent in its fight to insure the American-flag fleet of the cargo that it is entitled by law to carry in its holds. Anything Goes It is a well known fact, that the officers and staff members of many Right To Work committees have close ties with various rightwing extremist groups. Just as a leopard can't change its spots at will, these Right To Work committees carry the same tactics of lies and deceit into their anti-labor opera­ tions which characterizes the functioning of right-wing extremist groups in the U.S. The latest deceit uncovered by the AFLCIO is the fact that these Right To Work committees often claim that contributions to these organizations by the employer are tax deductible. As it turns out, this is just an­ other of the many falsehoods which the.se anti-labor committees are trying to foist oif as the truth. To check out this particular claim by sev­ eral Right To Work groups, AFL-CIO Asso­ ciate General Counsel Thomas E. Harris con­ sulted with the Internal Revenue Department to set the record straight. As it turns out, the Right To Work Groups making this claim were ageiin lying in their teeth. The AFLCIO was advised by Internal Revenue that contributions to these organizations are not deductible in any circumstances. This will probably not stop them from continuing: to make this, false claim however. Groups like this are blind to the truth, blind to reason, and capable of any tactic to achieve their ends. The best way to counter th^ir insidious propaganda is to hit them with the truth at every opportunity. �Pac* TwelfS SEAFARERS April St, 1N5 LOG Trawlers Seek Fish, Milifary Information Soviet Trawlers i*pse Double Danger, Navy Scientist Warns WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Navy oceanographer has warned against the growing double-edged threat from Soviet trawlers—some fishing for fish and others for military information—in all of the world's oceans. The Soviets have done a Admiral said, "send back neat job of combining fishing avoid detection. Meanwhile, the Soviets are build­ constant data of prime military with espionage so that the ing up their fishing industry and value for the whole world's latter pays for the former, Rear Admiral Denys Knoll told the na­ tional convention of the Navy League. He said the ocreangraphic information collected by the Rus­ sians improves the accuracy of their torpedoes and helps red subs using it to penetrate the new na­ tions of Africa and Asia, the oceanographer said. The Russians are now landing 20,000 tons of fresh frozen fish yearly in Ghana, 24,000 tons in Nigeria and similar amounts in the' Congo, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Building Fish Fieets The Russians are also building up modern fishing industries for Cuba, Egypt, Somalia, Zanzibar and Brazil. With their full-scale invasion of the world's fishing grounds, the Soviets have managed to supplant the United States as the second greatest fishing power in the world. "Russian fishing fieets and fishery research vessels," the oceans, gathered as a normal part of their exploratory and industrial activities." These operations are financed by the fishing itself, he said. For similar types of informa tion, the United States relies on warships, survey ships, buoys and random freighters. He urged the whole of the U.S. merchant and fishing fleet be used to collect the information. He also asked for the rejuvena tion" of the "sick" U.S. merchant and fishing fleets through modern ization and expansion. "We are clearly In a position to contain the Russian threat," he said, adding that we must seriously attack our maritime problems to do so. By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area New Delta Lines Pier Opens The SIU-Gontracted Del Sud (Delta Lines) found herself Involved in a whole batch of "firsts" recently. She was the first ship to use the spanking new Galvez Street Wharf, which will become the New Orleans headquarters of Delta Lines, and ceremonies onboard noted the occasion. Then she was loaded up with the millionth pound of meat to move through the Port of New Orleans for the same customer—a dealer in Bridgetown, Barbados. After getting underway, she became the first ship with passengers onboard to use the new Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet seaway. As the fellows onboard say, the Dei Sud is really second to none. Not all Seafarers may find the new Delta Lines dock as convenient as the old. It is six miles from the Hall, whereas the old facility was only two miles away. Just off the Del Sud is Phil "Pappy" O'Connor. It's not because he couldn't take all the ceremonies, however. "Pappy" came ashore so he could visit with relatives in Chicago and California. Norman Dubois dropped by the Hall last week to cast his ballot for delegates to the SIUNA convention. Norman is a candidate himself. He just missed pensioners Alton "Ding Dong" Beli and Charles "Juke Box" Jeffers, also in to vote. The latter two were looking for the candidates who were buying cof--f SlU-manned vessels are partners fee for the crowd. sailing out of Texas ports in 1945 in a project aimed at broadening Others on the beach here in­ and got his book in the Isthmian the role played by American mer­ clude oldtimers Louis "Baldy" drive. Last aboard the Alcoa Ma­ chant shipping in oceanographic Bollinger, Maurice "Frenchy" riner, he is now watching the research. / Duet and Julius Smythe and his board for the first job. On his time Project Neptune-Pacific, a joint running mate Vincent "Fitz" Fitz­ off. Chuck likes nothing better effort between SIU Pacific Dis­ gerald. than to go squirrel hunting. trict-contracted American Mail Mobile Thomas C. Ballard, who started Lines and scientific groups, was sailing out of Mobile in 1944, was launched last fall. The shipping here for the next two weeks looks fair, with about last aboard the Sacramento on a At that time, the cargo-liner 15 to 18 ships due to hit the port long trip that took in Yugoslavia Java Mail sailed to the Orient via for in transits or payoffs. Other­ and India. Only on the beach since the North Pacific with a scientific wise, five ships are currently laid April 2, he is rarin' to get back team equipped to collect various BALTIMORE—Uniform maximum depths for all seaports, up in this port, with little expec­ out to sea again. types of data essential to an under­ to be applied on an international basis, was proposed recently tation in the near future of cargo standing of the world's oceans. As a result of that successful by Joseph L. Stanton, executive director of the Maryland or crewing. The only cargoes available now are grains. The five voyage a number of privately- Port Authority. in layup are the Transtexas, Transon that side. But it is costing owned American merchant vessels Stanton made his remarks the United States many mil­ hartford. Monticello Victory, Ocean (Continued from page 8) may soon be assisting in the col­ Ulla and Mayflower. lions of dollars to keep up lection of oceanographic informa­ after reporting on a 42 foot one day's seatime in the year prior channel that will extend to Balti­ with their desires to be able tion. Deck department oldtimers on to admittance to the hospital. This more from Cape Henry—a job to reflect cheaper costs over the beach in Mobile include Guil­ benefit has been in effect from Dr. William 1. Aron, of General which has been underway since here." ford R. Scott, who last sailed on the. day that the Seafarers Welfare Motors Defense Research Labora­ 1948 and is now nearing comple­ tories, one of the groups partici­ tion. He also announced that pre­ He said the uniformity and the Our Lady of Peace, and James Plan came into existence. pating in the experiment, summed liminary plans have been made to standardization of channel depths W. "Jaybird" Fleming, who had $3.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— up the goals and possibilities of get a 45 foot channel for Balti­ would be brought up at the .up­ to get off the Ocean Ulla when she The eligibility rule for this benefit the program. He said: coming International Association laid up here. Both men make their requires a seaman to have had 90 more. of Ports and Harbors in London. home in the Mobile area. days of employment in the calen­ "If we were to use the American Stanton in his remarks said that merchant fleet for gathering data, C. J. Beck, an oldtimer who has dar year prior to his admittance Consideration of a new 45-foot it has to be done on a virtually steps should be taken internation­ depth at Baltimore is being been sailing the Gulf for the last to the hospital, as well as one day's ally to set a maximum depth for spurred by a request from local twenty years, was last aboard the employment in the six-month non-interference basis. all seaports to halt a growing coal interests after the Hampton Jefferson City Victory. Now look­ period preceding his admission. He "One of the ground rules of our program was that we were not to problem—brought about by the Roads area was approved for a ing for a run to his liking, he pre­ will then receive $3.00 per day for interfere in any 'way with normal demands of foreign shippers—of 45-foot channel. The Roads is a fers sailing as a chief electrician. the period of time that he is hos­ pitalized. ship operations. We were not to one port competing with the strong competitor of Baltimore Frank F. Gomes, registered in other for trade by offering even $8.00-a-Day Hospital Benefit— for coal loadings as well as other the engine department here, was ask the ship to slow down, not to bulk cargoes. ask the ship to alter course. We greater channel depths. last aboard the Del Mundo. Then This payment actually fails under used the ship's equipment, but "European Interests," the A limitation on channel depths the ILA beef came along and he the S & A benefit program but is basically on a non-interference ' Maryland Port Authority's ex­ in the U.S. was first^advocated in sat it out on the beach. After the paid in the hospital to the individ­ basis." ecutive director said, "are the House Pubiic Works Commit­ strike, he claimed his job but was ual. Many eligibles become con­ Doctor Aron, chief scientist on building bigger ships, ranging tee in order to keep the Federal injured just before the trip began. fused and feel that this is an hospital in-patient the trip, announced that plans to up tor 95,000 tons, to carry Government from spending mil­ Now he's waiting for the best job $8.00-a-day benefit. Under the hospital benefit use the so-called "ships of oppor­ to come down the board. this dry bulk cargo in order lions simply to satisfy foreign ship section of the Plan it is; but it tunity" were practical. to save a dollar or so per ton owners. Charles Perkins, now registered falls under the S & A rules. here in Group 1 steward depart­ A patient is entitled to this ment, spent a happy year on the benefit during the time he or she Monticello Victory until she laid is a patient in any USPHS Hospi­ up for lack of cargo. On the beach tal or an approved private hospital now, he's spending time with his in the US, Puerto Rico, the Virgin family. Islands or Canada. This benefit is Harold W. Lawrence, known to payable from the first day of hos­ his friends as "Tadpole," was last pitalization but not for a period to aboard the Alcoa Conimander. He exceed 39 weeks. decided to pile off her when she The hospital benefits of $1.00-aheaded up to the east coast. day and .S3.00-a-day are paid to Harold says he's strictly a Gulf patients who qualify for as long a sailor. period as they lemain a patient in Houston the hospital, regardless of the Shipping has been fair in Hous­ length of stay. In some cases, par­ ton during the last two weeks. The ticularly those of chronic illness, outlook for the coming period is this period has extended for as bright. long as seven and eight years. James H. Maxey, a 20-year SIU man now registered here, usually ships as a bosun or AB. His last ship was the Transorleans, and he piled off her in Yorktown, Vir­ In order to assure accurate ginia. While waiting for a ship go­ digests of shipboard meetings While waiting in the St. Louis SIU hail for some deck department slots, Seafarers (l-r) Ben ing just about anywhere, Jim is In the LOG, it is desirable that Barnett, Jerry Finley, Cari Hughes and Gene Ramey, helped pass the time by engaging in some using his beach time to get in the reports of shipboard meet­ hot checker games. Although it looks like three against one, Hughes and Ramey are just some hunting and fishing. ings be typed if at all possible , . offering advice while Barnett and Finley battle it out. C. E. "Chuck" James started Merchant Ships Aid Sea Study Harbor Depth Standards Sought By Port Official /; Benefits Keeping A Jump Ahead Type Minutes When Possible - k lii I l- « Vl ; T i* / t;' I �SEAPARERS April M. 1968 Lakes Death Benefit LOG raf TbirUvm Foreign Ship Croups Still Stall FMC Data Request WASHINGTON—A trickle of rate-making information has begun to flow into the offices of the Federal Maritime Commission from four of the foreign steamship conferences which have managed to keep their books closed to the U.S. for the last two years. After interminable negoti­ ations, eight of the conferences will turn the Information over to information on the ten major com­ agreed to supply the data—^by their own governments, which in modities moving in eacn particu­ ii Mrs. Shirley Mead, daughter of SiU Great Lakes Tug & Dredge member Andrew Mattson, receives $4,000 SIU death benefit check from regional director Bob Jones in Detroit, on isehalf of her mother. Brother Mattson's widow, who was ill at the time. Mattson was last employed by Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging Corp. By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Season In Full Swing '\ V L' ?f s I^ In our last report we mentioned that ice conditions were hampering; the opening; of the Great Lakes, but at last the season is now in full operation. The St. Lawrence Seaway opened on schedule April 8th, but only a handful of vessels were in transit. The first salt water ship througrh w:;s the Norwegian freighter, Medicine Hat. Lake Superior is now open to navigation, thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, Mackinaw. This sturdy vessel led a convoy of ore car­ riers into the Duluth Harbor on Easter Sunday morning which marked the official opening of the season for that port. Detroit Shipping is booming and we are having difficulty in filling rated jobs. Able seamen and firemen are at a premium, with choice jobs hanging on the open board. Anyone wishing to make a full season will not have to wait if they come to Detroit. Activity is stirring down at the Bob-Lo docks, and it looks like the "ice cream boats" will soon be fitting out. The Ste. Clair was shifted over to the Lorain, Ohio Ship Yard last week for repairs. On the Colombia, old timers Blackie Avedlsian and Lloyd McGrew, are back on the job performing their usual expert canvas work. Duluth ^ The Engine Department of the has been exceptionally busy with James Davidson is fitting out and fitouts since we have been crewing we have been clearing these men the J. B. Ford, E. L. Ford, Paul as they report to the Hall, We Tietjen, Uhlmann, C. S. Robinson, have been shipping some men to C. C. West, Niagara Mohawk, ports such as Manitowoc and Stur­ Peckinpaugh, and the Philip Minch geon Bay for the past couple of since the lath of April. All of these weeks. Members not on callback fitouts have just almut cleaned our lists are patiently waiting for jobs Hall of men, and we ask that any rated men who wish to ship come in the Hall. Easter Sunday marked the offi­ to Buffalo. ALPENA cial opening of the season in the Port of Duluth. Six vessels led by . The J. B. Ford, Huron Cement the United States Coast Guard Company, crewed up April 17th, Cutter, Mackinaw, entered the and is now on the run. Shipping harbor, has been very good in this port, but We are short of rated men. It Frankfort looks as if this is going to be a The crew of the Ann Arbor #5 banner year for shipping, with was paid off last Saturday due to several ships already in transit in the flood conditions in Minnesota Alpena, Stoneport, and Calcite. and Wisconsin. CLEVELAND The MV Viking is expected to In the first week of fitting out take her sea trials on April 20th. ships that were laid up in this port, If all goes well, the vessel will the Registration Board was com­ leave the Eraser Nelson Shipyard pletely cleaned off, and with one in Superior, Wisconsin, for Frank­ more ship to crew up, it looks like fort on April 23rd. The rest of the a tight squeeze to get Jhis one go­ crew will go aboard when she ar­ ing. Rated men in this port—as it rives in Frankfort. The crew will seems in every port—are now work a 20 and 8 schedule. getting to be a rare thing. Even Buffalo rated men among the Non-Priority The annual exodus of ships from Cards are now almost gone, and Winter berths in Buffalo to start a this is only the start of the season. new navigation season got under­ CHICAGO way on Monday, April 19th. The Shipping in Chicago, like all J. B. Ford, owned by Huron Port­ other Lakes ports, has been land Cement Company, was as­ terrific, with no let up in sight. sisted by the Coast Guard Cutters, Gartland's newly acquired Chicago KAW and Ojibwa. Trader has completed her fitout The season opened one week and is now activ-!ly engaged in the later tjian last year, and this port ore and grain trade. a nearly hopeless, round-about route—so that the FMC could de­ termine whether they were discrim­ inating against American-made ex­ port goods by charging higher rates on outgoing products than are paid on similar imports to the U.S. Still Stalling The fact that some information was beginning to come in at a drag­ ging pace was offset by the fact that the conferences also used the occasion to ask for more time to supply the data. An FMC spokesman said, how­ ever, that they now have enough data to make "a beginning of the analysis" which the Joint Econo­ mic Committee of Congress urged upon the commission nearly two years ago. There is still no exact idea when the data made available .would be physically delivered to the FMC. According the agreed upon pro­ cedure, the foreign conferences turn will pass tiiem on to a spe­ cial panel of the Organization for Eiconomic Cooperation and Devel­ opment. The OECD will then send them to the U.S. The final agreement was reached last month. The 16 conferences in­ volved were directed to submit ag­ gregated commodity and revenue lar trade, plus comparable infor­ mation on additional commodities to be selected. The information will only cover 1963, with the conse­ quent danger that if the FMC wants data from other years, it will have to go through the same involved and time consuming pro­ cedures. Winter Snows Up Lakes Water Levels Thanks to heavy winter snows, Great Lakes water levels, which dipped to record or near-record lows last year, will recover some needed inches this year. "The general outlook for the levels of the Great Lakes in neers announced. 1965 is a little better than in But according to the engineers' 1964," the Army Corps of Engi- Lake Survey Office, despite im­ provements on some of the lakes this year, all, except Lake Superior, are e.xpected to remain below their ten-year averages. In comparison with last year. Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron and St. Clair are expected to be up slightly, Erie is expected to re­ main the same, and Ontario will bo down slightly. EFORE the coming of coal and bunker oil, the fuels which ran the sailing ships most efficiently were said to be blood, Lakes Levels sweat and rum. More often than not, it was a combination of Lake Superior, whose Soo Locks all three. For the past 400 years rum has been associated far insured near-normal levels last and wide with sailing men. year, will reach its seasonal high The association—not always a happy one—began on the island in September, rising about one of Jamaica. Rum was the local elixir when the British first inch higher than in 1965. settled the island. It became the favorite of the landed gentry Lakes Michigan and Huron, and the seafaring commoners, the former enjoying what was which set new lows each month left of the liquid after its long and hazardous transport to last year, will peak in July, up England by the latter. about six inches above last year's Rum did not come to be served up daily on old sailing ships high. by the pressures of the ordinary sailors, however. It was intro­ Lake St. Clair will attain its duced to fill a specific need by an Admiral Blake. Before rum, seasonal high in mid-summer, the liquid ration on most ships consisted of water, beer or wine. rising about two inches above last Set in wooden casks on leaky vessels, none of three could en­ years highest level. dure a long, rough ocean journey. The water tended to become Lake Erie will hit its crest in brackish and the beer and wine tended to sour. either June or July, at levels con­ Staying Power sistent with those of last year. Rum was discovered to have extraordinary staying power. Lake Ontario, due to reach its It was near impossible to pollute and bettered its flavor with seasonal high in June, is expected age. It was formally introduced by the Admiralty as an alter­ to drop about three inches lower native to beer in 1731. The issue was one-half pint of rum per than in 1964. day. As an alternative to rum, a sailor could have one pint of wine daily. Admiral Vernon, who was given to wearing Grogram coats, so that he was called "old grog," was the man who first watered the sailors' rum. He gave as his reason the assertion "that the drinking of the seamen's allowance of neat rum In drams, and often at once, affected their morals and their health and many lives were shortened in conse­ quence of it." And so came the term "grog." The boycott by ILA Atlantic The mixture consisted of one part 80 proof rum and three and Gulf longshoremen of ships parts water—not a weak drink. Still, the intemperate peoale that trade with Cuba Is spreading who used to bother the sailors about temperance campaigned to many South American coun­ even against watered rum. Over the long run, the drys won tries. their victory. The rum ration aboard British ships was reduced The Inter-American Regional to one-eighth of a pint per day; aboard U.S. ships it was non­ Labor Organization (ORIT) has existent. organized a permanent boycott A Cure-All committee with headquarters in While it did exist, however, seamen used it for more than Washington to co-ordinate the drinking. Many believed it was a cure-all and acted occordingly. program. Some rubbed«it into their whiskers to improve the texture and Andrew McLellan, AFL-CIO sheen of the tufts. Bald-headed mariners rubbed it into their Latin American affairs chief, who scalps in an effort to grow hair. A few mixed it with their heads the committee, said; "Ships pipe tobacco because they believed it improved the fiavor of of nations persisting in trading a smoke. with Cuba can expect to face Merchant sailors, forbidden from imbibing aboard ship, get eventual boycotts at the docks in their drinking pleasure ashore. And the favorite among them all hemisphere nations, including no longer appears to be rum. The sugary nectar has been taken the U.S." over by grandmothers fashioning fruitcakes and those who travel The number of ships presently to the tropical resorts. Gone are the days when sailors sang blacklisted for trading with Cuba out "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Not only is the rum gone; is 237, the latest additions being but so is the singing. Today's life aboard ship is more likely the Lebanese-flag Maria Despina to include a record player and a bottle of coke. and the Finnish-flag Margrethe Paulin. Rum, Once Important At Sea, Now Nothing But A Memory B Cuba Trade Ship Boycoft May Spread �Page FonrienB $36 Million Requested For Lakes Projects President Johnson, in a budget submitted to Congress in late January, has recommended that $36.7 million be set aside for water resources projects in the Great Lakes basin. The proposed funds would be used for construc­ tion, planning and study projects to be conducted under the auspices of the Corps of Engineers. Of a total of $35.5 million allocated to construction projects, the largest amount has been ear­ marked for the 1 ew lock at Soo Canal. The leading port area in terms of designated funds is Calumet River and Harbor where channel improvements and removal of three bridges total $7 million. Rehabilita­ tion work on breakwaters, etc. at eight harbors totals about $3.5 million. Recommendations for four ad­ vanced engineering and design planning projects — navigation and flood control—total $259,000. Funds to be used for general in­ vestigations amount to $417,000 for 16 studies. In addition, $599,000 was des­ ignated for four comprehensive £ rveys and special studies. Inc'.uded in this group are two river basins—Grand (Michigan) $265,000 and Genesee (New York) $154,000 —the Lake Erie-Ontario Waterway (Ail-American Canal) $100,000 and Great Lakes water levels $80,000. rt» 'SSAFARERS ' ton r* ''-.T'• April Sf, im Lifeboat Class 132 Proves Seaworthy Engineer Corps Approves N.Y. Harbor Work GAAPUAT/m Ami- Zf. Proud graduates of Class 132 wear broad grins after completing all requirements for their Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. Members of 132 are (l-r, front) Hans Skottene; Mario Marcelino; Donald R. Buccos; Heriberto Vosquez; (rear, l-r) Ernest Nichols; John W. Martinez; Joseph Power; instructor Ami B{ornsson. WASHINGTON — The 'Army Corps of Engineers has asked Congress to approve a federal project for the expansion and im­ provement of three underde­ veloped sections of New York harbor. , An Engineers spokesman recom­ mended that the Senate Public Works Committee approve $44.8 million for the widening and deep­ ening of anchorages at Upper and Lower Red Hook Flats and Gravesend Bay. A member of the Port of New York Authority also testified in favor of the improvements. The need for the expanded anchorage facilities was laid to the sharp increase in tonnage moving through the harbor. In 1933, the port handled 85.5 million short tons of cargo; the 1963 total was 154.7 million short tons. Increased use of larger tanker and dry cargo ships has added to the congestion. The project called for by the Army Engineers would provide 25 anchorage spaces able to accomo­ date vessels with drafts up to 42 feet and lengths up to 800 feet. The Port Authority also asked the Senate panel to consider a $2.5 million project for the widening of the Kill Van Hull entrance channel of Upper New York Bay. if'i -f Labor Urged To Assume Major Role In Education NEW YORK—Labor and civil riglits groups must be permitted to play a major role in the planning of the nation's educational programs in order to solve the problems of the dis­ advantaged child, a group of educators have been told here. The call for greater com­ Action in Education," called by of the disadvantaged. Then he munity group participation in the newly formed Coordinating warned: improving the nation's schools Council on Education for the Dis­ "This battle for educational By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Takes Planning Good feeding aboard ship is not an accident. Though primarily the responsibility of the steward department, it takes the right spirit and the proper amount of work of every crew member aboard to see to it that the food is not only tasty and nourishing, but prepared under the best possible conditions. Recognizing this problem, the SIU established its first Food Pro­ was made by Dr. Francis A. J. advantaged. Attending the session opportunity will be fought out gram in 1954. Its purpose was to assist members of the steward were 100 representatives of school wherever it is necessary: In the department in better food preparation and service and encourage lanni, director of the Division of systems and community groups. schools, if We can; in the streets, practices aimed at the elimination of waste and unsanitary conditions. Education Research of the U.S lanni called the conference a Office of Education and by Ben "beginning dialogue betwen lead­ if we must. Experience has made The second food program—the one in operation today—was begun it clear that our people shall, in­ jamin F. McLaurin, an officer of ers of education departments and deed, overcome." in 1958. It was carefully developed into what is now a full-fledged Food and Sanitation Department. The duty of all representatives of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car civil rights, labor and community The Coordinating Council on the program is to assist all steward department members in any organizations," and said it was Porters. evidence of "new definitions" in Education for the Disadvantaged way possible that will enable them to provide a better quality and They were the principal speak­ the education field. was founded earlier this year with better prepared meal to all SIU members. the backing of the trade union and ers at a day-long conference on The chief method of carrying out those aims is through the Steward The government official declared "Closing the Gap; Knowledge and that improving the quality of U.S. civil rights groups. It plans to Recertification Program. Stewards taking part in the program are establish a center to collect, ana­ education requires "an enormous lyze, evaluate and disseminate data taught the most modern and efficient methods of food stowage, prepa­ amount of research" which, he on research and experimentation ration, service and waste elimination. Among the most important said "must involve . . . the lay in the education field so it can be items in the curriculum of the training program are: • Proper stowage of food stocks groups as well as the professional used to accelerate the upgrading • Preservation of perishable foods groups." of all education, including the edu­ • Care of items in the dry store room Stressing the same point, Mc­ cation of the disadvantaged. • Care of flour, sugar and similar items . Laurin, chairman of the Coordi­ The councils' National Board of nating Council on Education for • Proper methods of stowage of fresh vegetables and frozen vege­ includes AFL-CIO the Disadvantaged, charged that Sponsors tables < some educators "stand in the -President George Meany, David • Proper methods of stowage of meat and poultry schoolhouse door," denying access Dubinsky, President of the ILGWU; • Proper methods of stowag:e of dairy products and eggs A. Philip Randolph, President of to interested citizen groups which • Proper methods of stowage of fish and seafoods seek to bring about a change in the Sleeping Car Porters; Anthony • Menu planning and food preparation American education. He compared Scotto, ILA Vice President; David Tiiiewicz Southard this posture to Alabama Governor L. Sullivan, President of the Build­ • Conduct becoming to a good steward ing Service Employees Union; and • Requisitions and inventory control The photos were incorrectly George Wallace's famous "school- SIU President Paul Hall. house-door" stand in defiance of • Temperature control and refrigeration placed in a story on page 4 of the desegregation orders. • Safety in the galley April 2 LOG entitled "SIU-IBU McLaurin said the teachers Menu planning, a key part of a steward's work, has been simpli­ Tugman Rescues Shipmate—^But were acting to protect a "selffied to a great extent by the Basic Seven Food Chart. The Chart is In Vain." Captain John Southard, interest," while Wallace was moti­ a complete and graphic guide to the types of food that should be who died - of injuria' sustained vated by a defiance of the Federal INCLOPe eaten daily for health and good nourishment. It specifies the amount -When he fell from th^ SIU-IBU tug gqveynment. But, he said, the re­ of each required daily by a working Seafarer. sults wpre the same: "denial of Triton, arid Henry'TrielW^-^ Scores of stewards have already graduated from the Steward Rehiimfn rights." heroic attempts to res«ne Southard certification Program. Returning to their respective ships, knowledge jGiven the oportunity, he said, of the best and most efficient methods of operating their department wero in vain, are. plctpred, j^ve. labor and clvih rights groups can in harid; the-graduates have already made great headway in im­ help* shape education'to the meed proving the food aboard SlU<-contracted~ vessels: . I'' Correction miiONGADOREasOfU ^LOSiMUmLBrf ff wj �SEAF AKER9 too SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD < Rotferdam harbor—from total devastion to Europe's busiest and most modern In 20 years Canals, like,the Schie River Canal above, speed the movement of goods in the city and provide a Venetian setting. The ultra-modern face of rebuilt Rotterdam extends even to the wall of the police station, pictured above. Rotterdam is the premier port of Europe and a hub of commerce for the six nations of the Common Market. In a qiiick 20 years, it was transformed from a gutted shell to one of the most modern cities in the world. It is the em­ bodiment of the postwar European success story. On May 14, 1940, Rotterdam was leveled by Nazi bombers. Huge areas were pounded into rubble and thousands died in the barbaric raid. At the war's end, the job of rebuilding was begun. Today, it is nearly completed. Ships from eveiy seagoing nation in the world can be found along the River Maas wharves of the port. Americanflag vessels iare no exception. The ships of the Waterman Line, among many other SlU-contracted vessels, are regular visitors to Rotterdam. The deep sea wharves lie on the south side of the river, while the center of the city is located on the north side. Water taxis maintain constant service between the two areas. 'The water taxi terminus in the city is at the Willemsplein Landing stage. From there it is only a short tram ride to the heart of town. The center of Rotterdam is distinguished by the fact that no auto traffic is allowed on the main shopping streets— the Lijnbaan and the Coolsingel. These avenues are com­ pletely given over to pedestrian traffic.. The shops that line them offer a tremendous selection of consumer goods, nearly all of traditional Dutch high quality. Further down > the Coolsingel stands the town hall, one of the few pre-war buildings still standing. Two famous pieces of sculpture were erected near the town hall to mark the tragic history of the city—"Monu­ ment for a Devested City" by Ossip Zadkine and the excit­ ing "Construction" by Naum Gabo. "The small part of Old Rotterdam that remains is worth visiting. The old church in the Delfshaven area at 22 Aelbrechtskolk was the scene of the last services held bv the Pilgrims before their journey to the New World via Plym­ outh, England. The city also has a fine array of museums that include the works of the famed Old Fleniish and Dutch masters. An especially spectacular sight in Rotterdam is the Euromast, a streamlined 383-foot tower built to mark Holland's contribution to the European community. Atop the mast is a fine restaurant. From it a visitor can see the entire city and the harbor. Since Holland is such a compact country, a Seafarer with just a little free time might be able to visit some of the na­ tion's other major and interesting cities. The Hague, the capital of Holland, is a beautiful and historic town. It is only 15 miles from Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Holland's big­ gest city, is only 55 miles away. :V This was Rotterdam after the Nazis got through with it. The city was subjected to one of the most devesting Jfli;-, fajds.qf \Yorld Ih- . . This Dutch Reformed Church in the Delfshaven section of Rotterdam witnessed the last services J of the Pilgrims before they sailed to .America., x :: ••• The Modeket (Waterman) has made many calls on Rotterdam, as have dozens of other ships of I • the Sl.U-contracte^ merchant fifet.,..,., . �SEAFARERS Ticker A-OK Predict Big Boost In US, Work Force WASHINGTON—The U.S. labor force will grow by an ad­ ditional nine million workers, increasing to a total of 86 mil­ lion workers in the next six years, according to an estimate of the Bureau of Labor Statis--*tics of the Department of show up among men 25 and over and 5ti million of this growth will Labor. The BLS e.stimate projects an­ other large increase of some 15 million additional persons from 1970 to 1980. This estimated growth would raise the total labor force to 101 million workers. Most of the future growth is ex­ pected to result from the greatly expanding population of working age. The rest is accounted for by increases in the proportion of adult women who will be working. Only 2 million of the 9 million labor force increase projected for the next 6 years will be men 25 years and over. But, almost 4V^ million will be young workers un­ der 25 years of age, bringing their total in the 1970 labor force to 20 million. Adult women may account for 2Vi million of the expansion. Many of the additional young workers and women will be work­ ing part-time because of school and home responsibilities. Between 1970 and 1980 the pat­ tern of changes will be somewhat different. The number of young workers will continue to increase but much less sharply—possibly 3.7 million over thp 10-year period. The largest gain, 7 million, will European Shipyards Seek Aid BRUSSELS, Belgium—The ship­ building nations of the European Common Market are beginning to register the same complaints voiced by U.S. shipbuilders in re­ cent years. Their beef is against foreign competition — mainly Japanese—and their remedy for the problem is increased subsidies. The Common Market's execu­ tive commission, after a "pro­ found" study of the threat posed by the Japanese shipbuilders, called upon the governments of the six member nations to increase their shipbuilding subsidies to a level of at least ten percent. The Common Market study showed that the Japanese enjoy at least a ten percent advantage over European shipbuilders. At first, the Europeans thought they could meet the problem through import duties on Japanese-built ships bought by European operators. This proposal was rejected, since it was felt that any increase in tariffs would drive the operators to runaway-flag nations. Commenting on the maritime construction industry in the United States, Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, v/arned against propo.snls that would allow subsidized U.S.flag vessels to be built in foreign shipyards. Shprthanded? If a crewmember quits while - a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for .a replace­ ment. Fast action on,'their part ' will keep all jobs aboard sjlip filled at all times and biintfnatie the cHahce bf the' ship '' 'sailing 'shbrt'haiicfed'.'' be in the age group 25 to 34. Adult women workers may add 4^ mil­ lion to their numbers, about the same rate as in the earlier period. The recently increased compe­ tition for jobs among the inexperi­ enced young workers has con­ tributed to the high unemployment rates of teenagers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics believes. The competition will continue to in­ crease and it will be difficult for many young workers to find Jobs in an economy where there has been little expansion in demand for unskilled workers. This under­ scores the need for more educa­ tion and better training in order to provide workers with the skills that are in demand. Seafarer Robert Perry was at the New York SlU elinie re­ cently getting his regular physical checkup when the LOG photographer snapped the above picture. Perry last sailed in the engine department aboard the Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport). High Food Prices During May We're coming info a period of high food prices, especially for meats. The Dun & Bradstreet whole­ sale food index recently hit Its highest level for the year. This is a sign that further retail increases lie just ahead, and a warning to moderate-income families to look for lower cost alternatives to some of the high-priced items. The Government's long-delayed inquiry into food prices may be starting just in time to help restrain these costs. The National Commission on Food Marketing is expected to begin hearings in May, with rising retail profit margins the first area of inquiry. If you don't have to eat. May otherwise is a good shopping month, with buying opportunities available in sheets and other linens at the May White Sales, and in women's clothing at the PostEaster clearances. Other May sales that give you a chance to anticipate needs include the annual reduction on tires, curtains and TV sets. Depart­ ment-store sales this month also offer specials on soaps and toiletries. Most moderate-income families of four or five persons, with after-tax income of $400 to $600 a month, need to keep their food bills within 25-30 per cent of income, if they are to have enough money for other needs. This is just for family food, not for soaps, paper goods, beer or other non­ food items usually bought at supermarkets. Larger families have to allot a bigger slice of income. Adjustments need to be inade for different-size families. The USDA suggests adding 10 per ceiit to the total for two-person families', and 9 pet cent ,Jor a three-person family, but reducing the total by 5 per cent for a five-person family, and 10 per cent for six or more persons. For example, for a family of five. Including a child of six, girl of 10 and bOy of 13, total month­ ly food cost under the low-cost plan would be approximately $130. Reducing by 5 per cent cuts this to $123.50. These costs do not Include meals out other than those brought from home, and some families may need or want to make further adjustments for this expense. Government studies indicate that expen­ ditures for meals outside are usually about twice the cost of preparing the same meal at home. We usually get some irritated letters from har­ ried housewives when we publish such low-cost food budgets. Sometimes this is because they in­ clude expenditures other than food in their esti­ mates of food expenses. Admittedly, a budget of a dollar a day per person or less does require both the most careful management, nutritional knowledge and family cooperation. Some house­ wives, however, say they can do even better than the figures we publish. Here are planning and buying policies that can help: 1. Use the plentiful foods as much as you can. The USDA plentiful foods list for May is one of the shortest in years, another indication of the food price trend. The money-saving technique is to use the month's real bargains such as eggs and cheese not only by themselves but in casseroles, omelets and other combinations with meats to con­ serve your use of meat in this period of high prices. U.S. Agriculture Department Home economists recently revised their estimated costs of food plans at two price levels—low and medium. The lowcost plan allows less than $1 a day for food, which calls for careful meal planning and shopping. The department also devised a special "economy plan" which it recently priced at less than 70 cents a 2. Use the school lunch program. Usually you day per person. But a food budget this meager is nutritionally risky and should not be attempted can't prepare an equivalent bag lunch at the price. If your school hasn't got the lunch program, PTA's for longer than short periods. and community organizations ought to make this Here are monthly costs of the two food plans at recent prices, for children and adults of different a first objective. It costs 31 cents at wholesale ages, to help you work out a target food budget prices to prepare the average school lunch for which which the kids pay an average of 27. The for your own family. USDA Food & Home Notes reports that 17 million Low-cost Moderate youngsters do use the low-cost lunch program, but Plan Cost Plan 'another 17 milllion could but don't, and 6V6 million are in schools without facilities. Children under 1 year .. $12.60 $15.50 20.80 1-3 years 16.00 3. Use the specials. This department has sug25.10 3-6 years 19.00 • gested this technique before, and several surveys 30.30 6-9 years ,,. .. 22.60 show the savings are substantial. The USDA sur­ 34.70 Girls, 9-12 years 26.00 veys in two North Carolina cities showed food costs 38.10 12-15 years . 28.60 could be cut 10 per cent for a family of four by 39.00 15-20 years 29.90 shopping for the specials. They found especially 35.50 Boys, 9-12 years .. 26.40 large savings on meats. For example, in one city 42.00 12-15 years 30.80 chuck roast was sale-priced by supermarkets on 47.20 15-20 years 36.00 20 weekends in one year. If you bought five pounds 3'T) Wom»o. "0-35 years 26 "0 on each of these sale weekends, you would have 34.20 35-55 years 26.00 spent $39.30, the USDA Farm Index points out. 55-75 years 22.10 29.80 But if you bought the same meat on the weekend 41.60 Pregnant ... 32.50 after the sale, you would have spent $62.30. . 41."0 Men, 20-35 years . 30.80 ' ' 35-55 years . . . V. .. 28.60 33.10 Siniilariy, a survey by the New York State Ex­ ' "*55-75-years ..... , ^;. 26.00 35.10 tension' Service found "saVirigs of 20 per cent or T'hbrfe coists •assum0r'four:''T>ersoiiy'int'lhe - family. jnofe were possiblej by taking advantage of Sipecl ..'idsia CffD April tf. 1MB LOG SlU-UIW Wins Wage Hike At Brookiyn Piant NEW YORK—A new three-year contract calling for wage bikes and increased welfare benefits has been won by the SIU United In­ dustrial Workers Union for mem­ bers employed at the Kimberly Division of Standard Building Products in Brooklyn, N.Y. Th new pact, which has, been ratified by Kimberly employees, calls for wage increases in each of the next three years and a boost in w^are benefits retroactive to October 1, 1964. The company IS engaged in the manufacture of cabinets and van­ ities from aluminum, Masonite, Formica and laminates. The new Kimberly Division pact is one of several contract re-nego­ tiations conducted recently by the UIW. Nw pacts won wages and benefit boosts for UIW members recently at four New York area companies—Highway Trailer, Wi­ ser Smith Metal Products, Milo Components and Academy Heat Treating and Plating. In addition, a stepped up organ­ izing campaign in Philadelphia succeeded recently in winning an NLRB representation election in the Powerhouse division of the Rohm and Haas Corporation, a major chemical producer with plants across the nation. New Type Of Life Preserver Now Official There will be a new look in safety fashions aboard Amer­ ican merchant ships starting May 26. The Coast Guard Merchant Marine Council has decided that life preservers made of cork or balsa wood will not be officially approved life-saving gear after that date. All new life jackets must be constructed of either Kapok, plas­ tic foam or fibrous glass. The old cork and balsa wood preservers were adjudged by the Coast Guard to be incapable of keeping an unconscious, drowning person afioat. The switchover will not be im­ mediate, however. The Coast Guard will permit the continued use of cork and balsa vests already in use, so long as they are in serv­ iceable condition. On all vessels constructed after the May 26 deadline, the use of kapok, foam or fiber jackets will be mandatory. Seafarers may get a look at an­ other new life-saving device, pro­ viding the Coast Guard approves it. A small, propane, radiant-gas heater that can be lighted after submersion has been submitted for consideration to the CG. It weighs less than two pounds and can keep a man comfortable for 10 hours in freezing temperatures. Shipboard rumor has It that the new heaters "look well" with the new life-jackets. Maybe: matching sets will be offered for the sea­ farer who likes to look sharp. .•wl f 1 li>i1 % A / hi 1 I 7^. CALLBIUUALLf „v. J �.TTr?i .".t. lit-x:* A I April M. Utt SEAFARERS Johnson Urges Congress Grant $150 Million For Sea Research ty Joseph B. Loc|He, MD, Medical Director Dry Cleaning Solvent Can Be Harmful r­ Thi­ LOG Coin-operated dry cleaners are causing a bit of a stir among some public health authorities. Reason for the concern is the cleaning solvent used, perchlorethylene, which, produces vapc.s, readily absorbed .through the lungs and to a lesser extent through the skin and gastrojintestinal tract. Inhalation can cause headache, lightheadedness and Unconsciousness if exposure is long enough and in a closed area. ExIreme exposure can cause death. Inhalation poses a special threat to coin-op customers who carry garjments home in a closed car. Heavy garments seem to be the worst liazard. "Polyurethane and similar foam items seemingly present un­ usual solvent-carryout problems with all machines," Michigan's Depart>nent of Health has written in its publication Occupational Healtlx Automatic "machines in the state carry the statement: "WARNING: JSome fabrics retain cleaning solvent odor longer than others. Breathing Ihis solvent can be harmful. If odor persists, call attendant. Do not place dry-cleaning articles in car-f until odor-free." Most states are car. (The cleaning machine had not as well protected as Michigan, been out of order.) Her children which has some of the strictest were "overcome" by the fumes. regulations of the coin-op business They recovered completely. In in the country. another incident recently, a 20 The director of Indiana's Divi­ year old Monroe, Michigan, girl sion of Industrial Hygiene suggests opened a commercial shop (not that people should not patronize coin-operated) at 4:30 A.M. Two establishments if they find a "def­ gallons of perchlorethylene had inite odor" remaining in their leaked on the floor. She was found clothes. J. Fred Kepler, who is dead two hours later. currently writing an article on the In a case reported from New subject for a state health depart­ Jersey to Mr. Soet, one of two re­ ment publication, says, "So far as pairmen servicing the area behind I'm concerned, if you can smell the automatic machines was overcome odor in the air, or if the odor is by fumes and died. The area be­ on the clothes, there's too much hind the machines is not open to present. You -don't have to be a the public. scientist to tell this. Some ma­ A suit over the death of a 16 chines are definitely better than year old boy has not yet come to others at removing solvent," he trial in St. Joseph, Missouri. The told Health Bulletin. The National boy's family blames his death on Automatic Laundry and Cleaning fumes from a sleeping bag cleaned Council speaks for coin-operated at a coin-operated establishment. establishments. The council's exec­ The boy was found unconscious utive secretary. Ward Gill, told in the morning, after sleeping all Health Bulletin that "There is ab­ night in the bag. Ward Gill, lawyer solutely no evidence of a death or representing the boy's family, an injury caused by perohlorethyl- states the bag did not go through ene." He pointed out that per­ the dry cycle properly. The fluid chlorethylene had been experi­ remaining was so strong it burned mented with as an anestihetic, but the boy's tennis shoes and blue the concentrations used were far jeans. higher than those found in cloth­ Automatic cleaners have been a ing. Asked if the council recom­ financial boon to many families. mends any warnings on the ma­ chines, he said no, but "We do Public health officials are asking suggest that if there is an odor, for more care in their use, not less the customer should let the gar­ use, as reported by HEALTH BUL­ LETIN. ment air." Several cases of side effects have been reported which seem to be related to perchlorethylene. Several were reported by John Soet, of the Michigan Bureau of Occupational Health. In one inci dent in 1962, a St. Joseph woman carried wet clothes home in her WASHINGTON—President Johnson has placed a request for almost $150 million before Congress to be used for ocean research. Although the amount is only slightly higher than last year's request, it is primarily focused on actual research projects, as the U.S. oceanographic research fleet building program is already vir­ ination of the sea could provide craft. man with methods of controlling tually complete. "This first nuclear - powered The U.S. is "looking forward to a period where our invest­ ment In ocean research may bear fruit in terms of faster and more comfortable trans­ portation, more highly de­ veloped exploitation of our marine mineral and fisheries resources, increased pollution control, more accurate predic­ tion of storms and tides that endanger life and property, and the strengthening of our national defense," the Presi­ dent said. Three major efforts will benefit from this year's appropriation: • Scientific exploration — seek­ ing answers to the "how" and "why" of ocean phenomena. • Geographic exploration—a try at describing the seas by finding the answers to the "what"""where" and "when" of the ocean's fea­ tures. • Ocean development—the ap­ plication of scientific know - how and engineering technology to ex­ ploitation of the seas. Outlook Changing Traditionally looked upon as a means of transporting goods ^nd as barriers to invasion, the world's oceans, which cover about 70 per­ cent of the planet, are now in­ creasingly looked upon as a vast source of natural resources and for the tremendous cloak of military concealment which they can pro­ vide. The sea's huge and virtually un­ tapped resources include food to maintain the earth's rapidly ex­ panding population and minerals to feed growing industries. In the purely scientific realm, the seas are clues to the origin of the earth itself and possibly the universe. Increased exploration and exam­ climate and reducing the dangers of natural disasters such as hurri­ canes, earthquakes, tornados, etc. J^ore and more, national defense is also tied to an ever expanding knowledge of what goes on deep beneath the ocean's waves. President Johnson also an­ nounced that the government has started work on a nuclear-powered craft to explore ocean depths, hunt for new sources of raw materials, and pave the way for deep-sea mining. The vehicle is expected to have much more freedom of movemet, to be able to dive much deeper, and to stay down considerably longer than any present undersea Group Named To Study Sea-Level Canal Route WASHINGTON—A five-man commission has been named by President Johnson to study the feasibility of and select the most suitable site for the construction of a sea level canal between the Atlantic and 4Pacific to replace or augment der consideration for the new the present lock-type canal canal. One would involve con­ through Panama. The U.S. began investigating possibilities for a new canal last year and no concrete decisions have so far been announced. No decision has been made yet on whether the sea-level canal would be dug with nuclear or con­ ventional explosives, whether It would be controlled by the U.S. -alone or through an international arrangement, or whether construc­ tion would be financed soley by the U.S. or through an international compact. Four possible sites are un- Labor-Sponsored Newscaster Wins Award 50-50 Law vehicle will be capable of opera­ tion . . . over an ocean-floor area several times that of the United States," the White House said. In addition, the U.S. Navy has ordered a study to determine new and more effective salvaging tech­ niques. The program will focus upon the specific problems involved in surfacing large hulls from great depths. This will include studies of collapsible pontoons, special welding, lighting,' cut­ ting and manipulating tools, as well as a novel research project to evaluate the feasibility of various "sea-hut" models from which the divers will work. (Continued from page 3) prices for such staple foodstuffs as bread, flour and rice. The SIU said that these propo­ sals would push the cost to the American public, of supporting the farmer, up by some $300 million a year. At the same time, the union noted, the cost to Agriculture of using U.S.-flag ships will be re­ duced by some $50 million annu­ ally as the result of a new legal requirement which obligates Agri­ culture to pay only the dollar dif­ ferential between American and foreign-flag ship rates, rath.er than the total cost of American-flag shipping, as it was fornterly re­ quired to do. "In view of this, your call for The George Polk Memorial Award for radio reporting has been presented to Edward J*. Morgan the elimination of U. S.-flag ship­ ping can be characterized only as (second from left), whose ABC broadcasts are sponsored each week night by the AFL-CIO. effrontery," the SIU said, "and Morgan received his plaque at a luncheon in New'York from Mrs. Adelaide Roe Polk, mother causes us to renew ^ our reiromof the correspondent slain in Greece, in whose memory the award is given. At the same luendation, which we made to the luncheon, Samiiel F. Marshall fsecond from right), formerly with the Cleveland Plain Pealef Piresident's Maritime, A d v i s o r y> newspaper end presently-associate editor of the Communication Workers of America News, . Cnnunittee last Novmiiibec, tha'tiyod ,be • replaced^ as Beerataty • Of * Agiir -received, tbe^community services award from, pr* Gordo.n H.oyie jriglif),, for hi* work in ••• Cleveland. :culturft;"'' , version of the present locktype canal through central Panama. This could be done by reworking the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as the Cluebra Cut, and would involve closing tb« canal to traffic for only 12 days. Other sites under considera­ tion are a 60 - mile route through eastern Panama; a 102-mile route across northern Colombia, and a 140-mile stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Rica. No definite decision on the route for the new canal will be made for some time howe\er, it has been pointed out, because it will take time to complete engineering sur­ veys at the four sites so a techni­ cal decision can be made. At the same time, the U.S. would have to reach preliminary agreements on survey rights and operational pro­ cedures with the various naticns involved. Technical, political and legal feasibility must be estab­ lished before a definite choice of. site can be made. Difficulties concerning U.S. rights in the Panama Canal Zona arose during 1963 and led to antiU.S. rioting in Panama with a sub­ sequent break in diplomatic rela­ tions between the two nations. Diplomatic relations were later re­ sumed, but much bad feeling has remained. In addition to the political dif­ ficulties over the old canal, it has been dear for some time that the Panama Canal, opened in 1914, is becoming obsolete. It cannot handle modem vessels such as the giant supertankers and ore car­ riers, nor can it handle modern warships like the latest aircraft carriers. It has also been pointed out that the present lock-type canal would 'be highly vulnerable in time of war because bombing or sabotage by the enemy could easily put it out of action. A sea level canal would be much less vulnera­ ble, and could accommodate ships of any lien^b.' �SEAFARERS Avrtl M, 19M LOG Ships Of The Future To Be Speedsters Senate Group Plans For Migratory Woilters WASHINGTON—A broad program to help speed the inte­ gration of the migrant farm worker into the nation's eco­ nomic, political and social life as well as guaranteeing his right to organize was ad--*vanced by the Senate Sub­ In other areas the subcommittee committee on Migratory recommended: Action in the marketplace offers a method for trade unionists to as­ sist each other in their campaign for decent wages and better con­ ditions. Seafarers and tnelr families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produf-d under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) WASHINGTON—Merchant ships traveling at 100 knots an hour may be the one of the solutions to the continuing decline of the U.S. as a maritime power, according to a Maritime Ad­ ministration researcher. however, a number of such In an address before the are craft already afloat, like tha U.S. Society of Automotive Engi­ Navy hydrofoil Highpoint and tha neers here, James A. Hlggins of Maritime Administration's own Labor in its report to the Senate. • Coverage of migrant farm the MA'S office of research and hydrofoil Denison. development said that "surface ef­ "The migratory worker lives workers by unemployment insur­ fect craft" which skim over the and works under conditions that ance laws, "or alternative methods wave-tops, circumventing drag must be recognized for what they of meeting the problem" such as and friction, may provide a bright are—a national disgrace," said federal grants to states to supple­ future^ for the U.S.-flag fleet. Subcommittee Chairman Harrison ment state funds. A. Williams, Jr. (D-N.J.), in a • Narrowing of the present U.S.-flag shipping is Indeed in foreword. federal restriction on child labor need of some type of maritime magic. In the days of sailing ships, Though "solid' progress" has outside school hours to ban em­ this country moved 74 percent of been made since the subcommittee ployment of children in farm work "Lee" brand tires was established five years ago, he tha may be dangerous or detri­ (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum its oceanborne cargo in its own ships. By 1866, this figure was wrote, "decades have left a stock­ mental to their health. & Plastic Workers) down to 32 percent. Today, It is pile of misery and deprivation." The railroad full-crew law in • A study of the feasibility of Programs have offered "antidotes federal workmen's compensation less than ten percent. New York state has been upheld for specific ailments," he con­ laws covering farm workers, in According to the MA research­ by a state Supreme Court Justice Eastern Alt Lines tinued. but "the root causes of the view of the continued lack of er, the potential for reversing this in a comprehensive 50-page deci­ (Flight Engineers) misery remain almost untouched" coverage at the state level and the trend appears to lie in "surface sion. and are based in the faot that the interstate nature of recruiting and Iihe railroads, seeking to cut 3) J" J" effect crafts"—^vessels of 100 to average migrant farm worker earns employment. crews to what rail unions regard 10,000 tons gross tons that can H. I. Siegel only $675 a year. race across the ocean at speeds as an unsafe limit, had argued • Availability of public welfare "flIS" brand men's clothes The subcommittee, hailing ex­ of 30-40 knots in 30-foot waves, that the law was unconstitutional. piration of legislation permitting assistance to the migratory farm (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) 70 knots in eight-foot seas and Under its provisions, freight trains the importation of Mexican family "on the basis of need with­ of more than 25 oars are required 100 knots on smooth water. 3^ 3^ ft" braceros for farm work, noted that out regard to the question of to have a full six man crew—inAccent On Speed most foreign laborers work under residence." cluifing an engineer, conductor and Sears, Roebuck Company Moving at least five times fast­ three brakemen. contracts providing benefits more Retail stores & products er than most modern cargo ships, favorable than those generally (Retail Clerks) The rail unions, who argued for the surface effect ships—so named given domestic workers. It con­ the law, cited increased accident because they glide on, or just tinued: 3> t t figures since the fireman was elim­ above the water—could compete "The domestic agricultural Stitzel-Weller Distilleries with air cargo planes. Although inated from the crew of many worker has been largely excluded "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" not quite as fast as aircraft, the trains. No automated machinery from those social advances which SES vessels can deliver contain­ can match the alertness and judg­ "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" the rest of the nation takes for Bourbon whiskeys erized cargo four times as cheaply. ment essential to the safe main­ granted — the minimum wage, tenance of fast rail travel, the un­ (Distillery Workers) Before the "magic carpets" can. ions said. adequate child labor protection, be launched on a mass level, much unemployment insurance, full 3> 3> 3^ detail engineering and cost anal­ workmen's compensation and social NEW YORK—The Military Sea ysis must he performed. There security coverage, and federally Transportation Service is spurring J. R. Simplot Potato Co. protected rights to organize and increased activity on the ship Frozen potato products bargain collectively. charter market with increased (Grain Millers) calls for vessels to carry military Special Problems " In addition, he is subjected to cargoes. MSTS officials report that special problems in the areas of the government shipping agency Kingsport Press housing and sanitation, transporta­ has chartered nine cargo carriers "World Book," "Chlldcraft" for extended voyages in recent tion, education, health and child (Printing Pressmen) care, voting requirements, job weeks. (Typographers, Bookbinders) UNITED NATIONS — The The nine freighters under MSTS placement and job instability. Be­ (Machinists, Stereotypers) world's fisheries industry set an cause of residence requirements, charter primarily operate in the all-time record for income and the migrant fsmily frequently can­ tramp market. The MiSTS charters 3> 3^ size of catch during 1963, the lat­ not even obtain public welfare are for two to six months, with an est year for which figure's have Jamestown Sterling Corp. option for renewal for periods assistance in times of need." been made available by the UN's Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. ranging from 12 or 24 months. The subcommittee said an Food and Agricultural Organiza­ Furniture and Bedding The nine ships are scheduled to agricultural minimum wage should tion. (United Furniture Workers) be provided by amendiment of the start loading cargoes from March That part of the catch which Fair Labor Standards Act, increas­ 30 to May 29. Most of the vessels entered the international market ing it over the years until the liiini- will load from West Coast ter­ was valued at $1.7 billion, $89 minals, although some will deliver mum in industry is matched. The miillion higher than the figure for piece rate system should be pre­ cargoes to the Pacific side of Pana­ the previous year. The total catch served, it added, and. employers, ma. The charter rates are from was 46.4 million metric tons (2,204 sharecroppers and their immediate $2,685 to $3,300 per day. lbs.), a rise of 1.1 million metric families should be exempted from U.S. maritime observers report tons over 1062. the minimum wage requirement. the cargo carriers will probably Peru supplanted Japan as the Kjiotty jurisdiction problems that may arise from the ex­ world's The National Labor Relations sail for ports in Southeast Asia. leading fishing nation, ac­ Act should cover migrant farm According to these reports, in­ panding science of underwater sea exploration has prompted cording to the report. Red China workers and give them the right creasing military commitments of the establishment of a unique Law of the Sea Institue by the ranked in third place, the Soviet to unionize, the committee main­ the U.S. in the area make the University of Rhode Island. : Union was fourth and the United tained, with considertion given to chartering of vessels necssary, assist in the education of students States was fifth. Peruvian the possibility of "new concepts since the Navy tonnage could not Milking the worlds water­ and the public, and publish papers catch has Increased The tremendously which may be more suitable to a meet the stepped up transportation ways has always had enor­ and synopsis of the proceedings." over the past 15 years. In 1963, mobile, seasonal agricultural labor requirements. The MSTS has ndt mous money-making potential. As Dr. Alexander added that the In­ it reached a record 6.9 million force than those afforded by the announced the destinations of the scientists gradually discover novel stitute would 'icontribuite to the tons, a share higher than the catch present federal labor laws." chartered ships. means of opening the seas to com­ solution of some of the pressing of the previous leader, Japan. mercial exploitation, an increasing problems of international rights in The bulk of the Peruvian catch amount of legal infighting by the oceans and seas of the world." is composed of anchoveta, a small global sea-powers seeking jurisdic­ One of the "tangled issues" on fish which swims in huge schools tion is to be expected. Within the the agenda is determing how far off the Peruvian coast. Anchoveta nexit decade, experts predict that off shore a nation's boundries ex­ are reduced to fishmeal and used geological and mineralogical re­ tend. Some countries Claim three for oils or animal feeds. search alone will generate a new: miles, others six, twelve or even Between them, Peru and Japan industry that could gross at least two hundred miles. have accounted for a third of the 50 million dollars a year. world's total fish catch. Japan's Dr. John A. Knauss, dean of the^ Also to be studied are long position has continued to slide in Rhode Island University's Gradu-; standing fishing rights quarels, the recent years, however, as her local ate School of Oceanography.' ,use of ocean areas for nuclear and waters become more polluted and along with Dr. licwis M. Alexan­ missle testing grounds and similar other nations join in the competi­ tion. der, co-founder of the Institute, legal questions. "The sea is getting smaller," Dr. said that besides acting as an in­ Third-ranking Red China re­ strument to further the commer­ Alexander stated, "and all these ported a 1963 catch of five mil­ cial ouMvi^ion -qf the ocean, the .topics require cohttnual research lion tons. The Soviet catoh was aiin of the' new ochool is to "bring and analysiis in the light •et both •four millioa tons, and the U.S. together, InforniaMon -on .the. law- ohanging tecluKfiogy and ohanging catxdi was 2-7 oiilUon tons. Nor­ of the sea, preside .Jor rex- natienal .and international teway, Canada, ^South Africa and ; ,, qhangq of id^ .ai^d.; Infiorni^tion, terests." , 'Spala, 't • N.Y. Court OKs Full Crew Railroad Law MSTS Spurs Increased Ship Charter Calls Worldwide c •i fl Fish Catch Hits Record Exploitation Of The Oceans Poses Knotty Legal Problems I I li ik !f| :li1 n i •H ••3 i-i �SEAFARERS L0G IndianSammer Brother Alexander PuUes, a 40-year veteran of the sea, dropped by the Baltimore hall to reminisce the other day. Shipping out since 1925, he has manned the decks of just about every type of sea-going craft. In the early days of his career, he sailed the freight-bearing, three-masted schooners that plied the waves between the notified of his daughter's death. has proved inadequate to supply the demands of overheated sea­ Baltic and North Seas. A few The family responded with a letter men. W. W. Worthington an­ The sunny port of Madras India provides the b.ackdrop for these three smiling Steel Maker (Isthmian) crewmates. 'The Seafarers took time out from their pleasurable stay to pose for this photo. Everything's going great, they report. The climate's congenial and so are the girls. They are (l-r) Willioin F. Duffy;, Jim Jehuson, and Jim Hand. DEL ORO (Mississippi), April 4— Chairman, Edward J. Rivieret Seore* tary, Claude A. Bankston. $15.25 In ship's fund. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother John Rankin was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made to contact patrolman about get­ ting a clock for engine department. Constitution, that assessment split dues from 1st quarter to 2nd quarter in order for some to be able to meet the requirement. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 18—Chairman, Barney Speegle; Sec­ retary, Mike Toner. $26.38 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. No beefs reported. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March 31 — Chairman, HUDSON (Victory Transport), March Charles Rice; Secretary, R. McCul- 27—Chairman, R. Olsson; Secretary, loch. Brother E. J. Zebrowski was T. Lane. No beefs reported. It was elected to serve as ship's delegate. recommended that a new washing No beefs reported by department machine be placed aboard ship, since delegates. there is only one for the entire crew. vRIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia Steamship), April 10—Chairman, F. E. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), April 15—Chairman, N. Berry. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Department delegates re­ ported no disputed OT. Only steward department is to pick up mail on arrival in port. Keep messroom clean at all times. Give steward list of who needs a new mattress. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), April 10—Chairman, Alfred H. Anderson; Secretary. William M. Hand. Depart­ ment delegates reported no disputed OT. Engine delegate reported one man missed ship, but was replaced in New York. Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Crew asked not to Taylor; Secretary, J. B. Bazor. Ship's overheat the washing machine by delegate reported that everything is washing clothes too long. O.K. No disputed OT. One man missed ship in Galveston. Brother J. TOPA; TOPA (Waterman Steamship), Jeffcoat was elected to serve as new April 10—Chairman, B. Tippens; Sec­ ship's delegate. retary, F. Serway. Captain commends crew for very excellent and good voy­ ROBERT D. CONRAD (Maritime Op­ age and expresses special apprecia­ erations), March 2—Chairman, L. B. tion for job done by steward depart­ Lafoc; Secretary, J. C. Inglessis. ment and all other departments. De­ Ship's delegate requested steward de­ partment delegates reported no dis­ partment to clean messroom tables puted OT. A vote of thanks to ship's more often. Some disputed OT in delegate Brother Colbert R. Myric each department. Vote of thanks to for Job well done. the steward department for a job vrell done. LA FITTE (Waterman), April 4 — Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, R. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April Ridgeway. Ship's delegate reported 18—Chairman, Walter Nash; Secre­ that there are no beefs and all is tary, John A. Maslow. Ship's delegate O.K. No disputed OT reported by de­ reported everything O.K. No disputed partment delegates. Motion made OT reported. that a better slop chest be put on board for next trip. Brother J. MisaRACHEL V (Rachel), April 10—Chair­ kian was elected to serve as new man, J. Grimes; Secretary, A. Reasko. ship's delegate. Brother Kelso was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities by department delegates. Vote of Service Tankers), March ID—Chair­ thanks extended to all delegates for man, William Morris, Jr.; Secretary, their cooperation. L. Wheeler. Brother E. Douget was elected to serve as new ship's dele­ WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), April gate. No disputed OT reported by 17—Chairman, James Sumpter; Secre­ department delegates. Motion made tary, Gilbert Trosclair. $11.50 in ship's that alt S.I.U. ships be air condi­ fund. Disputed OT reported in each tioned. department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping), 4—Chairman, Jack Nelson; Secretary, March 4—Chairman, Durrell L. Mc- Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reported Corvay; Secretary, J. P. Baliday. Ship's that one man missed ship in Charles­ delegate reported that everything is ton, otherwise everything Is O.K. No running smoothly except for a few disputed OT reported by department minor beefs. Motion that negotiating delegates. Do not overload washing committee draw up a special agree­ machine. Brothers asked to keep li­ ment for retirement not exceeding 65 brary circulating. Radiator In Deck years. Also, an amendment to the shower leaks. years later, he found himself deckside, aboard an icebreaker, in the very same waters. "Those days were plenty rough," he mused. I sure wouldn't want to go back." He shipped abroad the Isthnuian Lines, join­ ing the SIU in 1952. "It's abso­ lutely the best union for sea­ men." Brother Pulles insists. Pulles "And don't forget the welfare and medical benefits, they come in handy." t t of thanks. A wreath and message of condolence were also sent to the family of H. Augins when his brother passed away. Brother Augins thanked members per­ sonally. 4i 4" 4" "I used to be a 97 pound weak­ ling," claims an anonymous deck­ hand aboard the Kysha. (Water­ man), "but after shipping out on this vessel, no bully in his right mind is going to mess with me. The chow was so good t h a't I gained 80 pounds Lowderback of solid muscle. "Go ahead," he challenged, flexing his well-fed biceps, "just try kicking sand in my face." Ship's delegate B. H. Lowderback, who related the above conversation, refuses to vouch for a single word. "But honest," he says, "the food was great and ditto the stewards, galley gang and messmen." nounces that the crew has re­ quested a new ice-cuber. 4 4 4 Seafarers are among the world's greatest food experts. A vote of full-bellied satisfaction from a shipfull of Seafarers is worth a five-star Duncan Hines rating to any galley crew. The stewards and mess staffs aboard the following vessels have been awarded the Seafarers Stamp of Approval for Excellence of Chow and Service Beyond the Call of Duty: Transhudson (Hudson Waterways), ML Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers), Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), San Francisco (Sea Land). Back in the days when merchant seamen were doing their bit to help win World War II, veteran newsman Walter Winchell used to begin bis ndghtly radio broadcasts with an unforgettable salute to "Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea." Winchell was confident that seafarers all over the world would receive his signal loud and clear. Perhaps to justify 4 4 4" WW's confidence, even if only in Have you ever heard seafarers memory, meeting chairman Charles Johnson reports that members of complain that the food was too tasty, the roasts the crew on board the San Fran­ too juicy, the cisco (Sea Land) have asked that side dishes too the ship's radio antena receive expertly pre­ some necessary attention and re­ pared? Well, an­ pair. Johnson notes that a ship's nounces G. E. radio communications system ts a Wheat, that's the matter of utmost importance to all way it is on on board, and the apparatus should board the Al­ be kept in tip-top shape, coa Mariner (Al­ i coa). The boys Wheat If you want to know how the are all up in cracker crumbles on board the Del Mundo arms because the food is so good (Delta), the man that five minutes after it's served, to see is ship's crewmen are lining up to get delegate William heaping plates of seconds. Dinner J. Mcchan. Ac- is a race, with the largest sec­ cO'rding to broth­ ond portions going to the er Meehan, there swift. "Not only that," moaned is nothing as brother Wheat, pointing to his ex­ soggy as a stale tended mid-section, "just take a saltine. Unfresh look at this. I gained at least 15 sea biscuits hit pounds this voyage. The other Meehan belly-bottom like members of the crew sympathized a rusty old anchor in a typhoon. contentedly patting their own bulg­ And if you think keeping crackers ing bellies. The galley staff ad­ crisp and crunohy is an easy job, mitted, in the spirit of honesty and you have another think coming. fair-play, that the complaints of For example, did you know that the crew about the excellence of crackers require light to stay the meals was justified. 4 4 4 fresh? Well, they do, and the cracker jack crew aboard the Del Speaking of wind, it gets awfully Mundo has requested that a 25- cold and blustery on the flying watter be kept burning In the deck watches aboard the Steel pantry crackerbox 24 hours-a-day. Executive (Isthmian Lines). Star Wells, Ship's Delegate, reports Meeting secretary Tom Gordon that the crew has requested that of the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) a wind dodger be installed to reports that Seafarers responded protect the men standing lookout. .444 with their traditional warmth and Crew membeirs sailing the Westfraternity when double tragedy struck the crew. A wreath and em Hunter (Western Agency) like message of sympathy were sent to to keep cool under all conditions. the family of brother Bill Davis Unfortunately, the ice-cuiber pres­ after he left ship upon being ently in service aboard the ship 4 4 4 Cleanliness is next to godliness, but in this modern age of tech­ nology and au­ tomation, clean­ liness sometimes leads to compli­ cations. Brother P. Piascib, meet­ ing chairman of the Del Campo (Delta) claims that his mates are probably the Piasccik cleanest crew to sail the seven seas. "We keep the washing machines turning full blast," he boasts, "and that's the rub. Those washing machines are spinning so hot and heavy that the agitators are in danger of burning out, and we have to take special care to insure that the washers are kept full of water at all times to relieve the strain on the machines." Oldtimers will re­ member the days when washes were put through the wringer by hand, and all the strain was on the arms and shoulders. In those days the only thing that burned out was the patience of seafarers. 4 4 4 William D. Sherar, Ship's Dele­ gate on the Ocean Pioneer (Pio­ neer Tankers) relays a special vote of thanks forwarded by the erew to Union Headquarters in appre­ ciation for quick action taken to resolve a restricted to ship beef in Bahrein. Brother Sherar also informs us that the men asked that launch service be pro­ vided for crew members return­ ing to the ship. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. WHATSAMm£l2, WiMkpf I AlUrsy-A/umiN' uecn.tio! IT'S ME XCAt^r SWiM/ff �PW Twentj SEAFARERS Fast Turnaround Hurts Seafarer Artist's Style April 99, lies Bombay Buddies Novel Idea Won Seafarer Safety Award Seafarer Joseph C. Furton is, admittedly, no threat to Picasso, but he likes to paint. In fact, he's turned out some of his best canvasses aboard ship. Water colors, of course. The trouble is, IS, there just^ doesn't seem to be enough pension and medica'l benefits are time to paint anymore. tops. I'm proud to belong." Shorter Trips Brother Furton prefers to sail "For one thing," brother Furton aboard dry cargo freighters rather says, "the modern trips are than tankers. shorter. And to tell the truth," "I like the dry cargo vessels," he he admits with a grin, "I guess I insists. There's more to do at sea just don't have the patience I and you get a longer stay in port, used to have." something all sailing men These days he spends most of appreciate." his leisure time at sea reading. Australia is one of the few ports that Furton has never visited, but "We now have he's aiming to correct that in due excellent libraries time. aboard ship," Furton declares. "The places that interest me "There is a wide most," he says, "are the places I've enough selection never seen. I like to make new of books to satisfy ports. You get tired of seeing the Off the SS Steel Maker and talcing it easy on a good stay every taste. Read­ same old places over and over ing is like sailing. in Bombay are ll-r) Vernon Hopkins, A.B., Melville McKinagain. There are always ney, D.D.M., and a Seafarer known to all of his shipmates "In that sense," Furton says, "I new things to Furton as Pop The Firemen." The boys claim that Bombay is among suppose that the seaman and the learn and new the best of ports. They have been spending their hours tak­ places to discover. Every book Is artist are alike. The ports are ing the sun and seeing the sights. Quite a few of their SIU like shipping out to a country always greener on the other side i you've never seen before. I think of the sea." brothers are also enjoying a short stay in the Eastern port. that's one of the reasons that sea­ farers are among the world's LOG-A-RHYTHM: AFOUNDRIA (Waterman Steamship), heaviest readers. The some spirit March 14—Chairman, Jack 0. Ken­ of adventure is a strong element nedy: Secretary, Frank A. Radzvila. of both experiences." Ship's delegate reported everything O.K. Deck department reported soma But once an artist, always an disputed OT. Engine department re­ ported some disputed OT. Steward artist, and brother Furton hasn't By Henri Percikow department reported everything O.K. hung up his brush. He's just Since a time when shadows changed locales. LOS ^NGELES (Sea-Land), April 16 Marked the circle of the day. — Chairman, Leo Bruce; Secretary, "I do my painting at home now, There were men who shunned S. M. Simos. Ship's delegate reported all repairs have been taken care of. he says, "in Grosse Point, Michi­ Breaking of bread Vote of thanks to the steward de­ gan. Painting seems to help me From common harvest. partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to deck and engine de­ relax. I do it just for the fun of partments for doing such a fine job. the thing. I don't try to sell any of Today they glance at life In port and at sea bunks should be my work." Along a door-manned street. made all the time. No beefs reported by the department delegates. The Dreaming, they rush. A bosun, brother Furton has crew should have use of the recrea­ To climb a silken rung. tion room as there is no cne using been sailing since 1943, the year it now. And so escape their working brothers. he joined the SIU. SEAMAR (Calmar), April 14—Chair­ SIU Is A-O.K. Hitched to glamor highways man, James Long; Secretary, George "The Union is A-O.K. with me," Litchfield. Ship's delegate reported Spun onto dead-end roads. everything O.K. Some disputed OT in he says. "It protects the seaman The wreckage of their years is strewn. deck department. Engine department while he's sailing and takes care of Behind the danger cordon and steward department reported no disputed OT. him when he's ready to retire. The They are now but masks of death. Delusions National Defender Cook's Corner C.S. MIAMI (Cities Service), April 15 — Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, Jack Bentz. Ship needs new fans for deck department. Ship's delegate re­ ported beef about preparation of food. Department delegates reported no disputed OT. Brother Jack Bentz was elected to serve as nevy ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to resigning ship's delegate. Brother Myred, for job well done. The fact that every Seafarer (ran contribute something to shipboard safety by just using his Imagi­ nation was point­ ed out recently by Seafarer Wal­ ter Karlak. Karlak, who was waiting to ship out at New York, told a LOG reporter of an Koriok Incident a few years back when one of the A.B.s aboard the Steel Worker came up with a novel safety device that was put into service on the vessel. "By welding extra stanchions to the gangway at a 45-degree angle," Karlak said, "and tying a cargo net from the side of the ship com­ pletely under the gangway, any member of the crew who falls will be safeguarded against serious injury, prevented by the net from hitting the dock. "This device won the thoughtful A.B. a Safety Award of $250," ac­ cording to Seafarer Karlak. I there are no beefs and all is O.K. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Brother l-ving Bickford was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. f DEL NORTE (Delta), April 9—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Shio's delegate reported that a vote of thanks should be given to the first engineer for taking care of repairs needed. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Brother Peter Gonzalez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. 1 s\ COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Carriers), April 13—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, R. Keefe. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Ship's delegate reported that there are no beefs and all is O.K. ATLAS (A. L. Burbank), April 2 — Chairman. A. Hirsch; Secretary, K. Lynch. New refrigerator requested by crew members. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother A. Hirsch re-elected to serve as ship's delegate. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 11 — Chairman, H. Curran; Secretary, E. A. Anderson. No disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), March 28—Chairman, L. Reinchuck; Secre- v.; DEL AIRES (Delta), April 4—Chair­ man, Earl F. Sedlock; Secretary, B. G. Williams. Brother Bobbie G. Williams was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Department delegates reported no disputed OT and everything run­ ning smooth. Repair list taken care of. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), March 29—Chairman, P. D. Zellner; Secretary, R. Danilson. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything O.K. De­ partment delegates reported no beefs or OT. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), March 19—Chairman, W. A. Wallace; Secretary, L. B. Moore. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Brother John Maher was elected to serve as ship's delegate; Discussion on rusty water. Drains in galley to be fixed. Discussion on safety of re­ pairs to aft winch. It was recom­ mended that the hole in deck over storeroom be repaired immediately. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), April 11—Chairman, R. Ridgway; Secretary, C. Gill. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Motion made that the 90-day minimum vacation plan be dropped to a 10-day minimum, payable on demand. Vacation check when men are off ship during a strike. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. William Cameron. 2'nd cook aboard the National Defender, snapped this picture of his smiling messmates. Standing L-R: Ernest Colbert Jr., saloon messman; Edward (Bubber) Webbs, 3'd cook; Lauri Edstroms, chief cook; Emil Gomei, crew pantryman: Kneeling: Homer Ringo, Steward; Joseph Hllllord, crew messman. The steward department contingent said that teamwork Is the most important factor in turning out good chow and they praised the SlU's Steward Recertification Program for keeping them informed on the latest steward department procedures. WILMAR (Calmar), April 11—Chair­ man, T. A. Jackson; Secretary, j. O'Toole. Brother J. T. Eller was elect­ ed to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April 10—Chairman, R. Byrd; Secretary, R. Bullock. Ship's delegate reported that 11 tary, J. G. Lakwyk. New ship's dele­ gate was elected to serve No beefs or OT reported by department delegates. Steward department requested crew to keep messhall tables and pantry clean at night. /li YORK (American Bulk Carriers), April IS—Chairman, Seymour A. Heinfling; Secretary, Alvin U Dodd. No disputed OT reported by department delegates. Motion made that letter regarding room and meal allowances be sent to Headquarters. It was sugfested by the steward department that the crew be more conservative with the coffee, and not waste so much. n t n 9 GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), April 11—Chairman, J. Floodi Secretary, M. Phaul. Department dele­ gates reported no beefs. Deck delegate reported some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. n ADVOCATE (isthmian), April N. Ellis; Secretary, ElUemire. Ship's delegate re' ported everything running smoth. DaputeToV reported no disn "n SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), April n—Chairman, H. s. Christensen; Secretary, Jos Timlin. Ship's delegate reported galley range to be to be fixed 8a"ey- Department deiegafes rerunning smoothly. Hot water urn for crews mess re­ quested for tea and coffee. m t I �\W' A»rU S«. 19«5 strike Aid Brings Thanks To the Editor: We are happy to inform you that District 65'8 strike against Bloomingdale's has been brought to a successful con­ clusion. As a result of this strike and the support that the SIU gave to it, the 3,700 striking Bloom­ ingdale's workers obtained wage increases, improved job security, additional sick leave. - . . / ' i,;? All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. and many other gains under the terms of the new contract. On behalf of the officers of our Union and the Bloomingdale's workers, we wish to ex­ press our sincere appreciation to the SIU and its members for the assistance rendered during this all important struggle against the powerful Bloom­ ingdale's Company, which is part of a federated chain. Your support and the know­ ledge that the SIU supported us in the strike vras a big factor in bringing it to a successful conclusion. Frank Brown Vice President District 65 RWDSU i 4" ' 4" perfectly all rlf^t, and then sent me home. My leg con­ tinued to cause me severe pain, however. So 1 decided to seek the aid of the SIU Clinic. There, the X-rays told a dif­ ferent story. Thanks to the care and attention of the SIU medi­ cal staff, a serious facture was discovered. I was immediately driven to a specialist to receive the proper medical attention. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the SIU, the clinic and the union's medical personnel for saving my leg. Dominick Venezia 4 4 4> Seafarer Praises Welfare Plan To' the Editor: I find it mighty hard to find words to show my appreciation to the SIU for having such a wonderful Welfare Plan. The Welfare Plan was so prompt in paying the medical bill that I recently ran up and I would just like to say that 1 appreciate it very much. As an oldtiiher, I remember many years ago when the SIU was on Beaver Street, and one of the union representatives said to me, "Frank, what do~ you think about the Union hav­ ing a Welfare Plan," and I said it would be good but did not believe it could happen. Well it certainly did happen and what a great thing it was for all Seafarers to know that they had the Welfare Plan standing behind them. Once again I would like to thank the SIU. Fraternally, James F. Barrett 4 4 4 Pension Benefits Bring Thanks To the Editor: Just a few short lines to let you know of my deep and sin­ cere appreciation for the SIU To the Editor: pension checks that are guaran­ While on the beach in New teeing the security of my retire­ Every month, York recently, I had the bad ment years. luck to be injured by a cab. promptly, the $150 checks ar­ I went immediately to a private rive at my home. And I have hospital and informed them the additional security of being that my leg had been seriously assured that they will continue injured in the accident. They to do so for the rest of my life. took X-rays, told me I was S.Adler Seafarer Lauds SIU Clinic Holding The Bag ru0"f^^'- SIU Men Recall Sea Tragedies Caused By Nazi Killer U-Boats Seafarer John Michailis—a seasoned veteran of World War II shipping, and an active participant in many a peacetime rescue operation—has seen more than his share of both man-made and naturally caused sea-tragedies. According to brother Michailis, the human variety is, by far, the most^" deadly. carried him below. But it was no and a German, who spoke perfect use. Too late. He must have been English, asked for our captain. "Believe me," he declares, dead by the time he hit the deck. When they learned that the cap­ "old lady Ocean is no match for man when it comes to destruction. The sea has many tricks up her sleeve, but man outkills them all. Kilter's Barracuda "Take those steel-jaoketed barra­ cuda," he says, referring to Nazi Germany's deadly fleet of World War II submarines. "I remember shipping out as an oiler aboard the old Alcoa Guide during the early years of the war. We were sitting just off the North Carolina Coast, enjoying pleasant weather and calm ^eas. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, A German U-boat sur­ faced and bore down on us, guns blazing. "Our vessel was totally helpless, unprotected by either armorplating or weapons. All we could do was scurry for cover as shells dropped all around us. A Scream Of Fain "Then I heard a short, sharp scream of pain from one of the crew. I stood helpless as the schrapnel-torn body of the helms- Poor kid, he couldn't have been more than eighteen. Laconia Disaster "Now, I've seen my share of n a tu r a 1 catostrophes at sea," brother Michailis continues. "I was aboard the Halycon Panther a few years ago when the Greek freighter Laconia burned to a charred hulk. We manned the lifeboats, hunting for survivors. Our boat picked three dead bodies out of the water, two of them women who died of exposure. But that was an acci­ dent. This U-boat thing, though. I've never experienced anything like it. It was just plain murder." Seafarer Walter P. Adams adds a heartfelt a-men to brother Michailis' horror of submarines. And no wonder. He still remem­ bers that ill-fated week In 1942 when his ship was sunk by a Ger­ man U-boat and he spent seven agonizing days in a drifting life­ boat. "Back in those days," he recalls, "the war was plenty hot. I was one of the crew naanning the American freighter Thomas Mc­ Kay. About two days out of Trini­ dad, at seven-thirty in the morn­ ing, the German submarine at­ tacked without warning. "I was in the galley, preparing to serve breakafst, when suddenly —BAM—the torpedo hit and the McKay started down, but fast. "We took to the lifeboats and Adams Michailis went over the side. A few seconds man fell from the wheelhouse to later, the McKay was gone. the deck. "I'll never forget the way that "For a second it was like a dream, sub pulled alongside our lifeboat. with everything taking place in slow motion. "It was a young kid who had signed on the previous week. "We picked the boy up and tain was not aboard, the German's took off, leaving us to drift with our wounded. "Four of the crew were killed on deck by the attack, and one of our wounded died in the raft. We had to bury him at sea. "Shwt of food and water, we drifted for seven nightmarish days before finally washing ashore in the Virgin Islands. There we spent four more days layed up in a hospital, recovering from the ef­ fects of shock and exposure. Freighter Bombed "You know," Brother Adams re­ called, "I had another close call with the Huns back in 1943. My freighter, -the Benjamin Wilson, was bombed by German aircraft. But I was luckier that time. The freighter was moored at London, and I had just gone ashore. "I'll tell you one thing," Adams declared, "I sure was glad when the war ended." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head-' quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. Passengers' Poem Lauds SIU Chow Good food, like a beautiful woman, spurs men on to achieve works of poetic wonder. Inspired by the chow dished out aboard the Robin Gray, the creative passen­ gers composed the following Ode to The Robin Gray Steward Department: The Del Norte's new ship's delegate, Peter Gonzalez receives "Briefcase of Ship's Business" from former delegate Robert Callahan. Gonzalez, a reefer utility man, appeared a little wary during the presentation ceremonies. "I hope that I'm not going to 'get the business' " he quipped. Brother Cal­ lahan smiled end kept mum, refusing further comment. "I have absolutely nothing to say for publication," he declared, "I'm not letting the cat out of the bag." The passengers on the Robin Gray, Who feast and feast from day to day. Wish it known that our daily cuisine. Is of quality fit to please the Queen. The menus are varied and tastily served. The proof is that none of us eats like a bird. To the regular joy of our day to day "eats" a Special delight vms yester­ day's pizza. To our chef we say "thanks" forever and always. For we're still in your care for about fourteen more days. Bos'n Carlfon Moore secures one of the Steel Executive's two > giant lifeboats. Each of the 28-foot long boats has a 90Q-' : cubic-foot capacity and can hold 70 passengers. Asked if; > he had ever manned one by necessity, Moore replied, "never,- * and I hope I'll never have to. I'm quite content just slap­ ping a second coat of paint on her right here at Lambert's point." Moore, formerly of Portsmouth, said that the crew will work on the second lifeboat at the next port. New York. Each lifeboat can hold the ships' eqtire crew should anything prevent the launching of the other. In addition, each boat is equipped with eighty feet of cable, which permits lowering from the boat dock to the water. �^hAFARtkS 'too Pac* Tw^niy-TW* All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Regina Pitre, born February 20, ary 27, 1965, to the Zane Nether1965, to the Raymond Pitres, Mar- tons, Blackshear, Ga. rero. La. 4 4" 4" Lisa Garzone, born February 2, 3< t Pamela Ann Slone, born Decem­ 1965, to the Pasquale Garzones, ber 12, 1964, to the Louie Slones, Staten Island, N.Y. Berwick, La. 4 4 4 Stephen James Martin, born De­ t 3» 4" James M. Kelly, born February cember 2, 1964, to the James A. 15, 1965, to the James Keliys, Martins, New Orleans, La. Lakewood, Ohio. 4 4 4 Veronica J. Suliivan, born Feb­ 4 4> 4James Lindsey Netherton, Janu­ ruary 21, 1965, to the James E. Sullivans, So. Toms River, New Jersey. 4 4 4 Cynthia Charlene Conner, born November 30, 1964, to. the Charlie C. Conners, Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 David Durham, born March 7, 1965, to the Garth Durhams, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 Jakie Faircloth, born January 12, 1965, to the Jakie Faircloths, New Orleans, La. The deatha of the following Seafarers have been reported 4 4 4 to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment James Harris, born March 3, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 1965, to the James Harris, Salis­ bury, North Carolina. card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Tonnes Hofve, 40: Brother Hofve was reported missing at sea on Oct. 22, 1960, from aboard the Orion Planet, near Trondheim, Norway. A mem­ ber of the SIU since 1952, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He is sur­ vived by his sis­ ter, Ingaborg Maland. 4 4 4 James Billy Dyess, 31: Brother Dyess died July 25, 1964, of acci­ dental causes, in New Orleans, La. A member of the deck department, he joined the Un­ ion in 1951. He is survived by his ex - wife, Mrs. Norma Ruth Dyess. Burial was in the Lake Lawn Park Cemetery, New Orleans. La. John Carey Hawk, 23: Brother Hawk died Dec. 23, 1964, in San Francisco, of in­ juries received in an accident. A member of the SIU since 1958, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. John Hawk, the father of the deceased, was named ad­ ministrator of his estate. Burial was in the Olivet Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Calif. 4 4.4 Vernon Joseph Hall, 41: An ab­ dominal ailment proved fatal to Brother Hall on Dec. 2, 1964, while he was aboard the Mar­ garet Brown in Karachi, Pakis­ tan. A noember of the steward de­ partment, he joined the SIU in 1939. He is sur­ vived by bis wife, Mrs. Larleitta 4 4 4 George C. Truesdale, 57: Brother C. Hall. Burial was in Mobile, Ala. Truesdale succumbed to a stomach 4 4 4 ailment in Jack­ Francis W. Cahill, 59: Brother sonville, Fla., on Cahill died of a heart ailment on Nov. 12, 1964. A Nov. 19, 1964, in member of the Cleveland, Ohio. Union since 1948, A member of the he sailed in the SIU-Great Lakes deck department. Tug and Dredge H i s wife, Mrs. Region since Rosamond Ar1961, he sailed lene Truesdale, as a deckhand. survives. He was He is survived by buried in the Evergreen Ceme­ his brother, John tery, Jacksonville, Fla. Cahill. Burial 4 4 4 was in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Tully Robertson, 72: Brother Cleveland, Ohio. Robertson died Nov. 10, 1964, in 4 4 4 Dallas, Texas, of Grover Cleveland Maddox, 53: natural causes. Brother Maddox died Dec. 3, 1964, A member of the in Duval, Fla. of Union since 1939, a lung ailment. he sailed in the A member of the steward depart­ SIU since he ment until he rejoined in 1951, he tired in 1957. sailed in the deck Surviving is his department. He wife, Mrs. Mattie is survived by his Jo Robertson. Burial' was in the Forest Lawn brother, Martin G. Maddox. Bur­ Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. ial was in Rock 4 4 4 Nelson John Wood, 64: Heart Hill, S. C. 4 4 4 disease proved fatal to Brother Benjamin Licado, 53: Brother Wood on Dec. 1, 1964, While at Licado succumbed to a heart at­ home in Brook­ tack March 14, lyn, N.Y. A mem­ 1965 aboard the ber of the SIU Alcoa Master in Newark, New since he joined Jersey. A mem­ in 1946, he sailed ber of the Union in the steward since 1955, Bro­ department untii ther Licado sail­ his retirement in ed in the stew­ 1963. His daugh­ ards department. ter, Mrs. Audrey McGovern, sur­ He is survived vives. He was cremated at the Fresh Pond Cemetery, Middle Vil­ by his wife, Beatrice. Brother Licado was buried in Maryland. lage, N.Y. 4 4 4 Michael Weekley, born July 18, 1964, to the Joseph E. Weekleys, Biloxi, Miss. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Amy Frances La Porte, born February 15, 1965, to the James La Portes, Detroit, Mich. Kevin Michael Drake, born No­ vember 27, 1964, to the Donald Drakes, Saginaw, Mich. ' Xprli 'Mi MIBB All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Serafin Lopez Ahmed Ahmed Conway Beard M. Martsangelos W. Bechllvanis Gerald McCarthy Warren Mclntyra Robert Burton David McKlnley Michael Cekot George Meltzer Dan Covaney David Collins Norway Morris Al Nelson Thomas Cox Otto Niessner G. Crabtree Frank O'Brien James Cronin E. Cuenca NIkodem Olen Fernando Dacanay Aniceto Pedro Vincent Qulnn Daniel Doheny Julio Quinonez Leahman Denton E. Reyes Domlnick Fois Henry Richardson Stanley Friedman Robert Roedel Robert Gabel Joe Saxton James Gillian A. Scaturro Julio Gonzalez Charles Haymond \ Warren Smith Henry Stanczak Grant Johnson George Trapelai Al KarczewskI Samuel White Lawrence Kehoa Jack Woods W. Kowalczyk James Xldlas Robert KuczynskI James Lewis -I USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Earl J. Adams C. E. Cummlngs Aleck Lee Alford F. P. Daugherty Stanley Barras Harry D. Emmett Joseph P. Barraco Marshall Foster Howard A. Berglne Luis Franco Clayton Frost 0. L. Blackman James E. Gamble C. W. Breedlane M. L. Gomino John P. Brooks Joseph Carr Stanlon L. Grice Eric Gromberg Jack B. Cheramie Wade B. Howell J. C. Childress Walter Harris Mallory Coffey Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representatives and their alternates. Ail expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this Is: Earl Shepard. Chairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930. New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you al all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOO has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective mehibership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are -cjearly set forth in the SIU constitntion and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic osigin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best Interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAO are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If St any time s Seafarer feels that any of the sbeve rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at. headquarters by certltlsd mall, return receipt requested. GeralC G. Raynal Leon M. Hinson James Reean Timothy R. Holt Sam Robinson Frank F. James P. I. Scanlan Wm. E. Kennedy Richard A. Kinney Shelby SIzemora Daniel W. Sommers Percy J. LIbby Wllber Sorenson Lawyer McGrew William H. Todd Lonnio McKenna Thomas A. Trehern Ethel Messonnler Gregoria Troche Andrew MIe Angel J. Urti C. Nixon Joseph Vanacor F. H. Nobles John Ward Carl J. Palmquist Anthony J. Zanca V. P. Pizzltolo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND S. Messina Joseph B. Arceo Joseph E. Caunder William Nickel Frank Ortiz Antonio Carrano James Pendergrass Richard Carter William Sargent N. J. Duhadaway Clyde Van Epps Philip Jeffers Justice P. Hughes Luther E. ZatorskI Eric Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Greidia C. Ingram John Armstead Marion Luksa Basilio Boschi Benjamin Brinkley Hertford B. Rica Ralph V. Twiddy A. J. Jarvis H. C. Willingham Charles A. Jarvis USPHS HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA A. N. Kitchings F. Marvin Rose, Jr. R. B. Pardo H. A. Simons C. E. Lee, Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS Gene Adkins Augustus Hickey Lawrence Campbell John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Charles Cornitius Leonard A. Polk Harry G. Reynolds John H. Edgerton Dave E. Roberts R. Fontana Wm. C. Scruggs Edw. Kocanowski Waitus Lockerman Frank Taylor James L. Ward Walter McDonald A. Nelson James E. Walker Gustavo Osuna E. C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Felix P. Amora V. V. Gontarski Alexander Di Brodie Pablo R. OJera Lawrence Bartlett H. K. Shellenberger Edison R. Brown Simeon Vergara S. Escobar Patrick C. White G. W. Fournier Francis J. White USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Harold Carroll Harold Murphy Ray Kersten D. R. H. F. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON L Bryant B. G. Garrino W. Bunner H. I. Nichols McCullough H. D. Silverstein X. Donovan B. Spear USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Francis McGuire Leroy Axline Thomas McGuire Ralph Bocco William May Comer Burney Viola Hull James Meadows Joseph Jarvis Fred Stansfield Nicholas Telegadas Kenneth Kane Earl J. Theisen Herbert Kangers Clarence Troy Elmer Koch George Koehler John Waterman Ben Williams Richard Kujawa Ray Wimsett Clarence Lenhart USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. Deibler Abraham Mander • Abe Gordon Max Olson Thomas Lehay H i?5 SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen A. Gutierrez William Kenny Edwin Harriman Harry MacDonald USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Paul Lacey James' McGee ' V U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D.C. William Thomson VA HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA R. Arsenault Robert VA HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN Asbahr VA HOSPITAL WEST HAVEN. CONNECTICUT Paul Kolesnick I VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomas Manion VA HOSPITAL HINES, ILLINOI? Oscar Kvaas PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA David Taylor PENNINSULAR GENERAL HOSPITAL SALISBURY, MARYLAND Richard Savage i �.VIprn M. ISSI SEAFARERS hj4 liirector UNION MLLS SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18 Mich. VInewoed 3-4741 PRESIDENT Paul Hal) EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndaey WllUams Al Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 177 State St. Ed Riley. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROn 10225 W. .leffersoii Aye. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn HVaclnth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSUNVlLLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Morris, Agent ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Nelra, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaointh 9-6600 NORFOLK . 115 3rd St. Cordon Spencer.- Acting Agent .622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 8. 4th St. . 'in Fay. Acting Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Frcemont St. Paul Gonsorchik, Agent TtOuglas 2-4401 ''•snk Drozak. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR . 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 723-8594 SEATTLE 2505 lat Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent TErminal 4-2528 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Flnnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 £. BalUmore St •EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State SI .Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6800 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. Jax ELgln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave Tel soQ.vaaa PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4th St Tel. 622-1892-rNORFOLK 115 Third St. DEwey 6-3838 TAMPA 312 H.arnson St Tel. 229-2788 Great Lakes I SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY ;....733 Washington TL 3-9259 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave, So. Chicago, ni. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 West 25th St. MAln 1-5450 DULUTH 312 W. 2nd St. RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address; P.O. Box 287 ELgln 7-2441 inland Boatmen's Union GREAT lAKES TUG S DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Drodze Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Richard L. Tillman BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave. Arthur Miller, Agent TR 6-1536 CHICAGO 2300 N. KlmbaU Trygve Varden, Agent —ALbany 2-1154 CLEVELAND ..... 1420 W. 25th St. Tom Gerrlty, Agent 621-5450 DETROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park, Mich. Ernest Demerse, Agent ... DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St. RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address mall to Brlmley, Mich. Wayne Weston, Agent. .BRlmley 14-H 5 TOLEDO 423 Central St. CH 2-7751 PW« Tirea^-llim LaC Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. DULUTH Box No. 66 South Range, Wis. Ray Thomson, Agent .. . Export 8-3024 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky, Ohio Harold Rutlisatz, Agent MAin 6-4573 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Dr. Joseph Miller, Agent SHerman 4-6645 SAULT STE. MARIE 1086 Muple St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrose 2'8847 Rivers Ssctien ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del Mar L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 7th St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAIIWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-0104 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimuie St EAstprn Z.snri,. NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA 115 Third St. 622-1892-3 2604 S 4 th St. DEwey 6-3818 United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 5304 Canal St. Tug Ftfemen, linemen, WAInut 8-3207 Oilers A Watchmen's Section JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ELgln 3-0987 Tom Bums MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. ASHTABULA, 0 1644 W. Third St. FRanklin 7-3564 John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8532 MOBILE ...1 S. Lawrence St. BUFFALO 18 Portland St. HEmlock 2-1754 Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-7095 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng, S. Chicago Phone 529-7546 Robert Affleck, Agent ESsex 5-9570 NORFOLK lis Third St. CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25th St. Phone 622-1892-3 W. Hearns, Pro-Tem Agent MA 1-5450 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St. DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison St. DEwey 6-3818 Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. TAMPA 312 Harrison St. AVenue 44)071 Phone 229-2788 BOSTON John Edward Misakian Robert L. Evans Please contact McCutcheon & You are requested to contact your mother at the following ad­ Groshong, Esgs., Immediately re­ dress: Mrs. R. L. Evans Sr., Onan- garding your case. cock, Virginia, R.I., Box 204. ZZZ t) t> t> Charles Ingles Hampson Julian Booth Please contact your wife imme­ You are asked to contact Mr. diately at 3114 Sipp Ave., MedA. C. Olsen at 1616 S.E. 4'th ford. Long Island. Court, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Z. t. z- Neil D. Matthey It is most urgent that you con­ tact your wife as soon as possible. ^ z. t. Benigno Regueira You are asked to contact your wife or daughter regarding your property. Anyone knowing the where-abouts of the above-named is asked to contact Mrs. C. Abad, 69 Avon Place, Vineland, N.J. ^ Z Ji- RICHARD P, MOTTRAM A request has been received that you get in touch with Dorothy I. Dube, Welfare Department Di­ rector, Town Hall, Amesbury, Massachusetts. $ Ralph Hampson Please contact Helen, regarding your daughter. Z Z Z Weaver Manning You are asked to contact Eugene Kohl at 117 Ivan Court, Brooklyn 29, New York. ZZZ Income Tax Refunds Checks for the following men are being held by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP building, 450 Har­ rison Street, San Francisco 5, Calif. Raymond H. Aiken, Alexander Ansaldo, Paul Arthofer, Oirtha S. Bushold, Eigll E. Hjehn, James Lear, Potenciano Paculba. Ring LostEnter Octopus, Ring Found Once upon a time, off the golden shores of Spain, Navy En­ sign Raymond T. Michelini dropped his Cardinal Hayes High School graduation ring over the side of the Destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy. Meanwhile, in a hole at the bot­ tom of the sea, lived a greedy eight-armed, bottom-combing oc­ topus that had a nasty habit of grabbing everything in sight and swallowing it. Long Trip Home Fortunately for Michelini, the octopus was slain by Francisco Gonzales Hernandez of Hulva, Spain. When Hernandez cut the beast open, lo and behold, he dis­ covered a golden ring in the crea­ ture's belly—the very one lost by Michelini months before. Seeing the inscription "Cardinal Hayes" engraved upon the ring, Hernandez was led to believe that it belonged to a Catholic Cardi­ nal. He turned It over to a priest, who wrote the U. S. Embassy in Madrid for help in finding the ring's owner. POLLS AND TALLY COMMinEE REPORT FOR 1965 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA CONVENTION DELEGATES h 1'^ Held in New York, AprU 19, 1965 We, the undersigned, of the Polls and Tally Committee of Headquarters and Port of New York, duly elected at a Special Meeting on April 19, 1965, in the Port of New. York, submit the following report: This Commitee was elected as per the instructions con­ tained In the letter to the membership from Paul Hall, President, dated March 8, 1965. We received from Headquarters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election for 1965 Convention Delegates. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots 1-2225, which had been issued to the following ports, as follows: Ballots Issued Port From To BOSTON 1 50 NEW YORK 51 350 PHILADELPHIA 351 450 BALTIMORE 451 650 NORFOLK 651 700 JACKSONVILLE 701 750 MIAMI .' 751 800 TAMPA -801 850 MOBILE 851 1150 NEW ORLEANS 1151 1550 HOUSTON 1551 1850 WILMINGTON ..... 1851 1900 SAN FRANCISCO 1901 2000 SEATTLE 2001 2100 DETROIT 2101 2125 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 2126 2225 We, the Committee, have checked the files of Head­ quarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the official ballots that had been sent tp them by Headquarters offices. This Committee in checking the election files main­ tained by Headquarters offices, has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following amount of sample ballots, broken down as follows: Port Ballots BOSTON : 3 NEW YORK 3 PHILADELPHIA 3 BALTIMORE 3 NORFOLK 3 JACKSONVILLE 3 MIAMI 3 TAMPA 3 MOBILE 3 NEW ORLEANS 3 HOUSTON 3 WILMINGTON 3 SAN FRANCISCO 3 SEATTLE 3 DETROIT 3 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 3 TOTAL 48 This committee has checked the files of Headquarters offices and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the sample ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. In addition to the above, this Committee, in accordance with the letter of March 8, 1965 previously referred to, has received from the various Ports of the Union, tele­ grams from the Polls and Tally Committee of these Ports giving the official tally of the ballots cast in their Port. This Committee has made these tallies a part of this offi­ cial Tally Committee's Report, as follows: Name BookNumber Votes 1. Cole, John C-8 67 2. Dacken, George D-26 658'* S.Dickey, Rex D-6 , 668'* 4 Di Giorgio, Joseph D-2 670* - 5. Drozak, .Frank D-22 670'* 6. Drozak, Paul D-180 673"* D-475 664'* 7. Du Bois, Norman W. 8. Erazo, Ernesto V. E-34 661"* 9. Fay, John F-363 663* H-125 666* 10. Hall, Leon H-1 691* 11. Hall, Paul 12. Hall, William H-272 675* 13. Jenkins, William J-78 656* 14. Kastina, Anthony K-5 656* K-7 680* 15. Kerr, Al M-20 667* 16. McAuley, E. B. 17. Matthews, Robert M-1 678* 18. Mongelli, Frank M-1111 6G6* 19. Mooney, Edward M-7 677* 20. Neira, Louis N-1 669* 21. Shepard, Earl S-2 679* 22. Spencer, Gordon S-1162 650* 23. Stewart, Freddie S-8 665* 24. Tanner, Al T-12 663* 25. Tanner, Cal T-l 670* 26. Terpe, Keith T-3 667* 27. Williams, Lindsey J. W-1 677* 28. Zubovich, Steven Z-13 651* NO VOTES: 851 VOIDS: 594 TOTAL VOTES: 19,548 •Denotes Elected This Committee recommends concurrence with this re­ port and that the Secretary-Treasurer advise all elected delegates as to date and place of the Convention. Fraternally submitted, DATE: April 20, 1965 : WILLIAM FUNK F-289 V (Name) (Book No.) EDGAR STARNS S-728 (Name) i (Book No.) RICKY MOTIKA M-134 (Name) (Book No,) ^ �SEAFARERS^LOG April 30 1965 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ^OT since the Korean War, has there been a controversy that has provoked such diver­ gent views as the present strife in Vietnam. The Vietnamese War, which bears resemblance to the Korean conflict before it, has divided segments of the American public over such issues as direct military intervention on for­ eign soil, the appropriate extent of U.S. com­ mitment, isolation versus involvement, and the motivations determining American participa­ tion. Respected and eminent figures, including people with liberal views, are to be found on both sides of the issue. Congressmen like Sena­ tor Wayne Morse, Senator Ernest Gruening, and Senator Frank Church have questioned, and opposed the U.S. role in South Vietnam. On the other hand, prominent Americans like Senator Paul Douglas and Economist John Ken­ neth Gailbraith, and Senator Thomas Dodd fully support the Administration policy. Perhaps the responsible opposition to official U.S. policy in Vietnam is best expressed by Senator Frank Church who recently declared: "Our reason for being in the Orient is not that of fashioning Asian governments. It is not Communism, as such, which accounts for our presence in the Far East, but rather the con­ tainment of Peiping. This can best be accornplished if China is ringed with stable, indepen­ dent governments, which refuse to be the pawn of Chinese ambition. As Yugoslavia has proved in Europe vis-a-vis Russia, even a Communist government can play such a role. "It would be to our advantage, then, to seek an international agreement for the neutraliza­ tion of the whole great region that used to be French Indo-China." At the same time, it appears that Senator Thomas J. Dodd speaks for a majority of the American people when he says: "Our withdrawal from Viet Nam ... will require more money, far more men, and far more American blood than we are today investing in the defense of Vietnam. What is more, it would involve a far greater risk of the major escalation that we seek to avoid," Security Involved Senator Dodd has also pointed out that "we are in Vietnam because our security and the secu­ rity of the entire free world demands that a firm line be drawn against the further advance of Communist Imperialism—in Asia, in Africa, in Latin America and in Europe. We are in Viet­ nam because it is our national interest to assist The Pros and Cons of VIET NAM The Labor Viewpoint every nation, large and small, which is . seeking to defend itself against Communist subversion, infiltration and aggression." President Johnson clarified the aims and posi­ tion of the U.S. in Vietnam when in a recent nationwide speech, he announced that the United States is ready and willing to enter into unconditional peace negotiations, wherever and whenever the Communists are willing to do so. In the same speech, he offered billions of of dollars to build where it could provide all men in that area with the means of living in security and dignity. The president also emphasized that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Viet Nam would not lead to an end of armed hostil­ ities. Pointing out that the conflict in South Vietnam is not a national struggle for liberation, hut rather an attempt at con­ quest by the Communist North, Johnson declared that any pull-out on the part of the United States could only serve to in­ crease the pace of the war and assure a Communist take-over. In addition, the President noted that while the Communist-provoked escalation of the war has caused many Americans to criticize the government for stepping up its operations against military installations, those same critics have been silent about the casualties suffered by American servicemen and South Vietnamese civilians. Labor Backs U.S. Bole Labor backs the U.S. role in Vietnam, sup­ porting a policy which has as its goal the safe­ guarding of that nation's independence and democratic institutions. Union members rec­ ognize the interdependence of free trade union movements everywhere. As it did in the early days of World War II, when many were calling for non-intervention and isolation, organized labor still retains its frontline position In the fight against totalitarianism. Under Commun­ ism, as under Fascism, where there is neither the right to organize or the right to strike, workers and their unions can only exist in servitude. The AFL-CIO, at the March meeting of its Executive Council reaffirmed its support of President Johnson's policy in Viet Nam and explained the real significance of the Viet­ namese struggle. The council took the follow­ ing position: "The war waged by the Vietcong gue­ rillas is not a local isolated war waged in some far distant jungle country. This war is of the greatest concern to the American people and the entire free world. If the Communists are allowed to seize South Vietnam, the position of the democratic forces would be dangerously undermined not only is Southeast Asia hut throughout the world. The Communist aggressors would then he encouraged and emboldened to resort to still further attacks and world peace would he accutely imperilled." ti I AFL-CIO President George Meany further clarified labor's stake in Vietnam, declaring: "Organized labor in our country has stead­ fastly opposed appeasement of all aggressorsMussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung and Khrushchev alike. In continuation of this policy we have time and again supported Presi­ dent Johnson's firm rejection of all proposals to appease the aggressors against the people of South Vietnam. "The people of South Vietnam, Berlin and every other area in the shadow of terror of Communist aggression can draw en­ couragement and strength from the Presi­ dent's timely assurance that the United States 'will always oppose the effort of one nation to conquer another nation.' We share the President's realization that this course must he pursued 'because our own security is at stake'." American workers, like all others concerned' with the preservation of democratic institu­ tions, have a vital stake in the preserva­ tion of freedom for the Vietnamese people and their right of self-determination. Should the coQamunists succeed it will mean the suppres­ sion of the freedom of the Vietnamese people, including the right to free trade unionism and and all that it guarantees. 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Title A name given to the resource April 30, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUSSIAN MERCHANT FLEET TO TOP U.S. NEXT YEAR WYOMING SUPREME COURT BACKS UNION HIRING HALLS SIU FIGHTS AGRICULTURE MOVE TO SCUTTLE 50-50 CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SIU FISHERMAN RAP JAPANESE BRISTOL BAY SALMON DEPLETION POLLS AND TALLY COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE RAILWAY MARINE REGION, INLAND BOATMEN’S UNION BIRTH AND DEATH OF A VOLCANIC ISLAND SIU-UIW WINS TWO NEW PACTS IN PHILLY SOVIET TRAWLERS POSE DOUBLE DANGER, NAVY SCIENTIST WARNS HARBOR DEPTH STANDARDS SOUGHT BY PORT OFFICIAL FOREIGN SHIP GROUPS STILL STALL FMC DATA REQUEST ROTTERDAM – SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD JOHNSON URGES CONGRESS GRNAT $150 MILLION FOR SEA RESEARCH SENATE GROUP PLANS AID FOR MIGRATORY WORKERS EXPLOITATION OF THE OCEANS POSES KNOTTY LEGAL PROBLEMS THE PROS AND CONS OF VIETNAM – THE LABOR VIEWPOINT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/30/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 9 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30c99f00496ea7436d92d49934110da7.PDF 16d59a6f6940e9ef958f271418d12686 PDF Text Text it Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 4. 1947 New fntl Officers Elected At Biennial Convention CHICAGO. Mtfich 28—Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, was today re-elected president of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union by the dele­ gates to the international's third biennial convention. John Hawk, secretary-treas­ urer of the SIU. Atlantic and Gulf District, waa elected sec­ retary-treasurer ^f the Inter­ national. Paul Hall. SIU New York Port Agent and Director of Or­ ganization. was elected first vice-president. Other vice-presidents elected were: Morris Weisberger. SUP New York Port Agent: Mrs. Andrea U. Gomez, of the Los Angeles Harbor Cannery Workers Union; Patrick McHugh. Atlan­ tic Fishermen's Union. Boston; Lester B a 11 i n g e r . Cannery Workers and Fishermen Union of San Diego. Cal Tanner, SIU Mobile Port Agent; Lester Caveny. Fish Cannery .Workers Union of the Pacific, and Edward Coester. SUP Seattle Port Agent. The delegates also unanim­ ously voted to hold the next convention in Baltimore, Md. Seafarers Testify Before NLRB On Isthmian Election NEW YORK — Final hearings in the Isthmian Steamship Lines' election case are now in the sec­ ond week before the National La­ bor Relations Board. Testimony by members of the NMU, which is protesting the results of the elected won over­ whelmingly by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, has been con­ cluded. Officials and members of the SIU are now testifying before the board. Upon conclusion of the present hearings, all testimony will be assembled and submitted to NLRB headquarters for a final ruling on the case. The NMU has been doing eveiything in Its power to pre­ vent Isthmian seamen from en­ joying the advantages of the representation they chose by bal­ lot. When the results of the elec­ tion to determine a collective bargaining agent for the Isth­ mian men were first announced, the NMU immediately filed pro­ test to hold up certification of the SIU. The case then went before the regional office of the NLRB. The NMU's charges and challenges held no water in the opinion of this body, which ruled that the Seafarers had won the election. The desperate NMU again chal­ lenged the NLRB decision and appealed to the national office for further hearing and review of the case. The hearings now being conducted are a result of latest NMU appeal. With the NMU having shot its last bolt in the way of legal technicalities to withhold from Isthniian seamen the. collective bargaining agent of their own choosing, final judgment now ap­ pears in view. Men who sail the Isthmian ves­ sels should shortly be able to join their Brothers in receiving the best wage and working con­ ditions in maritime under the banner of the SIU. Testimony of seven Seafarers heard this week by the NLRB appears on page 4. SIU Convention Plans Expansion; Gaiis For End To Panama Transfers CHICAGO — The third biennial convention of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, AFL, came to an end on Saturday, March 29, after having outlined definite plans for the future of the Union. Without dissent, the delegates, representing over 90,000 seamen, fishermen, and fish cannery workers, voted to boycott Panamanian ships, and to ask similar ac- NIRB To Hold Union Election (h Mothiosen PHILADELPHIA—As a result of SIU action, the unlicensed personnel of the SS Petrolite, a tanker operated by Mathiasen's Tanker Industries, Incorporated, will have a chance to be repre­ sented by the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. For a period of more than three months the Union has been petitioning the National Labor Relations Board for such an election. When the Petrolite ne.xt ar­ rives in a United States port during the month of April, the election will be held, with the choice lying between the SIU and "no union." It is hoped that the Union will win by a large majority. AFL Maritime Trades Dept Holds Successful Meeting in Chicago CHICAGO — With representa­ tives from four AFL Maritime Unions, and observers from other AFL and foreign unions present, the AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment held its second national meeting here fallowing the SIU Convention. The most important item of business taken up by the meeting was the resolution on Panaman­ ian ships adopted by the SIU. Without a dissenting vote, this also became the position of the Department. (See separate story for text of the resolution.) Delegates from the Masters, Mates, and Pilots, the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Associa­ tion, the International Brother­ hood of Firemen and Oilers, and the SIU were in attendance, with observers from the the Team­ sters Brotherhood, and the Int e r n a t i onal Transportworkers Federation also present. President Lundeberg, Paul Hall, Morris Weisberger, and Ed No. 14 Coester were the elected dele­ gates from the Seafarers. No constitution was adopted at this meeting, but this item is scheduled for action at the next meeting. John R. Owens, Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the ILA, will continue to sej ve as Executive Secretary of the Maritime Trades Department. ELIGIBILITY DEFINED Membership in the Depart­ ment was confined solely to the four Unions having representa­ tives at the meeting, plus the Commercial Telegraphers Union and the International Brother­ hood of Teamsters. The last named, while at pres­ ent not Affiliated to the MTD, gave assurances, through its ob­ servers, that this would be dis­ cussed at the next Teamster Convention. Cognizance was taken of the fact that many organizations, (Cottiimed om Peg* J) ttion from the AFL Maritime ^ Trades Department, and the Internat ional Transportworkers Federation, if the practice of transferring ships to Panaman­ ian legistry is not brought to an immediate halt. At the meeting of the Mari­ time Trades Department, which followed the SIU Convention, this i-esolution was unanimously CHICAGO — With the certain adopted. The Convention started off on knowledge that continuation of the wave of the most successful the shipowners' present practice year in the Union's history. of transferring ships to Pana­ Much progress has been made manian registry would result in since the last convention, both throwing thou.sands of United in organization and in gains for States seamen out of work, the the membership. Third Biennial Convention of the With past progress as a basis, Seafarers International Union of the Convention made many plans North America adopted a resolufor expansion, and the organiza-1 tion calling on the Government tional work among seamen, fish­ to halt such transfers. ermen, and fish cannery work­ Meeting in Chicago, after the ers, as well as in allied fields. conclusion of the SIU Convenwas assured success by the en-1 tion, the AFL Maritime Trades thusiasm of the Delegates. j Department concurred wholeGREAT LAKES i heartedly with the resolution. In the event that the GovernSpecial emphasis was placed on the present organizing drive nient dpes not take the necessary on the Great Lakes. Here, it was' action, the resolution called for a pointed out, the SIU has a great boycott of the fink halls sending chance to unionize seamen who! seamen to these ships, and for have not had the advantages of picketing of Panamanian ships wherever and whenever they an organization before. ^he touched U. S. ports. To bolster the drive This action, if entered into, is Lakes, a member of the Log Staff wa.s as.signed to work full | to be brought to the attention of time with the organizers, and the | the entire American Federation President of the SIU was in­ of Labor and the International structed to notify all ports and Transportworkers Federation. The text of the SIU and AFL affiliates of the necessity for full MTD stand on the subject of support in this campaign. U. S.' ships transferred to Pana­ REI>ORTS READ manian registry appears on Reports of various committees page 6. were read by Brother John Mogan, SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict, who was elected reading clerk. These reports, and the ac­ tions taken on each one. follow: To carry on Ibe work of The report of the Credentials returning sick and injured Committee was accepted as read. merchant seamen to health, Reports of the two Executive the Marine Hospital on Staten Board meetings of March, 1945, Island has put out a call for and August, 1945, were tabled blood donors of all types. with certain sections referred to All men who wish to do­ various committees. Before the nate blood to aid their fel­ convention adjourned, these sec­ low seamen can do so by call­ tions were acted upon. ing at the offices of the Sta­ President Lundeberg's Report ten Island Marine Hospital. was accepted with the amend- Marine Bept Backs SIU On Panama Ships Blood Donors (Oomtirmfd on Pout 5) �J'""' Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. April 4, 1947 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Vnblishcd Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 4* S* HARRY LUNDEBERG ... 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. •••1 President JOHN HAWK Secy-Trcas., Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. FRED FARNEN Secy-Treas. Gt. Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Setting The Pace There's every indication that things arc going to boom on the American waterfront from now on, and most of that booming will be done by the Seafarers International Union of North America. The SIU Convention, which last week finished its deliberations in Chicago, made plans which will set the maritime industry by its heels. Of course, the itcin most under discussion was the question of transferral of American ships to Panamanian registry. This maneuver was scon for v/hat it actually is— a plan by which United States shipowners can thumb their noses at the law, and eventually ruin the living standards of U. S. seamen. To this the Convention answered with a flat "no." Too lon^ have American seamen fought to come out of the rut into which they have been forced by the grasping bosses. They are resolved never to return to the days of pitiful wages, moldy food, and blue sheets. And they didn't keep their distaste to themselves, either. They let the people of the United States, and the World, know cxactl)' hov.^ they feel abcjut the "phony" transfers, and they called upon the President of the United States and the Congress to take steps to halt any more such illegal deals. Then they took a position which has to bring action. If Congress and the President don't put a stop to this business "within a reasonable length of time," then the Convention has gone on record to boycott Panamanian ships wherever and whenever they touch U. S. Ports. The Convention did not confine itself solely to the issue of Panamanian transfers. The Great Lakes Organiz­ These are ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, ing Campaign was thoroughly discussed, and all .sections as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging of the International pkdged full support to the drive to heavily on their huida. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ make the "Great Lakes SIU, too." ing to them. Organizational apparatus was tightened, and the en­ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL ERNEST SIDNEY thusiastic Delegates laid down a program for increased EDWARD CAIN, Jr. GUS KREZTER activity in this field. From the requests for affiliation MICHAEL LUCAS C. MASON which come into the International, the excellent record of MATHEW CARSON STEVE MOGAN SAM TOWSON the SIU has made its Tnark on the American labor move­ R. B. "BOB" WRIGHT JOHN LYTUS N. LONGTINE ment. JOSE AQUIAR ED. DUDEK It will be two more years until another SIU Conven­ WILLIAM JOYE J. J. O'NEILL tion is held—the next one will be in Baltimore, Maryland. E. J. NAVARRE TED BABKOWSKI JAMES McMAHON (G.L.) In that period of time the American labor movement faces J. N. HULL JOHN RILEY (G.L.) great trials. We in the Seafarers arc prepared to fight to C. TYNER protect the gains won so far, and to press for eveft greater C. J. COMPAN 5. i i. WM. H. CAO advantages for the seamen, fishermen, and fish cannery J. STATEN ISLAND HOSP. W. DENNIS workers who make up our International. » ED. CUSTER Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Doing Their Share This week's edition of the LOG carries more about the fishermen and fish cannery workers than ever before. Not too many members of the SIU know that the Inter­ national is composed of fishermen and cannery workers as well as seamen. These other groups in the SIU have done their share in building this Union up to its present high plane. It's a real pleasure to carry news of the activities of our Broth­ ers and Sisters in the International, and it is our hope that they will send us more news, from time to time, to be car­ ried in the columns of the Seafarers LOG. WM. BROCE, Jr. GEO. F. DUFFY ADAM KARPOWICH C. LOCIGNO WM. MEAGHER D. LAUBERSHEIMER G. F. HART H. N. LEAVELLE S. .HAMILTON % X BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JOHN ASHFORD JOHN APPLE JOHN ROX ALBERT HAWKINS ANTONIO AMARAL CHARLES SIMMONS R. G. MOSSELLER JAMES T. MOORE P. SYRAX K. KORNELIUSSEN C. H. SULLIVAN E. E. CASEY M. J. LYDEN H. BEECHER L. L. MOODY M. BAUCSKI M. MORRIS W. R. BLOOM J. BOLGER L. NELSON L. A. CORNWALL C. M. HOUCHINS E. CARERRAS H. L. TILLOT rz. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tue.=day—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) M. J. FIELDS JOHN A. DYKES R. RIVERA C. E. SMITH GALVESTON HOSPITAL OLSEN BENNETT GALANE R. V. JONES HUTCHENSON STAEINZ MILKE FLESHER AKIN GRAVES BREASHAR KOW LIM 4. MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY MANUEL CARDANA C. A. GARNET R. H. DAVIS W. J. SULLIVAN A. SABOURIN S. P. MORRIS E. L. MYERS �m I 'i Friday. April 4, 1947 AFL Maritime Trades Dept Holds Confab (Continued from Pege 1) other than those noted on the eligibility list, have applied for membership in the various Port Councils. However, it was pointed out that the Department was created solely for the purpose of banding together AFL Maritime Unions for the specific purpose of fight= ing common problems, and for that reason it was thought best to deny membership to any Local union whose International Body was not affiliated to the Mari­ time Trades Department. The Port Councils came in for great praise. In every Port where such a Council has been established, the cooperation of the groups has been of the high­ est, and this factor has contri­ buted to the success of each in­ dividual port undertaking. Since the department was formed, its cost to the SIU, or to the other Internationals, has been virtually nothing to speak of. Charters for Port Councils cost $25.00, this charge being made to cover printing and mail­ ing. Contrast this with the fantas­ tic sums of money expended by the late-but-unlamented Commit­ tee for Maritime Unity. While they spent a fortune and accom­ plished nothing, the AFL Mari­ time Unions won overwhelming victories without draining the re­ sources of any of the affiliated Unions. THE SEAFARERS LOG On The Ball Last week the SUP won the Tankers of Standard Oil of California: a smashing victory. Above is Serge Novp., one of the International Organizers who did the job. White caps off to him, and the others who brought this big company into the SIU camp. Seafarers Makes Expansion Plans; Calls Halt To Panama Transfers (Continued from Page 1) ment to refer parts of it to the various committees for their con­ sideration. The SIU Delegates Report on the London meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission was ac cepted as read. The same ,was true of the Report of the Mari time Section, International Labor Office Conference, held at Seat tie, Washington. In the case of the Report of the International Labor Office meeting of Special Committee on Chief Stewards If your requisition is cut. or if the food is not up to par. notify all three Delegates at once so that the ship will not sail until the matter has been straightened out. It is the responsibility of the Steward to check the stores before the ship sails, and any complaints made far at sea won't do the crew any good if they have to eat short rations or poor food. No Reforms Yet At Neponsit Despite Ballyhoo In Pilot Inspired by a self-appointed new cooks were hired to fill the ho.spital delegate, Alfred Claus­ positions of cooks who had left. en, whom it is rumored has as­ Thus the number of cooks re­ pirations of becoming a Patrol-, mains the same. man in Corpus Christi, the NMU According to the seamen there, Pilot last week printed a story the Chief Dietician, during her claiming that the deplorable visit talked to none of the pa­ food situation at Neponsit Mar­ tients, but devoted all her time ine Hospital has been corrected to conferring with the Hospital and is now satisfactory to the staff trying to discover means of seamen patients. pacifying the patients without However, the deluge of phone making any concrete reforms. calls received by the SIU from The fact that no new cooks burned up patients, both SIU were added and the appropria­ and NMU, point to the contrary. tion was insufficient to raise According to the Pilot story, the standard of the diet is the feeding of the men has been proof enough that nothing was improved through the appropri­ done for the seamen. ation of more money. However, The NMU, which only became the appropriation was only five aware of the problems of sea­ cents per man and that was men in the marine hospitals made at the beginning of last within the past few months after year. the SIU had been fighting for Since the appropriation of the better conditions all along, has money, the cost of food has gone failed miserably in this attempt­ up 50 percent and wiped out ed white wash of conditions at Neponsit. the small increase in funds. It is one more case of the In fact, the hospital is having NMU trying to pull the wool difficulty maintaining even the over the eyes of its member­ low level of food that has been ship and make them believe served the patients. that they are going to bat for As chairman of the Neponsit their sick brothers. hospital committee, Clausen, who Seamen at the hospital have fabricated the story, claimed now received the crowning blow that the Head Dietician from the to the phony Pilot story. Surgeon General's office was This week NMU Secretary called in, studied the situation Ferdinand Smith sent a letter to and made corrections by the ad­ the U. S. Public Health Service dition of three new cooks. thanking them for the reforms The truth of the matter is brought about. that no additional cooks wei-e The seamen at Neponsit are added, but due to the big turn- still trying to find out, what re­ ov^er in hospital personnel, three forms Smith is talking about. Page THree By JOHNNY JOHNSTON Continuous Employment, Entry,, District and the Pacifc District, Training and Promotion, held in I were discussed, and the CommitLondon, it was the Delegates tee on Seamen's Organization wish to refer this report to the and Grievances voted to reaffirm Legislative Committee. the positions taken by the SIU In close order, the Reports of Nation-Wide Seamen's Confer­ the Atlantic and Gulf District, ence, held in Chicago from March the Pacific District, the Great 19 to March 23, 1945. Lakes District, the * Cannery Before the convention adjourn­ Workers Union of the Pacific, ed, elections were held, (see sepa­ Vice-President Morris Weisberg- rate story for results) and Balti­ er, and International Representa­ more, Maryland, was picked as tive Earl Sheppard, were read the site of the next convention. and accepted. Where applicable, AID MINERS' SURVIVORS certain sections of the reports were referred to specific commit­ The sum of $1,000 was donated tees. to the support and maintenance of the dependents of the 111 ALL SECTIONS miners killed in the Centralia, Il­ All other sections of the Intei'- linois, catastrophe, and President national reported before the end Lundeberg was empowered to of the Convention. draft a telegram to President Besides the resolution on boy­ Truman, asking for- the resigna­ cott of ships transferred to for­ tion of Secretary of the Interior eign registry, the Convention Krug. also took stands on other issues After six full days of planning, of interest to the International. hearing and acting on reports. Among these, approval for the' and holding Committee meetings International to loan $40,000 to to implement the interests of the the Cannery Workers and Fish- SIU membership, the Convention ermens Union of San Diego, adjourned Saturday evening, California, this money to be used' March 29. in the purchase of a building in All action taken at the Con­ San Diego. vention is subject to the approval The loan is for the period of or disapproval of the membership four months, which is the time of each component union com­ necessary for the collection of an prising the International. assessment. A complete transcript of the regarding reciprocal convention, when prepared, will Rules shipping and hospital benefits; be placed aboard every SlU-conbetween the Atlantic and Gulf traded ship. The luxurious presidential yacht, the Mayflower, has had a strange and varied career. At one time or another, this vessel has been a fleet flagship, a plea­ sure cruiser, a decommissioned hulk, and an armed escort. But now the ship whose decks were trod by five presidents. King Edward VII of England, and Kaiser Wilhelm of Ger­ many, has been sold for $20,000 and will soon see service as a seal hunter. 4. Upon receipt of the State ab­ For tnose seamen who want to The gallant old ship was vote in the coming elections, here sentee ballot, execute it in ac­ bought by the Navy in 1898 and are seven rules that must be fol­ cordance with instructions which fought several actions in the lowed, otherwise your vote may accompany it. Where permitted Spanish-American War. She was not be counted. A merchant sea­ by State law, as indicated on the at one time Admiral Dewey's man is eligible to vote in the ballot or accompanying instruc­ own flagship. State in which he has voting resi­ tions, the oath may be taken and Theodore Roosevelt took her dence, but he must first obtain attested by a Warrant or Non­ over during his presidency. Fol­ an absentee ballot from the Sec­ commissioned Officer of the lowing this she saw much ser­ retary of State in the capital of Army or Navy, or by Masters, vice, particularly under Cool- the State in which such residence First Officers, Chief Engineers and Pui'sers of vessels document­ idge. President Hoover, however, is maintained. ed under the laws of the United had her decommissioned as an Hold on to the following rules States. economy move. so that there will be no question 5. If the State ballot material The grand old ship served in on procedure when the time is so firmly stuck together when any role that was assigned to comes round to elect new local received that it has to be opened her, and now she waits patient­ and national Government offi­ forcibly, open it in the manner ly at the dock, ready to go to cials: ' least injurious to the material. sea again. After executing ballot, seal S- 5- 4' nstriictions For Obtain- the envelope in the the most prac­ The first shipment of crude ng and Voting A State ticable way and write the follow­ rubber to Gulf Ports since Pearl ing statement on the back of the Harbor came, into New Orleans Absentee Ballot by A envelope: "Envelope flap was on the SS Azalea, which arrived lember of the Merchant stuck when received, requiring on March 18 from Malaya. forced opening before voting." Marine 4- 4- 4. This statement should be signed During the past year we have 1. Obtain a postcard application by the voter and the person ad­ had quite a few members who from any of the sources indicated ministering the voter's oath. thought that they had the right below: 6. Mail the executed ballot (and to salvage if their ship ran Office of the United States Mari- oath if on separate paper) in the aground and they helped to un­ return envelope provided there­ liine Commission load cargo or worked to get the with, free of United States post­ Office of the United States Ship­ ship afloat. That was incorrect, age including airmail, to the ad­ ping Commissioner and led to many misunderstand­ dressee named on the envelope Local Union Headquarters ings. or in the instructions. Here is the law laid down by United Seamen's Service Clubs 7. An application for a State the Courts of Admiralty con­ Seamen's Institutes. absentee ballot may also be made 2. Fill in every item on the by means of a personal letter cerning salvage. postcard, being careful to print mailed to the Secretary of the Salvage is an allowance given your name, the name of your State in whicli the applicant has to volunteers who assist in sav­ ship and operator, the address to his voting residence, or in such ing a ship or cargo or a por­ tion of it. The salvage is based which the ballot should be sent, other manner as may be pre­ on the extent of the prevailing and then sign it with your full scribed by the law of such State. hazard, and the labor and peril name under oath. If a member of the merchant of saving the property. From 3. Mail the postcard (airmail marine desires further informa­ one tenth to one half the value postage free in United States tion with respect to registration, of the goods is paid. The crew mails) to the Secretary of State or his eligibility to vote, he should of a ship can claim no salvage at the capital of the State in write to the Secretary of the for saving their own vessel or which you have a voting resi­ State in which he has a voting dence. her cargo." residence. VOTING RULES FOR SEAMEN �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Four Friday, April 4. 1847 No Collusion Shown At isthmian Hearing NEW YORK—On Monday the National Maritime Union, CIO rested its case before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board and with the questioning of its witnesses, it became obvious that the NMU had not substantiated its charges of collusion between the Seafarers and the Isthmian Steamship Company. Once the NMU had rested, the SIU took the offensive. Attorney Ben Sterling, and Attorneys Henry Kai.ser and James A. Glenn, from the office of Joseph Padway, who represents the Na­ tional AFL, tore the NMU case to shreds with testimony from many witnesses. The first seven witnesses to be <3uest:oned for the SIU were Mi­ chael R, Baal, Charles Joseph •jDougherty, Joseph A. Torrisi, John Carmello, Raymond Kosch, Homer Leslie Ames, and Roland Julius Strom. . Each was asked specific ques­ tions as to whether or not he had been sent to the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company, for a job, by any SIU official, and to a man they refuted the charge. DIGEST OF TESTIMONY Here is the way their testi­ mony shaped up: Michael Baal was asked whether or not he had been .given a note by the SIU when he went down Jo the company office for a job. When he answered "no," he was then asked whether he gave any sign to the hiring officer that he was from the SIU. Question: (by Mr. Sterling) Did you receive any instructions from anybody at the SIU how to get the job? Answer: No, I didn't. I happen­ ed to be in the Hall and some one asked me there if I wanted to take 'an Isthmian ship. I need­ ed the money so naturally I took the job. In questioning Charles Dough­ erty, it was brought out by Mr. Sterling that the reason Dough­ erty applied for an Isthmian job was because he saw signs in the SIU Hall asking men to "Ship Isthmian" and he therefore went to the company office to fill out an application. He took sick soon after being assigned to the Cape Orange, and did not vote on that ship or any other Isthmian vessel. NO SECRET SIGN In each case the NMU lawyer tried to force an admission from the witness that he had to give a secret sign to the hiring master of the company before he was as­ signed to a ship. But each time 1; the manuever was unfruitful. The questioning of Joseph A. Torrisi brought out that although he had applied for a job at the Isthmian Company office on sev­ eral occasions, he had been uni­ formly unsuccessful. Question: (by Mr. Sterling) Now, were you ever employed aboard any of the Isthmian Com­ pany ships? Answer: No. Q, Have you ever made any ['efforts to try to get a job with Isthmian? A, Yes, several times. Cross - examination by Mr, Kosenfeld, the NMU Attorney, only strengthened the fact that repeated visits to the Isthmian office had not ended up in a job for Torrisi, ~ Testimo'ny by John Carmello TESTIFIED FOR SEAFARERS BEFORE NLRB the Poland Victory, but Strom countered with, "why not? I do not see any crime in that, I have been a union member since 1914, which I have proof of right here." Further questioning failed to disclose anything that might be remotely considered collusion, and the witness was excused. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that the NMU case is built on air, and that the present hear­ ings are being employed only as another stalling device to save face for the union. JOHN CARMELLO LESLIE AMES CHARLES DOUGHERTY followed closely on the same lines of those who preceded him. He reiterated that going up to apply for an Isthmian ship was his own idea, and that his many attempts had been unsuccessful. Question: Did you apply for a job? Answer: Yes, sir. Q. Did they ask if you belong­ ed to any union? A. Yes. Q. What did you tell them? A. I told them I did not belong to a union. Q. Did anybody give you a note to the Isthmian? A. No. Q. Did anybody tell you to hold your SIU pin or button in your left hand or in your right hand? As in all cases when this ques­ tion was asked, the answer was "no." so he had gone down, on his own hook, to see whether or pot he could land a job. When questioning Homer Les­ lie Ames, the NMU Attorney tried to get Ames to state what companies the SIU is organizing at this time. However, Ames and Sterling were too clever for the NMU, and that move was quickly squelched. the same day was assigned to the Poland Victory. Subsequently he joined the Sea Triton and the Sea Fiddler, and each of those jobs was as the result of applying at the Isth­ mian office, NMU CASE COLLAPSED In cross-examination of this witness, Mr. Rosenfeld went over the testimony several times, but each time it became clearer and clearer that the "pattern of col­ lusion" which the NMU is trying to build up, exists solely in the minds of various NMU officials, Raymond Kosch, another SIU member who was refused em­ ployment by Isthiman was also a witness. He testified that he had gone down to the company of­ fice for a job, but had been turn­ ed down. Kosch's reason for trying to ship Isthmian were substantially the same as given by other wit­ nesses. He had seen signs in the SIU Hall "Ship Isthmian," and This dog in the manger atti­ During the cross-examination of this witness, Mr. Rosenfeld got tude of the NMU will not be for­ an admission that Strom organ­ gotten by working seamen of the Ames also testified to the fact ized for. the SIU while on board United States. that when he considered ship­ ping Isthmian he had to go down to the company office himself, wtihout any aid from the organ­ izers, and filled out an applica­ tion. He was successful in landing a job on the George M. Bibb, but paid off after approximately 11 days to take a job on another ship making a longer run. CHARGES UNFOUNDED Again examination proved how unfounded the NMU's charges are. Question: (by Mr, Sterling) Did they (the SIU) tell you to say that you were from the SIU? Answer: No, Q: Did they tell you to wear your pin or hold your pin in either hand? A: No. Q: Did they give you any high sign to anybody at the Isthmian? A: Just told me to go over and ask for a job, Roland Julius Strom, a veteran of 36 years seatime, disclosed that he was put aboard the Poland Victory, an Isthmian vessels, by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. He had registered there in Norfolk on August 23, 1945, and SEAFARERS WITNESSES JOSEPH TORRISI PROUD OF RECORD In an open letter to the NMU membership, printed in the Pilot of March 28, President Joe Curran states that the NMU has lost the Isthmian election, and places the blame for this on the fact the organizers were instructed to or­ ganize for the communist party, rather than concentrate on the Isthmian Line. (See story on page 6 for full details. The hearings before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board will soon draw to a close, but until that happens thousands of Isth­ mian seamen are deprived of the right to be represented by the Union of their choice, the SIU, RAYMOND KOSCH Radio Watches safety requirements and condi­ tions in force in other countries. The wartime practice of con­ tinuous radio watch has been suspended in Norway, as it has already in several countries, but the substitute plan being put into operation has brought a storm of protest from the country's sea­ men's organizations. Figures issued by the U, S, Maritime Commission for ships of 1,000 gross tons or over, shows that 164 vessels totalling 868,855 tons were on the register of Pan­ ama on June 30 last. Before the war, 130 ships of 719,041 gross tons flew the Panamanian flag. Instead of providing sufficient radio officers to set up the threewatch system, Norwegian ships will have one radio officer. In some instances, the duties of the radio officer will be handled by the Chief Officer. The seamen's protest pointed out that one-and-a-half hours listening watch, which is present­ ly practiced, is insufficient, and poses potentially great dangers. They cited the recent case of the 11 Norwegian seamen who lost their lives in a hurricane. With the war over, ship opera­ tors are not returning to their or­ iginal registry. It is believed the situation might lead to trouble if action is not taken to cut off this escape for shipping interest seek­ ing to operate under sub-stand­ ard conditions. Continuous Employment A plan to guarantee continuous employment to France's mer­ chant seamen has ben drawn up by a joint committee represent­ ing the shipowners and the French Seamen's Federation, The disaster could have been Now being studied by a special averted had there been a con­ sub-committee, the plan, upon tinuous wireless watch on board, final adoption, will become the the seamen's organizations con­ subject of a collective agreement. tend. It is expected that the new A continuous radio watch is re­ scheme, which applies to un­ garded as an absolute safety licensed personnel only, will be measure to Which seamen are en­ made operative when the existing titled. The Norwegian unions reserve pool scheme, together asked how many more lives with the Government requisition would be lost before the neces­ of the merchant fleet, ends on sity of a 24-hour watch was Mar, 1, realized and enforced. Two-fold purpose of the pro­ posals is to deal with: Beating The Law 1, The stability of employment Shipowners who operated their generally, vessels under the Panamanian 2, The special problem of sea­ flag during the war, because the men who cannot be fully em­ American Neutrality Act prohib- ployed until France has brought . ited American ships from enter- her merchant marine up to pre­ . ing the war 2one, are now using war level, but whom the indus­ ' that flag as a refuge from the try does not want to lose. J �r--». Friday. April 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Scenes Of Activity From Two Gulf Ports 0, I The busiest place in the Port Arthur Hall is the Dis­ patcher's Desk. Above are two Seafarers inquiring about ship­ ping, and trying to figure out if they want any of the ships listed on the board. With shipping on the upgrade, there are quite a few ships to choose from and these men want to get a ship that's to their taste. Leon "Blondie" Johnson. Port Arthur Agent, now start­ ing his second year in the post. Under his direction Port Arthur has expanded, and much organ­ izational work has been car­ ried on there. Plenty of tank­ ers hit this spot, and that means work galore for Blondie and his staff. Also, in the past two years, the Port has built up its recreational facilities. This is the Port Arthur Hall, from the outside. Oh yes, in front of the Hail are the Sea­ farers who happened to be around when the pictures was being taken. That Texas sun sure makes for good pictures. Although shipping is good in Port Arthur, and the sun is bright a.nd warm, don't make a beeline for there unless you get in touch with the Dispatcher first to find out if there are any jobs available. You can save time and money that way. i i 3^ Shift to New Orleans and the Cuba Victory. On the left, the Stewards Department, consist­ ing of left to right. W. T. Malvenan. H. E. Fossett. L. J. Richey. A. Zeringue. M, J. Dwyer. A. Elchuk. J. Kennair, and E. Smith. Picture on the right is of the Deck Department and shows, left to right, kneel­ ing. E. Metros. J. Satalanotto. R. Ferrara, and A. Hatch. Standing, in the usual order. H. Broussard. R. Lapp. J. Gravitt, A. LeFleur. R. Betters. J. Bellino. N. Funken. J. C. Flippo. and J. Barrios. 4. 4. 4. Dispatcher Harvey Jamerson also acts as Patrolman. Here he discusses some problems with Johnny Ward, who is assigned to the Port as an organizer. Between them they'll cook up some solution, and the upshot of it all will be smooth sailing in Port Arthur. Cooperation of this sort is always found in the SIU. There s always something to do in the bright recreation room. No need to hang out in the beer-joints when you can meet your friends at the SIU Hall, and enjoy yourself while waiting for a good ship. Far cry from the old days when a. sea­ man had little choice between ginmills and the can-shaking in­ stitutes. It's the Union that did it! �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Complete Text Of Resolution On Panamanian Ship Transfers WHEREAS the American Mer­ chant Marine, during World War II was built up to approximately 50 million tons by American tax­ payers, at a cost to them of ap­ proximately 20 billion dollars, and WHEREAS the American Mer­ chant Marine todaj' is rapidly de­ creasing and if nothing is done by the Maritime Commission and Congress to stop this decrease of American ships we wiU find our­ selves with an American Mer­ chant Marine of less tonnage than we had prior to the war; and WHEREAS in 1936 the Mer­ chant Marine Act was passed by Congress, which had for its pur­ pose the building and maintain­ ing of a large and substantial American Merchant Marine to take care of the commerce of this country and to establish na­ tional defense, and WHEREAS in the last few months millions of tonnage of American built ships, built by the American taxpayers money, have been bought for foreign op­ erators and transferred to for­ eign flags, including the Pana­ manian flag, and also American capital has transferred a number of U. S. Government bought ships to Panamanian registry; and WHEREAS today the Republic of Panama has a merchant ma­ rine tonnage twice as large as it had prior to the war; and WHEREAS the Republic of Panama is not a seafaring nation and does not by any stretch of the imagination need this type or tonnage in connection with the export and import trade of their country; and WHEREAS American capital and foreign countries who trans­ ferred their ships under the P i ;amanian flag obviously did this for several i-easons; namely, to save taxes, to operate ships with cheaper crews, and to avoid regu­ lar steamboat inspection services; and WHEREAS this condition not only weakens the American Mer­ chant Marine and puts thousands of seamen and American ship­ yard workers and longshoremen out of work, but also weakens the national defense of the United States of America, now—there­ fore, be it RESOLVED that the Maritime Trades Department composed of 250,000 American maritime trans­ portation workers affiliated with the American Federation of La­ bor hereby go on record demand­ ing that the Maritime Commis­ sion which is charged by Con­ gress under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 with promoting and safeguarding and building a firstclass American Merchant Marine for economic and National de- Curran Blames Commies For Loss In Isthmian Vote Ever since the end of the Isthmian election, the SIU has maintained that the only object of the NMU in making its flimsy charges of collusion was to stall and save face. This is borne out by Joe Cur­ ran, President of the NMU, in his column in the Pilot this week. Curran charges that the NMU organizers, who were hired lor the Isthmian drive, spent most of their time in assuring that communist party candidates would sweep the NMU elections. Here is what Curran has -to say, word for word: "The communist party was fortunate in that the Vice Presi­ dent in charge of the Organiza­ tional Department of the union was also a member of the na­ tional committee of the com­ munist party—Frederick Myers, and at that time had full auth­ ority to appoint as many or­ ganizers as he needed to organ­ ize the Isthmian Line. "Myers • proceeded to appoint only those organizers who were members of the communist party . . . some of whom did not even have the qualifications of two years at sea. "Dozens of organizers were put on. Thousands of dollars were wasted and as you know by noyr we lost the Isthmian Line. Myers' instructions to these organizers throughout the country were that the important thing was not to organize Isthmian but to or­ ganize the union's election and insure the defeat of non-com­ munists." has a poor record on the water­ front, and with organizers spend­ ing most of their time on con­ tract ships, lining up the vote for the commies? Here's what Curran has to say about this: "Records exist in the union showing that organizers, instead of organizing Isthmian ships, particularly in the Gulf spent much of their time in the union halls, influencing members and going aboard contract ships, smearing and discrediting noncommunist officials and advis­ ing the members why they had to vote for communist candi­ dates." The lie which so many com­ munists use that they are good trade unionists is blasted by Curran in his statement that "communist party officials who were officials of the union, when­ ever it became necessary to at­ tend party functions or commit­ tee meetings, never hesitated to leave their jobs in the union to attend these meetings-." CP CONTROL One more charge by Curran serves to prove conclusively that the NMU is controlled by the commies from top to bottom. "Within the union," says Cur­ ran, "approximately 107 of the 150 elected officials of our union are communists who are more interested in assuring that your union becomes a stooge union of the communist party than they are in. keeping it an in­ strument belonging to the rankand file seameh who built it." That's what the SIU and the NO CHANCE TO WIN Log have always staled. Coming How did the NMU expect to from the President of the . NMU, win the Isthmian election, in it backs up what honest seamen view of the fact that the union already know. Friday. April 4. 1947 Volunteer Organiiers fense reasons, immediately take steps to stop the sale of ships to There were a few Seafarers non-maritime nations, and/or to standing around near, the or­ buyers, either American or for­ eign, who transfer American ganizers room in the New York built or purchased tonnage, to the Hall, and one said to the other, Republic of Panama, or other "I understand that the National non-maritime nations, and be it Labor Relations Board has or­ FURTHER RESOLVED that dered an election on the Mathiawe immediately put this problem sen tanker, the SS Petrolite. before Congress, through the Let's try to niake that ship, so House Committee on Merchant we can be sure she goes SIU." Marine and Fisheries, and the Those words were enough to Senate Committee on Interstate perk up the ears of the Log and Foreign Commerce, and re­ photographer, and before either quest that they immediately take of the men could say "Mathialegislative steps to plug any loop­ holes in the Ship Sales Act which creates a condition of disposing of American tonnage belonging to the American taxpayers in such manner that it depletes the American Merchant Marine and allows foreign or American speculators to grow fat at the American taxpayers' expense, and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that if no action is taken with a reason­ able length of time by Congress and the Maritime Commission on this very important and vital sub­ ject, that the Maritime Trades Department, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, take steps to close up all fink shipping halls which are used for shipping seamen to Pana­ manian vessels, and further to EDWARD J. RONAN boycott Panamanian flag vessels in all American ports, to wit: sen, too, will be SIU," they were That they be picketed until such up in the Log office, having time as transfers of American their pictures taken and being vessels to Panamanian flag has interviewed. ceased, and until such time as the Thomas P. O'Sullivan, Bosun, condition meets the approval ot the Maritime Trades Department, is a veteran of 27 years seatime. He served for twenty years in and be it the British Navy, achieving the FINALLY RESOLVED that we rating of Chief Petty Officernotify the American Federation Torpedo Gunners Mate. of Labor of our program and His companion, Edward J. that it be widely publicized. Ronan, AB, is a good bit young­ er, both in age and service. Ed started sailing four years ago, and all his time has been on SlU-contracted ships. That is, up until now. Marine Accidents Higher Than AH Other indnstries solved to do their share in this election. O'Sullivan joined the SIU in 1941 mainly because he was fed up with the way seamen were being treated on unorganized ships. ' 'I believe in the right of a working man to lead a decent life," he explained wrathfully, "and I came to the conclusion that the only way to bring that about would be through a strong union." That was about the same sen­ timent expressed by Ronan, who joined the Union as a full book member early in 1944, although he had sailed on a permit pre­ viously. CONFIDENT OF OUTCOME Although O'Sullivan has never sailed tankers before, Ronan has had a bit of experience aboard them. Both of them expect to bring the ship in heavilv proSIU. "The NMU must have realized that they can't organize any­ thing on the waterfront now," said Brother Ronan, "so that's why they withdrew from this election." "The SIU would have swamp­ ed them anyway," was the way O'Sullivan summed up the situ­ ation. Both sailed all through the war. Brother O'Sullivan, who insists by the way that his name means that he is decended from Scottish royalty, was torpedoed twice, each time in the Mur­ mansk run. Ed Ronan was luckier. Al­ though he had his share of dan- FIRST TRY For both of them, it was their first ci-ack at an unorganized • Plying the seas in ships is the ship. most hazardous of all ways of "Why is that," they were ask­ making a living. The number of merchant marine accidents is ed? "How come you decided to fully 500 per cent above the aver­ ship out as volunteer organizers age of all other industries com­ now?" bined. The answer was quick in com­ ing. "I war: t to do somethThg This excessive figure is not the claim of a seafaring union—it for the Union, said Brother was revealed by Rear Admiral O'Sullivan. "The SIU has done Edward H. (Iceberg) Smith, com­ a lot for me, and that's the least mandant of the Third Coast I can do to reciprocate." "Same thing goes for me," Guard District, speaking before the Greater New York Safety chimed in Ed Ronan. Council. READY NOW It should be pointed out that They had both heard of the in spite of this excessive per­ centage of accidents at sea, the conditions and wages prevailing men who sail the nation's mer­ on unorganized ships. They had chant marine are not compen­ also heard the story of how sated on the basis of risks to life much trouble was encountered in the drive on the Isthmian and limb. Stearhship Company, and while Proof of the shipowners re­ fusal to recognize the occupa­ they were unable to do any­ thing at the time,'they were re­ tional hazards involved in is their outcry every time an attempt is made to raise wages commen­ surate with the value of work performed. In view of the overwhelming­ ly greater dangers of making a livelihood at sea, the fight of the Seafarers to win higher wages and better working conditions is more justifiable than ever. THOMAS P. O'SULLIVAN ger, he was never on a vessel that was sunk. The Mathiasen Tanker Cor­ poration only has one ship at the present time, but is expect­ ed to add to its fleet in the near future. Therefore the activities of Brothers Thomas P. O'Sulli­ van and Edward Ronan, will as­ sist the Union in expanding and staying strong. "That's what we want to do," they said. "If each man does his part, the SIU will continue to be the strongest, most milit­ ant union for seamen." From the way organizing is going on now, on the Great Lakes and in other areas, the two Brothers are absolutely cor­ rect. i �Friday. April 4. 1947 1.^ i ' V 'i THE SEAFARERS LOG Shipping Is Bad On Gold Coast; Try Other Ports Page Seven Corpus Christi Is Enjoying Good Shipping By E. H. TEAGUE By J. S. WILLIAMS ^ v.NVi.X SAN FRANCISCO—Things on C'ORPU.S CHRISTI —The past the old Cold Coast arc beginning week wa.s one of good shipping and bu.sines.s in this port with 1o liven up a bit with Agent Rod .several .ships in for payoffs and Simmons back in town. All the replacements. regulars out heic arc glad to In addition to the ships in for see Red back on the job as he is Silence this week from Ihet payoffs, we had quite a few un­ soiiK.'what of a landmark out organized tankers hit port. All Branch Agents of the follow­ NORFOLK — The GI Bill of of the,crew o^each ship should were contacted by the organizers ing porls; here on the coast. Righis went into eiTect Septem­ •b.e an ambassador to other na­ who put our literature and Logs ber, 1940, but today—more than tions, a real representative of BALTIMORE During his absence things aboard. six and a half years later—the the best in America. A wellwent along smoothly with no dif­ BOSTON As a result of the organizers' ficulties of any si^e, and so with Merchant Seamen's Bill of Righis educated seaman is the best SAVANNAH hard work in contacting these gathers dust in the House Mer­ ambassadoi'. things in good older the reins of ships, quite a few of the boys TAMPA the SIU San Franci.sco Hall are chant Marine and Fisheries The Merchant Seamen's Bill aboard saw- the light and signed Committee. GALVESTON of Rights could help make Am­ returned to Brother Simmons. up with the SIU. JACKSONVILLE According Ic the Army-Navy erican merchant seamen the best Shipping, however, had rcWe had the Hood River, Pa­ Bulletin, action on the bill was educated in the world. We can HOUSTON inained slow for the past several cific Tankers, in for a payoff weeks with little or no .signs of postponed to give the Maritime gel all the.se benefits if all of the this v.-eek. Myself and Brother The deadline for port re­ an immediate pick up. What Commission time to prepare evi­ unions will unite in a real allBlackie Ellis, the SUP Agent ports, monies due, etc., is the out drive. ships have hit the port have been dence for the committee. from Galveston, handled the Monday preceeding publica­ This Union should' draft a handled in true SIU fashion with Surely, there has been time to payoff. There were only a few tion. yfhile every effort will all beefs squared away. prepare evidence — time during resolution calling for coopera­ minor beefs aboard and they be made to use in the current which merchant seamen did theii tion in a drive to have the Mer­ were all .settled on the line. issue material received after DON'T COME part for their country in World chant Seamen's Bill of Rights FORTY-THREE BUCKS that date, space commitments If any of you Seafarers are War II while being denied bene­ favorably reported out of com­ One of the beefs was a hang­ generally do not permit us to thinking of coming out to the fits enjoyed by others under the mittee, and copies of the reso­ over from Europe. It seems that do so. lution should be mailed to the sunny clime of the Gold Coast, it GI Bill of Rights. the French Customs found about policy.^cuiiiMiitlee of the SIU. is my advice that you take into three caidons of cigarettes hid Certainly, if any body of men aboai'd the ship and they had consideration the slow state of risked their lives during the laved a forty-three dollar fine shipping before you head west. war, it was the merchant sea­ on the ship. We're glad to see the boys from men. At first the' merchant sea­ The bucko Skipper aboard was far and wide drop into the Hall, men put to sea unarmed, and going to levy a one dollar fine but we don't want to see anyone even at a later date \yithout on each crewmember aboard to get stuck with'a long stay on the heavy armament. Too often their pay the s.hip's fine. beach while most of the other ships were sitting ducks. As .soon as we got the drift By CHARLES KIMBALL ports are booming. The chief protection lay not of what he was trying to pull As soon as shipping takes a in steel and shot but in favor­ MOBILE — The tremendous fic in the port, every beef has we hurriedly straightened him turn for the better, we'll pass able weather and the skill of lead which Mobile took in ship­ been taken care of and settled out. As a result, when the ship the word along through the pages the mariner. The job was not ping is still undiminished and the to the satisfaction of all. sailed there was a new skipper of the Log, so until then, those done with false heroics. R was need for all ratings will continue Delegates Lewis and Morrison aboard and a happy crew. fast and furious ports on the part of the work of winning the indefinitely. are receiving numerous com­ .Another tanker in this week, Gulf and Ea.it Coast are the place war. Thi.s can be attributed to the mendations from the ships' crews the Wolf Creek, Los Angeles for a man with a liankering for Every man in the merchant large number of laid-up ships for their speedy handling of pay­ Tankers, was the opposite of the the sea. ^ Hood River. She had no beefs, marine, like every man in the being placed in active service. offs and beefs. And that's the way things are trenches, in the Navy, in the We are begging for more men to I would like to bring to the a good Skipper and a good crew. this week on the Gold Coast. and attention of the membership, Air Corps, or any other branch dlleviate this condition of the service was conscious of members who can, by any means, ship's delegates in particular, the the risk involved, but did his make this port will spend no idle necessity of having all overtime days after arriving here. sheets, whether approved or dis­ job. The Dispatcher has been so puted, submitted to the shore DESERVE EQUALITY lard-pressed to crew the ships delegates upon the ship's arrival. It is the policy of this port Merchant seamen do not be­ available that I swear there are By ED LARKIN grudge these servicemen their a few more grey hairs sprouting to have a Union official meet the ship immediately upon arrival, privileges under the GI Bill of around his temples. MILW'AUKEE — Organizing Rights, but they do feel that A special added attrav-b-.. to unless other work is more pres­ in this area is getting well un­ they are entitled to similar the Seafarers who come to this sing and requires immediate at­ der way. Quite a few boats By R. W. B.TRMINGHAM privileges. They have won them ".City of Five Flags" is the splcn- tention. around Slrugeon Bay are still MIAMI — Business for the by the same type of service. dor and beauty of the blooming If no Union official is at hand laying idle with fit-outs not month of April in this port' is The Merchant Seamen's "Bill of azaleas, which at this time of upon the ship's arrival, the ship's being started as yet, but the expected to shape up pretty Rights will never get out of year are nature's most ^31'olific delegate should call the Hall at men are hanging around the town. well. It looks better now than at committee if merchant seamen offering. I GLUB -GUS] I understand that some of Another inducement is our any previous time, what with sit idly by without evidencing these boats work the men a 12 new and spacious Union Hall, so, any interest in its fate. the P&O scheduling fifteen trips hour day. with no overtime at don't fail to tread our welcome If we, the men most concern­ during the month to Havana in all. Sure is a nice setup for the mat which 1 hereby lay before ed by its provisions, do not place of the usual twelve. bosses. you. have sufficient energy to work After being aboard one unor­ We expect the first Pan At­ for its passage, we can't expect The officials of the port are so ganized ship in this port, and lantic vessel to dock here on others to champion our cause. busy at times that they have to seeing the men. their conditions, April 20. This ship will be the We have the opportunity to sacrifice the sanctity of coffee and how they live aboard ship, first ship connecting Miami with get this bill out of the commit­ time. It is not uncommon for it's a cinch that they really need the northern ports since the tee where it is pigeonholed, if them to eat their lunches in the AND IT'S rue unionizing. Clyde Line went out of exist­ each of us — and our parents, office, so heavy is the pressure The crewmembers on some of ence. GUT, Too! relatives and others—swamp our of their duties. All they ask is these ships sure take a beating, The Pan Atlantic Company Congressman with letters asking that the boom continues. and the men in the fireroom will be operating this run under for passage of the bill. Our re­ Despite the heavy run of traf­ once and determine when the really work like horses. a temporary permit, pending final quest cannot be ignored. This particular ship is laying .ship will be contacted. action on its application to make a couple of miles from nowhere, MANY BENEFITS The ship's delegate then must Miami a regular port of call. and the men are so broke that be aboard when the Patrolman As the permit has been grant­ Many seamen are not aware they ha\e to stay aboard the makes his contact so as to make ed for six months it will be a of the benefits that can be de­ DETROIT — Great Lakes vessel. his oral and written report. little while before we learn rived from this bill. Under it Seafarers mourned the pas­ Under an SIU contract, this whether or not this run will be they would be able to obtain a Under no circumstances should company would be forced to sing of Brother Tony Sedtke, overtime sheets or written re­ provide or pay transportation permanent. college education or a loan to G859, at the Marine Hospi­ ports be locked up in such a for these men. The first vessel on this run, start business. The educational tal last Thursday, March 27. manner that would defy a Houthe Grange Victory, will leave benefits are probably the best after an illness lasting only These Lakes men in this port dini to produce them in the event are set on an SIU contract giv­ Boston April 13, and will call at part of the bill. one week. He had been ill the ship's delegate is unable to ing them the kind of wages, New York and Philly on the This part is important, not ' for several months, apparent­ be present during the Patrol­ hours and conditions that they way south. ly recovered his health, re­ only to us, but to our govern­ man's visit. sumed sailing once again, and should be getting. They know That's all the dope up to the ment as well. Spokesmen for then suffered a brief re­ By following this simple and that they can rely on the Sea­ minute from this winter vaca­ the Federal Government say lapse. Brother Sedtke joined helpful suggestion, settlement of farers to get them that kind of tion paradise, where just about that this nation should have the the Seafarers in 1939. overtime beefs would be facili­ a contract and that's why they, everyone looking for a sun tan largest merchant marine in the tated greatly. are all for the SIU. world, and that each member got it—at a price. Seamen's Bill Of Rights Needs NO NEWS ? ? Backing Of Seamen Everywhere Mobile Shipping Still Booms; Rated Men Are Still In Demand Milwaukee Gets Under Way Miami Expects Added P&O Runs During April Final Dispatch �Page Eight T HE SEAFARERS LOG Duluth Area Maritime Trades Council Elects Its Officers Friday. April 4. 1947 ANOTHER PORT COUNCIL FORMED By EINAR NORDAAS DULUTH — The Duluth, Ash­ land, and Superior area AFL Waterfront unions were further solidified recently by the elec­ tion of permanent officials for the Duluth-Superior Maritime Trades Port Council. Plans were formulated for un­ ified organizational activity spearheaded by the full scale drive of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union on the Great Lakes. Elected at the meeting, held in the Superior Labor temple, were . the following officers: Matt Anttila, ILA District Council, Pres­ ident; Clarence Erickson. Super­ ior Coal Dock Workers' Local 1343, Vice President; David Gib­ son, Duluth and Superior Grain Processors' locals. Secretary; Einar Nordaas, Duluth Port Ageqt SIU, Financial Secretary; and Joseph Tucker, Superior Grain Trimmers' Local 1320, Sergeant-at-Arms. Others elected were: Trustees: Art Anderson, Superior, 3 year term; Bert Nesgoda, Duluth, 2 years; and Hjalmar Tast, Ashlandi 1 year. E. I. Slaughter, AFL Organizer and ILA Vice President, v/as elected as Legi­ slation Representative and Or­ ganizational Advisor. ganization. Thomas F. Simpson, temporary president of Local 47, outlined a nine-point program which provides numerous bene­ fits not now enjoyed by unor­ ganized officers on the Lakes. Assisting with the MM&P or­ ganizational drive is ILA Vice President E. L. Slaughter, who stated that the NLRB will be re­ quested to conduct elections for 1,000 eligible bulk' freighter of­ ficers. not now represented by the union. Petitions requesting these elections will be filed on May 1, according to Slaughter. ACTIVITIES COORDINATED Lakes Men Tired OfOldDeaLWant SIU Contract With the formation of the Port Council, waterfront activi­ ties of 22 AFL Unions in the area ranging from Ashland to Two Harbors will be coordinat­ ed. This action supports the cur­ rent efforts of the AFL to in­ crease membership in these By BOB DODD unions. In further actions, the & JERRY LICHTMAN new Council, which represents ASHTABULA — Contacting a over 3,000 members in the area, affliated with the Minnesota and number of Wilson Transit ships Wisconsin Federation of Labor. laid up in the ports of Sandusky, With the permanent organiza­ Ashtabula, Huron and Cleveland, tion of this council and the we were greeted with a good election of such responsible of- reception by the men aboard ficials, AFL maritime activities | these vessels, most of whom are should be coordinated in such a : acquainted with the record and manner that the cause of all AFL achievements of the SIU. Unorganized Lakes seamen maritime unions will be improv­ have been subjected for* years ed. to all sorts of intimidation and In addition, the current organ­ izational drive of the SIU in the pressure by the bosses. They Great Lakes area should be have had no job security whathelped considerably, as will the soever, and were subject to firorganizational campaign of the ing at any time to make room Masters, Mates and Pilots. I for the friends and relatives. They put in long hours of Recently, the MM&P announced a full scale drive to organize overtime work with no extra 1,000 eligible men into their or- Pay> and did all kinds of penalty work between he hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. with no overtime al­ lowed. Now, they want these conditions changed. They want the protection of ASHTABULA — For the an SIU contract which gives convenience of Great Lakes them job security, union rep­ SIU members and for the as­ resentation on their beefs, and sistance of the Seafarers or­ job seniority with the right to ganizing campaign on the fit-out and ship on the same Lakes, the SIU has opened a vessel that they laid up last new hall in the Port of Ash­ Fall. tabula Harbor, Ohio. The QUESTIONS ANSWERED new hall is under the direc­ SIU organizers are contacting tion of Agent Maurice Dole, all of the unorganized boats on who is assisted by Robert the Lakes. We'i-e answering Dodd in charge of organiz­ their questions, and helping ing for the area. them out with their problems, Located at 1027 West Fifth and we'll continue to do so until St., Ashtabula Harbor (some al of the unorganized vessels on five miles from Ashtabula the Great Lakes are under SIU proper), the hall will remain contracts providing SIU wages, open for the balance of the hours and conditions. Lakes sailing season. Tele­ These vessels will be contact­ phone number is 5523. All ed consistently, and we'll see SIU members and unorgan­ that the unorganized men get ized Lakes seamen are in­ Seafar'ers Logs and organiza­ vited to visit the new quar­ tional material that tells them ters. the real facts straight from the shoulder. Ashtabula Hail Shoregang Work Is Plentiful In San Juan By SALVADOR COLLS Above are the officers of the AFL Maritime Trades Council —Duluth, Superior. Ashland Harbors, and vicinity. This Coun­ cil is composed of 22 AFL Waterfront Unions, with a combined membership of approximately 3,000. Reading left to right, Jo­ seph Tucker, Sergeant at Arms; Einar Nordaas, Treasurer; Clar­ ence Erickson, Vice-President; Matt Anttila, President; David Gibson, Secretary; and Bert Nesgoda, Hjalmer Tast, and Art Anderson, Trustees. At the left is Einar Nordaas, SIU Agent at the head of the Lakes Area, and also Vice-President of the Council with E. L. Slaughter, ILA Vice-President who organized the Council. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! New York Needs Rated Men In Black Gang By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—It's very sel­ dom that shipping continues to be good for as long a time as it has lately. It seems that each week the shipping business in this port gets better and better. We need rated men in the black gang, and we need them bad. If there are any men do­ ing gin-mill duty in the outports because of slow shipping. New York is the port where they can obtain a ship in a hurry. From the looks of things, this port is going to continue busy for some time to come. We have a Night Dispatcher now, in fact we have had one for the past few weeks, and so we arc shipping men until 9 P.M. at night and on Sundays until 3 in the afternoon. The Alcoa Cavalier, a new passenger ship, just blew in from the West Coast. She will be here for approximately one month, during which time she will be made ready for service. The Caviller is a damn nice ship, and the quarters for the crew are the best I've seen in a long time. GOODBYE, VOYAGER Another Alcoa ship, the Voy­ ager, is being sold to the Ar­ gentine Government. She is an old vessel, but the crew has been happy aboard her, and they are sorry to see her go. We've mentioned this be­ fore, but some men still haven't gotten it straight. Remember, copies of overtime sheets are to be turned into department heads 72 hours before the ship docks. In that way, there's time to iron out anything that may hold up the payoff. 1 see by the newspapers that a certain Captain Conwell, who worked for the American Trad­ ing and Production Corporation, told a convention of safety ex­ perts that American merchant ships are manned by "untrained, irresponsible personnel, ignorant of, or indifferent to, safety prac­ tices." I don't know who this Captain Conwell is, but if he had the intelligence that a man in his position should have, he would realize that accidents are caused mainly by two reasons. One is in the carrying out of hazardous duties at the direction I'DOM'T CARS IFI WEVERGET UP)) of an officer, and the second is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the officers or the unlicensed crew. It is certainly not negligence when an accident takes place because the company wants to save money and refuses to in­ stall simple safety measures. But Captain Conwell refuses to take this into account. Why should'* he, since he is a com­ pany man from the word go? SAN JUAN—Well it's back On the Isle of Rum and Coke for me after a l)u.sy week in New York at the Agents Conference. During my absence Brother Butts held down the port and everything went along rath e r smooth. At the rnonieJil we have the Monarch of the Seas, a C-2 docked at the Waterman Term­ inal. When 1 went aboard 1 found she was shorthanded four men. two ABs, a Fireman and a Wip­ er. 1 fflled the jobs and got in touch with the ship's delegate, and as usual there were no beefs. Shoregang work in this port is really, booming. We sent out 25 men to work on two ships, the Francis and the Arthur Huddell, and we have three more ships expecting men for shoregangs. BEEFS SQUARED AWAY We had the MV Ponce in last week with a few beefs which Brother Butts squared away. We had a few replacements to put aboard the ship, which was done without any difficulty, in fact there were no difficulties at all on the ships. The crew is a good one, keeping her clean and shipshape. 1 have contacted a few unor­ ganized men off the tugs work­ ing around the Island, and with the support of the ILA in Puerto Rico, we are going to go ahead to organize them. The ILA has been organizing the tugmen and, due to the fact that they are unable to crew up the tugs, they are willing to turn them over to the SIU. SUP Brother George A. John­ son died at sea recently about eight miles off the coast off Aguadilla, P. R., while aboard the Alanson B. Houghton. He was bui-ied at Santurce, P. R. His family has been notified and we are sending his gear to the Commissioner's Office in San Francisco as requested by his widow. Good sailing Brother Johnson; here's hoping you find good mates Up there. Seafarers Contract Assures Security, Protection For Seamen By EDWARD JANASZAK TOLEDO — In the short time I've been on the Lakes, there's been a good opportunity to get a fairly complete picture of the set up. Working with a couple of Lakes men has taught me the .score, and talking to these unorganized seamen has thoroughly acquaint­ ed me with their problems. So far in our organizational drive, we've been able to sign up all of the men that we've con­ tacted, or definitely interest them in the benefits of SlU unioniza­ tion. Our activities in this port have been a little slow due to the fact that only a few ships have been fitting out so far. Now they're all preparing for what promises to be one of the best seasbns the Lakes have seen. All of you Lakes seamen who have been sailing on the unor­ ganized boats should drop into your nearest SIU hall. Talk to the Organizer there, and give him your suggestions for needed improvements in your conditions and on your vessel. SIGN PLEDGE CARD Then fill out an SIU pledge card and take out membership in the Seafarers International Union—AFL. When you've signed a pledge card, and designated the SIU as your representative to bargain collectively with the company, you will be as a group, strong enough to demand and receive recognition. Then, and then only,-you can secure the same contract gains as all SIU members enjoy, and you have the guarantee of SIU job security and job protection. �m Friday. April 4. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG NEW HOURS By JOSEPH VOLPIAN The Constitution of the United States provides that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, 1 < t,i i * Should the Hearing Unit offic­ er take a dislike to you for per­ sonal reasons, and decide not to believe you, he can convict you solely upon the unproved state­ ments in the log. "Due process of law" has been The shipping laws provide reg­ construed to mean that a per­ ulations requiring log-entries to son shall have the right to cross- be made by the Captain for cer­ examine witnesses who bear tain offen.ses. These laws state how these testimony against him. entries should be made and Where a witness testifying when they arc to be made. Howagainst a person in any court in evei', if the captain who made the United States refuses to be the entries is not at the hearing cross-examined, his entire test­ to tes^ify, it then becoire.s im­ imony is stricken out. possible to show by cross-ex­ However, in the Merchant amination that the log entries Maiine Hearing Unit where a are improper because of the seaman's papers (his- property) captain's failure to comply with are on trial for an alleged in­ the law as to time of entry or fraction of the shipping laws, we the cii'cumstances surrounding the entrj' in the log book. seem to be in a foreign land. Due to the large number of ships in New York calling for cre^s during off hours and on Sundays, the New York Hall is now operating on a new schedule of hours for registering and shipping. • The new hours are; From Monday through Friday from 8:30 a. m. to 9 p. m.; Satur­ day 8:30 to 5 p. m. and Sun­ day from 10 to 3. All Signs Point To SlU Success On Great Lakes By HENRY CHAPPELL Page Nina Philly ILA Wins Unemployment Pay For Idleness During SlU Strike By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA — Since the To this the crew got together end of the 1946 General Strike, and told Brother Tilley that they the ILA longshoremen in Philly would only sail if the dog was have been trying to collect unem­ aboard. ployment compensation for the Brother Tilley asked the Mate, time they spent in idleness due | who had ordered the dog put to our strike. This week they fin- ashore? The Mate replied that it ally won their case. was the Captain's order. The Stevedoi-e bosses and the To this Tilley retorted .that it shipowners based their argument was damn funny, for not" ten on the fact that the men are en­ minutes earlier the Captain had titled to collect unemployment informed him that the dog could money only if they are out of stay. work due to causes beyond their It seems in this case the brass control, and although the sea­ got their signals cros.sed, and was men were on strike, the long­ the Mate s face red — the dog shoremen could have crossed the sailed. picketlines and worked if they FIREMAN SAILS had wanted to. Our other Patrolman, Brother "We of the SIU appeared at a meeting called by the Pennsyl­ Colhns, .-ettled ;i beef on the vania Unemployment Compensa­ Muncie Victory recently concern­ tion Bureau at the request of the ing the Chief Engineer. The ILA, and the upshot of the whole' Chief had fired a Fireman be­ matter was that the case was cause he could not speak English well enough to satisfy him. ruled in favor of the ILA. The crew immediately called a The Unemployment division meeting and politely but firmly decided that it would have been told the Chief Engineer that all dangerous for the ILA men to would not be serene if the Fire­ cross the seamen's picketlines. All long.shoiemen who did not man was fired. So, the Muncie cross the picketlines are now sailed and the Fireman is still due to )cceive about S40.00 apiece aboard. I am still scouting around for for their time lost during the a new Hall, but to date I've had strike. no luck. I am beginning to think DOG'S LIFE that there is nothing big enough The other day Brother Tilley for us in this town at the price went aboard the .A.lfred Moore that we are prepared to pay. of the Waterman Line for a sign Shipping has finally slacked on. While he was aboard, the down to a steady flow now, and Mate .spotted the crew's dog and the Hall seems to be filling up immediately called the gang to­ again. For awhile the members gether to tell them that they were afraid to come into the Hall could .stay aboard but tjie dog for fear they would be greeted had to go. with shipping cards. TOLEDO — If the results we have seen here in the last few days are any criterion, the SIU's current campaign to organize the unorganized Lakes seamen sliould be very successful. All indications point to a suc­ cessful season for the SIU in bringing in new members and contracting new companies as The remedy lies in complete the Lakes seamen become bet­ The provisions of the United States Constitution, it seems, abolition of the Hearing Unit ter acquainted with the SIU. Once in a while we run into are unheard of in this august and in giving the powers of some fellow who believes that subpoena to the Shipping Com­ tribunal. all of the gains that the sailors missioner to question the skipper There, the rules of procedure have won since sailing days have alow a log entry (or even a copy on the merits of his loggings. been given to them by the com­ Whenever the merits are trifl­ panies out of the goodness of of a log entry) to be put in evidence against a seaman and ing or unjustified, the Commis­ their hearts. without any further evidence or sioner may cancel the log. These guys don't seem to re­ testimony of any witnesses At present. Commissioners alize that, unless these unorgan­ whatsoever, to establish a case only rule out logs that are il­ ized outfits were scared stiff of against the seaman which de­ legal. unionism spreading among their prives him of his certificate. employees, the unorganized men would never secure any gains. And even if the seamen test­ ifies to the full facts and, by un­ Only when the gains are writ­ contradicted testimony, over­ ten into a contract, in black and comes the charges in the log, he white will' all those gains be per­ has in some cases been con­ manent. Any time an "unorganized victed. company gives their men one .single thing without it being in a These are statements of actual contract, then they can take it occurrences at Hearing Unit away any time their fear of the "trials." By LEON N. JOHNSON By FRANK MORAN union lessens. NO DEFENSE PORT ARTHUR—After being This temporary gain is just a BUFFALO — Unorganized I unless they see the handwriting away to-New York to attend the subterfuge which merely lulls Lakes seamen now have an op- on the wall. You cannot cross-examine a Agents Conference I have re­ the men into a feeling of false portunity to see the SIU mem­ log entry. If the captain who Investigate for yourself, then turned to this old Gulf Port to security. bers and SIU democracy in act­ join the only union for un­ made the log entry absents him­ find everything running along MAJORITY FOR SIU ion through the invitation which licensed men on the Lakes that self from the hearing, because pretty smooth. The vast majority of the Lakes has been extended to them to he doesn't want to be cross-ex­ can and wil do something about There have been several ships seamen that we have contacted visit the SIU Halls m all Lakes bettering your pay and securing amined, the attitude of the Hear­ ing Unit seems to be that "the stop off hei-e in transit, but no in the short time we have been ports. better conditions. payoffs. Among the ships were in action this Spring realize that The Seafarers maintains these Captain can do no wrong." There will be other years the Fort Matanzas, American an SIU contract gives them real Halls for the convenience ot ^, . , . when shipping isn't so good, and His log entry is final as far Pacific: Fort Stanwix, Pacific security and protection. . the unlicensed men wil be fac­ as they are concerned, and they That's why they are anxious reation rooms and ther faciliTankers; and the Milan R. Steing the prospect of watching will accept it whether or not fanik, which is taking on a cargo to get in the SIU, and help us to ^ ties while the boys are waiting their jobs go to the bosses' he testifies as to the facts it bring SIU conditins and con- to ship, of wheat destined for Portugal. friends men while they stand contains or the circumstances Also in was the Salvador Brau, tracts to all Lakes ships. If you'i'e aboard an unorgani­ on t.he docks. under which it is entered. Men on the Midland ships ex­ zed vessel, or have been sailing Arnold Bernstein Steamship This is nothing new to the It seems to me that this is a Company, which is loading coal pressed this feeling last Fall on one. drop into the nearest definite violation of a funda­ for France. All the ships men­ when they voted overwhelming­ Seafarers Hall, see the organ­ L.aices men, a? they have seen it happen many times in the mental right that every Ameri­ tioned were contacted and ly for the SIU. izer there, and ask him any r.ast. And they'll see it hap­ can citizen has, whether he be squared away with all beefs be­ Although there are around GO ouestions you may want to rea merchant seaman or a bank ing of a minor nature. ships in this port, shipping out gaiding .SIU contracts, wages, pen in the future unless they do something I president. of here has been slow so far. hours and conditions. Block thc-se open shop pract­ CB & C But the SIU has so many mem­ Under this practice a Captain He'll be glad to answer your ises by joining the SIU. Then bers in this area now that some questions and see what he can can make a mountain out of a When 1 climbed aboard the Sal­ have managed to get aboard do about solving youi- problems your company, too. will be under molehill, and magnify petty in­ vador ^rau, an unmistakable an SIU oijntract which wdl pi-efractions of the rules into serious aroma of corned beefs and cab­ practically all of the open shop for you. Then you can begin to vent such abuses. charges, or he can even make bage hit my nostrils. There was boats. realize the benefits of SIU Get in the organizing drive In fact, it's damned hard now unionism. entries without any foundation something different about the today by telling your shipmates of truth, and in this way put odor, so I investigated and found to look around any of the sailors' Lakes seamen who have been the burden of disproving these in the galley, the one and only hangouts without seeing several sailing lor a number of years about the benefits in unionism— SIU stvle. SIU members. That's another charges on the seaman. Frenchy Michelet. are already well aware of the indication of the Seafarers rapid­ Feel the sati.sfaction of telling The seaman as a general rule He extehded me an invitation ly growing strength on the Lakes. benefits of real unionism, and your buddies, :.fter your ship are flocking in increasing num­ can not afford to pay a lawyer to stay for dinner, but I had to Dan Dwyer, an SIU oldtimer has b.'^en organized, "J helped bers into the SIU Halls. to defend himself against these decline as business called me on (he Lakes, is working with us organize that ship under the You might as well join the charges. elsewhere. I sure hated to pass now in this port. He was for­ best union contract ever seen on parade, and see for yourself how His guilt is based upon the up that invite, but I'll be back in merly Port Agent in Detroit and these Lakes." easy it will be to organize your log entry and he must prove his domain one of these days to has a lot on the baH. ship under the SIU banner Then reap the benefits of SIU himself innocent. But when the take him up on the offer. Eddie Janaszak, from the East organization. BOOM SEASON I'll close this report with the captain who made the charge is Coast, is also in this port pitch­ on shipping here, ing, and the results of our wellnot at the hearing to back the lowdown This year promises to be a Don't forget, visit the SIU Hall charge up, it is very difficult to which I'm happy to report is so laid organizational plans should boom season on the Lakes for in. your area. Get first hand in­ prove your innocence because good that we are suffering from begin to show as soon as more of the shipping interests, but it formation from the organize- in you have no one lo cross-ex­ a shortage of men. So if you want the crews come in to fit out, and will only be another season for (harge as to now y ur ship, too, to ship, come down Texas way. we contact them. the men who man the boats, can be SIU amine. Ships In Transit Are Keeping Port Arthur Busy Lakes Seamen, Visit SIU Halls And See Democracy In Action �THE SEAFARERS LOG F«ge Tan SHIPS' MINUVES AND NEWS MOHAN'S 'DOCKING AREA' Finds 10 G's, Gets Reward Of 50 Bucks There'll be no mourning among the crew of the SS Fort Frederica-if the vessel's Third Assistant Engineer one day finds himself landlocked. In fact, the Seafarers aboard the ship are in favor of hasten-t bers on his watch," the crew ing that day. charged. Said engineer shot off out of In view of this character's the wrong side of his mouth, and openly stated position, the men the crew took action in the form of a resolution at the shipboard meeting of March 14 to set him straight. According to the ship's /o WO.^GIMMF, minutes, submitted by Chairman A f iMKV CfJGw/ Leroy Clarke and Secretary L. P. I CAM CAbb MY Breaux, the guys have had a OiMM — I bellyful of this character's mouthings. Seafarer George Wetzlcr, a bed­ room steward aboard the SS Florida is a pretty placid guy. It takes a helluva lot to ruffle him as he goes about his job of smoothing out stateroopis. But. his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets on a recent morning at a sight he rarely sees in the Florida's beds. • Fort Frederica's Bucko Target Of Crew's Blast It happened shortly after the This hazardous condition ship arrived in Miami from Ha­ Anca.pa had to contend with vana. Brother Wetzler was cleaning one of the passenger When the lads of the MV Anastaterooms. Neatly wrapped in a capa, a Moran sea-going tug, handkerchief lying on the mat­ speak of walking the planks, tress was a wad of cash big they're not just kidding. The zig-zag pattern of loose planks pictured above is the "dock" SO/\), SOO¥£S? where the Anacapa and another Moran tug, the -Sands Point, have been tying up in Mobile, Ala., for the past month, writes the Anacapa's Engine Delegate, Clyde Riddle. A. ! is what the crew of the MV when they docked at Mobile. Getting ashore or aboard by means of the dilapidated pa^h work structure meant risking their necks each time. Exceed­ ingly dangerous was the task of hauling stores aboard. The Mo­ bile Dispatcher managed to get a promise from the company that stores would be brought along­ side by boat. Finally declared unsafe, the "dock" is now being torn down, says Brother Riddle. . IS A MENACE He and his kind are a menace now, "and will prove to be a much greater menace to organ­ ized seamen in the future," the crew decleared. The resolution grew out of the unsavory remarks uttered by the Third Assistant in regard to his preference of crews. He is re­ ported to have stated befoie wit­ nesses that he would rather sail with "fink crew or an NMU crew in preference to an SIU crew." Good militant union crews are evidently not to his liking. Besides his anti-union re­ marks, the bucko engineer hurled "physical threats and deliberate­ ly persecuted certain crewmem- of the Fort Frederica have re­ solved "that members of the SIUSUP now employed on this ves­ sel shall henceforth refuse to sail any ship on which this Third AST sistant Engineer is employed in any capacity." The resolution concluded with a recommendation "that a motion be placed before the first pos­ sible membership meeting signi­ fying this membership's desire that no SIU-SUP crew shall be furnished any ship on which the aforementioned is employed." Longfellow Crew Can't Eat Ship's Rolls enough to stuff the yaps of three blustering buckos. In short, it contained $10,025 in crispy, crunchy, oh-so-lovely pieces of lettuce. When Wetzler cam.e . to, he gabbed the green stuff and sprinted onto the dock, where the occupants of the richly furnish­ ed stateroom—Mr. and Mrs. An­ thony Messa, of Havana—were waiting for a taxi. He gave them their $10,000 caboodle. He was rewarded with a $50 bill. Dick Birmingham, Miami Act­ ing Agent, who reported this rich item to the Log, didn't say who got the handkerchief. A rolling ship gathers no cake. This sea-going maxim emerg­ ed from the ship's galley aboard the SS Henry Longfellow. It sums up the defense offered by the Night Cook and Baker to charges intended to get a rise out of his cake-making. The matter was rolled out at a special meeting held at sea re­ cently to sift the charges. Specifically, cake was the beef. The crew said they couldn't eat the stuff. "It wasn't baked prop- well done when it was served. But the doughty Night Cook and Baker retorted somewhat logically that the fault was not his. "The ship had been rolling too much, was his^rt reply to the criticism of his tarts. ROLLING SHIP Referring to the four or five nights when cake was absent from the menu, he said that the heavy rolling of the vessel made it impossible to do whatever bakers do when they make cake. When he did make cake the roll of the ship spoiled the rolling of the dough. He couldn't do it pi'operly, he said. Solomon-like, the crew made a wise and notable decision. Since the Longfellow was scheduled to make port the next day, shipmates of the Night Cook and Baker withheld judgment. The ship won't be rolling when we are in port, they said, "and we'll give him a chance to prove himself in baking then." If while in port the man pro­ duces, the whole matter will be forgotten. If not, the crew say they would consider further ac­ tion. SS SMITH TH03IPS0N ICE-BOUND IN DENMARK . TVlis SHIP'S ear // VTU ENOUGH POLLS C»: / fA ' Bourn Men Urge Strike Fund Vote A proposal that a $15 special erly and it was doughy," they strike fund assessment be placed claimed. The crew also brought forth at before the membership of the the meeting that for four or five Seafarers International Union in nights they didn't get any cake the form of a referendum was at all. When they finally got urged at a recent meeting aboard their teeth into one of the Night the SS Benjamin Bourn, Missis­ Cook and Baker's concoctions, sippi Shipping Co. they were disappointed. Recommending that the matter WORKED ALONE be decided by secret ballot, the Bourn crew pointed to the cost The Longfellow men took into to the Union of the strike last consideration the fact that the fall in protest of the War Stabili­ baker worked alone in the galley zation Board ruling. The men from two a. m. until ten a. m. felt it urgently necessary that the But that was no excuse for not strike fund be built up quickly having any cake at all, the crew so that the Union would be pre­ contended, adding that it was no pared for any emergency. excuse for the cake not being ' ? 'LE- - This photo was taken in the Copenhagen harbor in late February, after the vessel had spent about a week in the ice. A Danish ice-breaker cut a path through the frozen waters and enabled the Thompson to make port. Chick Fisher. Deck Delegate, submitted the picture fol­ lowing the payoff in New York on March 17. �Friday. April 4, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleyen SIU Ship's Minutes In Brief I <' CHARLES A. WARFIELD. Feb. 9—Chairman W. K. Harde­ man; Secretary E. L. De Parlier. New Business: Discussioni on signing on and meal sub­ sistence due. Some men have three days, others less. Stew­ ard said Purser knows about subsistence and is including it in payroll. Good and Welfare: Steward suggested that slopchest be looked into, and that it be seen to that some Camel cigarettes be placed aboard. Discussion on misunderstand­ ing that Officers come first on mail, and after they are through, the crew can have theirs. Suggestion that Union get onto the Alcoa Company as to launch service to ships lying at anchor in Trinidad. It seems that the 4-8 watch is being screwed out of shore leave due to the launch schedule. Motion carried that company have steam line or hot water line run aft to fantail so crew can have a place to wash clothes. Under present system crew must lug water back to laundry. TWIN FALLS VICTORY, March 2—Chairman Killman; Secretary not given.) New Bus­ iness: Motion carried that Chief Cook get keys for storerooms. Crew laundry should be open­ ed for crew's use and kept clean by a rotation method by the Stewards, Deck and Black Gang Departments. . Motion carried. Good and Welfare: Black Gang heads and show­ ers should be repaired; every department told to use own heads and showers; Shower nozzle needed for Deck De­ partment shower; Chief Cook complains on food; More dish­ es needed; Sinks need fixing in pantry and galley; Linen to be drawn by one man from each department evety Friday. New Business: Mention made of working rules and overtime on Isthmian ships. Chairman re­ minded each man to keep over­ time sheets. two electricians be given suit­ able quarters aboard this ves­ sel; that rationing of clothes and cigarettes be investigated; that no one use sinks for soak­ ing clothes—buckets are pro­ vided. 4. 4. 4. ROSWELL VICTORY, Jan. 18—Chairman Schevaland; Sec­ retary Sam Kosfeld. Delegates gave their reports. H. E. Perkinson selected Ship's Dele­ gate. Suggested that ship's delegate see if it is possible to get galley stove repaired. Stove in such condition that it is im­ possible to cook complete meal. If stove is not repaired soon, ship will have to go on subsistence until repairs can be made. Sug­ gestion to investigate why man who has been tripcarder for three years has been refused pro book—matter to be brought to attention of SIU patrolman on arrival in States. Suggested that soap be issued with linen according to union agreement. s. 4. iXXX JOSHUA HENDY, Dec. 30-^ GADSDEN, Jan. 26—Chair­ Chairman Henry C. McDilda; Secretary Robert E. Merritt. man M. Shipley; Secretary O. Rowe. Motions carried: to have X X Good and Welfare: Crew agreed Deck Delegate contact the to cooperate in keeping door CHARLES A. WARFIELD, master and have meal hours, slamming and noise in general Jan. 5—Chairman R. N. White; settled in New York; to get down to a minimum. Due to Secretary H. B. Brown. New foc'sle hangers, wash basing the fact that the trip will be Business: Steward brought up plug and new lockers for Stew­ longer than expected, the Stew­ matter of pillows and mattress­ ards department; to install ra­ ard informed the crew that he es. Any members of crew wish­ dio; to have sufficient line on may run short on some perish­ ing to receive or exchange to hand to last for entire trip; to able foods. He stated that re­ become known as he had some contest overtime worked by quisition will be made for these extras on hand. Also brought stowaways painting in the al­ items and promised that every up matter of not receiving some leyways; to have slopchest effort would be made when the stores that he ordered. Good checked by crew delegates so ship reached Antwerp to obtain and Welfare: Discussion as to as to get better assortment of these items. keeping messroom clean, pick­ items. 4. ,4. 4. ing up dirty dishes, etc. Motion 4* X 4carried to purchase, with fine They're In A Stew DEL SANTOS, Jan. 28— money, books and magazines Chairman Clarence Umberger; and give the remainder of the Over Erin Secretary Carl Cruzlic. Dele­ money to brothers in hospital. Green with rage, the brawny gates reports read and accept­ Motion carried to set up ship's lads of the 88 De 8oto burped a ed. Motions carried: to elect fund separate from fine money vigorous protest over the alleged new engine delegate—Irving out of individual donations. Irish stew served them at a re­ Ashbrock elected; to open PC The money to be used for help­ cent m'eal. messhall; that each crew mem­ ing shipmates in distress and The stew itself was harmless ber be given a key for show­ balance to be given to Patrol­ enough, but—shades of the sham­ ers and heads. Suggestion man upon arrival for distri­ rock—the inference that it was made to claim overtime for all bution to hospitalized Broth­ Irish was a masquerade and an work done by shore gang in ers. affront to the legion of Ireland's Buenos Aires. kings—and to the De 8oto men, too. The ship's worthies, being sticklers for pedigree, vehement­ ly charged that the stew served them could not lay claim to being 4. 4- 4. Irish. Only degree of resemblance DE SOTO, Feb. 15—Chairman XXX was that it talked back to them. Archie Korbach; Secretary A1 That should just about drive Stansbury. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Motions carried: March 8—Chairman Crosby; the snakes out of the De 8oto's To get carpenter aboard ship Secretary Robertson, New Bus­ stew. in Honolulu to repair screen iness: motion carried tor a new doors; "to order replacements station bill or revise the old for slopchest shortages in Hono­ one. Give a number and card lulu; that windchutes be or­ to each man with a number and dered; install steam line in place that he is assigned to for laundry; that messroom be fire and boat drill. Motion car­ painted white; that halfhooks 4. 4* 4* ried that scuttle butt be re­ be installed on all doors. paired and the water pressure DEL AIRES, Jan. 19—Chair­ XXX man J. Lecke; Secretary Ste­ be increased. Motion carried ROBERT R. McBURNEY, vens. Minutes of last meeting that forecastle and heads be Jan. 10—Chairman T. A. Lauread and accepted. Delegates painted. Motion carried to re­ mann; Secretary D. Zappi^. gave their reports. Motions pair all broken lockers for all Motions carried: Due to short­ carried: that Engine Delegated departments. Motion to repair age of inside paint, heads, report be turned over to Pa­ all door locks and if impossible showers and messrooms are to trolman and handled as he may to repair them, then install new be painted before foc'sles: to direct; that all hands stick to­ ones. Good and Welfare: Have retain same system of fines for gether and -not payoff until Brothers quit tampering with minor infractions as prevailed everything is squared away the clocks. Gave the Steward on previous voyage; that dirty with Patrolman; that Delegates a vote of thanks for his coop­ linen be placed in front of lock­ of each department make list eration. Decision to refrain er by 6 p. m. Saturday; that of repairs to be handed to heads from bringing friends and exclothes are not to be left in of respective departments: that crewmembers aboard. laundry room overnight. URM VOUR 0^/SRTI^AF Sne'ETS iNi To X^PARTAA&MT HEAOS 72 HOURS SEfoRe VOODOCK M)t> K€e?A WUCAfdCOFY VoURSELr. CUT and RUN By HANK We don't know how many brothers are doing it but we would like to see some of the crew of every ship in all our ports taking aboard a few piles of Logs before they sail—to save them for those favorite bars in foreign ports, for other 8IU ships and especially those unorganized shps. The more the Logs get aiound, the better informed our own brothers are with up-to-date union activities and the better our organizing efforts are helped. How about this, brothers, before you sail, take a few piles of Logs from two or three weeks and save them for distribution overseas? You can't break your back or waste your time doing this little thing for your own Union, your shipmates and those non-union sailors . . . The follow­ ing oldtimers came in from a trip on the American Press: Bosun Luke Collins, who confessed with a smile about gaining five pounds, or more, of weight; "Whiskey" Bill Thomas, who bought a new pair of brown walking shoes which are too tight on his dogs for walking or even standing before the shipping board for those jobs; and AB Earl Larson, who is going straight out again for another voyage while he has the urge, the time and the opportunity while shipping is red hot. 444. The "Champ" of the SUP, Brother Eggie Worth, just sailed in from a trip around the world and was merrily and swiftly shanghaied right out again as Bosun on the Seairain Texas . . . Oldtimer John Campbell probably grabbed a messman's job this week . . . Steward Patrick Nash just registered for shipping . . . Thomas Murphy, smiling citizen of New York, isn't worrying wtih a smile on his face, about not getting the Log he's sup­ posed to be getting. We assured Brother Murphy his Log was being mailed faithfully every week, indeed . . . Bosun Ray Sparrow is in town right now . . . Oldtiiper William Brady just came in from a trip on a ship which lost her foremast getting through the iron curtain of North Atlantic stormy weather. The ship took 18 days without ballast, trying to get to Maine for a load of potatoes , . . Verrill Swearingen, Gulfer oldtimer, is in town right now. Where's your pal, O'Connor, or Brother McCoskey? 4. 4. 4From Italy we received the following letter from our shipmate and volunteer organizer of non-union ships. Jimmy "Blackie" SalibUj aboard the SUP ship, William Gushing: "The weather over here is pretty warm, the sun is always shining and the girls are very so­ ciable. We left Boston and sailed into Trieste. Now we're in Leg­ horn. The trip over was darn good and smooth sailing all the way. I'm in the best of health, still going strong and I'm- thinking of go­ ing native for I'm beginning to talk a little Italian. How are things back home and how is shipping? Good, I hope! I'll probably be in New York around the fifth of .kpril. We have a darn, good Chief Mate and a good crew. I'm Bosun on this SUP ship, too. Gi.ve my regards to Joe and your wife.'' 4. 4. 4We have the results of a contest perfumed (the joke is, the word should be performed, if the girls were not involved) by the girfs of Baltimore and New York to select the pretties? and the cutest brothers in our Union. The winnahs in this harmless fe­ male-clamored male glamor contest are: Pretty Boy Charlie Star­ ling and Cute Jimmy Hanners. Ah, we hope these dames don't start another contest to select the Funny-Face members . . . because we won't print the results . . . Brother Harvey Hill just blew into town from his North Atlantic trip . . . Little Jimmy Crescitelli will probably sail out of New_ York without the million dollars he needs to retire on. With his slightly visible mustache still faithfully hanging on, Jimmy will no doubt shang­ hai his poker-faced shadow of an alter ego. Brother George Berry. Well, two can dream better than one, about a million dollars some day, while out there on the ocean, indeed! �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve Fxida7« April 4, 1947 SPEAKS s O ISTHMIAN MEN DEPLORE LACK OF CONTRACT IN MEMORY OF *THE EMANCIPATOR OF SEAMEN* To the Edilor: We, the crew of the SS Citadel Victory, celebrated Feb. 12. Lin coin's birthday, by holding a meeting with ail other Isthmian vessels which are here in Cal cutta at the present time Throughout the meeting we dis cussed all beefs which we have had, and are having, in our voy­ ages on these Isthmian scows. Log'A' Rhythms Cargo In The Hold By R. E. D. Sitting here in a gin mill. Slowly swallowing beer. Couple of -dollars in my pocket. Know my time to ship is near; My time to ship is near— I can feel it in my soul, I hear it from the juke box, I can almost smell the hold. TOOK BEATING We are quite dis.satisficd by not having an agreement as yet with the Isthmian SS Company. Joining with us for this meeting were the crew of the following ships: Steel Artisan, Beaver Vic­ tory, Memphis City and Alle­ gheny Victory. We who have ridden these scows, and who are riding them at the present time, have decid­ ed that we have taken enough of a beating on these scows by getting poor food which come from two-pot galleys. We object, too, to getting beat out of'a lot of legitimate overtime, which would arouse no question on a union ship because of an agree­ ment between the company and a union. We want union representation and union working conditions. We resent working under the present conditions, whereby company officers can work us as they please without any con­ sideration for the men or their labor problems. After all, we are skilled workers, and on get­ ting union representation we feel we will be treated as such. Now we are treated no better than mules who are to produce without questioning the work­ ing conditions. Signed by entire crew MEMBERS MUST DO PART TO MAINTAIN BEST CONDITIONS To the Editor: If the officials are expected to beat their brains out to find ways and means to get better condi­ tions and higher wages for SIU seamen, then the Brothers have to get together themselves aboard each ship and live up to their contracts to the letter. This is necessary now, more than ever, because with the war over the shipowners are taking over. They are dropping all the wartime skippers, mates and en­ gineers, keeping only the oldtime company stiffs, who are out there . trying with everything at their command to break down the fine conditions seamen have ever known. So Brothers, tripcarders or full books, live up to that contract. Do your work, stay sober, and when the day comes to pay off and you have a "bird-dog cap­ tain" and a mate who are hardtiming you, your Agent or Pa­ trolman can handle them in a wa^ they won't forget. The year of 1946 brought the SIU many victories. Let's make 1947 a greater year! Ray Pulliam Members of the SIU-SUP gather at memorial to Andrew Furuseth in San Francisco on 93rd anniversary of his birth. Floral tributes to the man whose battles won so much for sea­ men the world over came from the SIU. SUP and Local 90 of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. I can see the hatches Full of Cargo for the world. From Trinidad to Timbuctoo, Marib to Mailburd, I see the docks in Baltimore, The piers in Shanghai, And I hear the juke box saying. My time is almost nigh. I've finished up my dollars. And I hear it plainer still. The call is getting stronger And I guess it always will. The juke box is saying. In a sweet and sickly song: possibilities of making Start heading for the water­ and were all set for clear sailings with front;" for then on out, you're all wrong. Honolulu without mishap. We ran at full ahead for tv.'o And I know it isn't wrong. NASTY MASTER days until they had to cut her We have a typical Waterman down as the fans were acting up Skipper on here. One of the fam­ I'm walking along the wharfs. agian. ous 'T - am - God - who-are-you?" Smelling the shipping smells, type skipper. This would-be Cap­ I see the ripple of the tide tain Bligh goes under the name And hear the shipping bells. of William Patterson, and myself And suddenly it comes to me and the rest of the crew feel that Like a flash of gold— there is no reason why members of the Seafarers should have to My time to ship is here. sail with such a character as this For I smell cargo in the hold. phony happens to be. 4* The Chief Engineer is an exSeafarer. That "ex" means exThe Night Before union man as well. Every time I see the Mate and the Captain 'Twas the night before payoff. together they remind me of that And all through his gear song that goes something like He hunted in vain. "There's a ring around your nose For the price of a beer; So Ed, we limped on mio Pan­ and it grows and grows and ama to stay there for two days grows." Not a greenback was stirring. and then off we went again. So Milton B. Williams Not even a buck— far, we have had* clear sailing. The gods were off duty. That send folks good luck; La Semmes Seems A Troublesome Wench Needing Careful Caressing To the Editor: Here's a little note to let you in on the ups and downs of the Raphael Semmes. Well, Ed, this Waterman scow left that fairsized city of New York on a sup­ posedly four month trip to the Far East, with the first stop beng Panama. We left New York on Jan. 31, and things went along swell un­ til! sometim'e on the twelve-tofour watch on the second of Feb­ ruary when our jinx caught up with us. The boilers had lost water and cracked the tubes. So we hauled her around and put into Savannah for repairs. We put in first at one dock and then another until the 16th of February when we left the dock at 3 A. M. We steamed along fine until 7 A. M. when bingo, the fans let ga We drifted around outside within sight of the lightship for 27 hours before we got a tow. Here we really had to hand it to the cooks. The Deck Mainten­ ance cut up an old oil drum for a stove and we rigged up the forge for a frying stove. Then Tony Bender, our Chief Cook, fried us some of the best south­ ern fried chicken any of us had ever tasted. I'd send you some pictures of Tony working at his make-shift galley, but I haven't any de­ veloped at this time. REPAIR MADE We got alongside the' dock around 8 P. M. on the 17th, and repairs were. made. We were supposed to sail on the 21st when the feed pumps broke down. The old Raphael Semmes sure must like the docks in Savannah. Well,. Ed, we finally got clear of Savannah at 8 A. M. on the 22nd and steamed at full ahead for Panama. But if you think we had enough trouble already. Vet Prefers SIU On Lakes To the Editor: The following letter, received from a vet who is now hospital­ ized at the Milwaukee Veterans' Hospital, indicates how the unor­ ganized seamen on the Great' Lakes are going for the SIU's or­ ganizational drive. These men now realize that the SIU is the only Union for them on the Lakes, and are joining up in in­ creasing numbers, now that the opening season is just around the corner. Herb Miller, Patrolman Detroit, Mich. Dear Friend: I arrived here back in Mil­ waukee, and what a trip! I was so lame and sore, but it was the only thing to do—coming back to this town. Am now in the Veterans Ad­ ministration Hospital, and get­ ting along fine. I expect to leave this place on, or about, April I. Would you be kind enough to do me a favor? Please send me that package which I left in Detroit to the enclosed ad­ dress. It contains cooks' aprons, and as I now have the sailing fever once again, I certainly would like to hit the ball. And those aprons would come in very handy. So forward, jump forward, oh Time, In thy flight— Make it tomorrow. Just for tonight. CANADA BRANCH LAUDED BY EWELL CREW To the Editor: Sometime during the com­ ing Lakes shipping season I'll dropping in to Detroit. I'll cer­ tainly drop in to say "hello" to the gang. I also intend to join the SIU, and get a boat out from Detroit. Wilh every good wish for the SIU's organizational drives. We, the sailors of the Richard S. Ewell, wish to extend our ap­ preciation for the maintenance of the Hall in Vancouver, B.C. Brother Murphy, the Port Agent, is a very competent man. He has helped us straighten .out sev­ eral beefs. We left British Columbia, a much happier crew because of his efforts and good results. Gust A. Melin. Signed by 10 crewmembers �Friday, April 4. 1847 THE SEAFARERS LOG Brighton Marine Hospital Stamped Okay By Seafarer Page Thirleen THE CITY OF ALMA VISITS THE CITY OF ANTWERP To the Editor: gardless of race, creed or color, and this is as it should be. In the March 14 issue of the , When it comes to feeding, I Log there appeared an article of have this to say: I have been a comment on conditions in the patient in Marine Hospitals in U. S. Marine Hospital, Chicago. New Orleans, Mobile, and Staten Alter having read Brother MauIsland at one time or another pin's account of conditions there, during the past ten years, and and since I have been a patient this hospital tops them all when here at the Brighton (Mass.) Ma­ it comes to variety of menu— rine Hospital, I think it only fair quality and quantity of well-pre­ to relate my findings of condi­ pared food, and a system of serv­ tions at this place. ice that can't be beat. All per­ In all fairness to the United sonnel in this department know States Public Health Service, it is no more than right that credit their worlc and do it in a pleas­ should be given where and when ing way. This could go on for each and it is deserved, and in this case I every unit throughout the hos­ feel it is most deserving. pital, and no doubt there are Here the entire medical staff, as well as all personnal in any many persons responsible for But the fact way connected with the many such efficiency. is that each and every individual functions of the many depart­ deserves a share in the smooth ments throughout the hospital, arc tops. This holds true for each way they make this hospital func­ and every department. From the tion. I agree with Brother Maupin time one enters this hospital, un­ that the meal hours are not di­ til the day of departure, treat­ vided as many of us would want ment and personal comfort are accorded each and every one re- them to be, but the system in use has proven to be of necessity. To compensate for the long hours KEEP MEMBERS' between supper and breakfast, milk and fruit juice is served to WELFARE TOPMOST, tide one over, as well as aid in SAYS BROTHER body needs. Dear Editor: MEETS REQUIREMENTS Years of medical research in I read the article of W. J. Brady and Louis Coffin in regards to nutritional needs have proven the division of meal hours to meet politics in the Log of Jan. 25. all bodily requirements, and if heartily agree with "Ropeyarn's the diet is properly balanced— answer and I wish to state that as I know it is here—one is very our success is due chiefly to a apt to be and feel much better no-party advocacy. because of it. We are strictly interested in The set-ups in all U. S. Marine] ' the welfare of seamen, in regard to health, wages, and the right Hospitals are very -much alike to work, and not to mind the but the functioning of the insti­ tution is the most important part other fellows affairs. I think we have enough to of the program. We have our worry about in cur own field, x-ray department, the dental, witiiout worrying about the poli­ physio - therapy, occupational therapy and many other units, tics of the nation. such as the work carried -on by We all come from different the Red Cross and the Social parts of America, and if we look Service division, which furnish after our jobs, our homes and health, we'll sure have a big entertainment and the usual ne­ cessities and it can be said that enough job on our hands. We can see the discord in rival all these operate in a most satis­ unions due to politics—-right and factory manner here at Brighton. I'll close in saying that the left wings, and this will destroy them. Let's not mix in politics or opinions expressed are not mine religion, and I think we will alone, as I have talked to many come out on top, if we follow the of the patients here and they original Preamble of our By­ agree that as hospitals go this is laws. Again, I must agree with tops. Edwin D. Johnston "Ropeyarn." Brighton Marine Hospital Charles J. Hartman MARINE ARROW CREW WAS TOPS, MANLEY SAYS S. S- 4. Luis A. Ramirez, FWT. writes that the vessel ran into one of the worst winters experienced in the Belgian port since 1891. A wee drop in temperature would have necessitated use of ice-breakers in river shown at left. Snow and ice impeded land traffic too. but trucks and cars kept rolling onto Antwerp roads from the Ford assembly plant (photo below). Ramirez says things are on the upgrade in Belgium, vrith her ports among the busiest in Europe. Once scarce items axe more in evidence, including gals. Credit goes to Ship's Dele­ gate Red Sullivan, says Ra­ mirez, for .making the Alma a model ship for cleanliness. To the Editor: I should like to correct a mis­ understanding resulting from a story which appeared in the Log of Aug. 9, 1946, concerning a trip I made. In regard to the Marine Ar­ row crew mentioned" in the ar­ ticle, I would like it to be known that these men were one of the finest groups I have had the pleasure to sail with. It was a real pleasure to sail with them. Bill Manley Attention! Passage Of 'Bill Of Rights' Depends On Seamen Backing To the Editor: WILLIAM J. STEWART Friends of William James Stewart will please inform him that his father, William L, Stewart of 304 Book Building, Detroit 26, Mich., is extremely anxious to get in touch with him, and is awaiting word at the above address. All merchant seamen who are interested in a Bill of Rights for the men who sailed the ships during the war, should start making knots and write to their Congressmen, urging him to en­ dorse bill IIR 476. The bill is no\v in the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commit­ tee. It doesn't take much time, and you don't have to be a fancydandy with the fountain pen. Just let him know that you are in favor of early and favorable action on the bill. Explain to him that the merchant marine lost more men proportionately than did any branch of the arm­ ed forces. Merchant seamen's pay (bonus included) was on a par with U.S. Navy pay, and we had to buy our clothes, got no family allotments, had to pay our de­ pendent's hospital expenses, and had no time off between trips. We had to pay full fare on trains, buses, etc., whereas the service man had the benefit of furlough rates. Write your Senators and re­ quest them to urge early and favorable action on Bill S. 429. This bill will give the seamen who sailed during the war practically the same rights as the GI Bill gives the "veteran." When and if aboard ship, write to the Chairman of the comittees handling these bills, and have every member of the crew sign his name anJ^ address to it. Bill S. 429 is in the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce at the pres­ ent time. Walter A. Foster The Stanwix May Not Be Pretty, But Crew Finds Her Good Feeder To the Editor: The crew of the Stanwix (it desn't even resemble Barbara) have requested that I forward an article to the Log. So here goes the anchor chain: She'.s not a bad rustbucket (Ed note: You mean the ship, not Barbara, we take it. Right?) for most of the crew are homesteading her and the wi'iter wonders whether they like the continual coastwise run or whether they are staying because Johnny Byrd, the Steward—or Bellyrobber—is keeping all hands so fat that when we do hit port we are too obese to get our gear ashore. BUTTON-BUSTER She's a feeder, and the Chief Pumpmen has threatened to sue .Tohnny for some new clothes if he continues to put on weight. A suggestion to the Pumpman: Cease eating one and a half fried chickens with all the trimmings to the meal, and my advice to you is that the ordering of full houses at each and every meal will most certainly not bring on reduction of the waistline. A very congenial crew, and so help me St. Paddy, there has not been even the semblance of an argument or fight among the members of the crew. Yours truly lias been on board since the early part of February. In other words. Brother Editor, a full belly makes for good feelings among all men. Anyway, isn't that something of a record? The crew is about half SIU and half SUP. This shows that our two great Unions are not on­ ly affiliated with each other, but the membership can and will stick together. There are no beefs aboard, so far, but on our last visit into Baytown, Texas, we informed the Agent in Houston, Brother "Cot­ ton" Haymond, about a few necessary repairs and the re-adjustment of the watch system on deck. We are positive it will be taken care of soon. Here's a good. one on Ray White, Agent in the Port of Nor­ folk, Va, (This is supposed to be factual.) ASPIRIN FOR RAY It seems there was a young lad that kept bothering Ray contin­ ually for about two or three SH& AiM'T SO PORrV, ^sHe scifte GAi^ OOOKI weeks about getting a tripcard. After that length of time, there being a shortage of messmen in Norfolk, Ray issued a TC to the guy. The Bozo thanked him very nicely, saying: "Brother White, do you know that I have had a headache ever since I started trying to get an SIU tripcard. Now that I have one, I have lost the headache." Ray replied: "Lost it hell. Now I have it." This great city that we're nowdocked in is as slow and lazy as "Ole Man River" at ebb tide. And to top that off, the natives around the waterfront have developed the same symptoms. When you ask them how to get any certain place, you must wait 15 minutes before they reply in the slowest drawl. NO NOISE FROM BELOW You don't hear much growling from the Black Gang at meal time. The reason is they have the talle.st messman in the whole SIU-SUP, Sam Vincius. He's 6 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs a mere 247 pounds ringside, and not an ounce of fat on him. You're darned right. Editor, that he and I are buddies. When he dropped 97 simoleons in the dice game a few nights past, the gang immed­ iately nicknamed him "Old 97." Better luck next time. Old 97. There are a few crawfish eat­ ers from New Orleans on board this tub, and they all send their regards to the "Chief Crawfish Eater," Joe "Volpian. Law and order is what we want, Joe. You dish it out in your column, and we know that your word is your bond. There are copies of the Sea­ farers Log coming aboard in all ports, but some of the SUP bpys are wanting West Coast Sailors also. What do you say Morris Weisbergcr—can do? Regards and smooth sailing te all SIU and SUP Brothers, from the crew of the SS Fort Stanwix, and to Brother Editor: Keep the Log going as great as in the past. Bill Utley Stewards Dept. Delegate (Editor's note: Thanks, and to you and the rest of the Stan­ wix crew, continued smooth sailing.) �1/ Page Fourleen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 4, 1947 New Wage Scales Under 6% Pay increase The increased wage, overtime, standby and other rates of pay won by the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union in its drive to off­ set the increased cost of living New Rate resulted in supplementary agree­ ments that arc tops on the water­ Present Wage Increase $217.30 front. DECK DEPARTMENT 204.05 In addition to an "across-the- Bosun $225.00 $13.50 190.80 board" increase of six per cent in Carpenter 225.00 13.50 217.30 the monthly wage, overtime, Bosun's Mate 205.00 12.30 209.35 standby, longshore and tank- STEWARDS DEPARTMENT cleaning scales, the Union, nego­ Chief Steward $325.00 $19.50 198.75 tiated increased travel subsis­ Asst. Chief Steward 225.00 13.50 182.85 tence and meal allowances. Second Steward 220.00 13.20 182.85 Companies which have so far Third Steward 185.00 11.10 182.85 signed the supplementary agree­ Cashier 175.00 10.50 159.00 ment granting the increases are: Checker 170.00 10.20 Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc., Telephone Operators 150.00 9.00 A. H. Bull Steamship Company, Linenkeeper 165.00 9.90 $312.17 Baltimore Insular Lines, Seas Head Cafe Man 182.50 10".95 241.15 Shipping Company, Inc., Eastern Service Bar Man 172.50 10.35 243.80 Steamship Lines, Inc., Smith and Cafe Waiter 150.00 9.00 217.30 Johnson, South Atlantic Steam­ Chief Cook 260.00 15.60 251.22 ship Lines and the American Lib­ Second Cook 220.00 13.20 217.30 erty Corporation. Third Cook 195.00 11.70 285.67 180.44 Also the Waterman SS Corp., Fourth Cook 10.80 251.75 175.00 Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., Assistant Cook 10.50 231.61 205.00 Overtakes Freight Corp., Newtex Crew Cook 12.30 209.35 Lines, Inc., Arnold Bernstein SS Galley Utility 150.00 9.00 217.30 Co., Illinois Atlantic, American Butcher 222.75 13.37 201.40 Eastern Corp., Calmar SS Co., Baker 250.00 15.00 206.97 195.00 Ore Line, Peninsular & Occiden­ Head Pantryman 11.70 188.15 Second Pantryman tal SS Co. 180.00 10.80 188.15 150.00 9.00 The receiit negotiations amend­ Pantry Utility 188.15 Messman 150.00 9.00 ed the agreements now in effect 177.55 150.00 9.00 . with the above companies, with Gloryhole Steward 185.50 Porters 152.50 9.15 the provisions that: 175.00 10.50 1. The monthly wage scale shall Stewardess Deck Steward 155.00 9.30 be increased by six per cent. $233.20 Office Man 150.00 9.00 2. The overtime rate of pay 217.30 Bath Steward 150.00 9.00 shall be inci'eased by six per 217.30 Night Bellman 150.00 9.00 cent. 196.10 Head Waiter 205.00 12.30 3. The standby rate of pay 185.50 Captain's Waiter 150.00 9.00 shall be increased by six per cent. 159.00 Dining Room Steward ... 150.00 9.00 4. The rate of pay for long­ 159.00 Waiters—Bedroom Stewards.. 150.00 9.00 shore work shall be increased by six per cent. 5. The tank cleaning rate shall be increased by six per cent. (The foregoing increases are all retroaclive lo Jan. I, 1947. The following increases are reloactive lo March 11. 1947): New Rate 6. Travel subsistence shall be Present Wage Increase increased from $4.00 to $4.25 per STEWARDS DEPARTMENT day. $249.10 $325.00 $19.50 7. Meal allowance shall be in­ Chief Steward Asst. Chief Steward 217.30 .... 225.00 13.50 creased from $1.00 to $1.25 per Second Steward 238.50 meal. 220.00 13.20 Third Steward 185.00 11.10 The new wage rates for pas­ 195.00 11.70 senger ships, but which are not Storekeeper $343.44 152.50 9.15 listed will receive wages as Printer-Porter 287.79 Deck Steward 155.00 9.30 listed under freight ships. 263.41 .. . 150.00 9.00 The overtime rate for unlicen­ Asst. Deck Steward 150.00 9.00 sed personnel receiving less than Bath Steward 175.00 10.50 $200.00 per month shall be $1.06 Stewardess $344.50 150.00 9.00 per hour. For all ratings receiv­ Assistant Stewardess 233.20 ^ 150.00 9.00 ing $200.00 or more per month,, Gloryhole Steward 275.60 150.00 9.00 the overtime rate shall be $1,325 Officer's Room Steward 233.20 Porter ... 152.50 9.15 per hour. 206.70 Linenkeeper 165.00 9.90 190.80 Telephone Operator 150.00 9.00 217.30 Night Bellman 150.00 9.00 217.30 Bellman 150.09 9.00 265.00 Head Cafe Man 182.50 10.95 Rating New Rate Service Barman 223.93 172.50 10.35 Deck Department 236.12 Cafe Waiters 150.00 9.00 Bosun : $224.80 159.00 Chief Cook 260.00 15.60 Carpenter 224.80 164.30 Second Cook 220.00 13.20 AB Maintenance 206.25 Third Cook 164.30 • 195.00 11.70 Quartermaster ^ 190.35 169.60 Fourth Cook 180.00 ao.8o Able Seaman 190.35 Assistant Cooks 159.00 175.00 . 10.50 AB Cardeckman 190.35 159.00 Chief Butcher :. 222.75 13,37 Ordinary Seaman 166.50 164.30 Second Butcher 190.00 11.40 Engine Department 206.70 Chief Baker 250.00 15.00 Electrician $253.65 174.90 Second Baker 211.25 . 12.68 Deck Engineer 253.65 159.00 Crew Cook 205.00 12.30 Engine Utility 224.80 Galley Utility 159.00 150.00 9.00 161.65 Oiler—Steam 195.65 150.00 9.00 Messman Watertender 195.65 161.65 195.00 Chief Pantryman 11.70 185.50 Fireman 185.05 180.00 Second Pantryman 10.80 159.00 Wiper , 193.00 170.00 Third Pantryman 10.20 206.70 Stewards Department 150.00 9.00 Pantry Utility 174.90 Chief Steward $245.70 205.00 12.30 Head Waiter 174.90 Chief Cook 224.80 150.00 9.00 Captain's Waiter 159.00 Night Cook & Baker 224.80 150.00 9.00 Dining Room Waiter : 159.00 3rd Cook 193.00 150.00 9.00 Bedroom Stewards f 185.50 Messman 166.50 159.00 Utilityman 166.50 (Continued on Page 11) EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES NEW FREIGHT SHIP SCALE DECK DEPARTMENT Present Wage Rating Bosun Bosuns Mate—Day Work Bosuns Mate—Watch Carpenter Storekeeper A3 Maintenance Quartermaster Able Seaman Vl^atchman Ordinary Seaman $205.00 192.50 180.00 205.00 197.50 187.50 172.50 Ii2.50. 1|;2.50 loO.OO Increase $12.30 11.55 10.80 12.30 11.85 11.25 10.35 10.35 10.35 9.00 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician Asst. Electrician Jr. Engineer-Day Work Jr. Engineer—Watch Plumber—Machinist Deck Engineer Chief Reefer First Reefer Second Reefer Storekeeper Engine Utility Evaporator—Maint. Oiler—Diesel Oiler—Steam Watertender Fireman-Watertender Fireman Wiper $294.50 227.o0 230.00 205.00 237.00 205.00 269.50 237.50 218.50 197.50 205.00 190.00 195.25 177.50 177.50 177.50 167.50 175.00 $17.67 13.65 13.80 12.30 14.22 12.30 16.17 14.25 13.11 11.85 12.30 11.40 11.72 10.65 10.65 10.65 10.05 10.50 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT $220.00 205.00 205.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 • 150.00 Chief Cook Night Cook and Second Cook .... Third Cook $13.20 12.30 12.30 11.10 10.50 9.00 9.00 Passenger Ships — Overnight Service New Rate $238.50 238.50 217.30 $344.50 238,50 233.20 196.10 185.50 180.20 159.00 174.90 193.45 182.85 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 217.30 159.00 236.12 265.00 206.70 190.80 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 185.50 164.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 217.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 MISSISSIPPI SS COMPANY EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES Del Norte Type Passenger Ships — Off-Shore Present Wage Increase $235.00 205.00 225.00 $14.10 12.30 13.50 $324.00 271.50 248.50 $19.44 16.29 14.91 .5325.00 220.00 2G0.00 220.00 195.00 180.00 205.00 205.00 250.00 211.25 222.75 150.00 155.00 155.00 .160.00 150.00 1.50.00 1.55.00 19.5.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 152.50 152.50 175.00 150.00 195.00 165.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 175.00 150.00 $19.50 13.20 15.60 13.20 11.70 10.80 12.30 12.30 15.00 12.68 13.37 9.00 9.30 9.30 9.60 ' 9.00 9.00 9.30 11.70 9.90 9.00 9.00 9.15 9.15 10.50 9.00 11.70 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 10.50 9.00 DECK DEPARTMENT Eo.sun Bosun's Mate Carpenter : ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician Second Electrician Third Electrician STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward Second Steward Second Third ( Fourth Crew C Night ( Chief E Second Galley Utility . Deck Steward . Smoking Room Steward Saloon Steward Bedroom Steward Night St Gloryhole Stewards Chief Ste SEATRAIN LINES New Rate $344.50 238.50 233.20 196.10 206.70 161.65 164.30 159.00 159.00 185.50 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 174.90 159.00 159.00 159.00 193.45 182.85 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 236.12 201.40 265.00 223.93 217.30 159.00 159.00 206.70 • 190.80 180.20 159.00 217.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 4. 1947 Wage Scales Under Recent 6% Increase SlU HALLS BALTIMORE ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Ship — George Washington Present Wage DECK DEPARTMENT B„sun $225.00 Carpenter 225.00 STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward $325.00 Second Steward 220.00 Storekeeper 195.00 L^nenkeeper 165.00 Bartender : 185.00 Deck Steward 155.00 Lounge Steward 155.00 Stewardess 175.00 Assistant Stewardess 150.00 Captain's Steward 150.00 Head Waiter 205.00 Waiters 155.00 Smoking Room Steward 150.00 Dining Room Utility 150.00 Bedroom Stewards 150.00 Bellman 150.00 Night Waiter 150.00 Crew Pantryman 162.50 Asst. Crew Pantryman 150.00 Messman 150.00 Officer's Bedroom Steward .. 150.00 Glorviiole Steward 150.00 Bath Steward 150.00 Chief Cook 260.00 Second Cook 220.00 Third Cook 195.00 Fourth Cook 180.00 Fifth Cook 175.00 Night Cook 175.00 Crew Cook .' 205.00 Chief Butcher 222.75 Second Butcher 190.00 Chief Baker 250.00 Second Baker 211.25 Galley Utility m. 150.00 Ciiief Pantryman 195.00 Second Pantryman 180.00 Third Pantryman 170.00 Night Pantryman *170.00 Pantry-Utility 150.00 Stewards Utility 150.00 Increase New Rale $13.50 13.50 $238.50 238.50 $19.50 13.20 11.70 9.90 11.10 9.30 9.30 10.50 9.00 9.00 12.30 9.30 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.75 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 15.60 13.20 11.70 10.80 10.50 10.50 12.30 13.37 11.40 15.00 12.68 9.00 11.70 10.80 10.20 10.20 9.00 9.00 $344 .50 233.20 206.70 174.90 196.10 164.30 164.30 185.50 159.00 159.00 217.30 164.30 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 172.25 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 275.60 233.20 206.70 190.80 185.50 185.50 217.30 236.12 201.40 265,00 223.93 159.00 206.70 190.80 180.20 180.20 159.00 159.00 ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY Passenger Ships — Cavalier Type Present Wage DECK DEPARTMENT Bosun Carpenter ENGINE DEPARTMENT Second Electrician STEWARDS DEPARTMENT Chief Steward Second Steward Chief Cook Second Cook Larder Cook Third Cook Crew Cook Chief Baker Second Baker Butcher Galley Utility Deck Steward Lounge & Smoking Rm. Std. Saloon Steward Waiter Room Stev.'ard Night Steward Chief Pantryman Ass't Pantryman Night Pantryman Dishwasher Messman Bellman Porter Bartender Gloryhole Steward Linen-Storekeeper Captain's Waiter Officer's Room Steward Steward's Utility Stewardess $235.00 225.00 $271.50 Increase New Rate $14.10 13.50 $249.10 238.50 $16.29 $287.79 $19.50 13.20 15.60 13.20 13.20 11.70 12.30 15.00 12.68 13.37 9.00 9.30 9.30 9.60 9.00 9.00 9.30 11.70 9.90 9.90 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.15 10.50 9.00 11.70 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.50 $344.50 233.20 275.60 233.20 233.20 206.70 217.30 265.00 223.93 236.12 159.00 164.30 164.30 169.60 159.00 159.00 164.30 206.70 174.90 174.90 159.00 159.00 159.00 161.65 • 185.50 159.00 206.70 159.00 159.00 159.00 185.50 • $325.00 220.00 260.00 220.00 220.00 195.00 205.00 250.00 211.25 222.75 150,00 155.00 155.00 160.00 150.00 150.00 155.00 195.00 165.00 165.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 152.50 175.00 150.00 195.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 175.00 Page Fifteen 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHARLESTON 424 King St. Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 BOSTON CORPUS CHRISTI .. 1824 Mesquite St. SS BILLINGS VICTORY Corpus Christi 3-1509 R. L. .McKenzie. $2.00; H. C. Michels, DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 S5.00; A. Mnrtinsen, $1.00. SS DAVID B. BURNETT DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. C E Gierczit;. $1.00; W. J. McMelrose 4110 GALVESTON 308 tz—23rd St. Waters. $1.00. Phone 2-8448 GALVESTON HONOLULU ......... 16 Merchant St. I.NDIVIDU.AL DON.ATIONS Phone 58777 Steve Harrison. $1.00; W. J. McNeil HOUSTON 1515 75th St. $2.00; D. E. McNeil, $2.00; H. E. HimWentworth 3-3809 kamp, $2.00. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. NEW YORK Phone 5-5919 SS ROBIN GOODFELLOW MARCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St. F. E. Parker. $1.00; J. I-.. McLranie. Chester 5-3110 $1.00; G. Cameron $2.00; J. Ackerman. MIAMI 1356 N. E. 1st Ave. $1.00; C. H. Keckley. $2.00; H. G MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Coronea.s. $1.00; E. M. Bryant. $2.00; Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Cliartres, St. A. B. Lynn. $1.00; R. Coleji. $2.00; ij. Kite. $2.00; W. J. Phillips. $2.00. Magnolia 6112-6113 S3 COASTAL STEVEDORE NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. |I J. Luma. $2.00; J. Rodriguez, $1.00; HAnover 2-2784 ' NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. M. Santiago. $1.00. SS J. FISKE Phone 4-1083 A. E. Burris. $1.00; L. C. Harper. PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Lombard 3-7651 Lampley. $5.00; J. W. Brackett. $5.00; PORT ARTHUR . . 909 Fort Worth Ave. C. P. Fletcher. $1.00; E. M. Felker. Phone 2-8532 $1.00; V. Rackley. $1.00; J. H. EmerPORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. ick. $1.00; L. Mite. $1.00; W. F. Hunt. Beacon 4336 R, P. Cierczic, $1.00.. SS CAPE HATTERAS RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. F. Molina, $1.00; William J. I lavonr, Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Jr.. $1.00: J. E. Bonilla. $1.00. SS MAYO BROS. Douglas 5475-8363 H. Lancour. $2.00; C. I ludanich. SAN JUAN, P. R. ... 252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 $2.00; E. Canonizrido. $2.00; F. W. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Erlgelt. $2.00; G. H. Proctor. $2.00; T. Phone 8-1728 W. Hill. $2.00; .S. Ahrnham. $2.00. SS KING HATHAWAY SEATTLE 86 Sencca St. A. r .Simpson, $2 25; F. P. Furhs. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. $1.00; R. C. Ennis, $1.00; J. R. Balduc. Phone M-1323 $1.00; H. Vf. Smith, $2.00; F. I.antiere. TOLEDO 61.5 Summit St. $2 00; S. L. Polizzi. $1.00; H. Walls WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. and Deck Dept.. $15.00; E. \^'entz. Terminal 4-3131 $1.00; B. Haf:..-r. $1.00; P. R, CalcVICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. haugh. $2.00; W. D. Rinehart. $1.00; Garden 8331 J. L. Simpson. $1.00; D. Bissett $.1.00; VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. D. E. Whit.-, $1.00; R. Eigueroa, $2.00. SS T. LOUVERTURE Pacific 7824 C. L. Southwick. $1.0'J. SS BLUE ISLAND VICTORY n. As.sa;d. $15.00: R. L. Rose. $2.00; C. .M. Moss. $1.00; J. H. Gurganus. William E. Halby would like to $50.00; E. H. Gates. $2.00; J. Sheets, have some of his old shipmates $2.00. D. C". Thompson. $2.00: John E. Robertson, $2.00; drop him a line. His address is Rushing. $2 00; J. R. Dixon. $2.00: \V. B. Palmer. Ward "B,' Dade County Hospital, $2.00. K 11. Price. $2.00; V. \V. King, Kendall, Fla. $2.00; t). Yealvs. $2.00; E. II. Thoma- NOTICE! son, $2.00; A. Jensljy. $2.00; L. Smith, $2.00; E, L. Waters. $2.00; O'Connor. $2.00; T. Wheeler, $2.00; B. L. Winston. $2,00; H. S. Winston, $2.00; C. D. Westman. $2.00; L. M. Moore. $2.00; R. C. Beahm. $2.00; J. C. Cambrel!. $2.00; William H. Lewis. $2.00; J. C. Casey. $2.00; N. Okray, $2.00; J, W. Altstatt, $2,00; L. L. Siarkowski, $2.00; T, D. Foster. $2.00; R. N, Mahone, $2.00; A. Frudge, $2.00; J. R, Alsobrook, $2.00. PERSONALS JAMES M. SAVELLE Please write to your family at Silver City, Miss. i i- 5" DANIEL McNULTY Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Katherine Ebsary, 9 Har­ vard Street, Charleston, Mass. S. 4. 4. RAOUL PEPIN Get in touch with your father, 1826 Covin Blvd. E., Montreal. 4, 4. 4. JACK (J. O.) SMITH Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Billie Odom, P. O. Box 17, Keyes, California. 4. 4. 4. CLYDE E. SCHMIDT Get in touch with your father, H. L. Schmidt, Sanger, Texas. 4. 4. 4. JOSEPH T. GEHRINGER Get in touch with Margaret C. Gchringer, Capitol Hotel, Mul­ berry Street and Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4. 4. 4. JOSEPH F. WELSH m touch with Mrs. ShirGet in ley Wessel at the Seamen's Church Institute of Now York, 2.5 South Street, N. Y. 4. New York. She has an important message for vou. WITH THE SIU IM CANADA By HUGH MURPHY glad to be back home and are in ist can be duped by such tripe. After many years away from no ways anxious for another trip Sullivan has gone the way of all commies and will be remembered home, the SIU crews who deliv­ to England. Pat Sullivan, longtime commie, and despised by all. ered the twin vessels. Prince Da­ Secretary-Treasurer of the Trades vid and Prince Robert, to their The cableship Restorer, afternew owners in England were and Labor Congress of Canada many delays finally got away on and president of the commie-con- her mission of tending and re­ very disappointed and perhaps little disillusioned by the state of frolled Canadian Seamen's Union, pairing trans-pacific cables. affairs as they existed in Britain has followed the usual line laid The Restorer, at present under down by past bigwig stooges of SIU agreement, is the only ship today. The boys found that after two the Stalinist doctrine by double in Canada paying U.S. wages, years of peace the "Old Sod" was crossing his cohorts in dramatic overtime, and having conditions still a pretty miserable place to fashion. His actions have set the on a par with U.S. vessels. party boys back on their heels. Other agreements must be be. His expose of the role he has brought up to this standard. Re­ Shortages of the bare necessit­ ies of life, coupled with the lack played in the labor movement in ports from the ship indicate that of sufficient fuel, light and gas Canada as a pawn of the party everything is running smoothly, for domestic purposes, as well as and the death grip the party has with the exception of the Stew­ the snow and zero temperatures on a section of the Labor move­ ards Department. made their homecoming very dull ment is not news to most bonaThe quantity and quality of fide trade unionists. food served the crew is not-what and dismal. The desii-e to be on the way It should serve, however, as it should be. This will have to home to Canda was heightened an eye opener to lots of people, be rectified when the ship re­ by these conditions. particularly those who are dom­ turns. This is the first time this ship This was graphically illustrat­ inated by the commies. Sullivan is weak. That's why has been 100 percent organized ed by Brother Bill Ramsay, Chief he was a communist. The party and under Union agreement. It Steward of the Prince David In boys shouldn't be surprised. They may be sometime yet before this cartoons depicting a "Happy know what he was before, and vessel returns to 'Victoria which Scene in a London Pub" and his arrival home in Glasgow where during his association with them. is her home base. Keep her he shows himself leaving Central He did exactly what they expect­ "steady as she goes," fellows. (Pictures of the Restorer, which Station in "Welcome Home Stup­ ed him to do; he wouldn't have been a good communist if he had accompanied this article, came in id." too lata to be used in this issue. Returning to Canada on the done any different. It is incredible that any honest- However, they will be printed Aquitania," the boys had a fairly smooth trip in all, but are thinking and sincere trade union­ next week.) �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 4, 1947 J ••?>v % %&Seofarer&h^e¥nd&iom\ Union Great l^kes Pis+nct* ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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HURRY! HURRY! NEW YORK NEEDS RATED MEN IN BLACK GANG SEAFARERS CONTRACT ASSURES SECURITY, PROTECTION FOR SEAMEN ALL SIGNS POINT TO SIU SUCCESS ON GREAT LAKES SHIPS IN TRANSIT ARE KEEPING PORT ARTHUR BUSY LAKES SEAMEN, VISIT SIU HALLS AND SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION FIND 10 G'S, GET REWARD OF 50 BUCKS FORT FREDERICA'S BUCKO TARGET OF CREW'S BLAST LONGFELLOW CREW CAN'T EAT SHIP'S ROLLING BOURN MEN URGE STRIKE FUND VOTE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/4/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d6e0251631374b187b3cb1879a4988d9.pdf 759c119f3983b396aa4a900f3b8829b7 PDF Text Text :• • •   ­ ­^­.­r  ­J"  <'­t  • ' '  • •   .''.• .'r^    .' • ,  • •  •   '^0  'vji'. • .:  •  '• ^• • '^ "  ' '.'  t '•   LOG  r  X  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFAR«ERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  •   •: /'­•>   VI  Story on  Page 3  ­• ^1  i  • 'Si  ­^31  1  .'JV­I  Story on  Page 3  f#klk  rriflcl*  Bustling  shipping  JOD  crusn.  counter  at  Gal­ veston SIU hall is lined with Seafarers  eager  to  throw  ­in  for  jobs  on  Cape  Grieg (Mississippi). Probafile year run  shuttling cargo  to Korea  and Far East  ports  kept  many  waiting  weeks  until  ship  was  recommissioned  after  being  .drawn out  of  lay­Up fleet.  The forgot­ ten man in  the shuffle  was dispatcher  Mickey Wilburn  (rear*far right), who  ­will  see  to  it  rotary  shipping  list  is  following in crewing vessel.  (See this  'issue's centerfold  for  picture story oft  typical Cape ship.).  '  • m  Man From Mors.'  might be the science fiction conception  of  a  Martian­ monster,  the  intricate  camera rig  to be utilized  to take mem­ bers' photos for  insertion  in  hew  SltJ '  union  books  is  set  up  for  the  kickoff  .next week when distribution begins. It  turns out  two finished  pictures a min­ ute.  Patrolman Louis Goffin  (far left)  looks  over  forms  while  headquarters  employees  ready  special machines, for  ; gold­stamping  names,  book  numbers  >nd  transferring  menibership  data  to  .hew book.  (Story on  Page 3.)  i  •  .• .> • •   _|L  A  fully ­ streamlined,  %vnwUU»  permanent  AFL  Mari­ time  Trades  Department  emerged  in  Chicago  last week  when  40  delegates  representing  over  200,000  AFL  mari­ time workers "revitalized" the existing  MTD  and  prepared  the  groundwork  for  future  activities  on  a  national  scale.  SIU, ILA, MM&P, Telegraphers,  Operating  Engineers  and  interested  segments  of  the  Teamsters  renewed  agreement on basic principles, adopted  constitutional  machinery  and  paved  the  way  for  an  intensive  public  rela­ tions program.  Attending for  the SIU  A&G  District  were  Sec.  Treas.  Paul  Hall and Asst. Sec. Treas. Lloyd Gard­ ner  (foreground).  (Story on Page 3.)  I  .:.x.  • •."It •     1  I  ^  •  4  <  ^  1 iV­  '  �,  ,  FrUlar. Ai^ 4.  19SS  SEAFARERS  IOC  Vac* Tw*  Barred Seamen Rove Par f;  Security'  Hit In Congress  p:;; .  I  V"'  Pointing up  LOG revelations  of  defects in our  port security,  the Panamanian  ship North  Princess carrying aboard her  crewmen who  were "restricted" to the ship in Tampa, anchored  in Houston  with no Coast Guard,  Immigration  or  Customs  guard  on  the  ship.  As  a  result,  when  the  SIU  Galveston  Port  Agent  boarded the ship on two successive  days, he found that  the supposedly  "restricted" men  were not  aboard.  One  of  the  "restricted"  men  was  William  A.  Hart,  an  alleged  at  Gulfport,  Mississippi,  where one  ship  and stationed a  guard  aboard,  Commimist  activist  who  had  been  of  three  men,  (including  Hart)  de­ contrasting  sharply  with  its  inac­ expelled  from  the British  seamen's  tained  aboard  by  immigration,  tivity  on  the  North  Princess.  union  for  leading  a  wildcat  dock  jumped  the  ship,  costing  the  cap­ In  the meantime,  the  LOG  reve­ strike  in  Liverpool  in  1949  on  be­ tain  a  $1,000  fine.  As  far  as  is  lation  of  the nation's  shortcomings  half  of  the  Communist  dominated  known  this  man  is  still  on  the  in  the  ^curity  program  brought  a  Canadian  Seamen's  Union.  As  loose.  demand  in  Congress that  the Coast  written  up  in  the  March  21  issue  In  all  that  has  taken  place  on  Guard  take  steps to  plug  the loop­ of  the  LOG,  Hart  was  the  center  the  North  Princess  both  in Tampa  holes.  of  a near­riot  in the  port of  Tampa  and  at  its  other  stops,  the  Coast  Congress  Concern  after  he  and  three  other  crew­ Guard  has  not  taken  a  hand  al­ Representative  O'Toole  members  were  restricted  aboard  though it is supposedly  responsible  in  a  statement  in Donald  the  House  de­ by  Immigration  authorities  on  the  for  port  security.  This despite  the  clared that  the  various government  basis of  information  received  from  fact  that  the  police had to be called  agencies  concerned  witljL  seciuity  Seafarer Paavo  Hislka triet  on a  suit out of  tho ample  stock  avail­ the  British  seamen's  union.  out  in  Tampa  to  quell  the  dis­ had  been  instructed  by  Congress  able in the  Sea Chest}.  The SlU­operated  store has  recently  added  Subsequently,  the  ship  stopped  turbance  roused  up  by  Hart.  to  make  certain  that  no  "Trojan  suits  and  slacks  to  its  ever­increasing  list  of  haberdashery  items  horses"  exist  within  our  water­ Two  More  Incidents  available  to  men  ashore  and  on  the  ships  in  New  Yoik.  At  the  same  time,  two  more  in­ front  areas.  Nevertheless,  he  said,  cidents came  to light involving  forr  "there  is  appareptly  a  loophole  eign flag ships  in  US  harbors.  The  that requires  plugging."  Honduran  freighter.  Carmen,  and  O'Toole  concluded  by  inserting  the  Panamanian  Liberty ship, Spal­ the  entire  text  of  the  LOG  copy­ matori,  were  boarded  by  govern­ righted  article on the subject  which  ment  authorities  in  Savannah  and  appeared  in  the  issue  of  Friday,  San  Francisco  respectively  and  March 7.  Hounding out the first  few weeks of  an experimental opera­ crewmembers  detained  aboard.  In  Despite  Rep.  O'Toole's  state­ ment and  the incidents  which have  tion  in  meeting  SIU  ships  as  they  entered  the  port  of  New  the  latter  case,  the  Coast  Guard  *  SIU  Vice­President Morris  Weis­ York, the Sea  Chest has netted a highly enthusiastic  response  (Continued  on  page  17)  berger  represented  maritime  labor  was the  agency  which  searched the  from  the  membership  to  the  at  the  five­day  Institute  on  For­ new  service.  eign  Transportation  and  Port  Op­ The  bustling  Sea  Chest flanking  erations conducted  by  Tulane  Uni­ the  entrance  to  the  headquarters  versity,  New  Orleans,  March  24  building  in  Brooklyn  has  been  to  28.  humming  with  activity  in  the  Weisberger  participated  in  the  building;  on  the  ships,  the  SIU  panel  on  maritime  labor  relations  The  port  of  New  Orleans—110  miles  up  the Mississippi River from the Gulf  of  Mexico  representatives  hitting  the  ships  on  Friday,  March  28,  at  which  he  with  samples  of  gear  carried  in  discussed  labor  relations  problems  —is undergoing  a major  face­lifting.  Nearly  $23 millions  are  being spent  to  add  wharves,  warehouses  and  grain  storage fa­ the  Union­owned  and  operated  along  with  industry  and  port  rep­ store  have  found  SIU  crews  fully  resentatives  before  an  audience  of  cilities.  When  the  program  is­|  in  accord  with  the new  set up.  students  and  industrialists.  In  completed  within  the  next  Successfully  launched  in  the  the  course  of  his  discussion  and  two  years,  there  won't  be  headqu^ers  port,  the  idea  soon  the  question  and  answer  sessions  space  available  in  the  port  to  will  be  carried  to  nearby  SIU  he  explained  the  conditions  under  build anothet  wharf. The  pro­ ports  like  Philadelphia  and  Balti­ which  maritime  workers  opeltate  more  and  eventually  be  operated  and  enlightened the  audience as to  gram  will  have  far­reaching  out  of  similar  stores  in  the  major  the  operations  of  the  SIU  and  its  effects on the SIU's position in  New  Orleans.  Gulf  ports.  contracts.  Gear  carried  by  the  Sea  Chest,  The  SIU  vice­president  also .ap­ The  port  already  boasts  some  13  which  maintains  lower  prices  than  peared on  a  half  hour radio  discus­ miles  of  dock  facilities  strung  the  slop  chest  aboard  ship  and  sion  program  on  Thursday,  March  along  the  levee  that  protects  New  haberdasheries  ashore  on  identical  27,  in  New  Orleans.  The  program  Orleans  from  the  swift­flowing  took  up  the  question, "Is Industrial  Mississippi.  (Continued  on  page  17)  Friction  Caused  by  Poor  Human  But  the  port's  business  is  in­ Relations?"  creasing  so  rapidly  it  needs  every  Both  the  radio  broadcast  and  berth  it  can  get.  the  panel  discussion  on  labor  re­ The  city  lies  in  a  huge  crescent  lations  drew  favorable  comment  formed by  the river.  The east  bank  in  the  local  press.  of  the  river  has  the  loading  and  warehouse  structures.  And the  SIU  Hall  at  523  Bienville  Street­ named  for the  founder of  New  Or­ April 4.  1952  Vol.  XIV.  No. 7  leans—is  in  the  old  French  Quar­ (the  original  city)  just  a  few  New  Orleans  riverfront  bustles  with  ships  carrying  cargo  to  and  As  I  See  It  Page  13  ter  blocks  from  landings  used  by  from  all  parts of  the  world.  Shown here  is Harmony  Street wharf  Burly  Page  16  French  and  in  heart  of  Mississippi  River  port  area  where  Delta  ships  dock.  Spanish  settlers.  ' A  four­day strike  by the Masters,  Cape  Ship  ...  Pages  14,  15  SIU  members  here  principally  Crossword  Puzzle  Page  12  man the  ships  of  Alcoa,  Waterman  inum  developments  below  the  city  it  are  a  geographic  paradox.  The  Mates  and  Pilots  (AFL)  against  Did  You  Know  Page  18  and  Mississippi  Shipping  Co.  For  and  tremendous  oil  developments  city  rests  on  mush  so  thin  that  a  the  Isbrandsten  Shipping  Com­ Editorial  Page  13  Mississippi  Shipping,  New  Orleans  at  Baton  Rouge  have  all  helped  child  can  hit  water  digging  with  a  pany  ended  with  complete  agree­ Foc'sle  Fotog  Page  19  is  the  port.  toy shovel  in many  spots.  The area  ment  by  the  company  with  the  the  home  port.  From  here  SIU  union's  demands.  Galley  Gleanings  Page  20  sail. their  ships  to  the  far  In  1951,  approximately  3,500  from  the  city  to  the  river's  passes  The  strike  began  on  Sunday,  Inquiring Seafarer  Page 12  men  is a  veritable  lace  of  swamplands,  ships  dropped  anchor  in  New  Or­ of  the  world.  In  The  Wake  Page  12  ports  leans—actually  within  the  city  l^es, marshes and  bayous with far  March  23,  with the  union  tying  up  In  spite  of  its  distance  from  the  four  of  the  company's  vessels  at  Labor Round­Up  Page  16  sea.  New  Orleans  has  long  been  a  since the  river divides  it.  And  the  ihore  water  than  earth.  Letters  Pages  21,  22,  23  great  shipping  center.  port  authorities  boast  that  average  The  lower  Mississippi's  shifting,  Various  east  coast  piers.  '  With  a  vital  policy  session  going  Letter  Of  The  Week...  Page  13  The  growth  of  New  Orleans as  a  time  in  port  was  4V4  days,  which  dangerously  fast  channel  is  the  on  in  Chicago,  other  affiliated  un­ Maritime  Page  16  port  been  rapid  in  recent  they believe  is some kind  of  record  only  commercially  practical  thor­ ions  in  the  Maritime  Trades  De­ Meet  The  Seafarer....  Page  12  years. has  oughfare  open  to  large  vessels  From  1916 to  1945, tonnage  for  arrival,  loading  and  sailing.  New  Orleans  Port.  Page  2  climbed  245  per  now.  And  frequently  ships  go  partment  rallied  to  the  aid  of  the  The  impact  ot  ifiiipping  on  this  cent.  •   MM&P.  Itepresentatives  of  the  On The  Job  Page  16  community  of  nearly  600,000  is  aground  in  the  passes.  Second to  NT  MM&P  were  assured  the  full  sup­ Personals  Page  26  Today  the  poii;  ranks  second  to  tremendous.  Figures  of  the  port  The  man  who  founded  New  Or­ port  of  their  brother  maritime  un­ Quiz  Page' 19  Ships'  Minutes  Page  26,  27  New  York  for  general  cargo.  In  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  leans  in  1712  picked  this  city's  ions under  the AFL banner.  that  70  cents  of  every  dollar  site  upriver  because  it  could  be  After  four  days,  the  Company  SIU  History  Cartoon  .  Page  7  1951,  New  Orleans  was  the  only  show  income in  New Orleans comes from  reached  easily  by  overland  trav­ bowed  and agreed  to a  6.2  percent  port  other  than  New  York  to  han­ Sports  Line  Page  20  the  port.  elers and  it had an  alternate route  wage  increase  and  50  cents  daily  Ten  Years  Ago  Page  12  dle  more  than  a  billion  dollars  for  small  vessels  to  the  Gulf  by  payment  into  the  union's  welfare  Outlet  For  Midwest  Top  Of  The  News  Page  6  worth of  foreign cargo.  The figure  for  New  Orleans  topped  $1,250,­ The  port  is  the  terminus  for  way  of  Lake  Fontchartrain  and  fund.  These  provisions  are  retro­ Vacation  Payments....  active  to  October  1,  1951,  with  the  Pages  23,  24,  25  000,000,  according  to  port  records.  navigation  for  the  Mississippi  Lake  Borgne.  Wash.  News  Letter  Page  4  In  total  tonnage.  New  Orleans  River  System  that  drains  about  The  smair  vessels  of  that  era  contract  running  out  September  1,240,000  square  miles  reaching  more  than  200  years  ago  could  30,  1953.  Welfare  Benefits  Page  25  ranked  fourth  in  the  nation.  However,  as  New  England  ports  from the  Gulf  of  Mexico to  Canada  easily  move  through  the  passes;  At  the  conclusion  of  the  strike  Published  biweekly  at  tfie  headquarters  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union.  At­ have  fallen  off  as  world  shipping  and  from  the  Appalachian  moun­ But  today  only  South  Pass  and  officials  of  the  MM&P  sent  tele­ lantic  a  Gulf  District,  AFL,  «75  Fourth  centers.  New  Orleans  is  steadily  tains In  the East  to the  Rockies on  Southwest Pass are  used by  ocean­ grams  of  thanks  to  the  SIU  for  Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  N.  Y.  Tel, STerllnB  going  ships.  While  South  Pass  is  helping  to  make  the  ^M&P's  • • 46/1. enieied  as  second  class  matter  increasing  its  activity.  New  in­ the  West.  at  the  Post  Office  In  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  succdss  possible.  V  j'  dqstries  the huge  Raiser alum.­,  .'  <!V^?l?tinued  on na^^^  under>1110  .Att  of;  . 1 '  .'I'.r/i! Ji'.  1  r.';o .'I  Trade  Forum  Hears  Address  By  Weisberger  Ships Hail  Service  Of  SI Us Sea Chest  New Orleans:  Biz Booms  Isbrandtsen  Bows To End  MMP Strike  SEAFARERS  LOG  If­­'.  'It!  .­'.A':  .'• >  I.'*­  .'VIXA,*  ­W  �"srws  Par*'tlw0ir  New Powers  Group Creates  Machinery  For  Port 'Clearing  House'  ^Gardner  in  Major  Post  Establishment  of  pemianent  machinery for  the Maritime Trades Department  representing 200,000  workers in  AFL maritime  unions  developed  from  a  meeting  of 40 delegates to the MTD in Chicago on  March  24  and  25.  The SIU  expects  to  play a major role under the revised MTD setup  just as it has participated in MTD  actions in the past.  Bonds Held  By  Welfare  Now Million  Objectives drafted  by  the  delegate's  include  such  functions  as directing  organizational  work  in  the  industry,  coordinated  and  centralized  action  on maritime  industry  problems  in  the  Seafarers, wivea  and  quests father  at  the New  York  headquarters'  port  of  New  York  and  else­"*"  Port  O'  Call  bar  to  take  In  the  tuneful  slnfinf  of  Miss  Marsha  wherte,  and  renewed  efforts  to  wiU  he  located  in  the  SIU's  New  York headquart­ Kent.  Frankle Froba,  well­known  keyboard artist,  Is at  the  piano.  combat  Harry  Bri  idge  ;e8'  in­ ers.  fluence  on  the  West t  Cc  loast.  To  make  the  >g  To direct this program, dele­ program  effec­ tive,  permanent  gates  elected  Lloyd  Gardner,  maritime  port  assistant  secretary­treasurer  councils  where  Bond­holdings  of  the  Sea­ of  the SIU, to  the post  of executive  they  don't  exist  farers  Welfare  Plan  reached  secretary  of  the  MTD,  to  direct  now  will  be  set  a cool million dollars with the  this program  and  assured  full  sup­ up  in  all  major  decision  of  the  trustees  to  invest  With  the  addition  of  a  varied  entertainment  program  and  port  of  all  affiliated  organizations  Gardner  ports  of  the  with  such  delicacies  as filet  mignon  gracing  the  menu,  the  to  the  new  program.  Temporary  United  States  and  Canada.  They  another  $250,000  of  the  plan's  re­ serves  in  US  government  bonds.  SIU's  own  Port  O'Call  bar  in  New  York  has  become  a first  headquarters  of  the  organization  (Continued  on  page  17)  The  action  by  the  trustees,  con­ class  cabaret  and  supper  club  sisting  of  Union  and  employer  at  moderate  prices.  representatives,  taken  at  a  meet­ Fast  becoming  a  popular  center  ing  held  on  Tuesday,  April  1,  is  for  Seafarers  and  neighborhood  further  evidence  of  the  excellent  residents,  the  Port  O'Call  is  the  Seafarers will begin swapping old books for new next week.  financial  standing of  the  Union­op­ only  place  of  its  kind  for  miles  erated  plan.  It  was  made  possible  Beginning Monday in Headquarters and  the outports applica­ around  where  Seafarers  can  bring  despite  the  fact  that  there  have  their wives  or girl  friends to  enjoy  tions will  be handed out in the first  niembership book  change  been  two  increases  in  weekly  hos­ an  evening  of  musical  presenta­ in the Union's 13­year  history.  pital  benefits  and  three  in  death  tions  and  partake  of  the  tasty  cui­ The  new  book  issue  will  re­ ber, one to  be mounted in the  book  benefits  since  the  plan's  inaugura­ sine.  place  all  membership  books  on  the  personal  description  page  tion  in  June,  1950.  The  entertainment  program,  now  in  existence,  whether  or  and  the  other  two  to  go  into  the  The  latest  $250,000  investment  which  will  operate  on  a  3  PM  to  not  they  have  expired.  All  Union's  files.  Arrangements  are  will  be  in  bonds  paying  up  to  2.64  being  made  by  the  Union  to  take  3  AM  schedule  nightly,  beginning  percent  interest.  Previous  Welfare  next  week,  kicked off  with  Frankie  members  will  receive  the  the passport  size photos of  the men  Plan  investments  have  been  in  Froba,  well­known  pianist,  and  gold­engraved  leather  mem­ as  they  apply.  bonds paying  from  2.25 to 2.50  p.c.  Since  the  engraving  process  is  Marsha  Kent  doing  the  vocalizing.  bership  book  free  of  charge.  Provides  Income  Currently  appearing  are  an  instru­ In  line  with  other  SIU  features  time  consuming  and  books  from  Aside  from  symbolizing  the  mental  trio  featuring  ballads  and  and  services  the  new  book  is  de­ the  outports  will  have  to  be  sent  success  of  the  union­operated  barrelhouse,  with  a  female  singer  signed for both style and efficiency.  to New  York for the  purpose, there  .plan,  the  bond  investment  brings  who  doubles  on  the  piano  during  In  contrast  to  the  old  cloth­bound  will be a  gap between filing of  the  additional  income  which  is  used  intermission.  book  which  tended to  grow  shabby  application  and the  issuance of  the  to  help  reduce  operating  ex­ The  present  schedule  calls  for  and tear  with wear, the new  book is  book.  Once the  new book is issued,  penses,  thus  assuring  the  highest  two  completely  different  acts  to  covered  in  durable  brown  morocco  the  old  one  will  be  voided  and  possible  benefits  to  Seafarers.  appear  nightly.  All  entertainment  leather.  The  member's  name  will  given  back  to  the  Seafarer  to  be  The  value  of  Union­operation  of  is  being  booked  through  New  be  engraved  in  gold  letters  both  kept  as a­souvenir if  he so  desires.  the  plan  has  been  amply  demon­ York's  foremost  booking  agencies,  On  the  cover and  on  the first  page  Aside  from  the  inclusion  of  the  strated  by  the  fact  that  the  SIU  man's  photo,  there  are  other  dif­ assuring  the  best  in  the  cabaret  of  the  book.  by  avoiding  high  payments  to  in­ ferences  in  design  which  enhance  field.  surance  companies,  is  able  to  pay  Contains  Photo  the  beauty  of  the  book  and  also  To  round  out  the  evening,  the  out  hospital  benefits  for  an  un­ Port  O'Call  has  begun  serving  Along  with  the  application  three  would  tend  to  discourage  any  at­ The  front  cover  of  the  neff  limited  period,  in  contrast  to  the  charcoal  broiled  steaks.  For  those  photos  will  be  taken  of  the  mem­ membership  book.  13  and  26­week  limits  imposed  by  (Continued  on  page  17)  customers  who  want  a  snack  to  insurance­company  operated  plans.  chew  on  with  their  drinks,  hors  At  the  same  time,  economies  of  d'oeuvres  are  put  out  at  all  hours.  operation  of  the  self­administered  As is  the  case  with all  SlU­oper­ plan  have  made  it  possible  for  the  plan  to  accumulate  the  solid  mil­ (Continued  on  page  17)  lion  dollar  surplus  which  guaran­ Further  layups  of  the  government­owned fleet  are in  the  offing  as  the  National  Shipping  tees  the  soundness  of  the  fund  Authority  announced  it  would  send another  144  ships  back  to  the  boneyard  when  current  and  opens  the  way  "for  possible  voyages  end.  This  cutback,  in  addition  to  122  ships  already  called  in,  means  a  total  layup  further  benefits.  of  266  vessels.  While  the  names  of  the  second  batch  of  ships  are  not  yet  known.  Indications  are  that  the  layup  of  Three  mor^ ships  will be crewed  SIU  ships  will  follow  the  pattern  up  by  Seafarers  as  a  result  of  the  of  about  percent  of  the  Ships  signing of  a new  shipping company  laid  up,  or 16  about  45  in  all.  by  the  Union.  None  of  the  ships  Cutbacks  in  the  government­ • had  previously  been  operated  by  owned fleet  are  a  direct  result  of  SlU­contracted shipping companies,  the  coming  of  warm  weather .and  thus  assuring  additional  jobs  for  consequent  decline  in  European  Seafarers.  coal needs.  Reduction in grain  ship­ Jhe new  outfit is called the West  ments  is  another,  though  minor,  Coast  Transportation  Company  factor  in  the. layup  program.  It  is  and  Is  represented  by  Orion  Ship­ the  policy  of  the  NSA  not  to  k^ep  ping  and  Trading.  The  three  new  government­owned  vessels  in  busi­ phips  are  named  the  Seacliff,  Sea­ ness  where  privately­owned  ships  nan and  Seavigir, all  Liberty  ships.  can  handle  the  existing  cargos.  It  is expected  that  this  company  373  Still  Sailing  will  purchase  additional  ships  in  the  future  as  it  is  in  the  process  Despite  these  sizeable  cutbacks  of  expanding  its  operatiods.  there  are  still  373  US­owned  Negotiations  for the  Union  were  freighters out  under charter to  pri­ handled  by  Asst.  Secretary­Treas­ vate operators and  the Military Sea  four  Liberies, pi^ of  the  366 going  Into  inactive  status,  lie  in  Sullivan's  shipyard,  Brooklyn,  where  urer  Llqyd  Gardn|i>  '  tliey vi^ll1>a  ''n.mothbaUed pliortio lay^^^  ship,  the  Joshfsa  Lipplnbott;  U  third  fMta  left.'" '  (fconifriy^ W  pagd' 17)  Shows, Steaks  Debut  At  Port O'  Call Bar  New  SIU  Book  Ready  For  Issue  266 Ships Slated For Boneyard  Freight  Outfit  With  3  Ships  Signs  Contract  • • • il  �,,.|S??SIS¥3'7.sr­ »fe7't..,  iPaffc Four  • r'>i<l«»i.'rii­'­^' ''a­'  .•   ­• "77''0r7 •  l\nA  It  ^T?l  A'HkHli  SEAfAREns  LOG  SI8I  ..»  !»»«»  MthV  Fittay. A»rit  4.  195S  Scouts^ Ford ham Students  SIU  NEWSLETTER  Learn Of  Unions  And  Sea from WASHINGTON  I  I  There  is still  an  impression  oh  the  part  of  some,  and  unfortunately  in certain  high Grovemment  circles,  that  the  US does  not need  to  build  more  ships  nor  to  have  a  large  merchant  marine.  This  assumption  on  the  part  of  these  false  prophets  is,  of  course,  based  mainly  on  the  proposition  that  we  have  thousands  of  Government­owned  vessels  in  the reserve  fleets.  However,  the  thought  must  not  be  lost  sight  of  that  most  of  these  ships  are  of  the  Liberty­type.  On  numerous  occasions,  even  Members  of  Congress  ask,  "Why  do  we  need  more  merchant  vessels?"  The answer  is simple.  The  Liberty  ship,  in  a normal  period,  is prac­ tically  worthless  in  the  international  competitive  field.  Even  in  time  of  a  future  war,  the  Libertys  could  not  be  sent  into  forward  areas  under  combat  conditions  because  they  are  too  slow.  Therefore,  in  a  conflict,  the Liberty,  if  used  at  all,  would  have *o  be  confined  to  inter­ American  trade.  In  the  meantime,  if  the  US  flag  is  to  remain  supreme  on  the  high  seas,  this  country  must  build  more  modtm  tonnage,  such  as  the  Mariner­type  vessel.  s'  i'  M<  B;7  2#­'  • jf; •:'  l"  II­ Ship  Bill  Rapped;  Hearing  Dates  Set  i  i'­: •  11  I  •  ­­ i' ?':.•   $1  •  i;­ . *­^1  t  During World .War  II, the  US Government  built 480  T­2 type  tankers.  However,  the  Government,  through  the  Maritime  Administration,  ap­ parently  has  adopted  a  policy  of  encouraging  the  transfer  foreign  of  these  vessels  in  consideration  of  the  building  of  newer  and  larger  tankers  for  operation  under  the  American  flag.  The  Maritime  Administration,  in  allowing  transfer  foreign  of  T­2's,  is proceeding  on  the  assumption  that  the  T­2  tanker  was  not  intended  to  be  a  component  of  the  "long­range"  American  fleet.  In  future  years,  the  US  will  depend  in  increasing  quantity  upon  foreign  sources  for  its  supply  of  petroleum  and  petroleum  products.  Speaking  to  visitors  during  father­son  Boy  Scout outing to headquarters, SIU International vice­presi­ This  will  open such  trades  to foreign­flag  tankers.  dent  Morris  Weisberger  outlined  origins  of  the  Union and  its present  far­flung operations.  JThe  MA  and  the  US  private  tanker  owners  are  going  on  the  theory  SIU headquarters has been  a mecca  for sightseers  and  well­wishers  including  top  union  that disposal of  the existing tankers, either by  transfer foreign or other­ wise,  must  be assured as  a  means of  funds for  new  tanker construction  and  management  officials,  Seafarers,  their  families  and  others  eager  to  see  the  efficient  in this  country.  They  are  also  proceeding on  the  proposition  that  the  headquarters operation  in  action, since  last  November.  competitive  disadvantage  of  American­flag  construction  and  operation  inay  be  equalized,  in  part,  by  the  construction  of  the  larger  tankers,  Latest  among  the  visitors  to  the"^  new,  modern  building  housing  the  youngsters  were  concerned.  A  hand  on  the  activities  of  the  Sea­ the so­called  "super­tankers," ranging from  30,000  to  45,000  tons.  tit  union's  far­flung  administrative  luncheon  in  the cafeteria  with  vir­ farers  rather  than  get  their  idea  tually  unlimited  ice  cream  help­ of  the  Union  from  the  manage­ The  future design and operation  of  US  ships  may  be revolutionized  machinery  and shipping  and recre­ ings for  the  boys  helped top  it off.  ment  side  only.  as  a  result  of  tests  now  being  made  in  applying  atom  power  to  a  US  ational  facilities  for  the  port  of  ^  Students of  Labor  The  consensus  here too  was that  naval submarine.  The first  atom­powered sub,  to be completed  in 1954,  New  York  were  one  group of  sixty  Equally  interested  in  seeing  the  "efficiency,  comfort  and  beauty  will  be  named  Nautilus,  and  it  will  make present  subs  technologically  on  an  annual  Boy  Scout  father­ shipping and  other facilities of  the  are  the  keynotes of  the SIU  head­ obsolete.  son  get­together  sponsored  by  the  headquarters  branch  was  the  quin­ quarters  operation."  Their  visit  A  chief  value  of  the  atom  powered  sub  will  be  her  ability  to  cruise  Parents Association  of  nearby Pub­ tet  of  students,  several  of  whom  was  in  response  to  an  invitation  for  fantastic  distances  without  refueling.  The  engine  will  be  fueled  lic  School  130,  and a five­man rep­ may  eventually  wind  up  on  one  extended  earlier  this  year  after  by splitting  atoms and  it has  been said that  a single charge  of  uranium  resentation  of  students  interested  side or  the other around the  labor­ LOG  staffers  appeared  on  a­  radio  would propel  the craft tens of  thousands of  miles.  A big problem,  how­ in  industrial  relations  from  New  management table.  They had  come  broadcast  over  the UniversitySe sta­ ever,  in  the  development  of  this  sub  will  be  overcoming  the  added  down  to gather  information at first'  tion giving the  story of  the SIU.  York's  Fordham  University.  weight necessary  to protect members  of  the crew from  radiation.  The  keel  of  the  Nautilus  will  be  laid  this  spring.  The  former  aggregation,  some  40  starry­eyed  youngsters  in  Cub  4"  Scout  Pack  139,  many  accom­ Plans  of  the  bigwigs  among  American  steamship  owners  aimed  at  panied by their fathers, were  treat­ bringing  together  all. segments  of  the  maritime  industry  (subsidized,  ed to a full tour  of  the building and  non­subsidized,  tankers,  etc.)  into  one  federation,  have  just  about  the  story  of  "the  men  going  down  petered out.  to sea  in  ships ..." from  SIU  In­ At the  present time,  there are five or six associations and federations  ternational  Vice­President  Morris  representing  various  branches of  the  industry—one  represents  strictly  Weisberger.  Prospects for  passage  of  the  long­range shipping  bill  took  subsidized  lines,  another  the  unsubsidized  portion,  another  the  tanker  ­  One  of  the  piu­poses  of  their  one step forward and one  back this past week.  After months  operators,  etc.  visit was  the presentation  of  a case  of  delay,  Ropresentative  Edward  J.  Hart,  chairman  of  the  The chief  reason why  the  industry  has been  unable thus  far  to  unify  of  handsomely­bound  books  do­ House Merchant  Marine Committee, agreed to open gearings  itself  in  one  overall  organization,  for  the  purpqse  of  representing  the  nated  by  the  boys  for  ships'  on  the bill.  At  the same timet  individual  lines  before  Congressional  committees  and  also  for  the  ^^  libraries  and  inscribed  with  their  purpose of  serving  the  companies in  other  ways,  is because  of  the  very  names.  The  wide­eyed  young­ the Navy  Department submit­ tion features of  the bill.  However,  real clash of  personalities at  the  head of  the existing associations.  The  sters,  and  their  dads  too,  were  ted  a report  to  the committee  members  of  the  House  Committee  present  chiefs  of  existing  associations,  quite  naturally,  do  not  want  amazed  at  the  efficiency  and  com­ criticizing  the Jjill  as  it  now  refused  to  permit  the  bill  to  be  to  give  up  any  power  and  authority  they  might  lose  if  the  national  pigeonholed and  pressured Hart  to  fort built into  the building  and  the  sthnds.  schedule  hearings.  Consequently  organization  were  formed.  SIU's  operational set­up.  The  long­range  shipping  bill  have  been  set  for  April  A  good  many  pledged 4here  and  passed  the  Senate  last  August.  No  hearings  Although  not  finding  fault  with  the  objectives  of  proposed  legisla­ 22.  ,  then  to  be  back  one  day  and  ship  action  has  been  taken  on  it  by  the  It  is expected  that  hearings  will  tion  to  establish  an  Accident  Prevention  Bureau  in  the  Labor  Depart­ with  the  Seafarers.  Many  a  dad  House  committee  since  President  continue  for  a  week  following  ment  in an  attempt  to cut  down on  the  number  of  industrial  accidents,  learned that day  that  Jack  London  Truman  and  the  Budget  Bureau  which  the  committee  will  report  including  those  in  the  maritime  industry,  American  shipowners  re­ would  be  required  reading  in  the  came  out  against  the  tax  exemp­ the  cently  told  a  Congressional  subcommittee  that the  matter  of  employee  measure  out  to Congress.  family  household  as  far  as  the 4­ safety  should  be handled  exclusively  on  a  volimtary  basis.  Committee  Revolt  The  committee  revolt  against  The  shipowners  argued  that  tke  establishment  of  an  Accident  Pre­ Chairman  Hart's  inaction  took  the  vention  Bureau  in  the  Labor  Department  would,  insutar  as  the  mari­ form  of  an  informal  meeting  on  time  industry  is  concerned,  result  in  a  "dual,  chaotic  and  disrupting"  March  6  at  which  some  members  system  of  investigation  and  regulations  to  the  detriment  of  an  estab­ considered  petitioning the  Speaker  lished  system  which,  they  say,  is  producing  excellent  results.  i  4,  4i  of  the  House  for  a  new  chairman.  It  was  then  that  Representative  Once  again,  the  unsubsidized  segment  of  the  American  merchant  Hart  agreed  to  set  a  date  for  ac­ marine is  charging,  in connection  with  seamen's  wage  demands,  that  it  is at  a disadvantage  with subsidized  lines in  collective  bargaining.  The  tion.  The . report  by the  Navy  Depart­ Association  of  American  Shipowners,  .representing  the  unsubsidized  ment  declared  that  it  favored  the  group,  points  to "the  weakness  that  is  inherent  when a  group  of  bar­ purposes of  the legislation to keep  gainers  (subsidized  lines)  is  able  tp  pass  its  concessions  along  to  the  the  merchant  marine  alive  and  up  Government,"  which  pays  the  bill in  the  Hnal  analysis.  to  date,  but  objected  to  the  tax  In  discussing  demands  of  maritime  labor,  AASO  says  that  "those  methods  whereby  the  bill  would  who  are  unsubsidized  and  who have'every  economic  incentive  to  resist  demands  that  seem  on  the  facts  to­ be  unreasonable  and  unfair,  have  accomplish  this  purpose.  Both  the  industry  and  maritime  no alternative  but  to  absorb the  concessions that  the Government  pays  unions  have  supported  the  bill  fdr  the subsidized  companies,  or  go  out  of  business."  The  unsubsidized  element  of  the  merchant  marine  also  is  attacking  which  calls  for  extension  of  con­ struction  subsidies  to  all  Ameri­ the  hiring hall  system  as  used  in  the  industry,  pointing  out  that  it  is  can  ships engaged in  foreign  trade  questionable  whether collective  bargaining "as  it is  conducted  in ship­ as  well  as  tax  deferments  for  un­ ping  can  be  relied  upon  to  establish  automatically" a  tair  and reason­ subsidized lines  for construction of  able  wage  leveL  new  ships.  It  also  provides  for  Fordbam  Vnivecidiy  quintet  of  industrial  relations  students  mug  other  tax  advantages  not  now  it for , the  photog  as, they  tour .through  headquarters'  galley  and  existing  under  teynu(  of  the ,F(er<  auct mp  with  pari  of  nest 4MJ'^  fish menu.  ghant;  atMarine  Act of  1930.  •  �Friday,  April  4,  IMt  SEAWARERS  LOG  Canada  SlU  Wins 2 More  40­Hr Pacts  Paye  Ily*  SW  Triple Play  Oh Potrero Hills  Nips Workaways  Montreal—An important  break in  Opening  Day  for  the  '52  baseball  season  is still  a  week  or  the  Canadian  SIU  District's  1952  so  away,  but  a  slick  SIU  combine  has already  rolled  up  the  negotiations  is  the  signing  of  two  first  triple play  of  the  year.  +——  major  inland  shipping  companies  Smooth  liaison  on  the SIU  team,  Hills arrived in  Portland, Me.,  Bos­ to  agreements  for  a  whopping  $25  with  the  action  running  from  Gal­ ton  Port  Agent  Jimmy  Sheehan  veston  to  New  York  to  Boston  and  was  waiting  for  her  on  the  dock.  monthly  wage  boost  and  a  shorter  back,  swept  the  Potrero  Hills,  a  OT  For  Crew  work  week.  Mar  Trade  tanker.  Clean  of  beefs  He  informed  company  represen­ Reached  just a  few weeks  before  and scored  a win  for the Seafarers.  tatives  that  the  ship  wouldn't  sail  inland  and  deep­sea  shipping  gets  A  persistent  problem  on  this  until  the  deck  department  was  underway  again  later  this  month,  Geologists  have  warned  that  this  submarine  volcano  off  northeast  ship  for  several  months  has  been  paid  overtime for  the work  the two  the  new  contracts  with  Canada  Luzon  in  the  Philippines may  blow  its top  again  at  any  time  and send  two  alien  workaways  carried  by  alien  workaways  had  performed  a  tidal  wave  rolling  in  on  Luzon.  Here,  smoke  and  ashes  pour  forth  the  captain,  who  were  put  on  the  since  the  tanker  left  Galveston,  a  Steamship  Lines  and  N.  M.  Pater­ from  the  volcano,  which  sent  sparks  10,000  feet  into  the  air.  job  every  time  a  shortage  in  the  total  of  $505. He  also made  it clear  son  &  Sons,  Ltd.  provide  the  big­ crew  cropped  up.  that  a  new.^broom  was  badly  need­ gest  increase  ever  gained  for  In  the  port  of  Galveston,  on  her  ed  on  the  ship  and  that  the exist­ Dominion  seamen  plus  more  leis­ last coastwise  trip, the  captain  was  ing  captain  and  his  two  alien  co­ short  a  bosun  but  did  not  order  horts  weren't  quite  the  guys  to  ure  time  via  a  40­hour  week.  one.  However,  Keith  Alsop,  SIU  do it.  Pace­setter  Port  Agent,  got  wise  to  the'  fact  After  Sheehan  spent  all  night  Obtained  without  the  necessity  and  shipped one  aboard.  The skip­ and  most  of  the  next  day  on  the  of  strike  action,  though  machinery  per  didn't  quite  receive  him  with  ship,  while  headquarters  pressed  A  new  volcano  has  sprung  out  of  the ocean  off  the  north­ open  arms,  but  he  didn't  say  any­ its  beef  with  the  owners  in  New  for  it  had  been  set  in  motion,  the  contract  settlement  is  expected  to  eastern  tip of  Luzon  in  the Philippine Islands.  The erupting  thing  when  the  serang  reported  York,  everything  was  cleared  up  and  the  beef  squared  away finan­ aboard.  be the forerunner  of  similar agree­ mountain  has  risen  to  a  height  of  250  feet  above  the  water  when  the  ship  proceeded  cially  and  otherwise.  The  ship  ments  with  the  bloc  of  deep­sea  near  the  Didicas  Rocks,  a­*"—  '—  to Later,  sea  and  they  got  ready  to  put  sailed  from  there  with  a  new  cap­ navigational  hazard  at  the  site.  The  volcano  is  continually  the pilot  off,  the skipper called  the  tain and  a full  SIU crew  that  plans  operators.  SIU officials earlier  garnered six  northeastern  tip of  the Philip­ spouting  ash  and  rock.  bosun  up,  told  him  he was  through  to  make  sure  the  problem  doesn't  There  are  records  of  an  old  vol­ and forced  him  to  pile off  onto the  come  up iigain.  40­hour  pacts  but  the  current  pines.  cano  on  the site  that  was once. 750  An  unnamed  American  steam­ pilot  boat  and  go  ashore.  He  then  signings  offer  the first  glint  of  po­ tential  success  in  this  year's  talks.  ship  was  supposed  to  have  been  feet above  sea  level. It last erupted  made  one  of  the  workaways  bosun  Solid  Dominion­wide  labor  back­ the  first  to  sight  the  new  volcano  in  1857  and  gradually  disappeared  and  the  other  one  deck  mainte­ nance.  ing  is  assured  to  back  up  the  when  it  noticed  the  plume  of  a» a  result  of  erosion.  The  Philippine  government  has  As  soon  as  headquarters  in  New  smoke  rising  to  a  height  of  sev­ Canadian  SIU  demands.  eral  thousand  feet.  Subsequently,  warned  communities  in  the  region  York  was  notified, the wires started  Brighten  Picture  US  airforce  planes  from  Clark  to^  be  on  watch  against  possible  burning  as  the  Union  took  steps  The  developments  on  the  con­ Field,  near  Manila,  flew  over  the  tidal  waves  should  the  volcano  to  remedy  the  situation  once  and  tract  front  considerably  brighten  erupt  violently.  for  all.  Thus,  when  the  Potrero  the  waterfront  picture  here  and  elsewhere as  the 1952  season  looms  closer  on  the  horizon.  First  ship  crewed  and  expected  to  be  the first  one  out  when  the  Seafarers  on  the  payroll  of  After  89  days  of  picketing  weather  and  ice  permit,  the  gray­ • a    ship  while  in  port  should  strikers at  the  Tidewater  Oil  Com­ hulled  Bulkcarrier  is  the  scene  of  pany  have  voted  1.418  to  191 to  go  mske  sure  to  get  discharges  energetic  activity  to  prepare  the  back  to  work.  The  vote  approved  from  the skipper  for port  time  vessel  for  sailing.  Noisy  chipping  There are  many  men  sailing  with  the SIU  today  who  have  settlement  of  terms  reached  on  hammers  and  stirring  in  the  as  well  as  for  the  time  spent  achieved  distinction  in various fields  but Alf  Steen  Andersen  April  2.  engineroom  are  sure  signs  of  at  sea.  The  Tidewater strikers are  mem­ is probably  the only ex­Olympic champ in SIU ranks.  Ander­ spring  as  the  crew  puts  the  ship  Failure  to  get  such  dis­ bers  of  the  Tidewater  Employees  sen  won  the  Olympic  gold  In  shape  to  get  underway  by  mid­ charges  will  mean  that  the  medal  in  1928  at  St.  Moritz,  American  ships  for  approximately  Association, which  formerly was  an  April,  independent union.  However, when  This  ship,  and  her  sister  ship,  Seafarer  won't  be  able  to  get  Switzerland,  when  he  scored  four  months  now  since  he  got  on  the  men  found  alter  three  months  a  Seattle­bound  freighter  in  Alas­ the  Cementcarrier,  were  up  until  credit for the  port time  toward  19.208  points  out  of  a  possible  of  negotiation  that  the  company  his vacation  money. This could  last  November  the  last  two  "cap­ 20  in  the ski  jump,  the second  ka.  At  the  moment  he  is  sailing  as  would not  provide any real  benefits  an  unrated  man  in  the  engine  mean  that  a  man  would  lose  highest  score  ever  recorded  tives" of  the  now­defunct  Commu­ under  the  company  Unions  setup,  nist­led  Canadian  Seamens  Union,  out  on  some  of  the  vacation  in  this  event.  It  was  second  room.  As  soon  as  he  accumulates  they went  out  on  the  picket  line.  six  month's  sea  time  he  will  take  dough.  Such  being  the  case,  only  to  the score  achieved  by  which  the  SIU  succeeded  in  driv­ an examination  for a  US engineer's  SIU  Donation  ing  from  the  waterfront  in  its  every Seafarer  owes it  to him­ Birger Ruud, two time winner  license  under  recently­liberalized  The  SIU  headquarters  member­ self  to get  a discharge for  port  short  three­year  history.  Their  of  the  jumping  classic  in 1932  rules  whereby  alien  engineers  can  ship  meeting  of  February  14  went  crews  are  now  100  percent  SIU.  time  worked.  hold  jobs  up  to  1st  assistant  on  on  record  to  donate  $600  to  the  and  1936.  strikers.  Andersen  would  have  competed  American  ships.  in 1932' except for  an injury  which  prevented  him  from  accompanying  the  Norwegian  team to Lake Placid  where the  Olympics were  held that  year.  Subsequently  he  defeated  Ruud  in  Norwegian  competition.  The  46  year  old  Seafarer  holds  one  record  which  still  stands  in  the  books,  namely the longest jump  ever  made  in  Norway,  94  meters,  which  is the  equivalent  of  308 feet.  Andersen  was born  in Dramman,  Norway,  some  24  miles  from  Oslo.  Since  skiing is  the  universal  sport  in  Norway,  he  has  been  on  skiis  since  the  age of  two.  Ski  jumping  followed  naturally,  that  being  the  objective  of  virtually  every  Nor­ wegian  youth.  "I  have  a  little  boy  eight  years  old" he said  proudly," who  jumped  35 feet  last  winter, which  is  pretty  good  for  his  age."  Although  well  past  his  prime  as  ski  jumpers  go, "Andersen  is  still  active  in  the  sport.  He  competed  in  several  United  States  meets  in  the  middle  west  the  winter  before  last,  and  has  just  returned  from  Norway  where  he  took in  the  win­ Bosun  Charles O.  Lee examines  rotary shipping list  in Mobile  SIU  ter  Olympics  there.  branch  hall  to find  opt his  job  prospects.  Lee's  name stood  at top  Andersen  has  been  going  to  sea  of  list as men  ahead of  him had shipped  out.  The listing is changed  for the  past 31 years  on  Norwegian  dally  as  men  take  jobs,  so  that  the Seafarer  can  always  get  exact  ships  and  holds  an  engineer's  li­ Former  Olympic ski­jump  champion, Alf  Andersen,  points  out  re­ information  pfi'  where  he  stands.  '  '  cord  book listing showing his  winning score in the 1928 competition.  cense.  He  has  been  sailing on  35A  lyahtiN:  '  New Volcano  Rises  From Ocean Off  PI  Get That Port  Time Discharge  He Knows Where He Stands  Olympic  Ace  Swaps  Skis  For  Seven  Seas  T'water Men  End 89­Day  NJ Strike  �Pure Six  3; W  : v>;f  I  IM;'  MW':  ipOC  SlU Readies Engine Texts  Unrated  men  in  the  engine  room  who  are interested  in  obtaining ratings  can study up  for  Coast  Guard  examinations  with  instruction  material  now  being  prepared  by  the  IT  BLOWS  ON  LAND, TOO—That  dry hurricane,  the  tom4do, blew  Union for  early distribution  to men in all SIU  ports.  up in Arkansas last  week.  Before It  got through,  over 230  people were  Booklets  are  now  being  printed'f  killed and  more  than 2,000  homes  destroyed  or  damaged  in six states;  containing  specimen  examination  Maritime  Administration,  there  is  value  in  meeting  the  needs  of  US  Arkansas,  Tennessee,  Missouri.  Mississippi,  Alabama  and  Kentucky.  questions  and  answers  for  the  still  a  distinct  shortage  of  quali­ shipping,  the  SIU,  by  helping  en­ The  storm  reduced  houses  and  buildings  to  rubble,  parked  trucks  in  various engine  room ratings.  Sepa­ fied ratings  in  the  engine  depart­ gine  room men go  for  ratings,  can  trees  and  ripped  machinery  from  concrete  foundations.  Crops  and  rate  booklets  are  being  made  up  ment.  Shipping  is  expected  to  safeguard  itself  against  sudden  livestock  suffered  heavily  and heavy  rains  followed  adding  to  the  dis­ for  firemen,  oiler,  watertender,  pick  up  again  in  the  fall  with  the  upsurges  in  demand  for  trained  comfort  of  the homeless and  injured.  electrician  and  refrigeration  man.  resumption,  of  coal  shipments  to  men  that  has  characterized  the  They  will  be  mailed out  to all  out­ Europe  and an Increase  in military  maritime industry  in the past  year.  X  ^  .  ports  within  the  next  few  days  for  aid  cargoes.  Engine  room  ratings  Any Seafarer who  feels he needs  NEW  DISPLACED  PERSONS—With  the  ending  of  the  Displaced  free  distribution  to  interested  Sea­ will  then find  themselves  very  additional help and  information  in  Persons  Act  this year.  President  Truman  has asked  Congress to pass a  farers.  much in demand.  Just as  the deck  preparing for the  examinations can  new  law admitting  300,000 European  refugees into  the  US.  The  origi­ The  questions  and  answers  in  department  training  school,  op­ get  aid  from  Union  representa'  nal  DP  act  was  passed  on  behalf  of  people  from  many  lands  who  had  the booklets  will  cover  the  various  erateli  by  the  SIU,  has  proved  its  tives in all  SIU  branch  halls.  been  torn  from  their  homes and  families  principally  by  the  Nazis.  In  technical  phases  of  engine  room  administering the act, however,  it was foimd that a  great many refugees  work  and  will  help  Instruct  the  had fled from  the Soviet  Union and  its satellites  and  were  still coming  men  accordingly  as  to  their  duties  in increasing numbers,  Now 15,000 Germans are fleeing the Soviet zone  and  the  operation  of  engine  room  every month  ^d 1,000  people a  month  are  coming  from  Hungary,  Po­ equipment  they  may  be  called  on  land,  Czechosldvakia  and  other  Communist  countries,  with  no  place  to  to  handle.  go.  It is these  people  that the act  proposes to  let into  this country.  Six  Months  Needed  Engine  room  men  with  a  mini­ mum  of  six months  sailing time  as  SECOND  ONE  IN  LINE—^Another  former Collector  of  Internal  Rev­ wipers  are  eligible  to  sit  for  the  enue,  James P. Finnegan, has  been  sentenced for misconduct  in  office.  Coast  Guard  examinations.  The  Finnegan,  who  prior to  his dismissal  was head  of  the  Internal  Revenue  SIU  is  encouraging  unrated  men  Bureau in St.  Louis, received a  two­year sentence and  a $10,000 fine for  to  go  out  for  their  tickets,  as  in  accepting fees from private firms In their dealings with the government.  doing  so,  they, help  themselves  to  First collector  to be sentenced was  Denis W.  Delaney of  Boston.  Other  bigger  earnings  and  assurance  of  trials are  coming up for accused  revenue men in  other cities.  steadier  employment,  as  well  as  *  t  help  the  Union  meet  its  contrac­ tual  obligations  by  manning  ships  GOP  TURN  TO  SQUIRM—^Washington  Democrats  had  some  of  the  with fully­trained and  qualified en­ corruption  pressure eased  off  them as  House of  Representatives  tax in­ gine  room  ratings.  vestigators  involved  a  Republican  big­wig  in  some  questionable  trans­ Although  shipping  has  slowed  actions.  Senator  Styles  Bridges  of  New  Hampshire  is  known  to  have  down  in  the  past  few  weeks  be­ taken  an  active  interest  over  a  period  of  two  years  in  a  Federal  tax  cause  of  the  current  layup  of  gov­ claim  for $7 million filed  against  a  Baltimore  wholesale  liquor  dealer.  ernment­owned  Llbertys  by  the  Also  involved  in  the  case  is  Henry  W.  Grunewald,  whose  name  has  popped up again  and again in the  investigation of  the Internal  Revenue  Bureau.  The  case  in  question  involved  a  dealer  who  ran  a  $1,000  in­ vestment into $5  million in  profit and  then tried  to pay  the government  at a rate  of 25 percent  Instead of  the income  tax rate  of  90 percent. The  Senator had confe'rred  with two  government  officials—since fired—ask­ ing  them to ease  up on  the liquor dealer.  it  CHURCHILL'S JUST A  BROOKLYN BOY—The  birthplace of  British  Prime  Minister  Churchill's mother,  Jennie  Jerome,  was commemorated  in  ceremonies  attended  by  Brooklyn  officials and  other  notables.  The  Moving* to  speed  the flow  of  oil  Tattoo ensemble on arms and chest is displayed by  Seafarer Joseph  famous  Englishman's  mother  was  born  in  January,  1850,  at  426  Henry  Street,  near  the  corner  of  Baltic  Street, two. blocks  from  the  Brooklyn  lo  the  United  States,  the  Public  Conrad.  Additional  decorations  are  on  his back  and  legs.  waterfront.  Miss Jerome  subsequently married  Lord Randolph  Church­ Health  Service  has  discontinued  Joseph  Conrad  was  the  name  of  the  world's  best  known  ill  in  1879.  The  more  than  a  celitiuy­old  house  is  still  occupied  as  a  quarantine  inspections  on  incom­ ing  traffic  from  the  oil­producing  writer  of  sea  tales.  Joseph  Conrad  also  happens  to  be  the  private  residence.  i  it  islands  of  Aruba  and  Curacao  in  name  of  a  Seafarer  who  could  rate  as  one  of  the  world's  the  Dutch  West  Indies.  MORE  TROUBLES  IN  TUNISIA—^After  three  months  of  excitement  most  written­on  men—if  you­^  and violence  during  which natives  of  Tunis have  been demanding inde­ The  exemption  will  cut  turn­ consider  tattooing  a  form  of  around  time  of  tankers  which  call  literatinre.  pendence,  the  French  rulers  of  the  country  have  cracked down  on  the  at  the  two  islands  and  enable  an  The  present  day  Conrad  is  a  39­ local government.  Martial law  was declared and the Premier and  three  appreciable  boost  in  the  shipment  year­old  SIU  cook  who  has  been  government ministers  have  beep arrested.  The seizure  followed the re­ of  fuel  refined  there  from  the  oil  getting  tattooed  for  the  past  23  fusal of  the country's "ruler," the Bey of  Tunis, to, fire the minister and  fields in  nearby  Venezuela.  his cabinet.  The  drastic action has  drawn a  storm  of  criticism  both  in  years,  12  of  which  he  spent  in the  Although  government  officials  US  Navy.  He  specializes  among  France, and  outside  the  country  as  making  unnecessary  difficulties  for  had  expressed  concern  over  the  other things, in tattooing the  names  the  western  powers.  possibility  that  yellow  fever,  prev*.  of  friends  on  various  portions  of  4"  4  alent  in  the  area,  might  thereby  his anatomy.  A  loyal  SIU man,  and  CONTROLS  WILL  STAY  A  WHILE—The  Senate  Banking  and  Cur­ escape  detection,  assurances  have  a  loyal  citizen  of  New  Orleans  Seafarers  with  several  years'  rency  committee  has  recommended  extension  of  present  price  and  been  received  from  authorities  in  shipping  out  of  the  New  Orleans  wage controls  for one  more year,  up until  June 30,  1953.  The  vote was  the  islands  that  strict  controls  hall,  he  has  the  words  "SIU"  and  sailing  time  in  engine  department  unanimous  after several  attempts  to  shorten  the  time  of  the  extension  would  be  enforced  to  curb  out­ "Lindsey  Williams,"  New  Orleans  ratings are  being urged  to take  ad­ were  defeated.  The  President  had  asked  for  a  two­year  extension  of  breaks of  the* disease.  vantage  of  almost  immediate  job  the law.  The  full Senate  has to act  on  the measure  now,  which among  port  agent,  on  his  chest.  Tanker  trade,  already  heavy  be­ But  Conrad  isn't  fully  satisfied  placement open  to  junior and  third  other  things  would  continue  the  authority  of  the  Wage  Stabilization  cause  of  seasonal  requirements,  with  that.  He  intends  to  have  an  assistant  engineers  through  the  Board to  pass upon labor contracts.  continued  demands  by  UN  forces  artist draw  up  a  design of  the  SIU  of  Marine  Engineers,  4  l"  4  in  Korea  and  curtailment  of  oil  emblem and have it tattooed  on his  Brotherhood  an  SIU  affiliate.  HARD  TIMES  IN  INDIA  AGAIN—^For  the fifth  year  in  a  row,  mil­ shipments  from  Iran,  will  be  kept  back.  "Its  the  only  place  left  to  at  a  steady  pace  for  many  months  put  it" he explained  apologetically.  The  BME  effort  to  utilize  the  lions  of  peasants  in  Southern  India  are  suffering  from  the effects  of  pool  of  unlicensed  engine  depart­ drought  and  famine.  The  drought  is so  sei^ere  that  wells  anjj, streams  to  come.  Movie  Roles  ment  men  is  part  of  the  Union's  have dried  up leaving many  villages  without drinking  water.  Approxi­ The  Maritime  Administration es­ Conrad's  art  work  has  been  put  campaign  to  secure  a  backlog  of  mately  ten million  peasants are  affected by  the widespreal  catastrophe.  timates  that  oil  imports  will  be  in­ to  use  in  the  movies.  When  juniors  and  thirds  who  can  be  Untold  numbers  of  cattle  have starved  to death  and  the death  rate  of  creased by a million and a half  bar­ he good  got  out  of  the  navy,  he  served  placed  in  these  higher­paying  jobs  the  population  at  large  has risen  sharply  because  of  disease  following  rels annually  because  of  the  relax­ a  three  hitch  in  Hollywood  on  short  notice,  at  the  same  time  in the  path  of  malnutrition.  ation  of  quarantine  rulings.  Both  where  he year  was  a  natural  as  an  ex­ assuring  that  the  engineers  will  ships and aircraft coming from  the  4  4  4  tra  in  movies  the  sea  such  have  a  more  pro­union  attitude  Indies  ports  will  no  longer  be  re­ as  Mutiny  on  about  TRIESTE  SORE  SPOT  ERUPTS—The  unsolved  problem  of  what  the  Bounty,. Black  because  they  came  up  through  to do  with the  port  city of  Trieste at  the head  of  the  Adriatic has come  quired  to  undergo  inspection  by  Swan,  Buccaneer  and  Lifeboat.  SIU  ranks.  the  Public  Health  Service.  to  the  fore  with  demonstrations  and  riots  by  Italians  in  that  city  and  While'in the  Navy, Conrad  spent  some  time  on  duty  in  Shanghai  Experience  requirements  for  in  Rome.  Trieste  has  been  a  bone  of  contention  between  Italy  and  where  he  picked  up  a  Chinese  juniors..and  thirds  are  three  years  Yugoslkviaj  for  the  past  30  years  or  more.  Since  the  end  of  World  dragon  tattoo.  This  was  done  by  as  an  oiler  or  watertender  or  four  War II the city  and surrounding  territory has  been governed  as  a "free  hand  and  took  12  hours  work.  In  years  as  fireman.  Seafarers  who  territory"  actually  under  the  control  of  Anglo­American  military  '  contrast,  the  two  eagles  on  his  desire .  to  obtain  licenses  should  occupation.  Seafarers  qualify  under  4  '  4  •   4  collarbones  took  only  40  minutes  contact  BME  representatives  at  the SIU  Vacation  Plan  every  SIU  headquarters  where  the  ma­ via  electric  needle.  .  CANDIDAT'ES  COME'CUT  OF  HIDING—Once  President  Truman  time  they  can  show  90  days'  Other  prominent  tattoos  include  chinery  enabling  engineer  as­ aonounced.his decision not  :.'Uii  at  the Jefferson­Jackson  day  dinner  discharges  for  worktime  at  the  tombstone  design  in  tribute  to  pirants  ta  sit  for  their  licenses  in  Washington  on  March  29,  hitherto  bashful  Democratic  candidates  sea­^or . in  port  after  June  1,  a friend,  Ed Comiskey,  who died  in  will  be  explained.  popped  up  on  all  sides.  In  addition  to  Senators  Russell  (Ga.),­Kerr  1951.  Vacation  pay  can  be  1940.  Some  of  the  names  perma­ BME  officials  noted  particularly  (Okla.)  and  Kefauver  (Tenn.)  all  of  whom  were  already  out  on  the  collected  four  times  a  year  nently fixed  on  his  skin  include  that  job  placement  is  no  problem  stump,  others  whose  names are  being  bandied about  include  Governor  in cases of men with continu­ Police  Superintendent  Rice,  for­ once  a  license  is  obtained.  SIU  Adlai  Stevenson  of  Illinois,  Vice­President  Alben  Barkley,  Speaker  of  ous  sailing  time.  Youi^  dis­ mer  Chief  of  Police  of  New  Or­ port,  agents  in  the  various  ports  the House %am Rayburn of  Texas, Senator Hubert  Humphrey of  Minne­ jpharges  from  an  SIU  ship  leans;' Captain  Thompson,  skipper  also  have  the  necessary  informa­ sota  and  Senator  Brien  McMahon  of  Connecticut,  the  atomic  energy  are  the  key  to  guaranteed  of  the  Boone  Island,  a  sea­going  tion  available,  but  warn  that  a  expert.  Governor  Stevenson  seems  to have  the  best  chance of  getting  vacation  pay  —  another SIU  tug,  and  Lieutenant  Joseph  Frick,  direct  query  to  headquarter^  will  widespread  organizational  backing  with  Senator  Kefauver  showing  First in Maritime!  a  Navy frien^  simplify  the :pr(k!ess.  strength  because  of  his early  start on  the campaign.  ­ This Joseph Conrad  Is Well­lVri'l­On Man  Quarantine  Here Of DWI  Ships Ends  BME Appeals  To  SIU Men­ Get Licenses  Vacation Every  90 Workdays  1^'  m'  IMiay, Aftil 4, 195t  �• fMr I  It­'.  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  April  4,  l95t  8111 Cash  & Carry  ill .71?  Pare SeTM  Stay­Put  SUP^ Crew  Eyes  Swiss  Sft/p  Salvage  Prize  American  ingenuity,  well  salted  with seafaring enterprise, may net a tidy salvage award  for crewmembers of  the SUP­contracted  John  A.  Westervelt  (American  Mail).  After  an­ swering  a  distress  call  relayed  from  Las  Palmas,  Canary  Islands,  from, the  M/S  Baden,  ­  Swiss  merchantman,  then­*­^  —  reported  squatting  on  a  reef  made  fast  to  a  dock  at  Las  Palmas  personal  gear  but  not  to  remain  and  in  sinking  condition,  the  and  the  SUP  salvage  crew  stuck  on  the ship.  Westervelt  crew  tackled  the  with  her  until  the  proper  insur­ The  windup  is  expected  to  be  a  job of  bringing the ship in and  ance  formalities  had  been  ar­ husky  award  for  the  SUP  crew­ hope  to  make it  pay  gfE  hand­ ranged.  At  this  point  the  former  members  when  the  salvage  litiga­ crew  was  allowed  aboard  to  claim  tion  is  squared  away.  somely.  According  to  Frank  B.  Chad­ bourne,  bosun,  the  SUP  ship  re­ ceived  the  SOS  while  enroute  home  from  India  about  three  days  out  of  Gibraltar,  then  changed  course  and  headed  for  the  trouble  Holding  on  to  their  prized SIU  vacation  checks,  a  quartet  of  Seafarers  site.  On  arrival,  the  Baden's  crew  at  the  Mobile  hall  stand  by  while  Patrolmaq  Blackie  Neira  (seated)  came  alongside  after  abandoning  her,  several  members  with  their  checks  to make  sure each  got the money  due  hiim.  clothes  and  personal  gear.  Since  none  wished  to  i­eturn  to  their  ship,  a  seven­man  salvage  party  from  the  Westervelt  went  aboard  to  survey  the  damage,  among  them  the  chief  mate.  Car­ penter  N.  A.  Huff,  Third  Assistant  Carl  Hall,  AB  W.  Rowens,  AB  J.  .  Native waterfront  labor conditions in  Liberia still  hover at  Martin,  Chadboume  and  Smith,  feudal  levels  while  more  and  more  US  shipowners  climb  oiler.  After  taking  soundings  and  inspecting  the  ship,  they  found  aboard the gravy  train by registering  vessels under  that flag.  the  ship  .lasting  on  a  reef  just  The  12­hour,  55­cent day  is  fhe^  forward  of  the  amidship  house  pattern  in  Monrovia,  and  union  beatings  to  boot  for  not  working  and,  from  the  look  of  the  hull,  organization  is  mentioned  only  in  hard  enough.  that  it  had  probably  hit  on  the  Crippled  Swiss­flag  motor  ship  Baden  being  towed  to  Las  Palmas  whispers,  according  to  crewmem­ Union  No  Go  starboard  side.  by SS  John  A. Westervelt,  crewed  by  SUP seamen.  They  gambled  mertiber  Roy  Garrison  of  the  Del  An  attempt  to stir  up a  maritime  Light  Up  on  bringing her  in  and  made  it safely.  Sol  (Mississippi).  union  in  Monrovia  by  one  of  the  Writing  from  Louanda,  Angola,  educated  local  citizens  proved  Night  having  arrived,  they  in  West  Africa,  after  spending  abortive  after  he  was  beaten  badjy  rigged  fore  and  aft  lights,  put  up  some  time  in  the  Liberian  capi­ and  shot  at  by  the  local  powers  danger  signals  and  stood  by.  Providence  moved  in  to  assist  and.  tal, Garrison  reported  on  the  back­ unreceptive  to  the ^ idea.  . ward  labor  picture there and  noted  He  did  manage  to  get  enough  by  dawn,  the  ship  floated  free  of  the  jubilance  of  local  newspapers  money  together  to  go  to  the  US  the  reef  though  water  had  flooded  over  the  increase  in  ships  regis­ and  plead  his  cause  before  United  all  the  holds  and  the engine  room.  The  Coast  Guard  has  ordered  conspicuous  display  aboard  tering  under  the  local flag.  That morning,  an  inch­and­a­half  Nations  officials,  but  so  far  noth­ ship  of  placards  bearing  instructions  on  what  to  do  in  the  towing  cable  was  passed  from  the  ing  has  come  of  that.  55c  Kickbacks  event  of  an  atomic­bomb  attack,  which  will  be  issued  as  Westervelt  but  snapped  two  hours  And,  not  taking  notice  of  the  The  Del  Sol  picked  up  60  Kru  miserable  local  labor •  conditions  later.  A  few  more  haggard  hours  vessels call at American ports,'  natives  in  Monrovia  to  work  cargo  which  help  bring  it  about,  the  later, a  line  was  gotten  aboard  via  The  safety  instructions  call  for  should  be  worn  to  cover  all  ex­ while  the  ship  pulled  in  at  about  local  press,  the  Liberian  Review,  a  Lyle  gun.  This  enabled  two  ships in  port  to  make  ready  to  get  posed  skin  areas  as  protection  15  ports  in  French  Equatorial  in  a  lit  of  national  pride,  regales  nine­inch  manila  lines to  be  passed  underway  immediately  when  the  against  radiation  and flash  effects,  Africa,  the  Gold  Coast,  Ivory  Its  readers  with  news  of  the  boom  aboard  and  towing  was  resumed.  possibility  of  attack  becomes  and crewmembers should take cover  Coast,  Belgium  Congo  and  Angola.  in  Liberian­flag  shipping.  Up  to  this  time,  no  desire  to  re­ known.  Cargo  loading  or  dis­ against  falling  debris.  According  They  drew  55  cents  a  day  all  this  One  recent  news  item  related  turn  to  the  Baden  was  displayed  charging  operations  are  to  be  time,  and  much  of  that  sobering  that "Liberia  seems  to  be  gradual­ by  its  crew,  and  the  Westervelt's  secured  and  all  external  openings,  to the  instructions, there  is  no dan­ ger  of  radiation  once  debris  stops  wage  was  diminished  by  "kick­ ly  taking her  place in  international  skipper  wired  for  a  tug  to  take  up  such  as  hatches,  ports,  ventilators  falling.  backs"  to  inland  and  coastal  tribal  shipping.  Not  that  Liberians  them­ the  tow on  charter, headed  for  Las  and  watertight  doors,  must  be  In  addition,  all  personnel should  chiefs  who furnish  the cheap  labor  selves,  who  in  the  past  had  their  Palmas.  closed.  lie  close  to  inner  bulkheads,  but  supply,  plus  the  cost  of  their  own  gunboats  and  large  motor  The following  day,  with  the situ­ An  emergency  squad  should  be  away  from  equipment  which  is  three  meals  of  rice  daily.  launches,  are  now  engaged  in  ship  ation  growing  brighter  and  land  mustered  to  stand  by  with  emer­ under pressure,  such as  boilers and  In  Angola,  where  Garrison  services.  But  like  most  companies  close  by,  the Swiss  captain decided  gency  equipment  below  deck  and,  steam  lines.  penned  his  communication,  the  which  registered  their ships  under  it  wouldn't  be  toO  bad  an  idea  to  where  possible, fire hoses equipped  Emphasis is  placed  on  the neces­ situation  is  even  worse,  with  the  the  Panama flag,  Liberia  overnight  go  back  to  his  ship,  but  this  idea  with  fog  spray  nozzles  should  be  sity  of  not  standing  out  in  the  native  work  force  treated  "like  finds  about  50  ships  now  plying  was quickly  put  to rest.  broken  out  for  instant  use.  open  and,  in  the  absence  of  other  slave  labor"—no  wages  and  daily  the  ocean  under  her flag."  Two  days  later,  the  Baden  was  White  or  light­colored  clothes  shelter,  to  fall  flat,  face  down.  Cheap Labor  Boosts  Liberia Ship  Switch  Atomic Raid  Information  Readied  For  Ship  Crews  Cartoon  History  Of  The  SIU  By  1923  the  shippwner­US  Shipping  Board  drive  had  all  but  broken  the Union.  But a  militant  hand­ ful  still  hbld  out  and  a  few  companies  remained  i under. contract.  In  every  port  small  groups  began  the  long  struggle  to  rebuild  the  Union  in  the  facf;  .  of  shipowners  and  the  Union  betrayers  of  1921.  The  Dark  Dayg  With  US and  shipowner fink  halls supreme,  seamen  were  treated  like  dogs.  The  shipping  master  had  the  cops  handy  to  jug  seamen  for  vagrancy  if  they  talked  up.  Jobs were  openly sold  or given  to apple  polishers.  Conditions  declined  continually,  as  undermanning and  the  two­pot  system  prevailed..  Vo. 8  Workaways  rode  ships  in  excess  of  crewmen,  mak­ ing  several  payless  trips  while  awaiting  jobs.  "Field  days"  with  all  hands  turning  to minus  over­ time  were  the  rule.  Entry  ratings'  wages  dropped  to $22.50  monthly.  One  company  paid  in  scrip,  others  cut  out  messmen.  These  were  dark  years.  m  1  �r  11'r'  v­;  rv« Effiit  r  SEAFARERS  IPG  rridfly.  '  PORT ItEPORTS...  4, i9St  I  "  but  she  is  slated  to  go  back  into  sign­ons.  The  Seacliff  (Coral),  for­ plaining to your Union officials and  Galveston:  the  boneyard  in  Wilmington,  NC.  merly  the  Alabaman of  the  Ameri­ it  is  creating  a­big  problem  to  all  There  was  one  lone  in­transit  ship.  can  Hawaiian  Company,  signed  on  concerned.  The  situation  is  getting  Isthmian's Steel  Maker.  for  a'  trip  to  Europe  via  British  to  be  as  serious  in  Singapore'as  It  looks  like,  the, recent  surveys  Columbia.  This  was  an  extremely  it  is in  the  East  African  ports.  The  in the  LOG  reporting port  security  clean  ship,  and  her  former  SUP  men sailing  into these  ports should  The  past  two  weeks  have  been  make  sure  that  they  do  not  miss  Business  is  very  slow" for  us,  loopholes  for  foreign  seamen  on  deck  crew  is  to  be  complimented  a  very  busy  period  for  this  port  their  ships  and  should  also  watch  with  mosf  ships scheduled for  pay­ foreign­flag  shjps  is  getting  people  for  keeping  her  that  way.  The  with  a  total  of  36  ships  paying  off  their  step  and  avoid  getting  into  offs  diverted  to  other  ports  for  to sit  up and  take notic'e  of  what's  Arlzpa  (Waterman), which had been  going  on.  It  seems  we  have  a  here  for  some  time  undergoing  and  11  signed  on  foreign  articles,  any  kind  of  arguments  or  trouble  layup.  plus  the  usual  number  of  contin­ ashore  because  once  they  get  you  Two ships in for  payoff  and sign­ Honduran  freighter  in  here  that's  a, four­year  survey,  also  took  a  over  in  one  of  those  countries  on  in  jig  time  were,  the  Taineron  little  fouled  up  with  the < US im­ crew  and  signed  on  for  another  uous  articles  on  short  runs.  However,  there  is a  gloomy  side  there  is  not  much  the  Union  or  (Actium)  and  the  Edward  Scripps  migration  people as one local  paper  trip  to  the  Orient.  In­transit  were  the  Yaka  (Waterman);  Pennmar,  to  this  picture,  and  that  is  the  anyone  else  can  do  for  you.  (Isthmian).  The  in­transits  were  a  reported  it.  (See  story  on  Page  2).  Calmar  (Calmar),  and  Steel  Arti­ State AFL  Meet  fact  that  one  of  these  ships,  the  We  are  reprinting  here  a  letter  bit  heavy,  among  them  the  follow­ Sea  Clipper,  has  been  sold  to  the  received  by  the  Isthmian  Steam­ ing:  Seatrains  New  York,  Louisi­ Our  local  labor front was pepped  san  and  Steel  Rover  (Isthmian).  Vacation  checks  are  still 1he  big  American  Hawaiian  Line,  and  six  ship  Company  Agents  from  the  ana  (Seatrain);  Edith,  Simmons  up  a  bit  with  the  nomination  of  of  them  are  being  laid  up.  The  American  Consulate  General  in  Victory  (Bull)  ;  Del  Rio,  Del Valle,  delegates  to  attend  the  state  AFL  issue  around  the  port  now  that  ones  slated  for  the  boneyard  are  Singapore.  Cape  Grieg  (Mississippi);  Martin  convention  to  be  held  in  Augusta  shipping  has  slowed  down  a  little.  The  following  letter  is  dated  McCarver,  Maiden  Creek  (Water­ in  May.  This  was  an  important  These  checks  the  Walker  Hines,  Joshua  Lippln­ have  saved  the  cott  (Alcoa);  John  Riley,  Henry  March  6,  1952  from  Charles  F.  man);  Julesburg,  W.  E.  Down^g  item  on  the  agenda  of  the  central  day  for  the  men  Baldwin,  John  Appleby  (Eastern)  Baldwin,  American.Consulate  Gen­ (Mathiasen);  Bradford  Island  labor  body  in town.  on  the  beach.  and  Daniel  Lownsdale  (Isthmian).  eral,  to  Mr.  D.  W.  Holder,  McAlis­ (Cities  Service),  and  two  SUP  I  want  to  take  this  opportunity  In  the  past  week  though,  we  ter  &  Company,  Ltd.,  Singapore:  ships,  the  Frank  A.  Morgan  and  to  make  it  clear  to  the  member­ Five and  six days  signed  a  company  with  three  ships  "Immigration and police officials  Ampac  California.  after filing  for  ship that  I am  not  a  loan collector,  and  expectations  of  buying  more,  have  expressed  to  officials  of  this  Among  the  boys  on  the  beach  as some of  the  brothers might seem  vacation  pay,  the  so  this  helps  the  situation  some.  Consulate  General  grave  concern  with us this  period, we  have  broth­ to think.  I  have  had  quite  a  few  checks  are  back  Our  payoffs  were  squared  away  over  the  fact  that  in  recent  weeks  er  E.  C.  "Bed"  Goings,  who  has  requests  recently,  by  mail  and .in  here  from  head­ with  a  minimum 'of  beefs  at  the  a  .  great  many  American^  seamen  ^  quarters,  and  been  sailing  out  person, asking  that I collect money  point  of  production.  The  long  list  have  missed  their  ships  and  a  dis­ West  ^  that  includes  the  of  Galveston  the  which  different  men  loaned  out  included:  Elizabeth,  Edith,  Rosar­ turbingly  large  number  of  seamen  past five  years as  and  neglected  to  pick  up  at  the  four days necessary for mail  to get  io,  Ines,  Beatrice,  Monroe,  Kath­ have been guilty of  serious miscon­ to the  east  coast  and  back  here.  a  messman  on  payoff.  ryn,  Binghampton  Victory,  Puerto  duct  ashore.  It's  important  to  remember  that  various ships run­ Back  Pay  Takes  Time  Rico,  Suzanne  (Bull); Charles  War­ "The  above  mentioned  officials  ning/  ccastwise.  the  men  should  steer  clear  of  be­ field,  Joshua  Lippincott,  Walker  stressed  that  this  Colony  is  in­ Some  of  the  members  currently  "Red"  hasn't  ing  money­lenders,  especially  if  Hines  (Alcoa);  Chiwawa,  Govern­ volved  in  serious  and  deadly  war­ qualified  for  any  they're  not  too  well  acquainted  enjoying  the  California  sunshine  .  ment  Camp,  Salem  Maritime,  fare  with  Communist  bandits  and  vacation  pay  yet,  with  the  man  who  is  doing  the  with us  are  brothers  T.  Henkle,  R.  French  Creek,  Fort  Hoskins,  Win­ this fact  coupled  with flagrant dis­ but  he  thinks it's  borrowing.  Keep^that  in  mind,  Hunt,  P.  Coponiti,  Frank  Kon,  C.  ter  Hill  (Cities  Service);  John  Ril­ regard  of  British immigration  laws  a  great  thing  for  and remember  I'm  not  a  collection  E.  Owens,  C.  Amelink,  T.  T^orres,  Goings  ey,  Henry  Baldwin,  John  Appleby  require  that  possible  strong  meas­ J.  Hart,  T.  Moriarity,  Frank  Kus­  •   agency  for  personal  items.  ,  (Eastern);  Daniel  Lownsdale,  Steel  ures  be  taken  against  individuals  to sea  regularly,.  the  boys  that  go  tura,  H.  L.  Ringo,  J.  Stoddard,  W.  did  Home  Week  Chemist  (Isthmian);  Robin  Lock­ who  miss  their  ships  through  mis­ It  looks  like  old  home  week  in  Chadbum,  and  Norman  West,  who  His  ambition  at  present  is  to  sley  (Robin);  Seatrains  Georgia,  conduct  and  are  found  in  the  area  ship on  one  of  our passenger  ships  this  port  with  many  oldtimers  on  asked us to say  hello for him to his  New  York;  John  Evans,  Lafayette,  withouj:  visas,  landing  cards  or  on  a  long  voyage  as  bellhop  and  the  beach  at  one  time.  This  is the  shipmates  in  the  east.  The  roster  Azalea  City  (Waterman);  Mother  other  travel  documents,  or  with  wmedag  become  bell  cap­ first time in  over a  year and  a half,  of  the  marine  hospital  here  also. ^  M.  L.  (Eagle  Ocean);  Sea  Tiger,  documents  ­on  which  the  date  of  maybe  tain.  His  many  shipmates  around  • in  Savannah  that  I've  seen  this  includes:  William  Anderson,  WU­ Sea  Clipper  (Orion);  Trinity  (Car­ validity  has  expired.  A&G  ports know "Red"  is the kind  many  men  around  who  have  been"  iam  Rogers,  J.  Sprenzel,  E.  Schi­ ras),  Jefferson  City  Victory  and  Respect  Important  in the  Union over  10 years.  Among  wek,  Jean  Rioux,  D.  K.  Sorenson,  of  guy  who  will  see  it through.  Coe  Victory  (Victory  Carriers).  "In  view  of  the  approach  which  Also  on  the  beach,  but  in  less  the  brothers  hiere  are R. C. Grimes,  Peter Smith.  Signing  on  were  the  following­ has been  made by  local authorities,  A  reminder  to  the  brothers  on  M. P.  Linsky, R.  Bennett, F.  Kagel­ Charles  Warfield;  Steel  Seafarer,  and  for other  obvious reasons,  this  favorable condition,  are the follow­ macher,  the  beach  concerning  retroactive  J.  A.  Hudgins,  W.  Stoll,  Steel  Vendor  (Isthmian);  San  An­ Consulate  General  believes  that  ing  brothers  in  the  local  marine  W.  C.  Saunders,  M.  Swords,  R.  B.  pay, which  is being paid out  by the  hospital:  James  Thomas,  F.  W.  gelo  Victory  (Mar  Trade);  Robin  every  measure  should  be  taken  to  Littleton, J.  Roza and  companies  and  not.  by  the  Union.  Hood,  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  Azalea  correct  the  situation  and  to  en­ Walaska,  G.  H.  Noles,  S.  B.  Trib­ McCorkel, J.  Each  man  has  to  write  in  to  the  R. T.  C.  Musgrove.  ble, James Grinstead,  W. S. Gettes  City,  John Evans,  La  Salle  (Water­ hance  the  respect  of  not  only  the  companies  he  worked  for  and  en­ We're  happy  to  report  this  time  and  Eldoir Freese.  man);  Ulla  (Ocean  Transportation),  British  officials  but  also  of  local  close  the  dates  of  his  discharges,  that  we  have  only  three  mem­ Keith  Alsop  and  Jefferson  City  Victory.  The  residents  for  American  seamen.  social  security  number,  Z­number,  bers  laid  up  in  the  local  marine  Galveston  Port  Agent  Ulla  is  the  former  tanker  Sea­ 'It  is requested  that  you  contact  hospital,  and  brothers  W.  B.  number  of  dependents  and  the  ad­ comet.  t  t  ^  the  Masters  of  all  vessels  that  you  Creech,  J.  T.  Moore  and  R.  Hugh  dress  where  he  wants  the  voucher  Serious  Business  represent,  which  either  enter  the  Savannah:  seem  to  be  coming  along  very  or  check  sent.  Most  operators  are  Due  to  the  fact  that  there  is  an  port  areas  or  fuel  areas,  acquaint  paying  out  this  money  now,  but  it  nicely.^  .  •   increasingly  large  number  of  men  them  with  the  situation  and  ex­ takes a, week  or two  to get  a  reply.  E. B. TUley  either  missing  their  ships  or  get­ pressly request  that  prior to  grant­ Savannah  Port  Agent  On  the  local  labpr  scene,  we  ting  into  trouble  ashore  in  foreign  ing  liberty  they  publish  'at  the  have  the  Pacific  Greyhound  bus  ^  J,  4)  4'  ports and  running  afoul  of  the law  gangway,  announce  over the  ship's  drivers  still  out  on  strike,  and  in­ I  think  that  we  should  once  again  loudspeaker  system  "and  by  any  Although  shipping  is  generally  San  Francisco:  dications  are  they'll  be  out  for  warn  our  membership  of  the  seri­ other means  possible, convey  to all  slow  here,  everyone  around  seems  some  time,  as  they  intend  to  stick  ousness  of  these  acts.  This  is  par­ hands  that  seamen­who  miss  their  very  happy,  probably  due  to  the  until  their  demands  are  met.  The  ticularly  true  in  the  East  African  ships  are  guilty  of  misconduct  in  fact  vacation  pay  is  coming  in  company  is owned by the  Southern  ports  made  on  the  Robin  Line  run  Singapore may  be incarcerated  in a  daily  from  headquarters  and  vari­ Pacific  Railroad,  and  their  claim  and  in  the  port  of  Singapore  made  place  of  detention  until  they  can  ous companies  are  paying out  back  is  that  to­ meet  the  drivers'  pro­ by most  of  the  Isthmian  ships  and  be  returned  to  their  ship  or  the  pay­owed  since  November.  There's, nothing  in  the  way  of  a  posals  they  would  have  to  raise  the  Waterman  ships  on  the  Far  United  States.  We  had  the  High  Point  Victory  boom  in  shipping  out  in  this  port,  fares about  50 percent.  East run.  "Your cooperation  in this  matter  (South  Atlantic)  in  for  payoff  and  but things  are  moving along  stead­ As  of  this  writing,  a  federal  The  local  authorities  in  these  will  be  sincerely  appreciated."  she  signed  on  again  for  another  ily  and  we  shipped  well  over  a  conciliator assigned to  the case has  ports  are  cracking  down  and  mak­ Claude  Simmons  trip.  The  Peter  V.  Daniels  (Alcoa)  hundred  men  for  the  past  period.  been unable  to make  any  headway.  ing  it  extremely  rough  on  Ameri­ Asst. Sec'y­Treas.  came  into  Jacksonville,  for  payoff.  We  had  no  payoffs  and  just  two  Meanwhile, a  lot of  the Greyhound  can  se»nen  who  miss  their  ships  drivers  are  going  to  work  as  Mu­ or get  into fights while  ashore.  For  nicipal  bus  drivers.  Unless  South­ a good  example  we  now  have  four  ern  Pacific  comes to  an  agreement  men from  a Robin  Line ship  in  jail  soon, most  of  their outstate  drivers  In  Zanzibar.  They  got  into  a fight  will  be  on  the  city's  payroll  and  with  some  natives  ashore  and  a  they'll  have  to  train  a  whole  new  couple  of  them  were  hospitalized  crew.  By  the  way,  the  AFL  Car­ with  serious  injuries.  penters  are  threatening  to  strike  Shipping from March 13 to Miorch 26  They were  then  jailed  and  taken  over  wages,  but  every  effort  is  be­ before a one­man court.  This  judge  ing made  to avert a  stoppage.  In  turn  gave  each  of  them  a  four  SHIP.  SHIP.  TOTAL  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIP.  REG.  The  local  papers  are plajdng  up  , month  prison  sentence.  From  all  PORT  ENG.  STEW. SHIPPED  DECK  DECK  ENGINE  STEW.  REG.  the  big  salaries  that  seamen  are  accounts of  men  who  have  learned  55  25  55  106  .  25  5  28  23  getting  now  ai)d  comparing  them  from  experience.  East  Africa  is  a  to the  wages of  shore  workers.  Ac­ 171  134  116  222  506  421  164  120  rough  place  to  make  time.  cording  to  the  papers,  the  seamen  The  men  riding  these  ships  58  54  37  149  51  122  47  24  are  living  the  life  of  Riley,  but  should  realize  that  the  local  265  181  109  95  61  417.  116  117  what  they  fail  to  mention  is  the  authorities  in  these  ports  have  it  263  135  104  96.  835 '  fact  that  the  seamen,  in  earning  133  lis  511:  in  for  the  American  seamen  and  this  "high"  pay,  are, constantly  wiU  make  it  as  hard  on  them  as  19  39  9  6  4  26  31  96  working  under  dangerous  condi­ they  possibly  can  when  they  foul  33  11  11  28  9  13  5  12  tions, while the shore workers come  up  or  give  them  any  opportunity  home  every  night  to  a  home  and  89  59  ' 227  to  get  them  within  their  power.  67  '81  79  247  79  wife  and  family.  Also  not  played  All  of  the  companies  operating  52  183  up were  the ships, and seamen  that  84  is  56  59  213  70  into these ports have received  com­ Galveston  36  142  47  57  .  69  58  53  158  went  .  down  thi8>  year  and  were  plaints from the various  officials in  never heard  from  again.  charge  of  immigration  and  police  77  50  64  191  38  JT  43  158  ,  in  these  places.  H.J.FIseher  The­companies in  turn are  com­ • MVesti.Goast  TOTALS  .............  lilT:;.  lilT­­;;:­':  676  «.«56B.  New  yoffc  Laynps Aren't Helping  Ease Shipping Picture  Port Slow, Ships Slated  For Payoff Go To Layup  Local Incidenl Enffirces  LOG Seeurlly Charges  Vaealion $ Rouad­Trip  Now Gal Id Six Days  I4&e SHBmm RECORD  • MMiH  �SgAFARERS  toe  Pare  Nine  PORT MUSPORTS  sissippi);  Aiice  Brown  (Bloom­ Wilmington:  companies.  He  told  me  that  right  Baltimore:  field),  Strathport  (Strathmore).  now  a  great  amount  of  the  rejec­ Nine  sign­ons  provided  a  busy  tions are due to bad  teeth. It might  time  for  the  port  as  well.  Among  be  a  good  idea  if  you  have  the  them were: Alcoa  Pentaant, Ranger,  time  to  get  those  choppers  taken  Roamer;  Antinous,  Chickasaw,  care of  at the nearest  USPHS unit.  This  port  is in  good  shape,  with  Maiden  Creek,  City  of  Alma  (Wa­ Sam Cohen  Shipping  still  looks  pretty  fair  The record of  business has been  everything  running  along  as  terman);  Alice  Brown,  and  the  out  here,  and  rated  men,  particu­ Wilmington  Port  Agent  fair  for  the  past  two  weeks,  al­ smoothly  as can  be  expected.  The  Strathport."  larly in the engine department, can  though  shipping  has  slowed  down  4  4  4^  coming  two  weeks  dbii't  look  too  In­transits to  the  port  numbered  come  a­running  because  they  will  somewhat,  due  to  the  fact  that  hot  though,  since  there  are  only  five,  including:  Alcoa  Pioneer,  have  no trouble getting out.  We've  Seattle:  ­three  Libertys  paying  off  here are  four  regular  run  ships  due  in  for  Pointer  (Alcoa);  Anniston  City,  been  having some  perfect  baseball  being laid  up and  sent  back  to the  payoff.  We've  misled  out  on  the  Steel  Age  (Isthmian),  and  the  Lot­ weather,  and  some  of  the  big  mothball fleet  in  the  James  River.  payoff  of  boneyard  ships,  with  ta,  formerly  the  Ocean  C  (Ocean  league teams are really showing off  One  helpful  item  was  the  or ow­ only  one  layup  out  of  this  port  to  Trans).  None  of  these  ships  came  for  the  local  populace.  ing  up  of  the  SS  Tramar  (West  in  with  any  beefs  that  couldn't  be  The  Greenstar  (Triton)  and  Ky­ date.  Coast  Trans­Orion),  a  new  com­ The  layup  jobs  are  tough  when  settled  easily,  so  all activity  came  ska  (Waterman) were in  for payoffs  After running along fine  for sev­ pany ship  recently signed  by head­ you  think  about  it,  since  it  means  off  smoothly.  and  both  of  them signed  on for an­ eral  weeks,  shipping  suddenly  quarters.  more  and  more  men  hitting  the  There  isn't  much,  going  on  of  other trip.  There were  quite a  few  ground  to  a  halt  up  here  in  the  Since  the  last  meeting,  we  have  beach.  But  there's  some  small  note  in  town,  except  that  the con­ loggings  on  the  Greenstar,  but  we  Northwest.  If  it wasn't  for the fact  had  18  ships  paying  off,  15  ships  satisfaction  in  knowing  the help  it  tinuing  stream  of  vacation  checks  got  together  with  the  skipper  and  that  we  had  two  in­transits  we  signing on  and five calling here in­ means  for  the  men  on  the  beach  from  headquarters is  making for  a  had  about  half  of  them  scratched.  wouldn't  have  had  cause  to  stray  transit.  There  were  no  beefs  to  who  take  the  towing  jobs  to  Mo­ lot of  happy faces as the men  come  The overtime on her  ran to about  out  of  the hall.  off  the  ships  and  apply  for  their  300  hours,  and  we  got  that  too  The two ships  that favored  us by  speak  of,  and  the  few  there  were  bile  and  Texas.  turned  out  to  be  routine  and  were  when  I  showed  the  captain  why  stopping  in  were  the  Republic  easily  settled  to  satisfaction  of  the  Then  again,  with  the  molasses  dough.  Gal  Tanner  the  bosun  couldn't  supervise  for­ (Trafalgar), and the  Pennmar  (Cal­ season  starting,  we  may  begin  get­ Mobile  Port  Agent  eign  labor.  We  also  got  a  washing  mar)  making for  a  little bit  of  cir­ crews at  the  payoff  or sign­on.  ting the  tankers back  in here. That  It  is  important  to  bring  to  the  4"  4"  4"  machine  installed  on  this  ship  as  culation  through  the  Seattle  hall.  attention  deal  is something  that  a  lot  of  the  of»the  membership  one  The  Alaska  Spruce  and  Alaska  per  our  agreement.  local  members look  forward  to  be­ Boston:  beef  that  occurs  frequently,  but  Cedar  (Ocean  Tow)  are  both  in­ cause  of  the  regular  runs  between  Quite a few  in­transit ships came  which  could  be  eliminated  very  New  Orleans,  Cuba  and  Puerto  in,  including  these:  North  Platte  active  at  the  moment.  easily  by  the  individual  brother's  Rico  with  molasses.  As far  as other  matters  are con­ taking an interest  in  his own finan­ Victory,  Lawrence  Victory  (Missis­ sippi);  Calmar,  Portmar  (Calmar);  cerned,  all  is  peaceful  on  the  cial  matters  when  working  on  a­ During  the  past  period  we  paid  Logans  Fort  (Cities  Service);  Re­ Northwest front. The Marine Cooks  ship.  Several instances have arisen  off  the  following  ships:  Alcoa  Planter,  Partner  (Alcoa); Del Valle,  Quite quiet  is the way  you  might  public  (Trafalgar);  Barbara  Friet­:  and  Stewards  is  still  groggy  from  where  a  man  either  stayed  on  the  Mar,  Viento,  Sol  (Mississippi), and  sum  it  up  for  this  port  at  present,  chie (Liberty  Nav); James A.  Price  its losing bout with  the courts. The  ship  after  paying  off  articles  or  Paine  Wingate  (Bull).  Signing  on  although  the  few  ships  we  had  in  (South  Atlantic);  Shinnecock  Bay  labor  front  is  quiet  otherwise,  until  signing­on.  (Mar  Trade);  Steel  Rover  (Isth­ probably  due  to  that  fine  Seattle,  He  then  got  off  the  ship,  didn't  were  the  Planter,  Partner  and  Del  provided some  husky  beefs.  Accounting  for  the  activity  in  mian),  and  Yaka  (Waterman).  spring  weather  which  puts  every­ make  the voyage  and  didn't secure  Mar.  In­transit  business  was  supplied  the payoff  column were the Potrero  We got  the chief  engineer on the  one  in  a  mellow  and  laiy  mood.  verification  of  his  employment  by  by  the  following:  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Hills (Mar Trade). Montebello  Hills  Rover  to  agree  to  clean  out  the  One  of  the  boys  here  waiting  the master in the form  of  a voucher  Ranger,  Pennant, Clipper,  Roamer,  (Western  Tankers),  Wanda  (Epiph­ water  tanks  at  sea,  as  the  water  for  a  ship  to  show  up  is  Frank  P.  or  the  master  didn't  pay  him  off  'Cape  Edmont  (Alcoa);  Steel  Ven­ any),  plus  the  Royal  Oak  and  aboard  her  had  quite  a  brackish  Drozak.  who  sails  as  bosun.  Frank  in  cash.  In  these  cases,  the  crew­ has  been  with  us  member,  can  only  collect  those  dor,  Steel  Age  (Isthmian);  Sea­ Cantigny  (Cities  Service).  The  taste.  since  1944  and  wages or overtime or  both due  him  trains  Louisiana,  New  Jersey,  Montebello  HUls  signed  on  for  Excessive  drinking  and  fouling  up  caused  quite 'a  few  men  to  be  has  been  bosun  when the ship returns from its voy­ Georgia  (Seatrain);  Warrior,  Wa­ another  foreign  trip.  on  inany  Alcoa  age and  the master  verifies his  em­ costa,  Antinous,'  Morning  Light,  There  was  a  stowaway  beef  on  removed  from  the  ships.  They're  and  Waterman  ployment­ Chickasaw,  Monarchy  of  the  Seas  the  Wanda  which  was  taken  care  forgetting  what  harm  their  per­ ships.  He  has  (Waterman);  Margaret  Brown  of  and  reported  to  headquarters,  forming  does  when  the  Union  Ne­ Earl  Sheppard  been  active  in  (Bloomfield),  and  Lotta,  exrOcean  while  the  Montebello  Hills  came  gotiating  Committee  has  to  get  to­ Baltimore  Port  Agent  into  Portland  with  a  few  disputed  gether  with  the  shipowners on  the  quite  a  few  SIU  C  (Ocean  Trans).  4  4  4  hours  in  overtime  which  we  got  new  agreement.  beefs  and  thinks  Black  Gang  Beef  • Lake  C harles:  paid  and  a  slopchest  beef.  We  got  that  the  SIU  Va­ We  ran  into  a  few  beefs  on  the  an  additional  slopchest  put  aboard  Men  thinking  of  coming  ashore  cation  and  Wel­ without  declaring  their  souvenirs  Drozak~  ships  making  the  West  African  this  wagon.  fare  Plan  is  just  had  better  wise  up  because  the  run,  where  the  engineers  took  it  The Potrero Hills  also came  into  about tops  of  all the gains  we have  customs  here  is  getting  rough  on  upon  themselves  to  work  the  men  Portland  and  helped  get  us  stuck  mpde.  One  of  the younger  men  In  guys trying  to sneak  stuff  through.  contrary to  the agreement and also  up there for  a  time due to  a delay­ the business, Frank is a solid Union  You'll  wind  up  short  every  time  to  work  the  Kroo  native  boys  ed  arrival.  The  Potreto  was  full  Things are  humming  right  along  man  all  the  way  through.  other  than  was  called  for  in  the  of  beefs.  The  captain  never  paid  if  you try  any funny  business.  here. The  weather  is  just  what  the  contract.  But  we  got it all  squared  up on  beefs taken  up by  patrolmen  A  walk  along  the  San  Pedro  There's  quite  a  few  oldtimers  doctor  ordered,  but  the  gals  are  away  and  the  beefs  wound  up  giv­ in  Baltimore  and  Philly  but  we  waterfront shows  what cheap  labor  on  the . beach  including  Jimmy  running  around  looking  to  catch  ing  many  brothers  a  husky  hunk  grabbed  her  here  and  made  them  and conditions  can do to an Ameri­ Adams  who  just  came  in  off  the  any  unwary  male.  Anyone  who  can  industry.  The  great  tuna  fish­ of  overtime  dough.  move  out  of  here  fast  those  and  plenty  more.  ing fleet  that  was  the  backbone  Francis  E.  Warren.  Others  here  doesn't  Long  anti­union,  Higgins  Indus­ pay  enough  will find  out  the  local  girls  The  skipper's  workaway  set­up  of  this ­town  is  lying  idle  because  include H. O. Mesford, W. McBride,  tries  has  started  a  vigorous  cam­ turned  are playing  this leap year  game for  sour  for  him  when  he  had  paign  against  labor  unions  trying  to fork  over  $505.29  to  be  split  up  of  the  cheap  funa  provided  by  H.  M.  Thomas,  H.  R.  Kirkwood,  all  it's  worth.  R.  J.  Wendell,  William  McKay,  L.  The  Winter  Hill,  Bents  Fort,  to  organiez  its  plant  Some  unions  between  six  ABs  and  three  ordi­ Japanese and  Peruvian  boats.  E.  Meyers,  and  Frank  Cullison.  Chiwawa. Government  Camp,  Can­ The  long  lines  of  jobless fisher­ have  won  out  there,  but  they  are  narys.  There  was  no  delay  in  the  certainly  giving  them  a  hard . time.  sailing  of  this  vessel  and  a  new  men  crowd  the streets,  and all  be­ We  have  a  few  boys  in  the  hos­ tigny,  Salem  Maritime,  Lone  Jack  cause  a  sleepy  Congress  will  not  pital  who  would  like  to  get  some  and  Fort  Hoskins,  all  of  the Cities  A  showdown  is  probable  one  of  these  days  and  we  have  pledged  skipper. Captain  Costello, took  her  put  a  protective  tariff  on  their  mail.  These  include  Francis  I.  Service fleet,  came  to town  in very  our  support  to  the  AFL  organiza­ out.  He listened  in while  the hass­ product  to  give  them  a fighting  Gibbons,  Emil  Austad,  Jesse  W.  good  shape.  That  ferryboat,  the  Puckett,  William  B.  Jones  and  Federal (Trafalgar),  is still running  tions  involved,  particularly  Ma­ ling  went  on  but  naturally  wasn't  chance.  By the  way, I had  a talk  with the  Henry  Gillikin.  chinists,  Carpenters  and  Boiler­ to  blame  for  any  of  the  beefs.  on  a  four­day  schedule,  but  took  James Sheehan  local  doctor  who  handles  most  of  Jeff  Morrison  ipakers.  We  have  never  stood  by  on a  couple of  men. The oil wagons  Boston  Port Agent  the medical exams for the shipping  Seattle  Port  Agent  each Jtook  quite  a  few  new  hands  and  let  any  employer  get  the  best  of  those  who have  called  on  ns for  for  their crews,  so  the  single  boys  help,  and  we  don't  plan  to  back­^  don't  stick  around  long  enough  to  track  now.  get  hooked.  Lindsey  Wiliiams  We  also  had  three SUP  ships  in  New  Orleans  Port  Agent  the  area  during  the,last  couple  of  ^  weeks  and  they  also  called  for  a  Mobile:  Sam  Cohen.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  PORT  COLBORNE  103  Durham  St.  few  men.  Two  of  the  three  were  SIU,  A&G  District  HEADQUARTERS..  675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  Ontario  Phone: 5591  going  offshore,  so  some  of  our  BALTIMORE  14  North  Gay  St.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  TORONTO.  Ontario  86  Colborne  St.  boys  were  happy over  the  prospect  Paul  HaU  Earl  Sheppard.  Agent  Mtdberry  4540  Elgin 5719  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASIHIERS  VICTORIA.  B.  C  617% Cormorant St.  of  a  long  trip.  BOSTON  276  State  St.  Lloyd  Gardner  Empire 4531  James Sheehan, Agent  Richmond 2­0140  The fish  are really  biting around  Robert  Matthews  Claude  Simmons  VANCOUVER.  B.  C  565  Hamilton  St.  Dispatcher  Richmond 2­0141  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATIVE  ,  Pacific 7824  these parts  and  one of  these nights  GALVESTON.  .SOOVJ  23rd  St.  ' .  Joe  Algina  SYDNEY.  N.S  304  Charlotte  St.  we're  going  to  stroll  down  to  the  Phone  2­8448  Shipping  is  very  good,  and  fig­ Keith  Alsop,  Agent  .  Phone 6346  L4...  141? Ryan  St.  ures  to  keep  on  the  same  high  LAKE CHARLES.  SUP  BAGOTVILLE.  Quebec  20 Elgin St  river  and  try  our  luck.  The  craw­ LeRoy  Clarke.  Agent  Phone  6­5744  Phone: 545  fish are  plenty  fat  here  now,  and  18  Merchant  St.  1 South  Lawrence  St.  HONOLTH.U  level  for  the  next two  weeks  with  MOBILE  37  Ormont  St.  *  Phone 5­8777  THOROLD;  Ontario  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  '  Phone  2­1754  14 ships  due in for  payoffs and  re­ NEW  ORLEANS  Phone:  3­3203  those  who  haven't  eaten  such  stuff  . .Ill  W.  Burnside  St.  523  BienvUle  St.  PORTLAND  ^  '  '  Beacon 4336  QUEBEC  .  .« . 113  Cote  De  La  Montague  just  don't  know  what  they're miss­ Lindsey  WlUiams.  Agent  placements.  Quebec  Phone;  2­7078  RICHMOND.  CALIF  • . 257  Stb  St.  Magnolia 6112­6113  irhe  past  period  was  spiced  by  NEW  YORK  177  Prince  WUUam  St.  ing  by staying  up in  the cold.  Phone 2599  SAINT  JOHN  675  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  N.B.  Phone: 2­3049  STerling 8­4671  SAN  FRANCISCO.........450  Harrison  St.  Now  that  the  day  workers  have  a load  of  payoffs, 21 all told.  They  Douglas 2­8363  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  gotten  a  raise, it  won't  be  too  long  were  the  following:  Alawai,  De­ Ben  SEATTLE  —  2700 1st  Ave.  Rees.  Ageiit  '  Phone 4­1083  Great Lakes  District  Main 0290  before  a  lot  of  ABs  will  stop  sail­ soto,  JMaiden  Creek,  Morning  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  440  Avalon  Blvd.  ALPENA  133  W.  ­Fletcher  ing  on  watch  and  go  back  to  day  CarduUo.  Agent  Market 7­1639  WILMINGTON  Light, Antinous, Fairhope, Monarch  S.  Terminal 42131  Phone: 1238W  SAN  FRANCISCO  490  Harrison  St.  679  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  BUFFALO.  N.  Y  of  the  Seas,  City  of  Alma,  Citrus  H.  J.  Fischer.  Agent  180 Main St.  work.  Lots  of  them  would  rather  Douglas  2­5475  NEW  YORK  STerUng 8­4671  SAN  JUAN.  PR  252  Ponce  da  Leon  Phone:  Cleveland  7391  sail  as  daymen,  except  that  there  Packer,  Raphael  Semmes,  William  Sal  Colls.  Agent  CLEVELAND  2602  GarroU  St.  Canadian  District  A.  Richardson  (Waterman);  Alcoa  SAVANNAH  Phone:  Main  1­0147  was  more  money  sailing  on  watch,  2  Abercom  St.  1038  3rd  St.  especially  on  a  tanker.  Everyone  E.  a TUley.  Agent  Phone 3­1728  MONTREAL  483  McGUl  St.  DETROIT  Pennant, Clipper,  Ranger,  Roamer,  SEATTLE  MArquette 5909  Headquarters Phone:  Woodward  1­6857  2700  1st  Ave.  Corsair  (Alcoa);  Jonathan  Trum­ Jeff  Morrison.  Agent  931  W.  kUchigan  St.  is  happy  over  the increase  though.  Seneca 4570  HALIFAK.  N.S...........  128W  HoUisSt.  DULUTH  .  Phone: 3­8911  Phone:  Melrose  2­4110  1809­ieil  N.  FrankUn  St.  Leroy  Clarke  bull  (South  Atlantic);  Henry  TAMPA  3261  E.  82nd  St.  White.  Agent  Phone  2­1323  FORT  WILLIAM.... 118H  Syndicate  Ave.  SOUTH  CHICAGO  .  0 1  .  jLake  Charles. Ageni  Meiggg,.,FxAacJis  (Mis­ Ray  Phones  Essex  1^2410  Hri]UHmGTONi^:Gim. . . .44P>'Avalon  Mttha  PUhe:  3­3231' ' "  .  N»w Orleans:  SlU Promises Full Aid  In AFL NIggliis' Beef  Cheap Imports Killing  Loeal Tuna Indusfry  Get Record of Work  To Ease Beefs Later Oi  Sadden Slowdown Hlis  Port After Ship Bnsh  All Quiel On This Front  Exeepi For A Fow Boofs  Plenty Jobs, Leap Year  Join To Cloan Beach  SIU  HAIsU  BMREmORW  Shipping Sllll In High,  Looks Good for Fufnro  .>• 1.1  '•   .'..­'ii'  �m  s..  Tw Tea  SEAFARERS  LOG  '.'i.'  Frld»$.  AvrU  4.  195S  NO Revamping Piers  To Break  Port  Jam  '•«;  i­ 0:'­ Seafarers shipping  out  via  New  Orleans,  the nation's  second  port,  talk  over  old  times outside  before a recent  branch  meeting  began.  I:'  I''­'  Ife  Returning from  Rio,  or Korea  per­ haps, they get books checked at desk.  Having card stamped preserves their  place  on  rotary  shipping  list.  Attentive  as  Port  Agent  Lindsey  Williams  gives  bi­weekly  branch  report,  Seafarers  relax,  give  thoughtful  consideration  to  recommendations.  Filing out of  SIU hall after  briefing on shipping outlook. Union's plans in New  Orleans and  elsewhere, they  head for  nearby homes, a few hours'  relaxation.  Most  were  back  at sea  again  by  the time  of  the  next  meeting.  (Continued from  page 2)  space  to  some  other  ship  of  an­ being  dredged,  Southwest  Pass  is  other line  or  agent.  This gives  the  port  the  maximum  use  of  its  used and  vice versa.  wharves.  The  dredging  is  carried  on  al­ New  Orleans  is  the  second  port  most continuously, yet  a depth  per­ mitting  passage  of  ships ^drawing  of  the  United  States  for  the  im­ 30  feet  or sometimes  up  to 32  feet  port  of  jute,  hemp  and  sisal;  it's  is available  but  little over  half  the  fourth  for  rubber  brought  in  from  Latin  America,  Africa  and  the  year.  It's  a  major  port  for  im­ So  New  Orleans—and  for  that  Orient  portation  of  bananas,  bauxite,  matter the lower  Mississippi Valley  mahogany,  coffee:  —has  its,  plans  for  a  tidewater  channel  to  leep  water. This  would  It's the  first  port  for  the  export  require  the  port  to  spend  more  • of flour ".nd  first for  the import  of  than $40  miliion  for facilities  on  a  sugar  and  molasses.  Its  grain  ele­ tidewater  harbor  and  the  federal  vators  handled  70  million  bushels  government  would  have  to  spend  of  grain  last  year,  and  the  eleva­ more  than  $70  million  to  dig  the  tors  which  now  have  a  capacity  of  canal.  The  US  engineers  have  al­ 2,622,000  bushels  are  being  dou­ ready  okayed  it, and  the  tidewater  bled  in  size.  New  Orleans  is  a  two­way  port.  channel  is  up  to  the  point  of  Con­ gressional appropriation.  When  the  Ships that  come in  with  cargo  gen­ money  will  be  earmarked  for  the  erally  leave  loaded  with  other  project,  which  would  shorten  the  cargo.  distance to  deep  water  by  45 miles  Louisiana  has  always  owned  the  and  would  be  straight  as  a  super­ banks of  the Mississippi river with­ highway,  is  not  definite.  in its  boundaries  ever since  it  was  The  US district  engineer at  New  organized,  and  the  board  of  com­ Orleans said  the city  must  provide  missioners  of  the  port  is  a  state  for  the  addition  of  three  million  agency.  tons  of  cargo  handling  capacity  a  The  board  owns  39  large  steel  year.  And  the  port  faces  the  need  and  concrete  wharves  with  74  of  more  harbor  space  for  bulk  berths for  ocean­going ships.  More  cargo  and  barge  traffic.  berths are  being added. One  wharf  under  construction  "  at  Napoleon  Channel , to Sea  Avenue  is 1000  feet  long.  There  as  A  tidewater  channel  to  the  sea  at  all wharves  ships  will  dock  par­ would  solve  the  problems  facinc  the port and  it would eliminate the  allel  to  the  landing.  hazard  of  moving  in  the  treacher­ Private interests own  56 wharves  ous  river  through  fogs  that  fre­ and  docks. They can't compete with  the  port  in  the  public  wharfinger  quently shroud  its mouth.  business  but  they  are  encouraged  But  the  port  has  always  facied  to  develop  for  their  own  opera­ physical  problems.  Between  1718  tions.  and 1722,  owners of  land  along the  . Second  Free  Port  river  were  required  to  throw  up  levees to protect  their property and  New  Orleans  T)oasts  the  second  the  city.  And  these  levees  also  "free  port"  or  foreign  trade  zone  served  as  unloading  places  for  the  in the  United States. It  was opened  ships  that  tacked  laboriously  up­ in  1947,  and  is  still  operating  in  the  red  although  its  business  is  river.  After  the  United  States  took  gradually  increasing.  This  year fi  over  Louisiana  in  1803,  the  port,  should  show  a  profit.  The  town  hustles  for  business.  got  active attention  and  was devel­ oped  for  shipping  of  the  time.  ' And  the  results  are  showing.  The  And  later  city  officials  leased  port's public  commodity  warehouse  sections of  the riverfront to^ bidders  covers  nearly  86  acres  and  is  usu­ who  agreed  to  spend  the  most  on  ally filled  for storage and  handling  development  and  maintenance  of  of  cotton  and  commodities.  shipping  facilities.  Under  that  era  The foreign  trade zone  has given  harbor  masters  ran  the  port's  traf­ New  Orleans  an  edge  over  most  ports  in  the  country.  Goods  can  fic and  assigned  berths.  In  1846  loading  platforms  were  be  auctioned  in  the  zone,  and  built to  handle molasses  and sugar.  there's  a  minimum  of  red  tape  in  There  were  no  sheds.  Everything  moving  cargo  in  and  out.  was in  the open. Private companies  The  zone  permits  a  shipper  to  operated  sections  of  these  plat­ insure  his  goods  for  actual  value,  a  big  item  on  merchandise  like  forms  or  wharves.  liquor.  No  custom  duties  have  to  As  the  Mississippi  valley  pros­ pered  and  developed  so  also  did  be  paid  on  goods  that  are  stored,  the port. But by 1890  private opera­ only  when  they  are  placed  in  the  tions got  out of  hand. Private com­ American  market.  Goods  can  be  panies  couldn't  or  wouldn't  main­ assembled,  fumigated,  culled  or  tain  the  wharye.s.  Shippers  wanted  pre­fabricated in  the zone.  their  merchandise  protected  and  The  zone  comprises  20  acres  of  demanded  sheds.  By  1895  the  port  land  outside  the  United  States for  was  bogged  down  with  excessive  all  commercial  purposes.  During  wharf  charges, general  inefficiency  the  first  six  months  of  this  fiscal  and  pilferage.  Fire  was  an  ever­ year, the  zone's  business amounted  to more than  27,000  tons valued  at  present  menace.  about  $7  million.  Warehouses  Port Control Set  Up  there  are  being  doubled  in  size,  In  1900, ^the  Legislature  estab­ and  shipments through  the^ort of  lished  a  board  of  port  commis­ French  auto parts  to South  Ameri­ sioners  and  gave  it  control  over  can  countries  is  increasing  and  port  activities.  This  started  the  taking  considerable  space.  building  program  with  s h fe d ­ Within  the  port  are  government  covered wharves rising  in 1904.  wharves  for  20  military  vessels.  Now  the  port  lias  about  eight  These  lie  below  the  most  active  miles  of  wharves  and  other  facili­ port  area  and  are  close  to  the  In­ ties labeled  as "public" in  addition  dustrial  Canal  which  is  5V^  miles  to more miles  of  docks and  loading  long  and  provides  waterfront  for  platforms.  industrial  use.  The  canal  connects  The so­called  public wharves  are  the  Mississippi  River  and  Lake  put  out  on  a  preferential  assign­'  Pontchartrain.  ment  basis  rather  than  on  leases.  '  New  Orleans and  the  area  about  A  company  haying such  an  assign­ it  are  in  the  throes  of  industrial  ment  gets first  call  on  wharves  in  development  never  befdre  known  its contract..  in  this  part  of  America,  The  port  If  the  company  isn't  expecting  is  geared  to,that  expansion,  and it  a  ship  to  use  a  wharf,  then  the  should  become  an  increasingly  im­ authoiiitiea;. can,; .assign. the­ poriant qne. for; l$IU.  .  �Mar. A»ril it 1M»  .  i  SEAfARERS  LOG  Para Eleraa  m  •  M  �•  PTTlTrSW­ Pace  Twch^  ff• 'V •  5g>IF^RgltS  toe  IN  THE  WAKE  feiC­­ 'm  k­­­.  Avcii 4, i^n  MEET THE  SEAFARER  GEORGE  McFALL,  deck  steward  Next  time  you  glance  at  a  map  stead  of  gaskets  when  furling  of  China,  these  descriptive  words  sails.  It  meant  the  yams  could  be  For most men, a  career with  one  paper  was  good  promotion  among  may  help  you  make  out  what  the  cut and  the  sails let  run.  union  would  be  enough.  But  the  passengers.  It  made  a  lot  of  names  of  the  waterways  are.  Hal  4  4  4  George  McFall  is  now  operating  friends for  the SIU."  is sea, ho means river and hu, lake.  Danish  shipping  eompanies have  QacBtion:  IVhy  do  yea  sail  out  under  Kis  third  AFL  affiliate  in  a  Like  any  good  reporter,  McFall  of  New  Orleans?  Kiang is the name for a large river.  thrown  caution  and  old  supersti­ (Asked  of  Seafarers  In  the  New  span of  union activity  that has  led  can  point  with  pride  to  real  news  .. . Further geographical confusipn  tion  to  the  winds.  They  now  per­ from  Teamsters  to  Meat  Cutters  scoops  when  the  Mar  ran  aground  may  be  spread  by  the  fact  that  mit  the  wives  of  both  officers  and  Orleans  hall).  *  and  now  to Seafarers.  on  August  26,  1951  and  also  when  some  old  maps refer  to  the  penin­ men to join  their husbands on  long  •   it  ran  into  the  Mormacstar.  On  Interviewed  in  a  quiet  comer  of  sula of  Indochina as  Farther India.  voyages,  taking  their  turn  under  a  Willie Garrlty  OS: For one  thing  eacl^  occasion  the  "Mar  Log"  got  the  New Orleans  hall, the  32­year­ ... Johnston Island, originally  dis­ rotation  system  and  according  to  this  is my  home  town.  I  was  bom  out  extras  and  sent  the  news  to  old  native  of  the  Crescent  City  covered  by  Captain  Charles  John­ the  amount  of  accommodation  and  raised  here.  explained  that  his  was  a  ginion  the  LOG.  ston  of  HMS, Cornwallis  in  1807,  available.  The  change  came  about  Besides,  New  Or­ family  from  the  beginning.  His  McFall  is  a  big  booster  for  the  is  a  US  territory  about  600  miles  because of  some disturbing  divorce  leans  is  the  best  father  before  him  was  a  member  LOG and  is happy to  see each  ship  southwest  of  Hawaii.  Like  Baker,  statistics  in  Denmark  showing  that  port  on  the  Gulf.  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive  getting three copies. "It guarantees  Canton,  Enderbury,  Rowland,  Jar­ seamen's  long absences  from  loved  H  it  wasn't  I'd  Engineers  and  he  himself  has  every  guy a  chance to  read  it.  Be­ vis, Midway and  Wake Islands,  it is  ones  was  not  conducive  to keeping  sure  leave.  Any  served  as  assistant  business  agent  fore  that  one  LOG  used  to  cause  counted  part  of  Honolulu  County,  a  family.  It  was  not  so  long  ago  run  you  want  for the  New Orleans  local union  of  tussles  once  in  a  while.  On  every  Hawaii,  for census  purposes.  when  the  presence  of  women  or  comes  in  here,  Teamsters,  as  well as  international  ship you  go on  'where's the  LOG?'  4,  1,  clergymen  aboard  a  ship, was  re­ Europe,  South  representative of  the Amalgamated  is  a  beef  you  always  hear."  Hs  Scottish  highlanders  know  the  gard^  by  Danish  sailors  as  an  America  and  the  Meat Cutters,  AFL.  feels  that  Seafarers,  who  get  bagpipe  for  its  musical  qualities,  ill­omen, forboding  bad  weather or  Pacific.  We've  When  McFall  got  out  of  school,  around  a  lot, ican  send  in  a  lot  of  but  when  they  "bagpiped"  the  possibly  shipwreck.  got  the  best  weather  too.  going  to  sea  was  remote  from  his  interesting  news  and  photos  for  sails  aboard  ship,  it  was  ijomething  to  enjoy.  4  4  4  4  4  4  mind.  He  was' set  on  becoming  a  others  entirely  different.  The  term  Aside  from  the  "Mar  Log"  meant  to  shift  the  sheet  of  a  sail  When  ocean  liners  first  turned  J.  E.  Kennedy,  boson:  I  started  truck  jockey  and  consequently  McFall  has  good  reason  to  regard  in  such  a  way  as  to  bring  the  sail  from  sail  to  steam  about  1830,  the  out  of  here  in  1929  and  have  al­ went  to  work  for  Universal  Car­ the Delta  run  with fondness.  While  loading,  at  that  time  a  non­union  in Buenos Aires on  one trip, he  met  aback  .  .  .  The  coal  sack  is  a  funnel  was  set  amidships  and  re­ ways  found  the  firm.  Subsequently,  an  organizer  descriptive  applied  by  seamen  to  a  garded  as  a  nuisance.  Ships  re­ officials tops.  local  girl  who  was  working  for  the  Teamsters  Union  came  a  patch  of  the southern  sky near  the  tained masts and sails for auxiliary  I've  sailed  out  of  in  an  amusement  center.  McFall  use  for  nearly  50  years.  Then,  around.  McFall  liked  what  he  had  Southern  Cross  which  apparently  Philly,  Mobile  was  trying  to  toss  hoops  and  when  the  size  and  speed  of  ocean­ and  Texas  but  to  say  about  Unions  and  pitched  win  is  devoid  of  stars.  a  bottle  of  wine.  He  didn't  going  vessels  began  to  increase  in.  After Universal Carloadlng was  get  the  always  came  4,  4'  ^  wine,  but  walked  off  with  all signed up,  he put  his. organizing  a  better prize,  An  early  orsranization  of  a  spe­ just  before  the  first  world  war,  back  to  New  Or­ the  girl.  They  were  talents  to  work  for  that  Union  in  married  in  Buenos  cial  craft  of  seamen  was  known  as  the  number  of  funnels  was  like­ leans  and  ahi  go­ Aires  and  his  other  campaigns.  The  Brothers  of  the  Coast.  This  wise  increased.  Since  the  public  ing  to  keep  sail­ wife  joined  him  in  New  Orleans  was  an  organization  of  very  dar­ associated  the  number  of  funnels  ing  out  of  here.  Started  Sailing  In  '47  on  January  15.  with  speed,  shipbuilders  even  ing  pirates  who  frequented  the  Of  course  I  was  In  1947  McFall  pulled  up  stakes  McFall  ran  into  a  streak  of  mis­ Spanish  Main,  and  embraced  about  added  dummy  funnels.  The .Olym­ born  and  grew  up  in  this  city.  and  started  going  to  sea.  "I  knew  fortune  recently  when  he  suffered  pic and Berengaria sported  dummy  1,000  ships.  The  group  operated  4  4  4  I  was  going  to  like  the  life  right  a  heart  attack.  He  has  spent  most  under  a  strict  code  of  discipline,  funnels,  and  the  Mauretania,  James  H.  Bales,  AB:  I've  gotten  away," he  said.  The  Seatrain  New  of  1952  recuperating  in  the  New  a  notable  penalty  for  wrongdoing  which  held  the  Atlantic  speed  Orleans'USPHS hospital.  But even  being  marooning  the  guilty  party  record  from  1907  to  1929  and  was  to like this port  since  I came  down  Orleans  was his first  ship.  here,  the  SIU's  welfare  benefits  from  New  York  McFall  had  not  been  with  the  have cushioned the blow. "It's com­ on  uninhabited  island  wastes.  De­ broken  up  in  1935,  had  four  fun­ seven  years  ago.  SIU  very  long  when  his  organiz­ spite  their  existence  over  a  cen­ nels. The  builders  of  motor  ships,  I've  only  taken  ing  experiences  came  to  good'use.  forting  to  know  that  the  $15  a  tury  ago,  the  "Brothers" had  some  notably  th£  Scandinavians,  have  one  ship  out  of  The  Union  had  "Victory  Carriers  week can  be counted on for as  long  abolished  funnels  altogether.  enlightened  practices.  They  car­ another  port  ships  on  an  organizational  basis  as I need  it.  With the  vacation  pay  ried  accident  benefits  for  those  4  4  since  1944.  The  and McFall ­was right in the middle  I  collected  and  retroactive  money  injured  in  action.  The  Argo,  the  ship  in  which  good  weather  of  it.  After  that  he  started  riding  coming I'm  in good shape'consider­ l"  4"  4"  Jason  and  his  followers  sailed  tp  and  having  the  Delta  line  run.  to. South  ing  I  haven't  worked  much  these  The  word  for  lieutenant,  either  Colchis  for  the  Golden  Fleece,  ac­ past  few  months.  friends  here  America.  as  a  naval  rank  or  a  designation  cording to mythology,  was rec^led  "That  $2,500  death  benefit  is  made  me  stay.  News  Scoops  of  a  substitute  for  a  higher­up,  a  century  ago  in  the  Argonaut,  a  good  to  have  too,"  he  continued,  Once  a  year  I  go  comes  from  the  French,  meaning  name  applied  to  the  California  back  to  visit  my  home  town.  While  on the  Del Mar,  the ener­ "r want my wife protected  and this  one  who  replaces  (in  lieu  of).  It  gold­seekers  in  1849  .  .  .  Ancient  Owensboro,  Ky.  getic  Seafarer  tried  his  hand  at  does  the  trick  without  costing  me  was introduced  about 1580 with the  Roman  merchantmen,  or  corbitae,  editorial  work,  being, head man  on  a  cent.  We sure  are  going forward  4  4  4  intention  of  giving  the  captain  of  got  their  name  from  the  Latin  the "Mar  Log" for a  year.  "It was  in  this industry.  We  could  still  be  a  ship  an  executive  assistant  who  corbis,  for  basket.  They  carried  Jack  Mays,  bosnnr  I've  a  tough  job,"  he  admitted,  "but  I  in  the  woods  if  we  were  on  our  was  qualified  to  take  his  place  on  a  basket­like  receptacle  at  their  sailing  from  New  Orleans  got a lot  of enjoyment Out  of  doing  own,  but  our  Union  isn't  letting  occasion  .  ,  .  The  term  to  cut  and  mastheads  in  order  to  indicate  1925  and  have  the  work.  I  like  to  write  and  the  any  grass  grow  under its  feet."  run  was  derived  from  the  practice  their  occupation,  as  carriers  of  brought  my  wife  in  the  old  days  of  using  yams  in­ both  passengers and  merchandise.  and  daughter  from  .  Oklahoma  to  live  here. This  has  always  beeh  a  clean  payoff  The  Tirpitz,  mightiest  German  Qarson  for role  in "Mrs.  Miniver,"  port  and  I  in­ battlewagon,  partially  crippled  by  and to  Jimmy  Cagney for ''Yankee  ACROSS  DOWN  16. Scuttlebutt  31. Girls named  after  tend  to  keep  on  British  torpedo­plane  off  Norway  Doodle  Dandy" ... Joe  Louis  19. He  had  an  Miss  West  sailing  out  of  it.  1. SS  Sunion'f  1. Miss  Hunter,  coast... Program  to  impose  ceil­ knocked  out  challenger  Abe  Sim­ "Irish  Rose"  39. Spar  owner  actress  Those  northern  20. He  hunted  ings  on  wages,  prices  and  profits  ons  in  six rounds.  37. Island  in  X.  4. Island  in  th«  2. High  note  . Moby  Dick  snowballs  don't  hold  any  interest  hinted  by  White  House.. . Atrocity  Indies  Solomons  3. Wher*  Rabre  21. Bishop  of  Home  38. What  banks make  for  me.  ""4.  *  t  meets  Mig  8. Mr. Shea,  of  the  22. Where  the  Norse  39. Bold  stories  from  Hong  Kong  seeped  Yanks  4. Popular  LOG  lady  is  40. LUy  plant  4  4  4  through  Nipponese  propaganda  Returning  from  mission  to  In­ feature  23. David  —, actor  41. Garbage  boat  12. River flowing  in­ 24. Officers  of  Naval  43. Pep  Dick Ranson,  AB: I've  been com­ line. .'.First  annual  International  dia,  Britain's  Sir  Stafford  Cripps  to Lake  Balkash  9. Russian  River  Intelligence:  44. Exist  13. Kind  of  acid  6. Make  fun  of  ing  here  for  a. long  time  because  SIU  convention  paid  tribute  to  revealed  offer  of  dominion  status  Abbr.  45. Native  tribe  of  14. Where  Moilendo  7. Good  card  26. A  Waterman  Philippines  I  made  a  lot  of  mounting  toll  of  Seafarers  lost  at  tp  India  after  the  war,  with  the  Is  ship  46. Carried  by  the  8. Backbone  friends  and  the  sea  through action  of  enemy  subs.  right  to  quit  the' Empire... Rus­ 28. Kind  of fish  Fort  Mercer.  19. Owner  of  the  9. It  spUt  off  sian  forces  continued  battering  29. Sheep  Atlantic  Water  Cape  Cod  47. Compass  point ­ weather  is fine.  ^  »  10. Sea  bird  Hitler's  armies,  began  drivijig  17. Hostels  I  come  from  Puzzle  Answer  on  Page  27  11. Swear  18. Everything  Memphis  and  New  Guinea  invaded,  as  Japan­ Nazis  from  Soviet  territory.. i  In­ 19. "Spine" of  10  II  1  2  3  used  to  sail  out  ese  landed  at  Salamaua  and  Lae  dian  leaders  rejected  British  offer  S.  America  0  f  Charleston  . .Ordered to Australia,  Gen. Mac­ ... SIU  convention  named  Harry  SO. Attach  |I3  lu  12  •   add  Jacksonville.  Arthur  left  Luzon  for  Mindanao  Lundeberg first  president,  adopted  23. Peace  prize  donor  I'll  sail  here  un­ by  motor  torpedo  boat,  then flew  constitution  and reported  vast  pro­ 15  25. Anchor  til I  make  a  bun­ to  Darwin,  where  he  pledged  to  gress since  Union's formation three  26. Christine's  119  dle.  Then  I'll  go  reorganize  Pacific  forces!. .US  de­ years  earlier.  owner  .0  .  !  fenses  of  Bataan  wavered  but  on  the  beach in  Florida.  27. Compass  point  ,  4.  •  4.  .  24  20  21  22  held,  despite  continuous  attack...  30. A  month;  Abbr.  4  4  4  Fierce  naval  battle  in  Java  Sea  Russian  troops  pushed  deeper  into  31. Cinema  127  20  29  25 ­ Joseph  C.  Pelham,  chief  cook:  I  Ukraine,  roused  Ponets  offensive.  resulted  in Allied  loss  of  12  ships,  32. Service  per­ formed  by Moran  left  Tampa  for  here  because  I  five of  them  cruisers... George  S.  33. Wager  30  132  4 .  $•   4  like  the  passen­ Viereck  convicted  of­ hiding  infor*  34. Copies  35. Jetty  ger  ships.  I  used  Hivasion­  ships  menaced  Port  ihation  while  registering  as  Nazi  134  [35  33  36. The  briny  to  sail  out  of  Sa­ Moresby,  New  Guipea,  across from  agent.. .SS Wacosta,  all crewed  up  38. Ship  routes  39. Regattas  [38  vannah  but 1 got  the  Australian  mainland... AFL  and  ready  to  sail  from  Philadel­ 41.. . .  ...  tired  of  the  Eu­ and  CIO  chiefs  blasted  measure  phia,  caught fire  while  taking  on  42. Winged  141  43. We're  paid for  it  ropean  run  and  for  registration  of  unions,  guised  fuel  oil... .Toronto  Maple  Leafs  now  took  this  for  a  as  bill  to  smash  "labor  racketeer­ won  Stanley  Cup  hockey  playoffs  48. Airfield  at  46  47  Stavanger  change.  I may  ing"  at  a  time  lyhen  full  energies  ... Organizing  out  of  Texas  City  49. Ore  from  Duluth  take  time  off  of  organized  workessyvere directed  SIU  hall  brought  three  new  ships  .60. Export  from  ­  BoUvia  to  war effort... Business as  usual  under  Union  banner ... Basket­ sooir^and  hit  the  ai. TUler  beach  in  Florida  in  deferred,  "essential"  movie  in­ ball's  NCjAA  title  went  to •  Stan­ 02. Gulls  83, Brew  |  i  '  i  I  I  J filnce St.­PetersbUM  Is May  horiife.'  ,  dustry  du  saw­ ­"Oscars'­'  jgo  to  Greer  ford's  cagers.  Puzzle  m­ lis:.  .'  /  P  r  • ">  i  ­ •  •­  .  "  '  •  TEN  YEARS  AGO  '­I  �•• • ••;• ;'j • I  > J  WHA»r,  April  4, 195t  FAREkS  LO'G  SEAFARERS Rt LOG  /pril 4,  1952  Fape  Thirteea  ^Posted'  Vol.  XIV  No. 7  i  M  Published  biweekly  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union;  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  AFL,  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  N.  Y.  Tel.  STeriing  8­4671.  .'• • Sl  PAUL  HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  '• • I  • ^  m  Editor.  HEBBEBT  BRAtip;  Manuaing  Editor,  RAY  DENISON;  Art  Editor,  BERNABD  SEAMAN:  Photo  Editor,  r.  DANIEL  DAJ  NILVA;  Staff  Writers,  HEBMAN  ABTHUB.  IBWJN  SPIVACK  ">>^1  120  A  Forward  Step  The united  front  presented by AFL maritime  unions to  the  problems  facing  the  industry  was  made crystal  clear  by  the  Army Man Longs  action  of  delegates  to  the  Maritime  Trades  Department,  For EtOG  Again  which  met  in  Chicago  last  week.  Their  decision  to  establish  To  the  Editor:  new  and  more  extensive  machinery  for  the  operation  of  the  It  has  been  quite  some  time  MTD  is  a  logical  outgrowth  of  the  past  success  of  that  or­ since  I  last  received  a  copy  of  ganization  in  coping  with  waterfront  beefs.  Under  its­original  setup  devised  in  1946,  the  MTD  was  a  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  due  to  a  looselyrknit  organization  that  was  called  into  play  whenever  change  of  bases.  I  left  my  last  its  member  unions  ran  into  major  beefs.  As  such  it  served  base  during  October,  1951,  and  at  its  purpose  well,  being  a  big  factor  in  several  union  suc­ the time  of  my­departure I  advised  cesses  on  the  waterfront.  To  make  the MTD  more  effective  the squadron  mail clerk  of  my  new  and  more suitable for  today's needs,  delegates have strength­ address, but  for some reason  or an­ ened  the  organization's  machinery  immeasurably  and  by  so  other  I  have  never  had  any  of  the  doing  have  converted* it  into  a  potent  federation  of  maritime  LOGs  forwarded  to  me.  unions.  In the  various editions I received  To  carry  out  the  MTD's  program  and  direct  its  functions  shortly  before  I  departed  the  the delegates selected  one of  our own,  a Seafarer, for  the all­ States, the  move  to the new  hall in  important  post  of  executive  secretary.  The  SIU  representa­ Brooklyn  was  anticipated  for  the  near  future.  But  unfortunately  tives at the Chicago meeting  have pledged this Union's whole­ do  not  have  the  new  address.  hearted  support  to  the  important  objectives  outlined  in  the  No  SIU Ships  MTD program.  The SIU intends to do its share to assure fur­ ther  progress  in  maritime and  further  benefits for  Seafarers  At  present  I  am  stationed  here  in  Bermuda  and  there  are  two  and  members  of  all  maritime  unions.  As I See It  by  PAUl  HAH  ports  here  that  can  accommodate  ocean­going vessels.  I have  visited  ail of  the local  "establishments" in  • "PHE WIDELY­READ  NATION­ the  competition  problem  facing  both  of  these  ports  on  numerous  al  news  magazine  "Tjme"  has  American operators  would vanish.  occasions  with  the  hope  of finding  XXX  declared  that  the  high  wages  of  As every  Seafarer  should  know, the  SIU  has long  been  on  a  copy  of  the  LOG,  but  nowhere  American  seamen  —  specifically  LOSE  AND  EFFECTIVE  Co­ record  against  performing,  whether  on  board  ship or  in  the  have I  been  abie to locate  one.  operation  between all AFL  un­ course  of  shore  leave  in  US or  foreign  ports.  From  time  to  I  have  been  told  that  once  in  those  of  the  SIU—are  one  of  sev­ ions  on  the  waterfront  is  assured  time,  when  necessary,  the Union  has  cracked  down, on  per­ while  an  Alcoa  ship  wanders  into  eral  reasons  why  American  opera­ now  that  the  Maritime  Trades  De­ of  the  ports  for  a  short  stop,  tors  cannot  compete  successfully  partment  has  streamlined its setup.  formers  and  foul­ups  who  give  the  Union  a  bad  name  and  one  but I  haven't seen  hide nor hair of  with  foreign  shipping.  In  other  There  is  no  question  that  the  new  make it  tougher  for  the average  hard­working  Seafarer.  By  one  recently.  It  would  sure  be  a  their  actions they  not  only  hurt themselves  but  they  impede  welcome  sight  to  see  an  SIU  ship  words  they  are.saying  that  your  arrangements will strengthen bends  the Unions. They  wfll now  the  Union's  progress  in  negotiating  contract  improvements  resting securely  at  her berth, for I  Union  has done  too good a  job and  between  be  working  as  members  of  a  team  and  in  obtaining  long­overdue  community  respect  for  sea­ should very  much like to go aboard  has harmed  the industry  by  getting  which is  good  news for  every  mari­ and  say  hello  to  the  boys.  faring men.  you  decent  conditions.  time  worker  whether  en  ship  or  One instance  of  performing that  has cotne  to light  recently  A  short  time  ago  we  were  noti­ Actually  the  wages  of  Seafarers  shoreside.  took  place  in  the  port  of  Zanzibar,  East  Africa,  where  four  fied  here  at  the  boat  station  that  are no  more  out of  line  than  those  For  many  years  the  Building  seamen  on  shwe  leave  assaulted  a  local  resident.  The  men  the  Lone  Jack  had  radioed  in  and  of  shoreside  workers  who  have  or­ Trades  and  Metal  Trades  Depart­ involved were rescued from a hostile crowd of  local residents  reported  that  she  had  a  sick  sea­ ganized  into  strong,  democratic  ments in  the AFL  have had  similar  and  punished  in,the  local  courts.  The  net  result  of  their  man  aboard.  We  were to stand  by  unions.  It  is  just  that  seamen  for  setups  which  have  been  an  impor­ take  him  off  an^d  bring him  to  so  long  were  ill­paid,  ill­fed  and  tant  factor  in  the  prospering  of  thoughtless  and  tmnecessary  behavior  was  to  stir  up  un­ and  the  islands  where  he  could  be  ill­treated  that  the conditions  your  their  member  unions.  The  same  friendly  feelings  against  Americans  stopping  in  that  port.  moved to a  hospital.  The alert was  Union  has  established  today  are  Holds  true for  the  MTD.  The  ben­ Furtherj it  gave  the ship's operator  an  opportunity  to  jab at  called off  a short time later though,  startling, by  comparison.  eficial  results  of .this  arrangement  the Union  by pointing out  the behavior  of  the crewmembers.  when  we  received  word  that  the  I  trust  the  editors  of  Time  are  should  not  be long  in  forthcoming.  Irresponsible jperforming  of  this kind hits at the very liveli­ Lone  Jack  was  proceeding  to  the  not  sugge.sting  that  American  sea­ J­  ^  hood  of  every SIU  man.  Crewmembers are  warned  to be  on  States.  men  sacrifice  an  American  stand­ HIS  WEEK  THE  EDITORIAL  the  alert  against  such  foul­ups  who  jeopardize  the  Union's  It would  sure have  been a  pleas­ ard  of  living for  the sake  of  meet­ pages  of  the  New  York  Times  ure  to have  aided  the  man  had  we  ing  foreign  competition.  If  they  brought  to  its  readers  the  issue  of  reputation and standing.  had  to  go  out  and  bring  him  back  are, such  a  proposal would  make as  port  security first  raised  in  the  X  X  X  in. I know  the Lone  Jack  is crewed  little sense  as telling steel  workers  Union's  own  newspaper.  As  the  by  the SlU  and  I  would  have  been  or auto  workers to accept  the wage  Times  put  it. "The Seafarers Inter­ aiding  one  of  my  own  Union  scales  prevailing  in  foreign  coun­ national  Union  has called  attention  brothers.  '  tries for  that same  reason.  to  a  loophole  in  port­sectn*ity  pro­ These  past  six months the Union  has  been  riding  the crest  Anxious  to  Help  Certainly  this  approach  is  not  cedure  that  requires  careful  con­ of  a  shipping  boom  which  at  one  point  pushed  the  hiri:^g  Every  time  we  receive  word  that  the  answer  to  the  problems  of  the  sideration  and  early  action."  totals  past  any peak  experienced  in  the last  six  years.  How­ a  ship  wants  to  have  a  sick  or  in­ industry.  Anybody putting  it forth  It  goes on  to say  that  foreign  na­ ever, the  arrival of  spring  has  brought  with  it layups of  266  jured  man  removed  I  am  always  is  merely  befogging  the  issue  for  tions  have  assurance  that  America  government­ownfed  ships  that  were  originally  taken  out  of  eager to know the name  of  the ship  lack of  a  better solution.  The fact  seamen  visiting  their  shores  are  the bonieyard  to carry coal  and  grain cargo for Europe's win­ and  the  coiiipany  as  I  know  there  is  that  American flag  shipping  was  screened  while  we  have  no  such  ter  needs.  Their  retirement  from  active service  means  a  re­ are quite  a few SIU  ships plodding  far  worse  off  when  seamen  were  guarantee  relative  to  foreign  sea­ duced number of  jobs will  be available from  now on as  com­ the  sea  lanes  now a­days.  I  Will  paid  950  a  month  than  it  is  today.  men,  and  it  urges  that  this  condi­ It so  happens that  competition is  tion  be  corrected.  be only too eager to  be able to help  pared  with  last  December.  Of  course  this is  something  which  the  Union  cannot  con­ see  that  the man  is  brought  safely  much  more  open  and  direct  in  the  Similar  sentiments  were  ex­ where  he  can  receive  prop­ maritime  industry  than  elsewhere,  pressed  on  the floor  of  Congress  trol.  What  it  can  do,  and  has  done,  is  cushion  the effect  of  ashore  er medical care, especially if  he be­,  which is the nature of  the business.  by  Representative  Donald  O'Toole.  these wild  and erratic swings  which  have so  long  been  char­ longs  to the  SIU.  is  the  cold,  hard  fact,  and  The  Congressman  warned  the  acteristic of  the notoriously unstable maritime industry.  The  I  am  enclosing  my  old  and  new  it That  must  be  realized  by  all  con­ House  that  government  agencies  Welfare  and  Vacation  Plans  are one  means'of  softening  the  addresses  and  would  like  very  cerned,  And  the only  apparent so­ must  be  on  guard  against  "Trojan  blow.  Organizing  and  signing  of  new  companies  to  bring  in  mudi  to  receive  the  LOG.  I  sin­ lution,  if  we  are  to  keep  a  strong,  horses"  within  our  gates  and  that  more  jobs are other  procedures constantly  being followed  by  cerely hope  that  this letter  reaches  stable  merchant  marine,  lies  in  the conditions revealed  in  the LOG  the Union  wherever  possible.  Come  what  may SIU  members  you  without  too"  much  delay.  In  government  subsidies, properly  ad­ warrant  thorough  study.  have  the  comfort  of  knowing  that  the  Union's  man­to­job  closing,  I  would  like  to  hear  from  ministered.  We  are  happy  to  see  that  highly  some of  my old  shipmates, especial­ ratio is still  tops in  the industr  And  we  are  not  being  helped  in  placed  individuals  in  positions  of  the effort  by  those American  inter­ responsibility  are  becoming  aware  The not­unexpected  end  of  last  winter's  artificial  shipping  ly Ray Arnold.  boom" again  points  up the need for  passage of  the long­range  Cpl. John D. Marchitte AF12342848  ests,  some  of  them  the.  nation's  of  the  dangers first  pointed  out  by  largest  corporations,  who. are  cut­ your Union.  Our  purpose  in  doing  shipping  bill  to  bring  a  degree  of  stability  to  the  industry.  6th Grash­Resoue  Boat  Flight  ting the  throats of  our shipping  in­ so  was  in  the  interests  of  our  na­ APO 856  c/o Postmaster,  NYC  While  government­owned  ships  are  going  back  into  layup,  dustry  by  registering  their fleets  tion's security.  Wo  hope  then, that  the  bill  is first  emerging  from  its  own  private  boneyard—a  (Ed.  Note:  Your  new  address  under  the flags  of  non­maritime  this  early  interest  will  be  followed  Congressional  pigeonhole—where it Jias gathered dust for the  has.  been  put  on, our  mailing  list  nations.  If  they  were  to  put  their  • by  constructive  action  that  will­ last  eight  months.  "The  Sly  Ippk8,fprward,,h9pefully  tp .j.t?,  an(i,,q. bupdlg ,^oi  ,bacfc.,»nun{bcrs, of,  ^hips..  undey,,ivA.merican  regig^  pr,ove  of  value  in  tightening, the  further legislative prpgress^  the  LOG  hiuc been  sent  to  you.)  where  they  belong, • good    part  of  sat'ieguards  of  our  nation.  t.  X  Hnnoeents' A broad  C T Ship  LiUbacks  •   J  �'•  • •   ".""v  • ­  .'.­ v­<r^.%; ''y..,  •   •   frjt  • • ;  r  ­v'r­ ­r.  i  ',f? • '• ?'•"'!f,!,i'    • V:  "  n­^"­:'  ­  ;  .c.  •   :  '  .'• •  '  '  • • ­.• •   Ir.v''  .  i:  m  W  William  Bowles,  oiler,  opens  sea  suction  valve  so  water  can  cool  condenser.  COMES DOT.  V.;­ ­­  "  d  • ifr  ­,N'  The  big  story  In  American  shipping  this  past  year  has  been  the  "boneyard  boom"  with  several  hundred Liberty and  Victory ships  being recommis­ sioned  to meet  Korean  and  European  needs.  With  the  arrival  of  spring,  the  drop  in  coal  and  grain  cargoes  has  caused  the  Maritime  Administration  to order  266 of  these  ships  "back into  mothballs."  However, the military needs  of  our  armed forces  overseas  remain.  The  Cape  Saunders  shown  here  is  one  of  many  Cape­type  ships  to  come  out  of  the  reserve,  while  other  ships  are  going  back  in.  The  reason  is  that  Cape­type  ships  are  better  suited  for  the  coastal,  shuttle­type  operation  in­ volved  in  supplying  our  forces  in  Korea.  AB  Morris  Danzey  stands  the  gangway  watch.  Shipmate is keeping him  company.  The  Cape  ships,  while  somewhat  smaller  in  cargo­carrying  capacity  than  the  Libertys,  more  than  make  up  the  difference  with  their  diesel­ powered  engines  which  give  them  greater  speed  than  the  Libertys  can  get  out  of  their  steam  turbines.  Then  again, less  cargo means  a  shallower  draft  and  greater  ease  in  getting  in  and  out  of  sonie  of  the  primitive  harbors  now  in  use  on  the  Japan­Korea  shuttle  run.  ,,  '  \  The  Cape  Saunders,  originally  commissioned  May  to,  1944,  recently  was  detached  from  the  reserve fleet in  Mobile Bay  and went  into the  ship­ yard  for  ^  thorough  overhaul.  Subsequently,  she  crewed  up  through  the  Mobile  branch  hall  of  the  SlU.  When  the  LOG  photographer  visited  her  at  her  berth  at  the  Alabama  State  Docks  in  Mobile,  the crew  was hard  at work,  whipping her  into spic  and  span  shape  before  she  went  into  service.  In  common  with all  "boneyard"  ships,  the  Cape  Saunders has been chartered  to a  private operator,  in  this,  case  the  Alcoa  Steamship'Company.  The  company  in  turn  is  putting  her  into  tiine  charter  under  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service.  Consequently,  the  Saunders  is  joining  111,  other  American  vessels  that  are  functioning  as  the  MSTS  supply  pipeline  to  the  US  armed  forces  in  Korea,  Japan  and  other  far­flung  parts  of  the  glqbe.  And manning her.are  sbme  of the  Seafarers  who'are  continuing  to  maintain  and  service  the  vital  maritime  lifeline «f  our  armed  forces, over­ seas*  without  which  they  would  be  speedily  overwhelmed.  • s/;"  '  S­;  iv.  John Scott,  BR,  gets linens  ready  to  make  up  bunk  for  ship's  officer.  «  /  *•   '  '•   I'­ W  liiiiiiPiiii  J  'M.'  i  "1  BobXallahan, AB, shines  up  the  windows  while parked iiii a­boBdn's''chsilr;  ^  v  im  Rope bearer p. J. Causey and Chuck ^'Mule"  Gfeorge^ Piraino,  wiper,  stand^ on^ sec^^^  Limbkugbi^^WBs,.'<^wb''Cn­^Wasfe^tablKi^^^«^vA»;eM^v>r.x5##eck.of'^^  �^>.  ^  • .• ­,.' • *.^ •'  •  .'• .  •'  .'^, •  ­. •  Paffl! ­FiftecB  JMbr. April 4. Jtt»  ­lif  ^::p?'  •  ,1.'­  •   'i  &"  •  ­.  m  • ':• • • '• • .  •  vsr  /  • i  ­­ a­ i;  .T'i  t  'yifP­ _ ip  Tl", .  m­ • V  s  ­• • .• •'  • • l ,  •v   ..  4^'  1  iiliPlliiiSifl  ir  J  AB Danzey  joins 3rd  mate John  Tambling,  ex­Seafarer,  in  Saunders'  wheelhouse.  Iss;^­ i^<w  s  • •   j  v­:';V:­>S­::­:''v­­v:'.­»  Sf^*­ i  Ship's  sailing  board,  a  small  but  important  item  in her conversion to  active service, is  readied by  members  of  the  deck  gang  (left  to  right),  Jack  Kennedy,  DM  and  deck  delegate;  Morris  J.  Danzey,  AB,  and  Donald  Chestnut,  bosun.  W.  D.  Johns,  oiler  (left),  shows  William  Russell  Noel,  wiper,  how  to  clean  burners.  ipiilppSiWW  Siviii;®:® •  i  ­ "«S  /  ­r  1  iL  &  f  ma  Si®  • • • •i    I  ms  '0  ; Mcffisman  Frank  Sawyer; ladles out  bowl of  TSble  talkers  are  (l.­r,):  Mike  Darawich,  i  Red  Adams,  FWT; Lou'Gatesi «td, ;> '  Off duty rest  iis enjoyed by Jack Burroughs,  •   OS  (top)  and  M.  D.  Schjott,­AB;  ^  �Vara Slzte«ft  SEAFARERS  LOG  FMMT,  April  4,  1952  THE  I'  "• ^ry­ li  |:  ife­ ifr­ I i"  T .  A  Coast  Guard  cutter on  a  distress  call  was forced  to ask  help itself  ^  when  a  seaman  suffered  injuries  falling  down  a  ladder  while  the  ship  was  in  heavy  weather.  Enroute  to  aid  the  British  Freighter  Saxton  Star, which  suffered a  crack in her hull,  the cutter  Mendota transferred  the  injured  man  after affecting  a  rendezvous  with  a  liner heading  for  New  York  .  ,  . Faced  with a  shortage  of  passenger space,  German  ship­ owners plan  to  build passenger flecks  into their  new freighters.  Thirty­ one  new  vessels  are  on  order,  ranging  from  3,000  to  7,000  tons.  LABOR  ROUND­UP  The International  Rules of  the Read  in effect for all maritime  nations  require  ships  to  carry  certain  specific  lights  in  specific  positions.  Familiarity  with  these  lights  and  the  other  rules  of  the  road  are  one  of  the  major  requirements  for  the  AB  ticket.  Navigation  lights  have  to  be  exhibited  between  sunset  and  sunrise,  but  not  at  other  times  during  the  day.  They  include  a  masthead  light,  port  and  starboard  side  lights,  and  a  range  light.  The  masthead  light  WSB  proposes  22V&  cents—The  is  a  bright  white  light  on,  or  in  front  of,  the  foremast  or  the  forepart  United  Steelworkers  of  America  of  the  vessel.  It  should  show  an  unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  The  3,200­horsepower  towboat  Delta  Cities to  be used  in a  nev^ 1,180  and  the  industry  are  hard  at  work  horizon  of  20  points  of  the  compass,  10  points  on  each  side  of  the  mile  tow  on  the  Mississippi  between  New  Orleans  and ­St.  Paul  boasts  trying  to  negotiate  a  new  contract  .vessel, or  in other  words from right  ahead  to two  points abaft the  beam  two  controllable­pitch  propellers,  largest  of  this  type  in  the  US,  and  after  the  Wage  Stabilization  Board  pn  either side.  The  light  should  be  visible  for  at  least, five miles  and  radiant  glass  heating  panels  for  the  pilot  house  and  crew's  quarters  recommended  a  17cent  hourly  shoulfl  be  not  less  than  20  feet  above  the  hull.  Should  the  breadUi  The  glass  panels  are  similar  to  those  used  to  heat  France's  Magipot  increase  plus  another  ni^ikel  or  so  of  the  vessel  exceed  20  feet,  the  light  should  be  carried  at  a  height  Line  . .  . Port  congestion  in  New  Zealand  and  at  Dar  es Salaam,  Tan­ in  fringe  benefits.  Employer  mem­ not  less  than  the  breadth  up  to  a  maximum  of  40  feet.  ganyika,  West  Africa,  has again  reached  the  critical  stage  due  to  heavy  bers of  the  board  voted against  the  Port  and  Starboard  Lights  import  shipments.  Vessel  delays  of  a  month  or  more  are  reported  recommendation.  Deadline  Jpr  a  The  starboard  side  light  is  a  green  light,  constructed  to  show  an  steel  strike  is  now  set  for  April  8.  at  Mombasa  and  Beira  for  ships  calling  at  Dar  es  Salaam.  Outcome of  the negotiations is  seen  unbroken  light  over  an  arc  of  the  horizon  of  10 points  of  the  compass.  4"  4"  4"  It  is fixed  to  throw  the  light  from  right  ahead  to  two  points  abaft  the  Aluminum  ships are  the  newest  thing  to  come  out  of  English  yards  certain  to  set  the  pattern  for  the  beam  on  the  starboard  side,  with  a  visibility  of  at  least  two  miles.  rest  of  American  industry.  As  a  A  60­foot  launch made  of  aluminum  weighs about  one­quarter  as much  result  of  recommendations.  De­ The  port  side  light  is red  in  color  with  the  same  characteristics  as  the  as  a  similar vessel  built­of  the  usual  materials  and  consumes  only  half  fense  Mobilizer  Charles  E.  Wilson  starboard  light  for  its  side.  To  keep  the  side  lights  from  being  seen  the  horsepower  for  the' same  speed.  These  are  particularly  suited  for  resigned  because  President  Tru­ across  the  bow  they  are fitted  with  inboard  screens  projecting  at  least  service  in  the  tropics  since  they  can  carry  more  cargo  than  ordinally  three  feet  forward  from  the  lights.  possible  in shallow  waterways  .  .  .  The  second of  35  scheduled  Mariner  man  would  not  go  for  a  sizeable  The  range  light,  which  is  optional,  is  a  white  light  similar  in  con­ class  cargo  ships  was  launched  last  week  at  Quincy,  Mass.  Like  the  steel  price  boost.  struction  to  the  masthead  light.  It  should  be  placed  in  a  position  aft  XXX  others,  the  Old  Colony  Mariner,  named  in  honor  of  the  Bay  State,  of  the  masthead  light  in  a  line  with  the  keel  so  that  the  range  light  will  be  525  feet  long,  capable  of  20  knots  and  carry  about  12,000  tons  Gov't  seizure  tested—^The  ever­ is  at^ least  15  feet  of  cargo.  pending rail  dispute is  going to the  higher  than  the  t  4.  4.  ­ courts.  Three  rail  uilions  are  ask­ masthead  light.  Tlje  Raising  of  the  sunken  liner  President  Coolidge,  which  went  down  ing a  court  ruling pn  whether gov­ vertical  distance  be­ off  the  New  Hebrides  with  4,000  soldiers  aboard  almost  10  years  ago,  ernment  seizure  of  the  railroads  tween  the  lights  may  be  attempted  by  an  Australian  salvaging  concern.  The  raising  makes  them  federal  employees.  should  be  less  than  of  the  liner,  reported  sunk  hy  a  mine  while  bringing  reinforcements  The  unions  say that  if  seizure  is  the  horizontal  dis­ Like  the  to  Guadalcanal,  would  be  the  biggest  salvage  Job  ever  undertaken  in  upheld,  they  will  demand  that  the  tance.  the  South  Pacific  .  .  .  Squeezing  through  a  Netherlands  canal  lock  government  impound  over  IVi  bil­ masthead  light,  it  with  only  an  inch  and  a  half  on  either  side  to  spare,  the  new  French  lion  in  profits  made  by  the  roads  should  have  a  five  ship Safi continued  enibute  to Amsterdam  after workmen  hacked  away  since the  seizure  took  place August  mile  minimum  visi­ several  inches from  the  sides of  the  lock,  connecting  the  Spaame  and  1950  and  compensate  them  for  bility.  A  vessel  150  feet  services  as  federal  employees.  Y  Rivei;fi.  The  ship  has  a  beam  of  39  feet.  or  longer  when  at  t  $  ­t  ,  4  4^^  anchor  at  night  is  Ferryboats  running  from  downtown  Nejv  York  to  Jersey  City  will  The  line  may  be  busy—Tele­ soon  be  equipped  with  short­range  radar  equipment.  The  seven  boats  phone  workers,  members  of  the  required  to  carry  a  running  the  one­mile  course  make  an average  of  250 trips  daily ... A  Communications Workers of  Amer­ white  light  in a lan­ giant ice  floe trapped  a  large Japanese  fishing vessel and  a  rescue ship  ica  have  voted  four  to  one  for  a  tern  in a  position  in  sent  out  to aid  her  off  northern  Hokkaido  within sight  of  Russian­held  strike against the Bell System.  Con­ the  forward  part  of  Sakhalin  Island.  At  least  15  other  ships  sent  distress  signals  after  tracts  covering  many  of  these  the  vessel  at  a  heavy  snowstorms  fell  in  the  area  .  .  .  Further  ship  layups  may  be  workers  have  already  expired  with  height  of  between  axpected  if  the  prediction  of  a  United  Nations  economic  unit  chief  other  agreements  running  out  in  20 and 40 feet  above  holds true.  He  disclosed  that  Western  Europe's  coal  imports  from  the  the  coming  months.  Negotiations  the  hull.  It  should  Lights,  anchored  vessel, over  ISO  feet  Img.  show  a  clear,  uni­ US  might  drop  as  much  as  5,000,000  metric  tons  this  year.  with  AT&T  subsidiaries have  been  form  and unbroken  light  all  around  the horizon  at  least  one mile  dis­ »  $  going  on  since  January  with  not  tant.  A  second  light  of  similar  construction  and  visibility  should  be  Trials  of  the  18,000  gross  ton  Vera  Cruz,  built  with  an  aluminum  much  progress  thus  far.  carried  at  or  near  the  stem­ at such  height  that  It  is not  less than  15  alloy  superstructure  for  Latin  American  owners,  are  now  underway.  feet lower than the  forward light.  XXX  With  the  hope  that  the  use  of  the  light  alloy  may  help  improve  the  All  seven  in  a  row—California  The  day  signals, carried  by  a  vessel  at  anchor  consist  of  a  black,  vessel's  behavior  in  heavy  seas.  Her  entire  superstructure  above  "A"  AFL  unions  have  scored  seven  ball  at  least  two  feet  in  diameter  in  the  forward  pert  of  the  vessel,  deck,  together  with  funnels,  masts,  rails  and  lifeboats,  are  made  of  straight  wins  ever  Harry  not  less than  20  nor more  than  40 feet  above  the hull.  aluminum alloy ... in a  matter  of  hours recently,  two foreign  passen­ Bridge's  International  Longshore­ Should  a . vessel  not  be  underway  because  of  any  accident  it  will  ger liners  exchanged  identities  in  all  but  name  and  flag.  The  Home  men's  Union  in  Labor  Board  elec­ carry  two  black  balls  or  shapes,  each  two  feet  in  diameter. ^  They  liner  Homeland,  with  German  atmosphere,  master,  crew,  food  and  tions.  Latest  count  was  a 95  to  35  should  be  placed  at  the .same  height  as  the  masthead  light  where  service,  suddenly  became  Italian  la  character, and  the  Italian­manned  victory  at  the  California  Cedar  they  can  best  be  seen  and  in  vertical  line  one  over  the  other  not  less  Italia  became  a  German­type  of  operation.  The  Italia  now  runs  to  Products  Company  of  Stockton.  than  six  feet  apart.  A  steam  vessel  not  underway  at  night  for  the  Hamburg,  whHe  the  Homeland  sails  Mediterranean  now.  same  cause  should  carry  two  red  lights  instead  of  the  masthead  light.  XXX  4"  4"  4"  Odds  V  Ends —It's  probably  The red  lights should  be  in a  vertical  line,  one  over the  other not  less  Almost  8,000  deckers have  gone  out  on strike  in  the  major northern  cold  comfort  for  American  textile  than  six  feet  apart.  Visibiilty  should  be  a  distance  of  two  miles  all  Italian port  of  Genoa  over  demands for a  20  percent  Increase  to their  <  workers  but  their English counter­ around the horizon.  No side lights should  be carried.  present  $5  daily  pay.  The  workers stopped  handling  cargo  shipments,  Special  Lights When  Towing  but continued  to work  passenger baggage  Plans for a  new $30,000,­ parts  are  suffering .serious  unem­ ployment  and  part  time  work  too  When  a  steam  vessel  has  a  ship  under  tow  it  carries  the sam# side  000  harbor  at  Tema  on  the  Gold  Coast,  West  Afri^n  British 'cok>hy,  They're  still  cooking  with  gas  lights, but up in front  it carries two  bright white lights in a vertiqal  liiie,  are  already  off  the  drawing  boards.  It  is  expected  that  the  port  de­ in  Brooklyn  as  workers  at  the  one over the  other.  They should be  not less  than six  feet apart  and be  velopment  win take  about  five years  to complete.  Brooklyn  Borough  Gas  Company  similar in  construction and  height as  the  masthead light.  If  the length  4^  X  ­  X  accepted  a  $5  boost  ... A  post­of­ of  the tow, measured  from stem  to stern,  is more  than  800 feet,  an ad­ A  possible  walkout  of  32J>00  Bethlehem  Steel  Co.  shipyard  workers  fice in Cincinnati refused to deliver  ditional  light  may  be  carried  either six  feet  above  or  below  the  olii­r  has  been  pushed  ahead  tn  April  29  by  the  CIO  Shipbuilding  Workers  coal  via mail  as drivers union  went  two  lights, as  at a  minimum height  of  14 feet  above  the hull.  A small  Union.  The union  action was  prompted by its desire  to reach "a  reason­ on strike  at  large  department store  white light may  be carried  abaft the  stack or aftermast  for the guidance  able agreement" with the management  on wages and other  issues "while  .  NLRB  has  voided  an  election  of  this vessel  being towed.  Jt should not  be visible forward  of  the beam.  our  members  stay  on  the  job  to  build  critically  needed  warships  vital  at  Timken  Axle  Co.,  Detroit,  be­ When  laying  or  picking'up  cable  a  vessel  carries  three  lights  in  e  to our national  defense" ... The 1952  navigation season In the  southern  cause  boss  mailed  out  anti­union  vertical  line  six feet  or more  apart at  the same  height  as the  masthead  part  of  the  Welland  Ship Canal  was  declared  open  when  a  motor  ship  letter  written  by  one  Of  the  em­ light; the  top  and  bottom  light  red,  the  middle  one  white.  Visibility  cleared  her  winter  berth  with  a  cargo  of  newsprint  headed  for  Chi­ ployees  .  .  .  Major  carpet  com­ should be  around the horizon  for two  miles.  In the­ dasdime she should  cago  . . .  The  first  German  ship  to  call  at  an  Indian  port  in  nearly  panies  have  cancelled  contracts  carry  three  shapes  in a  position  where  they  can  best  be  seen,  not  less  13  years has.arrived  there.  The  maritime  link  between  the  two  coun­ with CIO  Textile Union  in move to  than two feet in diameter, or six feet apart.  The top and bottom shapes  tries has  been  open  since  the  beginning  of  World. War  II.  should  be  round  and  red,  the  center one  diamond­shaped  and  white.  cut  Wages.  Burly  Follow  Burly  Every  ieaue  Mm  The  Semtmrero  Loy  �;• > /• ,• •  y'­.'  rridv; April 4, UK  ' *n, •  '  .­if"  ­,  • • <• .•   igjFARERS  toe  Face  Serciifcea  MTD Adopts New  Powers  To Stabilize Waterfront  nUT  ANNUM  seafarers  art contest  I. OILS  2. DiUWINGS  3. WATER  COLORS  4. MISCELLANEOUS  THREE PRIZES  IN EACH  CLASS  I  send your work  in now to  j  • THE    ART  EDITOR  |  SEAFARERS  LOG  yy  ­yy'?;yy;y;y:'>KpsyvJ­;­.  CONTEST  CLOSES  MAY 10  (Continued  from  page  3)  will  consist  of  representatives  from  local  unions  or  branches  of  affiliates  of  the  MTD  as  well^as  other unions locally  engaged  in the  maritime  transportation  industry.  The  meeting also  approved  a  con­ stitution  and  elected  a  slate  of  of­ ficers  to  serve  until  a  full­scale  convention  is  held  this  fall.  In addition,  Gardner said  that "a  public  relations  program  is  al­ ready  in  process  that  will  present  a  clear  picture  of  the  industry  and  its problems  in  contrast to  the one­ way  tales  told  by  people  with  axes  to  grind."  To  his responsible  post as  execu­ tive secretary  of  the MTD  Gardner  will  bring  many  years  of  experi­ ence  as  an  jSIU  official.  He  has  served  at  various  times  as  port  agent,  organizer,  negotiator  and  representative  of  the  SIU  on  all  coasts  and  in  Canada.  The  new  formalized  setup of  the  MTD reflects the  success of  its pre­ vious  efforts  to  utilize  the  com­ bined  strength  of  all  waterfront  unions  in  major  beefs.  When  it  v;as  first  formed  in  August  1946,  the  MTD  was a  loosely­knit mutual  aid  society  of  waterfront  unions  designed  to  help  each  other  out  when  the  occasion  arose.  It  has  proved  its  value  time  and  again,  helping  to  win  several  important  victories  for  the  unions  involved.  Local  port  councils  have  also  sion  besides  Gardner  included  ILA  worked  together  with  notable  suc­ president  Joseph R.  Ryan,  who  was  cess  in  several  major  ports.  elected president  of  the MTD;  Cap­ The  MTD  Is  the  third  such  de­ tain  Charles  May,  president  of  the  partment  in  the  AFL,  taking  its  MM&P,  elected  vice­president; and  place  alongside  the  Building  and  an  executive  committee  which  in­ Construction  Trades  Department  cludes  Harry  Lundeberg,  SIU  and  the  Metal  Trades  Department  president;  Patrick  Connolly,  ILA  which have  long proved  their value  executive  vice  president,  and  Cap­ as directing and  coordinating agen­ tain  V.  E.  Bishop  of  the  MM&P.  cies for member  unions. AFL  Pres­ Presiding  at  the  meeting  until  ident  William  Green  expressed  his  regular  officers  were  elected  was  full  approval  of  the  new  setup and  Harry  O'Reilly,  the  AFL's  Director^  assured  it  of  the  fullest  support  of  of  Organization,  who  was  AFL  the  national  AFL  office.  President  William  Green's  rep­ Unions  who  sent  delegations  to  resentative  at  the  meeting.  SIU  the  meeting  besides  the  SIU  were:  representatives  at  the  meeting  the  International  Longshoremen's  were,  for  the  International:  Paul  Association;  the  Brotherhood  of  Hall,  1st  Vice­President  and  Sec­ Marine  Engineers; National  Organ­ retary­Treasurer  of  the  A&G  Dis­ ization  of  Masters,  Mates  and  trict;  Morris  Weisberger,  Interna­ Pilots;  dockside  engineers  of  the  tional  Vice  President  and  Ea.st  International  Union  of  Operating  Coast  Representative  for  the  SUP;  Engineers,  and  radio  operators  of  Lloyd  Gardner,  Assistant  Secre­ the  Commercial  Telegraphers  tary­Treasurer  of  the  SIU's  A&G  Union.  Delegates from  local  unions  District;  Fred  Famen,  Secretary­ of  the  Brotherhood  of  Teamsters  Treasurer  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  attended  as  observers.  District; Hal  Banks, Director  of  the  Other officers  elected  at  the  ses­ SIU  Canadian  District.  Shows, Steaks Debut  In Port O'Call  Bar  (Continued  from  page  3)  asphalt­surfaced  parking  lot  and  ated facilities,  prices are  moderate,  the  nearness  of  the  Battery­Brook­ 675  Fourth  Avo.  *  Brooklyn  32, N.  Y.  tailored  as  they  are  to fit  the  lyn  tunnel  make  it  easy  to  get  to  from  all  sections  of  the  city.  pocketbooks  of  Seafarers.  While  the  Port  O'Call  has  been  designed  as  a spot  catering  to  Sea­ farers  mid  neighborhood  residents,  it  is  expected  that  its  grade  A  fa­ cilities  and  services,  together  with  its  handsome  appearance  and  all­ around  comfort,  will  attract  a  con­ siderable amount  of  transient  trade  from  nearby  Manhattan.  Ample  Alsop said  that  there  was no  guard  (Continued from  page 2)  pean national  who  resides  in  Balti­ parking  facilities  in  the  SIU's  own  on  the  ship.  On  a  second  visit the  more,* is  a  Hog  Islander  that  for­ taken  place  since  the  LOG  story  first  appeared  on  March  7,  no  ac­ next  day  he  found  the  skipper  merly  was  operated  under  the  US  (Continued from  page  2)  tion  has  been  taken  nationally  by  aboard  and  one  man  in  the  galley,  fiag as  the  Bull  Line  ship Dorothy.  and  comparable  goods,  is  union­ In  the  San  Francisco  incident,  the  Coast  Guard  to  tighten  up  on  no  one  el.se.  made  throughout  and  streamlined  The  North  Princess  troubles  the  Coast  Guard  stepped  in,  un­ present  security  practices  covering  for comfort  and  utility.  foreign  seamen  arriving  in  US  were  multiplied  when five  British  like  its  inaction  in  Tampa  when  Union  representatives  hitting  crewmembers  paid  off  her  in  the  near­riot  took  place  on  the  ports.  the  ships  with  overloaded  sample  Houston  and  appealed  to  the  SIU  North  Princess.  The  Spalmatori  Concern  over  the  security  reve­ and  the  International  Transport­ cases  have  reported  sales  ranging  lations  and  support  of  the  LOG'S  workers  Federation  for  aid.  They  was  boarded  while  loading  cargo  up  to  several  hundred  dollars  on  position  was  also  expressed  in  an  cited  serious  beefs  on  food,  wages  for  Saudi  Arabia  and  searched  many  ships  visited.  The  opera­ thoroughly  by  Coast  Guard  offi­ editorial  appearing  in  the  New  tion,  in  cutting  out  the  middleman  and  condftions  which  had  obvious­ York  Times  on  April  2.  The  edi­ ly  been  exploited  by  Hart  leading  cers.  After  the  search.  Coast  and  the  middleman's  profit,  which  (Continued  from  page  3)  torial  declared  that "The  Seafarers  up  to  the  Tampa  near­riot  report­ Guardsmen  were  stationed  aboard.  often  means  high  mark­ups  on  As  in  Savannah,  officials  declined  tempts  at  forgery.  For  example,  like  goods  in  comparable  stores,  is  International  Union  has  called  at­ ed  in  the  last  issue  of  the  LOG.  to  state  the  reason  for  the  board­ the  SIU  wheel  emblem  is  water­ handled  by  members  of  the  SIU  tention  to a  loophole  in  port­secur­ "Dirtiest  Ship"  ing other  than  that  it  was done  for  marked  on  every  page  of  the  book  who  receive  no  commission  on  ity  procedure  that  requires careful  Confirming  some  of  the  crew­ as  well  as  appearing  on  the  out­ sales,  and  not  by  outside  can­ consideration  and  early  action...  members'  complaints,  Alsop  said  security  purposes.  side  and  inside  of  the  cover.  The  Panamanian  ­  registered  Unless  the  inspectors  (immigration  that  .  after  looking  over  the  vassers.  Spalmatori  is  also  a  former  US  The  personal  description  page  inspectors)  are  tipped  off  to  aliens  foc'sles,  messroom,  galley  and  Latest  clothing  lines  to  go  up  who  may  have  signed  on  for  pur­ other  parts  of  the  ship,  he  thought  ship  and  had  a  crew  of  European  provides  additional  .  information  for  sale  in  the  Sea  Chest  and  on  such  as  the  man's  social  security  the  ships,  where  orders  are fi'led  poses  other  than  those  connected  the  North  Princess  "was  the  dirti­­ nationals  aboard.  number,  whether  or  not  he  is  a  within  hours  after  they^are  made,  with  earning  their  livelihood,  it  is  est  ship  I have  ever  been  aboard."  citizen  and  the  port  in  which  he  are  business  suits,  topcoats,  slacks  extremely difficult  to  ascertain  In  the  case  of  the  Carmen,  16  joined  up.  The  department  a  man  and  sport  coats,  all  priced  way  whether  a  man  may  or  may  not  be  members  of  the  28  man  crew  in­ sails  in  is  also  entered.  carrying  on  other  activities  ..  lower  than  the  tab  printed  right  cluding  the  captain,  were  detained  Seamen  Couriers'  Quarterly  Entry  on  the  ticket.  aboard  by  Immigration  authorities  Arrival  of  these  items  means  "It  has  long  been  known,"  the  when  the  ship arrived in Savannah.  The  book  is  set  up  to  provide  Times  continued,  "that  seamen  All  of  the  detained  men  were  Eu­ for  entry  of  dues  payments  on  a  that  Seafarers  who  order  on  the  have  more  often  than  laymen been  ropean  nationals.  The  Savannah  quarterly  basis  instead  of  the  ship  or  come  into  the  Sea  Chest  (Continued  from  page  3)  used  as  Communist  couriers  be­ branch  of  the  Immigration  Bureau  monthly  basis in  the  old document.  for  their  gear  can  deck  them­ cause  of .their almost  unsupervised  refused  to  give  the  reason  for  the  Transportation  Service.  Of  this  Ten  pages in  the  back are  reserved  selves  out  with  clothes and furnish­ ings  for  ship  and  shore  use  from  movements  once  they  touch  an  action,  but  the  usual  cause  for  total  261  are  under  GAA  charter  for  organizational  work  records.  American  port.  For  this  reason  it  such  detention  is evidence of  Com­ with  MSTS  running  the  remainder  Each  book  will  be  numbered  be­ A  to  Z.  Spring  styles  have  been  on  behalf  of  the  armed  forces.  available  for  several  weeks  and  seems  to us  that  we  should  tighten  munist  affiliations.  Whether  more  ships  will  be  ginning  with  the  first  letter  of  the  the  wraps  are  coming  off  summer  so  far  as  we. can  our  port­security  The  Carmen,  owned  by  a  Euro­ pulled  out  of  service  depends  on  man's  last  name  and  numbers  will  stocks  as  the  mercury  keeps  procedures.  ..."  day  to  day  developments  in  ship­ be  handed  out  in  the  order  in  climbing.  The  editorial  went  on  to  suggest  ping  as  government­owned  ships  which  applications  are, received  so  Fitting  and  tailoring  service  for  that this  could  be  accomplished  by  are  not  intended  to  run  in  compe­ that  there  will  be  26  Number  1  all  gear  is  assured  the  .same  day  having  foreign  seamen's  visas  tition  with  private  vessels. Chances  books  from  A­1  to  Z­1,  and  so  on  for  most  alterations  to  insure  that  validated  by  American  consuls  in  are  that  in  the  fall  some  of  the  for  as  many  numbers as  are  neces­ needless  time  will  not  have  to  be  foreign  countries,  thus .providing  A  reminder  from  SIU  ships  now  laid  up  will  go  back  sary  in  that  particular  letter  of  spent  on  the  beach  on  this  score.  the  equivalent of  Coast  Guard  headquarters  cautions  all  into  service,  since  Europe  will  still  the  alphabet.  Plans  for  spreading  the  ship  screening  of  American  seamen  in  Seafarers  leaving  their  ships  be  dependent  on  US  coal  supplies  Issuance ^f  a  new  membership  .service  to  other ports  have  not  yet  this country.  It also  urged  additioir  to  contact  the  hall  in  ample  next winter  and increasing  amounts  book  has  long,  been  under  study  been  set  in  niotion,  but  it  is  indi­ of  300  Immigration  inspectors  to  time  to  allow  the  Union  to  of  military  aid  will  be  shipped  by  the  Union.  With  a­sizable num­ cated  they  will  be  inaugurated  be­ check  our­  ports  of  entry.  dispatch  a  replacement.  Fail­ over  seas  under  the  terms  of  the  ber  of  books  now  expiring  it  was  fore  long  if  the  present  success  In  the  North  Princess  case,  SIU­ lire  to  give  notice  before  Mutual  Security  Act.  .  decided  to  go  ahead  with  the  de­ continues  in  New  York.  The  open­ Galveston  Port  Agent  Keith  Alsop  paying  off  may  cause  a  de­ Since  the  NSA started  operations  sign  of  a  new  hook  and  to  estab­ ing  of  similar  units!  in  New  Or­ visited  the  ship  while  she  was  in  layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  on March  13, 1951, these  ships have  lish  procedure­s  for exchange  of  old  leans  and  Mobile  would  hinge  on  Houston  on  March  25  and  found  to  sail  short  of  the  manning  transported  14,000,000  tons  of  aid  books  for  neW.  the  demand  and  accessible  space.  no  one  aboard  except  for  one fire­ requirements  and  needlessly  However,  headquarters  officials  cargo.  The  overwhelming  bulk  of  All  in  all  the  new  book  will  be  ­man..  Hart  and  Bernard'McIntyre,  make  their  work  tougher  for  these  cargoes  have  been  coal  and  a fitting  symbol of  the  privilege  of  note  that  it  is toe  early yet  to con­ • the two  men  who  were  detained  your  shipmates.  >aboard,';^yidontly..y'vers,  .as  I  1952  Barred Seamen Rove Port  'Security' Hit In Congress  Crews  Prafse  New Sea Chest  Ship  Service  °  Hq  Sets  Date  For  Issuing  New  SIU Book  266  Layups  Now  Planned  Quitting Ship?  Notitg Union  .;..v  �'  f,  ""Niy  I'  rir*sickte«i  Jordan Proves  Herself  Just  An Old "Sfick­ln­The Mud  ft  I'  $•:)!•$>'  There  is  a  27­mile  difference  be­ tween  the  diameter  of  the  earth  at  the equator  and  the  polar  diam­ Having  taken one trip  on  the David  Starr Jordan under the Old Sailing Master, a few of  eter.  The  difference  arose  from  us  foolhardy  crewmembers  decided  to  give  him a second try.  So far  all that  has happened  the  rotation  of  the  earth,  with  the  is that  we have run  aground  ust once.  If  you  do  not  hear  from  us  in  the  near  future  you  That  San  Francisco  has  the  only  resultant  centrifugal  force  in  the  will  know, that  we  are  high­*­ Chinese  telephone  exchange  in  the  equatorial  area  causing  the  earth  eight­knotter failed  to  budge. Tugs  shdft.  We  took  the  loose  end  and  US?  The  largest  "Chinatown"  out­ to  bulge  in  this  region.  and  dry  on  a  sand  bar.  rafi it  around  the  gypsum  head  to  Our  story  began  with  the  pilot  were  then  sent  for  and  hawsers  side  the  Orient  occupies  12  square  J"  4"  t  in  command  as  the  ship  steamed  were  brought  aboard.  The  wheel  take  a  strain.  We  turned  the  en­ blocks  in  the  Golden  Gate  City  gine  over  by  the  jacking  gear  and  slowly  out  of  the  treacherous  har­ was  turned  by  the Captain  and  the  That  Americans first  used  and  and  has  a  population  of  20,000.  bor  of  Norfolk.  We  arrived  at  the  towing  hawser  parted,  placing  100  kept  the  hawser  tight  by  the  named  the  rifle,  which  was  intro­ pilot  boat and  as the  pilot departed  feet  of  hawser  around  our  pro­ winch,  succeeding  in  freeing  the  That  you  can  collect  SIU  vaca­ duced  in  the  Revolution  by  troops  he  said,  "bon  voyage"  not  know­ peller  shaft.  The  tugs  left,  and  at  propeller.  As  it  was  high  tide,  t^e  tion  pay  for  every  90  days  you  from  Pennsylvaniar  It  was  made  ing  that  he  was due  to step  on  our  high  tide  the  Coast  Guard  cutter  order  "full  astern"  was  given  and  work?  All  you  need  are  official  by  German  residents  there  and  decks  again  within  the  hour.  Our  Cherokee  put  out a  whaleboat  to  the  Jordan  slowly  moved  from  its  Coast  Guard  discharges  showing  called  the  rifle, from  riffle,, a Ger­ trusting  Captain  Windbag  set  bring  a  messenger  line  aboard.  foundation.  the  time  put  in  at  sea  or  in  port  man  word  for  groove.  course  for  Holland.  The Cherokee applied  its maximum  The  next  morning  xe  actually  to  get  part  of  the  $2.5  million  ex­ (  4>  4/  4>  power  but  failed  to  dislodge  us.  got  on  the  high  seas  and  settled  pected  to  be  paid  out  the first  No  Progress  That  the leeward  side of  a moun­ For  a  half  hour  we  steamed  The  cutter  then  ran  aground  and  down  to  routine  duties,  including  year  of  the  Vacation  Plan  opera­ tain has  less rainfall  than the  wind­ our  new fire  and  boat  drill system.  tion.  steadily  on,  but  Cape  Henry  light  had  to  summon  aid.  ward  side?  When  winds  rise  to  Once  free,  she  attempted  to  an­ Our  knowing  captain  had  installed  failed  to  leave  us.  Our  quarter­ pass  over  the  windward  side  of  4;  t  master  turned  to  the  3rd  mate:  chor  and  fouled  It  on  a  submerged  a  unique  method  of  locating  the  That  there  are  no  forms  of  pre­ a  mountain,  they  cool  and  precipi­ "The  wheel doesn't  turn." The cap­ cable.  Finally  she  found  suitable  fire  for  the  crew.  After  sounding  cipitation in the  stratosphere? This  tation  occurs.  When ­  the  wind  tain  cried,  "Call  the  chief,  the  ground  and  started  tugging.  One  the  alarm  he  ran  a  series  of  short  weatherman's  paradise  has  neither  passes  over  to  the  leeward  side,  steering  engine  has  failed."  The  cutter  pulled  dead  astern,  another  blasts  on  the  general  alarm  bell.  rain,  snow  or  hail  due  to  a  com­ it  is  a  dry  wind.  chief,  captain  and  third  mate  pulled  abeam, one  tug was  pushing  This  added  to  the  confusion  as  plete  absence  of  water  vapor. The  4"  4"  4"  huddled  in  conference.  A  few  on our  bow  and  the second  rushed  the  crew  rushed  back  from  bow  to  stratosphere  also  has  a  relatively  That  one  of  the  oldest  zoos  on  from  port  to  starboard.  This  con­ stem  to  amidships. The  emergency  constant  air  temperature,  uhlike  record  was  maintained  by  the  minutes  later a  voice  cried, "Hard  aground."  There  we  were  within  tinued  for  17  hours  without  suc­ squad,  loaded  with  fresh  air  masks  other  meteorological  regions.  Chinese  king Wen  in  the early  part  one quarter  mile of  the light  house  cess  until  the  tugs  finally  gave  up  and  an  extra  length  of  hose,  lost  iv  if  i>  of  the 12th  century, BC.  Wen  had  That  an  echo  gets its  name  from  hard  and  fast  on  a  sand  bar  and  the  cause  and  left  us  where  we  weight fast  making  numerous trips  a  special  zoo  where  he  housed  were.  a  young  girl  who  pined  away  for  a  light  buoy  two  feef  off  our  up  and  down  the  deck.  animals  captured  in  all  parts  of  Afloat  Again  her  lover  until  only  her  voice  re­ starboard  bow.  Captain  Wind­ Boat  drill  was  somewhat  better  ancient  China.  One  of  the  earliest  bag,  still  turning  the  wheel,  cried  The  chief  mate  then  decided  to  but  due  to  bad  weather  on  the  mained.  In  mythology.  Echo  was  a  modern  zoos  is  the  Jardin  des  nymph  who  fell  hopelessly  in  love  "what  will  I  do  now?"  take  the  bull  by  the  horns.  First  previous  trip,  the  boats  were  not  Plantes  in  Paris,  established  in  The  pilot, who had  been recalled,  we  had  to  remove  more  than  100  cranked  out  and  had  frozen  in  with  Narcissus,  a  beautiful  youth.  1793.  In  punishment  for  not  returning  ordered  full  astern,  but  our  old  feet  of  hawser  from  the  propeller  their  cradles.  The  captain  ordered  t  4  4.  the  entire  crew  to  No.  1  and  3  her  love  he  was  made  to  fall  in  That  the  principle  of  jet  propul­ boats  to correct  this situation.  The  love  with  his  image  reflected  in  sion  was  understood  and  put  into  bosun,  while  attempting  to  free  a  pool,  then  pined  away  and  be­ design  form about  2,000  years ago?  No.  3  boat,  was  unceremoniously  came a flower.  Or so the  story goes,  Hero,  an  Alexandrian  philosopher,  shoved  aside  by  the  chief  who  set  anyway.  was  way  ahead  of  his  times.  t  t  4.  himself  up  as  an  expert  in  lifeboat  Sketches  for  what  we  .now  call  That  a  $2,500  life  insurance  launching.  policy  with  a  private  insurer  helicopters  were  made  as far  back  Aarhus, Denmark—^After  a  sometimes  calm  and  sometimes  Bosun  Retaliates  as  1480  by  Leonardo  da  Vinci.  exciting  voyage,  ­we  Seafarers  on  the  Benjamin  H.  Grierson  The  bosun  retaliated  by firmly  would  cost  you  more  than  your  41  4'  4*  SIU  dues?  This  is  in  addition  to  (Waterman),  have  arrived  in  Denmark  with  a  load  of  coal,  removing  the  chief  in  such  a  way  the  Seafarers'  wages,  working  con­ That  maintenance and cure  bene­ though  not  without  mishaps­*"  that  he  rushed  to  the  bridge  and  ditions  and  vacation  set­up,  which  fits  are now  $8 a day?  In  recent re­ on  the way.  Visibility was  about two hundred  informed  the  captain  that  in  the  are  second  to  none.  Check  the  opening  of  the  contract  the  Union  ^  To  begin  with,  we  left  Newport  yards when  the accident took  place.  future  he  would  remain  in  the  en­ figures  yourself.  won  the new  rate which  is effective  News  March  5  with  a  mild  epi­ We were  sounding fog signals when  gine  room  24  hours  a  day.  The  as  of  March  1,  1952.  This  was  in  i  t  t  demic  of  influenza  aboard. Brother  we  heard  the  other  ship's  whistle  black gang  said tha«:  if  this Was  the  That,  despite  the  schoolbooks,  addition  to  wage  increases of  up to  Klackowitz  failed  to  respond  to  sounding  forward  of  the  starboard  case  they  would fire,  oil  and  wipe  the  earth  is  not  altogether  round?  $30  monthly  for  daymen.  treatment  aboard  the  ship and  was  beam. We  had  stopped our  engines  from  above  deck.  removed  by  a  Coast  Guard  cutter  and  were  navigating  with  caution  It  is  just  one  big  happy  family  the  sixth  day  out.  Everybody  else  according  to  the  rules  of  the  road.  with  the  exception  of  our  captain,  The Italian ship  came on  out of  the  the  Old  Sailing  Master,  and  the  apparently  recovered  by  now.  fog with  her screw still turning and  chief.  Old  Eight­Knotter  himself,  Rammed  Bow  rammed us in  the starboard bow.  both  fugitives from  Snug  Harbor.  We  steamed  along  in  unusually  She  smashed  the  bulwark  in  but  Right  now  as  I  write  we  are  calm seas for  this time  of the  year,  did  no  damage  below  the deckline.  passing  the  Isle  of  Wight  and  the  Roland  Velasco  came  up  north  a ship  after one  round  trip or sixty  until we  ran into  a heavy  fog about  days.  This  proves the  Union  takes  a  day  out  of  the  English  Channel.  Then  she  swung  broadside  to  us  crew  is  mustered  in  the  messroom  and  while  in  Brooklyn  was  asking  care of  its book  members and  some  and  bumped  us  a  couple  of  times.  for a  prayer meeting.  The  deck  de­ several  friends  where  he  could  eat  When  we  were still a few  hours out  day  you'll  be  one  . . .  of  the  channel,  an  Italian  Liberty  That  damaged  our  No.  3  lifeboat,  partment  prays that  the chief  mate  rice and  black  beans.  Roland hails  Best  Dressed  twisted the after  davit and  knocked  will  not  become ill  so as  to  be able  traveling light hit  us.  from  down  West  Tampa  way  . . .  John  Lucas  has  returned  to  the  some of  the handrail down. We  pro­ to  see  them  through  safely.  The  ceeded on our  voyage, and she went  black gang  thinks the same of  their  Billy  Reid  broke  up  with  the  girl  Puerto  Rico  but  in  a  different  ca­ into  Brest  with  a  hole  in  her  bow.  first  assistant  engineer,  he  being  friend  and  is  ready  to  ship  out,  pacity.  This  time  he's  sailing  as  2nd  cook  .  . ,  Did  you  know  that  How  she  ever  scored  a  bullseye  able  to control  the steering  engine.  preferably on  a  long  trip . . .  SIU  members  are  the  best­dressed  on  us  in  all  that  water  is  astound­ The  whole  crew  joins  in  prayer  George  Marumoto  arrived  in  ing.  The  closest  land  was  France,  that all  sand  bars will  remain from  {lew  York  recently  from  New  Or­ seamen  in  the  world?  And  now  Here's a  puzzle  I ran  across.  I'd  100  miles  away  and  there  was  not  our  course—also  that  mine fields  leans  with  a  back  injury.  He  has  that  the Sea  Chest  is  open, selling  like  to  see  some  of  the  fellows  another  ship  within  whistle sound.  will steer clear  as last trip  we wan­ already  shipped  out,  however,  on  shoes, suits  and  other commodities  we  seamen  need,  you  can  step  come  up  with  an  answer  to  it.  She  must  have  had  some  pin­point  dered  two  miles  in  one.  the  Steel  Chemist  heading  for  the  around  and  see for  yourself  . . .  An  Arabian  legend  relates  that  navigators  aboard.  >  Andy  Anderson  Far  East . . . Permitmen  shouldn't  The  new  Union  book  is  now  on  an  old  sheik,  upon  his  death,  left  ^feel  badly  about  having  to  get  off  display  and  every  one  is  anxious  Record Speed  all  his  earthly  goods  to  his  three  to  get  them.  Bear  in  mind  the  Claude  Scott  was  on  lookout  at  sons,  under  the condition  that  one­ book  is  issued  to  you  without  the  time  the  collision  took  place.  half  should  go  to  the  eldest,  one­ cost ...  When  they  saw  from  the  bridge  third  to  the  next,  and  one­ninth  to  Bob  Black  still  sailing  out  of  the  youngest.  Among  the  sheik's  that we  were going to get hit, some­ New  York  but  on  short  trips . '.  .  body  yelled  to Scottie to get off  th^  possessions  were  17  fine  horses,  A few  old­timers hanging around  and  the  three  sons  were  at  a  loss  bow in  a hurry. He  was passing  No.  and  yeady  to ship  out  are  Pat  Mc­ as  to  how  to  divide  these  animals  3 hatch headed  for the fantail when  Cann, Frank  Vivero, Paddy  Farrell  among  them.  One  day  a­ wise  man  he  intercepted  the  last  part  of  the  and  George  Whale  . ... As  for  me,  rode  into  town,  and,  in  return  for  message.  the time  has  come  to  return  to sea  I  am  sorry  we  could  not  get  the  a  night's  shelter,  agreed  to  solve  so I'm  leaving New  York and  head­ the  problem.  Adding  his  own  official  time  on  that  run  as  I  am  ing  south,  destination  not  yet  de­ sure  if  we  could  have  clocked  him  horse  to  the  others,  making  18  in  cided  . ­  . Hope  to  have  that  stuff  all,  he  had  no  trouble  distributing  we  would  have  a  new  world's  coming  to  the  LOG  via  the  mails  record­holder for  the hundred  yard  the animals  according to  the  terms  though ...  of  the  will:  of  the  18  horses,  the  dash.  There's  nothing  like  a  little  There's a  sad story  going around  eldest  son  received  9,  the  second  inspiration  to  make  a  man  move  about  a  seaman  who  had  his ­giyl  son  received  6,  and  the  youngest  fast.  friend's  house  roof  repaired  in  received  2.  When  this  division  After anchoring  one  night in  the  Buenos  Aires.  Now  I  understand  was  completed,  it  was  found  that  channel  because  the  fog  was  too  sh^  wants a  new  house ... In  case  the  wise man's  horse was  left over;  heavy  for  safe  navigation,  we fin­ you're still  guessing  who  the  well­ so  he  took  it  back  and  rode  off  ished  our  voyage  without  further  dressed  cowboy  is,  it's  none  other  leaving  everyone  '.atisfied  with  so  mishap.  We  are  now  taking  in  the  than  Alonzo  "Tiny"  Milefski,  well­ simple  a  solution.  scenes  of  Aarhus and  hoping  for  a  known  steward.  "The  picture  was  Of  course  there's  something  quiet  voyage  back  to the  states, ex­ taken  more  than  20  years ago when  wrong  with  it.  Any  of  you  fellows  pecting  to  leave  here  about  one  This lariat  twlrler has long  since left  the  range country  for a  berth  "Tiny"  Was  tinier  than  he  is  week  from  now,  think  you  can  figure  it  out?  on  SIU  ships,  where  he  is  weli­known  to  Seafgrers.  If  you  can't  now.,.  Gil  ^hap  u  Salty  Dick.  ,  figure  out  who, it  th^  udjoinJug, qplqinn,;,.  liionel  G. DeHaven  i  |l'­ Miay; April  4,  IMt  SEAFARERS  LOG  That  Spain  has a. special denom­ ination  of  weight  just  for  raisins?  Called  a  frail,  it  is  equal  to  a  US  measure  of  50  pounds.  Grierson Suffers  Bumps  And  Bruises  In Channel  I\^ew York Is Short  On Rice and Beans  Here's Horsey  Brain Twister  i  I"  �FciOayi  4, IfSt  Seatrain Obstacle Course  PlW«  Nlneteca  SEAFARERS  LOG  •  MJOG Welcomes  Stories^ Pies  With  the  LOG  now  contain­ ing 28  pages, the  biggest  ever,  there  Is  more  room  now  than  ever  before  for stories,  photos  and letters  sent  in  by  the Sea­ farers.  Several  pages  of  each  issue  are  devoted  to  the  ex­ periences of  Seafarers and  the  ships they sail as  they describe  it  themselves.  If  you  run  across  anything  of  interest on  your  voyages, or  just  want  to  let  your  friends  know  how you're  getting along,  drop  a  few  lines  to  the  LOG.  Don't  worry  too  much  about  literary  style.  We'll  patch  it  up  if  it  needs  patching.  And  of  course,  photos  illustrating  the  incidents  you  describe  make  them  more  interesting  for  the  readers.  Send  your  stuff  to  the  LOG  at  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brook­ lyn,  NY.  If  you  want  any­ thing  returned  afj;er  we  use it,  we'll  do that  too.  By  SEAFARERS  LOG  Photo  Editor  •  Va  Ji  With  spring  here,  and  summer  close  behind,  millions  of  cameras  will  be  taken  out  of  hibernation.  Undoubtedly  Seafarers  will  con­ tribute  their  share  in  the  shooting  of  billions  of  feet  of  film  for  the  recording  of  their  favorite  subjects,  scenes  and  activities.  Pleasant  weather  and  sunny  days  bring  up  the  useful  role  that  photographic .  filters  play  in  your  pictures.  Filters  stop  certain  colors  of  light  from  reaching  the film,  just  as  a  ­water  filter  stops  su.spended  matter.  A  photographic  filter  has  the  appearance  of  a  transparent  piece  of  colored  glass  mounted  so  that  it  can  be  attached  to  a  camera  Iqns.  Usually  it  is  placed  in  the  lens  shade  which  screws  apart  for  this  purpose.  Much  the same  way  glasses  help  the  human  eye, so filters  are special  glasses  that  enable  the  lens  to  see  better.  A  filter  wilL,differentiate  colors so  that  they  may  be  faithfully  reproduced.  It  will  also  correct  for  color  brightness  and  permit  the  lens  to  penetrate  haze.  We  see  that filters  are a  compensation  for  the limitations  of  the film  emulsion.  Correction  filters,  for  instance  are  sometimes  necessary  to  obtain  original color  contrast.  Black  and  white  photography  reproduces colors  not  as  colors  but  as  a  range  of  grays.  The  contrast  between  colors  Paul  Ulrich,  steward's  delegate  (front),  and  Tony  Garza  making  may  be  lost,  especially  if  two  different  colors  reproduce  as  the  same  their  way  forward  over  the  car  jacks  on  the  Seatrain  Georgia  in  gray.  A  correction  filter  will  differentiate  between  these  grays  and  order  to  get  money  for  "port  time  operations"  (the  draw).  indicate  by  a  tone  contrast  the  original  contrast  which  was  not  re­ produced.  Shades  Not  Shown  Your  eyes  sense  the  brightness  or  dullness  of  colors  but  the  camera  doesn't.  The  camera  records  colors  as  grays  and  these  grays  may  not  indicate  how  bright  the  colors  appear  to  the  eye.  A  bright  yellow  color  may  reproduce  as  a  dark  gray,  and  a  medium  blue  may  repro­ duce  as  a  light  gray  in  the  print.  Your  eyes and  photographic film  do  not  respond equally  to  all colors.  Recent  air  disasters  brought  to light  several  reports  of  people  who  escaped  death  by  Your eyes are most sensitive  to yellow  and green,  whereas photographic  missing  the  plane,  or  by  last  minute changes  of  plan.  Many  of  you  have coihe  across  fel­ films are  most sensitive  to  blue  and  violet.  Therefore the  photographic  low  seamen  who  recall  moments  when "fate" stepped  in and made decisions for them which  print  may  be  undesirable  in  some  cases—blue  skies  too  light,  green  • gi­ass too  dark—and  you  may  wisii  to  correct  the  rendering.  Filters  afterwards  seemed  remark­­*  for  this  purpose  are  called  correction  filters.  Most  correction  filters  wards  in  a  stormy  crossing to  Ice­ pie  of  life  rafts,  but  one  by  one  able.  For  instance,  there  are  1  the  wartime  saiors  who  quit  land,  during  which  I  suffered  my  they  lost  hold  and  slipped  into the  are  yellow.  first  agonizing  dose  of  seasickness.  cold  sea.  Seafarers  do  not  have  to  be  told  about  haze  on  water.  It  is  usually  ships  at  the  last  minute,  and  During  our  five  week  stay  in  Ice­ So  young  Bob  Howard  who  seen  as  a  blue  veil,  because  haze  is  composed  of  fine  water  vapor  or  then th.^i ships were  torpedoed  land  we  saw  several  ships  which  signed off  the Emerson  to avoid the  dust  particles  which  scatter  more  blue­violet  and  ultra  violet  light  with  all  hands.  had  unsuccessfully  tried  to  run  in­ hazardous  Murmansk  run  had  than  green  or  red  light.  A  filter  can  penetrate  haze  because  it  can  The  dictionary  defines  fate  as,  to  Murmansk.  They  were  lucky  to  wound  up  on  that  run  anyway  and  stop  blue,  violet  and  ultra  violet  light.  The  distant  object  can  then  "the  cause  beyond  man's  control  be in  one  piece.  had  perished, after almost reaching  be  photographed  more  cleaidy  by  green  and  red  light  without  the  veil  which  determines  events,  destiny,  Iceland  and  safety.  The  Emerson  of  haze.  All  haze  penetration filters  are  either yellow  or  red.  lot  or  fortune."  During  the  war  I  From  Iceland we sailed  to Liver­ on  the  other  hand,  made  the  voy­ Stop  Certain  Light  pool  to  have  our  bow  reinforced  was  in  convoy  age in the same  convoy and  arrived  with  concrete  for  the  run  through  As  you  probably  know,  white  light  is  made  up  of  many  colors  which  with  a  ship  that  back  in  the  states  eight  months  form  a  spectrum  when  white  light  passes  through  a  prism.  A  filter  jr..  was  destroyed,  the  ice­covered  White  Sea.  It  was  after  leaving  Philly.  can  stop  or  absorb  part  of  this  spectrum  and  pass  or  transmit  other  and among whose  here,  I  recall,  that  Bob  Howard  Jim  Murphy  parts.  Keep this  fact  in  mind  whenever  you  use  a  filter.  crew  was  a  lad  came  aboard  to  see  some  old  well­known to  us,  friends.  He  had  gone to  New  York  The  action  of  a  filter  is  to  stop  light  of  certain  colors.  A  filter  ap­ whose  loss  ap­ after leaving  us and  had  signed  on  pears  colored  because  it  absorbs  certain  rays.  A  red  book  appears  peared  to  have  with  the  Puerto  Rican.  As  fate  red  because  it  reflects  red  light  and  absorbs  light  of  other  colors."  A  been governed'by  would  have  it,  his  ship  joined  our  red  filter  appears  red  because  it  absorbs  green  and  blue  light,  and  convoy  going  back  to  Loch  Ewe.  "fate."  transmits  red  freely.  Red  objects  seen  through  a  red  filter  appear  There  the ships  gather for  the  run  light;  green  and  blue  objects  appear  dark.  This  seaman,  Murphy  an  AB  named  past  North  Cape  to  Murmansk.  . A  filter  which  absorbs  red  and  green  light  appears  blue,  whereas  Murmansk  Next  Stop  Bob  Howard,  had  joined  us on  the  Just  a  few  hours  before  the  one  which  absorbs  blue  and  red  appears  green.  A  filter  absorbing  Ralph W'aldo  Emerson on  the West  We  finally  set  out  on  December  Puerto  Rico  aiTived  in  San  Juan,  only  blue light  appears yellow  because it  transmits green  and  red  light  Coast  taking  her  eventually  to  22,  1942.  On  the  morning  of  De­ our ship had  an opportunity  to per­ and  these  two  colors  together  affect  your  eye  as  yellow.  The  correc­ Philadelphia.  Bob  had  intended  to  cember 31 our convoy  was attacked  form  its  good  deed  for  the  day.  tion  filter  you  use  most  frequently  appears  yellow  because  it  reduces  remain  aboard  for  the  next  voy­ by  German surface  craft, including  We  were  hailed  by  a  rowboat from  the  amount  of  light  in  the  blue  region  of  the  spectrum  without  ap­ age.  But  when  the  longshoremen  the  pocket  battleship  Von  Scheer.  a  Dominican  schooner  which  had  preciably  reducing  light  of  other  colors.  started  loading  her,  rumors spread  Heads  up  maneuvering  en  masse  run  out  of  fuel  for  its  auxiliary  about  her  next  port  of  call  being  kept  the  ships  from  being  hit.  engine  and out  of  wind for  its sail.  Murmansk.  Quite a  number of  car­ It seems the schooner, which  was  That afternoon 12 German  bomb­ go  cases  were  marked  with  the  ers  appeared.  The  convoy  put  up  from  Puerta  Plata,  had  been  stuck  letters  "NKVD",  initials  of  the  a  concentrated  stream  of  anti­air­ out  on  the  doldrums  for  several  Soviet  police.  News  of  the  disas­ craft fire forcing them  to remain at  days  and  hadn't  had  the  foresight  trous  4th  of  July  convoy  to  Mur­ high  altitudes  and  all  bombs  fell  to put on  a few  gallons of  gasoline.  (1)  us treaties  with  foreign  nations, like  the Japanese  Peace  Treaty  mansk  had  just  come through,  and  short  of  targets.  The  convoy  then  Captain  Hudgins  of  the  Puerto  just  adopted,  must  be  ratified  by  (two­thirds  of  the  House),  (three­ Bob  decided  to  leave  our  ship.  slipped  past  North  Cape  into  Mur­ Rico," after  learning  of  the  schoon­ fourths  of  the states),  (two­thirds  of  the Senators),  (a  majority  of  both  Off  To Scotland  mansk,  while  five  of  the  ships,  in­ er's  plight,  transferred  enough  oil  houses)?  The  Emerson  finished  loading  cluding  the  Puerto  Rican  andcours  to  the  schooner , to  enable  it  to get  (2)  Monsoons are winds that  (always blow from  the sea), (always blow  and  then  went  in convoy  across  to  went  on  to  the  port  of  Molotovsk.  back  home.  He  was  thanked  pro­ from  the  land),,  (blow  only  during  the  day),  (change  direction  with  We  remained  there  39  days  un­ fusely for  his  help, after  which  we  changes in  seasons)?  Scotland, arriving early in Septem­ ber.  We  lay  at  anchor  there  for  loading  cargo.  The  crews  of  the  started  up  engines  and  resumed  (3)  How  many  degi­ees  per  minute  does  the  minute  hand  of  a  clock^  several weeks, then  over to Belfast,  five  ships  visited  back  and  forth  our  trip  into  San  Juan.  rotate?  Allen  J. Friend  and  subsequently  to  Loch .Ewe,  and  got  well  acquainted.  Howard  (4). Salesmen  in an  appliance store  are  paid according  to each  of  two  Scotland.  Here  we  just  s&t  and  took  quite  a  bit  of  kidding  about  winding  up in  Russia  after leaving  plans.  The first  provides  a fixed  salary  of  $25  weekly,  plus  a  commis­ counted  the  days.  From  there  we  headed  back­ the  Emerson  tb  avoid  that  very  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  sion  of  $3 for  each  appliance  sold.  The  second  gives  a  straight  com­ trip.  From  Molotovsk  we  headed  mission  of  $4  for  each  item  sold.  How  many  appliances  must  be  sold  back  to  Murmansk  with  two  ice  for  the  second  plan  to  be  more  profitable  for  the  salesmen  (20),  (25),  breakers  making  a  path.  After  a  (28),  (30)?  By  Roy  Fleischer  ten  day  wait  there,  we  sailed  (5)  When  it  is  12  noon  at  longitude  15  degrees  West,  it  is  9  AM  at  homeward  in  a  new  convoy  with  longitude  (60  West)  (30  West),  (30  East), (60  East)?  the  Puerto  Rican  among  us.  Man  of  the  universe.  The  first  few  nights  out  were  The  sea, the  salt  breeze,  (6)  The US  President  popularly known  as "Trust  Buster" was  (Cleve­ one  continuous  barrage  of  depth  land),. (Wilson),  (Coolidge),  (Theodore  Roosevelt)?  A  cottage  in  lotva  charges.  On  March  5,  1943,  a  sub  Where  the  wife  waits.  ;,;rg  (7)  A  room  is twice  as long  as  it  is wide,  and  its  perimeter  (the sum  popped  up  in  the  middle  of  the  Here  at  sea,  of  the  lengths  of  its sides)  is  144  feet.  Find  its length  and  width.  convoy  and  put  two  torpedoes  into  In  cherished  repose;  a  cruiser.  A  few  days  later,  near  ­  (8)  In  what sport  does a  one­piece,  round hardwood  stick  never  more  Breathing  with  nature,  Iceland,  the  convoy  was  attacked  You  dream  of  home.  than  42  inches  in  length  figure  prominently?  by a sub pack.  The ships scattered,  (9)  Decisions  vitally  affecting  events  of  todfy  were  reached  at  two  But  the  home  you  see  every  one  for  himself.  Neverthe­ important conferences during  World  War II.  Where are Yalta  and Pots­ With  land  and  trees  less, 12 freighters were lost, includ­ Is  only  a  sailor's  fancy  dream,  dam actually  located?  ing  the  Puerto  Rican.  And  back  to  the  sea  While  many  seamen  were  res­ (10)  Three  times  a  certain  number  less  38  equals  twice  the  num­ cued, the crew  of  the Puerto  Rican  You  unll  always  go,  ArWhitmer, AB,  jangles  typo­ ber  less  26,  What  is  the  number?  was  not  as  lucky.  A  number  To  belong  to  the  world  writer  keys  while  knocking  Quiz  Answers on  Page 27.  And  dream  of  home.  of  them  scrambled  aboard  a  cou­ out  a  story ^for  the  LOG.  Wartime  Ship  Switch  Sent  Seafarer  To Watery  Crave  11  Schooner 'Gasses  Up', Gets  Home  Where's The Story  Sailor's  Dream  �Pa«e Twenty  SEAFARERS  IQ^  rriday. A»rO  4, 1951  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  You  Pass  But  Once  By "Saki Jack"  m  t  m.  k'­ ­ "They  call  to  battle  every  son  Be  he  fat,  shorty or  scrawny  one.  Whether  from  north  or  southern  ground  Well  known—or  of  tio  renown.  Like  mountain  brooks  the  blood  runs  free  No  matter  who, 'tis­red  as  thee.  Each  cross  you  see  on  hero's  ground  Says  naught  pf  whether  white  or  brown.  But  could  as  well  life's  road  be  past  As  little  children  pebbles  cast?  '  For  time  one  day  will  beckon,  son  And  you  or  I  cannot  outrun.  By "Gate"  or "Battery's"  wgter  flow.  Goodbyes  are  said  and  off  they  go.  This  is  no  yankee  or  rebel  road  A  single  lanejwhere  all  can  load.  So  while  you  linger  yet  awhile  Be  not  afraid  to  share  a  smile.  For  every  single  bit  of  gain­ Put's  hatred's  ugly  head  to  shame.  Fortune  smiles  on very  few,  We  may  never  know  just  who.  Time  mingles  men  from  many  shores  And  cries  that  disappear  with  wars.  So  friend  we  are  just  of  the  herd  Remember  another's  greater  word,  "The  ball  no  question  makes  of  ayes  or  noes.  He  knows  about  it  all—he  knows!"  Upon  the  sands  in  far­away  lands  O  Men  come  in  form  of  battle  bands.  Ask  not  ivhy  such  dreadful  deeds  History  plants  these evil  seeds.  Hot Wafer  Bottle Kept Him  Warm More Ways Than One  By  Spike  Martin  The  astonishing  success  of  a  have  a  distinct  psychological  ad­ young  Japanese  woman,  Masako  vantage.  The  sight  of  a  shapely  Katsura,  in  winning  four  Out  of  leg  stretching  out  from  a  billiard  nine matches in  the worid's 3­K:ush­ table  is  sure  to  have  upsetting  ef­ ion  billiard  championship  tourney  fects on . the  nerves  oLthe average  pught  to  give  us  pause.  What  it  male  opponent.  It  might  even  means  is  that  the  last  stronghold  make  him  miss a  hanger  or^ two.  Sport  Invasion  of  the  male,  the  pool  hall,  will  soon  go  the  way  of  the  bar  and  While  women  have  entered  the  bowling  alley.  They  used  to  be  sports field  pretty  widely,  billiards  all­male  sanctuaries  too.  Remem­ is  just  about  the  only  place  where  ber?  we  can  see  them  competing  suc­ If  Miss  Katsura  can  hbld  her  cessfully  with men. In other sports,  own  with  such  masters  as  Willie  such  as tennis, golf,  swimming and  Hoppe and  Jay  Bozeman,  what's  to  track,  the  women  have  to  stick  keep  the  girl  friend  from  spotting  with  their  own  if  they  want  to  make a  decent showing.  The  aver­ us  ten  in  a  game of  pool?  age  male  with  two  arms' and  two  Hop,  Skip  and  Jump  legs  would  consider  it  a  disgrace  Actually  the  pool  hall  has ­been  to  be  beaten  by  them.  As  for  bas­ teetering  on  the  verge  of  invasion  ketball  and  baseball, some  of  their  ever  since  the  girls  swarmed  into  efforts  in  these  sports  have  been  the  bowling alleys.  In  many  bowl­ positively  ludicrous.  ing  emporiums,  such  as  the  one  We  remember  seeing  Babe  Did­ in  which  we  passed  a  good  part of  rickson  on  exhibition  one  night  in  our  youth,  the  dividing  line  be­ Yankee  Stadium.  She's  generally  tween  bowling  and  billiards  is  acknowledged  to  be  the  greatest  merely  the rail  of  the number  one  all­round woman  athlete since Car­ alley.  Somehow,  none  of  the  girls  rie  Nation,  the  saioon­smasher.  would  dare  step  over  the flimsy  Babe  gave  a fine  exhibition  of  boundary  and  invade  the  forbid­ golfing  skill,  dropping  numerous  den  domain  of  chalk  and  cue.  We  iron  shots  within  a  few  feet  of  doubt  if  they'll  be  bashful  about  the  flag.  Then  she  made  the  mis­ it  from  now on  in.  take  of  trying  to  scoop  up  a  few  Thete's really  no reason  why  the  grounders  in  infield  drill.  Believe  girls  can't  handle  a  cue  with  all  us,  she  couldn't  hold  down  a  third  the finesse  of  the  male  animal.  A  base  job for  the St.  Louis  Browns'  good  game  of  billiards  requires,  lowliest Class  D farm club.  above all,  steady  nerves and  a  cool  So  rest  assured.  If  you  are  hu­ mind.  These  are  qualities  which  miliated  by  some  upstart  female  women  have  been  known  to  dis­ in  a  game  of  snooker,  you  can  alt  play,  especially  when  out  to  get  ways  take  her  outside  and  beat  something  they  want.  the  "bejabbers  out  of  her  in  the  Besides,  women  are  likely  to  hammer  throw.  Some of  you old  timers are familiar with  the antics pulled by  various boys on  the bauxite  run in  years gone  by  before the Union  put  a stop  to the interesting {jerformances put on  by  men  who  had filled  up  with "Vat  19."  Since  the* Union's  disciplinary  drive  to  eliminate  the  gashounds,  Nothing seemed  to help  and finally  from  the  states  that  someone  hap­ sailing  has  been  very  peaceful,  the  captain  gave  orders  that  no  pened  to  notice  a  hot  water  bag  with  the  tranquility  broken  only  more  whiskey  was  to  be  allowed  in  his  foc'sle.  Taking  a  whiff  of  occasionally  by some  one  who slips  aboard  ship.  tlK  neck  of  the  bag  unfolded  the  up.  Certainly  the  indulgence  and  whole  story.  It  was  an  ingenious  SHU  Dazed  activities  of  the  gashound  have  This  hit  him  hard  and  the  im­ idea. The  bag, strapped  around  his  been  greatly  curbed  by  the  Union.  pact  must  have  disturbed  his  poor  waist,  held  about  a  quart  and  no  I  remember  some  years  back,  alcoholic  mind.  As  time  went  on  one  could  possibly  see  a  bottle  however,  of  one  such  person  who  with  the  captain's  orders  strictly  coming  aboard.  at  times aroused  our sympathy  but  enforced,  it  was  noticed  that  Whatever  happened  to  him  (I  at  other  times  we  felt  like  throw­ "Tank"  was  stiU  creeping  around  don't think  he is sailing any  more)  ing him  into the  sea.  in a  daze. Everyone  began to watch  he certainly  wasn't a  dummy  when  Hopeless  Case  him  but  no  one  could  catch  him  it  came  to  securing  whiskey.  He  was  basically  a  peaceable  bringing  whiskey  aboard.  Seafarer  Maxime  Vejo  died  Crewmembers  of  the  Seatrain  ex­ Nicholas  soul,  whom  most  of  us  felt  sorry  It  was  not  until  four  days  out  peacefully  in  his  bunk  aboard  the  pressed  their  deepest  regrets  at  ^• Jor. His  work  ability  was  nil,  as  Seatrain  New Jersey,  on  March  23,  his  passing.  nis  coordination  was  gone  com­ co  1952,  according  to  word  received  Boston Seafarer  Passes  pletely.  It  was  the  attitude  of  all  from  the  crew.  Ship's  delegate  The  Boston  SIU  hall  notified  that  he  couldn't  possibly  have  Chester  Gautreau  said  that  Vejo  the  LOG  of  the  passing  of  Walter  enough common sense  to get  out of  was  resting  in  his  bed  before  Bezansbn;  steward,  at  the  age  of  the  way  of  a  car  bearing  down  on  lunchtime,  when  one  of  the  other  56.  Bezanson  had  been  sailing with  him.  Most  of  the  men  on  the ship,  being  shipmates,  helped  the  man  A  former  Navy  man  who  was  on. the light  cruiser  Helena  crewmembers  called  him  to  come  the SIU out of Boston  since October  with  his  work  and  did  many  in­ when  she  was  sunk  is  looking  for  ex­shipmates  of  his  who  and  eat.  It  was  then  that they  dis­ 1947.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  cidental  favors  to  assist  him,  even  may  now  be  sailing  with  the  SIU.  The  Seafarer,  James  J,  covered  he  had  passed away.  Florence  Bezanson,  who  requested  Vejo,  who  had  been  a  member  that  three  of  the  pallbearers  be  to  giving  him  that  needed  "shot"  Redican,  hopes  to  arrange  a"*"  when  his supply  had  dwindled  and  reunion  with  them  and  other  who  were  with  him  that  night  of  of­the SIU  since  October  2,  1944,  Seafarers from  the  Boston  branch.  his system  was urgently  calling for  survivors at a  future date.  July  6,  1943,  when  the  Helena  was  57  years  old.  He  held  all  rat­ She also asked that the SIU  banner  drink.  be  displayed  at  the funeral  parlor,  Redican  personally  knows  of  a  went  down  from  Japanese  tor­ ings  in  the engine  room.  The late  Seafarer is survived  by  which  was  done,  and  a  floral  It was  a  hopeless ca^e,  however.  few  men  now  sailing  with  the SIU  pedoes in  Kula  Gulf.  his  wife  and  two  daughters,  resid­ was  sent  on  behalf  of  his  As  he  reconstructed  the sinking,  ing  at  73 Henry  Street,  Brooklyn.  wreath  brothers  in  the SIU.  Redican  said  that  the  Helena  was  part  of  a  task  force  which  had  been  pounding  Japanese bases at  New  Georgia  and  The  LOG  opens  this  column  as  ers  who  toured  the  SIU  building.  other  islands.  It  an  exchange  for  stewards',  cooks,  Here's  what  you  need:  12  eggs,  was  part  of  the  bakers  and  others  who'd  like  to  2V^  quarts  of  milk,  ounces  softening  up  share  favored  food  recipes,  little  vanilla  extract,  ^  ounce  anisette  process that  went  ­THE UNION  IS NOW SPENC>IKj6­nAAE  t  known  cooking  and  baking  hints,  extract,  3  cinnamon  sticks,  the  on  in  the  Solo­ dishes  with  a  notional  flavor  and  peel  ffom  2  lemons,  IVi  pounds,  mon  Islands  dur­ AND MONEY TO  ISSUE TO EVERY  the  like,  suitable  for  shipboard  sugar,  a  third  of  an  ounce  egg­ ing  the  course  of  use.  Mail  in  your  suggestions.  shade  vegetable  coloring.  Parboil  AVMBER THE AJEW  DE LUXE UNION  the  US  Marines'  Redican  the  milk,  cinnamon  sticks  and  campaign  on  No  matter how  good  a meal  may  lemon  peels  slowly.  In  a  separate  BCXJk  AT NO COST­ Guadalcanal and  Bouganville.  En­ be,  the n­eception  to  the  dessert  is  emy  naval reinforcements  were in­ a  sure  sign  of  whether  it  was  en­ pan, mix  in  and  beat the  eggs very  tercepted  by the  task force at 2A?  joyed  or  not.  A  good  dessert  can  thoroughly  with  the sugar,  vanilla,  that  morning  in  Kula  Gulf.  In  the  often  make  a  drab  menu  appeal­ anisette  and  egg  shade.  While  this  course  of  the sighting  three torpe­ ing,  and  if  the  me.al  runs  well  all  is  going  on,  make  the  caramel  pound  ­of "sugar  does  split  the  Helena  into  three  the  way  through,  a  tempting  des­ with  about  a  cooked  in  less  than  an  ounce  of^  parts,  with  a  considerable  loss  of  sert  offering  really  tops  it  off.  life.  Redican  was  in  the  water  for  Thai;;s  the  consensus  of  many  water  until  it  reaches  a  deep"  several  hours  until  he  was  picked  SIU  cooks  and  stewards,  among  brown  shading.  up by  a  destroyer in  the morning.  them  Frank  Vivero,  an  SIU  stew­ Strain  the  parboiled  mixture  into  the  eggs  and  pour  the  whole  Redican  worked  shoreside  from  ard  for  many  on  top  of  the  jcaramel,  which  will  the war's  end  up  until July  of  last  years  and  for  'a  appear  mostly  as  crystals  oh  the  year  when  he  started  sailing  with  time  night  mana­ bottom  of  the  pan.  Put  the  entire  the SIU,  signing  on  as  deck  main­ ger  of  the  cafe­ mixture  Into  a  bain­marie  (double  tenance  on  the Steel  Scientist.  He  t e r i a  at  head­ boiler)  and  bake for  about  25 min­ recently  paid  pff  her in  New  York.  quarters.  Frank  utes.  If  the  custard  comes  up  YOUR.  A committee of  former shipmates  has  ooe  such  fa­ from  the  bottom  .when  you  dip  a  on the Helqna  has already held  one  vorite,  a  French­ knife  into  it,  you  know  it's  ready  meeting  to  make  tentative  ar­ type caramel cus­ for  cooling,  which  should  take  rangements  for  the  reunion.  Red­ tard  probably  about  90  minutes..  When  it's com­ ican  asks  that  all  SIU  men  who  well  known  to  pletely­cooled, invert  the pan  onto  Vivero  were  with  that  ship  should  get  Seafarers  who  a  serving  dish  so that  thp  colorful  in  touch  with  Terrence  Dempsey,  hail  from  Tampa.  For  want  of  a  caramel fading  comes  oir  top and  chairman  of  the  reunion  commit­ better  name,  he  calls it "Shipown­ serve.  Stand  by  for  seconds  be­ tee, of  624 Morris  Avenue, Spiring­ ers' Delight,"  because it  went  over  cause you've got  a  real hit  on your  gS9UR  noi.'cifnoioi.  T&ri? ;  so  well  Vejo Dies On Seatrain IV  J  Helena Survivor  Seeking  Reunion With Shipmates  Galley  Gleanings  BOOK/  '  t.­­ ^&\on irt  �Vriday,  April  4. 1952  Job CompetUion  H$ts Eleetrieians  SEAFAHERS  LOC  Far«  Twenty*  X  E  TIE R  S  •   Anotfier Boost  For Cap Hallman  To  the  Editor:  and  returned  in  an  unconscious  Seafarer^s  Mom  shipping  I  would  be "very  glad  to  To  the  Editor:  I  just  received  the  February  8  In  the  March  7  LOG  a  picture  condition  to  his own  ship.  answer  any  questions  which  you  issue  of  the  LOG  and  read  Tex  appeared  on  page  IS  captioned  It  was freported  the  next  day  To Receive lAPG  may  have.  Gillispe's  article  • 'Once Over  Light­ly"  showing  a  that  the  man  was  still  alive  when  To  the  Editor:  Thanks  again  for  supplying  me  on  the  William  bosun  checking  lights.  For  the  life  recovered  but  that  he  died  shortly  Please find  enclosed  application  with  your  excellent  paper.  A.  Graham  aiid  of  me  I  cannot  understand  why  afterward  from  internal  hem­ for a  mailing of  the LOG  made out  Rudolph  Becker  her fine  skipper.  everybody  has  to  orrhage  and  shock.  to  my  mother,  Mrs.  Thomas  Dur­ 4  4  4  Tex  is  right.  „  ^  take  over  elec­ Nick  Vrcloljak  kin.  She  enjoys  reading  the  latest  Captain  Hallman^  if  trlcian's  work.  If  Ship's  delegate  news  of  the  industry  and  the  Gi Seeks Help  rates  with  the'  the  bosuns  would  Union,  and  I  know  she  would  like  best.  No  one  is  supervise  their  to  have  it  sent  to  her  at  home.  On Army Release  ever  logged.  He  men  when  paint­ Sea Chest Visit  The  way  it  is  now  she  only  gets  To  the  Editor:  puts  out  money  ing  and  keep  the  paper  when  I  bring  it  home,  I  am  asking  for  your  assistance  anytime,  there's  them  from  paint­ To Ship Big Hit  Boyer  which,  as  you  know, cannot  be  too  in  securing  a  release  from  the  To  the  Editor:  OT  all  the  time  ing .  the  glass  often.  vapor  shades  it  You  know,  I  can't  get  over  the  The  last  copy  I  got  for  her  was  army.  I started sailing  when  I was  and  he  doesn't  bother  anyone.  would  be  some­ fact  that  every  time  I  come  back  that  of  March  21.  I  would  appre­ sixteen  years  old,  joining  the  SIU  He lets  everybody  run  their own  Watson  what  easier  to  from  a  trip there's  something  new  ciate  it if  you  would  start  the sub­ in  New Orleans on  January 6, 1945.  job  and is  never seen  on  the lower  My  last  trip  before  I  was  drafted  decks.  In  short,  he  lets  the  ship  see  if  the  light  bulbs  were  lit  on  the  Union's  done  waiting  for  me.  scription  with  the  next  issue.  was on  the Greece Victory, a  South  stay in  the water  and  doesn't carry  Last  time,  it  was  the  new  head­ the  inside.  quarters hall In  New  York, and  the  The enclosed  ten  dollars is a  do­ Atlantic  ship.  We  left  Mobile  on  it around  on  his shoulders.  By  the  On  no  single  ship  I've  sailed  on  top­notch  way  things  were  set  up  nation  to  the  LOG  I would  like  to  August  13,  1950  and  went  from  way,  Tex  was making  his  debut  as  place  in  her  name.  have  I  been  able  to  remove  the  there.  there  to  Pusan  Korea,  after  which  job.  wire  guard  and  shade,  without  This  trip,  there's  the  vacation  I  would  like  to  say  that  our  pa­ we shuttled  between Pusan,  Inchon  a  bosun  and  did  a  swell  Percy  Boyer  using  a  hammer  and  shingle  and  pay  I can  collect  right  at  the  hall,  per  is  the  best  ever, and  it  shows  and  Japan.  Since  paying  off  in  4  4  4  mechanical force to take  the shade  and  this  new  slop  chest  rig  that  we  are going  places.  Keep  up the  uaxiand  in  January  1951  I  was  to  the  shop  where  I  use  chemical  guarantees  us  union ­ made  gear  good  work.  drafted into  the Army  and  am  now  He^.s  Proud Of  paint  remover  on  the glass.  Please  from  the  SIU's  own  Sea  Chest,  at  Tom  Durkin  stationed  in  Germany.  His  SiU  LOG  *Mr.  bosun,  take  care  of  your  own  prices  cheaper  than  we've  been  (Ed.  Note:  Thanks, brother. The  Job.  We  electricians  will  be  glad  paying  on  the ship  or elsewhere.  LOG  will  go  out  regularly  to  your  I sailed  during  the last  war  and  To  the  Editor:  received  the  Pacific  war  zone  bar  to  cooperate.  If  there's anything  that's  been  a  mother  from now  on.)  •   and  Atlantic  war  zone  bar.  I also  Every  time  I  get  a  copy  of  the  It  is  common  knowledge  to  all  headache  to  many  of  us,  it's  the  t  t  t  hold  a  thirt  mate's  license.  Your  LOG,  I  keep  on  wondering  what's  hands  that  we  electricians  have  to  need  to get  shore  gear and  clothes  help  in  this  matter  would  be  ap­ coming  up  next.  I  can  remember  compete  with  licensed  engineers  fast  when  we  reach  the  states.  Claims Steward  preciated.  when  four pages  was the  standard,  as  they  are  ever­increasingly  eas­ Many  times  we  get  hung  up  by  Bates Top Pay  and  we  couldn't  get  enough  copies  Pfc  Joachim  R.  Von  Holden  ing  us out  of  our  jobs.  Take  Cities  these  sharpies  shoreside  who  To  the  Editor:  of  the  paper.  Then  it  was  16  for  Service  Tankers  for  example.  We  charge  us  a  husky  price  for  stuff  In  our  last  negotiations  our  (Ed.  Note:  We  are  sending  you  quite a while, and  in the last couple  are not  needed  there  as they  have  that  I  wouldn't  leave  around  for  Union  has  gotten  a  great  deal  for  the standard  application  for release  of  months,  in  quick  time,  20,  24  well­trained  junior  3rd  engineers  my  pup  to sleep on  back  hom?.  all  of  us.  However,  I  believe  that  form  used  b  yseamen  seeking  dis­ and  now  28.  that can  do  all  manner  of  work  in  The set­up  on  the ship is  no bet­ the  steward  holds  down  a  much  charge  from, the  ormed  forces.)  One  thing's  for  sure,  too,  the  the  engine  room  from  making  ter.  when  you  consider  that  the  more  responsible  job  than  any  increase  in  the  size  of  our  paper  444  coffee for  the 1st assistant to read­ ship  operator  is  out  to  make  a  other imlicensed man on a ship and  has  not  put  the  slightest  dent  in  ing  the  funnies  to  the  chief  engi­ profit  show  on  the  slopchest  he  should  get  the  highest  pay  rate  in  ^ewly^lieensed^  the  quality  of  it,  and  I  can  speak  puts  aboard  just  like  on  every­ the  unlicensed  departments.  What  neer.  for a  lot 0.'  the boys  on  the ship in  He Sends TJhanks  saying  thing  else.  I  don't  mind  anybody  with  having  a  job  that  is  full  of  To  it  really  makes  a'hit  with  Agrees  On  Foul­Ups  the  Editor:  making  profits,  but  you  have  a  responsibilities  he  is  head  of  a  all of  us.  I also  would  like  to say  that the  right  This  letter  must  serve  a  two­ expect  you'll­  get  some­ department  with  11  or  more  men  I  haven't  seen  too  many  union,  cartoon  "Seafarer  Sam  Says"  on  thing  to  fold  purpose.  First,  in  expressing  papers,  decent  when  you  peel  off  under  him.  except  those  you  pick  up  page  20  of  the  same  LOG  takes  some  of  that  long  my  regret  that  I must  retire  from  here  and  there  on  the  waterfront,  green  for  a  new  Another thing is why the steward  the  words  right  out  of  my,  mouth  pair  of  shoes or  a  couple  of  shirts.  the  SIU,  and  second,  that  I  may  department  men  are  not  classed  extend my  deep appreciation  to the  but  there  doesn't  seem  to  be  any  when  it raps  the foul­ups  and  per­ That's  why  I  was  pleased  as  all  as day  workers and  treated accord­ paper  around  that  can  stand  up to  formers.  .'11  admit  some  of  the  get­out  when  the  word  got  around  ingly,  particularly  when  we  work  officials  and  membership for  their  the  LOG  in  size,  shape  or  form.  electricians  are  the first  ones  that  as we  came into  New York  that  an  aid  and  friendship  during  the  six  I'll  be  glad  to  see  go.  However,  SIU  representative  straight  from  days hut  have  the split  shift to  do.  ^ars  I  have  been  a  member  of  Everything  seems  to  be  includeST''­ and  I  guess  we  Seafarers  are  the  I'd  like  to  give  the  names  of  two  the  headquarters  Sea*  Chest  was  I  would  like  to  hear  from  other  this Union.  electricians  who  are  a  credit  to  coming aboard  to  take  our  orders  brothers  what  they  think  about  Last  December  I sat  for,  and  guys  that  .find  out  fastest  what's  the  SIU  and  whom  I'd  be  glad  to  for  stuff  and  return  with  the  gear  this  and  what  they  would  suggest  received, my original  2nd Assistant  going  on  all  through  our  Union  and  in  the industry  as  a  whole.  Bill  Hay  ship with  again. If  Ernest M. Metts  in  a  couple  of  hoyrs.  Diesel  license.  Recently  a  position  Naturally, I'm  a  little prejudiced  and  Frank  Baker  read  this,  and  I  think  this  is  a  great  idea,  and  t  t  4.  •   was  open  on  the  "Ponce"  as  3rd  either  approve  or  disapprove,  I'd  I  know  that  next  time  I  run  into  Drafted Seaman  assistant  and  as I wish  to  put in  as  in  the  matter,  because,  like  every  other  SIU  member^  I'm  plenty  sure be  glad  to read  their criticism  port  and  see some  of  the  guys  I'm  much  time as  possible I have  taken  proud  of  our  Union  and  what  it's  Seeks Way Ont  in  the  LOG.  the  position.  going  to  make  sure  I  let  them  done.  But  this  paper  is  really  Before I finish  I want  to express  know  where  I got  my  new  clothes  To  the  Editor:  I  joined  the  Union  in  January,  something.  I  don't  see  why  the  I  have  been  in  the  SIU  since  1946,  my appreciation  for the speed  with  at  rock­bottom  prices.  and  have  sailed  as  a  chief  LOG  couldn't  come  off  with  a  which  the  vacation­  checks  were  Jack  Bren  1946 and  have a 100  percent record  electrician  almost  continuously  couple of  prizes in  any man's  news­ all  around.  Two  weeks  ago  they  given  but  in  Baltimore. Earl  Shep­ speaks  well  for our  book  to  paper contest.  The LOG  deserves  t  t  4.  drafted  me^  although I am  27 years  which  pard  the  port  agent,  Johnnie  the  job  ratio.  ''  old.  I  read  in  the  LOG  a  couple  May  I  request  that  with  my  re­ a  husky round  of  applause from  all  dispatcher  and  all  the  staff  spent  Appendix Fouls  of  months  ago  that  anybody  with  tirement card  you  send  me  an  ap­ of  us.  their February 12 holiday  handling  Jay  Manicio  Up a Seafarer  five years' sea  time could  apply  to  plication  for  vacation  pay?  applications,  for  our  much  needed  To  the  Editor:  CEd.  Note:  Thanks  for  the  or­ his commanding officer  for his  dis­ and  Appreciated  vacation  money.  I  In  closing  I  wish  the  Union,  its  chids,  brother.  You  can  be  sure  As  I am  in  the  hospital  here  in  charge.  I  would  appreciate  it  if  know.  I  was  down  to  $1.78  at  the  Cherbourg  and  will  be  here  for  you could send  me the information  officials and membership continued  the  LOS  will  be  in  there  pitching  time.  unity  and  prosperity.  when  the  Labor  Press  oicards  ore  a  month  or  more,  I  would  appre­ so  I could  go back to  sea  again.  Merwyn  E.  Watson  ciate  George  F.  Swiizer  made  this  year.)  it  if  you  would  mail  me  the  I  have  aii  ratings  in  the  engine  '»  (Editor's  note:  In all  fairness  to  LOG  and  the  news  o£  the  states.  department  and  I  think  my  Union  4  4.  ­ the  bosun  involved,  the  LOG  is  It  gets  lonesome  here  just  lying  not  100  percent certain that  he was  in  bed  with  nothing  but  the  walls  needs  me  now.  Please  send  it  to  Deep Study?  Santos Hospital  actually  working  on  the  lights.  to  look  at.  I would  like  the  LOGs  me  as soon  as  possible  before they  ship  me  out.  Care Applauded  Could  be  that.it  was  just  an inter­ since  February  28  if  I  could  get  Pvt.  Raul  E.  Cumare  esting  pose.)  ^  To  the Editor:  ""  them.  (Ed.  Note:  The  official  appli­ t  The  reason  I am  in  here is that  cation  form  for  military  discharge  I  just  got  back  from  Santos,  r  I  had  acute  appendicitis  and  is on its way.)  Brazil  a  couple  of  days  ago,  so  I  Zane Grey Crew  almost died  when  peritonitis set in.  thought  I'd  write  a  line  or  two  in  4"  4"  i  praise  of  the  hospital  the  Delta  Rescues Seaman  I was aboard the George A. Lawson  German Unionist  when  I was  taken­ ill.  '  Line is  now  using  there.  To  the Editor:  Frank  Kelly  Hails SiU  Paper  It's  the  Casa  de  Saiide,  Angle  We  had  a  little  excitement  on  Americana  (Anglo  American  Hos­ the  Zane  Grey,  which  is  an  (Ed.  Note:  Hope  you'll  be  well  To the  Editor:  pital).  The  matron. Dona  Carlotta,  Isthmian  Liberty  ship  on  the  coal  soon.  The  LOG's  on  the  way.)  In  the  past  two  years  you  have  is  'Brazilian­bom  of  American  run.  We  were  entering  the  Eng­ 4  t  been so  kind  as to send  me  a .copy  parents  and  speaks  English  very  lish channel at 10  AM on Saturday  Warns On BA  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  regu­ well.  March 15,  near Dover,  when  a ves­ larly.  I  am  very  much  obliged  to  1 was  pretty  sick  when  I  got  in  ­ sel  in  our  vicinity,  the  MV  Capi­ Money Swindle  you  for  this  kindness  as  it  was  there, with  double  pneumonia, and  tan  Perait  raised  the  "man  over­ To  the  Editor:  very  important  for  me  to  know  I  can  honestly  say  I  got  the  best  board"  signal  and  radioed  a  re­ Due  to  the  fact  that  a  number  the trends  in your  trade union  life.  of  care  all  the  time.  'When  I  was  quest  for  assistance.  The  Zane  of  brothers  have  been  booked  on  I  would  like  to  congratulate  you  able to eat  I was fed  very well  and  Grey  and  three  other  ships  an­ the  quick  switch  money  exchange  on  the  improved  edition  which  the  food  was  served  hot  every  swered  the call  with the  crews lin­ in  Buenos Aires it  might  be a  good  covers  every  phase  of  ­ the  Sea­ ing  the  rails  to  search  the  area.  idea  to  warn  them  to  keep  their  farers life.  meal.  I'm  feeling  good  now  and  will  ^ M\  Today  I  am  sending  you  a  copy  A  half  hour  later  the  man  was  eyes open  when  in  that city.  soon  be  ready  to  take  a  ship  and  sighted floating  off  our  port  bow.  Several  men  on  the  Delta  Line  of  the  newest  German  collective  m  get  back  down  that  way.  The  No.  3  boat  was  lowered,  ships,  the  Del  Sud  and  the  Del  agreement  for  the  whole  German  MI  Before closing  I'want to say  that  manned  by  Mr.  Okland,  chief  of­ Santos,  have  been  hooked  on  this  merchant  marine,  hoping  that  it  the  LOGs  are  arriving  regularly  will  be  of  somq  interest  for  you.  ficer;  James  Dunn,  2nd  assistant;  deal.  The note said  that Don  Hul^  on  the  Mississippi  ships  going  to  Tex  Mettinc  The  agreement  was  negotiated  in  Williani Caswell,  3rd assistant, and  bard,'  oiler,  on  the  Mary  South  America  and  are  looked  Charles  Chandler,  bosun.  There  (Ed,  Note:  The  brother  is  evi­ December  and  January  and  be­ was  a  rough,  choppy  sea  and  a  dently  referring  to  men  who  offer  came  effective  January  1.  If  I  Adams, ­  was  learning  how  to  forward  to  and  very  much  ap­ be  an  engineer.  On  a combat  preciated  when  they  arrive.  fresh  northeast  wind.  It  was  11  Seafarersmoney  exchanges in  the  could  be  helpful  to  you  with  fur­ Tom  SeanloB  ther  information  about  German*  tank,  maybe?  before the man  was  recovered  itreitM md  on thie  docks.)  '  �Wlflou? Ashg Mail  From Shipmates  3«» !  I^.ifP  "  Friday,  April  4.  195t  SEAFAU^nS  LOG  fmg* Twentjr­tw*  L  E  T  T  E  R  S  Cafeteria Tour  ConvineesHim  To  the  Editor:  money. .Without  money  they  can't  To  the  Editor:  In  the  February  8  issue  of  the  petty  baloney  exists,  sail  with  this  meet  our  long­fought­for  Mving  Through the  courtesy of  our ablo  you will  have the  same  LOG  you  had  a  picture  of  the  captain and  headquarters  restaurant  manager,  conditions  in  our  contracts.  pleasure  we  all*" have  had.  You  burial  of  my  late  husband,  Cla­ will also share  the same  respect  we  Profits  Important  Dick  Grant,  I  was  shown  around  To the  Editor:  rence  Cone,  aboard  the  Joseph  all  have  for  him.  h^"­ I «iV';  Our elected  Union  officials know  behind  the  scenes  of  the  cafeteria.  Priestly.  Could you advise  me how  Recently  I  had  an  experience  Patty  McCann  fe.''­ the  profit  the  steamship  operators  My  trip  was  unscheduled  yet  I  I  could  get  in  touch  with  the  boy  Ship's  delegate  aboard. the  Mae  of  the  Bull  Line  are  making  and  the  demands  in  found  everything  and  everybody  who took  the  picture, or  any of  the  4­  4>  4>  O  which  luckily  for  me  caused  no  our  new  contracts  shall  be  based  in  a  scrupulously  clean  and  happy  ,  old  crew  who  was  with  him  from  harm  but  could result  in severe  in­ accordingly.  Therefore,  it  is  our  state.  I can assure  November,  1951,  to  January  2,  the  membership  jury  if  precautions  are  not  taken.  duty  to  live  up  to  our  contracts,  1952,  when  he  passed  away?  that  the  places  I  would  like  very  much  to  write  The  other  wiper  and  I  were  spray  performing  our  duties  with  effici­ ency and  economy. Guard  the gains  where  tlte  food  them  or  if  they  would  drop  me  a  To  the  Editor:  painting  the  lower  engine  room  we  have  made.  Is  there  need  to  is  stored, and  My  son,  who  is  a  Seafarer,  has  line  I  could  answer  them.  c 0 0 k e d  are  as  The  LOG  is  the  best  paper  I  your  newspaper  sent  home  to  me  using  heat  resistant  aluminum  recite  the  story  of  the  goose  that  clean  and  order­ have  read  that  is  a  workingman's  and  I  read  it  from  cover  to  cover  paint.  We  had  started  to  paint  the  laid  the  golden  egg?  ly  as  the  cafete­ There  are  a  few  youngsters  who  paper  and  for  news  it's  tops.  It's  and  enjoy  every  minute  of  it.  overhead  on  which  the fire  box  of  ria  itself.  just  too  bad  Cone  can't  be  here  Mothers  like  to  know  something  the  boiler  rests  and  I  was  using  haven't  got  their  sea  legs  yet  that  As  a  steward' I  to  enjoy  all  the  new  things  going  of  the  kind  of  work  their  sons  are  the  spray  gun.  blab  on  subjects  regarding  the  sea  On  this  type  of  ship  (seam  type)  and  ships  with  which  they  are  not  found  it  a  pleas­ on  as  he  sure  wanted  to  see  the  doing  and  unlike  girls,  boys  won't  Jellette  ure to  inspect the  ^  new  hall  when  it ^^s  finished.  He  bother  to  discuss  it  with  their  the  ventilation  is  forced  with  no  familiar.  Just  bear  this  in  mind.  told  me  all  about  It  but  I  guess  I  mothers  so the  newspaper  is  a  big  exhaust  fan  and  but  two small  sky­,  The  SIU  is  going  forward  with  meat box.  The meats are first grade  lights  which  do  not  afford  free  cir­ your  help.  There  Is  no  returning  cuts  and  temperatures  are  perfect.  won't  ever  get  to  see  it  now.  help.  I  am  informed  that  nothing  is  left  '  .  Pauline  Cone  I  have  learned  through  reading  culation  of  air.  The first  assistant,  to  the  old  days.  your  paper  that  the  young  men  to  make  things  more  interesting  i"  i 4"  Captain Carlsen  is coriiparatively  hanging  around  to  injure  its  good­ who  go  to  sda  can  be  every  bit  as  placed  canvas  around  the  area  be­ a  young  man  but  with  plenty  of  ness  and  taste.  The  galley  is  nice  as  those  who  choose  business  ing  painted  to  keep  the  fumes  and  sea  time  under  his  belt.  He  seeks  fitted  out  with  the  very  latest  in  or  banking  or  the  professions  for  the  spray  more  closely  confined.  no  fame  or  fortune.  His  only  re­ range  equipment  including  elective  their  life  work.  The  shipowners  Fumes  Caught  Fire  quest  was  "give  me  another  En­ glass  and  dish  washers.  The  To  the  Editor:  and  officers  are  treating  the  per­ After  I  had  used  the  gun a  min­ terprise."  Personally  I  hope  he  canned  goods  used  are  of  the  We  wish  to  extend  our  heartfelt  sonnel  with  more  dignity  thanks  ute or  so,  the heat  from  the  boiler,  signs  twenty  year  articles  in" Hol­ highest grade.  This cannot  be said  thanks  to  the  New  Orleans  branch  of  the' storage  on  some  company  for  the  beautiful  floral  offering  to  the  Union,  and  in  turn  the  Sea­ which  has  no  insulation  outside  of  lywood.  You  youngsters  remember  ships  we  sail  on.  farer  responds  to  this  new  atti­ tlie floor  plate  and  brick­work,  you  are  all  potential  captains.  sent  to  our  late  mother's  funeral.  Great  credit  is  due  to  the  fine  We  also  want  to  thank  our  tude  with  respect  and  a  deter­ caused  the  fumes  and  spray  all  Oka!  Jones  management  of  Dick  Grant  and  to  branch  agent.  Brother  Lindsey  mination  to  comport  himself  with  around  me  to  burst  into flame.  I  his  staff.  So  fellows,  'nough  said!  Williams,  and his able  assistants.  the  dignity  in  accord  with  the  made  a  hasty  leap  from  the  aux­ Grab  that  tray  and  rest  assured  Bill  and Tom Garrity  manly  and  vital  work  that  he  per­ iliary  condenser  to  the floor  plate.  forms.  I  always  say  to  my  spn  I  escaped  without  injury  due  to  the  goods you  buy  and eat  are tops  i"  4"  t  "give  the  company  a  good  day's  the  fact  I  had  my  hair  well  cov­ in  grade  and  price.  work  for  a  good  day's  pay."  John  J.  Jellette  •   ered,  was  wearing  goggles and  had  To the  Editor:  Machine  Dishwashers  a pair of  sponges for a mask.  Seems  Howdy  to  all  our  bi­others  from  ^  4^  41  Of  course  I  have  no  right  to  as if  Bull  Line  can't afford  a  paint­ the. guys  stuck  out  here  in  Korea.  To  the  Editor:  make  suggestions  regarding  the  ing  mask.  „  We  the  unlicensed  members  of  forthcoming  new  contract,  but  I  It  is  so  muddy  here  that  you  the  SIU  and  crewmembers  aboard  thought  that  I  might make  one  for  Recently  I  read  a  memorandum  have" to  use  hip  boots  when  you go  this vessel,  the  Alice Brown,  would  the  sake  of  the  health  of  all  con­ put  out  by  Bull  Line  that  a  wiper  ashore  as  the  dirt  lanes  are as  full  To  the  Editor:  like  to  take  this  time  out  and  give  cerned,  ahd  that  is  that  automatic  had  been  burned  to  death  using  oi  holes  as  a  new  cake  of  Swiss  a  little  praise  to  a  worthwhile  dishwashers  be  installed  on  ships,  heat  resisting  paint  which  is  in  no  cheese.  They  should  change  the  Upon  hearing  from  the  chief  master.  His  name  is  Claude  Mar­ since  they  allow  the  use  of  high  way fire  proof.  I've  had  brushes  name of  this place to  muddy water.  mate  of  the  Robin  •   Sherwood  that  he  intended  to  carry  a  gang  they,  a  man  that  any  of  you  fel­ tempei'ature  water  and  strong  de­ catch fire  using  this  type  paint  While on  the subject  of  changing  lows  on  the  beach  would  like  to  tergents.  These  are  two factors  in  also.  A  few  words  of  advice  to  of  names,  we  have  just  found  out  from  one  port  to  another  in  Africa  a  sail  with.  His  record  in  the  SUP  the  control  of  trench  mouth,  which  anybody  who  may  in  the  future  (via  gi­apevine scuttlebutt)  that this  as  a  "shore  gang,"  I  went  to  see  is well  known as a  good union  man  pops  up  now  and  then.  Of  course,  use  a  spray gun  with this  paint.  Be  vessel has  been sold  to IsjM­andsten  him  and  asked  him  what  was  certain  the  area  is  well  ventilated  afoot.  and  brother.  the  same  result  can  be  achieved  and  the  surface  to  be  painted  is  and­her name  will be  changed from  Unlike  the  usual  captain  from  by  the  use  of  rubber  gloves  when  The  mate  told  me  that  he  was  the  Noonday  to  the  Flying  Enter­ the  foc'sle  where  the  job  goes  to  dishwashing,  but  they  are  easily  not  hot.  taking  along  these  men  to  chip  prise.  We hope  she has better  luck  Tony  Vayevatskl  a  man's  head,  he  ruined  when handling  cutlery.  than  her  predecessor,  the  now  de­ and  paint  as  a  shore  gang.  They  has  maintained  a  were not  supposed to  use any  crew  4"  t  i  At any  rate,  I hope  you  will give  ceased flyer.  high ­respect  for  facilities.  They  were  to  cook  their  some  thought to  the  problem, since  A  Clean  Ship  the  c r e Ml.  The  own  meals  with  the  ship  giving  it  is  partly  one  of  education  and  You  can  bet  that  the  ship  will  them some  coffee,  sui^ar and cream  three  delegates  equipment.  be  turned  over  to  its  new  owners  and  no  more.  He  also  said  that  no  and  ship's  dele­ I  think  I  can  say  on­ behalf  of  in  clean  shape,  as  all  SIU  vessels  work  was  to  be  done  while  the  gate  found  him  a  all  mothers  of  Seafarers,  "thank  To  the  Editor:  are  at  all  times.  Though  seamen  ship  was  underway.  When  port  is  veiy  good  and  I'm  writing  for  the  LOG  to  be  you  for  your  wonderful  achieve­ from another  outfit are  taking, over  reached  he  said  he  wquld  find  a  honest  man  to  ment  in  the  advancement  of  our  sent to  me and  also  to ask  some  of  we  know  they  are  getting  a  real  deal  with.  Seafarer  sons."  my  old  buddies  to  write  now  that  seaworthy  ship.  For  some  of  us  place  for  them  to  sleep  ashore.  The  draws  in  McCann  Mrs.  R.  T.  Orr.  I'm  in  the  Army.  I  sailed  SIU  it  is  going  to  be  like  losing  an  old  All this  took place  in East  Africa  foreign  ports  from  Mombasa  to  Dar  el  Salam  4.  t  i  iWere  always  in  American  currency  ships  for  eight  years  until  I  got  friend.  Though none  of  us has  ap­ and  Tanga  and  back  again.  plied  for  homesteading  privileges  whenever  possible.  The  sailing  drafted.  Use  Crew  Supplies'  we  must  admit  that  we  intended  board  was  posted  and  trips  ashore  Over  here a  letter sure  comes in  making a  few  more  voyages  before  Actually  when  this  gang  went  to  were  always  there.  His good  union  handy  because  I'm  right  in  line  hitting ­the  beach  for  repairs  and  work  they  were  supplied  with  cots,  background  taught  him  an  SIU  To  the  Editor;  and  expect  to  stay  here  until  ipy  ship  is a  clean  ship,  and  his  ideals  We  the  SIU  members  here  at  points  add  up.  I  wish  I  was  back  relaxation.  Quite  a  few  of  the  blankets,  sheets  and  pillows  out  of  cr­ew  was  of  the  same  opinion.  the  crew's  supply.  They  slept  on  were  brought  to  light  by  having  the  Fort  Stanton,  US  Public  in  New  Orleans  where  I  shipped  Even  the  "old  man"  stated  that  he  the  ship  and  on  our first  night  in  most  of  the  men  cleaning  and  Health  Service  Hospital,  wish  to  out  for  six  years.  will  get  another  ship,  but  never  port  were  refused  shore  leave  by  painting  where  necessary.  Results  express  our  sincere  thanks  for  the  were  that  111  hands  have  their  Zenith  Radio  donated  to  us  by  the  The  boys  used  to  call  me  SIU  another  "Noonday."  The  "old  the  captain,  which  means  they  hands  full  of  overtime  and  paint  crewmembers  of  the' Ponce  de  Joe  Curran.  I'm  hoping  I'll  be  man,"  Captain  Samuels,  sort  of  were  being  made  part  of  the  crew  Leon.  Thank  you  all  very  much.  with  you  all  soon.  I'm  just  dying  watched  over us  like a  mother  hen  under  the  captain's  orders.  The  brushes.  over a  brood  of  young  chicks.  men  were fed  by  our  steward's  de­ Donald  McDonald  to  see  the  new  hall.  So  brothers,  lake  it  from  us,  if  ;UJ  Pfc  B.  J.  Curran,  52152103  you  M'ant  a  good  trip  where  no  If  there are  any  grits left  aboard  partment  just as  if  they  were crew­ Co  A  23  Inf.  Reg.  when  we  turn  this  tub  over  to  the  members.  APO  248,  San  Francisco  This  gang  started  to  chip  at  new  owners,  we  ask  Gal  Tanner  to  7  AM  every morning,  depriving the  see ,to  it  that  we  have  the  same  as  4"  4"  4i  '  rumor  has  spread  that  there's  a  crew  of  sleep.  To  sum  up,  the  "shore  gang" slept,  ate and  worked  shortage  of  grits  in  Baldwin.  on  ship,  using  the  crew's  equip­ A  Good  Trip  ment  and  facilities.  No  trip  is  perfect,  but  for  an  To  the  Editor:  Crew  Asks  OT  Asiatic run  this one has been  above  Regarding  Captain  Carlsen  of  average.  There's  been  very  little  As a  result the  crqw had  a  meet­ the  sunken  Flying  Enterprise,  let's  squabbling,  except  for  some  of  the  ing  and  decided  that  the  payment  go back  to  the  tradition  of  the  sea,  Lotharios  who  deeni  themselves  of  overtime  is  just  and  fair  for  namely  that  the  last  man  to  leave  goodwill  ambassadors  to  the  every  hour  worked.  The  total  in­ Orient.  .  Could  be  at  that,  for  a  volved  is  840  hours.  the  ship  is  the  skipper.  I  have  good  sailor  spreads  more  goodwill  The  chief  mate,  who  hates  the  nothing  but  praise  for  any  sea­ (and  loot)  than  most  of  the  ap­ Union,  said  if  this  overtime  goes  faring  man  who  brir^gi  honor  and  pointed  goodwill  dispensers.  througji.  he  will  resign  and  stay  a  credit to  the "men  who go  down  to  In  conclusion,  the  delegates  of  thousand  miles away  from  the  SIU  the  sea  in  ships."  This  is  exactly  our respective departments say  bon  personnel.  He  also  stated  that  I  what  Captain  Carlsen  did,  proving  voyage.  Here  we  come home  from  was  personally  responsible  for  de­ by  his  action  that  he  is  a  cour­ the "land  of  the rising sun,"  where  manding  this  overtime  and  that  I  ageous, honorable and humble man,  you can  see snow  on the  mountains  will  pay  for  this.  I  want  you  to  loyal  to his  duties  to  save his  ship.  in  July  to  the terra firma  of  the  know  about  it  in  case  the  revolu­^  • t­ Let  us  not  be  so  stupid  as  to  greatest  country  in  the  whole  uni­ tion  starts  between  him and  me  in  the remaining  23 days  at sea.  think  the  various  companies  we  verse—^America.  In typical  shipboard meeting, crewmembers  of. the Alice  Brown lis­ sail  for  can  afford  to  continue  in  William  Brightwell  Manuel  Cotty  . ten intently  while  delegate give*  report on  matters affecting  men.  Sbip'a delegate  operation  if  they  do  hot  make  Ship's  delegate  Wiper Tells Of  Narrow' Escape  Mom Mails Union  Accomplishments  Thank SiU For  Funeral Wreath  ^  a.  Noonday  Making  Farewell Trip  Skipper Hates  High with Crew  Sherwood Crew  Sets OT Fuse  SiU ^^Joe Curran^  Asks For Mail  Sick  Men Thank  Crew For Gift  Declares Carlsen  Deed  Aided  All  �BBAFARERS  IPC  WtUv, April«.  iMt  nw* Tweiilr>fkrt»  •  LETTERS  •   S  E  A  F  A  R  E  R  S  CASH  BENEFITS  Guard Your Gear  In Foreign Ports  when  we  get  back  In  Venezulean  waters.  The  fantail  will  be  lined  with  disciples  of  Izaak  Walton.  When  we  get  back  at the  end  of  the month  the Venore is going into  the  shipyard  for  repairs,  and  the  delegates  are  .getting  their  lists  worked  up to make  sime she's ship­ shape  for  the  next  SIU  crew  that  takes  over.  Clinton  M.  Webb  Ship's  delegate  $  To  the  Editor:  We're  still  out  here  In  Japan  on  the  Madaket  after  our  voyage  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND GULF  DISTRICT  •  A.F.L.  from  Long  Beach  and  Frisco.  It  has been  a  good  trip thanks  to  the  Vacation  Plan,  March  IS—March  29  fact  that  the  officers  on  here  are  $120,456.26  Welfare  Plan,  March  9—March  22  the  best  than  any  seaman  _could  ever  wish  to  sail  with.  I  want  to  say  for  all  the  crew that  the  chief  109.3S  Charles  MicaUef  5123  mate,  Mr.  Peterson,  is  tops.  He  98.39  Elvis  O.  Warren  5124  certainly  deserves,the name  "King  50.17  Fred  G.  Bjorkman  5125  53.28  WUUe  Edwards  5126  Peterson"  as  he  is  a  real  swell  72.33  Juan  R.  Rodriguez  5127  guy.  There's  not  48.61  Rafael  Quesada  5128  REPORT  NO.  4  57.94  George  W.  Rogers  5129  one  d is p u t e d  To  the  Editor:  94.50  Arcangel  Saavedra  5130  By Lloyd Gardner, Asst. Secretary­Treasurer  hour  of  overtime  Brother  Paul  Hall's  column  in  53.67  Stanley  A.  Vhap  9131  Period  Covered  By  This  Report—^March  15­March  29  42.39  James  Walker  5132  in  the  deck  de­ the February  22  issue  of  the  LOG  48.22  A.  Trapezas  ,,,, 5133  I' partment.  Sea­ comments  on  the  setback  suffered  Cash  on  Hand  $296,670.22  Georges  94.89.^.  Joachim  Yanissis  5134  96.83  going  is  a'  real  by  the  political  commissars  in  Estimated  Accounts  Receivable  Jose  D.  Pineiro  5135  210,000.00  Maichael  45.50  5136  pleasure  with  a  maritime labor  and  the question  of  Vacation  Benefits  Paid  in  Period  102,961.26  Theodore  Duco  56.39  A.  Kontos  ,... 5137  83.61  >man  like  him  for  creating  laws  to  eliminate  them  Vacation  Benefits  Paid  Since  Feb. 11, 1952  PhUlip  G.  Wenz  5138  428,022.25  45.50  Gustav  V.  Thobe  5139  mate.  81.67  5140  from  all  labor  bodies  in  America.  For  the first  time  since  the  Vacation  Pian  got  under  way  almost  six  Henry  J.  Tucker  66.90  A word  of  wam­ Odysseus  Lagonikos  .... 5141  I  agree  with  Brother  Hall  that  weeks ago,  the money  paid out through  Headquarters has  siackened  off.  Joseph  Kozlowski  89.06  5142  ing  to  all  Sea­ we  have  successfully  kept  them  It appears  that  the Plan  has hit a  plateau  of  around  $100,000  which  we  William  Costello  35.00  5143  French  faring  men.  under  control  within  the  ranks  of  62.22  Lewis  W.  Beasley  5144  will  probably  handle  every  two  weeks  here.  80.89  Stanley  Gelak  5145  When  in  a  foreign  port  keep  your  the  SIU  down  through  the  years  83.61  Charles  J.  Smith  5146  That is Just  about the estimated  amount the  SIU figured the  member­ lockers  and  foc'sle  doors  locked  and  I also  agree  that creating  new  66.50  Richard  Forgione  5147  ship  would  collect  when  the  Plan first  went  into  effect—$2.5  million  74.67  John  Sullivan  5148  when  you're  not  there.  The  Junior  laws  will  not  entirely  eliminate  James  Labenz  5149  70.39  per  year.  That's  a  lot  of  cabbage,  but  every  cent  of  it  is  earned  and  8rd  mate  had  the  misfortune  of  Communists  from  the  labor  move­ Fred  Vykruta  5150  79.72  being  paid  out  promptly  to the  men  who  earned  it.  William  Carney  5151  .77.00  having a  suit, shirts, topcoat,  shoes  ment.  GuUlermo  Blanco  5152  106.17  and  othe  property stolen  while  out  Passing  laws  will  only  send  While  we've  paid  out  money  now  to 6,309  men  as of  March  29,  there  Void  5153  Void  Harris  5154  64.56  of  his room for only a  few minutes.  these  people  underground  until  are  hundreds of  men  around  who  are  due  vacation  money  but  haven't  Raymond  63.78  Mario"  Figuerio  5155  Crewman  Hospitalized  collected  it.  These  fellows  are  leaving  it  lie,  kind  of  a  bank  account,  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  .... 5156  3,000.00  such time  as they feel safe  to come  James  Blake  5157  96.83  At  this  writing, one  of  our crew­ out  in  the  open  to  spread  their  which  instead  of  paying interest  builds  up  according  to  the  days  they  Matheson  5158  75.44  members,  Joseph  B.  Fiever,  sr.,  usual  propaganda.  To  stop  the  work,  which  is  a  lot  better  than  interest.  Anyway  you  look  at  it,  James  Charles  HaU  5159  98.00  Donald  Hicks  5160  101.89  OS.  is  in  the  Yokahama  hospital  spread  of  such  propaganda  we  whether  you. pick  up  the  dough  or  let  it  accumulate,  it  is  a  good  deal  Headley  White  5161  52.50  with  a  rare  skin  disease.  The  doc­ must  eliminate  the  source  upon  for all  of  us.  Perry  Greenwood  5162  S63.00  Aristides  Bastas  5163  47.44  tors  don't  seem  to  know  what  is  which  they feed.  88.67  Ralph  Groseclose  John  Alden  5024  5164  71.56  Check  wrong.  Joe  is­  hoping  along  with  The  political parasites  of  Stalin's  Name  George  O'Berry  5165  56.78  No.  Amount  Pacificio  Yuzon  80.48  To  replace  check  3243..  5025  $77.39  Lindsay  Tibbetts  5166  82.44  4926  the rest  of  us that he will  be cured^  regime  feed  upon  prejudice,  Miguel  Salcedo  100.72  Charles Garriz  5026  Mahlen  Johnson  ........ 5167  91.39  37.33  4927  Mattiola  in  time to make  this ship  in Kobe.  bigotry  and  hatred that  man some­ Gaeano  83.22  John  Bilinski  5027  5168  57.56  Franklin  Fyock  4928  79.33  Charles  A.  Moss  70.39  Sam  Sache  Arnold  Kunnapas  5028  60.67  4929  Anthony  Melanson­ 5169  37.33  times  seems  to  have  for  his  Claudio  Pinero  74.28  Johan  Axelsson  5029  105.00  4930  Irvin  Ranes.  Jr  5170  58.72  68.83  brothers.  Jose  Nazario  5030  89.44  4931  Ferdinand  Heck  Kermit  Bymaster  5171  57.94  75.06  Venancio  Leindo  5031  62.61  William  Gonzales  4932  To  combat  the commies  we  need  Joseph  SennevUle  5172  54.83  40.44  George  Midgett  5032  101.50  Joseph  Hare  4933  John  MUler  5173  96.06  education  to  teach  men  the  true  Hans Kehlenbeck  51.72  Thomas  Powers  5033  67.28  Catalino  Ombao  4934  5174  56.39  50.17  PhiUip  Sachs  5034  43.56  4935  definition  of  democracy  to  where  Cosimo  Geltrude  5175  61.83  82.06  John  Turk,  Jr  5035  64.17  Thomas  Henry  4936  Andre  Costantin  Elra  Bergeron  5176  74.28  it  becomes  a  daily  practice.  Equal  Heino  Ekker  49.39  WiUie  Sancedo,  Jr  5036  109.28  WUUam  Vincent  4937  5177  37.72  37.33  Mcarl  Carley  5037  .  67.67  Ernest  Forbes  4938  rights  and  privileges  is  a  natural  Ralph  Dillon  5178  67.28  97.61  5038  105.00  John  Clapp  4939  Torsten  Lundkvist  5179  74.67  order  of  democracy  when  prac­ Lamar  Holt  80.11  Santos  Townsend  5039  41.61  Charles  Clark  4940  Raul  Santos  5180  91.00 .  89.06  5040  78.17  JameyPulliam  ticed  without  the force  of  laws.  4941  Joseph  FarreU  Dario  Martinez  5181  10J.&.  i\  Buddy  Griffith  5041  54.44  108.89  4942  Drew  5182  91.39  The  constitution  of  these  United  Lucien  77.39  Rudolph  Vasquez  5042  55.61  Melvin  Mercer  4943  Murphy  GuiUory  5183  40.06  70.78  SaviUe  B.  Tribble  5043  74.67  Chester  Just  States  gives  to  ail  its  citizens  the  Ellie  Larrimore  .........  4944  39.28  5184  95.28  Henry  G.  Pacheco  5044  Void  Richard  Oden  4945  Void  same  equal  rights  by  law.  If  you  Eston  65.72  Estaban  Villapol  5045  37.32  4946  Roland  G.  73.50  5046  and  I  have  the  same  duties,  must  Charles Davis  37.72  Byrd  Free  4947  Burke  87.89  Gregg,  jr.,  OS:  Thaddeus  Jackson  5047  65.72  4948  Henry Lanier  obey  the same  laws, then  we  must  James Mann  77.00  5048  92.94  Herbert  Coggsdale  4949  59.11  Whether  a  fellow  5049  have  the  same  rights  and  privi­ Reamer  Grimes  42.39  Warren  Luiro  4950  69.22  Carl  Kress  5050  82.44  4951  wants  to  take  a  WiUiam  Horan  leges.  106.56  5051  40.44  Carl  Olsen  4952  Joseph  Torra  56.39  vacation  or  not  Mankind  has  lived  under  the  Alfred  Pulvano  5052  75.83  Gerard  Riley  4953  40.06  the  e.xtra  money  5053  36.94  George  Warrington  4954  forces  of  good  and  evil  surround­ Rocco  AgogUa  78.17  5054  4S.11  Thomas  Ryan  4955  Lloyd  Bacon  81.28  is  very  handy.  ed  by  the  bigotry,  prejudice  and  James  Francisco  Bueno  5055  73.11  4956  McConathy  57.17  It's good  to know  5056  59.50  Ah  Chen  Chu  4957  hatred  of  evil  men  who  stand  in  Eltom  Mistich  110.44  5057  59.89  Rolf  Karlsen  4958  Reinchuck  65.72  you  can  collect  the shadows  of  ignorance  too  cow­ Laurence  John  Wheat  5058  44.72  4959  Mabrey  Salter  64.17  every 90 days  too.  5059  58.72  PhiUip  Robertson  4960  Vincent  Carmen  ardly  to face  the  light  of  truth.  52.39  5060  75.83  Dao  King  Chae  4961  Franklin  Hughes  As  a  great  Chinese  philosopher  John  103.44  5061  68.44  Harry  Lowther  4962  Smith  55.22  5185  Carl  B.  Htnes  84.00  Jose  Dehesa  5062  78.17  4963  once  said,  we  must  learn  to  culti­ Jesse  McElreath  103.06  5186  85.56  Kurt  Novy  Walter  Johnson  5063  94.50  4964  Ellis,  Jr  40.06  5187  64.17  Donald  E.  McLaren  vate  our  own  garden  before  we  Ifal  5064  69.22  Arvel  Binion  4965  Alvin  Henderson  63.00  5188  Preparing  night  lunch,  Mad­ 107.33  Herbert  Ring  5065  86.72  Alen  Sauders  4966  ridicule  that  of  our  brothers.  Norman  Earley  41.22  Gilbert  A.  Delgado  .... 5189  100.72  aket  night  cook  and  baker  5066  104.61  Antonio  Cospito  4967  Morris Berlowitz  56.00  5190  Joseph  S.  Buckley  78.17  Necdem  Galloway  5067  59.11  William  Johnson  Emmanuel  Soultanakis  ...  4968  103.06  5191  slices  baloney  for  sandwiches.  64.58  Clifford  Martin  5068  103.06  Herbert  Knowles  (Ed.  Note:  Brother  Hall's  col­ Walter  Anthony  4969  70.78  5192  48.22  Clarence  A.  Carter  5069  71.17  Edwin  Geter  4970  Barbarin  56.00  5193  70.39  Thomas  V  Logan  However if  he can't  make it  we  all  iiijin  to  which  the  writer  refers,  Jules  5070  63.00  Riidu  Naavisma  4971  Juan  Colon  92.56  5194  Frank  Rakas,  Jr  97.61  Louis  Gambaro  :  5071  dealt with  Senate Labor Committee  55.61  4972  Edward  Mishanski  85.94  wish  him  a  speedy  recovery  and  a  5195  88.67  Stanley  Buzalewski  Luis  Ramirez  5072  Void  4973  Void  44.72  5196  Walter  Garrett  hearings  on  whether  or  not  ad­ WiUiam  Gooden  54.06  quick  voyage  home.  Omar  Ames  5073  80.11  4974  38.11  5197  36.56  .tntonio  Lores  Chang  Ping  King  5074  ditional  legislation  should  be  50.94  4975  Paul  Brinson  47.83  Joe  has  been  on  here  for  two  5198  76.22  George  Phifer.  Jr  Goodwyn  Elkin  5075  39.28  4976  Deward  Carpenter  .......  104.61  5199  87.11  Otto  C.  Modin  trips, and  on  the first  trip his  son  passed  to eliminate remaining  com­ Juan  Cintron  5076  66.11  Steven  Williams  4977  70.00  5200  Bienvinedo  Ledo  77.39  5077  42.00  Angelo  Onello  4978  Laddie  Harris  y.toi  was AB  on  the same  watch. Joe  Jr.  munist influence  in labor).  93.33  104.22  WiUiam  Lr.whome  5078  106.17  WUliam  Parker  4979  Bernard  Malloy  72.72  5202  ^  Ji  J,  87.50  Gus  Skendelas  is in  LA  now.  5079  66.89  AUan  Simpson  4980  Robert  DonneUy  56.78  5203  77.73  Nicholas  Ferracci  5080  73.50  Cosmo  Curevich  4981  Luis Medina  By  the  way,  if  Joe  is  detained  5204  91.00  William  J.  Zietz  106.56  Alfred  Uanstvedt  5081  54.06  4982  Earl  Smith  87.89  5205  4,000.00  John  Kontoyiannis  for  any  period  of  time,  how  about  5082  41.22  To  Cash  Vac  Checks  Samuel  Case.  Jr  .........  4983  64.94  .  5206  37.72  Leroy  Sinclair  5083  79.72  Anthony  J.  Forrisl  4984  Jesse  Barton  some  of  you  guys  on  the  Topa  89.06  • "<­ 5207  76.61  WUliam  Dobbins  5084  87.11  Justo  Escalante  4985  Harold  Townsend  60.28  5208  Jack  Delaney  72.72  Topa, Young  America, Fairisle  and  To the  Editor:  John  E.  Nevin  5085  109.28  4986  John  Riley  58.72  5209  92.56  Edwin  Diehl  5086  86.72  George  J.  Smith  4987  other  scheduled  ships  taking  some  The  LOG  hit  it  on  the  head  Albert  Coles  71.56  5210  40.06  loanis  Saris  5087  58.33  Martin  V.  VaUes  4988  John  Riebel  80.89  5211  92.56  Ramon  P.  Perez  cigars  up  to  him.  I'm  sure  we  again.  That  story  on  port  security  WUUam  Teffner  5088  •   75.44  MiUo  A.  Incerto  4989  46.67  5212  70.00  Bernard  Snow  71.17  Domingo  E.  Orbigoso  .... 5089  4990  would  all  help  a  Union  brother  in  sure  had  it.  A  lot  of  the  fellows  Jolui  Hanks  94.11  5213  95.28  Charles  Brinton  5090  63.00  Walton  O.  Hudson  4991  Apolonio  Benavides  100.72  5214  39.67  Raymond  Hodges  such  a  position.  5091  i've  spoken  to  agree  that  it's  not  WUUam  De  Lappe  68.83  Thomas  Ankerson  4992  40.83  5215  Dioscoro  Militar  70.78  5092  78.17  Edgar  Marquardt  4993.  The  crew of  the Madaket  wishes  right  for  us  American  seamen  to  WiUiam  Porter  59.11  5216  84.00  Daniel  Bissett  5093  84.00  Edward  Lyons  4994  63.00  5217  Edwin  Bartol  all  of  our  SIU  brothers  "sianata"  have  to  go  through  all  that  Coast  Joseph Touart  108.50  5094  69.61  Terence  A.  McNee  4995  Adolph Sadenwater  65.33  5218  106.56  Michael  Thomas  5095  106.56  James  E.  Rose  4996  from  the ­land  of  hot  saki  and  Guard  red  tape when  thousands of  Henry  Anderson  85.56  5219  62.61  Carl  Anderson  5096  74.28  Peter  P.  Kitosky  4997  Louis  Meyers  57.17  5220  Peter  Mistretta  sukiyaki,  chop  sticks,  rickshaws,  seamen  on  foreign  ships  can  come  Bernard  Nicholas  80.50  5097  65.72  Ashby  H.  Souther*  46.>8  98.39  5221  60.28  George  Rohring  5098  67.67  Leo  W.  Schartel  4999  cherry  blossoms  and  the  patter  of  and go  in our  ports pretty  much as  Joseph  Wread. Jr.  68.44  5222  66.89  Cyril  Wagenfcr  Solomon  R.  Berger  ..... 5099  99.56  5000  Felix  Tate  82.44  5223  Robert  Michael  wooden sandals.  104.61  they  piease.  5100  45.11  Arthur  J.  O'Grady  5001  Thomas  Stevens  5224  82.06  97.61  Carl  Fleming  5101  85.17  Olav  Pederson  5002  Harry  D.  French  Sqre,  lets  have  a  security  pro­ Travis  BeU  5225  68.06  53.28  WUUam  Anerino  5102  105.78  David  M.  Hebert  5003  Keith  Busch  91.39  5226  Robert  Gariss  Deck  delegate  78.56  gram  but  let'.s  make  it  equal  for  Robert  Anderson  ........  5004  5103  66.89  Harry  G.  Jarvis  86.72  5227  87.89  Herbert  Gardner  5104  72.33  Steve  Kikovich  5005  everybody.  I've  got  no  beef  Alfred  Llngham  4  4"  t  55.61  5228  100.33  John  WeUs  5105  36.56  Robert  J.  Aumiller  5006  Eugene  Reed  5229  35.39  against the foreign seamen. They're  Donald  Oman  84.00  Richard  Parmer  73.50  Joseph  W.  Romanowicz  ..  5106  5007  104.61  5230  John  Schultz  98.00  5107  74.28  Alfred  Thomas  5008  out  to  earn  a  living  like  all  of  us  Patrick  Greene  5231  72.72  John  Haas  92.56  5108  78.17  Robert  E.  King  5009  Thomas  5232  52.50  and  they're  doing  their  Job.  But  Joseph  59.11  Joseph  Kidd  5109  63.39  Teddy  F.  Jernigan  5010  John  Waller  .5233  82.83  92.17  Self  Hamby  Maximo  B.  Tangalin  5110  37.­72  5011  that's no  reason for  putting iis  un­ CecU  Chase.  To  the  Editor:  5234  79.72  Fred  LaPlant  88.33  5111  36.56  JuUan  N.  Cuthrell  5012  Edwin  Harding  5235  52.50  The crew  of  the Venore, inspired  der  the  thumb «f  the Coast  Guard  Thomas  88.67  Robert  Bunner  38.50  Joseph  C.  Ballance  ­.,,.  5112  5013  Ksposiio  John  Thommen  70J19  52^  110.83  5113  6802  Robert  J.  Ferraro  5014  by  the  lucky catch  of  three  edible  while letting some guys  off  a Pana­ Nicholas  Likecorn  Elmer  Callins  5237  90.22  104.61  5114  104.22  Helianos  Galantis  5015  Arthur  Sanders  John  ­Longacre  5238  92.96  fish  by  one  of  the  crew  is  really  manian  ship  go  on  the  same  re­ Anker  Sarvold  46.67  5115  5016  106.56  PhUip  J.  Rea  5239  38B9  41.22  Richard  Smith  5116  44.72  Bill  J.  Hanf  .  5017  going in for  the sport in  a  big way.  stricted"  docks  without  papers.  I  Cresanto Rego  5240  95J»  .  72.72  Byron  Barnes  5117  50.94  Eugene  M  Posey  5018  Luis Soler  Alphonoso  Teodorihl  ..  5241  96.06  When we  got back  to Baltimore the  don't  know  the  answers  to  this  EMward  Biedrzyckl  37.33  ........i. 5118  87.50  Carl  A,  Um  5019  Kenneth  Roberts  5242  96.83  George.  H.  Hiei­s ...........  5119  78.94  80.11  5020  probiem  but  maybe the smart guys  iltanislaw  PelUcsze  purchases  of fishing  tackle  ran  5243  101.50  107.72  Paul  Pallas  Void  Crispin  Vasques  ....... 5120  .5021  5244  79.72  pretty heavy  giving us an  idea that  in  Washington  can figure  it  out.  Void  111.22  Robert  Yeager  ....  5121  89.83  Thomas  Koulen  5022  Walter  Ostrowskl  111.22  5122  Bob Vane  Candelarlo  Ramos  81.67  Charles  Fadlo  Jr.  5023  there  will  be  a fishing  marathon  Sees Education  Anti'Red Force  TOTAL  Vacation  Securitg Problem  2'Wag Street  •»  * Trolling  for Fish  Yenore^s Hohbg  to  Jol',  Kt'  • .l­'U  .11  ­J  i  �SEAFARERS  Pact Twen^­four  SEA  FA  R  E  R  S  CASH  BENEFITS  WMMfi  Avrll  4. IMS  TOTAL  $120,4S«.2«  Vacation  Plan  March 15 — March 29  Welfare  Plan  March  9  —  March  22  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND GULF  DISTRICT  •  A.F.L.  5640  87.50  Agapito  Asenci  84.78  Patrick  McCann  ........ ,  5784  5512  52.11  52.89  Robert  Medicus  5387  Claud  Craddock  68.44  Richard  Ramspsrgsr  ....  5641  97.22  Harold  Tennant  5513  . 5785  82.44  65.33  Bertel  Johnsen  5368  WUUam  Crawley  Garden .R. GaUoway  5642  EUag  Nava  47.44  40.06  5514  ,  5788  Harry  Sneii  110.44  66.50  5369  Check  Cleophas  Wright  73.1L  WUUam  Nickel  5643  105.78  Stanley  S.  Torres  ,  5787  115.89  39.67  Lauren  Santa  Ana  ....  5515  5370  No.  Amount  Arthur  Jacobs  Name  90.61  John  Bough  5644  ,  5788  101.89  112.78  ... 5245  70.00  Charles  G.  Ashcom  5516  Roy  Harper  70.39  5371  David  Mackie  John  Galas  97.22  LesUe  E.  Simmons  5645  Paavo  HUska  ,  5789  83.94  70.78  95.67  5517  91.39  Herman  Osterg  Anthony  Czeczemski  ... 5246  5372  Robert  Peters  Hughey  Hodges  ,  5790  78.17  42.78  ... 5247  5518  105.78  John  H.  Larson  5646  36.56  40.06  Gasper  Note  5373  Duane  Clausen  Dirk  Broersma  54.83  John  Risbeck  56.00  ... 5248  5519  5647  Michael  Makita  42.00  ,  5791  41.61  66..50  Lopez  Arbon  5374  Eugene  Hunt  Charles  Krausch  70.39  Edmund  Eriksen  92.56  Thomas  C.  Hophins  5648  5520  ,  5792  80 11  Joshua  Lundy  112.78  98.78  John  Picou  5375  David  Demarets  • •   ••    ... 5249  Henry  Shepeta  5649  Robert  McKnew  63.39  ,  5793  69.22  82.06  70.78  5521  i.. 5250  85.56  Earl  Hardeman  Jesus  Ayala  Hitchcock  ....  5376  5650  ,  5794  46.67  56.78  Herbert  Geissel  47.83  Columbus  5522  87.89  John  D.  Walker  112.76  CharUe  Beverly  5377  Brancolino  Branco  • • ... 5251    Duplaisir  46.67  ,  5795  89.83  Louis  John  J.  Powers  113.17  5523  5651  ... 5252  WiUiam  Mauidin  75.44  Patrick  DeFrons  76.61  5378  Leo  Bresnan  Calnan  35.78  Frank  Joseph  B.  Stuntebeck  ...  Harry  Gerie  5524  38.89  5652  95.28  5796  59.89  97.61  Henry  Maginnes  5379  WiUiam  Lawless  ........  75.06  Charles  Goodwin  96.44  Daniel  J.  Moylan  5653  5525  106.94  Brice  Ruggie  >  5797  87.89  111.22  Thomas  Lind  5380  Edward  Kastagno  ..  ... 5254  Marion  R.  Rayland  5654  William  Smith  49.00  .  5798  88.28  105.78  5526  73.89  Wilson  E.  Dirlam  ... 5255  70.00  Delmar  KeUy  5381  Jose  TarrefeU  Francis  Purcell  5655  111.61  Frank  Fabiancuk  5799  47.83  95.28  Marlin  5527  45.50  72.33  Everett  Gonyea  Leonides  Lopez  . • •    ... 5256  McGrav  9382  5800  60.67  36.17  79.72  RusseU  G.  King  5528  5656  ,.  5257.  John  Decker  73.50  Jame^ Winters  52.89  5383  • ­David Walsh  JuUo  Rivera  46.28  Robert  D.  Dsnzek  88.67  5657  110.06  Anastasios  Manoudakis  .  5801  45.11  82.83  Paul  Davis  ...........  5529  Juan  Rodriguez  •  •  •   ... 5258  Dioscaro  Dela  Cruz  ......  5384  EUlott  W.  Green  108.89  John  Cummings  Guy  Meslesena  5530  103.83  5658  5802  ... 5259  98.78  91.00  83.61  Ramon  Rodriguez  ......  3385  Dewey  York  Gregorio  Mlrabueno  Otto  Schumaker  .......  5659  5803  106.94  77.00  ,75.83  Michael  Sovlch  5531  72.33  George  B.  Barnes  38.11  Shea  Francis  5386  Salvator  Candela  ..  ... 5260  5660  5804  47.83  86.33  Vito  D­Angelo  44.33  Pietro  Paulin  5532  72.72  103.44  Peter  Karas  5387  Plato  Champion  ...  ... 5261  5805  92 04  109.28  George  M.  Townsend  .,  .55.33  74.28  Juan  B.  Leon  5661  52.89  Ogul  Harris  ... 5262  75.44  5388  CrUtobol  Bellarosa  .  Emil  Papio  44.33  Edward  Hubay  84.00  Christian  G.  Wallander  ..  5662  47.83  Robert  Green  ..........  5806  ... 5263  43.94  88.28  Francesco  J.  Demasi  ..  5534  5389  Noe  Martinez  Santiago  Laurente  43.17  Gerald  Barnes  41.22  5663  114.72  5807  84.78  64.17  Edward  R>  Cotreau  ..,  5535  5390  Gleason  St.  Germain  ... 5264  Einar  Starheim  Andres  Rivera  5664  85.17  Frank  Gianconterl  .  5808  51.3:1  70.78  Eustathios  Lagos  95.28  John  ... 5265  70.39  John  P.  Chermesino  ..  5536  5391  James  Sauviac  H.  RatUiC  Orlando  Gonsalves  5665  5809  89.06  73.50  88.28  WUUam  F.  Martin  ....  5537  59.50  97.22  5392  Elmer  Grove,  Jr.  .  ... 5266  Jack  Fitzgerald  5810  52.50  105.39  John  Worley  37.33  Richard  G.  Amundsen  ..  5666  42.00  Jose  Quimera  92.56  Norman  Broderick  ....  5538  5393  Oscar  Vasquez  ... •   ... 5267  91.00  Wimarn  Smith  68.06  Earl  R.  Waists  5667  5811  99.94  Alexander  MitcheU  .. 5268  50.94  97.22  Paul  D.  Broderick  ....  5539  5394  James  Beasley  Raul  Alyavez  106.56  Richard  KeUy  104.22  5668  .. 5269  54.06  40.44  Fred  Hohenberger  .t...  5812  80.50  WUUam  J.  Beaton  ....  5540  5395  Albert  Rogers  Alfred  MueUer  84.78  Thomas  F.  Vaughan  .,  5541  Louis  Zompetti  103.06  5669  5813  78.94  ,59.50  Antoine  Johnson ­  • •  ,  .. 5270  80.89  Hoiman  W.  Ryan  .....  5542  5396  WUUam  Roche  John  Mastropavlos  79.72  78.17  5814  George  Varthalamia  ....  39.28  Earl  Fain,  Jr  5670  77.39  .. 5271  89.06  Joseph  P.  Hunt  5397  Robert  Young  5543  90.61  Peter  F. Hume  58.38  5815  87.50  Edward  Webb  5671  72.72  Michael  Forde  88.28  Armoitd  Remos  5398  John  Rusziewicz  ...  .. 5272  5544  81.28  Glenwood  M.  Todd  76.22  Joseph  Dooiittle  5672  39.28  81.28  Cornelius  DeRooy  .....  5816  .. 5273  5399  " 54.83  Lawrence  C.  Melansnn  Thomas  WalU  5545  73.89  James  O.  Thomas  73.50  Eplirian  Adkins  5673  5817  38.89  Ernesto  Rivera  .. 5274  57.17  70.39  Louis  Bourdonnay  5400  Randolph  0. Shedd  73.50  Charles  StringfeUow  ....  5401  5674  5818  49.00  Juan  Cintron  36.94  William  Schultz  ...  .. 5275  56.00  R.  E.  HolUngsworth  Homer  Ringo  5675  5819  35.39  Oliver  Hodfc,  90.61  82.44  Young  McMman  5402  65.72  .. 5276  Juan  Soto  Ernest  R.  Such  5820  59.89  Anthony  J.  I,aperouse  .,  102.28  89.44  Ross  Lyle  5403  5676  75.06  Christoforos  Magkos  .. 5277  utility  man:  You  Thomas  McCann  Francis  Lane  54.06  5404  53.67  Dalton  Boggan  5677  5821  65.72  71.17  .. 5278  James  Thompson  ..  Charles  P. Johnson  99.94  don't  see  me  75.44  Reuben  BeUetty  5405  5678  75.83  Roman  Szezygiel  5822  103.39  .. 5279  Joseph  Borda  Edward  M.  Mclni  84.78  looking sad  about  5679  5406  5823  70.78  Clarence  Burrowes  106.56  George  SpUiotis  64.94  Eugene  Tucker  ...  .. 5280  Mar  Fook  72.72  Atkins,  Edward  Lee  ....  5407  5680  Thomas  Lundy  5824  36.17  52.50  73.50  George  Dority  .....  ,. 5281  57.94  Mattie  RuusukalUo  .....  collecting  vaca­ Boyd  Thompson  5408  5825  91.00  WUUam  Montalro  5681  60.28  38.89  Charles  Gallagher  .  .. 5282  5409  93.33  WiUiam  McKay  Earnest  O.  Stokes  ......  Patrick  Nash  5682  82.44  5826  85.94  105.00  .. 5263  tion  pay  on  top  Jack  D.  Wise  56.78  5610  Anthony  C.  Parker  5683  55.61  Raymond  Holton  98.39  Cornelio  Rodriguez  .....  5827  73.50  .. 5284  Carl  Carlson  93.33  of  everything  5411  George  W.  Wilson  Charles  Bean  5684  66.11  Joseph  Falasca  68.06  5828  100.72  WUUam  McLaughlin  .. 5283  97.22  else.  5412  Robert  L.  NoweU  5685  88.67  Albert  Sinclair  5829  78.94  Agnar  Andersen  It's  just  .. 5286  86.73  John  Bellard  90.22  5413  Void  5686  Void  Durand  Moon  5830  Void  Jose  Sousa  ... 5287  65.33  Void  75.06  what  the  doctor  5414  Kasim  Tasam  Abdel  AU  George  E.  Sloan  Gervacio  Vinluan  ;  5687  91.78  5831  73.80  111.61  .. 5288  Rufus  Flynn,  Jr.  ..  75.06  5415  Francis  M.  Conners  (To  replace  check  No.  5773)  5688  43.56  AtaUah  Surial  78.94  ordered.  Rudolph  M.  Guthrie  .. 5289  5416  RizkaUah  Eldwedo  77.00  J.  W.  McCranie  5689  109.67  Nickolaos  Stathopoulos  .,  5832  35.00  (To  replace  check  No.  4873)  4873)  5417  85.17  Donnelison  Frank  E.  Hagin  5690  59.89  Vincent  Fitzgerald  5833  106.17  Michael  77.76  .. 5290  WaUace  Smith  ...  5546  71.94  Joseph  C.  Fawcett  ..  Calvin  Kentfield  5418  • 111.22  Aurelio  Pages  John  Singer  5691  5834  98.39  36.94  Harold  Jensen  103.44  ... 5291  AUen  Wallace  Jr.  47.06  Jose  A.  Blanco  5547  5419  38.50  Howard  G.  Senecal  .  .'  5692  97.61  Edward  Seeley  56.39  5835  96.44  .. 5292  Joseph  Johnson  ..  91.78  Void  5548  Ming  Sing  5420  74.67  Edgar  W.  Kurz  .....  Void  Eugene  Ernest  Cabral  .,  5836  5693  80.11  Wong  84.78  ... 5293  Ervln  Moyd  5549  103.83  S.  J.  Hutchinson  ...  Howard  Mcintosh  5421  93.33  Angel  Feliciano  92.56  Albert  Roland  Velasco  ..  5837  5694  82.06  68.83  ... 5294  Ragnvald  Tyssoy  45.89  5550  5422  Stanley  D.  Harrison  Adolfo  Anavitarte  66.11  Raymon  R.  Henderson  ,.  5695  40.06  Hosea  Kersh  61.83  Remegius  Adolphiu  .. 5295  .  Benjamin  Huggins  57.56  5551  5423  Lau  R.  Kai  58.72  Norman  E.  Wrye  McDonald  5696  5838  42.39  106.56  44.72  ... 5296  Kenny  Lewis  82.44  Richard  B.  Doupe  5552  Lincoln  5424  82.44  Ake  E.  Andersson  ..  5839  93.72  Void  Void  90.61  John  .. 5297  Herbert  Lee  59.11  Pantagiotis  Vaulgaris....  5697  5553  5425  Edward  Cohoon  90.22  George  Bocan  Thotnas  Douglas  Laney  ..  5840  5608  68.06  39.67  105.39  Joseph  Valencia  Johnie  Fortune  5426  65.72  Constantin  A.  Ventiadis  5554  70.78  5699  35.78  Charles  A.  Peterson  ....  6355  38.50  Martin  Rubio  Ralph  WUUs  5427  Edward J. San­ 45.09  Bacllio Bonafon,  5700  54.83  Ray  A.  Wright  Joseph  Spence,  Jr  5428  .63.00  Francis  T.  DiCarlo  .... 5556  5701  101.50  '^^jgiony,  oiler:  Of  51.33  Henry  Hauge  T..  5557  Charles  Carniel  5429  105.78  Paul  Constan  5702  44.72  OS:  On  ship  the  109.28  Athanase K.  Stratls  5558  Raymond  Miller  5430  51.72  Evelino  Zugna  course  I'm  happy  69.22  73.89  Franco  B.  DeBeaumont  ..  5703  5559  Bruce  Teter  5431  food  is  good,  the  38.89  Peter  Sernyr  5704  110.44  to  get  this.  I'm  73.50  Leo  J.  Doucette  5560  ­ John  Malloy  5432  61.06  Jose  L.  BeUaflores  5705  42.39  conditions  arc  35.39  Joseph  Behar  Edwin  Thomas  5433  60.28  Samuel  S.  Pettersen  .... 5561  not  smiling  for  5706  52.11  fine.  Then  when  87.11  John J.  McLaughlin  5562  Louis  Rosan  5434  75.44  Teodoro  Murphy  .4  87.11  nothing. With this  43.56  Frank  J.  CampbeU  ...... 5707  5563  Harold  Brooks  5435  51.33  Roy  C.  Alsager  5708  41.61  you  pay  off  and  90.01  Arthur J. Heroux  5564  Fang  Pow  Foo  5436  40.83  Richard  G.  Sohl  vacation  money  5709  41.61  get  your  money  37.72  Rolf  P.  Svensson  5565  Arthur  J. Camara  5437  113.94  Winford  H.  PoweU  5710  35.78  we  got  every­ 95.67  Harold  Cohen  WiUiam  Williams  5438  91.39  Nicholas  B.  Hadjianton  .  5566  5711  39.28  you come up here  54.83  John F.  French  Zdzislaw  Sokolowskl  .... 5439  105.78  August  F.  W.  Steinmann •  5567  thing.  What'll  it  5712  83.22  Snd  collect  vaca­ 44.33  Arthur  R.  Pratt  5568  Anthony  Browne  5440  83.61  Stefanos  Glyptis  5713  62.22  be  next?  42.39  J. W.  Knight  Melvyn  Cruz  5569  5441  56.00  Thomas  J.  McNeiU  5714  75.83  tion pay.  5570  107.33  John L.  Lengos  Void  5442  Void  John  K.  Glass  5715  .  78.17  5571  74.67  Jesse  J.  Langley  96.83  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ...  5443  3.000.00  Anthony  DlBattista  5298  Dewey  Bullard  5716  46.28  96.44  ^o W. Setosky  5572  G.  Couch.  Jr.  5444  47.06  Enrique  Cortes  5841  39.6T  91.00  Andrew  Cook  5299  Robert  Fioyes  5717  89.44  Walter  Arthur  B.  Brown  ...  > • 5 842  5445  46.67  $99.50  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks....  5573  4,000.00  Emmett Dykes  76.61  Joseph  Hughes  5300  Nathaniel  Ayler  5718  73.50  Miguel  Medina  5574  Harry  Schultz  5446  97.22  Agustin  G.  Diaz  ....  66.11  >   • 5843    77.78  105.39  5301  Richard  McAll  Reed Burns  ;,. 5719  39.67  Rayford  G.  Schram  5575  64.94  AUan  Stein  5447  40.06  Thomas  Lamberth  5844  102.67  65.72  Kenneth  Knight  5302  Bervin  Bentley  5720  79.72  Harry  W.  Porter  5576  94.89  George  Herrman  111.22  Thomas  Sgardelis  110.44  5845  5303  1.500.00  Anderson  J.  Johnes  .... 8448  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  .  5721  59.50  Edwin  Davis  5577  42.00  95.67  Carl  McDaniel  Antonio  Perez  5449  5846  94.50  68.06  5304  Richard  Pujos  JuUan  kUneses  5722  88.67  Furman  H.  Hayes  ...  5847  61.44  Cecil  Kerrigan  5578  90.22  Thomas Gorman  5430  86.33  88.28  WiUiam  Siebert  WUUam  Edwards  ....  5305  5723  36.94  50.94  Robert  C.  Thomas  Rafael  V.  Ortiz  5848  5451  75.06  James  Harreison  ........ S579  87.89  5306  43.94  Emilio  Gonzalez  WUUam  Drew  5724  40.83  Jose  5580  51.32  PhUip  wiener  M.  Vega  82.06  5452  71.17  Gerald  MitcheU  > • 5849    103.44  Jack  Smith  5307  Thomas  Byus  40.06  Druey  5725  Grady  Halty  Otto  Stefansson  5581  61.06.  K.  Waters  ...  5433  62.61  5850  84.78  95.28  5308  Louis  Mussolini  Joseph Doyle  5726  01.44  James  J.  DeVlto  ....  5851  5582  95.28  Edward  Boynton  72.33  Howard  Forbes  5454  119.89  82.06  Joseph  Malazensky  WUUam  Guy  e ••  5   309  5727  62.22  5583  78.94  James  Helms  93.33  James  Barnes  5455  Perry  M.  Klawber  ...  > • 5852  77.78  45.89  As  F.  Morris    Gervasio  Menendez  ...  5310  5728  42.39  Thomas  5584  92.94  Herbert  White  Finwood  ....  5853  5456  51.72  57.94  Jose  Porto  105.00  Peter  Saybolt  5311  Arnold  Rosen,  Jr  5729  95.67  Richard  L.  106.56  Albert  Espeneda  Pifer  5457  81.67  Victor  Johnson,  Jr.  ..... 5585  > a  5854  76.22  5312  68.06  Gonzalo  Rodriguez  Clark  Rowton  64.17  5730  5586  40.06  Steve Macyzko  81.67  Joe  Wilson  5458  Leonard  L.  Gorden  ..  5855  91.00  100.72  OrvUle  Stich  HamUton  Harrison  ...  S3i;t  88.28  To  5731  5587  45.09  Malcolm  Stevens  41.22  Charles  GUva  5459  Cash  Vac;  Checks  .  a  5856  3,500.00  5314  59.50  Samiel  Gordon  Floyd  Barnett  5732  85.04  Henrik  5588  42.78  Martin  Linskey  36.56  Michael  Sinkevlch  5460  Hansen  111.61  George  Graham  5315  90.22  George  Fernandez  > a  5857  5733  55.61  Joseph  Gonsalves  ....  5858  43.94  Frank  Dolcimascoja  .... 5589  53.67  Oscar  Pearson  5461  5316  79.33  Perfecto  Arroyo  854.06  Richard  AUen  5734  58.33  Michael  Armando  ....  5899  5590  5462  36.94  Harold  LoU  35.00  Roger  Pellerin  103.83  78.17  Joseph  Kriz  Vincent  Cellini  • • •  5317  5735  106.17  Charles  Joyner  5591  ,  ,   Bibencio  Billaroza  77.00  5463  Thomas  Downie  73.89  48.22  5860  99.94  Roger  Cowperthwaita  « ,  , 5318  August  Gerschefske  5736  63.00  Frederick  E.  LUiard  .  5592  87.11  August  Fetkenhour  5464  63.78  Frank  Adams  88.28  Charles  Faircioth  5861  57.56  Albert  Claude  •  < •  5319  5737  47.83  Cioyde  B.  Bankston  ..  5593  5465  52.50  Edward  Lewis  77.00  Samuel  Beattie  5862  64.17  82.83  Harrison  Burnsed  Thomas  Minor  .  .  . 5320  5738  62.22  Stephen  Poole  5594  John  Hudgins  5466  70.78  60.28  Auston  L.  Atkinson  Milton  J.  Mouton  ,.,  '  Adam  Buchacz  80.11  5863  114.33  • • •   5321  5739  42.00  Donald  H.  Horn  5595  5467  57.56  Floyd  P. Smith  67.28  Marvin  Forrester  69.01  Walter  Steil  81.28  Ralph  Mulcare  ......  5322  5864  5740  47.44  Daniel  T.  Marine  ....  5865  5596  51.33  Bartolome  Del  Valle  ....  5468  75.06  George  W.  Fint  Daniel  Ticer  88.28  Harold  WaUace  94.89  •  •  5323  5741  75.06  5597  5469  Henry  Mooney  5324  82.44  Raul  Alvarez  95.67  WUson  E.  Chanove  Demetrio  G.  Zerrudo  .  , , 5866  44.72  Albert  Peterson  64.56  95.67  Alfred  E.  LockmoeUer  , , 5867  5598  5325  68.06  Alexander  Padu  3470  Haakon  Mourn  70.78  Calvin H.  Owens  ......... 5742  95.28  Arthur  Goldberg  94.44  5743  38.50  .Tames  R.  Allen  :.  5599  5471  Reginald  Paschal  ....  5.326  75.44  William  South  81.67  Edward  A.  Falvey  43.56  Bernard  McNeil  5868  102.28  5744  56.39  Pablo  R.  Lopez  5600  , , 5869  11  W­  WUUam  Rowley  5327  95.67  Michael  Mastrandreas  ...  5472  76.22  Martin  J.  Hitchcock  ....  5745  80.50  Alvin  Lacaze  52.90  103.83  John  Smith  5601  71.94  Fletcher  Allen  LoiUs  Goodwin  5328  5473  47.83  Donald  G.  Hodge  87.50  Ar^ur  Barrett  5870  72.33  76.61  George  W.  McKnew  .  5602  Karl  Krlstenson  5329  77.00  Luther  Seidle  5474  88.28  Benjamin  A.  Graham  ....  5748  5871  40.44  71.50  Thomas  Sanchez  5747  79.72  Edmond  W.  Jackson  .  96.00  Billie  Davis  Nicholas  Kondyias  ...  5330  5475  80.50  Godfrey A.  Gunter  84.78  Robert  Porter,  Jr.  ...... 5603  5872  43.94  58.33  Malcolm  H.  Whitehead  5604  110.44  Ferdinand  J.  Bruggner  ...  5748  52.50  Milton  Boling  WaUace  WeUersdick  . , ,, ,   5331  5476  5873  86.72  Clyde  Parker  62.61  5749  61.44  '....  5477  Calvin  Havard  5605  70.30  5332  57.17  Cecil  Gray  Ivon  Vante  John  R.  Butler  5874  80.11  56.78  J.  Nataie  5750  71.94  Norman  West  5606  94.89  Frank  Harold  ScheUenberger  5333  103.83  Chaiikias  Spyrangelos  ...  5478  5875  91.00  61.83  Ricardo  Lourenco  Buckley  5751  37.72  Peter  J.  Nieder  ......  , , 5876  5607  50.17  Michael  64.56  WilUe  Braggs  Frank  Faza  5479  . • • •   5334  62.22  Fred  Ingram  • . /.  60.28  M.  Antoine  5752  37.72  Ismael  Romo  , ,, ,  5335  60.28  Robert  Void  Thomas  Stubbs,  Jr  Void  5480  5877  43.96  85.17  Neoptoiemos  Zacharia  ,.. 5608  Joseph  P.  Petrusewicz  ...  5753  60.67  John  Kosmas  56.00  Ralph  5609  Enrique  Carreras  ....  > • « •    5336  66.50  John  Hinton  , ,  5481  71,56  53.67  James  Gardiner  E.  Hornocker  5754  35.78  Salvatore  Alpedo  ....  5878  44.72  Edward  E.  Casey  ........  5610  5337  Melvin  Boiding  79.33  Thurman  Hyatt  5482  110.06  Joseph  McAndrew  89.83  5879  5755  98.78  Harry  L.  Hock  94.89  37.72  Alvah  Jones  5483  Cleveland  Morris  ....  .53.38  64.94  Andrew  Stauder,  Jr.  .... 5611  ;  41.22  4880  Maurice  Gendron  5756  93.72  Matthew  Gardiner  5612  5339  66.50  Jessie  Winfield  :  36.56  Dallas  Clary  5484  76.61  Leon  A.  Kazmerskl  ,.:  5881  81.28  V.  Myers  5757  72.72  .Toseph  T.  Ryan  5613  102.67  Darwin  71.17  Cyrilos  Apalopoulos  5485  Arthur  B.  Chason  ...  • a   • a   5340  78.17  Robert  Butler  5882  84.78  Frank  P.  Kustura  5758  85.56  Robert  O'Rourke  .'...  ,; 5883  5614  84.39  Thomas  5341  92.56  Suny  Bailance  5486  Coy  Heiidricks  80.50  Antonio  Arenello  48.61  M.  Moriarity  ....  5759  70.39  Zea  S.  Wong  85.56  5615  5342  61.44  Carl  McCranie  5487  •   Bernard  Francois  ..,.  57.94  Paul  Tassin  5884  5i:72  E.  Owens  ;  5760  74.67  Bobby  R.  Stalsworth  .  ,,  5885  5616  5343  79.72  Gerald  Kersey  5488  100.33  Clarence  Fred  Kageimacher  ...  77.00  Leo  Kuhn  101.89  William  B.  Hawkins  ....  5761  93.72  Walter  ».  WiUiams  .  ,,  5886  5344  63.39  George  W. Crosby  79.33  Charles  Jackson  .... i...  5489  Hubert  NeidUnger  ...  42.39  Maxwell  Brooks  ........ 5617  36.17  5762  ­ 47.44  Marcelino  R.  Santiago  5618  5345  56.:i9  WiUiam  Mills  101.89  JeweU  Bennett  Charles  Baird  5490  55.22  John  Hanczyk  5887  85.17  5763  42.39  Chlh.  L.  Tsai  5619  5346  105.78  Antonio  Gonzalez  5491  61.83  Sherman  Wright  Donna  Williamson  ...  113,94  John  Skoglund  5888  51.72  .  5764  68.44  Leonard  Leskbwsky .  5889  5620  Queiitin  Lee  5347  90.61  James  McCarthy  5492  52.11  Bror  Wigg  77.00  Alfred  Sjoberg  43.94  5765  45,11  5621  Charles  Lee,  Jr  5348  96.83  James  Antonides  5493  73.11  Ernest  Schiwek  98.00  Richard  Tarman  5890  68.83  5768  66.50  5622  5349  67.28  Herbert  Duykers  Joseph  Brennan  5494  84.78  Paul  B.  Wilsen  106.17  Ralph  Knowles  5891  45.50  5767  37.33  Davis  GuUlory  Juan  Bermudez  5350  77.39  Antonio  Bertty  5493  99.94  Francis  Jeffords  ....... 5623  70.39  Void  5892  43.17  5768  Void  John  A.  Obregon  ....  5803  5351  95.67  Joseph  Bevacqiia  Peter  Miceli  5496  5624  78.56  Frank  Knapp  68.83  Harold  J. Sheprow  59.50  65.72  Void  90.44  William  Wilson  Linzy  Boslcy  5352  5497  5625  42.39  Jose  DeCosta  92.17  Eugene  J.  Blanchard  ... >  5769  Void  • a    5894  5770  72.33  Gcok'ge  PaUis  5353  42.00  Egon  Leverman  .  82.83  94.11  Geo'ce  Godwin  Carl  Bonks  5498  5626  <  a  5895  51.3.7  Benny  A.  Hansen  5771  95.28  Charles  P.  Achoy  .....  , , 5896  41.01  Lambert  Martiiulale  ....  5499  78.94  Gt­.rge  Deiker  Dan'el  Clifford  5354  5627  40.44  115:89  5772  112.78  Robert  E.  Adams  .....  , , 5897  57.50  AUen  Thompson  5355  53.07  Peter  Raptakis  47.06  Nicholas  Sushko  Armando  Dafermo  ..,  5500  5628  49.50  5773  111.61  WUUam  F.  ChristUnsi  k  9898  85.17  George  WilUams  36.17  Floyd  Hillier  5356  5501,  5629  98.78  .Gervacio  Vinluan  CUve  Harding  99.89  5774  63.78  Koiny  Freilich  100..33  WiUiam  Wennberg  5502  5630  91.78  Walter  C.  Zajanc  Carl  Jordan  91.39  Vincent  Rizzuto  ,,  f f ? ?  5357  5899  54.83  5775  106.56  Frank  A.  llamUton  ...  .  5358  75.08  J.  F.  Keiley  .  ..........  5503  5031  MitcheU  Rodriguez  ...  76.06  John  AusUti.  73.50  Mario  G.  Lopez  8900  90,61  71.17  Benito  E,  MalUom  ....  5901  84.39  Charles  Smith  .  Lester  Lapham  5359  5504  5632  59.89  Philip  Sarkus  70.39  Peter  J.  McAeneney  ....  5776  62.81  i" •   69.22  John  D.  Psathas  ......  6902  80.50  Leroy  Duhoit  .........  5633  5360  106.94  Waddy  .Tohnson  5505  Charles  Nicholson  ...  95.28  Charles  E;  Wason,  Jr....  5777  113.17  39.67  Joseph  F.  Laughlln  ..  5634  45.50  George  A.  Sherwood  63.78  Homer  Starling.  5506  Frank  Post  .....,  5361  60 67  Albert  0.  Smith  .........  5778  5903  60.28  Thomas  H.  Burnley  5779  64.Vi!  James  Adams  5362  73;89  Joseph  Moody  .  5507  George  LaFleur  44.'/2  Frank  Pieczykolin  ...',.  5635  65.72  ,,  5904  82.44  37.33  Andreas  Platis  40.67  Andrew  Junkins  5363  5508  10.(83  Arthur  .1.  Marrero  ....  6836  49.00  Alexander  (i.  Mitchell  ...  5780  Harold  Savo.v,  Jr.  ,...  5905  73.50  113.56  John  SuteUiTe  .  47.08  Earnest  Bailey  5364  5509  5637  Louis  Moore  ......  49.39  To Cash  Vac.  Checks  ....  5781  3,500.00  WUUam  E.  Hammond  5906  98.00  5782  77.39  .Tames  Gordon  110.44  .6.365  5510  36.94  William  A.  Fihm  .....  5638  George  Dobronick  ...  30.28  Earl  A.  Francher  67.67  Jewel  Bostick  ..  ,  (Continued on pa«e ?5).  5366 •   ,,!i5,ll..  ,  87.89  ^John P.  Fabian  ­  Duco,  Jr.  ....  JiW  OOiiJ  , ..a.WitiJtii! .3  dlirifj.'  i  ­v' r  (Continued irom  page  23)  e e •   see  e e  .  e ee  see  e  .e     see  1 a  e ••    e » •   e e e  1 •   e • s   1 4  e e  .  1 a  see  ess  s • •     1 a  1 a  >  a  a ••    1 •   • •    >  a •   •   See  >  a  >  a  I • •   «   i • .    • 1  a    1 ,  1  a  >  a • •    1 •   • 1 a » • 1  a a a  > a  a a  > a a a  » a a a  '  a a  a  I a  a a  >  a a a  .  a a a  .  a a a  » a a a  1 a  a a  > a a a  > a • a    >  a a a  • a   a a  >  a a a  • a   a a  • a   a a  .  a a a  i a a a  .a a a  .  a ­a a    • 1 ,      , •  1,  1 a  �t  nwi. t*Mii  VlMay. A»ltt 4, 195t  Kffc l%enty4»«  S  E  A  FA  R  E  R  S  CASH  BENEFITS  '  TOTAL  $120»456.26  Vacation  Plan  '  March 15 —  March  29  Welfare  Plan  March  9  —  March  22  PAID  BY  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  »  ATLANTIC  AND GULF  DISTRICT  «  A.F.L.  6180  Herbert  Reeve  6034  78.56  Oscar  Slettemo  6181  Christos  Pagalos  6035  38.50  Hilton  Blanchard  Check  Walter  S.  Goguen  8036  77.00  Stanley  T.  Dombroski  ...  6182  Name  No.  Amount  Ronald  J.  Ellsworth  .... 6037  42.29  Bernard  H  Kimberly  ... 6183  Oustav  Klrchner  5907  *3.94  John  M.  Flaherty  6038  59.11  Joseph  W.  McKinnon  .... 6184  Pablo  Mendex  5908  82.83  WUliam  C.  Hary  6185  6039  66.89  Rafael  S.  Saucedo  Harold  S.  Greenwald  .,. 5909  64.94  John  L.  Hubbad  6186  6040  ,  74.23  WilUam  H.  Mansfield  Helnrlch  W.  Schnoor  ... 5910  »3..33  Donald  R.  Ginn  6187  6041  36..56  Gaither  C.  Bray  John  A.  Dunne  5911  38.89  Frank  E.  Parsons  6188  6042  72.33  Paul  L.  Davidson  .  Lindell  R.  Jenkins  5912  49.78  Joseph  S.  Freshong  .... 6043  55.61  Edward  F.  Caddin,  Sr.  ..  6189  Robert  €.' Maloy  5913  59.89  Freda  Gardner  6190  6044  35.39  Clyde  E.  Miller,  Jr  Gudjon  H.  Palsson  5914  91.78  Robert  J.  Lee,  Jr  6191  6045  52.11  Matthew  Gichenko  Manuel  J.  Fedraza  5915  69.22  Jean  C.  Paquin  6192  6046  41.22  Joseph  S.  Kornek  Lauren  M.  Strickland  ....  5916  47.08  Frederick  H.  Taylor  .... 6047  110.44  Thomas  A  Scanlon  ....  6193  Jesse  Smith  5917  78.94  James  R.  Hassell,  Jr.  .... 6048  59.50  Stanley  A.  Sargeant  ....  6194  James  S.  Bullock  5918  61.83  Ralph  Bacon  6195  6049  43.94  Paul  Aubain  Thomas  V.  Yates  5919  60.M  Louis  M.  Henriquez  .... 605O  6196  43.17  Arthur  Maillet,  Jr  Morris  M.  Shapiro  5920  64.o6  Robert  Broadus  6197  6051  85 17  Juan  M.  Gonzales  John  Van  Dyk  5921  99.17  Leo  Crawford  6198  6052  61.83  Paul  R.  Turner  Willie  C.  WlUiams  5922  66.50  Howard  K.  Pierce  6199  .'  6053  72.72  Willie  Walker  Frank  R.  Sawyer  5923  38.94  John  W.  Rambo  6200  6054  100 72  Dallas  K.  Williams  O.  T.  Dykes  5924  85.94  6201  Shields  6055  57.94  Willard  D.  Moore  Kal  Jong  5925  66.50  James  Robert  Fogarty  6056  58.72  Frank  E.  Shimelfenig  ...  6202  John  Leys  5926  108.89  Joseph  Dean  62a3  6057  52.89  Jennie  Rizzuto  Eddie  T.  Driggers  5927  56.39  Henry  J.  Manenti  6058  65.72  Ronald  J.  Yarbrough  .... 6204  Ronald  B.  Barnes  5928  6205  Francis  Lacey  6059  46.28  James  P.  RusseU  Frederick  D.  Gosse  5929  'f­?®  Joseph  A.  Robertson  .... 6060  70.00  Carlton  A.  Roberts  .... 6206  Thomas  M.  Combs  5930  64.17  Pazely  V.  MUlican  6207  6061  104.22  Brantley  Young,  Jr  Billy  R.  Jarvls  5931  78.94  Augustus  W.  Bowden.  Jr.  6062  6208  108.11  Bobby  E.  Harris  Hubert  Justice  5932  56.00  Daniel  E.  Whisnant  6209  6063  89.06  Patsy  J.  Frango  James  R.  Thompson  .... 5933  65.72  6210  James  T.  Alxander  Ralph  Trlplett.  Jr.  6064  61.83  Knud  B.  Larsen  5934  43.58  Junior  6211  A.  LaU  6065  39.67  Isaac  B.  Duncan  Daniel  J.  Fegan  5935  110.83  WiUUm  R.  Philips  6212  6066  100.72  Gordon  Bell  Albert  A.  Albu  5936  94.50  Roland  Grigg.  .Tr  6213  Joseph  Walsh  6067  38.11  Hugh  Addison  5937  69.22  Stanley  6214  Stauros  Gatsinps  W.  Gire  6068  42.78  Void  5938  Void  George  Daskalakis  6069  95.67  WUUam  L.  McCarthy  .... 6215  Anthony  Scatuno  5939  52.50  Hobart  R.  Kirkwood  .... 6070  6216  37.33  WUliam  A.  Lang  James  D.  Lang  5940  98.39  6217  6071  59.89  John  J.  Nagler  Axcel  Roghammar  5941  94.50  Edward  L.  Haines  Edward  J.  Santhony  .... 6218  Alexander  R.  Bees  6072  60.28  Maurice  J.  Olson  5942  96.06  6219  6073  39.28  Charles  E.  Zlateff  George  C.  Cannady  .... 5943  58.72  Alva  G.  Ault  6220  40.83  George  Tsivelos  Aubrey  H.  Smith  5944  65.33  Matthew  L.  Struthers  ... 6074  Lonis  A.  Brown  ........ 6221  59.11  Benny  Brinson  5945  70.39  Lyle  W.  WUliamson  .... 6075  6222  Livious  Underwood  Natale  Favaloro  6076  94.11  Dennis  MiUer  5948  81.06  Raymond  J.  Daigle  .... 8077  6223  103.06  John  P. Trust  John  L.  Lightfoot  5947  58.33  6224  Gerardo  Comacho  8078  93.72  Alton  Mackln  5948  84.39  WUliam  J.  Molse  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 6225  Oscar  F.  Madere  6079  93.72  Dennis  H.  BrazeU  5949  87.89  6226  6080  98.39  WiUiam  Jones  Chester  A.  Yow  5950  36J6  WUliam  C.  Fisher  6227  J.  DriscoU  6081  105.78  I.  F.  Gibbons  Alberto  Galza  5951  50.94  Thomas  n28  Pedro  Gonzalez  6082  104.22  Sidney  J.  Vauidul,  Jr.  .. 5952  79.08  Clyde  CahiU  George  N.  Belariakis  .... 6229  Eugene  E.  Engelhardt  ..  6063  87A9  James  H.  McDon^d.  Jr.  5953  58.33  $230  6084  74.67  Frank  E.  Ayers  Harry  McClernon  5954  57.56  Thomas  B.  Farr  6231  6085  98.00  Curtis  Anderson  Panayiotis  Tsimlssiris  ..  5955  100.33  Oscar  H.  ManUold  823S  Audrey  A.  Felts  6086  103.06  Frank  Naklicki  5956  106.56  Hugh  F.  Wells,  Jr.  6233  6087  88.67  Void  Domenic  Di  Sei  5957  77.39  Jacob  J.  CuccU  ClovU  J.  Compan  6088  83.22  Pedro  M.  Diaz  Haldonado  6234  Thomas  B.  Duncan  ...... 5958  86.33  6235  Vlge  Manuel  8089  59.22  Wallace  Lowthcr  5959  94.50  Jack  B.  Cherami»  6090  83.22  Thaddcus  J.  La  Boda  ...  6236  John  W.  Altstatt  5960  85.17  Paul  K.  ChambUss  Thomas  B.  Lipscomb  .... 6237  George  J.  Wanka  6091  68.83  Juan  Hernandes  5961  89.83  Robert  E.  Hampton  .... 6092  88.28  Mruland  E.  Swarthout  .. 6238  JuUan  B.  Royston  6093  88.67  John  Langan­ Charles  R.  Johnson  6094  86.72  WUliam  Mans­ Marvin  E.  HUl  6095  77.78  dus,  FWT:  It's  James  H.  Maxey  6096  58.33  field,  AB:  Some­ always a  pleasure  Joe  B.  Farrow  6097  88.28  how  this  was  WUliam  P.  AUman  6098  93.33  to  get  paid,  and  Francis  X.  McGlon*  .... 6099  94.50  hard  to  believe  this  vacation  pay  Rocco  M.  AgogUa  6100  32.28  at  first.  But  you  feels  twice  as  (Adj.  on  check  No.  4954)  walk  in  here, fill  Albert  A.  WilUams  6101  39.67  gcod  because  it's  W'­J:  John  Kawohl  6102  61.83  out  a  paper  and  something I never  Andrew  D.  Messana  .... 6103  99.56  they  hand  you  a  Allen  BeU  6104  83.22  expected  I  would  Alfunse  W.  Bamotb  .... 6105  37.33  check.  That's  get to collect  Robert  E.  Murphy  6106  63.39  smooth  sailing!  John  Fabis  6107  88.28  Harry  E.  Wllloughby  .... 5962  94.11  Teodoro  Gonzales  6108  103.44  Herbert  R.  Krcutz  5963  35.78  Laurence  WUUg  6239  6109  65.22  Narman  O.  Murrell  6240  Mai  McAllster  5964  90.22  Santiago  Pascual  6110  83.61  Woodrow  W.  Yant  6241  John  S.  Davies  5965  49.78  Marion  Szubert  6111  74.67  Agustin  Rivera  6243  Robert  R.  Aycock  5966  75.44  Walter  A.  Schlecht  6112  113.56  Joseph  W.  Wendt  8243  Oscar  A.  Payne  ........ .5967  91.78  Foo  S.  Chun  6113  74.28  Harold  J.  Henry  John  W.  Bradshaw  5968  62.22  WUliam  F.  Janisch  6114  103.44  Joseph  V.  Gauthier  .... 6244  Ernest  J.  SUnley  5969  62.22  John  Melgin  6115  91.39  Frederick  S.  Delorenzo  ... 6245  6246  Donald  R.  Catlin  5970  64.17  Anthony  J.  Palino  6116  63.00  Lonnie  L.  Akridge  6247  James  L.  Mabe  5971  38.50  Eugene  O.  Dakln  6117  58.33  RolUan  P.  Landry  6248  John  R.  Wilson  5972  70.78  Lawrence  J.  Campbell  ... 6118  77.39  Calvin  Medley  6249  Benlgno  C.  Rautlsta  5973  97.22  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ... 6119  2,500.00  Harold  R.  Orkofsky  6250  Pablo  E.  Perez  5974  81.67  John  P.  Fifer  6120  589.44  WilUam  J.  Holland  Richard  Meyvantsson  .... 6251  Gabriel  L.  WllUamsen  ..  5975  100.33  Lulgi  GaUo  6121  51.72  6252  Luis  Ballestero  5978  68.83  Charles  Humphrey  6122  91.39  Joseph  H.  Seaver  6253  Eugene  G.  Plahn  5977  46.67  WUton  M.  McNiel  6123  75.83  Carlos  Troncoso  Harold  E.  Rosecrans  .... 6254  To  Cash  Vac.  Checks  ...  5978  2.500.00  Joseph  B.  Thomassen  ... 6124  55.22  62.W  James  A.  McWhinney  ... 5979  8102.67  Jose  Rivera  6125  50.00  Alberto  C.  Rocha  6256  Ricardo  LaU  5980  111.22  Void  6126  Void  WUliam  O.  Taylor  Louis  A.  Welch  5961  73.11  Donald  Whittaker  6127  110.06  Thomas  G.  Plunkett  .... 6257  6258  Rachid  Gaham  5982  64.56  Robert  G.  Denny  6128  106.56  Manuel  R.  Traba  6259  Adrian  Remiyn  5983 .  35.39  Ramon  R.  Sierra  6129  90.22  Otto  Timm,  Jr  6260  Frank  Judah.  Jr  5984 •   70.00  James  R.  Dayton  6130  75.44  Henry  J.  Principe  6261  Terrance  M.  Jones  5985  103.83.  Samuel  A.  Breighner  .... 6131  65 33  Yu  Song  Yee  Joseph  A.  Torrisl  6262  Caisto  Prasso  5980  109.67  Kurt  B.  Cato  6132  70.00  6263  Earl  G.  McNab  5987  112.00  James  Benclc  6133  89.44  Kong  Foo  Yoh  6264  Gordon  L.  Teacher  5988  78.17  James  L.  Higginbotham  6134  73.50  Harry  May  Wong  Patrick  J.  Coponitl  ....  6265  Juan  M.  DavUa  5989  98.00  John  F.  Guest,  Jr  6135  84.00  Joseph  Kowalewski  5990  83.22  Christopher  Gambie  6136  95.28  Edward  S.  Ingebrigtsen  6266  6267  Gerdine  WUliams  5991  58.33  Robert  L.  Harwell  6137  108.50  Pablo  Ortiz  6268  Arthur  F.  Hiers  5992  85.17  Anthony  J.  Hanna  6138  91.00  Robert  Mills  Robert  M.  Douglas  6269  64.17  Ralph  E.  Daylor  5993  36.56  Lynwood  E.  Gregory  .... 6139  6270  Walter  H.  Frederick  5994  45.50  Wheeler  M.  Fields  6140  45.11­ WiUiam  S.  WUUams  6271  6141  83.22  Louis  C.  MUler  Anthony  J.  DiBatolomeo  5995  38.89  Trifon  C.  Gialuris  6272  Gilbert  M.  Wright  5996  82.06  Endel  Loosaar  6142  80.50  CarroU  M.  Conrad  Marcios  N.  Franggos  ... 6273  Carlyle  R.  Stack  6143  7.3.89  Michael  J.  Dembrowskl  ..  5997  68.83  Roland  K.  Richardson  ...  5998  51.33  WUliam  M.  Matthws  .... 6144  41.22  Charles  R.  Chambers.  Jr.  6274  6275  6145  78.17  Harry  L.  Stroupe  Gordon  Ray  5999  68.44  Earl  G.  Oppel  6146  70.39  Leonardo  Ruggero  ...... 6276  Georgios  Kyminas  6000  107.33  Dorsey  Paugh  6277  110.44  Edward  C.  Sieger  Frank  C.  Kumiega  6001  113.56  Jaime  M.  HUda.  Jr.  .... 6147  6278  6148  71.94  Vincent  J.  Maffucl  Joseph  Saxton  6002  96.06  Joseph  P.  Merkel  6279  Charles  L.  Johnston  ... 6003  42.00  Mendel  Wllman  6149  84.39  Anthony  MetaUca  WilUam  H.  Reed  6280  6150  78.56  Donald  K.. Campbell  .... 6004  68.83  Harold  K.  King  6151  98.00  Joseph  L.  Bourgeois  .... 6281  Archie  N,  Wright  6005  79.72  Henry  J.  Gromek  6282  93.33  Samuel  Curtis  Ralph  C.  HUlis  6006  54.83  Melvin  R.  Knickmau  ... 6152  6283  6153  89.06  Terrill  D.  York  Jacob  R.  Gnagey  6007  75.83  James  W.  Stanley  Jimmie  A.  Moody  ...... 6284  John  J.  Grams  6154  42.00  Lloyd  J.  Thomas  ...... 6008  102.28  6155  '  59.50  Lynn  C.  Tibbetts  ......  6285  Floyd  J:  Hurd  6009  84.39  Manuel  Figueira  6286  6156  77.39  John  C.  Elliott  Nicholas  T.  Tala  6010  98.00  Claude  A.  Brown  6287  6157  45.11  Harvey  L.  Graham  Edward  M.  Melone  6011  94.50  Michael  M.  Endres  48.22  WilUam  W.  Bawden,  Jr.  6288  Fennick  Sawyer  6012  84.78  Edward  A.  GUlespie  .... 6158  6289  6159  108.89  Bernard  P.  Losse  WiUlam  A.  McKenny  ... 6013  50.56  John  F.  Indorf  6290  6160  36.17  George  A.  Logan  Hebert  L.  Gardner  6014  51.33  Robert  A.  Hamlett  John  Grych  6291  6161  75.83  Antonio  A.  2elaya  6015  .103.83  Antolin  A.  Peniza  6162  108.50  Nolan  C.  Walker,  Jr.  ....  6293  George  L.  Warrington  ..  6016  39.67  Jan  V.  Rooms  6293  6163  104.61  Thomas  F.  Hill  Emie  Tamberg  6017  60.28  Harold  W.  Witt  6294  6164  52.50  Thonms  P.  GilUMn  i  .Gerald  D.  Martin  6018  49.00  Kenneth  W.  Miller  Edgar  L.  Poor  6295  Arno  A.  J.  Puera  6165  96.83  John  A.  Smith  6019  89.06  6296  6166  45.11  Adolph  PachuolJ  Edward  Splshock  6020  88.28  Friedrich  Behrend  6297  6167  98.78  Otis  C.  Bailey,  J.­ Ronald  J.  McDevltt  ..... 6021  86.33  Nicholas  jV:ellis  PhUip  B.  Livingston  .... 6298  6168  73.11  Eusebio  Padilla  6022  93.33  Bacilio fiona'ci'it  6299  6169  96.44  Robert  L.  Dunn  George  E.  DeGreve  .... 6023  62.22  John  C.  L^ugandus  6170  68.06  Leonard  B.  Merriam  .... 6300  Alfred  V.  WUk  6024  52.50  Alfnnto  Rrego  6301  .'6171  40.44  Auman  Bivins  FraiiC­iaCC  EnFante  .....60^  70.00  Charlns  Carey  6173  96,06  Connar  J.  Gadberry  .... 6302  Beu  A.  Hubbard  6026  60.22  never  Waits  Thomas  F.  Lay  ......... 6303  Marcelino  Valentin  6173  59.11  James  M.  SaveU  6027  110.44  6304  6174  66.50  John  C.  Drake  James  Kirkland  6028  68A3  Frank  J.  Sidaras  6305  6175  107.72  WUUam  D.  Morris  Albert's.  McKlnstry  .... 6029  98.39  Robert  E.  Wagner  Bobby  9.  Thompson  .... $30$  Jose  Rosa  6176  59.11  Antonio  C.  Mealha  ...... 6036  71.17  John  J.  Tobin  6307  Patrick  McGowan  6177  '  62.83  Henry  Krohn  .......... 6031  90.22  6308  ­6178  84.00  Paul  A.  Mason  Horacio  A.  DaSUva  ...0632  47.83  Albert  L.  Ogletrce  $308  «170  37.76  Joseph  B.  Simmon*  Albert  L.  Bagley  6033  79.33  Robert  E.  Able  (Continued from  page 54)  72.3.3  64.94  79.V2  108.50  108.11  55.22  64.17  82.44  58.72  50.56  80..50  94.89  82.06  83.22  104.22  108.11  70.39  85.56  115.89  112.39  50.56  38.50  52.50  83.22  85.50  57.94  76.61  59.50  86.72  8361  72.33  61.44  102.28  94.89  96.44  83.61  52.89  86.33  75.44  105.39  46.28  116.28  52.50  79.72  50.94  3,OOO.0b  $77.39  64.17  62.22  67.28  37.33  48.67  85.17  Void  58.33  37.72  96.83  76.22  42,39  56.00  58.33  86.33  68.06  45.89  88.67  42.00  83.22  56.00  94.11  70.00  101.50  109.28  83.22  94.50  70.39  105.00  37.33  78.17  73J)0  73.11  85.94  73.50  71.94  112.78  112.00  82.83  91.78  48.22  47.44  84.39  42.78  58.72  64.56  52.50  73.89  50.56  79.33  108.50  57.56  71.17  57.94  82.06  49.78  90.22  85.56  108.11  84.39  89.83  75.06  51.33  36.94  68.44  39.67  91.78  75.44  39.67  72.72  61.83  60 67  111.22  65.33  37.72  64.56  98.39  57.56  99.17  91.00  63.78  57.56  $1.44  Welfare  REPORT  NO. 25  By Lloyd  Gardner, Asst.  Secretary­Treasurer  .Period Covered  By This  Report—March 9­March  22  Cash  on  Hand  $438,333.10  US  Government  Bonds  754,023.44  Estimated  Accounts  Receivable  210,000.00  Hospital Benefits Paid in  Period  4,995.00  Total  Hospital Benefits  Paid Since  July 1, 1950  140,701.00  Death  Benefits  Paid  in  Period  12,500.00  Death  Benefits  Paid  Since  July  1,  1950  222,366.66  USPHS  HOSPTAL  STATEN  ISLAND,  NEW  YORK  A.  Bane  S30.00  Melvin  Bass  30.00  John  Brady  30.00  T.  Caftrey  30.00  J.  Callahan  3000  Frank  Cardoza  ...,  30.00  N.  R.  Cartwrlght  ..  30.00  John  Chaker  ......  15.00  P.  Davenport  15.00  H.  Dunlevie  30.00  O.  Grant  30.00  John  Gleson  15.00  R.  Hobdy  30.00  Sidney  Isaacs  15.00  O.  Jones  30.00  J.  Kachelhoffer  ....  30.00  Charles  Kerstens  ..  30.00  D.  KimbreU  30.00  To  Kong  Sze  15.00  John  Kosinski  ....,  15.00  Thomas  Kustas  ....  15.00  James  Lawlor  ....,  30.00  S.  Legauada  30 00  K.  Lewis  15.00  M.  H.  Lorenzo  ....  15.00  M.  Mitchell  30.00  James  MacCrea  ....  15.00  Daniel  Mejias  ....,  15.00  Alfred  Mueller  ...,  30.00  Frank  Nering  ....  30.00  Peter  Orth  15.00  WUliam  Owens  ...,  30.00  Joseph  Prindezis  ..,  30.00  Juan  Rueda  .......  30.00  John  Saari  15.00  Thomas  Scardells  .,  15.00  M.  Schaplro  15.00  John  Slaman  30.00  Emerson  Spaulding  30.00  August  Steinman  ..  15.00  Albert  Sylvestrc  ..,  30.00  John  Tranaglini  ...  15.00  Francis  WaU  30.00  Henry  Woods  30.00  James  W.  Grinstead  K.  D.  Mcintosh  ...  George  H.  Noles  ..  Paul  Norton  Stephen  M.  Plash  ..  A.  J.  Scheving  James  O.  Thomas  .  S.  B,  Tribble  F.  W.  Walaska  30.00  15.00  30.00  15.00  30.00  15.00  15.00  30.00  30.00  $255.00  VETERANS  HOSPITAL  LONG  BEACH,  CALIFORNIA  E.  L.  Pritchard  .  ..  $45.00  SEASIDE  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  LONG  BEACH,  CALIFORNIA  T.  ChiUnski  ..  $15.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  .  BALTIMORE,  MARYLAND  Alex,  Andeshak  $15.00  Thomas  L.  Ankerson  15.00  G.  Belaviakis  15.00  Edward  Bickley  30.00  Donald  Bragg  15.00  Edmund  Cabanski  15.00  Eernle  P.  Coin  30.00  William  Curtin  15.00  Joseph  F.  Goude  30.00  Arthur  Haylock  15.00  Hugo  HUden  30.00  Howard  Ligans  15.00  PhUilp  Lewis  30.00  Michael  Laasko  15.00  Earl  McKendree  iv  30.00  E.  Melone  7...  15.00  Thomas  Mungo  30.00  PhUip  Naviteky  30.00  G.  Nichols  30.00  Richard  Price  30.00  Alfred  Pulvano  30.Cnr  Ruperto  Rivera  30.00  Arthur  Reinholdt  15.G0  Jose  Reys  30.00  .Tohn  Robinson  30.00  John  M.  Stone  30.00  30.00  $1,065.00  John  A.  Stout  WUUam  Wallace  30.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  $675.00  Francis  I.  Gibbnns  $15.00  USPHS  HOSPIT.AL  William  B.  Jones  15.00  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  M.  H.  Scott  15.00  J.  H.  Adams  $15.00  30.00  $45.00  Allen  P.  AntUl  A.  Asenci  15.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Robert  Bs^ster  30.00  MOBILE,  ALABAMA  A.  F.  Bankston  30.00  30 00  T  Burke  $30.00  Claude  F.  Bankston  E.  G.  BiUings  30.00  Walter  Harbison  30.00  30.00  J.  H.  Jones  45.00  L.  G.  Boster  ...  15.00  Alvin  W.  LaCaze  15.00  .l^oseph  T.  Bryant  30.00  WUUam  Ott  30.00  Ralph  Canniff  Wilson  O.  Cara  30.00  Paul  W.  Richards  15 00  30.00  George  Robinson  30.00  James  D.  CardeU  30.00  W.  H.  Stokes  15.00  Oliver  Celestine  James  Crone  30.00  30.00  $210.00  Rogelio  Cruz  Martino  DeSalvo  30.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Thomas  L.  Dugan  15.00  BRIGHTON.  MASS.  Herbert  Eikenberry  30.00  Thomas  H.  Bonvie  $15.00  E.  R.  Eklur.d  30.00  R.  P.  Bowman  30.00  15.00  F.  Bruggner  15.00  Henry  Gerdes  30.00  Charles  F.  Dwyer  30.00  E.  E.  Gross  Leonard  Kay  30.00  Benedict  Klakowicz  15.00  15.00  A.  D.  Leva  30.00  Paul  P.  Lamb  30.00  Lincoln  E.  Smith  15.00  Leo  H.  Lang  Manuel  J.  Lewis  55.00  George  Vourloumis  30.00  "A.  E.  LochmoUer  30.00  15.00  $180.00  M.  V.  Mobley  M.  Newman  15.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  L.  S.  Osma  30.00  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIFORNIA  Joseph  Otreba  15.00  W.  J.  Anderson  $30.00  James  E.  Porter  15.00  Paul  Pierlouisi  60.00  James  R.  Porter  15.00  Jean  Rioux  15.00  John  S.  Proscoe  /  ,30 00  Charles  Robertson  30.00  K.  Raana  30.00  WiUiam  Rogers  15.00  Claude  A.  Ray  30 00  Ernest  Schiwek  15.00  Herbert  Reynolds  15.00  Peter  Smith  15.00  Foster  B.  Shedd  30IH)  David  Sorenson  30.00  D.  E.  Smith  120.00  Joseph  Sprinzel  30.00  N.  Straton  15.00  L.  R.  Tickle  30 00  $240.00  George  ToUiver  15.00  Louis  A.  Willis  30.(i0  FIRLAND  SANATORIUM  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  $1,165.00  EmU  Austad  $15.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  VETERANS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GEORGIA  PERRY  POINT,  MARYLAND  W.  B.  Creech  $30.00  WUUam  Hoffman  .  $365.00  J.  T.  Moore  30.00  John  Parker  15.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  John  H.  Skipper  15.00  FORT  WORTH,  TEXAS  Marvin  Swords  30.00  J.  H.  Ashurst  $60.00  Joseph  P.  Wise  60.00  $120.00  $120.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK,  VIRGINIA  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Albert  Brickhouse  $15.00  FORT  STANTON.  NEW  MEXICO  Roger  Horton  30.00  Bomar  R.  Cheeley  $60.00  Alvah  H.  Jones  45.00  Frederick  Landry  60.00  Gerald  McCarthy  30.00  Donald  McDonald  60.00  Vincent  FalTucci  30.00  Jack  F.  Thornburg  30.00  Leonard  Murphy  30.00  Earl  E.  Overturp  30.00  $210.00  S.  Roundtree  30.00  F.  Trenholm  30.00  DEATH  BENEFITS  WUUam  MiUer  .  $2,500.00  $270.00  Moses  Morris  .  2,5uu 00  John  G.  Harris  .  2,500.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Frank  P.  Kelly  .  2,500.00  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  EmU  Mattsson  .  2JSOO.OO  $15.00  Vernon  Bolton  15.00  F.  W,  Burford  $12,500.00  15.00  W*  S.  Getty  �; '  2%;s  ""Ir^#;­­  '  0»r**i:fm'lfT f^tgf  Tag* TweBtj­ifac  ... DIGEST of SHOPS' MEETINGS ...  • ^s  ii"  rAlRPORT  (WaUrman)/  Mar.  10—  Chairman,  Oaorga  Parka;  Saeratary,  Ralph  Tindall.  Motion  made  and  carried  that  any  man  apeaking  out  of  turn  be  recommended  for  a fine.  Motion  made  and  seconded  that  we  elect  a  master  at  arms.  Repair  list  turned  in;  all  dele­ gates  to retain  a  copy  of  repair  list.  Sug­ gestion  made  that  any  man  with  any  charges  to  be  made  to  the  patrolman  discuss  it  before  the  crew  at  this  meet­ ing.  A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  steward  department.  George  Mates.  Complaint  about  butter  tasting  bad.  Request  fellows  to  be  more  quiet  when  going  on  watch.  Complaint  about  officers  using  new  washing  ma­ chine  for  dirty  clothes.  lAPGs  Now in  Perth Amboy  —Chairman,  .Grvllio  R.  Mayhem;  Secre­ tary, Thomas  J.  Durkin.  Wipers have  one  hour disputed  overtime  but  they are  sure  to  coUect  it  as  it  was  paid  once  before.  A  motion  was  made  and  carried  that  the  sanitary  men  apply  themselves  a  little  better  to  their  job.  Motion  made  and  carried  that  the  record  player  and  the  television  be  repaired  and  paid  for  out  of  the  ships'  fund.  A  motion  was  made  and  carried  that  men  failing  to  show  up  for  their  assigned  watches  without  good  reason  shall  be  reported  at  once  to  the  Union.  A  vote  of  thanks  to  the  steward  department.  boat driU  except  the men on  watch. Wash­ ing  machine  to  be  kept  clean  and  prop­ erly  taken  care  of.  Suggestion  that  crew  make  less  noisf  in  the  messroom  while  playing  radio,  especially  at  night.  The  men  getting  off  were  asked  to  leave  foc'sles  clean.  Compliments  were  extend­ ed  to  the  steward  department.  Crewmen  of  Cities  Service  CAROLYN  (Bull),  Mar.  S—Chairman,  R.  E.  Dickey;  Secretary,  J.  Shea.  Discus­ tankers  adtl  other  ships  dock­ sion  on  March  of  Dimes.  Ship's  delegate  read  letter  from  headquarters  regarding  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  Mar.  9—  ing  at  Perth  Amboy,  NJ,  will  new  argreement  and  asked  delegates  to  Chairman,  Barney  Kinter; Secretary,  Paul  get  their  men  together  aiid  discuss  find  plenty  of  LOGs  on  hand  Gladden.­Reading  of  letter  from  head­ changes  and  forward  same  to  headquar­ quarters  as  of  Feb.  8,  1952.  Discussion  at  Victor  Dankiff's Bar.  ters.  AU  hands  agreed  to  donate  SI  or  about  arguments  aboard  ship.  Mention  MADAKET  (Waterman),  Mar.  1—Chair­ more  to  the  March  of  Dimes.  made  of  good  cooperation  of  crew  mess­ man,  Max  Byers;  Secretary,  Harry  D.  Since  a  great  many  tankers  man  in  which  membership  concurred.  French.  The  captain  had  agreed  to  pur­ BEAUREGARD  (Waterman),  Mar.  1  vacation pay  and insurance  of  companies other than  Cities  Chairman,  Ronald  Eden;  Secretary,  C.  J.  Discussions on  chase  new  washing  machine  but  instead  beneficiaries.  BRADFORD  ISLAND—  (Cities  Service),  we  got  parts  to  repair  old  one.  Demand  Mar.  Nali.  Suggested  that  if  you  have  a  beef  17—Chairman,  Edward  E.  Flynn;  Service  dock  at  Perth  Amboy,  Fab.  S—Chairman,  Paul  Morris;  Secre­ for  sougeeing  and  painting  of  engine  de­ Secretary,  Fred  Boyne.  Suggested  that  go  to  your  department  delegate,  who  in  tary,  Barney  Kinter.  Repairs  not  made  partment  and  foc'sles.  Post  cards  issued  ship's  treasurer  contact  marine  library  to  turn,  wlU  go  to  the  ship's delegate.  There  as  and  at  other  terminals  in  the  requested—porthole  gaskets,  etc.,  not  by  the  selective  service  were  offered  to  get  new  books for  ship;  take  money  from  was  a  discussion  about  not  having  hot  renewed.  made  to  contact  captain  anyone  who  wishes  to  notify  his  draft  treasury  to  send  cable  for  books.  Dis  area,  the  LOGs  could  help  water  last  trip  for  the  crew.  Whoever  regarding Motion  and  if  no action  is  taken  board  of  maritime  employment.  uses  the  washing  machine  will  clean  it.  to  contact same,  cussion  on  rooms  to be  painted.  Suggest  haU  Norfolk.  Discussion  serve  as  an  entering  wedge  in  The sanitary  men in'each  department  wiU  about  cigarettes.  in Slopchest  we  change  brand  of  soap  powder.  not  being  rotate  each  week  by  keeping  the  wash­ opened  untU  after  Norfolk;  explanation  Esso  tankers  and­  those  of  room  mopped  and  clean.  "  JOYCE  KILMER  (Mississippi),  Mar.  1  made  that  this  was  in  accordance  with  Chairman,  Caorge  Smira;  Secretary,  Coy  other  oil  companies  that  have  custom's  rules.  Ship's  delegate  report^  ANTiNOUS  (Waterman),  Feb.  23—Chair­ Presley.  Chief  cook  reports  stove  not  that  anyone fighting  aboard  ship  will  be  Leo  A.  Alien;  Secretary,  Joseph  Ko­ giving  proper  heat  but  getting  full  co­ man,  thus  far  resisted  unionization  turned  over  to  the  patrolman  at  payoff.  MASSMAR  (Caimar),  Mar.  IB—Chair­,  operation  from  engineers  to  correct  this  iodzielski.  Twenty­eight  dollars  was  col­ man,  J.  Thompson; ­  Saeratary,  William  lected  for  the  March  of  Dimes  and  to  be  by legitimate  unions.  condition.  It  was  agreed  each  depart  turned  over  to  patrolman  at  the  payoff,  Davias.  Few  hours ­ disputed  overtime  to  ment  should  alternate  in  keeping  recrea­ Cabinet  to  be  built  in  recreation  hall  aft  ST.  AUGUSTINE  VICTORY  (Misilsilppl);  be  taken  care  of  at  payoff.  Discussion  on  tion  room  and  laundry  room  clean.  Each  for  magazines  and  papers.  To  have  en­ letter  sent  out  by  headquarters  for  any  Mar.  12—Chairman,  C.  J.  Quinnt;  Saera­ member  should  clean  washing  machine  gine  delegate  ask  chief  engineer  to  order  Juke  box  to be  taken  ashore  in  Mobile  to  ideas  on  new  agreement  or  suggestions.  tary, ­J.  V.  Doian.  Discussion  on  steward  after  using  it.  thermostat  control  in  engine  room.  Stew­ be  repaired.  Suggestion  made  that  when  Old  washing  machine  to be  used for  work  department  and  delegates.  Several  points  ard  delegate  brought  out that  two lockers  LOG  comes  on  board  ship  for  ship's dele  clothes  and  new  machine  for  whites.  Not  from  the  constitution  and  by­laws  wera  gate,  he  will  pass  them around  to the  de­ to  loan  money  from  ship's  fund  out  for  read.  Discussion  on  the  preparing  of  tha  FORT  HOSKiNS  (Cities  Service),  Mar.  had  been  broken  into.  food  and  the  baking  and  how  the  gaUey  personal  use  to crew.  partment  delegates.  S—Chairman,  Jesse  W.  Maioney;  Secre­ stove  was  not  working  properly.  Discus­ tary,  E.  Oavis.  Motion  made  that  each  sion  about  the  terrible  maU  service,  of  FORT  HOSKiNS  (Cities  Service),  Mar.  man  clean  after  liimself  in  the  messhall  FRENCH  CREEK  (Cities  Service),  Mar.  which  there  has'been  very  little  or  nona  STEEL  VOYAGER  (Isthmian),  Mar.  «  or  a  SI fine.  Request  made  to have  more  17—Chairman,  Leo  Dwyer;  Secretary,  1$—Chairman,  William  C.  Hardy;  Secre­ Chairman,  Bsnjam'in''W.  Tingiey;  Secre­ at  all.  Ship's  delegate  wUl  be  about  get­ literature  about  union;  to  be  placed  by.  B.  C.  Hiilis.  Discussion  on  chow  to  be  tary; T.  A.  Scoper.  Promise  of  new  wash­ tary,  F.  Quintayo. '$9.(X)  in  ship's  fund.  ting  steward  department  and  foc'sles  patrolman.  Any  addition  to  repair  list  taken  up  with  patrolman  in  New  York.  ing machine  this voyage  by  port  engineer.  Messroom  in  port  hole  needs  new  gas­ painted  and  also  Ubrary.  Deck  delegate  Reported  chief  engineer  started  working  Repair  list  of  last  voyage  be  submitted  to  list  on  bulletin  board.  being  fulfiUed  kets.  asked  crew  to  please  bring  up  all  beefs  Feb.  23—Chairman,  None;  Secretary,  I.  on  repair  list  but  has  not finished.  Dis­ as  far  as possible.  Anyone  missing  when  in  a  sober  state.  watch,  Davis.  Discussion  on  March  of  Dimes.  cussion  why  new  coffee  urn  aboard  has  performing, etc.,  volunteer to  get  off  ship  Voted  SIO  from  ship's  fund  along  with  not  been  installed.  Crew  to  keep  feet  at first  port  or  be  reported  to  patrolman  TRINITY  (Carras),  Mar.  14—Chairman,  individual  donations  to  be  handed  in  at  off  chairs  in  messhall.  Each  man's  duty  and  action be  taken.  Patrolman  instruct­ LEWIS  EMERY  JR.  (Victory  Carriers),  C.  Cravier;  Secretary,  A.  G.  Espeneda.  Mar.  to  help  keep messhall  clean.  Ship's  dele  Baltimore  to  patrolman.  It—Chairman;  O.  Klippberg;  Secre­ gate  passed '  out ­  cards  to  the  brothers  ed  mate  to  cease hoUaring  at  sailors  and  Motion  made  that  aU  living  quarters  and  tary,  H.  Posf.  Washing  machine  la  to  be  let  bosun handle  them  as customary.  Sug­ galley  be  painted  and  also  instaU  chairs:  kept  clean  who  want  the  LOG  sent  to their  homes.  and'If  anyone  is  found  not  gested  ship's  delegate  see  about  having  patrolman  to  be  notified  before  payoff.  colored  light  bulbs  installed  in  passage­ All  hands  were  asked  to  attend fire  and  cleaning  It  after  using  It  they  will  have  to pay  a fine  of  $10.'  ways  in  crew's  quarters  so  light  doesn't  PUERTO  RiCO  (Bull),  Feb.  22—Chair­ bother  men at  rest.  Seventeen  doUars  in  man,  Thurston  Lewis;  Secretary,  Jim  ship's  fund.  Suggest  everyone  assess  Murphy.  Reported  that  since  the  San  themselves  $1  this  payoff  to  replace  BENTS  FORT  (Cities  Service), Mar.  Juan  strike  beef  the  captain  has  heen  money  used  for  wreath  of  flowers  wired  Chairman,  Allison  I.  Hobort;  Socrotary,  trying  to  give  the  boys  a  hard  time.  to  shipmate's  deceased  mother.  W.  H.  Rood.  Ship's  delegate  requested  Thurston  Lewis  asked  the  membership  to  memliers  to  give  proper  notice  of  any  approve  the  purchase  of  two  bound  vol­ watch  changes.  Discussion  on  keeping  ROBERT  E.  CLARKSON  (Bioomfleid),  WINTER  HILL  (Cities  Service), Mar.  23  of  the  1951  LOG.  Suggested  that  a  messroom  clean  at  night.  Men  on  last  Feb.  2—Chairman,  Rudolph  J.  Himei,  umes  should  be  tiken  on  all  ex­ PRUI  Kent  standby  are  to  clean  tables.  Repair  list  Secretary,  D.  T.  Lynch.  Delegates  re­ standing  vote  of  ship's  fund  money.  Sug­ being  made  up.  SIU  letter  concerning art  ported  all  well.  Motion  made  and  sec­ penditures  gested  that  since  the  majority  rules,  any  Please  get.  i ii . touch  with  your  contest  read  to  membership.  onded to  get screens  for crew  mess ports.  of  voting  is proper  which  seemed  Motion  made  and ' carried  that  fresh  method  aunt  Eva  at  401; Oglethorpe  Ave.,  to  be  the  general  over­all  opinion.  water  line  be  run  to  the  deck  for  steve­ Brother  asked  for  a  vote  of  thanks  to  AUGUST  BELMONT  (South  Atlantic),  dores  in  India  so  that  there  will  be  no  former  Albany,  Ga.,  regarding  Olcl  Shores  Mar. 9—Chairman,  ship's  delegate,  Jim  Stewart,  for  H. L.  Maacham,  Secre­ excuse  for  their  entering  crew's  quar­ a  thankless  job  done  to  the  best  of  his  tary,  Robert  G.  Varnon.  It  was  agreed  ters.  Deck  and  engine  departments  to  ability:  round  Estate.  Important.  •  of  applause  was  given.  upon  that  aU  coffee  cups,  and  dishes  Checks  from  various  sources'  rotate  cleaning  of  recreation  room  every  Brother  asked  for  a  vote  of  thanks  to  Ed  should be  kept  free of  peelings, cigarettes  'o  weeks.  Mooney for  helping to  bring the  San Juan  have  been  unclaimed  for  almost  a  and matches  or a  meeting would  be  called  beef  to  a  successful  conclusion.  Clarke  and a fine  would be  imposed  on those  dis­ Richard; R.  Lelkas  thinks  that  all  crewmetnbers  should  be  year  and  will  be  returned  to  the  obeying  the above  auggesUon.  A  schedule  JOHAN  FRINTZ  (Eastarn),  March  1—  complimented  on  their  splendid  behavior  was made  to foUow  in keeping the  recrea­ Chairman,  Robarts;  Saeratary,  T.,  F.  during  the  Sah  Juan  episode.  sender  by  SIU  headquarters  in  Your  brother  Matt  is  anxious  to  tion  haU  and  laundry  clean.  Graanay.  Delegates  reported  everything  okay.  A  vote  of  than^ was  given  to  the  Brooklyn  unless  picked  up shortly.  contact  you  regarding  a  forward­ steward  department  for  the fine  cooking  MARY  ADAMS  (Bioemfleid),  Mar.  2—  The  following  men  have  checks  ing  address  for. your  mail.  and  the  prompt  and  efficient  service  ren­ Chairman,  R.  Pink; Secretary,  Jalce  Long­ dered  by  the  department.  feiiow.  Suggestion  made  to  sell  washing  coming:  Burley  E.  Nankivil,  Harry  machine  to  company  for  $75.  Repair  list  O'Brien,  Thomas  C.  Lockwood,  wiU  be  posted  in  order  to finish  repairs  PONCE  DE  LEON  (Waterman),  March  James  ''Smoky"  Cardin  that  were not  done.  Vote  of  thanks to  the  f—Chairman,  George  Midgett;  Secretary,  Clyde  Finney,  Gordon  C.  Ander­ new  LOG,  and  all  members  express their  F.  P.  Kustura.  Nelson  reported  $3.19  in  Important  you­ get  in  touch  with  gratitude  for the­ new articles  in the  LOG.  the  ship's  fund.  .  Discussion  by  several  read and  posted.  Delegates are  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcoa),  Feb.' 23—  son,  Slgurbjom  A.  Bjomsson,  on  what  to  do  with  the  record  player  Chairman,  D.  L.  Parker; Secretary,  James  J.  Hathaway,  Rt.  6,  Box  71,  Mo­ .XJterature  to  get  suggestions  concerning  new  agree­ and  the  ninety  records  that  belong  to  Purseli.  If  any  performing  is  done  dur­ Harold  Cahen,  Raymond  Donway,  ment and  forward  to headquarters.  ;.  the  crew.  It  was  decided  if  the  ship  is  ing  the  voyage  it  will  be  reported  to  the  Luther  Borrego,  Frederick  J. Dur­ bile, Ala.  sold  that  the  records  be  given  to  the  patrolman  in  Mobile.  Two  men  who  hospital  at  Fort  Stanton,  New Mexico.  missed  ship  in  Mobile  to  be  reported  to  ham, Juan Delgado, John Early, W.  patrolman.  Discussion  on  having  juke  Bill  Gluck  I  box fixed  to be  brought up  the next  meet­ A.  Henley,  Harry  V.  Garztecski,  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Seat  Shipping),  ing  before  arriving' in  the  States.  Laun­ I  am  trying  to  contact  you.  Mar.  11—Chairman,  S.  Pierson; Secretary,  dry  to  be  kept  clean:  each  man  to  clean  Philip P. Gulmond, Kenneth Singh,  C.  P.  Achey.  The  painting  of  foc'sles  at  up  same  when Jinished  and  also  to  keep  Ronald E. Voss, Frederick Kakkum,  Write  Ray  Creseski,  FN,  Division  sea  was  deferred  because  there  were  no  messroom  clean.  Ship's  delegate  to  see  hunks  available  in  the  hospital.  It  was  captain about  officers keeping  saloon  pan­ Sigurd  Christensen,  George  N.  M,  USS  Columbus  (CA74),  FED,  agreed  to  take  up  the  matter  of  loggings  try  clean  so  as  not  to  make  too  much  CLARA  BARTON  (Bleoinfieid),  Mar.  9—  upon  arrival  in  New  York  with  patrol­ work  on  the  messman.  Chairman,  R.  L.  Abernathy;  Secretary,  R.  Kaeliwai,  Walter  L.  Pritchett.  NY,  NY­ man.  The  sum  of  $23.00  held  by  the  C.  Sypher.  Have  patrolman  see  that  the  Mar.  9—Chairman,  D.  L.  Parker;  Sec­ chief  steward  as  ship's  fund  turned  over  water  tight  doors  are  seaworthy  before  t  t  to  ship's  delegate.  Engine  delegate  re­ retary,  James  Purseii.  Deck  delegate  re­ signing  on.  Suggestion made  for everyone  ports  a  few  hours  of  disputed  overtime  ported  that  all  black  gang  foc'sles  be  to  keep  the  washing  machine  clean.  Sug­ D,  Hall  but  trying to  get it  straight  before  arrival  painted  on  the  next  outbound  voyage.  Ex­SS Irenestar  gestion mlide  for  deck  and engine  depart­ in  Mobile.  Motion  made  that steward  and  H.  Dowell  '  ments  to  clean  the  laundry  and  steward  ship's  delegate  contact  patrolman  about  department  to  keep' the  recreation  room  Please  leave  radio  I  left  on  the  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  Service),  steak  lK,iiig  taken  on  board  in  Trinidad.  Write  where  I  can  get  in  touch  clean.  Mar.  B—Chairman,  L.  Pickett;  Secretary,  Repair  list  to  be  checked  after  repairs.  ship at  the Baltimore  hall.  Jimmy  PERSONALS  NOTICES  i 4"'  i  4  ft ft  iL  ft ft ft  fe  ,1  Simmons.  Editor,  SEAFARERS LOG,  675 Fourth  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  N.  Y.  4­  t  4"  with  you.  J.  Bough,  11  Burbank  Ave.,  New  Dorp  6,  SI,  NY.  ft. .ft ft  ROBIN  HOOD  (Seat  Shipping),  Fab.  17—  Chairman,  J.  Cantreii,  Jr.; Secretary,  J.  J.  Levin.  Nothing  can  be  settled  with  mate,  matters  to  be  turned  over  to  patrolman  at  payoff.  First  assistant  giving  men  a  hard  time.  Foc'sles are  in bad  shape; they  need a  painting.  Motion made  to set  aside  sum  of  money from  ship's fund  for purser  in  appreciation  of  crew  for  the  time  and  trouble  he  took  to  show  motion  pictures.  Ship's  fund  amounts  to  $35.00.  Long  dis­ cussion  by  chairman  on  conduct  of  men  which  would  tend  to serve  in  the best  in­ terests  of  the  SIU.  Ex­SS  Joseph  Priestley  Titiu  Netties  Seafarer  who  took  photo  of  Your  family  is  anxious  to  hear  burial  of  brother  Clarence  Cone,  from  you.  Write  Dr. John  T. Net­ .  or  other  crewmembers  on  that  tles,  1656  Dublin  Street,  Mobile,  trip,  please  get in  touch  with  Mrs.  I  would  like to  receive the  SEAFARERS  LOG—please  Cone,  7701  N.'  Packard,  Tampa,  Ala.  ft. ft ft  put  my  name  on  your  mailing  list.  (Print  Information)  Fla.  RICHARD  JORDAN  CATLING  (Water­ William . R;  Perry  Jr.  man),  Feb.  9—Chairman,  Fercy  Boyer;  Secretary,  Norman  Fettersen.  Anyone  4'  4"  4"  Your  mother  is  ill  and  in  need  using  washing  machine  to  leave  same  NAME  Crew  asked  to  keep  messroom  Giovanni  F. Abundo  of  aid.  Contact  Mrs.  L.  Thiba­ clean.  clean  at  all  times.  Your  2A  occupational  deferment  deoux,  1605  3  St.,  Lake  Charles,  MONROE  (Bull),  Mar.  15­.­Chairman.  STREET  ADDRESS  expires  April,  1952.  You  will  be  La.  Edmund  K.  W.  Eriksen;  Secretary,  James  Maguire.  Motion  made  that  treasurer  for  classified  lA  at  that  time.  ft ft ft  ship's  fund  make  a  report.  Motion  made  that  we  donate  to  ship's  fund  until  a  David  Ashmore  CITY  ......ZONE  STATE  maximum  of  $50  is  reached.  This  money  4"  4"  4"  will  ha  available  to  any  crev;member  Your  wife  is  anxious  to  contact  needing  money  in  emergency.  Motion  Draft  classifications  for  the  fol­ you.  Write 575  W. 177  St.,  NYC.  made  to  purchase  ironing  board.  lowing  men  have  been  set  by their  Signed. . .  ................  :.  Book  No..  . .  PUERTO  RICO  (Bull),  Mar.  23—Chair­ Selective  Service  boards:  Joseph  York  headquarters.  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION;..  If  you  are  an  old  subscriber­and  have  a  change  "Behar,  of  address,  please  give  your  former  address  below:  ADDRESS  CITY  ZONE  STATE..  ft ft ft  2A  until  Sept.  27,  1952;  Wm.  Woytovitch  Thomas  Denier,  2A  until  Oct.  1,  Z­2871973  1952;  Selig  S.  Freilica,  2A  until  Oct.  1,  1952;  Andy  Simkanin;  2A  Contact .Asst.  Sec.  Tfeas.  L,  A.  ­I,:.  ...  ...T.,.,.,.  until  March  17,  1953. ^  ^  ^  ^  darker at  SIU  headquarters.  .;  man,  Steve  Carri  Secretary,  Jim  Murphy.  Cooperation  in  turning  in  Trujillo  passes  waau^excellent.  That'doors  between  cargo  Holds  and  quarters  be  closed  in  port.  Messman  wishes  to have  safety  mats  pro­ vided  in  the  galley  near  the  pot  washing  siiiks.  More  membeis  of  this  ship  should  ,Attend  the  shdreslde  meeting.  Member  (Continue4 OA page 27)  �m  Miiir, Afril 4, im  ­fjiwc Twcn^­sercB:  SEAFARERS  LOG  ... DIGEST of SHIPS' BfEETINGS *.  (Continued  from  page  26)  report*  that  the  last  few  trips,  leavinc  San  Juan,  many  of  the  crew  have  been  getting  ill.  SMpper  thinks  that  outsiders  hanging  near  the  galley  and  maybe  using  food  utensUs  may  have  something  to  do  with it.  More  help is  needed on  the  ship's  paper.  Member  wants  new  chairs 'which  were  supposed  to  have  heen  ordered  a  long  time  ago  for  rooms.  HILCN  H  JACKSON  (South  Atlantic),  Feb.  »—Chairman,  V.  Mahan;  Sacratary  C.  H.  Hsrtman.  Motion  was  made  to  no­ tify  the  Union  in  regards  to  the  repairs  made  by  the  shipyard—some  of  the  work  is  very  poor.  Suggestion  was  made  that  the  recreation  room  to  be  polished  one  week  by  the  black  gang and  one  week  by  the  steward  department.  The  laundry  would  be  taken  care  of  by  the  deck  de­ partment.  Suggestion  was  made  for  the  standby  to  clean  up  the  messroom,  so  as  to  prevent  the  breakage  of.  dishes  and  help protect  the  proper^ of  the ship and  the  crewmembers.  Toasters  and  percolat­ ors  were  put  on  the  ship  for  the  crew.  Suggestion  mad*  for  a  ship's  fund  to  be  formed  for  the  purpose  of  buying  an  iron. etc.  Keys  to  be  supplied  for  various  lockers  and  rooms.  Overtime  to  be  dis­ puted before  ship arrives in  New  York.  SEATHUNDER  (Orlon),  March.  It.—  Chairman,  J.  B.  Barnett;  Secretary,  B.  Black.  Second  cook asks  not to  be rushed.  Compliments  to  the  steward  department.  Ship's  delegate  instructed  to  obtain  new  belt  and  screen  for  washing  machine.  See  3rd  mate about  new  slopchest  price  Ust..  Feb.  10—Chairman,  Bill  Mason;  Secre­ tary,  Frank  Leonard.  Reported  S23.3S  in  ship's fund.  Ship's delegate  reports quite  a  few  beefs  on  overtime.  Deck  delegate  cautioned  steward  not  to  report  ship*  from  the  bridge  through  the field  glasses  before  the  lookout  has  a  chance  to  sight  them  again.  Discussion  on  shortage  of  American  stores:  laxity  on  part  of  the  steward.  Motion  made  and  carried  to  have  one  of  the  utiUties  help  serve  in  crew  mess.  Motion  made  and  carried  to  elect  three  brothers  to  check  stores  in  future and  to  turn  down  stores that  were  not first­class.  Keep Draft  Board Posted  SIU  Headquarters  urges  all  draft  eligible  seamen  to  be  sure  they  keep  their  local  Se­ lective  Service  boards  posted  on  all  changes'  of  address  through  the  use  of  the  post  cards  furnished  at  all  SIU  halls and aboard  ships.  Failure  to  keep  your  draft  board informed  of  your where­ abouts  can  cause  you  to  be  listed  as  a  delinquent  and  be  drafted  into  the services  with­ out  a  hearing.  The  Union  in  such  cases  can  do  nothing  to  aid Seafarers who  fail  to com­ ply.  tsry,  L.  Arnold.  Delegates  to  work  up  a repair  list.  Laundry  room  to  be  cleaned  in  rotation  by  three  departments.  All  h^nds  to  see  that  unauthorized  persons  are  kept  out  of  quarters  and  messrooms.  Discussion  about  rusty  water  to  be  taken  up  with  chief  engineer.  DAVID  S.  TERRY  (Eastern),  March  9  —Chairman,  King,  Secretary,  R.  MacDon­ ald.  Request  that  ail  unnecessary  noise  in  passageways  be  stopped  during  day­ time  so  men  off  watch  can  sleep.  Re­ quest  hose  for  washing  machine.  James  L.  Morgan.  The ship's  delegate  re­ ported  everything  running  smoothly.  A  motion  was made  to  have  the  ship's  dele­ gate  see  the  patrolman  and  have  some  kind  of  action  taken  on  work  permits.  There  was  a  suggestion  to  have  the  wash­ ing machine repaired.  Another suggestion  was  made  to  have  books  brought  aboard  in  the  next  port  for  the  ship's  library.  It  was  resolved  by  aU  to  contribute  29  cents  to  pay  the  cab  fare  of  the  delegate  and  to  buy  magazines  with  the  re­ mainder.  JOYCE  KILMER  (Mississippi),  March  3  —Chairman,  George  Smira;  Secretary,  Roy  Preslay.  Chief  cook  reported  that  JAMES  H.  PRICE  (South  Atlantic),  the  stove  is  not .giving  the  proper  heat,  March  4 — Chairman,  Garcia;  Secretary,  but  he  is  getting  full  cooperation  from  Ramlerl.  Motion  made  and  accepted  that  new  agreement  be  posted  for  discussion.  Cooperation  was  asked  for  in  keeping  messrooms  and  washroom  clean.  March  22­3.Chalrman,  S.  Garcia;  Secre­ tary,  M.  RIegar.  Ship's  delegate  reported  washing  machine  burned  out.  th6  engineers  to  correct  this  condition.  It  was  agreed  that  each  department  should  alternate  in  keeping  the  recreation  room  and  the  laundry  clean.  MOBILIAN  (Waterman),  March  14  —  Chairman,  Robert  Zulauf;  Secretary,  Charles  GUI.  $54.35  was  reported  on  hand  In  the  ship's  fund.  $2  was  donated  t«  the  library  fund.  Ship's  delegate  will  see  about  a  new  washing  machine,  and  he  will  decide  what  is  to  be  done  with  the  old  one  as  it  needs  constant  repairs.  SEATRAIN  SAVANNAH  (Seatraln),  March  34—Chairman,  T.  B.  Lawson;  Sec­ »  retary,  D.  Acker.  Old  washing  machine  which  belong*  to  the  crew  burned  out.  STEEL  RANGER  (Isthmian),  Feb.  «.—  Suggestion  made  that  ship's  delegate  Chairman,  PaskowskI; Secretary,  A. Telan.  Ship's  delegate  reported  about  the  beefs  contact  salvation  army  in  Savannah  and  in  the  steward  department.  A  motion  donate  it  to  them  for  salvage.  Due  to  the  fact  that  Seatraln  carries  only  one  made  and seconded  that the  steward sbaU  wiper  and  an  engine  utility  and  that  supervise  the  ggUey  boy  and  show  him  there  is  enough  work  for  two  wipers,  the  routine  work  within  his  prescribed  another  wiper  should  be  added  to  the  hours  of  work.  General  discussion  about  engine  personnel.  Ship's  delegate  told  beefs  to  be  settled  and  reported  to  the  ship's  delegate  before  going  to  the  cap­ service  at  Lake  Charles.  Kinfbcrly  ex­ the  crew  that  all  beefs  are  first  taken  tain.  It  was  noted  that  there  is no  fresh  plained  SIU  ruUngs  to  newcomers.  He  to  the  department  delegates  and  then  PENNMAR  (Calmar),  Feb.  21 — Chair­ water  faucet  back  aft; the  engine  depart­ was  asked  to  explain  what  seamen  do  in  to  him.  man,  J.  Markham;  Secretary,  Ralph  ment  delegate  wiU  talk  to  the first  engi­ a  case  when  the  ship  hits port  on  Sunday  neer  about  it.  The  chairman admonished  and  the  haU  is  not  open.  Crew  wants  at  HEYWOOD  BROUN  (Victory  Carriers),  Mosher.  A  washing  machine  will  be  in­ the  membership  to  keep  everything  as  it  least  180  quarts  of  milk  when  running  March  I—Chairman,  William  Alvaro;  Sec­ stalled.  Discussion  on  the  lights  and  a  coastwise.  was  made  for  the  deck  engi­ is  insofar  that  everything  is'going  along  retary,  W.  Wallace.  Friction  concerning  suggestion  neer  to  contact  chief  and  fix  same.  smoothly  except  for  a  few  minor  beefs  the  washing  machine  to  be  referred  to  Motion  made  and  carried  to  see  about  LUCILI  BLOOMFIELD (Bleomfleld), Mar.  in  the  respective  departments.  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  the  patrolman.  A  vote  of  thanks  was  ex­ getting  clock  for  the  messroom.  Motion  9—Chairman,  Robert  P.  Pattlson;  Secre­ Feb.  9  —  Chairman,  Louis  DeLaCarda;  tended  to  aU  permitmen  for  their  coop­ made  and  carried  to  allot  two  days  a  tary,  Douglas  B.  Patterson.  Deck  delegate  Secretary,  Robert  J.  Byrd.  This  par  eration  during  the  trip.  Discussion  on  week  for  each  department  to  use  the  reports  a  smaU' beef  on  overtime  to  .be  MARTIN  BEHRMAN  (Alcoa),  Mar.  meeting  was  called  to  elect  a  keeping  the  washroom  clean.  All  hands  washing  machine.  taken  up  with  patrolman.  Suggestion  that  Chairman,  Richard  A.  Mounleney;  Secre­ ticuiar  reminded  to  standby  the  washing  ma­ new  ship's  delegate  due  to  the  fact  that  water  pressure  in  steward  department  tary,  Joseph  W.  Duffsy.  A  very  interest­ the  former  ship's  delegate  was  left  in  chine  while  in  use.  March  IS—Chairman,  J.  Markham;  Sec­ • hd shower  be  checked  on.  Crewmem­ ing  talk  was  given  by  the  chairman  on  Yokohama.  retary,  R.  Mosher.  Ship's  delegate  re­ Japan.  After  the  ship's  dele­ bers  were  again  requested  to  see  that  unionism  for  the  benefit  of  the  men  who  gate  was  elected  ported  that  $35  was  turned  into  the  the  meeting  was  ad  current  is  turned  off  washing  machine  have  no  knowledge  of  the  benefits  of  our  OREMAR  (Ore),  Feb.  2S—Chairman,  R.  Baltimore  patrolman  for  the  March  of  when  through  with  clothes.  Recommend­ organization.  A  request  was made  to have  journed.  Nicholson;  Secretary,  F.  Orjales.  All  Dimes.  The  ship's  delegate  impressed  ed  that  steward  department  members  the  radio  operator  send  a  message  to  brothers  should  help  clean  the  night  upon  the  crew  the  danger  of  performers  unable  to make  the S;30  PM  boat  in  Kobe  Honolulu  to  see  if  we  could  get  some  NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Victory  pantry  and  the  lounge.  All  hands  should  as  being  detrimental  to  the  welfare  of  be  paid  S2  each  day  they  were  incon­ books  on arrival  there.  A  suggestion  was  Carriers),  March  23—Chairman,  Frank  W.  try  and  keep  everything  in  general  in  the  Union.  venienced.  Usual  admonition  to  crew  made  to  buy  the  electric  washing  ma­ Goarin,  Secretary,  E.  Wright.  Delegates  SIU  style.  Motion  made  and  carried  that  members  to  help  in  keeping  coffee  cups  chine  that  is  aboard:  it  is  the  property  reported  a  few  minor  beefs.  Motion  the  ship's  delegate  see  the  captain  for  OLYMPIC  GAMES  (U.  S.  Petroleum),  clean,  and  litter  from  tables  and  decks  of  thg  chief  engineer.  A  request  was  made  and  carried  that  both  washing  certain  repairs.  March  14—Chairman,  Paul  James;  Sec­ in  recreation  room  at  night.  made  to  have  14  fans  installed  in  the  machines  be  kept  down  in  the  wash­ retary,  Donald  Forrest.  A  motion  was  crew's  foc'sies.  room  to  be  used  by  officers  and  crew.  BARBARA  FRIETCHIE  (Liberty  Navi­ made  and  seconded  to  set  up  a  ship's  Motion  made  that  delegates  take  up  mat­ gation),  fund  with $1  being  the  minimum  sum  ac­ KATHRYN fBull),  March  If—Chairmen,  no  date—Chairman,  J.  Barret;  W.  Lachance;  Secretary,  J.  L.  O'Rourke.  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cifles  Service),  ter  of  subsistence  while  in  drydock  with  Secretary,  T.  Moller.  Delegates  reported  cepted.  The  new  washer  had  to  be  re­ The  old  beef  about  the  locks  and  keys  March  13—Chairman,  Bernard  KImberly;  the  patrolman  before  payoff.  everything  in  fine  shape.  Crew  asked  to  built  and  a  new  motor  installed.  This  came  up  again:  delegate  to  see  the  cap­ Secretary,  Lamer  Holt.  The  chief  engi­ have  key  made  for  every  room  before  work  was  done  by  the  two  pumpmen  on  tain and see  what can  be done.  Suggestion  neer  said  he  will  take  care  of  everything  leaving  next  port  and  to  have  repair  their  own  time.  COUER  d'ALENE  VICTORY  (Victory  made  to  see  if  we  can  get  a  different  on  the  repair  list  with  the  exception  of  Carriers),  March  It  —' Chairman,  Rex  list  made  before  arrival  in  States.  brand  of  soap.  those  things  which  must  be  handled  in  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service),  March  13  Secretary,  Bob  Brown.  Delegates  Feb.  3  —  Chairman,  C.  J.  Blanchard;  the  ship  yard.  Pump  man  reminded  mem­ Coot*;  reported  three  men  missed  ship.  Discus­ Secretary,  T.  Moller.  The  crew  com­ —Chairman,  R.  B.  Carey; Secretary,  T.  B.  bership  that  time  is  approaching  when  BINCHAMTON  VICTORY  (Bull),  Feb.  sion  on  the  washing  machine  being  plained  about  the  turkey  and  declared  Morlarty.  All  new  crewmembers  were  34—Chairman;  Vlto  D'Angelo;  Secretary,  headquarters  is  interested  in  the  pro­ burned  out.  Ship's  delegate  to  see  chief  it  wasn't  fit  to  eat.  The  steward  agreed  asked  to  donate  $1  to  the  ship's  funl...  \  Anthony  P.  VIolsnto.  Motion  made  and  posed  contract  changes.  to  aUot  time  for  repairing  the  same.  and  will  not  put  it  on  the  menu.  A  Additional  games  were  requested  such  as  accepted that  each  department  elect  their  vote  of  thanks  was  extended  to  the  stew­ dominoes,  etc.  Discussion  on  the  clean­ own  delegate.  Motion  made  to  let  ship's  ard  department  for  the  good  service  ing  of  passageways  outside  of  crew's  SUNION  (Kea),  Feb.  24  —  Chairman,  they  gave  to  the  crew.  quarters.  delegate  go  and  see  captain  about  having  Henry  Lopez;  Secretary,  W.  R.  Gels.  things  done  throughout  the  ship,  such  as  Discussion  on  keeping  the  recreation  painting  foc'sies  and  passageways.  It  was  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  Service),  room  clean  and  returning  ail  cups  to  suggested that  ship's delegate  go see  cap­ March  17—Chairman,  Pickett;  Secretary,  the  pantry.  It  was  agreed  that  the  deck  tain about  having crew's  quarters painted.  George  Mates.  Men  coming  aboard  early  and  engine  sanitary  men  keep  the  March  II—Chairman,  Fernando  Loriu  are  to  have  their  linen  ready  for  them  laundry  clean  and  the  steward's  depart­ Secretary,  David  Raiay.  Ship's  delegate  and  the  men  who  were  getting  off  were  ment  keep  the  recreation  room  clean.  saw  captain  about  foc'sies  being  painted:  to  take  their  dirty  linen  back  to  the  CUBORE  (Ore),­March  f—Chairman,  W.  AU  hands  were  asked  to  cooperate  with  nothing  was  done  about  it.  Motion  made  Steward.  Machines  will  be  moved  to  the  to  have  three  copies  of  the  repair  list  Fields;  Secretary,  J.  Kutmlerskl.  Discus­ the  sanitary  men  in  keeping  the  ship  mid  section,  and  the  washing  machine  made  end  given  to  patrolman  for  action.  sion on  having a  letter drawn  up and  sent  clean.  rules  were  explained.  to  headquarters  complaining  about  the  CANTIGNY  (Cities  Service),  March  27  March  14—Chairman,  R.  Joplln;  Secre­ quantity  and  variety  of  food  put  aboard.  —Chairman,  G.  Gulllono;  Secretary,  An­ Compia^t  made  that  members  make  too  tary,  W.  R.  Gels.  Motion  made  and  car­ tonio  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatraln  Lines).  Goncalves.  Ship's  delegate  gave  a  March  Quix  Angwers  much  noise  in  passageways  while  others  ried  to  discuss  replacement  of  hot  water  brief  talk  —  Chairman,  S.  J.  Reed;  Sec­ about  new  raise  for  daymen  retary,  30  are  sleeping.  Request  to  have  washing  heater  at  the  last  meeting  before  the  D.  Meyers.  Delegates  reported  and  reminded  the  membership  about  (1)/Two­thirds  o| the  Senate.  arrival  in  the  States.  Resolution  to  have  machine  installed.  no  beefs.  Delayed  sailing  overtime  dis­ aU  watchstanders  take  showers  upon  union  responsibilities.  A  motion  made  puted.  AU  linen,  both  clean  and  soiled,  and  carried  to  see  a  patrolman  in  the  was  turned  in  for  a  correct  linen  count.  completion  of  work  to  allow  day  men  to  (2) .Change  direction  with  STEEL  SURVEYOR  (Isthmian),  Mar.  f  have  hot  water.  next  port  of  call  about  writing  a  letter  Discussion  on  keeping  the  washing  ma­ to  headquarters  to  possibly  further  re­ changes in  season.  —Chairman,  H.  W.  Clemens;  Secretary,  lations between  the  skipper  and  the  deck  chine  clean.  J.  H.  Chapelle.  Motion  made  and  accept­ EVELYN  (Bull),  March  23—Chairman,  department.  A  suggestion  was  made  that  ed  that  repair  list  be  completed  immedi­ G.  Smith;  Secretary,  Edward  C.  Dacey.  (3)  Six  degrees.  FRANCES  (Bull),  March  30—Chairman,  ately.  Suggestion  made  that  all  hands  A  suggestion  was  made  that  the  wash­ the  messman  try  to  keep  messhall  wear  shirts  in  the  messhall.  Suggestion  ing  machine  only  be  used  twenty  min­ benches  cleaner.  Ail  crewmembers  were  Gottschalk;  Secretary,  Mike  Zelonka.  Mo­ tion  made  and  carried  to  have  an  agent  (4)  28.  made  that  old  washing  machine  ­be  re­ utes  for  a  tub  of  clothes.  The  ship's  asked  to  cooperate  in  keeping  the  mess­ or  a  patrolman  straighten  out  all  beefs.  paired  and  washroom  kept'clean.  Re  delegate  asked  the  crew  for  permission  hall  clean.  The  steward  department  was  given  a  (5)  60  West.  There  is  a  differ­ ported  $35  in  ship's  fund.  to  use  money  in  the  ship's  fund  to  call  vote  of  thanks  for  the  good  prepared  PETROLITE  (Tanker  Sag),  March  2—  meals.  delegate  notified  the  mem­ ence  of  one hour  of  time for every  VENORE  (Ore),  March  It—Chairman,  headquarters  in  New  York.  Chairman,  Stanley  F.  Schuyler;  Secretary,  bership Ship's  to  the  various  Union  brothers  James  R.  PIrtI*.­"SCa.OB  reported  in  the  coming  as  15 degrees of longitude.  The earth  Chas.  Hagerty;  Secretary,  M.  E.  Watsort.  ship's  fund.  $55  was  turned  over  to  a  dressed. into  the  messroom  not  properly  carried  to  impose fine  of  25c.  on  rotates  through  360  degrees  on  its  Motion  patrolman  to  send  to  the  March.  of  anyone  caught  leaving  coffee  cups  any  Dimes  in  Galveston.  Texas.  Discussion  on  axis every  24  hours.  place  but  in  coffee  room.  It  was  agreed  ZANE  GREY  (Isthmian),  March  3—  the  vacation  pay.  that  each  department  delegate  complete  Chairman,  hone  given;  Secretary,  none  repair  list  and  turn  into  ship's  delegate  (6X  Theodore Roosevelt.  given.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  The  before  going  into  shipyard  in  Baltimore.  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  (Seatraln),  ship's  delegate  told  the  members,  of  the  Steward  reported  continued  effort  to  March  24—Chairman,  H.  Erickson;  Sec­ negotiations  for  a  new  agreement  in  (7)  48 feet, 24 feet.  keep  cleaning  gear  available  in  coffee  retary,  Sir  Charles.  AU  notifications  to  YORKMAR  (Calmar),  March  2—Chair­ be  given  to  membership  as  mail  or  com­ prospect  and  of  the  desire  on  the  part  r" i  room,  same  being  vandalized  by  crew  headquarters  for  suggestions  as  to  (8)  Baseball.  It's  the  official  members.  Suggested  that  any  clothing  man,  Jack  Berger; Secretary,  M.  L.  Wood.  munications  come  aboard.  Each  depart­ of  what  improvements  could  be  made  in  Deck  delegate  reports  plenty,  disputed  ment  delegate  to  get  repair  lists  ready  the  left  in  washroom  tubs be  turned into  luck  existing  agreement.  Everyone  agreed  t>edigree  for a  bat.  bag  and fine  imposed  for  recovery  of  overtime.  Motion  made  by  steward  and  for  arrival.  Ship's  delegate­  to  handle  to  exercise  a  little  care  in  keeping  the  same  by  owner.  It  was  reported  that  a  carried  that  public  health  department  be  telegram  and  money  for  condolence  pur­ messhall  clean  at  night,  the  standby  man  (0)  Yalta  is  in  the  Russian  Cri­ washing  machine  is  to  be  installed  for  asked  to  inspect  the  sanitary  conditions  poses.  AU  members  are  advised  to  know  on  walch  to  watch  the  direction  of  the  of  the  ship  upon  arrival  in  New  York.  their  lifeboat  station  especially  new  and  to  take  care  of  the  watertight  mean  on  the  Black  Sea.,  Potsdam  crew  while  ship  is  in  shipyard.  Deck  delegate  asked  a  vote  of  apprecia­ crewmembers.  AU  stores  to  be  checked  seas  and  to  suggest  to  the  officers  that  tion  for  good  job  the  steward  depart­ before  coming  aboard.  Crew  donated  for  doors,  is a  city  near  Berlin, Germany.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Ssatraln),  Mar.  ment  has  done.  Discussion  of  shortage  flowers  and  telegram  for  departed  the  officers  using  the  crew's  washing  machine  make  a  donation  to  the  ship's  23—Chairman,  W.  Byeler;  Secretary,  L.  of  stores  by  steward.  brother.  (10)  12.  fund.  Galuska.  Ship's delegate  spoke  to port  en­ gineer  about  water  cooler.  He  refused  to  TROJAN  TRADER  (Trojan),  March  14  STEEL  MAKER  (Isthmian),  March  12—  get one because of the tap in aUeyway.  The  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  March  It­ matter  wiU  be  taken  up  with  patrolman  —Chairman,  J.  P.  Crowder;  Secretary,  Chairman,  HenriC  GregorskI;  Secretary,  Chairman,  L.  Woles;  Secretary,  O.  Far­ H.  K.  Pierce.  AU  departments  to  make  Edward  Leahy.  $81  in  ship's  fund.  Mo­ for  better  results.  Department  delegates  rara.  Motion  made  and  seconded  to  try  to  check  aU  books  before  getting  into  repair  list  and  turn  into  ship's  delegate.  tion  made  and  seconded  to  have  ship's  to  settle  beefs  on  ship.  Suggestion  made  port.  Spoke  to  chief  engineer  in  regards  A  vote  of  thanks  given  to  the  steward  delegate  contact  patrolman  an  arrival  at  for  Mate  to  check  on  all  crew  quarters  to door  checks on ice  boxes and  he claims  and  his  whole  department  on  the, fine  Savannah  in  order  to  clarify  ruling  on  as  they  need  painting  vepy  badly.  More  draw  in  port.  Disputed  overtime  in  deck  cooperation  was  asked  for  in  keeping  the  that  the  men  should  look  where  they  are  Job  they  are  doing  on  the  ship.  department:  ship's  delegate  to  discuss  laundry  room  clean.  going.  Report  on first  assistant's  actions  matter  with  chief  mate.  Suggestion  in  engine  department  to  be  turned  over  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  March  2S  made  to*have  repair  list  made  ready  to  patrolman  in  regard  to his  working  on  CITY  OF  ALMA  (Waterman),  March  —Chairman,  Rocky  Milton;  Secretary,  prior  to  ships  arrival  at  Savannah.  Mem­ unlicensed  work.  Robert  Ritchie.  Vote  of  thanks  to  stew­ ber  spoke  of  behavior  of  all  crew  mem­ 14—Chairman,  James  Morton;  Secretary,  ard  department.  Painting  of  mcsshail  bers  respecting  sleeping  hours  of  men  A.  Wllburn.  Delegate  reported  no  beefs.  J.  PRIESTLEY  (Bleomfleld),  Mar.  14—  deck  to  be  brought  to  the  attention  of  off  watch.  Delegate  to  inquire  about  new  Discussion  about  all  crewmembers  being  sober  at  payoff.  Chairman,  D.  Gay;  Secretary,  D.  TIklrt.  the  1st  mate.  A  committee  of  three  was  washing  machine.  Feb.  i7—Chairman,  J.  Morton;  Secre­ Ship's  delegate  contacted  captain  on  appointed  to  purchase  recreational  tary,  A.  Wllburn.  Motion  made  and  sc­ draws;  one  .draw  to  each  port  or  two  games  for  crew's  use.  Strong  com­ STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian).  March  12—  ented  for  each  man  to  keep  the  laundry  draws  if  the  ship  stays  more  than  one  plaint  against  condition  of  washing  ma­ week.  Some  men  have  left  washing  ma­ dbine  ana  a  recommendation  for  new  Chairman,  H.  Newton;  Secretary,  D.  Mil­ clean.  The  laundry  wiU  be  painted  at  chine  running ­after  heing  used.  Men  are  machine.  Discussion  for  the  securing  of  ler.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  $27.50  the first  possible  chance.  Ship's  delegate  .• requested not  to make  noise  when coming  new  library  books  and  union  literature  reported  in  ship's  fund.  Discussion  on  resigned  and  a  new  one  was  elected.  for  education  of  new  men.  Discussion  on  increasing  the  amount  in  the  fund.  Sug­ aboard  drunk.  March  29—Chairman,  H.  Huston;  Sec­ purchase  of  movie  or  television  equip­ gestion  for  each  man  to  donate  $1  at  retary,  B.  Devlne;  Brother  Jenson  made  the  first  draw.  the  motion  that  dele.gates  inspect  the  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cities  Service),  ment.  slopchcst.  Motion  made  to  have  canvas  Feb.  29—Chairman,  Bernard  KImberly;  chairs  in  recreation  room  replaced  with  CHARLES  CARROLL  (Bull),  March  23  LAS  VEGAS  VICTORY  (Waterman),  Secretary,  L.  Holt,  Motion  made  and  car­ ried  that  Cities  Service  provide  launch i  March  14—Chairman,  B.  Hansen;  Secre­ —Chairman,  William  Mccarty;  secretary,  something  more  substantial  in  Mobile.  .1')',  1).'t'  i• )    .  ;.V  ROBIRT  LANSINO  (Rull),  Mar.  17—  Chairman,  Fred  Sulllns;  Secretary,  Willie  • asnlght.  Letter  read  conccriAiig  agree­ ment:  copy  given  to  delegate  of  each  department. Suggestion made  in reference  to keeping the  messroom clean  by putting  cups  away  after  using.  • SSI  0  m  {(  Puxxlm  Anxwer  nan  Qssa  • BB  QSIBBS  • HaBiQ casBaB  cassB' Qasm  dan  •aaa  aa •Qaaa  aond  (zasBd  Hasam  BHaaa  das  •aQSBB  B^a QQaQQnaa  iSBQ  oasa  Qoa  SSBCiJ  EJdiSJd  QB@  • fl  �I  rx.  r^ts­^­.­Z^''"'»"  neZTl^• >n^ny  ben  m  '  year.  ­orh one Sy  Seaf^ere Welfar  „  ^'^­"^racted  eh^  ^^J^tnbutions^f  <^urrentlv  «  •   •  bility and  wJ'  0/  gn fits  on  th  u  nor the  *«i  • *'• ««"  o£It,"  *'—  »s,.r:'71—  ­v.  g;t. w.­  .. ,.  ^"t  ' .  ­ .' "  '  ; •   • 7 • ­ 7 c'••  • ^,i!,>;:,f  ^ • 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Title A name given to the resource April 4, 1952 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIV, No. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ALL M'TIME TRADES SET UP NEW FORCE BARRED SEAMEN ROVE PORT; SECURITY HIT IN CONGRESS TRADE FORUM HEARS ADDRESS BY WEISBERGER SHIPS HAIL SERVICE OF SIU'S SEA CHEST NEW ORLEANS: BIZ BOOMS ISBRANDTSEN BOWS TO END MMP STRIKE MTD ADOPTS NEW POWERS SHOWS, STEAKS DEBUT AT PORT O' CALL BAR BONDS HELD BY WELFARE NOW MILLION NEW SIU BOOK READY FOR ISSUE 266 SHIPS SLATED FOR BONEYARD FREIGHT OUTFIT WITH 3 SHIPS SIGNS CONTRACT SCOUTS, FORDHAM STUDENTS LEARN OF UNIONS AND SEA SHIP BILL RAPPED; HEARING DATES SET CANADA SIU WINS 2 MORE 40-HR PACTS SIU TRIPLE PLAY ON POTRERO HILLS NIPS WORKAWAYS NEW VOLCANO RISES FROM OCEAN OFF PI OLYMPIC ACE SWAPS SKIS FOR SEVEN SEAS T'WATER MEN END 89-DAY NJ STRIKE SIU READIES ENGINE TEXTS THIS JOSEPH CONRAD IS WELL-WRIT-ON MAN QUARANTINE HERE OF DWI SHPS ENDS BME APPEALS TO SIU MEN-GET LICENSES STAY-PUT SUP CREW EYES SWISS SHIP SALVAGE PRIZE CHEAP LABOR BOOSTS LIBERIA SHIP SWITCH ATOMIC RAID INFORMATION READIED FOR SHIP CREWS AMERICA'S SECOND PORT A FORWARD STEP INNOCENTS' ABROAD SHIP CUTBACKS A CAPE SHIP COMES OUT JORDAN PROVES HERSELF JUST AN OLD 'STICK IN THE MUD' GRIERSON SUFFERS BUMPS AND BRUISES IN CHANNEL NEW YORK IS SHORT ON RICE AND BEANS HERE'S HORSEY BRAIN TWISTER WARTIME SHIP SWITCH SENT SEAFARER TO WATERY GRAVE SCHOONER 'GASSES UP' GETS HOME HOT WATER BOTTLE KEPT HIM WARM MORE WAYS THAN ONE HELENA SURVIVOR SEEKING REUNION WITH SHIPMATES VEJO DIES ON SEATRAIN NJ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/4/1952 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1952 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4f1e7c75826962d3428f6df4cde171b4.PDF 2a4ea100cfbd3a68b9c0bd0b44e76998 PDF Text Text , ^1 A k % ^ t Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union tf North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 194S Isthmian Vote Starts; Reports Indicato Full Sweep By Seafarers New York, April A—Following militant action by the SIU to end the stalling tactics of the Isthmian Steamship Company, voting on the ships started on March 29. The company, in a last ditch attempt to avert, an ejection to decide which Union will represent Isthmian seamen, last week prevented NLRB and Union representatives from posting notices of the elec­ tions. Prompt action was taken, and the company was informed, in a telegram from the WSA in Wash­ ington, that further interference Prospects of united action by with the posting of notices was in Maritime Unions to free seamen violations of the law. from Coast Guard jurisdiction FIRST SHIP VOTES appear bright, following receipt The first ship to be voted was I by the SIU of letters from the the Mobile City, in New Orleans, Masters, Mates & Pilots, the on Saturday, March 29. In rapid MEBA, the NMU and the Marine succession followed the William Cooks and Stewards endorsing its N. Byers, in Galveston; llie Ni­ stand. caragua Victory, and the ManThe Seafarers International dan Victory in Baltimore; the Thomas Cresap, in New York, Union, in a letter dated March 13, invited all Maritime Gnions and the Marine Fox in Seattle. The report on the voting of the to adopt a unified program of Mobile City indicates that the action on the Coast Guard and SIU is the choice of the men. Marilime Commission. SIU Leads Again The Seafarers Intemaiional Union has once again taken the lead in the struggle against bureaucratic General Order 53, just as it did so successfully against the WSA Medical Program. Since this order is dia­ metrically opposed to the best interests of all seamen, we will hold fast uirtil it is re­ scinded, removing one more bureaucratic leech from the maritime industry. Paul Warren, one of the SIU or­ ganizers, states, that of the 27 men voting, a majority said that they had voted for the SIU and only a few admitted to having cast ballots in favor of the NMU. Aboard the Marine Fox, which voted in Seattle, the story was much the same. Here an over­ whelming majority claimed that they voted for the Seafarers, and the NMU and the company gar(Contmued on Page 4) UNIONS RECEPTIVE Such a prograrn would transfer the functions of the U. S. Ship­ ping Commissioners and the Steamboat Inspection Service from Coast Guard jurisdiction to a civilian bureau, where they legally belong in peacetime. It NMU GOES ALONG also would prevent the U. S. Mar­ Joseph Curran, president and itime Commission from assum­ F. C. Smith, Secretary of the ing jurisdiction over these func­ National Maritime Union, went tions. on record, in part, as follows: Four Unions have replied to "We agree with you that a uni­ fied program of action by all maritime unions, regardless of their affiliation, is necessary and desirable . . . we believe that the quickest and best solution would be to call an immediate confer- Seafarers Acts To Restore Taxes Withheld From Seamen POWs Teiiiiing the deduction of withholding taxes from the ac­ crued wages of seamen interned as prisoners of war a "gross in­ justice," John Hawk, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer, has called up­ on the Bureau of Internal .Kevcnuc to take steps toward return­ ing the deductions to seamen. Hawk's letter to the Commis­ sioner ;of Internal Revenue pointed out the obvious injus­ tice of the 20 percent deductions. FOR ALL SEAMEN Hawk called attention to the fact that seamen did not re­ ceive their war zone bonus while in prison camps, while the arm­ ed forces personnel did. He brought up the fact that service­ men had no taxes deducted. And he stressed the point that they were deprived, not only of free­ dom, but, in effect, all rights of citizenship while interned. The letter is important to all seamen, not merely the formerprisoners of war. It establishes with the Bureau of Internal Rev­ enue the fact that the SIU will not suffer injustices lying down. It is a testament of faith by the SIU in the men who suffered long tortuous months in intern­ ment camps, and who were re­ leased to find that their Govern­ ment was taking one-fifth of the money they received in wages. It is an indictment of a policy which classifies merchant sea­ men as a group apart, and a group not to be considered in the same light with the uniformed serv­ ices, although seamen were in ac(Oontinued on Page J) Go-ops Big Business NEW YORK—Business run by the people and for the people— the cooperative movement — is entering the sacred fields of big enterprise. The co-ops, which include farm producers, credit unions, and consumers' co-ops, have grown so greatly in the U. S. that a merger is planned at the end of April of the three na­ tional bodies through which they work together. The three plan a meeting in Chicago to consum­ mate the merger. There are almost 3,000,000 members of farm marketing co­ operatives, which operate such giant enterprises as the Farmei-s' Union Grain Terminal Assn. in Minneapolis. Last year they had sales of almost $41A billion. No, 14 SIU Refuses To Crew Ships UnderTheWSA's CempetencyCard Rule BULLETIN — The War Shipping Adminis­ tration wired all maritime unions on April 3, requesting them to abide by General Order 53, and sign on in all departments. For the WSA's wire and the reply of the SIU, reiterating its position, see page 6. Maritime Unions Support Seafarers' Move To Push Coast Guard From Waterfront the proposals set forth in the letter from John Hawk, SIU Secretary-Treasurer. All were re­ ceptive to the ideas advanced. H. Martin, president of The Na­ tional Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America (AFL) answered, in part: "You are hereby advised this organization will cooperate with you to the fullest extent and that we will be willing to participate in any discussion that any of the Maritime Unions attend in con­ ference for that purpose." S. J. Hogan, president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial As­ sociation, said, in part: "This is to advise that the pro­ posal attached to yc..'r letter meets with my approval and I am heartily in accord with same. -Iii ence of all maritime unions, as indicated in your communication." E. F. Burke, president of the Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards, CIO, said, in part: 'We are in accord with you that the merchant marine should be turned over to the Depart­ ment of Commerce . . . We will notify our office in New Yoi'k to sit in on such a meeting." AWAITING ANSWERS Other mai-itime unions to which the leter was sent, and from whom answers have not yet been received, are the Marine Firemen, Oilers. Watertendeis Wipers Association (Ind).); the Radio Officers Union, AFL, and the American Communications Association (CIO). The Seafarers International Union plans to announce a date for the meeting, at SIU Hall, 51 Bea'ver Street, New York, subject to convenience of other Unions, as soon as the other Unions have ample time to reply to Hawk's letter. First repercussions of the Sea­ farers decision to buck the WSA's phony General Order 53 requiring competence cards for Steward's Department men sounded along this waterfront as SIU crews refused to sign ar­ ticles on seven ships in the har­ bor. Members of the Union were firm in their decision to carry through in the fight against ex­ tension of WSA bureaucracy. They will continue to tie up ships where competence cards are de­ manded as a requirement for the Steward's Department. To every Port Agent on March 29 went instructions from Secre­ tary-Treasurer Jolin Hawk. They were to direct Deck and Engine Department members to refuse to sign on until Steward's De­ partment members had signed on—sans benefit of competence. MEMBERS DECIDE Hawk's action was a result of the membership's decision to fight the power-grabbing order. So far, there have been no in­ dication from other ports how many ships were tied up. But on April 4 the score stood at seven in New York. Typical of the ships affected, {Continued on Page 6) Seafarers Blasts Use Of Name By 'Merchant Marine War Vets' A prospectus sent out by the "Merchant Marine War Veterans" lists the financial director as one C. A. Blakeley, a member of the Seatarers International Union. A check of the records showed that this individual was a member for only a few months and is now 15 moiilhs in arrears! He is therefore no longer a member of the Seafarers, and his claim is absolutely false. This outfit smells strangely like another veterans racket, and is linked up witti another group called the "National Voters League for the Preservation of American Ideals, Inc." Blakeley's claim to SIU membership is evidently an at­ tempt to get money from merchant seamen under false pre­ tenses. Using the U. S. mails for such a purpose is a federal offense punishable both by imprisonment in a federal peni­ tentiary and a fine, and the proper authorities have already been notified. All Seafarers are hereby warned that the SIU has no connection with, and does not indorse, any of these phony outfits. We have no battle with legitimate veterans groups, but do not ftitend to sit idly by while fly-by-night rackets attempt to mulct our members of their hard-earned cabbage! �THE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. April 5. 1946 LOG SEAFARERS LOG ..J- 1? 3 : .'O- . .V- :-v • Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affilialed with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAAover 2-2784 » » & HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City 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 An Opening Wedge The War Shipping Administration, a useless organi­ zation trying to hold on to its wartime powers, is now, with its last breath attempting one more power grab. General Order 53, which provides for the reexamina­ tion and recertification of men in the Stewards Depart­ ment, went into effect on April 1, in the face of oppo­ sition from the SIU, It doesn't take a mastermind to figure out why this is being done. It has been known for some time that the training program, paid for by the taxpayers, and ad­ ministered by the WSA, was a fiasco. This gives them a chance to retrain any "graduates" who have not sailed on SIU ships. The SIU seamen learned what they were supposed to have learned in the school. HE liN'Tl Then again, by taking on the responsibility of the retraining program, the WSA can perpetuate itself in of­ fice for a while longer. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL PATIENTS Here we have the picture of a government agency, set up for the War Emergency, doing everything in its power to keep going when its services are no longer needed. The poor taxpayers, you and I, are not taken into considera­ tion. The provisions of Genera] Order 5 3 are but an open­ ing wedge in the plans of the WSA to stay around for some time. In the event that they are able to put over this deal, what will stop them from setting up standards and tests for the Engine and Deck Departments? As an anti­ union move, it is exactly what the shipowners have been crying for. Any militant seaman could be forced ashore on the grounds that he has not passed the test. What recourse uould he have? \ ' Such limitless authority is not to be carelessly granted. We prize our right to jobs far too much to endanger it by placing it in the hands of an agency which has demon­ strated its irresponsibility. Throughout the war, the War Shipping Adminis­ tration proved that it was incompetent and unnecessary. Now ill its latest move, it proves itself to be untrustworthy. The WSA entered into an agreement with the SIU pledg­ ing itself not to interfere with the Union's conditions for employment of its members under its contracts with WSA General Agents. General Order 5 3 absolutely reneges on this agreement. The WSA has the moral responsibility to live up to the agreement signed with the SIU. Anything less is dishonesty. The good faith which we have come to expect from an arm of the government is sadly lacking. Instead of making plans to liquidate, this unnecessary agency is trying to make itself indispensible by formulating meaningless 'plans for further interference in a peacetime industry. The SIU will not allow itself to be made a party to this latest WSA boondoggling scheme. The WSA will not be aided or abetted by the SIU in further wasteful squandering of the taxpayers money. Seafarers will not sail unless the phony Competence Cards are waived. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals BOSTON HOSPITAL ED VOLLMENT T. F. SMITH JAMES LEE T. THOMR G. PHINVEY, Jr. GUY GAGE ED. JOHNSTON H. GILLAN W. BRUSIMA % % % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN DONALD DAHL JAMES RILEY R. E. THORP, Jr. P. F. HICKS W. F. LEWIS H. A. CRUSE EDWARD JOHNSON J. E. DALE C. JANULEVICUS W. J. MARIONEAUX R. M. NOLAN JOSEPH MAJEAU H. D. STERTZBACK % % % STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL C. G. SMITH D. A. HUTTS J. V. RODRIGUEZ C. W. FARRELL W. A. MORSE W. H. G. BAUSE L. R. MORJA L. L. MOODY J. A. J. V. A. F. L. WEEKS WHEATON H. SPEARN SHAVROFF C. McALPHIN M. HANGEN 4. & BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON 4 4 4 MOBILE TIM BURKE M. CARDANA J. C. DANZEY 4 4 4 SAN JUAN. P.R. HOSPITAL HIPOLITA DE LEON JOHN VANDESSPOOLL ROBERT MORGAN DELAWARE P. ELDEMIRE ANGEL CABRERA F. M. DUCLOS GERALD R. VOHLER BLAS RAMIREZ JULIO CATO BERNARD 4 4 4 FORT STANTON HOSPITAL NICK GAMAMIN A. McGUIGAN E. T.'HARDEMAN A. B. THOMPSON J. E. McCREADIE JOHN R. SARTOR L. L. LEWIS H. TUTTLE FRANK NICHOLSON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing itmes: Tuesday-—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on Sth and 61h floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3r30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. DETROIT HOSPITAL EDWARD WARES WALTER DERR LYNN BURKE TONY SOVERENTO ALEX MCMILLAN 4 4 4 BALTIMORE HOSPITAL NILS RICHARDSON WILLIAM ROSS CHARLES SZAKACS GEORGE MEANEY ELDRED NELSON JOSE MARTINEZ LEONARD ARMENTANO 4 4 4 GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES PRINCE ' D. MITCHELL R. H. ABBOTT SPEAKS THOMPSON BANTA ^ EDEFARS B. M. ELLSWORTH M. JLESON M. J. WILLIAMS J. A. DYKES V. A. BOEHRINGER POSTON J. NOLAN BLUE R. V. JONAJN a �Friday. April 5. 1946 T H t LOG Page Three Report Of SlU Organizing Drive By EARL SHEPPARD Every indication is that the SIU "Voting is taking place on AT&P will win these elections by a and Isthmian ships in whatever substantial majority and credit port they happen to be. It would must be given where credit is be easy to say that the whole pic­ due. The entire membership of ture looks good but in so doing the SIU should recognize this we would just be kidding our­ and the stamp "ISTHMIAN OR­ selves. GANIZER" in a membership book should always be considered For example we will take the a badge of honor. AT&P. For the past eighteen months the company has followed By PAUL HALL EYES OPEN a deliberate policy of turning "Voting is now taking place in American shipping tonnage is being laid up at an alarming over crews as often as they could. the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific rate and many thousands more tons will be laid up in the near In this period of time we have ports. The SIU must be more on future. Scores of ships are being practically given away to other seen ships that were 100% SIU the alert now than ever before, come into port and practically nations. on the alert for any phony man­ The industrialists and politicians explain this on the grounds every man fired. euver on the part of any and "Collusion" is a hard term but that the commerce of other nations has to be supplemented to pro­ ail opponents, the WSA, Isth­ tect the American markets. This is all well and good for the something smelled pretty fishy mian and the NMU, shipowners and the National Association of Manufacturers, but about the whole thing. Almost Winning these elections is just seamen, too, have to look into the future and do a little protecting every time SIU supporters or a starter on our future campaigns. members were fired they were themselves. Negotiations have to be opened I'eplaced with NMU men, and the EARL SHEPPARD and agreements won with the SIU had to start from scratch all The Maritime Training Program companies. Many large com­ has realized for a number of over again. A seaman was a very much-needed guy duri.ng the war. The years that Isthmian had to be panies are still unorganized—big GOOD JOB poster of the rough, tough guy with his bag on his shoulder, saying, organized to protect the condi­ outfits like the Standard Oil of "You bet I'm going back to sea," was a nice bit of wartime propoDespite these obstacles the or­ tions and wages of all seamen, New Jersey (ESSO), the Stand­ ganda. The fact is though that unless something is done and ganizers kept on the job and won both organized and unorganized. ard of N. Y. (Socony) and many done quick, there are a lot of men who are not going back to sea. over unorganized men day after As far back as 1939 the whole others. day. They also won over quite The outfits have to be organ­ This won't be because they don't want a job, but because jobs Isthmian question v/as discussed aren't available for them. No one wants to see the old days of sixty, a few NMU members and sup­ by the SIU-SUP and plans were ized and the SIU has proven that laid. Many SIU men have volun- {it is big enough to do the job. So ninety and a hundred days on the beach between jobs. It isn't right porters. Some of these .ships are laid up tarily sacrificed the good wages long as there is a single unorand it isn't necessary. The maritime commission has established training schools and with skeleton crews aboard. One and conditions on agreement ganized company the Union is in We are growing now given hundreds of youngsters brief and a more or less useless period of the results of the company's ships for long periods of time danger. quick turnover policy was that so that the Union could organize and if we keep up our pace the of training and issued papers to them and told them they were many men who are eligible to these ships and bring Union conOne Big Union will be a fact— seamen. These men went to sea and thousands of them became vote won't be able to do so be­ ditions to another large segment one big Union of seamen and afseamen the hard way, at sea on the job. These men sailed the cause they are scattered from of the maritime industry. filiated maritime workers banded ships during the war. They became good Union men and they hell to breakfast all over the These ship organizers have together in an AFL maritime are entitled to jobs now and in the future. world. done a good job and they have council. Hard work will do the .Many of those who were trained have never been aboard a done it as unpaid volunteers, job, so lets aU get in and push. The vote is going to be close ship and its a good bet that hundreds of them never will. The WSA is now writing letters to these men advising them to go to on these ships and the way to the union halls or direct to the shipping companies. They admat win is to keep on the job right up that even now there is no place in the industry for them and are to the last minute. Every man that, sailed on AT&P ships this trying^ to pass the buck. year at any lime prior to and as of March 18 should immediately Chalk up one for the Coast , gate and Ed Twohill, the Junior Increased Manning Scales contact the Union Hall, either Guard for a fair deal. Engineer, heard the Chief En­ There is only one answer to the problem and that is to force the the Port Agent or Organizers im­ gineer, a character named DemChalk up another for a Chief shipowners to provide adequate employment for all seamen. This mediately. Engineer as a snide character brici, tell the Coast Guard officer: can be done only by increasing the manning scale. "This is an SIU crew. These who tried to sell his shipmates ISTHMIAN The shipowners will put up a howl that they cannot operate are the guys who're trying to down the river. The Isthmian Line rriade a last under the extra burden. This is pure baloney. It is a matter of end your jurisdiction over them." This is the case of Seafarers record that the shipowners have always chiselled billjons of dollars ditch stand to try and forestall The inference was obvious: the elections. They put up the Bob Osborn, Fireman and Waterout of the government in the form of operational subsidies. "hang it on 'em. tender and John Taatjes, Oiler' old howl that they were only The government accepted the responsibility of issuing thous­ agents for the WSA for the big who were charged with negli­ But, Saints be praised, this ands of certificates and creating thousands of new seamen, many majority of their ships and then gence on the Lincoln Victory Coast Guard officer wasn't hav­ more than were necessary, and even today are continuing the they instructed their guards to when a boiler was burned up. ing any. program to a degree. keep both the union and the DAMN GOOD IDEA That happened in BremerNo provision whatsoever has been made for these men. The NLRB representatives off the haven when the boiler was blown "It's a "damn good idea," he seamens bill of rights is pigeonholed in committee red tape. No ships. down and someone told someone said. "We're at peace now." adequate provisions have been made to even take care of the The SIU immediately got in else to get up steam while it was Like all trials, this one milled sick and injured other than the same overcrowded and inadequate touch with various teamsters and empty. At any rate, a Second As­ around for a long time. There marine hospitals. longshore locals and started the sistant Engineer had his papers was testimony and counter-tes­ The very least seamen ^ can ask is that they be given the op­ ball rolling all the way from the yanked for six months, and Os­ timony, with Dembrici trying to portunity to earn a living and the least the government and the shipside to Washington. The re­ born and Taatjes figured it look­ hang it all on Osborn and Taat­ shipowners can do is to make" that possible by increasing the sult was that both the WSA and ed bad for them for a while. jes. The latter was cleared in a manning scale to provide jobs for all seamen. the company agreed that the elec­ short time, but five hours of SHE LIMPED BACK tion order was valid and that the wrangling went by before the The Four Watch System The inspectors came aboard in ships could be posted and voted. charges against Osborn were The NMU as usual tried to the German port, charged negli­ dropped. The four watch system is the answer. Boiled down simply it means a six hour day, three hoiurs on and nine hours off. At sea make a face saving gesture after gence all around, and the ship 'The boys, naturally, are plenty this would mean a forty-two hour week for men on watch as well as the battle had been won and sent stayed there for 15 days before grateful to Hanners and Sterling. the usual picket line with the she limped back to New York. They are sure they'd have had for those on day work. In New York the Coast Guard the book thrown at them if they This isn't too extravagant a demand. Before the war parts of same old slogans to parade up some industries were working a thirty-hour week and the standard and down in front of the Istlic took up the charges, and the two hadn't had them there to fight week today even is forty hours. The regular work-week in even mian offices. The weather was men came up for trial. Repre­ the good fight. warm and, outside of a few drops senting them were SIU Patrol­ the most vital industries during the war was forty-four hours. They have even more reason to The four watch system is a reasonable and logical demand. of rain, no one was bothered so man Jimmy^ Hanners and Coun­ be grateful to Hanners. He col­ With this in effect the government can forget about training pro­ the boys had their fun-and went sel B. B. Sterling. lected 300 hours of disputed As they came befoi-e the trial overtime for the Engine Depart­ grams, for the men will learn on the job and through their union. back, to Seventeenth Street feel­ officer, Osborn, and two witness­ ment alone when the Lincoln The extra number of men employed will result in a constant need ing good. es, "Walter Foster, Engine Dele- Victory paid off. for replacements and a steady influx of new seamen in the unrated ALL TRICKS classes. This also would be practical national defense and is worthy The Isthmian Line is one of the of government subsidy if such is necessary. biggest operators in the country Tradition has held the seamen back on the question of manning and they are going to do every­ HERE'S WHAT YOU DO TO HAVE A GOOD scales. The same objections that are now raised against the four thing possible to avoid being SHIP AND A GOOD TRIP—THE UNION WAY watch system were raised against the three watch .system not too forced to sign a union contract. 1. DO YOUR JOB IN A NEAT FASHION long ago. Isthmian and U. S. Steel, their The shipowners want the watch and watch system, twelve hours parent company, have the same 2. BE A GOOD SHIPMATE a day. If they can keep enough men on the beach the seamen will policy—and that is to fight unions 3. CO-OPERATE WITH SHIPS DELEGATES someday be forced back into the old slavery. On the other hand on every turn. This is the first 4. HOLD MEETINGS REGULARLY if unions fight and force a better manning scale the seamen will time since May 1st, 1921, that 5. KEEP ACCURATE OVERTIME RECORDS prosper and unions remain strong. Now is the time to prepare Isthmian has had to recognize 8. NO. DRUNKEN PERFORMING ON BOARD a fight for adequate employment for all seamen. We must discuss any union whatsoever. 7. READ YOUR UNION PAPER this and formulate a program for action—action aimed at the ac­ 8. AFTER COMPLETION OF TRIP STAND BY The picture on the Isthmian is complishing of this objective—the establishing of the four watch much better than that of the SHIP 'TILL ALL BEEFS ARE SETTLED. AT&P. In the first place the SIU system. Lincoln Men Cleared Of Charges �THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 5, 1946 First To Vote, Mobile City Goes SIU NEW ORLEANS — Honors for being the first Isthmian Line ship to vote in the NLRB-conducted election to determine the Union bargaining agent for that com­ pany go to the SS Mobile City, which voted at New Orleans re­ cently. Prior to the actual voting, NMU piecard Marten marched up to the dock with a group of twenty odd NMU piecards and men off a Lykes Bros, ship docked just ahead of the Mobile City. With banners flying high, these NMU flag wavers tried to persuade the crew members to come ashore, listen to their "lino," and have their pictures taken for the Pilot, As a result of their pleading, only one man from the Mobile City went ashore, while the rest of the boys stayed on shipboard laughing at the NMUers. Noth­ ing daunted, they lined up the Lykes Bros, men plus the one Mobile City man, and took their pictures alongside the Isthmian vessel as though they were all Isthmian seamen. and hardship, to make Isthmian go SIU. When the final vote is in and tabulated, and the Isth mian Line is, forced to bargain with the SIU, these unsung her oes are the men who can take full credit for a job well done. In addition, those Isthman sea men who are not now members of the SIU, but who voted and will vote SIU in the election, de serve honorable mention for help ing turn a non-Union stronghold into a Union stronghold. For Isthmian is on its way to become just that! 'Red Pencil' Tries Again An StU crew, insistent on its rightful demand.s, proved match for a stubborn Port Cap­ tain once again. When the SS Monarch of the Sea, of the Waterman Lines, pull­ ed out of Beaumont on February 9, the SIU, anticipating that the ship "might tie up in New York, ACTUAL COUNT made sure that a rider was at­ Here's the Mobile City's crew snapped by their ship at New Orleans. Kneeling (reading from No doubt these pictures will ap­ tached to the articles, entitling pear in a forthcoming edition of the crew to first class transpor­ left); E, Felsko, OS; E. J- Serganny, Oiler; Bill Hig^s; and P. R. Chepialle, Oiler, 2nd row: SIU the Pilot with the caption that tation, wages, and subsistence, Organizer Cal Tanner; Organizer Paul Warren; S. A. Wilson, AB; A. Myrex, AB; P. N. Miller, Bosun; A. B. Summers, Oiler; L. Myrex, AB; R. V. Walters, Utility; and J. P. Pope, FWT. Last row: they are all Isthmian inen. If back to Beaumont. P. Marquez, AB; F. Breghner, Cook; C. C. Wood, FWT; W. D. Steppe, Deck Oiler, R. C. Steppe, Carp; not, we'll be greatly surprised. Sure enough, the Monarch and J. Massemino, OS. However, an actual picture of the pulled in to New York, but Port genuine Mobile City crew—or the Captain Perkins, the "Red Pen­ major part of the crew—appears cil" of the Waterman Line, who in this Log with the names under­ shouts "No" whenever he gets neath. the chance, refused to grant the According to an accurate esti­ men the first class transportation mate of the actual voting, re­ back to Beaumont. WASHINGTON (LPA) ~ "We has appeared on the scene, with accomplished as yet as he had liable sources state that of the His attempted penny-pinching mined the coal that made the inslructiuns from the Secretary "found the coal operators in tlieii* 28 men eligible to vole, 8.5% of failed when a new crew refused steel that made the guns that of Labor to bring about a settle­ usual mood of declining to do the votes were cast in favor of to sign on unless the company made the ships that made the ment, But thus far his efforts anything." the SIU. The other 15% went lived up to the terms of the planes that made the tanks that have achieved little success since Thex'e has-been no picketing or to the NMU. The company is agreement. "Tex" Suit, the Pa­ made the shells that kept Amer­ Mr, Lewis refuses to negotiate violence at any of the mines in said to have received no votes in trolman who went aboard to set­ ica free. We demand justice now the issues of wages and hours the twenty-six coal-producing this round. tle the beef, repoi'ts that the men and will fight for it. Do not ex­ unless the operators agree, in states. The miners have merely SIU PRESSES BEEFS were paid off according to the tend the contract. Local Union principle, to the miners request abstained from working and no that a health and welfare fund attempts have been made by tlie articles, on February 21, and a 6033, Alva, Ky." Crew members of the Mobile new" crew was then signed on operators to break the strike by John L. Lewis added this tele­ bo set up. City who had met in the SIU without further trouble. The meetings between the op­ violent methods. gram to a pile of others on his Hall to discuss their beefs, Union erators and the negotiating com­ Meager reports so far received desk saying substantially the of their choice, and other matters, mittee from the UMW are con­ indicate that the strike is having same thing last week and then complained about lacking cots, tinuing even if, as Mr. Lewis an immediate effect on steel pro­ dictated a telegram of his own. and having no coffee pot, clock, says, "Things have reached an duction, and that a gradual cur­ The next day the bituminous coal toaster or hot plate in their messimpasse." tailment is faced in other indus­ operators were tersely informed hall. As a result of SIU pro­ If you don't find linen Lewis said that nothing can be tries. that "Exercising its option, the tests in going to bat on these v/hen you go aboard your UMWA terminates said agree­ beefs, these conditions will be ship, notify the Hall at once. ment as of 12 p. m. midnight, remedied immediately. A telegram from Le Havre or Sunday, March 31, 1946." The strong SIU vote aboard Singapore won't do you any Thus the nation's huge soft the Mobile City is a tribute to coal industry faced another par­ good. It's your bed and you those SIU volunteer ships organi­ When Stephen Bucko, Mess- himself, learned when it was to alyzing shutdown and mine own­ zers who worked day and night, have to lie in it. man, came into the New York be held and appeared on that ers started muttering, "This is sometimes at personal expense Hall last week he was somewhat day. (He was fined $50). But where I came in." No plans were unliappy. He had $250-odd dol­ that day, also, the crew of the made by the Labor Dept. to seize lars owing that he wasn't sure Livingston sailed on the Marshal the mines, but the Solid Fuel he could collect. But when c.he Victory without him. Administration "froze" coal on SIU got througli with the Bull NO DOPE mine tracks where it was and Line he had been paid off and Steve is no dope. He got a let­ he evidently thought it was ordered shipments stopped to all had the chips in his pocke.t (Continued from Vage 1) ter from the trial board, saying purchasers save hospitals, gas nered the remaining votes be­ worth it. Bucko shipped early this year that he "failed to make the sail­ plants, householders with less tween them. Voting is now taking place all ing date because the Master fail­ on the Livingston (Bull Line) for than 10 days' supplies and certain That this percentage will hold along the coasts. In ports at the industrial users with less than Japan. The Livingston was sold ed to inform the board of his true throughout is borne out by present time are twenty-five five days supplies. to the Japs and Steve was kick­ whereabouts." Then, somehow, the estimates of disinterested ob­ ships which are in the process of ing around Yokahama for a while, he beat his way back to the Lewis stuck doggedly to his in­ servers who place the total SIU voting, SIU officials and organ­ sistence that the industry ^ay a waiting for transportation back States. vote at approximately 85 per­ izers are confident of the out­ 10c a ton royalty to provide a to the States. In the course of His worst fears came to pass. come, and are sure that the high cent. health and welfare fund for the things he got tangled up with a The Master has screwed him up wages and good conditions which An interesting sidelight was in­ the Seafarers enjoy will soon be miners. The operators, it was re­ case of beer, somehow, and was on his transportation back and troduced when J. R. Knight, a available to all Isthmian seamen. ported, had offered wage hikes brought up before a trial officer on a lot of accrued overtime as well. The Bull Line wasn't im­ equal to the 18c won in steel and on charges. former NMU organizer aboard The voting will continue until auto, but. the UMW sought a The trial date wasn't set im­ pressed with his letter from the the Peter "V. Daniels, turned in Other UMW mediately, and Bucko was re­ trial board and he was more than his NMU book and will vote SIU seamen aboard all Isthmian ships greater increase. in the election to be held on the have cast their ballots. Results demands included complete obed­ manded to the custody of the $250 short. will not be announced until the ience by the mine owners to any Master of the Livingston, pend­ But Steve still was no dope. Grange Victory in Baltimore. balloting has been completed safety recommendations made by ing notification of trial. Then He didn't let the matter drop, VOTING NOW Crew members will vote in port, the Federal Bureau of Mines. the trial officials couldn't find as some guys would. He came In spite of the fact that Knight and in the presence of NLRB, In the five days since the min­ the Master. So the trial was up to the Hall, and was taken by had his dues paid through 1947, SIU, and NMU, representatives. ers stopped work, little has been postponed. Joe Algina back to the Bull Line. he took out an SIU book. He Elections will be held within 24 done in the way of reaching an Bucko finally got tired of wait­ There was some wrangling, but realized that he was forfeiting hours after the notices have been agreement. ing for things to happen, so he the Bull Line paid off. the money paid to the NMU, but posted. That's all, Brothers. A Labor Department mediator appeared before the trial board Miners Promise Not 'To Trespass' AnENTION! His $250 Beef Is Squared Away >.• • • 'J First Isthmian Vote Favors SIU �THE Friday, April 5, 1946 HlRi$ MfHii ITHWK QUESTfON.—Whsit do you think of the proposals of the Agents Conference? ROBERT G. BUTLER, AB— I like the idea of holding a conference and referring the pro­ posals to the membership. That's the way a democratic organisa­ tion should- work. The Shifting Rules need changing and they should be changed first thing. Members who are more than three months in arrears should be treated like tripcarders. The rest of us keep our dues paid up and we should gel the call over tnembers who don't feel the same responsibility to the Union. All the proposals are good ones, and will help to strengthen the Union for the fights which are bound to come. SEAFARERS LOG NMU Pulls Phony Plcketllne NEW YORK—This item could in all justice be properly labelled the "Fable of the Big, Bold Union Which Frightened the Big, Bad Company!" A few days ago, the NMU misleaders staged a phony demon­ stration in front of the Isthmian SS Line offices not far from the New York Hall. For a period of a few hours, NMU pickets march­ ed by these offices carrying the usual placards, supposedly in pro­ test of the company's unwilling­ ness to allow representatives of the SIU, NMU, and the NLRB to board Isthmian ships and post them for election purposes. It was a phony demonstration from the start as the NMU well knew that the SIU had forced Isthmian to give in, and comply with the NLRB directive. The NMU also knows that they have already lost the Isthmian elec­ tion, and their empty gesture was apparently meant as a face-saver to kid the general public. DONALD SMITH. AB— These proposals are all very good if Ihey can be carried oul. Take the Scamans Bill of Rights, for instance. This has been pend­ ing for a long time and it's about time something was done about it. Seamen should have these benefits just as the GIs have. An Up-Grading School is something we need, too. Many times a job for an AB shows on the board and no one applies for it. If we run our own school, this won't happen in the future. We have plenty of guys right in our own SIU ACTION Union who can teach a school; Countering the Isthmian action men who have praciical exper­ in denying access to their ships, ience, not just book-learning. the SIU had already notified the company and the WSA that un­ less the NLRB directive wa.s fully obeyed, the Seafarers would hang the hook on every ship that Isth­ mian owned or operated for the WSA! This militant stand by the SIU, backed up by the Teamsters, Longshoremen, and other AFL affiliates totalling seven million members in all, convinced Isth­ mian, and they capitulated, al­ lowing their ships as well as WSA shfps under their control to be posted and voted as the ves­ sels docked. The entire phony maneuver— only a few pickets were out, prov­ ing that the NMU couldn't even The Patrolmen Say DALE WEINTRAUT. 2nd Cook— We seamen did our part just like the GIs and we should get a Bill of Rights. If the bill is ap­ proved, many seamen who left school to sail during the war will take advantage of this and go back to school to gel an education.^ The Union Up-Grading School is hot right now, also. I have talked with men who went to the schools run by the WSA and they didn't learn a thing. We could do a better job, and the men would be bound to get more out of it. NEW YORK — In paying off the SS-John Gibbons of the Overlakes Freighting Company, I was reminded of prewar sailing days. This ship was exceptionally clean from top to bottom. One of the reasons was that a set of rules was adopted by the whole crew and posted in both officers' and crews' messrooms. Violators of the- rules were fined from 10c to $10.00. The sum of $34.15 was collected and turned over to The Union to be distributed to the men in the hospital who are in bad standing. The deck and engine depart­ ments had nothing but praise for the stewards department. They said that the cooking was so ex­ cellent that they wanted the cooks to remain aboard for an­ other voyage. This was a real SIU ship. COOPERATION NEEDED JAMES E. MANN, AB— All in ail, Ihe proposed changes look pretty good. Lots of changes have been needed for quite a while, but on account of the war, we had to hold back. Now we can go ahead and do everything that has to be done to strengthen the Union and edu­ cate the membership. The way it looks to me, the Up-Grading School ig most important right now. It will stop a lot of the headaches by putting only com­ petent men aboard ships in the future. If we can do this, and get rid of Government 'control, we will be doing good work for ihe merchant seamen. Page Five Here i.s .something that has come to my attention and I would like to pass it on for what it's worth. The war is over, and so the Night. Cook and Baker job is also over. Men who have been sailing during the war in the Night Cook and Baker category are now taking jobs as Second Cooks, but they are refusing to do the work. After baking, they hit the deck or turn in. This set-up needs full coopera­ tion and not laying down on the job by any one. When you do this, you not only impose on your shipmates, but you are not up­ holding the agreement signed be­ tween the SIU and the opei'ators. Claude Fisher convince their own members that it was legitimate — fell as flat as a steam-rollered commy resolu­ tion. Their attempt to capitalize on the Seafarers' militancy back­ fired to the extent that the aver­ age Isthmian seaman thought it was a good laugh. PHONY PICKET LINES To the Seafarers, a picket line is a demonstration of Union strength for the purpose of forc­ ing the shipowners to improve wages, better conditions or settle a beef. When the SIU puts out a picket line, it means business— that the Union has hung the hook on a ship or ships. We don't be­ lieve in these phony political picket lines and demonstrations. The SIU doesn't believe in empty grandstanding that means nothing, and accomplishes noth­ ing. We leave that to our feeble opponents who have so much time to waste, and thereby de­ feat themselves. We, the 62,000 fighting Sea­ farers that make up this Union, are going to win this Isthmian election. Isthmian men know that; the NMU knows it; and the whole world knows it. But we're going to win ON THE JOB, AND NOT IN FRONT OF THE COM­ PANY'S OFFICES! Seafarers Act To Restore Withheld Taxes To POWs (Continued from Page 1) live combat on all fronts and in all invasions. The text of Brother Hawk's let­ ter follows: Mr. Joseph Noonan Commi.s.sioner of Internal Revenue Bureau of Internal Revenue Washington, D. C. April 2, 1946 Dear Mr. Noonan: I am writing to you on behalf of the former American civilian prisoners of war, with special reference to merchant seamen who. were interned. Like the Army, Navy and Ma­ rine personnel, civili.an prison­ ers of war were paid, for the full period of their internment, sal­ aries, wages or other forms of compensation. This payment came in the form of lump sums at the time of their release. But unlike the armed services personnel, withholding deduc­ tions were made for all money the civilians received while they were interned. In the case of the merchant seaman, I consider this deduc­ tion a gross injustice. So does the membership of the Seafarers International Union, for whom I speak. The membership has gone on record, instructing offi­ cials of the Union to take im­ mediate steps to see that seamen who were prisoners of war "be re­ imbursed the amount of taxes deducted from wages earned while in pri.soner of war camps." which point up the unfairness of the withholding deductions for seamen. First, there is the matter of the overseas bonus. Service personnel were paid their 20 per­ cent overseas bonus for all time spent in prison camps. Seamen received a monthly bonus while shipping in the war zones, too, but not during the time they were interned as prisoners of war. While in prisoner of war camps, seamen were deprived of the de­ cent food and living conditions they would have had on ship­ board, and which is figured as re­ muneration in every contract. Many of these seamen had fam­ ilies to support in the United States wliile they were interned. Deprived of their war zone bon­ uses, and with 20 percent being deducted for taxes, their earn­ ings were reduced to 1937 levels. This caused an undue hardship for their families. SECOND CLASS The families of seamen who died in prison camps received only $5,000 in Government insur­ ance, compared with the $10,000 provided for men of the armed forces. Eye-witness accounts of Jap­ anese prison camp conditions re­ veal that seamen were subjected to the same indignities visited upon armed forces personnel. In no case in there records of their having received preferential treatment. Yet the seanieri were deprived of their war zone bonus and, in UNFAIR addition, had 20 percent of their The Union considers the 20 wages deducted in the foi-m of percent tax deduction for pris­ withholding taxes. oners of war unfair and unneces­ sary. It feels that these men were Consequently, the Seafarers deprived of all rights of citizen­ International Union, representing ship during their internment. 60,000 merchant seamen, calls There are other particulars upon you and your office to take steps toward returning the 20 percent withholding tax to the seamen. The membership feels that this is the just due of the men who were interned and who were deprived of exerci.sing their full earning power during the days when every man was need­ ed to man U. S. ships. I shall appreciate advice from you at your earliest possible op­ portunity concerning the .steps you intend to take regarding this matter. We feel that immediate action should be taken by the Lh S. Governm'ent to show that it is acting in good faith with mer­ chant seamen. tea HIM OF THE AOVAMTASK OF SIU MEMBERSHIP — / Very truly yours, '8UILD TH€ SIU / John Hawk, Secretary-Ti'easurer �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 5, 1946 Steward Dept. Action Spurs WSA Plea The second and third rounds of the Battle of General Order 53, providing for competence cards for members of the Steward's Department, was fought on April 3 via Western Union telegraph. Messrs. Helmbold and Devlin of the War Shipping Administra­ tion wired all maritime Unions and ship operators, asking that "crews of all vessels immediately sign on ship articles with the above understanding (that waiv­ ers can be obtained from Ship­ ping Commissioners until evew members can get competence cards) and that no delays will be incurred." The WSA wire followed close on the heels of the SIU action which ordered all crew members of all Departments not to sign on ships that demanded compe­ tence cards from Steward's De­ partment members. IMMEDIATE AJ4SWER Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk immediately wired the WSA, re­ iterating the stand of the SIU on the examination and competence card procedure. His telegram re­ affirmed the demand of the mem­ bership that Order 53 be abol­ ished. Here is the wii'e from the WSA: Mr. John Hawk Seafarers Intemalional Union The General Operating Or­ der 53, effective April 1, per­ taining to competence cards for members of the Steward's De­ partment in the grades of Sec­ ond Cook and Baker and above must be adhered to in prin­ ciple and eventually in fact as it is sound theory and prac­ tice. For years the industry has invoked the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Naviga­ tion competence certificates for all ratings in the Deck and Engine Room Departments from Master to Able Seaman and from Chief Engineer to Fire­ man. There is no question in the minds of Government, Indus­ try and Labor as to the sound­ ness of this order which was issued September 25, 1945 and its effective date extended from January 1 to April 1, 1346. There is sufficient elasticity in the order as written and un­ derstood to work no hardships on either crew or operators, as the Shipping Commissioner has power to issue waivers until such time as the crew mem­ ber is able to get his certificate. We request that operators and Unions advise all concerned that WSA will hold to the prin­ ciple of this General Order 53 because of its basic soundness to the men and the industry, but until certificates have been issued to all ratings applying, tolerance will be exercised and waivers granted. We request that crews of all vessels im­ mediately sign on ships articles with the above understanding and that no delays will be in­ curred. Helmbold, Devlin, War Shipping Administration HAWK ANSWERS Hawk's answer to the WSA's wire follows: War Shipping Administration Washington, D. C. Attention: Messrs. Helmbold, Devlin Re your telegram April 3, with reference to WSA Gen­ eral Order 53 the Seafarers International Union staled its I>osition in regard to Order 53 in a letter to Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Admin­ istrator dated October 11, 1945. That letter read in part: "The Administrator purports to act under Executive Orders 9054 and 9244 and Directive 18 of the War Manpower Comission (which directive is no longer law since revoked June 13. 1945 and accordingly is no longer authority for any action). "Executive Order 9054 is a war measure and any action taken under its expires with the cessation of hostilities. "statement of policy" with the Seafarers International Union pledging itself not to inter­ fere with the Union's condi­ tions for employment of its members under its contracts with WSA General Agents. "The War Shipping Adminis­ trator could under this usurpa­ tion of power take a similiar step and require the examina­ tion to be taken by ratings in the Deck and Engine depart­ ment and thus attempt to set aside the act of Congress now embodied in the Merchant Sea­ men's Act. "The Seafarers Union has gone on record as opposing this action and demands that Gen­ eral Order 53 be immediately rescinded." At recent meetings on a coastwise basis, the member­ ship of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union went on record reaffirming its opposition to General Order 53 and demand that it be immediately rescind­ ed in order that our ships may continue to sail on schedule carrying their cargoes of food and materials to the people of war torn countries and also that our troops eligible to be returned home, will not be de"layed. John Hawk Secretary-Treasurer In addition to sending the wire to the War Shipping Administra­ tion, Hawk sent copies to the fol­ lowing Maritime Unions: The Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Association of the Pacific, the National Maritime Union and the Pacific Coast Marine Fire­ men, Oilers, Watertenders & Wip­ ers Association. The copy sent to the Uniuiis bore this preface: "In response to the wire sent by the War Shipping Administra­ tion to all Unions in re General Order 53 dated April 3rd, The Seafarers International Union has sent the following wire. We be­ lieve that your membership will be interested in our position and it should be brought to their at­ tention." SIU Refuses To Crew Under WSA Order 53 (Cmtinucd from Page 1) by the Union's no-sign-on order was the Hampden-Sydney Vic­ tory. The Bull Line ship docked at Pier 23, Brooklyn, on April 3, at the end of her fifth trip from Marseilles and Bremerhaven car­ rying homo Gls. The 70-odd crew members paid off. Then they refused to sign on again. cognizant of the opposition by the SIU, had let the operation of the order drag along on a volun­ tary basis. Needless to say, few Seafarers availed themselves of the opportunity to "volunteer" for competence cards. THE NEW ORDER But on March 27, Harold J. ORDER ILLEGAL Connell, director of Food Control "The proposed measure is not for the WSA, notified the Union ARDENT SUPPORT necessary for the furtherance SIU Patrolmen Jimmy Ban­ that the provisions of the order of the war effort and is con­ ners and Claude Fisher ignored would become effective on April sequently outside of the scope the WSA man as they went 1. Steward's Department men of the purpose of the execu­ about setting the Crewmen would have to go up for exam­ tive order and illegal and un­ straight on the General Order 53 inations before they could sail constitutional. score. Despite the fact that many from Boston, New Orleans, Wil­ "Congress has set forth the of the crew members have been mington, Calif., Portland, New requirements to be met by sea­ aboard the H-S Victory for all of York, Houston, San Francisco or men in the Merchant Seamen's her five trips, there was general Seattle. Steward's Department Act (Title No. 46, Section 672 agreement that supporting the men signing on at other ports, (g). Steward's Department was a Connell's letter stated, could sail "Congress, alone is the only good deal, as the men refused to under waivers, since there were body empowered to take the no facilities for examinations at sign back on. drastic action and the Admin­ other points. Patrolmen who contacted the istrator should not be permitted There were other provisions other six ships where the Stew­ to usurp the power given ex­ for Shipping Commissioners to ard's Department ruling applies, clusively to Congress by the grant waivers to men who would found the crews equally ready to Constitution of the United not have time for examinations cooperate. States. before ships sailed after the or­ Opposition to General Order der became effective. But the 53 developed last October, imme­ EIGHT-HOUR DAY? waivers would be effective for diately after it was issued by Ad­ "The Administrator's Gen­ only one trip. Then men would miral Land. A resolution was eral Order 53 in effect is a submitted to meetings in the At­ have to have examinations and statement that the safe opera­ lantic and Gulf District on a coast­ cards before they could sail. tion of vessels requires not only Hawk went into action imme­ wise basis, and the membership the regulation of the seamen diately upon receipt of Connell's was almost unanimous in agree­ but the regulation of Cooks notification. He drafted the fol­ ing to oppose the order. and Stewards. If this is so it lowing instructions to Port follows that the law of the NEW POWER GRAB Agents, which brought about the United States requiring the ap­ The order requires men who tie-up action: plication of an eight-hour day fail in the WSA's proposed ex­ The SIU has received from the for seamen in the Deck Eutd aminations for competence cards War Shipping Administration no­ Engine Department should be to go back to WSA training tice that the general provisions applied to Cooks and Stew­ schools, even though they may of General Order 53, regarding ards and that a vessel should have been going to sea for a "Qualifications for the Stewards' not be permitted to sail unless number of years and are func Departments" will become effec­ it has a set number of Cooks tioning in their regular duties tive on April 1, for all vessels and Stewards on the ship in The move obviously is one to ex­ operated or chartered by the the ship's complement. tend the WSA's tenure as far in­ WSA. • "Furthermore, the War Ship­ to peaLetime as possible. As you will remember, the SIU ping Administration has enter­ It was to have gone into effect membership went on record op­ ed into an agreement termed on January 1, 1946, but the WSA posing this Competence Cai-d pro­ cedure, which we view as merely another gi'ab for power by the WSA. The Union's position was reaffirmed by the membership recently. The War Shipping Administra­ tion and the Coast Guard were informed of our views , on the subject in no uncertain terms. Heretofore, provisions of the or­ der have been in operation on a voluntary basis. Now WSA of­ ficials have overridden our pro­ tests and will attempt to enforce this program anyway. We are not going to let them get away with it, And here is what we arc going to do about it: All crews are to be instructed not to sign ship articles until a Patrolman comes aboard. All Patholmen are to be in.structed to have the Stewards' Department sign on first. If the Stewards' Department is not allowed to sign on without the phony Competence Cards, the Engine and Deck Departments are to refuse to sign on. This means no man among the unlicensed personnel is to sign on unless the Competence Cards are waived as a prerequisite for the members of the Steward's Department signing. There are to be no exceptions This smiling crew of Isthmian seamen plainly show ^heir p<referenco with that big SIU sign, and to this rule. Patrolman shall en­ those pleased grins indicate how well pleased they are with the way the Isthmian election is going. force it in every case. Their ship has voted already, and it didn't roU up a vote for the opposition^ JOHN HAWK WILLIAM N, BYERS AT GALVESTON �Friday, April 5. 1946 THE SEA EARERS NinnNH LOG Page Seven First Isthmian Ship Votes In N.O. By C. J. BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Shipping tion is now started and all hands and business are rocking along are damn glad we can get it mighty good at the "present time. over with. From all indications How long it will last we do not we should get ready to draw up know, but as it is the men have a nice SIU contract foi- the Isth­ all kind of chances to pick their mian Line seamen. jobs and the pieeards are having Voting started here in New Or­ one hell of a merry-go-round. leans on the SS Mobile City. It Around 35 SIU and SUP ships was quite a little to-do for the are in port at the present with NMU. They had a delegation all kinds of beefs on them. The down on the docks with placards, main beef on the ships is that banners and what have you try­ By ROBERT A. MATTHEWS they sign on in some other port, ing their best to get the crew to SAN FRANCISCO — We had Company. The Port Committee then when they get here to load come down and have a little getthe SS William B. Allison, Wat- agreed unanimously that the they want to quit, or they get in together so they could sell them erman» payoff here recently with Company ohould pay ITVaC per a beef with some of the officers the NMU line and have a friend­ Silence ihis week from the three thousand hours overtime meal. Ir. this case it amounts to and want the officers pulled off. ly picture or two taken. disputed in the deck department. over .$1200.00. This is all set up They all come up to the Hall Branch Agents of the follow­ Well, the ship was practically The .ship went into Okinawa and on vouchers and payable. wanting to be paid off by mutual SIU all the way around, so there ing ports: The following have moneydischarged cargo. The Skipper consent. Paying off by mutual was no smoke in getting picture maintained watches all the way coming: Chief Cook; Night Cook consent is all well and good, but of the crew members of the Mo­ MOBILE through for the deck department. and Baker; Third Cook; Galley remember, fellows, mutual con­ bile City; but stop at this "Oh, NORFOLK Herbert P. Knowles, Pacific Dis­ Utility, and Saloon Messman. sent means that the Master also no"—the NMU did get a picture SAVANNAH trict Patrolman, paid the ship off Contact William Diamond Co., has to con.sent to pay you off. of the SS Mobile City. and handled this dispute with 215 Market Street, San Francisco. Well, the Isthmian Line elecThey went forward of the SS Waterman and, needless to say, RIDER 64 Mobile City and got the crew off he collected every, hour. Herb Our biggest headache right of a Lykes Brothers ship and had has once again proved his effici­ now, as far as conditions are con­ them take a picture. As the sim ency and ability. He'll sure as cerned, is caused by the WSA was not in a good position in hell get the swell head when he Transportation Rider 64 Revised. front of the Lykes Brothers ship, By CHARLES B. MARTIN sees this. We had a big beef on the James they had the crew stand in front Charlie Kimball paid off the M. Wayne, Waterman, over this SAN JUAN—Just a few things or the first of next week. I want of the SS Mobile City. MV Lanyard Knot, another Wat­ transportation rider. The ship from the scuttlebutt from down to. thank the membership for their So when the pictures come out erman ship. The Oilers had over­ left New York and went out in P. R. way. Times are not bad, cooperation while I have been in the Pilot, don't be misled, time for relieving for supper, tak­ the South Pacific, then into San though not so good, in shipping. trying to hold down the job as Brothers, because we will have ing reefer temperature.s and for Francisco. But it seems to be picking up as Agent of the port. our own proof that the crew of cleaning lube oil <ind fuel oil It is understood here that the the SS Mobile City was SIU The Commissioner ruled that we have a few ships in port and strainers. This was all disputed this was the final port of dis­ some in the outports. USS is folding its tent — this when the votes are counted, be­ bj'' the Engineers. Charlie took charge but he ruled further that wasteful organization is finished cause we have a clear cut ma­ I had a hot ship in port here, this up to the company and there would be no transportation on April 15, according to infor­ jority on this ship. squared it away okay. These as the ship was going back to and had to have the Mate pulled. There was only four vote.s on men can collect this money from New York within ten days. There If I had been able to locate the the ship that we are in doubt of; Waterman SS Co., 310 Sansome were men who had been in this other officers who had quit the one was the NMU organizer ship, I would have obtained a St., San Francisco. ship continuously for over twelve statement and had his ticket lift­ whom the SIU should congratu­ months but, regardless of that, ed, as one crewmember claimed late for such a bum job; two were MORE MONEY NMU men; and the other seemed From the William B. Allison since the ship was going back to that that he had been sti'uck by to ride the fence, so we don't the following men have the fol­ New York, the Com.missioner the Mate and that the other of­ ruled that the men who i-efused ficers had witnessed the fracas count his vote as SIU, although lowing amounts coming: to take the ship back were not which took place topside. he claims he voted SIU. The H. E. Rasmussen, 304 hrs; II entitled to any transportation. other 22 votes cast were for the B. Reith, 304 hrs; L. S. Nagy, 304 TAKEN OFF SIU. So, Brothers, you see just what hrs; Charles F. Zeitler, 426 hrs; It was rumored that the Mate The company did not get a R. A. Fontaine, 426 hrs; C. A. Rider 64 Revised is. In my opin­ invited the seaman up to his vote on this ship to our know­ Kaase, 426 hrs; I. Adamczyk, 268 ion we should immediately de­ room and then started the trouble ledge. If all ships continue vot­ hrs; William Logan, 92 hrs; F. mand that our contracted com­ up there. Anyway, the Coast ing like this ship the .SIU wiU panies enter negotiations for a Hoskins, 80 hrs; A. Lutaves, 268 Guard did not pull him and the mation obtained. I wonder what definitely come out with a clear transportation rider and further hrs. ship was about to sail. Off he the piecatds are going to do? majority over the NMU and the" This money can be collected we should take united action I hope to be sailing soon with Company. came though, for the crew would against any rider proposed by THANKS DUE the WSA. . not sail the ship with him. Cap­ some of the good brothers who tain Toler piled off, as the Mate are sailing with the ships plying A vote of thanks and credit SIU POSITION had said he would get off if the the Seven Seas. should be given to Emil J. SirTransportation or any other captain did likewise. The Mate gany and Clark C. "Wood, Jr., matter affecting the economic was finally taken off by the for the splendid job they did on welfare of our membership is' company. this ship. They were the ones strictly a matter for collective | There were a few beefs on the that .should bet lots of credit for bargaining between the Union gg Bellriiiger that were ironed swinging Ihis ship in line for and the Companies and our right except for one about Linen, the Seafarers. Sirgany was even to demand that the companies ne- j ^^e Steward that the pracwilling to be demoted from Oiler By ALEX McLEAN gotiate with us is upheld by the tice was for the Ordinary Sea­ to Wiper due to a misunder­ "Wagner Act and the National La­ man, Wiper, and Messman to BUFFALO — This was a busy standing on the ship, so he could bor Relations Act. change the linen between the week. I visited Erie, Pa., and remain on board and be able to We have been in the position hours of eight and ten a. m. on put a full crew aboard the sand vote ]SIU. Brothers, that is from Waterman SS Co., 310 San­ for the past three years of having Saturdays, and towels on Wed­ sucker J. S. Scobel. She will go Unionism at work. some St., San Francisco. our terms of employment dictated nesdays. The Steward referred into operation the first week of Some of the other men should We had a dispute with South to us by the WSA which has in­ me to the Master as he had is­ April. also get a vote of thanks are, Atlantic SS Co. last week invol­ directly been the employer since R. C. Stepp, Edward Fctsko, AL sued the order. Also put a full crew aboard the ving the SS Conrad Kohrs. It this agency of the government vin B. Summers, Joseph M. Cur­ OVERTIME Hazen Butler in Buffalo. She is happened in Enewitok. The owned all the ships. They could tis, Wm. H. Powell, Woodward D. I took the matter up with him. going to Manitowac, Wis., ship­ Army brought food for the steve­ back up their directive through Stepp who stuck it out so that He told me he was running his yard to be converted to an auto­ dores down to the ship in large the employment of their fink they could vote for the Seafarers.. containers. These were placed on school system. This, however, is ship, that he had-started the prac­ mobile carrier. She will be reThese men and the others who the galley stove so as to heat the a thing of the past and the time tice of having the linen issued christened the J. P. Wells in hon­ voted for the SIU deserve our food. The stevedores filed by is ripe to stand up and fight these at 6 p. m. by each one of the crew or of a Great Lakes marine en­ thanks for their splendid coop­ personally due to the shortage gineer. with their plates and the Cooks people relentlessly. of linen. I explained that this The Butler was sold recently to dished out the food. was after hours, and that I per­ the Detroit and Cleveland Navi­ The agreement only covers sonally thought the men would be gation Company by the Midland cases where the food is actually entitled to overtime. Steamship Line. The 420-foot prepared in the galley and serv­ He explained that if the com­ freighter has wintered in Buf­ ed in the messroom in which Take your gear when you pany agreed to the'overtime, he falo. Mr. Wells, a well known case 35c is paid for each meal go aboard! There have been would sign for it, but that it was sidewheeler expert on the lakes, and this 35c is split equally be­ many cases recently of men not in the agreement and that he retired in 1932 as superintendent tween the Cook and Messman in­ going aboard, waiting until would conduct the matter his of hulls and machinery for the volved. We contended that in­ they were restricted, and way until he was shown dif­ D. and C. He died a year later asmuch as there was no Messman then announcing that they ferently. He was very nasty in at 81. The ship being named in involved and the food was warm­ had to go ashore and get their this deal .-'nd I told the crew his honor will sail into Buffalo ed in the galley and served by doing this they give gear. By to put it down as contested regularly. the Cook the galley force should the WSA a chance to sneak overtime. be paid 17l^c per meal to be di­ For the benefit of Brothers in eration on this ship. Thanks a in replacements. Often times vided equally in the galley. other ports, the shipping is going lot, brothers, and I hope the day they miss the ship and are in THANKS MEMBERSHIP We took this beef to a port for a Coast Guard rap. I guess this will be the last to be very slow for at least an­ will come soon that you can sail committee composed of myself, Have your gear with you; week that I will write for the other two weeks, or until a defin­ Isthmian under the banner of the Kimball and Simmons for the don't let your union down. Log as I expect Brother Ray back ite turn in the threatened coal SIU with the best conditions in the Maritime Industry. Union and three men from the to resume his duties this week strike. Time Is Ripe To Change Rider 64 NO P.R. Squares Away Some Beefs Lakes Shipping Still Slow Take Your Gear �THE Page Eighi SEAEARERS LOG Friday. April 5, 194B SlU Supports Philly Tugboatmen Isthmian Drive SIU Helps Longshoremen Collect Is Emphasized By JOHN MOGAN By BLACKIE CARDULLA BOSTON — Business and ship­ the ILA commending the Sea­ PHILADELPHIA — The seven- months, so he plans to drift South ping in Boston fell off a little farers for their cooperation in and wait for the bellyrobber's By W. H. SIMMONS day-old tugboat strike has this this past week—or so they tell helping to win this beef. job. So, sailor—beware! port tied up tighter than the pro­ SAN FRANCISCO — Things me after returning from the The Ea.stern boats are still not verbial drum. All shipping is are still slow on the slow bell Agent's conference in New Yod-k. nearly ready for operation, but here in Frisco, although with But the outlook isn!t too bad for the headaches connected with being diverted to Baltimore and the Machinists strike over, I look the conning week, with at least them are already part of the rou­ neighboring ports with the re­ for things to start picking up a one payoff scheduled for the first tine. They have a couple of Stewsult that our new board boasts little. However, we can't look of the week. ai'ds Dept. men on each ship, only one job—an AB for the for too much business as far as Brother Parr reported that he with quite a number of men wait­ the Atlantic and Gulf is con­ Scripp. By J. TRUESDALE had spent three days up in Sears- ing for spots on these ship.s. cerned at present, as the Alcoa The beefing about jobs on the The towboat operators are at­ PHILADELPHIA—Well, in the Steamship Company has closed port in connection with the SS ships will no doubt .hold out un­ E. G. Hall payoff, which* didn't tempting to confuse the issue City of Brotherly Love business their offices here Also, Bull Line til there are jobs a-plcnty; but payoff after all. by contending that the question seems to be picking up once is ready to fold up, and the Moprimarily on the program should However, it was well that we of jurisdiction must first be de­ more. It sure looks like the tub- ran Transportation has tied up be, and will be without doubt, had a representative from Sea­ termined before they will even boat strike is almost over. most of their tugs. the drawing up of a new con­ farers on the spot, in view of all We had a couple of payoffs this discuss wages, conditions, etc. We still have a few Calmaitract' with Eastern, as the old one It Actually, the question of juris­ week and now we need rated ships due to arrive from the Pa­ the trouble up that way. is quite passe nowadays.' diction exists only in the vivid men down here pretty bad. I cific in the near future. Although seems that the longshoremen STAYING ON imaginations of the operatoi's, for hope some will show up. we have our usual run of beefs have been trying to collect some The recreation room for the on the Waterman and Calmar In­ retroactive pay since last Octo­ the United Harbor Workers are •We have been notified that the unquestionably the bargaining hall is shaping up pretty well ter-Coastal ships, there is not ber 1st, but hadn't even obtained Isthmian election will be held agents for the towboatmen and now, which will make it a little much income realized from either a nod from the company. within thirty days of March 18. they'll win the strike hands down, •better for the men who want to one of their outfits as they pay­ Only three Isthmians have been ILA HELPED because the Agents in conference take it easy. off and sign on on the East Coast. They decided to use the Hall as in port since the receipt of this in New York have pledged them DETAILED REPORT GOOD LUCK a lever, as it would probably be information, and we immediately the solid support of the SIU in We have been, as a whole, pret­ the last ship to hit Scarsport, and contacted all SIU men to ask Frenchy Michelet left for New their fight for conditions com­ ty busy hitting these Isthmian of course they needed the help them to remain aboard until elec­ parable to those now enjoyed by Orleans this week—Best of luck ships here. We have them pretty of the crew. They got it, despite tion was held. Frenchy. It also looks like Gibbs the SIU on our own contracted The results were most gratify­ has decided he can make more well sewed up on this coast, and the threat of the Coast Guard to towboats. ing, as in practically every case money at sea, so he is going to' we are throwing all we have into sail the ship. And we understand the members expressed their this organizing deal. I would like there is a resolution coming from THEY'LL WIN ship out again. willingness to stay with the ships Well, we are glad that the to see a repoi't on every ship, The SIU support, together with until we had won. The winning that of the longshoremen, insure Agents Conference is over now by name, from every organizer, of Isthmian will really count in an eventual victory for the Uni­ and that we are back to our regu- regardless of which coast or port a heavy way now, with shipping ted Harbor Workers, but it wiU lar procedure of carrying the be is in. I feel that this report ^ slowing down some, which fact | is very valuable ... it helps the p A || probably be a protracted affair. waterfront. is appreciated more and more That's all from Philly now. organizer^ in the next port. Let's'J u3ll So give Philly a wide berth. each day. j have that report, fellows!' Brother, until the towboatmen We'll see you next week. '' ' It won't be long now before By LEON JOHNSON get the operators straightened we'll be moving to our new quar­ out. PORT ARTHUR—There is not ters, and I don't think any of the On the local front, Frenchy much to report this week as ship­ members will be sorry to hear it. Michelet has extended his lease ping has been pretty slow here By LOUIS GOFFIN on the after port table in Sonia's ing shipped to the starving counfirst part of the week. It JACKSONVILLE — Business gin mill and is to be found there tries of Europe, this port should ^Je ships were cornnightly swapping tall tales with and shipping picked up during ing in from other Texas ports to The Log wants at once the Big Tony, Red Healy, Ray Gates, the time that I was attending the definitely pick up, with ships get bunkers from Port Arthur. nanies and addresses of bars, Jake Martin and the choicer bags Agents conference in New York. running in here regularly. clubs frequented by seamen, I think this is due to the fact If the business of the port inthat frequent this deservedly Brother Bryant, our capable re­ particularly in foreign ports. creases as it should, we intend' that several Pacific tankers have popular rendezvous of the Philly lief, took care of everything in BO that they can be put on to do the best we can to change been tied up in the boneyard in good style. elite. the Log mailing list. With The old Bull Line wagon, the Hall, as it is a sure thing, Mobile. But later in the week RAN SHORT the postal delivery to ships known to us as the Cornelia', that we will need larger quarters, we had the SS Chalmette, a Pasnafued, this remains the only Frenchy claims that he piled came in from England and paid The Hall we have at the pres- cifie tanker, come- into Lake practical way of getting the off the Brady to relieve Red off in good shape. However, she ent time is much to small to ac- Charles off a seven months trip, Union paper into the mem­ Truesdale while the latter at­ did not sign on the same way. It commodate over 15 or 20 men,' So now I am looking around berships hands. tended the Agents conference. seems that the weekend boys and with shipping and business for a complete crew, the ship So do it today—send us the But we got it straight from the who usually join a ship just to bound to pick up we will need being headed for drydock in Monames and correct addresses feed box that the real reason he get the weekend overtime de­ a place to take care of the boys. bile. Things look pretty good for of your favorite places all got off the scow was the Brady cided to quit at the last minute However, getting a larger p:j^ce the coming week, as we have over the world, with an esstayed in port so damn long that and this made it very difficult isn't so easy. Every place we two foreign and several coastestimation of the number of Frenchy ran out of the recipes for the Agent to get replace­ see is rented but if luck is with wise ships due in here. So, all Logs they can use. that Shuler gave him to help ments. us we may be able to open up ratings wanting to ship out come soon in a larger hall. | on over and pick your job. CONSIDERATION In a small port like this, it is a tough proposition to get last min­ ute replacements as there are very few men on the beach here. We think that the men should consider very carefully whether they are going to sail the ship or By HUGH MURPHY oidei' to really obtain a high board, then, we say, God help the not early enough to allow the The recent tour of the various standard of living. The seamen seamen. Agent sufficient time to replace PORT NEWS Boards of Trade by Mr. Gordon have always led in this respect tbiem. Quitting at the last rtiinThe port of Vancouver has been Cockshutt, president of the Cana­ and will continue to do so. The ute should be discouraged as dian Chamber of Commerce, has steady increase in membership of very busy, with ships from the much as possible. brought to light a matter which the SIU is sufficient proof that United States adding a heavy Well, it looks like boom times is of vital interest to seamen, iand seamen are determined to obtain load to the regular routine of him get out of port before the have come to this port. Expec­ of which we have been aware for for themselves a decent and high the Union officials. tations were never brighter. We crew bounced him off. many years. It is to bad that all standard of life on shipboard. The owners of the Marcasite have two SIU, and one SUP, COMMIE COVER-UP Frenchy swears that relieving ships in port at the present time. workers don't realize this them­ have finally agreed to an SIU The Canadian Seamen's Union contract, and the cable ship. Re­ Red is positively his last stint as The SS John Merrick of the Cal­ selves, and have to be told by a a piecard. Seems that Buck mar Line is in from New York representative of the employing representative recently released storer, in Victoria, has signed to the press a. statement about an agreement for standby work Stephens done tole him that Mis­ loading fruit for Europe. The cla.ss. Mr. Cockshutt, in an interview, the good living and working con­ while in drydock and will prob­ sissippi will launch their first big SS Florspar of the South Atlantic passenger ship in a couple of Line is in from Savannah for stated that "wage increases in the ditions aboard the Park Ships. ably sign again before she sails. The Isthmian election is now minor repairs. We also have thd United States may compel some We wonder whether he is speak­ rise in Canada because of Inlering from personal experience, or under way. All unlicensed per­ SS Loyola Victory, an SUP nalional Union Influence." from what he has been told by sonnel on the company payroll wagon. Mr. Cockshutt knows that it is company officials. as of March 18, 1946, are eligible DONE WELL inevitable under such circum­ We know that the boys who to vote. Expected are a couple of Wa­ stances, and when Canadian sea­ sail these ships will be glad to All SIU and SUP members on terman ships which may payoff men realize this fact, they v/ill be hear about the wonderful condi­ board Isthmian ships must be on in this port. All in all, things on their way to a nigher stand­ tions. It is our inforrtiation that the alert to do their share to look bright and we certainly ard of living. All members—^retired and conditions on the Park Ships are make Isthmian SIU. hope it continues this way. former members—of the SIU. The Canadian people have no better than on an average Time is now limited and Isth­ This port is in a fine position been fooled for a long time about Limey, and everyone knows what mian committees should be form­ now sailing as licensed En­ at this time due to the fact that •the high standard of living they they are like. gineers. report to the New ed to contact all Isthmian crews quite a number of fruit shipments enjoy, and are gradually becom­ York SIU Hall as soon as pos­ When the seamen have to de­ at all ports. come out of here. And with ing aware of the necessity of in­ pend on commiecal would-be sible. THE ISTHMIAN LINE MUST frozen "fruit and vegetables be- ternational union affiliations in politicians for conditions on ship­ GO SIU. Tugboat Strike Due To End Port Arthur Port Jacksonville Picks Up Let Us Have 'Em WITH NOTICE! Seafarers Sailing As Engineers triL:••.. .'v. �THE Friday, April 5, 1946 Houston Calls For Militants SEAEARERS LOG irS THE MARY A. LIVERMORE, ISTHMIAIS} By CHARLES RAYMOND HOUSTON — This town is on the map and, therefore, should be in the Seafarers Log. so here goes. In opening the Houston Hall, we did not obtain the best of locations, but we got the best we could. The Hall is now at 7137 Navi­ gation Boulevard and is near the Shipping Commissioner, Long-: beach Docks and City Docks on the south side of the bayou. We have been on the lookout for a better hall but have no prospects yet. Among the ships paid off re­ cently was the John E. Ward with a Baltimore crew. Among the several oldtimers aboard were Red Mackin and Johnny Grams. They had conditions in line with SIU traditions—a clean payoff. PINNED DOWN Paid off the SS Iberville and we still have her with us behind a picket line walked by two ILA Dockside and Compress locals, 1525 and 1581. The after-effects of the Mardi Gras caught the crew of the Iberville in New Orleans and she paid off two-fifths of her crew or left them in New Orleans, in­ cluding two cooks who will have a division of 1959 extra meals. In crowing the'John E. Ward, Johnny Grams and "Wild Bill" Simmons remained aboard. As we signed her on, who did we have in the crew okaying the rider but Jerry Petro, ex-war prisoner of the Germans; Dutch Degan of Sixbit street, and last but . xiut least, "Hellroaring" Casey, ex-Norfolk piecard just out of the hospital and raring to go to sea again. VERY HUNGRY The Ward signed on okay, but came sailing day and Casey the Steward didn't have any pork, fresh ham, cold should­ er or diversified meats and So WHAT ifitisfMPiy- \rs Snapped not far from where their ship, the Mary A. Livermore. was docked at Brooklyn is this Isthmian crew. Reading from left to right are: Ed. Mosakowski. Wiper; Robert Chapline. AB; T. Palton. Bosun: P. Kita. D. E.; C. Jensen. OS; L. Varga. OS; J. Arabacz. SIU Organizer; N. Saroka. AB; and Organizer Callahan. Just Be Sure Of What You Sign Next Week! By RAY W. SWEENY GALVESTON — Shipping and business continue to be good in this area and ' from all reports things will stay that way for some time to come. We are having a small num­ ber of ships coming in here load­ ing grain for Europe. Of course, most of these are in transit but still there are quite a few re­ placements. Last Monday we finally got the SS Jo.seph N. Dinand paid off under a blanket protest. The ship signed articles in San Francisco stating that the final port of dis­ charge would be on the Pacific coast. The Eastern Steamship Co., took the. stand that they would not pay the ship off until the articles terminated—a nine month per­ iod—unless the vessel returned to a Pacific port. But through the cooperation of the entire crew, which refused to" sail the ship, the WSA ordered the com­ pany to payoff. However, the men signed off "under protest" as no transpor­ tation wa^ paid to anyone. THE HARD WAY The men who made that trip learned the hard way the neces­ sity of looking at the articles and having them read by the ship­ ping commissioner before sign­ onions. We held her to the dock ing on again. This should be a until the company and WSA came lesson to all members; "Be sure through with the stores—except­ ing the onions. As 1 left the ship, Dutch Degain and Blackie Ignatz were onionbound. Bon voj'age, good luck, and Godspeed to them. We are just getting established in Houston. Some of the oldtimers are coming in and ship­ ping. We are paying our freight and expect to do so in the future. The Texas area is opening up for the Seafarers, It's a hell of a mess when you have to go aboard ships to get of what you are signing, and see enough book members to hold to it that the riders are to your special meetings. So I'm sound­ advantage and not the company's ing the call again for militant or the WSA'B," members to come down on over Always remember that after Texas way and help educate the your name is on the articles it tripcard men the Seafarers way. takes an act of Congress and all the brass hats combined to break them. Be sure a Patrolman is aboard your ship when the ar­ ticles are signed, and keep him Make Isthmian SIU! there until the crew has signed on. Any rated man can be used liere any time he arrives in this port. So, get away from the cold and come on down to a nice warm climate. Beginning next week, the Log will run. serially. "The History of the SIU." It is must reading for all of the newer members. The oldtimers will iind it an in­ teresting story of the history they helped create — and perhaps a fore-warning of the future. Questions Get Dispatchers Down By ELBERT HOGG Page Nine General0rder53 A Power Grab By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK — Business and shipping have been picking up and ABs are still at a premium. Shipping in this port should con­ tinue good for some time to come. The "Competency Card" which the WSA is trying to force down our throats is being thrown out the window as far as the SIU is concerned. We stated our oppo­ sition to this ruling months ago. On account of this, a number of ships are being tied-up, all up and dov/n the coast. As far as we can see, the main reason for these cards is to keep those WSA bureaucrats in office a little while longer. Like all bureaucrats they hate to see their jobs go from under them. SHIP STEAL We notice that a lot of ships, after paying off in New York, head for the boneyard. Quite a few of them are of the C type. After they have been laid up for a while, Mr. Shipowner can buy them for a song. Not onlyhave the shipowners made enor­ mous profits out of the war; now they are all for stealing the ships paid for out of the taxes of the people. They like that idea, but how they yell about an hour's overtime! The crew of the Muhlenberg Victory, whith paid off recently, took up a collection of $37.50 for the T. B. Hospital in New Mex­ ico. This money is to be used for SlU-SUP patients. SIU Ship Saves Tanker Donbass rated men so we can swing this BALTIMORE—Well, Brothers, deal. We wish that Paul Hall hei-e is your scandal and news would come down and take a from the biggest city and best look at our Hall now that it has SEATTLE — When the SS been done over. port on the East coast south of Puente Hills of the Los Angeles QUESTIONS New York (excuse us, Philly). Tanker Co. pulled into port here Perhaps some good-hearted soul nobody paid much attention. It Shipping is good here in Bal­ timore for all rated men in all can suggest a cure for the head­ seemed to be just another tanker. departments. We are also ship­ aches Dispatchers get from ques­ But gradually the story came out. ping unrated men, but we have tions, like the following, that are Soon the entire waterfront knev/ so damn many of them on the thrown at them: that the Puente Hills had salvaged What ship is paying off to­ the Russian tanker Donbass, and beach that it wouldn't do for any of you men to come down; day? Any jobs on it? the U. S. Navy had tried to take Can 1 have a letter to get my the credit. j'ou will more than likely get out a hell of a lot faster where papers? The SIU crew of the Puente Wliere is that ship going? How Hills is no aggregation of oldyou're now at. timers. Most crew members are It looks like old times at the long a trip? What kind of a ship is the one tripcard men. But, as in all good port with many of the oldtimers crews, there is a sprinkling of coming back steadily to ship out, on line three? 1 don't want this ship—the older ABs. The officers aboard just as in prewar days. Mate's no good. her, from Capt. W. E. Campbell VISITING FIREMEN What time is the next call? on down, are swell hombres and" Officials from outlying ports How about the job now? good seamen. •have dropped in to see us during Do 1 have to attend the next The Puente crewed at Galves­ the last few weeks. Among tliem meeting? ton, sailed for Japan and spent was Bud Ray, Agent from Puerto 'How about giving me my Christmas there. By the time the Ricn. Wonder how he liked be­ suitcase so 1 can change my skiip came across the strickening away from those rum and shirts? Donbass in the North Pacific the cokes, those lovely maidens and What can the Coast Guard. men had six months aboard, were balmy breezes? do to me for jumping ship? working well as a team. And many, many more—these We are now being honored by DETAILS INCOMPLETE the presence of J., P. Shuler, the are just a few of them. So how Details of the rescue are still Asst. Sec'y-Treas. He isn't look­ about looking at the board before vague. The Donbass had flashed ing too bad but 1 think he misses asking questions—everything we an SOS. The Puente sailed up to know is there. "Frenchy" Michelet's cooking. her and stood by. The radio said Well, enough for this time. That man about town (if you the Navy was rushing to the can call Norfolk a town), Ray Hope to be seing you guys down rescue. Then the radio said that White, Agent from Navyland, this way soon to grab a ship or because of bad weather the Navy have a drink. was in to tell us all about the couldn't quite get there. crab farm his Patrolman has So the Puente Hills got a line started. What won't these pieacross to the Donbass and towed cards think of next! her 2,200 miles to Seattle. It was They sure must be feeding bet­ quite a job in rough North Pa-" ter in New York now than they cific weather. were the last time 1 was up there. But gradually the story of the Our Agent came back from the i-escue came out. The officers conference looking mighty well and crew were warmly praised fed. and highly commended. In ad­ When you fellows come down dition to the kudoes, each man this way, drop in and see the aboard the ship will come by at Organizer. He is doing one hell smart piece of change, for the of a good job here but he needs salvage was appraised at one andl cooperation from some of you three quai-ter million dollars. �THE ffage Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday, AprU 5, 1946 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings Noonday Overpays Cattlemen steward Is Partial To Brass, Crew Finds Charged with partiality to of­ ficers and passengers and with neglect of his duties to the crew, a Steward aboard the SS Jose Martie drew the fire of his ship­ mates at a special shipboard meeting on Februai-y 1. Crew members of the SS Noon­ The Steward, who has made day were recipients of a rare dis­ tinction—that of having a Cattle­ man working in their galley. But Foft-me it was a distlncliuu they didn't OFFICEKS, FOR THE care for, and an angered delega­ tL ANP... MEN' tion explained this to the Cap­ tain in no uncertain terms. Edward Carrillo, the Cattleman related how it all came about when he was summoned to a special meeting of the crew, held on March 7. , Since the ship departed from New York on a Sunday Carrillo didn't have time to get his pass­ port visaed by the Argentinian three trips on the ship, heard his Consul. So he signed on as a Brothers agree "that for the best crew member at the munificent interest of all concerned and the sum of three cents a month. future harmony among the crew, CO. AGENT RESPONSIBLE that (he) resign and be replaced ' A Mr. Murphy, general passen­ by another Steward." ger agent of the Moore-McCorThe crew, aU new men with mick lines, put Carrillo, who has the exception of two, shared the a Cattleman pass from the Coast opinion that the Steward is a Guard, aboard the Noonday. company man, not working for Up to this point it wasn't so the crew's interest. Pi-evious bad. Then the Second Cook took crews had considreed similar ill, and the Captain, who appar­ charges against him. ently sees little difference be­ Patrolman F. Bruggner and,' tween the handling of meat on Brother A. J. Janowski called the the hoof or in the galley, made a meeting to order. decision. Carrillo, working on the deck caring for horses, was AMERICAN TRADER. Feb. to alternate between jobs by also 17—Chairman E. J. Kennis; working in the crew's galley. Secreiary D. C. Lawkon. Dis­ cussion on voluntary contri­ bution to UAW and other strikers. Motions carried: To elect Ship's Delegate to handle affairs concerning ship and crew, and to report at meetings. Good and Welfare: Time set for all linen to be exchanged; crew to be caxeful not to throw things on deck of messhall, ash­ trays to be provided for the purpose. It was then that the men start­ ed their beef. But the Captain emphatically refused to remove Carrillo from the galley appoint­ ment. He stuck to his decision even after the delegation sub­ mitted proof that caring for Tiorses on deck and then working in the galley was not sanitary or that the Cattleman did not have a food handler's endorsement. INVESTIGATION SOUGHT The meeting wound up with the passage of two motions. One was to have a Shoreside Delegate investigate why Car­ rillo, who sailed on the Noonday, Dee. 23, 1945 as a Cattleman and crew member, did not clear through the SIU Hall. The second motion was to in­ struct the Union to "make this a test case and find out why the Company ships Cattlemen as crew members on Articles at three cents per without clearing the Union, and that in the future .he (Carrillo) be barred from .working in the galley handling food." MADAKET. Jan. 2—Chair­ man Ross; Secretary Rolkiewicz. Special meeting held to determine whether or not to sign blank vouchers so the Pur­ ser could speed payoffs. After due discussion it was decided not to do so as it is the same thing as signing a blank check. Undated Minutes Harass Poor Editor Mate Prepares For Lean Days The Mate aboard the Fort Clat­ sop is doing everything an AB does to get himself ready for the lean days. The minutes of the Clatsop, dated February 6, recount that the Mate repaired the topping lift to the boom and dumped gar- There are many ways to grey fSSSrfl&AildHT the hair of an editor. Here is an WETWMPSOME example of one of the several SA«eAGE« ways: He received some minutes of a shipboard meeting to be printed in the Log. and although the names of the Chairman, Secre­ tary, and Delegates are given; the name of the ship, and the date of the meeting does not ap­ pear. And so, here is the digest of the minutes of the SS , sometime in 1946 (we hope). bage without turning the crew to Chairman Lincoln; Secretary on the work. Scott. No beefs in nny depardThis sort of activity may lead ment. Good and Welfare: A dis- to the Mate's swabbing the deck, soogieing the messroom, cooking the food for the crew, and may­ be even to sailing two sheets to the wind. Who knows? The crew of the Clatsop is tak­ ing an active interest in Union affairs and is holding discus­ sions on back-door shipping, pen­ alties for promotions in United States port without being shipped from the Union Hall in that posi­ tion, and general cleanliness of the ship. The crew decided that all men should familiarize themselves cussion was held in regard to with the Union agreement. keeping longshoremen out of passageways, toilets, and messFRANCIS G. NEWLANDS. hall: Bosun will keep ke,y to Feb. 22—Chairman G. Chand­ Deck Department toilet. Dele­ ler; Secretary W. Lamb. Mogates elected were; Deck, Joe lions carried: A. Frederick and Colon; Engine, Fortunato Ca- Forest B. Condon be barred pacete; Steward, Carlos Roco- from membership in SIU; "JF. fort. Koppersmith and J. J. Owen be lined $10.00 each and con­ If any of our readers recognize tinue sailing under SIU juris­ these minutes, let us know. We diction. They shipped off dock still might be able to save the editor's sanity. (Continued on Page 11) 'Possum'Finds Activity Unhealthy We came across a new • breed of hypochrondriac in looking ooQQll _ over the minutes of the meeting of the SS Aiken Victory for FAIMT/ March 14. In case anyone is about to hop to the dictionary, we'll save him the trouble. A hypochrondriac is a guy who thinks he's sick when he isn't. Sometimes these guys really are sick because they think so. Other times they are just malingering. At any rate, they had a hypo­ chrondriac aboard the Aiken that Here are some of the reasons was a beaut. A hypo with a ven­ for their action. geance, and, it looks like, with a He "caused undue hardship on purpose. other members of the crew by CREW THOUGHT SO deliberately refusing to go on At least, the crew thought he watch, claiming that he was phy­ had a purpose. sically unable to do so." They called him "incompetent But examinations by the Pur­ and incapable." They recom­ ser and Army doctors failed to mended that his tripcard be taken confirm this claim. away from him, and that "he be THE BIG MYSTERY denied any and all benefits of Just to prove that he was a the Union in the future." real hell-bustin' hypochrondriac. / ^h\ this guy didn't confine his ail­ ments to one or two. Over a pe­ riod of time he complained of tooth trouble, stomachache, head­ ache, and fever. His mysterious ailments were contracted when it was time to report for duty. They were relieved suddenly three or four hours later. And, say the boys, "he was well able to participate in vari­ ous social activities." HE'S A LIABILITY The man in question was also cited for being AWOL on sailing day in Antwerp, and for objec­ tionable sanitary habits. The membership termed him "a lia­ bility rather than ah asset to the SIU." Other matters handled at the meeting included motions car­ ried to have all books and tripcards inspected by the Delegates and Patrolman, and for the paint­ ing of two showers and two Black Gang heads. Formality In Salon For Crew Carping captains, blustering bucko mates and stewed stew­ ards, not to mention pusillnaimous pursers, aren't enough to plague honest seafaring men.' Comes now Tlie Case of the Haughty Headwaiter. The Unctious Uncle in this case is a character aboard the SS George Washington, probably one of the guys who shipped on a cruise liner because the pa­ trons of the Stork Club or some other glittering gaudy house found him too stuffy and had him bounced. At any rate, here is a portion of the Bill of Particulars against him, contained in the minutes of the March 11 meeting, as speci­ fied by Chairman A. Kerr and Secretary J. Lundy. MEALTIME BLUES First off, the members ask that the Patrolman set a definite time for meals for the Waiters, Bed­ room^ Stewards and Bellmen, who are forced to eat in the dining salon. The big trouble with this is that they have to have their meals at the discretion of the Headwaiter. And the Headwaiter won't let crew members begin chow until every passenger has left the sal- fER-HOWMAN^ on. Oh, perish forbid! Pish and tush! Passengers must never .see cre-wmen eating! It's much too good foi" the beasts. Eating, in­ deed! But that isn't all, Brothers. The Headwaiter stands just as firmly on formality with the pas­ sengers. Dinner is from 12 to 2 p.m., but the major domo i-efused to serve a family of four who came in at 1:20 on one occasion —because it was after "last call for dinner." REFUSED SALON The crew was refu-sed the din­ ing room fur meetings. It is the only place large enough, because the glory hole won't accommo­ date all of the boys at once. There was one really serious cliarge; that the Steward is hir­ ing men from the docks in New York and San Juan without con­ sulting the Department Delegate. The Steward, however, denies the charge. There also were some repair and installation beefs, the usual run of mill stuff. �Friday, March 29. 1946 THE • SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG _ Nudism Pays Off In Naples, Seamen Robbed Of Pants Find SEAFARER SAM SAYS Leave your pants off. In fact, wear as few clothes as possible. This was the admonition impart­ ed by Harry Simmons, AB, to fellow seamen hitting the beach in Naples. Brother Simmons was explain­ ing a situation which prevailed in that Italian port on his last trip there aboard the Martin Johnson. It seems that groups of from six to ten Neapolitans, abetted by the city's lack of power which keeps the street lamps darkened, are haunting the alleys and sidestreets leading to the docks, in­ tent on ambushing seamen re­ turning to their ships. SECOND HAND WARNING Luckily, Harry didn't draw his conclusions from actual personal experience. It was a less fortun- SEE NAPLES AND HAf?r,SHAFFN£Rfi.MAi?Xi I ate member of the crew,- an OS and Tripcarder, who provided Brother Simmons with the tale of woe. One night this Tripcarder went ashore seeking some excitement. And he got it. After several hours in a local grog shop he .set sail for other place.s—that is, he would have made other places if his radar hadn't failed him, and he hadn't come in contact with a gang of the Neapolitan land pirates. BETWEEN CHUCKLES Brother Simmons continued his story between chuckles, though we failed to catch the spirit of the thing. "They worked him over, aiid then they took his pants and shoes, which is all they want— clothes. They don't care about the money." Simmons also des­ cribed in nautical terms some other irregularities to which the Tripper was subjected. We forgot to ask Harry how come the gang left the unfortun­ ate with his shirt. Maybe it is .some .sort of courtesy rule. Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Cf/ttlitilled from Page 10) in Mobile, while holding tripcards. They were excused be­ cause they did not know any better; all tripcards be turned in to Chairman for action. Good and Welfare: Mattresses used by venereal patients be fumi­ gated or replaced; a toaster and percolator be purchased for crew's mess and engine room. S> S" 3i« FORT McHENRY. Feb. 23— Chairman Michael Pappadakis; Secretary Ray Creel. General elections held. Chairman gaye lecture on constitution and by­ laws of SIU; also advised crew as to what action should be taken on beefs. Good and Wel­ fare: Discussion on repairs for portholes and spikets in deck department. Motions carried: To suggest a clock, two toasters and three percolators for crew's messroom. 1- 4. 1. Here's New Cook's Tour; One With A Gas Mask The plumber who forgets his tools, and the butcher who doesn't like meat, now have to move over to make room for the cook who can't stand the odor of fry­ ing. . The rninutes of the August Bel­ mont of December 3, 1945, sent in by Chariman Tony Nycz and Secretary Tom Hedlund, note that COPS» Ff?l£PFISH'n?NlSHT,'.' Chief Mate Lauded On Baldwin Hill Crew members of the Baldwin Hills voted thanks to Chief En­ gineer Morgan for his resuscita­ tion efforts on the body of Lester Williams, Sec. Pump, who lost his life in an unspecified acci­ dent while on duty in England. The crew voted to collect con­ tributions to be sent to the near­ est kin of Williams. Five men in the Stewards De­ partment voted to change to the Deck Department, according to the minutes submitted by Chair­ man M. Koons and Secretary J. E. Marshalls. Messmen were charged with negligence in keep­ ing messrooms clean. ^ i CAPE ROMAIN, Feb. 12— Chairman Mario Cacrasco; Sec­ retary C. L. Stringfellow. Mo­ tions carried; That crew walk oti ship if Chief Mate is not re­ moved. He is anti-union and his treatment of workmen is inhuman; overtime beefs be settled by Patrolman before payoff; a list of repairs and changes be submitted to insure the safety and well being of unlicensed personnel. quest action be taken against Brother Johnson to relieve him of his trip card. This action is for the good of the Union. He is incompetent and certain of his actions, while under the influence of alcohol, have not been what is expected of a good Union man. Good and WoL fare: Discussion regarding overtime pay for Stewards for work performed before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p. m. while in port; a list of duties which various persons should perform was submitted. XXX' T. B. ROBERTSON. Feb. 19 —-Chairm.an M. Csnercka: Sec­ retary William Brodbeck. Good and Welfare; Improvement of showers with curtains, racks and better system of drainage. Suggestion by Steward that all members keep mess hall more tidy. Motion carried: Work be started on ships laundry which thus far is lacking. Received O.K. sign from topside. IStHMlAM, too, MU Secretary G. Dyer, show the mernbers also passed resolutions imposing fines on members who leave laundry room dirty, and that no member of the Steward's Department is to leave the ship without official permission. S/oJ Tripcarders Reminded Of Responsibilities A motion x-eminding ti'ipcarders of their responsibility to their Union and respective depai'tments and the necessity of having the endorsement of five full book membei-s to gain Union membership, was passed at a re­ cent membership meeting aboard the Philip Thomas. The indifferent attitude of sev­ eral tl-ipcarders in the discharge of their duties prompted the ac­ tion. But thei-e was nothing indif­ ferent about one guy aboard when it came to his service rec­ ord. This was Bertram Gaynor, a Wiper. He told the meeting—and in no uncertain terms—that the XXX Motion On GIs Utter Confusion The following motions, as con­ tained in the minutes of the Feb­ ruary 22 meeting of the William H S- A Victory, are reproduced ver­ CECIL W. BEAN. Feb. 12— batim: Chairman Joseph D. Otto; Crew members should come to Secretary LeRoy W. Moore. a better understanding with the Motions carried: Have glass GI's, thereby making the trip a ports installed in portholes; pleasanter one fgr all. ship to be fumigated with hy­ Crew members are not to en­ drocyanic gas to kill off all tertain GIs in any part of the types of vermin. Good and Welfare: Crew to help keep ship. Sale of liquor to GIs prohibit­ ship clean and refrain from ed. throwing articles around; a The rninutes, submitted by number of minor repairs listed. Chairman William Brakely and X % i JOHN BLAIR. Feb. 17—(not noted) Joseph Sinopoli not ac­ cepted for membership. George Steele unanimously voted in. Motion carried: All debts owed by members to be paid on ship. Good and Welfare: One pair of trousers missing — to have shakedown if not returned to rightful owner; proper cour­ tesy in messhall stressed. the Chief Cook removed the hot . plate from the messroom on two occasions because the odor of fry­ X X t' ing bothered him. If this hap­ NORTHERN WANDERER, pens again, the crew has threat­ ened to take action against him. Feb. 20—Chairman Jack Far­ The Cook was warned to put row. Motion carried: to write out everything on the menu and to New York office to obtain information on mail problem. to change it to suit himself. Everything else aboard the good XXX ship August Belmont is under CAPE ROMAIN, Feb. 22— control. (not noted) Seven members re­ VOTING WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE MUST NOT RELAX OUR FISHT • DRAFT -DODGER, AMI? I was made when his temper was high, and that it was directed at one of the crew in a persnoal matter. Several of the crew went to bat for the offender, who pro­ fessed a high opinion of the Union and its work. A scheme to avoid the pay­ ment of overtime was revealecl by the Steward who reported that his request for the repair of the refrigerator in the crew's mess was turned down by the Chief Engineer. No electrical work was to be done at sea—the repairs would have to be held up until the ship got to port, he was told. Cigarettes Short; Subtraction Oniy Adds Distraction The crew aboard the Coastal Stevedore is worried about the mystery of the missing cigaret­ tes. .The minutes, dated March 16, carry this statement; Discussion on missing cigar­ ettes: 400 brought aboard Chief Engineer had called him a 198 given out "draft dodger." 202 supposed to be left! NO SLACKER. HE Picture Sherlock Holmes peer­ That would have been bad enough, Gaynor said, even if ho ing into the Engine Boom, or the had been one. But by God he Captain's quarters on the trail And finally wasn't. He holds an honorable of the cigarettes. discharge from the Army. And coming up with a man who damn it all, he wanted something 1 WEARD 'EM SAV S^ME done about it. RAts SMOKES / The meeting went on record as suggesting that the Patrolman be TRdf.MAiV, told about it "when the ship ar­ TftuE rived in port. The Brothers felt that the Chief owed Gaynor an apology. Off the record, one of the Bro­ thers had a much more practical suggestion for Gaynor: Wait on the dock for the Chief after sign­ ing off. THEY WENT TO BAT A Tripcarder was called to ac­ doesn't like smoking, and so he count' for a profane statement stole the cigarettes so that no derogatory to the Union, the one could smoke. Or pick your ship's minutes revealed further. own favorite detective to carry He explained that the remark ' out a solution. �•v--fis^ THE Page Twelve SEAFARERS Friday. April 5, 194B LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BLACKWELL HITCH MASTER SCREWS UP SIU CONTRIBUTIONS POUR IN EVERYONE ON SHIP FOR BROTHERS IN HOSPITAL Dear Editor: I am on the Waterman SS Co. MV Blackwall Hitch with J. A. Roy, Skipper. In all the departments we are having trouble. As soon as the war was over we started to have meetings, but the Skipper would not allow them. He claims that he is an old Union man, yet this is typical of his actions in re­ gard to Union matters. He has stated several times that all the men going to sea today are no good, nothing but rats. Things like this go by OK once, but af­ ter they are repeated often en­ ough, they tend to stir things up. He hasn't cursed anj'one person­ ally, but he is continually raising hell with the crew and the of­ ficers. He will make a statement that he is intending to do a certain thing, and then he will get peev­ ed at someone and change every­ thing. Sometimes when we are at anchor he will refuse to send a boat ashore for several days. Once when he gave the Deck Department an afternoon off, some of the boys went to bed. He came around checking up, and when he found this out, he put a stop to all time off. Just before this he had made every­ one a speech about spending too much money, their own money. He has given orders that any­ one found drunk on board will be logged, even after working hours. He has stood the Second Mate's watch, so that the Mate could go ashore and drink. He has given similar orders about gambling, but the gangway watchman couldn't get the Sec­ ond to leave a poker game to an­ swer the signal light from the shore station. When this was re­ ported to the Old Man, he didn't even comment on it. The Old Man and Chief Engineer have both been drunk while the ship was at sea. As you can see he keeps things going around in circles all the time. Just when things calm down, he thinks of something else to cause trouble. The N-avy furni.shed u.s with movie projectors, and the New Zealand base loaned us a gaso­ line powered generator for them. We went down to New Zealand, and one night the Skipper sold the generator, with two barrels of gasoline, and 96 five-gallon buckets of paint. This all, went into his own pockets, and New •Zealand customs knew nothing of the sale. We lost the Engine Maintainence Man about two months ago, when he went to the hospital. The Skipper, or the Purser, tried Dear Editor: Forty-two ($42.00) dollars was turned over to me by R. E. Dickey, Acting Agent, to be divided among the sick SIU members in the Marine Ho.spital here in Baltimore. Fiftj'-one ($-51.00) dollars was turned over to me by Miss Lopez, secretary, for the same purpose. The money was collected from the following ships: SS Lorcdo Victory, $23.00; SS Robin Locksly, $19.00; SS Amy Lowell, $35.00; SS James Harlan, $4.00; and the SS Yaka, $12.00. Total ninety three dollars ($93.00). John Taurin. Hospital Committee We the undersigned members of the SIU, at present hospital­ ized in the Marine Hospital, state that we have received from John Taurin the Hospitla Committe, the sum which appears in the back of our names: James Kelly $7.75 Henry Kich $7.75 Clark Pope 7.75 Moses Morris 7.75 Leonary Armento 7.75 Jose Savarra 7.75 Jose Marties 7.75 Daniel Hickey 7.75 Ralph Chappel 7.75 E, J. Dallaman 7.75 Paul Combs 7.75 I. Iversen 7.75 A. G. BELL CREW FINHS ENGINEER HARD CHARACTER NMU NEGLECTS HOSPITAL CASES IN DETROIT AREA Dear Editor: Dear Editor: I was Agent in the City of Duluth last Summer and Winter. Now as there is no shipping in that port, I have been transferred to Detroit, where I have been busy ever since I came here. Well, on Sunday I made the weekly visit to the hospital and to my surprise I found more NMU men there than SIU men. The boys all were glad to see me. I gave them all the latest news and the activity of the organiza­ tion. What surprised me more than anything else was the NMU men. Some have been there since Sep­ tember 6. One was Clyde Kenney, with a broken leg, who's never seen a delegate or any one from the NMU at all. Another We the crew of the Engine De­ partment, as well as other mem­ bers of the crew of the Alexander Graham Bell, of the South At­ lantic Steamship Co., wish to file complaints against Joseph Ram­ sey, First Assistant Engineer, who claims to have been a member of the SIU as late as 1940. Ail the complaints are based on acts unbecoming to a Union "mem­ ber. We ask that he never be allowed to sail as Chief Engineer or First on any ship manned by SIU or SUP crews. We wish to have this brought before the membership at the next meeting. Complaints; He told the Engine Delegate thai the crew had too much Unionism. He tried to fire an Oiler and a Wiper because of personal dis­ like. He refused to have the Engine Department soogied or painted. He refused to have Wipers' and Firemen's fo'csles soogied, even though the dirt and grease was left over from the last trip. Signed: Edward J. Sakon, John G. White. Albert Jensen, Howard J. Butt, Andrew J. Gwisdala. to make the Wipers sign a paper giving part of his pay to the Pur­ ser, and the rest to an unnamed Engineer. They wanted the Wip­ ers to draw the Maintainence Man's pay every month, and give them their share. Needless to say, the Wipers said no. Now the Old Man is trying to pull the same thing about the Steward's job. He wants one of the Messboys to bring up stores, and he and the Messboy will split the pay. The Chief Cook hasn't even been offered the job, and he is the most efficient member of the Stewards Department. We don't expect much can be done about this while we are out of the States, but it will give the rest of the members an idea how things are on this ship. Joe H. Naismifh Make Isthmian SIU! AAAAAillPlPf^'T WMUl! . SOMEBODY -PI.EASE! -TALK TO MEi! of their members, Alvia Harrison in another ward has been in the Marine Hospital since October 1, and has never seen anybody at all. There were several more in there, the members told me, but I had no more lime to visit but will be on the job next Sun­ day again. The thing the boys love more than anything else is the Log. This is true of both our members and non-members, but the least we can do is go and see the members as they cannot come and see us. How can an organiza­ tion expect to exist if out of sight is out of mind. William Stevenson SEAMAN CHARGES HE WAS FRAMED BY COAST GUARD Dear Editor: This letter is an outspoken beef against that branch of the C. G. which is known as the Hearing Unit, which in my opinion was established for the purpose of weeding out all the old timers in the U. S. Merchant Marine, imposing a super-military disci­ pline aboard ships, making of the Merchant Marine a sycophantically servile adjunct to the Coast Guard and last but not least, to rid the Merchant Marine of any one who is at all interested in Unions, and unionism. I know that this letter is going to be called undiplomatic, and • TAiU5 Yc^f (2E PAI^lAUy SUILTY/ several other things that I do not care to mention here. Every thing is tolerated here except the possession of a spine of in­ flexible caliber. I know lots of people, who are generally known as performers, who watches and carry on in an objectionable way. But, -when they are brought be­ fore the Coast Guard, and show a "proper" attitude, they are nine time out of 10 let off with sus­ pended sentences, or even warn­ ings not to do it again. The writer has been up before these people three times. All three times were frame-ups. The last time takes the cake. I made a trip aboard the SS Marine Fox as a Jr. Engineer, and got along all right for about a month. During that time we had two shipboard meetings on behalf of my Union which is the SIU. Before long the First Assistant got the news about who advocated Unionism aboard the ship. He started a systematic rid­ ing campaign. But I am not a performer, and never missed a watch, except, when I had some one stand it for me, which was the usual prac­ tice aboai'd this ship. But when the Finst went up before the C. G. in Seattle, and told them about me, he mentioned that I was UP before the Coast Guard before. That settled it. They brought me up on charges of missing a watch. The First was witness against me, and according to the record, he did not remember whether it was in Calcutta, or Bodge-Bodge that I missed my watch. The Third, a young punk just out of Kings Point, got so excited that he testified that he didn't even stand that watch that I was sup­ posed to have missed, but was off, and that the First stood the watch for him. That was a lie, because the First never stood a watch during the entire trip. I had three men testify at the hearing, that on the day in ques­ tion, I did stand my watch. In my statement, I said that Log'A -Rhythms Lines In Hate To a . Rolling: Liberty By Jack (Aussie) Shrimplon Roll on you cow, roll on. Through murky seas of gray— What though I cannot sleep at night. What though I cannot eat a bite. What though I nearly break my neck A-lloundering round your greasy deck. What though my storerooms, sad to tell Resemble Dante's lowest Hell. What though I gain the Skipper's hate. Because his breakfast eggs are late. What though my dunnage all does rolL Around, around like drunken moll. What though I shriek and tear my hair And rant and rage in black des­ pair. What though my sanity's all but gone? Never YOU mind YOU BITCHROLL OH! (It rolls on) I knew in advance that I was go­ ing to be convicted of all the charges, and specifications, not because of what I did, or did not do, but because I dared to stand up and fight these frame-up ar­ tists. The Hearing Officer got white under the gills, and or­ dered part of my remarks strick­ en from the record, so I do not know whether that part of my little speech is in the record or not. He said I •was an incorrigible and that I had been tried before. That, of course, justified his find­ ing, to wit: partially guilty. What that means I do not know. Either I'm guilty or I'm not guilty. They suspended my papers for three months. Then they asked me if I was going to appeal. I told them right there and then that by the time all the red tape necessary for an appeal, that the three months would be up. We of the Merchant Marino are considered civilians, at least as far as benefits are concerned. Let us put it this way: Suppose I was working for a private con­ cern, and I did not show up for work. The boss would be justi­ fied in docking me for the day's pay. If I persisted in missing days work, he could fire me. But suppose an employer deprived mc of the right to seek other em­ ployment, because he fired me. That would be the epitome of Fascism. Yet that is precisely what those dispensers of justice did and will continue to do as long as they continue to have the jurisdiction over the men in the Merchant Marine. So I think that we ought to do Gvex-ything in our power' to get rid of these people. The war is over. We ought to- do a little plain thinking and get these parasites off our backs. Ernest Kaprall �Friday, April 5, 1946 Spring Cleaning Tale With Payoff Ending THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirieen SEAMAN BURIED WITHOUT HONORS IN RIO CEMETERY Dear Editor: The following is a copy of a By EDDIE PARR letter I sent to Secretary Byrnes, This is the tale of a Captain who tried to anchor his which I think will be of interest to members: ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Hon. James R. Byrnes, This rustbucket was homeward bound from the port Secretary of Stale of Bremerhaven when his engine broke down in the middle Washington, D. C. of the ocean at 8:45 a.m. "Oh," said the Captain, who Dear Sir: haled to see the man at the wheelt We are in receipt of the fol­ idle, and Spring was in the air. MOBILE CATHOLIC lowing from Rio de Janiero, Bra­ BROTHER HAS REAL GRIPE HERE: So he called his brawny Mate, MARITIME CLUB zil, signed by all members of the and the Mate's right hand man, THEY AREN'T RECEIVING THE LOG IS TOPS, HE SAYS crew except the Master on the SS the Bosun, none other than Sal­ We arrived at Santos on February 14 and cxp5ct to depart John A. Roebling of the Mississip­ vador Volpi (ex-baggage man at Dear Editor; pi Shipping Co.: about March 12. As wc have been here for a period of about a 51 Beaver) to do a little springStarting off with first person month, and as there are quite a few ships and crews of our Union "On Feb. 21. 1946 our shipmate, cleaning and they picked the singular, I think I can truthfully in this port at all times, 1 wonder why we can't have our Union chain locker to start on. They say that I have been in as many Sylvester Watson, Chief Cook, Log at various places in this port. figured they could kill tluee birds USOs, USSs, American Legion was taken to the hospital where We can obtain all of the NMU papers, including their superwith one stone; first, clean the and Vet's Clubs and the whole he was reported to have passed duper cartoon sections, we want. On March 1, the Pilot was ob­ away later that evening. chain locker and let the seas help kaboodle as any ex-servicemen tainable with a February 10 dateline. On the day of his burial, we by washing the anchor chains. or seamen who sail these rustI think our Union should be able to place out papers also, were amazed to see our ship­ Second, paint the chain locker buckets today. and that the SIU members mate had to be buried barefooted, while the chain was out. Third, Gentlemen I have found the should receive information from clothes not properly arranged, mark the shackles as the chain par-excellance of 'em all. ( SBfJHOR WOULD our own editors, rather than the even his abdomen was showing, came in from over the side. This club I am speaking of and LIKE To BUY A biased sort of thing the Pilot his hair not combed and not even I am using their typewriter fur­ ADVICE FROM BELOW LOG, NO? hands out. a proper shirt on him. The men were all ready with nished for just such a purpose, is As ships land here for the Far He was buried without relig­ sea boots, buckets, shovels and located in Mobile, Ala. - It is East, and since it takes months ious rites and the Agent did not lines to go down and play golf sponsored by the Catholic faith. to make the trip, a great many even send a wreath to mark ap­ on the links, and the Bosun was Myself, I was christened, or what­ preciation for the services which members are at a loss in regard busy mixing the red lead for the ever it is, a Hard-shell Baptist, if to news of the various branches he had just closed. He was not spring painting. The Mate let go I ever get around to where I left and doings of the Union. even given the honor of his Counboth anchors and had four shack­ off. But I still want to go down Iry which he had .faithfully ser­ As 1 am writing for the crew les over the side when the chain the line for the Mobile Catholic ved as a member of the United and expressing their feelings, I Marine club. started to jump the wild cats. hope you can give this matter Making a hasty payoff from Slates Merchant Marine and a The Ordinary Seaman on the your earliest possible attention. • discharged member of the United eight-to-twelve, and the Captain the Warrior Point departing Mo­ States Navy. Here's hoping you can work out a system or plan that will make went into a huddle and it was not bile and paying off in midstream We petition that that kind of this possible. long before the OS had the Cap­ Here's wishing you luck wtih whatever plan you can work treatment is not what an Ameri­ tain convinced that it was unsafe can Seaman is accustomed to re­ out to make our papers available for our members in this port. JUST Lit^e to work under those conditions; Charles Hariman, Chief Steward, Ralph Semmes ceive, and ask that a statement the ship would look funny com­ tUS MO&tLB be sent to the ship of such ab­ /WACITiHE" Answer: We've been pleading for a long time. Brother, for ing into port without anchors. So horrent methods." the members to send us the addresses of their favorite waterfront CLUB 1 the spring cleaning of the chain At our regular business meet­ bars in ports all over the world, so we can make a supply of Logs locker was called off and the an­ ing on March 27, I was instructed available to them at those points. If you'll send us the name of chors were hauled in with none by the membership of this Union the bar in Santos where you know Seafarers hang out, we'll see hurt. to write you protesting such that the Logs get there. The Captain could not see a treatment to an American sea­ And anyone else who reads this is hereby invited to send the beautiful spring day like this one man, regardless of his race, color, name of his favorite bar in any out of the way port to provide a go to waste so he had the wheel­ creed or Union affiliation. We new address where Logs can be received. men do a little cleaning on the strongly urge that you use every forward deck where he could method available to your high of­ BROTHERS RAISE RATINGS ISSUE: keep his weather eye on them. fice in preventing similar treat­ (the war's over) I charge ashore This they did none too willingly, OS INTO ACTING AB, BACK AGAIN with a powerful pay-off of $35.60. ment to an American seaman in being two peacetime sailors. Recently it has come to our attention that a few of the ship­ First place was to get a room any port in the world. THEY PAID OFF ^ J, S. White, ping rules have escaped the attention of the editor of the Sea­ and like all good boys the first Gulf Coast Representative. farers Log. Two of the aforementioned (copied from the Deck The first beef before the pay­ stop was the Admiral Simms. Department shipping board in the New York Hall) are: off was about the man being ta­ The clerk looked at me like I was ken off the wheel. After I heard stupid to ask such a question. To PUERTO RICO SLOW, 1. An Ordinary Seaman must have six months sea time to the story I went looking for the cut a long story short I shuttled ship as an Acting AB. Company representative, and I between the USS lobby to the BUT SEAFARERS 2. After rejecting an Acting AB position, an OS cannot ship, told him he would have to pay Bus Station to the Y and back ARE NUMEROUS again in that rating, but must continue as a straight Ordinary throe hours overtime for having again. The Stai'tcr in the bus Seaman. the Third Mate on the bridge and station was beginning to worry. Dear Editor: We do not contest the value of the rules. They may be nec­ This week has been slow here no wheelman. He readily agreed Then I ran into a stately old essary. We should like to see every rule passed on by the mem­ in San Juan but not without ex­ gentleman, who twisted my arm WHAT D0 yeo CHARGE to come down here and have a citement. On the water front bership, though, and go through the correct channels before they street brawls are getting to be become effective. We do not believe these two matters were look. And here we be. At present a bunch of us guys a common occurence, and busi­ brought up at any meeting, so where did the rule come from? One man hasn't the right to pass a rule in regard to the mem­ are chitted for a ship the Ventura ness is on the decline with the waterfront. You would be sur­ bership. So either they go through the proper channels or they Hills that they can't find out in prised to the amount of men are invalid. Frederick Pawel the stream on account of fog. I John W. Jameson hope they don't find it for a around. It is getting to look like old times is here again. week. Answer: The Broihers are right in one respect. There is The Texas Bar, where mo.st of nothing in the Seafarers* rules in the way of a resolution by the Take the cleanly atmosphere of walking into the USS club in the SIU men hang out, had only membership on these two provisions. Calcutta, the building of the USS a few Beachcombers. One fel­ They were drawn up by the Dispatchers in the New York club on MacLeay (good ole Tony low is really staying with us. Hall to avoid confusion during the war, when the rating of Act­ Canora) and the San Pedro Mr. Sorenson is still here and ing AB was created to make up fro the shortage of rated ABs. snack-bar. Roll 'em all into one to the looks of things he must Since it was a wartime rating, these provisions were merely be going to stay the summer with discussed by the membership. It was felt that a purely wartime and you got this one. to pay the two ABs on the 8-12 If you don't believe mo come the other Old Timers. ruling would be unnecessary. watch three hours each. How We had a bloomer in here and The shortage is over now. and the rating will be abolished on these companies will pay off to take a look. she was a madhouse till the May 1. R. C. H. cover one of their men's mis­ famous Mate was pulled for the takes! benefit for all concerned. This I hope that we have a few more FOLKS AT HOME ANOTHER FAMILY JOINS LIST was the SS Vernon S. Hood. of those Captains with spring WANT LOG TOO, The Chief Cook really shirked OF SEAFARERS LOG READERS cleaning ideas. Only hope they his duty for nine days on a drunk. have a little more overtime in­ BROTHER SAYS but for myself as well. I think He will be hollering to high heav­ Dear Editor: volved. Dear Editor: * that every Brother should have en on the account of being log­ I am writing to ask you to P.S. This was the cleanest ship I would like to have the Log ged for this time when the ship please sf nd the Log to my home the Log sent home so that when he gets back from sea he can that hit this port in many a day. sent to my home. I am sure that gets ready to pay off. Now men Hoping the boys read the min­ my parents would get a great v/ho do this are really giving address, because every time I read and leam what went on utes of this ship and carry out kick out of our paper, and would the Union a bad name and caus­ come to the Hall I take one home while he was gone. a motion for a recreation room like to see what our Union does ing the department men more with me, and T see that my Dad I am on the Galen L. Stone and am ready to leave. I'd like to like these boys did. It would be for the seamen. work. I don't remember his is interested in it and in what the a pleasure to sit down and read hear what goes on while I'm Thanks. I am on ship now or name but will take this up later Union is doing for us fellow gone. a book in a clean recreation room I would Bome over in person. Brothers. when his name is obtained. like they had. John Lombardi I am not just thinking of Dad, James H. Clavier The Beachecmber �Page Fourteen T H b SbAtAHtKS LOG Friday, April 5, 1946 Take Warning From Smallest Robin Sherwood Crew Seafarer Leaves Sea, Returns To Show Business Expressing Ihe sentiments of 37 crewmembers (all of the crew with the exception of the Steward) the following article was sent to the Log by the crew of the SS Robin Sherwood. We pass it along When members of the Seafar­ with no comment—none is needed. ers go to see thiE Ringling Bros.A word to the wise is sufficient.*——— Barnum and Bailey Circus at said, "I don't blame the officers When a call for almost an en­ Madison Square this month, they tirely new crew for the Robin for not wanting to associate with are not just going for entertain­ Sherwood comes to the Hall, re­ the crew; (the officers) can use ment. They are also going to pay member this, or sail and suffer. number five hatch." tribute to Brother Curt Starke, Just before arriving at Cape­ With 58 passengers aboard, we one of the littlest men in the sailed from New York on Janu­ town, the Skipper gave a dinner world, and certainly the smallest in his own honor. When the time ary 20. Imlnediately Skipper E. Seafarer. came for a toast to the host, many J. Bonn became supreme. His Curt stopped in recently to tell first orders were: crew, including glasses were turned down. Upon asking guests whether they us about his activities during the officers, not allowed forward; would care to drink the Captain's past year, and he has really been crew not to talk to passengers; toast, waiters were told, "No, places and done things since the crew not allowed to use second thanks, I'll buy my own liquor last time he paid us a visit in deck passageways (this space for without the toasting." April, 1945. passengers only). This proves that the Captain, Curt's last trip was on the Wil-All this on a ship carrying 58 was just as popular among some liam Nott, of the Bull Line. This passengers and originally de­ passengers as he was with the trip took him to the Admiralty signed for only 12. crew. Islands and to Honolulu, and may EXPENSIVE BEER One morning, about ten min­ well turn out to be the last sea Theix- was plenty of GI, tax- utes to six, the Skipper wanted trip he will ever make as a work­ free, beer on hand, and when it his coffee served on the bridge. ing seaman. didn't sell too well to the passen­ While in the Islands, he con­ gers, we ciewmembers were per­ tracted malaria, and was very mitted to buy same at 20c per sick for months. When the boat bottle. returned to San Francisco, he In all the three months spent was examined by the medics and at sea, not once did this "kind told that he better not sail again captain" say "Good Morning" to "or else." any of the crew, or to the officers. SHOW BUSINESS AGAIN His entrance into any group, or into the Saloon, was a signal for So Curt had to go back to his immediate ce.ssation of all mirth original work, in show business, or conversation. He glared at only this time he is doing a everyone as though they were single, instead of being pai't of pour, non-paying relatives who an acrobatic team. had overstayed their welcome. "Just straight clowning," he and asked the AB to get it for On the return trip, he went him. Thoroughly fed up with the says, "and a lot easier on me even further. The same rules for Captain's orders for favors with­ than holding a bunch of guys on non-fraternization applied, but out so much as a thank you, the my shoulders." Oldtimer John G. Harris poses with Brother Curt Stark, who has the Chief Mate was able to have AB politely told him that it Brother Starke is heart-broken been forced by illness to retire from the sea (temporarily, we hope). a shapely visitor in his quarters would cost the company 90c in about not being able to go back between the hours of 1 a.m. and overtime. to sea. "I wanted to be a sailor So here's good luck to Brother 4 a.m. nightly. The Skipper and from the time I was ten years ors and can do his work with the NO CONSIDERATION best of them. Chief Mate inspected nightly to old," he says, "and it took me Curt Starke, a man who packs a The ensuing explosion was felt During his sea service, in time big heart in his four foot frame. see whether any passengers were thirty years to make it. Now it's to the keel plates. When he fin­ of war. Curt saw much action, with the crew. The missing pas­ ally recovered his voice, he roar­ all over and I guess I'll have to Good things sometimes come in and sailed the seas in the face sengers, if any, might have been spend the rest of my life in cir­ ed, "Oh, a bunch of wise guys, of the most furious enemy ac­ small packages, and Curt is a found in the officers quarters. hey? Well, from now on it will cuses and shows." living example of that adage. • Outward bound, crossing the Curt comes naturally by his tivity. ' be a tough ship." line, a gala time was had by all. Maybe it had been a pleansant love of the sea. As a child in The crew furnished the enter­ Germany, he used to listen to trip for him. tainment for the passengers. On The Captain's dinner on the re­ the tales of the sea spun for the homeward trip it was an­ turn trip took place off HattcraG, lim by his uncle, a merchant ma­ other story. The crew was order­ in usual Hatteras weather. After rine skipper. His uncle promised ed aft with a curt "this initiation the ship had been taking green to lake him to sea when he be­ is for passengers only." seas for two hour's, and the Skip­ came big enough, but Curt never "Steely White has worked both work of Headquarters and the Of course the Chief Mate and per had been taking toasts for as topped four feet in height, and so in organizational and regular Ports be perfectly coordinated." the Second Mate were made ex­ long, he remembered to have the his uncle refused to let him ship branch work. lie understands The proposal, adopted unani­ ceptions to this order. lookout relieved from the fo'c'sle out. the functions' of Headquarters mously by the Agents Confer­ From 1919 to 1941, Curt was OFFICERS COUNTRY head. Very considerate, but a and has had personal experience ence, and which is now before part of a team of traveling acro­ • When questioned as to where trifle late. in the general problems that face the membership for final ap­ the officers could relax on deck; So there it is. May we once bats. He was the bottom man the Union. Earl Sheppard has proval or disapproval, provides the crew having been arbitrarily more repeat: A word to the wise and supported a human pyramid the same type of experience and for coordination of work, per­ on his shoulders. "When Hitler assigned number four hatch, he is sufficient. knowledge and has proven him­ sonnel, and apparatus, by plac­ came to power in Germany, Curt self capable by doing a good job ing responsibility for carrying came to the United States, where in the Isthmian drive." out these tasks on the two co­ he joined the Royal American With these words by Paul Hall, ordinators; one for the Gulf Dis­ Midgets. New York Agent, the names of trict, and one for the Atlantic During all this time, he never By SONNY SIMMONS Steely White and Earl Sheppaid District. forgot his first love. When it were proposed to the Agents / SQUEEZE PLAY TAMPA — The futui'e looks Union should use the same ap­ became apparent, in 1941, that Conference for the posts of Co­ pretty bright for Tampa. There paratus and go after the other the United States might become The proposal further points out ordinator of the Gulf District and are a lot of plans under way unorganized companies. involved in the war, Curt wanted the Atlantic District, respectively. that the shipowners and the WSA for harbor expansion, new docks to help out his adopted country, PORT SHOULD BOOM This move, designed to stream­ have been working hand in glove and general increase of ware­ and at the same time gratify his The P & O will be running full line the organizational and port to put the squeeze on the Union. house and transportation facili­ desire to go to sea. blast before long and the coffee, unit, has been made necessai-y by "The shipowners say one thing, ties. Before long Tampa will be sugar and cocoa is already mov­ JOINS SIU the stalling tactics of the WSA the shipping commissioner an­ one of the main ports on the ing from the Islands. Both Bull Curt knew from past exper­ and the shipowners, and the com­ other, and the whole thing is Gulf. and Waterman will have more ience that his lot might not be a ing contract negotiations. passed along to the WSA wrap­ Right now shipping is about sailings in and out of here so we ped up in a lot of red tape." happy one. He knew that the COORDINATION STRESSED normal, neither good nor bad. ought to be pretty bu-sy. These shipowners would not look at "The thing that is needed," the Neither of the proposed coor­ Quite a few of the oldtimers are new sailings will make this a him twice. So he went to J. P. proposal states, "is the proper dinators is to relinquish his pres­ around, probably because they payoff and sign on port instead Shuler, then Tampa Dispatcher, assignment of tasks and this ent job, but is to take on the new like -the sunshine more than of just a port of call. and asked to be shipped out by means that a special effort must responsibilities in addition to snowballs and cold March winds. As soon as the present tenants the Union. be made to keep the organization­ their regular tasks. "In this po­ There has been quite a lively move out, the Fishermen and a In the Spring of 1941, he was al and port apparatus coordin­ sition," the proposal states, "they discussion going on relative to the few other unions are going to dispatched to a ship, and as he ated at all times. It means that shall have the full powers and Conference and some good ideas move into the new Union Hail expected, the Mate raised a terri­ the closest cdntact between Agents authority to supervise*, and unify for the convention are being dis­ with us, and the SIU will have fic howl. The Union refused to and Organizers must be main­ all activities within their re.speccussed. as nice a Hall as any union in back down, however, and Curt tained and that above all, the tive areas." There is also a lot of discus­ the South. was able to ship out. One chance sion about organizing, and the Anyone that wants a' sun-tan, was all he needed, and now he general opinion is that now that plenty of grape fruit and a job is ah AB. voting is under way in the Isth­ on the Island run should make His shipmates have a lot of mian Line and the AT&P, the Tampa a port of call. respect for him. He asks no fav- Conference Okays Coordinators For Atlantic And Gulf Regions Bright Future Seen For Tampa Make Isthmian SIU �Friday, April 5, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG ST r-pK^ *1^- _• \w^X /--- PageVit*een BULLETIN - • Z1 MONEY DUE SS EDWARD L. LOGAN The following men have money coming to them. They can col­ lect at the Eastern Steamship Company, Pier 25 North River, New York, N. Y. Donald Rohbeck $128.70 William Reehten 143.10 Thomas Jarboe 135.90 Arnold Funey 117.00 James Jordan 82.35 Charles Parrish 80.55 Joseph Le Tourneau 95.85 John Horn 20.25 Cecil Worthington 72.00 ^ SS KYSKA V-2 The crew is entitled to two days pay, two days subsistence and first ^las.s tran.sportation from Mobile to New York. Col­ lect at Waterman SS Co. 4. 1. S. SS WILLIAM MOUTRIE Robert Moore may collect transportation at Seas Steamship Company, 39 Cortlandt Street, New York, N. Y. X % X SS MONARCH OF THE SEAS Men who paid off on this ship may collect two days wages and subsistance in the Waterman Steamship . Company, 19 Rector Street, New York, N. Y. 1 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages TO DECK GANG SS THOMAS JEFFERSON Please put gear belonging to Brother Alan E, WhilniPi-, who missed his ship in Tampa, Flor­ ida, on March 7th 1946 in Hall, in port where you payoff; or send Railway Express collect to him at 31 Oliver St., Bath, Maine. SS CECIL N. BEAN Andrew Thompson $ 4.98 Joseph Sofia ll.OZ Alfred K, Johnson 5,94 John Ellis 2.83 Albert Swindell 12.12 Allan G. Lind 12,12 Victor Hartman 6.40 SS ALBERT S. BURLESON Klaus Wass $ 1,79 SS LLOYD S. CARLSON Jeff B. Ross $ 4.85 SS W. M. CHRISTIANSEN William J. Flynn $ 2.39 SS GEORGE G. CRAWFORD W, Devlin $15.75 E. W. Nitcher 9,75 SS STEPHEN W. GAMBRILL Herman Gatlin $10.32 John J. Rogers 9.98 SS ALBERT S. BURLESON L. Jackson $20.00 Books for the following men are being held at the New Or­ leans Hall: J. Greenberg 36718 B. B. Guthrie 39479 K. M. Gregory 36671 Paul Goodman 40188 Pro. W. Hamilton 37795 Paul L. Hansen 25838 Donald Hare 43296 XXX Chas. E. Harris 40349 ADELINO CARDOSO J. B. Harris 37701 Geo. S. Hayes 38737 Your wallet was found in a Roxy Hebert 37521 New York Post Office. Get in Fred C. Hechler 41829 touch with Post Office Inspector W, R. Henry Jr 34197 Mr. J. J. Broderick, .at Main Post Harold Hertel 35820 Office, 34th Street and 8th Ave­ Wilford Hilley 27383 nue, New York. J. A, Hollen 37656 Robert Holoren 27647 James L. Hood 32192 Benj. H, Horner 37732 E. M. Howell 37693 Clifford R. Huete 34085 Earl L. Huffman 29543 Henry H. Hulbert 7028-A When in N, Y., please come to W. R. Hynes 36533 Pro. headquarters with your Union Clark Inman 29701 book. Thomas Irving 37211 Pro. 43255 Sweat, J. W 23499 John Jacobs Osborne T. James 30894 Tollfsen Biarne 23008A 38-6 Grimsland Johannesk 21493 E. L, Jennings 37950 Daily, P 2339 E. Jensen Denaro, A 4311 j Harvey Johnson 35394 Rivers, H. C 3267 H. K, Johnson 37578 Gardea Dirgo .,.. .,,G184 Herbert Johnson P.D,, Pro. Cobb. J. L. G99 Vemon H Johnson 31903 Finlay, G. E 3181 Buford Jones 6-6 W. C. Hogancamp. $2.00; W. White, 6166 Claude S. Jones 52-6 $2.00; D. Stockcn, $2.00; F. J. Hubert, Watson, Henry $2.00; A. Saki, $2.00; E. M. Mllyski, LaFoe, J. R 24110 Sybert L. Jones 30906 $2.00; D. Dilffenwerth, $2.00; H. Allen, Wooten, J 23965 W. C. Jones Jr 153-P.D. $2.00; H. Eatherton, $1.00. Total— Hedges, G, D 22302IW. M. Jones 42373 $49.00. McNealy, J 5936 ^ Sherman L. Jordan 24407 SS MONTAUK POINT Fred L. Jordan 20243-A. Machado, L 4969 G. Mcnlicott, $1.00: C. DeMarco, Phillips, H. E G142 Eugene T. Jackman ....49555 Pro. $1.00. Total—$2.00. 41171 Waterman, E G189 J. W. Kumierski SS JOHN SHERMAN B. B. Kaluza 39048 Dodge, Marshall GlGl U. C. Heuer, $5.00; E. B. Youngblood, 30669 77 H. Karlson $2.90; E. Englebrecht, $2.00; S. Mouser, Wainwright, V, C $2.00; J. Kozak, $2.00: J. C Erirkson, Guy, Walter 21560 5017 James King $3.00; C. D. Arnette, $2.00; J. E. Brax­ 35569 Montanez, Ignacio 28702 Jos. W. Koone ton, $1.00; J. P. Greene, $2flOO; J. Ziats, 35596 Wagner, F. A 40225 Toivo J. Kurki $1.00; A. J, Shaw, $1.00; J. E, Brooke, 4-6 42894 Joseph D. Lafaso $2,00; J, Rusinko, $2.00; H. J. Fowler, Slencol, Norbut, J. $2.00; W. J. Anderson, $2,00; A. Ben- Richardson, Nils 62 1812 F. Lamelas zuk, $1.00; K. Kain, $1.00. Total— Quinones, A 27952 4233 Chester Lamar $33.00. 37730 Barrett, W. W 1001 Aldon V. Landry Blanchai-d, J 9o Thor. Larson 39561 SS PHILLIP THOMAS R. McBride, $2,00; J, W,-. Samuel, Pruitt, H 3849-Lakes 2275 W. E, Lastine $1,00; R. T. Wilde, $1.00; F. PinkowAguilar, B 3319 Wm. M. Lawton 164-6 ski, $1.00; J, Sheppard, $1.00; P. Donald C, Lee 3500 SUP Toniazzo, $2.00; L. Reaser, $2.00; R. F. 26360 Willgousinski, $2.00; H. M. Myers, $2.00; Tilenquist, $1.00; S. Vasilchik, $1.00; Wm. J. Lee L. Taland, $2.00; W. Hare, $2.00; D. Mario B. Franciose, $1.00; Erick John­ Clarence M, Lemmon 30891 Zunega, $2.00: H. E. Willridge, $3.00; son, $2.00; P. S, Vaughn, $1.00; P. T, C, Lochrie 173 P-D B. Baua, $2.00; W. F, Belong, $1.00; Welch, $1.00; R. Lyons, $1.00; W. S. Matthew Love — 34506 R. J. Clark, $1.00; M, B. Sabaka, $2.00, Thompson, $1.00; George Billik, $1.60; C. Lowe 16-6 H, Ahmed, $1,00; S. Roman, $1.00; Total—$29.00. William J, Hauens, $1.00; H. H. Hankee, Lynn McCully 5344 SUP SS ALCOA POLORIS | $1.00; Burton Trautman, $1.00; John R. Chas T. McFarlane 32374 P Cor-n, $2 00; j\^ntonio Urem. $|.00: Fosipanka, $1.00; William E. Poater, C. Fernandez, $l.00:'W. Beckwth, $1.00:' Joe P. MacKoy 43644 $1.00; M. V. Bodden, $1.00; V. A. Toe. Charles A. Fletcher, $2.00. Total—$7.00. S. J. Maggie 20112-A CO, $3.00; T. C. Hickey, $1.00, M. L. 44989 Joao, $1.00: Oscar M. Pile, $2.00; F. O. J. L. Manning SS PLATTSBURG Valles, $1,00; Eugene K. Verley, $1.00; C. M, Marin J, Rotert, $5.00, Total—$5,00, 338-6 C. R. Johnson, $1.00: B. C. Skelos, SS BONANZA Wm, Marshall 201-6 William Holland, $1.00; J. D. Henley, $1.00; C. Moonan, $1.00; Wm. C. Wil­ Jas, E. Mason 28614 $1.00; Gerald Bloom, $1.00; E. Bressel, son, $2.00; M. J. Goodrich, $1.00. 35955 Otto Hunzinger, $2.00; Jerome C. Hugh Matthew $1.00; R. E. Withrow, $1.00; James 25066 Barrow, $1.00; G. Wilt, $1.00. Total Fleck, $1.00; Herman Pederson, $1.00; J. E, May-sbat V. P. Tre.-idway, $1.00; Jack S. Mc- Jas. M. Mason —$7.00. 287 Indoe, $1.00. E, E, McCarthy 385 P.D. SS J. F. MYERS Juan Rivera, $1.00; John Zenco, $1.00: R. L. Hostetter, $2.00; E. J. Madison, E. Zanetti, $1,00. John McClaine 40499 $2.00; R. L. Smith, $2.00; L. H, Smith, 29336 E. M. Hocker, $2.00; E. L. Hilton, Morris E. McEven $2.00; F, M. Welch, $2,00; E, P, Tom- $1.00; J. J. Lawlor, $2.00; S. Helducki, John Mclntyre 35493 linson, $2,00; R. Glenn, $2.00; D, L, $2.00; J. N. Podesta, $1.00; D. R. Nich­ Joe T. Melton 37696 Smiley, $2.00: R. Woodward. $2,00; C. olson, $1.00; T. M. Storm, $2.00. D. Aired, $1.00: P, Pavlukovich, $5.00; Fred D Medders 29613 R. Haukea, $1.00; R. J. Hasenzahl, Joe Lazier, $5.00; U. Coursey, $5.00; E, $1,00: Robert C, Melvin, $1.00: James Clyde Miles 7720 Pro. P, Moran, $5.00; F, Bowman, $5.00, A. R. Harmon, $1.00; George Shaughnessy, Jos. W. Mills 781 P.D. Clark, $5.00; W, R, Brown, $5.00; B, $1.00; P. Martinez, $1.00: Robert NeisB. F. Mims 40410 Rowan, $5.00: J. C, Lord, $5.00; J. ler, $1.00: J, E. Brown, $1.00, E. D. MoiTis 31414 Dangulia, $5.00; R. Bierer. $5.00: W. Robert Deppe, $1.00; J. C. Warner, Rogers. $5,00. Total—$79.00. ^ 38613 Pro. $2.00; H. J. Palmer. $2.00; William Van- Leslie Mullins SS (aiORGE WASHINGTON derburg, $1.00; Joseph Majeau, $2.00: Raymond E. Miller 47282 Pro. A. Savory, $2.00; J, Jackman. $2,00, Robert E, Entsminger, $1.00; V. J, Robert McAlpine 42940 Pro. Helms. $1,00; J, T, Helms, $1.00; J. McTotal—$4.00. Ghee, $1.00; W, Kenley, $1.00. Total $75. James MacCamono .... 47505 Pro. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Ferdinando Nunzlaut, $1,00; Paul Grand Total—$487.00. John Marks 47012 Pro. NOTICE! on. $2.00; J. Murphy. $2.00; J. McHale, $2.00; T. Bluitt, $2.00. Total—$30.00, BOSTON SS IDAHO FALLS Engine dept., $15.50; Deck $14.00; Total—$29.50. Dept., SS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL S. Williams, $1.00; M. Fuller, $1.00; C. Nelson, $1.00; P. Kanman. $1.00; S. Volpi. $1.00; D. Casiles, $1.00; L. Yoder. $1.00; D. McKenna, $1.00; £. Kearsey, $1.00; J. White, 50c: A. Cwisdala, $1,00; J, Buhia Jr,, $13.00, Total— $23.50. SS BABCOCK T. M. Larsen, $2.00; F. Oiello, $3.00; F. Blues, $1.00; O. N. Peltomas, $1.00; N. Pruzzka, $1.00; A. E. Jansson, $1.00; R. W. Hauenstein, $1.00; E. T. Clark, $1,00; N, M. Urich, $1.00; G. Igarragaray, $2.00; P. Frankmainis, $2.00; G. B. Gipec, $1,00, Total—$17.00. SS AIKEN VICTORY K. R. Hall, $1,00; I, S. Moen, $1.00; George J. Betz, $1.00; O. G. Moore, SS GEO. PENDLETON H. Stimac, $1.00; B. Lopatin, R. Bayne, $1.00; O. Sytholt, $1.00; $1.00; C. Miller, $1.00; J. Norris, $1,00, $1.00; G. Petcusky, $2.00; H. L, Rrung, $2.00; W, J, Broich, $2.00; F. A, UlanTotal—$4.00. oski, $2.00; J. J. Sullivan, $2.00; R. 11. NEW YORK Zeiske, $2.00; F, A. Parker, $2.00; M. SS VASSAR VICTORY A. Reyes, $2,00; E. P. Headly, $2.00; E. Mofiene, $2.00; H. Self, $13,00; L, R. Frazir, $2.00; K, P. Baker, $2.00; J. E. Burke, $2.00. Total—$17.00. G. Powell. $2.00; J, Schierenbeck, $2.00; SS JOHN MERRICK Wallace Groves, $1.00: J. F, Sweet, $2.00; A, McKenna. $1.00; L. J. Koza, $5.00; Fred Petrillo. $2.00; " George E. Manning, $.00; Thomas Hawkins. $2.00; James R. Hoffman, $2.00; W, P. Conte, NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 $2.00. Total—$18.00. BOSTON 330 Atfantic Ave. Liberty 4057 SS L. KURD 14 Norlli Gay St. M. U. Potten, $i.OO; A. E. Bean, BALTIMORE Calvert 4539 $1.00; R. P. Fontaine, $1.00: William 9 South 7th St. Wilson, $1.00; William G, Lynde, $1.00. PHILADELPHIA Phone Lombard 7651 Total—$5,00. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 SS J. CONNOLLEY NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. A. W. McArthur. $2.00; A. Sistrunk. Canal 3336 $3.00; H. Zajicek, $2.00; D. C, Craw­ SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. ford, $2.00; J. R. Boone, $2.00; R. W, 3-1728 Joplin, $4.00; G. W. Alvardo, $4.00; S. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 P. Collins, $4,00; R. A, Hawkins, $3,00; 45 Ponce do Leon W. Sibley, $3.00; K. Jones, $3.00; W. F. SAN JOAN, P. R San Juan 2-5996 Stallworth. $3.00; E, O; Upton, $3.00; GALVESTON 305',4 22nd St. W. E. Bancroft, $3.00; L, H. Pentacost, 2-8448 $3.00; C, K, Marcussen, $3.00; W. H. RICHMOND, Calif 257 6th St. Banks, $3.90; A. O. Smith, $3.00, Total SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. —$53.00. SEATTLE 86 Soneca St. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. SS R. ALVEY 440 Avalon Blvd. L, T, McNnbb, $10.00; R. F, Hudson, WILMINGTON HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. $2,00; H, Johnson, $2.00: J. McRae, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. $2.00; A. C. Mueller, $2.00; C, R, Ken­ CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. neth, $2,00; G, Carr, $2,00; R, W, DixCLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. DETROIT 1038 Third St. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. LOST—One wallet containing TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 Seaman's Z papers, Idfe Boat JACKSONVILLE .920 Main St. ticket, Passport, Union Book and 5-I231 445 Austin Ave. Veceipts, and other valuable PORT ARTHUR Phone: 28532 papers. Reward. Return to Ern- HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 fest Kaprall through New York SlU HALLS LOST Union Hall. Notice! �=W:V. •r? Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 5. I Sic VOTfF ^OI^RTiME mo^isioiis •SfST 5HlP8Cl4ltP COliDltlOM^ •BBfUnlioil unts^umwi 'B(S(OlkRAll COltfMCfi OF62,000 9fAfARfK^ BFHMP^U •-m 5otiP' AftltV OP AFLBROfMfRS •RANK AMD flU COfiTROI. hi: m I :. I?/ ' PUT YOUR "X" IN THE SEAFARERS BOX AND WIN THE BEST UNION WAGES. WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE INDUSTR,<F! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 5, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 14 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ISTHMIAN VOTE STARTS: REPORTS INDICATE FULL SWEEP BY SEAFARERS SIU REFUSES TO CREW SHIPS UNDER THE WSA'S COMPETENCY CARD RULE MARITIME UNIONS SUPPORT SEAFARERS' MOVE TO PUSH COAST GARD FROM WATERFRONT SEAFARERS ACTS TO RESTORE TAXES WITHHELD FROM SEAMEN POWS CO-OPS BIG BUSINESS SEAFARERS BLASTS USE OF NAME BY 'MERCHANT MARINE WAR VETS' AN OPENING WEDGE REPORT OF SIU ORGANIZING DRIVE LINCOLN MEN CLEARED OF CHARGES FIRST TO VOTE, MOBILE CITY GOES SIU 'RED PENCIL' TRIES AGAIN MINERS PROMISE NOT 'TO TRESPASS' HIS $250 BEEF IS SQUARED AWAY NMU PULLS PHONY PICKETLINE STEWARD DEPT. ACTION SPURS WSA PLEA P.R. SQUARES AWAY SOME BEEFS SIU SUPPORTS PHILLY TUGBOATMEN TUGBOAT STRIKE DUE TO END ISTHMIAN DRIVE IS EMPHASIZED SIU HELPS LONGSHOREMEN COLLECT PORT JACKSONVILLE PICKS UP PORT ARTHUR EXTENDS CALL LET US HAVE 'EM HOUSTON CALLS FOR MILITANTS GENERAL ORDER 53 A POWER GRAB JUST BE SURE OF WHAT YOU SIGN QUESTIONS GET DISPATCHERS DOWN SIU SHIP SAVES TANKER DONBASS NOONDAY OVERPAYS CATTLEMEN FORMALITY IN SALON FOR CREW 'POSSUM' FINDS ACTIVITY UNHEALTHY NUDISM PAYS OFF IN NAPLES, SEAMEN ROBBED OF PANTS FIND TRIPCARDERS REMINDED OF RESPONSIBILITIES CIGARETTES SHORT; SUBTRACTION ONLY ADDS DISTRACTION SPRING CLEANING TALE WITH PAYOFF ENDING BROTHER HAS REAL GRIPE HERE: THEY AREN'T RECEIVING THE LOG BROTHERS RAISE RATINGS ISSUE: OS INTO ACTING AB, BACK AGAIN TAKE WARNING FROM ROBIN SHERWOOD CREW SMALLEST SEAFARER LEAVES SEA, RETURNS TO SHOWBUSINESS BRIGHT FUTURE SEEN FOR TAMPA CONFERENCE OKAYS COORDINATORS FOR ATLANTIC AND GULF REGIONS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/5/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3d926eac71657bbf298205a11a4a9aee.PDF 5af52981169c4993efb0758aa751376b PDF Text Text • •-•"a I m - 1(^1: Fitness' Scheme Story On Page 2 April 5, 1963 CUBAN JETS FIRE ON SlU FRDGHTER I 5IU Crew Safe: US Protests ATTACK STORY. J;!",,"' left) re-enacts events of first Cuban air attack against a US merchant vessel, the SlU-manned Floridian (left), while the ship was returning from her regular run to Puerto Rico lost week. According to the Coast Guard, the attack took place in open Caribbean waters about SO miles north of Cuba at the location marked by "X" on the map. There were no injuries as two Cuban MIGs alternately buzzed and strafed the vessel for 20 minutes. (Story On Page 3) : - •lliiili# iliplilBi liWHI®! .iM. k:• On arrival in Miami, March 2^, SlU eyewitnesses Ernest Dyer, Ben McLenden and Jack Nelson replqy shooting incident. McLenden was at the wheel and Nelson remained on deck during the attack takingj pictures. Am �SEAFARERS Pare Two Apra ,M. ua LO€ Co's Push CG Witness' Plan NEW YORK^A deteTmined push by US ship operators to curb seamen's rights and union activities by means Mspeclid legislation is taking shape here and in Washington. In the wake of maritime union oppo»tion to the hill ler compidsory arbitration in shipping disputes, as a possible forerunner of similar legislation covering aU trade unions, shipping liines are also rallying behind the pro--^ posed "Merchant Seammi's Fines would be applied for viola­ properly-weighted figures on acci­ sent in fay (he shipping companies tions by seamen- or shipping com­ dents and illnesses in tiie maritime tabulates the number of reports Health Safety Act." industry. posts them on cards for Individual panies. Both were introduced in A tipoff on the attempt by ship seamen and then services sub­ SignificanUy, the "statistics" the House by Rep. Herbert C. widely quoted to make a case for operators to prod some action on scribers seeking information on Bonner (D.-NC), chairman of the "fitness" program are those of the Bonner "fitness" biU, on which almost any seaman in the industry. GeneraUy, news accounts about the Marine Index Bureau, an no hearings have yet been an­ the Merchant Marine and Fisher­ agency the Bureau's 1962 figures lead to named in a 1950 report of nounced, eame this week. ies Cointnillee. (See separate story, the Senate Subcommittee on La­ With the end of the New York the conclusion that almost 90 per­ richt.) bor-Management Relations for en­ newspaper tie-up and the resump­ cent of all US seamen are having The safety proposal is the latest gaging in labor spying against the tion of publication by eight of the accidents or are sick aboard ship attempt to give the Coast Guard SIU during the Union's successful major metropolitan dailies on at some time during the year. The control over the livelihood of all Cities Service organizing cam­ Monday, April . 1, the biggest MIB figure was actually 88.9 per­ "shipping news" item carried in cent, and indicates that the ships merchant seamen. It amounts to paign. Figures Challenged the "New York Times" that day are either unmanned or jobs are a warmed-over version of a "pro­ concerned the alleged "ills of sea­ untended most of the time. Marine Index "safety" figures filing" program which the Coast What the figure represents is Guard sought to impose on its have been challenged and exposed' men"—lyith reference to 1962 Ma­ own as far back as 1954, in an ef­ a number of times in the SEA­ rine Index figures and to a news something else again. The Bureau's fort to set up Government stand­ FARERS LOG and other ' union event reported in other papers on "numbers game" deals with "re­ ports" of accidents and illness, freMarch 22. _ . ards of "fitness" which a seaman publications. During the course of an in-perMarine Index collects reports (Continued on Page 15) would require in order to work. Under the legislation sought by son interview by a LOG staff Rep. Bonner, the establishment of writer with Bruno J. Augenti, "physical qualifications for all po­ president, in 1958 and on several sitions on vessels of the United later occasions, he conceded that States" would be authorized, with the Bureau does not have — and the CG carrying out the program. does not provide — accurate nor SlUNA Convention Set In Washington Nominations Begin For Delegate Vote NEW YORK—Nominations for the post of delegate to next month's special and 11th biennial conventions of the Seafarers International Union of North America will open Monday, April 8, in ad--^ The foil text of the proce­ vance of secret balloting dures on "Nominations For scheduled to take place in all Convention Delegates" ap­ ports on Tuesday, April 30. pears on Page 5. The convention is to be held in Washington, DC, beginning Mon­ day, May 6, at the International eligibility requirements follow Inn. those for other SIU elective office, The series of procedures con­ with any Seafarer able to nominate cerning the nomination and elec­ himself. tion of convention delegates will Rank-and-<file committees will be be presented and acted upon by elected to check the eligibility of the membership at regular and nominees, and to conduct the se­ special membership meetings this cret balloting and tallying of all month in accord with the SIU voting. constitution. Although the 1961 SIUNA con­ A total of 15 delegates has been vention at San Juan, Puerto Rico, allotted to the SIU AUantic, Gulf, selected New Orleans as site Lakes and Inland Waters District of this year's convention, members by the SIUNA on the basis of per of the international executive capita payments to the interna­ board recently recommended tional. changing the site to Washington, Individual notices and a copy so that delegates would have a of the recommended procedures first-hand opportunity to hear re­ have been mailed to all SIU mem­ ports and act on the volume of bers March 31 at their last-known important maritime and labor leg­ home address. Similar notices and islation coming up in Congress. procedures concerning convention Accordingly, a special conven­ delegates were mailed to members tion of the international will begin of all regions and affiliates of the at 10 AM, May 6, to deal with the SIU at the same time. change in the convention site. The Under the procedures, nomina­ regular convention'will convene at tions will close April 17. The pro­ 11 AM. cedures for nominations and the Greek-flag freighter Castor, pictured before she sailed from New Orleans two weeks ago', was one of the foreignflag vessels linked to the Kulukundis-Bull Line interests in the US which were picketed by the SIU. Union's picketing against foreign ships was upheld by Louisiana and Wash­ ington state courts, but lines were later removed to spur moves for reorganization of Bull Line shipping operation. •t,-'' I,: WASHINGTON — Organized la­ bor's attack on a bill which would lead to compulsory arbitration of all maritime disputes mounted here, as the House Merchant Ma­ rine Committee continued hear­ ings this week. Officials of the ' International Longshoremen's Association testi­ fied that the no-strike bill would destroy real collective bargaining by limiting chances of compromise during negotiations. Both Capt. William V. Bradley, ILA president, and Thomas W. Gleason, vice-pres­ ident, appeired in opposition. Meanwhile, SIUNA President Paul Hall addressed the Tulane University Institute on' Foreign Transportation in New Orleans March 22, where he reiterated the position of the international and the Maritime Trades Department, which he presented at House hear­ ings on March 14 and 19. Escape Responsibility Hall said that subsidized US op­ erators backed the arbitration pro­ posal to escape responsibility for cost increases passed on to the Government. The annual Tulane University forum, which heard a number of speakers, wound up its five-day gathering with a visit to the SIU hall. ILA opposition to the bill here focussed on the "lack of good faith" bargaining by shipping con­ cerns as the cause of the longshore ' strike last winter. Gleason charged that foreign ship lines dominated the New York Shipping Associa­ tion and were not interested in an early settlement. He pointed out that American lines do not partic­ ipate in foreign longshore talks. The Railway Labor Executives Association, composed of 24 unions including the SIU, also adopted a strong position last week against the legislation. The RLEA warned that bill would be the "entering wedge to shackle the liberties of all American workers through compulsory arbitration." Eye Court Rule On Bull Line NORFOLK—A Federal Court hearing here Monday, April 8, to decide the distribution of money from the sale of two ships in the Bull Line-Kulukundis fleet, may hold the key to the eventual reorganization of the American-flag shipping operation under a trusteeshio arrangement. ^ Federal Judge Roszel C. by SlU-contracted companies. including the SIU and other ship­ Thomsen will act Monday on The fate of the Kulukundis op­ board unions with a direct interest a move to hold off approval the sale of the Westhampton last week in Baltimore for over $2.5 million. Two Bull Llne-Kulukundis ships have been sold. In addition to the Westhampton, the Kathryn brought $350,000 at a marshal's sale here in Norfolk. Both shipr were bou^t eration seems to hinge basically on whether the proposed trustee ar­ rangement includes the bulk car­ rier Westhampton, which could produce an estimated $500,000 cash flow a year to the reorganized trustee group. The trustee organi­ zation would act for the creditors. West Coast SIU .Meeting Change Due to a necessary change In scheduling of the monthly Informational meetings for SIU West Coast ports during April, Seafarers are urged to recheck the dates carried in the SIU Meeting Schedule listed on page 15 of this is- -sue. The dates have been ad­ vanced one week- for all meet­ ings on the West Coast, as follows: Wilmington, April 15 San Francisco, April 17 Seattle, April 19 AU meetings begin at 2 PM ]|qcal time. . . Attack On No-Strike Bill Cains Site of the Nth Biennial convention «f the SIUNA will be the new Internatiohaj Inn Washington, DC. The convention Will be held in the nation's capital beginninig Maj^ 6. in monies owed to members' wel­ fare, pension and vacation funds, as well Seafarers with liens against Bull Line-Kulukundis ships. Meanwhile, the last of the SIU crewmen stranded overseas when the Kulukundis operation's diffi­ culties started are due to arrive in San Francisco on April 17, when the remainder of the Mount Rai­ nier- crew is expected tb arrive from Yokohama, Japan. All other crewfi are back in the States and were advanced money from an es­ crow fund secured by the SIU some time ago to cover wages and allotments owed to SIU crews and families., In an effort to aid the reorgani­ zation of the Bull Line-Kulukundis operation, the SIU removed picketlines March 20 on foreign-flag vessels linked to the Kulukundis American shipping operation, which had been docked at US ports. The SIU's right to picket the foreign ships had previously been upheld by court decisions In­ volving the Pleiades in Seattle, and, the , Castor, which had bdeii tied up by Seafarers' plcketlines in New Orleans. ' �SiiAFAKERS toe PMge Threi Cuban MICs Attack SIU Ship Floridian; Crewmembers Safe MIAMI--The SlU-manned Floridian (South Atlantic & Caribbean) became the first US merchant ship fired on by Cuban jets last Thursday, March 28, when she was attacked about 50 miles north Of Cuba. The 2,200-ton Floridian was strafed by two Rus-"*" flying off—long before American sian-built MIG aircraft Seafarer Cameras planes arrived on the scene. When the ship arrived here on while returning from Vs. Cuban Guns Friday, March 29, Seafarer Sidney Puerto Rico on her weekly run. Circling the ship for 20 min­ Seafarer Robert Morgan, electrician off the Robin Kirk (Robin), has blood pressure checked at the Brooklyn SlU clinic, while John McDonald, OS, ex-Mayflower (May­ flower), adds a pint to SlU Blood Bank. Morgan praised the SlU medical centers as a "great help to seamen by keeping check on their health. McDonald was making his first b ood donation, "but not my last,' he said. "I may need it myself sometime." SlU Clinic Program Marks 6th Birthday NEW YORK—Completing its sixth year of operation this month, the SIU's Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic in Brooklyn is going stronger than ever in providing for the health of Seafarers and their families, The SIU's medical center Seafarers and their families by here was the first to be opened detecting incipient illness or by a US seamen's union, and was applauded as a milestone in the maritime industry at the time of its dedication in April, 1957. Since then, the SIU network of medical centers had been expanded to cover six mainland ports where Seafarers and SIU families can receive complete diagnostic exami­ nations. A separate clinic is also maintained in Puerto Rico. 28,000 Examined In NY The New York center has examined almost 28,000 Seafarers and dependents in its jsix years of operation. The total includes about 3,400 wives and dependent children, in addition to some 24,500 examinations for Seafarers. A second SIU clinic was begun in New Orleans eight months after the clinic opened here, and later centers were started in Mobile, Houston, Baltimore, San Juan and Philadelphia. The Philadelphia clinic shares the facilities of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Completely-Equipped All of the clinics offer complete diagnostic services in fullyequipped centers. They have serv­ iced over 60,000 SIU men and their families To date. The chief function of the clinics is to provide health protection for disease in the ea^ly stages of development, while they may still respond to treatment. Though at first limited to Sea­ farers, the service was expanded within a year to include wives and dependent children. Later, serv­ ices were further expanded to in­ clude dependent parents of Sea­ farers as well. Nelson Berger rowly missed the ship. Sea­ farer Jack Nelson, AB, and others stood their ground against the Cuban guns to get proof that the unidentifiable blips picked up on American radar were Cuban planes fir­ ing at an unarmed American ship—proof that was grabbed up by US Intelligence serv­ ices. In interviews later, SIU crewmember Sidney Z. Berger echoed the question of many: If US jets are faster than MIGs, why did it take them almost an hour to get there? pictures, said later: "I could see the wink of the guns and the sound got to me." The Cubans made seven passes in all before See Chance To Curb MSTS Via Anti-Cov't Business Bill WASHINGTON—A bill that might provide the lever to get the Federal Government out of the shipping business was introduced in the Senate last month by Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R.-Utah) with the title of the "Anti-Government Competition Act." It was re­ ferred to the Committee on Government Operations for Government yards, though by ex­ business-type activities engaged in pert testimony they could be built by the Federal Goernment which consideration. for 15 to 25 percent less in are detrimental to private business. The measure went into the Sen­ ate hopper on March 14 and is designed to prevent the Govern­ ment from engaging in all types of activities that compete with private business. It was sponsored by Sen. Bennett and eight others on a bi-partisan basis. Business activities of the Gov­ ernment where its operations are in direct competition with private concerns would include the ship­ ping operations of the Military Sea Transportation Service, a tempo­ rary postwar agency which has long since achieved permanency. April 5, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 7 Both maritime unions-and priv­ ate ship operators have consist­ ently pointed out that many of the activities carried out by MSTS could readily be handled by avail­ PAUL HALL, President HERBEni BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPWACK, able private shipping without af­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art fecting military needs. Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, In introducing the measure, Sen. ALEXANDER LESLIE, PETER MCEVO*. Bennett specifically cited Govern­ HOWARD KESSLER, Staff Wrif«r*. ment shipyards as an example of Federal competition. He said Gov­ Publlshtd blwetkly at th* hRidquRrteri ernment shipyards serviced 10,000 of tho Saafarari Intarnatlonal Unisn. At­ lantic, Oult, Lakai and Inland Watari vessels during World War 11 and District, AFL-CIO, *71 Fourth Avanuo, Brooklyn 31, NY. Tal. HYaclnth MtOO. still remain In full operation al­ Sacond class postaga paid at tha Fost though they service only a few Offiea In Brooklyn. NY. vndar thp Act hundred ships today. of Aug. 34, 1913. "Thus," he pointed out, "the Navy continues to build ships in SEAFARERS LOG utes, the jets alternately buzzed and fired machine gun bursts across the Floridan's bow and stern. None of the shots hit the ship, and no one was injured. The attack came in the same waters, between Cuba and Florida where, on February 20, Cubanbased MIGs fired rockets at the American shrimp boat Ala. stayed On Deck Seafarer Jack Nelson, AB, stayed on the Floridian's deck with his camera all through last week's attack, taking pictures of the action. His films, along with others taken during the incident, were turned over to US Intelli­ gence authorities when the ship docked here. They were rushed to the Penta­ gon in Washington to aid in iden­ tifying the aircraft involved. The attack began at 5:30 PM on the 28th. The Cuban jets ap­ proached out of the sun and cir­ cled the Floridian at different altitudes for about 20 minutes. Both planes made three firing passes using machine cannon. On the third pass, one of them put about 30 shots across the ship's bow. Nelson, who was on deck tkking Armed with cameras only, the Floridian crew actually "outgunned" the Cuban MIG jets that attacked and nar- private yards — at a savings of millions of dollars." The purpose of the "Anti-Gov­ ernment Competition Act" is to terminate, "to the maximum ex­ tent compatible with national se­ curity and the public interest," all Under the provisions of the bill, the Bureau of the Budget would review any proposed business set up by a Government department and have to report to the Presi­ dent with its .recommendations within a 90-day period. Treasury Official Backs US Fleet CITES AMERICAN SHIP $ ROLE PHILADELPHIA—Putting new light on the importance of American-flag shipping, Assistant Treasury Secretary James A. Reed has cited the American US-flag merchant fleet for its "most significant contribution to our interna­ regular liner service. tional balance of payments." Reed said • the Act was written In an address to the Philadel­ phia Maritime Association on March 21, Reed said that the esti­ mated net dollar exchange savings through transpiort of US exports on US-flag vessels amounted to $758 million in 1961, $517 million of which was earned in hauling purely commercial cargoes. The Treasury official pointed out that "it does not cost one cent more" when overseas shippers use Amer­ ican-flag vessels that operate in "for the benefit of American business" to provide a means for moving their cargoes at reasonable rates. "So it was for trade and commerce that the 1936 Act was passed. The ships themselves, what they provide in' their operation, are the servants of that trade," he noted. The SIU has consistently main­ tained that the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 does not meet today's shipping needs. Z. Berger, the Floridian's cook, noted the long delay before sev­ eral US Navy jets arrived after the ship had radioed her exact position. US jets arrived 55 min­ utes after the attack began, and by that time the' Cuban planes were long gone. Makes Weekly Runs "We were all angry," Berger said. "It took so long for an Amer­ ican plane to come out here after the SOS went out." The Floridian, a converted warbuilt LST, makes regular weekly runs between Miami, Savannah and Puerto Rico with her sister ship, the New Yorker. The New Yorker made the news twice last year for picking up Cuban refu­ gees fleeing the island in small boats. A note sent to Washington by Cuba, referring to the Floridian incident, said the MIGs had "prob­ ably fired in error" and that the Cuban government had no inten­ tion of firing at the American ship. They said their forces were only looking for a suspect boat. Since both the Floridian and the New Yorker have both been on the same run in the Caribbean for almost a year, and must have been familiar to Cuban air and sea craft in the area, the excuse fell short of, explaining the shoot­ ing incident. When the attack began, the Floridian, which was carrying a cargo of pineapples, sugar and rum, increased speed from about 14 to 17 knots-but remained on course. She took no action other than putting out a radio call for help. At the time, no one knew if the Cuban planes were actually trying to hit her or not. SIU Bulkship Makes Port Under Tow FALMOUTH, England—The SlUmanned bulk cargo Globe Progress (Ocean Cargo) reached here last week under tow of a Dutch deepsea tug after she ran into rudder trouble about 200 miles off the Irish mainland. The American flag-freighter suf­ fered no damages but was being outfitted with a new rudder as part of her necessary repairs. Unloaded Cargo Enroute to Philadelphia after unloading a cargo of coal at Rot­ terdam, she was first reported to be disabled and adrift in choppy seas on March 26. Word of her dis­ tress was picked up by a Dutch coastal station at Ijmuiden, which sped news of the 13,036-ton ves­ sel's difficulties to other craft in the area. The Dutch tug, Utrecht, found the Progress and guided her into this port for repairs. There were no injuries reported involving the SIU crewmembers aboard. �mmsrn AiMr •; hmr SEAPlME^tbe -si ' 'V^. I • (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District,) Alqrch 1 Through Mardi SIU" shipping was busy again during the first two weeks in March, as a total of 1,451 men were shipped to jobs firom all ports. The shipping rise indicated further gains during the balance of the month, despite a number of laid-up vessels. Registration again ran behind the shipping total in two of the three shipboard departments. The registration figure for this period was ahead of the number of men shipped only in the deck gang. Total registration was 1,388. Shipping on group 2 jobs in the engine department was especially busy, so that activity in black gang jobs gen­ erally was best among the three departments. Most of the major ports showed a welcome change in their shipping totals this period, with New York, Mobile, 1963 New Orleans and Houston and Seattle most active. Bal­ timore was very slow, and Philadelphia was also rela­ tively quiet. On the West Coast, Wilmington showed a slight increase in jobs shipped but remained on the slow bell. San Francisco listed some gains. The number of port payoffs and sign-ons was up again, although this didn't help Baltimore any. Boston, Nor­ folk, Jacksonville, Tampa and Wilmington had no signons at all. Tampa, in fact, had no ships in period. Hous­ ton had 38 vessels passing through in transit to other ports, and New York had 30, which helped account for their improved showing in the shipping column. A breakdown of the activity by seniority groups shows 62 percent of the total jobs shipped went to class A men, 28 percent to class B, and, the remainder to class C. Ship AtiMfy Slga li Om$ Trams. TOTAL loStM S New Y«fk. ... If PWIodclpbte.. 4 Boltlmov# ••• 4 Norfolk ...,. 0 Joeksoovlilo .. 1 ToaqM ....... 0 Mobllo 4 Now OrleoM.. 2 HoHstei ..4 Wllmingtoo ... 1 Sofl Ffwactsco.. 4 Sooltlo .... 4 0 f 7 4 0 0 0 4 7 4 0 4 4 7 30 10 ' IS 0 f 0 7 14 30 5 5 3 12 50 23 2S 0 10 0 17 25 40 4 13 IS TOTALS ... 42 45 153 240 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore .Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans......... Hou.ston Wilmington San Francisco Seal lie tnj fit's Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 AIX 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 2 2 1 8 3 12 0 0 1 3 9 1 2 4 22 35 14 71 0 90 24 17 41 20 53 17 3 10 1 14 0 1 8 4 5 6 3 14 20 4 5 29 1 11 6 4 6 10 5 21 2 4 S 2 2 1 3 « 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 7 1 4 3 4 6 0 4 0 1 2 0 3 « 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 14 12 31 5 2 0 2 10 31 17 4 17 35 61 3 17 34 54 27 TSi 9 34 12 40 67 1 19 8 12 14 27 19 56 26 11 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 S 3 1 8 13 2 4 1 8 14 4 4 12 5 21 19 3 31 2 13 9 3 18 6 20 11 3 107 193 51 1 351 12 86 92 1 190 101 181 66 1 348! Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach GLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 1 2 2 C AfJ. 1 B 2 ' S ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 D 0 0 B 0 1 9 1 IB 5 0 11 3 19 8 1 2 6 8 6 17 15 32 2 7 5 14 90 32 14 136 82 140 25 247 2 54 62 118 0 1 3 4 0 1 14 1 B 19 16 4 1 20 40 0 11 4 8 3 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 B 21 37 75 15 127 B 45 16 29 3 B 1 2 1 I 2 2 « 2 7 12 3 20 2 34 2 6 11 19 0 13 28 1 0 1 B 4 14 14 29 1 B B B 5 11 1 4 X"r Q 0 0 0 0 2 0 « B 16 B 5 B 0 IB 2 2 2 4 3 16 B 1 0 0 8 8 1 31 16 48 32 33 B 1 11 0 13 9 4 6 73 0 1 19 12 . 32 0 B 32 0 105 83 110 17 210 10 58 90 158 6 15 0 0 1 56 1 8 1 72 60 85 17 162 3 13 1 45 36 84 0 5 0 0 0 1 ' 1 0 B 1 0 6 10 20 14 3 ' 27 1 13 6 6 0 0 0 21 0 3 3 0 6 0 16 3 43 5 26 27 24 10 11 6 7 14 20 2 8 3 13 1 13 14 47 27 8 23 14 3 44 1 14 16 15 1 34 348 123 34 1 505 403 561 10411068 25 242 292 1 559 5 63 55 1 123 3 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston •New York Philadeiphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 2 1 12 37 8 1 16 6 5 1 0 3 0 2 3 10 8 43 26 14 2 5 7 16 3 11 58 184 Registered CLASS B Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL I 2 3 ALL 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 10 59 6 25 19 50 11 72 0 55 6 32 22 54 3 12 0 S 2 1 4 8 1 11 B 2 3 5 24 0 2 12 12 6 24 1 2 5 9 1 3 9 7 1 .3 1 6 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 -3 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 18 0 5 5 6 11 7 15 20 28 2 1 4 9 56 1 5 18 18 37 16 46 67 5 9 14 28 5 3 43 4 17 11 32 14 34 52 . 1 10 17 28 4 2 9 0 3 B 3 2 0 e 3 0 0 0 1 1 24 2 2 8 7 4 16 1 7 7 2 1 4 1 15 1 11 5 17 4 8 3 15 1 10 16 5 34 1 276 17 99 85 1 201 64 190 24 ! 278 12 78 79 1 169 TOTAL SHIPPED Regbtered Oin The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 8 ALL 12 8 ALL 2 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 B 8 5 2 8 0 5 3 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 2 1 91 17 72 42 35 2 54 17 143 40 118 18 176 14 5 10 19 0 1 2 3 11 5 3 19 25 3 29 0 4 15 1 0 61 IB 80 3 44 2 2 4 22 9 19 22 4 9 9 6 6 15 0 0 1 23 4 33 3 0 0 3 0 4 6 0 0 1 1 2 11 2 15 2 13 24 0 0 0 0 9 5 10 1 2 3 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 B 0 23 7 35 0 21 0 0 9 12 1 28 15 44 5 1 1 96 3 77 72 152 0 67 95 33 8 137 0 0 0 28 0 83 33 70 61 51 123 0 28 5 108 11 0 3 3 52 3 13 15 3 22 3 5 5 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 B 13 26 3 42 2 2 0 6 16 29 13 9 6 0 7 6 10 2 29 1 5 0 11 15 16 11 42 4 23 4 7 4 22 22 1 46 278 169 46 1 493 153 505 66 1 724 43 250 245 1 538 2 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos ... NY P:iil fial Nor.... Jac Tarn Mob WO .... Hou .... Wil Sea TOT >1» C Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP i-s .1 3 ALL 2 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 16 8 33 62 3 2 17 22 7 2 1 2 2 7 0 1 5 4 2 4 7 2 22 0 9 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 7 •7 0 1 13 2 1 9 2 5 6 13 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 16 0 1 5 2 8 0 8 8 4 5 61 3 18 9 29 0 27 30 6. 2 7 8 26 2 9 4 B 15 1 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 4 8 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 5 14 26 1 0 3 4 2 69 50 113 1 256 12 24 12 90 1 114 25' Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 21 6 42 76 3 ,1 6 12 2 1 5 10 0 1 2 3 1 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 7 4 12 27 20 11 50 87 4 2 14 21 1 0 3 4 0 7 11 9 5 3 4 14 64 35 150 1 274 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 2 2 16 20 6 0 2 4 2 0 11 9 6 0 5 1 .0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 12 1 11 1 1 2628 0 0 16 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 1 7 5 6 11 98 115 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1-s 2 B 3 1 0 2 1 B 1 2 1 20 23 119 31 0 23 76 1 22 25 7 0 7 12 6 7 B 7 7 10 28 18 0 7 11 7 0 0 3 6 9 3 0 0 0 0 10 2 2 1 0 1 1 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 39 8 0 0 0 27 12 0 0 28 0 lis 23 0 87 0 0 0 16 3 4B 11 3 21 0 3 0 5 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 •D 17 9 2 2 11 4 0 2 0 7 19 19 14 40 { 3 0 19 0 1 62 1 64 274 115 64 1 4531121 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 11 0 6 6 2 2 1 5 59 60 37 95 223 3 7 49 16 6 3 26 1 2 13 10 79 1 2 19 22 21 16 24 20 2 2 12 3 1 9 12 51 4 65 32 29 16 26 7 0 1 8 IB 0 1 1 1 51 B 11 0 11 rl2 7 24 93 5 7 81 45 21 78 167 59 7 45 92 7 ,34 25 22 8 6 24 2 0 6 6 7 53 0 > 0 11 _ 11 12 9 23 31 2 8 12 5 15 2 8 62 286 1 375 243 164 310 1 838 27 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A r.noup DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS 1 2 3 ALL 107 193 51 I 351 ^58 184 34 I 2"^ 93 50 113 I 256 258 427 198j 883 Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 86 92 I 190 101 181 66 1 348 5 63 55 123 17 99 85 i 201 64 190 24 | 278 12 78" 79 ICT 12_ 12 90 I 114 89 35 150 | 274 6 11 98 115 41 197 267 J 505 254 406 240 j 900 23 152 232 407 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B C ALL 1 1 23 ALL A 25 242 292 1559 34 348_ 123 34 | ^5 403 561 J5)4 imS 16 15 46 153 505 66 I 724 43 250 245 I 538 278 169 46 I 493 22 22 27 62 286 | 375 274 115 64 I 453 364 164 310 | 838 1 62 I 64 39 99 j 144 900 407 144 11451 920 1230 480 |2630 95 554 823 |1472 • m - '/'iS 1 L!«il �rageWffm SMAFAREnS t&G mHoUiMi BQnauRf ^ Early Birds At Philadelphia Hall NLRB Orders Vote In Detroit Cab Fleet Seafarers He|p Fete St, Patrick ^W ORLEANS—Seafarer* had a hand In a festive St. Patrick's Day celebration here on March 17, when the SIU hall served as the site for the annual holiday banquet of''the Irish Channel. After a pai^ade in which Irish­ men, bona fide and otherwise, hon.ored the birthday of Ireland's patron saint, the annual banquet of the Channel group was held for the first time at the SIU building, with SIU Vice-President Lindsey J. Williams as master of ceremo­ nies. Gala Parade The parade route began at Felic­ ity and Magazine, proceeded on Magazine to Louisiana to Annunci­ ation to Jackson .and on to Chipewa, where the festive board was laid out inside the hall at 630 Jackson. Everything but the hall itself was polored green for the occasion, although some, orna­ mental shrubbery helped maintain the appropriate holiday tint. According to Assessor Richard F. Burke, celebration committee­ man for the Channel group, the occasion marked the first time that tickets for the banquet were sold out three days in advance. The banquet chefs did them­ selves proud in featuring a menu of corned beef and cabbage plus green-tinted bread and ice cream. The beer was reported to be green also, although this may have been mostly through the eyes of the imMbers. The celebration at the Union hall was one of many here and around the country for the festive day. Hearing May Qa iMUt Companr Staff DETROIT—decision will be made today in Federal Court here on a move by the Checlser Cab Company to defeat a National Laljor Relations Board order calling for an election among 1,600 Checker Cab> hearing was postponed until today drivers. The NLRB ordered the elec­ to allow an NLRB attorney from tion in upholding the petition of SIU Local 10, Transportation Serv­ ices & Allied Workers. Issued on March 16, the order called for an election to be held within 30 days. Checker then ob­ tained a show-cause ordmr, which was returnable in Federal Court last Monday, April 1. The original Detailed CG Rules On A-Cargo Urged WASHINGTON—Proposed Coast Guard rules adapted from similar Interstate Commerce Commission requirements covering handling of radioactive materials have been termed Early arrivars at the SIU hall in Philadelphia on re­ cent AM when LOG photographer was in port were Seafarers Joe Haggerty, wiper (top, left), and Erick VoMsm, oiler (bottom). Haggerty was checking ships in port with Charles Stansbury, dis­ patcher.-Valdson is shown looking over rack display­ ing SIU newspapers. inadequate by Seafarers Safety Director Joe Algina, who testified here at a public hearing of the CG Merchant Marine Council on March 25. Urging more specific rules that would require ship operators to inform crewmembers of the nature of the cargo, where It Is located aboard and its potential hazards, Algina stated that this should be "the nunimum required to protect the crew from inadvertMit contact with such cargoes." He noted previous correspondence to the Commandant of the Coast Guard as far back as 1960, calling for detailed rules to deal with the possibility of contamination from radioactive substances and materials carried as cargo aboard ship. Algina also suggested special training of unlicensed crewmembers as well as licensed personnel, the provision of necessary detection equipment by shippers to carriers hauling radio­ active materials and recognition that the same rules and procedures adequate for land transportation in the event of breakage or leakage from cargo containers is not enough. "The ship at sea or in a foreign port must be considered isolated and totally dependent on its own resources and supplies for protecting its personnel," he added. Subsequently; it was reported that liie Coast Guard was holding off further action on the rules pending further consultation with the ICC. Washington to represent the Board at the hearing. If the company's show-cause or­ der is set aside by the court today, the NLRB will then set a pre-, election meeting and proceed from there on a vote expected to take place within the next two weeks. In ordering the election, the Board held that the 281 owners who make up the Checker Cab Company are actually one unit. Action on the SIU petition for an election, which was first filed last May, had been delayed while the Board deliberated on the issue. The decision issued by the labor board held closely to the unit and eligibility provisions sought by the Union. Eligible to vote under the ruling are all regular drivers, all leasing drivers and all part-time drivers who worked at least two days per week in 8 of the 10 weeks preceding the order. In making its decision for the election the Board held' that "it is clear that Checker exercises substantial control over each mem­ ber's drivers," and that "the mem­ bers (owners) of Checker have surrendered to Checker a consid­ erable measure of control over the employment conditions of the drivers employed by each mem­ ber." An important factor in the Board's final ruling that the 281 owners actually constitute one unit was the fact that the company is­ sues a book of rules and may ex­ pel any owner for cause. Nominations Procedure For Convention Delegates The following is the text of the procedwre on "Nomina­ tions For Conventiwi Delegates" which was mailed to Seafarers' homes from headquarters <MI Mureh 31: In accordance with Article XIV, Section 3 of the Union constitution, the President is required to, and hereby does, advise all Port Agents that advice has been re­ ceived as to the date (rf, and the number of duly author­ ized delegates permitted to participate in the Special and 11th Biennial Conventions of the International. These conventions are to be held commencing 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM respectively on Monday, May 6, 1963 at the International Inn, 14th and M Streets, NW, Washing­ ton, DC. The President,, also in accordance with Article XIV, Section 3 of the constitution is required to make recom­ mendations as to generally applicable rules for the eleetion_ of delegates. In compliance with the constitution and procedures of the Union, the recommendations are as follows: letter must be received In headquarters before 5:00 PM, Wednesday, April 17, 1963. (5) The qualifications for convention delegate shall be as set forth in Article XH, Section 2 of the constitution. (6) A special meeting shall be held in New York Port and headquarters on Wednesday, April 17, 1963 at' 11:00 AM to elect a six (6) man committee to pass upon the eligibility of the convention delegate nominees: said committee to consist of two (2)" men from each depart­ ment. If this committee finds any nominee net qualified, it will notify the nominee by telegram, to his last known address, no later than Friday, April 19, 1963. Any nom­ inee found not so qualified, shaU have the right to appeal to this committee by, telegram sent to the committee care of headquarters to be received no later than 12:00 Noon, Monday, April 22, 1963. The committee shall immediately pass upon any and all appeals. (1) It is recommended that we send the fifteen (15) delegates to which we are entitled, plus whatever staff is deemed advisable by our delegates to help them carry out our business. . (7) A special meeting shall be held in New York Port and headquarters on Monday, April 22, 1963 at 3:0i0 PM to pass upon the report of the six (6) man committee both as to its findings on qualifications and actions on appeals. This special meeting may modify, change or affirm any and all actions of the committee. (2) At the regular membership meetings in ports during the month of April commencing in New York on April 8, and ending in Mobile on April 17, 1963, the membership shall act upon these recommendations and at the same nieetings nominations for delegates shall be declared open. (8) (A) The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare the necessary ballots and secret voting shall take place in all ports on Tuesday, April 30, 1963, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. All Port Agents shall provide proper voting booths to insure a secret ballot. (3) Any full bookmember may nominate himhelf as a candidate for convention delegate. (B) A Polls and Tally Committee shall be elected at each port between the hours of 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, at duly held special meetings called for that purpose. This committee shall conduct the election in each port. (4) All those members who are nominated and wish to accept such nomination, or who wish to nominate them­ selves, shall send notification of their acceptance by wire or registered letter, containing their present address and book number, to A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New York, which telegram or registered (C) The Polls and Tally Committee in each port shall, at the end of the day's voting, tally, make a report and certify the same by wire to the Polls and Tally Com­ mittee at headquarters. The Polls and Tally Committee in each port, at the conclusion of their tally, shall also mail their t^ly together with all ballots,- used and un­ used, stub* and all other election materials to the Secretary-Treasurm: at headquarters via certified mail. In additiim to the above, the Polls and Tally Committee at headquarters shaU compile the reports and certifications received from the Polls and Tally Committees at other ports and make a combined report as to the results of the election. Upon completion of all of the foregoing, each respectivo Polls and Tally Committee shall be dis­ charged. (9) Members of the six-man committee elected to pass upon the qualifications of nominees and/or the PoUs and Tally Committees while acting as such, shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay of $2.33 per hour, in addition to being given their me^ while in action. (10) A special meeting shall be held at each port on Thursdjor, May 2, 1963 at 11:00 AM to act upon the re­ port of the Polls and Tally Committee. The action taken by the membership at this meeting shall be teletyped to headquarters immediately after the meeting has ad­ journed. (11) The Polls and Tally Committee report, giving the results of the election, shall be posted at each port. (12) Each Port Agent is charged, to the extent of his authority, with taking all steps necessary to insure en­ forcement of the constitution and the carrying out of these instructions. (13) Any member wishing to offer suggestions for the. guidance of the delegates who may be elected, should send such suggestions to the office of A1 Kerr, SecretaryTreasurer, at headquarters, to be received no later than May 2, 1963. i Separate letters and notices covering similar instruc­ tions and procedures for the election of convention dele­ gates by members of SIU affiliates and divisions were mailed to the home of each member from headquarters on March 31. �Pace Sis SEAFARERS Aprfl I. INI LOG PR Man Cifes Job-Cutting Scheme 'RR Ad Drive Paid Off WASHINGTON — The multi-million-dollar advertising campaign to create an atmos­ Joe AlglnB, Safe^ Director phere in which thousands of railroad workers' jobs could be destroyed on the puffed-up issue of "featherbedding" was a big gamble that paid off, from the standpoint of the rail­ Rope Care For Safety Protection road industry. Seafarers who sail In the deck department have more occasion to use Donald T. Martin, assistant tion had forced the Government Southern Pacific Railroad, was different types of ropes and line during an average working day than assigned to the FEC strike after to suspend its efforts. vice-president and public re­ the Florida Congressional delega­ workers in almost any other industry. But it is still important for men tion urged the President to send a in every department to have a working knowledge of the various types personal representative to the of rope they may come in contact with and the care that is required Tor safe and dependable use. scene. Two types of line are presently being used on merchant shipsThe non-operating unions' strike remains solid, however, with natural fiber—either manlla or sisal—and synthetic fibers of which operating crafts respecting the there are many types including nylon, dacron and polyethylene. Manila is the best natural fiber, especially for large diameter ropes picketlines. The only trains run­ r— ning are staffed by management such as mooring lines. It has the-f officials. The "non-op" unions highest strength of the natural fi through blocks easily. In addition, struck January 23 after the road hers and, although firm, it is pliant nylon is resistant to many chemi­ continued to refuse to give em­ enough for easy handling. When cals which would damage natural ployees the 10.28 cents an hour drawn through the hand, high- fibers. pay increase granted last year by grade manila rope has a smooth Splices arie eqsy to make and feel that aids handling. every other Class I railroad. will hold under,nearly the full Sisal is used chiefiy for small In his pitch on the railroad ad test load of unsplieed rope. (Re­ campaign, Martin said that "most diameter lines. Sisal has only 65 Americans had never heard the to 80 percent of the strength of member, in splicing, to make sev­ word 'featherbedding'. Advertising manila and is usually stiff. It has eral more tucks than you would with natural fiber because nylon was the main medium selected in a tendency to splinter with use. Nylon is perhaps the most pop­ develops much less friction to help getting the idea across," and it was carried thereafter in news stories ular synthetic fiber used aboard the splice.) Dacron rope has about 90 per­ by newspapers, radio and TV. ship. It has about one and a half He- was also quoted as stating times the strength of manila and cent the strength of nylon'but has that the recent Supreme Court about four times the elasticity. It much less stretch. It resists rot, decision allowing the railroads to is highly-resistant to mildew, rot­ mildew and spa water, retains full go ahead with their job-cutting ting and attack by marine borers, strength when wet and Tesists ex­ plans was "a tribute to advertising has higher abrasion resistance posure to sunlight very well. It and public relations" activities of than natural fiber, and loses very also has good resistance'to alkalis, the railroads. In other words, the little of its strength when wet or acids and abrasion. Polyethylene rope has up to 75 big "brainwash" campaign paid off frozen. Nylon rope does not swell in a big way. when wet and usually will run percent more strength than ma­ nila, is unaffected by rot, mildew and fungus and is highly resistant to most acids and alkalis. Poly­ SIX7 SOCIAJL SECXJRITir ethylene rope Has another prop­ erty of interest to seamen: It usu­ ally floats in water. Water is the chief enemy of natural fiber, which will start to deteriorate if not_ properly dried after wetting. Manila has to be Cash Benefits Paid--February, 1963 stored in a dry place, where it CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID will not be exposed to high tem­ Hospital Benefits * 6,871 $55,631.65 perature and where air can cir­ Death Benefits 25 71,514.51 culate freely, but it also should not be kept in storage for long periods Pension-Disability Benefits 381 57,150.00 Maternity Benefits38 7,641.50 without being uspd. All ropes have to be examined Dependent Benefits 417 44,658.71 Optical Benefits 367 4,609.47 periodically for wear, abrasion, cut Out-Patient Benefits 3,455 43,848.50 or broken fibers, displacement of yarns or strands,' discoloration or Vacation Benefits 1,041 297,960.13 signs of rotting. As rope ages, its working load should be gradually TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD .... 12,595 $583,014.47 reduced. When it has lost its plia­ bility or stretch, or when the fiberi have lost their luster and are dry and brittle, rope should be imme­ diately replaced. New rope should be examined carefully before it's February, 1963 used for the first time. Rope care demands that fiber Port Seamen Wives Children TOTAL rope never be exposed to high tem­ Baltimore 113 29 10 152 peratures, acid splashes or fumes. Houston 14f 8 6' 155 Avoid sharp bends. Where a rope passes over a sharp edge, it should Mobile 42 5 3 50 be protected with pads. Kinking is New Orleans 251 10 7 268 highly destructive and should be New York 343 41 36 420 avoided because it could cause Philadelphia 26 56 27 109 failure under strain. Rope will be permanently damaged if ^ loaded TOTAL 916 149 89 1,154 beyond 75 percent of its breaking strength. This damage appears as broken inside threads and will show up during inspections. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this department and February, 1963 can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Previous Pints Pints TOTAL Port Balance Credited Used ON HAND Boston 7 0 2 5 New York 60Vi 17 13 O'Neill, who went to Florida lations director of the Atlantic Coast Line, in a speech at the Uni­ after successfully assisting in the versity of Florida, boasted that the settlement of the Railway Clerks' rigged issue had been firmly job security negotiations with the planted in the public mind by the costly promotion campaign begun by the railroads in 1959. Meanwhile, a top Federal media­ tor's efforts to help settle the Florida East Coast Railway strike through exploratory meetings with company offieials lasted just 20 minutes last week. Then, Francis A. O'Neill, Jr., a member of the National Mediation Board assigned by President Ken­ nedy to the ten-week strike, dis­ covered that the traditionally private and informal session was being transcribed on a tape recorder. O'Neill indignantly told the railroad executives that he con­ sidered their unannounced record­ ing of the meeting "an insult to the US Government." He broke off the session when the company officials refused to turn the re­ corder off and insisted on the right to transcribe all talks with Government mediators. He later confirmed to newsmen that the railroad's refusal to follow the normal procedures of media­ 3 Seafarers Retiring On Sill Pension SIU MEMBERSHIP ^MEETINGS NEW YORK, March 4—Chairman, Earl Shepard; Secretary, Robert Matthews; Reading Clerk, Bill - Hall. AU previous port meeting minutes accepted. Port Agent reported on shipping and upgrad­ ing programs. Report accepted. Chair­ man read report of the President, in Miami for MTD and AFL-CIO meetings. Report on Bonner bill for seamen's physi­ cal exams, BuU Line situation, new ships under contract, Canadlafi beef and death of Anthony Anastasio accepted, carried. Secretary-Treasurer noted need to elect quarterly financial committee, progress on Norfolk building,, renovations at head­ quarters and Bull Line. Report carried. Welfare services report presented. Meet­ ing excuses referred to Port Agent. Audi­ tor's reports accepted. John Mueleck elected under new business as member of quarterly financial committee. Total •present: 420. $1 4" "t PHILADELPHIA, March 8—Chairman, Frank Drozak; Secretary, Charles Stansbury; Reading Clerk, Steve Zubovich. Previous port meeting minutes accepted. Port .Agent's report on shipping, blood bank, building repairs, boycott of Hotpoint products and strike at radio sta­ tion WIBG accepted. President's' and Secretary - Treasurer's February reports accepted. Auditor's reports accepted. Under new business. Steve Bergeria elected to quarterly financial committee. Motion to open Miami as shipping port did not receive second and was not voted. Seniority shipping discussed in good and welfare. Tot^ present: 86. BALTIMORE, March <—Chairman, Rex Dickey; Secretary, George Rose; Read­ ing Clerk, Tony Kastlna. Port Agent re­ ported on Bull Line, shipping, quarterly financial committee and blood bank. Re­ port accepted. President's and SecretaryTreasurer's reports for February ac­ cepted. Meeting excuses referred to dis­ patcher. Auditor's reports accepted. George Litchfield elected to quarterly financial committee under new business. Suggestion in good and welfare for members not to crowd dispatch counter until Jobs in their department are called. Total present: $20. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address as­ sures speedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men involved. Temporarily laid up at the Staten Island UPHS hos­ pital, Seafarer Walter Grohidski Is among the newest SIU pensioners to qualify for $150 monthly benefits. Three more veterant Seafarers, just declared eligible fort monthly pension benefits of $150, are the newest SIU oldtimers to join the ranks of Union members enjoying new leisure during their retire­ ment from active service. The mew trio of pensioners in­ cludes: Ensebie Gherman, 52; Wladislaw Grohulskl, 50, - and John A. Reed, 49, and hikes the total number of those retired on pension this year to 21. Completing a career at sea span­ ning more than 32 years, Gherman last shipped aboard the Emilia SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU Clinic Exams—All Ports SIU Blood Bank Inventory Gherman Reed (Bull), sailing in the deck depart­ ment. He joined the SIU at New York In 1944 and now makes his home in Baltimore, with his wife, Elfriede, Born In Bayonne, NJ, Grohulskl signed on with the SIU in 1943 -and had sailed in the engine de­ partment. Ending over 20 years of seatime by paying off the Pennmar (Calmar) In July, 1962, he and his wife reside in Jersey City, NJ. Reed joined the SIU in 1939 and shipped as a deckhand. He com­ pleted over 30 years at sea last December when he paid off. the Del Mar (Delta). He's a resident of Mobile. PHOios Philadelphia v 49 Baltimore 62 Norfolk 13 Jacksonville 34 Tampa 8 Mobile ....; 13 New Orleans 46 Houston 4 Wilmington 8 San Francisco 5 Seattle 16 TOTALS ..........-325Vi 8 0 0 0 — 0 7 0 0 « 0 0 32 0 3 . 0 4 — 0 6 0 ' 2 0 30 57 59 15 30 6 13 47 4 6 ^ 16 327^^ ^ro/zies. fosmy 0[C. joid'em&ileL �.'k :.v'. 'V •%, t\ * * trnankmi ;.' ;•• v.- * J, Pace Sevea SEAFARERS L&G fr?T" •K-'. '.- 1^;'- Notify Union On LOG Mall 1^,. QUESTION: What'* the first Item you turn to when you pick up a new copy of the LOG? I- Ir.'". 1?*' • Alf J. Karr: I can't say tliat any one thing attracts me more than anything else. I just start at the beginning and work through. Everything in the LOG interests me because it's all about the indus­ try I make my living in. I like to know what the Union is doing to improve working and living conditions. 4- t t John J. Byrne: I always read through the whole lot but especial­ ly like to keep up with the shipping 'figures. I also like to keep track of what my ship­ mates are doing —^who is in the hospital or passed away and things like that. It's im-. portant for a union man to know what's going on. $• it - 4« Cannelo Bonefont: I enjoy most the opinions expressed in the "In­ quiring Seafarer" column. The va­ riety of questions and opinions are very Interesting and sometimes very funny, about foreign ports, wo­ men, ships and things. The hos­ pital section is also good for keeping up with ship­ mates in drydock. ' 4> 4> g»m P. Drury: Right now the Bull Line situation is what Interests me most. But I al­ ways read all through the LOG to keep up with union activities, organizing, the COPE column and what's going on in Washing­ ton. Letters from brothers aboard ships are also very interesting to read. 4i t Fred Dorney: It may sound funny but the.first thing I always turn to is the obituary page to see who has passed away. The LOG is one of the few ways to keep up with a ^hipmate's doings when you are sail­ ing different ves­ sels. 1 also like to keep up with new laws passed in the Industry that may affect me. 4" I- t As Seafarers know, copies of each issue, of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the Information sup­ plied by the ship operator, four copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail Is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Scholarship Awards Set Next Month NEW YORK—Nearly two dozen active Seafarers and children of Union members will compete for the five $6,000 SIU college schol­ arships which will be awarded for 1963 on the basis of recommenda­ tions by a special committee of six prominent educators meeting here in May. The SIU scholarship awards pro­ gram, celebrating its tenth anni­ versary, has thus far given out 48 scholarships worth $288,000 to 21 eligible seafarers and 27 members'children. These have enabled the winners to attend the college of their choice through a four-year unrestricted course of study. Last year scholarships were awarded to Seafarer Gerald Ehvyer and four children of SIU men after judging of their applications and general qualifications by the awards panel. One scholarship of the five granted each year is auto­ matically reserved for an active Seafarer. Panel Remains Same The composition of the panel which will handle the judging this year remains the same as in 1962. Included on the board are: Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, Doug­ lass College, New Brunswick, NJ; Bernard Ireland, Columbia Univer­ sity, NY; E. C. Kastner, dean of registration. New York Univer­ sity, NY; F. D. Wilkerson, admin­ istrative assistant, Howard Univer­ sity, Washington, DC; R. M. Keefe, dean of admissions, St. Louis Uni­ versity, St. Louis, Mo., and C. D. O'Connell, director of admissions. University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. 4» George Gibbons: I usually start at the front with the headlines and work right thru to the last page. But I 8spe= cially like the shipping news to see how the shlp, ping is going and what the jqb,opiu^rtUHlties ara in dllfier^t ports. In ' general, though/ r . v / - J I enjoy evei^liteg in the paper. ' (ill Hoffa Raids Again On Rivers, Seeks To Create MM&P Split ST. LOUIS—Soundly defeated in previous attempts to gain a foothold in maritime, both on the East Coast and Great Lakes, Jimmy Hoffa is now attempting to extend Teamster juris­ diction to the inland waterways. At the same time, Hoffa is Hoffa then retreated from tha Government-conducted elec­ also attempting to achieve in tions, and they were also beaten maritime front until last fall, when his second objective of creat­ by the MEBA on the Long Island he turned up with the MOA on ing dissension in the ranks of those unions, particularly AFLCIO unions, which stand in his way. Specifically, Hoffa has been us­ ing his newly-created "Marine Of­ ficers Association" to raid the jurisdiction of the Masters, Mates and Pilots in this area. Hoffa launched the campaigti last fall, when the MOA raided both the MM&P and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association in the Mississippi Valley Barge Line. Unions Ask Support In a telegram to the Ai'L-CIO, asking support of their picketing action against this company,'both MM&P and SMEBA noted that Na­ tional Maritime Union crews were supporting the MOA by sailing be­ hind the picketlines. Now Hoffa is following up this action by attempting to split the MM&P organization here in the St. Louis area by weaning away the membership of MM&P Local 28 and bringing them into the MOA. Hoffa has been trying to gain influence in maritime ever since he first became Teamster president and almost immediately announced plans for a "National Conference on Transportation Unity," a coali­ tion of trucking, marine, air and rail unions. The National Conference never got off the ground, primarily be­ cause the SIU and ILA would not go along with it. So Hoffa then attempted to bring seamen directly into the Teamsters, first in the Pennsylvania Railroad tugboat fleet in New York harbor and later in the Boland and Cornelius fleet on the Lakes. In both cases, the Teamsters were soundly trounced by the SIU Delta Ships Set Record NEW ORLEANS—Two of Delta Lines' new SlU-manned cargo liners set speed records on their South American runs last month, according to Captain John W. Clark, company president. The Del Oro, one of Delta's new C-2-de£ign vessels, logged an aver­ age speed of 20.3 knots for the 5,326 miles between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Houston, Texas. She was 10 days and 22 hours enroute to make the record time for the .run. The Del Sol sailed the 6,347 miles from Galvbston, Texas, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 14 days and 6Vi hours for a new record. Her average speed was 18.5 knots. According to Captain Clark, the Del Oro's time was nearly three days faster than older C-2 freight­ ers, whose best time for the Rio de Janeiro-Houston run was 13 days and 20 hours. The Del Oro, Del Sol and their sister ship, the Del Rio, were com­ pleted in 1961. They are the fastest cargo vessels operating on Delta's routes between US Gulf ports, the E^t Coast of South America, and the West Coast of Africa. the rivers. Railroad tugs. On Deck At Houston SIU Meeting Hitting the deck to discuss item of Union business, Sea­ farer Johnny Long is pictured at recent Houston SIU meet­ ing in midst of fellow Seafarers attending regular monthly session at the Texas port. Long had an appreciative .audi­ ence, judging from the reaction of those nearby. Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Nation Grows Older And Younger In the ten yean between the 1950 and 1960 censnses, the US pop­ ulations grew fastest at the two extremes of the age scale—we grew both younger and older. The number of persons under 18 and the num­ ber 65 and over increased almost twice as fast (36.7 percent and 34.7 percent, respectively) as did the total population (18.5 percent). The in-between group, 18-64, increased less than half as fast (7.1 percent). In fact, there were actually less people aged 20-29 in 1960 than in 1950. Not only is the number of persons 65 years of age and over increas­ ing but it is increasing at a faster rate than the total population. Thus the proportion of older persons in the population is increasing as well. Furthermore, the highest proportionate increases are in Uie oldest age brackets. By 1970, there will be more than 20 million persons over 65 and they wiU, on the average, be older than the present 65-1- group. Since these projections are based on current death rates, any medical breakthroughs in the three diseases which are the most common causes of death among middle-aged and older people (heart, cancer, stroke) could bring dramatic increases in the number of older persons in the population. In 1960, there were 121 women per 100 men aged 65 and ov^. Since life expectancy for women is greater than for men and since recent increases in life expectancy have been greater for women than for men, the present numerical and proportional excess of women over men will continue to grow. Moreover, the highest rate of increase is among the oldest groups in the older population; for example, the 1960 excess of 57 women for every ICQ men aged 65 and over will grow even larger. Every state, including those that had less total population in 1960 than in 1950, shovved net increases in the 65 and over age group rang­ ing from less than 15 percent in three States (Alaska, Maine, Vermont) to mdre than 100 percent (Arizona, Florida). All of these figures point up once again why a comprehensive medical care program for the aged, under the Social Security System, is so essential. 4- 4' 4 More than 120,000 employee pension and welfare plans reported as­ sets of $33.4 billion at the end of 1960 and benefits paid out during the year amounted to $7 billion, the Department of Labor discloses. In an analysis of welfare and pension plan reports required under legislation backed for years by the AFL-CIO, the department noted that total assets and reserves for employee benefits had risen to $52.2 billion—an increase of $4.5 billion over 1959. The total included $18.8 billion held as reserves by insurance companies to guarantee payments under insured retirement plans. More than 1,000 plans had assets of $5 million or more in 1960, the department said, and 100 plans had assets of at least $50 million each. These included 90 pension plans and 10 welfare plans. Contributions to plans reporting under law to the Department of Labor totalled $11 billion, an increase of $1 billion over the 1959 total. The $7 billion paid out in tlenefits represented a $1.5 billion increase from the pre­ vious year. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) �SEAFARERS Pace Eiclit SlU Boatmen Ratify New Fleet Contracts Reading Time AMA Millions Used To Fight 'Medicare' Bill WASHINGTON — The National Council of Senior Citizens esti­ mates that the American Medical Association spent more than $7 million in one form or another to defeat President Kennedy's medi­ cal care program last year. Of this, nearly $250,000 was spent by the American Medical Po­ litical Action Committee to defeat candidates supporting "Medicare" in last year's Congressional elec­ tions. While legally independent of AMA, the AMPAC organization re­ ceived donations from the AMA it­ self and from more than 240 persons, mainly doctors who con­ tributed more than $100 each. On the basis of reports filed with Congress, AMPAC's funds were distributed in 43 states for use in the primaries and in the November elections. The National Council noted that in California, where AMPAC jsent its largest contributions, opponents of medical care for the aged through Social Security suffered their greatest Congressional de­ feats. Even discounting AMPAC activi­ ties, it declared, the AMA's propa­ ganda effort amounted to millions of dollars, of which the AMA's public relations budget-to defeat "Medicare" in 1962 was $1.3 million. This does not Include amounts spent by local and state medical societies in the form of advertise­ ments and other propaganda me­ dia. take part in the elections. The pact with Willis called for a $4.25 per day wage increase over the life of the agreement, ex­ panded seniority rights in ad­ vance of the renegotiation of manning scales in June, and established a transportation set-up providing each man with a fivecent-per-mile allowance for travel to and from his home to his place of work. ' Cooks aboard the company's five vessels got on additional increase to put their wages on an even level with deckhands. The pact was overwhelmingly ratified via a mail ballot. V Soap Prices Nibble At Your Pocketbook Waiting for recent payoff in New York on Isthmian's Steel Designer, Seafarer Henry Ruckl, AB, catches' up on his reading in SIU handbook covering Union contracts, constitution and welfare programs. Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Some Reminders About Food Storage Food is generally classified as perishable and non-perishable. But in truth all subsistence, whether fresh, frozen or canned is of a perishable nature. Thus, each general classification of food requires inspection plus spot-checking, and the steward must know enough about the sub­ ject to insure that food received on the ship is of good quality and not spoiled. The steward must know the basic rules for judging food quality and check all stores taken aboard prior to sailing and later on during the voyage. In general, the quality of perishable subsistence may be deter­ mined by the following: • Condition_—indicated by de­ be given the meat during process­ sirable characteristics like fresh­ ing. The steward must be familiar ness, ripeness, plumpness, juici­ with these standards in order to ness, tenderness, freedom from check meat delivered to the ship. damage and blemish. The standards cover the specific • Color—typical of the particu­ things to look for in checking the lar item being inspected. quality of each type of meat taken • Odor—which may suggest the aboard, since beef and veal, for best condition of the product. example, have different character­ • Flavor—characteristic of the istics. item in question. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. • Size—which is not always an Standards, grades and spepificaindication of quality. tions for most of the fresh fruits • Appearance—which is closely and vegetables on the market are associated with quality. A fine ap­ also specified by the Government. pearance does not always signify Just as in the case, of meats and fine quality, however. meat products, the steward should • Taste — the "taste-test" is know these checkpoints to assure often the final determination of the quality of stores. If anything quality. delivered to the ship, fresh or MEATS. The Department of frozen, is found to be spoiled or Agriculture has set up specific deteriorated, it should be rejected standards and regulations regard­ immediately and the port steward ing the type and conditions of ani­ or commissary department should mals slaughtered and the care' to be notified. These foods should be inspected regularly during the voyage as well as when the stores are put aboard; they have to be sorted out so that spoiled products are removed. This avoids inadvertent use and prevents spoilage of other BALTIMORE — The new Alcoa stored items. CANNED GOODS. Perhaps the Mariner (Alcoa) carries a name well-remembered by the men of closest thing to truly non-perish­ the SIU as she sets out on the first able stores are canned goods. But leg of a planned 'round-the-world beware of cans that are swollen, dented or rusty, because chances run. Operating today as the replace­ are that the contents are damaged. ment ship for the fire-ravaged Al­ Swollen cans are usually a sign coa Planter, she bears the name that the food inside is spoiled and of a famous predecessor which is producing the gases which cause was torpedoed by a Nazi U-boat the can to bulge. Dented or rusty while enroute from Trinidad to cans may possibly have breaks Georgetown, British Guiana, ip which permit air to enter and W42. The new Mariner is the for­ spoil the contents. Never accept swollen or dam­ mer US Lines' ship American Ranger, aged cans as stores. If a can in She was purchased by Alcoa stock becomes dented or swollen, after the company had to scrap examine the contents carefully be­ the Planter following a disastrous fore cooking. fire in Bremen, Germany, last Jan­ (Copimcnts and suggestions are uary. Japan is the first offshore invited by this Department and stop for the new vessel, a C-2-type jcan be submitted to this column freightship. The Planter was a C-l< in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Mariner Has Famous Name •- J By Sidney Margoliiu WILMINGTON, NC—The SIU Inland Boatmen's Union has won first-time contracts with two new harbor tug fleets here, and reached agreement separately on a new three-year pact in negotiations for contract renewal with a third fleet that make any wage gains over a fiveoperates on the Atlantic In- year period. Distr|ct 50 did not tracoaslal Waterway. Boatmen in the two new fleets organized by the SIU-IBU overwheimingly ratified the agree­ ments gained with the Stone Tow­ ing Line and the Cape Fear Tow­ ing Company, whose crews are now working with the full protec­ tion of union contracts. The new pacts provide the first wage rise the tugmen have had in five years. Earlier, a renewal contract was negotiated with the Willis Towing Company, giving a sizeable wage boost and other benefits to un­ licensed boatmen and deck officers with retroactivity to January 1. The pacts reached in this port came about after a one-day strike at Strne Towing. The Union had previously won National Labor Relations Board elections ^ir both fleets after whipping United Marine Division Local 333 of the National Maritime Union. Both contracts were completed after the one-day tie-up. Provisions of both agreements assure substantial pay hikes for members in the two companies, which own a total of eight boats. Stone and Cape Fear handle dock­ ing and undocking work in this harbor for deep-water vessels, using two active boats each and keeping two in reserve. The eontraets were effective from Febru­ ary 1. The boatmen had earlier been represented by District 50 of the United Mine Workers, under whose contracts they had failed to ikprll^ S, IMP LOG One of the most 'avid and persistent nibblers at your pocketbook these days is the Increasing number of household preparations, deter­ gents, soaps and shampoos sold at high prices under heavily-advertised brand names. The frequency with which you buy various cleaning products and toiletries makes it urgent that you understand what you buy and the price you pay. Most families now spend more on these soap-type purchases than on such basic needs as dental care. In families with teen-agers, the cost may be especially high,' with the youngsters spending heavily and often for greasy kid stuff and then for shampoos to wash it out. The Fashion Group, aq association of glamor-merchandising experts, reports that teen-agers nowadays shampoo their hair two or three times a week on the average, with some (girls shampooing once or even twice a day. We're not against cleanliness. But the potential cost of frequent buying of TV-advertised shampoos at 10 to 20 cents an ounce alarms us as much as it gratifies the Fashion Group. There is really no need for you to pay the lofty prices charged for the advertised soap products. They have no magic ingredients. We're going to show you how you can buy such products for half the price and sometimes for as little as one-sixth. Often you can pay dimes instead of dollars. You can cut the potentially high costs of such products to a fraction, by employing twjo buying techniques: ^hopping the private brands and buying in large sizes. ' For example, a major cost in the soap group are the controlled-suds detergents now widely used for automatic washers. If you buy a small box of a brand-name product like Dash or All, you typically pay 29 cents a pound. If you buy a big box, like the 10 or 20-pound sizes, your cost drops to a little less than 24 cents. Even this saving is worthwhile. But If ,you buy one of the new private brands of controiled-suds detergents, your saving can be as much as one-half. More and more supermarkets, department stores, mail-order houses and consumer co­ operatives now have their own-brand detergents. The consumer co-ops sell their "Co-op Controlled Suds Detergent" (no trick name—they call a soap a soap), for $3.50 to $3.75 for a 25-pound box. This makes the cost 14-15 cents a pound. The co-ops have exceptionally low prices for high-quality detergents of various types. The other retailer private brands, while not quite as low, are still much better value than the advertised brands. The retailer brands often run 17-22 cents a pound. Next to the co-ops, we have found chain supermarket "brands most reasonable at 17-18 cents, followed by dis­ count-store own-brand detergents, and then by the department-store brands. ; Similarly many of the shampoos advertised on TV ar6 uitra-expensive. Some cost as much as 20 cents an ounce in small bottles. Several national brand shampoos, such as Palmolive, Charles Antell, Woodbury'a arid Richard Shaw are a more-moderate 5 or 6 an ounce. Breck's, too, is at least only medium-priced. But you really save on the private brands such as Waldorf, Macy's, AMC, May stores, and similar retailer "own brands." These usually are 3 to 5 cents an ounce, and in large sizes, often less. For example, co-op supermarkets and pharmacies in the MarylandVirginia area have offered castile shampoo with lanolin for 99 cents in half-gallon sizes. This Is 64 ounces at a cost of IVi cents an ounce. You often pay a dollar for just 6 ounces of the advertised shampoos. It is significant that the price of many of the advertised shampoos has doubled in the past t^n years, while the price of the private b^nds has remained almost the same. Another example of the wide disparity in price between the, ad­ vertised and private brand detergent and soap products, is the liquid detergents now used for dishwashing and general household cleaning. In the liquid general cleaners, Mr. Clean sells for 69 cents for 28 ounces while the .spreading private brands like Co-Op Glow, Grand, Bright Sail, Little King and others usually sell at the 45-49 cent level for a whole quart—32 ounces—almost half the cost. In the liquid dishwashing detergents, the same principles of buying the private brands in the large sizes produce similarly big savings. Name-brands like Joy can cost as much as 3.2 cents an ounce in small sizes; private brands like Sail as little as 2 cents, and Co-op as low at 1.7 cents. You are safe in buying soaps, too, on the basis of price and size. An official of Procter & Gamble, the largest manufacturer, himself testi­ fied at the recent Senate hearing on packaging, that soaps tend to b* standardized as to volume, and the consumer simply buys according to "personal preference as to color or the one that she thinks may be tho mildest or that has the most appealing fragrance." Oldest Transport Union In US, Train Engineers Mark Centennial CLEVELAND—Marking the 100th year since their union was founded, several thousand members, wives and representatives of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, oldest transportalioa union in the Western Hemisphere, are expected to gather In Detroit May 5-8 for a special centennial observance. Division 1 of the Brotherhood of the Footboard—as the BLE was first known—was organized May 8, 1863, at the old Firemen's Hall In Detroit. The union had 54 divisions at its first convention in 1864 and today has 890 divisions, or locals, throughoiit the US, Canada and the Canal Zone. Its members include some 40,000 active locomotive engineers on most North American railroads as well as some firemen-helpers and employees on some rapid transit lines. Like the SIU, the BLE is affiliated with the 24-union Railway Labor Executives Association. It is headed by Roy G; DavidSon, grand chlet engineer, with headquarters in this city. I • • SlV' �• -ya.'. i Avril i. IMt : ; •'; V< . ' .'• ,:••'•/ ' •••''' • • :;"••••'•- -'" 'V'* . •' * .X:'"-c ^• ' l ") ' ' ; *-H. .,• - : ^'• ^:-.l ' l[h- ?r SEAFARERS ,-,to ..V '.' .'••]•": '-'"•J" •• .«•'-• •«' fr "-^-="'*'""" • I • LOG Fn* NIM SS Barbara Friefthie Home From India Run The SlU crew of the Barbara Frietchie (Liberty Navigation) returned from a recent voyage to India with a lot of happy memories plus these pictures passed along to the LOG by Seafarer J. H. Shearer, ship's delegate. All in all, it lobks like there was fine chow, sunny days and good times for all hands. FROM A .Good feeding and service was a highlight of tha trip. E. Miller, steward; B. Cuarisma, messman, and W. Gillespie, pantryman, pose proudly with sample of table set-up. When he wasn't busy fishing, Caries Sy spent the time taking care of the haircutting chores for some of the gang. He's shown here wielding the clippers on shipmate T. McCarthy, one of many who was dapperly well-groomed by the time they hit Calcutta. • > ,V - �; • -^ - , " .V' t SEAFAHEBS 8IU Financial ^oiiimlttM Nofnlnaaa Seafarers nommated at the New York headquarters meet­ ing on March 4 to serve on the SlU Quarterly Financial Committee included (l-r) Jerry Chapewitx, Eugene Olalini John Jellette, Wcdfer Patterson and John Mnehleck. Muehleck was later elected to represent the Port of NY. Similiar elections were held in maior outports for posts on seven-man committee. AFL-CIO Supports Bi To End Packaging Abuse WASHINGTON—"Truth in packaging" legislation is needed to end "chaos in the retail marketplace/' the AFLCIO has declared in testimony before a Senate subcommit­ tee. Odd-shaped packages labeled "jumbo," "king-size" and which would enable his agency to issue regulations that would have "giant" present a "Tower of the effect of law to correct pack­ Babel" to the housewife seeking the most economical buy, Legisla­ tive Rep. Clinton M. Fair declared. Although existing law requires that statements of net weight must be carried on containers, these are often in small type, in colors which blend with packages and in hard4o-find locations, he noted. Once having found the weight, the housewife frequently is "no-better off than before" be­ cause of the "extraordinary" as­ sortment of weight units, with dif­ ferences "extending even to frac­ tions of ounces." No Comparison Possible As a result, Fair declared, "it becomes almost impossible to make any ready comparison of the price of one brand against another or of one size package with an­ other, even for the same brand." The "truth in packaging" bill, sponsored by Sen. Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.), was given strong endorsement also by two Admin­ istration officials. Food & Drug Commissioner George P. Larrick and Wilbur J. Cohen, assistant secretary of Health, Education & Welfare. Cohen said the Admin­ istration and HEW "whole­ heartedly^ endorse" the measure. Larrick praised a provision aging abuses. The bill would facilitate and encourage compiiance with commonly-accepted standards of honesty in the label­ ing and packaging of consumer products," he said. Robert E. Graham of the OwensIllinois Glass Co., told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee that no regulatory packaging legislation is needed. He said the public is being "served as never before" by products packaged in a variety of convenient containers with pinched waists, pouring spouts and long necks. Fair said the AFL-CIO has e strong interest in the legislation because families of union members "are concerned not only with im­ proved wage income, but also with what that income will buy." He said modern packaging has brought "many benefits" including convenience and sanitation. But it has also brought, he emphasized, "uneconomic effects which con­ sumers must pay for. "As consumers we want only to protect our pockethpok at the marketplace without a refresher course in mathematics, the burden of a portable calculator, or the nuisance of a magnifying glass," he added. I, MM LOG Labor Spurs N' Orleans Ballot Win NEW ORLEANS—Three laborsupported candidates have clinched victories in local runoff primaries here. David Gertler and Munici­ pal Court Judge Paul P. Garofalo were victorious in the runoff bal­ loting for Civil District Court judgeships. Unofficial returns gave Gertler 48,088 votes to 46,561 for his opposition,, and Garofalo re­ ceived'52,657 votes to 41,670 for his opposition. In a primary race for state senator for the 5th District, Theo­ dore M. Hickey overcame his op­ position by a margin, of 13,041 to 10,671. Another labor-backed candidate for state senator from the 6th District, Frederick L. Eagan had already won his race in the original primary in February. The runoffs were necessary for the other three candidates despite sub­ stantial wins in the earlier local primaries. Under the election law, a clear and decisive majority must be established in a primary, or a runoff is necessary in which candidates with over 5,000 votes can enter. Eagan ran way ahead of his rivals in his district, which is where the SIU hall is located: All four candidates had the endorsement of the Maritime Port Council, Central Trades Council and the AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education in the port area. They praised the support given them by the union groups, and expressed public thanks for the endorsmnent «nd other sup­ port. Joseph B. Logue. MD« Medical Director Regular Check-llps Fight Cancer "100,000 workers die from cancer". This could be the headline in your morning paper, or in the LOG. The headline doesn't appear, but the story is true. One hundred thousand men and women of the Ameri­ can labor force are lost to cancer each year. More tragic is the brutal fact that of these, 30,000 die needlessly of the disease. Needlessly, because they might have been saved from cancer had it been detected early and treated promptly and properly. For the remaining ^0,000, the only hope for prevention and cure de­ pends upon further advances in research. Medical science has the means to cure today one-half of the 520,000 new cancer cases diagnosed each year. (Of these, 200,000 are among our labor force.) However, we are only saving one in three. You- can help narrow the "cure gap" by seeing your physician once a year for a complete physical check-up. If each of us did that, more cancer would be discovered in time for cure. — These are the facts, but they do not present the whble cancer story. Like the headline above, there is another part of the picture we never see—"400,000 workers saved." That is the hopeful side of the cancer story. Over 1.1 million people in America have conquered cancer. They have had the disease but are living, and well today, free of it for more than five years. Among this happy group are 400,000 working men and women. John L. is one of them. John L., a member of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, is an excellent example of how early detection, prompt and proper treatment has saved the lives of over 400,000 working people. Over five years ago, John L. in mid-life was examined at one of the Seafarers' clinics. Chest x-ray examination showed a barely perceptible small round area in his left lung. A check of his previous films taken a year before failed to show the shadow, so he was referred with the films to the hospital. After careful study and review of previous films. It was decided that the lesion should be operated. Following, operation, microscopic examination proved the lesion to be cancer. Mary M. also was one of the fortunate ones. Mary M. was examined at one of our clinics, and "on the routine check-up, a Pap'.s Smear which was taken was reported as suspicious for cancer. Follow-up studies and operation proved her to have an early cancer of the uterus. That was five years ago. Today Mary M. is doing fine, and follow-up studies have revealed no recurrence. April has been designated as "Cancer Crusade Month" by the Ameri­ can Cancer Society Inc. Be a crusader, as I am sure John L. and Mary M. are, and carry the message to others. Above all, do something about yourself, See that you and yours are not one of the 30,000 who needless­ ly die of cancer each yq§r. Early detection is essential If these lives are to be saved. ' " (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) made to see patrolman regarding conditions aboard ship. Crew gavo steward department a vote of thanks for improvement In food and sanitary conditions. tary, L. J. CeveHe. H. Libby was elected to service as ship's delegate. No beefs reported. All repair lists were turned in. Suggestion made to have screens put on all outside doors. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), Dec. 1 —Chairman, Edward 'Wright; Sacre• tary, Lucien Butts. Motion made that steward be allowed to purchase shore mUk in foreign ports where milk is men missed ship in MobUe. SIO.OO in up to standard. Crew asked to donatg ship's fund. No beefs reported. to the ship's fund. Vole of tburiKs to the steward department, especially FRANCES (Bull), Nov. 2t—Chair­ to the baker. man, B. F. Cordy; Secretary, Sidney earner. W. Boae elected to serve as STEEL NAVIGATOR (isthmian), Oct. ship's delegate. Formgr delegate left ship. No beefs reported by depart­ 11—Chairman, F. Bolisa; Secretary. ment' delegates. TAMARA GUILDEN (Commercial Transport), Aug. 15—Chairman, Rich­ ard Wardiow; Secratary, Jamas H. Norton. Ship's delegate asked to be relieved of his duties, as he is getting married this trip. S8 in ship's fund. Motion to notify headquarters about the shortage of water. Vote of thanks to the steward department for fins Job. MOBILE (Sea-Land), Dae. lA—Chalrw man, S. Carr; Secretary, S. M. Simos. complned. Conditions improved in all departments. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job weU done. DEL NORTE (Dvlta). Nov. 10— Chairman, Frank Samirio; Sacratary, Bill Kaiiar. $S34.9T on hand in ship's fund. No beefs reported' by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to bakers. MT. VERNON VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. IV—Chairman, H. Hodges; Secretary, R. A. Sanches. Two Suggestion made that everyone do­ nate 50 cents at payoff for the ship's fund. Motion made to see patrolman regarding the heating system on board ship. Suggestion made that better gr^de of meats be put aboard. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln), Dee. 1i—Chairman, George Chandler; Sec­ retary, Herbert C. Justice. Albert W. Lima elected ship's delegate. S22.22 in ship's fund. Suggestion made to put this money towards purchase of coke machine. No beets reported by department delegates. BEATRICE (Bull), Nov. 19—Chair­ man, no nama; Secretary, Carlos Diaz. S4.25 in ship's fund. Everything o:unnlng smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department. ANTiOUS (Waterman), Nov. 11 — Chairman, E. Eriksen; Secretary, M. E., Mason. Motion made to have food committee look into the poor food supply this trip. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Sept. 14—Chairman, S. R. Mehringer; Secretary, M. E. Mason. Disputed OT beef in steward department. Mo­ tion made to lock pantry to prevent unauthorized personnel from eating night lunch in port. Key should be given to gangway watch for crew use only. STEEL VENDOR (islhmUr.), Nov. S Chairman, F. Shala; Secretary, S. Wright. $51.40 in. ship's fund. No beefs reported. F. Shaia wps elected as' ship's delegate. Messmen and cooka asked to be quiet in the early mor­ ning. Vote of thanks to the steward department. GATEWAY CITY ($M-Land), Nov. T»—Ctuirman, R. Adamsen; Sscretary, F. Fatrigk.. Chief mate not coopera-, tiva on ahiip'a bualneks. SugSestioR, inv.v. ,»'>>n ¥ • MT. SHASTA (Bull), Aug. 27 — Chairman, Kayin B. Skally; Secretary, Victor M. Perai. AU repaira were PRODUCER (Marina Carriers), Sept. 2—Chairman, Pat Sox; Secratary, P. Johnson. Rooms are all painted. No library was put on board and this will be referred to headquarters. Henry P. Lopez was elected ship's delegate. T. Dawes elected ship's treasurer. K. Winters. K Winters elected to serve as ship's delegate. $50 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Had dis­ cussion on money, travelers checks and draws. OLGA (Sea Tramp), Nov. 29—Chair­ man, J. Thompson; Secretary, J. A. Rockka. Some disputed OT to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Motion not to sign on until aU stores are delivered to ship. Need new wash­ ing machine. Discussion regarding pantrymen. ^ Oct. 2—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretary, J. C. Rockka. No beefs reported by department delegates. R. A. Wiman was elected to serve as ship'ji delegate. DEL RiO (Delta), Dec. 2—Chairman, Albert Mitchell; Secretary, I. R. Llenos. Ship's delegate thanked aU delegates for their cooperation. Crew asked to -take good care of washing machine. See vatfulluaii uu mlsuudcrBtandlng about sanitary work in the engine department. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Aug. i— Chairman, Rudolph Himei; Secretary, Cleveland Wolfe. S»0 given to the ship for-safety. Tape recorder and tapes were purdiaeed with thismoikey.. No beefs- reported. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 2—Chairman, Juan S. Rueda; Secre­ tary, E. Davis. Crew did fairly well on first trip. See patrolman about getting one more galleyman and ono more wiper. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Aug. 24—Chairman, Carl C. Lawson; Secre­ tary, C. R. Wood. S9.60 in ship's fund. Beef between 8-12 watch and mate to be referred to patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward department for excellent performance in handUng its duties. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Nov. 25 -Chairman, George '3. McCurley; Secretary, Julian Oedicatoria. tsd in ship's fund. Crew messman requests everyone to put things back where they belong after each use. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. SEATRAtH SeoKDiA (Seatraln), Nov. 25—Chairman, T. Jonas; Secre­ tary, Roberto Hannibal. S20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for weU-prepared Thanksgiving Dinner. : TOFA TOFA (Watermen), Nov. 4—" Chairman, JImmIe Bartlatt; Secratary,.-1 M. Macha). Ship's delegate reported BEAURiORRD (Swi-Un4>, .Sepf.. S, everything running smoothly. Vote ' —Chairman, F. H. Harhhorm Seers-. of. thanks to steward department. • I tl �April A 19IS SEAFARERS cope nepoRT LOO 'The Horns Of The Dilemma' mmmL i ^ One of the main sources of right-wing: economic propaganda is the Foundation for Economic Education. Its ultra-conservatism would have embarrassed even old Adam Smith,-who made the scene a couple of centuries ago as the first of the profits-above-all political economists. Among its leaders over the years have been many of the union-hating promoters of ultra-conservatism: Adm. Ben Morreel, industrialist Roger Milliken, right-wing publisher Eugene Fulliam, oil magnate J. Howard Pew. The Foundation has been around for years, outlasting many other rightist groups, but you can see why by looking at the money behind it. Figures taken from hearings by a committee of the. House of Represen­ tatives show that in the period 1946-50 a total of more than $1.1 million was poured into the Foundation by 40 king-sized industries and wealthy individuals. General Motors gave $50,000. Chrysler, Consolidated Edison, U S Gypsum, DuPont, Gulf Oil, Montgomery Ward, Sun Oil and U S Steel all turned over $40,000. Republic Steel gave $37,500; B. F. Goodrich, $35,000; National Steel, $22,500. Among other big donors were Armour, International Nickel, LibbyOwens Ford Glass, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Monsanto Chemical, Sears Roebuck, Detroit Edison, Westinghouse, Humble Oil, Nash-Kelvinator, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Owens Illinois Glass, Electric Auto Lite, Champion Spark Plug, S S Kresge. Ford Motor, General Electric, Eli Lilly. Biggest chunk, $170,000, came from the William Volker Fund, a sometimes philanthropic fund which often donates large sums to rightwing groups. 4" 4" 4" ~ More liberal and more modern registration laws, and registration committees in every local union in the country—these are the goals of COPE'S 1964 register-and-vote drive, launched recently by the COPE administrative committee. In many states, the committee noted, com­ plicated, restrictive and out-dated laws are designed to limit, rather than increase, the number of people who go to the polls. Changes in state laws will be sought this year by appealing to state legislatures, 47 of which are in session. In addition to the legislative approach, the committee recommended all international unions amend their constitutions to require a registrar or registration committee in every local, charged with the task of regis­ tering members, wives and children of voting age. More than 25 per­ cent of all union members move every year, the committee pointed out, and making sure they are all properly registered is a major undertak­ ing. Part of the 1964 effort will be concentrated on getting workers who move to register as quickly as possible in their new locations. 4> 41 4> It used to be said, "In politics, as Maine goes, so goes the nation." But like so many slogans, it just didn't prove out. Often Maine would go one way and the nation another. In one recent situation, though, let's hope the old slogan holds up. Maine citizens rebuffed an open shop drive by declining to sign petitions in sufficient numbers to put a phony "right-to-work" proposal on the ballot. Ordinarily, open shop promoters seem to get all the signatures they need to get a spot on the ballot. But in Maine, they found they were as welcome as a cold wave in Miami. The International Chemical Workers Union has asked the Federal Government to take a new look at safety regulations that would eliminate atomic radiation hazards to workers. The ICWU declared tjie present system re­ sults in practically "no control at all," and asked that a single au­ thority under the US Public Health Service be designated to control radiation hazards and establish safety standards. At present no one agency is respon­ sible, and no one has enough complete information or control to establish such standards, ICWU said. 4' 4i 4" Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the founding of the first unionsponsored cooperative housing de­ velopment in the US, the Amalga­ mated Clothing Workers is cur­ rently expanding its construction activities. Built in 1927, the Bronx, NY, Amalgamated Cooperative Houses and other ACWA-ploneered developments will soon be joined by another project located in Brooklyn .... The United States Senate has unanimously confirmed the appointment of William C. Doherty, president-emeritus of the National Association of Letter iCarriers and vice-president-emeri.A> tus of the AFL-CIO, as US Am­ bassador to Jamaica. Doherty had been serving as,interim ambassa­ dor since last fail after his nomi­ nation by President Kennedy; 4' 4- 4" The International Ladies Garment Workers Union has won a new pact from Bobbie Brooks, Inc., increas­ ing salaries and establishing craft minimums in addition to other benefits. Bobbie Brooks, the na­ tion's largest manufacturer of women's sportswear, was credited by the ILGWU with agreeing to a two-year national contract with­ out the necessity of a strike. 4> i 4" The Post Office, largest single civilian employer in the US, has signed a contract with six AFLCIO and affiliated unions covering all of its non-supervisory employ­ ees. It is the first department in the Federal Government to do so. Negotiations for supplementary local-level agreements will begin later this year. Tlie agreements came 14 months after President Kennedy's, executive order direct­ ing government agencies to recog­ nize unions representing their em­ ployees. Bargaining sessions began last October after the unions won a national representation election in June. . -V'.i 0 0 >1 <4 K u. Id The grim picture that the country's seri­ ous unemployment problem presents today is old-hat by now, and it's dull stuflE at best. "A couple of million"' workers drawing no pay, a few million on part-time wages, new people coming into the labor market at a fast rate—these are the stark facts that stat­ isticians chart month after month by mov­ ing a few decimal points back and forth. A situation like this is dramatic enough in a mill town where almost nobody is work­ ing, everybody is on credit and the foreclosures-are piling up on people's homes and property, as is the case in many communi­ ties. Still, it doesn't have the same punch for most Americans who are working, living well and able to buy or borrow to get most of the things they need. The fact that there are 5 million workers out of work today, and that there's a pile-up of consumer goods is due to many factors. Automated plants, job-cutting schemes gen­ erally, plus pure and simple management inefficiency in many industries spells over­ production, under-consumption, as well as unemployment. A good standard of living is available for everybody in America, despite this problem. It already exists for most Americans—those not on unemployment, relief, using up their savings, if any, and large groups who are working but who view a $1.25 minimum hourly wage as something still out of their grasp. This is the real "labor problem" in Amer­ ica. It can be expected that the economists will someday come up with a formula that will show the delicate balance necessary to keep everybody working and in a position to pur­ chase the fruits of their labors. The free enterprise system can solve this dilemma, as it has many others. What's needed now, however, is an end to discussion and limitless debate on an issue that can't wait out the "perfect" solution— if such exists. The tax cut program advocated by the AFL-CIO and the program proposed by the Administration together, offer a chance to .-J-t it-v •.•sau.wju.-.rf.j.—i-'-uu.- v> get things moving again for 1 of every 10 Americans, figuring the unemployed, parttime employed and, their families. The squeeze play our national economy finds it­ self in right now requires action—bold and immediate—in the interests of every Ameri­ can. The Rank-And-File Whatever other lessons came out of the now-ended New York newspaper strike and lockout situation, one item really stands out. Union officials, too-frequently labelled as "power-hungry" and "dictators," or worse, are the elected instruments of the rank-andfile membership in any union. First of all, the fact that the Big City was without most of its major newspapers for 114 days was largely due to the lockout of workers on five papers after the pi;;inters union struck four others. Then, as subsequent disputes developed and contracts for other printing trades unions ran out, local union negotiators — and, by implication, every union official across the land—really became the "bad guys." Certainly no one in the labor movement was surprised at this result. What the commentators didn't figure on, however, was the simple truth that the union official is still only a link in a chain that is forged by the membership. This may sound corny, but it's true all the same. And when members of two of the striking unions voted down recommendations of their negotiators by rejecting the original settle­ ment proposals, theiat was really in the fire. All this "nonsence" about majority rule and "action by the membership" was really going too far, the onlookers said. Though neither side — labor or manage­ ment—in the newspaper beef is completely happy with the settlements finally reached, this is inevitable under our democratic col­ lective bargaining system, and will resolve itself in time. What really stands out is the point so clearly made on the floor of union member­ ship meetings by the striking unions:— Whatever its faults, democracy rules. �Mmrn % toe fc" ifcm. '• The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $18,000 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficial card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates): Jose Rosa, 69: A gall bladder condition was the cause of Brother Rosa's death on December 5,1962, at Warren Cand­ ler Hospital, Sa­ vannah, Ga. After joining the SIU in 1938, he sailed in the engine de­ partment until he went on pension in 1959. A friend, J. Hunt, of Savannah, survives. • Burial was at Holy Cross Ceme­ tery, Savannah. Total benefits: $1,000. 4» i" Robert H. Kline, 37: Accidental injuries were fatal to Brother Kline in Matadi, Republic of the Congo, on De­ cember 2, 1962. Sailing with the SIU since 1947, he shipped in the deck department. His brother, Thomas Kline, of Columbia, South Carolina, survives. Burial was in Matadi. Total benefits: $4,000. Charley R.. Steers, 63: A throat ailment was fatal to Brother Steers on Decemb^ 13, }962 at the USPHS hospital. New Orleans, La. Sailing in the en­ gine department, he joined . the SIU in 1938. Sur­ viving is his wife, Ellen Steers, of Mobile. Ala. Burial was at Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Total benefits: $4,000. $1 Carl P. Saylors, 46: Brother Saylors died at sea of pneumonia > while aboard the SS Afoundria on January 29, 1963. An SIU member since 1957, he had sailed in the steward depart­ ment. His sister, Mrs. Mabel S. Neeley, ^of Fort Mill, South Caro­ lina, survives. Burial was at Unity Cemetery in Fort Mill. Total bene­ fits: $4,000. Welfare $s Are Good Medicine Wo can't say the weekly SIU hospital benefits they received are the reason these Seafarers made quick recoveries at the Staten Island USPHS hospital, but the money cer­ tainly helped ease their minds of financial worries. Though both are out now, Julian Wilson, AB (above), off the Transqiobe, is shown receiving his week­ ly benefit from SIU Patrol­ man Lou lovino, while Fred Peterson, ex-Steel King electrician, counts out his cash benefits. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $2,600 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $325 in bonds: Lori Ann Kerrigan, bom January 15, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Kerrigan, Galena Park, Texas. 4 i Si Victor Sierra, bom January 23, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emilio V. Sierra, Vallejo, Calif. i i 4i Dean Aptln Rogers, bom No­ vember 20', 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. James S. Rogers, Baltimore, John C. Jackson, 36: A heart ail­ Md. t 3i 4" ment caused Brother Jackson's Thomas Brancocclo, born Feb­ death at the Staten Island, NY, ruary 28, 1963, to Seafarer and USPHS hospital Mrs. Dominick Brancoccio, Brook­ on January 9, lyn, NY. 4 4 4 1963. Sailing in Michael Burke, born February the steward department, he 26, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ joined the SIU liam D. Burke, Brooklyn, NY. in 1948. No next 4 4 4 Johanna Theresa Freeman, born of Icin was desig­ nated. Burial was February 9, 1963, to Seafarer and at Mt, Olivet Cemetery, St. Jo­ Mrs. Stanley Freeman, Houston, Texas. seph, Mo. Total benefits: $1,000. ^ Frank F. Braun, 65: Brother Braun died of natural causes at City Hospital, Queens, NYj on February 7, 1963. Signing on with the SIU in 1952, he Jiad sailed in the engine de­ partment. A daughter, Mrs. Patricia ' Felter, of Jackson Heights, NY, survives. Burial was at^Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Total benefits: $4,000. 4 4 4 Frank Vivero, born March 5, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Vivero, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Vanessa Greaney, bom January 23, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Greaney, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Michele Warhola, born January 12, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Warhola, Middle Village, NY. 4 4 4 Roy Joseph Milltar, bom Feb­ ruary 24, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dioscoro B. Milltar, San Francisco, Calif. Father Receives Son's Sill Benefit Tracy Stafford (left), father of Seafarer Raymond Stafford, who died in an accident aboard the Afoundria (Waterman) in December on a Mediterranean voyage, re­ ceives $4,000 SIU death benefit from SIU Rep. Pete Drewes at the Detroit hall. Regina Arleen Byrd, born Feb­ ruary 25, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Morris Byrd, Prichard, Ala. 4 4. 4 Leslie Gloria Krawczyhskl, born August 24, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanley Krawczynski, Heidel­ berg, Pa. 4 4 4 Gabriella - Gretchen Shapiro, born Febraary 2, 1983, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bernard Shapiro, Brook­ lyn, NY. Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to tHsit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the country: USPHS HOSPITAI. NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Gene Turney Bacon Elyah Piatt Charles Haker Rudolph Folettt Vernon Battiste Harold Posey' Jacob Beukelaar Robert Bay Herman Carson John Redding Clarence CoUins William Roberts Enrique Constantino Calvin Rome George Rouse Joseph CueUes Aubry Sargent Thurstdn Dingier Harry Emmett Bernard Shepherd William Simmon James Faircloth Natale Favalora WUbur Sorenson Eugene Gallaspy Clement Stann Francis Stirk, Jr. Frank Halem Adolph Swenson Howard Herring Jack Syms Sidney Irby Luclen Tberlot Walter Johnson Thomas Tlghe Leonard Kay Robert Trlppe Alford Keenum Joseph Vanacor Steve Kolina Raymond Vaughan George LaFleur Harold Laumann William Wade Percy Libby Floyd Walker Phillip Machling James Walker Anthony MaxweU Ronny Watts John McCaslin S. L. Wfaittington Arnold Midgett Roland Wilcox Christ Williams Rosindi Mora James Hoyles James WlUiams James Oehlenslager Norman McDanlel Billy Orbach Edward Nelson Troy Fardue USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND WUliam Belfield James Webb Gorham Bowdre Calvin WUUams Edmond Brett Jose Alvarado Jacob Bryan Charles Bower Charles Burns Edward Boyd Edward Burton Isham Beard Arthur Cox Frank Cuellar Austin Daniels Lawrence Ellison Henry Davis Pedro Escobar Gorman Glaze Michael Eschenko Vincent Grima Marcel Frayle, Jr. Ollie Hargrove Clayton Frost Robert High Vernln Keene Warren Lewis !^ent Hidalgo Re: George Lowe Arnold Kunnapas John McDaniels Leonard Martin Robert Machlinskl Eddie Markin Salvatore Messina Robert Nielson WiUiam Rollins Clarence Nyberg Louis Rosenthal M. Oswald Richard Schwartz Knule Olsen Walter Sikorski John Rawza WiUiam Sprole Emanuel Vatis George Woolsey Timothy SuUivan Stanley Vernuz John Wynn Clyde Ward USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Adelbert Arnold Frank GaUich Richard Asmont Kwing Gee Chris Astyfidir Robert Goodwin John Barone •Walter Grohulskl John Burke Solo Leplsto Servando Canales WUliam Logan Louis Cevette John MUos Estuardo Cueuca James Murphy Fernando Dacanay Metro Palubniak George Daniels Fred Peterson Rulof DeFretos George Pilaras Juan Diaz Thomas Pilkington Adrian Duracher Joseph Raymond Marion Edge Floro Regalado Willie Edwards Harry Singleton Anthony Ferrara Edgar Smith Joseph Smith Harry White WiUiam Smothers WUliam White Lee Summers WiUiam Wirtanen Richard wendeu Ching You USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA WiUiam Mason Robert Atherton Grady Carter Francis O'Malley Fiem Clay WUUam Pierce Luclen Drew August Princen Patsy Frango Clarence Robinson Harry Hayman Fonnle Rogers Oscar HoKon Elbert Solomon Harvey King Wiley StrickUn _ USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Clifford Kent John Epperson .John MiUer Richard Johnson LesUe Slgler Victor Gonzalez Manuel SUva L. A. Baxter 'Jack O'Steen I. Damico USPHS HOSPITAL • SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Louis Bernier John Misakian C. KeUeher Edw. Wiedenhoeft RusseU McLeod Angel Ortiz USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Paul Arthofer 'Javinal Fernandez Edward Atkins Arthur Caruso Harry Baum Frank Foster James Barrett LouU Hva Albert Canter Viggo Sorenson USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Lawrence CampbeU Angela Folates Edw. Cozosnowskl Charles Robinson Robert Davis USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Warren Alderman Leonard Higgans Gerald Algernon Thomas Lehay Robert Banister Arthur Madsen Benjamin Deibler Max Olson Alie Gordon Charles Slater WilUe Young Joseph Gross USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Claude Doyal William Hampel SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez WUUam Kenny Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Thomas Manion USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC WiUiam Thomson EVERY MONTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �Iftf SEAPAniSRS roni the Ships at Sea The gang on the Tamara Guilden (Transport Commer­ cial) is .mighty proud of their vessel, according to ship's meeting chairman Thomas Markham, who reported to the LOG that the guys are call--*ing her the "Queen of the Dirt Boats." Markham extolls 'Sea Life' — By Jim Mates her virtues as follows: She is airconditio""'!, with individual auarters for all. There are movies every night and the gang has a recreation room with games and ping Twng for everyone. As the largest Diesel under the American flag, she carries 22,000 tons of bulk up forward and develops 9,800 horses aft. Last but not least, the crew has TV to fill out those hours when everything else fails to keep them amused. To hear Markham tell it, the "Queen of the Dirt Boats" reigns supreme with her crew. 4 4 i 4" The galley stove is giving the men on the Mankato Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) a hard time and it seems there's nothing to be done about it. Meeting chairman W. Cameron reports that lately all the ports and doorjg have to be kept open to provide a draft for the range because if they are closed, the range backfires and covers the The gang on the Steel Recorder (Isthmian) is so pleased with the chow served^ up by chief cook John Witchen that they asked the LOG to help them express their appreci­ ation. Witchen has been a chef on many passenger ships and his cooking is tops, his shipmates all agree. LA SALLI (Waterman), Awf. II— Chairman, B. KaimerskI; Sacratary, R. Morrow. AU repairs that could be done at aea have been completed. Captain has been cooperative through­ out the trip. No beefs' or complaints. $11.41 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job weU done. MOBILE (Sac-Land), Aug. U—Chair­ man, C. Maziikr Secraiary, &. Ruiiur. J. Garrison was elected ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported. Motion that department heads and key men should be responsible for anything missing since they maintain keys. Suggestion that more beef be served. DEL NORTE (Delta), Aug. 14—Chair­ man, Roy Thomas; Secretary, Joseph Corofinkis. Duke Duet elected to serve «« now •hip's deieeate. ship's fund. S1()3.95 in No beefs reported. Page TbirteeaLong elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to resigning delegate for Job well done. Request made that company purchase stores in Hawaii instead of Singapore. Vote of thanks to radio operator for getting news to crew. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Sarvica), Sept. 10—Chairman, W. Mor­ ris; Sycratary, J. Thompson. No beefs iepu.Ud-. #3.42 Is :hi?'s fuad. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), Oct. 5—Chairman, J. W. Canard; Sacratary, J. W. Piccu. Suggestion made that ship's delegate contact New York about draws in bunker ports. Crew should help keep lower passage­ way clean. Vote of thanks given to steward department for Job well done. ST. CHRISTOPHER (Oiga Konow), Oct. )—Chairman, Jack Konnady; Soc- LUCiLE BLOOMFIELD (Bioomflsid), Aug. 1*—Chairman, L. Curry; Sacra­ tary, Larry Santa Ana. Ship's dele­ gate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly with no t>eefs. $1.51 in ship's fund. 'O key, Gcombooskie, enough of the stiii life. Now let's see you put a lit­ tle life into this chipper!" whole galley (including the food) with soot. They've tried every­ thing they can think of to fix it with no success. Things are as drafty as a wind tunnel aboard the Mankato. 4 4^ t A vote of thanks was offered by the gang on the Santore (Marven Steamship) for the way new stores were put aboard the vessel under the SIU Food Plan. Ship's dele­ gate Louis £. Meyers lauded the quick action taken on the West Coast after'' a beef that the ship wasn't carrying the stores re­ quired. The ship did not sail until the proper stores werp all aboard so that the feeding would be up to style while at sea. STEEL VOYAGER (isthmian), Sept. $ —Chairman, H. Orlando; Sacratary, T. Briggs. Minor beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. $12 in ship's fund. Steward requested all hands to turn In aU cots and extra-linen. ratary, Z. A. Markris. Jack Kennedy was elected as ship's delegate. No launch service. Crew restricted to ship in Bahamas. Department dele­ gates reported everything running smoothly. VENORE (Ore), Sept. $—Chairman, H. Lahym; Secretary, Waiter Karzewaki. No beefs reported. Request to have first aid kit inspected in engine room. Abe Rosen was elected ship's delegate. STEEL SEAFARER (isthmian), Dec. 2—Chairman, A. Odsai; Secretary, J. O'Donneii. Ship's delegate reported no major beefs and will see patrolman about water condition. Motion to furnish a baggage room in all hails and to have a time Umit of ninety days for gear storage. Suggestion to eliminate travelers checks and give American currency at- foreign ports. Crew asked to donate to ship's fund at payoff. Tentative saiUng time not satisfactory to crew. COASTAL CRUSADER ItSI (Suwan­ nee), Sept. 2—Chairman, Kenny Ster­ ner; Secretary, Joa Macedonia. $27.14 in ship's fund and $117 in orphanage fund. Ship has very good record. No beefs reported. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 21—Chairman, E. Barnhiii; Sec­ retary, C. L. Moody. Two men were left in hospital at Istanbul. No beefs reported by department delegates. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Sept. 2—Chairman, James McRae; Secretary, Johnny P. Baiiday. Two men missed ship in New Orleans. All repairs com-, pleted and everything running smooth­ ly. $17.45 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. MONTiCELLO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sept. 2—Chairman, R. D. Schwarz; Secretary, A. P. Caiderari. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Two men missed ship in Hawaii. Ship's delegate Hager resigned. Jack ELiE V (Ocean Cargoes), Dec. 3 — Chairman, H. W. Miller; Secretary, C. W. Capac. Discussed OT and Iqdging dispute. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. No beefs reported. DEL VALLE (Delta), Aug. 24—Chair­ man, Lee Snodgrass; Secretary, O. H. Manifold. E. L. Odora wag elected to serve as ship's delegate. One man missed ship on sailing day. No beefs reported. Delegate to see chief engi­ neer regarding blowers to be fixed in mess halls, rooms and other spaces in order to get some circulation for midships house. KEVA IDEAL (Keva), Nov. 9—Chair­ man, Jamas Faircioth; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. $18.25 in ship's find. Letter to guard against cable and moor­ that the hood on his car had been ing line whiplash. pried open and a lot of items stolen. Ship's delegate T. C. Deale 4 4> 4 After one of the coiaest winters reports that Kritzler didn't find to hit the United States in years, time to play a game with the in­ the crew on the Penn Trader surance agent, but he will prob­ ably-appoint the guy "insurance champ" if he gets back some dough 4" 4" t to cover his car losses. At a recent ship's meeting. Sea­ 4 4 4> farers on the Choctaw (Waterman) A search is underway by the got a few beefs off their chests crew of the Mobile (Sea-Land) to about missing shore leave in for­ find an answer to the problem of eign ports. It seems that after transportation in Puerto -Nuevo, they stopped in one foreign port PR, and in Port Elizabethport, NJ. not long ago, the captain received Getting to town in these ports has letters from immigration and cus­ been proving very difficult and toms officials that they were un­ Emerson Kritzler expensive. The crew feels some­ able to clear the ship for shore thing should be done to eliminate passes due to rough weather. A (Penn Transport) is gloating over quick look over the side, however, their trip down to South America this hardship, meeting secretary showed lots of small craft and while everybody got frost bite up S. M. Zimmer reports. 4 4 4' work gangs who were able to use north. The South American trip The crew of the Beauregard the local waters with no trouble kept the Trader warm all winter whatsoever, writes Malcolm M. long, ship's delegate Stephen Em­ (Sea-Land) earned the thanks of shipmate B. Pappos, OS. .In a Cross, ship's delegate. erson reports with glee. communication to the LOG, Pap­ ^4" 4< 4" 4 4 4* Safety aboard the Pennmar (CalThe highly-acclaimed "checker pos expresses his thanks for their mar) got a boost from ship's dele­ champ" of the New Jersey (Sea- many kindnesses after the death gate Pat Conley who gave a talk train), Seafarer Fred B. Kritzler, ot his mother recently. 4 4" 4" on safety precautions at a recent found that a guy may be a loser The Robin Kirk (Robin Line) safety meeting. Among other sub­ at the same time he's champ. After jects, he discussed using proper winning his title on the New Jer­ crewmen are -working on eliminat­ ladders, goggles, walking on deck sey's last trip, Kritzler stepped off ing the problem of a shortage of loads, oily and icy decks, and how the dock in New Orleans to find stores which has hit the ship. GUY UGRT MIS SMORTS iN TUB ¥YASHING MACMlNB... to be sent to headquarters regarding non-deUvery of LOGs and communieatlons. Crew is not getting answers to mall sent to headquarters. Dec. 15—Chairman, James Faircioth; Sacratary, R. V. Ceiling. $23.33 in ship's fund. B. G. Williams was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion to send a letter of thanks to the editor of the LOG for sending LOGs to the ship. Crew asked to turn in aU dirty linen. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 4—Chairman, John Urzan; Secre­ tary, .Frank Alien. $59.67 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Cooperation requested in keeping library and pantry clean. TWIN FALLS VICTORY (Suwannee), Nov. 5—Chairman, J. Nayior; Secre­ tary, H. T. Larson. Ship's delegate had to leave aljip at Aaccr.sior, Inland. $97 in ship's fund. Few hours dis­ puted OT to be settled by boarding patrolman. J. N. DuBose elected to serve as new ship's delegate. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Winchester), Nov. 4—Chairman, C. Quinnt; Secre­ tary, E. Miliar. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running, smoothly. DEL MUNDO (Delta), Aug. $ — Chairman, Jack W. Craft; Sacratary, C. Jensen. $6.20 in ship's fund. AU hands asked to try and cooperate in keeping natives out of house. No beefs reported. . * SIU crewmembers on the Penn Exporter^Penn Export) offer a tip for Seafarers stopping at Freeport, Texas, and suggest they have the engine delegate check all fresh water taken aboard there. Seems the Explorer took on fresh water in Freeport that turned out to be pretty salty when it had to be used. This helpful hint was passed along by ship's delegate M. J. WelU. LOG S2 GiLkC WITM PfNK.VOrrS, ,. MBY You TRANSBAY (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 9—Chairman, Robert Myers; Secretary, Charley W. LiHie. Steward requests that crew return cots to their rooms. Vote of thanks given to steward department for Job well done. JOHN C (Alianlic Carriers), Sept. 23—Chairman, W. W. Van Dyke; Sec­ retary, Floyd McGrath. No beefs re­ ported. Only complaint is that ship is infested with rats and roaches. This will have to be taken care of in the US. DEL MAR (Delta), Sept. 30—Chair­ man, Clyde Miller; Secretary, L. Bianchard. Ship's delegate reported that two days' lodging can be col­ lected from company office. Red Cobbs was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), Sept. 22—Chairman, J. B. Davis; Sec­ retary, Jimmy Masscr. Motion to form committee who should contact headquarters regarding OT checks, and also requesting information on ship's status. Motion made to have ship's delegate contact Captain about gangway watch and the hiring of civilian watchmen. Deck department complaining about Mate not relieving gangway watch. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), Oct. 1—Chairman,. John J. Reinosa; Secre­ tary, Gaorga D. Finkiea. Crew re­ minded that performing aboard ship would not be tolerated. Domenic DiSel was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. First Born Seafarer Bill Cronan and his wife Rosalind are the proud parents of John M. Cronan II, born November 2,-1962. John is the Cronan's first child. They make their home in Philadelphia. Stores were taken aboard for 75 days, they report, but the trip has already lasted over 90 days. A vote of thanks was given to the cooks and the baker for the fine quality of the chow in spite of the .shortages. -"POMV vj �AvTr • • -,t.y-rrKr 1 Par* Fonrfoea SEAFARERS LOG LOG-A-RHYTHM: Toast Kenmar Deck Ceremony Marks Shipmate's Loss By Alex Breede Let'm drink a toast for lasting friendship. For lasting friendship evermore. Drink to those who are not amongst us. To those on the far-away shores. Let's toast to the men who sail stalwart ships. On their homecoming frdm distant trips; Drink to the storm-bound waves at play. To the evening tide, and the end of day. Toast the spears of rain and arrows of snow. To the watch on deck and the Members of the Fonwood (Waterman) crew who manned watch belowlifeboat to transfer Seafarer Charles Starling to Army Let's drink a toast for a change of transport General Patch were (kneeling, l-r) C. Vassilior, weather. W. C. LIzotte, ABs; R. G. Garay, BR; Thor Lovass, OS; rear, SIU shipmates of Seafarer John C. Leffler, who was lost For strong men will always drink Joseph Garcia, AB; H. E. Arlinghaus, bosun; E. Alcorn, chief at sea, were photographed on the deck of the Kenmar together. mate; E. Zayas, OS; C. Mogeria, AB; Johnnie Hoggie, (Calmarj after observing a minute of silence near the spot Drink a toast to the tempest dread. baker; C. Donolson, AB. where Loffler was lost. Engine delegate Vincent Cipriano To the sprays that wash the sent in the photo. figurehead. Let's drink a toast to the mystic A moment of silence for a departed brother was observed night. aboard the Kenmar (Calmar) on December 8, 1962 in mem­ And to the forest dark. ory of Seafarer John C. Loffler, FWT, who was lost at sea Toast to the Aurora in the about 1,000 miles south of* morning. The gang on the Fanwood (Waterman) reports a rough And to the song of the lark. noticed, engine delegate- Vincent voyage back from Europe recently that included heavy seas Let's drink to the dancing girls in Long Beach, Caliroriiia. CipNano notified the LOG, when His shipmates gathered on Loffler-failed to turn to for his all the way, hurricane force winds, and the death of a ship­ gaiety. deck to pay last respects to Loffler, regular 8-12 watch after being mate, Seafarer Charles Star-"*And to the classic diety. who disappeared on the previous called. A day-long search failed to ling. Crewmembers heard by radio To the memories that last. day, December 7, while the vessel In a communication to the several days later that Starling Toast to the ancient ships of the was enroute from Baltimore to turn up any trace of him aboard the vessel or in LOG, crewmembers H. E. Arling­ passed away aboard the Patch, and past. Long Beach. All hands not re­ nearby waters, haus, bosun; J. Garcia, AB, and asked the LOG to help them ex­ To the sabre and the heather; quired on watch were present for and he was listed Johnnie Hoggie, baker, reported press their deepest sympathy to For strong men will drink the ceremony. as missing. the death of Starling, the Fan- Starling's wife and newl^rn son Loffler's disappearance was first together. In the best tra­ wood's third cook, shortly after he whom he never got to see. dition of union was transferred in heavy seas to They also want to express their seamen, his ship­ the army transport General Patch. appreciation to Capt. Stranage All my husband and I can do Wife Lauds SIU mates made a col­ The transport was on her way to and the officers of the Fanwood is express our appreciation and lection to be for­ Germany. gratitude and teach our son who did all they possibly could to For Hospital $s warded to LofWilliam to always remember To the Editor: Starling was save Starling's life, from taking ler's wife, Vir­ care of him daily after he was what the SIU has done for us A short time ago I wrote to taken ili on Loffler ginia, who lives the SIU Welfare Plan of the and, God willing, when he is a February 24, taken sick, to ordering and ex­ in Grafton, West Virginia. Loffler, necessity of an operation for man, to do something for the when he was un­ ecuting the hazardous, night-time 36, joined the Union at New York myself. At that time it was my truly-benevolent union of his able to turn to. transfer in heavy seas. Starling, who was 36, was a in 1948. He was a native of Waukebelief, and my doctor's also, father's seafaring days that has As he grew native of Georgia who made his gan. Illinois. that it would involve minor twice helped his parents over steadily worse, it His shipmates also expressed was. decided that home in New York. He joined the | surgery .and a po.s.sible hospital. rough spots in life's way. I was in the hospital over 10 thanks to the skipper and officers stay of about 48 hours. h e needed im­ SIU in 1955 and sailed in the Even so my husband, who is days and the issue was more for the search effort after Loffler mediate medical steward department. serious than I like to think. But himself ailing, and I knew we'd was missed from the ship. attention and the Starling feel the cost of present hospital my doctor saved me and a good captain radioed friend took me to her country Sign Name On the nearest ship with a doctor home to recuperate faster. aboard, which turned out to be the LOG Letters In my heart is such gratitude General Patch. The Fanwood met For obvious reasons the LOG to God for giving me back my the' transport on the night of cannot print any letters or life, which I dedicate anew to March 9. other communications sent in : '1 caring for ray ailing husband Tricky Transfer and to our son. I am grateful to The transfer was a tricky one at by Seafarers unless the author my doctor and the SIU. God night and in rough seas, but the signs his name. Unsigned -AH letters to the Editor for bless you, everyone. SIU crew that manned the life­ anonymous letters will only up in the waste-basket. publication in the SEAFARERS Helena Morejon boat made it without incident. It Ifwindcircumstances justify, the LOG must be signed by the ^ took less than an hour to get Star­ LOG will withhold a signature writer. Names will be withheld ling aboard the transport and to on Offers Thanks request. upon request. return to the Fanwood. Fanwood Crewman Dies Despite Transfer At Sea — for SIU MEMBERS! For St. Patrick's Day Sea veteran Carl Martenson, whose hobby is carving and painting the ships of the past, took time out last month to do this plaque in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The plaque, v^hich was carved from wood and then painted, depicts the flags of the US and Ireland to symbolize the friendship be­ tween the two countries. Mar­ tenson started sailing with the old AFL seamen's union on the Atlantic Coast in 1905, and his experience includes many trips 'round Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope on tall sailing vessels. rates and doctors' fees, so we applied to the Welfare Plan, hardly daring to hope for help because we had already re­ ceived a great deal of help fronr the Plan last year in Miami. At that time the SIU came forward promptly and generously for Mr. Morejon's serious opera­ tion. ' But again, your kindness quite overwhelmed us. When the telegram came to the Hotel Dieu where we were staying it took a great load off our minds. We were already considering how we could possibly rais^ the necessary cash. Our resources are so modest, our little home heavily mortgaged, and we have an 11-year-old son to care for. So again, as so many others have done, I say God bless the SIU, both officers and members. The "fellowship of the sea" is truly a marvel to me. It has blessed my life twice now and I can never forget it. For SIU Assist To the Editor: I would like to say thanks to the SIU at this time for the many benefits received in the past while in the hospital, and also the benefits received in years past for our two children. These kindnesses are deeply appreciated. To all of you who were so interested In the welfare of my family in the past, I would like to pass on some good news about our family. We are now the proud grand­ parents of Patricia Ann Easterling, born March 18 at Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Easterling, and only a few weeks ago, on February 26, William Richard Wilkerson, Jr., was born to my husband's stepson. Airman Ic and Mrs. WiUiam R. Wilkerson, at Everett, Wash. We're so glad to give you some good' news from all of us here in Pearl River. > Mrs. William E. SwiUey NPBV IN SEAGEAK ANPSMO«eWEARTOASOUW/ESIERAIXATSRECIAU seAcwKr PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR f SEA GEAR SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR �SEAFARERS rate Fifteen LOG Sthedule Of SW SIU membersfaip meetings are held regularly once a montti on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be eXtused should request permission by tel^am (be sure to Include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be; New Tork April 8 D^oit April 12 ndladelphia April 9 Honston April IS Baltimore April 10 New Orleans ....^..April 16 MobUe April 17 FIMMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution-of ths SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Laksa and Inland Waters Diatrict aaksa apacific provision for safaguarding tha nanbership's mohaj and Union finances. Tha constitution requires a detailed CPA audit evary thres nonths by a ratdc and file auditing coMittee elected by tha MIberahip. .All Onion racords are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Should any nsaber, for any raason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ spect theee records, notify SIU President Paul Ball by certified eall, return receipt requested. III - West Coost SIU Meetings mm SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Jun^ I8C3, for llis monthly infcrmaticsal meetings tar be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from wAnington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac> cord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco onWednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows:. Seattle San Francisco Wilmington April 19 April 17 April 15 May 24 . May 22 May 20 June 19 June 21 Jnne 17 Si .qwTPpiHG RIGHTS, tour shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the Utalon and the ehlpownera. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Utalon halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your flip­ ping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified nail, return receipt requested. The proper addziess for -this is: Max Harrison, Chaiiman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place,.Suite I63O, New York h, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Co's Push 'Fitness' Scheme (Continued from Page 2) quently more than one for the same individual arising out of one Incident. An "accident report" to­ day on John Doe may be amend­ ed to an "illness report" tomor­ row, but both go into the count separately. If Doe has his hand swabbed with- antiseptic by the mate twice in the same week, it goes into the book very often as two separate events—^it's fielder's choice on whether it's one "acci­ dent" and one "illness" , or two of one or the other in MIB rec­ ords. The Bureau's records are also based 0n total merchant marine jobs, not seamen, there naturally being a vast difference between the two. Job turnover, rules in some unions restricting the amount of time seamen can sail because of the declining number of jobs, and other factors — vacations, deaths, retirements, dropouts and new en­ trants are normal in the industry. MIB says there . were some 43,000 accident and illness "reports" in 1962, as against 48,000 jobscompared to 41,000 "reports" in 1951 covering 86,000 jobs, a 1951 ratio of 47.5 percent. Actually, then, the difference between the 1962 and 1951 ratl.0 is not as significa-it iis it. seems, particularly as the shipping com­ panies today report every band-aid case, sore throat and runny nose just as regularly to the MIB as more serious happenings. Marine Index even points out in its 1962 report that the serious incidents continue to decline — thanks to union and company safety pro­ grams, such as the SIU has had with its operators since 1956. The SIU safety program, in combination with the use of medi­ cal centers, since 1957 for regular check-ups of seamen and to detect symptoms of serious illness be­ fore they become disabling, has ob­ viously coniributed heavily to this result. Yet many major companies con­ tinue to cite the discredited Marine Index figures — hoping to spark new ^ongre^ional and Coast Guard action against seamen. At the same time, management still resists setting up health and safety programs jointly with the unions representing the seamen on their ships, since this would rob them of a handy issue. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard • ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and ,ln the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. wg EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAF.UIERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally_ refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its .collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 19G0 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board whicli consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ra)d<s, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 723 0003 SEATTLE^. 2505 1st Ave Ted Babkowskl. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jell (Hllette.' 4gent 220-2788 WILMINGTON Calif 505 N Marine Ave G«orge McCartney. Agent TErminal 4-252^ i RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership haa reaffirmed the long-standing Union' policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. 4 4 Viki ':kkk iSSfgi- ill iiiamit. ggSiSiSfi sWSi! EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employineat and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts whicU the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. 4 Thomas J. Brandy Your mother, Mrs. T. J. Poston, 1224 East 55 Street., Savannah, Ga., asks you to contact her as soon as you can. 4 iliil WfiisS Wi" m Wsm 'Miik 4" Claude W. Pritchett Get in touch with your family in Alberta, Va., as soon as pos­ sible. 4 Sim imm CONSTITUTIONAL RIGlTrS AND (ai.IOATKWS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARQIS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to Taailiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. Monte Fila Contact Ed Piela, 43 Mt. Pleas­ ant Ave., Wallington, NJ, or phone him at GEneva 8-3658 regarding your intentions, so he can decide what to do. J" iSSfSiS. PAYMEirr OF MmilES. "No monies'are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in-the event' anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and'ls'given an ofiicial receipt, but Xeels tliat ht. chsuld not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. Lakes & inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU gXECtJTIVE VirE-PRERIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey William* A1 Tanner Robert Matthew* SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BAUriMDRE . . 1216 E. Baltimore St Hex Dickey, Asent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St Joho Fay. Asent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W JeUerson Ave. -VInewood 3-474J HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON S804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 6-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE.-. Jax William MiTrris, Agent El.gln 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W Flagler St. Ben Qonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence .St tnuis Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .... 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent .. ,TeI 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK..... 416 Colley Ave ilordoD Spencer. Acting' Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCtJ .... 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 B. B. McAuIey, West Coast Rep. SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Miiii ThuSf FuKue. All iruAt funds cf ths SIU Onlf, T,*1»s and Inland Vatera Olatrict are adalnlstered in accordance with the provialons of various trust fund agreaaents. All these sgreeMnts specify that the trusteee in charge of theso funds shall consist oquqlly of union and nanagenent representetivoB and their alternates. All expenditures and diaburseaente of trust funds are aade only igpon approval by a aajority of the trustees. All trust fimd financial records are available at the headquarters of the verloue trust funds. If, at any tlao, you are denied Inforaatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU lipadquarters by certified aail, retOT receipt requested. — 4 Rachel Mangina would like to express deep appreciation to Santore Gross. Duke. Snow and Fritz Bantz, all of Baltimore, for their past assistance and help regarding call 437-.2615 in Long Beach, as Henry T. Buckner. this is on an urgent matter. 4 4 4 Raymond Jesse Boiling Ex-SS Sword Knot The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts since voyage in 1959 is asked to contact Mrs; C. A. Popowe at 2070 Monitor Ave., Long .Beach, Calif., or to 4 4 4 — — —'' — —• eral, 515 Madison Ave., New York Arno (Boots) Feura 22, NY, which- has had an inquiry Get in touch with me as soon about him from his wife, Mrs. as possible. C. M. G. Poss. Marina Guerrero of Gijon, Spain. Gordon G, Ray t 4 .4 • 4 4 4 You are asked to get in touch Jose Ferenc .Ferenc with Charles C. Castles, attorney, Bob Schafer 1013 Continental Building, Hous­ The above-named or anyone Get in touch with Pat Driscoii, ton 2. Texas, telephone CApitol 5- knowing his whereabouts is asked USPHS . Hospital,. Staten Is­ 1824, at your earliest convenience. to contact the Spanish Consul Gen­ land, NY. �OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIOW,» ATl^WTIC, OUIF, IAKE3 AND INUND WATtRS DISTRICT » *FL»CIO ' -Jil Sea Safety Paef Still Adrift LONDON—An outgrowth of the collision of the passenger liners Andrea Doria and Stockholm off the Massachusetts coast seven years ago, a new international set of rules on safety at sea was recently accepted by the Greek government, but is still not in force throughout the world. of shipping, must accept the con­ United Nations agency, has ex­ Ratified by the US Senate vention before It can be enforced. pressed concern over the slow last year by a 74-0 vote, the Although delegations from 55 rate of acceptance to date. At the agreement known as the Inter­ national Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea was signed at a world maritime safety conference here three years ago. Four more countries, including two each hav­ ing no less than one million tons natibns attended the conference, only 15 have so far accepted anticollision rules that stemmed from it. The Maritime Safety Committee of the Inter-Govemmental Mari­ time Consultative Organization, a $4/500 In 'Money Due' For Delta Seafarers NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers who shipped with Delta Lines up through the end of 1962 have a total of $4,542.95 coming to them as unclaimed wages in amounts ranging from 73 cents up to $108.20. The list below covering over 500 Seafarers shows that many are in the $15 to $60 dollar range. Only three have money due of less than one dollar. Those named on the money due list should write dlrectiy to Delta Steamhip Lines for the amount due, giving their name. Social Security number and a forwarding address. The company's address is 1300 Hibernia Bank Building, Post Office Box 50250, New Orleans 50, La. Achee. Edward P. Adams, James J. Airebala. Sergio H. Albright. Robert Alford, VirgU S. AUen, James L. Alves. Fernando H. Anderegg. Frederick T. Anderson, Ervin W. Anderson, Frank, Jr. Anderson, George P. Arch, Joseph G. Archia, David C. Argis, Cornie Armando, Michael Atherton, John G. Ballard, Herbert J. Hamster. Robert Z. Bankston, Jerry M. Barber, Wiiiiam B. Bartiett, Norris A. Baspard, Jerome' J. Bcasiey, James S. Bechnell, Benjamin E. Benedict. John Benenate. Nathan J. Bennet, Charles Bennett. Rodney L. Bennett, Clara B. Bernard, George H. Bernard, Julio C. Bicnel, Harry P., Jr. Biehl, James~ Blayiock, John F. Bobo. Tony C. Balling, Wm. O. Bonura, Victor T. Bordelon, Michael M. Bouchard, Thomas W. Bourgeois, Wm. C. B. Bourgeois, Octave S. Boyd, Larry J. Boyette, Doyle H. Bozeman, Royce D. Bradley, Erwin Bradley, James R. Bradly, Erwin Brady, Eddie B. Braggs, Willie Branman, Earl J. Breaux, Charles P. Brewer. Jack Briant, Louis P., Jr. Briehof. R. A. Broussard, Leo Brown, Grady K. Brown, Leon C. Brunson, Lyies D. Buissen, Louis J. Bunthoff, Wiiburt .T. Burleson. George E. Burton, Edward C. Butler, Robert A. Butter, John W. Butts, Wm. H., Jr. Camarena, Camilio Canard, James W. Cardeal, Isauro Cardona, Felix Carelli, Gerald Carver, Lester H. Castell, Jose M. Castello, Jorges A. Catalanotto, Joseph Ceracia. Louis A. Chaisson, Richard J. Chapman, Wm. F. Charles, Leonard Christensen, Viggo G. Clark, John WClemen le. David Cobb, Clarence W. Cobb. Jake Coburn, Charles B. Cole, Gordon A. Collins, Charles. Jr. Collins, Edward L. Connars, Francis M. Constantino, Enrique H. Cook, Paul R. Cook, Waller H. Corlis, James T. Crawford, James A. Creel, James T. Cuccia, Jacob J., Jr. Cuieton, John J. Culiton, John Cummings, Floyd Daravich, Michael Davis, Almarion Davis, N. P. Davis, Wm. H. Davison, Leonard H. De Domenicis, Fran 3.74 De Loach, S. 15.62 De Vaux, John W. 1.40 Deefeldt, Francis M. 3.68 Defranza, Roberto 1.00 Deliring, John H. 5.04 Delaney, Ed 4.20 Delery, John B. 3.51 Deskong, Ray E. 6.50 Deus, James 9.84 Di Fulco. Luke H. 1.41 Di Giovanni, Dominlck 9.33 Di Giovanni, D. J. 8.05 Diasco, Joseph L. 67.50 Dick, Claude S. 3.52 Dickens, Glenn E!. 9.84 Dickey, Clyde B. 3..38 Dioseo, Joseph L. 1.80 Dipuccio, Robert A. 2.11 Dixon, Omer 2.81 Dobbins, Dean D. 1.84 Dobson, Luther H. 3.60 Donnelly, Henry B. 2.69 Dooley, Lonnie B. 1.40 Doty, Albert J. 9.46 Dowling, Charles M. 9.46 Dumas, Alexander G. 1.80 Dumestre, Marcie P. 2.81 Dunn. Michael J. 9.23 Duracher, Louis B. 1.40 Edwards, Sankey 1.84 2.81 Eirensen, Antoii 16.43 Ellis, Hal R., Jr. Elsori, Bruce C. 3.51 Emmett, Harry D. 12.00 10.01 Engelder, Herbert 4.73 Eschenko, Michael N. 9.48 Esteven, Adelian, 1. P. 2.55 Evans, Roy B. 1.91 Faleo, Antonio 12.66 Fazio, Joe 9.46 Ferguson, Oscar E. 1.61 FerrU, Wm. H. 2.08 ,. Feurtado, Ly.sle N. 12.32 Fiesel. Joseph F. 97.37 Fitzpatrick, Joseph F. 14.08 Flanagan, Eugene F. 4.92 Foley, Frank J. 5.51 Folse, Wm. P. 11.69 Ford, W. 2.81 Foster, Willie W. 5.53 Fowler, Gerald 23.90 Fox, George J. 1.3 27 Fox, Patrick G. 2.26 Francisco. Alex 10.73 Frazier. Lee R. 8.43 Frey, Charles J. 4.52 Fyock, Franklin W. 9.46 Galbraith, Cline S. 7.19 Galuska, Louis T. 3.60 Gammons, Warren R. 2.36 Garcia. Richard 2.69 Garn, Narnan 1.50 Garratt, Benjamin L. 11.28 Garrity, Thomas D. 3.20 Garrity, Gerald L. 1.80 Garza, Antonio 16.55 Gatto, Michael T. 5.40 Gay, Donald F. 9.46 Gaylor, Enoch J. 1.39 Godwin, Phillip T. 25.61 Gonzales, Honoire B. 3.51 Goodwin, Harry 21.80 Grab. Cyril V. 4.74 Gracia, Louis A. • 2.69 Granados 14.39 Grantham, Ru.ssel M. 1.40 Graves, John W. 1.66 Green, Jesse L, 2.81 Grooks, Philip S. 9.01 Guerra, Cesar A. 15.61 Guerrero, Luis A. M. 3.82 Guest, Virgle O. 1.37 Guidry, Albert R. 10.57 Guidry, John R. 14.39 Haberkamp, Donald L, 20.93 Hale, Wm. C. 1.04 Hall. Chilton G. 9.46 Halvorsen, Siguard 2.81 Hamlett, Robert E. 13.35 Hammac, Albert 8.43 Hand, Wm. M. 4.96 Hansen, Arne W. 7.19 Hansen, Fred M., Jr. 12.27 Harmon, James 6.75 Harris, Billy E. 1.78 Harvey, Lee J. 27.42 Havens, Milton A. 11.69 Hazel, John J. 14.39 Hearn, Joe Jr. 1.00 Hebert. I.eon 12.78 Heller, Robert M. 4.14 Hemming. Hermon B. 2.75 9.46 3.68 40.89 8.09 3.74 5.61 1.39 5.78 3.51 7.80 1.84 3.51 18.41 1.51 9.71 16.09 3.67 6.33 5.26 29.10 7.21 13.45 8.93 . 9.46 6.76 1.84 10.64 1.84 4.67 3.19 3.60 4.74 10.58 1.28 3.51 1.62 2.81 2.69 8.90 11.45 21.12 2.11 3.60 19.68 9.22 1.01 6.00 3.74 9.46 2.81 4.22 14.55 1.00 9.84 83.50 8.99 1.41 4.03 32.66 9.88 7.63 7.20 5.51 9.84 3.82 11.89 5.62 1.00 2.69 3.74 1.91 9.46 7.35 2.11 1.00 8.09 5.21 1.80 3.60 3.51 9.46 14.04 3.60 1.41 1.00 7.12 1.80 21.70 1.80 1.80 1.80 2.07 8.44 7.19 18.42 14.02 1.20 7.02 1.62 1.14 7.82 3.51 same time, the committee drew attention to regulations on the use of radar to avoid collisions and praised the initiative of countries which have already issued notices to mariners about radar regulations without waiting for the revised Helping to end successful strike action, members of SlU anti-coliision regulations to come into operation. affi iates in Chicago oined lines of Sheet Metal Workers The new convention updates the during 22 days of picketing. Pictured (l-r). are Mike Jakagreement of 1948 with a number obowski, Al Yorkonis, Leonard Glottman and Charles Moses. of important improvements to cover changes in marine machinery and electrical equipment, particulariy on steering gear in passenger and cargo ships. A prohibition also has been made against using fuels with iow flash points as a means of increasing fire protection re­ quirements and bringing them In line with those of the US. Separate recommendations to CHICAGO—A 22-day strike ended March 15 with a vie-, ensure proper precautions with all tory for Sheet Metal Workers Local 571 over the Hotpoint types of bulk cargoes, especially I Division of the General Electric Company, which signed grain, have also been made. Henderson, Donald C. Henry,. Lewis L. Hicks, Harrison, Jr. HUburn, ;rhomas J. Hoey, Julius C., Jr. Holt, B. Hooper, Charles J. Hoppkins, Richard C. Horsmsin, Larry R. Hrolenak, John Hsil, Vhiiyon H. Hubbs, Robert Huff, Newton A., Jr. Hynes, Michael J. lacono, Vincenzo Ivail, Orval A. Jackson, Verlon B. James, Joseph W. Jarratt, Benjamin L. Jernigan, Teddy F. Johnson, Charles 1. Johnson, George F. Johnson, Nance H. Johnson, Lloyd S. Johnson, Nance Jones, Floyd F. Jones, Terrance M. Jordan, Carl Kaiser, Wm. P. Kapp, Frederick Keller, Biiiy W. Kennedy, Robert V. Key, Patrick H. King, James B. King, Woodridge Kirby, Thomas T. Kline, Robert H. Knox, Pauline Koenig. Staniey F. La Barrere, Urbin La Fleur, George La Fleur, Hennesson Laborde, Paul Lachapell, Laurence Lacky, James B. Lae, Louis D. Lafleur, George Laired, Henry L. Lambert, Rcidus Lavagno, Armando Lea. James B. Ledbetter, Harry P. Ledingham. Lewis F. Leonard, Eugene P. Little, George B. Liuzza, Michael A. ^ Long, James C. Long, Robert G. Long, Wm. F. Lopez, Andrew, Jr. Loptoore, Frank Lord, Charles P. Maas, Henry. Jr. Macgregor, Wm. A. Mackiin, Patrick L. Maiilet, Arthur, Jr. Malone, George E. Manuel, Cianny J. Marciante, Felix P. Marion, Robert P. Marjenhoc, Wm. A., Jr. Marrero, T. M. Marteiio, Joseph Martin, Carl R. Martin, Marion M., Jr. Massey, Jack J. Massuiia, Carlo W. Mattair, George W. Matthews." Charles C. Maxwell, Burris May, Albert C., Jr. Mays, Robert L. Mazur, Stanley C. McMcCarthy, Robert T. McCarthy, Joseph J. McCoiium, James McCoskey, Maurice P. McFariin, James McFaui, Frank M. McGinnis, Arthur J. M. McKema, John J. N. McLean, Jerry K McNait, Robert E. McGuffey, James E. Meder, Oliver F. . Medley, Cai Meduesky, John Melton, Thomas O. Merritt, Robert R. Melting, G. C. R. Miceii, Anthony J, Miller, James W. Miller, Ray C. Strike,Consumer Boycott Wins First Hotpoint Pact 2.69 30.68 1.00 12.97 28.07 9.33 9.01 7.72 5.62 9.46 7.36 3.60 5.40 57.91 9.19 24.30 3.60 31.24 48.11 3.74 4.49 9.46 4.21 14..51 21.47 19.58 6.30 3.82 3.82 3.68 4.22 27.41 3.00 6.43 14.39 4.21 1.80 1.40 2.11 3.52 12.00 7.19 1.40 1.80 1.65 2.81 7.82 3.60 3.67 1.80 13.81 4.74 6.29 5.38 11.95 2.89 3.67 i;84 1.80 19.32 3.52 9.46 9.84 10.93 12.64 3.68 9.46 9.83 7.83 10.64 4.73 1.41 3.68 2.92 4.49 9.84 10.00 1.84 2.81 3.51 30.69 7.36 4.74 17.25 3.51 4.22 90.21 1.80 11.04 2.70 9.55 1.40 18.37 1.81 1.74 1.40 5.63 4.49 7.24 6.16 3.52 8.41 .76 MlUer, Davis A. 7.55 Miller, Clyde E. 38.81 Miller, Fritz J. 2.81 Mina, John R. 1.84 Moiina, Domingo R. 2.69 Morgan, Paui B. 2.69 Morris, Jimmie L. 4.39 Morton. Albert P. 2.81 Morton, Cari R. 14.42 Motley, Otto 11.30 Munin, Joseph - 1.80 Music, Irwin 9.99 Nelson, Alvin W. 2.13 Neson, Marvin B. B. 21.57 Newsome, Nathaniel 4.67 Nobles, J. P. 2.11 Noian, M. 34.40 Noian, Stanley W. 9.00 Norwood, James M. 1.00 Nolo, Gasper 5.80 Nuss, George A. .73 Nuss, John W. 2.81 Olds, Wm. H. 1.54 O'Leary, Louis M. 3.82 Oisen, Floyd M. 7.72 Ortego, Lummie L. 1.33 Pacheco, Rodoifo G, 42.85 Palombo, Victor M. 3.88 Paralta, J. D. 1.80 Pardur, Michael 8.56 Paris, Wm. C. 9.55 Parker, Marie V. R. 5.63 Parr, Edward J. 17.08 Parsons, Frank E. 8.99 Pastrano, Francis 5.56 Payior, Frank S. 1.79 Paz, Luis M. 1.13 Peqnino, ^Anthony 2.81 Pfrommer, Erich 12.38 Pickett, Robert E. 9.83 PiersaU, Gilbert J. 2.01 Planes, Jorge 13.47 Pioppert. Francis 8.47 Poiianen, Veikko 9.89 Poncio, Waliy T. P. 4.92 Price, James D. 5.62 Primeau, Frederich N., Jr. 21.88 Pr.vziomski, Waciaw 17.98 Psiios, John 11.69 Quinton, Lum E. 4.72 Rainey, Thomas 0. 12.15 Ralio, Salvador J. 1.80 Ramsey, David A. 22.59 Rana, Karl J. 2.81 Ransone, Richard F. 2.76 Ray, Gordon 2.69 Rayfuse, Claude G. 5.40 Redding, John E. 1.00 Reed, Charles E. 13.06 Reed, John A. 12.86 Reed, R. 9.46 Reisaner, Harry W. 19.74 Rendales, Manuel A. . 3.68 Renegar, Clifford G. 17.99 Revelie, Joseph C. 34.63 Reznichenko, Nicholas 40.82 Ribbey, Bertram A., Jr 5.26 Richard, Garcia 4.74 Richoux, Albert 7.36 Rickets, Donald L. 6.15 Riley, Donald 3.82 Rizzuto. Jimmie 9.46 Robertson, Leon R. 5.68 Robertson, Dallas F. 22.72 Robinson, John T. 19.42 Robison, Harold I. 14.72 Rogers, Richard 14.39 Rollo, .Salvador J. 9.46 Rothchiid, Sigmund 9.46 Rouse, George £. 17.99 Roy, Arthur O. 3.60 Roy, Curtis H. 4.73 Rudd, Wm. Stockton 4.21 Ruffner, Robert A. 1.40 Ruiz, Julio C. 4.73 Ruzyski, Staniey 14.22 Ryle, Harold L. 4.39 Salazar, Ruben 3.52 Sanchez, Pedro G. 4.22 Sanders, Union H., Jr. 3.67 Sansone, John , 108.20 Sarvcr, Joseph R. 15.89 Saufferer, John L. 4.92 Sauls, Ernest J. 1.00 Savoy, Joseph 1.10 5.40 Saxon, Joseph D. Scheidei, JuUus W. 8.16 Schielder, Edward J. 1.00 2.69 Schrade, Melvin Schremp, Louis 2.81 5.40 Scott. WiUiam E. Seals, Mason 3.68 aeifeldt. Francis M. 5.29 Sercu. John B. Short. Arthur C. Sibley, Thomas D. Silva, John F. Silveira, Melvin Simmons, Wiiiiam F. Sims, Julius O. Singletary Smigicski, Teofll Smith, Andrew A. Smith, Alfred H. Smith, Clinton Smith, Clarence Smith, Edward R. Smith, Herman L. Smith, Joseph M. Smith, John H. Smith, Lee A. Smith, Robert B. SnodgrasR, I.ee Souby, Waiter J. Sousa, Alfred C. Spencer, Theodore A. Sperry, Francis N. Spicer, Harold T. Spiegel, Hans St. Germain, Gleason Stevens. Wm. W. Stirk, Francis S., Jr. Stockman. Watson W. Slough, Rufus E. Stropich. George F. J. Stroiip. Dixon R. Swcndson, Fred O. Swenson, Andreas E. Swiiley, Wiiiiam E. Szanto, Steve. Jr. Taibot_Edward E. Tassin, Paul E. Terrington, Tedd P. Thibodeaux, Evis, Jr, Thiu, Goon P. Thomas, Nicholas Thompson, Charles W. Thompson, Wiiiiam H. Tighe, Edward J. ' Tillman, William L. Timm, Otto Tochi, Albert J. Tovar, Candelario H., Jr. Traba, Manuel R. Treitier, Carl T. Triplett, George M. Tritz, Clara C. Trosclair. Calvin J. Turner, Paul R. Valdes, Angel Valentine, Peter B. Valenzuela, Jose J. Van Lofton, Lionel Vanasse, Raphall C. S. Vigo, Michael F. Visser, Dick Vizena, Daily J. Vorel, Edward J. Vreta, Simeon F. Wagerik, Stephen Wahl, Charles Walker, Biiiy J. Walker, Tommie W. Watts, Leo Watts, Peter L. Watts, Ronny L. Webb, Leon J. Wells, Jack D. Whalen, Joe L. Wheat, Curtis E. Wheeler. Orien Whidden. Cecil E. White, Oiiven M. White, Sidney A. Whitney, Richard Williams, James V. Williams, Luis Williams, Bobbie G. Willis, Thomas T. Wilson, Spencer Wilson, I,eslie L. Wilson, Edgar . Witchcn, John A., Jr. Wood, James S. Word, John, Jr. Workman, Homer O. Wright, Howard E. Yates, Homer Yega, Carlos York, Wm. L. Young, Charles Young, Herbert H. Yiidovishes, Wm. Zimmer, Jacob L. Zitto. Salvator* 7.02 1.40 11.64 10.59 7.94 26.05 6.37 5.40 0.19 3.60 1.41 1.80 1.69 14.07 11.71 3.00 9.18 3.60 2.11 2.69 4.74 14.06 5.82 2.81 11.94 1.84 4.29 10.79 8.43 5.40 3.82 4.74 7 91 9.69 9.46, 11.02 4.50 3.60 5.10 1.40 7.35 10.65 3.60 2.70 19.45 1.84 83.00 9.46 1A& 20.42 4.73 3.82 1.41 9.46 9.46 4.78 12.00 60.27 7.19 3.63 22.09 14.85 3.60 1.65 12.95 1.84 10.50 23.99 9.46 11.02 8.68 7.92 3.51 9.46 1.55 3.75 3.82 2.64 3.82 2.11 11.25 8.43 4.74 4.74 13.53 22.47 4.73 9.83 5.40 7.34 19.67 6.20 3.67 14.39 3.19 3.67 5.74 2.81 3.60 5.63 7.80 4.21 fthe first union agreement in its 56-year history. The 30-month contract has no immediate wage Increase but provides for two wage reopeners— the first next July 15 and the second in August, 1964. The pact aiso includes a provision to arbi­ trate layoffs, recalls and promo­ tions, plus a guarantee of a minimum of 21 days' protection against permanent replacement for employees who strike on an unresolved grievance or dispute. A September, 1963, reopener al­ lows the union to seek progress in union security, arbitration, benefits other than wages and various other issues. Agreement was reached after Federai mediators brought com­ pany and union officials together for three days of bargaining and after stiikers had begun receiving strike benefits from the Sheet Metal Workers International As­ sociation. Benefits were paid to non-members as well as union members by waiver of a clause in the international's constitution. A whirlwind boycott campaign against Hoptpoint-GE products and an effective three-week picketlino helped dent the company's historic "no concession" policy. Hundreds of members of other AFL-CIO unions, including members of SIU affiliates in this area, joined the picketline or gave their time on Saturdays to distribute "Don't Buy" leaflets to over 500 retail stores in 28 major US cities. Over 2,000 workers walked out when the strike was called Febru­ ary 22, and the walkout progres­ sively slowed Hotpoint production, a Locai 571 spokesman said. Rati­ fication by local members was al­ most unanimous in accepting the company's offer, which included 21 changes and modifications of its pre-strike proposals. Local 571 won a National Labor Relations Board election last May, but for eight n^onths Hotpoint re­ fused to budge from its original ' t proposals. Faced with this attitude, i the union went out on strike in February under authority previ­ . '• i| ]l ously voted by the membership. OWUixeAameoiu � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 5, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CUBAN JETS FIRE ON SIU FREIGHTER CO’S PUSH CG ‘FITNESS’ SCHEME ATTACK ON NO-STRIKE BILL GAINS SIU CLINIC PROGRAM MARKS 6TH BIRTHDAY SEE CHANCE TO CURB MSTS VIA ANTI-GOV’T BUSINESS BILL SEAFARERS HELP FETE ST. PATRICK NLRB ORDERS VOTE IN DETROIT CAB FLEET HOFFA RAIDS AGAIN ON RIVERS, SEEKS TO CREATE MM&P SPLIT SIU BOATMEN RATIFY NEW FLEET CONTRACTS LABOR SPURS N’ORLEANS BALLOT WIN AFL-CIO SUPPORTS BILL TO END PACKAGING ABUSE STRIKE, CONSUMER BOYCOTT WINS FIRST HOTPOINT PACT SEA SAFETY PACT STILL ADRIFT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/05/1963 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXV, No. 7 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d0c06e8ceedf706a129980df9e32cd86.PDF 4f5d674cd28eb322fdead2fe2eb4b177 PDF Text Text '< ;•' -f. - s.^ f JJ^ABBRS JOC} OiTIOIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTBICT. 8SAFABEBS' XNTEBNATXaEAL UNION OF NORTH AUERICA Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1945 MINERS VOTE FOR STRIKE SIU-SUP AGENTS' CONFERENCE PREPARES UNION FOR EXPANSION AN HONEST MAN •# Vl. •'.'i Turning a deaf ear lo Ihe phoney palriolic outcrys of the profit swollen mine owners, four hundred thousand soft coal miners across the nation voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if the operators continue to stall union demands for decent wages and conditions. Here miners at the Pittsburgh Coal Company's Montour mine wait in line to cast their ballots in an election held under the SmithConnally Act. This vote greatly strengthened UMW President John L. Lewis' hand in the negotiations with the owners. This week he extended the old contracts for another month, while attempting to reach an agreement on the new contract. \i No. 14 SIU membership meetings have been treated with a great variety of excuses from mem­ bers who wanted to miss p meeting and yet have their shipping cards stamped. These excuses have run all the way from "My wife is having a baby tonight." to "I fell asleep in the public library Eind they locked up the building on me." This week, however, a letter arrived from a brother out in the flood areas of the Mississ­ ippi, and the note was a model of honesty. He wrote: "Dear Brothers: I wish to be excused from the meeting of April 11. My wife is not sick, as I am not married. Neither is my mother sick. Nor is the flood hurting me any. To tell the truth I'm broke and do not have enough money to pay my way to New York to attend the meeting. Fraternally yOurs. J.W," One of the most important Agents' Conferences held in the entire history of the SIU, a conference out of which came many vital policy and organizational decisions, closed last week in Chicago after laying a course for the Union in the post war period. Attended by all the Agents from the Atlantic & Gulf District, the«Great Lakes District and the Pa­ strikes and lock-outs. Following are excerpts from cific District, the Conference sat the official minutes of the Con­ for five days, and is now submit­ ting its actions and decisions to ference: the membership for approval in COAST GUARD VS. all ports. DEPT. OF COMMERCE Out of the conference came a unity and spirit of cooperation At the beginning of World War between the various districts 11, an Executive Order of the which • holds promise of great President placed the Bureau of gains for the union during the Steamboat Inspection and Navi­ difficult days which lie ahead. gation under the jurisdiction of Among the important decisions the U. S. Coast Guard, and the reached by the Conference was to U. S. Coast Guard thereafter per­ establish : equal shipping rights formed all the functions of said for all SIU-SUP members on all Bureau such as issuance of sea­ coasts; to reduce the transfer fees men's certificates, examinations from district to district; to de­ for licensed officers, discipline of mand revision of the so-called unlicensed and licensed seamen. "Seamen's Bill of Rights;" and to The Executive Order establish­ establish more efficient inter- ing this procedure was for the district machinery to handle (Continued on Page 4) Crew Of Henry Bacon Thanked By Norwegian SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation Crown PrinceForVa lor Nazi prisoners of war,'protected by the Geneva Convention, got better treatment at the hands of the United States Coast Guard in Cherbourg, France, than did four, The heroic crew of the Henry Bacon, many of whom American SIU seamen arrested for a minor curfew violation recently. The four SIU sacrificed their lives that Norwegian women and children men arrested by the Shore Patrol for exceeding the curfew by a half hour were thrown aboard the ship mght live, were thanked this week by I into the brig for five days, beaten when they asked to communicate with their skipper, Crown Prince Olav, commander-in-chief of the Norwe­ deprived of beds, smokes and#^ — gian Forces. Last week the LOG carried eye-witness ac­ washing facilities.' I r' counts of the action of the Bacon* ' In addition to the severe treat­ crew; how, after the ship was tor­ convoy and came into a life and ment, they were fined two for pedoed, they gave their places death fight with the enemy. After 'one, and had their papers lifted in the lifeboats to the Norwegian having downed five enemy planes for 30 days. repatriates. Nine SIU men and the vessel was sunk. The HENRY six officers lost their lives when BACON carried. 19 of the eva­ Frank Brennan, Junior Engin­ cuees ... all 19 were saved. The eer; Dick Ashead, Junior Engin­ the ship sank. eer; Peter Calikis, FiremanThis week Admiral Land, Ad­ master: and all officers but one Watertender, and Blacky Crowwere lost, together with others on ministrator of the War Shipping ell, Ordinary Seaman, were re­ Administration, received the fol­ the vessel. turning to the Madawaska Vic­ "On receipt of this heroic tale lowing letter from Prince Olav: I find it incumbent upon me to tory, Bull Line, on February 25, "I am in receipt of a communi­ express to you. Sir, my apprecia­ when they were picked up by the cation from the Norwegian High tion and admiration of the out­ Shore Patrol at 8:30 P.M., oneCommand in London commend­ standing discipline and self-sac­ half hoiu: after the curfew. They ing highly the spirit, loyalty and rifice displayed by - the officers were stone sober and in no way ability of the officers and crew and crew of the HENRY BACON, disorderly. of the vessel HENRY BACON, of in pact with the finest tradition Taken to the brig, they asked the United States commercial of American sailors." to communicate with their skip­ fleet., per, Captain Brownley. Then"The communication reveals answer was a* beating at the that with the last convoy to leave hands of the SP with clubs. Murmansk were carried to safety "You guys get $5 a day for around 500 Norwegian men, worunning aU over France sight­ •aen and children, all evacuees seeing," said one, S 1/c Boyd, J -.m Western Finnmark (a Nor­ Navy, swinging his club. way province). Most of the eva­ cuees were taken on board Am­ WASHINGTON, April 4—Tlf^ During the five days they were Senate, by a vote of 46-29, re­ in the brig, they were denied erican merchantmen. beds and had to sleep on a cold "During a storm the HENRY jected 'today ' the compromise BACON was separated from the (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page )) Slave Labor Bill Dead -i Peter Calikis, one of the four SIU seamen who were beaten and held five days by vicious Navy authorities in Cherbourg, tells his story to George Novick, Assistant Editor of the LOG, in the publi« cation office in New York. Details of his experience are in the accompanying story. �r" J ' '• • •" • "' ' •'"'^' • Page Two r»E SEAi^AkSjRS LOG Friday* April 6* 19*45 V SEAFARERS LOG r"s; From The Assistant Sec'y-Treas. Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG By LOUIS COFFIN ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - - - - - ^ - - Secy-Tfeas* P. O. Box 25» Station t*., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C t, X i Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) .v.... BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN, 28 P.R. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON HOUSTON ADDRESS RHONE 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St.—Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083 339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885 219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043 6603 Canal Street "OOINO MY WAY?' A Company Union Line As all seamen know, there is a great backlog of un­ organized men who must be brought into the union if the conditions Won after so ttiany years of struggle are to be PUBLICATION OFFICE: safeguarded in the postwar era. 51 BEAVER STREET Nor is this a question of one industry alone. If a sub­ New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-27^4 stantial section of American industry remains in a sub­ normal wage condition,, it Will be a scab nest threatening the existence of every other union in America. So it is that the activities of the unions in the Curran-Bridges-Browder lineup are of particular interest to everyone who believes that unions must remain strong and free. Elsewhere in this issue is a story of the brutal beating The NMU in particular is conducting an unusually of 4 SIU men in Cherbourg by Navy Shore Patrol. The firfky type of organizing drive. The NMU brand of union­ men were guilty of not getting back to their ship before ism was revealed unashamedly last year in a leaflet issued the curfew. For this they were jailed, fined and viciously during an NLRB Pacific Coast election. An election, in­ beaten. From all accounts this was done, not under the cidentally, in which they took a beating from the SIU-SUP. The leaflet, entitled "An Open Letter to the Standard direction of some brass hat, but of non-commissioned mem­ Oil Company of California," was addressed principally to bers of the Shore Patrol. the executives of the. Standard Oil and only incidentally All this indicates a resentment of merchant seamen to the men. It was the lowest sort of scab appeal and trade on the part of drafted Navy men. Nor is this surprising union baiting in the history of any allegedly bona fide when we consider the campaign of slander against the union. It whined that the SIU believed in strikes, while the seamen that has been carried on in the press and on the NMU believed in postwar cooperation of management and labor, and wanted to "eliminate any strife in the mari­ radio. Inflated stories of high wages paid merchant seamen, time industry." of their cushoney jobs and their indifference to the war "Boiled down," said the leaflet, Vit means that support effort, are purposely contrived to drive a wedge between for the NMU means achieving these objectives by co­ the armed forces and the merchant service. It is part of operative methods, using the American w^eapon of political the employer inspired campaign to make the returning action. Support for l;he SUP-SIU means support for war veteran anti-labor, and a willing tool of the union strikes." Support us, it says in effect, use your influence on the busters and scab herders. men to sign with us. We won't strike—ever. The time is not far distant when our armed forces No wonder they lost the election! will be returning home. Two courses 6i action are open to The militant days of the NMU have long since ended. these men. Either they become integrated into the Ameri- Theit appeals are no longer to the men, promising to work ican trade union movement—or fed by these fascist lies for them, to improve their conditions, *to increase their earning power. Instead it is an appeal to the bosses, promis­ they become the nucleus for an American Hitler. ing to be good boys, not to strike, to make no trouble for These "Cherbourg Incidents" are not very impottant the operators. in themselves. They gain meaning only when they aire When a so-called union relies on such tactics it be­ considered in the light of the possible success of the smash- comes nothing more than a Company union, muzzling its :the-unions drive of the big business brasshats. men and putting the finger on the militants in its own organization. It is the duty of the trade unions to counter these The NMU is continuing in its tradition of strike ianti-labor lies going the rounds. Either they counter them, breaking, with whicfi it started its career, and is begging the or they too become a casualty of this war. operators for handouts. But more than that—it is the duty of every individual The SIU-SUP remains the only maritime union that Tunionist to become a committee of one to do a little pro­ continues to fight and organize for the seamen's welfare paganda work himself, to protect himself, his union, and at the point of production. Remember, nobody ever gave thereby his living standard. the seamen anything, voluntarily. $> $> ^ A Disturbing Symptom Since arriving back from the Chicago Conference, ray time has been taken up almost exclusively with quite a Dumber of beefs, which I have on hand from some of the outports. Slowly, but sure­ ly, these beefs are being settled, and while some are good, quite a number are bad, and hard to handle. I was forced to send a couple of beefs to Savannah and New Orleans, due to the fact that the Mississippi and South Atlantie Companies have their home offices in these ports, and all the sheets are there. Some of these companies try the old run around game and I have to camp on their doorsteps in order to make sure that they do not use that old gag about be­ ing but of town or out to lunch. As soon as each beef is settled, I will notify the port involved, and put the amoimts due in the Seafarers Log. I can assure the membership that I will do the best I can with any beefs sent in. The Social Register and "Do Not Ship List," are going to be set up in files for each branch. As soon as they are set up, they will be sent out complete. Mimeo­ graphed forms will be sent to the Pacific and Lakes District as soon as possible. , Like everyone else, I have a lot to learn in the operation of & large organization, and by at­ tending the Agents' Conferences, both here and in Chicago, I ha(i the advantage of getting an ed­ ucation in how a union operates. Both of these meetings were very constructive, and for the best interests of the membership now and in the future. I had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with the officials of the West Coast and the Great Lakes, ahd> found them to be men who un­ derstand the seamen's problems, and who are working everyday towards the betterment of these problems. With the cooperation of the officials of all the Coasts, and the backing of the member­ ship, we are sure-to go forward in the right direction Keep A "Log'' In Your Pocket .V •r. «•A \ �W^'' Fxidor, April 6, 1945 1 HE 5== LaborSpotlight f The New York City Joint Board of the Textile Y/orkers Union has come out vigorously against post-war military con­ scription. The union calls it a "severe threat to the free activ­ ity of labor, because it can be used to break strikes," and re­ calls it was so used in France, when low paid railroad workers were called back into the army for "refresher" courses. 4 4" SI i" 1400 steel workers stopped work at the American Chain and Cable Co., in Reading, Pa., this week because the firm's officials refused to bargain with them. At the present, negotiations are handled by the New York of­ fice, with the usual stalling tac­ tics. The United Steel Workers asked that local management be given the power to make deci­ sions, and do something concrete about the falling off of their in­ comes. Slave Labor BUI Dead LOG UNION SMASHER Buck Taylor, swaggering, pre­ tentious editor of a union hat­ ing sheet, lobbies for the fascist Christian American Association in the Texas legislature. The as­ sociation, strongest in Texas where it is trying to force a ban on the closed shop, conducts a nation-wide drive to destroy unions through state legislation. Brass Hats Hope The National Association of For Militaristic Letter Carriers is calling upon (Continued from Page 1) organized labor to support their labor draft bill, in the face of Post War America drive for a wage increase. They President Roosevelt's fourth ap­ S- s s* Page Three SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation Warn Seamen On Cherbourg Beating SIU men should watch their step while in Cherbourg. This port is rapidly becoming infa­ mous for the bxutal action of the enlisted Navy and Coast Guard personnel against mer­ chant seamen. Several beatings of seamen have been reported. At least one man has been shot "trying to escape." Official notice seems to have been taken by the operators. All men on shuttle runs to Cherbourg are refused shore leave. Seems that they are afraid that'the men will try to settle the score with the SP's on their return trips. A seaman who was in Cher­ bourg last November when the Army was in charge, says there was no trouble then. It evi­ dently began when the Navy took over. Watch your step, fellows, don't give these goons a chance. SEAh AHERS (.Continued from vage 1) tirely excessive. The biggest beef stone deck. They weren't per­ was against the 30-day suspen­ mitted to wash or shave. Navy sion period. "•'iVhy p. month's restriction?" •men in the * brig could shower asked the Patrolmen. "Not only every night and were given beds. The four seamen were marched are they taking the men's livlito chow every day, with their hood away from them, but the arms folded, watched very care­ action is a positive hinderance to fully by a guard armed with a the war effort. At a time when there is a scarcity of seamen, and tommygun. the newspapers and radio calling "At the same time," said Califor experienced sea personnel, kis, "Nazi prisoners were walk­ these qualified and experienced ing about casually, permitted to smoke and talk, about two hun­ men are beached. From that view­ dred of them guarded by four or point alone it doesn't make five men with rifles. We were sense." more dangerous than enemy sol­ The SIU Patrolmen made it very clear in their conversations diers." At the Coast Guard trial, the with Captain Brownley that they four men were found guilty of didn't consider the incident the being AWOL for the five days result of official Navy or Coast they were in the brig, fined two Guard policy, but the action of for one, and had their papers irresponsible individuals. "It all goes back to the vicious, lifted for thirty days. However, before the men even false propaganda, all too preval­ went to trial, the Coast Guard ent, that merchant seamen get a notified the skipper to log the better deal as far as pay, food, shore leave are concerned than men. The SIU took the case over as do servicemen. That kind of talk, soon as the men returned and as­ wholly untrue, only causes dis­ signed Patrolmen Johnnie John­ satisfaction and disruption in our son and Freddie Stewart to cover ranks. It is'more prejudice than the case. Johnson and Stewart reason." The beef has been turned over spoke with Captain Browley for forty-five minutes, pointing out to the Special Service Depart­ the injustice of the decision and ment of the SIU, and Joe Volthe tactics used by the Navy per­ pian will fight the men's case to the bitter end. sonnel. "That's the kind of stuff we're fighting against," was the way Stewart put it. The Skipper promised to lift the log, but changed his mind be­ ALFRED M. ROBERTSON fore the Commissioner, saying Call at the 4th floor baggage he wa5 afraid "of getting into room of the New York headquar­ trouble himself with the Coast ters for your folder, containing Guard. Coast Guard passes, and service The Patrolmen pointed out the ribbons. obvious injustices of the case: 4. 4. 4first they considered the period LOUIS SALVATORE of detention, the severe treatment accorded the seamen as wholly Your Union book. No. 7336, unwarranted in consideration of, and notebook are being held for the minor infraction involved; you at the 4th floor baggage room the fines levied were held en-1of the New York headquarters. have not had a wage raise in 20 peal for passage of such legisla­ The desire of the American years. SIU is supporting them. tion. military machine to perpetuate Twenty one Democrats, twenty an all-out military bureaucracy, 4i 4. 4i four Republicans and one Pro­ is one of the major forces After conducting 381 strike gressive voted against the bill behind the drive for peace­ elections as provided for under which would have "frozen" work­ time conscription, Lt. Col. Roscoe the Smith-Connally Act (passed ers to essential war jobs at crit­ S. Conkling asserted last week. to prevent strikes—^remember?); ical labor-supply points. The bill established employment Col. Conkling, a member of the NLRB reports that 71 per also cent of the workers who voted ceilings to prevent hoarding of the Presidential Appeal Board workers, and provided for penal­ until January, 1945. charged in a wanted to strike. The Ai'L took part in 381 polls, ties on both workers and em­ pamphlet published by the Post 263 in favor of a strike. The CK) ployers for violations of orders War World Council that the Army, in order to insure its con­ voted 24 out of 27 elections. In­ and regulations. dependents voted y^ 36 times The bill was a result of a tinuation in power, was demand­ put of 43 tries. However, opjy a compromise worked out by a ing passage of peacetime con­ very small percentage of the joint House-Senate conference, scription now in order to take strike votes actually led to set up after the Senate had re­ advantage of the war fervor. HOTEL BILL OF HEALTH strikes. It seems that the men jected an earlier, more severe In making this essential point, (T-ol. Conkling said: were only vpthig tp mamtam House draft measure. The Senate requested a new "The greater the number of ^at to them is the backbone of • any free unionthe right to conference with the House, and soldiers, the greater the number it probably will be held some of officer personnel the higher strike. , time after the informal Easter soars the rank of the regular "recess" that the lawmakers have officer with its increased pay and importance. With the expansion Management is deliberately fo­ taken. With the defeat of the original of our army to 10,000,000, regular menting labor trouble, R. J. May-Bailey "national service" Captains and Lieutenants have Thomas, President of the United Bill and the present only slightly been promoted to Brig.-Generals, Auto Workers told the Mead milder version, it is thought that Lieut-Gen^als and Generals. Re­ Senate Investigating Committee. the chances of passage of any duce that army to 1,000,000 or "No management could have job-freeze law in this session are less and, with exceptions here been naive enough to doubt that very slim. and there. Generals again be­ the wholesale discharge of union The opposition of almost all of come Colonels and Majors. Their committeemen and workers in the manner chosen could have organized labor against what pay is decreased, their authority had any effect other than the they termed an unwarranted re­ contracted, and their social posi­ promotion of industrial strife," gimentation of American Labor, tions receive a jolting setback." and the apparently imminent He added that "No nation on said Thomas. termination to the European war earth can be or ever has been were the major factors in the de­ more completely militarized as 4i 4i 4i feat of the bill. will be the United States of President Milton Murray of the America. The Kaiser or Hitler Newspaper Quild is in the midst "Brother Joseph Curran," says could. not rival our militaristic of an interesting argument over Murray, "... several times has mindedness if we adopt the pro­ 'the Harry Bridges case. Murray invited me into the alley to de­ posed compulsory military train­ is agin Bridges. He thinks may­ bate our political difference. (I ing of our youth at the close of With the signing of master policies, free insurance benefits be­ be he ought to be a little coy have rejected the invitation for this war." came available to the nearly 25,000 members of the New York Hotel about getting ihto such a quarrel. lack of a 40-60 chance.)" Trades Council (AFL), Life insurance, hospitalisation, sickness and He remembers that Gardner Jack­ 4. 4. accident benefits, costing more than one million dollars a year, will son, a PM reporter, got into an Progressive groups in Missouri Keep In Touch With be paid for by the employers. Above. President Jay Rubin of the "ideological discussion" with an are backing a 40 cent minimum Hotel Trados Council signs for the unien while hotel owners and NMU goon, and was "persuaded" wage law. Present minimums are Your Dra^t Board. insurance representatives look on. by a pair of brass knuckles. as low as 12 cents ah hour. % PERSONALS t • /1. -.fi' �ts: • 4 "Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 6, 1945 • • Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion Hot Air Artists Confuse Issues man in the United States Navy. (Cfmtmtied from Page 1) duration, and a period of six THE IRON HAND months after the termination of Oftentimes a seaman has been the war, when it is- to revert baOk tried and sentenced to revocation Unfortunately, because of the jare now preparing to carry, on to the Department of Commerce, and suspension of his license for war, and the unlimited amount their training program after the which has always had jurisdiction the smallest infraction of disci­ of taxpayers' money appropriated war, notwithstanding the fact of the Bureau of Steamboat In­ pline, and often without the pre­ to them during this war, these that there will be a large over­ sentation or hearing of factual bureaus have been in an excellent flow of seamen after this war is spection and Navigation. evidence, and sometimes through position to build up a ca§e for over. BRASS HAT MANEUVER They have fostered and estab­ At this time, there is a strong the testimony of shipmates who themselves, which consists of move, headed by Rear-Admiral often use the Coast Guard "hear­ long-winded press releases, my­ lished a "uniform" for merchant Waesche'and other high-ranking ing units" to settle personal sterious "statistics and figures" seamen (civilians) which is be­ Coast Guard officials to ask Con­ grievances against a man by fa­ dug out of the air by studious coming so ridiculous in the eyes economists or bureaucrats who of the General Public and regu­ gress to enact legislation placing bricating false stories. the Bureau of Steamboat Inspec­ Further we find that it has head these bureaus, and are re­ lar Armed Forces that the wear­ tion & Navigation permanently been the policy of various Coast luctant to surrender the power ers of these nondescript Maritime under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Guard officers who board the and prestige they have enjoyed Commission uniforms are "Jack­ during the war, and do not care Coast Guard. ships to snoop around a ship and which way they get it, or wheth­ asses of the Hooligan Navy." As American merchant seamen, deliberately build a case, so they er it wiU benefit the country or POST WAR THREAT we are opposed to any such pol­ may handle it. We find them not. They have established shipping asking the seamen if the officers The various functions of the "pools" in every seaport in the icy for the following reasons: 1. The administration of laws are "okay" and asking the of- War Shipping Administration, United States, and in certain for­ and rules governing the merchant ^ ficers if the seamen are "okay." through the Maritime Commis­ eign ports under the auspices of marine has always been a civilian In short trying to use one seaman sions, and the decisions they have the Recruitment & Manning Or­ fimction under the Department | against another, and thus insti- handed down relating to seamen, ganization, a sub-division of the of Commerce, which is perfectly tuting "Gestapo" tactics and have made the seamen view them WSA, directly challenging and in line with the fact that the Am- methods foreign to American with suspicion and hostility. They threatening the Union Hiring erican Merchant Marine has al- standards. have established training schools Halls of the Seamen's Unions, and ways been a civilian enterprise. We find further that the Coast and centers, supposedly to train obviously plan to keep these 2. During the war, the Coast Guard has violated the Federal new seamen during the war, and "pools" in existence after the war. Guard has established "hearing laws time and again, by putting units" or "courts" to try merchant' seamen in "double jeopardy." For seamen for infractions of discip-' instance, a seaman might already line, and in these "coin-ts" the [have been punished according to seamen are tried by Coast Guard i the Federal Statutes, when he officials, mostly lawyers in uni­ reaches a U. S. Port—but then he They - have established a "La­ I to act as "finks," and could util­ form, who have no sea experi­ is again dragged before a Coast bor Relations" set-up, attempting ize the_ offices of the Shipping ence and do not know the prac- Guard "hearing unit" and sen- to horn in on the legitimate col­ Commissioners as a hiring hall, tinql end of the merchant mar- tenced further, which usually lective bargaining rights, and according to 'Federal Statues ine. In short, a seaman is not takes the form of suspending his have established so-called "U. S. dealing with Shipping Commis­ given a chance of being tried by seamen's papers, or taking them Maritime Service" ratings, along sioners under the Act of 1872. Navy lines, with handles such as This was tried by Admiral his equals, a. right given a sea- away entirely. "Commanders, Lieutenants, Bosn's Land before, when in 1939 he is­ Mates, Seamen 1st class, 2nd sued an "order" to ship all sea-class," etc;, with certain induce­ men to the vessels ojjerated by ments offered to any "uniform the Maritime Commission out of This system, which we as sea- pathies for a civilian, and would and title" crazy characters who U. S. Shipping Commissioners men, know only has its equal in judge a man by Coast Guard have drifted into the merchant Offices, and this became the a "totalitarian" country, and is standards, which is military in marine, and thus trying to estab­ practice on the Atlantic and Gulf lish what is definitely a semi- Coasts on vessels operated by the strictly un-American, is creating its conceptions and rules, military scheme, which can easily Commission, but when Land at­ suspicion and disruption on board ^ 5, "We realize the Coast Guard be used as a strike-breaking tempted to enforce this rule in vessels, and develops stool-pig- has its PROPER functions, such agency during a seamen's strike. the port of Seattle, Washington, eons and snivelers among the gg Coast Patrol, Ice Patrol, Life.We can picture easily what will where the vessels COLDBROOK, weaker characters now going to saving Service, Lighthouse Serhappen should the functions of COLLINGSWORTH arrived from sea in the American Merchant vice, and we have no quarrel with the Bureau of Navigation be Marine. that part of their service, and transferred into their hands. They the East Coast ports with NMU 3. We find further that the we say they are doing a first-class will have the power to give and crews, they were stopped, and U. S. Coast Guard has establish- job in these functions. But we take seamen's papers; and obvi­ this ceased to be a practice. The ed a so-called "screening period" j are definitely opposed to any ex- ously without their phoney train­ Sarlors' Union of the Pacific fof entrance in the merchant mar- tension of their jurisdiction to ing set-up, no man would ever forced this issue, throwing a ine. This was established osten- embrace the U. S. Bureau of Na- be able to enter the merchant picketline around the vessels, taking the crews off, and tieing sibly for the purpose of elimin- vigation, which is distinctly a marine. up these ship until Land was ating any possible sabotage, but civilian function under our form forced to abolish his idea of using PHONEY "EMERGENCIES" we find that this "directive" is- of Government, and should be so sued by the Commandant of the reverted back to the Department We know the clause in the the U. S. Shipping Commission­ Coast Guard in 1944, is full of of Commerce after the War, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, er's offices as "fink halls." The dealing with the Bureau of Navi­ SUP removed this threat by win­ loopholes, and may v/ell act as a where it belongs. Not only do we face this drive gation, which authorizes the head ning this beef, but we can read­ discriminatory weapon against a of the U. S. Coast Guard higher- of that department to suspend all ily see that the activities of this man. We further find that should a ups, to take over the functions rules dealing with manning and proposed set-up is just as unde­ man be denied his seamen's pa­ of the Bureau of Navigation af­ certification in any "emergency," sirable to the seamen as is the pers by the Coast . Guard he has ter the war, but right within the can be used as a strike-breaking set-up under the U. S. Coast thereafter no avenue of appeal. U. S. Maritime Commission a weapon, and under the proposed Guard, and consequently we must He is not told why he was denied similar plan is taking shape, to "Maritime Service" set-up, they fight just as hard to keep .the his papers. In short, a strictly take over the various functions could also declare an emergency jurisdiction of the Bureau of Na­ "Nazi-Fascist" Toftalitarian set­ of the Bureau of Navigation, such during a strike and force these vigation out of the hands of the up. as the Steamboat Inspection and so-called "Lieutenants" "bos'ns Maritime Commission, as we do 4. Should the U. S. Coast also certificating and licensing of mates," etc.—seamen 1st and? 2nd to keep it out of the hands of the Guard retained this function af­ merchant seamen. In short, class, firemen 1st and 2nd class. U. S. Coast Guard. ter the war, we can see that no snatch the jurisdiction from the civUiara will ever be allowed to Department of Commerce, and get seamen's papers, as it will be thus, two "government bureaus,'' only natural that they will favor fighting for control over some­ a Coast Guard man against ' a thing which doesn't belong to civilian, and further if a seaman them, which is typical of any bu- The Department of Commerce tered by, for the most part, .prac­ wants to go for his officers' pa- reaucracy, who eliminate ques- is the proper Department to tical steamboat men, either expers, and sit for an examination tions of practical administration, handle the jurisdiction of the Bu­ mates or skippers, or engineers. he will probably have to sit be-' and even of principle in their reau of Navigation, and the U. S. They understand the problems of fore a Coast Guard "academy", greed to perpetuate their hu­ Shipping Commissioners. It is the merchant seamen much betman, who would have no sym-, reaus and themselves in office. strictly a civilian set-up, adminis­ (Continued on Page 5) Phoney "Labor Relations" Set-Up Coast Guard Follows Nazi Method Let The Depti Of Commerce Do It •> f Labor's ^Friends' Rally To Support of Bridges SAN FRANCISCO, April 2— Harry Bridges' promise to in­ dustry not to strike, even after the end of the. war, has won him support from the "very best people" in his light against deportation. The Harry Bridges Victory Committee has released, from time to time, the latest addi­ tions to those who have peti­ tioned the government to halt deportation proceedings. Of late, especially since Bridges' infamous pledge, there have been some strange addi­ tions to the usual list of Com­ munist - fronters and the dogooders. who will sign any­ thing. The last release from the HBVC includes these wellknown "friends of labor." Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus of the Superior Court of Califor­ nia. Stanford Clinton, prominent attorney representing business interests. William J. Mulpeters. Presi­ dent of the Gray Line in San Francisco. .A. C. Jewell, Undersheriif of Los Angeles County. The Women's Democratic Di­ vision of the 69th Ass^bly in Los Angeles. Republican Leader Bartley C. Crum. William M. Malone. chairman, of the Democratic State Cen^ tral Committee of California. King^ ~C^ u n't:^' Democratic Club of Seattle. Has anybody seen a "class struggle" lately? T V4 SIU Man Awarded The Purple Heart Brother Frank J. Dirksmeyef, 28 Regan Way, East Boston, was awarded the Purple Heart last week for wounds received in en­ emy action. He was on the, MV' \ Blenheim in Antwerp last month * when a Nazi V-bomb came over and hit the dock alongside. The Chief Engineer was also wound­ ed and received a Purple Heart. Brother Dirksmeyer is how re­ cuperating, and will ship out again after a short rest. Praises Door Man For Good Job Done I would like to take time out to compliment the setup in New York regarding the doorman. Re­ .-44 cently, on starting into the build­ ing I found I had forgotten my union book. The doorman would not let me in until after I had been properly identified. This is as it should be. A union hall for union men. This is what we have. This way we can be damn sure that our hall is not raided or infiltrated by any South Street bums or" Commies as well. • -»r T. J. coMiNSKi, Gserg �.J. *1* r THE Friday, April 8. 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Agents' ConferencelTOGETHER—FOR VICTORY % • ' (Continued from Page 4) *ter because their original calling was with the merchant service. As seamen (Civilians) we are ^ better off under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce, and we hereby recommend that ^"we go on record as follows: 1. To oppose any and all attemps of the Coast Guard to take over the functions of the Bureau of Navigation, permanently. 2. That we oppose any attempt of the Maritime Commission, or the War Shipping Administration to take over the functions of the Bureau of Navigation. 3. That we go on record strong­ ly appealing to Secretary of Com­ merce Wallace to use his office to fight to regain the jurisdiction of the Bureau within the Depart­ ment of Comhfierce where it rightly belongs, historically and practically. 4. That we go on record to ac­ quaint the various Congressmen and Senators with our views on this subject, and 5. That if and when this sub­ ject comes before Congress, we solicit the support of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor in this fight, and that we be represented when hearings are held." 2 Seamen's Bills Before House '' Both bills have substantially 'the same provisions that we feel the Seafarers International Union should fight against, and we found plenty of "bugs" in both bills which should be eliminated, and no doubt there are plenty more changes in order to get a half-way decent BiU of Rights for Merchant Seamen. Your Committee has outlined only the main flaws in both bills, because We feel that in order to be effective in the passage of a decent Bill of Rights to fuUy cov­ er Merchant Seamen, these two bills should be properly analyzed by an attorney, in conjunction with', a representative of the , Union who knows seamen's probY lems and what they want in the MAIN OBJECTIONS 1. Both Bills provide that the Administrator of the Maritime Commission—^WSA, shall be "ad­ ministrator" of the bills. We are opposed to administra­ tion of this Act-to-be under the jurisdiction of the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, WSA, because the WSA is a large em­ ployer of seamen and if the Chairman of the Maritime Com­ mission,, WSA, is to be the ad­ ministrator of this Bill, he is ' placed in a position of being able / to put pressure upon the seamen "i in any way, shape, manner or ' form. We feel that the adminis­ trator of this Bill should be an independent-Government official, in no way connected with the employing agency. We suggest that the'Department of Labor or Department of Commerce be de­ signated as administrator of this Act. TOO MUCH POWER 2. The Administrator's powers, imder these proposed bills, are too broad- He is empowered to In. lay down all'rules and regula'tions, make findings and awards which he may decrease . or in­ crease or discontinue, etc. A sea­ man has no appeal of his case, although the bills set up a Board of Appeals, appointed by the ad­ ministrator. He can over-rule the Appeals' Board's decisions, and his decision is final. 3. We are opposed to the part of the bill where it includes Mari­ time Commission enrollees and other elements who have not ac­ tually sailed during the war. In our opinion, the only benefits or beneficiaries to come under this bill should be bonafide merchant seamen and offshore fishermen who have had the required war­ time sea service' outlined in the bills, and all others should be -ex­ cluded from the benefits under the biU. Seamen who are entitled to benefits under this act should be active seamen and offshore fish­ ermen who can show at least 90 days actual sea service and to in­ clude any seamen and offshore fishermen regardless of the amount of service, who was in­ jured because of war-time activ­ ities during the p e r i od of employment on a vessel or during repatriation or internment, with no strings attached to this, such as is now proposed under the Act. We are opposed to the authori­ zation under the Bill that knocks out of benefits anybody that has misconducted himself through the contraction of a disease. KANGEHOO COURTS 4. We are also opposed to the provisions in the bills to allow the Chairman to knock out of benefits any seamen or fishermen determined by evidence satisfactgry to the Chairman, that a man is guilty of mutiny, treason, sa­ botage, or rendering assistance to an enemy of the United States or of its allies, by refusing him a certificate of War Service. This should be amended, not by the determination of the chairman, but should be determined by a Court of Law conviction. There Is Always Seme Joker Under provisions in the bills such as mentioned above, a sea­ man or fisherman, regardless of the amount of sea service and the man's war record, means nothing / if at any time during the war the Coast Guard-had revoked a man's seamen's papers,:^.for any period of time, he Would be ineligible for the issuance of war service certificate, and would not be en­ titled to benefits under the bill. 5. That regardless., of what Federal Agency gets jurisdiction of administering the Act, we be­ lieve that the U. S. Shipping • .-i, Commissioners, imder the DE­ PARTMENT O F COMMERCE should issue certificates of War Service in all cases only to peo­ ple with proper proof of their sea service. 6. There are provisions in both bills referring to United States Employment Service that could interfere with our Union Hiring Hall rights under the broad pow­ ers of the Administrator of the Act. That should be studied and eliminated. CONCLUSION Therefore, your Committee, be­ ing practical seamen and not lawyers, recommends: 1. That President Harry Lundeberg be instructed to iihmediate- ly engage the proper attorneys to apalyze Bill HR 2346 and Bill HR 2180, and to set forth our objec­ tions to these bills, along with our reconunendations to amend these bills, in order to get proper bill of rights to cover merchant seamen, and the copies of these recommendations be forwarded to every affiliated branch of the Seafarers International Union of North America, in the seaman and fishermen's fieldy 2. We also suggest that Presi­ dent Lundeberg appoint a Union Seamen's official who knows just what the seamen wants in a sea­ men's G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS to work on these two bills with the attorney. JUNGLE SOUVENIR SlU-SUP Reciprocal Shipping Your Committee recommends| (c) No member shall be remov­ the adoption -of the following ed from any ship after completion policy: of a voyage, provided, he has met (a) There shall be joint regis­ his Union obligations, cooperat­ tration and equal shipping rights ing with Union Officials, etc., re­ within the shipping regulations gardless of the Port or District. of the Port and district of regis­ (d) When a man receives tration for members df all SIU transportation, regardless of the District Unions in all ports, with ship, company or District, he the exception of the Port of New must get off that ship, and cannot York, where the established SUP ship back on that ship until such Branch shall continue to register time as he has cleared through and ship all SUP members for the Union Hall in the particular the Port of New York. port of paying off. (b) There shall be a complete The Committee calls to your at­ exchange of "Social Registers tention the fact that the SUP and among the district unions." (Continued on Page 6) Killing a 250 pound man-eating tiger was all in a day's work for Cpl. C. A. McCrary of the Com­ bat Military Police. He ran into the animal while scouting for Japanese in the Myitkyima, Bur­ ma, section. Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board, •>: •- ' v-Tii'i'?.-i'i'r--'rvr-''-'-r '•H ' •'Jildi I �m ::r THE Page Six SEAF AKERS Fxiday, Apnl 6, 1945 LOC Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion (Continued from Page f) the SIU, Pacific District do not accept for Probationary member­ ship anyone who has sailed on a trip card less than six monllis while the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict will accept for Probationary membership those who have sail­ ed on trip cards for thirty days and the Great Lakes District will accept for Probationary member­ ship those who are sailing on vessels under their jurisdiction and the Committee suggests that these factors be given considera­ tion on shipping men. The Committee also wishes to call to yoiu- attention the fact that the Great Lakes District issues to passenger vessel stewards crew temporary membership for the period that they are sailing. When they leave the jurisdiction of the Great Lakes District they are free to make application and be accepted for membership of other SIU District Unions. New Policy On Book Transfers should occur, that the shipown­ ers, backed by the WSA, will at­ tempt to move in on the. seamen's unions in order to cut wages and conditions, and most of all to break up our hiring halls. To­ day there are shipowners antici­ pating the post-war era in order to move in on our hiring halls. SOLIDARITY Then, more than ever, is it of the most vital importance that the seamen of the SIU of N.A. STAND TOGETHER, and ACT TOGETHER as one body of men on all coasts and Great Lakes. We know there are various other unions in the field with different policies and principles than ours; where will THEY stand if the seamen are locked out? Where will they be if the seamen of the SIU decided to strike for better conditions? Will they use that opportunity to move in our jurisdiction, and in con­ junction with the shipowners, scab on us? We can only guide our actions on the record and the activities of these other unions in the past. The NMU (CIO) is our chief op­ ponent in the maritime field; the past policy of this organization is far from being clean. It has scab­ bed on us before in some of our past fights for conditions. The policy of the NMU is dictated by political commissars affiliated with the Communist Party, and thein policy is determined not for the benefit of the workers in any industry, but for the benefit of the Communist Party and what­ ever its policies may be from time to time. We frequently find the Communist Party-controlled unions on the side of the bosses, acting in a scab-herding capacity for the employer, and for the Communist politicians, whose in­ terest is more and more becom­ ing alike, and it is increasingly difficult to distinguish. one from the other. They want control of the workers! They want them to be slaves economically and poli­ tically. CONTEST WINNER ^ f : >41 Your Committee recommends required to pay a $1 transfer fee, the adoption of the following the current hospital and burial assessments, and the current policy: (a) Any full book member in month's dues. Your Committee further rec­ good standing of any District may ommends that the following transfer to any other District transfer procedure be adopted: Union affiliated with the SIU, 1. Upon being accepted to subject to the provisions and transfer, the transferee's mem­ rules of the respective Districts. bership book in the District from However, no member shall be which he is transferred shall be forced to transfer from one Dis­ picked up and immediately for­ trict to another as long as he re­ mains in good standing in his warded to the headquarters of the District into which he is original District. transferred. (b) A man applying for n 2. A membership book for the We must bear in mind that the pated in all major struggles with transfer must be a full book District into which the member policy of th^ Communist Party the SUP, but during the last member of his original District is transferred shall then be is­ leeches is dependent on the In­ years they have split away from Union. This means that proba- sued, which shall have recorded ternational policy of the Com­ the SUP, and are now going for tioi^ary members are not ehgible in it the membership number of munist Party. The American some of the Commie program = to transfer. his original District, as well as Communists take their orders di­ coming from the NMU (CIO). (c) The applicant for transfer the new number. The new num­ rectly from Moscow, and what Several of their officials are must have paid all current as­ ber shall be entered into the or­ benefits Russia, they will fight strictly communist-party curb­ sessments and current month's iginal bqok. for. Should the Soviet Regime stone politicians. However, there ^ . II dues to his original District. If 3. The original book shall im­ issue a "directive" to. strike in is a strong bond between the men the applicant has paid dues ahead mediately be returned to the Dis­ the United States, the American in the SUP and the MFOWW, ce­ to his original District, these dues trict Headquarters from which Communist Party will do its dirty mented through years of strug­ Miss Florida for 1945 is delighlL.' are not credited to the District to the member has transferred. work without consulting- the gles fought together. We can, we ful Jeni Freeland. She will rep­ which he has made application workers, and vice-v^rsa, should believe, definitely be sure of resent her slate at the annual 4. Upon adoption of this proto transfer, and he must begin cedme, it shall be the policy that there be a "directive^ for- no- backing from the MFOWW mem­ paying monthly dues from the if any member is transferred strike, the Communist Party bership in any just fight we might beauty contest at Atlantic City. Agent D. L. Parker say» they all date of his transfer into the new contrary to this procedure, all members will go to the extent of find ourselves engaged in. District. monies collected from such mem­ scabbing to stop a legitimate These are factors which must grow this way down in Tampa. definitely be tafcmi into consider­ Tampa shipping is on the up­ (d) Upon being accepted for bers shall be remitted to his orig­ strike. tremsfer, the applicant shall be inal district. We can readily see that regard­ ation in determining the policy grade. There are some spots less of the consequences to the in any major struggles in which open for discriminating seamen. First come, first served^ no reser­ American seamen, the Commun- •our organizations might find themselves in. vations. ist-party-controUed CIO mari­ time unions might ^weU aid and abet shipowners in any fight we Your Committee recommends to that particular District. the adoption of the foUowmg 4. All non-members dispatched may have with them. Qp the ppKcy on Trip Cards: aboard vessels under contract to other hand, should it be to the 1. A Trip Card man shall pay our organization for the first time, interests of the Communist We have found through bitter of scabbing on their fellow worl?-^ dues and assessments to the Dis­ must be dispatched through the Party to strike, then they will experience that if we "mix" pol­ ers, if it suits, their particular trict that issued him this lYip Union Hall, with a Trip Card pull through the NMU strike ae- itics in our Union affairs, it will phoney politicai line. Card. No Trip Card man shall be from the organization that dis­ tion anywhere which might well create dissension and disruption, required to surrender his Trip patched them. be a time when the seamen are creating factions, and thus weak­ Our organization is built for the purpose of bettering the Card for a "Trip Card in another 5. Any crew member found not prepared to strike, or do not ening our Union. wages, working conditions of the District until such times as he has aboard ships who does not have a intend to stiike, so we cannot We have had exj^rience with men who follow the sea, and to -been accepted for membership Trip Card, who was shipped in minimize the fact that tffis 'soattempts of the Communist Party date we have kept , our Union ' by an SIU District Union. outports, or who shipped after called union, no doubt will scab through their stooges, trying to 'clean of demogogues and would2. The District Union that has hours, shall be lined up by the on us. take over the seamen's move­ be emancipators of the workers, the man's duplicate Trip Card on Union official that contacts the MARINE COOKS ment, to further their political namely the Communist or • any file shall receive all Revenue due ship. •• ideologies. We have found other political .party which may that respective Union, 6. When Trip Card men be­ Then we have the Marine through our struggle against have had ideas about running our • Cooks & Stewards, also a CIO • Trip Card, men, in good come members of another District them, that this demogogic outfit, Union to suit their political fancy. affiliate composed of the Stew­ standing with their organization, other than the organization which the Communist Party, is only an ards Department men on the Pa­ desiring to become a member of originally issued same, the Dis­ CRUMBS auxilliary of the bosses. 'Their cific Coast. They all take 'their another District Union, may trict joining such Trip Card men We now, as delegates from all do so provided that they are ac­ shall notify the respective head­ policies from the NMU—^strictly policy, in the final analysis, only Seafarers International branches,a commie-line organization. We benefits the employers and their ceptable, and make application quarters of such transaction. east, west and Great Lakes, go on own phoney political ideologies, can expect their officials to ' be record to continue keeping thesje ' which are far from being Ameri­ on the side of the NMU-CIO in political crumbs" out of our can in concept or principle. any fight. Unions, and to unmercifully clean SCABS FIREMEN them out if any attempts are Realizing the possibility of a The industry will be fiooded The MFOWW (Marine Firemen, Through their stooges in their made by them to infiltrate and fight with the shipowners and the with an overfiow of men. Thous­ Oilers, Watertenders & Wipers Unions they are constantly keep­ disrupt our Unions, and we again War Shipping Administration in and of men with WSA training; Association) on the Pacific Coast, ing them in a turmoil, diverting go on record condemning the the post-war era, we now stop thousands of discharged Navy composed of black-gang men, is the energies of the membership Communist Party and their fel­ and analyze what the seamen, af­ and Coast Guard men. "Independent" of any national to internal, instead of external low-travelers, as a tool of the filiated with the Seafarers Inter- We cannot overlook the fact affiliation, and from 1934 on they fighting. We have found that employers, and detrimental to tte nation Union of N. A. are faced that when the war is over, and fought and worked closely with these leeches da not mind advo­ American seamen and the work­ with. if a sudden slump in - shipping the Sailors Union—and partici­ cating and supporting the policy ers as a whole. We Must Know All Our Enemies Trtp Onrit BuNs'& Regulations A Statement On PoUtleat Action A Look At The Other Unions mo:-'cv..: Be. .V.c; .. "'J -.-'Y-'. '. 'O ' - ,, �/ Friday, April 6, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG NEW ORLEANS Page Seven these men do come around to us and do want to ship out, and there are a few occasions where we could use rated men, I find that -the WSA will not release those for the simple reason that they are not on the "First Five" list. If they do take the jobs, they lose their stand-by-pay. Quite ri set-up I'd say. Looks like it's the old regimentation sj^tem; knock you in line and pound your head their way. What difference does it make if that man could have been used on a ship that was sailing within several hours or a day later. We could have used him. Speaking of contracts, every bonafide SIU man that registers and ships out, has a contract with himself and the union he represents and the Company with which he sails. It's not a question of belonging to Savan­ nah, Mobile, Boston or any branch elsewhere. The predom­ inating issue is that you and you belong to the SIU of North Am­ erica. It's one solid body and you're a part of all Branches of the SIU of NA in the United States. Each and every member is a "potential organizer." It would be very comforting to our New York Organizer Lykke, if he could get more members to cooperate with him in getting at some of these unorganized tankers while you are in New York. Why not see him in the 2nd floor Organizer's office. Many men are desirous of sailing on tankers, quite a few of our members are sailing them now. Speaking of a bigger and bet­ ter SIU, how would it be if a lot of you members that have bag­ gage in the Baggage Room over 6 months would take out same. The Baggage Room, I must say, is not a cold meat packing house, nor a vegetable storage. Please refrain from bringing such unnecessary produce, to the Baggage Room Clerk for checking. If you insist I'll say that he cannot be respon­ sible for meats. As it is, I myself have difficulty in getting my reg­ ular ration of meats, and I may make personal use of same. Yum Yum. The Baggage Room is well filled up, so boys don't bring your small packages in to be checked until some of the excess baggage had been taken out. Thanks for ypur cooperation and don't forget, grab a hot ship and give that girl you're avoiding the slip, Mama needs the bacon. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK New York Dispatcher WHAT'S DOING Shipping has picked up down this way and looks good for the coming week. We have several ships in transit and very little beefing aboard those scows, out­ side of trying to get enough milk ^or the crews. from the Great Lakes this week. the time of the payoff. , I presume the RMO can stick JACKSONVILLE Both of the men had old num­ The people who should know out th'eir chests again, as we were bers on the Lakes, but for some say that shipping* is going to con­ hort of ABs and Firemen and On my return to Jacksonville reason, neither one of them tinue fast and hot down here for had to call on them for replace­ from the AgeMs' Conference I ments. We found we needed found that business had picked the next few months at least. seemed to realize that they are affiliated with the Atlantic and twelve men to fill jobs. After up a little. We shipped a full Maybe for a longer period. putting them through the third crew for the SS Alex G. Bell. A couple of SUP ships are due Gulf District. degree we found five that were This ship has undergone exten­ here also, but the respective rep­ One of them has a Great Lakes on trip cards previously and one sive repairs for the past three resentatives of their crews are book that is paid up. He went that was registered with us. What months. Monday the 26th we got here to take care of them, al­ down and applied for a trip card these guys try to t)ull would beat word that the SS Dry Tortugas though if they need help they in the Atlantic and Gulf but was straightened out before he ship­ a royal fiush. Anyway we gave was in and would pay off that know where to come for it. Sixty-four men were shipped ped out. them the air and re-ordered six afternoon. We also got an order more saltys and the vessels got for four Oilers. Due to the fact out of Savannah in the last two The other came in to pay up his under way in good shape (we that we had just crewed a ship weeks and the shipping lists are Great Lakes, SIU book and he practically empty. If things keep showed his NMU book. When hope) with a large percentage of I didn't have the men here. booming as we hope and expect, questioned about this he stated book men. I called Tampa, Savannah, and The SS J. H. Meyers , (Alcoa) Charleston but there were no we may have to ask some of our that his Great Lakes book was was paid off here last Friday and men in those ports so then 1 larger branches to supply us with his summertime book and that what a pleasure it' was to' walk called Mobile. Charlie Kimball men. We've been running our- his NMU book was his wintertime aboard and not find one beef and told me that he had plenty of sel'ves bowlegged rounding them book. He stated that he liked dne clean job. Th& crews will al- men there and he could put them up and we don't want to, call on the SIU agreements better but ways be remembered by the Old 4 p he any outside agency to help us that his wiritertime friends ship­ Mgh as good SIU members, and called the airlines office he was man SIU ships. ped out of the NMU hall. When we hope on the return voyage told that four seats were avail­ We're having a meeting to­ told that he couldn't hold a book will be the same. ' able but the men might get night. Most of the boys who are in both organizations, he became We were informed at this writ­ bumped in Atlanta unless they on ships still in port have prom­ indignant, informing the Patrol­ ing that the Pan Orleans (Water­ had a priority. Brother Kimball ised to atterid. I hope we have man that this was a democratic man) which is now in the repair then called the RMO and solicited room for them all. country and thought he should be yards in New Orleans, is going to their aid in getting priorities but ARTHUR THOMPSON. Agent entitled to as many books as he be converted into a Banana Wag­ the RMO turned him down on the liked. The Patrolman's democ­ on and will be ready for her first flimsy excuse that Mobile was in racy was not as liberal as this NEW YORK trip about April 3rd. So it looks a different area from Jackson­ guy's, so he took the Great Lakes aS if our Agent, Brother Michelet, ville. The waterfront Patrolmen in book and told the man to use his now at Agents' Conference, •will Iri the meantime the ship is the port of New York caught a NMU book in the future. *have a headache drawing up a delayed over twenty-four hours breathing spell here last week. The man came back in a few Banana contract with the Water- while we get men from Baltimore We had only had 26 ships paying minutes and wanted to get an »man "SS Co. on his return. It will which is twice as far as Mobile off and no major beefs ori any of SIU trip card, Atlantic and Gulf ^ give Brother Michelet a from Jacksonville. The company them. District. It took another hour to fiance to run in a" few i^ecipes, will no doubt try to saddle the It seems as if the SS Lou Geh­ get him straightened out. on How Arid Whaf td Use the Union with the responsibility for rig is a jinx ship so far as the The final results being we sent Banana For in his STRAIGHT that delay but I say the blame Deck officers are concerned. On him back to the NMU to ship out FROM THE GALLEY column. lies squarely on tHe Inefficiency her last trip in a number of them as he seemed to like a change­ Take notice. Brother J. P. Shuler, experts in the RMO. Rather than were pulled off by the Coast able policy. may be a tip from the wise. J. P. SHULER. Patrolman cut a small piece of red tape and Guard. She is now in again with , One of our repatriated SIU get a ship out on time they leave a number of Coast Guard charges % if if members. Brother Ralph Piehet, the red tape and delay a ship a to be preferred against the Mas­ Shipping's on the "Hot Chart drops in now and then and gives full day. That's one more way ter. .Among them is one that again here in New York and jobs all the stories of his past experi­ not to win the war faster. Ship­ concerns the unlicensed person­ are plentiful for those that want ences. He is now taking it easy, ping for the next few days looks nel. We had three members left to ship out. On most occasions but says he is about ready to go slsck on the other side due to the fact you can practically pick your job back to sea. So best of luck, ROBT. A. MATTHEWS. that the Master posted a notice and destination. To the out-port brother Piehet, we are always Agent cancelling shore leave 15/ min­ members where shipping had glad to have all of the old timers utes after shore leave had stop­ slacked down, and to those, where ,'back. ped. The ship sailed the same day Local Boards are about to wolf SAVANNAH • 'The SS Edmund Weed was paid leaving the men there through no you—why not head for New York last week with only a few minor and see the sights and tackle It looks ris though this port has fault of their own. beefs. All departments paid off finally got its riame on the map some of these jobs and relieve The Albion Victory, Jose Marti, clean. Mostly the crews are re­ again. We had four ships to pay the high pressure? William Johnson, and the Madasponsible for this, and are to be off last week and all beefs were We are rather scarce for all waski Victor all of the Bull Line commended for the way they settled in favor of the crews. paid off this week, with no ma­ ratings, including the Steward paid off, being sober and Union- Things are expected to be good jor beefs. The Irwin S.. Cobb, Department, believe it or not. thoughtful at that time. Had a down here for some time to come, Robin Lockesly and George The good ol' summertime is few trip card men aboard. All t have shipped everything I here, and the New York beauties Westinghouse of the Robin Line have taken out Pro-books and all could get my hand on. I had fine are pai-ading around with wolf­ all had beefs settled aboard. The are happy. Most all signed off, cooperation from the Delegates ish looks in their eyes. A sailor Calmar SS Company only had* and are now headed back to their on the SS Dinian of the Eastern the Firmore, William Pepperell, is a sailor, and contacts are plen­ PHILADELPHIA port of signing on (Philly) to give Line. This was a clean ship to R. H. Lee and the Henry Jocelyn. tiful. orir Bro. Agent Hany Collins an­ board. All beefs on these ships h^e The other day we had an AB Well here we go again, doing other good chance to ship a good -1 hope that all other crews will been settled and overtime is col­ come in for a job, a WSA man. business at the same old place crew. in the future see that their ships lectable. We could have used him, but he as usual. Just returned from a • Have the SS Merrimari and the are left clesri for the next crew Calmar seems to see that it explained to us that he couldn't joint Agents Council in Chicago SS LaCharitlier (Bull line) in port that goes aboard. pays to cooperate with the Union get his release from the WSA and I really believe that it was and with only a few beefs. These PAT RYAN. Agent Proiem in settling the beefs and is giv­ unless he was one of the "first the most constructive conference are concrete ships and most of the 4" 3j> 4« ^ five" on the list. This was be­ that I have ever attended. With ing us a better break now. crew have made one or more We had the SS J. Willard, cause he was on stand-by-pay. the reciprocal shipping rights, no When I came back from the trips, so we expect little trouble. After graduating from this pull offs after thirty days and Goldsboro and the Schoharie of That is about all for this time, coriferettCe in New York and the South Atlantic SS Company. "Mutton Head School" they are many other benefits, I think it Chicago I found things humming hoping next week will find our The beefs were settled aboard pooled in order to graduate and will tend to bring both Coasts to­ Agent, your correspondent, set down here in Savannah. We had the ship except a few minor beefs are placed that way on the list gether. a half dozen ships here sailing or for better news. with stand-by-pay. AU don't get With the new setup on organ­ in .the Stewards department. preparing to sail. Of course, I G. A. MASTERSON, We had the SS Samuel John­ stand-by-pay, but most- of the izational activities, which will be misSed most of the fun since they < Patrolman paid off before I got here, but son of the Eastern SS Company men are there for a long time placed in the hands of Brother Pat Ryan handled that in splen­ in and she was the reverse of the and do get disgusted waiting for Hall, I really believe we should Keep In Touch With did fashion. Lou Gehrig. The Samurf-John­ jobs, especially if they have fa-' go a long ways in organizing milies to support. What I'm try­ some of these unorganized comson had a very clean payoff. There are no beefs pending, Your Draft Board. ing to point out is that when We had a couple of men in since he squared them away at J (Continued on Page 8) Around the Ports I,;-*' "'iy. Ji.'Z �Page Eighl I..i» Around The Ports (Continued from Page 7) panies. • Some of our members came into the hall and stated that their ships had been diverted to the Pacific. Coast, so it looks like we will have more, ships following the same route. So the A & G agents Conference to send A & G officials to the Pacific Coast was timely in itself. We have quite a bunch of new officials who have taken office during the last election. They are aggressive and industrious, and with a little help from the rank and file, this union should go places during the coming year. I see that the Secretary-Treas­ urer did not let any grass grow under his feet as it did not take him long to get the eight page Log rolling, so lets all get to­ gether and send in a little bit of news so we can keep these eight (8) pages filled. Well, there is not much of in­ terest in this city of brotherly love, but in closing we will say, shipping is pretty good, not many men on the beach, here is to_^ a bigger and better union. HARRY COLLINS, Agent CHARLESTON i-if r HE Business has picked up with a full crew shipped to a Waterman Ship. Looks slow for the next week. Quite a few old-timers are here on the beach, they evi­ dently can eat a lot more at home as they are putting on weight—wonder if it is the food or the beer? JAMES L. TUCKER. Agent GALVESTON Shipping and business was very brisk in this area during the past two weeks. Due to the fact that there was very few men on the beach here, I had to call New Orleans for men and we just about cleaned out that port. Had to give the RMO sev­ eral orders for men but I am only calling them as a last resort. The hall in Houston will be open for business Monday, April 2nd at 6605 Canal Street. The members will find that this hall, although smaller than the other place that we Ijad, is a much cleaner and better located hall. After April 10th the Galveston Hall will be located at 305'/z 22nd Street. I have already purchased the furniture for the office and a goodly portion o.' furniture for the hall. The members coming into this port will, I am sure, be well pleased with the start as this new hall is m'uch brighter and cleaner, also centrally locat­ ed. I feel sure that our members will spend a lot Of their time in the hall instead of USS clubs. Just received word that an­ other M-A-V-1 has arrived in this area from the lakes. This vessel will be in drydock for several weeks before they take a crew. According to reliable sources, this area is due to have a lot of shipping shortly. During the time that I was attending the Agents conference about 7 ships were paid off in this area running from rust buckets to T-2 tankers. Had a lot of ADMIRALS from the New Moscow coming in to the Hall looking for trip-cards for these T-2 jobs. We were able tho to crew these ships up with­ out using them. D. STONE. Agenl NORFOLK Shipping in this port has been very good the past two weeks, and the prospects for the com­ ing week look even better. The hall is pretty well cleaned out, and if some of the men in the out ports will come to Norfolk they will hit good shipping. This win stop the flow of trip card men which is necessary when the port is short of book men. It seems that some of our wor­ ries are over on the coastwise coal buckets. They are changing most of the tubs over to the su­ gar and ore runs, to Cuba and South America. So don't hesitate to take these ships. The ship it­ self may be an old scow but the runs are good. All members please take no­ tice that in the future, until we are able to get another hall, the regular meetings will he held at 312 E. Freemaston Street, the Carpenters' union hall. This hall has adequate sitting for all mem­ bers and was rented for the small sum of $7.50 a month. This will be a big help as our regular hall is much too small for our meet­ ings. We are still batting a hundred per cent score with the Coast Guard, and if the men will notify the hall for representation and not try to settle it themselves we wiU try to keep up the good work. Ships that come into the army docks to pay off—^if the men will come to the hall and bring .their disputed overtime we will settle it at the CO office before the pay­ off. We cannot get aboard these ships at the army docks. RAY WHITE, Agent BALTIMORE "Ships That Pass In The Night." Did yoti ever read that story? Well, I did, and from the looks of some of the rust buck­ ets that come in here, they ought to be kept in the dark all the time. They sure as hell are an eyesore, but what makes matters worse is the way some of the crews leave their quarters and messrooms. You don't hurt the shipowner by leaving a dirty ship, you hurt the union men who take your place. Most of the beefs in the Stewards Department come from inexperienced Stewards. This is about the most responsible job dn any ship, and no man should take this job unless he knows ShAt AREK.S Friday. April 6, 1945 LOG SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES SEAS SHIPPING CO.. INC. General Agent, War Shipping Administration 39 Cortlandt Street • New York. N.Y. CLOVIS VICTORY—VOYAGE 1 Bert C. Pond 18.93 Roy Kinkade 7.82 Wayne Harman 7.82 Kenneth Cooper 2.84 Garfield MiUer 2.84 William Winkler .2.84 George V. Stewart 2.84 Richard Stockard 9.95 Louis Acosta 38.39 ELDENA—VOYAGE 4 C. P. Day 7.52 J. McCallum 7.52 G. J. Thompson 7.52 R. J. Storck 7.52 F. Fromm 7.52 EL SALVADOR VICTORY VOYAGE 1 George L. Harpham 4.04 FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 2 William McDonald 11.00 FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 3 John M. Creagh 3.21 Nile G. Dunbar 5.95 Charles H. Jones 2.04 Frank Dunovich 23.26 FRANCIS L. LEE VOYAGE 4 Jose Saravia .i $ 11.38 Arthur K. Briscoe 18-71 FRANCIS L. LEE' VOYAGE 5 Sylvester Halligan 8.00 Leslie R. Teague 5.69 John Frankowski 5.69 Robert Z. Little 3.56 Robert M. Morley 8.00 John W. Mertz 8.00 Joseph M. Peturulski 10.84 James H. Rogers 8.00 Jesse M. Barrahle Charles A. Raymond William A. Oswinkle Richard D. Hessler Charles E. Glover Walter C. Thomas James F. Clark George S. Lucas ; !.. Stanridge B. Selina .—, Jesse Kirby William McManus Henry M. Wilson Austin D. Sloan Albert C. Belt 4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.00 FRANCIS L. LEE VOYAGE 6 Homer R. Nelson James E. Warner Adolph Pizzo Andrew P. Upchurch Edward J. Jakubowski JOHN GRIER HIBBEN 2.00 VOYAGE 1 2.00 N. J. Smith 6.27 2.00 Henry J. Fou , 7.20 2.00 24.87 2.00 Leopold Lang FRANCIS MARION VOYAGE 1 H. Davis".. : 119.81 F. M. Roberts 14.17 N. Borneau 1.48 R. Green 376.63 W. Den Dulk .,... 10.26 R. Hughes 2.34 GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 2 Henry Kovalski 165.07, GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 4 Stephen GiU ; • 51.84'^ Carroll P. Wilson '4.27 GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 5 John H. Wymond 25,07. GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 6 Willis V. Whitehurst 19.20 Andrew L. Dickerson 2.1^ Die Jensen 4.00 Floyd Curtis ' 4.00 Arthur W. Bolton 4.00 Patrick W. O'Flynn 4.00 William E. Kennedy .... 4.00 Jose Silva 4.00 Jesse L. Waters ....... 4.00 Cosmo J. Lecesse 4.00 Money Due FRANCIS MARION VOYAGE 2 JSS JOSEPH NICOLLET Walter E. Girard 98.75 All crew members who paid Vincent B. Pocoraba 46.41 off in Charleston, March 26, 1945 Harold Broker 5.59 can collect transportation at FRANCIS MARION Waterman SS Co., 19 Rector St., VOYAGE 3 N. Y, C. by Charleston L. Pelleteer 7.05 .(Submitted Branch). FRANCIS MARION i. 4. i " VOYAGE 4 SS CAPE CORWIN R. Weis 4.98 Steve Colecchi, 2 hrs; L. MarR. Beisuk 2.49 turano, 3 hrs; J. Weibley, 1 hr; E. Backen 2.84 Madsen, 6 hrs. CgllecJ^ at BulT ' E. Branch 3.22 Line Office, New York.*" ^ Lawrence Bradshaw 3.55 4 4 4. SS KEPPEL FRANCIS, MARION Crew members who have not VOYAGE 5 received their transportation Walter Kamp 114.47 money may collect same at Simp-* son Spence, Young, 10 Bridge * FRANCIS MARION Street, New York, N. Y. VOYAGE 6 4 4 4 Hugh MacArthur 1.49 SS VONODDA VICTORY Marion Courtney 1.49 Subsistance for meals for Arnold Hayman 1.49 Jeinuary Ernesto Torres, 1.49 E. Podgurski, L. Eddinger, S. Gilbert Rios 1.49 Milan, W. Parrish, A. Hoxie, E. Aubrey Simpson 1.49 Hofmann, W. W^agner, M. Stone- v Robert Bond 1.49 wall, W. Tochinsky, J. BochnoFrancis McGuire 1.49 wicz, N. Barksdale, 21 meals each. William Smith 1.49 George Marini ;.. 1.49 J. Jefifery, 18 meals; R. Fithen, Don Hilton 7.48 12 meals. Collect at Robin Line Office, New York City. FRANCIS MARION 4 4 4 VOYAGE 7 SS WM. WILSON Fulton; AB, 26 hrs; E. Rebas, Root 14.57 32 hrs; J. H. Swinford, 25 hrs. FRANCIC N. BLANCHET Collect at Eastern SS Company VOYAGE I office. New York City. Thomas Aracena 22.91 SS JOS^AH PARKER FRANCIC N. BLANCHET Lodging money for the follow­ VOYAGE 2 ing men: Bjarne Johansoii " 1.76 V. Zane, P. Viera, L. Dougherty,^ 5 nights each. B. Notaiboitolo, .b"' FRANCIC N. BLANCHET 6 hours overtime. Collect at Miss­ VOYAGE 3 issippi SS office in Ne# York. Lawrence Shipley 79.63 4 4 ' AUGUSTUS R. KERN and Deanne D. Brummund — 43.09 ROBERT BALIZET Kenneth W. Scott 7.24 Pay vouchers are,waiting for" Jessie J. Lyons 28.99 you for the work done by prison­ ers when they cleaned tanktopa FRANCIC N. BLANCHET in Italy. The vouchers are in the VOYAGE 4 SIU Baltimore hall. Fred R. Pohley f.. 25.52 how to cook and order stores. It is no damn fun to have ulcers of the stomach—too many sea­ men die from this complaint. There are quite a number of men coming to the hall here who are only 3 and 4 years back in their dues. Most of them had good paying jobs ashore and ex­ pect to get reinstated for a few dollars. One question they always ask is why can't they take out a new book and forget about the old one." They get sore as heU when they fihd they can't do this. The prize beef of the week was a guy who came to the hall and asked me to collect his pay and clothes as he was too tired to do so. In fact, he claimed he was a physical wreck and the ship was 12 miles from the hall. WeU, I'll be darned if I didn't fall for his iine and go get his gear. When I got back he was gassed up and in the Agent's chair. I'm glad we,'re never too old to learn. Shipping has picked up in this -port the past week and we have prospects of several new C-type ships due out soon. There are quite a number of men on the beach in this port, and a good many of the ships here are in transit from this port to New York. P. Edwards should get in touch with Patrolman Starling in Balti­ more. The boys and gals here are the same as when you left. We ain't got any new ones yet— GEORGE H. DERN you gotta wait imtil some of the VOYAGE 1 others grow up. 58.67 WILLIAM McKAY, Agent Richard K. Akridge Keep In Touch With ^ Your Draft Board, 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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OF COMMERCE DO IT 2 SEAMEN'S BILLS BEFORE HOUSE TOGETHER-FOR VICTORY THERE IS ALWAYS SOME JOKER SIU-SUP RECIPROCAL SHIPPING NEW POLICY ON BOOK TRANSFERS WE MUST KNOW ALL OUR ENEMIES TRIP CARD RULES & REGULATIONS A STATEMENT ON POLITICAL ACTION A LOOK AT THE OTHER UNIONS SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/06/1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/be8adae1a3c5a6374d0f60a6846273f3.pdf 4406f97a84e3054a9125cd6c0d47dab6 PDF Text Text Official  Organ  of  the  Atlantic and  Gulf  District, Seafarers International  Union of  North America  VOL.  XIII  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y..  FRIDAY.  APRIL  6.  1951  No.  7  SlU  Votes  To  Boycott  NSA  Choiges Body With Bod Foith  Distinguished  Guests  Address  Seafarers'  Fifth  Convention  GOV. EARL WARREN SEN. WARREN MAGNUSON International  Convention  Aaases  Maritime  Agenry  Of  Submitting  To  Pressure  Of  Shipping  Industry  SAN FRANCISCO—The Seafarers  International  Union of  North  Am­ erica  climaxed  its fifth biennial  convention with  the adoption of  a resolution  authorizing  a  boycott  of  the  National  Shipping  Authority  because  it  had  broken  faith  with  the nation's  seagoing unions.  Denouncing  the  Authority for  violating  terms  of  the  "Statement  of  Policy" drawn  up  by  the  seagoing  sections  of  the  SIU  and  other  maritime  unions  in  Washington  last  January,  the  resolution  charged  that  the  NSA  had  succumbed  to pressure  from  the  shipowners  in dealing  with matters  in­ volving  the civilian status of  seamen.  "The  shipping  industry,  with  its  powerful  lobby,  has  been  able  to  wreck  and  nullify  the program that  was  adopted  by  the  maritime  unions  in  good  faith,  and  which  was  approved  by  Maritime  Administrator  and  Sec­ *retary  Sawyer  (of  the  Depart­*­^  ment  of  Commerce),"  the  reso­ lution  said.  The  decision  on  the  NSA  was  made  at  the final  session  last  Friday,  as  the  convention  dele­ gates,  representing  70,000  m^­ time  and  allied  workers,  acted  at  a  price  less .than  what  we  upon  a  number  of  resolutions  Headquarters  this  week  urged  SAN  FRANCISCO—Represen­ can  produce  it  for."  tatives  of  the  Fishermen's  and  presented  by  the  various  com­ Seafarers  who  haven't  done  so  Lack  of  protective  ifariff  and  mittees.  Cannery  Workers'  Unions  affili­ yet  to fill  out  beneficiary  cards  the  Government's  program  for  The  convention  was  called  to  for  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Fund,  ated  with  the  Seafarers  Interna­ developing  industries  abroad  are  order  by  President  Harry  Lunde­ to  insure  prompt  payment  of  the  tional  hailed  announcement  of  responsible  for  the  present plight  berg  at  the  Whitcomb  Hotel  $500  insurance  in  the  event  of  the  Government's  ban  on  crab  of fishery  and  cannery  workers  mea^t  from  the  Soviet  Union,  but  death.  The  Administrator  of  the  on  Monday,  March  26.  in  this  country,  the  SIU  official  Represented  at  the  convention  fund  has  stated  that  approxi­ stated  the  mov^  should  have  said.  been  made  long iago.  were SlU­affiliated  unions of  sea­ mately  one­third  of  the  men  in  Caveny's  views  were  similar  men, fish  and  cannery  workers  the  Union  have  yet  to fill  out  The  US  Treasury  Depart­ to  those  expressed  by  officials  of  ment's  Customs  Bureau  banned  a  card.  The  benefits  of  the  Wel­ (Cdntinued  on  Page  3)  other fishermen's  and  cannery  the  importation  of  canned  crab  fare  Plan  are  payable  to  botll  worker's  groups  who  attended  meat  from  the  USSR  on  the  book  and  permitmen.  the  International  convention  here  basis  of  a finding  "that  convict  The  beneficiary cards are  avail­ last  week.  labors  forced  labor  and  indentur­ able  at  aU  SIU  Halls,  on  the  They  nevertheless  all  welcom­ For  the  protection  of  the  ed  labor  under  penal  sections are  ships  at  the sign­ons  and  payoffe,  ed  the  Government's  action  on  crew's  gear  and  the  ship's  used  in  whole  or  part"  in  the  and  at  the  Welfare  Plan  Head­ Sovief  crabmeat. This  is  the  first  equipment,  and  for  the  pro­ manufacture  and  production  of  quarters  at  11  Broadway,  New  time  that  the  Customs  Bureau's  tection  of  the  SIU  agree­ crab  meat.  York.  Men filling  them  out  can  authority  under  section  307  of  ment. men  standing  gangway  Lester  Caveny,  Business  Agent  leave  them  with  Union  officials,  the  1930  Tariff  Act  has  been  in­ watches  should  remain  at  of  the  Fish  Cannery  Workers  the  company  paymaster  or  mail  voked  specifically  against  forced  their  post,  in  the *same  man­ Union  of  the  Pacific  and  a  Vice­ LESTER  CAVENY  them  directly  to  the  Welfare  ner  as  the  Fireman  below  labor.  President  of  the  SIU,  said  that  Fund  office.  although  his  organization  is  not  percent  of  our fish  products  were  The  ban  applies  to  canned  must  stand  his  watch.  Gang­ Headquarters  suggested  that  ways  cannot  be  covered from  directly  affected,  he  endorsed the  exported.  Today,  we  not  only  do  crab  meat  manufactured  or  pro­ Ship's  Delegates  call  the  matter  duced  wholly  or  in  part  in  the  the  messhall  or  foc'sle.  Government's  stand  because  im­ not  export  any  of  these  products,  to  the  attention  of  crewmembers  USSR  and  on  vessels  which  are  The  gangway  watch  is  as  portation  of  any  type fish  pro­ we  also  have  to  contend  with  at  all  shipboard  meetings  and  of  USSR  registry,  or  under  "ex­ much  a  part  of  our  agree­ the  heavy  imports  processed  by  ducts  "affects  our  jobs."  again  at  the  payoffs.  clusive  dominion  and  control"  of  ment  with  the  shipowners  as  cheap  labor  abroad,"  Caveny  Caveny,  a  delegate  to  the  SIU  the  USSR,  unless  the  importer  the  wage  scale,  and  must  be  Men  who  wish  to  change their  convention  here,  told  the  LOG  said.  can  establish  by  "satisfactory  beneficiary  can  do  so  by  merely  fully  observed  at  all  times.  As  an  example  of  the  situa­ that  broader  measures  should  be  filling  out  a  new  card  and  hav­ taken  to  protect  domestic  work­ tion  faced  by  US  cannery  and  evidence"  that  the  crabmeat  was  This  notice  refers  particular­ ers  engaged  in  the fishing  and  fishing  people,  Caveny  said  that  not  manufactured  or  produced  ly  to  ports  in  East  and'  ing  it  properly  witnessed.  The  newly­dated  card  will  automatic­ "Japan  is  shipping  processed  by  convict,  forced  or  indentured  ^uih  Africa.  canning  occupations.  ally  supersede  tlie  old  one.  "Prior  to  World  War  11,  75  tuna  into  this  country  to  be  sold  labor.  Laggards  Urged  To  File  Welfare  Beneficiary  Card  SlU Fishermen And Cannery Workers Hall  Ban  On  Russian  Slave­Labor  Crabmeat  Gangway Watch  •  m  .  ­I  itfii'iMMitBaifiiilriti  �Page Two  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday/April  6,  1951  SEAFARERS  LOG  Published  Every  Other Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and  Gulf  District  • '.'iC'­J'  '• .J'"  Afiilialed  wilh  ihe  American  Federaiion  of  Labor  i­:  .  li'  At  51  Beaver  Street,  New  York 4,  N. Y.  HAnover  2­2784  Reentered  as  second  class  matter  August  2,  1949,  at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912.  267  Protecting  Our  Rights  The  SIU's  announced  boycott  of  the  National  Ship­ ping  Authority  dramatically  demonstrates  the  Union's  refusal  to play  patsy  to  any sell­out  of  American seamen.  The  announcement,  adopted  by  the  SIU's fifth  biennial  convention, made  it  clear  to all  that  the Union's historical  role as  the  pacesetter  for  American  seamen  was still  being  maintained.  The  background  of  the SIU's  beef  is  this:  The  mari­ time  unions  met  in  Washington  with  shipowners  early  this  year  and  drafted  a  statement  of  policy,  which  found  approval  from  the  head  of  the  Maritime  Administration  and  the  Secretary  of  Commerce.  In  an  atmosphere  which  suggested  good  relations,  the  unions  were  assured  participatioij  "in  determining  all  policies of  the  NSA and  be  active administrators in  charge  of  matters  affecting  maritime  personnel."  Outstanding  in  the  statement  was  the  paragraph  "the  operation  of  mer­ chant  vessels  shall  be  carried  out  in  a  manner  which  will  preserve  the  civilian  status  of  merchant  seamen  and  all  their  rights  intact."  But  the  unions  were  only  being  given  lip  service.  Admiral Cochrane's  proposed  General  Agency Agree­ ment  issued  repently  makes  no  mention  of  preserving  the  ­civilian status of  seamen, an omission  that  the SIU charges  was brought  about  by  pressure from the shipowners' pow­ erful lobby.  The rights  and  privileges  seamen  enjoy  under  the  Jones  Act,  particularly  the  right  to  trial  by  jury  in  claim  cases,  would  be  lost  to seamen.  It's a  dollars and  cents  proposition  to the shipowners,  gnd  as  usual  the  guy  being  victimized  is  the  seaman.  The  maritime  industry  has  a  high  injury  rate.  Insur­ STATEN  ISLAND  ance  premiums  are  high.  Putting  the  load  of  claim  cases  A.  FORMISANO  on  the  Government  would  leave  that  much  more  of  the  A.  McGUIGAN  melon  for  the shipowners  to  cut  for  themselves.  But  the  F.  CARDOZA  SIU  is  having  no part  of  it. Rather  than  kow­tow  to  the  JOHN  BARRON  N.  DORPMONT  NSA's  program,  the  SIU  is  pulHng  out  of  the  picture  J.  KOSLUSKY  completely. Rather than  be window­dressing  for an  agency  H.  ADAMS  S.  LANZA  that  disregards  the  rights  of  seamen,  the  SIU  will  carry  EUGENE  MILANESI  its fight  for seamen elsewhere. Congress  has  before  it  now  S.  C.  CUNNINGTON  JOHN  SLAMAN  bills  that  would  guarantee  by faw  the  rights of  seamen  to  J. B.  ALLMON  civilian status  while  working aboard  GAA  ships. The SIU  H.  DA  SILVA  G.  BARGGREN  will  press  for  their  passage.  F.  LANE  The  civilian status  of  merchant  seamen  is  traditional,  G.  D.  ROURKE  J.  CHRISTIE  But  here  a  tradition  is  being  trodden  upon.  Hiring  Halls  D.  ROMALO  are  traditional,  too.  Even  Senator  Taft  says  the  Hiring  G.  ARNOLD  J.  J.  FERREIRA  Hall  is  a  necessity  for  the  efficient  operation  of  the ships,  J.  KELLY  "but  will  this hinder  the men who see  in  a  national emerg­ EMILIO  DI  PIETRO  KYLE  C.  CROWE  ency  a  chance  to destroy  the  backbone  of  the  unions  and  PHILIP  PRON  ERIC  JOSEPH  the  other  benefits  seamen  enjoy?  WALTER  JOHNSON  The  working  man  is  getting  it  in  the  Aeck  in  the  T.  WRONA  present  organization  of  Governmental  agencies  in  Wash­ E.  BORGE  H.  EDWARDS  ington. ­In  the  production  set­up,  labor  has  been  given  a  H.  J.  CALLISTO  back  seat;  in  price  control,  he's  given  nothing  except  U.  MERJUDIO  O.  HOLMES  higher  prices;  in  wage  control,  he's  saddled.  The  pattern  MIKE  PETERSON  ­  •   dleveloping  in  the  National  Shipping  Administration  and  H.  HARPER  G.  SANDLUND  the  Federal  Maritime  Board  bears  a  strong  resemblance  C.  SANCHEZ  to  the  general  short  shrift  labor  has  been  getting  in  C.  DOWNEY  J. H.  HURD  Washington.  J.  CUELLES  Unless  the  maritime  unions  are  called  in  and  given  3/  3/  BEEKMAN  HOSPITAL  genuine  functions  in  the  administration,  and  the  seamen  of  America given  a guarantee of  their rights, the  men who  G.  BRAXTON  If:  4. ft  4.  make up 95  percent of  the industry will  have  no  voice  in  GALVESTON  Government,  or,  at  most, serve  as  dupes  for  the  decisions  RALPH  A,  HOLLAND  E.  WADE  made  in  the  back  rooms  by  Government  representatives  W.  E.  D.  HODGE­ ANGELO  MACIEL  and  shipping officials..  ft ft ft  Every  union  in  maritime  should  expose  the  falseness  MOBILE  of  the  present  governmental  set  up  by  withdrawing  im­ EUGENE  PLAHN  mediately.  The  preservation  of  seamen's  rights  does  not^  TIM  BURKE  JAMES  H.  JONES  .  lie along the path of siirrender,  •   .  B.  A.  CHRISTENSEN  'T. '•   BALTIMORE  ARNOLD  E.  THOMPSON  ^  WILLIAM  D.  WEISE  JOSEPH  F. SCHUMSKY  THOMAS  F.  MUNGO  DANIEL  BISSETT  A.  WRIGHT  ft ft ft  NEW  ORLEANS  WILSON  O.  CARA  J,  A.  CHAPMAN  ROGELIO  CRUZ  H.  E.  GRANT  E.  E.  GROSS  L.  A.  HOLMES  D.  D.  KELLY  HUGH  F.  LAGAN  LEO  LANG  0. H.  IVIANIFOLD  T.  E.  MAYNES  KARL  RAANA  CLAUDE  RAY  S.  P. SCHIEFFLER  H.  SCHOLES  ROBERT  W.  THOMPSON  LONNIE  TICKLE  1.  VANTE  .  ft ft ft  ELLIS  ISLAND  GUY  G,  GAGE  ft ft  "ft  SALISBURY  MICHAEL  J.  LUCAS  ft ft ft  FT.  WORTH  E.  J.  NAVARRE  ft ft ft  FT.  STANTON  HENRY  THURMAN  ,  DONALD  MCDONALD  '  GIDLOW  WOODS  SILVESTER  WALKER  ft ft  ­ft  X  MEMPHIS  JOHN  B.  HEGARTY  R.  A.  RATCLIFF  CLARENCE  D.  SHIVELY  ft ft ft  MANHATTAN  BEACH  B.  T.  KNEW  J.  J. DRISCOLL  V.  MILAZZO  J.  ASHURST  E.  LOPEZ  ^  J. T. EDWARDS  ;  A.  LOMAS  x:  '  T.  P. SULLIVAN  '  J. DE  JESUS  R.  A. BLAKE  M.  BRUNO  • '  E.  EERRER  :  t ^  P.  VORKE  J.  PADZIK  F.  W.  GRIMES*  aV  R. F.  LARSEN  A.  MAKRIS  JOHN  W.  KEENAN  ft ft ft  NORFOLK  JAMES  T.  TANNEHILL  J •   ERWIN  T.  GREGORY  1:  S. ft ft  SAN  JUAN  'A­i­ JUAN  SANCHEZ  RAMON  LUIS  SERRANO  ALLAN  L.  HANDE  'A:  RALPH  W.  LEAVY  JUAN  DE  LA  PAZ  CARLOS  MATT  .­A)  • •   JOSEPH  H.  FUSSELL  GEORGH  LITCHFIELD  ft ft ft  ­  ­''f.  SAVANNAH  R.  C.  BENNETT  ­i!.  O.  PREUSSLER"  R.  W.  CARROLLTON  •  • ;"i  R.  L.  FIELDS  SAN  FRANCISCO  BJORNE  GRANBERG  E.  PRITCHARD  JAMES  HODO  C.  L.  MOATS  JAMES  R.  LEWIS  CHAS.  W.  JOHNSON  JAMES  R.  PORTER  H.  McGRATH  M.  M.  LESPERANCE  A.  CAUDRA  H.  HILL  D.  J. GORMAN  W.  A.  OSWINKLE  'I  ft ft ft  BOSTON  F.  DIRKSMEYER  G.  A.  ROSE  E.  GARDNER  A.  LEVA  R.  LUFLIN  li:  i,­,.  •  :  I •  :  �Friday.  ApzU  6.  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Three  US Maritime industry Couid Not Operate  Without  Union  Hiring  Haiis:  Magnuson  (Continued  from  Page  1)  *  • 'he disclosed  that  the  Govern­ ment  spent  50  million  dollars  to  and miscellaneous  maritime crafts  subsidize  cheddar  cheese  last  from  the  United  States,  Canada  year,  while  it  granted  only  42  and  Alaska.  In  its  boycott  action,  the  SIU  SAILORS  UNION  OF  THE  PACIFIC—Delegates:  Harry  Lundeberg,  Harry  Johnson,  million  dollars  in  subsidies  for  said  that  the  representatives  of  Donald  Brown,  Ed  Turner,  Jack  Dwyer,  Maxie  Weisbarth,  William  Benz,  Charles  the  American  shipping fleet.  Interest  in  the  welfare  of  mer­ its  seagoing  districts  who  par­ Brenner  and  Morris  Weisberger.  ticipated  in  the  drafting  of  the  ATLANTIC  &  GULF  DISTRICT.  SIUNA—Delegates;  Paul  Hall,  Lloyd  Gardner,  Lind­ chant seamen  and a  healthy mar­ itime  industry  was  also  express­ «aaritime  program  in  Washing­ ton,  were  withdrawing  "all  our  sey  Williams,  Cal  Tanner,  Frenchy  Michelet,  William  Rentz,  Harold  Fischer  and  Jeff  ed  by  California's Governor, Earl  Warren,  who  officially  welcomed  pledges and  signatures from  said  Morrison.  document  (Statement  of  Policy),"  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION.  CANADIAN  DISTRICT—Delegates: Les  Green,  the  SIU  delegates  to  the  port  of  San  Francisco.  and  that  it  would  call  on  all  Norman  G.  Cunningham,  Richard  M.  Deely  and  Hal  C.  Banks.  unions  to  do  likewise.  CANADIAN  NAVIGATORS  &  ENGINEERS  FEDERATION—Delegate: Michael H.  Davey.  Governor  Warren  scored  the  One  of  the  immediate  effects  INLAND  BOATMEN'S  UNION  OF  THE  PACIFIC—Delegates:  John  M.  Fox,  Roger  Ran­ lack  of  a  stable  US  merchant  marine,  saying  that .the  Govern­ of  the  boycott  will  be  noted  in  the  composition  of  the  National  dall,  Lawrence  Amell  and  Allen  Wearing.  Alternates: Lawrence  Plummer, Ralph  Gold­ ment  only  showed  an  interest  in  this  vital  industry  in  times  of  Shipping  Authority,  positions  in  smith,  Max  Wedekind  and  Robert  Hargens.  which  were  to  have  been  held  SEAFARERS'  GUARDS  &  WATCHMEN'S  UNION—Delegates:  W.  S.  Brown  and  Wil­ national  emergency. He  discussed  the  role  of  the  seafaring  indus­ by  two labor  representatives, one  liam  B.  Piatt.  Alternates:  E.  E.  McCary  and  A.  D.  Hannegan.  each  from  an  American  FedeM­ CANNERY  WORKERS  &  FISHERMEN'S  UNION—Delegates:  Lester  Balinger,  Frank  try  in  the  progress  of  the  nation  and  placed  particular  emphasis  tion  of  Labor  union  and  a  CIO  on  the  part  it  played  in  the  de­ organization.  In  notifying  AFL  Currier  and  George  Ledesma.  President  William  Green  of  its  CANNERY  WORKERS  UNION  OF  THE  PACIFIC—Delegates:  James  Waugh,  Andrea  velopment  of  California.  "Had  it  not  been  for  this,"  Warren  said,  action,  the  SIU  will  urge  him  U,  Gomez,  Joe  M.  Ortega.  Ira  Nash.  Charles  Parker  and  Loudine Roberts.  not  to  designate  a'representative  SEINE  &  LINE  FISHERMEN'S  UNION  OF  SAN  PEDRO—Delegates:  John  Calise  and  "California  would  be  50  years  behind  its  present  status.  on  the  NSA.  Vincent  Teora.  •   The  boycott  resolution  was  "A  bigger  merchant  marine  submitted  to  the  convention  del­ AFL  FISH  CANNERY  WORKERS'  UNION  OF  THE  PACIFIC. MONTEREY  COUNTY—  means  we  can  carry  on  more in­ Delegates:  Lester  A.  Caveny  and  Joseph  Perry.  egates  by  the  Seamen's  Organi­ timate  relations  with  the  rest  of  zational  and  Grievance  Commit­ SEINE  &  LINE  FISHERMEN'S  UNION  OF* MONTEREY—Delegates:  John  CriveUo  and  the  world—and  that  would  give  tee.  us  all  a  greater  chance  for  win­,  Nino  Billed.  ning  peace  throughout  the  Other  recommendations  pre­ FISH' CANNERY  WORKERS'  8e  FISHERMEN'S  UNION  OF  THE  PACIFIC  (San  Fran­ sented  by  this  committee  which  cisco  &  Moss  Landing  Bay  Area)—^Delegates:  George  Issel  and  Lillian  Taffeli.  Alter­ world."  were  concurred  in  by  the  con­ BACKS  FISHERMEN  AIDS  nate:  Charles  Snyder.  vention  delegates  included  as­ sistance  to  the  International  NEWPORT  FISH  PLANT  WORKERS  OF  NEWPORT.  OREGON—Delegate:  Edwina  Nel­ In  addition  to  the  decisions  affecting  the  seagoing  affiliates  Transportworkers  Federation,  a  son.  Alternate:  Nell  Walters.  of  the  SIU,  the  convention  acted  call  for  more  equitable  alloca­ GREAT  LAKES  DISTRICT.  SIUNA—Delegate:  Fred  Famen.  favorablyv on  a  series  of  resolu­ tion  of  reactivated­vessels  by the  MARINE  ALLIED  WORKERS  OF  THE  ATLANTIC  8e  GULF.  NY—Delegate:  Lindsey  tions designed to beneflt  members  Federal  Maritime  Board,  denial  Williams.  employed  in  the fishing  industry.  of  autonomy  requests  from  the  Great  Lakes  and  Canadian  Dis­ MOBILE  BAY  SEAFOOD  UNION.  Bayou  La  Batre.  Ala,—Delegate:  Cal  Tanner,  proxy.  One  of  these  would  make  it  tricts,  reaffirmation  of  the  policy  GULF  COAST  SHRIMPERS  &  OYSTERMEN'S  ASS'N.. Biloxi. Miss.—Delegate: Cal  Tan­ legal  for fishermen  to  set  the  price  of fish  through  negotiation  of  inter­District  cooperation,  and  ner,  proxy.  with  seafood  dealers.  The  con­ referral  of  the  entire  matter  of  ATLANTIC  FISHERMEN'S  UNION.  Boston  Mass.—Delegate:  Pat  McHugh.  vention  went  on  record  to  seek  civilian  status  of  seamen  to  the  support for legislation  that  would  Executive  Board for  further  con­ STAFF  OFFICERS  ASSOCIATION.  IJY—Delegate:  Tom  HiU.  BROTHERHOOD  OF  MARINE  ENGINEERS.  NY—Delegate:  Morris  Weisberger.  exempt fishermen  from  prosecu­ sideration  and  action.  In  one  of  the  principal  con­ Affiliated  Unions  which  for  various  reasons  were unable to send delegates to  convention:  tion  tmder  the  Sherman  anti­ trust  law's  ban  against  price­ vention  addresses,  the  delegates  UNITED  CANNERY  WORKERS.  Kodiak.  Alaska.  fixing.  This  step  was  advocated  heard United  States Senator War­ SHOALWATER  BAY  OYSTER  WORKERS.  Nahcotta.  Washington.  as  a  means  of  providing  the  ren  G.  Magnuson  express  con­ CODFISH  WORKERS  UNION.  Seattle.  Washington.  fishermen  with  a  more stable in­ fidence  that  the  maritime  imion  WRANGELL  CANNERY  WORKERS  OF  ALASKA.  WrangeU.  Alaska.  come  than  is  presently  possible.  Hiring  Halls  will  be  legalized  CONANICUT  INLAND  BOATMEN'S  UNION.  Jamestown.  Rhode  Island.  Another  resolution,  prompted  and  that  bona fide,  active  sea­ by  the  deaths  of  51  members  of  men  will  be  made  draft  exempt.  UNITED  FISHERMEN  OF  ALASKA.  Kodiak.  Alaska.  the  SlU­affiliated  Atlantic  Fish­ HIRING  HALL  ESSENTIAL  ALASKA  MARINE  DISTRICT  UNION.  Sitka.  Alaska.  ermen's  Union  who  drowned  Senator  Magnuson,  who  stop­ UNITED  FISHERMEN  OF  LOWER  COOK  INLET. Seldovia.  Alaska.  when  four  boats  sank,  demand­ ped  at  the  SIU  convention  en  phan  stage  and  raised  it  to  a  tors  disliked  the  idea  of  grant­ ed  more  rigid  inspection  of fish­ route  to  Japan,  where  he  will  it  deserves  in  our  national  econ­ level  where  the American  people  ing  subsidies  to  the  merchant  ing  craft  and  the  installation  of  discuss  a  supplemental fishing  omy, Senator  Magnuson said  that  improved  safety  devices.  ships.  und'.ntand  it."  and  shipping  treaty  with  the  Ja­ the  attitude  of  Congress  has  Also  adopted  was  a  resolution  "After  all,"  the  Washington  Previously,  the  Congress  treat­ panese,  declared  that  "the  mari­ changed  considerably  in  the  past  Senator  pointed  out,  "the  mer­ to  increase  the  per  capita  tax  ed  the  merchant  marine  as  time  industry  couldn't  operate  two  years.  though  it  were  an  economic  bur­ chant  marine  costs  less  to  subsi­ of  the  member  imions  by  10  "Much has been  accomplished,"  without  the  Hiring  Halls.  Every­ cents  a  month  to  meet  the  step­ den,  Magnuson  explained.  He  dize  than  Cheddar  cheese."  one  in  the  industry  knows  it,  he  said.  "We  have  taken  the  In  support  of  this  statement.  added  that  the  national  legisla­ merchant  marine  from  its  or­ (Continued  on  Page  including  the  shipowners."  Unions  Represented  At  Conyention  He  added  that  even  Senator  Robert  Taft  recognized  the  sta­ bilizing  influence  of  the  Union  Hiring  Halls  on  the maritime  in­ dustry  and  that  the  Ohio  legis­ lator  now  favored  passage  of  the  Magnuson  amendment  to  the  Taft­Hartley  Law  which  would  legalize  the  Hiring  Hall  arrange­ ment.  Senator  Magnuson  also  sup­ ported  the  SIU's  contention  that  the  General  Agency  Agreement  drawn  up  by  the  National  Ship­ ping  Authority  is  a  real  threat  to the rights of  merchant seamen.  Under  terms  of  the  Agency  Agreement,  Magnuson  said  that  there  "is  danger  of  seamen  be­:,  coming employees  of  the Govern­ ment.  Under  GAA  the  independ­ ence  of  seamen  would  be  threat­ ened."  Despite  the  fact  that  much  re­ mains  to  be  done  .^ivp  the  merchant  marine  the  recognition  Delegates  And  Welfare  Director  Report  CAPTAIN  JOHN  F03C"  Inland  Boaiman's  Union  HAL  C.  BANKS  SIU  Canadian  District  PAT  McHUGH  Atlantic  Fishermen's  Union  »  MAX  HARRISON  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  �'Page  Four  SlU  Big  Help  To  AFL  Unioii  In  Savannah  By  E.  B.  TILLEY  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  April  6,  1951  Kefauver  Show  Rates High With  SIU  In  Philiy  B7  STEVE  CARDULLO  SAVANNAH—The first  laun­ PHILADELPHIA  —  Shipping  The  few  members  who  do  read  this  col­ a  bit  of  time  ashore  taking  ah  Electrician's  has  held  steady  in  this  busy  port  dry  in  this  city  to  display  the  umn  may  have  noticed  (who  knows)  that  at  course. That's  the spirit!  for  another  two  weeks  as  the"  union  label  came  under  contract  times  there  is  a  bit  of  humor  — ? —  and  Brothers  come  in  and  go  out  in^  Realizing  the  danger  of  being  called  an  this  week,  greatly  as  a  result  of  yet,  at  times  the  seriousness  of  upholding  atheist,  I  must  say  that  I  refuse  to  pray  a  steady  stream.  As  long  as  they"  the  role  played  by  the  SIU  in  good  Unionism  is  evident  in  this  odds­and­ while aboard  ship. Listen  to  what  happened  continue  to  go  out  as  fast  as  support  of  the  AFL  Laundry  ends  column. I  was struck  by  the deep  feel­ to one  guy  who  could: His ship  was sinking  they  come  in  everything  will  be­ okay  with  us.  Workers.  ing  which  was  expressed  by  an  article  in  fast,  when  the  Captain  asked  who  could  A  lot  of  the  boys  have  rfluct­ The  all­union  firm,  Hahne's  the  "London  Farmer.'­'  The  article,  which  antly  thrown  in  their  cards  late­ Laundry,  signed  up  as  a  result  concerned  the  local  baseball  team,  stated,  pray.  This  poor  soul  started  spieling  off  a  ly  and  taken  jobs  much  against  first  class  prayer,  when  the  Old  Man  butted  of  an  organizing  drive  by  the  "T  G  , for  many  seasons  the  regular  in  and  said,  "You'll  have  to  do  better  than  their  will—they  were;  eifjoying'  themselves  here  watching  the  Laundry  "Workers  International  guardian  of  the  keystone  sack  will  be  on  that;  we're  short  one  life  jacket.  big  shot  bookies  and  numbers  Union  which,  in  cohjunctioffwith  the  coaching  lines  this  year.  His  sparkling  men  parade  before  the  Kefauver  Everyone  on  the  dredges,  including  the  the  SIU  here,  brought  home  to  play  will  be  missed,  but  it's  nice  to  know  Committee.  All  around,  the  boys  management  the  benefit  of  hav­ that  he  is still  with  us." The  London  Farm­ company,  is  wondering  how  they  can  oper­ vote  it  the  most  popular  pro­^  ing  a  contract  for  its  employees.  er  is a  prison  newspaper—and  a  damn  good  ate,  without  "Hose  Nose"  Gardner.  That  gram  on  television  and  it  surer  character has been aboard  every one of  those  played  havoc  with  the  cribbage.  In  aiding  the  Laundry  Work­ one,  too.  ers,  the  SIU  requested  ships'  dredges,  including  the  Sand  Craft,  which  games.  Most  guys  wore  afraid  to  crews  and  Seafarers  in  this  port  A  maritime  magazine,  Oceanite,  deplores  sank  in  NY  Harbor.  Incidentally^  what  riff  a  deck  of  cards for  fear some  to send  their  laundry  to  this firm  conditions aboard  India­flag  ships which  dis­ happened  to  that.  "Vanishing  American"  investigator  would  hear  them.  What  with  the  Kefauver  Com­ and  not  to  a  strike­boimd  laun­ courage officers (what  about  the  crew) from  who  couldn't  swim  a  lick  while  aboard  the  mittee  working  and  the  Mari­ dry  or  other  shops  handling  the  struck firm's  work.  The  business  staying  at  sea.  It  suggests  that  the  officers  Craft  when  she  went  down?  . . . The  Labor  time  Commission  investigation.  that  resulted  obviously  had  a  be  allowed  to cany  their  wives  along.  As  if  Press  Association,  which  provides  daily  strong  effect  on  the firm's  head  they  weren't  getting  enough  of  a  certain  news  service  for  labor  papers,  printed  ex­ as  the  contract  was  signed  in  treatment  already.  . . . "For  your  informa­ cerpts  of  statements  made  in  answer  to  the  an  atmosphere  of  good  will.  tion  department"—The  preacher  who  occa­ Inquiring Photographer's question  in the last  PATRONIZE  UNION  SHOP  sionally  pinch  hits  as  elevator  operator  in  .issue  of  the  LOG  concerning  the  type  of  We  are  now  asking  other  SIU  the  New  York  Hall  wishes  to  be  known  as  shipmate  we  can  do  without.  All  ten  men  crews  hitting  this  city  to  send  an  "indoor  chauffeur."  Some  brass,  eh?  involved  had  parts of  their  statements  men­ their  work  to  the  one  union  Did  you  know  that  MSTS­transported  car­ tioned. .  laundry  in  town,  Hahne's  Laun­ dry.  Bill  Murphy,  who  is  well  over  sixty,  re­ goes  are  not  included  when  computing  the  Also  on  the labor  front, we  are  minimum fifty  percent  cargo  to  be  carried  tired  his  book  the  other  day,  but  insisted  still  cautioning  members  to  by­ in  American  bottoms,  as  required  by  law  he  be  put  on  the  reserve  manpower  list—  pass  Yellow  Cabs.  Although  the  where  European  Recovery  goods  are  con­ just  in  case. . . . "Sailor  Jack" Delaney  and  teamsters lost  their  strike  against  this firm,  we  are  still  not  going  cerned?  A  tribute  to  the fight  the  SIU  put  Sidney  Day  are stuck  with  the  SS  Barbara  and  the  Philadelphia  police  in­ to  lessen  our  support  for  the  up  when  that  program's  administrator  tried  Fritchie  for  twelve  months.  They  intend  to  vestigation  going  oh,  it  looks  Teamsters.  The  other  taxi  finn.  to  send  a  larger  percentage  over  in  foreign  buy  out  Duke's  share  in  Duke's  Bar  under  like  e V e r y o n e's  investigating,  Garden  City  Cabs,  is  still  not  bottoms.  Also  a  tribute  to  certain  Congress­ the Baltimore  Hall  when  they  get  back. Oh,  everyone  else.  unionized,  but  we  have  reason  men  who  fought  to  see  this  law  passed—  well,  what's  money—^when  you  don't  have  Right  now  we  plan  to  investi­?  gate  our  Dispatcher.  We  got  a  to  believe  they  will  be  signed  it  in  the first  place?  protecting  the  American  Merchant  Marine.  report  that  he  paid  18  cents  over  shortly.  the  standard  price  for  a  broom  In  the  same  vein.  Senators  Magnuson  and  Here  at  the  Hall .we  have  had  If  you are  not a  tanker seamen,  you might  and  dustpan  for  use  around  the  O'Connor have presented  a bill  which would  a  letdown  in  sliipping,  but  we  wish  to  know  that  35  percent  of  the  oil  in­ Hall.  Watch  next  week's  LOG  expect  another  rush  in  a  week  enforce  this  same  fffty  percent  measure  to  or  so  when  a  couple  of  Liberty  all  cargoes  sent  abroad  under  a  US  loan,  dustry's  products  are  transported  by  water.  for  the  trial  results.  DIEHARDS  Deisel  propelled  units  account  for  less  than  ships  for  South  Atlantic  will  be  grant,  or  on  credit.  Despite  the  end  of  Kefauver  crewed  here.  That's  the  story  twenty  percent  of  the tanker fleet,  but  have  Komedies  and  the  continuation  from  this  port  for  this  week.  One  of  our  Union's  shining  examples  nevertheless  made  great  gains  in  the  last  of  good  shipping,  our  old  stand­ wishes  to  be  heard  ,about  something  that  ten  years.  Furthermore,  seventy  percent  of  bys,  Reds  Healy  anc^  Jim  Doris,  can't  be  heard.  This  is  his  story:  A  deaf  the  world's  tanker fleet  of  27,615,000  dead­ are  still  with  us.  These  old  face?  mute  husband  and  wife  were  arguing  in  weight  tons  is  not  over  ten  years  old.  One  will  be  with  us  until  the  mold  sign  language.  The  old  lady  gave  him  a  half  of  this  amount  consists  of  T­2,  Liberty  gathers  on  their  shipping  cards  and  they  reluctantly  toss  them  first  class  bawling  out,  her fingers flying  a  and  other  World  War  II  US  built  tankers.  in and  go  to  work.  mUe  a  minute.  Just  as  he  raised  his  hards  Oh,  yeah,  the  experts  forecast,  when  those  We  heard  from  One­eyed  Pete  to  answer,  she  put  the  lights  out.  . . .  Joe  ships first  came  out,  that  the  T­2  would  be  DiPietro,  who  is  in  the  Staten  Falasca,  aboard  the  Royal  Oak,  trying  to  only  good  for  ten  to  twelve  years.  Why,, do  Island  Hospital.  He's  taking  a  By  GAL  TANNER  find  ways  to spend  the  bigger  part  of  those  people  blush?  . .' .  In  closing,  I  wish  to  rest  cure,  he  says,  and  asks  us  MOBILE  —  Shipping  in.  this  twelve­month  articles  more  pleasantly.  . .  .  apologize  to  the  fifteen  or  sixteen  thousand  if  we  know  where  there  is  a  better  paradise  on  earth.  "All  port  for  the  past  two  weeks  has  Red  Leonard,  who  already  holds  such  rat­ members  whose  names  have  not  been  men­ this  and  beautiful  nurses,  too,"  "been  very  good,  largely  because  ings  as  Pumpman  and  Machinist,  spending  tioned  in  this  bunch  of  So  long.  Pete  says.  of  the  crewing  of  three  ships  from  the  laid­up fleet.  The  ships  are  the  Lloyd  S. Carlson,  Bloom­ field;  Phillip  Barbour  and  Wil­ For  the­ SIU,  over  20  formerly  The  steady  upsurge  in  Ameri­ the  sale  early  this  year  of  over  were  withdrawn  from  the  lay­ liam  Tyler  Page,  Waterman.  laid­up  Victory  ships  have  SIU  up fleet  and  committed  to  the  We  don't  expect  any  slack  in  can  shipping  since  the  beginning  100  Government­owned  ships  to  operation, Amany  of  them  crewed  crews  aboard  in  service  of  the  the  tempo  either,  as  the  coming  of  the conflict  in Korea  continues  private  companies,  has  brought  by  the  SIU.  Korean  War,  and  within  the past  two  weeks  promise  to  be  very  with  ships  being  taken  from  the  a  reverse  in  the  Steady  decline  In  recent  weeks  about  half  of  few  weeks  11  ships  have  been  bright  with  shipping  booming.  boneyard  weekly for  recondition­ of  the  American  merchant  ma­ the  privately­owned  ships  that  assigned  to  SlU­'contracted  com­ Nine  ships  are  definitely  due  to  ing.  This  week  the  last  Victory  rine,  which  was  down  to  1100  were  chartered  to  the  Govern­ panies  for  use  in  carrying  EGA  hit  port  for  payoffs  and  replace­ ment  to support  the "Korean War  and  military  aid  cargoes  to  Eur­ ments,  and  there  is  a  good  in  the  lay­up fleet  was  removed  privately­owned  ships  during  have  been  returned  to  regular  ope.  The number  6f  ships  in  this  chance  that  three  more  boneyard  and  close  to  100  Liberty  ships  1950.  Following  th6 sale,  the SIU  trade,  their  places  being  taken  service  is  expected  to  increase.  ships  will  take  crews  here. "They  have  been,  or  are  scheduled  to"  signed  up 14  new steamship  com­ by  the  ships  from  the  lay­up  Despite  the  number  assigned  are  the  Frank  Spencer,  Bloom­ be,  taken  out.  panies  and  crewed  their  ships.  fleet.  to  the  SIU,  Union  officials  feel  field;  Martin  McCarver,  Water­ The first  effect  of  the  Korean  To  man  the  extra  ships  the  that  the  proportion  is  far  small­ ATLANTIC  PACT  man,  and  the  North  Piatt  Vic­ War  was  to  cause  the  diverting  er than  the  Union  is  entitled  to  SIU  has  been  called  upon. to  tory,  Mississippi.  The  inauguration  of  aid  to  At­ and  is  able  to  handle.  of  privately­owned ships  —  both  lantic  Pact countries  put  another  With  this  prospect  staring  us  supply  hundreds  of  skilled  crew­ in  the  face  there  will  be  few  members,  a  feat  that  was  per­ from  commercial  rims  and  idle  burden  on  the  merchant  marine  The "  recent  rise  in  shipping  men  who  won't  be  able  to  get  formed  without  interruption  of  status—^to  the  carrying  of  mili­ in  recent  months,  and  has  neces­ has  also  caused  Isthmian  Steam­ out  with  little  difficulty,  al­ any  sailings,  eithei  military  or  tary  goods  to  Far  Eastern  bases.  sitated  withdrawing  of  large  ship  Company,  an  SlU­contrac^­ This  operation  alone  brought  numbers  of  ships  from  the  lay­ ed  outfit,  to  withdraw  its  plaz(s  ;  though  we  always  manage,  even  about  the  use  of  almost  40  SIU­ up fleet.  This  operation  is  still  to  dispose  of  its  four  old  Chick­ in  times  of  booming  shipping,  to  commercial.  maintain  our  reserved  of  man­ The  rise  in  the use­ctf  Govern­ contracted  ships.  Within  a  few  requiring  more  ships  from  the  asaw­type  ships.  The  ships  haye  ment­bwnai  ships^  jcoupled  with  weeks.  Government­owned  ships  idle fleet.  .  been  returned  to  regular  service.  power.  Boneyard  Ships  Boom  Shipping  Jn  Port  Mohiie  Korean War„ European Aid Spur Shipping  �Friday.  April  6. 1951  Page Five  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  A&G  1949  In  the  convention's final  hours,  *  (Continued  from  Page  3)  ped­up  organizing  and  legislative  the  delegates  elected  the  Inter­ activities  of  the  International,  national  officers  who  will  serve  and  to  offset  the  increased  costs  until  1953.  The  officers  elected  of  operation  caused  by  the  price  and  the  District  Unions  they  MAY,  1949  DECEMBER,  1949  rise  since  last  convention.  represent  are:  1.  Authorized  granting  of  a  Charter  to  10.  Granted  Charter  to  the GULF  COAST  In  the  course  of  the  SIU  con­ President — Harry  Lundeberg,  BROTHERHOOD  OF  MARINE  ENGIN­ SHRIMPERS  AND  OYSTERMEN'S  ASSO­ vention,  the  affiliated  organiza­ Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  Sail­ EERS,  upon  request  of  former  active  mem­ CIATION,  Biloxi,  Mississippi,  upon  request  tions  submitted  reports  of  their  ors  Union  of  the  Pacific;  First  .bers  ^f  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  and  of  Vice­President  Cal  Tanner  and  Organ­ activities  during  the  past  two  Vice­President—Paul  Hall,  Sec­ Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  now  sailing  as  izer  Urban  Bosarge.  years. Marked  interest  was shown  retary­Treasurer  of  the  Atlantic  in  the  report  of  the  Atlantic  and  and  Gulf  District;  Vice­Presi­ Engineers.  Gulf  District  which  was  pre­ dents— Morris  Weisberger,  East  APRIL,  1950  2.  Authorized  granting  Charter  to  MA­ sented  by  Delegates  Paul  Hall,  Coast  Representative  of  the  Sail­ 11.  Donation  of  $5000.00  to  ITF,  upon  RINE  ALLIED  WORKERS  OF  THE  AT­ Lindsey  Williams,  Cal  Tanner,  ors  Union  of  the  Pacific;  An­ LANTIC  AND  GULF  COASTS,  upon  re­ their  appeal  for  funds  to  combat  coi^mtm­ William  Rentz,  Jeff  Morrison,  drea  Gomez,  Cannery  Workers  ist  party  disruptive  activities  in  the  trade  Harold  Fischer  and  Lloyd  Gard­ quest  of  First  Vice­President  Paul  Hall.  Union  of  the  Pacific;  Pat  Mc­ ner.  3.  Granting of  full  autonomy  to  the Great  union  movement  in  Europe.  Hugh,  President  of  the  Atlantic  The  A&G  District  report  noted  Fishermen's  Union;  Cal  Tanner,  Lakes  District  referred  to  the  Executive  MAY,  1950  the  increase  in  the  number  of  Gulf  Coast  Representative  of  the  Board  by  the  SIU  4th  Biennial  Convention.  12. Granted Charter  to SEAFOOD  WORK­ contracted  ships  since  the  last  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District;  Les  Decision  of  Board  was  to  lay  the  matter  ERS ASSOCIATION  OF THE  GULF, Biloxi,  convention  and  listed  78  active  Caveny,  Fish  Cannery  Workers  over  to  the  5th  Biennial  Convention.  Mississippi,  upon  request  of  Organizer  Ur­ off­shore  steamship  companies  in  Union  of  the  Pacific,  Monterey  the  passenger,  freight,  tanker  County;  Captain  John  Fo^  ban  Bosarge.  JUNE,  1949  and  other  special  type  of  opera­ President  of  the  Inland  Boat­ 4.  Authorized  $900.00  donation  to  Teach­ tions,  with  which  it  has  work­ men's  Union;  Lester  Ballinger  ol  JULY,  1950  er's  Organizational  Campaign,  headed  by  ing  agreements.  the  Cannery  Workers  and  Fish­ 13.  Granted  Charter  to  ALASKA  MA­ Kay Bell,  upon  appeal from  California State  EXPLAINS  WELFARE  PLAN  ermen's  Union;  and  Hal  Banks,  RINE  DISTRICT  UNION  OF  FISHERMEN,  A  highlight  of  the  A&G  report  Director  of  the  Canadian  Dis­ Federation  of  Labor.  CANNERY  WORKERS  AND  ALLIED  was  an  outline  of  the  Seafarers  trict.  Banks  was  elected  by  vir­ 5.  Authorized  $5000.00  donation  to  Free  TRADES,  Sitka,  Alaska,  upon  request  from  Welfare  Plan  from  the  time  it  tue  of  the  convention's  decision  Trade  Union  Committee,  upon  appeal  for  Kenneth  and  Peter  C.  Nielsen.  was  conceived  through  the  last  to  give  the  Canadian  District  contributions  froni  William  Green,  Presi­ regular  auditing  period  ended  representation  on  the  executive  SEPTEMBER,  1950  dent  American  Federation  of  Labor.  December  1950.  board.  John  Hawk  was  re­elect­ 14.  Granted  Charter  to  FISH  PLANT  The  A&G  delegation  entered  ed  International  Secretary­Trea­ 6.  Authorized  granting  Charter  to  UN­ ITED  CANNERY  WORKERS  OF  LOWER  WORKERS  UNION  OF  NEWPORT,  ORE­ iftto  the  record  the findings  of  surer.  the  Senate  Labor  sub­commit­ The  officials  named  constitute  COOK  INLET,  upon  request  of  A1  Owens,  GON,  upon  request  of  Puget  Sound  Or­ tee's  report  on  the  pre­contract  the SIU's  executive  board,  which  Secretary  of  United  Fishermen's  Union  of  ganizer.  anti­union  activities  of  the  Cities  is  empowered  by  the  Constitu­ 15.  Authorized  Charter  to  STAFF  OF­ Service  Oil  Company.  "AH  un­ tion  to  act  on  matters  of  im­ Cook  Inlet.  FICERS  ASSOCIATION  OF  AMERICA,  ions  should  be  made  aware  of  portance  in  between  conventions.  JULY,  1949  The  delegates  named  San  and  granted  them  jurisdiction  on  the  East  this  case  inasmuch  as  in  the  fu­ V.  Authorized  payment  of  expenses  for  ture,  the  pattern  could  be  fol­ Diego,  California,  as  the  con­ European  Delegation  while  in  USA> regard­ and  Gulf  Coasts  over  Pursers.  Jurisdiction  lowed  by  other  companies  in  the  vention  city  for  1953,  after  it  ing  ITF  problems  and  Panamanian  Boycott.  was  previously held  by  American  Merchant  event'  they  decided  to  take  on  had  been  proposed  by  delegates  Marine  Staff  Officers  Assocication,  and  was  any  of  our  District  unions  in  from  the  Fishing  and  Cannery ,  SEPTEMBER,  1949  revoked  upon  recommendation  of  John  any  effort  to  crush«;them,"  the  Workers  from  that  area.  8.  AFL  Convention,  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  A&G  report  stated.  Hawk.  Harry  Lundeberg,  Paul  Hall,  Morris  Weis­ 16.  American  Federation  of  Labor  Con­ Reports were  also  presented  by  berger,  Pat  McHugh,  James  Waugh  and  the  various  International  vice­ vention,  Houston,  Texas.  John  Fox,  Hal  C.  presidents,  dealing  with  their  ac­ Duke  Dushane  attended.  Three  resolutions  Banks,  Matthew  Dushane  and  Andrea  tivities  in  behalf  of  the  interna­ submitted  to  the  Convention  by  the  Sea­ tional  organization.  Vice­Presi­ Gomez  attended.  farers  International  Union  of  NA  were  dents  Paul  Hall and  Morris  Weis­ adopted.  NOVEMBER,  1950  berger  drew  up  a  joint  report  because  the  proximity  of  their  1,7.  Granted  Charter  to  FISHERIES  AND  NOVEMBER,  1949  District  offices  on  the  East  Coast  By  EARL  SHEPPARD  9.  Authorized  granting  of  Charter  to  CA­ ALLIED  INDUSTRIES,  Brooklyn,  New  permitted  them  to  work  together  York,  upon  recommendation  of  Vice  Presi­ NADIAN  MARINE  ENGINEERS  ASSOCI­ on  almost  every  International  NEW  YORK  —  Shipping  has  ATION,  upon  request  from  Hal  C^  Banks,  dents  Paul  Hall,  Morris  Weisberger  and  Cal  problem  to  which  they  were  as­ continued  good  in  this  port  dur­ ing  the  past  two  weeks.  We  Tanner.  SIU  Representative  in  Canada.  signed.  have  had  the  routine  number  of  beefs  and  all  have  been  settled  in  quick  time.  With  these  new  companies  being  formed,  their  ships  are  calling  at  piers  and  Seafarers  who  journey  to  they  did  when  the  Dutch  held  this  castle  sheltered  the first  and  ways  of  Europe  and  made  towns  around  this  harbor  that  colonists  from  attack  by  hostile  the Cape  area  European  in  every  we  never  heard  of  before,  so  the  South  Africa  today  aboard  the  power  there.  way.  ships  of  the  Robin  Line find  in  Table  Mountain,  lying  on  the  natives  and  wild  animals.  Patrolmen  have  been  really  Capetown  all  the  cosmopolitan  southern  part  of  the  bay,  has  Capetown's  history  in  many  Strangely  enough  there  are  no  hustling.  From  the  wilds  of  New­ features  of  New  York  or  any  impresseti  Seafarers  since  the  ways, parallels  that­of  New­York.  real  natives  left, in  South  Africa.  Jersey  to  the  oil  docks  of  New  other  major  city  of  the  north.  days  when,  before  Columbus,  the  Early  in  the  development  of  the  Like  the  American  Indians,  who  Haven  the  ships  have  been  get­ The  towering  modern  buildings,  Portuguese  rounded  the  cape,  city,  the  Dutch  moved  off  from  pitched  their  tepees  on  Man­ ting  representation  and  the  Pa­ first  class  roads  and  up  to  date  which  offered  a  "good  hope"  of  the  Cape  into  the  plains  to  be­ hattan  Island  and  were  slowly  trolmen  have  been  seeing  coun­ transportation  facilities  . make  reaching  India  by  sea." Adjacent  come  farmers  and  left  the  City  driven  inland,  the  bushmen  who  try  unvisited  since  the  end  of  Capetown  a  modern  metropolis  to  the  mountain are  the  Twelve  to  the  English  who  were  inter­ lived  on  the  Cape  when  the  World  War  II.  second  to  none.  Apostles,  the  mountain  peaks  ested  in  it  from  a  strategic  Dutch  came  are  now  almost  ex­ During  this  period  we  had  2S  But  how .many Seafarers  know  that  form  the  western  side  of  standpoint.  The  English  later  tinct.  Their  descendants,  how­ payoffs  and  12  sign­ons.  Not  bad  colonized  the  area.  ever,  can  still  be  seen  in  the  at  all.  that  the first  purpose  of  Cape­ Table  Mountain.  town  was  as  a  vegetable  garden  The  city  itself  is  a  fascinating  When  the  Dutch—or  Boers,  as  Kalahari  Desert  and  wandering  We  have  sent  a  letter  to  all  for  replenishing  ships  enroute  blend  of  old  and  new.  Narrow  they  called  themselves — found  tribes  of  a  race,  now  extinct  in  companies  concerning  the  con­ from  Europe  to  India?  thoroughfares  recall  the  early  themselves at odds with  the Eng­ its  original  purity,  known  as  the  troversial Thanksgiving  Day beef.  We  notified  them  that  from  now  About  the  same  time  that  the  Dutch  days,  as  do  the  names  of  lish,  they  packed  their  belong­ Hottentots.  NOT  YET  TAMED  on  the  Union  will  recognize  the  Dutch  were  establishing  a  colony  many  streets,  while  in  the  older  ings  and stowed  them  in  covered  on  Manhattan  island,  a  Dutch  parts  of  the  city  there  remain  wagons.  They  set  out  over  the  Seafarers  who  travel  the  loop  fourth  Thursday  in  November  as  merchant  company  established  a  many  Dutch  and  Georgian  build­ plains,  crossed  the  mountains  from  Capetown  to  Port  Eliza­ the  regular  Thanksgiving  Holi­ beachhead  in  Capetown  and  ings,  often standing  next to  shops  and  founded  the  Free  State  and  beth,  East  London  and  Durban  day.  in  the  Union  of  South  Africa  This  point  came  up  because  built  a  fort.  They  planted  a  and  offices  built  in  modern style.  Transvaal.  vegetable  garden,  with  the  view  The  contrast  will,  be  even  •   Also,  like  in  our  country,  a  can  attest  to  the  modern  cities  several  beefs  have  arisen  over  in­  mind  of  rehabilitating  the  greater  soon;  as  the  city  begins  rash  for  the  minerals  of  the  and  culture  very  much  like  out  this  holiday.  In  some  instances  scurvy­ridden  crews  that  arrived  its  building  expansion  on  the  earth speeded  up the  colonization  own,  but  despite  the  progress  crews  have  celebrated  Thanks­ from  Europe,  a  run  that  took  huge  new  area  recently  reclaim­ of  the  land.  First  the  famous  made,  the  lower  continent  has  giving  one  Thursday  and  other  crews  another  Thursday.  In  one  about  six  months  in  those  days  ed  from  the  waters  of  Table  Kimberley  diamond  strike  by  no  means  been  tamed.  brought  thousands  of  fortune  Only  a  few  miles  from  the  or  two  isolated  cases  the  crew  of  non­refrigerated  lockers.  Bay.  seekers  from  all  over  the  world.  port  cities  of  electric  lights,  gay  on  the  same  ship  split  up,  with  Today  the  vegetable  garden  is  OLD  FORTRESS  Twenty  years  later  a  gold  rush  night  life  and  modern  plumbing  half  celebrating  on  one  day,  and  no  more,  but  the site  remains  as  One  link  to  the  past  is the  old  brought  additional  thousands.  are  the  wild  lands,  and  jungle  the  other  half  on  another.  a  botanical  garden,  one  of  the  Capetown  Castle.  Built  in  the  Most  of  the adventurers  stayed  beasts  still  roam  at  large,  and  This  jumble  should  be  ended  most  pleasing  features  of  Cape­ form  of  a five­pointed  star,  it  to  make  their  living  in  less  spe­ along  the  highways  travelers  now.  Thanksgiving  Day  for  the  town.  of  the  sev­ culative  ways.  All  of  them  find  it  wi.se  to  stay  in  their  au­ Seafarers  is  the  fourth  Thui'sday  Many  other  features  of  South  is  a  classic  in  November.  Africa's  key  city  remain  just  as  enteenth  century  fortress,  for  brought  with  them  the  culture  tomobiles "after  dark.  Executive  Board  Actions, 1949­1951  New  York  Boom  Keeps Patrolmen  Really  Hustling  Capetown Was Once A Vegetable Garden  �:!•  •  Page Six  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday.  ApxU  6,  1851  iPetroleum  For  Europe's  Industry  Fort Hoskins Crew Rides  The Persian Gulf Shuttle  It's  not  often  that  a  Cities  Service  ship  ventures  too  far  from  the  coastwise  milk  run  to  Aruba  and  Lake  Charles,  but  last  October  the  Fort  Hoskins  headed  for  that  far  land  of  the  Persian  Gulf  area  and  shuttled  oil  to  European  ports  for four  months. These excellent  shots  taken  by  Frank  Flan­ agan  show  that  the  departure  from  the  norm  didn't  faze  the  crew  one  bit.  In  fact,  Frank  Gasper,  crewmember  who  dropped  the  pics  off  at  the  LOG  office,  reported  that  the  Hoskins  had  a  clean  trip  all  the  way,  with  no  trouble  in  any  port.  Gasper  reported  that  at  the  end  of  the shuttling  mission  the  majority  of  the  crew  stayed  aboard—they'd  found  a  good  functioning  unit  and  wanted  to  keep  it  operating.  As  many  of  the  crew  as  could  be  puUed  from  fheir  duties  line  up  for  a  formal  portrait.  The  warm  sun  of  the  Sues  region  seemed  to  agree  with  the  boys  as  they  shed  shirts  to  get  the  benefit  of  the  sun  on  their  winter­whitened  lorsra.  Those  other  guys  can  risk  getting  sunburned  if  they  want  to,  but  Chuck  Wysocki  is  having  none  of  it.  AB  on  the  ship,  he  pauses  in  hU  work  to  admire  his  craftsmanship  and  at  the  same  time  oblige  Brother  Flanagan's  photo­ snapping  tour  of  the  ship.  Fez­topped Seafarer  G.  J.  Boroski  hasn't  gone  native,  despite  the  hair  shirt  he  bravely  dis­ plays,  risking  his  all  to the  ways  of  those  wily  little  black  insects.  That  background  isn't  an  Egyptian  scene,  it's  an' oriental  blanket  a  crew­ member  put  up  to  lend  proper  atmosphere.  A  sporty  threesome  relax  against  the  rail  and dare  Brother  Flanagan  to  shoot  them.  Left  to  right,  Jimmy  Ott,  Fireman;  Frank  Throp,  Deck  Maintenance,  and  A1  Gregory,  Wiper.  The.  novel  cigarette  holder  was  Throp's  way  of  protecting  his  bit  of  carefully  cultivated  chin  shrubbery.  ­ ti  ^  y  a  '  1  '  mmm0  %  /• '  ' F'  •  P'  ^  .  SaBB  III  feliii  '  '  ' "i  W  1  A  snappy  looking  Stewards  Department  lined  up  when  Flanagan  asked  for  a  pose.  Left  to  right  the  boys  are.  Bob  Lopez,  George  Lothrop,  Charlie,  Chief  Cook;  Carl  Bartolo,  BR;  Bill  Costin,  ^­nd  Cook,  and  Andy  Casano,  Saloon  Messman.  With  these  chaps  behind  the  stoves  it's  easy'to  see  why  the  crew  stayed  with  the  ship.  "So,  what  do  you  want?"  seems  to  be  Frank  Caspar's  thought  as he  stares  right  back  at  the  camera.  Caspar,  AB,  had  nothing  but  praiBe  for  the  fine  way  the  crew  handled  itself  during  the  long  trip.  He  reports  that  the  Hoskins  was  the  first  shuttling  tanker  to  leave  Hamburg  with  a  full  crew  in  many  a  moon.  �'  •   .i..rrida7. April  6, 1951  •  THE  SEAFARER S  LOG  '." '  ^• • ^• "• '• '  ­^r  '.  ,­,  ^  \  ^  Page Seven  ife­''"  SHIPS' MINUTES flND  NEWS  A  Prize  In  Pastry  SIU Crews Played Epic Role  In Korean Evacuation By Sea  From  behind  a  curtain  of  military  censorship  is  slo\^  unfolding  a  story  of  almost  unbelievable  achievement  in  the  evacuation  of  soldiers  and  civilians  from  North  Korea  by  American  merchant  ships  during  the  UN  withdrawal  late  in  December.  The story  is  one  of  close­up  support  and  aid  to  the  harrassed  troops  in*  freighters,  passed  on  by  the  Mili­ gers  and  during  the  war  car­ the  Hungnam  beachhead  tary  Sea  Transport  Service.  ried  15,000  troops  as  her  peak  area  followed  by  the  remov­ According  to  the  Skipper  of  load.  al  of  thousands  of  personnel  one  of  the  transports  used  in  the  Of  the Meredith  Victory's thou­ b y  civilian­manned  mer­ evacuation,  the  convoy  was  pre­ sands,  children  were  not  count­ chant  ships,  one  of  which  peded  into  Hungnam  by  mine­ ed,  though  they  were  in  large  sweepers  and  then  herded  close  carried  the  unbetievable  to  shore  while  the  warships  took  numbers.  One  crewmember  sta­ ted,  "There  I  stood  with  babies  number  of  14,410  persons.  up  positions  to  the  north,  and  all  around  me, and  something do­ A  specific  report  as  to  how  south  and  awaited  the  arrival  of  ing  every  minute."  Five  women  the  tremendous  undertaking  was  the  marines  and  infantry  re­ gave  birth  in  the first  24  hours.  accomplished  has  not  been  re­ treating  from  the  Chongjun  Re­ The  sight  of  the  Meredith  Vic­ leased  to  date,  but  stories  com­ servoir  area.  tory  arriving  at  Pusan  startled  COVERING  FIRE  ing  in  have  been  pieced  together  even  the  toughest  troop  officers  to  give  a  picture  of  a  dozen  or  No  hurricane  ever  approached  used  to  seeing  overpacked  ships.  Proud  meuibers  of  the  Alcoa  Partner's  Stewards  Depart­ so  merchant  ships,  many­ of  them  the  screaming  bedlam  produced  One  Navy  transport  officer  de­ ment  display  a  very  edible  ship's  model  turned  out  by  Baker  • SlU­manned,  carrying  105,000  by  the  warships  that  protected  scribed  it  as  follows:  Joseph  Warfield,  standing  right.  A  note  accompanying  the  itroops,  100,000  civilians,  17,500  the  evacuation,  the  Skipper  re­ "When  we first  saw  the  ship  photo  said  that  the  Cooks "really  know  their  stuff."  Others  in  vehicles  and  350,000  tons  of  ma­ Tated.  For five  days  and  nights  we  couldn't figure  out  what  in  the picture  axe,  kneeling, left  to right,  Ralph  CoUins, Messman;  Iterial  to  Pusan  in  a  little  more  the  cruisers  and  destroyers  sent  the  world  it  had  on  deck.  From  :  Thomas  Robinson,  Messman.  Charles  Starling,  Pantry  Utility,  ithan  two  weeks.  a  steady  stream  of five  to  eight  a  distance  it  was  simply  a  dark,  and  Antione> Johnson,  Utility.  Standing  are  Percy  Thompson,  shells  tearing  into  communist  solid  mass.  As  the  ship  came  Chief  Cook;  Joseph  Hall,  2nd  Cook;  Joseph  Williams,  Utility;  I  From  official" Navy  sources  the  positions  rimming  the  shrinking  nearer  we  could  see  it  was  hu­ bnly  clue  that  such  an  operation  William  Daniels,  Messihan,  and  Wariield.  beachhead.  In  turn,  communist  man  beings.  They  were  packed  took  place  are  the  cryptic  let­ artillery  thundered  into  the  area  so  close  you  wondered  how  they  ters  of  commendation  to  the  and  around  the  convoy.  could  breathe.  And  there  wasn't  The  arrival  of  the­­troops  at  a  sound  from  them.  They  just  the  dockside  was  a  sight  the  stood  there, silently,  waiting. Un­ crewmembers  of  the  ships  in  the  less  you  saw  it  you  couldn't  be­'  convoy  wiU  never  forget.  Sold­ lieve  it."  With  .this  week's  LOG  being |previous  years  and  to  top  the  iers  came  aboard  right  from  the  SOUTHWIND  SERVES  mailed  to  all  SIU  ships  will  go  total  contributed  last  year.  front  with  hand  grenades  still  Another  SlU­crewed  ship  that  the  annyal  SIU  appeal  to  crews  The  organization  has  ­ stated  pinned  to  their  uniforms  for  in­ received  commendation  from  in  behalf  of  the  March  of  Dimes,  that  it  is in  need  of  record  funds  stant  use,  their  guns  as  ready  Rear  Admiral  J.  Doule,  Com­ the  one  organization  dependent  to­ carry  on  its  campaign  against  and  their  equipment  covered  mander  of  Task  Force  90,  the  upon  public  funds  that  has  the  the  ravages  of  polio,  which  with  mud  and  dirt.  Some  were  evacuation  force,  was  the  SS  full  endorsement  of  the  SIU.  strikes  thousands  yearly  and  wounded  and  ill.  Southwind,  of  South  Atlantic.  Seafarers  are  being  called  up­ shows  little  sign  of  slackening  Arnong  the  ships  participat­ The  Southwind  was  called  upon  on  to  match  their  generosity  of  in  its  proportions.  ing  in  the  operation  was  the  to  move  7,000  soldiers  and  ma­ The  organization  directs  the  Waterman  C­2  Madaket,  which  rines  from  the  Hungnam  area.  doiikted  fimds  into  direct  treat­ was  the  last  ship  to  leave  Hung­ The  epic  of  Hungnam  was  re­ ment  of  those  stricken  and  to  nam  on  Christmas  day.  She  sail­ peated  in  the  evacuation  of  In­ research  toward  solving  the  mys­j  ed  under  small  arms fire  from  chon  on  the  West  Coast  where  tery  and  providing  a  cure.  the enemy  with  more  than 11,000  the  Waterman  ship  Noonday  Close  to  home  for  Seafarers  is  evacuees  aboard.  A  sister  ship  moved  out  5,000  South  Koreans  the  case  of  Gene  Milanesi,  form­ the  Choctaw  sailed  ahead  of  her.  and  the  Citrus  Packer figured  Seafarer  C.  H.  Bush  believes  er  crewmember  o^ the  SS  Steel  Also  present  at  the  beachhead  in  the  movement  of  personnel  that  when  a  good  thing  is  found  Apprentice,  who  was  stricken  were  the  Robin  Gray  and  the  and  equipment.  the  rest  of  the  Seafarers  should  several  months  ago  with  the  Robin  Kirk,  both  of  which  were  Upon  completion  of  the  tre­ be  told  about  it,  that's  why  he's  disease.  Now  being  treated  in  called  upon  to  eyacuate  person­ mendous  job,  the  work  done  by  boosting  the  Top  Hat  Bar  in  Staten  Island  Marine  Hospital,  nel  under  heavy  gunfire.  the  merchant  ships  was  summed  Rotterdam.  '  he  expects, lo  regain  his  health,  The  most  complete  story  of  up  appropriately  by  Admiral  Brother  Bush,  along  with  except for  his right  leg, on  which  the  ordeal  came  from  the  crew  Callaghan,  Navy  spokesman,  who  George  Quinofies,  were  hospital­ he  will  have  to  wear  a  brace,  of  the  Meredith  Victory.  Built  stated,  "Such  support  is  indica­ ized  frorn.  the  SS  Montebello  The ­methods  employed  and  or­ to  carry  a  crew  of  50  and  12  tive  of  the  contribution  which  Hills  in  that  port  recently  and j  thopedic  equipment  used  in  Mi­ passengers, she  transported 14,410  the  American  merchant  marine  were  happily  surprised  to find  lanesi's  case  were  developed  im­ Brother  Devlin>  Electrician,  Koreans  on  the  three­day  run  has  so  often  made  to  the  na­ themselves  visited  by  the  owner  der  research  grants  made  by  the  aboard  the  Alcoa  Pioneer,  gets  from  Himgnam  to  Pusan.  tional  security  through  its  as­  >  of  the  Top  Hat,  Mr.  C.  J.  Vleu­,March  of  Dimes.  stopped  by  the  camera  while  The  Queen  Elizabeth,  world's' sistance  to  the  United  States  v  •  gels,  his  wife  and  daughter.  As  in  the  past  the  crews  will  making  his  rounds  with  the  largest  ship,  has  a  passenger  ca­ j   Navy  in  the  fulfillment  of  its  The  boys'  spirits  were  raised  receive  scrolls  provided  by  the  grease  pot.  pacity  of  just  over  2,000  passen­ _  mission."  by  their  'visit  and  fruit,  maga­ fimd  upon  which  they  can  in­ zines  and  cigarettes  were  left  scribe  their  names.  The  fimds  to  while  away  the  time  until  and  the  scrolls  are  to  be  turned  I'ecovery.  over  to  the  Patrolmen  and  the  Quinones  is  still  in  the  hospi­ money  collected  from  all  SIU  tal  in  Rotterdam,  but  Bush  is  ships •  forwarded  to  the  fund  at  back  to  sing  the  praise  of  the  one  time.  Top  Hat  and  its  proprietor.  The  bar. Bush  stated, is friend­ ly  and  the  prices  reasonable.  "Nice  and  quiet  for  sociable  Send  in  the  minutes  of  drinking  with  no  one ­  hanging  pn  your  neck,"  he  stated.  "But  your  ship's  meeting  to  the  if  you  want  company  and  feel  New  York  Hall. Only  in that  in  a  real  sociable  "mood,  there  way  can  the  membership  act  is  a  good  crowd  of,  congenial  on  your  recommendations,  people  aroxmd.  The ^ LOG  is  on  and  then  the  minutes can  be  printed  in  the  LOG  for  the  hand,  too."  tmnefit  of  all  other  SIU  .  Photo  shows a  C­2  class  merchant  ship. SlU­manned  C­2's  SS  Madaket,  Chocttuv,  Noonday,  The  address  is:  V.  Oldenbarne­ Citrus  Packer  and  Southwind  participated  in  the  evacuation  of  civilian  and  UN  forces  from  veldstraat,  138  Rotterdam,  Hol­ crews.  North  Korea,  during  which  the  Madaket  carri^  over  11,000  persons  at  one  lime.  land.  Appeal  To  Men  On  Ships  Made  By  March  Of  Dimes  Crease It Up  Top Hat Bar  In Rotterdam  Tops, Says Bush  Send Those Minutes  \  1  .  .  V  �wm  Pas* Eight  ­'J ­ T.  :f­ THE  SEAF4RERS  LOG  Friday^ April  A 1851  Saga Of '24 Hurricane Is Top Tale  In  Brother's  Family  Of  Seagoers  • i:  ^  >4%  '  As far  back  as  Pat  Gainey  can  deck  with  his  camera,  a  small  Boston.  "Everybody  kissed  the  remember  his  family  has  been  brownie,  and  snapped  pictures;  groimd  after  that  one,"  Pat  said  going  to  sea,  but  he's  ready  to  one  by  one,  as  the  ship  nearec  The  experience  didn't  keep  them.  Pat  from  sailing  schooners  match  his  experience  in  a  1924  But  the  men  of  the  Dow  were  though.  He  put  in  three  more  hurricane  off  Cape  Hatteras  with  not  to  go  down  before  the steam­ years  before  the  mast  until  jobs  By  ROBERT  G.  PATTISON  the  best  of  theirs.  He'd  b'e  er.  Slowly  the  ship  lumbered  on  sailing ships  went  the  way  of  I'll  travel alone  round  this  mad  world,  the  horse  and  buggy  and  gas­ matching  his  story  with  a  host  man's accepted  rule ignore.  lights.  of  sea­going  relatives  near  and  The  inspiring  sight  of  the  flag  unfurled  '"''Kililii  He  turned  to  sailing  the  iron  far,  plus  three  brothers  who  will stir  my  heart  no  more.  ships  and  was  one  of  the. first  of  sailed  in  recent  years.  Pat,  or  the  band  of  hardy  seamen  to  For  a  woman's  love I've  nought  but  scorn,  Samuel,  as  he's  known  formally,  organize  into  what  is  now  the  all  women  are  untrue.  is  sure  though  that­the  experi­ A&G  District  of  the  SIU.  And  ^e happy  home  wKere  I  was  born  '  '  ence  that  befell  him  and 89  other  He's  been  sailing  steady  since,  except  for  a  two­year  spell  in  expects so  much  of  you.  , , ­ crewmembers  aboard  the  4­mast­ the  hospital  when  he  suffered  ed  Ida  S.  Dow  can't  be  topped.  The  loyal  friend  who  by  your  side  a  heart  ailment.  During  the  war  Back  in  those  days  Pat  was  sticks  through  thick  and  thin.  he  was  aboard  the  E.  G.  Hall,  deck  hand  on  the  Dow,  one  of  the  first  merchant  ship  to  touch  When  you  turn  around  should  the  need  arise  vJ 'iy  the  few  schooners  still  plying  Manila  after  its  liberation.  The  you'll  find  anyone  but  him;  the  coastwise  trade,  and  with  Hall  had  fought  its  way  through  three  years  of  seatime  under  his  a wave  of  suicide  planes,  one  of  For  wealth  and  glory  I  have  no  yen,  belt  considered  himself  as  hav­ which  crashed  on  deck  of  an  they  are  only  chains  that  bind,  ing  seen  all  the  ocean  and  wea­ adjacent"^ ship.  Though  gold makes  slaves  of  other  men  ther  could  offer.  His  most  recent  ship  was  the  and  glory  turn  their  mind.  It  was  autunrn  when  the  Dow  Salem  Maritime,  Cities  Service,  put  out  of  Tampa  for  Boston  and  he's  now  waiting  around  the  Give  me  the  world  to  amble  round,  PAT  GAINEY  with  a  load  of  lumber. Her  hblds  New  York  Hall  for  a  Bosun's  the  sky  and  oceans  blue,  full,  she  carried  a  heavy  deck  job  to  come  up.  "I  don't  care  I'll  take  my  women  as  they  are  found  load  of  lumber  and  it  was  all  away  and  in  a  few  minutes  was  what  it  is  or  where  it's  going  so  the  deck  gang  could  do  to  keep  gone  behind  the  waves.  and  leave  with  nought  to  rue.  ong  as  it  moves,"  says  Pat.  everything  ship  shape  as  she  Finally  after  48  hours  the  I'll make  my  home  where  I hang  my  hat,  nosed  around  Florida  and  head­ storm  blew  away.  Red­eyed  and  I'll  pay  no  tax or  rent.  ed  for  the  north.  hungry  the  men  turned  to  to  For  the world  is mine, come  nb  piatter  what,  survey  the  damage  and  their  BLOW  STRUCK  losses.  The  ship  had  been  hard  Don't  hold  your  pictures  I'll  still  be  pleasure  bent.  Off  Hatteras  the  hurricane  hit,  but  nary  a  man  had  been  and  stories  of  shipboard  acti­ •  vJN  struck. Full  force,  the  winds  tore  injured  or  lost.  Pat  says  it  was  There  are  no  duties,  toil  or  fears  vities.  Mail  thenr  to  the  Sea­ through  the  ship.  Deck  hands  only  good  seamanship  that  saved  for  these  are all  man­made.  scurried  aloft  and  trimmed  the  the  men,  as  one  misstep  could  be  farers  Log.  51  Beaver  St.,  There's  only  beauty,  and  happy  tears,  sails.  On  deck  another  group  fatal.  New  York  4,  N.  Y.  If  you  if  you  can  make  the  grade.  worked  rapidly  to  batten  down  The  ship  hadn't  made  out  so  haven't  the time  or don't  feel  the  deck  load.  Hour  after  hoiu'  well.  The  deck  gang  made  what  So  I'll cast  aside  our  civilized  code,  Pat  and  his  mates  worked  to  emergency  repairs  could  be  ef­ in the  mood,  just  forward de­ its  burden  and  its  grind.  tails.  We'll  do  the  rest.  Pic­ save  the  ship  and  the  cargo,  but  fected  and  replaced  the  shred­ With  a  heart  that's  light  without  its  load  it  was  soon  evident  that  the  ded  canvas  with  the  spare  set  tures  will  be  returned  if  you  deck  load  wasn't  going  to  ride  carried  and  brought  her  into  wish.  " and  a  free  imshackled  mind.  out  the  blow.  As  the  ship  twisted  and  turn­ ed  in  the  gale  the  lines  holding  the  cargo  snapped  one  by  one,  whipping  across  the  decks  with  force  enough  to  cut  a  man  in  half.  The  gale  picked  the  lum  ber  up  and, like  toothpicks,  scat­ tered  it  to  the  winds,  sweeping  Seafarer  Stephen  J.  Mogan,  the  deck  clear.  Miraculously  no  longtime  member  of  the  Union  one  was  hit.  died  in  New . Orleans  recently,  Clear  of  the  deck  load  the  the  LOG  has  been  informed.  hands  turned  to  on  deck  to  save  Brother  Mogan  held  book  num­ what  they  could  of  the  ship  as  ber  337  and  had  been  in  the  she  floundered  helpless  in  the  SIU  since  1940.  mountainous  waves  and  scream­ ing  winds.  Born  in  Massachusetts  in  1898  he  had  been  going  to  sea  for  Hour after  hour  the ship  creak­ over  25  years,  serving  as  a  ed  and  groaned  as  the  winds  Fireman.  During  the  past  ten'  rose  and  fell.  years  he  had  sailed  primarily  Little  by  little  the  ship  began  out  of  Gulf  ports.  to  give  before  the  storm.  First  His  beneficiary  card  listed  the  dingy  was  swept  away,  then  Matthew  Mogan,  a  brother,  as  the whaleboat  was smashed when  his  next  of  kin.  the  lumber flew  over  the  side.  Pat  Gainey  caught  this  shot  of  a  Spanish  passenger  ship  as  she  hove  near  the  hurricane­ 4.  S.  4  Horror ­ stricken  the  crew  battered  Ida' S. Dow  in  1924.  Looking  at  the  picture  Pat  remarked,  "In  that  storm  she  couldn't  A  member  almost  since  the  watched  the  storm  take  its  toll  help  us  and  only  meant  danger  in  case  we  rammed.  That's  one  time  when  in  distress  that  an­ inception  of  the  SIU,  Ollie  C.  One  by  one  three of  the four  jibs  other  ship  nearby  didn't  mean  good  news."  Blake,  47,  died  March  2  at  the  were  lost  and  the  saUs  were  Seamen's  Church  Institute  in  torn  to  shreds  as  they  lay  tight  New  York  of  pneumonia.  He  4o  the  spars.  carried  Book  No.  3547.  Weakened  from  the  long  fight  The  SIU  crew  aboard  the  SS  the  Mother  M.L.  The  letter,  have,  been  tried  hard  and  suf­ the crew  watched  almost  without  Mother  M.L.  this  week  received  written  by  the  President  of  the  fered  most  during  the  long  years  Brother  Blake  was  an  AB  and  had  participated  in  most  of  the  hope  as  the  storm  continued  the  thanks  of  the  residents  of  island,  thanked  the  men  for  the  of  World  War  II."  strikes  and  beefs  that:  arose  dur­ without  any let  up. At  one  mom­ a  small  island  in  the  Aegean  sea  money,  which  will  be  used  for  According  to  Captain  Lemos,  ing­his  years  in  the  SIU.  ent in the storm the crew thought  for  a financial  contribution  made  "the  relief  of  our  people  who  the  island  lost  156  out  of  650  of  He  is  survived  by  his  mother,  the  end  had  come.  From  behind  several  weeks  ago  in  their  be­ its  adult  men  during  the  war  Mr.  G.  C.  Finch,  of  Richmond,  a  mountainous  wave  rose  a  half.  and  has  been  faced  with  a  se­ Virginia.  steamship, bearing  down  on them  The  men  of  the  ship  donated  vere  task  of  . rebuilding  its  under  full  steam.  The  men  of  t  &  $39  at  an  earlier  payoff  for  the  school  and  providing  for  the  in­ Ricardo  Guzman  died  in  Sta­ the  Dow  watched  as  the  steam­ residents  of  Oinoussai,  a  Greek  Aboard ship  the arm of  the  habitants.  Persons  who  spent  ten  Island  Marine  Hospital  on  ship  sighted  the  schooner  and  island  which  has  as  its  resi­ their  youth  on  the  island  and  March  6  the  LOG  has  been  in­ Union  is  the  Ships  and  De­ S  fought  to  give  the  sailing  ship  dents  mostly  the  wives  and  or­ left  to  seek  their  fortunes  else­ formed.  Brother  Guzman  held  partment  Delegates.  A  good  a  clear  berth  as  every  roll  of  phans  of  seamen  lost  during  crew,  for  its  own  protection,  where  have  assumed  a  moral  ob­ Book  Number  35533  and  sailed  the  seas  brought  them  closer.  World  War  II.  picks its Delegates  #arly, and  ligation  to  aid  their  home  island.  in  the  Stewards  Department.  ' ^  ACTION  SHOTS  carefully. Have you  and your  The  letter  of  thanks  was  re­ The  action  by  the  crew  came  He  was  50  years  old  at  the  ship^tes elected  your  Dele­ about  when  the  officers  donated  time  of  his death.  He  is survived  Pat,  for  some  reason  he  has  ceived  by  Captain  Leon  Lemos,  $211  to  the  fimS  and  asked  the  by  his,  wife .Mercides,  who  lives  >t  been  able  to  discover in  the  Port  Captain  of  Eagle  Ocean  gates?  If  not,  do  it  noVrl  crew  if  they  cared  to  join  in.  in  Brooklyn.  ­  .  jars  since,  found  himself  on  Transport  Company,  owners  of  Rebellion  Send  'Em In  A Steamer In The Throes Of A Hurricane  Mother  M.  L.  Crew  Aids  Greek  Islanders  Ships Delegates  �• 7  r  WiMxf*  April 6. mi  P^iPPPPfflSPfP^  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Nine  Digested  Minutes­ Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  GREENSTAR  (Traden  Steam­ ship),  Feb.  12—  Chairman.  W,  Sibley;  Secretary,  J. Dorry.  Del­ egates  i­eported  number  of  books  and  permits in  their departments.  Ship's  Delegate  pointed  out  to  the  new  men  that  if  they  did  not  understand  aijything  about  the  Union  to  see  their  Delegate  \  and  he  would  help  them  out  Discussion  held  on  keeping  laun  dry  clean.  FAIRHOPE  (Waterman),  Feb.  and  time  off  ashore.  Motion  car­ 18—Chairman,  Lionel  Gormandy;  ried  to  accept  unanimously.  Del­ Secretary,  C.  Daggett.  Motion  egates  reported  number  of  books  carried  that  each  Delegate  turn  and perrnits  in their ,departments..  in  his  repair  list  to  Ship's  Dele­ Ship's  Fund  reported  to  contain  gate.  Motion  carried  to  have Pa­ $40.94.  trolman  contact 1st  Assistant  and  4  4  4  Chief  Mate  concerning  painting  COUNCIL  GROVE  (Cities  Sep­ of  crew's  quarters  and  passage­ vice),  March  10  —  Chairman*  ways.  ­sY  George  Schmidt;  Secretary,  T.  4  4  4  Gavin.  Delegates  reported  num­ AMES VICTORY  (Victory  Car­ ber  of  books  and  permits  in  iSf  if  Zf  riers),  Feb.  25—Chairman,  Earl  their  departments.  Motion  car­ INCLUDE  YOUR  Spear;  Secretary,  Stanley  Scott.  ried  to  see  Patrolman  concern­ SEATHUNDER  (Colonial). Feb.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  ing  individual  rooms  for  watches  IZ—Chairman,  W.  Reidy;  Secre  OLD ADDRESS  Suggestion  made  that  food  be  in  engine  department.  Motion  tary,  I.  Smilowitz.  Delegates  re­ improved.  Men  were  asked  to  carried  to see  Patrolman for  copy  ported  all  okay.  Delegates  to  W  WHEN NOJ\FYir4G  come  to  messroom  properly  of  constitution  and  by­laws  and  make  out  forms  giving  upgrad­ dressed.  ing  details  on  each  crewmem­ TUB LOG  OF A  other  educational  material.  ber.  Registration  of  aliens  ex­ 4  4  4  CUANGB OF  NIKOKLIS  (Dolphin).  Feb.  11  plained  and  notice  ­  posted  on  —Chairman,  Joseph  Lipton;  Sec­ bulletin  board.  ADDRESS.  retary,  S.  Solski.  Delegates  re­ i  I  X  ported  all  running  smoothly. Dis­ PONCE  (Puerto  Rico  Marine),  cussion  on  Union  letter  on  time  XXX  Feb.  24  —  Chairman,  Bennett;  ashore  and  unloading cargo.  Vote  ARCHERS  HOPE  (Cities  Set­ Secretuy,  Miranda.  Delegates  of  thanks  given  Stewards  De­ vice),  March  9 — Chairman,  B.  reported  ho  beefs.  Discussion  on  partment  for  fine  work.  A  new  WiUjiams;  Secretary,  S.  Lipschitz.  Headquarters  letter  concerning  library  to  be  brought  aboard  in  Delegates  reported  on  books  arid  unloading  cargo  and  shore  leave.  permits  in  their  departments.  first  US  port.  Motion  carried  to  accept.  Vote  Deck  Delegate  reported  22  hours  4  4  4  made  to  take  $25  from  ship's  of  disputed  overtime. When  crew  CAPE  MOHICAN ­  (Mar­ fund  toward  a  fund  for  Brother  is  restricted  to  ship  in  a  foreign  Ancha),  Jan.  29—Chairman,  Wil­ Milanese  who  was  stricken  with  port  because  of  quarantine,  a  liam  Mollison;  Secretary,  Harry  polio.  Franklin.  Delegates  reported  no  notice  is  to  be  requested  from  beefs,  some  disputed  overtime.  the  Master  so  there  will  be  no  SOUTHWIND  (South  Atlantic),  Feb. 10—Chairman,  James  Prest­ promised  for  the  ship  the  next  sanitary  work  man  who  has  not  Patrolman  to  be  asked  whether  doubt  as  to  whether  or  not  the  wood;  Secretary,  Ray  Rife.  Dele­ time  she  hits  Trinidad.  Request  been  doing  his  job.  Suggestion  or  not  cargo  of  lamp  black  is  crew  shall  put  in  for  overtime  gates  reported  number  of  bO'oks  made  that  airmail  copy  of  LOG  made  that  each  department's  penalty  cargo.  Motion  carried  for  being  restricted  to  the  ship.  XXX  and permits  in  their departments.  be  passed  around for  entire crew  sanitary  man  take  turns in  keep­ to  have  ship's  heating  system  FELTORE  (Ore),  Feb.  28  —  checked.  Motion  carried  to  have  slopchest  to  enjoy.  ing  laundry  clean.  Feb.  14—Chairman,  A.  Muhal­ Chairman,  R.  Langford;  Secre­ checked  and  repair  list  ready  4«  S<  4  4  4  ski;  Secretary,  Harry  Franklin.  tary,  E.  Abies. •  Special  meeting  when  ship  hits  Norfolk.  Discus­i  STEEL  ADVOCATE  (Isth­ LASALLE  (Waterman),  March  Delegates"  reported  number  of  held  to  discuss  unloading  cargo  sion  on  ship's  fund.  Ship's  Dele­ mian),  Feb. 28—Chairman,  Ralph  3  —  Chairman,  Joseph  Shaugh­ oooks  and  permits  in  their  de­ and  time  off  issues  sept  to  the  gate  to  take  care  of  all  beefs  Kismul;  Secretary,  A1  Whitmer.  nessy;  Secretary,  Charles  Rogers.  partments. Motion  carried  to con­ ship  by  Headquarters  mail.  Crew  to  avoid  confusion.  Delegates  reported  minor  beefs,  Stewards  Delegate  raised  ques­ cur  with  the  "Guide  for  Stew­ unanimously  in  favor  of  both  XXX  otherwise  all  in  order.  Beef  tion  as  to  whether  or  not  pulling  ards  Departments."  issues.  Discussion  on  Electrician's  ALGONQUIN  VICTORY  (St.  raised  on  inadequate  linen  for  ice  from  ice  machine  was  over­ letter  listing  necessary  repairs,  .  4  4  4  Lawrence  Navigations  Feb.  14—  bunks.  time  or  not.  Repair  list  made  up  PONCE  DE  LEON  (Waterman),  XXX  Chairman;  John  Jellette;  Secre­ BULL  RUN  (Mathiasen),  Feb.  by  all  departments  and  present­ t  4.  4.  Feb.  4—Chairman,  Leo  Movall;  tary,  A.  Campbell.  Delegates  re­ 25—Chairman,  J.  Burrows;  Sec­ ed  to  various  department  heads.  WACOSTA  (Waterman),  Feb.  Secretary.  A.  Kuberski.  Dele­ ported  no  beefs.  Discussion  on  retary,  T.  McLemore.  Delegates  Motion  carried  that  meetings  be  4 — Chairman,  R.  Kelly;  Secre­ gates  reported  all  in  order.  Vote  facilities  in  new  building.  Sug­ reported  the  number  of  books  held  every  two  weeks,  as  crews  tary,  L.  Lott.  Delegates  reported  of  thanks  given  Stewards  De­ gestions  listed  and  sent  to  Head­ and  permits in  their departments.  change  more  often, than  on  off­ no  beefs,  some  disputed  over­ partment  for  the fine  food  serv­ quarters.  time  in  Deck  and  Stewards  De­ shore  ships.  ed.  Motion  carried  to  refer  to  Motion  carried  to  have  ship  fu­ partments.  Heads  to  be  repaired  4  4  4  the  Negotiating  Committee  the  migated  in  the  next  port.  Beef  in  first  port.  JEFF DAVIS  (Waterman). Jan.  transportation  issue  on  the  West  raised  on  poor  menus  and  lack  Feb.  18—Chairman,  De  Angel­ 30—­Chairman,  R.  Bowley;  Secre­ Coast  when  a  ship  pays  off  in  of  fresh  vegetables.  Steward  lo; Secretary,  Woods. Motion  car­ tary, D.  Fitzpatrick. Lengthy  dis­ either  Seattle  or  Long  Beach.  asked  not  to  use  leftovers.  ried  not  to  payoff  until  all  beefs  cussion  on  food  situation.  Ship's  Feb.  22—Chairman,  Frank  Mc­ XXX  MARINA  (Bull),  Feb.  19  —  are settled.  Hospital  to  be  check­ Guire;  Secretary,  A.  Kuberski.  fund  reported  at  $27.50.  Repair  XXX  OREMAR  (Ore),  Feb.  18  —  ed  for  quantity  and  quality.  list  to  be  started  and  added  to  Ship's  Delegate  read  Headquar­ Chairman,  W.  Szczepanski;  Sec­ Chairman,  Victor  Cover;  Secre­ Stewards  Department  given  a  during  trip.  ters  letter  on  unloading  cargo  retary,  E.  Tart.  Delegates  re­ ported  all  in  order.  Motions  car­ tary,  O.  Guerrero.  Delegates  re­ vote  of  thanks  for  the  fine  work  ried  to  concur  with  two  issues  ported  everything  smooth,  ex­ done.  on  time  off  and  unloading  cargo.  cept  some  penalty  hours  in  each  4  4­4  Motion  carried  to  concur  with.  department.  Letter  from  Head­ MONARCH  OF  THE  SEAS  Stewards  Department  guide.  quarters  read  concerning  time  (Waterman), March  4—Chairman,  HEADQUARTERS  REPRESENTATIVES  ashore  and  unloading  of  cargo.  E.  Vatis;  Secretary,  L.  Moore.  SIU,  A&G  District  Joe  Algina  Robert  Matthews  Second  Cook  criticized  for  poor  Delegates  reported  all  okay.  BALTIMORE  Joseph  Volpian  14  North  Cay  St.  baking.  Crew  voted  against  purchase  of  William  Rentz,  Agent  ­  Mulberry  4540  a  new  washing  machine.  Motion  BOSTON  276  State  St.  SUP  LYNN  VlCTCRY^Dolphin­Tri­ carried  to  adopt  time  off  and  un­ Ben. Lawsoh,  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  16  Merchant  St.  Dispatcher  Richmond  2­0141  HONOLULU  ton),  March  8  —  Chairman,  L.  loading  cargo  letters  from  Head­ Phone  5­8777  GALVESTON....'  308^4—23rd  St.  XXX  Nicholas;  Secretary,  Gavin.  Dele­ quarters.  Ill  W.  Burnside  St.  Keith  Alaop,  Agent  Phone  2­8448  PORTLAND  CUBORE  (Ore).  March  5  —  gates  reported  all  smooth.  Pre­ I  Beacon  4336  LAl^  CHARLES.  L«  1419  Ryan  St.  Chairman,  Imohundra;  Secretary,  RICHMOND,  Calif  257  5th  St.  cautionary  safety  measures  to  be  ANDREW  ^JACKSON  (Water­ Keith  Terpe,  Agent  Phone  2599  J.  Kahl.  Delegates  reported  all  MOBILE  1  South  Lawrence  St.  taken  with  cargo  outlined  to,  man),  March  4—Chairman,  Bob  Gal  Tanner,  Agent  450  Harrison  St.  okay.  Motion  carried  to  send  Phone  2­1754  SAN  FRANCISCO  crew. Steward  reported  he  would  Barrett;  Secretary,  H.  Pitkofsky.  NEW  ORLEANS  Douglas  2­8363  523  Bienville  St.  crew  a  list  of  men  leaving  to  have  to  cut  down  on  food  be­ Beef  on  Captain  telling  Steward  Lindaey  Wjlliama,  Agent  SEATTLE  86  Seneca  St.  the  Baltimore  Hall  from  Pan­ Main  0290  Magnolia  6112­6113  cause  of  waste,  though  he  would  to  knock  off  Passeilger  Utility on  WILMINGTON  440  Avalon  Blvd.  ama.  An  educational  talk  held  NEW  YORK  51  Beaver  St.  accept  any  suggestions  for  any  Sunday  while  on  day  work.  Dis­ Terminal  4­3131  • on the  sanitary  work.  HAnover  2­2784  . dish  liked  by  the  cre^i^.  cussion  on  matter.  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  XXX  Ben  Rees,  Agent  Phone  4­1083  /  XXX  Canadian  District  LONE  JACK  (Cities  Service),  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  SANTORE  (0#e),  Feb.  20  —  STONEWALL^JACKSON  (Wa­ MONTREAL  463  McGill  St.  March  3—Chairman, Albert  Wea­ Cardullo,  Agent  Market  7­1635  Chairman,  S.  Clark;  Secretary,  terman),  March  6  —  Chairman,  S.  MArquette  5909  ver;  Secretary,  Bernard  Kimber­ SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  E.  Morris.  Delegates  reported  Jerry  Palmer;  Secretary,  A.  Fry.  Lloyd  Gardner,  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  HALIFAX  \2B'A  Hollis  St.  ly.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  one  Phone  3­8911  number  of  books  and  permits  Headquarters  letters  read  con­ SAN  JUAN,  PR  252  Ponce  de  Leon  had  been  FORT  WILLIAM. .118^4  Syndicate  Ave.  engineering  book  in  their  departments.  Cortiplete  cerning  unloading cargo  and time  Sal  Colls,  Agent  Ontario  Phone  3­3221  bought  out  of  ship's  fund.  Dele­ SAVANNAH  .,,.2  Abercorn  St.  agreement  was registered  on  time  off.  Motiori^ carried  to  withhold  E.  B.  Tilley,  Agent  103  Durham  St.  gates  reported  number  of  books  Phone  3­1728  PORT  COLBORNE  ashore  and  unloading  cargo  let­ vote  on  statement  on  cargo  un­ SEATTLE  Phone  5591  2700  let  Ave.  and permits  in their  departments.  66  Colborne  St.  ters  from  Headquarters.  Sugges­ loading  until arrival  in New  York  Ray  Oates,  Agent  Seneca  4570  TORONTO  Motion  carried  to  buy  records  Elgin  5719  TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  tion  made  to  see  Chief  Engineer  where  Headquarters  can  clarify  6I7J4  Cormorant  St.  from  ship's  fund.  Crewmembers  Ray  White,  Agent  Phone  2­1323  VICTORIA  concerning  ice  box  repairs.  the  issue.  Empire  4531  urged  to fill  out  Welfare  Fund  WILMINGTON, Calif.,,. 440  Avalon  Blvd.  XXX  4  4  4  565  Hamilton  St.  Jeff  Morrison,  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  VANCOUVER  blanks.  OLYMPIC  GAMES  (Pacific  CITY  OF*ALMA  (Waterman),  HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St.,  N.V.C,  Pacific  7824  SYDNEY  304  Charlotte  St  March  10  —  Chairman,  Roy  SECRETARY­TREASURER  Tankers),  Jan.  7  —  Chairman,  Feb.  17—Chairman,  Robert  Moy­ Phone  6346  Lundquist;  Secretary,  Bernard  Paul  Hall  James  Rose;  Secretary,  A1  De­ lan;  Secretary,  Gerald  Artiaco.  HEADQUARTERS  463  McGlll  St.  ASST.  SECRETARY­TR^URER  Kimberly.  Delegates  reported  Forest.  Delegates  reported  no  Delegates  reported  all  in  order.  Montreal  MAra.uatte  73 77  Enrl  Sheppard  beefs.  A  new  slopchest  had  beeii  Discussion  on  Deck  Departmerit  (Continued  on  Page  12)  VONTfOUL upoas  r­'M.  /)  fX  Directory  Of  SIU  Halls  �Page  Ten  Friday.  April  6.  1951  THE  S  E  AF  ARE  RS  LOG  THE MEMBERSHIP  SPEAKS  Steward  Sees  SIU  School  As Way To Improved Menus  I. •  's  Cone  A'Sailing  a  rib  of  beef  I  cut  it  myself  and  showed  him  how  to  make  a  real  This  has  been  a  longer  trip  au  jus.  *  than  usual,  so  it  was  only  re­ Just  because  the  crew  isn't  cently  that  I  got  arovmd  to  on  the  guest  list  of  the  Ritz  or  reading Frenchy  Michelet's Stew­ the  Waldorf  is  no  reason  why  ard Department  Guide  and learn­ the  food  can't  be  prepared  and  ing  of  the  SIU's  intention  to  served  in  the finest  fashion  pos­ sible.  Sloppy  service  has  no  set  up  a  school  for  Stewards  De­ place  on  an  SIU  ship.  partment  men.  On  this  ship,  the  Carolyn,  The  Union  has  picked  a  top  whenever  I  put  something  on  the  notch  man  in  Frenchy  to  head  menu  I  tell  my  Chief  Cook,  who  the  school  and  he  has  my  best  is  a fine  man,  to  ask  me  if  there  is  anything  he  does  not  under­ wishes,  for  there  is  no  doubt  stand. Several  times  I  have  gone  but  that  we  are  always  in  need  into  the  galley  to  help  him  get  of  first  rate  Stewards  Depart­ going.  The  Stewards  Department's  ef­ ment  men.  forts  are  well  appreciated,  too.  I  know  from  personal­experi­ On  here  we  have  a  good  bunch  ence  that  some  of  the  Cooks  who  come  aboard  these  ships  topside  and  all  is  running  think  that  roast  beef,  roast  pork,  smooth.  The  same  was  true  on  com  beef  and  cabbage,  beef  the  Trinity,  my  previous  ship.  stew  and  gravy  made  of  white  Once  again  I'd  like  to  con­ Wearing  nautical  attire  for  the  occasion, ­the  sons  of  Sea­ wash  cooked  on  top  of  the  stove  gratulate  Brother  Michelet  for  farer  Leo  Feher  pose  for  the  camera.  They  are  Tommy.  ZVz,  constitute  a  ship's  menu.  They  doing  a fine  job  on  a  matter  and  Leo.  Jr.,  IVi  years  old.  Their.proud  father  is  now  aboard  slop  it  on  a  plate  with  gravy  that  has  long  needed  handling.  the SS  Sea  Cloud:  the  boys are  with  their  mother  in  Weehaw­ running  over  the  side.  "What's  ken.  New  Jetsey.  George  Seeberger  the  difference,"  they  say.  "Sail­ ors  don't  care."  That's  the  at­ titude  of  some  I  have  come  in  contact  with.  Cooperation  Settles  Beef  On  Del  Valle  To  ihe  Editor:  To ­ the  Editor:  This trip the  Captain and  Chie^  Engineer  are  taking  their  vaca­ tions  from  the  Del  "V"alle,  and­,  when  they  left  they  ordered  their  replacements  not  to  change,  a  thing. JVe've  had  only  one  ma­ jor  beef'to  date.  The  Chief  Steward  came  to  me  recently  and  told  me  that­ the  ship's  doctor  was  interfer­ ing  with­ the  work  of  his  depart­ ment  and  had  called  the  atten­ tion  of  the  Captain  to  a  bad  spot  on  the ­deck  of  the  saloon.  The  spot,  I  know,  cannot  be  re­ medied,  but  tire  Captain  called  the  Steward  into  the  saloon  and  called  him down  before the  ship's  doctor  and  a  couple  of  passen­ gers.  With  the  Deck ­Delegate  I  ap­ proached the  Captain on  the mat­­ ter  and  he  stated,  "I  called  the  Steward  down  a  bit,  but  did  it  in  a  joking  way.  It  seems  that  he  took  it  serious.  Will  you  see  to  it  that  the  Steward  does  not  use  obscene language  in the pres­ ence  of  the  passengers."  I  told  the  Captain  I  would,  WRONG  THINKER  speak  to  the  Steward  about  his  Strangely  enough,  the  fellow  To  the  Editor:  Around  the  keystone  sack  are  comparatively  light  hitters,  are  language and  in  turn I asked  that  who feels this  way usually  thinks  two  classy  performers  in  the  speedsters.  AU  four  should  see  he talk  to the Ship's  doctor about  he  is  a  good  Chef.  The  formidable  Monarchs,  con­ persons  of  Chico  Carraisquillo  a  lot  of  action  this  season.  interfering  with  the  work  of  the  querors  of  the  powerful  Marina  crew.  The  Captain  gave  me  his  When  a  Steward  puts  on  the  and  Tommie  Sanchez.  Should  Assisting  L.  B.  Moore  in  his  menu  chtlets,  croquettes,  stuffed  baseball  club,  serve  notice  to  all  both  boys  live  up  to  expecta­ managerial  duties  will  be  "Hon­ word  he  would  attend  to  the  peppers,  shepherd's  pie  or  other  baseball  teams  in  the  Carribean  tions  there  should  be  a  new  est  Sam"  "Fatis,  who  has  accept­ matter.  I  spoke  to  the  Steward  in  a  items  utilized  from  left  over  that  they  are  ready  to  defend  record  set  for  double  plays".  ed  a  coaching  job."  brotherly  way  about  his  lang­ meats,  he  gets  hard  looks.  The  their  mythical  crown.  The  hot  corner  at  the  naoment  Manager  Moore,  when  queried  crewmembers  shy  from  anything  Manager  L.  B.  Moore  has  an­ is  in  doubt.  Manager  Moore  is  as  to  what  he  thought  his  team's  uage,  and  since'  the  incident  that hit  a  meat grinder. But these  nounced  that  the first  workout  desperately  trying  to  get  a  heavy  chances  were,  voiced  cautious  everything  has  been fine.  In  the  event  we  have  any  was  held  at "Sixto  Escobar" Sta­ hitting  third  baseman  in  a  trade,  optimism,  saying,  "At  .the  mo­ dishes  are first  rate.  dium  on  Monday,  March  26  and  but  failing  in  this  will  attempt  ment we don't  appear to  have the  more  trouble  with' the  doctor,  Some  Cooks  never  heard  of  the  results  were  "promising."  to  convert  one  of  his fiychasers  strength  we  put  in  the field  last  we  will'^call  a  special  meeting  garnishes.  Parsley,  lemons  and  year,  but  with  ,a  bit  of  season­ and­  send  the  Hall  the  results.  a­ few  more  items  make  a  plate  Having  lost  several  outstand­ into  a  third  sacker.  All  other  shipboard  beefs  have  look  palatable  and  give  the  food  ing  players,  the  Monarchs  will  In  the  outfield  Andy  Andrews,  ing  I  think  we'U  be  able  to  been  handled  with  ease  anjd  with  greater flavor. Some think lemons  be  rebuilding  their  ranks.  How­ Pete  Melich,  "King  Kong"  Kim­ handle  the  strongest  opposition."  a  great  deal  of  clean  cooperation  ever,  several  newcomers  are  on  brel  and  Whity  Palmer  will  Managers  who  wish  to  book  are  only  for  iced  tea.  hand  who  show  promise.  Among  battle  it  out.  Andrews  wields  a  their  teams  for  exhibition  games  from  the  officers  and  crew.  T.  R.  Gonzalez  In  rendering  fat  I  had  one  them  is  C.  N.  Mclnis,  veteran  potent  bat  and  was  instrumental  against  the  Monarchs  can  get  in  guy  tell  me  they  don't  do  that  of  several  campaigns  with  var­ in  giving  the  Marina  nine  the  touch  with  the  team's  publicity  any  more.  Of  course  I always  do  ious  Alcoa  clubs  in  the  Sunshine  lopsided  shellacking  they  took.  director  and  office  manager,  E.  tljat  myself  and  then  I  know  it  League.  Mac  is  bidding  for  a  Kimbrel,  a  big  strapping  rook­ N.  Mclnis,  c/o  SS  Monarch  of  won't  hit  the  deep  six.  starting  assignment  on  the  ie,  has  all  the  requisites  of  a  the  Seas,  Waterman  Steamship  mound  staff.  He  still  possesses  long  ban  hitter.  Both  Pete  Me­ Corjjoration,  Mobile,  Alabama.  NO  CHEF  HE  that  high  hard  one  and  should  lich  and  "Whity  Palmer,  although  E.  N.  Mclnis  Here's  one  for  the  books:  I  he  develop ­his  curve,  he  would  had  a  Chef  on  one  ship—at  least  prove  invaluable  to  the  club.  '.('A­ To  the  Editor:  he  told  me  he  was  a  Chef—so  Also  striving  for  a  berth  as  I put.roast  prime  rib  of  beef  au  starter  is  a  young  rookie  of  con­ . Now  that  Moon  Kouns  has  ­jiis  on  the  bill,  and  as  we  were  siderable  promise,  "Chainbreak­ ben  well  covered  by  LOG  pub­ in'  port  I  couldn't  pay  too  much  er"  Summerlin.  "Chains,"  al­ licity  on  his  ring  exploits,  let's  Ss'  attention  to  him.  I figured  he  though  a  little  erratic  at  times,  give  another  Brother  a  little  was  no  graduate  of  Sheepshead  has  a  fast  one  that  jumps.  Given  mention.  Did  you  know  that  YAc  Bay and  therefore probably  knew  a  little  experience  this  boy  Miorana  ­is  also  an  ex­leather  his  job.  But  it  isn't  always  a  should  go ­places.  pusher?  "Vic  was  a  good  one,  too^  beautifully  bound  book  that  and  even  held  the  Southern  Holding  down  the  catching  as­ makes  the  perfect  story.  Featherweight  title.  signment  is  that  old  pro,  Jimmie  .By  the  time  I  got  around  to  Bartlett.  Jimmie  doesn't  have  Today  you  don't  hear  much  finding  out  how  he  was  doing  I  the  luster  of  the  mound  aces  about  the  Southern  titles,  but  in  learned  he  had  taken  the  beau­ but  he  is  a  strong  clutch  player  Vic's  day  the  Southern  titles  tiful  rib  and  was  cutting  it  like  and  a  reliable  handler  of  pitch­ drew  plenty  of  water  because  a  piece  of  boloney.  To  aidd  in­ ers  for  those  close  innings.  He  every  one­and  his  brother  was  juix  he  had  dumped  the  rich  also  has  a  reputation  as  a  strong  fighting  for  a  living.  ;  sediment  in  the  garbage  can  clutch  hitter.  Vic fisticuffed  his  way  under  and  had  made au  jus from water,  the  name  of  Vic  Moran,  and  is  WHO'S  ON  FIRST?  wox'cheshire  sauce  and  kitchen  a  cousin  to  the  well­known  Pal  bouquet." All  that  wonderful,  na­ At  the  moment first  base  as­ Moran,  who  three  times  fought  tural  gravy  thrown  away.  Bepny  L.eonard,  the  great  light­ sigmnent  seems  to  be  a  toss  up  weight  champion  of  the  world.  Enroute  to  their  training  camp  in  Puerto  Rico.  Six  mem­ Well,  to  keep  my  dignity  I  between  Manager  Moore  and  called  him  into  my  room  and  "Hose  Nose"  Beloy.  Should  bers  of  the  Mj?narch  squad  horse  around  a  bit  on  deck.  Left  Pal  also  stood  toe  to  toe  with  really  laced  him  down  for  foul­ Moore find  that  Father  Time  has  to  right  are.  standing.  Tommie  Sanchez.  L.  B.  Moore.  Pete  the  great  Lew  Tendler  on  two  ing  up.  After  that  I kept  an  eye  slowed  him  down,  he  will  step  Melich  and  E.  N.  Mclnis.  Kneeling  are  Jimmie  Bartlett  and  occasions.  Pfescy  Boyas  Andy  Andrews.  on  Mm.  The  next  time  we  had  aside  for  the  "Nose.''  Monarch  Nine  In  Spring  Training  Camp  Readies  For  Games  In  Southern  Circuit  I  Boyer Reveals  Another Champ  In SIU Ranks  'S fi  1  �Friday,  April  6,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Smallpox  Scare  Confines  Reyes  In Ceylon Hospital  Confab On Ship's Problems  Page  Eleven  Dawn Of Unionism Brought  Justice  To  Seamen:  Legge  To  the  Editor:  tion  to  kill  the  foul  poisons  of  the  food  and  lime  juice  was  America  has  followed  behind  added  to  prevent  scurvy.  other  nations  in  maritime  devel­ opments.  Although  our  potential  The  islands  and  coasts  of  the  for  ship  building  and  operation  entire  world  have  been  marked  has  long  been  known,  American  by  the  graves  of  seamen  who  trade  and  commerce  has  been  died  during  the  course  of  these  carried  mainly  in  foreign  bot­ voyages,  if  they  were  not  buried'  toms.  Britain's  economy  is  based  at  sea.  As  ships  must  sail  and  on  shipping. The  history  of  mari­ death,  decimating  a  crew,  added  time  developments  is  the  history  intolerable  hardship  and  even  of  world  developments.  Com­ danger to ships and  cargoes, some  merce  found  its  way  to  every  care  was  given  to  the  problem  port  of  the  world  on  ships.  Sea­ of  keeping  seamen  alive  and  at  men  were,  and  are  today  the  work  within  the  limits  of  starv­ prime  movers  of  world  civiliza­ ation.  Thus,  the  rum  and  lime­ juice.  tion.  To  the  Editor:  I  have  just  been  discharged  from  the  Infectious  Disease  Hos­ pital  here  in  Colombo,  Ceylon  after  14  days  of  confinement,,  "during  which  the  doctors  found  nothing  wrong  with  me.  The  company  doctor  sent  me  to  the  hospital  from  the  Alcoa  Puritan  —on  charter  to  Isthmian—when  he  thought  I  had  smallpox.  We  had  one  case  on  the  ship  and  two  days  later  I  came  down  with  a  cold  and  fan  a  fever  of  105'  degrees.  This  was  enough  We  have  read  the  history  of  A  SHORT  LIFE  for  the  doctor  to  send  me  to  the  the  rise  of  British  shipping,  of  hospital, though  I still don't think  The  sanctimonious  Captain?  the  press  gangs,  slianghaing,  cat  and  bucko  Mates  did  not  desist  that  was  enough  reason.  ^  A  crewmember  holds  the  floor  while  the  men  of  the  Car­ 'o  nine  tails,  flogging,  keel  haul­ roll  Victory  discuss  shipboard  problems.  At  the  time  the  ship  ing,  brig  and  irons  and  worse  from  their  brutality  in  any  way.  If  it  hadn't  been  for  the  Amer­ was  off  Korea.  A  South  Atlantic  chartered  ship,  she  was  in  for  the  least  infraction  of  rules  The  better  shape  a  crew  was  in,  ican  Consul,  to  whom  I  com­ plained,  I  would  have  starved  to  Far  Eastern  weders  for  over  six  months.  Photo  was  submitted  made  by  power­mad  Captains.  the  harder  they  were  driven  and  the  end  of  a  voyage  saw  death  in  the  hospital.  I  couldn't  to  the  LOG  by  crewmember  D.  D.  Story.  Seamen  were  at  the  mercy  of  the  survivors  worn  out.  The  life  eat  the  food  they  gave  me  and  these  martinets  for  long  periods  of  a  seaman  was  a  short  one—  the  facilities  were  very  poor.  It's  of  time  when  voyages  lasted  a  man  was old  at  forty  if  he  sur­ a  wonder  I didn't  catch  smallpox  years.  All  this  we  know.  This  vived  that  long.  in  the  hospital.  knowledge  we  cherish  for  the  The sailing  ships  were  replaced  STILL  HEALTHY  simple  reason  that  the  past  by  steam.  England  expanded  its  To  the  Editor:  teaches  us—and  it  will  never  trade  and  commerce.  Hanging  way  given  for  the  study  of  I'm  out  of  the  hospital  now  and,  fortunately,  still  healthy,  As  a  member  of  the  SIU  who  special  subjects,  so  that  a  Sea­ happen  again.  That  is  a  primary  at  the  yardarm  for  mutiny  gave  but  i am  worried  about  my  wife.  spent  the  years  '48­49  at  Ruskin  farer,  for  instance,  could  study  purpose  behind  unionism—to  see  way  to  lesser  punishment.  This  I  don't  know  how  she  is  going  College,  Oxford,  I  would  like  to  the  economics  of  the  maritime  to  it  that  such  conditions  never  was  no  concession  to  morality  or  happen  again.  to  get  along  until  I  get  back  on  say  a  few  words  about  the  labor  industry,  if  he  so  wished.  religion  on  the  part  of  owners  my  feet.  The  American  consul  scholarship  being  offered  this  The  bulk  of  the  students  at  or  government.  It  was  based  SALT  HORSE  has  my  money,  but  it  is  only  year. First  off,  it  should  be  made  the  college  come  from  British  upon  the  necessity  to  man  the  $200  and  he  is  going  to  spnd  her  clear  that  the  requirements  for  unions,  although  there  is  a  good  For  food,  the  seamen  were  fed  expanding steam­driven  merchant  salt  horse,  or  salt  junk,  which  half.  application  are  not  at  all.  dif­ sprinkling  of  people  from  all  came  aboard  in  casks  and  hard­ fleets.  Who  would  go  to  sea  I feel  that  because  some  com­ ficult.  No  college  degrees  or  ex­ over  the  world.  The  college  is  under  the  infamous  system?  pany  official  got  his  wind  up,  I  perience  are  needed.  A  high  not  interested  in  a  person's  race,  tack.  These  were  weevily  after  They  were  forced  to  adopt  semi­ a  few  weeks  at  sea.  This  food  ^ave  been  made  to  suffer  and  school  diploma  would  help,  but  creed,  or  color.  hvunan  measures  as  a  means  of  was  dished  out  in  whacks  to  my  wife  too.  one of  the fellows  who  Was  there  Because  most  of  the  students  each  man  of  the  crew.  Even  if  manning  the  vessels  to  expand  Despite  this  situation  the  com­ with  me  had  not  even  gone  to  ai'e  regular  fellows,  I  found  that  his  stomach  retched  and  revolted  Britain's  trade.  pany  has  put  me  up  in  a  nice  high school. The  scholarship com­ the  Americans  had  very  little  at  this  coarse  fare  there  was  no  Thus  we  see  that  pounds  and  hotel  and  I'll probably  be  on  my  mittee  is  interested  in  the  ap­ difficulty  adjusting.  As  a  matter  relief.  It  was  eat  it  or  die.  The  shillings  were  the  motives  that  way"  home  soon  on  an  Isthmian  plicant's  sincerity  of  purpose  and  of  fact,  some  enduring  friend­ Captain  ruled  his  officers  aft  humanized  the  British  maritime  ship.  The  American  consul  here  good  judgement,  much  more  than  ships  were  formed.  and' served  the  portions  to  each.  industry.  The  new  status  meant  is a  very  nice  fellow  and  is  will­ his  academic  record.  PUBS.  TOO  Although  there  was  better  fare  that  seamen  were  no  longer  to  ing  to  do  anything  to  help  any­ The  main  purpose  of  the schol­ In  addition  to  the  studies,  of  for  officers  and  special  cooking,  be  regarded  as  beasts  but  as  one  who  gets  stranded. The  com­ arship  is  to  acquaint  an  Ameri­ course,  there's  plenty  of  room  lere,  too,  the  Old  Man  served  men.  Thus  was  progi­ess  born—  pany  agent  and  some  of  the  fel­ can  union  member  with  the labor  for  leisure  and  fun.  Oxford's  full  with  an  iron  hand.  under  the  pound­sterling  sign.  lows  who  work  for  him  are  also  movement  in  Britain  so  that  he  of  pubs,  and  some  of  our  best  This  did  not  mean  that  sea­ The  Yankee  clippers  were  i"ep­ nice  fellows.  They  deserve  a  bit  can  develop  a  broader  outlook  bull  sessions  took  place  with  men  were  free.  There  were  no  licas  of  the  British  system  in  of  praise  in  the  LOG,  too.  on  the  union  movement  as  a  pint  in  hand.  The  college  pro­ ^everything  but  name.  Woe  to  the  unions  to  represent  the  seamen  Juan  Reyes  whole.  It  is  assumed  that  upon  vides  a  bike  for  each  of  the  seaman  who  dared  to  complain  then.  They  were  still  at  the  his  return  to  this  country  his  students,  and  a  bijfe  ride  in  the  of  the food  on  these  ships.  There  mercy  of  the  employers  who  (Ed.  Note:  For  the  safety  of  loyalty  to  the  labor  movement  English  countryside  can  be  the  crew  it  was  necessary  to  will  have  been  strengthened  and  heck  of  a  lot  of  fun,  especially  was  always a  Mate  ready  to taste  shackled  them  securely.  take  you  from  the  ship.  It  was  his  outlook . widened.  Speaking  when  there's  a  five  or  six  hun­ it  and  pronounce  it  good,  with  CONDITIONS  SAME  the only  thing  the  doctor  could  for  myself, I  think  the experience  dred­j­ear  old  inn  on  the  other  an  eye  to  the  approval  of  the  Captain.  This  brave  seaman  was  The  Fink  Book  was  born.  The  do  under  the  circumstances.  has  done  just  that.  end.  two­watch  system  was  maintain­ marked  for  special  care.  For  you  it  was  uncomfortable,  Weekend  trips  to  London  can  ed.  Seamen  stood  watches  four  The  studies  consist  of  the  his­ and  for  the  company  expen­ Rum  was  dished  out  as  a  ra­ be  taken,  and  during  the  Christ­ on  and  four  off.  The  two­pot  sive?  however,  you  will  not  tory  and  problems  of  labor  in  mas  and  Easter  holidays,  there's  system  of  feeding  was  retained.  suffer  financially  as  the  law  Britain  and  the  "world;  political  plenty  Of  time  for  excursions  to  Curry  and  rice  and  rotten  stews  ­ problems facing  the  working  peo­ specifies  that  you  will  receive  the  continent.  replaced  salt  junk  because steam­ ple,  economic  theory  and  prac­ wages  to  the  end  of  the. Alcoa  All  in  all,  I  can  say  the  ex­ ships  meant  voyages  made  in  tice,  etc.  There  is  plenty  of  lee­ Puritan's  voyage.)  perience  was  mighty  worthwhile  less  time  over  longer  distances.  and  enjoyable.  The  financial  al­ The  seamen  still  slept  on  straw  lotment  isn't  all  that  it  could  filled  ticks  on  an  iron  bunk  and  be,  and  it  would  be  advisable  to  To  the  Editor:  drew  their  whack  of  rations.  ^  take  along  some  spare  funds,  but  Seamen  "theoretically"  now  it  would  be  a  mistake  to  let  that  We  should  have  at  least  a  had  recourse  to  law  under  the  stop anyone from  applying. When  half  dozen  candidates  for  each  Board  of  Trade  Rules  and  Reg­ I  was  there,  we  received  200  office  at  general  Union  elections.  ulations.  Those  who  studied  their  pounds,  of  which  125  covered  The  incumbents  may  be  fine  gen­ rights,  however,  were  singled  out  room,  board,  and  tuition.  The  tlemen,  but  others  equally  as  by  Captains  and  officers  as  dan­ grant  has  been  raised  since  then,  good  ought  to  be  found  in  a  gerous  men  and  "Sea  Lawyers."  and  now  offers 250  pounds  ($710),  union  of  this  size.  This  was  a  supposed  contempt­ j  which  is  a  considerable  improve­ I  ask  the  membership  to  con­ uous  term  which  they  hurled  at  1  ment  in  terms  of  the  British  sider  that  thought  this  year.  every  seaman  who  demanded  bis  cost  of  living.  I  will  not  stand  for  office,  nor  rights.  As  yet  unions  had  not  I  For  any  SIU  member  who  is  will  any  of  my  friends.  been  born  of  maritime  necessity.  ;  deeply  interested  in  the  labor  The  deception  of  rights  under  William  C.  Kennedy  movement,  and  who  can  afford  the  Rules  and  Regulations  per­ to  take  a  year  out  for  study,  I  (Ed.  Note:  Brother  Kennedy  sisted  for  a  long  time  and  slow­ would  strongly  recommend  ap­ ^  should  take  Brother  Kennedy's  ed  down  the  birth  of  maritime  ;  plication  for  the  Ruskin  College  advice.  Every  year  qualified  unions.  Only  when  the  truth  be­ scholarship.  members  are  urged,  at  Branch  came  universally  known  and  ac­ Irwin  Suall  meetings  and  through  the  cepted,  that  there  was  little  jus­ LOG,  to  throw  in  for  office.  tice  for  an  individual  under  the  (Ed.  Note:  Interested  Seafar­ ers  can  get  applications  by  The  method  of  nomination  in  owner  controlled  and  dominated  writing  to  the  committee  on  the  A&G  District  could  not  Board  of  Trade  did  the  idea  of  be  simpler:  Any  man  who  unionism  to  enforce  justice  begiii  Ruskin  College  Labor  Schol­ arships,  2  West  45th  Street.  meets  the  constitutional  pro­ to  sink  into  the  minds  of  sea­ New  York.  Deadline  for  filing  visions,  and  most  do,  can  men.  .  John  Legge  nominate  himself.}  Juan  y  before  he  wes  hospiialized  from  the  Alcot  Puritan.  applications  ie  May  1.)  Member Who Won Labor Scholarship  Urges  Brothers To  Go  After  Award  Suggests  More  Candidates  In  A&G  Elections  'ill'  IV• j'l'i'MSliiiiiiiii"  �Page  Twelre  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday.  April  6.  1951  Digested Minutes  Of  SlU  Ship Meetings  DEL  CAMPO  (bfissisrippi),  purted  overtime.  Motion  cartied  (Continued  from  Page  9)  Pri>.  11—Chairman,  D.  Ramsey;  that  repair  list  be  completed.  ;  number  of  books  and  permits  Secretary,  L.  EOand.  Delegates  New  crew  to  be  instructed"  to '  in  their  departments.  Members  reported  no beefs on board. Ship's  have  clock  repaired  and  placed  asked  to  write  down  any  recom­ Every Seafarer  aboard aUp  la  right  where  the news  Delegates  elected  in  line  with  in  crew's  lounge.  Vote  of  thanks  .  mendations  they  may  have  for  improving  the safety  aboard  ship.  ia  breaking.  What  goes  on  aboard  SZU­contracted  ships  policy  of  rotating  job every  three  given  Stewards  Department  for ,  trips.  Retiring  Delegate  given  fine  food  and  service.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  that  and the  activities of  their crewmembers can make  inter­ vote  of  thanks.  safety  meeting  would  be  held  on  southbound  trip  with  either  esting  reading.  XXX  All  you  have  to  do to translirio  Hiese  activities into  three  ship's  officers  at  crew's  MADAKET  (Waterman),  Jan.  meeting  or  a  meeting  of  the  stories or  reports to  be read by the rest of  the member­ 28—Chairman,  Lonnie  Cole;  Sec­ delegates  with  the  ship's  officers,  ship  is  to  Jot  down  the  facts  and  forward  thmn  to  the  retary.  George  Clarke.  Delegates  reported  number  of  books  and  i  4,  i  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  SEAFARERS  LOG.  If  you  can  turn  out  a  good  yam.  permits  in  their  departments.  Service),  March  4 — Chairman,  that's fine.  But  if  you  think you  can't,  then all  you need  Chief  Mate  to be  seen about  pro­ ft ft ft  Henry  Buckner;  Secretary,  John  do  is write  down  the  details end  weH  take care  of  the  viding a  desk  in Chief  and  Night  CHICKASAW  (Waterman).:  Powers.  Action  taken  on  sugges­ Cook's  room.  rest.  Feb.  22  —  Chairman,  Warren  tions  for  new  Hall  and  request  ft  » ft  Hodges;  Secretary,  James  Byrne.  Pictures  ^ei£^ten  the  interest  of  a  story,  so  if  you  that  men  go  for  higher  ratings.  DESOTO  (Waterman),  Feb.  25  Delegates  elected.  Ship's  Dele­ Suggestion  made  that  a  petition  have  snapshots  taken  on  your  voyage,  send  them  along  —  Chairman,  Hex^erson  John;  gate  requested  that  men  having  too.  be  drawn  up  for  120  quarts'of  Secretary,  Philip  Reyes.  Letter  qualifications,  go  up  for  their '  milk,  as  are  carried  on  SIU  Let's  make  every  Seafarer  a  reporter.  Submit  your  from  Headquarters  read  concern­ ratings.  Motion  carried  to  pur­ ships.  Steward  Department  stuff  to  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  51  Beaver  Street.  New  ing  time  ashore  and  unloading  chase  a  steam  iron.  Steward  ­ thanked  for fine  work.  of  cargo.  Suggestion  made  that  asked  crew  to  take  better  care  '  March  18—Chairman,  Vernon  York  4.  N.  Y.  waiver  on  unloading  cargo  made  of  cups  as  there  is  a  shortage.  '  Street:  Secretary,  H.  Zum.  Dele­ to  apply  also  to  areas  where  Chief  Steward  asked  to  supply  '  gates  reported  no  major  beefs.  carried  that  greater  cleanliness  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  comniunists  tie  up  the  docks  for  table­cloth  to  crew  mess  during  '  Chairman,  Thomas  political  reasons.  Suggestion  Motion  carried  to  get  more  milk  in  messroom  and  pantry  be  ob­ Jan.  20  Gould; Secretary,  William Oliver.  made  that  tables  be  set  during  rough  weather.  Complaint  regis­  •   aboard.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  served.  Deck  Delegate  reported  a  few  dinner  and  supper  to  avoid  wait­ tered  about  Chief  Mate  inter­ that  the  literature  sent  to  ship  XXX  fering  with  deck  gang  while  should  be  read  for  a  better  un­ STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian),  hours  of  disputed  overtime,  other  ing? '  working  under  the  Bosun's  or­ derstanding  of  the  work  aboard  Feb.  12—Chairman, Parth Epemi­ departments  okay.  Discussion  on  ders.  Feb.  11  —  Chairman,  Ikekela;  ship  and  cooperation  within  gen;  Secretary,  James  Kelly.  letter  written  by  three  crew­ Secretary,  Philip  Reyes.  Dele­ ft ft ft  crew. Discussion  on sailing  board.  : Delegates  reported  disputed  ov­ members.  Crewmembers  tried  to  SEABEAVER  (Colonial), March  gates  reported  all  in  order.  Men  ertime  for  Electrician  and  Car­ get  other  men  to  sign  letter  as  X  %  X  who  have  suggestions  for  new  i  —  Chairman,  Emerson  Spauld­ '  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service),  penter.  Discussion and  acceptance  a  petition.  Ship's  Delegate  stat­ building  to  offer  them  to  the  ing;  Secretary,  James  Boy kin.  '  March  7—Chairman,  Willis;  Sec­ of  Headquarters  letter  on  time  ed  he  knew  nothing  about  the  secretary  for  transmission  to  Men  leaving  ship  to  notify  Skip­  '  retary,  Harry  Zeikel.  Ship's  Del­ ashore  and  imloading  cargo.  Mo­ letter  and  was  asked  to  resign.  Headquarters.  Brother  Reyes  per  24  hours  before  ship  reaches  '  e^te reported  a  request  by  crew  tion  carried  that  fans  be  put  given  a  vote  of  thanks  for  his  port.  Delegates  reported  on  num­ that  more  bonus  be  paid.  Dele­ aboard.  efforts  in  raising  money  for  for­ ber  of  books and  permits  in  their  "  gates  reported  number  of  books  XXX  mer  crewmember  Jolm  Ellison,  departments.  Motion  carried  to  and permits  in their  departments.  SOUTHERN  CITIES  (South­ notify  Union  concerning  men  whose  wife  died.  Suggestion  made  to  collect  all  em  Trading),  Feb.  13 — Chair­ performing  in  Poft  Arthur.  New  /  ft ft ft  old  books  and  notify  AMMLA  man,  Walter  Terry;  Secretary,  screens  and  fans  to  be  put  •   CITY  OF  ALMA  (Waterman),  for  a  new  library.  Captain  to  be  Bob  Brown.  Delegates  reported  aboard.  Feb.  17  —  Chairman,  Robert  on  the  men  in  their  departments.  asked  for  a  fantail  awning.  ft ft ft  Moylan;  Secretary,  Gerald  Art­ Repair  list  to  be  rechecked  be­ WILLIAM  A.  M.  BURDEN  iaco.  Delegates  reported  all  over­ fore  vessel  goes  to shipyard.  Sug­ (Pacific  Tainkers),  March  12  —  time  straight.  Discussion  on  poor  gestion  made  that  instructions  be  Chairman,  John  Hauser;  Secre­  '  work  being  done  by  sanitary  drawn  up  for  men  doing  sani­ tary,  A1  OMalley.  Delegates  re­ man.  New  delegate  to  be  elected  tary  work.  William  Coslello  el­ ported  a  new  brand  of  coffee  in  Stewards  Department  as  pres­ ected  as  Ship's  Delegate  to  re­ XXX  ent  delegate  does  not  understand  needed  and  a  new  electric  water  place  member  who  got  off  in  STEEL  RECORDER  (Islh­ cooler  needed  in  messhall.  Re­ job.  XXX  Houston.  Meeting  forms  to  be  mian),  Feb.  18 — Chairman,  C.  pair  list  made  up  to  be  sent  to  OLYMPIC  GAMES  (Pacific  XXX  picked  up  in  next  port  having  Kausl;  Secretary^  D.  Harmon.  Headquarters.  Motion  carried  CHOCTAW  (Waterman),  Feb.  Tankers),  Feb.  18  —  Chairman,  Delegates' reports  accepted.  Chief  an  SIU  Hall.  that  ship  be  fumigated  and  a  12—Chairman,  J.  Stickney;  Sec­ James  Rose;  Secretary,  A1  De­ XXX  Cook  reported  no  rail  on  aft  WANDA  (Epiphany  Tankers),  Fbrest.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  retary,  William  Bruton.  Ship's  better  night  Ivmch  be  put  out.  side  of  ladder  to  ice  box.  Item  Feb.  22—Chairman,  Frank  Nigro;  that  the  Captain  wished  to thank  Delegate  reported  load  of  pen­ to  be  entered  in  records  of  safe­ Secretary,  R.  Wagner.  Delegates  the  crew  for  its  cooperation  dur­ alty  cargo,  creosoted  lumber,  ty  meeting.  reported  disputed  overtime  in  ng  voyage.  Letters  read  concern­ loaded  in  Pusan  and  discharged  XXX  Deck^ and  Engine  Departments.  ing  unloading  cargo  and  time  in  Kobi.  Motion  carried  that  per­ JEFFERSON  CITY  VICTORY  Vote  of  thanks  given  the  Stew­ off.  Suggestion  made, that  payoff  formers  be  brought  before  crew  (Victory  Carriers),  Jan.  14  —  ards  Department  for  the  great  be  speeded  up  by  Delegates  with  for  disciplinary  action.  Motion  Chairman,  G.  Mcintosh;  Secre­ improvement  in  food  and  serv­ dues  to  be  paid  clearly  marked.  carried  that  Union  look  into  mail  t{uy.  John  Gates.  Delegates  re­ ice.  service  as  ship  is  under  MSTS  XXX  ft ft ft  pented  everything  okay,  except  charter  and  is  getting  very  little  FRANCES  (BuU),  Feb.  19  —•   XXX  NIKOKLIS  (Dolphin).  March  naeded  clarification  on  overtime  EVELYN  (Bull),  Feb.  21  —  Chairman,  T.  Ferrara;  Secretary,  mail.  10  —  Chairman,  M.  McCoskey;  for  crossing  international  date  Chairman,  Charles  Benway;  Sec­ D.  Herliby.  Delegates  elected.  ft ft ft  Secretary,  C.  Gill.  Delegates  re­ line  on  Sunday.  Discussion  on  retary,  C.  Brown.  Delegates  re­ Motion  carried  to  get  an  elec­ FAIRISLE  (Waterman),  (date  method  of  issuing  linen.  Discus­ ported  the  number  of  books  and  tric  heater  for  crew  messhall.  not  given)—Chairman,  P.  Nau­ ported  no  beefs.  Motion  carried  sion  on  having  no  heat  on  star­ permits  in  their  departments.  Steward  to  ask  for  new  inner­ jalis;  Secretary,  James  Cliton.  that  if  any  department, has  beefs  board  side  of  ship.  Deck  Delegate reported some  dis­ to  be  settled  they  are  to  be  set­ Motion  carried  to  see  Patrol­ spring  mattresses.  tled  within  the  department,  and  XXX  man  about  keeping  pantry  clean.  if  satisfaction  cannot  be  had, ­ CAMAS  MEADOWS  (US  Pe­ Each  man  to  donate  50  cents  then  the  matter  is  to be  brouglit  troleum  Carriers),  Feb.  18  —  toward  getting  washing  machine  to  the  crew  meeting.  Motion  car­ Chairman,  Marion  Luska;  Sec­ repaired.  The  SEAFARERS  LOG  as  the  official  publication  of  the  Sea­ ried  to  coordinate  all  ship's ­ retary,  Pat  Murphy.  Headquar­ XXX  tets  conununications  on  unloads  ROBIN HOOD  (Seas Shipping),  farers  International  Union  is  available  to  all  members  who  wish  clocks.  Motion  carried  for  the  ing  cargo  and  time  ashore  read  Feb.  18 — Chairman,  H.  Fried­ to  have  it  sent  to  their  home  free  of  charge  for  the  enjoyment  of  Cooks  to  season  the  food  better.  their  families  and  themselves  when  ashore.  If  you  deshe  to  have  Suggestion  made  that  night  and accepted.  Motion carried  that  man;  Secretary,  Joseph  Harri­ the  LOG sent to  you earii  week  address cards  are on hand  at every  lunch  be  changed.  men  who  missed  ship  be  report­ man.  Delegates  reported  over­ SIU  branch  for  this  purpose.  XXX  ed  to  Headquarters.  time  not  being"  equally  distri­ However, for  those  who are  at  sea or at  a  distance from  a  SIU  MONTEBELLO  HILLS  (Paci­ buted  in  Stewards  Department.  hdi,  the  LOG  Reproduces  below  the form  used to request  the  LOG,  XXX  BOBIN  KETTERING  (Seas  Motion  carried  that  negotiating  which  you  can fill  ou^ detach  and  send  to;  SEAFARERS  LOG,  51  fic  Tankers),  Feb.  4—Chairman.  Joe  McChroder;  Secretary,  Arthur  Shipping),  Jan.  21 — Chairman,  committee  consider  transporta­ Beaver  Street,  New  York  4,  N.  Y;  Brown.  Delegates  reported  all  John  Tilley;  Secretary,  William  tion  between  West  Coast  ports.  okay.  Discussion  on  purchasing  Pepper.  Delegates  reported  Discussion  on  proper  attire  for  PLEASE  PRINT  INFORMATION  milk  in  Le  Havre.  Discussion  on  .  everything in  good shape.  Thanks  food  handlers.'  keeping  coffee  grounds  out  of  To the Editor:  given  to  acting  delegate  who  XXX  sink.  took  over and  handled  the  ship's  STEEL  ADMIRAL  (Isthmian),  I would  like  the SEAFARERS  LCXx  mailed  to  the  fund  when  the  previous  dele­ Feb.  12  —  Chairman,  Henry  Feb.  18—Chairman,  Joe  Mc­ address  below:  gate  got  off.  Request  made  that  Cooke;  Secretary,  Roy  Alston.  Grodbr;  (Secretary  not  given).  crewmembers  stay  out  of  pantry  Delegates reported  all okay. Each  Name  Ship's  Delegate  reported  inilk  while  meals  are  being  served.  member  to  donate  $2  toward  has 'been  purchased  without  any  Street  Address  trouble.  Delegate reported  a  min­ piurchasp  of  a  new  washing  ma­ XXX  SOUTHPORT  (South  Atlantic),  chine.  Discussion  on  illness  of  City  Zone.  State  or  beef  over  crew  messman.  Feb, 7—Chairman,  J. Bragg;  Sec­ Black Gang  Delegate,  who  claim­ Ship's  Delegate  asked  to  see  Signed  retary,  G.  Sfoxy.  Delegates'  re­ ed  not  enough  care  from  Mate.  Captain  and  teli.  him  to  hold  the  ports  accepted.  Discussion  on  Hospital'to be  cleaned before any  crew  mail  until  the  Ship's  Dele­ Book  Nb^^ .  gate  calls  for  it.  juices  and  fresh  fruit.  Motion  ill  crev/members  are  admitted.  Every  Man  A Reporter  Notice  To  AH  SIU  Membere  �Friday.  ApzU  6, 1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Thirteen  1'^ .  J ­V .  u  1^"  Scroggin  Dips  His  Pen  Flynn Sees No  Respect For Mates  In  Red  (Campbell) Ink  Who Hold Double Standard On Ship  To  the Editor:  officers,  have  tried  to  make  I was  impressed  to  write  these  themselves  more  important  than  It  was  several  years  ago  that  they  are  entitled  to  be  regarded.  remarks  by  observing  a  certain  To  the  Editor:  I  read  in  Jack  London's  book,  It  is,  of  course,  a  good, thing  manner  in  the  Mates  on  the  last  ship  I  was  on.  This  was  an  at­ Having  noticed  an  outcropping  of  would­be  Red  Campbells  in  "The  Cruise  of  the  Snark,"  of  a  for  a  ship  that  the  officers  are  titude  of  servility  towards  the  man  learning  navigation  becom­ the  LOG  lately  I herewith  submit  my  imitation  of  the  old  master,  ing  one  ­helluva  person  to  get  regatded  with  respect,  and  it  is  Captain,  who was  indeed respect­ this  being  an  account  of  the  wanderings  of  the  good  ship  Robin  along  with.  This  particular  man  even  better  for  the  ship  when  ed  and  well  liked  by  the  crew,  respect  is  mutual  between  offi­ because  he  was  a  Skipper  and  Hood.  (The  Bosun's  girl  friend  thinks  it's  a  pirate  ship.).  was  as  average 4n  his  ways  as  cers  and  crew.  By  respect  a  man  without  pose;  but  the  We  signed  on  in  Seattle,  November  10,  1950.  It  was  there  I  most  men  were,  but having  tack­ mean  the  kind  that  is  ungrudg­ Mates  adopted  a  submissive  air  led  navigation  and  learned  it  to  ran  into  an  old  friend  who  was  getting  married.  He  was  from  some  degree  he  now  felt  super­ ingly  given  because  the  men  are  before  him  that  was  disgusting  Mobile.  Some  of  us  hung  around  and  threw  red  beans' and  rice  ior  to  other  men.  The  man's  su­ decent  and  do  their  jobs  as  be­ to  watch.  As  though  the  "old  fits  their  rating.  periority  was  a  deliberate  aloof­ MAKE  RESPECT  RECIPROCAL  man"  was  conscious,  no  doubt,  as  they  came  out  of  the  church.  that  this  was  a  streak  of  beha­ The  trip  to  Japan  was  uneventful.  Steve,  the  crew­messman,  ness  that  carried  an  tmconcealed  To  my  mind  it  is  unfortunate  vior  that  could  not  be  deprecia­ condescension.  So  irritated  was  was  the  first  man  on  the  dock  at  Yokohama.  He  was  talking  to  London  by  his  friend's  change  that  a  man  is  an  officer  and  not  ted,  he  called  them  "Mister"  or  a  cpuple  of  girls  and  they  must  have  asked  him  how  long  the  of  manner  that  he  gave  him  the  at  the  same  time  a  gentleman.  "Second  Mate,"  such  as  the  man  Though  an  officer  rose  from  the  may  be.  ship  would  be  in  port  because  he  kept  saying,  "Short  time,  short  boot  and  learned  navigation  foc'sle  to  be  where  he  is  this  However,  when  it  came  to  time."  There  were  no  casualties  among  the  crew  at  Yokohama  enough  to  chart  his  own  boat.  does  not  lessen  his  personal  re­ dealing  with  the  crew,  the  First  except  for  a  few  colds  caused  by  running  aroimd  in  stocking  feet  I  "can  understand  a  natural  sponsibility  to  conduct  himself  and  Third  Mates  were  not  timid:  pride  in  learning  something,  but  in  a  manner  we  call  square.  By  the  Chief  Mate  woidd  threaten  so  much.  the  superiority  that  chagrins  a  the same  token it  does  not lessen  to fire  a  man,  foul  up  the  Deck  After  visiting  the Pearl  of  the Pacific  —  Pusan, and  also Hung­ London  because it  rests on  vanity  the  personal  responsibility  of  the  Delegate  by  collecting  overtime  riam  we  finally  dropped  anchor  in  Sasebo  Harbor,  Japan,  to  await  is  just  as, despicable  to  a  sea­ unlicensed  crewmember  to  con­ sheets  singly  from  each  man,  be  the  whims  of  the  Navy.  When  a  ship  is  under  control  of  the  man  who  has  sailed  with  Mates  duct  himself  in  a  manner  we  near  the  messroom  door  to  see  that  coffee  time  didn't  go  over  miiitai­y  there's always  secrecy  and lots  of  rumors start  flying  about  who,  owing  to  their  position  as  deem  as  square.  a  fraction  of fifteen  minutes. I've  the  next  assignment.  The  Steward  said  we  were  to  relieve  the  heard  the  3rd  Mate  speak  to  the  Missouri  at  Hungnam.  The  deck  department  delegate  thought  Captain  in  a  little  boy's  voice,  we­might  shuttle  between  the  inner  and  outer  harbor  at  Yoko­ but  roar  like  a  traffic  cop  when­ hama.  As  it  turned  out,  we  picked  up  a  load  of  refugees—^five  he  wanted  the  deck  gang  to;  breast  the  ship  into  the  pier.  thousand  of  them—at  Inchon.  The  Chief  Cook  was  happy  for  These are  little things,  but .sea­ awhile.  He  kept  muttering  to  himself,  "Five  thousand  meals,  three  To  the  Editor:  We  live  in  tents,  haven't  got  men  don't  judge  depreciatingly  «  any  linen  or  pillows  and  hardly  times  a  day  at fifty  cents  a  meal  makes  . ._.  " When  he  found  I  will  drop  a  few  lines  to  let  if  they  are  accidental  to  a  man's  out  it  would  "never  hoppen"  he  put  the  chow  in  a  big  pot  and  some  of  the  boys  of  draft  age  any  clothes.  Lots of  the guys  are  character.  still  wearing  civilian  clothes.  I  To  sum  up:  if  the  Mates  want  told  them  to  divide  it  up five  thousand  ways.  know  how  the  Army  is.  am  still  wearing  my  own  shirts.  Actually,  the  crew  did  all  it  could  to  help  the  miserable  mass  I was  pulled  off  the SS Alamar  Half  of  this  division  is  made  up  to  act  like  buckos,  at  least  make  of  humanity,  and  there  was  good  feeling  all  around  when  the  in  New  London,  Conn.  After  of  a  National  Guard  outfit  from  themselves  believable  to  the  un­ licensed  deck  men  by  conducting  refugees  were  packed  on  the  LST.  Just  before  shoving  off  they  spending  a  few  weeks  in  Fort  Alabama.  Devens,  Mass.,  we  were  shipped  themselves  like  officers  when  gave  us  three  cheers  and  a  tiger.  down  here  to  Fort  Jackson,  S. C.  If  anybody  who  reads  this  is  speaking  to  the  Captain.  It's  not  The  Robin  Hood  was  a  changed  ship  after  so  many  passengers  I  took  a  lot  of  tests  and  did  going  to  be  drafted,  I  would  say  necessary  to  be  a  yelling  bucko  and  so  few  sanitary  facilities  so  we  thought  about  changing  the  very  well.  I  even  got  to  take  that  the  Air  Corps  or  the  Navy  to  show  how  good  a  Mate  is,  name. .  Moose  suggested  "City  of  Norfolk."  Moose  is  the  Ship's  the  officer's  candidate  test  and  is  the  best  bet.  I  guess  that's  but  speaking  to  the  crew  in  a  Delegate.  If  you  didn't  know  him  you'd  want  to  run.  He's  a  they  put  me  in  the  infantry.  Of  enough  complaining  for  now.  tone  of  voice  that  is  not  unlike  friendly  fellow,  fortunately. Back  home  Moose  belongs  to  a  society  course,  this  place  has  none  of  Will  you  please  send  the  LOG  the  one  he  speaks  to  the  Cap­ called  "The  Loyal  and  Fraternal  Order  of  Humans."  the  comforts  of  home.  If  anyone  to  the  address  given  below.  tain  with  is  a  fair  indication  After  a  residence  of  one  month  in  Sasebo  we  headed  back  says  the  Ore  or  Calmar  Lines'  Pvt. Albert  Hubeny  that  the  Mate  is  truly  an  officer  to  the  States.  This  has  been  a  good  ship,  apparently  the  only  one  feed  is  bad,  he  should  try  some  Co.  G.  200th  Inf.  31st  Div.  to  be  respected.  where  the  Chief  Mate  doesn't  even  own  a  whip.  We  had  the  of  the  stuff  we  get.  Fort  Jackson.  S.  C.  John  J.  Flynn  good  fortune  to get  ashore in Panama,  using  the ship's lifeboat.  We  had  a  little  trouble finding  the  small  boat  landing  and  we  must  have  looked  like  shipwreck  survivors,  crowded  to  fhe  gunwales,  with  the  lantern  in  the  bow.  When  we finally  spied  a  dockworker,  some  wit  yelled,  "Which  way  to  Panama  City."  The  victorious  Del  Sud  team  A  few  long  days  more  and  we  paid  off  in  Baltimore  March  9,  poses  holding  the  reward  for  and  the  crew  scattered  to  the  four  winds.  their  hard  won  17­16  edging,  Alvin  Scroggin  of  the  Del  Mundo  squad.  No  names  were  included,  but  H.  Williams,  who  sent  the  LOG  the  photos,  said  Frenchy  Blan­ chard  was  the  big  gun.  both.  hospital  utility  men  is  Mr.  Vir­ To  the  Editor:  in  batting  and  hitting.  gilio.  You  can  really  depend  on  I've  been  here  in  the  Puerto  him.  No  rematching  of  the  teams  Rico  Marine  Hospital  for  three  From  the  SIU  Hall  we  have  has  been  set.  but  the  Del  Sud  weeks  and  I  can't  tell  in  words  been  receiving  the  SEAFARERS  squad  payed  tribute  to  the  of  all  the attention  that  has  been  LOG  regularly.  The  last  one  we  given  to  every  SIU  man  who  is  received  is  dated  February  23  Del  Mundo  boys  when  they  in  this  institution  with  me.  stated  a  return  game  might  go  and  in  it  we  read:  "Welfai'e  The  staff  has  been  very  atten­ Plan  Invests  500Gs  in  Govern­ the  other  way.  so  well  match­!  tive—Drs.  Mayer,  Phelps, Spring­ ment  Bonds.'.'  ed  were  the  teams.  er,  all  the" nurses  and  the  utili­ That's  great.  It  is  a  100  per­ ties.  cent  SIU  idea  that  is  a  good  in­ The  men  who  are  in  the  hos­ vestment  for  all  hands  and  the  Del  Mundo  teamsters  got  the  pitah are  Juan  Sanchez,  Ramon  good  old  USA.  Xiuis  Serrano,  Allah  L.  Hande,  same  reward  for  their  efforts,  Ralph  W.  Leavy,  Juan  de  la  Speaking  of  everyone  around  a  cooling  bottle  of  suds.  The  Paz,  Carlos  Matt,  Joseph  H.  Fus­ here,  we  are  all  good  and  ready  squad  was  the  first  to  take  to  to  ship  out  anywhere,  anytime  sell  and  myself.U­ the  diamond  wearing  the  Del  Food,  linen,  medicine  and  care  under  our  SIU flag.  George~  Litchfield  Mundo  colors  and  promises to  .are  excellent  here.  One  of  the  •  xi  be  one  of  the  finest  in  the  Sunshine  League.  Half  Soldier,  Half  Civvy,  Laments Hubeny, In Service  Victor And Vanquished In Sunshine League  Great Idea, Hospitalized Brother  Says Of  Welfare Bond Purchase  Hubby's Sailing, Wife Wants Log  I  could  read  it  and  send  it  on  to  my  husband.  .  My  husband  is  pn  SIU  mem­ My  congratulations  to  you  on  ber  and  is  now  sailing  oh. one  your  new  Union  Hall  in  Brook­ of  the  Union's  ships.  Through  lyn.  —7  him  I  have  become  interested  in  Mrs.  L.  Gooch  the  movements  of  the Union  and  (Ed.  Note:  Okay,  but  it '  the  news  you  put  in  the  SEA­ might  be  better  for  you  to  >ARERS  LOG.  hold  on  to  them  for  him  to  all SIU  I  would  be  very  gratefifl  if  read  at  his  leisure  you  woiiid  send  me  the  LOG  so  ships  are  sent  the .LOG.)  To  the  Editor:  Starring  for  Ihe  losers  was  J.  P.  Rilley,  who  hit  success­ fully  seven  times  out  of  seven.  The 3rd  Engineer, who  pitched,  allowed  only  two hits.  The  Del  Mundo  squad  was  the  only  team  to  bring  about  a  double  play.  Williams. Scotty  to  Morrow,  • ;il  �Page Fourteen  THE  SEAFARERS  lOG  Operation A  Success,  Seafarer  Sees  Again  'Brotherhood  Of  The  Sea!'  Friday,  April  6. 1951  NY Piers Outmoded,  Need ModerRization  A  recently  concluded  survey  of  New  York's  pier  facilities  has  disclosed  that  the  Port  has  a  sufficient  number  of  piers,  but  a  great  number  of  them  are  hopelessly  outmoded  and  inade­ quate  for  present  day  commerce.  The  critical  analysis  of  wa­ terfront  facilities  was  made  by  the  mayor­appointed  Joint  Com­ mittee on  Port  Industry  and  City  Planning  Commission.  The  com­ mittee  had  been  charged  with  the  task  of  determining  to  what  extent,  if  any,  waterfront  in­ stallations  were  impeding  the or­ derly flow  of  cargo  through  this  port.  The  Committee's  findings  con­ tained  the  warning  that  within  the  not  too  distant  future  the in­ adequacy  of  waterfront  and  pier *  facilities  will  become  serious.  To  delay  any  modernization,  the  committee  warned,  will  be  at  the  risk  of  transferring  of  steamship  operations  to  other  ports  where  adequate  facilities  are  known  to  be  conducive  to  economical  ope­ rating  costs.  The  "miracle"  which  Seafarer  Pron  said  that  he  could  never  Phil  Pron  dreamed  of  through­ properly  thank  his  benefactor.  out  11  months  of  virtual  blind­ Joseph  merely replied:  "It's won­ ness  came  true  this  week.  The  derful  that  he  can  see  again.  24­year­old  SIU  member  could  I'm  glad  that  1  have  been  able  see  because  doctors  had  success­ to  help  him.  fully  transplanted  the  cornea  Pron  had  been  undergoing  from  the  eye  of  an  unselfish  treatment  in  the  Marine  Hos­ Union  Brother.  pital  ever  since  being  admitted  in  May  of  last  year.  His  eye­ Sharing  Brother  Pron's  happi­ ness  over  the  success  of  the  sight  began  failing  after  an  in­ delicate  operation  was  Eric  Jo­ jury  received  on  last  May  11  seph,  who  gave  up  his  right  eye  while  a  crewmember  aboard  the  in  the  hope  of  restoring  vision  SS  Robin  Trent.  He  paid  off  for  the  fellow  Seafarer  he  had  the  vessel  in  Philadelphia  where  met  for  the first  time  only  a  doctors  advised  him  to  go  straight  to  the  Staten  Island  Ma­ month  ago.  When  doctors  removed  the  rine  Hospital,  which  he  entered  bandages  from  Pron's  right  eye  on  May  23.  in  the  Staten  Island  Marine  Doctors  who  removed  the  Hospital  last  Tuesday  for  the  bandages  from  Pron's  eye  this  first  test  of  their  efforts,  Phil  week  were  optimistic.  They  said  they  believed  the  operation  was  Seafarer  Phil  P^on  (left),  whose  sight  has  been  restoired  shouted  excitedly:  successful  and  expressed  the  after  operation  in  which  Union  Brother  Eric  Joseph  (right)  . "I  can  see!"  hope  that  Pron's  sight  in  the  gave  up  his  right  eye,  is  shown  with  his  benefactor  as  they  FURTHER  TESTS  one  eye  would  be  restored  fully  "appeared  at  the  New  York  Hall  prior  to  undergoing  the  deli­ cat©  surgery.  Surgeons  who  assisted  Dr.  Ru­ in  the  near  future.  dolph  Aebli,  of  New  York  Uni­ versity's  Post  Graduate  Medical  School,  in  the  operation  on  March  28  said  it  will  be  another  week  before  further  tests  can  By  LOUIS  GOFFIN  male,  and  during  the  open  hours  I  parted  company  with  the  the fact  that  under  this  ruling it  be  made  to  determine  exactly  of  these  pubs  we  were  merry  band  player,  and  headed  for  the  would  give  each  watch  a  chance  how  well  Pron  will  be  able  to  Continuing  from  the  March  and  gay,  drinking,  singing,  and  Glory  Hole.  As  I  went  down  the  to  go  ashore  at  different  hours,  see  with  Joseph's  eye. The  band­ 23rd  issue,  we  are  resuming  our  having  a  merry  time.  companionway,  I  slid  into  a­ big  and  also  allow  for  the  men  to  ages  have  been  put  back  on  un­ tale  of  a  couple  of  trips  that  1  puddle  of  blood.  There  was  get  full  meals—the  12­4  watch  til  then.  FEELING  NO  PAIN  made  on  the  coal­buming  SS  Joseph,  whose  right  eye  was  Philadelphia  in  the  early  part  Since  the pubs  closed at 11  PM,  blood  everywhere,  on  the  wall,  very  seldom  awoke  for  break­ the  deck,  and  even  on  the  over­ fast,  and  the  4­8  very  seldom  replaced  with  an  artificial  one  of  1920.  and  having  found  no  female  head.  As  I  got  further  down  to  got  up  for  dinner.  after  the  surgery,  met  Pron five  company  worth  the  while,  we  weeks  ago  in  the  Marine  Hospi­ The  scheduled sailings  were  at  headed  back  to  the  ship,  that  the  quarters,  I  heard  grunts  and  As  it happened,  the 12­4  watch  12  noon  on  Satui'days,  and  the  moans,  and  there  was  a  couple  was  ready  to  swing  over  and  tal.  He  offered  to  donate  the  is,  the  guy  who  played  the  vio­ cornea  of  his  right  eye  after  first  port  was Cherbourg,  France,  lin  in  the  small­time  band  we  of  guys "  banging  each  other  take  the  4­8  watch.  However,  which  was  a  mail  stop.  We  also  for  some  reason  that  I  wasn't  around.  learning  of  Pron's  plight.  had  aboard  and  myself.  unloaded  passengers,  east  bound,  Their  shirts  were  torn;  blood  aware  of,  this  did  not  happen,  Though  both  Pron  and  Joseph  and  took  mail,  baggage,  and  pas­ We  were  in  a  good  and  happy  covered  them  almost  from  head  and  when  we  were  homeward  had  been  sailing  aboard  SIU­ sengers  west  bound.  mood,  and  we  strolled  up  to  the  to  toe,  and  around  them  were  bound  the men on  this watch  de­ contracted  ships  for  the  past  The  main  port  was  Southamp­ dock  singing  and  feeling fine  a  few  other  guys  urging  them  cided  to  play  sick,  until  the  four  years,  they  had  never  be­ ton,  England,  where  we  stopped  when  we  ran  into  our first  on.  This  lasted  until  the  Master­ w^tch  was changed.  fore  met  each  other  until  they  trouble,  a  big,  coal­burning  Fire­ for  four  days.  The  trip  east  at­Arms  arrived,  and  broke  it  Each  one  in  turn  went  to  the  occupied  adjoining  beds  in  the  bound  was fairly  uneventful;  the  man,  all gassed  up,  with  a  hat­ up. I managed  to get  to my  bunk  Chief  Engineeer,  and  asked  to  Staten  Island  hospitaL  weather  was  good,  the  work  was  red  for  aU  guys  who  wore  straw  and,  falling  in,  clothes  and  all,  see  the  Doctor.  Since  there'^as  Doctors  said  they  were  willing  I  passed  opt,  happy  that  I  was  an  unusual  number  of  men  sick,  to  try  the  experiment.  A  year  hard,  and  we  had  very  little  hats.  The  guy  with  me  was  wearing  still  alive.  the  Chief  kind  of  wised  up,  and  of  advanced  treatment  had  fail­ time  for  play.  All  in  all,  it  looked  like  noth­ one  at  the  time,  and. when  we  he told  the men to get  back down  ed" to  restore  Philip's  sight  and  BLOODY  MOTIF  the fireroom.  They  went  back,  unless  a  cornea  could  be  suc­ ing  would  happen  and  there  got  close  this  Fireman  saw  the  cessfully  transplanted  to  one  of  would  be  nothing  to  write  about,  hat,  and  let  out  a  bellow.  He  The  sort  of  thing  that  I  just  but  slowed  down  in  their  work,  his  eyes  there  was  little  hope  which  showed,  my  inexperience  leaped  for  the violin  player,  and  related  was  nothing  new,  and  and  pretty  soon  the  ship  slowed  of  saving  him  from  total  blind­ in  going  to  sea.  But  happen  it  swept  the  hat  off  of  his  head,  I  was  to find  this  out  in  days  down  due  to  lack  of  steam.  did,  on  the first  night  in  South­ hollering  that  he  hated  straw  that  passed.  Fights  took  place  The  Chief  hollered  down  to  ness.  hats,  and  that  anybody  that  all  over  the  ship  and  ashore.  the  Firemen  to  raise  the  steam,  ampton.  GOOD  CORNEA  When  we  arrived  everything  wore  one—^well,  we  didn't  wait  Blood  was  the  main  color  of  the  but  all  they  answered  was  that  Eric's  cornea  was  in  perfect  was nice  and  peaceable. We  went  to  ask  him  his  reason,  but  took  quarters,  and  I  vowed toat  if  they  were  sick,  and  they  were  condition.  Only  the  retina  of  his  through  the  routine  of  lining  up  off  in  a  run  for  the  gangway.  I  ever  got  back  to  New  York  coming  up  to ^ the Doctor,  the  right  eye  was  damaged,  a  result  for  our  money  draws,  hitting  The  Master­ at­Arms let us  by,  alive  that  this  was  going  to  be  truth  being  that  the  only  '^ing  of  injuries  sustained  in  his  prize  the  bathroom  for  the  usual  go­ but  when  the  Fireman  came,  he  my  last  trip.  From  that  time  on,  that  would  cure  their  sickness  ring  days.  ing­ashore  baths  and,  dolling  up  would  not  let  him  aboard,  and  like  every  other  sailor,  every  was  a  switch  to  the  4­8  watch.  Following  the operation,  Pron's  in  our  best  gear,  ashore  we  when  the  Fireman  swung  on  trip  was  going  to  be  my  last,  DIGGING  FOR  TROUBLE  eyes  were  bandaged  and  for  a  went.  him,  he  just  let  go  with  a  right  but  they  never  were.  week  both  men  waited  hope­ Like all  other sailors,  we head­ and  down  the gangway  went  the  It seems  that  the  Firemen  and  As  they  came  up  the  ladder  fully,  imtil  the  bandages  were  ed  for  the  nearest  gin  mills.  In  Fireman. Luckily  for  him, he did  Coal­passers  had  a  rule, wherein  from  the fireroom,  they  spotted  removed  temporarily  on  Tues­ these  places  we  found  plenty  not  roll  off  into  the  Southamp­ the  watches  changed  every  third  the  Chief.  He  was  so  big  that  day.  or  fourth  trip.  This  was  due  to  he  blocked  up  the  passageway.  of  company,  both  male  and  fe­ ton  harb(n­.  He  had  a  shovel  in  his  hands,  and  hollered  that  the first  guy  that  tried  to  pass  was  going  to  be  busted  with  this  shovel.  The  United  States  is  losing  States  is  building  only  two  pas­ France,  76  percent.  Among  the  of  such  ships  being  built.  In  Well,  to  make  a  long  story  groimd  in  the  international  race  senger  ships  totaling  71,719  gross  smaller  maritime  nations,  Argen­ contrast  the  United  Kingdom  is  short,  six  guys  really  did  see  tina  will  have  increased  her  pas­ in first  place, followed  by France,  the  Doctor,  for  busted  up  heads.  aimed  at  restoration  of  the  tons.  The  rest  became  quite  well,  and  The  study  showed  that  at  the  senger fieet  ten  times  over  her  Italy  and  Argentina.  world's  merchant  passenger  ves­ beginning  of  1951  the  world's  The  Federation  stated  that  a  headed  back  to  the fireroom;  the  prewar  level.  sel fieet  to  its  pre­World  War  II  merchant  passenger  vessel fieet  long  range  shipping  bill  to  pro­ steam  came  up,  hnd  it  wasn't  BELOW  PRE­WAR  mote  the  building  and  operation  long  before  we  were  on  our  size, according  to a  report  by  the  was  75  percent  by  number  and  The  study  showed  that  the  of  a  larger  and  better  balanced  way  back  home.  National  Federation  of  American  70  percent  by  gross  tonnage  of  United  States,  after  completion  From  the  above  you  can  see  US  merchant  marine,  and  par­ Shipping.  its  pre­World  War  II  level  of  In  a  study  of  world  merchant  1,500  ships  of  12  million  gross  of  ships  imder  construction,  will  ticularly  to overcome  the  present  what the Firemen  had  to contend  have  only  62  percent  of  her  pre­ deficiency  in  passenger  carrying  with in  those days—^tough  Chiefs  passenger  vessel  construction,  tons.  the  report  noted  that  while  the  That  other  nations  are  doing  war  tonnage,  or  slightly  more  vessels,  has  been  reintroduced  in  bad  working  conditions,  lousy  Stars  and  Stripes  flew  over  8  a  far  better  job  than  the  United  relatively  than  Italy,  which  will  the  US Senate  by  Senators  Mag­ quarters,  and  the  hell  hole  of  those big  coal­burners that  really  percent  of  the  world's  passenger  States  in  rebuilding  their  pas­ soon  have  over 54  percent  of  her  nuson  and  O'Connor.  It  added  that:  "Passenger­car­ looked  like  Satan's  quarters.  fleet  prior  to  World  War  II,  to­ senger  fleets  is  evidenced  by  the  prewar  passenger fieet.  day  it  flies  over  only  5  percent.  fact  that  upon  completion  of  Among  all  the  maritime  na­ rying  ships  are  necessary,  not  We  have  no  more  coal­burners  It  also  pointed  out  that  while  present  construction,  the  United  tions  of  the  world,  the  United  only  for  the  current  level  of  in­ sailing  under  the  SIU,  and  for  foreign  nations  are  building  or  Ku?gdom  wiU  have  about 92  per­ States  ranks  only fifth  in  the  ternational  travel,  but  vital  and  the  benefit  of  the  recently  made  have  under  contract  07  passen­ cent  of  her  prewar  passenger  amount  of  gross  toimage  of  pas­ integral  parts of  our  national de­ seamen,  the romantic  tales of  the  ger­carrying  vessels  of  close  to  tonnage;  the  Netherlands  will  senger  vessels  being  constructed,  fense  system  as  convertible  old  coal­burners  are  a  lot  of  hooey.  ^  1,000,000  gross  tons,  the  United  have  about  78  percent,  and  and  a  poor .eleventh  in  numbers  troopships."  Blood  Oiled  Ships  In  Those  Days  US Losing Ground In Passenger Fleet Field  ei  �t^iday.  April  8r  IBSl  THESEAFARERSLO G  Page  Fifteen  Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief  NEW  ORLEANS  —  Chairman,  LeRoy  Clarke,  2306S;  Recording  Secretary,  Henry  Gerdes,  23362:  Reading  Clerk,  Buck  Stephens,  76.  gress  made  with  this  laundry  as  the  SIU  was  almost  completely  responsible for  the  willingness  of  the  management  to  cooperate  with  the  Laimdry  Workers.  He  urged  all  members  to  patronize  Hahne's  Laundry  and  to  have  their  brother  Seafarers  use  the  laundry  when  their  ships  hit  Savannah.  Charges  and  decision  against  one  member read and  ac­ cepted.  Meeting  ^adjourned  at  8:15  with  29  members  present.  3^4  4'  NEW  YORK  —  Chairman,  R.  Matthews,  154;  Recording  Secre­ tary,  E.  Mooney,  46671;  Reading  Clerk,  J. Arabasz,  29836.  A&G Shipping From March 14 To March 28  REG.  DECK  RE&  ENG.  Galveston.  West  Coast.........  31  117  27  112  21  12  8  51  171  35  66  18  117  28  85  22  12  8  46  68  29  45  10  90  23  54  12  12  7  44  84  28  31  59  324  78  251  55  36  23  141  323  92  142  17  174  48  130  15  4  14  59  146  59  29  12  169  32  96  21  2  12  57  119  47  22  5  92  30  82  11  5  16  45  136.  36  32  34  435  110  308  47  11  42  161  401  142  83  GRAND  TOTAL.....  651  478  395  1,524  695  589  490  1,774  PORT  Charges  against  two  men  read  Boston.  and  accepted.  Headquarters fi­ New  York.  nancial  reports  for  March  3  and  Philadelphia  ...  10  read  and  accepted.  Minutes  Baltimore..  of  branches  holding  meetings  Norfolk.........  read  and  accepted.  San  Francis­ Savannah  co  new  business  read  and  motion  Tampa  carried  to  refer  to  Headquarters  Mobile.'.  committee.  Acting  Agent  Buck  New  Orleans  ...  .....  :..  REG.  STWDS.  TOTAL  REG.  SHIPPED  DECK  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  ENG.  STWDS.  SHIPPED  Minutes  of  meetings  held  in  outports  read  and  accepted.  Mo­ Shipping  reported  excellent.  Mo­ ing  SIU ships  read  and  accepted,  carried  to  give  a  vote  of  con­ tion  carried  to  refer  the  San  tion  carried  that  hall  remain  Men  living  across  the  Bay  were  fidence  to  the  officials  of  Seattle,  open  24  hours  a  day  during  bee:  excused  as  the  high  waters  have  Wilmington  and  San  Francisco  Stephens  reported  that  the  port  with  steamship  company.  Motion  closed  the  road.  Various  subjects  for  their  work  on  the  west  coast.  was  in  good  order.  He  reported  carried  that  a  strike  committee  were  discussed  under  Good  and  Meeting  adjourned  at  7:50  with  no  ships  have  sailed  short  or  be  electeif  and  cards  be  arranged  141  members  present.  have  been  delayed  for  lack  of  for  picket  duty.  Motion  carried  crewmembers.  He  reported  that  that  the  shipping  list  be  dis­ TAMPA—No  meeting  held  be­ a  contract  had  been  signed  with  pensed  with  during  the  present  cause  of  a  lack  of  a  quorum.  Francisco  New  Business  to  the  Blobmfield  Steamship  Company  time  as  shipping  is  good.  One  4.  i  i  negotiating committee  and  accept  and  the port  had furnished  crews  minute  of  silence  observed  for  NORFOLK  —  Chairman,  Ben  Welfare.  Meeting  adjourned  at  8  the  balance  of  the minutes.  Com­ to  two  of  the  companies  eight  Brothers  lost  at  sea.  Meeting  ad­ Rees,  95;  Recording  Secretary, J.  P.M.  with  250  members  present,  munication  from  Sam  Merkerson,  journed  at  8:15  with  180  mem­ Bullock,  4757.  ships.  He  also  reported  that  he  requesting  to  change  from  the  i  4,  t  was  still  working  on  the  plan  to  bers  present.  No  quorum  present  for  regular  Engine  Department  to  the  Stew­ GALVESTON  —  No  meeting  build  up  a  blood  bank  within  S.  4.  the  SIU  for  aid  to  ill  members  MOBILE—Chairman,  L.  Neira,  held  because  of  a  lack  of  a  meeting.  Special  meeting  called  ards  Department,  accepted  and  to  receive  the  report  and  recom­ approved.  Charges  against five  and  their  families.  Motion  car­ 26393;  Recording  Secretary,  J.  quorum.  mendations  of  the  special  com­ men  read  and  referred  to  a  trial  ried  to  concur  in  request  of  Sam  Carroll,  14;  Reading  Clerk,  R.  4.  4.  4.  mittee  elected  earlier  to  report  committee.  Motion  carried  that  ]M[erkerson.  Resolution  from  BOSTON—Chairman,  B.  Law­ Jordan,  71.  on  necessary  repairs  to  the  Nor­ the  Union  send  a  telegram  to  Headquarters  concerning  unauth­ folk  Hall.  Committee's  report  ac­ the  Fifth  Biennial  Convention  of  son,  894;  (Recording  Secretary  orized  boarding  of  SIU  ships  ac­ Headquarters  report  read  and  cepted  and  contract  let  to  a  the  SIU  wishing  the  delegates  cepted. Motion  carried  to adjourn  accepted.  Minutes  of  Branches  and  Reading  Clerk, not  giVeri.)  building firm  to  do  the  work.  best  wishes  toward  their  job  in  at  8:10  with  215  members  pres­ holding  meetings  read  and  ac­ Minutes  of  meetings  held  in  Meeting  adjourned with  23  mem­ planning  the  future  of  our  or­ ent.  other  branches  read  and  accept­ bers  present.  ganization.  Under  Good  and Wel­ ed.  Secretary­Treasurer's  Finan­ 5,  t.  t­ fare  there  was discussion  on  men  BALTIMOM  Chairman,  A.  cial  Report  of  March  3,  10  read  SAVANNAH  —  Chairman,  E.  going  aboard  newly  organized  $lansbury,  4663;  Recording  Sec­ and  accepted.  Motion  carried  to  Tilley,  75;  Recording  Secretary,  ships  being  governed  by  the  retary,  G.  Maslerson,  20297:  accept  and  concur  in  commimi­ 1. Peacock,  36795;  Reading  Clerk,  regular  SIU policy. Assistant  Sec­ cation  concerning  Sam  Merker­ Reading  Clerk,  L. Johnson,  108.  retary­Treasurer  Earl  Sheppard  cepted.  Agent  reported  that  ship­ son.  Agent's  report  accepted. One  J. Sweet,  23499.  reported  on  the  activities  of  the  . I^inutes  of  meetings  held  In  ping  would  be  very  good  in  the  minute  of  silence  for  brothers  Minutes­ of  meetings  held  in  SIU  delegation  at  the  SIU  con­ other  Branches  read  and  accept­ coming  two  weeks.  He  reported  lost  at sea.  other  Branches  read  and  accept­ vention.  He  notified  the  mem­ ed.  Communications  from  men  that  the  SIU  will  crew  up  three  4i  4*  4*  ed. Motion  carried  to  accept  San  bers  that  the SIU  was  taking ac­ asking  to  be  excused  were  re­ ships  in  Mobile shortly, one  each  PHILADELPHIA  —  Chairman,  Francisco  minutes and  refer  New  tion  against  two  companies,  Am­ ferred  to  the  Dispatcher.  Resolu­ for  Bloomfieldr  Watenii^  and  Business  to  Negotiating  Commit­ erocean  in  New  York  and  Ocean  D.  HalL  43372;  Recording  Secre­ Mississippi.  The  assembled  Bro­ tion  read  in  reference  to  un­ tee.  Resolution  from  New  York  Towing  in  Baltimore.  Both  com­ authorized  men  boarding  ships.  thers  were  urged  to.  take  the  tory, L. Allen. 32700.  read  and  accepted  xmanimously.  panies  had  promised  verbally  to  Accepted  and  concurred  in.  Act­ jobs  as  soon  as  they  appear  on  Minutes  of  meetings  held  in  Agent  Tilley  reported  that  he  sign  with  the SIU  and  then sign­ ings  Agent  Johnson  reported  on  the board.  Resolution from  Head­ other  Branches  read  and  accept­ ed  with  the  NMU.  He  annoimc­ Union's  action  against  a  com­ quarters  concerning  other  than  ed.  Resolution  ­ concerning  men  ed  the  signing  of  two  compan­ pany  having  a  ship  in  Baltimore.  crewmembers  and officials  board­ other  than  crew  and  union  offi­ ies:  Bloomfield,  which  will  op­ m  cials  going  aboard  ships  without  erate five  Victories  and­  three  clearance from  Hall  read  and  ac­ Liberty  ships,  and  Liberty  Navi­ cepted. One  minute of  silence ob­ gation,  which  has  one  Liberty.  served.  Meeting  adjourned  at  expects  the  port  to  provide  men  He  also  reported  that  the  new  7:50  with  125  members  present.  for  two  new  Liberty  ships  South  Hall  was  coming  along  fine,  oc­ Atlantic  is  crewing.  He  also  ­re­ cupancy  to  be  expected  on  or  4>  4*  4­ ported  that  Savannah  now  has  before  the first  of  June.  Shep­ SAN  FRANCISCO—Chairman,  the first  100  percent  xmion  laun­ pard  also  recommended  that  be­ L.  A.  Gardner,  3697;  Recording  dry  in  the  city.. He reported  that  cause  of  the  present  emergency.  LESLIE  AMES  MIKE  (Red)  DAHLEY  Secretary,  H.  Fischer,  59;  Read­ Hahne's  Laundry  had  signed  an  Headquarters  be  given  the  right  Get  in  touch  with  Pvt.  James  Contact  your "father  at  Staten  ing  Clerk,  Jeff  Morrison,  34213.  agreement  with  the  Laundry  to  relax  the  60­day  rule  for  per­ E.  McNamara,  RA19395235, .^try  Island  Marine  Hospital,  Ward  Workers.  He  stated  that  the  SIU  mitmen.  Meeting  adjourned  at  8  Minutes  of  meetings  held  in  had  a  special  interest , in  the  pro­ PM  with  501  members  present.  A, 94th  AAA  AW  Bn  (S.P.),\Fort  4­B.  other  Branches  read  and  accept­ Bliss,  Texas.  4*  4*  4*  ed.  Agent  Gardner  reported  on  CHARLES  HUMPHRE  prospects  for  shipping  during  L. GRAY  DEHAVEN  Contact  Benjamin  Rubackin,  coming  two  weeks.  He  also  re­ ­  You  are  asked  to  write  to  2785  University  Ave.,  Bronx  68,  ported  on  the  convention  and  its  The  SIU  is  on  record  that  charges  will  be  placed  against  Ruth,  1016  St.  Paul  Street,  Bal­ New  York,  from  whom  you  pur­ prospects  of  improving  the  c6n­ men  guilty  of  being  the  following:  chased  a  1947  Pontiac  in  1948.  timore,  Md.  PILFERERS:  Men  who  walk  off  ships  with  crew's  equip­ 4*  4"  4»  %  %  %  ment  or  ship's  gear, such  as  sheets,  towels, ship's  stores,  cargo,  DAVID  HOOPER­ LESTER  J. KEYES  >  etc»  for  sale  ashore.  ' Get  in  touch  with  your  draft  You  are  asked  to  write  Pvt.  WEEDHOUNDS:  Men  who  are  in  the  possession  of  or  Earl  Ensor,  1042092,  Platoon  207,  board.  who  use  marijuana  or  other  narcotics  on  board  an  BlU  ship  Company  N.  Fourth  Rec.  Train­ or  in  the  vicinity  of  an  SIU  HaU.  ^  ditions  foP merchant  seamen.  He  ing  Bn.,  Parris  Island,  S.C.  GASHOUND  PERFORMERS:  Men  who  Jeopardize  the  STANLEY  BOSSICH  introduced  Agents  William  Rentz  safety  of  their  shipmates  by  drinking  while  at  work  on  a ship  ,4.  4.  4­ Your,  gear  is  being  held  for  of  Baltimore  and  Jeff  Morrison  or  who  turn  to in  a  drunken  condition. Those  who  disrupt  the  HERBERT  G.  WHITE  you  at  the  Lake  Charles  SIU  of  Wilmington,  who  were  in  operation  of  a  ship,  the  payoff  or  sign­on  by  being  gassed  up.  Your  aunt  is  seriously  ill  and  town  for  the  convention.  Motion  HaU,  1419  Ryan  Street.  All  Seafarers,  members  and  officials  alike,  are  under  asks  you  to  get  in  touch  with  carried  to  concur  in  Headquar­ 4.  4.  ^  obligation  to  place  charges  against  these  types  of  characters.  her  at  once  at  418  Big  Hill  SIDNEY  L.  WILSON  ters  resolution  concerning  board­ This  Union  was  built  of,  by  and  for  seamen.  Seafarers  Avenue,  Richmond,  Ky.  Write  to  your  mother  at  6  N.  ing  of  SIU  ships  by  unauthor­ fought  many  long  and  bloody fights  to  obtain  the  wages  and  4>  4*  4*  Cedar  Street,  Mobile,  Ala.  ized  persons.  Motion  carried  to  conditions  we  now  enjoy.  For  the first  time  in  the  history  of  THOMAS  L.  TEEARS  concur  in  request  of  Sam  Mer­ 4*  ^  ^  the  maritime  industry  a  seaman  can  support  himself  and  RAYMOND  VAUGHAN  Your  wife  asks  you  to  contact  kerson.  Motion  carried  to  accept  famUy  in  a  decent  and  independent  manner.  The  SIU  does  •   Your  gear  is  being  held  for  her  as  soon  as  possible  at  368  S e c r e tary­Treasurer's financial  not  tolerate  the  jeopardizing  of  these  conditions  by  the  actions  you  by  A. H.  L. Korbey, 905 18th  1st  Street,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  report.  One  minute  of  silence  of  irresponsibles.  for  Brothers  lost  at  sea.  Motion  Street,  Galveston,  Texas.  ^  ,  Telephone  EXbrook  2­6015.  *<0^^  Union  Wreckers  Warned  7,'. jj  n'!  �Page Sixteen  Erfdaz. April  6,  1891  TIHE  SEAFARERS  lOG  I­1;'  m­]  mi  WHAT  itWMK..  • X­ W'P "'  QUESTION:  From  your  experience,  what type of  beef  arises most often aboard ship?  WILLIAM  GANNON.  Elect.;  Beefs  arising  over  distor­ tions  of  the  agreement  by  crewmembers  seems  to  head  the  list  of  shipboard  woes.  It  seems  that  the  agreement­ like  an  income  tax  blank  —  confuses  everyone,  and  every­ one  wants  to  work  it  his  way.  Clcurifications  are  definitely  needed,  especially  of  those  provisions  that  are  very  vague  to  everyone,  like  the  sailing  board.  I  know  it  is  impossible  to  write  a  contract  so  that  it  reads  easily  and  is  clear  to  everyone,  yet  at  the  same  time  satisfies  the  legal  eagles  of  the  companies,  but  if  clari­ '  iications  were  spelled  out  for  the  majority  of  the  rules  a  great  number  of  beefs  would  be  eliminated  once  and  for  all.  ED.  BARRON.  Oiler:  I've  yet  to find  a  ship  where  a  beef  between  the  Firemen  didn't  take  up  a  lot  of  time  at  the  payoff.  Of  course  I'm  an engine department  man  and  see  this  beef  crop  up.  but  it  seems  to  be  right  there  at  the  head  of  the  beef  list  every  Ifv  trip.  Specifically  the  Firemen  are always  fighting  about split­ ting  cargo  overtime.  Different  versions  have  been  given  as  to  its  distribution,  but  no  final  p./  \  rule  has  ever  been  made.  I  thin£:  a  clarification  should  be  made  to  clear  this  one  up.  On  my  last  trip  the  entire  four  months  were  spent  by  the  Firemen  arguing  about  their  overtime  and  I  almost  went  ^  jMudcy  Ustening  to  them.  GEORGE LEIDMANN,  AB:  JOHN  ZIEREIS.  Bosun:  H.  A.  ANDERSON.  Bosun:  Delayed  sailing  fouls  up  the  works  every  time.  The  loss  of  time  and  the  penalty  hours  to  be  collected  puts  everyone  on  a  merry­go­round  as  soon  as  the  beef  is  brought  up.  Every  ship  I've  been  on.  especially  coastwise,  the  beef  has  crop­,  ped  up  and  I'm  sure  it  will  be cropping  up for  a  long  time  to  come  unless  something  is  done  to  correct  the  situation.  Tankers  are  the  worst  offend­ ers.  but  freighters,  too.  cause  their  share  of  woe.  The  whole  matter  should  be  more  cut  and  dry  and  less  open  to  in­ terpretation.  The  exact  time  and  for  whom  the  overtime  begins  when  a  crew  returns  for  sailing  should  be  in  black  and  white.  Overtime  causes  the  great­ est  number  of  beefs  and  will  continue  to  do  so  as  long  as  overtime  is  paid.  It's  a  part  of  every  man's  job  to  work  ov­ ertime  and  thus  beefs  are  sure  to  arise  out  of  a  crew  of  30  men.  whereas  a  departmental  beef  would  only  involve  *  a  third  of  that  number  at  the  most.  Usually  the  overtime  beefs  are  caused  by  a  misun­ derstanding  of  the  agreement.  Despite  the  fact  that  the  agreement  is clear  on  the  mat­ ter  there  are  still  those  who  interpret  the  clauses  in  their  own  way.  I  think  a  little  study  of  the  agreements  so  as  to  understand  them  better  would  lessen  these  unnecessary  beefs.  Some  guys  who  know  their  beef  isn't  legitimate  overtime  still  persist  in  putting  it  down.  This  beef  comes  up  time  and  time  again,  though  the  men  know  that  the  matter  has  been  settled  long  ago.  They  confuse  the  Patrolmen,  they  bother  the  delegates  and  they  hold up  the  rest  of  the  crew  from  paying  off.  They  expect  a  Patrolman  to  drop  his  duties  and  iighf  their  bum  beef.  One  beef  came  up  this  trip  where  a  Fireman  stood  22  hours  in pprt  and  put  in  for  triple  overtime.  Naturally  the  beef  was  n6  good,  but  he  insisted  on  push<:  ing  it.  This  sort  of  beefing  comes  up  a  lot  and  doesn't  do  a  thing  toward  making  a  paiy­ off  a  happy  occasion,  REINO  PELASOFA.  FWT:  CHARLIE  GEDRA.  MM:  Me  RICHELSONs  Bosun:  BILL  DOYLE.  Nt.  Cook­Bk.:  The  beefs  I  run  into  all  the  time  seem  to  be  equally  di­ vided  among  food,  shore  leave,  time  off  and  overtime.  How­ ever. most  of  the beefs  in  these  matters  eure  usually  minor  and  are  always  settled  with  ease  and  the  ship  runs  smoothly.  The  one  that  comes  up  most  often  seems  to  be  overtime,  and  especially  cargo  overtime.  Until  the  ship  hits  port  there  are  arguments  pro  and  con  about  who  gets  what  and  why.  These  beefs  are  usually  settled  to  the  satisfaction  of  all.  but  they  seem  to  be  the  most  common.  Of  course,  variety  is  the  spice  of  life,  so  I  like  to  see  an  unusual  beef  come  up  occasionally  —  it  shows  everyone  is  thiiAing.  It  seems  that  on  every  ship  The  beef  that  crops  up a  lot  I've  been  on  there  is  always  and  causes  an  awful  lot  of  some  sort  of  beef  about  the  trouble  is  the  arrangement  whereby  different  ports  work  food,  it's  either  "too  salty."  or  under  different  rules  and  un­ "unappetizing"  or  ''it  stinks."  der  different  interpretations  of  the  agreement.  This  isn't  true  I  think  you'll  find  that  the  ma­ of  all  ports,  but  it  true  of  jority  of  cooks  in  the  SIU  are  enough  of  them  to  throw  a  the  best  afloat  and  the  crews  monkey  wrench  in  the  mach­ should  bear  with  them  a  bit  inery.  I've  found  that  an  over­ more.  Maybe  the  food ^oesn't  time beef  can be  given a differ­ ent  clarification  in  at  least  taste  like  Mom  used  to  pre­ pare.  but  it  is  a  great  deal  . three  different  cases,  one  port  better  than  some  I've  tasted  in  it  is  okay  and  in  the  next  it  is  no  good.  The '  switching  restaurants  that  charged  an  around  causes  a  lot  of  corifu­ arm  and  a  leg.  The  Cooks  are  sion and puts the  delegates cmd  trying  their best and  the crews  everyone  in a  position  of  won­ should  be  a  bit  more  tolerant.  dering  just  what  the  contract  I  know  I've  gotten  a  bellyful  means  in  that  case.  I'd  sug­ of  hearing  the  guys  squawk  gest  a  committee  be  set  up  about  food  that  was.  to  me.  in  Headquarters  to  clear  up  Brst  class.  this.  SAM  JOSEPH.  DM:  Every  ship  I  go  aboard  the  same  old  beef  takes  up  ninety  percent  of  the  meeting  time:  Should  we  buy  a  washing  ma­ chine.  should  we  repiiir  the  old  one.  who  left  the  machine  dirty,  who  busted  up  the  mo­ tor  and  so  on.  If  the  crew  finally  decides  one  way  or  an­ other  on  what  it  is  going  to  do  about  the  washing  machine  then  comes  the  matter  of  rais­ ing  the  moitey  to  do  it.  I've  found  that  the  crews  of  Alcoa  and  Waterman  ships  take  good  care  of  the  machines  (other  crews  probably  do  as  well. too),  but  on  some  ships  the  money  is  spent  for  a  machine  and  then all  the  time  i$  spent  beef­ ing  about  the  machine's  opera­ ­tion.  care* and maintenance.  The  sailing  board  is  the beef  that  is  always  cropping  up.  It  seems  that  the  board  is  chang­ ed  more  than  a  woman's  mind.  It  is  not  clear  who  gets  th9  overtime  even  after  it  has  been  decided  that  overtime  is  collectable.  Another  example  of  the  confusion  this  brings  came  up  recently  when  our  ship  sailed  exactly  two  hours  after. the  time  listed  on  the  board.  We  were  told  we  couldn't  collect  because  the  time  elapsed  was  not  two  hours  and  one  minute.  The  whole  thing  is  confusing  to  everyone,  including  the  dele­ gates  and  Patrolnien.  By  the  way.  when a  ship is sailing  be­ tween  8  AM  and  5  PM.  how  far  ahead  does  the  board  have  to  be  posted"?  (Ed.  Note:  8  hours.)  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 6, 1951 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIII, No. 7 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU VOTES TO BOYCOTT NSA, CHARGES BODY WITH BAD FAITH SIU FISHERMEN AND CANNERY WORKERS HAIL BAN ON RUSSIAN SLAVE-LABOR CRABMEAT LAGGARDS URGED TO FILE WELFARE BENEFICIARY CARD PROTECTING OUR RIGHTS SIU BIG HELP TO AFL UNION IN SAVANNAH KEFAUVER SHOW RATES HIGH WITH SIU IN PHILLY BONEYARD SHIPS BOOM SHIPPING IN PORT MOBILE KOREAN WAR, EUROPEAN AID SPUR SHIPPING NEW YORK BOOM KEEPS PATROLMEN REALLY HUSTLING CAPETOWN WAS ONCE A VEGETABLE GARDEN PETROLEUM FOR EUROPE'S INDUSTRY SIU CREWS PLAYED EPIC ROLE IN KOREAN EVACUATION BY SEA APPEAL TO MEN ON SHIPS MADE BY MARCH OF DIMES TOP HAT BAR IN ROTTERDAM TOPS, SAYS BUSH SAGA OF '24 HURRICANE IS TOP TALE IN BROTHER'S FAMILY OF SEAGOERS MOTHER M.L. CREW AIDS GREEK ISLANDERS OPERATION A SUCCESS, SEAFARER SEES AGAIN NY PIERS OUTMODED NEED MODERNIZATION BLOOD OILED SHIPS IN THOSE DAYS US LOSING GROUND IN PASSENGER FLEET FIELD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/6/1951 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1951 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/173e4ce6cfda152e836f2ccd9a74b431.PDF 6cdaba589b227fa0b776f14fb1ccaf12 PDF Text Text '  ^ ?;: •   t^i;  Sfeafarers' International Union of North America Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf Seamen <; VOL.  I  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y.,  FRIDAY,  APRIL  7,  1939  No. 7  SEATRAIN  ACREEMENT  SIGNED  AMERICAN RANSE LINES SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT New Contract to Be Submitted to Members  For Approval or Revision  COLUER  PROVISION  INCLUDED  Acm TAKEN BY  DIRECIACIION BY  MEMBERS  GREVIOCK CREW  fQRQES COMPANY 10 SION  Demand  Payment  of'  Overtime  and  Back  Up  Demands  ROBIN LINE  PAYS  Increase  in  Pay  and!  Improvement  in  Working Conditions  Among  Gains  FULL SUPPORT GIVEN  BY  I.L.A.  •V   'ti  New  York,  April  4—­The  SS  Greylock  of  the  Robin  Line  ar­ rived  in  port  on  Wednesday,  March  29, after  a  three and  a  half  month  voyage  to  Soulli  African  I>m ts,  and  was  met  by  PatVoImen  Serrano  and  Scotto.  New  York,  April  6 —  Nopotla­ the  Waterman  agreement.  In  New  York,  April  5—A  strike  of  one  week'.s  duration  on  1ions op  the terras of  a new  agree  other  words,  straight  overtime  the  vessel.s  of  the .Setitrain  Lines,  Inc.,  wa.s  today  brought  to  menf  between  the  Seafarei­s'  In­ must  be  paid  to  the  watch  on  a  stiecessful  conclusion  when  the membership  voted  to return  terhatloual  Union  and  tlie,  Amer­ deck,  and  overtime  and  a  half  for  the  watch  below  when  they  are  to  work,  after  being  granted  all  conditions  a.sked  for,  and  ican  Range  Lines  were  broughl  to  a successful  conclusion  last.  week.  called  upon  to  perform  such  work.  a  wage  increase  of  .$7.50  per  man  for  the  unlicensed  person­ The  agreement  was  signed  on  .o«  it .stands,  it  kit­mrJ^.­  is  iT­ifUrMiV  i  Another  misunderstanding  oc  nel.  This ayreeineiit  This agreement, as  without  a doubt  ii.­ i  the best  Immediately  upon  contacting  nel.  March  31st,  but  will  not  be  bind­ curred  in  Section  23  of  the  Deck  the  crew,  it  was  discovered  tliat  agreement  on  the  Atlatitie  or  Gulf  coasts.  ing  uniil ratified  by  the  member­ Department  Working  Rules,  re­ plenty  of  overtime  was  due  the  The action  was started hi  New  Orleans on  March 28,  when  ship.  It  will  be  read  to  all  garding  the  handling  of  ship's  boys  for  woik  peiformed  in  out­ the  Seatrains  New  Orleans  and  Havana  were  in  that  port.  Branch  meetings  next  Monday  stores.  As  the  clau.se  now  teads,  lying  ports  on  .Saturday  after­ night,  and  the  membership  will  overtime  would  be  j)aid  only  for  noons, Sundays  and  holidays.  Nat­ A  special  meeting  wa.s  called  to  discuss  I  he  situation ' ^  and  then  take  action  on  it.  such  work  pei formed  in  excess  of  urally,  the  boys  wanted  payment  decide  upon  a  line  of  action '^  Included  in  the  new  agreement  one  houi'  in  any  one  port.  The  for  tills  overtime,  and  they  didn't,  After  considerable  di.scussion  on  manded  by  the crews  of  the ships  the  refusal  of  the  compaiftf  to  in  New  Orleans,  and  on  the  fol­ is a  provision  for  the  payment  of  membership  is advised  to ask  that  mean  maybe!  agree  to certain  conditions and  an  lowing morning,  a wire  containing  collier  wages  when  any  of  the  this  seotion  be  amended  to  read  increase  in  wages,  it  was  decided  their  demands  was  received  .  .\o  Agreement  company's  vessels are emjdoyed  in  that  when  stores are  handled, and  the  coal  trade.  Company  NotMed  one  hour  or  more  is  consumed  in  '  Although  the  SIU  do5s  not,  as  that  sufficient  time  had  b.­jen  al­ The  agreement  also  includes,  of  (}oing  so,  overtime  .shall  be  ah  yet,  have  an  agreement  with  the  lowed  them  to  sign  on  the  dotted  The  Company  was  fdviseid  ^f  courge^  hO,  air­tight  closed  shop  lowed  from  the  time.glprag  are  Robin  Line,  nevertlieless  tlie^'cn­ line,  and  that  they  had  been  al­ the action  taken  by  the  melblhers,  lowed  to stall around  long enough.  and  /hiring, , through  ,  t'le  iiall  first  handled..  tire  cr^w, were  members  of  our  aud.wrei^j^mformed  that  the ships­ Vote  to  Strike  ­  '  would  nof sail  u­util  they met  with  clause,  and  the  vicious  preferen­ However,  the  agreement,  as  a  organization,  and  had  all  been  The  proposed  agreement  was  tial  clause  is  conspicuous  by  its  whole,  is an  exceedingly  workable  shipped  frbm  our  halls.  In  the  read  to  the  assembled  member­ our  demands.  They  immeflfately  absence.  Overtime  is  very  defin­ past,  the  Robin  Line  has  been  in  stated  thei  unwillingness  fo.'^do  document,  and  is  a  vast  improve­ ship,  who  vigorously  voiced  their  itely  taken  care  of,  and  there can  ment  over  the  previous  contract'  the  habit  of  paying overtime  only  disapproval  of  it,  because  of  the  so.  The  crew  of  the  New  York  be  no misunderstanding  regarding  with  this  company.  It  cfin  most  for  such  work  performed  in  the  fact  that  no  increase  in  wages  was,  Iiow» v.?r,  paid  off  by  mhtual  the  provisions  for  it.  consent,  vitliout  any  further  ado.  home  port,  and  have  been  chisel­ One  .stumbling  block  pre.sented  certainly  be  regarded  as a  definite  ing  the  seamen  to  a  fare  the  well.  had  been  included,  and  certain  In  the  meantime,  the  licensed  step  forward,  and  one  more  vic­ conditions  had  been  omitted.  It  itself  in  the  penalty  cargo  clause,  Well,  this  time,  it  didn't  work  was  then  moved,  seconded  and  engineers  had  walked  off  the  two  tory  for  the  Seafarers'  Interna­ when  the company  would  agree  to  out  that  way.  The  entire  crew  of  carried  to  tie  up  tlie  two ship.s  in  ships  in  New  Orleans,  and,  when  nothing  more  than  straight  over­ tional  Union.  th.3  engineers  on  the  New  York  As  thg  entire  agreement  is  the  Greylock  decided  that,  they  New  Orleans  at  11:00  o'clock  the  were  advised  of  this  action,  they  time  for  cleaning  holds  in  which  would  refuse  to  pay  off  the  vessel  following  morning.  also  left  the  ship.  The  company  such  cargo  had  been  carried.  The  piinted  in  its  entirety  elsewhere  until  all  bauds  were  paid  their  New  York  was  advised  of  the  was  then  informed  that  the  engi­ membership  is  advised  to  take  in  these  columns,  we  will  not  go  action  taken  by  the  New  Orleans  neers  wished  to open  negotiations  some  action  regarding  this  clause  into  any  further  detail  regarding  overtime.  (Section  7,  General  Rules),  and  it,  and  will  allow  it  to  speak  for  After considerable  hemming and  meeting,  and  the  following  day,  with  them.  Attempt  to  Move  Ship  hawing  on  the  part  of  the  com­ the  crew  of  the  Seatrain  New  demand  that  it  read  the  same  as  • it.self.  pany  officials,  combined  with  the  York,  which  was  docked  in  llobo­ In  the  meanwhile,  here  in  New  interjection  of  several  very  per­1  the  ship.  The  crew  of  York,  the  company  was  making  tinenf  facts  by  Patrolmen  Serrano  this  ship had  already  been  signed  every  effort  to  get  their  ship  and  Scotto,  the  company finally  on,  and,  _  in  order  to  protect  moved  from  her  bortli  to drydock.  agreed  to  pay  the  overtime.  How­ themselves,  they  all  declared  that  They  called  towboats to move her,  ever,  before  doing  so,  they  com­ they  were  quitting,  and  were  not  and  the  towboatmen  stated  that  they  would  not  handle  her  unless  plained  volubly,  and  declared  that  refusing  to, turn  to.  I.L.A. Gives  Pull Siippui't  SIU men  were  on  board  to handle  tliey  had  never  paid  such  over­ time  in  the  ijasL—whereupon  they  The  following  day,  March  30,  a  the  lines.  The  company  then  were  told  tliat  it  is high  time  tliat  special  meeting  was  called  in  contacted  the  Union  and  asked  Piierto  Rico  Agent  Blasts  Coinniission's  they  start  New  York,  and  the  membership  men  lor  the  purpose  of  doing so.  unanimously  went  on  record  as  handling  lines,  and  move  the  Program  of  Regimentaiton  and  States  Crew  Gives  Backing­ endorsing  the  actions  of  the  Sea­ ship  to  drydock.  Needless  to  say,  Need  for Hospital  Let it  be  understood  that  it  took  train  crews,  and  to  give them  one  —they  didn't  get  the  men!  Further  information  from  New  no  little  persuasion  on  tlie  parts  hundred  percent  support.  San  Juan,  P.R.,  March  1!)—The  local  Federal  Maritime  of  the  patrolmen  and  the  com­ Picket  lines  were established  in  Orleans  state  that  the  mates  had  Commission's  office,  located  at  the  Customs House,  addressed  bined  backing  of  the  tliree  depart­ New  Orleans,  and  the  Longshore­ also  walked  off  the  two  ships  ments  of  the  crew  to  make  the  men  guaranteed  their  support.  down  there;  but.  at  this  writing,  it.self  to  American  ships,  owners,  captains  and  agents,  sug­ company see  tliat  tliey  would  have  Due  to  the  fact  that  no  picketing  the  mates  are .still  aboard  tl»e  gesting  that  they  "select  their  erew.s"  through  that  center,  to  come  aci'oss.  is  allowed  in  Hoboken,  men  were  Seatrain  New  York.  Negotiations  Itesimied  in  accordance  with  instructions from  Washington.  It  wasn't  a  matter  of  a  paltry  dispatched  over  there  only  to  Up  to  date,  seamens'  unions­^­ keep  watch  on  the  Seatrain  New  Negotiations  had,  in  the, mean­ few  h ours  of  overtime,  but  claim  that  all  selections  for  unli­ La  Marina,  San  Juan,  P.R.  Y'ork,  and  report  to  the  Hall  if  while,  been  resumed  with  the  amounted,  in  some  cases,  to  as  censed  personnel  should  be  My  Dear  Director:  ­ anyone  went  aboard  here.  Joseph  company,  and  after  several  meet­ high  as  115  and  120  liour.s.  through  the  Union  Halls.  P.  Flyan,  ILA  President, and  Cap­ ings  in  which  they  had  agreed  to  Permit  me  to  beg  you  to  pub­ In a telephone conversation with  On  account  of  the first  article  lish  the  following  note  as  coming  the  Agent,  one  of  the  company  tain  Bill  Bradley  of  the  ILA  all  conditions,  they finally,  agreed  we  have  published  about  this  from  an  organized  worker.  Know­ officials  complained  that  they  had  Marine  Division,  were  contacted,  to  give  a five  dollar  increase  in  move,  it  was  revealed  that  more  ing  the  various  moves  of  the  no  agreement  with  us as  yet,  and  and  both  guaranteed  their  un­ wages.  New  Orleans  was  imme­ than fifty  seamen  have  called  to  "BOBS"  type,  and  preparations  didn't  see  why  they  should  be  qualified  support  to  the  SIU.  Let  diately  advised  of  the  status  of  register at said  office, standing  by,  through their  agencies and  instru­ forced  to  pay  this overtime,  when  it  be  said,  right  here  and  now  affairs,  and  the  crews of  the  Sea­ when  the  ship  operators  notify  ments  to  subjugate  their  workers,  they  had  never  done  so  in  the  that,  without  the  aid  of  these  two  trains  declared  that  they  would  the said  department  of  job  vacan­ and  to  regiment  them,  I  claim  it  past'.  He  also  complained  about  men  and  their  associates  we  not  accept  less  than  a  seven  dol­ would  never  have  won  out.  As  a  lar  and  fifty  increase  for  all  cies  on  their  ships.  my  sacred  duty,  as  one  of  them  the  refusal of  the crew  to pay  off.  matter  of  fact,  it  was  through  hands In  the  unlicensed  personnel.  The  following  is a  copy  of  a let­ who  has  experienced  the  numer­ He  was  told  that  when  an  agree­ fer  written  to,  and  published  in  ous  difficulties  that  exist  in  the  ment  is  completed  between  this  their  support  that  we  were  en­ The  company  was  then  informed  ,  "Ell'Impafcial,"  one  of  the  local  Labor field;  and  also  as  a  repre­ organization  and  the  Robin  Line  abled  to  effectively  tie  these  that  we  would  not  take  less  than  ships  up.  this increase,  and finally,  on  April  papers:  sentative  c'  Labor  organizations,  there  will  be  a clause  calling  for  New  Orleans  had  already  been  4,  they  agreed  to  grant  It.  lietter  to Paper  to  inform  the  seafaring  labor  ele­ the  payment of  overtime for  work  advised  to  immediately  forward  Offlcers  Take  Action  ment,  longshoremen,  and  the  pub­ performed  on  Saturday  after­ to  New  York  the  wage  increase  The  Director,  However,  in  the  meantime,  the  (Continued  on  Page  Eight)  (Continued  on  Page  Eight)  "El  Imparcial"  and  additional  conditions  de­ (Continued  on  Page  Eight)  SAN iUAN  FINK  HALL  HOPES  ID BENEFII SEAMEN  ir  11  J  3 I  • m  • :ii'  . •   ­u'  �T  HE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  2  >  ~  ^  1" -/ t Published  by  the  Seafarers^  Internalional  Union  of  North  America  NOTICE  Baltimore  Highlights  All  members,  both  ashore  .and  at  sea, are  invited  to eon­ tribute  to  the  columns  of  "Log.:'.­.  Articles  jrertaining  to  the  general  }ioliey  of  the  Sea­ farers'  Intel­national  Union,  or  suggestions  for  the  good  and  welfare  of  the  member­ ship  at  large  will  be  wel­ comed.  Jfe wilt not print ann personal attacks an indhndnals; unless the individuttls are attacking the Uni&ti as a tchdle, rc'ith the intention of disorganization of the seamen,' or of hncerinc) wage and living standards aohard ships. All eommnnications must be Fact and not Hearsay. Articles whieli may cause the "Log" to become I entangiied in legal difficulties must be acmompanied by an affidavit, witnessed by reliable persons, and with the seal of a Notary attached. Bahimoio,  April  3— Shipping  asking  why  the  tele])hone  num­ has  been  moderately  good  out  of  hots of  the branches  arc not  print­ this  i)ort,  with. 62  SfU  menibers  ed  in  tiie  LOG.  ft seems  that  tliese  HARRY  LUNDEBBRG,  Acting  President  shipping  out  during  the  week.  boys  oflen  have  something  to  call  11 Steuart  Street,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  However,  membei's  in  other  ports,  the  Hall  about,  but  always  have  with  the  exception  of  A.B.'s,  are  to  bunt: up  the  telephoiie  number.  Atlantic  District  cautioned  about  coming  to  this  The  number  liere  is  Calvert  4539.  HEADQUARTERS  port  as  they  have  been  doing  in  For  want  of  something  bettei­ to  NetV  YoHt  2  Stone  Street  large  nninhers  recently.  On  the  do,  wo  vifltted  thT;  SS  Anieiican  BRANCHES  '"Black  iGang"  list  we  are  having  Seaman, flag.ship  of  the  "Fink"  Boston  •   1 Rdwes Wliairf  an  average  of  two  men  register­ Navy  the  other  day,  and  after  a  Pi'ovidence  ^..465  So.  Main'Street  ing,  to  every  man  shipping  out".  Philadelphia  6  North  6th  Street  tour  tliroirgli  her  clean,  spacious  BaltimOrG  212  East  Pratt  Street  Overtime  beefs  are  still  numer­ quarters,  comfortable  mess­rooms,  Norfolk  . 1  307  East  Main  Street  ous,  hut  are  (lecreaslng  steadily,  and  almost  elaborate  lecieation  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  55  Tetuan  Street  friend  shipowner  is  slowly  begin­ halls,  we  came  away  .sadly  aware  Gttlf  District  ning  to  realize  that  he  can't  get  that,  as  usual,  the "big­boy.s"  had  pway  with  it,  and  he  might  as  pulled  apother  boner.  Evidently,  HEADQUARTERS  well  pay  the  men  what  is  coming  someone  lias  been  telling  the> Ad­ New  Orleans  309  Chartres  Street  to  them  and  be  done  with  it!  On  mirals that  to train  a  man  for  the  BRANCdlEg  ves­sels  not  under  agreement  to  Merchant'  Marine  you  have  to  ,  Savannah  218  Ea.'sf  Bay  Street  the  organization,  the  paying  of  teach lilm.how  to  tie a  knot, steer,  Jacksonville  136  Bay  Street  Miami  '  '..809  N.  E.  First,  ATenue  orertime  is  based  on  West  Coast  launch  boats,  etc.,  but  you  and  T  Tampa  206  FrahWin  Street  working  rules,  and  although  tiiia  know  that's  not'  what  they  ought  Mobile  .. ^  55 So.  Conception Street  seems  to  be  a  bitter  dose  for  some  to  be  taught.  Most  anyone  with  Houston  ..1712  ­  75th  Street  of  tiie  st'eamsliip  companies  to  average  intelligence  can  pick  up  Great  Lakes District  swallow,  they're  swallowing  it.  the  rudimentB  of  navigation  and  HEADQUARTERS  and  liking  it,  these  days!  ship  handling  without  having  a  Detroit  1038  Thiid  Street  Last  week's  Port  Council  meet­ million  dollar  ship  built  to  learn  ing  was  well  attended,  with  the  it  on.  To  fit  a  man  for  life  on  ADDRL'^fi ALL CORRESPORDENCEi COKCERNIFG THIS Railroad  Brotherhood  being  solid­ the  average  vessel  of, the  Mer­ REliLtRATlvN TO: ly  represented.  Preliminary  or­ chant  Marine  you  have  to  teach­ 'THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG"  ganization  of  the  Council  now  be­ him  how  to  live  in  cramped,  foul  All  articles  must  be  in  ing  completed,  next  w­eek's  meet­ aired,  steel ­ decked,  lice ­ ridden  P.  O;  Box  522,  Church  St.  Annex,  New  York,  N.  Y!  not  later  than  Wednesday.  ing  will  elect  officers,  and  work  quarters:  teach  him­how  to stom­ If  they  are  received  later  out  a  definite  policy  for  the  guid­ acli  the cheapest  grade of  food  ob­ tainable;  food  that  stinks,  and  they  will  net  he  published  ance  of  member  organizations.  Quite  a  few  of  the  ships'  dele­ turns  tiie  stomach  into  a  mass  of  until the  following  issue.  gates contacted  recently  have been  ulcers:  t'cjicli  him  to eat  that, food  in  a  dim, narrow  hole  beneath  the  steering'  engine  wliere  the  tem­ NOT  ANIMALS!  THE  OLD  DOLLAR  LINE  IS  AN  OUT­ perature  liovers  around  the  hun­ dreds,  ami  tlie  coekroaclies  con­ STANDING  EXAMPLE;  ———— _ * gregate in swarms:  teacli him  that  It  cainmt  be  denied  that  many  ships  were  sent  to  sea  in  when  he  becomes  a  seaman,  his  SS "American  Scabherder" Schiediiled  to  an  nnseaworthy condition,  although  they  had  been  ])asse(,l  on  acquaintance  witii  milk  and  freali  Start "Un­American"  Cruise­ by shipowner appointed  inspectors, and tlie  Anierican  Bureau  fruit  is  over:  teach  him  to  sweat  of  Shipping,  which,'  after  all,  is  run  by  and  for  the  ship­ and  freeze,  and­  maybe­ die  for  a  few  miserable,  dollars  a  month;  ^:^ M EiR I G A N SEAMEN C O M P E T E-N T owners.  teach  him  that  when  Jje  goes  to  OUTSTANDING, EXAMPLES  get  his  money  at  the  end  of  the .  {The following' article accompanied a clipping from a TheC\IORliO  CASTLE, a  veritable firetrap,  was  built  and  trip lie  will  have  to fight  like  hell  newspaper, forwarded to us from Baltimore, showing a to  get if;  teach  him  that  he  is  a  picture of the SS American Seaman,—the Maritime Com- permitted  to sail with  foreigners, instead  of  competent Amer­ bum  and  a  punk,  and  doesn't  rate  mission s ship to be used for the sole purpose of training ican  seamen.  We  all  know  what  happened  to  her,  and  per­ the  treatment  of  a  dog.  TEACH  haps  why!  The insurance companies  may  also  have  the same  THAT  "ROOKIE"  THOSE"  finks!) THINGS,  ADMIRAL.  AND  BEHOLD,  BROTHERS!—THE  SS  "AMERICAN  SCAB:  idea,  for all we  know.  YOU'LL  HAVE  DONE  A  GOOD  BUT THE  INSPECTORS HAD  THE.NERVE TO  STATE  HERDER!  JOB  OF  FITTING  HIM  FOR  According  to  reports,  .she  is  dnc  to  begin  her  '"UN­ THAT  WE  WERE  INCOMPETENT,  INSTEAD  OF  PUT­ LIFE,  AS  A  MERCHANT  SEA­.  A.^IERICAN  ACTIVITIES"  (Pao­e  the  Dies  Cotnmittee!)  on  TING THE BLAME WHERE IT BELONGED,—SQUARELY  MAN!  Affiliated  xviih  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  '  If:  Friday,­ April  7,  1939  COMMISSION  FURTHERS  PLAN  TO  REGIMENT  ALL  •;.> ' Ir'vi.  ON  THEIR  OWN SHOULDERS!  or  about  Ajiril 15,  1939.  MIGHT WE  SUGGEST TO  THE  And the HOOVER,  my.sterionsly  oft' its course, supposedly  MARITIME  COMMISSION  THAT  She  is  the first  section  of  the  ring  the  Shipowners'  Mari­ time  Commission  is  forging  around  ns,  under  the  thin  dis.  dodging  Japanese  mines,  hit  the  rocks  in  the  Far  East!  WHILE  THEY  ARE  IN  THE  guise cf  a training program!  WE MUST NOT WAIT UNTIL  WHY ?  Officers  and  passengers stated  that  tlie  crew  was  dis­ TEACHING  BUSINESS  IT  THAT  RINO  IS  SOLIDLY  SET!  At  all  costsi  prevent any  orderly,  but  Admiral  Emory  S.  Land,.in  a  .statement  issued  MIGHT  BE  A  GOOD  IDEA  TO  duplication  of  conditions under  which the  German,  Japanese,  to  the press on  January 26,  regarding this  very  accident, had  ENROLL i  A  CLASS  OF  SHIP­ French  and  Italian  seamen  exist  today!  They  are  nothing  tiiis  to  say;  OWNERS  AND  TEACH  THEM  more  than  slaves,  and  are  taxed,  to  hootj  for  being  slaves!  HOOVER  CREW  EFFICIENT  WHAT  THE  LIVING  QUARTERS  "Whea  one  of  the  laxgest  liners  ran  aground  and  was  OF A  SHIP SHOULD  BE  LIKE.  INSINUATE  INCOMPETENCY  wrecked in  the­  Orient  last  year,  newspapers  carried  stories  But,  on  second  thought,  that's  in  spite  (j,l'  the  apparent,  and  seemingly  benevolent  atti­ of  acts  approaching  mutiny  among  the  crew.  They  told  of  asking  too  much.  After  all.  Ad­ tude,­  not  to  say  deinocratie  bearing,  the  Maritime .Commis­ conduct for'which,  had it been true,  the men might  well have  mirals are  human  beings,  too,  and  sion  is  worse  than  the  old  Shipping  Board  of  yesteryeai­.  At  been  shot,  BUT  WHAT  WAS  THE  TRUTH?  THE  MARI­ they  probably  don't  want  to  go  on  least,  wlien  the  latter  took  a  .slam  at  us,  it  was  done  out  in  TIME  COMMISSION  NATURALLY  WANTED  TO  KNOW.  WPA  any  more  than  we  do,  and,  of  course,  if  the  shipowner  ever  tlie  open;  hut,  not  so  its  successor!  WE  ARE  BEING  WE  FOUND  THAT  ON  THAT  SHIP  UNDER  MOST  TRY­ LITERALLY  LULLED  TO  SLEEP  WITH  HONEYED  ING  CIRCUMSTANCES,  THE  CREW  BEHAVED  TO  THE  gets  around  to  giving  a  seaman  a  decent  break,  then  the  Maritime  WORDS,  SO  THAT  THEY  CAN  STAB US IN THE  BACK!  BEST  TRADITIONS  OF  THE  SEA.  AND  AS  CORROBO­ Commission  wouldn't have to train  to  cover  its  errors  in  judgment,  and  committments  to  the  RATING EVIDENCE  OP  THAT,  IT  SHOULD  BE  EMPHA­ finks,  and  if  there  were  no finks  .shipowners,  in  their  aiuanmting  to  the  people  of  tlic  United  SIZED  THAT  NOT  A SINGLE PASSENGER  SUBJECTED  to  train,  tlien  what  would  become  of  the  Admiral's  job,  and  the  SS  Slates, it  encleavor.s  in  a  subtle  way  to PLACE THE  BLAME  TO THE PERIL  OF THAT  WRECK  SUFFERED  CASUAL­ American  Seamen?  OX  TIIE SEAMEN  liY  INDIRECTLY  ACCUSING  HIM  OP  TY  ALTHOUGH  THE  SHIP  HERSELF  WAS  LOST.  • INCOMPETENCE.  THE  TRAINING  SHIP  PROGRAM  IS  "AND I WANT  TO QUOTE TO  YOU FROM A REPORT  'THEIR  MEANS  TOWARDS  THAT  END!  MADE  BY  AN  OBSERVER  PRESENT  AT  THE  SCENE  WHY  BLAME  SEAMEN?  AND  TRAINED  IN  MARITIME  MATTERS.  Membe.'shlp  books  for  the  "HIS WRITTEN  REPORT STATED:  'THE  CREW  DID  WHY  BLAME  THE  SEAMEN,  ADMIRAL?  IF  A  LIT­ following  men  are  being  held  TLE MORE  THOROUGH  INVESTIGATION  OF THE  MAIL  SPLENDID  WORK  IN  LANDING  ALL  PASSENGERS  in  the  New  "Vork  Headquarters  CONRTACTS  DISHED  OUT  TO  THE  SHIPOWNERS  AS­ WITHOUT  ONE  CASUALTY  AND  UNDER  ADVERSE  office:  SOCIATION  IN  1928,  BY  THE  SHIPPING  BOARD  AND  CONDITIONS  OF  WEATHER'."  M.  Thompson—Atl.  No.  109  DOES  THAT  SOUND  LIKE  THE  CREW  OF  THE  M.  Weiner—Atl.  No.  4  THE  POSTMASTER  GENERAL  WERE  UNDERTAKEN^  R.  W.  Wallace—Atl.  No.  815  YOU  MIGHT  BE  SHOCKED!  MAYBE  YOU  ALREADY  HOOVER  WAS  INCOMPETENT?  C.  P.  Nielson—Atl.  No.  4563  But  we  haven't  yet  found  out  just  wliy  tlie  Hoover  came  Luis  ARE,  BUT  WON'T ADMIT  IT!  THE AMERICAN  PUBLIC  Sierra—  Atl.  No.  3564  WOULD  THEN  SEE MATTERS  IN  THEIR  TRUE  LIGHT,  to  be  in  nneharted  water,—aside  from  that flimsy  excuse  E. C.  Vega^—  Atl. iNo. 4034  IT  WOULD BE  DIFFICULT  FOR  THE SHIPOWNERS  TO  given  by  the  captain.  R.  Gautier—Atl.  No.  4035  WELL,  BROTHERS,—WHAT  ARE  WE  GOING  TO  DO  W. W.  Forbes—Atl. No.  3502  DENY  THAT  THEY DIDN'T  POOL  AND  ROCKET  THAT  Will  these  men  kindly  call  MONEY,  INSEAD  OF  USING  IT  TO  MAKE  MUCH  ABOUT  IT?  IT  IB HIGH  TIME  WE  SIT UP  AND  TAKE  NEEDED  RBPAZBS  AND IMPROVEMENTS^  AND RENO­ NOTICE  BEFORE  WE  ARE  BEHIND  THE  EIGHT­BALL  at  •  Headgparters  for  their  books,  or give  Instruction as  to  VATE THE QUARTERS OF THE CREWS SO THAT THEY  FOR  GOODl  where  they  wish  them  sftnt?  BI.U^  l^tgine N«.  90  WOUm BH FIT  FOB HimAN  BEIiraS TO  LIVE Hf,­ N O TIC E  ­'• 1  �Friday, Aprif  7',' 1939  T H  E  S E A  F A  R  E R  S '  LOG  l .  eluded,  the  Senior  District  Judge  surrender  L  ' the  soiled  previous  When  actual  overtime  work  is  sonnel  siiall  be  aboard  the  vessel  of  the  Federal  Bench  in  the  i.ssue at  tlie  time set  for  exciiange.  less  than  one  hour,  payment  for  in  a  sober  condition  and  ready  for  Southern  District  of  New  York  SECTION  15.  Quarters.  All  one  hour  shall  be  allowed;  When  sea  at  least  one  hour  before  tiie  shall  be  requested  to  appoint  a  quartej's  assigned  for  tlie  use  of  overtime  work  exce.'ds  one  hour,  scheduled  sailing  time,  which  Referee.  The  Union  and  the  Em­ tiio  Unlicensed  Personnel  are  to  payment  will  bo  allowed  by  half  time  shall  be  posted  near  the  ployer  shall  each  have  two  chal­ be  kept  free  of  vermin.  Tills  is  hour  periods,  (c)  Overtime starts  gangway  at.  least  twelve  hours  he­ leftges.  which  must  he  exercised  to  be  accomplished  ttiiougli  the  when  men  are  called  if  they  re­ fore the  vessel  is scheduled  to sail.  within  twenty­four  hours  after  use  of  exterminating  facilities  port  for  work  within  fifteen  min­ In' the  event  any  member  of  the  the  selection  of  such  Referee.  provided  by  the  Employer  to  the  utes.  If  they  do  not  report  within  Unlicensed  Personnel  fails  to  com­ Otherwise,  the  Referee  shall  be  Unlicensed  Personnel.  Tlie  Unli­ fifteen  minutes,  overtime  is  to  ply  ­with  this  provision,  tlie  Em­ accepted  by  all  parties concerned.  censed  Personnel  shall  keep  their  start  from  the  time  of  reporting  ployer  shall  call  the  Union  and  The expenses  of  the  Referee shall  quarters  clean  and  orderly  at  all  for  duty  until  they  are  released,  the  Union  shall  furnish  a  replace­ be  borne  equally  by'  the  Union  times  in  port  And  at  sea.  including  time  of  standing  by.  ment.  If  the  original  member  re­ and  the  Elmployer.  SECTION'  26.  Overtime  Work,  ports  after  the  Employer  has  SEC'J'ION  16.  Mcssrooms.  Each  SECTION  8.  Strikes. During the  vessel  shall  be  furnished  with  a  (a)  Overtime  work  .shall  he  cal­ called  for  a  replacement,  the man  WITNESSETH:  WHEREAS(  a  majority  of  the  life  of  this  Agreement  and  during  mesfii'oom  or  messrooms  for  the  culated  in  accordance  with  de  sent  by  the Union  as such  replace­ Unlicensed  Personnel' have  desig­ any  period  of  arbitration  as  pro­ accommodation  of  tlie  Unlicensed  partmental  working  rules.  ment  shall  receive  one  day's  pay,  nated  the  Union  as  their  collec­ vided  for  in  Section  7  hereof,  or  Personnel,  sucli  messrooms  to  be  (b)  In  the event  overtime  work  which  day's  pay  shall  be  paid  by  during  any  period  of  negotiation  in .eaeli  case  so  constructed  as  to  has  been  performed,  the  depart­ the  member  who  was  late  in  re­ tive  bargaining  agent,  NOW,  THEREFORE,  it  is  for  its  renewal,  there  shall  be  no  afford  sitting  room  for  all  when  ment'  delegate  shall,  as  soon  a.s  porting  for  duty  in  a  sober  condi­ '  Agreed  as  follows:  strikes  or  stoppages  of  work  by  it  is  practicable  and  available  to  practicable,  chock  the  amount  tion.  SECTION 1.  Union  Recognition.  tlie  Unlicensed  Personnel.  A  vio­ do  so  and  txi  be  so  situated  as  to  tiiereof  with  the  senior  officer  of  SECTION  35.  Unauthorized  Ab­ The  Employer  recognize.s  the  lation  of  this  provision  shall  ren­ afford  full  protection  from  the  the  department  and  in  the. event  eeince. When  watches are .broken,  Union  as the  representative  of  all  der  tliis  Agreement  null  and  void  weatlier  and  from  heat  and  odors  of  a disagreement  tlie matter shall,  the  men  on  day  work  shall  wlien  its  Unlicensed  Personnel  Cor  the  at  the  option  of  the  Employer.  arising  from  the  vessel's  engine  be  adjusted  between .  tlie  Union  required  be  ready  to  commence  purposes  of  collective  bargaining.  SECTION  9.  Lockouts.  During  room,  fire  room  or  liold.  a.nd  the  Employer  in  the  honif  working  at  8  A.M.  on  weekdays.  SECTJON  2.  Employment..  The  the  life  of  this  Agreement  and  SECTION  17.  Ventilation.  Ail  port.  In  the  event  any  man  is  absent  Employer  agrees  to  secure  all  its  during  any  period  of  arbitration  quarters  assigned  to  tlie  Unli­ (c)  No  overtime  work  shall  be  without  authority  at  the  tiine  of  Unlicensed  Pereonuel  through  the  as  provided  for  in  Section  7  hei'e­ censed  Personnel  and  all  me.ss­ performed  without  liie expregs  au­ turning  to,  he  shall  be  subject'  to  Union.  The  Union  agrees  to  fur­ or.  or  during  any  period  of  nego­ rooms  provided  for  their  use shall  thority  of  the  master,  or,  in  his  dismissal  or  forfeiture  of  two  nisli  promptly  compotent,  and  tiation  for  its  renewal,  there  be  adequately  screened  and  ven­ absence,  of  the  senior  departmen­ clays'  pay,  as  allowed  by  law.  capable  men,  who  hold  the  re­ shall  be  no  lockouts  of  the  Un­ tilated  and  a  sulficient  number  of  tal .officer.  SECTION" 36.  Transportation Al­ quired  Governmental  certificates  licensed  Personnel,  provided, how­ fans  to  secure  such  ventilation  (d).No  mejiiber  of  liie  deck  or  lowance.  The  Employer  agrees  lor  the position  for  which  the  men  ever,  that  this  provision  shall  not  sliall  be  provided.  engine  departinenl  sliall  be  re­ to  reimburse  eacii  member  of  tlie  are furiiished.  The  Employer  may  prevent  tiie  orderly  termination  SECTION  IS.  Lockers.  A  suffi­ quired  while  .at  sea  to  work  more  Unlicensed  Per.sonnel  the  sum  ot  reject  any  man  who  is  not  physi­ by  the  employer  of  tlie  emiiloy­ cient  number  of  lockers  sliall  be  than  eight  hours in  one  day,  reck­ One  Dollar  ($1.00)  per  round  trip,  cally  fit  or  satisfactory.  menl  of  any  or  all  of  tlie  Unli­ provided  so  that  eacli  member  of  oned  from  midniglit  to  midniglit.  not  to exceed  t wo  round  trips etich  SECTION  3.  Emergency  Em­ censed  Personnel  on  any  vessel  tlie  Unlicensed  Personnel  shall  (e)  All  voluntary  work  in  ex­ voyage,  for  actual  transiiortation  ployment.  The  Union  agrees  that,  as and  in  the  manner  provided  by  have  one  locker  of  full  length  cess  of  eigiit  hours  in  one  day  between  vessel  at  Belle  Chas.se,  in  the  event  Union  men  are  not  the  Shipping  Articles  nor  shall  it  whenever  space  permits,  with  a  shall  be  compensated  for  at  the  La., and  Algiers Ferrj­j and  return  furnisiied  with  sufficient  prompt­ prevent  the discharge  of  any  mem­ sufficient  space  to  slow  a  reason­ regular  oveitime  rate,  except  as  to  Belle  Ciiasse.  '  ness  to  avoid  delay  in  any  sched­ ber  of  its  Unlicensed  Pcisonnel  able amount  of.gear  and  personal  SECTION  37.  Vacations.  For  may  he  liereinafiir  provided  in  uled  sailing,  the  Employer  is  at  for cause.  A  violation  of  this pro­ effects.  the departmental  working  rules.  each  year  of  continuous  service  liberty  to  hir.?  men  without  re­ vision  shall  render  tills  Agree­ (f).  On  days ,  that  a  vessel  ai­;  imder  Shipping  .Articles  eacli  gard  to  Union  affiliation. Any  non­ ment  null  and  void  at  liie  option  SECTION  19.  Washrooms.  Ade­ quate  waslirooms  and  lavatoiies  rives  in  port,  the  time stood  while,  member  of  the  Unlicensed  Person­ union  man  so  hired  may  not  con­ of  the  Unfon.  shall  be made, available  to  the  Un­ on  watcli  sliall, count  in  compiit­.  nel  shall  receive  a  vacation  oi  '  tinne  his  employment  beyond  one  SECTION  10.  War  Zones.  In  Unlicetised  Personnel  of  each  dlT  ing eight  liours  work.  jfourteen  consecutive  dayfip  with  round  voyage  unless  he  has  in  the  case  any  v«.ssel  of  the  Employer  vision,  waslirooms  to  be  equipped  SECTION  27^  Payment  of  Over­ • full sea  pay.  The  pay  meantime  become  a  member  of  traverses  water  adjacent  to  or  in  with a  sufficient  number of  shower,  time.  All  payments  of  cash  for  .ghaU  be  in  proportion  to  the  tbe  Union.  SECTION 4.  Discrimination. The  the  proximity  of  a declared  or  un­ baths,  which  shall  be  adequately  overtime  shall  be  made  •   within  monthly  wages earned  by  the man  Employer  agrees  not  to  discrimi­ doclared  War  or state  of  liostility,  equipped  with  hot  and  cold  fre.sh  twenty­four  liours  from  tlie  com­'  during  .  the  preceding  ,  twelve  months.  No  cash  allowance  in  pletion  of  tiie  voyage.  nate  against  any  man  for  legiti­ it  is  hereby  agreed  that,  subject  water.  to  the  iirovisions  of  Section  8  SECTION  2­0.  Room  and  Meal  mate  Union  activity,  but  such  ac­ SECTION  28.  Overtime Option!  lieu  of  vacation  shall  be  made,  but  tivity  sball  not  interfere  with  any  hereof,  a  petition  on  the  jiait  of  Allowance.  When  meals  are  not  Whenever  overtime  lias  aecrifed  vacations  may  be  cumulative  to  the  Union  for  tlie  opening  of  ne­ provided  aboard  a  vessel,  the  Em­ to  any  member  of  tiie  Unlicensed  the  extent  mutually  agreed  upon  regular  duties.  SECTION  5.  Passes.  Tbe  Em­ gotiations for added  remuneration,  ployer  shall allow  members of  the  Personnel,  he  may.  at  liis  option,  by  the  Employer  and,  tjie  man  in­ ployer  agree.s  to  give  passes,  sub­ bonuses, and/or  insurance sliall  iti  Unliceused  Personnel  60  cents per  veojuest  time  off  at  the  rate  of  volved.  Vacations  sliall  be  grant­ ject  to  tbe  terms  and  conditions  no  way  be  deemed  cause  for  t.iio  meal.  When  men  are  required  to  one  and  one­iialf  liours  for  every  ed  a I  such  time  as  may  be  conve­ written  on  such  passes,  to  author­ termination  of  this  Agreement.  sleep  asliore, $2.00  per  night  shall  overtime  hour  worked,  and  ff  bis  nient  to  the  operation  necessities  ize  representatives  of  tbe  Union  SECTION  11. Ship's  Siear.  The  be  allowed  for  lodging.  request  is  not  granted  by  tlie  Em­ of  the  Employer.  Continuous  service  shall  not  be  to  board  Its  vessels  for  tbe  pur­ Employer  shall  furnish  sale  gear  SECTION  21.  JVleal  Hours.  The  ployer  the  regular  overtime  pay­ deemed  broken  by  leaves  of  ab  pose  of  conferring  with  its  mem­ and  working  equipment  and  safe  meal  iioiirs  for  tlie  Unlicensed  ment  shall  he  made.  bers  any.  time  tlie  memlxb­s  re­ working  conditions  on  sliijiboard  Personnel  shall  be  as  follows:  SECTION  29.  Watches.  The  seme  on  account  of  accident,  va­ Breakfast—7.30  A.M.  to  8.15'  A.M.  Unlicensed  Personnel  in  tlie  deck,  cations  with  pay.  illness  of  his  quest  thei)'  presence aboard.  The  in  any  harbor  or  roadstead.  SECTION  12.  Division of  Wages  Dinner—11.30  A.M.  to  12.30  P.M.  and  engine  departments  shall,  Immediate  family,  illness,  except  Union  agrees  that  its  representa­ tives  shall  not  at  any  time  inter­ of  Absent  Members.  When  mem­ Supp.'^r—5.00  P.M.  to­6.00  P.M.  while at  sea,  be  divided  into  three  from  the  employee's  own  vice,  or  fere  with  the  performance  of  the  bers  of  tlie  Unlicensed  Personnel  These  meal  hours  may  be  watches  which  shall  be  kept  on  lay­np of  the  vessel,  provided  that  dntios  of  any  of  tlie  Employer's  are  required  to  do  extra  work  be­ varied  in  connection  with  docking  duty  successively for  the  perform­ in  case  of  lay­up  the  employee  employees.  cause  tlie vessel  sailed  witliout  ttie  or  undocking,  but  no  variation  ance  of  ordinary  work  incident'  to  does  not  seek  or  obtain  employ­ SECTION  6.  Ship's  Delegates.  full  complement  requireii  by  the  sliall  exceed  more  than  one  hour  the  sailing  and  management  of  ment  on  vessels  other  than  these  The  Employer  agrees  to  recog­ vessel's  cert.ificai'e  under  circum­ before  nor  more  than  one  hour  the  vessel.  covered  by  this  Agreement,  pro­ nize  one  man  in  each  department  stances  whine  file  law  permits  after  the  times  specitiod.  SECTION  30.  Sea  Watches  in  vided,  however,  tliat  in  computing  on  each  ve.ssel  to  act  as  delegate  sucli  sailing,  the  wages  of  tlie  ah­ :  SECTION  22.  Coffee  Time.  Fif­ Port.  When  a  vessel  is  scheduled  continuous  service  only  such  time  for  such  department.  Sucli  dele­ sent  members  shall  be  divided  teen  miiuites  shall  be  allowed  for  to  remain  in  port  for  less  than  as  an  employee  is  on  a  vessel's  gates  are  privileged  to  present  to  among  the  men  who  perfo.i'nied  coffee  at  10  A.JI.  and  at  ?,  P.M.  twelve  consecutive  liours,  tlie  sea  Articles  or  on  a  port  payroll  shall  their  superior  offices,  on  behalf  their  work,  but  no  overliiiie  .sliall  or at  a  convenient  time neai'  those  routine  as  to  watclies  sliall  be  count  in  calculating  earned  vaca­ hours.  of  the  members  in  their  depart­ be  included  in  such  payments.  tions.  SEOTIOX  23.  Holidays.  The  brolcen.  ment,  fact.s  and  opinion  concern­ SECTION  13.  Travelling.  Mem­ •   SECTION  31,  Breaking  Sea  SECTION  38.  Continuous  Em­ ing  any  matter  wherein  adjust  bers  of  t he  Union  when  tianspoi t­ i  Employer  agrees  to  vecogiii/.e  the  Watches.  When  a  vessel  is  sched­ ployment.  Any  member  of  the  ment  or  improvement  is  thoiigbt  cd  by  file  Employer  during  tlie  following  days  as  holidays:  New  uled  to  remain  in  port  for  more  Unlicensed  Personnel  may  prompt­ Year's  Day.  Washin.gton's  Birth­ proper,  course  of  tlieir  employment  sliall  than  twelve consecutive  hours, sea  ly  return  to  his  position  after  • 'SECTION­ 7.  Arbitration. A  Port  be  provided  with  transpor.t.al ion  day,  Memorial  Day,  Independence  watches  sliall  be  broken  as  pro­ absence  from  eitiier  accident,  va­ Committee .shall  be established  at  by rail and  with subsistence  at,  the  Day.  Labor  Day.  Artnistlci'  Day,  vided  for  in  the  (lepaitnient.al  cations  vVith  pay,  illness  o­f  his  the  Port  of  New  York,  which  rate  of  ^3.00  per  day  in  addition  Thanksgiving  Day  and  Cliristmas  immediate  family,  illness,  except  working rules.  shall  consist  of  si.\  niembers,  to  their  regular  monthly  wage.  Day.  In  addition,  llie  Einpioyer  from  his own  vice or  lay­up of  tlie  SECTION 32.  Setting of Watches.  three  to  be  appointed  by  the  When  travel  atnight  is  involved,  shall  respect  the  ehoiee  of  each  ; Sea  watches eluill  be  set  not  later  vessel,  provided  that  in  tlie  case  Union  and  tliree  by  the Employer,  a  berth  must,  be  provided.  When  iiulividnai  memlier  of  tlie  Unli­ tlian  noon  of  tlie  day  the  vessel  of  a  lay­up  the  emidoyee  does  not  whose  duties  shall  be  to  investi­ required  to  travel  by  water,  Sec­ censed  Personnel  of  either  Lin­ leaves  for  sea  from  the  port  from  seek  or  obtain  employment' on  ves­ coln's  Birthday  or  Manli  Gras  as  gate  and  settle all  grievances  and  sels  other  than  tiiose  covered  by  ond  or  Tourist  passage  ehall  be  a  legal  holiday.  When  any  of  the  which  tlie  vessel  is cleared;  disputes  which  may  arise  during  foregoing  holidays  falls  on  Sun­ SECTION  33.  Delayed  Sailing.  this  Agreement.  the  term  of  this  Agreement.  The  provided.  SECTION 39. M.tster's Author, SECTION 14.  Crew Furnishings.  day,  the  following  Monday  sliall  When  a  vi­ssel  is  scheduled  to  de­ Fold."Committee  shall  meet  with­ ity. Nothing in this Agreement The  Employer  shall  furnish  the  part  for  sea  on  Saturday  after­ he  observed  assuch  holiday  as  in  twenty­four' hours  after  notice  noons,  Sundays  or  holidays,  but  shall be construed so as to in aiiy 'if  a  dispute is  received  in  writing.  following items for  the  Unlicensed  customary.  sailing  is  delayed  on  account  of  way limit either,.,tbe autliority of Personnel:  (1)  Sanitary  mat­ SECTION  24.  Duties.  Members  In  the  event  the  Port  Commit­ weather  conditions  after  sched­ the Master or other Officer or the tresses  and  pillows;  (2)  dishes of  of  all  departments  shall  perform  tee 'fails  to  agree  on  any  matter,  obedience of tlie seamen when in It  shall  be  referred  to  a  Referee,  crockery  ware;  (3)  suillcieiit soap  all  duties  pertaining  to  their  par'  uled  sailing  time,  the  first  twelve  the judgment of the Master or hours­of  such  delay shall  be  over­ and  safety  matches  to  be  Issued  ticuiar  rating,  and.  except  in  whose 'decision  shall  be  rendered  other Officer tlie whole or any in  writing  and  shall  be  final  and  weekly;  (4)  two  clean  blankets;  case.s  of  emergency,  the  members  time  for  the  men  on  watch  until  (5)  two  white  sheets,  one  white  of  one department  .shall  not  be rC'  vessel  leaves  the  .dock  or  sea  pai-t of the crew are needed for binding.  the performance of work nefcesThe  Referee  shall  he  appointed  pillow  slip,  one  white  bod  spread,  quired  to  pejTorm  the  duties  of  watches  ai:e  discoatimied.  How­ sary for the safety of the vessel, any  other, department.  ever, no  ovej­time shall  be allowed  one  bath  toWel,  one  face  towel.  By  the  unanimous votfe  of  the Port  SECTION'25; Overtime  Pay.  (a)  .after  midnight  on  Sundays  er  her passengeis. crew aud pargo, if­ Committee.  If  the  Port  Commit­ The  Employer  shall  issue  said  or for the paving oi.' lifej aboard ted  is'  unable  to agree  unanimous­ clan  sheets,  pillow  slip  and  bed  .When  overtime'warleds  perform­ Holidays.  pUier vessels in jeopardy, or from ed.'it  Bilall  be  • c   ompensated  for  at  SECTION  34...Salling  Time.  All  spread  once  each  week  and  said  ly  upon  a  'Referee  within  t;hree  oit Paffe Fuur) days,  • Sundays and  Holidays  ex­'  clean  towels twice  each  week  upon  the rate.'Of  ­70  cents  per.iioui\  (h)  members  of  the  Unlicensed  Per­ AGREEMENT  made  this  fifth  day  of  April,  1939,  by  and  be­ tween  SEATRAIN  LINES,  INC.,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  EM­ PLOYER,  and  the  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  RORTH  AMERICA, affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  La­ bor,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  UNION,  as  agent  for  and  on  be­ half  of  and  for the  benefit  of  the  UNLICENSED! PERSONNEL  em­ ployed  on  the  vessels  manned  by  the  Employer.  i' 4  1  m  �• •   ;  •  ^  va»,™­, • .  "­• • '"•X:..  •­ 4!  •   n  • '^r, •  ,  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  X.­­.­aU..,  M' [• rk.  1  K"i­'  fe- Friday, April  7,  1939  (Continued from  Page  Three)  more  than  twelve  consecutive  watches are  not  broken  and cargo  and  5  P.M,.Jrom  Mondays  to  Fri  to  the  department,  such  as  pre­ requiring  at  any  time  the  whole  hours,  watches  shall  be  broken  is  being  worked  an  A.  D.  (acting  days?  inclusive,  and  from  8  A.M.  paring  and  serving  regular  meals,  or tiny,  part  of  the  crew  to  par­ when  vessel  Is  properly  secured  Quartei'master),  an  ordinary  sea­ to  12  Noon  on  SatUrda.V8.  All  cleaning  of  quarters,  galley,  pan­'  ticipate in  the performance  of  fire,  at  the  dock  and  gangway  Is  man  and  a  Car  deckman  shall  bo  wbrlJ  outside  of  tliese  hotii­s  shall  tries, messrooms,  dry store rooms,  life­boat  or  other  drill.  lowered.  on  deck at all  times,  be  paid  for  at  the  regular  over­ and  linen  lockers.  When  directed  SECTION  40.  Drills  and  Emer­ SECTION  4.  In  port,  when  SECTION  13.  Securing  and  time  rate.  by  the  Chief  Steward,  meat  box  genbles.  Any  and  all  work  neces­ watches  are  broken;  dropping  of  anchor  must  be  done  SECTION  8.  When  vessel  aa­­ and  chill  room  shall  be  cleaned,  ./  sary  for  the  safety  of  the  vessel,  (a)  All  gangway  watches  shall  by  the  Bosun.  .  rives  in  port  on  Saturday  after­ for  which  work  a  total  of  3  hours  *  her  passengers,  crew or  cargo,  or  be  stood  without  the  payment  of  ,,  Sunda.vs  or  Holidays, over­ overtime .ahfil.l  be,  a,jlo\ved.  ENGINE DEPARTMENT  noons,  for  the saving  of  other  vessels  in  overtime  except  on  Saturday  af­ time  shall  commence  when  the  SECTION  3.  In  port:  jeopardy,  or  lives  therein,  or  in  ternoons,  Sundays  and  Holidays,  WORKING RULES  signal  "finished  with  engines" has  (a)  All  work  performed  in  ex  the  performance  of  fire,  life­boat  when  the  regular  overtime  rate  SECTION  1.  The  Deck  Engin­ been  received  in  the engine  room.  cess  of  8  hours,  other  than  regu­ or  dtlier  drills  and  inspections  or  shall  be  paid.  Men,  while  stand­ eer  and  Electrician  shall  not  be  lar  routine  duties  as  provided  for  examinations  required  by  law  or  ing  gangway  watch,  shall  attend  required  to  chip  paint,  sougee  or  SECTION  9.  When  a  vesgel  de­ in Section"2,  shall  be compensated  parts  for  sea  on  Saturday  after­ Governmental  regulations,  shall  to mooring  linos at  ail  times.  do  or  any  wiper's work  in  the  en­ noons, Sundays or  Holidays,  over­ for  at  the  regular  overtime  rate.  be  performed  without  the  pay­ (b)  All  hands,  except  men  on  gine  room  at  any  time.  (b)  All  work  performed  on  Sat­ time  shall  cease  when first  mefit  of  overtime,  regardless  of  gangway  watches,  shall  be  re­ anything  contained  in  this  Agree­ quired  to  work  between  the hour.s  SECTION  2.  Liquid  qargo  shall  "ahead"  or  "astern"  signal  is  urday  afternoons,  Sundays  or  Holidays shall  be compensated  for  ment;  provided,  however,  it  shall  of  8  A.M.  and  5  P.M.  from  Mon­ be  loaded  or  discharged  during  rung.  regular  working  hours  without  at  the  overtime  rate  for  the  not  be  a  general  practice  to  hold  days  to  Fridays,  inclusive,  and  SECTION  10.  Water  tenders  enpergency  drills  on  Saturday  af­ from  8  A.M.  to  12  noon  on  Satur­ overtime  payments.  Overtime  shall  perform  all  duties  pertain­ actual  hours  worked,  provided,  ternoons, Sundays and  Holidays.  days,  without  the  payment  of  shall  be  paid  for  such  work  out­ ing  to  that  rating,  but  at  no  time  however,  only  the  minimum  num­ side  the  regular  working  hours.  sliall  they  be  required  to  do  sta­ ber  of  men  required  to  perform  ~ SECTION  41.  Dispute  on  Emer­ overtime.  Ali  manual  work  by  the  work  will  be  required  to  stay  SECTION  3.  Work  in  connec­ tion  work.  those not  on gangway  watch, after  gencies.  In  the  event  there  is  a  on  board.  question  aLs  to  whether  or  not  an  5  P.M.  and  before  8  A.M.  and  oh  tion  with  loading  or  discharging  SECTION  11.  Oilers  on  tm  (c)  Members  of  the  stewards'  cargo  in  excess  of  8  hours  sliall  Saturday afternoons, Sundays  and  emergency  existed, all  members of  bine  vessels,  while  standing  sea  department  shall  stow  stores  Holidays,  shall  be  paid  for  at the  be  compensated  for  at  the  regu­ the  crew  must  perform  any  work  watches,  shall  perform  all  duties  lar  overtime  rate.  The  Deck  En­ pertaining  to  that  rating,  and  without  the  payment  of  overtime,  required  and  upon  the  vessel's  ar­ regular  overtime  rate.  rival  in  the  Port  of  New  York  or  (c)  Work  in  connection  with  gineer  or  Electrician  shall  he  re­ their  assigned  station  work.  They  but  shall  not  be  I'equired  to  carry  New  Orleans,  the  dispute shall  be  loading or  discharging cargo shall  quired  to  look  after  the  deck  ma­ shall  not,  however,  be  required  to  such  stores  aboard  the  vessel.  (d)  When  for  the  convenience  referred  to  the  Port  Committee  not  be  considered overtime  unless  chinery.  clean  bilges,  blow  tubes,  clean  performed  after 5  P.M. and  before  SECTION  4,  In  port,  when  boilers,  scale  or  remove  handhold  of  the  Employer  extra  meals  for  settlement.  8  A.M.,  and  on  Saturday  after­ watches  aie  broken:  plates,  wash  boilers,  or  tank  tops.  above a  total  of  three are  served,  SECTION  42.  Wages.  The  fol­ noons,  Sundays and  Holidays.  When  the vessel  is undergoing  pe­ a flat  rate  of  35  cents  shall  be  lowing  monthly  wage  shall  be  (d)  Between  the  hours  of  8  (a)  The  Unlicensed  Personnel  paid  by  the  Employer,  the  money  computed  and  paid  at  the  follow­ A.M.  and  5  P.M.  any  work  inci­ shall  maintain  a  regular  donkey  riodical  inspections,  oilers  shall  to  be  divided  equally  among  the  assist  licensed  engineers  in  per­ watch  between  the  hours  of  5  ing  rates  in  accordance  with  the  dent  to  the  upkeep  and  mainte­ members  of  the  stewards  depart­ rules  for  compensation  of  sea­ nance  of  the  ves.sel,  including  P.M.  and  8  A.M.  for  the  purpose  formance  of  any  duties  to  com­ ment  actually  engaged  in  prepay  men's  wages  by  Shipping Commis­ chipping, scaling  or  painting,  may  of  keeping  steam  for  the  auxili­ plete  such  inspection.  On  reci­ ing  and  serving  the  said  meals.  sioners  issued  by  the Secretary  of  be  required  without  the  payment  aries,  and  for  the  safety  of  the  procating  engine  vessels,  oilers  SECTION  4.  At  sea:  vessel,  without  payment  of  over­ shall  perform  all  duties  pertain­ Commerce  tlirough  the  Bureau  of  of  overtime.  (a)  All  work  performed  in  ex­ ing  to  that  rating  on  such  type  Marine  Inspection  and  Naviga­ SECTION  5.  In  port,  when  time.  cess  of  8  hours,  other  than  rou­ of  vessel,  such  as  oiling  the  main  tion:  (b)  Any  work  incident  to  the  watche.s  are  not  broken,  the  sea  tine duties  as  provided  for in  Sec­ engines  and  auxiliaries,  tending  upkeep  and  maintenance  of  the  DECK  DEPARTMENT  routine  shall  prevail.  tion  2.  shall  be  compensated  for  water,  blowing  tubes  witli  patent  vessel,  including  chipping,  scal­ Boatsvvain  $92.50  SECTION  6.  At  sea,  for  those  at  the  regular  overtime  rate.  ing  or  painting,  may  be  required.  soot  blowers.  Able  Seaman  ..........  80.00  standing  regular  watches:  (b)  Routine  work  as  provided  Qrdi»\?ry  Seaman  62.50  (a)  All  work  incident  to  the  (c)  All  hands,  except  those  on  SECTION  12.  Firemen  shall,  for  in  Section  2,  shall  be  per­ Quartermaster  .....  82.50  safe  navigation of  the vessel  shall  donkey  watches,  shall  be  required  while  standing  sea  watches,  per­ formed  without  the  payment  ot  Deck  Carman  85.00  be  performed  at  all  times  without  to  work  between  the  hours  of  8  form  all  duties pertaining  to  their  overtime,  regardless  of  the  time  A.M.  and  5  P.M.  from  Mondays  to  rating,  but  they  shall  not  be  re­ taken  to  perform  such  work..  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  the  payment  of  overtime.  Fridays,  inclusive,  and  from  8  quired  to  go  above  the first  grat­ (b)  Sanitary  work,  such  as  Water  Tender  ......... $90.00  SECTION  5.  No  member  of  the  A.M.  to  12  Noon  on  Saturdays  ing,  beneath  the.floor  plates,  un­ stewards  department  shall  be  re­ cleaning  pilot  house,  washing  Oiler  90.00  der  or  back  of  the  boilers.  They  Fireman  80.00  down  around  bridge  deck,  around  without  the  payment  of  overtime.  quired  to  chip  or  scrape  paint  shall  at  all  times  keep  their  sta­ All  manual  work  by  those  not  on  Utility  Man  (if  carried)  90.00  offifficers*  quarters  forward,  shall  and  whenever  required  to  do  any  Wiper  (if  carried)  67.50  be  done  between  6  A.M.  and  8  donkey  watches  after  5  P.M.  and  tions  clean  and *in  proper  order,  painting,  they  shall  be.  pgid  the  Deck  Engineer  .  ....... 122.50  A.M.  by  the  watch­on­deck  with­ before 8  A.M,  and  on  Saturday  ab  and  between  the  hours  of  6  P.M.  regular  overtime  rate  for  actuar  .  ternoons,  Sunday  and  Holidays,  and  6  A.M.  they  shall  not  be  re­ hours  worked.  Electrician  112.50  out  the  payment  of  overtime.  (c)  All  work  NOT  incident  to  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  regular  quired  to  sougee,  chip,  scrape  or  SECTION  6.  The  Chief  Steward  STEWARDS  DEPARTMENT  the  safe  navigation  of  the  vessel,  overtime  rate.  paint.  shall  go on  the  deck  to  check  and  Chief  Steward  $142.50  with  the  exception  of  sanitary  (d)  When  watches  are  broken  SECTION  13.  Wipers  shall  be  receive stores  between  8 A.M.  and  Chief  Cook  117.50  work,  performed  by  the  men  of  day  workers  and  shall  perform  Second  Cook  and  Baker  97.50  the  watch­on­deck  between  the  and  cargo  is  being  worked,  after  such  duties at  sea as  the engineer  5  P.M.  without  the  payment  ot  Messhnan  67.50  hours of  5 P.M.  and  8  A.M. and  on  5  P.M. and  before  8  A.M..the  don­ shall  lay  out  for  them,  including  overtime.  SECTION  7.  Whenever  passen­ SECTION  42­A.  It is  specifically  Saturday afternoons,  Sundays and  key wat'ch  maintaining steam shall  keeping  the  toilets  of  the  Unli­ be  p,aid  at  the  overtime  rates  for  gers  are  carried,  the  stewards  de­ understood  and  agreed  that  when  Holidays,  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  censed  Personnel  of  the engine  de­ partment  shall  receive  for  the en­ the  Union  negotiates  a  wage  and  regular overtime  rate.  Mert  of  the  the  time  actually  put  in.  (e)  When  cargo  is  being  partment  clean.  tire  voyage  $5.00  from  the  Em­ working condition  agreement with  watch  shall  not  receive  overtime  any  shipowner  operator  in  compe­ for  any  work  performed,  between  worked,  men  on  donkey  watches  SECTION  14.  Utility  men  .shall  ployer  for  each  passenger cirried,  tition  with  the  Employer  efforts  8  A.M.  and  5  P.M.,  except  as  shall  look  after  the  entire  plant  be  day  workers  and  shall  perform  the  money  to  be  divided  equally  and  they  shall  not  receive  over­ such  duties  as  may  be  assigned  among  the  members  of  the  stew­ will  be  made  by  the  Union  to  otherwise  provided.  them  by  the  engineer.  If  utility  have  wages  and  working  condi­ (d)  When  men  on  the  watch­ time,  except  on  Saturday  after  men  replace on  the  Ships Articles  ards  department  actually engaged  in  servicing  such  passengers,  but  noons,  Sundays  and  Holidays.  tions  identical  to  those  agreed  tq  below are  called out  to work,  they  another  man,  such  utility  man  no  overtime  shall  be  allowed  be­ by  the Employer.  shall  be  paid  overtime  for  tfie  SECTION  5.  At  sea,  for  those  shall  receive  the  wages  of  the  po­ cause  of  the  presence  of  pas­ SisdTION  43.  Lay up.  If  the  work  perfornied  duririg  their  standing  watches:  sition  occupied  ,baf  this shall  not  sengers aboard.  scheduled layup  of  the vessel does  watch­below.  (a)  All  work  in  the Engine  De­ cause a  reduction  in  the  wages  of  This  Agreement  shall  take  ef­ not  exceed  fourteen  days  either  SECTION  7.  At  sea,  for  those  partment  incident  to  the safe  na­ fect  from  the  14th  day  ot  Febru­ the  full crew  is to  be  kept  on  pay  in  the  maintenance  department,  vigation  of  the vessel  shall  be  per­ such  utility  man.  during  period  of  layup  or  if  the  the  hours  of  labor  for  day  work­ formed  at  all  times  without  the  SECTION 15.  All  men  on  watch  ary 1939  and shall  remain in  force  shall  keep  their  respective  sta­ for one  year and  shall continue  in  crew  is  paid  off  and  daymen  are  ers  shall  be  between  8  A.M.  and  payment  of  overtime.  hired  for  standby  work they  must  5  P.M.  Mondays  to  Fridays, inclu­ (b)  "Voluntary  work  performed  tions  clean  and  in  order  at  all  force from  year  to  year thereafter  be  hired  through  the Hall  at ?6.40  sive,  and  from  8  A.M.  to 12  Noon  in  excess  of  8  hours  from  mid­ times  and  shall  have  their  sta­ until  and  unless  either  the  Em­ per  day  perman.  It  is  understood  on  Saturdays,  and  all  work  out­ night  to  midnight  shall  be  paid  tions  clean  and  in  order  before  ployer  or  the  Union  gives  written  notice  to  the  other  at least  thirty  being  relieved.  that members  of  the crew  shall  be  side  these  hours  shall  be  paid  for  for  at  the  overtime  rate.  days  prior  to  any  expiration  date,  given  preference  in  such  standby  at  the  regular  overtime  rate.  SECTION 16.  When  wat'ches are  (c)  Unnecessar.y  Work  shall  not.  work.  Seatrain  Lines,  Inc.  be  required  from  6  P.M.  to  6  A.M.  not  broken,  the  water  tender,  oil­ SECTION 8.  The  three  watches  SECTION  44.  Transportation.  Ky  Jofteph  Hodyaon  '  and  on  Saturday  afteruoons.  Sun  er,  and fireman  shall  be  kept  on  shall  be  called  for  mooring  and  The  Employer  agrees  that  when  watch  while '  cargo  is  being  Attest:  days  and'  Holidays,  without  the  a  man who  has signed  ship's  arti­ unmooring,  but  the  watch­on­deck  •   C.  de  Yeze  .  payment  of  overtime.  ­If  a  dis­ worked.  shall  not  be  paid  overtime  for  cles  is  discharged,  except  from  Seafarers  International  Union  j  such  work  except  on  Saturday  pute  arises  as  to  whether  or  not  his  own  vice,  or  for  cause,  or  STEWARDS  DEPARTMENT  of  North  America,  as  Agent  when  relieving  a"  man  under  Sec­ afternoons,  Sundays  and  Holi­ any  particular  work  is  necessary,  for  and  on  behalf  of  and  for  days.  WORKING RULES  the work  shall  be performed  with­ tion 37,  he shall  be  returned to the  the  benefit  of  the  Unlicensed  SECTION  9.  The  day  a  vessel  out  a  question  and  the  matter  re­ port  of  eiigagement  by  rail  trans­ Section  1.  No  member  of  the  Personnel  employed  on ,the  portation  as  provided _in  Section  arrives  at  a  port  from  sea  shall  ferred  to  the  Port  Committee.  Stewards  Department  shall  be  re­ vessels  manned  by  the  Em­ 13,  If  his  employment  does  not  be  considered  the  day  of  arrival,  (d)  All  hands  when  standing  quired  to  enter  either  the  engine  ployer.  and  subsequent  moves  occurring  sea  watches  shall  perform  any  exceed  thirty  days.  room  or fire  room  or  go  upon  the  By  Matthew  Dushane  in  inland  waters,  bays,  rivers  and  work  which  iS  part  of  their  sea  bridge  for  the  purpose  of  serving  SECTION  45.  Toilets.  All  toi­ sounds,  .shall  be  .considered  as  Arthur  A.  Kelcey  duty,  but  scaling,­  painting,  clean­ meals  or  coffee,  provided,  how­ lets'  to  be  kept  clean  on  com­ moving  vessel.  William  McKay  ing  paint,  polishing  brass  or  ever,  that  whenever  the  Master  pany's  time.  Clarification  to  SECTION  37..  SECTION  10,  When  vessels  ar­ bright  work  or  cleaning  ^bilges  or  a  Pilot  is  required  te  '­emain  "  DEGK  DEPARTMENT  rive  in  port  on  Saturday  after­ shall  not  be  done  between  the  on  the  bridge  meals  or  coffee  If  a  man  has  been  employed  noons,  Sundays or  Holidays, over­ hours  of  6  P.M.  and  6  A.M.,  with­ shall  be  served  on  the  bridge  by  for more  than one  consecutive  ;  WORKING RULES  year,  vacation  shall  be  pro  SECTION 1.  Only  Able  Seamen  time  shall  commence  when  vessel  out  the  paym.ent  of  overtime.  members  of  the  stewards  depart­ rated  after  six  additional  (e)  Tubes may  be  blown  at any  ment  without  the  payment  ot  shall be  sent into  chain lockers  to  is  properly  secure  and  the  gang­ months  continuous femploy­ ways  are  down  except  as  other­ time without  the payment  of  over­ st^w chains.  overtime.  ment  if  he  leaves  his employ­ time.  SECTipN  2.  "When  men  are  re­ wise  provided.  SECTION  2.  The  working  day  ment.  quired  to  clean  tanks  which  have  SECTION  11.  When  the  vessel  SECTION  6.  In  port,  when  sea  at  sea  and  in  port  shall  not  e.x­ been  used  for  transporting  liquid  departs for  sea on  Saturday  after­ watches  are  not  broken,  the  sea  ceed  8  hours  in  a  spread  of  12  Seatrain Lines,  Inc.  cargo,  they  shall  receive  as extra  noons, Sundays  or Holidays, over­ routine shall  prevail.  , By Joseph Hgdyson hours, provided,  however, no over­ compensation  $1.00  per  hour  for  time  shall  cease  for  the  men  on  SECTION  7.  At  sea,  for  those  time  at  sea  or  in  port­shall  be  Seafarers' International Unita  performing  such  work.  watch  when first  "ahead"  or  not  standing  watch:  authorized,  approved  or  paid  for,  By Matthew Dushme SECTION  3.  When  a  vessel  is  "astern" signal  is  rung.  (a) The hours .of labor ;^or day for  the  performance  of  the  regu­ Arthur A. Kelcey scheduled  to  remain  in  port  for  SECTION  12,  In  Havana  when  worjters shall be betweeri 8 AM. lar daily  routine  duties  pertaining  William McKay ) V,  ';'  \ -'Mi:. '> J  A is  J �' * •   American  Range line  Agreement  Friday,  April  7.  1939  'U  T H  E  SEA FARERS'  LOG  TiS  AGREEMENT  is  entered  tionsifit  of  three  (3)  representa­ regular  monthly  wages,  at  the  wliite  linen,  which  shall  be  unlicensed  per.sonneI  are  reguired  Into  this  Sist  day  of  March  1939  tives  from  the  Union  and  three  rate  of  $2.50  per  hour.  changed  weekly;  (3)  face  and  to  do efxtra  work  because  tlie  ves­ "'"by and  between the  SEAFARERS  (3)  representatives  from  the  (c)  In  case  any  vessel  of  the  batlK  towels,  which  shall ­  be  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  Company,  who  shall  meet  in  the  Company  traverses water  adjacent  changed  twice  weekly,  and  soap  sel  sailed  without  the  full  com­ NORTH  AMERICA,  affiliated  with  port  of  New  York.  In  the  event  to,  or  in  the  proximity  of  a  de­ and  safety  matches,  to  be  issued  plement  reqiiiied  by  vessel's  cer­ tificate.  under  clicumstanceis  the  American  Federafibn  of  that  the"  Port  Committee  cannot  clared  or  undeclared  war  or  state  weekly.  where  the  Ihw  permits  such  ^il^  Labor,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  agree,  they  shall  have  the  powef  of  hostility,  it  is  hereby  agreed  Suitable  mattresses  and  pillows  ing,  tlie  wages  of  the  absent,  .sea­^  the  UNION,  and  the  AMERICAN  to  appoint  a  seventh  party as  ref­ that  a  petition  on  the  part  of  the  shall  be  sui)plied,  but  excelsior  or  men  shall  be  divided  among  the  RANGE  LINES,  INC,,  hereinafter  eree,  whose  decision  shall  be  Union  for  the  opening  of  negotia­ straw  be  considered  unsuit­ seamen  who  perform  his,  work,  referred  to  as  the  COMPANY,  final  and  binding.  If  the Commit­ tions  for  added  remuneration,  able.  •shall    but  no  overtime shall  be  included  and  remains  In  effect  until  March  tee  cannot  agree  upon  a  seventh  bonuses,  and/or  insurance,  shall  31,  1940.  Provided,  however,  party,  then  the  Director  of  Con­ in  no  way  be  deemed  cause  for  All  dishes  provided  for  the  use  in  such  wages.  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  shall  that  this  agreement  shall  be  con­ ciliation  of  the  Department  of  La­ 27.  Discharging  Sallast:  When­ the termination  of  this agreement.  he  of  crockery.  sidered  as  renewed  from  year  to  bor  shall  be  requested  to  appoint  ever  members  of  the Crew  may  be  9.  Members  who  are  in  good  19.  Traveling:  Members  of  the  year  thereafter  by  the  respective  an  impartial  referee,  whose  deci­ required  to  di.scharge  ballast  out  standing  witli  the  Union  may  re­ Union  wlien  transported  by  the  parties  hereto  unless  either  party  sion shall  be final  and  binding.  main  continuously  in  employment  Company  during  the  course  ot  of  holds,  or  handle  or  discharge  hereto shall  give  written  notice  to  ,on  the  same  vessel,  provided  the  their  employment',  or  due  to  ship  ballast  on  deck,  the  watch on  deck  the  other  of  Its  desire  to  amend  GENERAL RULES  employers  and  the  members  de­ being laid  up, sold  or sliipwiecked,  shall  receive straight  overtime for  or  terminate  same.  Provided  fur­ 1.  There  shall  be  no  strikes,  such  work  at  the  rate  of  seventy  ther,  that  if  the  Union  enters  lockouts  or  stoppage  of  • work dur­ sire such  employment  to  continue.  shall  be  provided  witli first  class  (70c)  per  hour.  Watch  below  10.  Port  Time:  Port  time  shall  transportation  by  rail,  and  with  into  any  agreement  with  any  ing  the  life  of  this  agreement.  shall  receive  time  and  a  half  for  commence  when  a vessel  has  been  f  other  owner  or  operator  of  ves­ 2.  Member.s  of  all  departments  moored  to a dock,  and sea  watches  subsistence  at  the  rate  of  Three  such  work, or  One Dollar  and Five  Dollars  ($3.00)  per  day,  in  addi  sels  engaged  in  a  trade  or  trades  shall  perform  the  customary  du­ tion  to  their  regular  monthly  Cents  ($1.05)  per  hour.  Day  men  similar  to  those  In  which  the  ves­ ties  of  that  department.  Each  are  broken.  11.  Overtime  Rate:  The  over­ wage.s.  When  traveling  af  night  shall  receive  straight  overtime  at  sels  operated  by  the  COMPANY  member  shall  perform  only  recog­ are  engaged,  and  such  agreement  nized  and  customary duties  of  his  time rate  of  pay  for  all  unlicensed  j  is  involved,  a. berth  must  be  pro­ the  rate  of  seventy  cents  ((70c)  per  hour  between  the  hour®  of  contains any terms  and  provisions  particular  rating.  Any  work  ne­ personnel  in  the Deck,  Engine and  vided.  8:00  A..\I.  and  12:00  Noon,  and  Stewards  Departments  shall  be  20.  Messroom:  Each vessel shall  substantially  different  from  the  cessary  for  the  safety  of  the  ves­ be  furnished  with  a  messroom,  or  1:00  P.M.  and  5:00  P.M.  After  terms  .  and  provisions  of  this  sel,  passengers,  crew  or  cargo,  or  seventy  cents  (70c)  per  hour.  agreement,  this  agreement  shall,  for  the  saving  of  other  ves.sels  in  12.  Commencment  of  Overtime:  messrooms for  the accommodation  5:00  P.M.  and  before  8:00  A.M.  at  the  option  of  the  COMPANY,  jeopardy,  and  the  lives  thereon,  Overtime  shall  commence  af  the  of  tlie  crew.  Sueli  messrooms  to  day  men  shall  receive  time.and  a  half  overtime,  or  One  Dollar  and  time  any  employees  shall  be  be  amended  to  conform  to  the  when  in  port,  or  at  sea,  at  an­ called  to  report  for  work  outside  be  in  each  case  so  constructed  as  Five  Cents  ($1.05)  per  hour.  If  ,  terms  and  provisions  of  such  chor,  or  otherwise:  or  in  the  per­ to afford  silting room  for  all  when  of  his  regular  schedule,  provided  it  is  practicable  and  available  to  watciies  are  broken,  day  men's,  other  agreement.  Any  notice  of  lifeboat  and  siieh  member  reports  for  duty  amendment  or  termination  shall  formance  of fire,  do  so,  and  to  be  so  situated  as  scale  applies  to  the  entire crew.  be  given  at  least  thirty  (30)  days  other  drills, shall  be  performed  at  • within fifteen  (15) minutes.  Otlier­ to  afford  full  protection  from  the  28.  Special  working  ruie.s,  gov­ prior  to  the  expiration  date..  If  any  time, and  such  work shall  not  wise  overtime  shall  commence  at.  weather  and  from  heat  and  odor  erning  each  department—Deck,  such  notice  shall  not  be  given,  be  considered  as  overtime.  When  tlie  actual  time  such  employee  re­ arising  from  the  vessel's  engine  Engine  and  Stewards—as  provid­ this  agreement  shall  be  deemed  Lifeboat  or  other  drills  are  held  port's  for  duty,  and  sucli  overtime  room, flreroom  and  hold.  ed  herein,  are  valid  parts  of  this  to  be  renewed  for  the  succeeding  on  Baturday  afternoons,  Sundays  sliall  continue  until  the  employee  '  21.  Ventilation:  All  quarters as­ agreement.  „  ;  or  holidays,  preparation  for  such  year.  is  released.  drills,  such  as  lioisting  or  .swing­,  13.  Computation  of  Overtime:  signed  to  the  unlicensed  person­ 29.  Copies  of  tiii.s  agrceinehf  WITNESSETH  ing  boats  out,  shall  not  be  done  When  overtime  worked is less than  nel  and  all  messrooms  provided  shall  be  furnislied  to  the  Master  for  their  use  sliall  be  adequately  1.  The  Union  war­ranls  anil  rep­ prior  to signal  for such  drills, and  and  Chief  Engineer  of  each  vessel  resents  that  it  is  an  alllliate  of  after  drill  is over,  all  hands  shall  tiian  one  (1)  hour,  overtime  for  screened  and  ventilated,  and  a  by  the Company.  Tiie Clifef­ Stew­ the  American  Federation  of  La­ stand  by  until  boats and  gear  are  I  one  (1)  full  hour  shall  be  paid.  sufficient  number  of  fans to secure  ard,  and  the  unlicensed  personnel  bor  and  that  the  Hnlicensed  per­ properly  secured,  without  pay­ When  overtime  worked  exceeds  such  ventilation  shall  be provided.  shall  be  supplied  copies  of  the  22.  Lockers:  A  sufficient  num­ sonnel  have  designated  it  as  tiieir  ment  of  overtime.  It shall  not,  be  one  (1)  hour,  the  overtime  work  agreement  by  the Union.  .  ­f  v ,  ,  collective  bai'gaining  agent  and  be made  a general  practice to liold  performed  shall  be paid  for in  one­ ber  of  lockers  shall  be  provided  half  hour  periods,  and  fractional  sp  that  each  employee  shall  have  30.  Room  and  Meaj  the  Coiitpany,  on  the  basis  of  said  emergency  drills  on  Satuiday  af­ /  part ­of  such  period  shall  count as  one  locker  of  full  length,  where­ Wlien  board "is  not fiii­ntehed,  ­.y  • warranty  and  repre.sentation,  ternoons,  Sundays or  holidays, ex­ one­half  {y,\  hour.  ever  space  permits,  with sufficient  licensed  members  of  the fereiif  agrees  to  recognize  the  Union  as  clusively.  14.  Checking  Overtime:  After  space to  stow a reasonable  amount  shall  receive sixty ccnt^  (60ql­.yer;;  the  representative,  tor  the  pur­ 3.  This  agreement  is  binding  meal.  When  men  are  required  tei  poses  of  eollective  bargaining,  of  with  respect  to ships  cliartered  by  overtime  has  been  • worked,  the  of  gear  and  personal  effects.  senior  officer  of  eacli  department'  sleep  ashore  Two  Dollars „<$2,00)  23.  Washrooms:  Adequate wash­ • the unlicensed  personnel  of  tlic  tlie  Company.  (If  charterer  fur­ on  board  will  present  to  each  em­ rooms  and  lavatories  sliall  be  shall  be  allowed  for  room.  yes.sel.s  operated  by  the  Coniiiany.  nishes  crew.)  ployee  who  has  worked  overtime,  2.  The  Company  agi;ees  that  4.  The  Company  shall  furnish  a  slip  stating  hours  of  overtime  made  available  for  tlie  unlicensed  31.  Meal  Hours:  The meal hoiu's  for  the  unlicensed  personnel  em­ only  members  of  the  Union  shall  safe  gear  and  working  equipment  and  nature  of  work  performed  personnel  of  eacli  division;  wash­ ployed  in  the  Deck  and  Engine  rooms  to  be  equipped  with  a suffl  be  employed  in  all  unlicensed  per­ and  safe working conditions,  when  An  overtime  book  will  be  kept  to  Departments  shall  be  as  follows:  cieiit  number  of  siiower  baths  sonnel  ratings,  on  their  vessels.  in  any  harbor,  roadstead  or  port  conform  with  individual  slips,  for  which  .shall  be  adequately  Breakfast  .  7: 30 A.M. to  8:30 A.M. ­ 3.  The  Union  agrees  .to  furnish  5.  Representatives  of  the  trnion  settlement  of  overtime.  equipped  with  hot  and  cold  fresh  Dinner  ...11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.  capable,  competent  and  physically  shall  be  allowed  on  board  at  any  15.  Payment  of  Overtime:  All  water  whenever  practicavle.  fit  employees  and  in  the  evt  it  time,  but  shall  not  interfere  with  money  due  crew  for  overtime  24.  Cleanliness of  Quarters:  All  Supper  ... 5:00 P.M. to  6:00 P.M.  that Union  men  are  not  furnished  men  at  work  unless said  men  are  work  shall  be  paid  at  the  time  of  quarters  assigned  for  the  use  of  Men  must,  report,  for  breakfast  not  with  sulEcient  promptness  to  properly  relieved.  (The  Relief  re  signing  off,  or  in  any  event,  not  unlicensed  personnel  are  to  be  fu  later than  8:15 A.M.  avoid  delay  in  any  scheduled  sail­ ceiving  no  extra  compensation.)  more  than  twenty­four  (24)  houi­s  migated  and  kept  free  from  ver  These  hours  may  be  varied,  but  ing  the  Company  is  at  libeity  to  6.  Securing  Vessel  for  aea:  All  after  the  completion  of  the  voy­ min  in  so  far  as  possible.  This  such  variation  sliall  not  exceed  hire men  without  regard  to Union  vessels  of  the  Company  must  age.  is to  be accomplished  through  the  one hour either way,  provided  that  affiliation.  The  Union  .agrees  any  be  properly and  safely secured  be  16.  It  is  understood  and  agreed  exterminating  facilities  provided  one unbroken  hour for  meals shall  man  so  hired  may  continue  em­ fore  leaving  the  harbor  for  an  off  by  all  parties  to  this, agreement',  by  the Company.  be  allowed.  ployment  with  the  Company  pro­ shore voyage.  Harbor  limits shall  that  overtime  shall  he  paid  for  at  25.  Longshore  Work  by  Crew:  32.  In  the  event  a  ship  of  the  vided  he  is  satisfacthry  to  the  include  passage  from  dock  or  an  the  rate  of  seventy  cents  (70c)  In  those out  ports where there are  Company  is  sold,  lost  or  laid  up,  Union.  chorage  tc  harbor  limit  or  break­ an  hour  in  the  Deck.  Engine  and  no  longshoremen  available,  mem­ the  crew  shall  be  repatriated  to  Tlie  Company  also  agrees  to se­ water.  Stewards  Departments.  bers of  the  crew  may  be  required  the  port  of  signing  Articles,  with  cure  its  unlicensed  personnel  7.  Penalty  Cargoes: When mem  17.  Holidays:  The  Company  to  drive  winches  for  the  purpose  siibsifitence,  room  allowance  and  through  the  ofTices  of  the  Union,  hers  of  tlie  Unlicensed  personnel  agrees  to  recognize  tlie  following  of  handling  cargo,  or  may  be  re­ wages  as  provided  in  Section  19  • when available,  and  with  the  nn­ arc  required  to  clean  holds  in  as holidays:  (1)  New  Year's  Day;  quired  to  handle cargo.  For  such  of  the  General  Rules  of  this  derstan'rting  that  the  Company  re­ wliieh  penalty cargo  has  been  car­ (2)  Lincoln's Birthday;  (3) Wash­ work  performed,  they  shall  be  agreement.  serves  the  right  to  select  person­ ried,  they  shall  be  paid  overtime  ington's • Birthday;  (4)  Memorial  paid,  in  addition  to  their  regular  33.  The  unlicensed  personnel  nel  for  the  following  po.sition:  at  the  rate  of  seventy cents  (70c)  Day;  (5)  Independence  Day;  (G)  monthly wages.  One  Dollar ($1.00)  shall  be  retiiiired  to  take  care  of  Chief  Steward. ­  But,  employees  per  hour.  Labor  Day;  (7)  Armistice  Day;  per  hour  for  the  watch  on  deck,  of  this  rating  mu.st,  in  .any  event,  8.  For  the  purpose of  thi.s Agree­ (8)  Thansgiving Day;  (9)  Christ­ and  One  Dollar  and  Fifty  Cents  and  preserve  all  Company  prop­ erty.  Deliberate  breakage  or  mali­ be  cleared  through  the  ofRces  of  ment,  the  following  shall  be  con­ mas  Day.  ($1.50)  per  hour  for  the  watch  cious  misuse,  damage  or  deMrnc­ the  Union.  sidered  penalty  cargoes:  In  bulk  Saturday  afternoons,  Sundays  below.  4.  The  Company  agrees  not  to  or  bags:  Arsenic,  Bones,  green  and  all holidays  while at sea  shall  (a)  After 12:00  Noon  on  Satur­ tion  of  any  Company  property  discriminate  against  any  person  hides, caustic soda,  soda ash,  creo­ be  considered  holidays for  the un­ day,  or  at  any  time  on  Sundays  will  not'  be  tolerated  and  the  of­ for  legltim.ite  union  activity.  soted  lumber,  bone  meal,  chloride  licensed  personnel  not  on  watch.  or  holidays,  the  rate shall  be  One  fending  member  or  members  of  5.  The  Company  shall  have  the  of  lime,  lampblack  or  carbon  Men  on  watch  shall  perform  only  Dollar  and  Fifty  Cents  ($1.50)  the unlicensed  personell  shall  pay  the  Company  for  repairs  or  re­ right  to  reject  personnel  consid­ black,  sulphur,  manure  and  Kain­ the routine duties necessary  to the  per  hour.  placements as found  necessary.  ered  unsuitable  of  physically  un­ ite,"superphosphate  and  coal.  safe  navigation  of  the  vessel  on  (b)After 5:00  P.M. on  Saturday,  fit,  with  the  understanding  that  (a)  On  vessels  carrying  explo­ these  days.  No  chipping  paint,  Sundays  or  holidays,  and  before  Each  member  of  the  unlicensed  if  the  Union  considers  the  cause  sives  in fifty  ton  lots  or  over,  as  sougeeing  or  painting,  or  any  8:00  A.M.,  the rate  for  doing long­ personnel  sliall  be  personally  re­ of  the  rejection  unjust,  the  Com­ permitted  by  law,  the  Company  other  such  work  shall  be  per­ shore  work  (driving  winches  or  sponsible  for  blankets  and  linens  pany  agrees  to  endeavor  to  reach  agrees  to  pay. the  members  of  the  formed  oil  these days,  unless over­ handling  cargo)  shall  be  double  and  towels  furnished  him  and  a satisfactory  settlement  with  the  unlicensed  personnel,  in  addition  time  is  paid  for  such  work  per­ time, or  Three Dollars  ($3.00)  per  sliall sign a  receipt for  same when  joining  ship.  parties  involved,  namely:  the  Ex­ to  their  regular  monthly  wages,  formed.  hour.  ecutive  Officer  of  the  Department  ten  percent  of  said  wages  per  In  the  event  that,  any  of  the  (c)  In  cut  Ports:  No  watches  In  order  for  any  member  of  the  involved;  the Business  Agent",  and  month  while  such  cargo  is  on  above  named  holidays  fall  on  a  shall  be  broken  If  ship  remains in  crew  to  be  furnislied  with  clean  the  member  or  members  in  ques­ board  the vessel.  Such cargo time  Sunday,  the  Monday  following  port  less  than  twelve  (12)  hours.  blankets,  sheets,  pillowcases  and  tion.  If  an  amicable  settlement  to start  from  time first  sling load  shall  be  observed  as such  holiday.  (d)  This section  shall not  be so  towels, each  must  bring his  soiled  cannot  be  reached  by  this method,  is  aboard  until  last  sling  load  18.  Crew  Equipment:  The  fol­ construed  as  to  be  applicable  to  equivalents  to  the  Steward  to  ha  the  matter  is  to  be  Immediately  goes  over  ship's  side.  lowing  items  shall  be  supplied  to  any  work  where  longshoremen  exchanged for  a clean supply. Any  referred  to  the  Port  Committee,  (b)  When  members of  the  unli­ the unlicensed  personnel employed  are  not  available  due  to  labor  articles  missing  shall  be  replafffe'd  as  proscribed  in  Section  6  of  this  censed  personnel  are  required  to  on  board  the  vessels  of  the  Com­ t.rouble.  by  the  Steward  at  the  member's  agreement,  for  final  settlement.  work explosivei}, they shall  he paid  pany:  (1)  A  suitable  number  of  j  26.  Division  of  Wages of  Absent  expense.  6.  The  Port Comnitttee  shall  for such work,  in addition  to their  clean  blankets;  (2)  bedding  and  Members:  When  members  of  the  iContimiCfl on Page Six^ *i('' X.  •  ' ;|    .'• 1i  n  ij  c  ''1 • <i  �" "­r • '• • p'?i^'^^­?^57"  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Page Five) A:  m  lv,  i',# i u 15-j ' - . -'. (b)  No  painting,  sougeeing,  ing  is  required  between  the  liours  P.M.  and  8:00  A.M.  for  the  pur­ 14.  Oilers  shall  not,  while  at  chipping paint, or  shining bra.ss  to  of  8:00  A.M.  and  5:00  P.M.,  One  pose  of  keeping  steam  for  the  sea, ­be  required  to assist  in  clean­ '  T>i(}K  j:i^i^TMmT  be  done'between  6:00  A.M.  and  Dollar  ($1.00)  per. hour  shall  be  auxiliaries,  winche.­;  and  tiie  safe­ ing boilers,  such  as blowing  tubes,  WAGES  scaling, Tdmovirig hand­hole  plates,  8:00  A.M.  paid,  and  between  the  hours  of  ty of  the. ship.  The classification  and  minimum  (a)  Wlien  cargo  is  being  work­ washing  bilges  and  tank  tops.  5:00  P.M.  and  8:00  A.M.  One  Dol­ 66.  Members  of  the  Dock  De­ rates  of  wages  of  the  Deck  De­ pai­tment  shall  be  reciuired to chip,  lar  and  Fifty  Cents  ($1..50)  per  ed  with  ship's  winches  on  donkey  15.  Watertenders,  if  carried,  partment  shall  be  as  follows:  watch  after  5:00  P.M.  and  before  while  at  sea,  shiill  do  their  regu­ scale  or  paint,  over  side  in  all  hour  shall  be  paid.  Boatswain  , .(When  carried)  18.  Sailors  standing  gangways  8:00  A.M.,  an  oiler  will  be  re­ lar routine  duties of  the  watch.  ports.  In  home  port,  when  Com­ ,  _  ,$85.00  per  .month  pany  emploj's  a  shore  gang  for  watches  on  Saturday  afternoons,  quired  to  turn  to  for  the  purpose  16.  Watertenders,  if  carried,  at  Carpenter  ,  (When  carried)  .  the  purpose  of  performing  this  Sundays  oi­  holidays shall  be  paid  of  oiling  aiuxiliaries,  winches  and  no  time  shall  he  required  to  do  $85.00  per  month  deck  machinery,  and  the fireman  any  station  work.  work,  this  practice  shall  not  be  overtime  for  such  watches.  A, D.  Seamen  and  oiler  shall  be • paid'overtime­ 17.  'Pile­firemen, ­ while  at  sea,  19.  Tlie  Sailors  shall,  while  at  interfered  with.  ,  $72.50  per  month  for  the  time  actually  put  in.  shall  be  required  to do  their  regu­ 7.  Able  Seamen  only  shall  be  sea,  be  divided  into  three  (3)  Ordinary  Seamen  (b)  When  cargo  is  not  bein^  lar  sea  watches  (firing),  and  they  watches,  which  shall  'be  kept  on  ,  $55.00  per  month  .seni  Into  tlie chain  locker  to  stow  duty  successively  for  the  perform­ worked  with  ship's  wiuches,  men  shall  not  be  required  to  go  above  ,, Quariefmaster  .(When  signed  chains.  ­grating,  beneath  the  on  donkey  watches  will  look  after  the first  8.  Men  called  to  work  overtime  ance  of  ordinary  work  incident  to  entire  plant,  and  shall  not  re­ floor  plates,  .imder  the  boilers  or  oh  as  Q.M.. .$77.50 per  month  the  sailing  and  managing  of  the  shall  be  allowed  fifteen  (15)  min­ ceive  overtime  e.xcept  on  Satur­ in  back  of  the  boilers.  WORKING RULES  utes  to  put  themselves  in  readi­ vessel.  day  afternoons,  Sundays  and  18.  The firemen  oh  watch  shall  ,  ,  1.  When  nien  are  hired  by  the  ness.  Time'to  start  at  the  time  20.  All  hands  to  be  on  board,  holidays.  be  in  sight  of  his fires  at  ail  day,  in  port,  and  men  are not  eat­ of  calling  then,  if  not  ready  to  in  a sober  condition, one  (1)  hour  times,  and  within  easy  reach  of  (c)  Oh  vessels  that' carry  Deck  ing  or  sleeping  aboard  ship,  the  turn  to,  time  shall  start  when  before  sailing.  Engineers,  and  .while  cargo  is  be­ the fires,  except  when  blowing  wages  for  such  eland­by  work  they  report,  and  sh.all  continue  21.  If  crew  works  overtime  all  ing  worked  and  sea  watches  are  tubes;  but  will  not  be  required  to  night,  men  shall  be  provided  \yith  shall ..be  Si­x  Dollars  and  Forty  until  they  ai e dismissed.  mafntained,  the"  deck  engineer  blow  super­heater  tubes  at  sea,  Cents  (?6.40,)  per  day,  between  9.  No  man  shall  be  recpiired  to  a  lunch  at  midnight—one  (1)  shall  he  required  to  look  after  the  unless  with  the  assistance  of  the  the  hours  of .8:00  A.M.  and  12:00  work  under  unsafe  conditions  at  hour  to  be  allowed  for  such  meal  deck  machinery.  wiper.  if  wmrk  continues.  (Luucli  re­ ,,  Noon, and 1:00 P.M.  and  5:00  l'..M.  any  time.  If  sea  watches  are  maintained  19.  The fireman, while on  watcli,  .  Any other  work  pei formed  outside  10.  When  working overt ime, and  ferred  to  in  tills  section,  to  be  while  cargo  is  being  worked,  for  shall  be  required  to  keep  their  re­ these  hpuis,  or  on  Saturday  after  crew  is. knocked  off­  foi'  two  (2)  provided  at  midnight,  must'  be  a  a  period  exceeding  twenty­four  spective  stations  clean,  and  will  noons,  Sundays  or  holidays,  shall  hours  or  less,  overtime  shall  be  "hot  lunch.")  not  he  required  to  chip,  sougee,  If  the  crew  works  at  late  as  (24)  hours,  the  deck  engineer  scrape  paint,  or  paint  while  on  he  paid  for  at  the  rate  of  time  paid .straight  through.  shall  be  relieved  by  an  oiler  off  and  a  half,  or  One  Dollar  and  (a)  When  watch  below  is  called  9:00  P.M.,  coffee  and  lunch  shall  watch,  who  shall  be  paid  at  the  watch,  between  the  hour.s  of  .5:00  P.M.  ami  8:00  A.M.  Twenty  Cents  f$1.20)  per  hour.  put  to  work,  they  shall  be  i»aid  be  served.  (Fifteen  (15)  minutes  regular  overtime  rate.  20.  If  crew  works  overtime  all  (a)  Any  man  shipped  for  tlie  overtime  for  work  pei'formed  dur­ shall  be  allowed,  and  be  included  (d)  In  port,  all  work  on  Satur­ In  overtime  if  work  continues.  night,  men  shall  be  provided  with  above  stand­by  work  shall  receive  ing .their  watch  below.  day  afternoon,  Sundays  and  holi­ not  less  than  one­half  (j,<)  day's  11.  Docking  and  Undocking:  If  crew  works  as  late  as  3:00  days  shall  be  paid  at  the  over­ a  lunch  at  midnight,—one  (1)  A.M.,  coffee  and  lunch  .shull  be  time  rate.  hour  to  be  allpwed  for  such  meal  pay,  ($3.20)  and  such  work  not  to  When  men  off  watch  are  called  served.  (Fifteen  (15)  minutes  if  overtime  continues,  (lunch  re­ exceed  four  (4)  hours,  at  the  rate  upon  to  assist  in  the  docking  and  4.  Oil  days  of  departure, all  sea  ferred  to in  this section  to  he  pro­ shall  be  allowed,  and  be  included  of  Three  Dollais  and  Twenty  undocking,  they  shall  be  paid  for  watches  shall  be  set  at  not  later  such  work  at  the  legular  over­ in  overtime  if  work  continues.  than  12:00  Noon(  or  as  of  the  vided  at  luiduight,  shall  be  a  "hot  Cents  ($3.20)  for  that  period.  When  ciew  is  called  to  work  lunch").  .(b)  Men  hired  for  tire  above  time  rate.  overtime, coffee  shall  be  made and  nearest  watch period  to the  sched­ If  the  crew  works  as  late  at  (a)  Three  watches  to  be  used  uled  sailing  hour  at the  discretion  9:00  P.M.,  coffee  and  hinch  shall  work  must  he  hired  for  a  half  day  be  ready  at.  lime  of  calling  by  tlie  or  a full  day.  No  fractional  parts  for  ­docking  and  undocking  ves­ watch,  on  deck  or  gangway  watch­ of  the  Chief  Engineer.  be  served.  i<'ifteen  (15)  minutes  5.  When firemen,  watertenders,  shall  be  allowed,  and  shall  .be  in­ of  a  day  will  be  allowed.  If  hired  sels.  man,  and  allowed  during fifteen  oilers,  wipers  or  any  other  un­ cluded  in  overtime  if  work  con­ for  only  one­half  day.  Company  is  12.  Ordinary  Seamen  shall  be  (15)  miniil'es  readiness  period.  .to  Pny  carfare  fioin  Union­  Hall  rociuired  to  keep  the  toilets  of  the  22.  All  hands  shall  be  allowed  licensed  members  of  the  engine  tinues.  unlicensed  personnel  of  the  Deck  and  return.  fifteen  (15)  minutes  for  coffee  at  department  are  standing  sea  If  the  crew  works  as  late  as  Department  clean  at  all  times,  2.  The  Ship's  Carpenter  shall  10:00  A.M.  and  at  3:00  P.M.,  or  watches,  they  shall  do  any'  work  3:00  A.M.,  doffee  and  lunch  shall  furnish  bis  own  tools,  and  .shall  and  such  work  to  be  performed  at  a  convenient  time  near  those  which  is  part  of  their  recognized  be  served.  Fifteen  minutes  shall  sea  duty.  be  allowed  and  shall  be  included  be  paid  Seven  Dollars  and  Fifty  on  the  Company's  time.  hours.  13.  Topping or Lowering Booms:  6.  No  scaling,  painting,  clean­ in  overtime 'if  work  continues.  Cents  ($7.50) •   monthly,  in  addh  23.  Handling  Ship's  . Stores:  Where  all  liatcbes  are  to  be  ing  paint,  polishing  brass  or  When  crew  is  called  to  work  tion  to. his  regular  wage.s­.  opened  or  closed  sinnatane.ously,  Sailors  shall'  handle  all  stores  to  bright  work,  overhauling  work,  overtime,  coffee  shall  be  made  ,  3."In  all  ports,  watches  shall  be  all  hands available  are  to  be  used,  on  deck  without  payment  of  over^  broken •   alongside  the  dock.  (a)  The  wat.oh  on  deck  may  time  for  a  period  of  one  hom; in  spongiiig,  or  blowing  tubes,  and  and  he  ready at  time'of  calling  by  scaling or  cleaning Of  bilges, shall  the  watch  on  deck  or  gangway  Watches  shall  ­be  broken  in  all  slietch  guys,  topping  lifts,  and  any  ond  port;  for  any  time  over  • f.:'  be  done  between  the  hours  of  watchman, and  allowed  dnring fif­ porks­where  stay of  vessel  will  ex­ generally  make  ready  cargo  gear  0*00  hour,  overtime' to  be  paid  at  teen  (15)  minutes  readiness  5:00  P.M.  and  8:00  A.M.  the  regular  rate.  ceed  twenty­four  (24)  hours,  and  for  topping  booms.  period.  7.  Where  actual  overtime  work­ may  be  broken,  at  <lie  discretion  (b)  When  booms  are  lowered  24.  When  a  ship  is  ancliored  or  ed  is  less  thah  one  (1)  hour,  pay­ 21.  All  hands to  he  on  board, in  T)f• lilt    M'tsrei­,  'when  the  stay  in  and  propeily  secured,  the  watch  made  fast  to  a  buoy  or  buoys,  in  a  sober  condition,  one  (1)  hour  port  e.xceeds  twelve  (12)  hours,  on  deck  may  clear  tiie  deck  and  a safe anchorage  in  any  river, har­ ment  for  one  (1)  hour  will  be  al­ before  sailing.  lowed.  When  overtime  worked  bor,  bay  or  sound, any  member  or  but  is  less  than  twenty­four  (24)  secure  the  guys.  members  of  the  deck  department  exceeds  one  (1)  hour,  payment  STEWARDS  DEPARTMENT  bonis.  1.  When  members  of  the  deck  will  be  allowed  for  actual  time  WAGES  •   : (a)  In  poi t  the  hours  of  labor  department  ai'e  required  to  re­ who  are  required  to  stand  watch,  worked,  but  not  less  than  half­ shall  be  paid  overtime at' tlie  regu­ The  classification  and  minimum  ,shall  be  eight  (8)  hours  between  move  or  put  on  hatcli  leaves,  or  hour  periods.  8:00  A.M.  and  5:00  P.M.,  and  all  jstrong­backs,  in  preparation  for  lar  rate  for  standing  such  watch  8.  Firemen, oilers,  watertenders  rates  of  wage^  In  the  Stewards  work  performed  in  port  after 5:00 | loaning  or  discharging  cargo,  the  on  Saturday  afternoons,  Sundays  and  other  watch  members  shall,  Dept.  shall be  as  follows:  ...'. ..$125.00  F,.M.  and  befpre  8; 00  A.M.  shall  watch  oji  "deck  shall  be  paid  at  ,01­  holidays.  This clause  docs  not  while at  sea,  be divided  into three  Chief  Steward  110.00  be  at  the  overtime  rate.  Sailoi­s  'the  regular  overtime  rate, and  the  apply  in  case  of  fog  or  ships seek­ (3)  watches,  which  shall  ho  kept  Chief  Cook  ing.  s helter.  Second  Cook' and'Saker  90.00  shall  not  be  required  to  care  for  S?a<tch  ­below  shall  be  paid  at.  the  25.  When  members  of  the  unli­ oii  duty  successively,  for  the  per­ IWe'ssmen  60.00  cargo  lights  unless  paid  overtime.  rate  of  overtime  and  one­lialf.  formance  of  work  incident  to  the  Utility  man  (if  caroled)  60.00  lira.  If  strong ­ hacks  sind/or  censed  personnel  of  the  deck  de­ navigation  of  the  vessel.  (b)  in  port  sailors  may  be  re­ quired  to  stand  gangway  watches  hatch  leaves  are  put.  on  incorrect­ partment are  lequired  to stand  by,  9.  I'essels  arriving  in  port  on  WORKIirG RULES  between  the  hours  of  5:00  P.M.  ly iby  tlie stevedores,  the  members  aftei­  having  been  called  to  work  Saturday  afternoon.^,  Suiidays  or  1.  While  at  sea,  the  hours  of  overtime,  they  .sliaill  be  paid  over­ and  8:00 A.M.  witiiout  i)ayment  of  of  the  deck  depari'meiil  will  cor­ hollda.vs:  Overtime  .shall  begin  labor  for  the  Stewards  Depart­ overtime.  (Exceiic  on  Saturday  rhcHy  set  the  strong­backs  and  time  for  the  time  of  standing  by,,  when  Finished  with  Engine  bell  ment  shall  be  eight  (8)  hours  in  is  rung.  Vessels  depart,ing for  sea  a  spread  of  twelve  (12).  afternoons,  Sundays  and  holi­ coiTectly  straiglitcii  tlie  hatch  at  the  regular  overtime  rate.  leaves  for  tiie  jnirpose  of  stretch­ days.)  ENGINE  DEPx\RTMENT  on  Saturday  afternoons,  Sundays  2.  In  port,  the  hours  of  labor  or  holidays:  Overtime  shall  be  shall  he  eight  (8)  ­hours  in  a  (c)  In  port  all  work  on  Satur­ ing  out  tarpaulins  and  battening  WAGES  paid  up  until  the  Ahead  of  Astern  spread  of  eleven  (11).  down  same  without  iiayment  of  day  aftei­nopns,  Sundays  and  holi­ The  classification  and  minimum  bell  is  rung.  3.  In  port,  Saturday  afternoons,  days shall  be paid  foi­  at  the  re.gu­ overtime.  10.  'SS'ipers  shall  keep  the  qiiar  Siuulays  aud  hotkluys  shall  be  15.  Wlien  nieniliers  of  the  deck  rates  of  wages  in  the  Engine  De­ lar  overtime  i­ate.  ters  and  lavatories  of  the  unli­ paid  for  at  the  regular  overtime  deiiartment  are  required  to  clean  partment  shall  be  as  follows:  4.  On  days  of  departure  all  ..'..$82.50  censed  persomiel  of  llie ' engine  bilges, or  clear  rose­boxes  wherein  Oilers  ...'  rate.  watchcij  shall  be  set  at  not  later  fuel  oil  or  tiie  residue  of  decom­ Watertenders  ...  .'...  .  82.50  departiiieii.t  clean  at  all  tiuii's.  4.  The  Stewards  Department  than 12:00  Noon, or  as of  the near­ 72.50  Such  work  to  be  performed  on  the  shall  not  be  required  to  chip,  posed  cargo  ­is  present,  the  watch  Firemen  est  watcli  period  to  the  sclieduled  .Combination  Firemen­ Company's  time.  paint,  or  scrape' paiiit,  unless  an  ! on  deck  sliall  be  paid  at  the  regu­ sailing  liour  at  tlie  discretion  of  Watertenders  82.50  11.  In  port  (and  day  men  at  additional  inemoer  of  the  Stew­ lar  overtime  rate,  and  the  watch  Storekeeper  ............. 82.50  the  Mastei­.  sea)  Sfteen  (lo)  minute  peiuods  ards  Department  be  signed ,on  as  below  shall  be  paid  at,  tlie  rate  of  Wipers  60.00  shall  be  allowed  for  coffee  at  5.  Unnecessary  wprk  performed  overtime  and  one­half.  a  day  worker,  in  which  event,  his  AM  unlicensed  ratings  in  the  10:00  A.M.  and  at  3:00  P.M.  or  iit  duties  shall  be  to  perform  work  at .sea  after  5:00  P.M.  and  before  16.  On  days  of  airlval  and  de­ 8:bo/A­M.  and  on  Saturday  after­ parture,  day  reckoned  from  mid­ Engine  Department,  not  specified  a  conve'iiient  '  time  near  these  to  the  exclusion  of  food  handling,  noons,  Sundays  or  holidays, slnUl  night  to  miduiglit,  work  per­ above,  such  as  electricians,  ice­ hours.  arid  be  Subject  tii' conditions  gov­ be  iiaid  for  at  tlie  regular  over­ formed  in  excess  of  eight  (8)  men,  machinists,  plumbers,  pump­  12,  Wlille  at  s.?a.  the  four  to j  eniing  day  wo'rkers.  time  rate.  On  Saturday  after­ hours  including  regular  watches,  men,  etc.,  shall  receive  ah  adjust  eight'watch shaVrrelieve  itself  for  5.  The  Stewards  '  Department  noons, Sundays or  holidays, at  sea,  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  regular  ment  of  their  pay  so  that  existing  supper.  While  in  port','firemen  or  shall  not  be' required  td  carry  watei teiiders' shall  be  relieved  for  stores  abroad  but  shall  place  the  crew" shall  be  l equired  to  do  overtime  rate,  prescribed  for  the  differentials  will  be  preserved.  supper,  when'  cargo  is  'being  same  Ih  stoVeioom.  the  customary  work  for  the  safe  particular  class  of  work  at  which  WORKING  kuLES  worked,  by  the  deck  engineer  or  navigation  of  ­the  vessel.  If  the  tlic  men  are  engaged.  ^  1.  The  overtime  rate  will  be  oiler  who  is  looking  after  deck  6.  At  sea  no 'polishing  or  shin­ ing  of  brass shall  be  done on  Sat­ watch  on  deck  on  .Saturday  after­ 17.  'When  the  meniljers  of  the  seevnty  cents  (70c)  per  hour.  machinery.  • irday afterndohs, Sundays or  holi­ noons,  Sundays  or  holidays  are  crew  are  required  to  clean,  in­ 2.  In  port,  the  hours  of  labor  13.  Oilers, while  at  sCa, shall  do  days without  the paymfent  of  over­ • j'equ­fred to  wa.sh  down,  they shall­ cluding  use  of  the  Butterworth  be  paid  overiinie  for  such  woi'­k  system,  tanks  that have  contained  shall  be  eight  hours,  between  their  routine duties,'such  a'S Oiling  time.  performed.  Station  wojk  to  be  animal,  vegetable  or  petroleum  8:00  A.M.  and  5:00  P.M.,  and  all  main  engines  arid  auxiliaries,  and  '7.  Members Of  the Stewards  De­ work,  performed,  in,  port,  after  .shall '  not  be  required  to  chip,  partment  shall not  bte  required  to  performed  between  6:00  A.M.  and  oils,  including  bunkers,  or  molas­ 5:00  P.M.  and  before  8:00  A.M.  scale  paint, sougee  or shine  brasS:  enter  the­ EnginO 'Room  or  Fire  8:00  A.M.  ses,  tlie  watch  on  deck  shall  be  shall  be  paid  for  at  the  regular  In  ca^e  of  reciprocating  engines,  Room  for  the  purpose  of'serving  ' (a)  Station'work  to  eonsi.si  of  paid  One  Dollar  ($1.00)  per  hour,  overtime  rate.  oilers  aliall  not  be  required  to'  coffee  or  meals.  ­ •  Washing down  amidships only, tind  and  the  watch  below ahall ­be  paid  3.  In  port,  the  tinlicensed  per­ Clehn  any  stations,  but' shall  be  '8. Whten working oveitime, and cleaning  windows  in  wheel  honsc  One  Dollar  and  Fifty  .Cents  sonnel  of  the  ­Engine  Department  fOqiiired  td  keep  In  front  of  main  crew 4s knOckfed off for two (2)'( and  pilot  house;  alsa cleauing  in­ ($f.50)  per  hour.  When  watches  shall  maintain  a  regular  donkey  eiigine' arid fliwt'  grfttiiig  clean  of  hours or less, anil' then called bide  wheelhouse  ajid  pilot  Iiouse.  • are broken  and  such  tank  clean­ watch  between  the  hours  of  o:00  oil  before  leaving  watch.  (Vouiinued on Page Seven) •   ' •  �­I  Friday. April  7,  19.39  T H  E  S E  A  F.ARERS'  LOG  fHERE  and  THERE  in  the  GULF  NE WS/rom NEW  ORLEANS  HAPPENINGS  in  MOBILE  Miami,  March  27  Miami  had  Mobile.  March  2.0 —  Ju.st,  came  tlie  night  luncii  can  be  kept  in  its  iip.s  and  down  this  week,  and  quite  a  commotion  was  caused  off  tiic  dock  afler  visiting  tlie  .SS | fiesh  and  good  condition.  here  when  the  Peninsular  and  Maiden  Creek.  This  siiip  docked |  Tin­  "HASTINGS"  is  in  dry­ Occidental  S.S.  Co.  violated  their  at  0:30  A.M..  and  tlie  crow  re­  dock  for  repairs  and  will  be  in  contract  by  hiring  non­Union  men  quested  an  ice  box.  At  10:30  A.M. '  A­1  condition  when  she  leaves  off  the  dock.  the  ice  box  was swung  aboard  the j  here.  A  Iionso  will  be  built;  aft  Onr  f'onstitntion  calls  for  a  vps.se1.  Now  this  seems  to  me  to  to  accommodate  tiie  3  Oilers,  3  Longshoremen Respect Picket Lines; Beef  thirty  day  suspension  for  a  mem­ be  some  sort  of  a  record.  Tlie  WatPi tenders  and  tlie  Bos'n.  The  ber  not  living  up  to  the  shipping  delegate  told  tlie  Port.  Steward, j  four  rooms  will  give  tiie  Bos'n  his  On Beatrice Settleil  rules.  Our  rules  call  for  shipping  on  the  dock,  that­ the crew  wanteci  own  I'oom  and  an  Oiler  and  Wa­ New  Orleans, April  4—Seutraiiin  the  14th.  We  need  .some  more  through  the  Hall,  and  not  off  the  the  box, and  he eaid  "At  least  give  tertcnder  to  each  of. the  others,  me  lime  to order  the dam'  thing!"  and  suitable  wasli  and  toilet  fa­ Havana  and  New  Orleans  tied  np;  West  Co.a.st  meti  to fill  the  crew.  dock.  The  whole  trouble  was  caused  He  got  it,  and  tlie  crew  got  the  C!]itie,s.  The  old  forecastles  are  tight  to  the  docks  liere  in  New  We  are  short  of  men  for  the  rea­ being  torn  out.  and  they  will  be  Orleans.  son  that  three  full  crews  have  by  Captain  Lord,  who  liad  agreed  box—some .speed!  Alt  hands  off  the ships  except  taken  out  laid­.up ships  iu  (he last  to give  us  a  twelve  hour  notice  in  ­ Tlie  mate  of  tliis  scow  fias  been  leiiovated  in  good  style  to  accom­ hiring  tlie  men  for  the  SS  Joseph  in  t.lie  liabit.  of  raising  gear,  com­ modate  the  balance  of  ' the  unli­ the  captains  and  chief  cngiueeivs,  three' months.  who tfre  permitted  to stay  aboard..  •   The  crews  on  all  We.st  Coast  R.  Parrott,  and  that  all  men  ing  in,  with  just  tlie  wal'cli  on  cen.sed  personnel.  The  Maritime  Council  is swing­ Morale  hlgh.i  and  the  dpanlon  of  ohips  hitting  here  are.  getting  would  be shipped  according  to our  deck., From  now  on, all  hands  will  of  everyone  that, ithis  strike . wt)l  good  conditions, such  as food,  etc.  rules.  At.the last  minute  he  hired  do  this  work,  so  let  the  rest  of  ing  into  siiape.  The  Maritime  Trades  held  a  meeting on  tlie  28th  be settled  shortly. The other  ship,  All  they  have,  to  do  i.s  make  up  a  bunch  off  the  dock,  and  trans­ the  sliips  take  note!  the Seatrain  New  York,  is  tied  up  tlieir  minds  that  they  w.'uit  im­ ferred  men  from  the  SS  Estrada  Also  tlie  deck  patrolman  jacked  'at  the  SlUNA  Hall  and  elected  • tight In  New. York,.  The.  long­ provements,  and  they  arc  almost  Palmer—men  who  sail  as  wipers  him  iij)  on  liis  attitude  towards  officers  for  that  Body.  A  commit­ and  ordinary seamen  when  there  the  crew,  so,  in  the  future,  the  tee  was  elected  by  tliem  to  meet  slioremen  in  both  ports  are  le­ always  gained.  are  no  firemen's,  oiler's  or  A.B.'s  crew  can  be  assured  of  civil  treat­ with  tlie  Banana  Handlers  Union  specting.our  picket  lines.  The  Point  Bstcro .had  ­a  chisel­ jo.bs  available.  These  same  iiieii  The  company  tried  to  round  up  ment  from  this mate.  to  try  to  settle  the  question  of  ing  mate  who  wouldn't  even  dis­ know  the  shipping  rules,  and  de­ a  bunch  of  fmks  last  week.  They  having Union  Banana  Handlers at  cuss  overtime  with  us.  After  tlie  liberately  violated  them.  We  In San  Juan, tlie  company agent  made  the  serious  niistake  of  the  State  docks.  The  Isthmian  got.  smart,  and  sliipped  a  work­ crew  quit  he  changed  l)is  mind.  have  preferred  charges  with  the  rounding up  some Union  men  also.  Lines  are  coming  fast  to  our  way  away,  but  when  the  ciew  came  in  Tlie  Captain  settled  the  wliole  NLRB  against  the  company.  For,  That  particular  joint  of  the fink­ of  seeing  things.  We  are  able  to  beef  when  informed  of  action  we could  pull  these men  off  as the  to  their  quarters  from  squaring  get  some  good  progressive  mem­ herders  and ficabe  there  won't  be.  away, and  found  tliis guy  in  there,  (aken  by  crew.  The  Point  .Salinas ! ship  went  into  the  shipyard  at  rounding  up  anyone  for  some  tiiey  got  hot.  and  tlie  next  morn­ bers  aboard  these  packer's  and  be­ liad  a  nnilion  and  one  beefs.  All  Tampa.  time.  Every  known fink  joint  in  ing  in  Ponce  told  tlie  company  lieve  you  me,  some fine  progress  settled.  Steward  had  to  be  told  Yet,  on  the  other  hand,  we,  as  ,  this  town  is covered  with  pickets;  that  no  workaways  would  be  tol­ is  being  made.  to  get  off  ship  before  crew  would  a  national  organization,  had  an  The M.M.  &  P. and  tlie  M.E.B.A.  erated.  The  PAN­ATLANTIC  came  in  agree  to slay  aboard,  Tiiis  stew­ open  and  shut  case  of  pure  viola­ are having  .some  diflicnlty oi)ening  ard  was  incompetent  and  could  tion  of  a  contract  'which  we  hold.  The  crew  of  this  ship  emphati­ with  beefs  aplenty  and  they  were  negotiations,  because  they  voted  iiot  hold  down  the  job.  even  After  talking  it  over  with  some  cally  stale,  llial.  al  no  lime,  liave | all  settled  to  our  satisfaction.  We  no  union  at>oiit  a  year  ago.  They  though  he  h.ad  been  in  the  com­ of  the  men  on  the  beach,  it  was  tlipy  let  go  or  tied  up  unless  all  had  on  that  vessel  a  distinct  and  have,  however,  signed  authoriza'  pany  for  seven  years.  He  told  decided  that  with  this  case  we  hands  were  on  deck.  So  let  all  definite  clarification  that  Oilers  tion  cards  de.signating  their  re­ can  prove  whether  the  Labor  correspondents  to  the  LOG  check  are  required  at  all  times  when  spective  Unions  to  represent  tltem  the  crew  before  he  left  the  coast  Board  is for  Right  and  Justice,  or  up  on  these  things  before  they  moving  siiip,  and  so  forth.  The  that  there  was,  plenty  of  good  now.  for  a chosen  few.  Either  way,  we  make  any  statements.  They  fur­ Company  had  been  using  the Jun­ Shipping  excellent  for  SUP  and  grub.  However,  the  crew  wa.s  win.  ther state  that  if  there  is any  fun­ ior  Engineer  to  do  this • work, but  MFOW&W  here.  Companies  have  hungry  and  disgusted  when  ship  ny  stuff  pulled  on  this  ship,  it  now  it  is  the  Oilens,  and  when •   So  we  feel  that  for  the  sake  of  ethrtecf  to  refuse  to  pay  men  off  hit'  here.  Plenty  of  stores  and  'Won't  happen  while  they  are  overtime  is  to  be  made  we  who  a  few  jobs  for  a  three  month  until  renlacement •   is  available.  milk  went  aboard, and  a new­  deal  aboard  her.  fought  for  the  overtime  will  ­get  period,  (after  which  (inie  the ship  The'Point  Arena will go  out about.  is  expected  on  this  ship.  it.  '  •   ­  *­ •   will  lay  up)  we  can  not  only  R.  Dean  Mobile,  March  29—Shipping  for  Brother  Albaugh,  our  DLs­ benefit  ourselves,  but  all  Labor  Unions  at  the  same  time.  To  tlie  past  week  lias  been  slow%  but  r'atehe;'.  resigned  due  to  ill  health  New  Orleans,  March  30—Tlie  RANGE  AGREEMENT  those  not  on  the  scene,  it  .may  with  the  arrival  of  several  of  the  and  his  duties  have  been  taken  steamship  Beatrice  of  the  A.  H.  seem  foolish,  but  it  is  not  in  the  vessels  on  the  foreign  run  pros­ over  by  tlie  Agent  and  patrolmen.  Bull  &  Co.,  Inc.,  arrived  here  in  (Continued  from  Page  Six)  pects  are  good  for  tiie  coming two  "WGth  economy  as  the  prime  rea­ again,  overtime  shall  continue  New  Orleans  last  Sunday.  We  least. .The  men  here  are  thinking  weeks.  On  the  incoming  Watei­ son.  No  one  has  been  elected  to  not  only, for  themselves,  but  i'or  boarded  her  and  contacted  the  straight  through.  man  ships,  the  crews  have  re­  replace  liim,  and  it  is  the  opinion  Labor, as a  whole.  ship's  delegates,  and  inquired  as  9.  No  member  of  the  Stewards  The  boys  around  Port  Evei'­ quested,  and  in  many  instances  ,  of  the  writer  that  this  is  a  good  Department  shall  be  paid  over­ to conditions,  etc.  We  soon  found  glades  have  got  to  be  shc^vn  that  already  received  t'iiem,  and  the | step,  as  we  need  as  much  money  time  for  the  routine  duties  of  the  out  that  conditions  on  this  vessel  this  is  an  organization  for  the  others  are  being  installed  as ,  in  the  organization  as  possible  to  department, subject  to Section  3.  did  not  come  up  to  standard.  benefit  of  all,—not  for  twenty  or  quickly  as  the  Company  can  get  .  take  care  of  expenses  and  build  10.  All  hands  to be  on  board,  in  The crew  demanded  that certain  thirty  men!  their  supply  of  them.  The  instal­  ' ii])  a  possible  reserve  a  sober condition,  one hour  before  changes  be  made.  Al}  steaniiines  J.  Gunnison  nation  of  lee  Boxes  insures  that |  Matters  are  being  brought  into  in  the  washrooms  to  be  covered  • ,.<ailing.  " ' siiape  in  regard  to  tiie  standby  mirror  in  waslirooni,  tile  decks,  ADDITION  TO  GENERAL  and  also  water  faucets.  son  died  liere  awhile  back.  Please  man  to  be  on  the  job  and  to  see  work  that  is  to  be  done  on  all  RDLES  coming  into  (his  port,  and  Regarding  the  living  quarters,  print  this in  tiie LOG,  as the mem­ vhat.  every  member  attends  these |  On  ships  carrying  CoaJ  in  con­ new mattresses,  pillows, change of  bers  here  in  New  Orleans want  it.  regular  meetings  held  on  board !  ^  see  things  soon  to  be  settled  favor.  tinuous  voyages  over  a  consecu­ white  linen,  bath  and  face  towels  Seat'rains  Havana  and  New. Or­ ships  and  to  send  them  in  to  tiie  tive  fifteen  (IS)  dhy  period,  the  weekly  wore.also  demanded­. Also  leans  are  still  tied  up  tight  as  Scdfurcrs'  Log,  as  they  will  be  Pld.  old  story  of  I  want  to  following  scale' of  wages shall  be  a  water  cooler  in  the cre\». 's mess  Hell!  New  Orleans  is  for  action,  glad  to  print  them.  =  come  back  into  the  SlUNA  Is  paid  from  the  beginning  of  the  room and  quarters.  and  plenty  of  it,  and  we  liave  a  Yuu  know  as  well  as  1  do  that  j  so  often  it  is  becoming  pa­ Coal  carrying;:  in  many  instances.  The  We  contacted  the  maister,  who  good  .set  liere  who  will  go  to  bat.  some  of  .lie  brothers figure  that  j  Fraternally,  everything  is  alright  aboard  siiip ;  ones  that  were  so  active  in  Boatswain  $95.00.  sent  a  telegram  to .the  owners  in  L.  E.  Wessels,  and  it  is  only  a  ivaste  of  time;  trying  to  turn  sliiixi  over  to  the  Able  Seamen  82.'50  New  York,.acquainiiiig,tliem  ­A'itli  Engine  Delegate.  that  is  phoney figuring,  brothers.  NMU  are the ones  we  liave coming  Ordinary  Seaman  70.00  the  denmnds  of  the  crew.  The  Oilers  92.30  owners  wired  back:  "Supply  ma,t  Very  phoney.  .  *o  the  office  askin.g,  "Please  New  Orleans,  April  3—Had  a  There  are  always  beefs  to  be |  Watertenders  92.50  tresses  and .pillows  to  be  bought  os  back."  Firemen  82.50  in  Ne'W  Orleans,  also  new  mess  beef  on  the  Point.  Salinas  on  ac­ taken  cave  of  and  tiiey  LShould  be |  And  with  that  your  correspon­ Wipers  70.00  gear  and  new  food  suirply."  We  count  of  the  ship  being  hungry  beefed  out  at  (lie  meetings  and  dent  will  promise  to  do  as  well  Chief  Steward  135.00  checked  all  the  things  as  they  and  no  gear  to  work  with;  and  not.  in  ginmills  after  you  get  n  'next  week  and  give  a  bit  of  "off  Chief  Cook  115.00  came, aboard,  and  found  theni  to  the  crew  wanted  to  quit  but  could  few  drinks  under  your  belt.  So,  i  tiie  record" as to  how  the boys  are  Seccnd  Cook  105.00  be  up  to our  standard.  The crew  not  get.  replacements  here  because  please  be  advised  that  these  meet­  'doing  on  Royal  Street,  Utility  Man  65.00  are now  well, satisfied..  there  is  no  West'  Coast,  men  ings  field  on  board  ship  are  for  j  J.  K.  Kane,  Book  No.  18 Gulf  Messman  65;00  Monday  night  the  black  gang  ashore, so  the  Steward  w­as  (alked  your  benefit.  So,  brothers,  get  to­  |  —  The  Union,  immediately  upon  quit on  account of  bum conditions,  into  quitting  and  the  company  gether  and  hold  your  regular  Mobile,  Ala.—The  Union  has  entering  into  any  agreement  with  and  the company  failed  to call the  promised  to  get  all  the  gear  need­ meetings and send them to your been  very  effective  in  settling  all  any  other  owner  or  operator  of  Hall  for  a  new  crew  until  Wed­ ed,  so  everything  was  O.K.  and  official organ. The Seafurer'a Log, beefs  in  favor  of  the  men  con­ vessels  engaged  in  a  trade  or  nesday afternoon.  ship  sailed.  and also to the Wrst Coast Sailor. cerned,  and  at  all  times  due  con­ trades  similar' to  those  in  which  The  tile  decking  and  covering  Almost  every  W.  C.  ship' leaving  Brothers,  the  Seafarers'  Inter­ sideration  has  been  given  to  the  the  vessels  operated  by  the  Com­ of  the steamllnes  will  be  done  in  here  is  sailing  sliorthanded  be­ national  Union  of  N.  A.  is  doing  effect  that  action  on  different  pany  are  engaged,  agrees  to  fur­ New  York  or  Baltimore,  as  the  cause  there  are  no  W.  C.  men  to  fine  woi;k  here  i"  the  Gulf.  disputes  did  not  conflict  with  our  nish  the  Company  with  a  copy  of  telegram  states.  take  the  jobs.  Steady  as  .site  goes.  agreement  .and  the  hope  that  we  such' agreement.  It  takes  actions,  not  words,  to  The  mate  on  the  Point  Salinas  L.  E.  Wessels  can  further  the  efforts  of  our­ IN' WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  get ships' conditions in  ships, and  was  also  instructed  to  stay  off  selves.  the  membership,  to  bring  parties  hereto  have  executed  this  the  officials  here  in  New  Orleans  deck  and  let  the  Boatswain  run  EDITOR'S NOTE'.—We about  a  successful  effort  to  fur­ agreement,  bn  the  day  and  year  are  on  the  go  at all  times  to  bet­ the  gang.  our  working  conditions  and  wish to advise Brother E. ther  welfare.  first  written  herein.  , Fraternally,  ter  conditions aboard  ships.  Bro­ Boylstoii, Gulf No. 16, that L.  J.  Bollinger,  SUP  3859  It  is  the  belief  of  the  ­writer  Seafarers* International Union  ther  Kennedy,  ship's  delegate  of  we received his letter, but Dispatcher  the Beatrice, has been a great help  that  things  that  do  not  come  to  of  North  America  due to the fact that it is con- the  fore,  and  are  not  given  the  By  Matthew  Diishone  (,0  us  in  securing  ­better  condi­ New  Orleans,  April  4—POINTS  trary to the policy of ike notice  that  they  sb­rald  be,  are  tions.  Artlmt  A.  Kclcey.  We  v^to  th®  SEAFARER'S  OF,  NECESSITY  OF  HOLDING  LOG to use its columns for the  violations  on  the  part  of  American Range Lines, Inc.  LOG  a  fiw  'Weeks  ago  that  Bro­ REGULAR SHIPS  MEETINGS.  any personal attacks on indi' some  of  the membership, and  that  f ffyjQhw. O, Rogipra thek­s  Tbm  Davin  and  Clive • A II  is  the  duty  of  every  union  viduals. we cannot publish it. (Continued  on  Page  Eight)    ili­ NEW  ORLEANS  CALLS  STRIKE  ON  SEATRAIN  LINES  • i  ..., i" ; i!  / iV4  ­t  \ I. A- �':wm  •   '• • ••.; .  M  fc  S/V­;;­;";­,  •  *  8  ' 'Tu^ ,.ii:'­  i • • • •.•   THE  SEAFARERS'  LuG  Seatrain Agreement Signed  m P' •  M  OB I  L  Friday, April  7, 1 Mft  Houston  News  {Cimtinued  from  Page Seven)  the members  are reluctant  to  take  Houston,  March ,Zi—AVill  try  tc  phrase "An  injuiy  to  one  is  an  in­ XContiniwd  from  Page  One)  AgreeiiKMit  Sigiu^  licensed  engiivejiajU off  the  ships  Shortly  after­3:00  P.M.,  a  wire  action  against  the  violators,  and  give  you  an  idea of  Avliat  is  going  jury  to  all"  is  used,  it  will  loe  a  thereby  contribute  to  the  detri  on  in  the  port  of  Houston.  When  reality  and  not  just  a  by­word.  had' designated the  First Assistant  was  received" from  Now  Orleans,  stating  that  the  membership  in  ment  of  the  good  and  welfare­ of  Ave.flrsf  tried  to  open  a  Hall  here,  The  seamen  are  waking  up  and  of  the  New  York  to  negotiate with  the  NMU  met  the  truck  on  whicli  realizing  that,  through  a  bunch  of  that port  had  voted  to instruct  the  our  membership.  ., the  company  for  them, and  he and  Emergency  Board  to  sign  the  On  the  SS  MAIDExN  CREEK  Ave  were  moving  the  furniture  up  political­minded  liand shakers, and  the  other  engineern  off  the  New  amended  agreement,  with  the  tAvo  of  the  messmen  Avere  paid  for  from  GalA­eiAton,  and  insisted  t!iaf  their  stubbornness  to  put  over  the day.  as  the ship  paid  off  early  we  could  not  open  a  Hall  in  Hous­ their  own  program,  they  liaA'e  sac­ York,  had  been  sittiiig  in  on  the  wage  increase.  to  aid  tli.c  men  AVIIO  Avere  not  on  ton.  Realizing  fiio  fact  that  to  rificed  tile seamen  through  phoney  Another  special  meeting  was  negotiations.  Things  were  ap­ Avatch  tlip  opportunity  of  getting  open  a  Hall  at  that  time  Avould  agreements,  and  their  phoney  imnu'dialely  called,  and  the  wire  parentl.v  going  along  sniootlily,  ashore.  They  served  breakfast  from  New  Orleans  was  read  to  when  the  compan.v  oflicials  sud­ the  membership.  It  was  then  and  then  grabbed  their  gear  and  probably  cause  open  warfare  on  asse.ssments  .so  that'  they  may  be  tlie  waterfront,  Ave  decided  to  able  to  keep  tlieir  professional  denly  declared  that  they  would  moved.  s,?conded  and  carried  un  went  ashore,  l­^aving  the  other  await  a  more  suitable  tame.  I  .stooges  ashore.  By  these  under­ not  negotiate  with  the  engineers.  aniniou.sly  to  concur  in  the  New  tAvo  meals  and  coffee  to  be  made  Avired  Biotlier  Dean  in  NPAV  Or­ handed  methods  they  were able  to  Thr.y  were  informed  by  our  nego­ Orleans  telegram,  and  to  instruct  by  Avhosoever  might.  They  failed  leans,  and  ­be  came  to  Houston  keep  control  of  the  Union  fiom  tiators,  that,  unless  they  would  the  Emergency  Bcfard  to  sign  the  to  keep our  part of  the agreement  bringing five  We.sf  Coast  Brot tiers  the  top.  instead  of  by  tlie  men  deal  with  the  engineers  we  would  agreement.  by  not doing  the  work  they should  witii  bim,  and  Avith  this  support,  who  shed  their  blood,  fought  and  not  sail  the  ,ships.  as  the  engi­ Following  the  meeting,  the  3ea­ have,  and  Avere  paid  to  do.  If  a  we  were  able  to  open  a  Hall.  Tbe  starved  on  their  picket  lines  in  nee.r.s  had  backed  us  up,  and  we  ti'ain  Lines  was  contacted  and  in­ ship's  officer  turned  us  to,  and  NMU  saw  that  they  couldn't  stop  Older  to  build  a  union.  Tlie.se  were  going  to  back  them  up.  foimed  of  the action  taken  by  the  then  paid  us  only  for  the  third  us,  .so  they  called  the  landlord,  men  are  noAV  realizing  that  their  New  Orleans  was  then  contact­ member.ship.  The  Board  then  or  half  a  day  Ave  Avorked,  Hell  ed  by  telephone  and  told  of  the  proceeded  to  the company's  office,  would  be  raised,  and  our  patrol­ and  be  in  turn  called  me  and  said  struggle  is  in  vain  under  tlie  pres­ situation.  They  stated  that  they  and  the  agreement  was  signed.  men  Avould  be  called  to straighten  tliat  be  wanted  his  building  re  ent  set­Up.  Instead  of  progress­ turned  to  him,  and  that  if  we  did  ing, it.  is decaying  under  I heir  feet  are also  backing  up the  engineers.  At  the  time  of  going  press,  out  the  beef!  so,  he  Avould  return  part  of  the  because  the leeches  who control  it  Then  it  was  arranged  that  the  the  status  of  the  engineers  and  Just a  feAV  days  ago  a  man  was  rent.  The  Brothers  decided  that,  from  the  top  do  not  care  what  shipped  on  a  vessel,  and  left  the  mates  off  the  Seatrains  New  Or­  mates  had  not  been  learned.  Hall  to  go  to  work.  He  shoAved  as  the  rent,  was  due  within  a  few  happens  to the seamen,  as long  as  leans  and  Havana  send  someone  Company  Stalfed  up on  the  job, signed  on, and  then  days, the  sensible  thing to do  was  they  gain  their  own  selfish  ends.  to  New  York  to  negotiate  with  Now that  the  SIU is  in the field  the  company  for  them,  and  their  When  negotiations  were first  failed  |.o  do  anything  more,  or  re­ to  move.  representative  arrived  here  in  opened  with  the  Seatrain  Lines,  port  to  the  Hall  that  he  was  not  We contacted  the ILA  Coastwise  with  a  real  p­ogressive  program,  they  refused  to grant  many of  the  going  to  take  the  job,  or  that  Local,  and  they  agreed  to  let  us  the  stooges  are  using  all  their  New  York  this  morning.  conditions  demanded,  and  stalled  soirething  had  come  up  Avhereby  have space in  their  Hall, and  have  underhanded  methods  to  slander  t ompaiiy'.s  Final  Olicr  around  for quite  some  time.  They  ho  Avas  unable  to  Avork,  but,  up  to  been  cooperating  with  the  SIU  to  and  attack  us,  but  we  believe  A  wire  was  received  from  the  then  made  the  proposal  that  they  this Avriting,  he  has  not even  been  the  fullest  extent.  They  realize  that  the  men  will  respond  in  a  Seatrain  Lines  stating  their final  would  grant  a five  dollar  wage  in­ into  the  Hall.  that  our  program  is  tlie  only  pro­ different  manner  to  what  they  word  in  regard  to  the  agreement.  crease,—but  Avithout  the  payment  Records  have  been  made,  and  gressive  movement  in  the field,  expect,  and  that  in  a  short  time  It  was  read  to  the  membership  at  of  any  overtime,  and  that  the  records  have  been  broken,  but  be­ where  all  maritime  workers  can  we  will  have  a  real  industrial  a  special  meeting  held  at  10:00  crews  Avould  be  required  to  work  lieve  you  me,  here  is  one  that  get  together  and  form  a  real  in­ Union  under  the  Seafarers'  Inter­ o'ciock  this  morning,  and  the  as­ Saturday  afternoons, Sundays and  should  stand  for  quite  some,  time.  dustrial  Union,  and  when  the  national  Union  of  North  America.  sembled  membership decided  that,  holidays at  sea, and  be given  time  On  the  SS  IBERVILLE,  the  fol­ Then  the  phrase  "An  injury  to  due  to  the  fact  that  two  of  the  off  in  port.  This,  the  membership  loAving  record  Avas  hung up  by  the  one  is  an  injury  to  all"  will  in­ shipsj  were struck  in  New  Orleans,  absolutely refused  to go for. Then,  second  cook:  Jan.  17,  Mobile,  ported  on  the.  folloAving:  SS  deed  be  a  reality  and  not  just  a  and  only  one  here,  they  would  as a  counter  proposition,  the com­ Drunk;  Feb.  11,  12,  13,  failed  to  HASTINGS,  MAIDEN  CREEK,  few  idle  words.  take  whatever  action  New  Or­ pany  agrees  to  grant  all  the  con­ turn  to  (Drunk);  Feb. 19,  turned  and  the  IBERVILLE.  So,  ONWARD  TO  INDUS­ leans  takes.  It  was  then  moved,  ditions  that  Ave  had  demanded,  to  half  day;  Feb;  25,  26.  failed  to  News  gathered  along  Royal  TRIAL  FREEDOM,  AND  IN­ seconded  and  carried  to  defer  Avith  payment for all  overtime, but  turn  to  (Drunk);  Feb.  27,  turned  Street:  Brother  Albaugh  is  going  STEAD OF FIGHTING AMONGST  any  action  on  the  telegram  until  —without  any  increase  in  wages.  to half  day;  Feb. 28,  failed  to turn  to­  sea  again.  Let  us  all  Avfsh  a  OURSELVES,  LET'S  ALL  GET  we  are  advised  as  to  what  action  The membership turned  down  this  to  (Drunk).  fair  VjOyage,  calm  seas  and  sunny  TOGETHER  AND  FIGHT  THE  is  taken  by  the  membership  in  proposal  also,  and  demanded  that  The  Chief  Cook  did  the  addi­ weather, for  after all  the grief  he  BOSS!  New  Orleans.  A  verbatim copy  of  a  wage  increase  be  given,  and  tional  work  that  Avas  necessary,  has  had,  it  will  be  quite  a  relief  Steady  as she  goes!  the  wire  was  then, sent  to  "Red"  that  our  conitions  also  be  com­ and  noAv  says, "Why  do anything?  for  him  to  "let  go  aft"!  Blackie  Hobart,  Deari  in  New  Orleans,  Agent  Pro  tem.  It's  all  over  and  done  with."  An  plied  with.  Brother  Hays,  ex­bos!n  of  the  example  should  be  made  of  these  Maiden  Creek,  has  just  received  performers,  and  make  them  toe  his  "Pilot's"  license,  and  the  the  Ime,  and  ­if  these  same  men  schooners  going  across  th,?  bar  are  out  to  jeopardize  the  entire  have  kept  him  very  busy.  membership,  then  we  must  get  Leading  seaman  Donohue,  for­ Jacksonville,  March  29 — Things  rid  of  them.  ­They  are  doing  the  .' iConiinucd from  Page  One)  don't  want  to  be  kept  behind  steel  things  which  we,  as  Union  men,  merly  of  the  SS  YAKA,  has  ar­ are  rather  SIOAV  here  in  Jackson­ lie  in  general,  who  are  ultimately  bars  on  bread  and  Avater;  Avhen,  rived  from  the  Mississippi  sticks,  ville,  and  it  has  been  giving some  affected  by  miseries  caused  by  as  free  men,  we  claim  the  things  can  not  tolerate,  aid  or  abet.  and  it seems  he  AVHS  bar­bound  by  Failure of  the Chief  Cook  to place  of  the  boys  on  the  beach  an  idea  poor  remuneration,  especially  justly  belonging  to  us  because  we  the  beer  fog,  but  we  are  very  charges against  this man  is slack  happy  to  know  that  he finally  how  to  conduct  a  busine­ss  meet'­ when  they  are  regimented  to  a  have  Avorked  and  fought for  them.  and  weak­sister  Unionism.  Let  us  ing.  With  this  in  mind,  the  boys  regimentation  of  slavery.  We  certainly  appreciate  the  of­ build  at  all  times,  and  Avhen  this  managed  to  bring  himself  in  here are  extending their  apprecia­ In  your  March  16  edition  I  had  fer  of  th6  government  officials;  element  Avho  brings  to  our  detri­ in  good  shape.  Style  Vogue:  What  the  well  tion  to  the  SIU  and  the  member­ the  opportunity  of  reading  a  but  what  matters  is  that  Ave  had  ment  and  Avoe,  strike  them firmly  ship  for  their  splendid  co­opera­ note—of  course,  not' so  surprising  the  bitter  experience  of  the  old  and  justly  with  the  weapons  that  dressed  young  men  are  Avearing:  tion  in  the  functioning  of  the  Sky  blue  trousers  supported  by  a  (by  local  Federal  Maritime  Com­ Shipping  ­Board,  and  that  has  we  possess,—fine  or  expulsion!  union  is  so  short  a  time.  The  white  woven  belt,  white  polo  mission's  office),  offering  to  serve  taught  us  what  you  are  now  pro­ On  the vessels  that arrived  dur­ shirt  with  brown  trim  on  the  members in  this  port  pledge  their  (appardhily  free  and  with  love),  posing  to  do  about  the  seamen!  ing  the  week,  no  beefs  Avere  re­ sleeves,  low  cut  shoes,  light  support  to  the  Sailors  Union  of  to  the  poor  and  the  pitifully  em­ brown  in  color  with  a  moccasin  the  Pacific,  in  their fight  against  ployed  seamen  who  are  looking  It  is  much  cheaper  for  Ave  sea­ men  to  pay  dues  to  our  organiza­ of  these  are  sons  of  this  land.  toe,  SOX  to  match,  the  Avhole  en  the Fink  Halls on  the  West  Coast.  for  work  aboard  the  ships.  tions,  and,  at  the  same  time,  Ave  Yet,  some  of  them  have  to  spend  semble  to  be  topped  off  with  a  The  men  are  beginning  to  realize  Qaestionable Benefits  their  savings  in  order  to secure  high  pressure cap.  Whoops!  are  freer!  the  serioAisness  of  the fink  halls,  medical  services  which  should  (Now. the  best  way  to  settfe  any  and  are  determined  to fight  It  is­indeed  a" benevolent  work  Yea,  we  would  welcome  with  that  is  being  offered  the  poor  sea­ pleasure,  Avhen  these  government  rightfully  be theirs!  bedf  one  may  have,  Is  to  stay  against  them.  Shipping  is  rather  men!  departments  and  agencies  comply  away  from the  Union  Hall, and  be  slow  in  this  port,  and  the  reason  liCf 8 AU  Be  Fair  Great  is  the  work  that  is  being  more  strictly,  and  with  devotion,  sure  to  thrash  everything  out  in  for  this, is  that when  a man  ships  And  as  for  you,  Messrs.  Ship­ out  of  Jax,  he  never  brings  it  offered  by  the  Government  and  to  assist  seamen  when  claiming  owners,  we  desire  you  to  know  the nearest  bar  room.  This seems  back  here.  So, for  your  own sake,  to  be  the  system  employed  by  Eome  of  its  reactionary  officials,  for  sums  coming  to  them—money  that' only  those  who  want  to  take  but  the  bait  is too  rancid  that sea­ they  have  worked  for,  but  being  your  property  away  from  you  are  many  of  the  membership.  Instead  and  the  brothers  here,  when  you  of  taking  it  up  at  the  Hall.  And  ship  out  of  this  port,  try  and  men  who  have  been  to  sea,  and  refused  payment;  and  also  tb  in­ the  only  ones  in  favor  of  taking  further  efforts  to  have  it  settled  bring  it  back,  thereby  giving  the  "Who  have  had  to  dig  ?10,  ?20  or  spect living quarters and  food  that  your  bait!  is  to  be  sure  to  tell  one  of  the  other  man  on  the  beach  a  chance.  wp  to  ?.50  which  they  could  bor­ are  being supplied  aboard  ships.  What  else  could  Stalin  like, but  patrolmen  in  some other  port that  row from  some usurer  for so much  With  best  wishes,  I am  We will  take care  of  looking for  to  own  the  American  Navy  and  the  Mobile  patrolman  didn't  do  percent,  to  be  given  indirectly  to  jobs!  Fred  Lauritano  the  Merchant  Marine?  Within  six  the. Government  as  a  gift,  or  to  What  we  really  do  not  want^is  hours  he  will  have  Joe  Curran  to  anything  about  it!  Many  acts  of  private  shipping  agencies,  to find  to  be  ehanghaied,  or  let  anyone  relieve  Don  Miguel  Such,  Paddy  criticism, flaying the Mobile  Agent  themselves  aboard  some floating  shanghai  us  with  yokes  on  our  Whaldn in  Mr. Caseres' place,  and  and  patrolmen  have  been  entirely  unjust  and  unfounded,  and  are  coffin—hungry  and  sick,  due  to  necks!  Alexander  in  Mr. Lugo  Vina's!  {Continued from  Page One)  merely  the  result  of  personal  ani­ .poor  living  conditions  given  by  WE  HAVE  BEEN  FAIR,  AND  noons,  Sundays  and  holidays,  in  mosities.  Hospital  Needed  Ehipowners  to  the  men  who  bring  ONLY  DEMAND  WHAT  SS  COM­ all  ports.  them  the  greater  part'  of  their  We  will  much  more  appreciate  ING  TO  US  WHEN  WE  EARN  Shipped  during  the  week:  7  The action  taken by  the crew  of  Deck,  3  Engine  and  3  Steward.  gold.  Seamen  who  have  accom­ from  these  government  officials'  IT!  plished,  through  their  organiza­ great  ideas,  if  they  would  solicit  LET  US  BOTH  BE  FAIR  TO  Visited  the  hospital  with  the  the  Greylock  is  an  outstanding  example  of  what  can  be  acconv  tions,  with  the  help  of  some  hu­ from  the  Government  the  means  EACH  OTHER!  patrolmen,  and  found  all  hands  pliahed  through  united  action.  .  ananitarians  and  progressive  gov­ to  establish  a  marine  hospital  on  SHIPS  CAN  NOT  RUN  WITH­ doing  nicely,  and  provided  them  They  handed  their  beef  over  to  ernment  officials,  a  little  better  this  Isiand,  to  provide  for  the  OUT  SEAMEN;  THEREFORE  with  copies  of  the  LOG  and  the  patrolmen,  and  then  backed  pay, good  working conditions,  bet­ numerous  seamen  who  need  medi.  LET  US  LIVE  AND  LET  LIVE!  WEST  COAST  SAILOR.  them  up.  one  hundred  percent.  ter  food  and  accommodations  cal  treatment  and  can  not  get  Ambition,  greed  and  ^varice  Many  of  the  boys on  top of  tho  Let's  have  more  action  of  the  aboard  some  American  vessels,  into a  hospital, because  they  can't  will teach  the bosses  and masters  shipping list  are now  anticipating  same  sort,  and  show  all the  mem­ cay.; timt The  bacon  on  your fish­ afford  to  pay  a  private  hospital's  that  the  "gravy  will  cost  them  a  nice  cool  ocean  voyage  for  the  bers,  both  of  the  SIU  and  the  ing­.hook  smells  bad,  and  so  the  bill!  more  than  the meat". ,  summer.  Brother  GrilBth  of  the  There  are  a  total  of  IjMlO  sea­,  We  ­will continue  to  inform the  Steward  D^aitDBeoi:  iam  been  rillVtU .that  we  have  an  organiza­ .Ush , will  not  bite!  men cconlng  ia and out  of  Puerto  setimm  and. the  public  in  genmit  banginK; arona^ielght ciose to  tlie  tion  of  wdicl*we  may  wcfi  he­ '%  Seamen Want PVeedoan  Rico every  month.  There  are 350  of  hanpenings day  in and  day out.  Hail,  and  it  is  our  belief  that  he  proudi  '  The  seamen  are  human  beings  to 400  eeafareis ashore,  or  a total  Turn in Your Fink Book  Respectfully,  will  grab  one  ef  the .iie*t,^fnga  in  that they  want to  be free!  of  about  2,200  seamen  on  Amer­ out.  E.  G,  Moreno,  Agent  iam  vessels  only,  and  60,  percent  1^  yie refuse to  be militarized—^we |  Seafarers'  International  Union  J.  K.  Kane,  Gilfr  flo.118  Build  Your  B' ion  San Juan Fink Hall Blast  SS GREYI.OCK  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 7, 1939 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEATRAIN AGREEMENT SIGNED AMERICAN RANGE LINES SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ACTION TAKEN BY GREYLOCK CREW SAN JUAN FINK HALL HOPES TO BENEFIT SEAMEN COMMISSION FURTHERS PLAN TO REGIMENT ALL SEAMEN SEATRAIN LINES AGREEMENT AMERICAN RANGE LINE AGREEMENT NEW ORLEANS CALLS STRIKE ON SEATRAIN LINES HOUSTON NEWS JACKSONVILLE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/7/1939 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. I, No. 7 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1939 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a280dfc26af9ea684d07b4dfbec736ea.pdf 39b2679eff17af8e8d13d403529fa8c6 PDF Text Text y  SRSt'­ • .  .i; :  •   • •­    ­  , •   • .'•   • : • •*., •   •.­4.a    X'U­­ ,' ­ •  ­^1  Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf  Oisirid, Seafarers International Union of  NA  VOL.  XII  NEW  YORK,  N.  Y„  FRIDAY.  APRIL  7. 1950  AfL  RaJimen  Say  No' To  CIO  Chi  Morgor  BU  No.  7  SIU  CREWS  AID  PARALYSIS  VICTIMS  The  membership  of  the  AFL  Radio  Officers  Union  has  re­ jected  a  proposal  for  combining  forces  with  the  CIO  American  Radio  Association  . as  one  big  union.  '  ^  ­ Of'317 members  who  voted  on  the  question "in  a  referendum  ballot  sent  to  all  ROU  men,  229  opposed  the  merger  and  88  fa­ vored  it.  '  Ballot  forms  on  a  variety  of  questions  were  distributed  to  the  ROU's  1,275  members  and  369  valid  answers  were  received  and  tallied.  79  memljers favored  taking  the  CIO  union  into  the  AFL  in  a  body;  4  said  "no"  to  this.  44  thought  it  okay  to  allow  CIO  men  to  come  into  the­ROU  as  individuals.  However,  none  of  the  AFL  men  wanted  to  enter  the  CIO  .union  as  individuals.  Like  the  SIU,  the  ROU  is  a  member  of  the  AFL  Maritime  Trades  Department.  It  was  one  of  the  seven  seagoing  imions  which  agreed  on  a  mutual  aid  pact  in  defense  of  the  Hiring  Hall.  On OS Contract,  Welfare  Plan  The  SIU's  Negotiating  Committee  was  kept  hopping  this week, alternating from meetings  with  Cities  Service  officials  on  working  rules  for  thei  company's 16 ships to sessions with other contracted  operators  on  details  of  the  Welfare  Plan.  Progress in the Cities Service negotiations was  reported  by  the  Union  committee.  The  company;  and  Union  representatives  began  tackling  the  job  of  setting up departmental  working rules  last weds  as a follow­up to the interim contract signed several  weeks ago.  As soon as agreement  has  beeiL reached on the  working  rules  for  the  three  de­<­7  partmehts, it  will be  incorporated  into  the interim  pact,  which  will  then  become  operative  as  a  full  contract.  A  meeting  was  held  early  this  week  and  another  is  scheduled  for  today.  Committee  members  said  that  the  talks  were  con­ The  Arnold  Bernstein  Line's  ducted  in  "a  friendly  atmo­ hopes  for  operating  two  passen­ sphere."  Predictions  by  Union  negotia­ ger  ships  to  Europe  were  in­ tors  are  that  full  agreement  creased  when  the Maritime  Com­ would  be  reached  shortly,  bar­ mission  on  March  24  asked  ship­ ring  imforeseen  developments.  yards  to  bid  on  the  conversion  of  two  former  army  transports.  PROGRESS  ON  WELFARE  Joe  Algina,  SIU  New  York  Port  Agent,  presents  a  check  The  Bernstein  Line  has  ap­ The  meetings  with  other  con­ plied  for  the  purchase  of  the  for  $3,207.  represetiting  donations  made  by  crewmembers  aboard  Union­contracted  ships,  to  I.  Robert  Weinberg,  labor  tracted  operators  to  draft  details  SS  General  William  Weigel  and  of  the employer­financed,  jointly­ the  SS  General  John  H.  Pope,  director  of  National  Foundation  for  Infantile  Paralysis.  administered  welfare  plan  were  both  of  the  P­2  type,  troop­ In  accepting  the  contribution,  which  more  than  triples  also  productive,  the  Union  com­ carrying  class,  under  the  Mer­ the Seafarers'  domition  to  last  year's campaign.  Weinberg  said:  mittee  reported.  chant  Ship  Sales  Act  of  1946.  "The  membership  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union  can  be  At  the  conclusion  of  yester­ proud  of  having  raised  $2,284.67  more  than  last  year  for  the  In  addition  to  a  construction­ fight  against  this  dread  disease.  We.  too.  are  proud  that  we  day's  meeting,  only  three  ope­ differential  subsidy  for  the ships'  • "• ".6.1  have  such  staunch  and  loyal  friends  and  hope  our  service  to  rators  had  not  yet  signed  the  conversion,  the  company  is seek­ Welfare  Plan  agreement,  which  organized  labor  wiU  merit  continuance  of  this  support."  calls  for  employer  contributions  ing  an  operating  subsidy  for  use  of  25  cents  a  payroll­day  for  in  Trade  Route  8,  from  New­ each  crewmember  aboard  their  York  to  Antjverp  and  Rotterdam,  ships.  Payments  to  the  fund  are  The  Commission  issued  the in­ vitations  to  bid  with  the  under­ retroactive  to  last  January  1.  standing  that  no  award  wiU  be  :..^J  Among  the  details  the  ship­ Preliminary  steps  in,  the  poll­ as  provided  in  the  SIU  Consti­ put  the  question  to  the  entire  made  until  and  unless  the  Coin­ owners  and  Union  representa­ ing  of  the  membership  on  the  tution.  membership  in  a  secret  ballot.  tives  are  concerned  with  in  the  mission  has  made  all  of  the  hotly­debated  question  of  com­ In  view  of  the  highly  contro­ No  date  will  be  set  for  com­ current  meetings  are  the  types  necessary findings  on  the  com^  pulsory  vacations  will  be  taken  versial  nature  of  the  proposal,  mencement  of  the  referendum  and  amounts  of  benefits  to  be  pany's  applications.  in, all  SIU  Branches  at  the  next  Headquarters  recommended  that  until  the  membership  has  acted  paid  Seafarers  out  of  the  fund,  At  present,  the  two  ships  ate  regular  membership  meetings  on  the­membership  be  given  a  rea­ on  the­ final  wording  of  the  bal­ eligibility  requirements  and  in  layup  at  the  Suisan  Bay  Re­*  April  12.  sonable  time  to  discuss  the  issue  lot.  serve  Fleet.  The  bids  on  their^.  method  of  administration.  ;  In  accord  with  a  Headquarters  fully  in  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  conversion  are  to  be  opened  oa  .recommendation  adopted  unani­ and  at  shipboard  and  member­ May  10.  UNION  DELEGATES  ON  CS  SHIPS  mously  at  the  March  29  regular  ship  meetings.  membership  meeting  in  the  Port  At  that  time.  Headquarters  of  New  York,  each  Branch  will  pointed  out  that  the  effect  of  • e  lect  a  committee  to  draft  a  such  a  proposal  would  be  far­ ­resolution,  based  on  membership  reaching  and  that  every  mem­ sentiment,  suggesting  the  word­ ber, therefore, should  have ample  AFL  officials  on  local,  state  ,ing  'of  the  questioh  on  which  opportunity  to  understand  the  and  national  levels  have  en­ .  Seafarers  will  vote  in  a  Uhion­ issues  involved.  dorsed  the  1950  Cancer  Crusade  'wide  60­day  referendum.  The  Headquarters  recommen­ of  the  New  York  City  Cancer  FINAL  RESOLUTION  dation  was  concurred  in  and  the  Committee,  which  seeks  $1,33^1,­ ;  Upon  completion  of  this  task,  proposal  was  tabled  to  permit  919  during  April  as  part  of  the  the  port  committees  will  submit  full  discussion.  American  Cancer  Society's fifth  their  .proposals  to  Headquarters,  For  the  past  several  months,  annual  nationwide  appeal  for  where  an  elected  committee  will  the  debate  has  been  hot  and  cancer  research,  education  and  decide  on  the  wording  of  the  re­ heavy.  Each  issue  of  the  SEA­ service  funds.  ­solution  in  its final  form.  The  FARERS  LOG  contained  numer­ President  William  Green  of  ­final  resolution  also  will  be  sub­ ous  letters  from  Seafarers  and  the  AFL,  in  endorsing  the  na­ ject  to  the  approval W the'meni­ members  of  the­.families,  either  tional  campaign;  said,  'Tn  the.  .bership.  ;  ^  •   "•  favoring  or  rejecting  the  propo­ extension  of  support  to  the"  "  The  issue over  compulsory  va­ sal for  compulsory  Vacations.  Al­ American  Cancer  Society,  which"  " cations  developed  as  the  result  though  no  tally  was  taken,  opin­ is  leading  in  an  effort  to find  ; of . several  resolutions  offered  by  ion  seems  to  have  been  about  a  remedy  for  this  dread  disease  .members  at  regular  meetings  equally  divided.  and  the  extension  of  help  to  lasf  winter,  urging  a  change  in  those  who  suffer  from  it,  work­  ,  FULL  DISCUSSION  the  shipping  rules  to  require  a  ers  everywhere  should  join  with  man  who  has sqjled  continuously  The  Headquarters  recommen­ all  other  classes  of  people  in  the  • aboiird one  ship  for  one  year  to  dation  for  steps  towarid final  campaign  against  cancer."  . accept  the .Vacation  pay  prescrib­ balloting  was  madq  in  view  of  Urging  labor's  cooperation,  ,  Th^e  two  meii  share  the  distihdtioh  of  being  the .&st'  President  Green  said,  "I,  there­ ­ed  in­the" Unu3|i  contract  and  get  the  fact  that  the  question  has  off  the  ship:,  .  been  roundly  discussed  for  a  Union  delegates  to  be  elected  on  the  Cities  Service  tanker  fore,  call  upon  labor  every­ ^nsiderable  period  of  time  and  SS  Abiqua  at  a  shipboard  meeting  in  Bayonne.  N.  J„  March  where to  unite with  other  classes  ' When  the  that'the  membership ­ is,  there­ 23.  Merwin  DriscoU  (left).  Oiler,  who  has  been  abo^d  the  of  people  and  to  join  with  them  troduced,  Headqufirlers  Jolhtbd  fore, 'fully.­acquainted  with  the  Abique  for  a  year,  took  over  the  Ship's  Delegate  job.  Sam  in  the  fund  raising  campaign  'out  that  issues  involving  changes  Reed*  FWT.  was  designated  by  his  shipmates  to  serve  as  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  • i  n ­  the  shipping  niles  can  only  issues  involved^  Engine  Delegate.  He  has  seven  months  on  the  Abiqua  and  an  imcompromising fight  against  ^ be  resolved  through  the  medium  The  next  logical  step,  ­Head­ of  a  Union­wide  secret  ballot,  quarters  explained,  would  be  to­ two  months  on  the  taxdcer  'VIHnter  HiU.  the  dread  disease  of  cancer."  MC  Asks  Bids  On  Resonvorting  Bemstoin  Shgis  Branches To Get Vacations Issue  AFL  Gives its Okay  To  Cancer Campaign  �&• .  ftig« Two  p.'­  *5=5==========  WflESEAFARERS  LOG  Friday.  April  7,  1950  =F .,MA iJi.ll  =R=  =5=  SEAFARERS  LOG  The  Mmt  Pr^ious CargQ  Published  Bpery Other  Week  jby  the  SEAFARERS  lOTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  AHantic and  11^  •A   ffiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  At  n Beaver  Street,  New  York 4,  N. Y.  HAnover  2­2784  Reentered  as  second  class  matter  August  2,  1949,  at the  Post  ­Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August  24,  1912.  267  A  Job  To  Do  The communists  are  going  to find  the  going  hot  and  heavy  in, the  months  to come.  Free  labor  is  on  the  march  ­and  plans  are  now  being  laid  to  carry  the fight  to  all  nations  of  the  world, ^including  those  behind  the  Iron  Curtain.  The  newly­organized  International  Confederation  of  Free  Trade  Unions  has  mapped  a  campaign  for  the  next  three  years,  which  has  among  its  objectives  assurance  of  delivery  of  American  arms  aid  to  western  European  democracies.  The  Confederation  also  plans  to  carry  the  message  of  free  democratic  labor  to  the  non­communist  peoples  of  Czechoslovakia,  Poland,  Roumania,  Esthonia,  Latvia  and  Lithuania.  Head  of  the  Confederation  is  J. H. Oldenbroek,  who  is  the  former  secretary  of  the  International  Transport­ ­workers  Federation,  with  which  the  SIU  is  affiliated.  Oldenbroek  says  the  people  behind  the  Iron  Curtain  are  not  commies,  "They're  just^under  an  iron  heel."  The commies  are  going  to squawk  a­plenty. Especial­ ly since  the  Confederation  is  no  dinky  outfit.  Set  up  by  free  trade  unions  to  combat  the  communist­controlled  ­World  Federation  of  Trade  Unions,  the  new  Confedera­ tion  speaks  for  more  than  50,000,000  workers in  53  na­ tions, including  the AFL  and CIO in  the  United  States.  On  the  basis  of  previous  performance,  our  guess  is  that  the  communist  propaganda  hacks  will  scream  that  the  whole  thing is  an  "imperialist  plot" hatched  and  paid  ­for  by  the  United  States  and  carried  out  by  stooges  in  die European  democracies.  But  commie  hysterics  are  not  going  to  change  the  The final  chapter  in  the long  campaign  to  fact  that  this is  going  to be  a  labor show,  conceived,  pro­ bring  the  Cities  Service  Marine  Division  duced  and  carried  out  by  working  men  and  women  who  under  a  full  SIU  contract  is  now  being  .:Still  live  in  a  free  atmosphere.  written.  Shortly  after  the  pigning  of  the  Not  only  are  they  going  to  make  sure  that  the  interim  agreement  several  weeks  ago,  hindr  European  democracies get  the arms  aid  and  Marshall  Plan  ing  the  company  to  the  standard  Union  ­cargoes  that  will  keep  them  from  being  crushed  by  the  wage  scale,  establishing  the  hiring  proced­ ­Soviet  heels,  they  are  going  to  actively combat  the  com­ ude  and  the  other  major  gains,  committees  munist  malarkey that  the world  outside  the Iron Curtain,  representing  the SIU  and  Cities Service  sat  specially  the  UiS,  is  he|l  for  workers.  down  to  work  out  a  set  of  working  rules.  .Seafajrers h«ive  piade  jt  very clear  that  they are  proud  Several  meetings  have  already  been  held  that  they  are  once  again  among  the  ones  who  will  be  and,  although  many  of  the  departmental  jCarrying the  goods to the important  fronts. Besides  getting  rules  remain  to  be  written  out,  the  end  of  ­the  physical  materials  necessary  for  the  democracies'  of­ this contract  campaign  is dehnitely dn sight.  fensive  to  the other  side,  SIU  members  are  in  a first­rate  When agreement  has  been  jreached  on  the  jipQt  to  perform  another  invaluable  service  to  the  cause  working  rules,  they  will  be  incorporated  ^ freedom  everywhere.  into the interim  agreement, which  then  will  On  hitting  the  ports  of  the  European  democracies,  beeome  the  final  and  full  contract.  'particularly  those  where  communists  control  the  unions  Every SIU  member  and  every  Cities  Ser­ x)f  waterfront  workers,  as  in  France  and  Italy, each  Sea­ vice man  who stuck so  hard  by  his demands  ifarejr  can  take  ashore  his  own  quota  of  facts  about  life  for  Union  representation  in  the  company's  ,jn  a  democracy.  tanker fleet  rates glowing  commendation for  They  can  tell  these  befuddled,  misguided  people  of  their  part  in  the  big  victory.  They  have  IP"­ 4he  conditions  and  wages  enjoyed  herej  because  their  made  possible a  victory  that ultimate^ will  unions are free  to fight  for their  economic*betterment  and  benefit  more  than  those  irnmediately  in­ iflV"  are  not  strapped  down  by  political,  self­seeking  hacks.  volved.  They can  tell  them  that  there are  no firing  squads or  salt  But  in  the flush  of  .vi^ojry,  let  us  not  amines ­for  dissenters.  forget  the others  whose  offers  of  support  in  Seafarers  can  give  them  the score  about  democracy.  our fight  for  the  Cities  Serviqe  eontr^et  proved  so  valuable—­the  AFL  refinery  workr  ers,  machinists  and  allied  workers  in  the  South  and  the CIO  oil  workers  on  the  East  Due to space limitations, the LOG was forced  to omit  Coast,  just  to  mention  a  few,  the  mwal  reports  from  the  Branch  Agents.  Although  the  All  of  these  people  stood  by right  upjto  pranch  minutes digest  highlights  the  major  shipping  de­ the  very  l^st  minute,  ready to  give  alHoiit  ijreiopments in eaeh port, it lacks  the flavor  of  the individr  support  the  momeht  it  was  needed.  Their  4ial  port  reports.  Barring  similar  circumstances,  the  spirit  of  cooperation  ­is  the  kind  of  stuff  "Around  tlie ports'*, fcaturs  will  sppenr  in  the  nest  issue. ^ that  has  been  so  tmportant  in  improving  We're  Sorry  '  the  security  of  the  working  men  and  wo­ men  of  this  country.  It  should  be  mentioned  here  that  an  ap­ praisal  of  the  Cities  Service  campaign  points  up  the  soundness  of  several  Union  policies. Because  these policies had  been  put  into  effect  earlier,  the  beef  was  consider­ ably  easier  to  push  to  a  successful  conclu­ sion  than  it  would  have  been  otherwise.  One  of  th^e  was  the  policy  of  limiting  the  number  of  jnembership  books, to  ap­ proximately  the  number  of  contracted  jobs.  As  a  result  of  this  policy,  our  member^ip  was  never  overloaded.  Not  only  is  this  ^  great  protection  to  our  menabershipj  but  as­ sured  Cities  Service  men  they  would  have  ample  opportunity  to  ship  on  other  vessels  if  they  so  desired.  One  of  the  most  impprt^t  factors in  tfia  successful  drive  on  CS  w^e  the  economy  measures  instituted  a  few  years  ago.  Be­ cause  of  this,  we  had  the  funds  necessary  in  any  large scale  organizing  campaign.  Above  all,  the  big  thing  is  that  the  SILT  has been  able to gp fprwrnrd  wfien  the uaayi­ time  industry is shrinking  and  other  unions  are  wrestling  with  tough  internal  problems,  resulting  from  an  unfortunate  lack  of  fore­ aight.  The  SiU  has  npt  only  held  i,ts  own,  it  js  moving  ahead.  We  maintain  that  continual  growth  is essential  to  the  health  of  any  or­ ganization, and  we mean  to keep  our  Uplon  in  a  sound,  healthy  state,  Thafs  why  \we  the full  CS "epBtract  is  wrapped  up.  We'y©  got  to  keep  going ahead.  And  what's  mor^,  we  will !  •  �Fciday.  7, 1«50  THE  SEAT  ARE RS  Pass Three  S4S  ' !rhe  American  Federation  of  Labor  as a  whole  and  the' American  seamen,  as  part  of  the  Amer­ ican  Federation  of  Labor,  have, a vital  stake and  interest  in  the  maintenance  of  a  first­class. Mer­ chant  Marine  flying  the  American  flag.  This,  we  believe,  is  the  established  policy  passed  by  Congress  and  enacted  into  law  under  the  Mer­ chant  Marine  Act  Of  1936.  I  However,  the  present  status  of  the  American  Merchant  Marine  leada  one  to  believe  there  is  no established  policy  and there is no one  bureau,  including  the  Maritime  Commissiofi,  which  is  protecting  the  advancement,  welfare  and  the  maintenance  of  an  American  Merchant  Marine.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  Senate  has  approp­ riated  money  and  invested  in  your  Committee  powers  to hold  hearings,  to  investigate  problems  and  to  recommend  certain  action  for  the  benefit  of  the  American  Merchant  Marine,  we  would  like  at  this  time  to  express  our  opinion  and  to  make  recommendations  on  certain  subjects  now  before  your  Committee.  The  action  of  the  Senate  itself  to  appropriate  money  ;for  your  Committee  proves  there  is  something  radically  wrong  with  the  American  Merchant  Marine  today.  Not  so  long  ago,  during  the  War  and  after,  our  country  had  the  largest  Merchant  Marine  in  the  world  with  all  types  of  ships  fitted  for  any  trade  and  any  route—in  fact,  the  American  Merchant  Marine  was  so  capable  that  it  carried  a  major  part  of  supplies,  troops,  etc.  to  the  various  military  fronts  of  the  world.  Today,  however,  this  situation  has  mater­ ially  changed.  The  American  Merchant  Marine  is rapidly  dwindling  and  it  is  safe  to  say  there  are  less  ships  sailing  the  American  flag  than  there  were  prior  to  the  War.  We  see,  on  the  other  hand,  that  all  types  of  nations  have  developed  merchant  marines  over  and  above the needs of  certain countries and  this  critical  situation  has  been  accomplished  in  part  through  the aid  of  various bureaus in the United  States  such  as  the  Maritime  Commission,  the  State  Department,  etc.  We  are  referring  now,  for  instance,  to  the  Panmnanian  registry,  the  Honduran  registry  and  the  Liberimi  registry  Which  today  are  operating  ships  and  tonnage  never  dreamed  of  prior  to the  War.  However,  our  organization  has  already  sub­ mitted  a  statement  to  your  Committee  dealing  with  the  transfer  of  the  American  Merchant  Marine  to  foreign  flags,  so  we  will  not  go  into  tiiat  matter  at  this  time,  but  there  are  other  phases  of  the  American  Merchant  Marine  now  before  your  Committee  on  which  we  would  like  to express  our  opinion  and  make  certain  recom­ men^lations.  I—Navy  Operated Tankers  In  the  past  two  years,  the  United  States  Navy  has  operated  approximately  57  tankers  (55  T­2's  and  2  T­l's),  These  tankers  have  been  operated  op  a  world­wide  basis  for  the  Navy  by  four  American  shipping  compames^two  West  Coast  companies  and  two  East  Coasl;  companies.  These  xpmpanigs  have colle^ive bargaining  agreements  with'  Ajnerican  seamen's  unions.  Consequently,  one  can  regard  the  operation  of  Navy  tankers  On  this  and  the  following  page  is  the  state­ ment  of  the  Seafarers  International  Unlom  through Its International  Presldenf, Harry Lunde­ berg, on  the various  maritime  problems  now  be­ ing considered  by  the Senate  Sub­Committee  on  Merchant  Marine  and  Maritime  Affairs.  as' a  civilian  operation  due  to  the  fact  the  of­ ficers  and the  men  manning  those  tankers do  so  through  their  various  unions  under  collective  bargaining  agreements.  This  operation,  to  our  knowledge—and  we  have  had  no  complaints—  has  been  running  smoothly  without .any  strikes  or  delays  and  has  benefitted  the  Navy,  the  tax­ payers,  the  operators  and  the  American'seamen.  From  time  to  time,  certain  pressure  has  been  put  on  the  Maritime  Commission,  which  in  turn  has  put  pressure  on  the  Navy  Department,  to  cease  operating  these  particular  tankers,  giving  as  a  reason  that  many  tankers  are  laid  up  for  lack  of  cargo  and  that  the  Navy  should  turn  around  and  charter  these  laid­up  tankers.  This  pressure  has  come  in  most  cases  from  certain  tanker  companies  on  the  Atlantic  Coast.  We  want  to  bring  to  the  attention  of  your  Committee  that these same  companies when  they  were  asked  three  years  ago  to  carry  Navy  cargo  absolu :e  ly  refused  to do so. They  had  no  tonnage  because  they  were  then  reaping  the  harvest  of  the  high  charter  market  on  a  world­wide  scale.  They  said,  in  effect,  "To  hell  with  the  Navy;  we  are  going  out  to  make  all  the  dough  we  can."  They,bought  their  ships  under  the  Ships  Sales  Act,  planked  down  so  much  and  went  to  work  and  made  plenty  of  money.  Now  some  of  their  ships  are  tied  up,  but  should  the  charter  market  in  the tanker  field  go  up,  they  definitely  would  not  look  to  the  Navy  for  business;  they  would  go  where  ihey  could  make  the  most  money,  and  it  would  put  the  Navy  in  the  posi­ tion  of  having  to  compete  on  the charter  market  and  your  Committee  may  be  sure  that  it  would  cost  the  Navy  plenty  of  money  to  charter  these  vessels. These  particular  tanker companies would  juggle  the  charter  market  in  such  a  way  as  to  put  the  Navy  in  the  position  of  having  to  pay  them  exorbitant  prices  for  hauling  its  oil.  Fur­ thermore,  these  particular  tanker  companies  do  not have enough  qualified  tankers  by  any stretch  of  the imagination capable of  handling the Navy's  transportation  of  gasoline  and  oil  on  a  world­ wide  basis.  Furthermore,  for  the  information  of  your  Committee,  some  of  these  same  companies  are  radically  reaching  the  point  that  they  must  be  replaced.  Most  of  the  tankers  now  operated  by  the  Navy  (T­2's)  were  operated  during  the  War  at  the  maximum  service  and  the  effective­ ness  of  tankers, 111^  other  ships,  only  lasts  over  a  certain  span  of  years.  We \xmderstand  that  there  are  private  companies  which  are  willing  to undertake  the  building  of  modern  T­5  tankers  capable  of  a  speed  of  18  to  20  knots,  in  addition  to  a  large  reanying  capacity  than  the  present  tankers.  We  understand  this  tjrpe  of  vessel  has  the approval  of  the l^avy  Department.  The stumbling  block  now  in  getting  this  tank­ ship  building  program  under  way  is  the  fact  that  the  Navy  is  not  allowed  to  charter  for  a  longer  term  than  one  year.  Consequently,  these  companies  which  are  willing  to  invest  capital,  needless  to  say,  cannot  start  building  these  ves­ sels  until  such, time as  they  can  make a  contract  enabling  them  to  charter  out  their  vessels  for  a  longer  period  of  years.  We  believe  that  your  Committee  should  endeavor  to  amend  the  law  to  permit  the  Navy  to  charter  the  types  of  ves­ sels  mentioned  above from  these  companies,  that  are  willing  to  build  these  vessels,  for  a  substan­ tially  long  period.  This  would  insure  the  Navy  a  coming  supply  of  new  fast  tankers,  winch  would  help  the  National  Defense  program;  it  would  save  the  American  taxpayers  money  in  the  long  run;  it  would  help  the  shipbuilding  industry  and  insure  more  employment  and  keep  more  qualified  and  skilled  craftsmen  in  the  American  yards; it  would  help the American sea­ men  who man the vessels.  II—Military  Cargo  Transportation  We  realize  that  at  the  present  time  under  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service,  quite  a  large  number of  dry  cargo,  reefer  ships  and  pas­ senger  vessels  are  being  operated—in  fact  it  is  true that  this service  operated  by  the  Army  and  Navy  today  is  the  largest  shipping  service  in  the  United  States.  '  '  We  believe  that  some  of  this  service  could  be  handled  in  the  same  manner  as  tankers  have  been  operated  by  the  Navy:  namely,  this  service  could  be handled  for  the  Military  Transportation  Service  through  private  shipping  companies  which  would  be  paid  on  a  cost­plus  basis  as  an  agency  fee for  operating  their  ships. That  would  insure  the  Military  Service  as  receiving  the  proper  service  without  having  to  pay  enormous  chart  hires;  it  would  insure  these  private  oper­ ators  who  would  be  capable  of  operating  these  ships for the  Navy  and Army  a fair fee for  doing  this  work  for  the  Navy,  and  it  would  give  civil­ ,  ian  seamen  more  work.  We wish  to  point  out  to the Committee  a prob­ lem  that  has  been  overlooked  by  everybody—,  we  don't  know  for  what  reason—including  the  Military Sea  Transportation  Service:  namely, the  problem  of  national  security.  Today  our  coun^  is  on  the  verge  of  war  and  is  conducting  a  cold  war  with  the  Soviet  Government.  Newspapers  are  daily  devoting  space  to  the  danger  and  pos­ sibilities  of  war.  Certain  security  regulations'  have  part  of  their  vessels  operating  under  the  Panamanian flag,  and  we, can see  no  reason  why  have  been  established,  or  attempts  are  being  your  Committee  should  tolerate,  or  encourage  made  to  have  them  established,  in  various  Gov­ or  help  chiselers  of  this  type.  We  are  satisfied  ernment  bureaus  in  an  endeavor  to  insure  the  that  the tankers operated  by  the  Navy  are  being  loyality  of  persons  who  work  for  the  United  operated  for  the  best  benefit  of  everyone  con­ States  Government.  cerned,  including  the  taxpayers—we  have  no  However,  nothing  has  been  done  to  establish  complaint  about  that  whatsoever—and  we  do  whether  the  loyality  of  the  men  who­ man  the­ not  think  the  United  States  Government  should  ships  for  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Ser­ pay  any  attention  to  the  cries  of  a  few  specula­ , vice  is  up  to  standard.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  w©  know  that  there  are  communists  and  subversive  tors.  «  It  is  understood,  of  bourse,  that  on  a  long­ elements  sailing  in  the  Army  Transport  Service  range  program  the Navy  will need  modern  tank­ ships,  in  American­flag  ships,  which  are  prac­ ers. It is essential for  the defense  of  this country  tically  owned  and  operated  by  the  Uniffed  States  that  jpartLculaj?  tanfeers  be . of  the ­nvost  modem  Government.  We  know  that  the  United  Stat^ ­ and  fastest  type  avwlable.  It  is  also  understood  Coast  Guard  knows  these  things  but  is  doing  that the tankers at  the  present  time in  operation  �Page Four  THE  SEAFAREitS  tOG  Friday.  April  7.  SlU Policy On  connection.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  it  has  proved  have mofe  than  made up for  the high  prices  they  through  its  various  actions  that  it  is  unqualified  . might  think  they  have paid for  these vessels.  and  incapable  of  carrying  out  the  duties  as  out­ Conditions  have  rfow  changed.  Shipping  is  lined  in  the  Merchant  Marine  Act  of  1936.  tough;  the  charter  market  is  tough;  competition  There  are  certain  matters  that  your  Commit­ with foreign­flag ships is  tough.  Now  is the  time  tee  should  look  into  and  rectify;  for  instance,  to  change  the  policy  on  the Ships  Sales  Act.  1  ~  the  discriminatory  rates  allowed  the  railroads  on  the  Coast  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ IV—Ships  Charters  mission.  In  other  words,  the  I.C.C.  allows  rates  We  recommend  to  your  Committee,  and  we  on  the  Coast  between  the coastwise  states which  doubt  that  legislation  will  be  adopted  in  the  are  very  loW,  and  as  a  result  it  is impossible  in  very  near  future  to relieve  the situation  dealing  many  instances  for  steamship  operators  to  com­ with  the  American  Merchant  Marine,  that  the  .  1  pete  with  the  railroads,  which  in  the  overall  charter  provision  of  the  Ships  Sales  Act  be  ex­ picture  are  losing  money  on  the  rates  approved  tended  for  another  year,  or  until  such  time  as  by  the  I.C.Cr;  but  in  non­competitive  trades they  . a  definite  program  has  been  established  for  th6  are  allowed  rates  which  make  up. for  what  they  American  Merchant Marine.  may  lose  on  the  coast  in  competitive  trades;  in  If  this  is  not  done,  we  are  afraid  that  m^y  other  words,  the  I.C.C.  is  discriminating  against  ships  which  are  noW  chartered  will  be  laid  up  ments  that  during  an  emergency  might  sabotage  shipping  in  favor  of  the  railroads.  As  a  matter  these  ships. The  same  condition  should  certainly ,  of  fact, it is a  common  belief  and  opinion  among  and  no  ships  will  be  taking  their  place,  particu­ apply  to the Military Sea  Transportation Service.  people  in  the  know  that  the  I.C.C.  is  controlled  larly in  the intercoastal  run, which  doesn't make  sense.  It  will  mean  more  unemployment  among  These,  we  believe,  are  important  phases  of  by  the  railroads.  American  seamen  and  less  ships  under  the  There  are  other  things  which  come  into  the  American flag;  also  more  unemployment  benefits  the American Merchant Marine which  your  Com­ picture, such  as  the high  tolls through" the Canal  mittee  must  consider.  to  be  paid  out  by  the  Various  States  to  the  sea­ Zone.  Also,  on  the  coastwise  run  all  the  ships  men.  These  Government  ships  will  be  put  up  Ill—Intercoastal and Coastwise Shipping  that  were fitted  for  that  particular  service  prior  to  the  war  have  now  disappeared  because  most  Prior  to  the  War,  the  percentage  of  American  of  them  have  been  sunk  or  junked  as  a  result  ships  in  the  domestic  service,  such  as  coastwise  of  the  Wdr.  Consequently,  there  are  no  ships  shipping  and  intercoastal  shipping,  was  approx­ fitted  for  these  runs  and  the  Maritime  Commis­ imately  75  percent  of  the  whole  American  ton­ sion  has  hot  seen  fit  to  develop  plans  encourag­ nage.  The  bulk  and  backbone  of  the  American  ing  the  building  of  ships  for  the  coastwise  run,  Merchant  Marine  was  the  coastwise  and  inter­ particularly  types  of  ships  which  would  fit  the  coastal ships.  Offshore shipping  imder  the Amer­ rim  economically  and  also  ships  that  could  be  ican  flag  was  composed  of  a  few  liners  and  a  used  in  a  national  emergency.  On  this  subject,  few  lines  carrying  their  own  products,  such  as  your  Committee  certainly  should  come  in  with  the  Isthmian  Steamship  Company.  certain  strong  recommendations  and  a  policy  the  creeks  in  the  laid­up fleet  to  rust  away  and  When  the Second  World  War  became a  reality,  rehabilitating  the  coastwise  run.  at  a later  date  possibly  be sold for  junk, so  that  all coastwise and  intercoastal ships,  with  the ex­ In  the  intercoastal nm  certain  types  of  ships  is  why  we  suggest  that jrour  Committee  recom­ ception  of  a  few  coal  carriers  on  the  East  Coast,  were  specifically  designed  for  the"  intercoastal  mend  to  Congress,  that "it  extend  the  charter  were taken over  by  an Executive  Order  of  Pres­ run;  namely,  the  C­4's.  However, evidently  these  provision  for, ario^ar  year.  ident  Roosevelt.  These  ships  were  diverted  into  ships  cannot  be  sold  because  the  price  is  too  services  on  behalf  of  this  country's  war  needs  high,  so  the  shipowners  say.  If  the  intercoastal  ~  V—Subsidies  and  they  were  handy  and  ready  when  this coim­ run  could  be  reestablished,  we  take  the  position  We  further  recommend  to  the Committee  that  try  needed  them.  that  if  the  price  set  by  the  Ships  Sales  Act  is  American  ships  that  are* willing  to  go  into  a  Today,  now  that  the War  is over,  we find  that  too  big  for  companies  to  buy  ships,  then  some  competitive  trade,  evep  if  there  is  already  one  the  intercoastal  and  coastwise  services,  insofar  adjustment  should  be  made  on  the  prices.  We  American company operating in the  trade, shoUld  feel  that  a  bunch  of  ships  tied  up  in  various  creeks, rivers and  bays in the United States Ijdng  be  allowed  subsidies.  The  present  subsidy  set  up  under  rules  estab­ year  in  and  year  out  idle  and  decaying  is  only  lished  by  the  Maritime  Commission  practically  an  expense  and  burden  to  the  United  States  Government,  and  if  there  was  assurance  that  amounts  to  a  monopoly,  and  in  the  long  run  these  ships  could  be  put  in  the  run  under  the  costs  the  United  States  taxpayers  money.  If  American flag, they should  be taken  out  of  these  other  companies. could  be  granted  subsidies  in  bays  and' rivers,  where  they  are  now  laid  up,'  these  various  routes, it  would  in  the final  analyr  and  sold  even if  the price  has to  be cut,  because  sis establish  keen  competition  and  after  a  period  in  the  final  analysis  they  will  be  sold  for  junk  of  time  would  eliminate  the  dead­heads  out  of  anyway. We do  not  want  the United  States Gov­ the  industry  who  are  now  traveling  strictly  on  ernment  to  refund  the  purchase  price  which  the  United  States Government  taxpayers' money  as  shipping  is  concerned,  are  practically  dead.  the  shipowners  paid  under  the  Ships  Sales  Act.  in  the  form  of  subsidies.  :  ' There  is  less  than  one­third  of  the  amount  of  We  know  many  of  the  operators  are  going  to  Furthermore,  it  is  a  well  known  fact  thai;  American  shipping  in  the  intercoastal  nm  than  practically  every  nation  in  the  world  is  sub­ there  was  prior  to  the  War.  In  1939,  just  prior  sidizing  its  ships  running  in  foreign  competitive  to  the  war,  in  the  coastwise  run  on  the  Pacific  trades  in  one  form  or  another.  Why  the  United  Coast, in  Which  run ships  plied  between  Califor­ States  should  be  §6  backward  in  granting  sub­ nia,  Oregon,  Washington  and  Vancouver,  there  sidies  to  shipping  companies  is  hard  to  under­ were  74  ships  operating  in  and  out  of  various  stand  when  it  is  subsidizing  everything  from  coastwise  ports  on/ the  Pacific  Coast  strictly  in  potatoes  to  railroads  through  grants  of  land,  the  coastwise  run.  Today  there  are  less  than  10  which  is  practically  a steal.  ships  operating  in  the  coastwise  run.  These  are  only  a ­few  things  that  we  would  Now  we  feel  that  the  Committee  should  cer­ like  to  have  inserted  in  the  record.  No  doubt  tainly  take  into  serious  consideration  the  study  scream  and  be  opposed  to  such  action,  claiming  you  have  thousands  of  pages  of  testimony  on  and  possibility  of  rebuilding  the  coastwise  and  that  it  will  be  discriminatory  tO  reduce  the  these  various  subjects, so  we feel  that  you  could  intercoastal  runs,  not  only  for  economic  reasons  price  on  these  vessels  after  they  had  brought  well find  a  place  for  pur  comments  and  possibly  but  certainly  from  the  national  defense  stand­ them  at  a  higher  price  at  an  earlier  date.  How­ read  them.  point.  There  are  many  reasons  advanced  why  ever,  your  Committee  should­'^not  pay  any  at­r  Respectfully  submitted,  these  runs  have  not  been  built  back  up  again  tention ,to  this  because  the  people  who  bought  to  their  normal  strength.  We  believe  that  it  is,  ships  under  the  Ships  Sales  Act,  when  it  was  *  Harry  Luhdeberg,  President  and should  be, the  duty of  the Maritime Commis­ first  passed  by  Congress,  have  made  plenty  of  SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL  .aion  to  n^e it  their., first  order  of  business  to  money  because  when  the  Ships  Sales  Act  first  r  ­  'UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA^  see that shipping  in the  coastwise and  intercoast­ was  established  and  ships  were sold,  the tharter  ,  t  ^  and  Secretary­Treasurer,  ­V  al  trades  is  brought  back  to  normal,  but,  need­ market  was  lucrative  and  the  shipowners  were  SAILORS UNION OF THE  ;  i;  t  less  to  say,  the  Mmtime  Commission,  a  weak­ making  money  right  and  left  in  all  kinds  of  PACIFIC  (Au^teu  With  the  ^  kneed  body  at  best,  has  done  nothing  in  this  trades—particularly,  in  foreign  trades—so  they  American­^leratiOn  of  Labor^  V  (Cmfhmed  from  Page  3)  nothing  about  it.  We  believe  that  any  operator  who  desires  to  operate  and  handle  cargo  and  ships for  the United  States  Army  and  Navy  cer­ tainly  should  guarantee  that  these  vessels  will  be  manned  by  loyal  Americans  and  not  by  ele­.  �FtmY.  7,  19Sa  TaE  S  M  AF  A R E K  S  LOC  Xitaens  Only' Tag  Oh Jobs  Irks  Baltimore Seafarers  The  letter  below,  signed by  three  Brctkers  in  the  F'ort  of  Baltimore,  was  received  by  Headquarters  ffiis  week.  Fol­ lowing  this  cmnmunication  is  Headquarters'  explanation.  Page  Kvtf  •   Headquarters  has  recelyed  a letter from  three alien members  of  the  Union  in  the  Port  of  Baltiiiiore,  requiting  a  statement  of  SIU  policy  "with  regard  to  jobs  for  its  alien  members." These men, W. A. Ebanks,  Pedro J. Villofanay  and  Lambert  O.  Gafoon  are  gravely  concerned  over  their status in face of  growing difficulties /aced  by  alien  seamen  as  a  result  of  retrenchment  in  the  maritime  ind^ustry.  Published with their letter of  inquiry  on  this  page  is  a  statement  from  Headquarters,  appraising  the alien seamen situation and reaffirm^  ing  the  SlU's  firm ^licy  in  behalf  of  alien  members,, adopted  long  fore the  presmtt  difficulties arose.  The  problem  of  the aHen  seamen  today  is an  outgrowth  of  increas­ ing  govemmeittal  restrictions,  including  a  toughening  up  by  Immigra­ tion  authorities.  The  shipowners  have  found  these  restrictions  costly  and,  ccmsequently^ are  anxious  to  avoid  hiring aliens.  Despite  the  shipowners'  position,  the  SltF  has  continued  to  press  for  full  protection  for  its  alien  members,  and  will  continue  to  do  so.  The  Union  will  keep on  sending  its meml^rs to jobs through the rotary,  shipping  system.  As  pointed  out  on  this  page,  the  Union  is  not  inter­ ested  in  a  man's  national  background;  it  is  only  interested in  whether  or not he is a member in good  standing, and  eligible for  the  job.  In  view of  the  importance of  the alien  problem,  it  is  extremely  ad­ visable  that  aU  members—citizens  as  well as aliens—read  the contents  of  this  page carefully,  so  tha't  all  hands  will  have  a  full  and  clear  un­ derstanding of  what  is involved.  • '^!l  This  is  a  considered  protest  do feel  that, as loyat  Union  mem­ on  the  part  of  loyal  SIU  book­ bers,  we  are  entitled­ to  our  fair  members  and  permitholders,  who  .chance  at  the  jobs  that  come  are  aliens,  of  a  condition  exist­ into  the  Hall  from  ships  whose  ing  et  this  liail,  and  a  request  , alien quotas  are  not  full.  that  it  be  investigated.  '  in  view  of  these  facts,  we  re­ For  the  past  several  months,  spectfully  request  that  you  in­ every  job  in  the  Hall  has  been  form us  of  the official  SIU  policy  posted  for  "citizens  only."  This,  with  regard  to  jobs for  its  alien  of  course,  means  that  alien  SIU  members;  and,  if  this discrimina­ seamen  do  not  have  their  fair  tion  over  and  above  the Federal  chance,  based  on  registration  regulations  and  our  Union  con­ date  for  jobs  coming  into  the  tracts  With  the  operators  is  Hall,  aboard  ships  whose  alien  against  our  Union  Constitution,  By­Laws  and  principles,  as  we  quotas  are  not  full.  '  In  our  opinion,  this  policy  is  firmly  believe it  to  be,  we  would  imdemocratic  and  discriminatory,  appreciate your  investigating and  a  violation  of  the  Gohstitution  correcting  this  Situation  in  the  and  By­Laws  of  our  Union,  Baltimore  Hall.  Many  of  us  are  sincerely  try­ ing  to  secure  our  citizenship  in  this country  under  the  provisions  of  the  Merchant  Seamen's  Act—  a*  course  of  action  constantly  urged  upon  its  alien  members  The  laws  of  our  country  have  groups  showed  any  interest  in  the  ship  and  must  take  the com­ the  SIU  is  to  mamtain  a  strong  by  the  SIU.  pany's  word,  aithou^  he  will  bond  of  brotherhood,  to  inain­?  made  specific  restrictions  as  to  helping  alien  seamen. ­ attempt <to^  leem  if  any  of  the  tain  and  imiarove  the  working^  the  number  of  alien  seamen  al­ ­The  SIU's  handkng  of  the  LACK  F6W  MONTHS  lowed within  crews  of  Ajherican­ problem  was,  and  is,  as effective  men  lea^h^  the  ship  afe  aliens.  and  living"  conditions  on  thO"  Although  Miany  of  Us  heed  If  there'  is  a  Strong  doubt  in  sMps.  If  a  man  is  a  native  of­ only  a  few  months'  more  time  flag  ships.  The  Merchant  Marine  and  as  forward  looking  as  is  the Dispatcher's  mir  V  the  Union  a­  foreign  country,  it  is  not  im­­ Act  of  1936  almost  completely  possible  under  the  conditiofis  oh  United  States  ship's  articles  makes  every  attempt  to  check  portant.  "What  is  important  is"  excluded  alien  seamen  from  which  exist  in  this ­industry.  ih  order  to  secure  our  papers,  service  on  American  ships,  but  On  the  other  side  of  the  SIU's  the  ship  and  leam  the  true  sit­ that"  he  be  a  good  union  man.  we' find  it  impossible  to  secure  uation.  a  job  here  because  of  this  "citi­ during  "World  War  II  the  law  policy  is  the  positron  taken  by  Many  times  the Dispatcher  has  "The SiU  has  protected  its  alien  was  waived  and  aliens  were  membership  in  keeping  the  jobs­ the shipowners,  who are far from>  zen  only"  policy.  forced  the  company  to  take  'We  are  also  disturbed  by  the  allowed  aboard  American  ship's  anxious  to  see  aliens  serve  on  aliens,  when  it  was  found  that  available  at  a  high  level;  the  KU  has  aided  aliens  toward  se­ their  ships.  With  them  it's  a  knowledge  that  the  privilege  of  up  to fifty,  percent.'  the  quota  was  not filled.  How­ curing  visas  and  citizenship  pa­ It  was  not  too  long  following  doUars­and­eents  proposition  —  sailing  United  States  ships,  and  ever,  the  SIU  is  not  in  a  posi­ pers;  the  SIU  has  checked  the  so  securing  our  citizenship  here,  the  War  that  the  alien  quota  aliens  can  cost  them  money.  tron to maintain a cheek  on every  may  be  repealed  by  Congress  was  reduced,  and  the  Union  saw  The  Ifttmigration  authorities  ship  but,  almost  without  excep­ sh^s  and  made  the  companies  that  the alien  membership  would  have"  several  times  demanded  take  men  when  it  was  found,  •  during  its next  session.  tiori,  the  ships  sail  with  a  full  the  ships'  cpiotas­  were  not  full;­ find  itself  in  an  untenable  posi­ M^y  of  us setved  in the  iher­ that  coftipanies  post  $1,000'bond  quota  of  alieris  aboard.  the  SIU  has  campaigned  in­ . chant  marine  during  the  war;  tion  unless  specific  safeguaflis  in  behalf  of  each  alien  crew­ The  aliens  contribute  to  the  we  have  actively  supported  the  were  made.  "The  SIU  at  that  member,  and  there  have  been  lack  of  job  vacancies  oh  fhe  Washington  for  extension  of  Union  in  all  its  objectives  and  time  established  the  policy  that  occasions  where  the  bond  was  ships  by  staying  aboard  indefi­ alien  waivers,  and  re­virion  of  the seatime  requirement  for  citi­ participated  in  all  strikes  since  is  its  guidepost  today.  forfeited.  ­ nitely.  Today  it  is  r.'ire  for  an  zenship;  and  on  many  occasions  joining;  we  are  paid  up  mem­ POLICY  AIDED  ALIENS  In  addition,  should  an  alien  alien  once  he  is  on  a  ship  to  bers  as  of  the  termination  of  get  into  trouble  ashore  and  be  leave.  The  record  shows  that  the  SIU  has  interceded  in  the"  Admission  to  the  Union  was  our  last  voyage.  picked  up  by  the  police,  he must  aliens  are  staying  aboard  in  behalf  of  an  alien  facing  depor­:  closely  regulated  to  prevent  an  Those  of  us  who  do  not  hold  be  kept  aboard  ship  under  guard  larger  i>ercentages  than  the  ci­ tation.  This  the  SIU  has  done'  overloading  of  the  Union  in  re­ and  will  continue  to  do  as long;  the  oldest  cards  in  the  Hall  for  (at  company  expense).  tizen  merhbers.  If  the  alien  sea­ as  there  is an  alien  in  the ranks ' •   lation  to  the  number  of  jdlas  our  respective  jobs  have  mostly  available  under  contract.  This  If  he  is  returned  to  Ellis  Is­ men  would  get  off,  they  would  Of  the  SIU.  had  to  re­register — and  while  protected  citizen  and  non­citizen  land  for  deportation,  he  must  help  the  other  aliens  by  provid­ Alien  members  who  believe;  we  wait  for  the  ship  we  can  be  be  accompanied  by  a  guard  (at  ing at  least  a  moderate  job  turn­ alike.  they  have  a  grievance  over  the ­  i  assigned  to,  our  families  are  The  SIU  strongly  encouraged  company  expense)  and  be  given  over.  filling  of  jobs  should'take  their  ,  going  hungry.  room  and  board  (at  company  Alien  members  who  question  Also,  many of  us are  on  parole  its alien  members  to secure  visas,  expense)  on  Ellis  Island  until  fhe  Union's  policy  on  its  non­ problems  to  the  Dispatcher  im­ •   from  warrants  issued  in  depor­ which  would  allow  them  to  ship  his  case  is  disposed  of.  citizens  fail  to  consider  the  mediately  for  investigation.  The  tation  proceedings—shaving  to re­ aboard  coastwise  ships  and  free  Companies  have  also  found  Union's  record  in  their  behalf  dispute  should  be  ironed  out  in .  port  once  a  week  to  the  Immi­ them  from  the  29­day  rule.  themselves  involved "in  minor  in­ which  is,  beyond  a  doubt,  the  the  port  where  it  occurs,  when \  • gration Service  and  also  having  Aliens  who  had  sufficient  sea­ ternational  incidents,  such  as  the  best  on  America's  waterfront.  it  occurs.  had  to  give  into  their  possession  time  were  aided  in  obtaining  time  an  alien  seaman  was  to  The  Union  has  full  provisions  BEST  JOB  CHANCES  our  Seaman's  Certificates  or  their  citizenship.  The  SIU  also  be  deported  and  the  country  of  for  the  membership  to  present­';  took  a  stern  stand  toward  those  passports.  his  birth  refused  to  take  him.  The  alien  members  of  the  their  grievances.  If  the  matter,  aliens  who  had  sufficient  sea­ CAN'T  WOBK  ASHORE  N6body  wanted  him,  yet  he  SIU  have  the  largest  percentage  is  not  settled  satisfactorily,  the  time,  but  hadn't  taken  the neces­ couldn't stay  in  this country.  The  of  jobs  available  to  them  in  the  men  involved  may  present  their  ;  Until  we  get  a  ship,  we  have  sary  steps  toward  citizenship.  ease  cost  the  company  consider­ industry;  the  percentage  of  SIU  problem  to  the  Branch  member­ no  way  to  secure  the  funds  TJhus  the  SlU  policy  was  one  able  h­ioney,  and  made  them  alien  members  obtaining  citizen­ ship  in  a  regular  bi­weekly  with  which  to fight  these  depor­ ship is  the  highest  in  the  indus­ tation  proceedings,  for  we  are  of  continually  working  toward  Acutely  sensitive  about  hiring ad­ try,  and  the  chances  of  an  alien  meeting.  citizenship  for  the  alien  mem­ ditional  aliens.  The SIU wants  to see its policy  not  allowed  to  work  ashore.  Obtaining  sufficient  time  for  ci­ adhered  to.  There  is  no  reason  ;  bers  to  give  thdm  the  shipping  The  attitude  of  the  companies  We  do  not  feel  that  the  com­ privileges  enjoyed  by  citizens,  is,  of  course,  not  bur  worry.  If  tizenship^  are  greatest  within  for  ^y  member  or  official  to  panies  are  behind  this  alien  re­ and at  the  same  time  reduce  the  a  job  can  be legally filled  by  an  this  Union.  act  contrary  to  the  policy,  s&  striction,  for  ships  aboard  which  number  of  aliens  competing  for  blien  member,  the  Union  ­will  Anyone'  questioning  this  need  the  purpose  of  the  Unioi^ first  we  have  sailed  have  crewed  up  send  him  to  the  job;  the  eom­ only  look  at  what  is  happening  and  last,  is  to  send  its  members  out  of  this  Hall;  andf,  as  in  the  jobs  available  to  them.  The  Union  also  worked  to  aid  i>any  cannot  reject  him  for  this  in  other  uniohg  today.  There,  to  Jobs  through  the  rotary  ship­ some  cases  one  or  more  aliens  hundreds,  thousiands  of  alien  ping  system,  with  regard  to only  its  alien  members  in  another  reason.  got  off,  the  alien  quota  for  such  se»nen are on  the  beach waiting  a  man's  time  ashore  and  quali­ direction.  Representatives  of  the  The  true  difficulty  for  aliens  a  vessel  could  ncg;  have  been  for  ships;  Their  chances  of  ob­ fications  to  perform  his  job.  SIU  worked  diligently  in  Wash­ thus  lies  mostly  in  the  practices  full—^yet  these  jobs  too  were  all  taining  sufficient  seatime fer  ci­ ington  for  extension  of  fhe  crew  of  the  shipowners., But,  strange  The  SlU  is  an  International  posted  as  "citizen  only."  tizenship are miserably  small.  waiver  on  aliens,  and  pressed  as it  seems, the aliens  themselves  Union,  both  in  operation  and  We  would  like  to  know  if  this  is  the  official  policy  of  the  SIU;  the  government  for  amendments  Contribute  to'  the  acuteness  of  In  our  Unicm,  no  ^en  has  membership.  Any  restricti<ms  on'  beeii  deported  for  exceeding  his  the  activities  of  its  ali«i  in«Eii­ for  if  it  is,  we  should  be  so  in­ to  the  law  which  would  allow  the  situation.  men  with  three'  years'  seatime  time  ashore.  Th6  men  who have  bers  are  those  imposed  by  the  The  shipowners,  when' callirtg  formed,  in order  to try  to secure  to  become  citizens.  been deported—and  they are  but  gbverrimCTit  alone.  The  mert  of  in  jobg  to  the  Dispatcher,  often  a  berth  aboard  ships  of  foreign  a  handful—were  sent  from  the  the SIU  are bound  together  in a  state  that. the  jobs  are  to  be  The  fact  that  the  waiver  is  registration  before  we  are  de­ country  for  being  undesirable  as  group  which  is  not  ccoicemed  filled  by  citizens  only  when  still  in  effect five  years  after  the  ported.  ~  We'are  glad  to  share fhe  ups  war  caii  properly  be  credited  to  berths  are  available  to  alierts.  citizens,  having  run  afbul  of  the  with,  national  origlu  Ox  xiuiiouai  bdimdarie^  but  only  in  a  great­ and  downs  of  shipping  with  all  the  SIti  and  other  maritime  la­ The  Dispatcher  iS  not  in  a  posi­ law  in sohie manner.  ouf" Brother  nieittb'ers,  but  We  bor  qrganizafidfig.  No  othel*  tion  to  know  the  situation  on  The  sentim^t  of  the  men  in  er Brotherhood  of  the Sea;  Led  Fight  For  Alien  Memhers  �PBoe Six  1  THESE A  P  R  E R S  L a G  SHIPS' MINUTES AMD MEWS'  7" 7/  A  lAlcoa Roamers Smother  Pegasus Nine, 31 To 5  Fleet­Footed  '  SIU Crew  Saves  Nine  In  Dramatic  Rescue  :  A  thrilling  sea  rescue  emhodying  all  the  suspense  of  a  dime  thriRer  was  reported  to  the  LOG  this  week  by  Jerry  Palmer,  Ship's  Delegate  of  the  Waterman  vessel  The  heavy­hitting  baseball  squad  of  the  SS  Alcoa  Roamer  continued  to  ride  roughshod  over  all  opposition,  knocking  over  the  Alcoa  Pegasus  nine,  31  to  5,  at  the  Trinidad  Naval Base  held  on  March 4.  iStonewall  Jackson.  The­Jackson,  he  reported,  while  enroute  to" deeply  moved  by  the  aid  given­ Korea,  arrived  in  the  hick  o  them,  and  the next  day  returned  Fresh  from  two successive  vie  time  to snatch  from  disaster  nine  to  the  ship  to  present  Captain  The  Alcoa  Roamer's  amazing  . tones  over  Paramaribo  Pirates,  men  on  a sinki^, storm­battered  William  Harvey  with  a  Korean  smoking  pipe as a  token  of  their'  hitting  power  has filled  Manager  sailing  craft. '  *  the  Roamer  boys  belted  the  of­ Mclnis  with  reckless  pride.  The  Stonewall  Jackson  was  gratitude.  ferings  of  Pegasus  pitchers  Wold  Shortly  after  his  boys  had  drub­ plowing  the  waters  off  Korea  on  The  Jackson at  the  time  of  the '  and  Cosby  for  a .total  of  20  hits  bed  the  PegMus  outfit,  Mae  an­ liSarch  11,  Phlmer  reported, when  accident  was  enroute  to  Korea  imtil. the one­sided  fray  was call­ nounced  that  arrangements  were  crewmembers sighted  the sinking  with  an  EGA  cargo  of  fertilizer  ed  off  at  the  end  of  the  sixth  afoot  to  schedule  games  with  ship with its crewmembers strid­ from  New  Orleans.  the  New  Orleans  Pelicans  and  ing  on  deck  in  waist­deep  water  With  the  rescue  behind  them,  inning.  the Mobile  Bears of  the Southern  waving  frantically  for  help.  The  the  cr^w  turned  to  matters  LdPSIDED  WINS  Association.  Jackson  responded  immediately  which  could  eventually  spell  In  games  played  at  Paramari­ He's  even  trying  to  contact  Clarence  (Flash)  Owens,  and  swimg  around  in  a  tight  trouble  to  them  as  members  of  bo,  Dutch  Guiana,  on  Feb.  25  Manager  Leo  Durocher  for  a  whose defensive  play  and base­ circle.  Drawing  up  next  to  the  the  SIU:  the  threatened  loss  of  and  26,  the  Roamers  routed  the  game  with  the  New  York  Giants  running  are ;  among  the  rea­ boat,  the  crew  members  were  the  hiring  hall.  Enroute  to  Hon­ Pirates  by  scores  of  23  to  2  and  before  they  return  north  for  the  sons  for  the  impressive  string  quickly  pulled  up  over  the  side,  olulu  the  crew  gathered  in  a  25  to  8.  opening  of  the  1950  big  league  of  wins racked  up by  the Alcoa  the  last  man  clutching  a­  line  special  meeting  and  adopted  a  ust  as  the  boat  made  her final  resolution  calling  upon  the  SIU  Roamers'  baseball  team.  Sparkplugs  of  the  Reamer's  season.  to  carry  the. hiring  haR  message  plunge  to  the  bottom.  offensive  against  the  Pegasus  to seamen, other  unions. Congress  The  hair­raising  escape  mo­ team  were  Big  Joe  Neveraskus,  and  the  public,  calling  for  their  mentarily  stunned  the  seamen,  who  had  a  perfect  day  at  bat  support to  keep  hiring  halls  as  who  were  bus;tled  into  the  ship's  with four  hits including a  power­ biospital  and  bedded  down.  After  they  are  now  operated.  ful  home  run  into  the  deep  left  a  hot  meal  the  men  recovered  The  crew  also  called  upon  the  field  bleachers in the third frame,  completely  and  were  given  cig­ branches  of  the  SIU  to  bring  A  raging  blaze  which  levelled  the  home  of  Seafarer  and  Webb,  Who  got  on  safely  to  the  attention  of  the  member^  arettes  and  clothing.  four  times out  of  six  trips  to  the  Daniel  Rose in Harkers Island,  North Carolina,  on  March  ship  the  inunediacy ­of  the  hir­ FUNDS  RAISED  *  plate.  4  has  left  his  wife  and  eight  children  homeless,  the  LOG  The  Jackson  men,  sensing  that  ing  hall  issue  and  the  import­,  Mclnis  of  the  victors  also  hit  learned  this  week.  the  men  were  disturbed  by  the  ance  of  mobilizing  to  follow  the  •   «  a  round  tripper,  a  mighty  smash  The fire,  caused  by  a  short­ Rose  reported  in  a  letter  to  OSS  of  their  ship  and  personal  SIU's policy,  unhampered  by  dis­  ;  which  cleared  the  left  center  circuit  in  the  wiring,  was  fan­ SIU  headquarters that  his family  belongings,  took  up  a  collection  sension.  field  wall  in  the  fourth.  ned  by a  strong  wind  and  quick­ is  having  difficulty  in finding  a  which  was  presented  to  the  men  Sparking  the  crew  as  dele­ ,  For  the  Roamers,  Mclnis  shar­ ly  spread  through  the  large  place  to  live  in  Harkers  Island  when  they  were  put  ashore  in  gates,  in  addition  to  Jerry  Pal­­ ed  the  pitching  assignment  with  frame  dwelling.  In less  than half  as  there  are  no  homes  for  rent.  Fusan  later  in  the  day.  mer,  are: Bob  High, Deck;  Frank  Whithers. They  held  the  Pegasus  an  hoiu*  the house  was  a  charred  In  the  meantime  his  family  is  Palmer  stated  in  his  report  3.  Williams,  Engine;  A.  M.  Will­ :  squad  to seven  hits.  ruin.  Only  a  few  possessions  staying  with  his  wife's  mother.  that  the  Korean  seamen  were  iamson,  Stewards.'  were  saved.  PEGASUS  STARS  ;  Wold,  Cosby  and  Simms,  on  Brother  Rose  was  at  sea  at  the  moiind  for  Pegasus,  were  the  time  of  the  accident,  but  xmable  to  silence  the  booming  eft  his ship  in  Panama  and flew  ' The  otherwise  smooth  voyage  about  two  days  out  of  Honolulu  bats  of  the  Roamers,  although  back  to  rejoin  his  family.  of  the  SS  Meredith  "Victory,  when  he  failed  to  show  up  for  they  were  hampered  by  spotty  The  News­Times  of  Beaufort,  which  paid  off  in  New  York  on  his  watch  at  8  PM.  The  Oiler  fielding  by  their  teammates,  a  neighboring  town,  initiated  a  March  21,  was^  marred  by  the  reported  the  fact  to  the  Chief  who  made  a  total  of  six  costly  drive  to  aid  the  Rose  family  in  disappearance  of  a  crewmember  Engineer  and  when  a  search  of  fumbles.  The  Roamers  defensive  getting  resettled.. The  newspaper  at  s6a  on  Feb.  24,  the  LOG  East's  quarters  proved  unavail­ play ,  was  niaired  by  a  single  :s  soliciting  food,  clothing,  furni­ leai*ned  this  week.  ing,  the  Skipper  ordered  the  ture  and  cash  and  asks  that  all  error.  vessel  turned  around.  According  to  Seafarer  Frank  donations  be  sent  to  the  News­ The Roamers  effective defenses  Gustav,  Wiper  aboard  the  Isth­ The  area  was  combed  for  sev­ Times,  Beaufort,  North  Carolina.  were sparked by  Clarence (Flash)  In  addition  to  the  aid  given  mian  ship,  the  missing  man  was  eral  hours.  Gustave  said  the  Owens,  who  alternated  in  right  by  the  News­Times,  the  Sea­ Chester  East,  a  F'WT.  East  yras  seas  were  "fairly  rough,"  and  field  with  Dyer. Owens  cut  down  farers  in  the  port  of  New  Or­ member  of  the  SUP  who  that  "a  good  swimmer  couldn't  several  long  drives  deep  in  right  eans  responded  to  Brother  signed  on  the  ship  on  the  West  have  lasted,  more  than  10  min­ field  territory.  He  was  equally  Rose's  predicament  by  taking  up  Coast.  utes  in  the  water."  fleet­footed  on  the  base  paths,  a  collection,  as did  Norfolk  men.  East's  absence  was  noticed  The  Meredith  trip  which  be­ • stealing bags  almost  at  will.  gan  in  New  York  on  Nov.  15,  included  calls at  Haifa, Tel  Aviv,  Penang  and Singapore.  "It  was  a  good  trip,"  Cjustav  reported.  "There  were  no  per­ Joe  Nunan  (left)  and  Frank  formers,  so  we  had  no  trouble.  Giislav,  Wipers,  who  were  A first­rate  crew  makes  any  trip  aboard  the  Meredith  Victory  a  pleasure."  •  on  a  recent  trip.  Fire  Razes  Member !^  Home;  Wife,  8  Children  Destitute  Meredith Victory . Crewmember Lost At Sea  SS  Hurricane  Hits  Shoal  In  Fog  Off  Fire  Island,  NY  "J,  Members  of: the  Alcoa  Roamer  baseball  squad,  which  has  been  snowing. under  flmix  oppo­ sition  by  top­heavy  Scores, .pose  after  their. lalMt  victory.  Front  row: (left  to  Hgbt):  Evans,  Wright,  Earlsy,  Mcfni?,  rows  Rissyski,  Webb^..  vl­eonard»  OwfflBS,  Dyer • • and­Morris/^  7^7  NEW  YORK, ABril  6—The SlU­manned  Waterman  freighter  Hurricane  was  caught  on  a  sand  bar  off  Fire  Island  last  night  as  she  was  creeping  toward  New  York  Harbor  in  heavy  fog.  Attempts  to  get tow  lines  The  Hurricane  was  inbound,  aboard  were  stymied  by  high  from  Hamburg,  Bremen,  Rotter­  .  winds  and  heavy  seas, ,,  but  the. dam  and  Leith,  with  .genenaj  vessel  was  reported  in, no  im­ cargo,  13  passengers  and  a  crew ^  ;  '  \  medlate^dqnger  of  Cracking  up.  gf::­46. •  •  , . Tw­p tugs  were standing  by. the  Water  has  been  pumped ­hxtqir :  crippled  ship  uiitil  the  weather­ the  Hurricane^s  . douWe­bottom/:  abates .suflicteutiy. .for  leiioatlng  itanks  to  prevent­ her  rplUng.r.iatj^  efforts  to be  resumed..  tito seas and pounding on  the bar. x:  �rsriday,  April  7.  I95a  ^5' .­s­'  • • ,  ", ­ !*'•   ­'? »•  •   T  H  er  S  E  AF  ARERS  L O  G  Page Seven  Digested Minutes Of  Sill Ship  Meetings  ALCOA  CORSAIR,  Jan.  15—  hand  iron  ­and  games.  Marjan  W.  Higgs,  Chainnan;  J.  Rc^ris,  Reinke  elected  Deck  Delegate.  Secretary.  All  delegates  reports  Under  Education,  it  was  resolved  Were  accepted.  Motion^  carried  that, any  man  on  this  ship  who  to  rent  six  moving  pictures  for  holds  his  book  oyer  permitman's  Use  on  each  trip  and  money  to  head  shall  be  referred  to  Head­ be  raised  by  popular  subscrip­r  quarters  for  action.  All  agreed  tion.  Noisy  heating  system  to  be  to  cooperate  in  keeping  rec  hall  reported  to  the  Union  Hall.  Mo­ clean  at  all  times,  and  to  do  tion 'carried  to  instruct  Ship's  utmost  to  be  good  Union  Bro­ Delegate  to  visit  Brothers  in  thers  throughout  voyage.  Ship's  Marine  Hospital  and  to  present  Delegate  Swayne  reported  that  them  with  gifts  from  'creW.  No­ wjth  one  exception  all  officers  tice  of  dues  and  assessments  due  were  cooperating  fully  with  ME P«ELIMIN>AR.Y plSCUSS­ fdven  all  hands.  One  minute  of  crew.  (OA»  PERIOD OAl  COM"  Mence  in' memory  of;  deceased  made to* aid  former  crewmember  PWLSOQY  VACATtO^S HAS  4  44  Union'  members.  Meeting  ad­ and  Union  Brother  who  has  to  SUZANNE,  Jan,  29—T.  Osla­ BNUBO , AT ITS NEXT  ^(^ned  at  3:10  PM,  with  71  return  to  Genoa.  Water  hose  to  zeski.  Chairman;  L.  Kane,  Sec­ BRANCH MEETINtS EACH  .  toembers  present.  be  run  out  on  deck  for  use  of  retary. No  beefs to  report.  Motion  •P   ORT  WILL ELECTA COM'  stevedores  in  foreign  ports,  as  carried  unanimously  that  all  AMTTEE  TO DRAW UP A  t  t  4  .  PETROLITE.  Jan.  22 —Lester  means  of  keeping  unauthorized  Communists  and  Trotskyites  be  RESOLUTION IN LINE WITH  Clark.  Chairman;  H.  M.  Rosen­ persons  out  of  the  passageways.  brought  up  on  charges  and  ex­ THE ON/feRALL  VIEWPOIISITOT^  ,  ptiel.  Secretary.  Ship'^  Delegate  4  4  4  pelled  from  Union.  Brother  E.  PORT MBMBBRSHiP , THESE  WILL BE  J.  Bourgeois  saw  Captain  about  MICHAEL,  Jan.  29  —  John  Corum  was  elected  Ship's  Dele­ SOILED  POWA/  BY  A  HSADC^UA'RI&ZS  painting  crew's  messroom  and  Ni^ler.  Chairman;  Ronald  gate;  department  delegates  were  COAAMITTEB  FOR. SUBMISSION TO A  "REF —  has  another  meeting  Tscheduled.  Thompson.  Secretary.  Delegates  reelected.  Discussion  on  SIU  bul­ ^RENPUM  V/OTE  UP AND DOWN THE COAST.  Delegates  reported  nb  beefs ­in  reported.  Motion  carried  that  letin  regarding  Trotskjrites  and  IF YOU HAVE ANY OPINION ON THIS MATTER  their departments.  Motion carried  each crewmember  clean up mess­ Communists.  Suggested that  each  PUT  YOUR PROpOeAL ON PAP£R AND SUB­ to  call  attention  of  Secretary­ hall  after  using  it;  amended  to  crewmember  take­  active  inter­ MIT  IT  TO THE  PORT COAAMITTBB  FOR  Treasurer  to  fact  that  American  read  that  last  man  on  standby  est  in  shipboard  meetings  and  • . •A  % I  COAISlDEl?ATlOAsl.  consul  at  Marseilles  permits  hir­ clean up for­the  oncoming  watch.  that  chairman  and  secretary's  ing  of  aliens  when  ! there  are  New  cfewmembers  were  inform­ jobs  be  rotated.  Ship's  Delegate  Aihericans  on  the  beach.  Dis­ ed  that  library  contains  SIU  lit­ to  contact  AMMLA  for  new  li­ cussion  on  launch  service  at  erature.  A  beef  raised  over  the  brary.  Tripoli  where  shore  leave  Was  amount  of  ice  cream  and  fruit  4  4  4  permitted,  but  no  launch  was  given  out.  Steward  asked  men  WAR  HAWK.  Feb.  2—E.  Wal­ ayailable.  Suggested  that  library  to  be  careful  of  the linen.  Ship's  ker.  Chairman;  H.  Starling.  Sec­ bfe  exchanged  with  that  of  an­ Delegate  is  to  get  in  touch  with  retary.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  p|her  American  ship  in  Port  American  Merchant  Marine  Li­ everything  .  running  smoothly.  £|eBouc.  One  minute  of  silence  brary  Association  for  a  new  li­ Department  delegates reported  as  in  memory  of  departed  Union  brary.  Crew  informed  that  lum­ follows:  one  hour  disputed  over­ Brothers.  ber  was  being  obtained  to  build  time  in  the  Deck  Gang,  few  As far  as most  jobs  are  concerned  shipping  here  in  New  York  benches  outside  on  deck.  lours  in  Black  Gang  and  none  is  lukewarm—steady  but  slow  on  the  bell.  Of  course,  what's  4  4  4  in  Stewards  other  than  for  de­ always  hot  are  those  tanker  jobs  and  many  a  man  beached  for  SANTA  CLARA  VICTORY,  ayed  sailing  in  Venice.  Motion  some  time has  shot  out  of  port  practically  broke  but  plenty  happy.  Feb.  2—R.  Peck,  Chairman:  E.  carried •  unanimously  to  oust  all  Speaking  of  jobs—and  the  system  of  security  for  those  jobs  in  McCambridge.  Secretary.  Ship's  commies  and  Trotskyites  from  these  days  of  extreme  maritime  unemployment—reminds  the  SIU  CUBORE.  Jan.  22 —W.  M.  Delegate  discussed  ways  of  Union.  Suggested  that  Ship's  membership  that  the  battle  of  the  Hiring  Hall  is  still  going  on—  ':4|  Fields.  Chairman;  W.  A.  House,  leaving  a  clean  ship  at  payoff  Delegate  see  Patrolman  regard­ and  this  is a  serious  responsibility  of  every  SIU  Brother.  Not  only  Secretary.  Delegates  reported  time  "for  benefit  of  oncoming  ing  launch  service  in  Genoa.  are  the  Brothers  protecting  the  SIU  at  all  times  but  they  are  that  there  were  no  beefs  in  any  crewmen.  Department  delegates  Discussed. March  of  Dimes  drive,  continuing  the  good  old  SIU  spirit  of  helping  out  other  unions  in  of  the  departments.  Motion  car­ reported  all  okay,  except  for  with  members  in  favor  of  do­ their  legitimate  beefs—beefs  created  by  that  monstrosity  of  a  law  ried  for  ­delegates  to  prepare  some  disputed  overtime  in  deck  nating  to  cause.  called  the  Taft­Hartley  Act  .  .  .  Next  month  in  the  May  issue  of  list  of  replacements  to  be  given  and  stewards  gangs.  Under  Edu­ "Liberty"  magazine  is  a  story  about  Samuel  Gompers,  the  great­ to  Patrolman—this  is  to  make­ cation,  Ship's  Delegate  read  his­ AFL  leader.  It  should  help  all  oldtimers  and  young  timers  in  sure  that ship  calls. Hall for men.  tory  of  SIU  and  the  Internation­ fully  understanding  the  general  history  of  this  leader  and  the  Members  asked  to  remove  dirty  al.  Under  Good  and  Welfare  growth and battles  of  the AFL.  gloves  whenever  using  hand  rail  crewmembers  said  they  felt  that  4  4  4  because  of  thp  clean  paint.  Agent  or Patrolman  should speak  Eddie  Nooney  is  in  New  York  right  now  keeping  himself  Chairman  Fields  explained  the  to  officers  about  the  letter's  busy  playing  shuffleboazd  every  now  and  then  .  .  .  Walter  purpose  of  holding  shipboard  threats  to  yank  books  and fire  Reidy,  the  Steward,  is now  aboard  the SS  Black  Eagle making  4  4  4  meetings  and  of  the  need  for  men.  a  steady  European  run  . .  .  Walter  Gardner  is  now  a  matri­ JOHN­HANSON,  Feb. 5  —  Ed­ Union  rules  and  regulations.  monial  man—so  here's  wishing  him  mucho  happiness  and  ELLY,  Jan.  8—Arthur  Kaval.  win  Westphal,  Chairman;  R;  P.  4  4  4.  congratulations  .  .  .  Plenty  of  Seafarers  and  their  families  Hannigan,  Secretary.  Ship's  Del­ SOUTHSTAR,  Jan.  6—James  Chairman;  Walter  Husson.  Secre­ throughout  the boroughs  of  New  York  listened anxiously  to  the  egate  said  that  he  would  check  Stewart,  Chairman;  Louis  Mey­ tary.  Ship's  Delegate  announced  SIU  broadcast  on  the  importance  of  saving  our  Hiring  Hall  upon  arrival in  New  York  to  get  ers.  Secretary.  All  Delegates  re­ that  Master  was  under  medical  over  radio  station  WEVD  ,  . . John  Chaker  is  a  proud  daddy.  overtime  disputes  straightened  ported  everjrthing  okay.  Report­ care  and  recommended  that  he  It's  a  boy.  8  pounds,  13  ounces,  born  on  the  good  day  of  ed  that  \yashing  ...lachine  had  not  be  disturbed  during  his  ill­ out.  Deck  Delegate  reported  150  March  31—^just  beating  out  April  Fool's  day.  hours  disputed;  Engine,  150,  and  been  repaired.. Notice  to  be  post­ ness.  Engine  Delegate  reported  4  4  4  ed  in  laundry  room  explaining  that  $38.50. is  in  ship's  fund.  Mo­ Stewards,  64.  Motion  carried  to  One  of  the  best  Brothers  we  have  talked  with  is  Bill  Rowe,  have  ship  fumigated  before  next  proper  way  in  which  to  use  tion carried  to  thank  Ship's  Dele­ happily  voyaging  on  the  Steel  Mariner  now  on  the  Far  East  run.  .  washing  machine;  anyone  with  gate  and  Engine  Delegate"  for  trip.  Crew  backs  Steward  in  his  His  brother,  Harry  Rowe,  is  also  happily  tripping  on  the  same  attempts  to  have  his  requisition  doubta  is  to  ask.  Suggestion  efforts  in  purchasing  magazines.  Oiled.  Three  copies  to  be  made  run  aboard  the  SS  Steel  Admiral.  (Brothers,  it's  easy  to  see  that  so  that  one  can  be  given­to  Del­ these  runs  are  the  best  in  the  SIU  after  the  tough  organizing  of­ egate  and  one  to  Patrolman.  Isthmian and  bringing  those  ships  into  the SIU fleet.)  Getting  back  Need  for  clarification  of  working  to  Bill,  we'd  like  to  mention  the  swell  way  Bill  ran  around  New  rules  discussed.  Delegate  to  see  York  and finally  getting  that  DC  washing  macljine  for  the  ship  Patrolman  to  inform  him  about  cut  of  dough  chipped  in  by  the  crew  to  keep  everything  happy  Seafarer  Blackie  Coiro  is  now  cal  instrument,  dance,  or  just  conditions  on  this  trip,  also  to  and  shipshape  aboard  ship.  It's  sure  a  lot  of  things—the  big  and  working  for  the  Patio  Cafe  in  ad  lib  with  the  gags,  you're  eli­ see  about  getting  the  First  As­ small—which  makes  every  SIU  ship  a  good  ship  and  a  clean  Brooklyn  where,  he  assures  us,  gible  to  take  part.  ship  .  .  .  Educational  meetings  here  in  New  York,  as  in  other  sistant  straightened  out.  all  SIU  members  will  get  a  Brother  Coiro,  who  sails  as  a  ports,  is  for  the  full  benefit  of  the  membership.  4  4  4  Cook,  says. that  Harry  and  Nat,  NATHANIEL  B.  PALMER.  square  deal.  4  4  4  Blackie  says  the  Patio's  wel­ owners  of  the  Patio,  are  a  Feb.  S—  i>aul  Whitlow,  Chair­ The  SEAFARERS  LOG  will  be  sailing  free  of  cosl  to  the  come  mat.  is  always  out  for  couple  of  "good  Joes  who  will  man;  V.  Szymanski,  Secretary.  ­  homes  of  the  following  Brothers:  Ralph  Dunsmoor  of  Massa­''  SIU  men  and he  asked  all  hands  always  give,  seamen  a  decent  Carmel  G.  Imnan  elected  Ship's  chusetts.  Peter  Naujalis  of  New  York.  Martin  Sierra  of  New  on  the  beach  in  New  York  to  deal."  Delegate.  No  beefs  in  any  of  the  York.  Andrew Buscarello  of  New  York.  Nick Swokia  of  Connec­ The  Patio  has  a  ball  team,  departments.  Suggested  by  chair  ticut.  Stanley  Brown  of  New  York,  Ralph  Groseclose  of  Vir­ pay  the  place  a  visit.  Prices  are  among  the  most  too,  and  Blackie  suggests  that  that  one  topic  be  designated  for  ginia  .  .  .  Brother  Fred  Paul  is  in  New  York  right  now  ...  reasonable  in  town,  there  is  con­ SIU  crews  that  have  teams  and  discussion  under  Education  at  Andy  Havrilla  shipped  out  last  week  .  .  .  Here  is a flash  item  tinuous  entertainment  and  the  Want  to  play  should  get­ in touch  each  meeting,  beginning  with  —about  one  of  the  Brothers  here  in  New  York' who  is  in  the  atmosphere  is  definitely  friendly.  with  him.  The  Patios  can  ar­ next  session.  Each  department  to  current  movie  in  New  York  called "Cargo , to Capetown,"  with  Brother  Coiro  says  that  the  go­ range to  get a  park for all g^es.  take  turns  at  cleaning  recreation  Broderick  Crawford.  Brother  John  Harvey,  who  has  been help­ ings­on  diiring  Amateur  Night,  The  Patio  Cafe  is  located  at  roont;  schedule  to  be  posted  on  ing  out  for  many  we^cs,­especially  in  helping  another  union  which  takes  place  every  Sim­ 630  Flatbush  Ave.,  Brooklyn.  Kiard.  All  hands  reminded  that  on  strike,  told, us  how  he acted  as  a  Messman  aboard  a  Pana­ Blackie  says  the  best  way  to  f  they  have  a  beef  they  Should  manian  tanker  which  was  chartered  for  Hie  movie  out  on  the  day,  are  a  lot  of  extra  fun.  The  Patio  gives  winners  of  get  there  from.  Manhattan  is  by  speak  with  department  delegates  West  Coast.  Imagine  a  Seafarer  actiag  for  the  movies  as  a  amateur  contests  cash  prizes  BMT  subway;  Take .the Brighton  ikst"  aild  not  go  direct  to  de­ '  merchant  ­seaman,­  giving  the" mRlioas­ of  landlubbers  through­ and  the  event  is  open'  to­  all  Line  train  and get  off  at  either  partment  head.  Noise  to  be  kept  out  the natiett  the impressikn  that  merdiant  seamen  live a life  Prospect  Park  ­or  Parkside  Ave.  at  a  ininimtim  so  watchstanders  of  easy  wtwk  and  grand  i"4v«itiij >  "cnntera:  H  ybu"  can  sing,• strum:    ihsy  g«.  We  wondM N  this  BMvie .is  that  dOidoijMT V  guitar  other 'musi­ stations.  •  ban  get  some­ deep.  son's  m imli  '  i|  Brother  Assures  SIU  Men  Of  Good  Deal  At The  Patio  �FAtacf.  April  7,  THE  SEAFARERS  LHG  MEMSEBSmP  SFEOaS r­ Honduran  Sea  Union  Called  Rig  For Covering  Runaway Operators  TAKING  CARE OF  THE  HORSEY  SET  Cosencia's  outfit.  The  only  com­ Bosun gets  about $140  per month.  pany  exempt from  this  racket  Such  a  "union"  is  an  insult  Most  of  you  will  recall  that  is  the  Standard  Fruit  Company,  to  the  intelligence  of  any  right­ 11  l^i  year  there  was  supposed  to  which  has  a  contract  with  the  thinking  person.  It  is  part  of  have  beeii  a  world­wide  boycott  NMU.  the  racket  that  is responsible  for  of  ships  under  Panamanian  and  so  many  thousands  of  American  A  seaman  must find  his  own  Hdnduran  flags  as  a  protest  seamen  being  on  the  beach  to­ agiinst  their use  to  escape  high­ employment  at  the  company  of­ day,  and  if  it  isn't  stopped  more  fices  or  at  the  agents  of  the  er  wages  and  safety  standards  many  companies  sailing  Hon­ thousands  of  us  will  be  on  the  bf  . other  maritime  nations.  duran  flag  ships.  I  understand  beach  but  fast  and  permanently.  I  do  not  know  all  the  facts  as  that  if  a  man  is  sent  to  a  ship  Every  time  an  Amaican  ship  |tb  why  the  boycott  was  not  put  by  the  so­called  union,  headed  comes  into  port and lays  up,  you  Wp  effect,  but  when  I  was  in  by  Cosencia,  he must  pay $25 for  can  almost  be  siure  some  ship  Honduras,  recently,  accompany­ the  job.  flying  the  flag  of  Panama  or  ing  my  wife,  who  is  a  lawyer  Honduras  is  taking  its place  and  and  a  native  of  Honduras,  on  a  The  top  wages  of  an  able­ being  operated  by  the  same  tour bf  that  nation's major  cities,  bodied  seaman  are  $150  per  morried  interests  which  paid  you  month  and  80  cents  an  hour  for  m':  I  was  informed  that  it  had  been  overtime.  However,  there  is  no  off  and  put  you  on  the  beach.  put  off  because  the  seamen  of  Let  us  hope  that  a  thorough  'J.  these,  countries  had  ,  organized  overtime  at  sea,  Sundays  and  investigation  will  be  made  by  ttemselves  irdo  a  "Union."  CHie  holidays  are  not  overtime.  A  our  affiliated  maritime  unions  bbycoU  was  posiponed  upon  re­ and  the  proper  action  taken  to  quest  of  fhd  Panamanian  Gov  effect  a  boycott  to  stop  such  AAfoiig  iho  passengeA  aboard  the  BS  Del  Sud on  a  recent  eriuneol,  which  asked  for rime  practice^  before  we  all find  our­ voyage  were  the  two  sleek  nags riiown  above,  with  their  li.'  fo  enbCt  le^shdion  that  would  selves  beached  until,  the  next  attendants,  neither' of  whom  was  identiiied.  Material  accom­ bring  its  vmges  and  shipboard  war  caUs us  out  again to further  paiiying  the  photo  didn't  say,  but  it  is  beHeWed  the  aquines  oi^BdltiOBS rioser  to  the  stand­ enrich  the  sh^wner.  we A  of  racing  stock  and  were  either  coniing  from  or  enroute  ^ds  in  ject  throughout  the  Leonard  MitcheU,  SUP  to  Argentina.  y^prid.. ^d,}  To  fhe  Editor:  I set  out  to  learn  everything  I  could  about  the  "union"  and  My  good  friend  Bill  Chafnpliri  found  it  was  very  easy  to  learn  writes  about  "Why  Bosuns  Get  aH  about  it  as  there  is  very  Gray."  Although  my  hair  is  Still  little  to  it.  It  is  simply  the  old  black,  afi  AB  can also  turn  gray.  :^'c»imp''  racket  with  a  new  :'11  cite  one  quick  way  and  I'm  Sure  I  win  be  backed  up  by  ITO  the  Editor:  Jvrinkle.  .  pfeseht  maritime  schools^  even  inissiOil  schools  at  Sheepsheadf  many  Brothers.  '  ANTI­U«nON  DEAL  I  have  just  finished • r  eading  ori a partial  plan,  to  finance  two  Bay  in  New  York  and  irt  Ala­:"  The  Bosun  wiU  call  a  special  *  "^en  the  United  iVuit  Com­ EDeck  Department  meeting  be­ he  article  by  John  Bunker  in  training  Ships  When  the  cOst  Of  meda,  Galif.,  has  classes  operi'  ply' went  into  Honduras  years  fore  the  ship  sails  and  teU  the  he  Jan.  13  issue  of  the  SEA­ operating  thesS  fWO  ships,  iii­ in  practical  seamartship.  Also;­'  ggo  it  ii my  uirferstanding  that  gang  to  take  orders  from  him  FARERS  LOG,  entitled  "Use  of  cludihg  wages  for  the  trainees  the  Sailors  Urti^  of  the  Pacifie'  gi ' deal  was  made  with  the  gov­ and  him  alone.  He  will  run  Sailing  Ships  As  Training  Ves­ and  the  regular  crew,  would  be  operates  a  similar  sehool  irt  Sani'  FfartciSoo  for  the  benefit  of  its'  sels."  Giving  all  due  respect  to  tremendous.  ei­^ent  whereby  the  company  things as he  sees ^it.  hew mernbers  artHl  afRliates.  •  Furthermore,  let  us  assume  he  writer,  I  should  like  to  com­ would  furnish  emplojmient  to  First  day  at  sea  our  old  pal,  .  I  says Let's  don't  Worry  about'  that  the  two  training  ships  were  ment  on his  article.  the  people  of  Hondimas.  In  re­ J;um  the govbmment  was  to pro^  Mr.  Mate,  shows  his  ugly  head  I  think  the  idea,  although  it  in  operation.  That  would  mean  training  n6W  men  who  waht  tO  ,  tect .  the  company  against  labor  on  deck  and  gives  sailors  a  job  makes  interesting  reading,  is  that  after  six  months'. training,  go  to  sea,  lefs  concentrate  ori'  organizations  by  making  them  other than the  one  he  is  working  about  20  years  too  late  and. ra­ 800  men  a  year  wOuld  enter  the  keeping  and  acquiring  jobs  for  on.  The  sailor  politely  informs  Iher  impractical  todaV.  As  field  in  competition  for  berths  the  experienced  nrjen  w6  have'  illegal.  lim  that  he  is  taking  orders  available  today.  That  law  has  been  rigidly  en­ from  the  Bosun  and  continues  Bunker  says,  marlinspike  sea­ on  ships.  Don  D,  Brown,  SUP  Does  Mr.  Bunker  realize  that  forced  by  the  Honduran  goverri­ his  work.  The  Mate  nms  for  the  manship  in  the  old  sense,  is  nOt  SS  MisriOii  Dolores  '  the  United  States  has  art  over­ so  important  today  as  it  was  10­ ,ment,  which  is  in  fact  a  police  ; Bosun,  and  with  a  blank  look  ^tate.  .The  army  controls  every­ on  his  face  the  Bosun  acts  as  if  or  20  years  ago,  even  though  it  supply  of  experiertced  seamen  jthing  and  the police  are  regular  le  doesn't  know  why  the  AB  must  always  be  part  of  a  sea­ (not  including  aliens)  to  last  for  another 20  years,  without  putting  p^y  men.  So  you  can  see  that  wouldn't  do  the  little  job  the  man's  basic  knowledge.  • li  another  800  rnen  a  year  into  the  GONE  FOREVER  any  labor  union  is  impossible.  Mate  asked  him  to.  picture.  Some  time  ago  the  stevedores  I  guess  you  know  who  is  left  There  is  no  use  kidding  our­ liil  SUPPLY  GREATER  .walked  off  the  job  in  the  port  ligh  and  dry,  holding  the  well­ selves.  The  old  schooners  are  gone  forever.  They ­have  no  use  Where,  may  I  ask,  are  the  *of  Tela  in  protest  against  their  known  bag  for  the  rest  of  the  in  modeni  shipping.  We  may  as  jobs for  these men  to come  from?  ibw  wages  and  working  condi­ trip.  '  well  accept  it  and  forget  them  Every  Union  hall  in  the  coun­ To  the  Edilor:  "tions.  They  get  35  cents  and  ho'orS,  with  winch  drivers  re­ And  by  the  way,  let's  get  this  as  far  as  using  them  in  training  try  today  has  more  men  than  We,  the  undersigned,  would  • ceiving 50  cents  an  hour.  The  homesteading  question  to  a  vote,  or  shipping  is  concerned.  They  there  are  jobs.  We  certainly  dO  like  to  voice  our  opinion  on. the.  United  Firuit  Company  brought  Brothers.  A  year  on  a  ship  is  Ore  Obsolete  fOr  either  purpose.  not  need  any  more  manpower.  length  of  time  a  crewmember  Another  thing:  The  govern­ If  we  must  have  training  should  be  allowed  on  a  ship.  In  a  trainload  of* its  plantation  enough  for  any  man.  Kirivan  Bilson  menlf  isn't  likely  to  drop 'its  schools,  the  US  Maritime  Com­^  After  much  thought  on  the  slaves  to  load  the  ships  under  subjeict  we  think  that  6rte  year  military  guard.  Hie general  then  is  sufficient.  In  that  tinie  any  gave orders fbf  the regular steve­ mart  should  have  a  fair  amount  •   dPres  to  return  to  work  within  put  aside.  He  is  eligible  for  a '•   24  hours,  or  else  they  would  be  two  weeks  vacation  which  most  '  founded  up,  and  possibly  wiped  • of our  companies  give.  He is  also  but.  Needless  to say,  they  all re­ eligible  for  unemploymbrtt  com­^  tiumed  to  work.  All  this  hap­ by  Thurston  J.  Lewis  pensation,  if  such  a­  tuling  is  pened  only  a  few  months  ago.  passed  by  the  meiribership.  r;  UNION?  We  think  that  if  such  a  rul­ They  say  that  I  must  take  a  vacation  But  ­what  is  there  to  do  in  Topeka,  .  The  so­called  Honduran  Sea­ ing  is  passed  it  will  create  a  (I'm  offered  four  weeks  with  pay).  Or  Tulsa  or  Denver,  say.  J  large  number  of  jobs immediate­ ­ .  men's  Union  is  owned  and  con­ For  a Bosun  c< Deck  Storekeeper,  trolled  by  one  man,  a  certain  But  I  don't  know  the  inside  of  the  Nat»m,  ly  and  froirt  thert  on  a  more '  Who don't savvy  the landlubber's  way?  V  Srabf  Cbsencie^  ^o­ is  on  the  And  I've  long  forgot  how  to  play.  gradual  tUfnOver  than  we'noW  payroll  of '  the  United  Friiit  Since first  she  came  out  of  the  yard,  have.  "  How tong  would  t  be  On  the  beach.  Company,  He also owns the  larg­ We would  like to  hear,  through  •   I've  sailed  the  SS  DEL  NORTE.  How  iibng  cbuld  I  keep up my  we^ht  at  and  miost rapensive  hotel  in  And  you find  things  a  little  bit  hard.  Ihe  LOG,  the  Opinion  of  more  When  the  galley^s  out  Of  my  reach.  <Pui»io  Cortez,  caHed riie  Cos^­ of  the  BrothMS  ort  this  subject'  When  you're  getting  a  bit  bald  at  ferity.  And  I'm  off  in  a  dry­land  state?  eia  Hotel.  so  that  it  can  be  brought  "to  a  (Now  wherever  the  ladles  are  "One  year  and  get  ol6"  they  say,  The dues of  this so^ralled  tm­ feferendufrt  ballot  in  the  nea?'  Fm  itill  good  for  a  bit  of  a  sortie­^  "But  off  you  danrii  Wei'  must."  H:  foa  sre  $1.80  a riibnth.  future.  '  :  Sfaatt  I  trad*  jih*  dleoiii salt  spray  man  sailing  aE  Hbhdin­an  sftilf  At  ilur  Madam's or  the  Florida  Baif  Signed  by  is  Membets  >  For dii^ despicable  dust?  must  belong  and  pay  dues  td  TlMugh 1  AM  a bit  bald  at  forty.)  of  PhSidrifthih  k  To  the  Editoe:  ABs Can Turn  Gray, Too,  BUson Claints  Gov't  Misses Boat  In Training New  Men  With  Jobs Scarce  For Old  Handst  Brown  il'  i'  Vacation Rule  Would AidJob  Turnover, Say 15  Log'A'Rhythms  THAT  VACATION  ISSUE  I;  �"  Vacation­Takers  Should Get Break,  Brother Contends  T 'iE  S  E  A FA EE  R S  tb G  OH, THAT  GOLDEN  CITY!  Page  Niae  Proposed Rule On Vacations  Held Detrimental To Union  Thus,  for  each  month  that  a  man  stays  on  a  ship  over  one  I  am  against  compvilsory  va­ year,  he actually  receives a  wage  Vacations  should  be  taken  by  cations  because  I  sincerely  be­ increase  of  one­sixth  of  week's  the  men  entitled  to  them,  other­ lieve  that  such  a  rule,  particu­ pay,  or a  sum ranging  from  nine  wise  there  is  no  use  in  having  larly  at  this  time,  would  be  to  ten  dollars  a  month.  What  vacations.  ^'  .  detrimental  to  best  interests  of  normal  person  will  quit  a  job  It  may  be  possible  to  work  our  organization.  on  being  credited  with  a  sub­ out  the  vacation  by  replacing  a  We  are  now  facing  a  long  and  stantial  wage  increase?  man  for  one  trip  after  he  has  tough  legal  battle  (possibly  to  been aboard  a single  ship for one  be  followed  by  strike  action)  to  The  so­called  homesteaders are  year.  If  a  man  should  be  requir­ protect  and  maintain  our  Hiring  seldonFto  be found  on ships  that  ed  to  get  off  the  ship 'after  one  Halls,  which  have  proven  to  be  make  long  trips  to  foreign  pprts.  year,  perhaps  he  could  IJG  com­ the  most  efficient  method  of  as­ The  few  in  that  category  are  grinding  it  out  on the  less pcqpu­ pensated  in  some  way  after  his  signing  crews  to  ships.  lar  coastwise  rims, • a  nd  they  do  vacation  is  over.  Either  of  these  We  must  be  careful  not  to  so  largely  because  they  have  ways  could  accomplish  this:  make  any  move  that  would  friends  and  relatives  in  the  1.  Give  the  man' a  top  priority  alienate  those  who  are  on  our  ports  their  ships  visit  regularly.  shipping  card,  side  at  present.  We  need  all  the  Despite  various  clsiims  to  the  2.  Allow  the  man  to  be  paid  aid  we  can  muster.  contrary,  such  men  are  usually  out  of  the  welfare  fund  from  BEST  METHOD  in  closer  touch  with  Unioii  af­ the  time  his  vacation  is  over  fairs  than  their  more  fortunate  until  he  ships  out  again.  Because,  under  our  Hiring  Things  are  mighty  fine  Brothers  who  are  off  on  long  In  this  way  a  man  can  take  Hall  system,  we  are  able  to  trips  or  completing  such  trips  his  vacation  and  will  not  lose  aboard the SS  Golden City,  say  make  prompt  assignments  of  with  the  resultant  heavy  pay­ anything  by  doing  so.  And  all  the  lads  aboard  the  Waterman  competent  and  reliable  men,  the  offs.  members,  both  single  and  mar­ freighter..  Even  "Sougee  shipowners  will  aid  us  to  main­ Brown's  Boys,"  as­  the  photo  ried,  will  benefit.  Bill  Gray.  Ship's  Del.  ,  tain  our  Hiring  Halls,  not  be­ You  can  hardly  expect  men  above  is  labelled,  keep  going  Sealrain  New  Jersey  cause  they  love  us,  but  for  the  to  take  vacations  for  two  or  with  smiles.  "Sougee"  Brown  very  good  reason  that  they  have  three  weeks  if  it  will  cost  them  is  the' Chief  Mate  and  is  so  found  that  it  is  the  most  effici­ two  and  a  half  months  of  pay  named  because  he "always  has  ent  and  economical  hiring  sys­ waiting  for  a  ship  after  it  is  his  boys  working  with  a  sou­ tem  ever  in  use.  gee  bucket."  all  over.  The  paying  off  and  signing  on  In  photo  right  is  Seafarer  On  the  welfare  fund,  I'd  like  of  even  a  few  men  entails  a  to  suggest  that  sick  benefits  be  Bill  Barth.  the  Golden  City's  great  deal  of  paper  work  by  the  $50  weekly  for  thre  months.  Night  Cook  and  Baker,  who,  clerical  staffs  of  the  Union  and  And  if  a  pension  is  ever  worked  when  he's  not  pounding  out  the  companies,  a  constant  and  To  the  Editor:  out  that  it  go  to  all  men  with  pastries  for  his  shipmates,  expensive  overhead  that  becomes  In regard  to the  length  of  time'  20  years  in  the  industry,  re­ doubles  as  the  official  ship's  a  heavy financial  burden  in  a  man  should  stay  on  one  ship*,  gardless  of  age.  Men  on  retire­ photographer.  Bill  handles  his  those  cases  when  ships  have  a  we,  the  imdersigned  members,  ment  should  be  allowed  to  work  photos  from  start  to  finish,  large  and  frequent  turnover  in  thought  we  might  voice  our  processing  the  films  and  prints  ashore,  if  they  wish,  personnel,­ opinions.  right  aboard  the  vessel.  Andrew  H.  LavezoU  Everyone knows  that the beach  DOING  THEIR  JOB  is  getting  tougher  every  day  Those  men  that  stay  on  ships  and  that  in  order  to  bring  about  for  a  fairly  long  period,  some­ a faster  turnover something, must"  times  a  year  or  more,  are  simply  be  done.  It  is inevitable  that  the  doing  a  job  in  good  Union  style.  only  conclusion  is  to  limit  a  They  provide  a  solid  foundation  man's  stay  aboard  ship.  Nine out  on  which  our  Negotiating  Com­ of  ten  men  going  to  sea  have  To  the  Editor:  thinking  only  of  themselves.  worked  in  the  past  and,  thinks  mittee  can  build  for  the  future,  some  sort  of  responsibility­  and  Just finished  reading  the  LOG  What  are  they  willing  to  do  to  John  Shipowner,  it  can  work  while  maintaining  the  great  in  order  for  them  to  meet  their  gains  already'won.  obligations  there  must  be  a  bet­ and  I  see  that  the  homesteaders  get  those  four  watches?  Would  again.  ere  up  to  their  old  tricks,  I  they  be  willing  to  give  up  their  The  homesteader  says  he  is  a  Upon  completion  of  one  year  ter  turnover  of  jobs.  Therefore,  the  only  possible  fchougilt  we  were  rid  of  them  Sunday  at  sea  overtime  and  take  good  Union  man,  but  he  wants  of  service  on  a  ship,  a  crew­ a  cut  in  pay  to  make  that  pos­ to  marry  a  ship  and  hog  it  all  member  is  entitled to  seven days  solution  is  that  after  a  year  years  ago.  They  never  did  anything  to  sible?  We  all  know  the  answer  and  let  his  Union  Brother  get  pay,  which  he  wiU  receive  when  aboaid  one  SIU  ship,  we  thizdc  he finally  leaves  the  ship.  If­he  that  a  man  should  be  reqiared  make  conditions  except  run  and  to  that,  by  as  best  he  can.  Don't  let  him  stays  on for  more  than one  year,  to  take  his  vacation  pay  along  'tell  the  Chief  as  soon  as  any­ tell  you  he  can't  afford  to  get  some  companies,  Seatrain  being  NO  DREAMER  with  his wages  and  pile  off.  one talked  about  unionism.  They  off—that  he  has  a  family.  The  one,  compute  his  vacation  time  We  feel  that  under such  a sys­ were  the' hardest  men  to  or­ The  shipowner  is  no  dreamer;  average  seaman  is  making  more  and  pay  on  a  monthly  basis.  tem,  any  man  with  an  eye  to  ganize,  but  now  that  others have  he  keeps  an  eye  on  the  profit  than  the  average  man  working  the  future  should  be  able to  gotten  the  conditions  for  them,  sheet  at  all  times.  That  is  busi­ a^ore,  which  he  sho.uld,  so  that  they  say  the  Union  can't  survive  ness  with  him.  He  love.?  the  he  can  come  asliore  and  have  a  Floyd's Parents Ask Help  have  acquired  enough  money  in  wages  and  vacation  pay  to­meet  Without  them,  company  stiff  because  he  knows  time  of  his  own,  his  obligations  ashore,  >  They  scream  for  the  four  he  can  use  him  to  tear,  down  watches.  As  usual  they  are  the  Union  'and  conditions.  It  I  have  gone  to  sea  for  about  WILL  MOVE  QUICKLY  25  years  and  have  belonged  to  And,  in  the  meantime,  his  the  SIU  ever  since  it  came  into  name,  after  registering,  will  be  GETTING  SET  FOR THE CONTRACT  existence  and  have  seen  the  moving  steadily  up  on  the  ro­ homesteader  operate  in  the  past,  tary  shipping  list  in  a  mudk  FUTURE  AT  STAKE  shorter  time  than  it  would  be  •   ordinarily,  It  doesn't  matter  greatly  to  Anj  member  who  has  spent  men  of  my  age,  but  you  young  any  time  on  the  beach  witiiin:  fellows  have  a  lot  of  years  the  last  three  months  will  cer­ ahead  of  you  and  if  you  don't  tainly  agree  to  the  above  and  tend  to  business  you  will  go  following  statements:  That  ship­ back  to  times such  as  there  were  ping  has been falling off  steadily,  before  the  Union.  due  to  the  fact  that  men  take  I  have  seen  them  and  know  jobs  and  take  root  like  a  50­  ^  what  they  were  like.  I  would  year­old  oak  tree.  rather  starve  than  go. back  to  This  plan  wiU  also  eliminate  those  days  (when  I  practically  the  possibility  of  a  union  mem­ starved  anyway).  A  recent  photo  of  John  Pit­ ber  from  becoming  a  company  Even  though  you  go  to  work  stiff  and also  give them a  chance  ashore,  remember  there  is  no  man  Floyd,  who  was  reported  to see  what  is going  on at  shore­ better  job  insurance  than  a  re­ lost  from  the  SS Gateway  City  side  meetings,  which  we  feel  is  tired  Union  book  and  it  costs  last  April  1,  between  Seattle  very  essential.  you  nothing.  Tough  shipping  and  Tacoma.  His  parents  are  Why  not  come  to some  sort  of  isn't  because  of  a  shortage  of  anxious  for  any  information or  understanding  and  have  tlio  ships  or  a  matter  of  top  many  recent  pictures  of  Brother  question  put  on  a"  referendum  members,  but  just  a  matter  of  Floyd and  have appealed to his.  ballot  up  and  down  the  .coast,  too* many  Hbmesteaders,  Remem­ former  shipmates  and  friends  Seafarer  Bill  Zarkas,  now  holding  down  an  AB's­job  on  ber  tiial  when  you  vote  on  that  to  get  in  touch  with  them.  so  we  can  see  what " the  mem­ the  SS  Puerto  Rico,  announces  he  will  soon  leave  the  ranks  compulsory  vacation  clause.  Anyone  who  can  be  of  help  bership  agrees  to,  of  bachelordoni.  Bill  says  the  wed^g  bells  may  ring  out  James  Linden  should  write  to  Floyd's  father,  C.  G.  Cosilow  spring  for  him  and  his  fiance.  Angle  Catalano,  tvifh  whom  Bernard  Toney  ' •   J.  A.  Floyd  RFD  2,  Box  163,  he  ia  pictured  here.  —  D.  C.  Croft  Fairmount.  N.  C.  Book  No.  ID  To  the  Editor:  To  fhe  Editor:  One­Year Limit  Seen As Spur  To Job Chances  ,rl  Oldtimer  Says  Homesteading  Threatens  Return To Pre­Union Shipboard Conditions  .  ,  V:.  • .  • • • •  •   'V  ;   •  �ri'fti'W: :v,:­'  Page Tea  Fziday; ApsU  7. 1950  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  The  Seafarers  In  m­­ s'i' • ­• • •   ­Ife'  By  JOHN  BUNKER  Caribbean  Carnival  (Part  One)  '  Just  as  the  Atlantic  seaboard  in  1942  was  called  "U­Boat  Lane,"  so  could  the  Caribbean  \  and  the  Gulf  have  been  called  "U­Boat  Lake"—  for  the  German  undersea  raiders  roamed  these  waters  at  will,  becoming  so  bold  in  their  himt  for  prey  that  they  sank  ships  in  the  very  mouth  of  the  Mississippi,  in  the  narrow  passage  be­ tween  Key  West  and  Havana,  and  at  the  en­ trance  to  the  Texas  oil  ports.  The  height  of  bold  audacity  was  reached  on  thi evening  of  July  2,  1942,  when  a  sub  entered  the  harbor­  of  Puerto  Limon,  Costa  Rica,  and  sank  the  SS  San  Pablo.  During  the first  two months  of  war, six  Amer­ ican  ships  were  torpedoed  and  sunk  in  the  Car­ ibbean  and  the  Gulf.  Six  more  were  sent  to  the  bottom  in  April;  and  in  May  the  Germans  had  a  month­long  field  day,  sinking  no  less  than  five  ships  on  the  4th,  two  on  the  6th,  and  three  on  the  12th.  The  total bag for  the  month  of  May  in. Ameri­ can  vessels  alone  across  the  Gulf  and  the  Carib­ bean  was  31 Ships.  By  the  end  of  June,  1942,  a  total  of  167  Allied  freighters  and  tankers  had  '  been  sent  to  the  bottom  in  these  warm,  south­ ern  waters!  A  surprisingly  large  number  of  these  U­boat  victims  were  cargo  carriers  manned  by  SIU  sea­ men  and  it  would  seem,  from,  a  study  of  the  war  records,  that  the  Germans  had  a  special  bMng  for  Waterman,  Bull,  and  Alcoa  ships.  An  entire  fleet  of  them  was  lost  in  1942.  Limited  space  permits  describing  only  a  few  of  the  marly  dramatic  incidents  involving  SIU  ships  during  this  phase  of  the  war.  A  book  would  be  needed  to  tell  about  them  all.  For  the  undersea  raiders it  was a  Roman  holi­ day—simpler  than  knocking  off  clay  pigeons  at  a  shotgun  shoot.  So it  was  with  the  Elizabeth  and  Clare  of  the  Bull  Line,  as  they  plodded  along  the  southwest  ~coast  of  C!uba  on  the  night  of  May  20,  1942.  A  bright  moon  lit  up  the  sea  and  silhouetted  the  two ships as  they  headed  south  with  their  holds  of  general  cargo  for  the  Islands.  On  the  Clare's  bridge,  the  Skipper  watched  a  li^t  that  had  been  reported  a  minute  or  so  before  by  one  of  the  lookouts.  He  couldn't  tell  whether  it  might  be  a  small  Island  freighter  or  a  fishing  boat,  for  it  was  moving  across  their  bow  and  lay  some  distance  off.  LOST  IN  THE  DARK  A  rain  squall  blanketed  the  moon  just  as  tHb  rSkipper  was  trying  to  identify  the  unknown  craft,  which  seemed  to  be  pursuing  an  erratic  course.  ­  Up forward in the hot fo'castle. Fireman  Ernest  Torres  was  stretched  out  in  his  bunk,, clad  only  in  a  pair  of  shorts.  It  |vas  stickily  hot  and  he  was  trying  to  read.  He  had  almost  decided  to  take  his  mattress  on  deck  and  stretch  out  on  number ene  hatch, rain  or  no  rain.  Just  then  a  bright  searchlight  blossomed  out  on the vessel ahead,  playing  over  the Clare from  bow  to  stern  with  a  blinding  intensity.  Almost  immediately  a  torpedo  smashed  into  the  hull  at  number  one  hold;  just  where  Fireman  Torres  waff  about  to stow  his mattress  for  a cool snooze.  made  one  hell  of  a  noise,"  says  Torres.  "The  explosimx  threw  me  out  of  my  bunk  and  onto  the  deck.  The  old  Clare  shivered  like  a  ,^ummy dancer.  :  "AS  lig&ts  went  out  and  I ran  like  hell  to  my lifii^^ station. I had  the  book  in  my  hand  the  time,, bid^  I never  even  thought  of  going  back  for  my.  clothe  or .  my  papers.  The  spray  from the es^losion gave me a  shower  bath  when  t  down  the  deck."  ...a  I  4  ,  Tdjem  Mwly  br  llw  twoUve  Ssafarers  in  the  above  picture  were  only  a  few  of  the  many  men  who HaA  Uieir  sbipe  shot  i^om  under  them  some  as  many  as  three  times,  although  the Waw  was a  little  more  then  a  year  old.  Seated,  hrem  left  to  rightr  are;  Anthony  McMunn,  Oiler;  Andrew  Layazoli,  OS;  Charles  Allem  AS;  IHieleman  Mit&ys,  Fkeman;  Carville  Councilman,  WatertendOr.  I^andbig are;  It C,  RtCfeetls,  Steward;  Harry  Clock,  Oiler;  J.  L.  Michaelas,  Fireman;  E.  Aguiweife  Wrmttteadee;  Gus  Alnv  Carpenter;  Robert  B.  Graham,  OS;  Reginald  Goodin.  Cook.  So  violent  had  been  the  blast  that  water  cas­ Cuba  bound  for  Mobile  with  aluminum  ore.  caded  down  the  vents  into  the  fjreroom..  when,  on  June  7,  a  torpedo  exploded  in  her  starboard  side  and  she  went  to  the  bottom  iri  There  was  no  psmic  on  the  ship and  the  Cap­ tain  visited  all  the crew's quarters  to  make  sure  just.1%  minutes! Not  many ships  beat her  record  that  no  men  were  trapped  in  their  rooms,  after  for  sinking.  which  he  gave  the order  to abandon  ship.  Both  Water  and  debris  shot  up  the  funnel  as  the  boats  lowered  awsty  sssd  the  men  pulled  as  hard  boilers  exploded  and  First  Mate  John  Hume,  as  they  could  for  the  shore.  one  of  the  last  to  leave  the  plummeting  ore  car­ rier,  walked  off  the  deck  in  water  over  his  ELIZABETH  GETS  IT  • They  hadn't  taken  many  strokes, before  the  shoulders after  releasing  the  forward  life  rafts.  The  sub  that  torpedoed  them  surfaced  nearby  Elizabeth, still following along behind  and caught  proverbially,  "between  the  devil  mad  the  deep',"  and  watched  the  troubles  the  men  had  witfi  received  a  torpedo  amidships,  accompanied  by  their  leaky  lifeboats,  but  the  Germans  did  not  a  bi;ight  flash  that  momentarily  lit  up  the  vessel  interfere  in  any  way  and  the  27  survivors  were  picked  up  the  next  day  by  a  Navy  patrol  vessel.  and  then  was  gone.  A  close  competitor  to  the Suwied  for  the  title  From  the  boats  the  crew  of  the  Clare  could  see  little  lights  blinking  on  the  Elizabeth  as  of  "the  fastest  sinking  ship"  was  the  Alcoa  Pih  her  men  ran  out  of  the  deck­  house  doors  and  grim,  which  was  torpedoed  without  warning  pushed  a^e  bliaekout  baffles  on  their  way  to  early  in  the  morning  of  May  28  while  en  route  from  Port  of  Spain,  Trinidad,  to  Mobile  with,  the boats.  Several  of  the  men  laughed  at  the  sight,  for  9,500  tons  of  heavy  bauxite  aboard.  She  sank  it  seemed  amusing  in  a  way  to  see  other  guys  by  the  stern  in  a  little  over  90  seconds,  with  get  it,  tooi  "I bet  they don't  save  any  silk  stock­ heavy  loss  of  life.  NO  TIME  FOR  SOS  ings  for  the  girls in  Puerto  Rico,"  soineone  said.  This  blacked­qut,  SlU­crewed  freighter  had  "It  ain't funny," said  an  Oiler. "If  they  got  hit  in  the engine  room  there's some  good  guys gom'  three  lookouts  on  watch,  and  was  2ig­zagging  when  the  unseen  U­boat  sent  a  torpedo  into  her  down on  her."  "  That  was  a  sobering  thought  and  they  pulled  engine room  on the starboard  side  just  below  thd  for  the  shore.  It  took  about 15  minutes  for  the  water  line.  Needless  to  say,  there  was  no  time,  and no time  to fire any  guns  Clare  to  sink  and  they  watdied  her  settle,  sil­ to send  out an  even if  the  had bee«i armed?.  houtted  against  the tropic sky.  No men  werff  lost  on  the  Cllare.'  The  Alcoa  MJ^rim  ptoged  so  quickly  no  Not  so  fortunate  were  other  SIU  ships  that  boafe  ebttld^  be  launched^  but  nhre sinwivors  gat  are  now  rusting  many  fathoms  under  the  sur^  aboard  two  lh!e  rafta  drifted'  elear  and  face in  the  hghtless deeps  of  the  Caribbean  and  were  picked  up a  we^fe  later  by  the SS Thomas  the  Gulf.  V  Neiifton  Of  the  hundreds  of  men  lost  on  SIU  ships  in  As  was  usuai>  hi  sihfcin^  cA  un»ied  ships  World: War  II  a  large  percentage  made  the  sup­ staisning  alone,,  the  snrfacedv  came  up  to,  reme  sacrifice  in  these  waters  that  locdfffd  so  tha  survivors,  and?  questioned'  tSem  about  the  calm  and  peaceful,  yet  comprised  one  of  the  ship and  cargo;  The  U­boat  was a  big  one,  had  most  hazardous  sectors  of  the war.  a  three inch  gun on  her  forward deck, and  bore  It was oil  and bauxite,  the two prime essential^  the insignia of  a ram's head on her conning tower.  of  modern  war,  lhat  lured "the  U­boats  to  the" Afior  questioning  the  Pilgpim's men,  She  steam­ Caribbean  in  the  first  place.  The  tapkers­  and  ed cajmly  away  on  the surface locfltihg  for  more  the  bauxite  shipi were  their  number­one  taf­ _  victims.  •   gets,  but  they  also sank­ anything  else  that <SEHne  Tru% it can  be «aid that  the Caribbean in  1942  along.  In  the  first  six  months  of  19^,  the subff  was a  "U^oat  shelled ot torpedoed anything  that  steamed  theiir  way,  without  fear  or  favor.  Another  apleodtr  Ike  role  of  SIU  crews  la  One  of  several  banxite­liaden  ships  ta  get  sliced'  with  a  tin fiishr hv  these  waters  was  the  Wbrld  war  IF wlir apliM«r  la  the aext  issue of  little  SS  Sawied  under  command  ofi  Gapt^n  Bernard  David.  She  wSa  off  the  south  coast  of  ..I'Sv  : v:J  �Prtday,  Apifll f, 1950  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  EBevm  Brief  TAMPA  —  ciiainuBn.  R.  H.  in  this  port  in  the  period  jusfr^  ,R[all.  20060:  Recojrding  Secretary,  ended;  he  said.  Director  of  OivSi  W.  W.  Hall,  ^256:  Reading  ganization  Lindsey  Williams  re­ Clerk,  Ray  WhitV,  57.  ported  that  the  Marine  Allied  Minutes  of  previous  meetings  REG.  REG.  REG,  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  Workers  were  striking^  the  Bisso  . in  all  Branches  read  and  ap­ PORT  DECK  ENG.  STWpS.  REG.  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  SHIPPED  Tug  Co.,  in  New  Orleans.  He  proved. Branch  Agent stated  that  said  that  the  MAW  needed  pick­ 25  17  71  29  3  8  3  14  ets  to  permit  24­hour  picketing  ­  /i  shipping" had  slumped  this  past  Boston  .......  128  99  128  355  69  66  64  199  and  asked  for  volimteers.  Mo­ two  weeks,  after  about  four  New  York.  Philadelphia  18  23  24  65  31  25  29  85  tion  carried  to  concur  in  Wil>  3  months  of  very  good  shipping.  93  79  81  253  93  92  68  253  liams'  report.  Men  from  outpprts  arrived  to  Baltimore  —  —  32  39  37  108  1  1  find  that  the  bottom  had  just  N'orfoik............................  4  4  4  15  9  5  ,  29  4  2  1  7  about"  fallen  out.  There  ,are  no  Savannah  GALVESTON  —  Chairman.  S.  27  31  25  83  1  1  6  8  ' signs  of  any  imniediate  improve­ Tampa..,.,  72  52  95  219  71  59  94  224  Garcia,  20233;  Recording  Secre­ ment,  he  added.  The  samp  num­ New  Orleans  34  31  32  97  59  38  45  142  tary,  Keith  AIsop,  7311;  Reading  ber  of "ships  are  touching  port,  Mobile  58  33  34  7  125  6  3  16  Clerk,  C.  Cooper,  100201.  he  said,  but  m»st  men  are  stay­ Galveston  26  34  27  87  25  38  22  85  Minutes  of  all  Branch  meet­ ing  aboard  for  another  trip.  West  Coast...".;..  ings approved  as read. Secretary­ JSecretary­Treasurer's  financial  GRAND  TOTAL.  447  1,492  528  517  364  335  335  1,034  Treasurer's  financial  report  and  report  and  Headquarters  report  Headquarters  report  to  the  mem­ ­ito  the  membership  approved  as  .read.  Under  Good  and  Welfare,  Port  Agent  stated  that  shipping  silence  in  memory  of  departed  port  to  the  membership  read  and  bership  were  read  and  concurred  the  following  Were  discussed:  for  the  past  two  weeks  hac  Union  Brothers.  Motion  carried  concurred  in.  Port  Agent  said  in.  Agent  reported  on  the  local  the  slow  shipping,  the  Union's  been  good,  with  more  men  ship­ to  adjourn  at  7:40  PM,  with  110  that  affairs  of  port  were  in  good  shipping  picture.  Motion  earned  shape  but  that  shipping  had  fall­ to  refer  all  excuses  to  the  Dis­ signing  of  Cities  Service  to  an  ping  than  wore  registered  dur­ members  present.  en  off.  With  the  settling  of  the  patcher.  Patrolman­Dispatcher's  • i  nterim  contract  and  the  possi­ ing  the  period.  It  was  explained  4  4  4  bility  of  openirtg  a  Hall  in  that  the  spurt  in  shipping  hac  SAVANNAH  —  Chairman,  N.  Cities  Service  beef,  things  were  report  read  and  approved.  One  Jacksonville.  After  one  minute  been  aided  by  fact  that  Patrol­ Towns,  7193;  Recording  Secre­ expected  to  pick  up,  he  said.  minute  of  silence  in  piemory  of  of  silence  in  menibry  of  departed  man  had  hit  all  ships  in­transit  tary,  J.  B.  Sellers,  36401;  Read­ There  were  six  payoffs,  seven  departed  members.  Meeting  ad­ Union  Brothers,  the  meeting  was  and  found  shortages  of  one  or  ing  Clerk,  E.  M.  Bryant,  25806.  sign­ons  and  30  ships  in­transit  journed.  ­ adjourned.  There  Were  107  mem­ two  men  on  each.  He  attributec  Savannah  Branch  minutes  of  this  condition  to  the  failure  on  last  meeting  read  and  approved.  bers  present.  part  of  delegates  to  call  the  Secretary­Treasurer's  t.  4.  4  financial  NORFOLK  —  Chairman,  Ben  Hall  and  report  shortages  of  report  accepted  as  read.  Branch  Rees.  95;  Recorciing  Secretary,  manpower  on  their  ships.  He  Agent  said  that  shipping  was  J.  A.  Bullock,  4747;  Reading  said  the  Lake  George,  a  US  still  on  the  slow  bell  in  this  Petroleum  tanker  had  paid  off  port.  He  said  there  was  a  pos­ Clerk,  Vernon  Porter,  505.  Minutes  of  Branch  meetings  here  after  a  seven­month  trip.  sibility  that  things  might  pick  in  other  ports  accepted  as  read.  It  was  in  good  shape  and  not  up  a  bit  in  the  near  future  as  A.  K.  POWERS  ELLIS  H.  BRONDELSSO  Headquarters  report  to  the  mem­ one  man  had  paid  off  on  the  South  Atlantic  is  trying  to  reg­ "Please  get  in  touch  with  me  Notify  Unemployment  Insur­  . :  other  side.  Motion  carried  to  bership  approved  as  read.  Agent  ulate  its  cargo  so  that  their  four  at  once,  concerning  Jo  Jo:  ance,  i65  Joralemon  Street, |.  elect  a  five­man  committee  to  "discussed  conditions  in  the  mari­ ships  can. go  out  from  here  on  time  industry  from  the  local  iron  out  port  si lipping  rules;  the  European  run.  Minutes  of  Ruth  Powers,  222  East  Plume  Brooklyn,  of  yoUr  present  ad­  i  standpoint.  Motions  carried  to  motion  amended  to  have  sam.e  meetings  in  other  ports  read  and  Street,  c/o  George  Washington  dress.  Tavern,  Norfolk,  Virginia."  concur  in  Headquarters  Rein­ committee  act  as  trial  committee.  accepted.  4  4  4  statement Committee's report  and  Motions  carried  to  accept  Sec­ FRANK  L.  SMITH  4  4  4  ­to  non­concur  With  Savarmah  retary­Treasurer's  financial  re­ NEW  YORK  —  Chairman,  SS  WINTimOP  L.  MARVIN  Your  wife,  Evangeline,  30  S  (April,  1948)  •E   xcuse  Committee's  report  of  port  and  Headquarters  report  to  Frenchy  Michelet,  21184;  Record­ River  Street,  Cambridge,  Massa­  ^  Will  Francisco  F.  Freone  March  16.  Charges  were  read  the  membership.  ing  Secretary,  Freddie  Stewcurl,  George  W.  Stone  and^ George  La  chusetts,  Says  it  is  very  lurgent  ,  4>  ^  4  and  following  meii  were  elected  that  you  • write her.  BALTIMORE—Chairman,  Wil­ 4935;  Reading  Clerk,  Eddie  France  get  in  touch  with  Robert  from  floor  to  servp  as trial  com­ 4  4  4  I  Mooney,  46671.  F.  Reynolds,  1302  Hobart  Build­ .piittee:  C.  Moser,  J.  Glovier,  R.  liam  Renlz,  26445;  Redbrding  ANTHONY  CASINO  |  Minutes  of  all  previous  Branch  ing,  San  Francisco,  California.  Brinson,  R.  Morfisette,  N.  E.  Secretary,  G.  A.  Masterson,  |  meetings  read  and  accepted.  In  It  concerns  the  case  of  John  E.  Write  your  mother  of  your­  Wroton  and  J.  Hqdges.  Commit­ 20297;  Reading  Clerk,  4683.  whereabouts;  she  is  worried:  4  j  connection  with  Savannah  mo­ Steele,  who  was  injured  aboard  tee  later  reported  back  and  mo­ Baltimore  minutes  and  those  Frederick  Street,  Raritan,  New  tion  carried  to  concur  in  find­ of  other  Branches  of  previous  tion  in  New  Business,  a  motion  the  vessel.  Jersey.  4  4  4  ings.  OnO  minute  of  silence  in  meetings  were  read  and  approv­ carried  reaffirming  Union's  po­ 4  4  4  RED  SHEA  memory  ,of  departed  JXnion  Rro­, ed.  Motions  carried  to  accept  sition  ­that  excuses  for  absence  from  meetings  be  handled  by  E»HL  PAPIS  Please  get  in  touch  with  j&ers.  Motion  carried  to  adjourn  Baltimore's  and  Secy^tajry­Jmas­ Get  in  touch  w#h  Miss  Mary  ea(^  Branch.  Port  Agent  discus­ Whitey  I>ahl,  .438'  Washington  urer's  financial  reports.  Mofipns  ^t  8:3,0  PM,,  with­­108  members  R.  Cav£lIo,  230  Boyd  Ave.,  sed  shippir^,  which  is  about  Ave.,  Biooidyp,  N.  Y.  carried  to  accept  fimt  motion  present.  sey  City,  New  Jersey.  lolding  its  own  in  this  port.  under  Savannah  New  Business  4  4  4  ^  »  4  ONICE  TANNER  4  4  4  .MOBILE—Chairipan,  L.  Neira,  and  to  non­concur  with  second  Secretary­Treasurer's  fiimncial  Your  discharges  off  the  SS  FRANK  PETER  KELLY  26993;  Recording  Secretary.,  J. D.  motion.  Excuses  were  referred  report  read  and  accepted.  Head­ Hunter,  47364;  Reading,  Clerk  to  the  Dispatcher.  There  were  quarters  report  to  the  member­ Julesburg  are  being  held  for  Get  in  touch  with  your daugh­ ter,  Mrs.  Edna  Elizabeth  LQ$­ no  charges  to  be  read.  Port  ship  discussed  the  recent  Wash­ you  in  the LOG  office.  . ji,  J.  Fischer,  59.  better,  315  Wheeler  Ave.,  4  4  4  Mobile  Branch  minutes  and  Agent  spoke  on  the  shipping  ington  conference  at  which  seven  AFTpN  J.  BUSH  Francisco,  Calif.  Jtrew Business  of  other ports  from  activity  of  the  port  during  the  maritime  unions,  including  the  vll  4  4  4  jirevious  .meetings  accepted  9s  two­week  period  just  ended.  SIU,  agreed  to  a  mutual  aid  pact  "Please  get  in  touch  with  FRED  FAGAN  ^  read.  Port  Agent  discussed  the  Motion  carried  to­  accept  Dis­ to defend  the Union  Hiring Halls,  Evelyn  Armstrong,  458  Pacific  prospects for  shipping  during  the  patchers  report  on  number  of  t  was  brought  out  that  the  Street,  Brooklyn  17,  New  York:  Please  write  tc Leo  Watts, c/a  SS  Puerto  Rico,  Bull  Lines,  115  ,jnext  two  weeks,  naming  the  ves­ men  registered  and  shipped;  also  SIU's  position  is  sound  because  Eddie."  4  4  4  Broad  St.,  New  York  City.  sels .scheduled  to  arrive  here.  Hospital  Committee's  report.  Mo­ of  the  Negotiating  Conunittee's  SS  FRANCES  "Re  also  discussecjl  the  Hiring  tion  by  J.  Dembrowski  carried  foresight  at  the  time  the  con­ 4  4  4  tracts  were  written,  but  that  the  (June,  1949)  instructing  Agent  to  send  a  Rail  issue  and  announced  the  ARTHUR  S.  RERiHOLDT  Joint  program  drawn  up  by  wreath  from  Union  to  funeral  NMU  was  threatened  with  a  Mariano  Gonzalez,  Harry  (ret  in  touch  with  your  son,  seven  maritime  upions,  includ­ of  Abraham  Davis,  who  passed  ban  on  its  hall  and  that  the  Singleton,  J.  Munis  and  Steven  John,  at  843  N.  Luzerne  St.,  ing  the  SIU,  to  fight  for  reten­ away  at  the  Baltimore  Marine  defeiise  of  the  hiring  halls  was  ,C:!arx  are  asked  to  get  in  touch  Baltimore  5,  Md.,  as  soon  as  tion  of  ,the  present hiring  meth­ Hospital  on  March  19.  One  min­ imperative  in  the  interests  of  with Samuel Segal, 11  Broadway,  possible.  ods.  He  added  th^.t  the  first  ute  of  silence  in­ memory  of  de­ the security  of  all seamen.  Head­ New  York  4,  N.  Y.,  concerning  .4  4  4  Cities  Service  ship  since  signing  ceased  members  of  the  Union.  quarters  report  Mso. announced  the  death  of  Chief  Electrician  SILAS  W.  LESLIE  (Lesley)  ^  of  the  interim  cor tract  had  hit  Meeting  was  adjourned  at  8:15  that  Union  representatives  were  Ehner  F.  Rose.  Please  contact  E.  C.  Savage,  meeting  with  Cities  S^vice  Ma­ PM,  with  370  members  'in  atten­ 4  4  4  this  port  and  Ihat  arrangements  Floral  Pk.  2­2689  or  C.  Lawson,  rine  Division  officials  to  work  OKLAHOMA  ED  jyere  being  completed  to  obtain  dance.  WHitehaU  3­4134.  out  the  working  rules  to  become  Sorry,  Brother,  we  cannot  ac­ passes  for  .local  o:^ficials  to  en­ 4  4  4  part  of  the  full  contract.  Meet­ 4  4  4  cept  messages  in  cqde:  Editor.  ,,able  them  to  board  CS  ships.  BOSTON—Chairman,  T.  Flem­ ings  with  the  operators  for  re­ CURTIS  RIDGE  4  4  4  Plans  are  being  discussed,  he  ing,  30821;  Recor<Rng  Secretary,  sumption  of  Welfare  Plan  ne­ Get  in  touch  with  Williara  H.  C.  (Henry)  KING  said,  to  improve  |^obile's  posi­ B.  Lawson,  894;  Reading  Clerk,  gptiations  are  scheduled  for  next  Huff,  RFD  No.  1,  Leesburg,  Contact  Eloise  Neal,  4424  tion  in  the  shipping  industry.  B.  Murphy,  39427.  Qhio.  Wednesday,  the  report  conclud­ Greenwood  Road,  Shreveport,  There  is  a  possibipty  of  a  grgin  Boston  and  other  Branch  min­ ed.  Meeting  was  adjourned  at  Louisiana;  Phone  2­6924.  4  4  4  nlevatpr  being  bujl^t  here,  ajong  utes  rqad  ^^nd  accepted.  Port  8  PM.  DAHHY  ALVIHQ  4  4  4  _5yith  ore  ^o.cks  apd  a  molasses  Agent  discussed  the  local  ship­ 4  4  4  GEORGE  VICERY  Contact  "Reggie"  by  phoijye.  refine.ry,  .all  of.  W­hmh  jvould  ping. situation.  Secretary­Treas­ NEW  ORLEANS  —  Chairmao,  Mr.  gnd  Mrs.  S.  Baker,  1;  Call  GR,  7.­1466.  Leave  message  ,  boost  the  port,  h®  concluded.  urer's  financial  report  read  and  Lindsey  WiUiams,  21550:  Record­ Barnes  Street,  Waverley  79,  for  contacting  you  in  New  Yerk.  approved.  Motion  carried  to  non­ pi  ing  Secretary,  Herman  Troxclair,  Mass.,  ask  you  to  'write  to them.'  4  4  4  PHILADELPHIA;—  Chairman,  concur  with  section  on  proposed  4  4  4  LORAN  J.  HARRIS  A.  S.  Carduito,  24599;  Recording  vacation  rule  and  to  concur  in  4743; Reading Clerk, Buck Steph­ ens,  76.  JOSE  SOARES  Mrs.  E.  W.  Hobson  of  Miotei­ Sfictet^y,  Ber^fria.  7142;  balance  of  Hea.dquarters  report  gffii  asks  that  you  get touch  Reading .Cleric,  Don  RaR, ^.3372.  to  the  membership.  Patrojman­'  All  minutes  of  previous  meet­'  Contact  your  friends,  Mr.  Minutes  of  preyjous  meetings  D,^patcher's  repo.rts  were  ac­'  ings  in. all  Bran(4es  were  read^  Mrs.  Henry  W.  Crouse,  Severn;'  with  her  at  onee,  on  a  itisAbett  of  great  imi^tanc® to you.  in  all  ports  approved  as  read' opspted  as ffiven.  One  minute  of' and  approved.  Headquartws  re­ Maryland.  A&G Shipping From Mmh 15 To Manh 29  �'wa­­ T  H  E  S  E  A F  A  R t Jt ^  L O  G  Seeing  Leads  Ta  Friday,  April  7, 1950  ­V5''.  :.>>>  t • • • '  Mombasa  Officials  Order VaecinatioDS  Against Smallpox  . ^  ­i,.  • ^ • ­:­~r i. .  :^ ..VUi^on Hiriiig Hails in die Maritime  V  ­r  Indnstry  :?IXTE]NSION  OP REMARKS  .  .  ,.  •  ­OF  HON. AUGUSTINE B.  KELLEY  OF  PENNSTLVANIA  iKv:  m  Sd  Sfd"'  l " /h«e o?S?fe'?"the  hiring  balls,  a,  n^ntalnad  by  the seafaring  nnlons,  Ih  piracy '"1 SSetS'toe^'I'f '^raS  action.  As a result of  these'observations  known as crimps sunk seamen deep into  I am unqualifiedly in favor of giving them  debt,  then  forced  them  to  take  jobs  legal status—for  the simple  reason  that  aboard  vessels  under any kind of  condi­ they  have accomplished  much in  behalf  tlons as a means of  releasing them from  of  the American  seamen and  the Amer­ financial  .tedebtedness.  ican  shipowner,  with  consequent  ad­ A man vdip v7ent after a job on his own  vantage to our  Nation.  was subject^ to discourtesies and abuses,  irr THE  HOUSE  OF  REFHESENTATIVES  Thursday, March 9,1950  Mr.  KET.liEY  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  visited  the headquarters  of  the Atlantic  his  chance  for  employment.  Seamen  Speaker,  already  there are signs  of  the  and Gulf  district of  the Seafarers Inter­ were  stripped  of  evbry  vestige  of  dig­ undermining  effect  of  the Taft­Hartley  national Union,  A. P. of  L., for  the pur­ nity.  ­Understandably,  the  merchant  pose of  establishing in my mind  how the  nwine could not  be expected  to operate  law on  American  industry.  Tlie  recent  hiring hall  principle was applied.  efficiently in the midst  of  such  medieval  action  of  the  United  States  Supreme  In  the seafarers' hiring halls  the sea­ treatment  of  the  men  handling  their  I  Court, sustaining a lower court ruling of  men obtain employment through what is  vessels.  the maritime union hiring hall as illegal  called  the rotary system  of shipping.  A  Merchant seamen like those in the SIU  under the Taft­Hartley Act, brings closer  to realization the disruptive Influence of  man who comes in for a  job is registered  are determined to keep the present dem­ ttiis  ill­conceived  piece of  legislation.  i"?h?nScJ  Of Job ScwSh%tTh:  is then plsic^ at the bottom of  the ship­ In  the maritime  Industry,  more  than  ping list, add ­as  jobs are called  out they  they  maintain,  is  only  possible  through  ­ 1 apywhere else  the Taft­Hartley  ban  on  are offered  to the men  at the  top of  the  the mernum  of.­thqir  union.­  .  1  thb closed  shop  poses  a  problem  that  list.  _  ­Hut  the olincher  iif  the argument for  *  must  be  reckoned  with  immediately.  immediate  action  to  return  the  The  men  at  the  top  of  the  list  may  Sg h^  the  union  union  Otherwise  a  virtual  break­down  of  the  accept the jobs  or reject  them—without  fS? ls^4  f industry's  ever­increasing  efficiency  of  affecting their  prior claim when  another  themselveJ ifavp  operations  looms  large.  For  the  Taft­ job  is  called.  In  this  way  the  list  ro­  connSnJJff^  shijwwners  ^  ^  Hartley  closed­shop  ban  not  only  tates.  In  other  words,  jobs  are  dis­ Strikes  at  the  heart  of  the  seafaring  tributed  on  a flrst­come=fii­5t­served  f  ^^Patehing  L unions,  but it is an immediate  threat to  basis.  No other consideration enters the  halls  has  • the stability  of  the  industry  of  which  picture.  The only qualification is the re­  ^  .  [they are a part.  quired  competence  for  the  job,  and  all  tha ­shinnnmt P^®sent  hlring­hall  system  f  Management, as well  as labor,  stands  eligible  applicants  have  certificates  of  their ships will  Ito lose if the outlawing of  the hiring hall  endorsement issued by  the United States  "  •   ®­  ­  ®  leave  on  time.  Thev  know  rls not  rescinded.  Coast  Guard.  ^^®  Of  re­ Undoubtedly  that  was not  the  inten­ The  rotary  system  is  democratic  in  seamen  who  are  ' tion of  the proponents of  the Taft­Hart­ principle, and at the seafarers hail I wit­  ftfjuf  ®  ®ver­increasing  re­ ley  Act.  Nevertheless  that  is  exactly  nessed  it as  democratic in  practice.  .  What the closed­shop ban is on the verge  This,  then, is  the method  of  employ­  the light of  conditions in the marl­ of  accomplishing  in  the  maritime  in­ ment  which  the  SIU  and  other  mari­  S,® JP^^H^try  today,  the  Taft­Hartley  dustry at  least.  time unions are defending in  their fight  ^  ^ mistake.  It should be rec­ Any  objective  study  of  the  maritime  against the Taft­Hartley ban.  And they  ifPi'®  apd do noth­ I  unions' hirir ij halls will demonstrate the  are  morally  justified  in  doing  so.  o® the damage it could  reek  value  to all concerned  of  the continued  Anyone even slightly familiar With the  «  7 simply be  compounding the error,  use  of  this  method  of  employment.  sordid  hiring  practices  in  the  maritime  objective  approach  indicates  These  hiring halls  are at  the  very  core  Industry prior to the advent of the union  ®  legislation  is  essential  to  I  of  the industry's operations.  Arbitrarily  hiring hall  will  readily admit  the  justi­  the Inji^tice of  the Taft­Hartley  to  knock  them  out  would  inevitably  fication  for  the  unions' stand.  'o®  Wjring. hall  to  the American  [upset  the  entire  pattern  of  operations'  Ih^iw preumcn hiring hall days ships  Seafarers  aboard  Robin  Lin%­ ships calling  at  Mombasa,  Kenya  ^  Colony,  must  carry  their  small­^,  pox  vaccination  certificates  with  them,  the  Union  was  informed  this  week.  Concerned  over  the  incidence  of  smallpox  cases  in  recent  weeks,  Mombasa  health  authori­ ties  have  ruled  that  all  passeii*.  ge'rs  and  crewmembers  enter­ ing  the  port  will  be  required  to  produce  evidence  of  having  been  recently  vaccinated  against. the  disease.  ^  According  to  the  information  passed  to  the  SIU  by  the  Robin  Line  office  in  New  York,  the  certificates  "may  be  of  the^  in­ I  terhational  or  national  "  type,  signed' by a  qualified  doctor.''­ ­ •  y' ' .' ­ .  QUARANTINE  These  certificates  must  show  the  date  of  the  reaction  of  the  vaccination.  Crews  and  passen­ gers  not  having  certificates  will  be  quarantined  "until  such  time  as  they  have  been  properly  vac­ cinated  at  Mombasa,"  port  health'  authorities  warned".  The  Union  ­said  it  is  also  ad­ visable  for  all  crewmembers  on  European  ru"hs  to  carry  theit!  certificates  of  smallpox  vhccina­.  tion  with  them.  An  outbreak  of  the  disease  in  Scotland  reported­ ly  has  been  traced  to  an  in­ fected  seaman  who  entered  thd  country  on  a  ship from  India.  In  view  of  this  development.  Headquarters  feels  that  health  authorities  in  European  porta  might  take  precautionary  mea­ sures,  such  gs  those  taken  in  Mombasa.  ­ '• 1  Among  the  Congressional  supporters  of  the  move  to  give  the  Hiring  Halls  legal  status  is  Representative  Augustine  Kelley  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a  vigorous  opponent  of  the  T­H  law  and  favors  its outright  repeal.  Rep.  Kelley  recently  inserted  his  views  on  this  important  question  in  the  "Congressional  Record."  a  repro­ duction  of  which  appears  above.  His stand  is based  on  his  personal  observation  of  the Hiring Hall  procedure during  a  recent  visit  to  SIU  Headquarters  in  New  York.  1:  '  •   have­­^ot'|f^^  oh  thiig^'^­'^  "Europe^  .but  as  ­reminded,  "An  duht:e,'^£;^  is  worth  a  pSi^cl'Ibf  hure.''  1  •  Most  Veterans  Not  Taking  Adyantago  Of  GliBonofits  I  Of  ||  approximately  16,000,000  Here  are  some  of  the  benefits  An  exception  has  been  made  health,  so  long  as  he  applies  for  new  National  Service  Life  In«  World  War  II  veterans  only  2,­ vets  are  entitled  to  under  the  for  veterans  who  enlisted  or  re­ new  insurance  or  for  reinstate­ surance  or  reinstatement  of  lap««  sed  NSLl. '  ".  V^00,000  haye"  ever filed  a  claim  law:  enlisted  under  the  Armed  Forces  ­ment "before January  1,  1950.  Veterans of  all wars­ana peace­ The  disability  must  have  been  _  £ov  disability  compensation  with  Voluntary  Recruitment  Act. They  GI  BILL  EDUCATION  • the Veterans  Administration.  Of  World  War  11  veterans  dis­ haye  ten  years  from  the  end  of  incurred  in  service  between  Oct­ time  service—compensation  fof  tlus  total  only  about  48  percent  charged  before  July  25,  1947,  their  enlistment  period  covered  ober  8,  1940  and  September  2,  service  connected  disabilities.  Veterans  of  World  War  H  have  ever  taken  advantage  of  must  start  their  GI  Bill  Educa­ by  the  law  in  which  to  apply.  1945.  A  veteran  who  applies  for  the  World  War  I  and  Spanish­Am­ the  GI  Bill  of  Rights,  which  in  tion  or  training  before  July  25,  52­20  CLUB  '«iost  ca.ses  must  be  completed  1051.  Veterans  discharged  after  The  GI  Bill  Readjustment  Al­ NSLl  total  disability  income  erican  War  —  pension  for  non­ by  July  25,  1956.  July  25,  1947,  must  begin  their  lowance  Program  has  ended  for  provision  also  is  required  to  fur­ service  connected  disability.  Veterans  of  War  or  Peacetime  Why  is  it  that  the  World  War  courses  within  four  years  after  most  World  War  II  veterans.  nish  evidence  of  good  health.  E  veteran  is  lax  in filing  for  discharge.  In  both  cases,  the  Those  discharged  after  July  25,  In  this  case,  too,  a  disability  Service  who  served  subsequent  benefits  that  he  is  not  only  en­ training  must  be  completed  by  1947,  however,  may  apply  for  incurred  in  service  between  Oct­ to  April  21,  189$  and  who  ai^  titled  to  by  law  but  which  also  July  25,  1956.  the  unemployment  and  self­em­ ober  8,  1940,  and  September  2',  suffering  from  certain  service  Goyerrv  would  enhance  his financial  in  de­ .connected ­disabilities  An  exception  has  been  made  ployment  allowances  at  any  time  1945—but  tess, theWji  •  standing,  his  physical  well­be­ for  veterans  who  enlisted  or  re­ within  two  years'  after  the  dis­ gree­^will  be 9iisr^ti"ded  in  de­ ment  grants  for  specially  designp :  dng,  and  give  him  a  higher  edu­ enlisted  under  the  Armed  Forces  cbarge  but  no  payments  'will  be  tei­ming  good^hOalth^  so  long  as  ed  housing.  he  applies for'  thir total disability  BENEFITS  FOR  SURVIVORS  cation  that  would  make  him  a  Recruitment  Act  (Public  Law  made  after  July  25,  1952.  more stable  citizen?  190)  between October  6, 1945  and  The  deadlines  do  not  apply  to  income  provisifirt­before  January  Survivors  of  deceased  veterans  of  all  Wars  and  of  certain  de­ How  many _yeterans  are  there  October  6,  1946.  .  veterans  who  enlisted  or .  re­ 1,1950.  •   '  ceafed  veterans of peacetime fer­.  ' Who  know  that,  shotdd  he  sus­ They  have  four  years  from  the  enlisted  imder  the  Armed  Forces  CARS  FOR­Eg^BLED  •   tain, a  physical, .toabi^ty  after  end  of  their  Public  Law  190  en­ Voluntas  Recruitment  Act. They  World  War"Tlr ye.tefe1is {who,  in  vice  must file  Claims  for  bufial  >  his  disfcharge  frqiii  'tfe  Armed  listment  or  reenlistment  period  h'ave  up  to  two  years  from  their  service  lost,  or  Id^f'the^  use  of,"' allowance  within  two  years  aftet  Forces,  and  rneetmg  certain  re­ in  which  to  begin  their  GI  Bill  date  of  discharge  to  claim  Re­ one  or  both  legs  and/or  about  permanent  burial  or  cremation,  quirements,  be­ Cw'ould  then  be  training,  and  nine  yeaz's  from  adjustment  Allowances,  provided  the  ankle,  may  be  entitled  to  re­ Survivors'of  all  veterans  whd  entitled  to  a­  nbn­service  con­ that  date  to  complete  it.  they  apply  within five  years from  ceive  an  automobile  or  other  died  because  of  service  connect­ nected  pensiqn­j'pf  from  $60  to  the  termination  from  the  Public  conveyance  at  government  ex­ ed  causes,  may  apply  for  com­ PUBLIC  LAW  16  $72  per  mon^j^^as  long  as  the  Law. 190  enlistment  or  reenlist­ pense.  They  have  until  June  30,  pensation  at  any  time  after  th®  disability  inter­ Disabled  veterans  of  World  ment.  1950. to  apply.  veteran's  death.  War  11  may  begin  Public  Law  Survivors  of  veterans  of  World  OTHER  BENEFITS  feres with bfe' fe.^loyability full  16  GI  INSURANCE  education  or  training  at  any  •o   r  even. partyti^?^­.; 5^..., ^  A  veteran ,  <5£  World  War  II  There  are 'no  deadlinei'  for  the  War  II,  World  War  I  and  Span­ time ,  after  their  discharge,  but  who  applies  for  new  insurance,  VA­administ"ered  benefits  for vet­! ish­American  War  who  died, be­ '  How  many  4rr ti^ to  complete  their  courses  or  to  reinstate  a  lapsed  policy,  erans  listed  below.  They  may  be' cause  of  causes  not  attributable  are  there  who  by^Ju^  1956. ­ to  service  may  apply,  fpr  pen­ :^titied  to  a  widow's  peh&o^frpf  generally  must  fuiT­iish ­VA  with  applied  for  at  any  time:  GI  LOANS  feom  $42  to $72  per  month,  even  satisfactory  evidence  of  his  good  Veterans  of  all  wars  and  ser­ sions  at  any  time  after  the  Vet­ vice  connected  peacetime  veter­ erans  death.  ' feough  the  veteran  died  of  ' a  World  War,  11  veterans  may  health.  (­disability  that  in no  way  related  apply  for  loans  guaranteed  or  A  service  incurred  disability­ ans  —  medical,  hospital  and  (The  above  information  "wai  compiled  by  the  American  V^t* ;  with  his  military  service,  upon  insured  Ainder  the  GI  Bill  rintil  less  than  total  in  degree­^will  be  domiciliary  care,  July  26,  1937.  ^  disregarded  iri  deiernfifl? ­  g  good  Veterans  of  World  War  11—  etans Commiiiee.)  Bieeting  certain requirements?  if  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 7, 1950 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XII, No. 7 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PROGRESSES ON CS CONTRACT, WELFARE PLAN AFL RADIOMEN SAY NO TO CIO ON MERGER BID MC ASKS BIDS ON RECONVERTING BERNSTEIN SHIPS BRANCHES TO GET VACATIONS ISSUE AFL GIVES ITS OKAY TO CANCER CAMPAIGN A JOB TO DO WE'RE SORRY SIU POLICY ON CURRENT MARITIME PROBLEMS SIU CLARIFIES POLICY ON 'ALIEN PROBLEM' UNION ALWAYS LED FIGHT FOR ALIEN MEMBERS ALCOA ROAMERS SMOTHER PEGASUS NINE, 31 TO 5 SIU CREW SAVES NINE IN DRAMATIC RESCUE FIRE RAZES MEMBER'S HOME; WIFE, 8 CHILDREN DESTITUTE MEREDITH VICTORY CREWMEMBER LOST AT SEA SS HURRICANE HITS SHOAL IN FOG OFF FIRE ISLAND, NY BROTHER ASSURES SIU MEN OF GOOD DEAL AT THE PATIO THE SEAFARERS IN WORLD WAR II SEEING LEADS TO BELIEVING MOMBASA OFFICIALS ORDER VACCINATIONS AGAINST SMALLPOX MOST VETERANS NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GI BENEFITS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/7/1950 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1950 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/99fcca252180c47d6cf1b9b33306c5f5.PDF 74b3e3872f45127fdce7b8af57d43aee PDF Text Text ­  ijfrj'i  •  . V­A  •   a EASTERN  GRANTS  Savannah  Line  Signs for $7.50  Monthly  Raise  . i PAY  BOOSTl  SIU Men Sent to Man Alcoa Pioneer Concedes80c OvertlmeToo Ocean  Steamship  Company  of  Savannah  (Savannah Line)  joined  the  parade  of  coast­ wise  operators  this  week,  agreeing  to  a  $7.50  increase  in  monthly  pay  to  its  SIU  crews.  Five  (ioinpaiiie.s  liacl  iirovl­ ously  signed  i'ln­  Ihe  raise,  and  now  willi  Eastern  and  Savannah  falling  into  line,  the  .$15.00  rate  above  basic  pa3'  is  expeeleil  to  beeoni(>  the inininuini  on  all  Sll' .ships  operating  eoastwi.se.  SlUfirewSentto  Coast  to  Sail  New Alcoa Ship  Joins Other Lines  in Monthly Raise  For  S.i.U. Crews  The  above  ineiiiliei'S  of  the  Seafapers'  International  Union  of  North  Aineiica  were  sent  iiverlaiid  to  man  the  AIco^  Pioneer,  latest  of  the  Aiumiinini  Line  shjp.s  on  her  maiden  voyage  to  tlie  East  Coa.st.  Tlie  man  seeomi  fi­oiii  the  riglit  is  Biackle  Prevost,  .SUP  .Assistant  Secretary,  who  was  on  liand  to  greet  them.  A  fidl  engine  and  .steward  department  ('Oinpleinent  of  SIU  inen  Ava.s  sejit  by  the  Union  overland  to  San  Fran­ ei.sco  to  .start  the  Alcoa  Pioneer  .off  on  her  maiden  voyage  to  the  Atlantic  Coa.st.  The  new  Alcoa  ship  Was  SAN  FRANCISCO. —In  the  de­ docked  at  the  Union  Iron  cision  doiivpicd  in  the  American­ Works  in  Hunter's  Point  Hawaiian  Co.'s  suit  against  the  after  coming  otf  the  ways.  .Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  for  alleged  tying  up  of  the  Mon­ The  men  report  that  the  Plon  tlie  tanan, Judge  Roclie  has ruled  that  eer  tops  just  about  everything  the  Union  was  liable  for  dam­ afloat  In  respect  to  comfoifablc  ages  but  would not.  have  to  bear  the  crew's  quarter.s  and  living  condi  costs  of  the  suit.  tibns, what  with  plugs  for  electric  razors,  messroms  with  four  men  to  a  table,  automatic  dishwashing  ately.  boarded  the  Pioneer,  wliicii  machines,  electric  toasters,  etc.,  is  now  reported  well  on  her  way  towards  tiie  canal.  etc.  The  men's  tiansport'ation—first  Despite  all  kinds  of  tlireals  em­ class—from  New  York  to  San  anating  from  the  Communist  Francisco  was  paid  by  the  com­ Party  waterfront  section,"  there  pany.  Upon  arriving  in  Frisco  was  no  bitcli  in  sailing  the  they  were, greeted  by  Blackie  Pre,­ Pioneer  with a  full SIU­SUP  crew.  vest.  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  It  was  a  real  demonstration  ot  ,SUP  and  a  delegation  of  West  East  Coast­West  Coast  seamen's  Coast  Sailors  was  on  hand  to  solidarity.  show  them  aroundt  With  an  SUP  (Picture ,  of  SIU  men  sent  .  to  v  deck  gang, the SIU  crew  Iramedi­  man  the  Pioneer  is shown  above.)  Montanan  Suit  "Top Fraction" Towboatmen Win  Vs. SUP  Fizzles  Never Misses Wage Raise  Chance to Fink True  to  themselves,  the  "Top  Fraction"  that  con­ trols the NMU never misses  a  chance  to fink  on  the  SIU.  The  latest  opportun­ ity  for  the  Stalin  boys  to  show their  colors came  this  week.  While  the  SIU  was  negotiating­  with  the  Alcoa  Steamship  Company  re­ garding  the  war  bonus  question,  one  Jack  Law­ renson,  alias  the  "Black  Monk,"  called  up  the  company  and  informed  them  that  the  NMU  was  ready  to supply  them  with  any  number  of  men  they  needed!  And  these  are  the  boys  who  blab  in  the  "Pilot"  about the need for "Unity"  in  order  to  get  an  ade­ quate  bonus!  What  they  After  a  declaration  on  the floor  of  Congress %  Repre­ mean  actually  is  shown  by  sentative'Snmners, chairman of  the  powerful House  jndiciap­ their actions.  They are  for  Committee, to the effect that  he is ready to  go as  far hs legis­ UNITY WITH  THE SHIP­ lating  the "electric  chair"  for "saboteurs"  in  strikes  hold­ OWNERS!  As for  an  ade­ '  ing np "defense  production"  the anti­labor  liy.stcria  m Wash­ quate  bonus  for  the  sea­ "^/ijngtpn reached  a  new climax  when Representative  Lelaud  M.  men,  the  SIU  has  shown  Ford  of  California  actually introduced  a  Bill  calling  for  25  the  way  IN  ACTION.  {Continued  on  Page  2)  Bill In Congress Calls for 25 Years Jail for Strikers • 1  ­i.,­ Eastern  Steamship  Lines  Inc.  came  across  with  a  $10  increase  in  pay  over  last  year's  rate  on  all  coastwise  vessels  this  week.  On  the  Evangeline,  operating  off­ shore, the Company  granted a  $7.50  raise.  Thus,  at  last,  wages  on  the  Eastern  have  been  brought  in  line  with  SIU  standards  on  all  other  lines I  Last  yi­ar  I  lie  Company  (inly  coneeded  a  .$5.00  month­ ly  inereasp,  Avliilo  most  of  tho  othor  eomitanii's  boosted  wages  $10  and  $7.50  a  month.  With  most  of  the  Companies  agreeing  to  bring  wages  up  to  .$17.50  above  basic  [lay  this  year,  tlie  owners  were  faced  with  a.  sitnation  in  which  the men  on  the  Eastern  scows  were  pay­ ing  off  in  order  to  take  'ad­ vantage  of  the  better  pay  on  other  Lines,  what  with  jobs  being  plentiful  and  a  general  .shortage  of  trained  seameii  making  itself  felt.  i  mi »i  • f  NMU "Organizer"  Rats  Not  unexpectedly, the  ratty  Prepared  to  hit  the  bricks  officials  of  the  NMU  tried  to  last  Thursday  morning,  with  take  advantage  of  this situa­ the  prospect  of  all  harbor  tion  in  order  to  stage  a fink­ traffic  being  brought  to  a  herding  raid  on  the  Eastern  standstill.  2,500  New  York  and  to  take  their  ships  towboatmen  got  a  raise  of  $5  away  from  the  Seafarers'  In­ for  the. licensed  officers  and  ternational  Union.  Behind  $7.50  for  the  Unlicensed  Per­ the  backs  of  the  NMU  mem­ sonnel  on  Wednesday  night,  bership,  Jack  Lawrenson,  dis­ when  the  operators  came  "organizer"  for  the  NMU,  across  with  this  compromise  offered  the  Company  "as  proposal  to  the  demands  of  many men as it  needed" in an  the men.  effort  to  dislodge  the  SIU  AUhougli  tlic  Union.  Local  333  from  the  Eastern.  of  tlie  United  Marine  Division  of  the  I.L.A.  had  originally  asked  Company  Won't  Bite  for"a  $20  raise, the  settlement  was  Knowing  that  there  would  bo  nevertheless, regarded  as a  victory  hell  to  pay  if  any  such  scheme,  for  tlie  towboatmen,  since  the  were attempted,  the Company  prer.  owners  had  originally  refused  to  ferred  to  come  to  terms  with  the  talk  terms  at  all,  declaring  that  SIU  rather  than  take  advantage  (he  contract,  which  expires  next  of  Lawrenson's flnky  offer.  Busi­ December,  provides  for  arbitra­ ness  is  apparently  too  lucrative  tion  of  all  disputes.  This  false  for  the  shipowners  to  court  labor  claim  was quickly  exploded  by  the  trouble.  action  of  the  Union  and  its  swift  On  Friday,  April  4,  the  Com­ pany signed  on  the dotted  line for  success.  the  $10  increase.  The  next  day  they  informed  the  SIU  that  they  would  also  grant  the  80  cents  an  hour  rate  for  overtime,  another  EDWARD  EARL SCHOW  Union  demand  on  which  the  Com­ pany  had  held  out  while  other  Local  Board  No.  2  .it  Aus­ lines  ­were  conceding  it  last  year.  tin,  Texas  is  trying  to  get  in  In  spite  of  the  long­standing  touch  with  you.  Communi­ maneuvers  of  the shipowners, and  (Continued  on  Page  2)  cate  with  them immediately.  Attention ! I 'I  ­H  I  f  �THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Tuesday, April 8,  i94i  More About  Published  hy the  1^/  51.  ATLANTIC  &  GULF  DISTRICT  Bill in Congress  of  the  Urges Local Boards to Giv^  *  For 25 Years Jail  Seafarers* International Union Serious Cbhsiderafion to Seamen  Strike Penalty  of North America Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor In  a  circnlar  issuctl  to  all  State  Directors  on  March  Ifi,  (Continued  Jroni  Page 1)  ­1941  over  the  .signature  of  Col.  Lewis  D.  Hersiiey,  Deputy  yejii'.s'  impivisonnieiit  for  nil  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting  International  President  vi 'i • • ".  tliose  piii­licipating  in  ".slrikes  Director,  Nalionai  Headquarters  of  the  Selective  Service  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  a gainst  the  United  Stales  or  .System  asks  that  local  draft  boai'ds  give  serious  eonside.ra­ ADDRESS ALL  CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNING} THIS  c.xnpe­ ­its  defense  pvograiul" and  the  tiqii  to  tlie  (letiq'hunit  of  .smuneii.  'PDBIJICATION  W:~~  ~  ~  tenl  (Jovernmeiit  aiilliority  as  saying:  \  deal!), penally  in  ease  casual­ "THE SEAFARERS'  LOG"  ties  residf  J'roni  siicli  strikes.  P. O. Box  522,  Oiurch  St. Annex,  New  York,  N.  Y.  "It  is  anticipated  tbat  national  shortages  will  occur  in  A<  tlie  same  time,  the  the  engine  department  of  merchant  vessels,  in  the. grades  of  Phone'. BOwling  Green 9­3437  House  of  Kepresentatives  firemen  and  higher  ratings;  in  the  deck  depSirtment,  in  the  t' voted  d24  1o  1  Id  direet  its  grades  involving  able  seamen  and  higher  ratings,  which  in­ U  ­MiliUiry  and  Xaval  Affairs  eludes  boatswains  and  quarternaasters;  in  t^ stewards  de­ r'ommiltees  to  eonduet  "in­ partment,  it  is  anticipated  also­  that  a  shortage  of  chief  quiries"  into  the  dcrense  jn­o­ stewairds,  marine  cooks  and  bakers  may  result. ..."  , ­  Aiiti­lHlior  li.vstei'ia  hit  the  high  heaveii.s  last  Me<'k  as  working  grain,  witli  the  demand  thai  stitts  tlirouglMnit, the  tamntry  acted  tt>  keep  wage.s  ami  conditions  NCAV  .jersey  Sjiitc  Heaclqiiartors.  supplementing  the.se  in­ they  go  thoroughly  into  the  •   up  to  the  level  ot'  the sleadlly  rising cost  of  living.  stnietioii.s  in  a  eircular  issued  on  Slareii  27,  1941,  over  the  ,  Tlie  very  idea  that  tUe  Bgthlehem  .St«'el  slaves  or  McCoinii«d4  si rike  silual ion,  signal lire of  William  !>.  Higgiiis, Stale  Direetor, lists the  fol­ '  Jlai'vester serfs or  tlie  Foid­autoinohile  robots should  take matters  "Too Extreme,"  But ...  into  tlieir  own  hands  and  square  off  to  settle  their  long  beef  Aithongh  Reprc.semafive  Ford's  lowing  ratings  speeifieully:  against  Ixnidage  with  their  proflt­laden  inastei­s  .seemed  to, strike  Bill  is  regarded  as  (oo  exti­emo  "Men  witk  seagoing  experience  and  holding, any  of  the  terror  int<»  the  hearts  of  the  legislative  coterie  that  serves  these  even  by  the  li.vsteiical  labor­bait­ following  certificates  should  be  carefully  considered  for  de­ plutocrats.  ers  to  obi a ii^  i)as.sago,  t he  fgmper  ferment  in  Class  II—A;  seamen, firemen,  water  Whjh?  the  Ke.vstone  Ko.ssacks  were sent  in  by  tiove^'uoi'. .iames  of  tlie  emjdoyer­mimied  cougre.s.4­ tenders,  oilers,  pumpmen,  machinists,  marine  electricians.  to teach  a  le.s.son  in  democracy  to strikers  at­ Bethlelieip,  Ih­inisyl­ men. as  .shown  by  the  vote for  the;  Deck  Engineers,  Chief  Stewards,  marine  cooks,  bakers."  fvania,  with  the aid  of  three­foot  riot clubs,  the, Solqns  in  (iqngress  "inquirie.s,"  indicates  that  .some  propo.sed  to  implement  such  instrucUon  witli  the  electric  cliair  kind  of  stringent  aiiji­strike  legis­ The circnlar  has llic following  to say  about  other  ratings:  hition  is  in  (lie  air.  Reji.  Ford's  ffor  sm­li  "enemies  of  the  nafion  in  the  factor.v  or  elsewtiere!"  "(Ordinary  scaiuon,  Avipors,  coal  passers,  ine.ss  inen  and  To a  qm^tion  from  a  Kepre.sentative  Boi­ren  of  Oklahoma  as  bill  contains  ilie  following  jia­ss­ iiic.ss  lioys  arc  at  present  pleiiliinl.  These  are  beginners  and  to  whether  the  House  Judiciary  CommitteeTvas  iWdy,  Since ,man  age  wbicli  is  il.s  .siibsiance:  iiiiiess  near  tlie  jmint,  of  getting eortifieales,  do  not  normally  agemeht . and. labor  were  "too  hard­headed  to .declare  a  luorato­ Verliatim  Contents  :;f­;  i­ium  oh  strikes,"  to  report  out  pending  legislation  to  <mtlaw  "U 7/oeccr  • nu­itrn.  udroratcs.  mecl  the  rmpiiremeiits, of  paragraph  ilbl  (b)  and  (c)  of  the  strikes «ir  enf<»rce  "cool­off"  periods,  theChairman  of  that  commit­ (• uUs.  fiarticiijates  in  „r  an.sists  regtilalions.  (These  regulations  deal  with  the  qne.stion  as  to  tee;  Kepresentalive  Siiinners,  replied;  any  .vtrike  against  the  tlni'ted  AvIiielL  oeenpal ioiis  arc  ueeessiiiy  to  luilioiial  defense).  Men  .  "Wlien  the  time  comes  that  it  is  necessary  to  deal .with  the  ene­ States  or  at  any  /dace  where  ai^  who  will  soon  be  ready  for  certificates,  as  indicated  by  the  mies  ot"  tlie  natioq  in  the  factory  or  elsewhere,,  I  believe  I  can  .sneak  tides,  materials,  snmdies,  rc.v.ve/.v.  for  every  member  of  the committee.  If  it  is necessary  to  pre.serve  this  building  structiires  or  fucilitie.s  length  oT  service  shown  op  the  questionnaire,  can  properly  bountry,  they  would  not  hesitate  for  one  .spilt  .second  to  qnact  leghs­ for  wtc,  directly, or  indirectly.  JiX  be  put in  Class  II­A  as 'MEN  IN  TRAINING'  for  becoming  ^  THE  LAND  OH  NAVAL  FORCES  necessary  men."  lation  to  send  them  to  the  ela^tric  chair."  The  New  York  Times,  big  business  spokesman,  appropriately  of  file  United  State.s  or  by  tlie  ill  other  Avords,  iiisirnelions  cited  here  are  to  the  effect  headlined  the  repoit  of  Mr.  Sumner's  remarks  a.s  tiiHhws;  "De­ tinited .Stafeii  in  the  iiroseciitioii  lhat  A.]!.,  F­O­W,  SteAA'ard  and  Coffh  ratings  should  he  de­ fense Strikes  Stir Talk  In  House  of  Death  Penalty.'' .fusf  to  leave  of  the  national  defense  program  iio  room  for  mistaking  the import  of  the  Congressman's words,  it  are  being  produced,  repaired,  con­ ferred on  oeenpalional grounds Avlthont  any'qqe.stion.  Qn the  structed,. reconstructed,  installed,  oilier  hand,  ordinary  seaineiL  Avipers,  me.ssmeii,  etc.,  may  be  is  to  he  presumed.  So  the  wave  of  patriotic  hy.steria  has conie  to  the  point  wlicrc  trannnortcd  or  id/irrwivc  hdndlcd  deferred  as  "MEX'IN  TRAINING"  if  they  have  enough  .  the  vast  majorit.v  of  the  nation—the  *vorkers  in  mill,  faciory,  or  worked  on.  shall  be  uniily  of  seiitime  in  so  tliat  it  is  reasojiable  to  expect  them  to  get  an  '^k-plant,  ship  or  doi^k^lias  to  be  intimidated  to  desist,  from  strikes  treason  and  on  conviction  tliereof  hy  the  threat  of  the  "Hot  Seat"!  .Nnd  all  in  the  name  of  "de­ shatl  1)e  iin/wisoned  for  iihenly­ endorsement  or  ecrtifieate  For  one  of  the  liiglier  ratings.  Sir  men  should  hear  these  facts  in  mind  at  all  times  fense," all in  the  name of  tlie necessity  "to preserve  this country"!  five  yeiirs  without  /larole  or  re­ '  If  working  .stiffs  insist  on  their  right  to  be  fepresented  by  duction  of  sentence  foi'  good  be­ Avlieii  dealing  Avitli  the  Local  Draft  Boards,  AVIIO  are  often  Unions  of  their  own  choice  and  show  tliat  they  mean  business  havior,  or  if  resulting,  directly  or  ignorant  of  the  information  and  rulings  issued  by  higher  When  the.v  re.sorl  to  the  strik<­  weapon  after  no  other  icouisc  is  indireeUy,  in  the  death  of  any  left  open  to them  hy  tlie  fink­herding  open­slioppers—thai  is  to  he  person,  shall  Jiiins(df  he  /xtnished  bodies.  Although  these  rulings do  not  constitute  general de­ ferment  for'.seamen,  Ihey  are st eiks  in  the  right  direction and  hy  death."  eon.sidered  trea.son  pniiistiahle  by  the  Pllectric  Cliair!  if  lalior  is  to  hack  up  with  action  demands  for  a  tew  evtra  sliouhl  he  taken  adA'antage  of.  Affects Seamen Directly  ctents an  hour  to  meet  rising costs at  a time  when  their cinployers'  The  Khipowners  have  been  cry­ Union  seamen  naturally  Avant  In  maintain  union  wages  coffers  bm­sl  ivitli  super­profits—that  is  to  be  regarded  as  a crime  ing  for  months  now  tliat  every  and  conditions  Avlieii  .suh.iect  to  national defense  work.  Such  punishable  hy  the  "hot  seat"!  tie­up  "sabotages"  national  de­ Avork  is .inst  as  iiiqiorlant  in  the  merchant  marine  as  in  the  What  will  thei'e  be  left  for  the  niilliou­licaded  mass  of  toilers  fen.se.  Under  the  Ford  Bill,  as  to  defend  as  "democracy"  after  that?  How  will  their  "way  of.  noted  above,  tlie  tie­up  of  a ve.ssel  army.  It  is  not  a  matter  of  shirking at  all.  It is  a  matter  of  life"  b<^  in  any  wa.­^, superior  to  that  of  the  workers  transformed  these  day.s—when  every  vessel  acting  in  the  job  Avliere  you  are most  fit  and  where  you  can  into  helots  by  Hitler and  his  bloody  Nazi  regime  in  Germany?  is  considered  necessary  to  "lui  maintain  A­onr  .standintr  as  a  union  man.  i  Hitler  has  long  ago  enforced  Mr.  Sumner's  sngge.stion,  only  tional  defense"—would  result  in  with  a slight  modification  in  methods:  strikers are  subject  to  tlic  twenty­five  year.s'  imjirisonnienl, to  axe  rather  than  tlie  cliair  in  Naziland—and  that's  a  pretty  slim  the  seamen  involved,  with  a  pos­ SEAFARERS' LOG  choice,  indeed!  .  sible  deatli  penalty  in  case  a .scab  No,  American  labor  will  not  go  tor  that  kind  of  a  "defense/'  is  killed  indirectly  in  the  course  "To pre.serve  tliis  country" ­for labor's  hosts  that  means  pieserv­ of  tlie  strike!'  ing,  the  right  to a  dei^ent  living,  the  right  to  Unions  of  their  own  choice,  the  right  to  .strike  when  no  other  course  helps.  New  Threat  to  Labor  Tjabor  hates  Hitl(>r  and  Hitlerism  and  Nazi  oppression  with  all  Tlie  very  fact  lhat  siidi  a  Bill  its  hearl  anil  soul  and  is  quite  willing  to  die  in  the  struggle  can  even  be  proposed  shows  to  $1.00  against  it. But  labor  will  never accept  Bethlehem  Steel's or  Henry  what  lengtii  tlie  shi|)owners  and  ,S.S.  KENMAR  6.0Q  Ford's  or  Bepresentative  Suinners'  version  of  "national  th^ffdise"  other  employers  and  llieir  a,gents  • S.S. LA  HALLE  KW l.OQ  as  a  means  of  "preserving  the  country."  That  version  smacks  are  ready  to  go  in  order  to  pre­ Fred  Hartori  too imu­h  of  tlw!  Nazi  bpitression  they are  out  to flglit  and destroy.  vent  hihor'.s  demands  for  a  just  E.  .Toiiiisun  S­.K  • .  :50  Tlie  "Hot.  Seat"  Sent"  for  fn,­  .strikers?  ctnnrer.a^>  The"Hot  participation  in  tlie  tremendous  ,S,S.  DELRTO  .  ...........  ilk:':3.00  The  venal  Congressmen  who  propose  it  had  bettiw  estahlish  profits  tliey  are  heaping  up.  J."  Stiekney  2.00  some  "cooling­ofl"  periods  for  themselves  before  they  come  out  S.S. RUTH  '  :  '' • • .t  with  new  proclamations  for  it.  They  are  giving  the  whole  show  More  About  'a  Deck  Dept.  away.  The  working  stiffs  of  this  country  will  only  learn  from  5.00  • | ;i(. i  suc^h  self.exposures  that  the fight  against  Hitlerism  and  Nazism  Eiigine  Dept.  .  2:25  hegiiis  on  the  picket  line  right  here,  and  that's  the  way ,  to  pre­ J. F. Slusai'czyk  ­­/­^rvd  the country  for  the people  who  live  and  work  in  tfie  Uiuled  S.S.  MART  (Deck.  Dept.)  .  States.  X  Sietit** for Strikers? • 1^'  i::;.  f|  m: I- EasterniSrantsSlO  E.  John.son  Coastwise  Raise  R.  Vargas  to SfU Members! The  deadlino  for  paying  the  1941  Hospital,  Bpria)  j  and  .Shipwreck  Asse.ssrnent  was  March  31,  1941.  Any­ inemhcr vvfjp  has iidt  paUi it  is therefore in  bad standing,  npt  enfcitJecl to  griy  benefits  nor  to  the  right  to  vote  at  Union  meetings.  —  ­  Sydney  Gretcher,  Sec.­Trea,s.  , 1.00  .....  (Continued  from  Page 1)  J. Correa  the  scabby  tactics  of  the  NMU  J.  Santiago  .  officialdoni,  the  SIU  has  come  S.S.  CUBA  (Engine  Dept.)  through  once  more  with  an  im­ portant  victory  for  tlie  seamen  on  S.S.  oAoiAR  .r..  the  East  Coast!  By  militant  ac­ S.S.  LAFAYETTE  ;....,.,..;..'......  .­r  tion  and  hard­won  Improvements  Chief  Etigineer  (La:fayctte)  ..,,,.  the  SIU  has  gained  conditions  secontl  to  none  for  its  member­,  Capt,  Heller  (Lafayete)  ...............,..,.......  ship.  Nothing  can  prevent.it  from;  W;  P.  Corrigan  ............  fast  taking  its  place  as  the  Union  of  the  seumeii  iii  the Tast!  "  Total  i.do  .50  1.00  3.00  3.06.  9.16,  .1.0,9  i.oa  1.Q0  5r­" 1  '.'At �• M  Tuesday, April  8,  1941  T  H  E  S  EA F  A  R  £ R  S •   LOG  W,hat*8  Doing —  INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic & Gulf District • vA  HEADQUARTERS  PUERTO RICO Over  85  men  shipped  last  week,  with  25  Permit  Card  men  ship­ Miirch  21,  1941  ping  out.  We'll  have  to  go  back  to  the  days  of  shahghaing  men  to  Edilor,  Hcafiirer.s  Log  place  crews  on  the  ships.  SAVAmAH Room  918,  Washington  Loan  &  Trust  Co  Building  9th  and  F Street,  N.W..  Washington,  D.  C.  '  P.  O.  Box  6180  Phone:  District  5963  March  ]8,' 1941  DIRECTORY  OF  BRANCHES  Editor,  SeaCurors  Loa  BRANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  Dear  .Sir  and  Biollier:  EveryHiiiig  is  ninniiig  siiiooth  Dear  ;jir  and  Brofiicr:  Sure  liad  a  busy  week  of  Jiead  ^  stone St.  BOwIing  Green  9­3437  Aclivifics  in  .^avannaii  liave  here  in  New  Orleans.  No  big  BOSTON  330  Atlantic  Ave.  ...LIBerty  4057  aclies,  and,  if  siiipping  continues  beefs  iiave  shown  mi  yei, only  mi­ lit'cii  normal  nndcr  llie  present,  PROVIDENCE  .. 465  South  Main  St.  ..Manning  3572  as  it  is,  we  wiil  Imve  to  import  a  nor  beefs  tiiat  are  .settled  to  tlie  conditions.  T li i  s  morning  we  BALTIMORE  ... 14  ^Jorth  Gay  St.  ...Calvert  4539  few  sliiploads  of  A.B.'s  from  '.satisfaction  of  the  crews  invoivcd.  siiipped  out  tlie  last  available  PHILADELPHIA  ,6  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  soniewiiere.  Tin;  Miilinockot  iiad  NORFOLK  ......60  Commercial  PI.  ..Norfolk  41083  Tiie  new  oiiicials  are  really  in  A.B.  on  the  S..H.  City  of  Montgom­ to come  around  to  San  Juan  from  NEW  ORLEANS  o09  Chartrea  St  MAgnolia  3962  earnest  down  liere;  liiey  even  ery.  Tlie  S.K.  Ca.ssimir  is  to  ar­ Huinaoao  for  a  crew  witli  only  make  tiie  N.VllI  .scows  liy  mislake.  rive  tills  afleriinon  and  if  siie  SAVANNAH  ....218 East  Bay  St.  .... Savannah  3­1728  JACKSONVILLE  ,136  East  Bay  St  Jacksonville  5­9724  one  A.B.  aboaril  and  tiien  laid  So  tiiat  siiows  lliev  are  reall.v  needs  any  A.B.'s,  we  will  liave  to  TAMPA  206  So.  Fiaukliu  St.  .Tampa  M­1323  over  a  day  until  we  could  round  making  tlie  waterfront  regiihiriy.  go  out  scout ing.  MOBILE  55  So.  Conception  St.  Dexter  1449  up  and  "siiangliai"  a  few  of  tiie  Believe  it  or  not,  but  the  Neyv.  TEXAS  CITY  ... 105  ­  4th  St.,  N.  ...'..Texas Citv  722  Hadi^a  conference  with  three  of  gastiounds  aboard.  MIAMI  1348  N.E.  First  Ave.. Miami  2­2950  Orleans  Branch  of  the  SlU  has  the  Selective  Service  Boards  of  We  are  sure  liavirig a little trou­ SAN­JUAN  8  Covadonga  St  San  Juan  1885  set  some  sort  of  a  • • ecord in  the  Savannah  and  was  successful  in  ble  with  conditions at I  iie ho.spital  last  week  as  regards  this  ship­ getting  three  of  our  members  de­ bore.  Tlie  doctors  liy  to  do  the  ping  business.  We  shipped  a  man  ferred  for  six  months,  on  account  best  tliey  can  and  are  good  jnen,  on  a  permit  as  cattle  tender.  The  of  the  shortage  of  seamen  around  but  are  so  seiioiisly  handicapped  S.S.  Deisud,  sailing  for  the  South,  Philadelphia  Savannah.  Also  had  the  local  by  a  lack  of  competent  nurses  is taking  a  flock  of  sheep  and  cat­ Steamboat  inspector  and  the  U.  and  competent  assistants  that  the  tle  down  there,  all  pure bred  S.  Shipping. Commissioner  call  on  patients  in  tlie  Marine  ward  don't  stuff.  So  the  little  dears  must  us  in  regards  to  shortage  of  sea­ get  the  attention  tiiey  should  get.  have  a  nurse.  A  registered  vet  men  in  this  district,  and  I  was  There  is  only  one  trained  nurse  was  the  solution.  Result;  a  per­I  able  to  convince  them  that  a  Beachcombings  Gathered  by  the. Four  lor  the  Marine  division,  wiiii  a  mit  was  issued  a  cattle  tender.!  shortage  of  seamen,  existed  in  fifteen­year­old  kid  i' u  n n  i  n g  Next  will  be  a  gardener  to  take j  this  locality,  so  that  they  ­can  Horsemen in the City of  Brotherly Lave  around  taking  pui.se  ami  tompora­ care  of"  some  skipper's  flower !  make  recommendations  to  Wash­ tures.  Pot!  I  ington,  so  as  to  get  the  seamen  There seem  to  be  a  lot  of  mates  Tiie  Maritime  Conimis.sion,  (if  deferred  in  the  future.  Marcli  24.  1941  t'enance.s.  There  were  quite  a  few  and  engineers  breaking  oui'  shli)­ all  milfits,  can't  afford  to  iiay  flie  Editor,  .Seafarers  Log  beefs—mostly  overtime,  but  otie  Also,  Hi(>  labor  niovciiK^m  in  ping  lules  by  promoting  men  to  going  scale  of  staiidliy  IIIIKM  .Af  of  tlie  Calmar  Line  scows  had'a  gciiorai  was  siicccssfiil  in  defeat­ Dear  Sir  and  BroHiPr:  key  positions  aboard  tlie  ship  ter  all  tills  doiigii  lioiiig  tiirowii  Slipping  iias  slowed  down  sonie­ hungry  beef.  Tiie  agent  amf pa­ ing  a  bill  in  tiic  State  of  Georgia,  witliout  letting  tlie  job  come  around,  you  would  lliiiik  tliat,  tin!  wliereiiy  Hie  oil  companies  were  wliat,  but  it's  on  a  par  with  r.iie  trolman  adjusted  same  to  Huj. gen­ fhroiigli  tlie  hall.  If  tliis  irraiitice  M.  C,  could  afford  lo  pay  tiie  I  l  ying  to  get .  Hie  riglit  of  way  for  average  siiipiiing  of  otiier  ports.  uine  satisfaction  of  the  crew'  continues,  we  are  going.to  have  a  fi'eigiil.  Received  a  call  for five  laying  a  jiipe  line  Hiroiigli  Hie  At  present',  tiiere  are  enougli  full  One  bnckaioo  mate  called  lot  of  company  stiffs  spoiling  ail  men  for  .slaiidiiy  work  and  wiieii  .slate. 'Jf  tills  bill  liad  passed,  it  book  menihers  around,  so  tliat  Brotiier  Harry  Collins  everytliing  the  advantages  we  have  gained.  file  men  were  dispai.ch(>d  lo  I lie  would  naliiraliy  eliniinal'e  all  Hie  Pliiliy  can  hold  regular  mecting.s.  from  soqp  to  beans,  frying  to  gfit  More  next  week.  job,  tliey  were  told  (he.  rale  was  iankers  in  Ilriinswick  and  .Sa­ It's  great  to  attend  tlieru,  and  tlie  liini  mad  and  even  accused  the  Full, speed  ahead,  Broiliers,  $6,22  instead  of  tlie  $6.80  wliich  vannaii.  Brothors  are  beginning  to  realize  broHier  of  being  a  .SABOTEUR,  Daniel  Butts,  Agent.  all  onr  agreements  call  for.  Hiat  union  meetings  are  Hie  place  (lie  was  always  a  stewai­d,  biit  I  Sleady  as  siie  ^oes.  Tiie.  Engine  iiatrolnian  is  call­ to  iron  out  their  differences  and  didn't  know  Hie  Frencb.name  be­ Charles  Waid,  Agent.  ing  out  about  30  jolis  and  getting  diHiculties.  Keep  the  ball  rolling,  fore  this),  Commi.ssar,  etc.  Very  NEW ORLEANS lire  usual  resfilts:  si'veii  iiK^n  right  along,  BroHier.s­.  cool­headed  (for  a  change),  tlie  Here's  ilie  scooii  (ii  Hie  week:  brother  politely  and  with  a  tint  Maich  22,  1941  fiiiippcd.  MOBILE Yours  I ill  Hie  lioard's  clean,  After  four  radiators  liad  been  of  .sarcasm  in  his  fog­horn, voice,  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  A.  W.  Armstrong,  Agent,  G­136  caved  in  on  BroHier  Jo­Jo  Flana­ merely  staled:  ilr.  Mate,  Mr.  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  .Mold I.  Ala  gan's  crate  (limousine  to  liim),  Port  Skipper  and  Mr.  Chiseling.  The  main  squawk  of  live  week  P.  P. Jason,  Deck  Patrolman, G­11  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  lie finally  '  jiuiled  a  "Slierlock  Port  .Steward:  tliere's  a  list  of  is  the  .shortage  of  men  to fill  the  Dear  Sir  and  BroHier:  Holnn^s"  and  eauglit  a  truck  driv­ vegetables,  milk,  meat,  spices  aqd  ships.  U'ewed  the  EI  Dia  during  PROVIDENCE Shipping  continues  to  be  very  er  hacking  into  his  iieap  (pardon  other  necessities  that  Hie  UNLI­ tlie  week,  with  tlie El  Valie  due  to  good  in  Mobile  with  quite  a  few  —limousine)  JUKI  after  a  lengthy  CENSED  PERSONNEI.  want, apd  crew  up  tlie first  of  tlie  week  17,  1!,41  ships  touching  this  port  and  tak­ ,  .  ,  Talk  aliout  .ships!  Tlieso  scows  Brotiier  Jo.sejiii  E.  Laidiani,  SlU  ing  replacements.  A  few  weeks  disciissloii  between  Hicni,  Brotiier  .so  be  it.  averred:  "Brother  A.fter  obtaining  all  concessions  are  the  lierries!  If  tliey  are  any  No.  247,  was  installed  as .Provi­ ago  we  had  a  ship  in  here  from  Jo­Jo finally  model  of  the  coiuiitions  umk  dence  Ageni  tills  week,  iiaviiig  the  Bauxite  country  with  a'load  Triicii  Driver,  it  is  damned  lucky  asked,  the  brother  then  tohl­the  which  the  NMU  sail,  they  sure  vacated  his  joli  as  Serang  of  tin  of  Bauxite  which  was  none  other  for  you  tiiat  you  iire  afiiiiated  liard­boiled  buckaroo:  Tlieye's,  a  iiave  our  sympatiiy  for  being  so  Socony  Tanker  "Magnolia."  than  the  S.S.  Rarltan.  The  skip­ witli  Hie  American  Federation  of  big  dock  out  there  wiiere  yoii  and  dumb  as  to  let  sucii  be  tlie.ii  The  Selective  Service  Head  per  in  command  was  a  man  by  Lalior,  otiierwiso  I'd  sue  you  for  I  cgn  settle  our  personal  differ­ standard.  quarters  here,  as  well  as  all  the  the  name  of  Captain  Roupe.  Now  evei­ytliliig  that  you  own.  includ­ ences.  The  buckaroo  Hieii  fell  The  laugh  of  the  week  was  on  Local  Draft  Boards,  are  giving  us  yours  truly  has  seen  very  near  ing  your  long  red  underwear!"  back  on  his  so­called  "dignity"  the  Northern  Sword.  Brothers  good  coojaeration  in  the  deferring  all  the  Bucco Neros  since  the  And  so,  being  a  gootl  brother,  Jo­ and  refused  to  sign  tor  a  bout.  Terrlngton  and  Jason  made  the  of  seamen.  They  advise  us  that  days  of  "Revolver  Hansen"  of  the  Jo  simply  allowed  tlie  truck­driv­ • r­ ship  as  she  was  listed  under .the  if  merchant  seamen  apply  for  de­ Barkantine  Kremlin  out  of  Bos­ ing  brotiier  to  pay  for  a  new  radi­ We  are  calling  attention  to, ail  Alcoa  Line.  Upon  boarding  the  ferment  as  soon  as  they  receive  ton,  but  this  bird  tops  them  all  atoi­  and  siieli.  brothers  who  liave  ever  sliippcd  As all  olUcials  are  now  inducted  scow  and  asking  for  the  books, of  their, questionnaire,  It  will  be  of  without  a  doubt.  Any  one  com­ out  of  Philiy.  Li^en  to  this:  the  crew,  they  were  somewhat  help  to  them.  ing  in  contact  with  this  bird,  be  into  ollice,  let's  settle  down  to  BroHiers  Buckman,  Wilson,  L,ew­ business,  and  go  down  the  line  surprised  to  find  that  they  were  Tiio  S.S.  "Naiisli.on"  will  go  to  careful!  is,  A  r r  e r a  (coasfwlsii)  and  looking  at  NMU  books.  About  Bosl.oii  next  Tuesday  .for  tier  an­ liicidmitiiliy,  i'licro  was  a round  Willi  Hiem  and  assist  them  in  ev­ Wriglit.  ail  shipped  out.  on, the  this  time  the  iNMU  patrolman  nual  ovm­liaul.  Siio  wiil  relieve  a  iiiindrod  iioiirs  ovm­linip  in  dis­ ery  way  possilile  to  continue  tlie  same ship  and  in  Hie  same depart­ showed  up  with  an  armload  of  Hie  S.S.  Naiitiicket  on  Hie  Island  piiio  on  Hiis  tub  and  I  mi.giit  add,  good  work  of  tiie  RIU  in  Hie  past.  ment.  Ye  Gods,  .someone  better  papers  and  made  the  remark  that  run  as  noon  as  Hie ­  overiiaiil  is  il  was  coll(4ct<Mi.  I  was  of  tlic  Congratulatioiits  to  ail  of  the  duly  send  ten  pounds  of  aspirin  aiioard  he  must  be  aboard  the  wrong  conipletini.  Tiie  Island  line  is  still  opinion  Hial.  get I ing  dniiik  at,  pay­ elected  oiiicials,  and  may  your  the  said  vessel.  ship.  At  any  rate  the  boys on  the  on  Hie  Winter  Scliediile  of  one  off  time  was  a  iirivilogii  iudonging  terTure  of  otiice  be  a  pleasant,  hap.  Fraternally,  ' scow  have  some  LOGS  to  boat.  lo  HIP  sailors,  init  lj(r!  ami  Be­ py  and  suecess.ful one.  The  Four  Horsemen,  brighten  them  up.  Tlie  following  steanisiiips  ar­ Shipping  has  been  very  good  hold!  wiipii  Hie  time  came  to  pay­ The  Ruritan  in  and  out  for  the  here  this  past  week  with  very  off  it  was  the  skipper  who  was  rived  during  tlie  week  and  were  Capal  Zone  for  the  army,  and  the  few  men  available.  Quite  a  few  (iriiiik  and  Hie  crew  was  sober.  lakiiig  care  of  accordingly:  Mar­ NOTICE  TO  ALL  usual  number  of  squawks  make  men  who  are  at  present  working  garet,  Calniar,  Beauregard,  Oak­ The  S.S.  Fiourspar  came  in  up  the  week.  The shortage  qf  men  ashore  have  called  in  this  week.  SIU MEN  !  mar,  Marsodak,  Ariyn,  Plow  I  is due  in  part  to  the  action  of  the  The  fact  that  seamen's  wages  are  last  week  from  an  , inter­coastai  City,  Ponce  De  Leon  and  Mary.  voyage  with  no  disputes  as  far  as  Draft  Boards  around  the  country.  going  up  Is  of  Interest  to  them.  overtime  was  concerned.  The  Ail  came,  looked  and  departei!  Canadian Branches of tlis Wlicn  an  arniy­cliartered  scow  is  Fraiornally,  Seafarers' /nternational. crew  requested  a  clock  for  the  witli smiles  upon  tlie  crew's  coun­ held  up for, a crew,  it seems, to me  Joseph  E.  Lapham,  Agent.  Union  i  mess  room  and  a  water  cooler  for  that  is  getting  home  with  tlie  the  crews  quarters  aft.  The  quite  a  few  of  the  men  on  the  beefs  to  where  they  belong.  Nat­ JOHN HENRY FERGERSON  When  in  Canadian  ports,  patrolman  took  the  matter  up  beach  in  attendance  at  his  fun­ urally,  the  defense  program  must  insit  the  halls  of  the  following  with  the  Marine  Superintendent  eral.  Ail in  ail, it  was  a fine  send­ Get  ill  loiif'li,  Avillt  your  go  through,  but'  it  will  be  slowed  organizations,  affiliated  to  the  and  the  requests  were  granted.  off  for  Brother  Aries  on  his  last  up,  somewlvat  unless  some  uni­ dhug'liter  at  102  Etisl  iWtli  Seafarers'  International  Union  She  signed  articles  yesterday  for  voyage.  form  program  is  adopted  in  re­ Street  or  by  eallitip  2­2222,  •  «  «  of  North  Americg­:  .  another  trip to  the  coast.  gards ­to  seamen  under  tlie  Selec­ Savaunali,  Ga.  *  CANADIAN,  ,  TIiP  Alcoa  S.S.  Company  has  at.  If  John  Linn.,  No.  44­G,  and  tive  Service.  SEAMEN'B  UNjON  HiP  present  time  two  more  ship.s  .lolin  Link  will  communicati^  with  The,  seamen  have  at  last  got  406  St.  Lawrence  Boulevard  in  tiie  dry­dock  for extensive  over­ Hie  Mobile  Agent  tliey  can  coileet  into  what  we  call  the  "Class  of  Montreal, Canada  liaiiling  and  recoiiditiouing  and,  wages  due  them  from, the  Alcoa  the jnrtependent/' They  have  bad  one  wiil  be  crewing  up  in  a  few  Shipper  on  her  voyage  ending  on  jobs  on ithe  board  around  here  BRITISH  COLUMBIA  weeks.  or  about  January 14.  This  is  due  every:  day  of  the  week..and  no  i'  SEAMEN'S  UNION  PETEllAiaHS  Last  week  Brother  Reter  Aries,  them  for  the  Absent  seamen's  jkers.,The,next  thing  vye'll  have  3­10­B  Cambie  Street  Died,.in, Mobiiej.  Ala., ,  No.  6149­A.  passed  away  at  the  wages.  That's all  for  this  week.  do.ie,b(!iO0 the. scqyvs MP  toAhe  "Vancouver,  B.C.  Fraternally  yours,  Marine  Hospital  here  and  was  March  23, 1941  lall,  so  the  men  can  look  them  Phone:  TRinitv  22.­.1  ¥  vyF''  V  if.. id Facts  and  Features  ­ In Memoriam  iver  before  they  take  the  Jobs.  buried  by  the  Union.  There  were  Ciden  Banks  .l:.A W. A, 'AJtJ: •  A­  '  M a  '!!  i­ • • • • "J'.'.'r'  ­  rVv  _  M'd 1  �T HE  SEAFAk EES'  LOG  I„.{;.  • I­'  Attention All SlU Men:  Beware of  Union­Busters I  Tuesday, April S, I'M!  Facts on the Bonus Beefs .Tulning  In  tlie  general  uproar  against  strike.s  and  tor  curbs  on  labor  that  would  pii­vent  justified  action  for  wage  liurease.s,  the sliiiH»wtiei?s'  voice­;  krumii  an  the  "Journal  of  Coiiiniewe",  lias  been  e,ngaged  in  a  bit  tif  particular  sniping  at  the  organized  .sea­ men.  The .question  involved  here  Is  action  for  a  lilglieir bonus  in'  2.  Wildcat  actions  give  Joe  Stalin's  liatchet­ tilo war zone  nuts, i  The  attack  conies  in  the form  of  comment  by  With  the  SIU  getting  tops  in  war  bonus  men  in  the  leadership  of  lite  XMV  an  oppor­ pay  and  wages  and  conditions  Becond  to  tunity  to  move  ill  and  raid  the  lines  ajlected,  the shipping  editor,  Mr.  Clinton  L.  Doggett,  in  bis  coltinui,  '(The  Shipping  OutkioK",  of  March  31,  1941.  none  on  both  coastwise  and  ott'slioro  ships,  ottering­  themselves as a  more  "responsible"  or­ Mr.  Doggct  refers.to  the  fact  that  two  Robin 1 fine ships  and  the  Union  lias  proA'ed  and  continues  to  ganization  to do  bnsiness  witli.  one  Alcoa. vc.ssel  have, had  their sailings  dela.ved  hecanstr  of  Union  3.  Thougbtless  actions  help  tln^  tio^o­'uiient  deitiaiuls  for  a  war  iMiniis  on  the  African  and  Canadian­West  proA'e  that  the  interests  of  the  seamen  on  this  Coast  can  lie  fought  for  it^H^stullv  in i  to  tmU  a  protest  tor  stojipin^'^to  the  indies  run,  mspectivelj.  Taking"  up  the  line  aod  cry ­ahoift  tli®  picture,  sJioiitiiig  ".sabotage"  of  "national  de­ "national deefiise" aspect  of  the  work  involved,  Mr.  Doggett  says:  an  organized,  responsible  and  di.sciplined  fense"  and  working  up  sentinient  f«»r  tlie  regi­ "We  have  a  feeling  that  the  public  is  tired  of  it  (the  Union  fashion.  The  SIU  will  continue  to  make  mentation  of  the  seamen.  action)  anyway.  . .  .  This  same  public  has  been  and  still  is  oply  hcadAvay  towards  ever  bigger  and  better  Beware  of  Union­husters  in  our  own  too  willing  to  give  labor  its due,  but  nevertheless  cannot  reconcile  improvements along  the same  road  and  with  ranks!  Beware  of  individuals  who  urge  un­ wholesale  stoppages  of  vital  defense  production  until  all  other  the same  methods.  We  need  fear  no  outside  authorized,  wildcat  actions  on  tlie  .ships—  means  of  settieiuent  have  been  exhausted. . .  Now  what  are  the  facts  in  the. situation?  forces  to .stop  us  if  we  continue  to  act  as in  ­Ihey  lielp  only  the  shipowners,  the  Stalin  In  the first  place,  there has  not  been any  "whole.sale stoppage"  the  past—all  for  one  and  one  for  all: as  a  stooges  and  the  reactionary  lahor­baitcvs  in  on  either  the  Koliin  ships  or  on , the  Alcoa.  After  giving  duo  disciplined  army  of  organized  labor.  (he  Government  agencies!  not ice,  accoiding  to  legal  reqiiirr­ntents,  the  crew  of  (he  Re,bin  There  is,  however,  a  danger  that  we  must  Locksley,  simply  asked  to  be  paid  oil'.  Shipping  was  too  good  on  Don't  go  off  the  deep  end.  To  preserve  openly  face.  That  is  the  danger  of  dis­ and  continue  to  achieve  improvements  in  .safe  runs  for  them  to  risk  their  necks  on  the dangeroiis  African  run  without  an  increase  in  the  bonus,  they  declared.  rupters  and  TTuion­bnster.s  v/orking  from  wages  and  working  conditions  which  sea­ And  that is  a hard  fact  and  cannot  be elialleiiged.  If  Hie  .ship­ within  our  own  ranks—individuals who  pull  men  are  entitled  to  and  in  wliich  tlie  SIU  owner  wants  to  remedy  Ibis  kind  of  a  situation,  it  is  only  neccs­ off  unauthorized  actions,  who  agitate,  for  has  led  and  contimies  to  lead—KEEP  A  .sary  for  him  to  reconcile  himself  with  this  fact,  which  is  con­ hanging  the  pin  without  consulting  the  STEADY  COURSE!  Act  with  the  SIU  and  trolled  by  the old  law  of  supply  and  demand.  Now,  a.s  to  exhausting  "other  means  of  settlement"—the  men  Union  office,  wlio  undermine  the  regularly  tlirongli  the  SIU!  Observe  the  Union  rules  elected  officers  of  the  SIT^  and  urge  each  and  regulalioiis.  Consult  with  the  regularly  have  had  too  much  experience  with  arbitration  to  trust  to  that  .sort  of  phoney  "settlement."  They  have  only  to  refer  to  their  crew  to  take  matters  into  its  own  hands  on  elected  offices  of  the  SIU  chosen  by  the  ,sad  experience  with  the  Robin  Line  itself  In  the  case  of  the  S.S.  beefs,  regardie.ss  of  the  welfare  of  the  majority in  democratic iiroce^ss.  Get  author­ .Algic  of  last  .snmnier.  A  demand  for  80  cents  overtime  and  a  Union  as  a  whole.  ization from  the regularly  comstiluted  Ibiiou  lioiuis  increase  was  simply  .stiuashed  in  the  proceedings.  On  the  Whom  do  such  unanthorizod  actions  bodies before  taking action.  In  oilier  wnrd.s,  AVest  Indian  run,  inmimerahle  conferences  have  been  held  since,  help?  Whom  do  such  disruptive  individuals  act  as Union  men—for  the STU  and  throii'sili  last  June—when  Preiich  possessions  in  the  islands  were subjected  to a virtual Rritish  blockade—in order  to obtain a war  bonus there.  serve?  Think  it  over  yourself:  the  SJU.  • All, to no  avail.  1. TTnaiitlioi­izcd  beefs  give  tlie  sliipownei's  a  Remember: the  Union  is  the source  op  all  What  the  men  on  the  Roliin  lane and  on  (he  ­Alcoa  are  doing  cluince  to  holler  "breaeli  of  coiitraet"  ami  to  i.s  siiiqtly  exerting  (heir  econoniic  power.  They  have  not  oven  re­ our  strength!  Guard  the  SIU  against  at­ drag  the  Union  into eoiirt  in  an  eftort  to  bank­ sorteil  to  picket  lines  or  to  other  forms  of  strike  activity.  They  nipt  it flnaneially  and  to  break  it  up  as  an  tack  from  tlie  outside  and  disniiitiuii  from  lia\e  merely  gone  along  with  the  drift  of  the  law  of  .supply  and  etfective  organization.  wiliiiii!  deiiiand  to  ask  for  a  honns  that  would  make  a  lisky  trip worth  their  while.  If  the "public"—behind  which pseudonym  Mr. Doggett  liides  the  shipowners,  in  wliose  interests  he  writ.i's—are  "tired"  BOSTON  of  tliis,  what  would  such  a  "public"  propose?  The  institution  of  press  gang  method.s?  March  31, 1941  After  all,  tlie  seainen  are only  exerting  their  rights  as  Ameri­ Editor,  Seafarers  Log  can  citizens  not  to  take  a  job  they  don't  want.  What  would  be  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  left  for  them to  defend  against  Hitler,  if  such an  eleinentm­y  right  1.  CREW  TO  BE  ON  B0.4LRD  A.S  in  other  ports,  there  la  mw YORK  AT  A.M.—P.M.  19  .  IT  shortage  of  trained  seamen  in  the  viere  taken  from  tliem?  To top off  his distorted  view of  the picture, Mr.  Doggett  throxvs  IS  AGREED  THAT  ANY  MEM­ Port  of  Boston.  So  far  we  have  About  a  Real^  Honest­ BER  OF  THE  CREW  WHO  managed  to  crew  all  ships,  hut.  some flowers  at  "No  Coffee  Time"  Joe.  "On  this  score,"  he  says,  "the  N.M.U.,  which  has  heeu  freely  FAILS  TO  BE  ON  BOARD  AT  liave  very  few  reserves.  A,ccord  to­Goodness NMU  THE  ABOVE  HOUR,  OR  FAILS  lug  to  the  old  system  of  supply  assailed  for  its  leanings,  showed  much  better  judgment  recently."  It  is  only,  neces­sai­y  to  round  out  the  real  pictni'e  to see  why.  Rider  TO  BE  IN A  SOBER  CONDITION  and  demand,  the  seamen  can  do  AT  ALL  TIMES  PRIOR  TO  light  well  for  themselves  in  the  Joe Cnrran is in sncli  good graces with  the "Journal of  Commerce"  and  Its  sponsors.  N.M.U. .ships  are still  sailing  on  a  $30  a  month  I  March  31,  1941  SAILING,  OR  FAILS  TO  AP­ form  of  higher  wages.  bonus  (which  the Seafarer.s  got  FOR  them,  by  the way,  last  fall)  bear  Sir  and  Brother;  PEAR  AT  CREW  MUSTER,  OR  <*!  «  0  For  once,  the  .super­efflcienl  offi­ IF  AFTER  JOINING  SHALL  I  see  by  the  papers  that  the  while  S.I.U. .ships  are  getting $.'50  a month.  Ohvlously,  no  matter  whom  Mr." Dogget.  may  have  tried  to  cials  of  tlie  NMU  have  slipped  up  LEAVE  THE  VESSEL WITHOUT  Navy  is  going  to  convoy  ships  to  convince  by  a  comparison  of  methods  used  on  the  Robin  Line  and  a copy  of  the  rider  that  is at­ PERMISSION  OF  THE  MASTER,  England. Well,  I  doubt  very much  with  those  used  by  the  N.M.U.,  for  seamen  (he  comparison  is  tached  to  all  articles  signed  by  SHALL  BE  CLASSED  AS  if  seamen  will  go  there  for  $50  NMU  members  aboard  ships  of  "FAILED  TO  JOIN"  AND  A  per  month.  They  iiave  certainly  odious.  For, the  end  result  Is  wliat. counts:  Curran's  N.M.U.  iiietluHls  the U.S.  Lnies fell  into our  hands,  SUBSTITUTE  MAY  BE  SIGNED  put  a  higher  value  on  human  life  leave  the seamen  with  a scandalously  low  honu­s—^which  is,  in  the  i  While  aboard  the  Acadia,  for­ ON  IN  HIS  STEAD  AT  ONCE.  since  the  last  war  and,  besides,  last  analysis,  why  the  shipowners  and  their  paper  are  so  en­ merly  of  the  Eastern  and  just  2.  CREW  TO  WORK  ON  DAY  tlie  seamen  in  the  last  war  are  thusiastic  about  Ids  "judgment^'  The  action  on  the  Robin  ships,  signing  her first  crew  under  the  OF  ARRIVAL  AT  PORT  OF  DIS­ not  eligible  for  a  pension.  on  the other  hand, gives  the seamen  .$50  a month as  a war  honns  Alcoa flag,  I  found  a  rider  at­ CHARGE  UNTIL  5  P.M.  IP  RE­ »  «  •   —which  is  wliy  the sipowners  and  their  paper  are "tired"  <»f  our  Relied  to  the  articles.  As  there  QUIRED.  What  we  want  is  to  reap  our  method.s.  ts  never  a  rider  on  the  Alcoa  ar­ harvest  and  every  trip  should  be  Ijicles  except  perliaps  a  Bonus  or  .3.  CREW  TO  PROVIDE  harvest  time  to  us.  We  may  not  Transportation  rider,  no  attention  THEMSELVES  AT  OWN  EX­ sow  but  we  sure  do  plow,  and  was  paid  tn­^it  by  the  men.  But  PENSE  WITH  COMPANY  UNI­ those  furrows  are  by  no  means  When  it  was  pointed  out  to  them,  FORM  FOR  RATINGS  SIGNED |'""T,  the hoys  of  course  would  not  sigu  ON  FOR.  AND  TO  APPEAR  IN  SAME  WHEN  REQUIRED  BY  We can  expect  it  any  time  now,  Anything  as  phoney  as  that.  The  American  Federation  of  Labor  this  week  released figures  MASTER.  which  demonstrate  eloquently  why  American  woiking  stiffs  are  on  and  I  believe  we  should  prepare  i!  Who Wrote  the Bider?  the  move  throughout  the  country  to  boost  wages.  The  A.  F.  (<1  L.  ^The  Company  was  contacted  4.  CREW  WTTL  BE  .SUPPLIED  to  demand  our  worth.  Someone  economists  show  that  since  1929,  hourly  rates  Oif  pay  have  gone  up  WITH  MATTRESS.  PILLOW,  will  get  it,  so  it  may  just  as  well  and  denied  all  knowledge  of  any  20  per  cent,  while,in  that  same  period  output  of  workers  per  hour  such  rider  and  it  was  removed  BLANKET  AND  UTENSILS  FOR  be  us.  We can  use  it  and  we  sure  vaulted  by  40  per  cent!  EATING  THEIR  FOOD  WHICH,  do  circulate  It.  What  do  you  and  then  the  boys signed  on.  In  other  words,  employers  gained  $3 in  increased  prodnctiqn  On  investigation  it  was  found  IF  NOT  RETURNED  AT  TIME  think?  for  every  $1 increase  In  hourly  wages.  OF  DISCHARGE  OR  BEFORE  Fraternally.  that  the  rider  had  been  put  on  LEAVING  VESSEL,  VALUE  OF  Replying to  those  reactionary forces  who  would  "stabilize"  wages  Your  Boston  Reporter  the  articles  by  a  member  of  the  SAME  WILL  BE  DEDUCTED  by  putting  an  end  to  Increases  in  pay  through  the  outlawing  of  newly  acquired  Pursers'  Depart­ FROM  WAGES  EARNED  BE­ strikes,  etc.,  the  A.  F. of  L.  "Labor's  Monthly  Survey"  says  ou  thb  ment,  who  had  previously  been  SIU­Man Thanks Grew  basis  of  these figures:  FORE  BEING  PAID  OFF.  , &  .employed  by  the U.S. Lines. When  ""If  the  eniployer's labor  cost  does  not  increase  when  wages  rj^i  For Brotherly Action  4]uestioned  he  stated  that  this  do  prices  have  to  be  raised?  Certainly  not.  Those  who  claim  tjiMt  same  rider  went  on  all  articles  Read  it  and  weep!"  Now  if  we  On  board  S.S.  Cuba  wage increases  must  bring price  increases  have  overlooked  the  mean­ of  U.S. Line ships  (under contract  can  get  some  good  officials  from  Tampa,  March  31,  1941  ing of  the  machine  in  modern  industry:  Labor's  production  per  hour  with  the  NMU).  This  man  then  the  NMU  to  guide  us,  we  might  (productivity). means  wage  increases  without  price  increases."  asked:  "What  Union  crews  these  be  able  to  get  more  of  such  real  Editor,  Seafarers Lag  Dear Sir  and  Brother:  Thus  exploding  tho  employer­inspired  propaganda  that  tvoffe  ships?"  I  informed  him  that  the  nice company stooge  riders of  this  I  wiah  to  express  my  sincere  raises  boost  the cost  of  living, the  A.  F. of  L. goes  on  to say:  .  SIU  was  the  Union  on  the  ships  sort.  So  take  your  pick,  boys!  "To  stop  wage  increases  when  indnstry  is  able  to  pay  more  of  this  company  and  he  just  Quite  a  blessing.  What  do  you  appreciation  for  the  great  favor  of  the  crew  of  the  S.S.  Cuba  in  robs the underprlvll^ed and  raises profits which  are already high.  ­ shrugged  his  shoulders  and  said  think?  making  it  possible  for  me  to  go  . , , If  wage increases  are stopped  while companies  go on  making .  Fraternally,  that he  did  not  want to  get  mixed  by  plane  from  Havana  to  Tampa  higher  profits,  can  workers  help  feeling  they  are  bearing  an  in­ D.  Muncacter,  Patrolman  tup  in  any  union  business.  so  that  it  was  possible  to  attend  justice  which  destroys  the  democracy  they  want  to  defend?"  Text of  Bider  the  funeral  of  my  Mother.  Also  (Labor's  J^onthli/  Stirvei/,  Marclt  25,  1941)^  The  rider  reads  as. follows  (An  JOSEPH W. TILLOTSON  a  very  nice  floral  piece, was  pro­ All  that  the wave  of  strikes in  the "defense"  industries  actually  oiiiginal copy  la on file  at  the SIU  vided  with  the  amount  that  re­ means—when  you  bear  these facts  and fibres  in mind—is  this:  the  Get  in  touch  with  Local  office fame);  mained.  American workers are  just as determhted not  to let the  proflt­gree  AND  BE  IT  FURTHER  Board  No.  79,  Es­sex  County,  Sincerely  yours,  bosses  destroy  their  democracy  at­the  point  of  production  as  th®  Mass.  AGREED  THAT:  H.  W.  Bradley,  167­0  are  to  prevent  Hitler from  doing  that­by thrusts  from  abroad.'  Out of  the Mailbag  jV­. .^jx  ^yh Bosses Gain $2 for Every $1 Wage Raise Given to Labor . !:JV/•   •t;   It­ ..i. .  k.­ i­lGi  ""  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource April 8, 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: EASTERN GRANTS $10 PAY BOOST SAVANNAH LINE SIGNS FOR $7.50 MONTHLY RAISE SIU CREW SENT TO COAST TO SAIL NEW ALCOA SHIP MONTANAN SUIT VS. SUP FIZZLES "TOP FRACTION" NEVER MISSES CHANCE TO FINK TOWBOATMEN WIN WAGE RAISE BILL IN CONGRESS CALLS FOR 25 YEARS JAIL FOR STRIKERS "HOT SEAT" FOR STRIKERS? DRAFT HEADQUARTERS URGES LOCAL BOARDS TO GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO SEAMEN ATTENTION ALL SIU MEN: BEWARE OF UNION-BUSTERS FACTS ON THE BONUS BEEFS BOSSES GAIN $2 FOR EVERY $1 WAGE RAISE GIVEN TO LABOR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/8/1941 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. III, No. 7 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1941 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ab3620d937641aad254e773a5f4b1f24.PDF 6e1ca66898ff08d9dee79e7d41bb40c2 PDF Text Text ._:. -. .:"=;.___..~ .._ - . - . SE - .._ -BRS·•~LOGI ~..__.&.f ••----....,;----~------....--------..;.------------------------..:..,;;I . • ' OFFICJA 1L 0R6AN o 'F THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND 'G ULF DISTRICT •Afl.,IQ • I Seam.e n Target .O f 'Test' Move . . To Control Jobs -----------------~tory On Page 2 State Dep't Moves .To Scuttle '50-50' U d rw v First ship in 1960 to begin passage through the . n e a, · ·crreat Lakes' Welland Canal, the 5,000-ton freighter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Story On Page I Burlington, manned by SIU Canadian sailors, passes under raised draw. bridge as she slips into lock at Port Weller, Ont.' R.lnnside . . Newsreel and teievision cameramen set. up gear on SIU-manned missile ·ship Sampan Hitch for the ; , , ~ launching. oi . the1 first inerti~lly-guided Polaris missil~ : fr.om the USS 1 . . . ·. . ~ . ·- Observation Island, lV2 miles· away in.the South Atlantic. ~.. .. · .. • 'I ~ .. ~the - • ~ • .. ) • • · Seafarers in New York hall begin ba1loting on pro8 ~ . 0 f Ing. posed.' new SIU constitution in secret re~erenduni that will last through April 29 in all ports. .Group pictured here was ''first to cast votes on the proposed document. (Story on Page Z.) · among I - ' �-To:, Control :seamen • • An attempt is underway to revive a d~credited "SChemEt which would require seamen: to meet arbitrary physical and mental standards to keep their jobs. The scheme harks back to . a 1954 proposal by the US Coast Guard to set up a set of requirements, enforced by the Government~ 'rhich . . _ . seamen would have to meet discredited ·Coast Gua~ · scheme. s!up and active ship delegates who on a regular basis or else lose "Some y~ara ago," h~ said, "they~· fight for the r.Ights of the ~rew. . · . · ..their seamen's papers. At that time the scheme was denounced by the SIU and other T . as subjecting man ime umo~s .. seamen to harsh and unrealisti.. standards an}! destroying their j~ security. As a result, it was dropped hastily, but has· now ~een picked up by both _the operator11 and some segments of Government. . Rigid Standards ' (the Coast G~~rd) · attempted to establish . -certam physical· . standards for s.eamen which . were res~ted . vigorously and successfully by the maritime unions ••• I sugt it i ht be th hil · gtes a1 ~ .,,g.vi twhisor wtt ~. • • 0 ag n £e ~w ma ~r. Among the items for w.bi.ch seaJlle~ ~uld h~ve been deprived of their seamen s papers under the Coast Guard proposal were: • Defective. sen.c1e of smell Since fhe original Coast GJ.iard proposal came out, the Union and SIU-contracted shipowners · ' have · set up examination and detection · · climes in major SIU ports. . Th~ clinic progrm.Ji provides thorough physical che~k-ups of seamen at lell§t once a year, or moi:e often in SO¥ .instancE!s. It has had considerable success in reducing tlie· incidence of many serious ailments. such as. tuberculosis and diabetes, anli in detecting numerc;ms physi-:• Stammering and speech de- cal defects before they become so Seafarer signs. vote register under eye of ~alloting committee fects lar advanced as to deprive seamen • Unpleasant-looking, non-eon- of ' their ability to work. member as voting gets underway on proposed new S.IU constitu. tagious skin diseases tion: NearJy 1,000 '!'en voted !n all ports on the first day. • Divorced or 'separated parents, or any record of criminality among a seaman's ancestors The initial impetus for the new move apparently came. from report to the Department of · Commerce on shipboard personnel. The · report recommends "rigid standards for· screening" of individuals entitled to -the classification of . seamen; as well as declaring that there is an "urgent need" for the ..establishment of complete physi• Absence of educational adcal and mental standards to be ai>- vantages -plied to all persons wis~ing to • A record of. juvenile delinserve in any unlicensed position quency ()D an American merchant marine • . A record ·as a "complainer" vessel." Such physical standards on ship · • Frequent changing of j,obs should be .applied not only for new applications, but "on ·a recurrent basis, not to exceed every other • Past head injuries • Religious attitudes. year ...,, This demand was echoed by a The strong union objections to ghipowner representative at the the proposed 1954 Coast Guard recent meeting of the Marine Sec- . Prog~am w~r~ based not ·only on tion of the National Safety Council. the 1mposs1b1e standards set for W. Lyle Bull, formerly of the Mili- seamen but, as the LOG .Put it at tary Sea Transportation Service the time, the proposal would inbut now with American Export volve "sweeping new · bureacratic Lines · called for revival of the controls over the livelihood and ' shipboard actions of seamen." SIU VOting ~ A.f,, Brisk Pace_ A heavy vote is in sight M Seafarer!J :bi~ ports. started voting on ~arch 31 on a proposed revision of the constitu~lon for the A & G District. The yoting, which was a~thor­ ized at a headquarters meeting on March 2 and at outport meetmgs on March 16, will run from, March 31 to April 29 in~ 1 elusive. · At 'the March 16 meeting mo- slons for these divisions and for Nearly ·a thousand men tions were carried in all ports to certain structural changes made in voted the first day according to the all port tally. New York 'bad the heaviest turnout with 275 men casting ballots. . Recommendations of the consti'tution committee and the entire text of the proposed aew coristitution were read · at all meetings on March 2, at which titne Seafarers voted the · revised version •of the constitution on the ballot: place the constitution on the ballot for 30 days, be~inning March 31. The amending procedure for the SIU constitution calls for a twothirds majority -in a secret b~llot referendum. The six-man rank and ftle constitutional revision committee noted that the current constltution, written before the· A&G district established its affiliated divisions. does . ot contain provi- ILA Starts .,~~·II~~:!~·~~~;~;: :: s · tate Dep't· ·s·ta·rts Move -cu·tt.le ·-'·50-50' Law· Container $ f~~e~~i~:et~~ti;:,~~~s:::t~o~.:~:i To S Arbl.trat·1·0·n . ~eame.n's Coast Guard in knocking seamen · out of their jobs. Ship operators . · ._ . ~ · . · the Union. , ~ ,. . Among the various divisions are: the Marine Allied .WorJcers Division, the Puerto . Rfcail Division, and the HarbOr and Inland Water'• ways Division. The new constitution ls necessaty also because of the recently passed Landrum; Griffin Act; which sets certain requirements for elected officers of Union8, conditiOD$ tor union membership and similar · matters .. The constitution also ·sets up an executiv~ board .structure in the , Union for more effective -admiilistration. (For the complete text the committee's report, ~e the March• 11th issue of the LOG>. o, • were advised to have their skippers • . . · , . make entries in the fog hooks about "behavior." The . WASHINGTON-Maritime .industry leaders voiced alarm compames -win then turn over the . ' al to · "th · log entries to the Coast G ard d this week at the State Departments propos waive e . NEW YORK-A three-man· arbi- the Coast Guard wiU th:n ca~y 50-50 proviso of- the Cargo Preference .Act which allows half tration board opened hearings the ball from there on assertedly of all foreign aid cargoes t ,_ ,: · here to determine the amount of on the ground that the seamen be carried in American flag 50-50 pro~ision It has done ·in premium pay to be paid to long- involved are neurotic or ~uffering vessels. the past, It is almost guaranteed shoremen who handle container from mental illnesses. ' . Some 15 shipowners who met 'a . large chunk of new business ships. The, }\earings Qn .the loadIn effect then, this device gives with Douglas Dillon, Undersecre- spread out for as long as the . ing ancl ·..unloading of general th.e skipper a weapon with which to tary of State, told the official that Indus project lasts. But if the . Forty-One Seafarers have upc>.irgo ._ .i~· ·~ontafners are· taking h~i:Jel crewmembers· a11 "psychos," any departure from the 50-50 pro- State Department •. 1omehow, can graded themselv~s and 278 have pla.c.e ·at the ~ offices · of the New aiter which the Coast Guard can vision would cause a drastic eco- klll the benefit of the. 50-50 law obtained lifeboat tickets by attendYorl( Shippin~ Association. try to yank his pa·p ers. nomic crisis . for American ftag for US ships in. this case, America~ Ing the .Andrew' ~useth Training 'I'he New' York hearings have The logbook en fries would serve i;hips. · operator~ will ·not ~e able ~~ match School, according to . school figures l>eep C!lUed for jointly by the NY as a substitute for the old CopeThe State DepartmeJ!_t has con- the ch~P_ oper;tlog level of at the end of March. Shipping Association and the In- land continuous service book which sistently been opposed to the ef- fore 1gn ag opera OYS. • The men receiving lifeboat 278 ternational Longshoremen's Asso- the .operators . tried to foist upon fects of the ~0-50 rule mainly due After tJ_ie latest meeting with tickets were out .of a .total of 287 to diplomatic pressure placed on Mr. Dillon, one m~mber of the Seafarers who ·enrolled in the life. ciation to , take up negotiation seamen 25 years ago. items omitted from previous conThe -tipoff : on the pr~posal was It by foreig~ ~ations w~ich want shipping group rem~ked that ·" ad- boat ·training,'. giving the ··sebool a tract-talks. the assertion by· the Export Line to run the ' American, ship opera- mittedly we won -a deferment of record -Of 'just under 97 . percent. The bo~rd, which has been spokesman that psychoneurosis ail- tor -out of. business _b y usn;ag ~heap any im~edlate Unposltion of the The figures invqlved ·on lifeboat mutually agreed . upon by both ments are up by 31 percent. An cargo rates. . Europ~an countries waive!: . but the threat is still trai~ing ;. cover- th~ periQd . ~rm~ NYSA and the ILA, is composed examination of the Marine Index have always clamored . against there. · ' ·' May 5; -.1959; wllen. the progra~ of · Admiral Frank McCarthy, figures which he was quoting "'50-50.'.' . L • began, through · March · 25, 1960. ~YSA: Thomas Gleason, ILA; and shows that he took 1955 figures Indus River PtoJed Upgrading ·fnstruction was ini;ti- · :Or.-· Emanuel Stein, Professor of ·<259 reports out of a total of 19,The Department's mention of · ., .,., t'Mted at 'a later d~te. Of those up.. Economics·, New York University. 051 reports dealing with illnesses) the waiver was connected with the April 8, 1f60 · Vol. XXll, No• .8 graded, 35 , ordinlµ'Y seamen got · · Container operations involves and compared them with 1959 (342 10-year, $410,000,000 . Ind~ River ·•··. · · their AB ·tickets, five men passe.d " for 'FWT endorsements aild one · the movement . of cargo, in single ~eports out of 2~,5Q2). In , both Project in· which the ·U.S hopes \'an~Hke shipments. The containers mstances, the percentage of so- to participate · jointly with ·Aus. Seafarer got ari' electrician's rating. .are designed to be loaded or un- called "psychoneurosis" wai; ).4 tralia, Canada, ·we$t Germany, PAw. HALL, ·Sect'eta~-rreaaurer _ The lifeboat •class itsel~. has now loaded· away from the piers. This .percent of total illness reports. In New Zealand ·and Britain• . The Hl:imarr B~n . J!cittor: B~An 'sU. graduated 26 ~ classes,· with each operation involves loss of work actuality, tlie Marine Index figures, US's share in the program will MAH, Art Editor; ·· :JIJlniAH • .Aarna, lifeboat training, course ~l'UD.Ding for longsftorcmen. The same . ques- for what~v~i:_ t.hey are worth, sh9w cost $280,000,000 ..and will involve AL MAs1nN, ~ BlllKl•, ~ · for two weeks. Both C:lassroom intion had aris~n at the Decemb.;'.r, that 1959 s 10c1dence of 342 reports one of t~ largesi cargo move- .::_u~~n~~:it-::'·R::! ~;;!!:;!: sti:uct•on an~ actual pra.~ii~e. · in 1959, contract tnlks between New was way .below the 462 of 1957 ments in ·p eacethite ·fol'.eJ:in aid, · ... the boat ls provided. The faclltand the 579 of 1958. . quite a l>it ·of which will be spent' Pullllllled 6JwHklr et .the llHdclU.rteri tl~s afe rnainptlned on tbe. premYork shipowners~ ~!1d the. l~A. . It · was mutuall.x -agreed fn _ The SIU had taken particular for transportation costs, of equip- ot th• s.1t111re.-. 1nterMllo1M1I Unlon, At· ises ·,of' t&e ', Butl ,Line , !~rminal, lentlc & Gulf Dlltrlct.,A~L.CIO, 671 ~Ourth ln h December that if ·.no 'decision· was cxceetion to 'the "mental traits" ment such as building materials, Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY • .T•,t.. .HY•clnth near, SIU's Droc;>klyn eadqutrters, forthcoming in ~ negotiations~ ' then aspects of the proi>osed standaros trucks, trailers,. tractors' and.hydroSecond cleu> lteld •t "" c. Lifeboatmed ~ ha\re pas~ ~ ' row. mattel' would : be'· su' b ntit~c:d !... • t . ' ,._y, u._tt.r th• i n. ~ ' t es' t . ! a d... .... '"sere '""i t ' .T d ._ ·'b'y,, ·• 't h',• t lie to· ·as ..• ~g1ving th~ shipowner ~ perfect electric :equipment. ·. ' ·', " !,01t Act otOffice Aut. ri. 14, •r~ldfn.. ,,,,.. 5 impartial arbitration<: t9 declde.' the· wellpon with 'whi'ch to dispose of " 'If the ~e.r~carr:"fti.-g ' carg~ fteet ;; .;' " Coast'"Guarcl t~ qllallfy fo\1 1 ari'ieh'.. 1.ssue. · -. · . • ~ ' · aggressive pro-union men on the can continue to · operate under the• . i , " '· ~ , dors~µieli~ · '~ jO " f ' "- r. .. .a i'£ , ·4W 1 -si£.~,~J"- LV , .1u •• u • ~ , /') .~ .v .,fiJJ i .,.1. ··1W 4 it , ~ ) ~: f• - .... i.·, ·J ~ ~..n't;_ t Jo.. . as 27.-Union Grads N~w LI.,eb. oa - t men. . SEAi'ARERS '.LOG 0 .. ·'""'°· . 1 i. • I -1 1. i ' l ( • - 'to post•••· • 1 .. fr,I .• _r.',"1J l., 1I ' I '" I ii • �~prll 8. 1980 SE..41'...fRER! US~Frag ShipoW.ner~-: Rap 'Anti~J,,mbo' Bill W ASHINGTON~hip op.er'ators are testifying in opposito a· bill which would. prohibit the use of ioreign-built i;hip midsections in "jumboizing" American-flag ,vessels in tl:ie domestic trade. The bill; · stipporfed by the US shipyard verle(l .vessels will be · considered industry, is up for hearings in to have been rebuilt in the us ~ion the Senate. . · .T he bill, designe~ . to "further amend the s~lpping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade of a rebuilt vessel . unless rebuildl~g is effected within the US and for other purposes" ·was fntrodµced last month. Amendments- to the laws on coastwise trade came. as. a countermeasure to a Customs Bureau okay that will permit . a tis operator to import a foreign-made midbody section for installation here in the US and use in the domestic trade. The SIU-contracted Sea-Land services is reported planning to use the converted container vessels in the intercoastal trade. The operation involves the midbody secUons, being built abroad and then floated to the US. The Bureau ruled that such con- and will retain whatever coastwise privileges that' they maY. have had prior to rebuilding. ' Pacific Group Opposed A spokesman for the Pacific American St.ea . hip Assnclatlon stated that although his organization has always been opposed to actions that would take trade from the US shipyards, he felt that the new amendment would be "unnecessary" ai; the inip.o rted sections offered no threat io' our economy because of the vast di(f erence in the construction. The hearings ' being conducted by Senator Bartlett of Alaska, also heard from a Weyerhauser Steamship Company representative. He termed the bill as "one-sided" as each ·one of the vessels in the domestic trade is rapidly reaching the 20-year mark in age. L(JC Pa&'e Three SIU-M a·n ned -Flee·t Wins S·a fety Tit/·e Second Year In Row For the second year in a row, the SIU-manned Alcoa Steamship fleet has captured top honors as the safest dry cargo fleet under the American flag. This was ttie first t~e that any company had won the annual National Safety Council contest two years ru_nning in \etter than Alcoa's top score last to miss work -for one or mor~ days the dry Cargo and passen~ year. The over-aff performance following the accident. t of ships in the contest was 5.12 The figures show that among ger f;a egory. compared with 5.89 in last year's the companies in the contest, Alcoa won the 1959 Mar.in e Section contest with a 1.62 rating which is be- contest, showing a consistent improvement in shipboard safety. Alcoa had finished second in the 195'i contest. The competition . ' • covers all shipboard ratings Iiheved to .be -the ~ow~st score_ censed ;md unlicensed. ever registered m its cate- · SIU headquarters hailed the pergory. In the competition for formance of Seafarers on the Al1958 the company won with a coa ships. Messages were sent to 2.94 era_ting followed by United all ships in the fleet congratulating States Lines and United Fruit the · crews on their outstanding Company-. These two companies safety performance. Contributing to the top record finished in 2nd and 3rd spots this year as well with scores of 2.04 scored by Alcoa ships this year and 2.37, both of them doing and last are the accident-free ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ reror~ ~ llie Ale~ -·-es Ex-lus1·ve. Cla·1·m K. .. MSTS• Sta •1 s "'IQ I Run She1ps, T0 M'SS' e Pe . _ . e . • ~ .. · • The Military Sea Transport Service has served notice that it considers all future missile range and other special service functions as its private preserve. Admiral Roy Gano, commander of MSTS, told a meeting of shipping executives that MSTS is shifting the special service field as -the result of cutbacks in its pas- Santa Maria, C:tlif., the SIU Pa- some of the radar line supply missenger and cargo - car:rying cific District and the SIUNA pro- sions to Thule, Greenland, Goose operations. · MSTS has long been under fire frc,m private ship operators and seamen's uniQlls for competing with the private ·shipping industry. As a result, the service has been Cllmpelled to cut back some of the operations of its own shipping in favor of privately-owned US-flag tested vigorously but to no avail against a decision to bar private companies from bidding on this range-despite the fine record compiled· by the Suwannee company, which- is under SIU A&G District contract. Similariy, · privately-owned ship operators used to contract for Roamer, which stretched its skein to 1,489 days as of the beginning of April, the Alcoa Partner with 972 days and the Alcoa Polaris with 751 days free of lost-time accidents. In all, .seven ships of the Alcoa fleet did not have a single losttime accident in 1959. They were the Roam~r. Partner, Polaris, Corsair, Pioneer, Pointer and Puritan. Lost-time accidents are those in which the injured man is forced fifteen in all, the industry-wide accident rate has been diminishing every year, from a 7.30 in 1957 to 5.89'" rating in 1958 and 5.12 rating in 1959. These records contradict the figures published ·by the Marine Index Bureau. They also counter industry spokesmen's complaints about "~ccident prone" and "claimshappy" seamen. In the Alcoa fleet , . for example, rEcords indicate that there were 28 lost-time accidents in 1957, although three ships had none. The numb~ drop~d ~ ~- ~ 1~~ with six ships without a lost-time accident. This year the number of accidents fell to 12, with seven ships reporting no lost-time accidents at all. Alcoa, which has participated actively in the industry-wide safety program through the Seafarers Safety Department, offers safety incentive awards to its crews. All ships which go 500 days · without an accident receive movie projectors. Bay, Labrador, arid other , Far North bases. Now all these supply operations are handled on MSTS ships. · Gano indicated that in the years ·ahead, MSTS will be moving more ,and more into the special project area, ·with specially-built ships or remodeled merchant vessels. ··::~..~~·;:·;·:..~~:£ ··~···- Chile Union Gets Pcict s back, MSTS has been lookin_g for other· areas which to and maintain ships and in employees has chosen the missile ranges and "'Dew Line" supply operations as the most likely fields of activity. . As a result,' outside of the single contract of Suwannee Steam·ship Company on the South Atlantic missile· range,· all other ships on these ra·ngcs are either Navy vessels or MSTS-operated ships. When the Pacific Ocean missile range was opened out of On Two Runa -way hi·ps · · BRUSSELS-An important breakthrough on wages and manning standard_s aboard runaway-flag ships has been scored by the ITF-affiliated Maritime Confederation of Chile, the International Transport-• · worker's Federation has an- When the ves,sels arrived in Chile, nounced. The Chilean mari- the company attempted to operate time union has succeeded in obtaining Chilean scales ·and conditions aboard t\vo Liberian-flag vessels operated by a Chilean company. · ' . ~ 1The agreement was significant IL, because of the precedent set, . · . namely, that runaway sfiips would ii agree to pay· the wage scales of the count11y in which ownership or . - control of the vessel resides. This The. newly completed freightship is the policy which American marand tariker agreements ate ready ifime unions have proposed and which has been adopted officially In prin'ted form and are - being by the ITF. distributed 'by the SIU to all ports. IMWU Campaign The agreement could have a Wages, overtime· and penalty rates set forth between the SIU bearing on the legal right of the International Maritime Workers and the various SIU - contracted Union to organize and obtain confreightship companies became ef- tracts on other runaway ships opfedive February 15, 1960. The erating in American commerce un' agreement highlighted a new wage der Americ~n ownership or conscale for all r atings along 'with new trol. overtime and · penalty rates for . In this case, a Chilean concern, each respective pay grade. _ Cta Navlera del Pacifico, had ' A similar agreement Wias reached chartered .the two '. ships, t11e By· J>etw2en - t)le A~G District a.n.d· lal and Joancy: Both of them, ·incompanies o~ the tanker industry. cidentally, had been American-flag The effective date for the tanker Libertys and were furmerly operated by the Isbrandtsen companv. agreement. was March 1, · 1968. • k.er Tan Frelgh .. n,e-d r1 · PactS P them at wage scales and manning_ levels below those of e~isting Chilean coll~ctive bargaining agreement. · The Chilean union raised a _beef and ~btained an increas~ in the manning scale and workmg conditions. The terms are parallel to those existing in the agreement between the Seafarers Union of Valparaiso and the National Association of Shipowners, with minor changes in bonus arrangements. Tax payments. and welfare regulations will be identical with those imposed on Cbilean-flag ships. Once the runaway operators concede that they can sign Chilean union contracts fpr ships operated out of that country, they would have difficulty coming into the Natiooal Labor Relations Board or a US court and claiming that American-owned runaways could not sign with American unions. Tlw agreement to pay Chilean taxes could also have a bearing, on the tax obligations of ·Ame'ricanowned runaways to the us Govern~ ment. Alcoa Roamer, still going strong, has boosted its safety record to 1,489 consecutive days since this_ photo was taken. --~~---------------=-.~---,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,......,._ lsthm_ian Skippers To Man Atom Ship · . WASHINGTON - Two Isthmian Line captains - one of whom recently commanded the Steel Director-are among the maritime officers chosen to run the new nuclear-powered v e s s e 1 Savannah according to the Mari time Adminis- aboard Savannah is Captain James L. Gregory, w·ho most -recently tration. skippered the Steel Director. · He A master, chief officer, second officer, chief engineer: and three alternates were selected to man the a-powet·ed ship. Six of the seven are former unlicensed crewmen, and all are career mariners. Chosen as chief mate of the ship was Captain William W. Meyer, who joined Isthmian in· 1946 and was appointed master in 195jJ. He has continued to' serve with that .company since. Another Isthmian employee who was named alternate deck officer .was anl.ong the group taking tlie full training course which qualifies them as deck officers aboard the nuclear ship. Two other alternates were chosen also, according to the MA and States Marine Lines, which will operate the ship for M;,rit.ime under General Agency Agreement. savannah's keel was laid in the spring of 1958. She hit the water for the first time in July, 1959. Extensive tests and trials are in stot·e for the ship before she starts regular runs. > �~ ... . ,,. --------;.-. ·.sEAFAl.EBs _ ~ .· .· . ~~ .n o·rABY -·SHIPPJN·G BOARD . . .,.. March 16 Through March 29, The ·past four shipping reports,' together wfth tbis ·report, have appeared like a bouncing ball on a cement walk, UP. and down-up and down-and now up again over the past two weeks. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Houston combiped to ship 778 of the l,254 SIU crewmembers shipped. This is an increase of 252 men shipped and represents the widest margin of increase since the beginning of winter. · Ship activity was also up for the. period as 24 more vessels were 11erviced-251 as compared to 227 .for ~he previous two _weeks. _The actual breakdown as shown at the right is 74 payoffs, a gam of thirty; 38 si~n-o_ns, . 8 ga1n of twelve; aqd 141 ships Ip transit, ft dr.l)p of 18.. Wtlmmgton was the ~nly port to have neither a payoff or sign-on while Boston and Miami had no slgn-ons. New York led the way with 39 vessels serviced. . A rise in shipping was shown in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile, New Orlf ans, Houston and San Francisco. Boston, Jacksonville, Miami, and Wilmln~ton all registered 11lght drops in 1hlpping while Seattre shipped only one less than the last two weeks period. 19~0 ~ ·. Ship Acfivi.t y ' · Registration also flourished and took a. sharp "°creaee 01 · 245 _m en. The previous period had seen 1,054 men resistei;ed i i compared to the 1,299 registered this period. All departments have ahown · an ln· crease with 505 men in deck, 416 in enaine, 378 in steward. The last period had 432 registered in deck, 327 in engine and 295 til steward departments respectively. At the end of this period there ~ere 2,765 registered on- the beach, a decllne from the last tot~l of 2,BU men on the beach. .._ , Boston, Philadvlphia: Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami and Wilmington all had less than 100 men in clisses A & B regi1tered on the. beach. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Jackllonville iftd Miami had le81 than ~ · 50 ."A" .men registered on the beach. The following is the outlook for the next period por.t by port: Bos&on, Steady • • • New York, remain the same • • • i'hll•delphla, Fair • • .Baltimore, busy • . . Norfolk, steady . . • Jae•nvllle, the same . . . Miami, slow . . . Mobile, islim ·• • • New Orleau, ' lower •.•• HoUltol!, good ••• Wilmlqton, steady ••• San Franelseo, movin& : : • SeaUle, dim. · · Pay -Sit• Iii Offl 1 · OQ '"""·TOTA&; ...,.. .. , •• .-. z New,.,. •••• 21 ,..~,.,. • •' 121-- laltf•ore • • • • ......,. • • • • • • 2 J.cbHYllle · ... 2 Miami ' ,• .. •••• I Moblft • • • • • • • • New OrlMltl •. t HHttoll •••••• 4 _ 4 4 14 : ~: 6 Jt . 1 10 11. 1 12 J 11 4 U H M 2 ' 4 3 21 J 27 · Wllml""911 • • ... l'r.acftc•. • 1 ' : 2 I -- SHttfe ...... • 6 24 16 1 - 4 , ....... ~ •••• 74 : 11 141 111 DECK DEPARTMENT . legistered CLASS A ,0,, , - Boston .......•••••••• New .York . ...... ..... Philadelphia . ....•..•. Baltimore ............ Norfolk ... . . .••..•••• Jacksonville .. ....•.•• Mia.m l ... .••••••.••••. Mobile ... .. ...••....• New Orleans ......•••. Houston .. . . ... . ••••.• Wilmington ....• ...•.. San Fran'cisco . .....•.. Seattle ...... ...•..•••. T07AU . Port -shipped CLASS A Regllferetl CLASS I GROUP GROUP z I ALL 1 % I ALL 1 6 . . 2 4 1 2 1 19 35 . 15 21 9 11 8 7 ,8 1 s ZI 15. 7 7 7 20 _9 36 l 9 4 4 s 4 4 1 5 2 1 I 11 2 2 'I 14 20 3 7 371 28 2 13 3 8 28 12 32 10' 15 57 1 '1 14 2 2 2 8 6 11 1 5 1 4 5 fi , 14 4 ZS ft 7 5 6 14 4 ujlit-18112· 1-asa· 1 .. r122 111 -' - zz ,, ..,,,,.,.,, ...,,,.,.,, - Boston .....•..•• ••••• N·e w York ..••••.• •••• 15 3 Philadelphia'....••..•. 5 Baltimore . ....•••• .•. 1 No!'.{olk . . .. .•......•• 1 J•cksonville .• •.•••••• Miami ......••••.•••• . 1 Mobile . .. . . .......... New OrleaqJ . ...... . . ., 8 8 Houston . . ....•••..... 2 Wilmington . .•.••••••. San Francisco ....•.... 2 Seattle ..... ........ ... · 4 -urnT.4H - -39 7 27 8 - 1 14 38 42 4 10 12 200 I ALL 1 1 1 ·3 17 3 3 11 6 II 1 2 .I 1 •- -ZS 3 6 17 5 1 11 4 1 - 3 3 3 -1 32 -1 -3 - Shipped GROUP 1 -7 3 2 2 1 . 4 -10 3 1 31 10 .. 2 - - 8 H 13 6 1 8 10 3 1- ., 3 2 3 2 '4 s I · to 14-89 -l IH 3 1 1 1 - 1 -- -7 28 10 31 10 2 C ALL '. -1 -· l -55 -18 ·-71 ·-. 1 -z --- --1 -- 1 l -5 .B - 2 1 8 48 'I 18 1 5 -3 1 15 a 56 54 3 . 4. 1 21 z 20 z 2 10~19 I H.321 - 7 fb 85 7 1 15 3 3 '7S 2 3. 1 19 IS IS '6 - -8 14 13 8 1 10 I 1 26 ·sz 2 123---U-!-fl& GROUP z s ~LL 1 8 ,· 15 . 2 25 82 . 29 ..49 160 8 7 8 23 30 64 19 113 3 4 5 13. 9 11 1 '1 l I 30 '26 11 5 25 1'71 69 27 40 9 '16 11 13 le 2 20 2 9 31 15 21 4 SOl-337- lllT . 'l'IO. GROUP .z I ALL l - 5 3 8 a -26 44 73 1 3 4 10 .26 40 4 4 1 2 2 -2 2 2 . 7 9 8 .4 19 •29 3 . 9 .13 :s 3 '., 4 8 10 10 2 11 1'J 12- 13t- l- 1U - - • •' •t - - • s-a . .:u " -- On ru leacll ' ewsa · ENGINE . DEPARTMENT z 2 35 11 28 ' -7 -,.,2Z .-- -- -10 · -1t -2 3 1 9 2 Ii 1 39 ·I I '1 -1 • -1 •5 1 ,7 2 128 8 8 3 3 18 I 1 15 1 3 1 Shipped CLASS I CLASS A I ALL 1 . I 2 7 11 21 7 lt 3 12 12 ZS 1 s a· 1 I 7 . UI 4 9 48 - - oaoup z GROUP u - u ·Gaovp · ~ · - leg15'eretl 011 Tlte here" CLASS ·a CLASS A , .$H,,,EO GJtOUP 3 ALL l 2 -8 -55 ...... - -11 -7 -18 5 7 1 3 · fQTAl' Sltlppetl CLASS C GROUP SALL 1 2 17 30 H 14 30 10 54 2 2 t 11 6 %1 4 4 2 14 zo H ~186_51_ 1126 10 CLASS. I CLASS A 2 28 16 7 . 29 12 5 12 2 1 19 - --• - - --- 181 I GROUP 1 % SALL ''I - - ..:1 · Sltlpped CLASS B 19 1 1 8 32 11 8 1J 3 11 I 271 ~.-•• M ll&0,39 191 . GBOUP SALL 2 1 '3 2 16 6 H 3 21 1 I - -3 3: .4 1 3 4 l 11 1 -2 J -I 1 - -1 "11 1 18 H' si~1ze1 1 - 1 I z I s .ALL -- • ---- -• -- I 28 3 2 1 1 9 19 11 1 1 1 -1 3 1 1 - - -i3o . 1 -- -a . . •'z 5· . ·1 1 - z 1 21 3 l l'1 38261 -1 -1 19 % 43 9 16 34 1 13 z 44 3 51 1 1 3 18 1 14 3 I -3 TOTAi. SHll'l'EO GROUP, GBOOP .1 2 I ALL A B -Zl '· - -3 4 15 .,..... 10 9 10 4 14 13 3. 1 -2 1 7 8 10 5 15 1 1 2 2 ·57 15 Shipped CLASS C ' c -21 -3 15 9 28 8 8 1 4 2 2 1 3 1 l3t 3i- . ~ GROUP Giour t I ALL 1 % I ALL 1 4 5 1 & 1 3 3 6' 40 124 22 lM '8 S'1 39 11 7 3 13 40 • 3 7 3 11 - o . 61 7., '1'I . 1 . 20 19 &O 5 1$ 1 8 1 3 2 "I l 1 3 1t 1 ·1 ·I 32 9 ZI 10 11 6 s· 67 7 111 2 27 19: 7' 27 16 30 3 8 • • ll .3 2 7 2 13 15 ·3 18 3 2 21 I 't . 2 18 4 ·22 H lt29121 - 39i 58 570 9 ·iz1 101 ALL •• .. •• l - 2 1 9 19 21 1 3 3 1..1ster•d CLASS A - ' .. - - - ... - - ~ "I "I ,, -'' - •" •• --- - r"ica .. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port , Boston ... .......•.•.. New York . .. ....... .. Ptftladelphia . ........ . Baltimore . ...•....... Norfolk , .. . ... ~ ..... . Jacksonville . .•... : . . . Miami . . .......•... : . . Mobile . ...... . .• . '. .. . New Orleans . ........ . Houston . . . ~ ..•....... Wilmington . . . : . ..... . San Francjsco . ....... . Seattle . .. ... .... . . . . JOTALS Re;,iateretl CLASS a Slt!pped Shipped Slilpped CLASS A CLASS 8 Cl.ASS TOT AL · SHJPPED c. Ra9i1tered On Tit• 8.aclt Cl.ASS I Cl.Ass· A GROUP , GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP - .GROUP 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 4-LL 1 2 3 AI,.L 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 . 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1- - . -2 - - . 1: 1 _:... ..... 1 ~ 1 1. 2 -5 2 'I . 2 ' 3 - • 16 -- 5 33 54 i 1 22 23 10 · 1 17 21 1 1· 5 6 __, 4 f ·28 6 4 31 94 42 108 Hf 1 8 82 11 4 3 6 . 13 ~ 3 3 9 1 7 . 11 - .. 5 5 9 ·; 9 17 -5 9 31 4 3 6 13 - · 3 s 12 4 10 26 1 10 ii 14 6 12 . 32 1 4· 8 13 1 1 15 1'1 32 . 13 17 62 40 11 17 . 88 2 4 79 '1 5 3 2 5 1 4 5 7 2 .4 13 1 '1 8 1 5 I i3 8 , 6 2'1 ...-3 '. 2 I 1 4 · ... 2 1 4 i 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 S 3 3 .,.__ 8 3 s' 5 J1 - . '2 l- . I 2 1 3 - ·- - - · 2 a· s - •. 2 ·21 11 2 17 30 15 15 1 4 l1 11 6 I 18 .. 8 ·22 21 5 31 17 13 13 13 3 35 51 1 18 19 9 5 33 '' 1 10 u - - - 47 .. 11 58 !50 14 80 14' 1 1 4!f ,1 14 5 17· 38 1 3 15 19 9 6 lfl 33 _,. . 12 - 12 ' 1 4 $ SS 12 5 II 22 · 6 12 40 8 2 12 21 6 1 6 13 1 ...... 2 - 3 2 3 ·5 -. -... 5 5 9 1 4 H · .1 - - .3 f 5 . 4 4 13 3· 31 5 2 5 1Z 3 3 1 ·1 .. 12 3 1 16 12 4 11 H 1 5 • 5 __-. 1 6 _ 12 _ 1_2 - 6 . 91 6_ 2 6 .. 14 1 4 . 51· 1 . 4 5 ' 14 5 5 2f. 9 ·2 6 l'I ·2 2 7 11 93 32,HO I 265 5 , 9 99 I 113! 73 . 29 U9 I 2Zl 3 8 62- 1-73 - 3 z-62 1-,, Z~7S-4.7 I 3'! ' 27'-93°185-j6~z l'I . __ u 2~9 J ~91 I( 1 -=- - - - · SUMMAR~ Re9i5tered- Registered . Shlppotl I On Shipped T01AL lteglstered The leac'le CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A ('.LASS I CLAS~ C SHIPPED - CLASS A CLASS I ~ROUP- . -GROUP . GROUP . GROtJP. . I, "GROUP . .• CLASS (;ROUP GROlJf . - - - - - - - - - -· . 1· . 2 . 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 · "2. ' S ALL t ! S ALL A . B C ALL 1,. 2 3 . ALL l . 2 3 A.~L 11. ~E ~C;;.'IC::.::-.=----- J20 19T~2 I 383 7 _ 47 68 I i22 841aa · 5!5 I 32s 10 44- ·ag" I 1%3 7 10 1,, I , ss·32~-:r-f23 ·3-cf,..j:-414 31)2~37 i3rn10 17 82 134 I ·233 :1NGINE· · :Js= ~oo -;-281 -276 .s=_6s 64_! uo 1 a·9 :~ 191_~ a1j_2G• ~ a_:_s7:~ 65J_l.ao _2 1e ~17J.1..-~~12Qf., 1~o~a~:.J t2ej~t: ~9.1 . s~1_~1~ e 127- 1071 ..w n::.; :;,.::E=W~A.;R=D~---~- · 93 32 140 I 2651 5 9 99 r 113: 73 29 119 I zu 3 8 · 62 L :11· 3 " 2 . 42 I '41221·•..: 73 47 I 3U2?:,4 .93 285 I 612 1'1 : 21 2Strj 291 , GRAND•. lOJALS ,. 261 - 'P .HO J 924 20 12' 231 I 375.il~§ . •t6 205 I 807 21 _f09 196' T32f;r' U ... '1&,·1.~21 te1 a~s 1 11l- jfiN:6~ . 82l '41t7Jlt•I 110 aet·f1U Sftlpp•tl , n' ., ..• ,•, 1 ~ ·. • ' ljl 1· : •"'.' -ta r , t , .1 �l. ·1 ,JI Ship Operators Told: . . !!-!". .. ill ~ Union Vo:iCe In Ship Safely ·t s ODIY P~sitive Approach for the joint la~or-management approach a~ the only p~sit.i~.e method of shipboard safety was voiced at last week's convention of the National Safety Coupcil's Marine Section. At the .same time, the convention, meeting in New York, ~as warned that management can • no longer t~am l4p with other ger ship. operators. <See storJ OD of those present on the discredit• agencies to use the safety ·is- Pa•e 3.) ed accident data for mai:ittme sup. . . Str~ng ,s~pport 1mprovu~g When H~1ting1 (top) ran into Antfnous (bottom)' this was the result-two gashed bows. Nobody wa~ ir,jured as the two. Water~ man ships collided with each other in Houston ship channel. Looks like Antinous ~as riding lower in the water and upper-cut her sister ship. · sue u an exC1Jse to bludgeon unThis year's spring safety meet· ions and . their members on the in1 also marked the first time that waterfront. labor spokesmen were sharply in One of the keynote ·speakers at evidence to urge a voice with man· the ship operators' se11lon,. Captain agement on accident prevention Milton R. William11, operating man- prosram! in maritime. Joe Algina, ager of ,tlit SIU-contracte~ Bull Director, Seafarers Safety DepartLine, had warm praise for the ment, apotlighted the issue for the SIU's Joint Safety Program and audience of shipping executives as the Union's "aggreaslve" role in one of direct, mutual interest a~d the campaign. ·He declared: concern. ;'As a matter of fact, the union He warned, bowever, that Do has been more aggressive in push- union would .tand ldlJ' by If manIng the program than some of the a•emeDt kled to "team up· wl&b companies. Apparently some of other ag-encies" to pn 1eamen the companies- have not yet over- and other maritime worker• "a bad come- their reluctance in working · Ume." Thia Yiew wu also affirmed closely with the union on any mat- bJ' Joe Leonard, nle&J' director of ter. They could not be more wrong &be In&ernational Loqshoremen's in this attitude." Auocla&ion, who ealled for a A highliglit of the convention chance to .work tosether with was the announcement at its close stevedores and ahlp operators ln that the SIU-manned Alcoa Steam- dealinr with the nfetJ' problems ship Company fleet, for the second of dock labor. year In a row, had won the 1959 One aspect of the gathering that award for ·the best accident record followed the pattern of previous ~mong US dry cargo and passen-' meetings was the reliance by many ,------- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -0UN-, -UP LABOR R D-. -· . 1 future Rosy In-Baltimore plied by the National Safety Council, with which the Marine Section is affiliated, and by the Marine Index Bureau of New York. As noted on several occa• sions in the SEAFARERS LOG• the NSC ftgures on maritime cover a tiny handful of ships in the in• dustry - and seamen least of all. Yet, oddly enough, at every gath· ering of the Marine Section, whicll has its own specific data on ship safety, the inferior NSC - figures are the only ones alluded to or mentioned. In the same manner, t1te Marine Index still continues the practice of lumping together unevaluated illness and injury reports and projecting them as industry-wid;f statistics. Another speaker at the ship safety panel, W. Lyle Bull, executive vice-p.resident of Ameri· can Export Linea, used the Marine Index figures to revive interest ill the proposed Coast Guard "profiling" system to impose loosely-defined physical and menta.J. standards on merchant seame\}. (See sto~~1i°~1:0a~ee:it with "th~ mutuality of interest between the industry and the unions" in promoting ship safety, and went on to rap "racketeering lawyers'' while making no distinction between valid and so-called "fake'' claims under the . Jones Act. How• ever, be did pointedly blame man• agement for · not taking "ambulance-chasers" · into court 1nsteacl of making "lush" settlements. ·cG Seeking Hit-Run Ship NEW YORK-The Coast Guard, New York police an.d a. marine towing ' company are trying to run down a hit-and-.run ship which did ab<>ut $100,000 worth of damages .b1 a chain re.action aci;:ident at Wltte's Marine Basin, . Rossville, Staten Island, near the Arthur Kill channel. According to investigators, the "runaway" ship caused damage to six barges, sank a small tyg ~oat and almost wrecked a floating derrick. $1,000 Reward . Offered An executive of the flrm ·which owns one of the four barges said he was surprised the ship did not report the accident. ·A $1,000 reward has been offered by the firm for iqformaUon which will enable it to collect -damages. Police have found some fragments of red paint which they believe may have' been scraped from ' the offending ship ·as it plowed into one of . the barges. Coast Guard investigators have come up with clues t hat reveal the ship in question had to be of very shallow draft - perhaps a small ship which may have been empty at th~ time of the accident. This conclusfop rules out the possibility that a tanker or other large ship was involved. Tankers and other large craft us·e the Arth.ur Kill channel, which is close to the scene of the accident. Joe Algina, director, of the Se.a • ' farers Safety Department, blunt• ly .informs ship operato.rs that unions must be considered on safety matters. · In pressing the case for uniform, centralized ship safety plans such as the joint program of the SIU and its contracted operators, Capt. Williams noted that "the crews, when properly approached and made part 'of the team .will not only cooperate but go out of their way in the matter of .safe· ty." He criticized situations where training is wasted after a seaman moves from one company to an· other and "is considered a trouble maker or· told to mind his own b.qsiness" if he points out an unsafe condition on a vessel. He lauded the LOG for "promoting safety to the union members at every opportunity... �April I. ltlt Russia Ships To Lead US: Magnuson Record Vacation Benefit. 50-50 0;1 ·Ruling Is Expected Soon ' WASHINGTON- A decision should be forthcoming shortly on the proposal for a 50 percent rule . on US oil imports as the Qffice of Civil and Defense Mobilization indicated· it would not call public hearings on the proposal. The OCDM move toward switching from Amerr;_losed out the subject after ican to foreign-flag tankers when WASHINGTON-Russia is not only racing to surpass this cou·n try in the pr.oduction of satellites, but all of the 'big international bil it petitioned for an increase in its it's also attempting to outdo us eompanies, dutifully following Es- oil import allotments. The· petition in new shipping tonnage, says Sen • .... so's lead, filed ·statements · object- was flatly rejected by the GO:vernWarren Magnuson <Dem., Wash.). ing to .any proposal that they carry ment. He called· for more US support their oil imports on American-flag The strategy of the major ·comof the Merchant Marine Act of 1hips. · panies · was clearly to create the 19361 maintaining that this counMeanwhile, Esso made another impression of overwhelming accutry must build 25 to 26 "Ships mulation of opinion against any . year to keep the Merchant Marine 50-50 import rµle. This was done on a phased~out basis and thereby by the simple pr ocess of "changing keeping our shipyards operating hats." The so-called "American at a productive pace. Committee for the Flags of Neces"America has slipped badly by si~y;" an organization of runaway letting only 19 contracts for new operators representing all major Seafarer E. P. Dwyer, OS (left) accepts his vacation check for ships in 1958 and 15 contracts in oil companies, plus a number of $598.51 from SIU. Welfare services representative Jeff Gillette. 1959," he declared. other oil company fronts all dutiDwyer was last on a missile ship. • Reb~l~nc Needed MOBILE - After 1tbout five fully filed the same objections to , Magnuson, who heads the Senate months of waiting, the crews of the proposal. tnterstate and Foreign Commerce the Pacific Explorer and Pacific Among companies lining up to Committee, held that a "realistic Tide have finally received their get their objections in the record, re-building" of our merchant maback monies covering base wages, besides Esso, were Texaco, Socony, ' r ine is dependent upon the Merovertime and transportation. Next Gulf, and Standard .of California. chant Marine Act of 1936 and .the on the agenda is legal action The companies have also rung in assistance it •gives. He called ataimed at obtaining unpaid allot- the State Department, long known The SIU-contracted Bull Lines has inaugurated incentive tention to the fact that in 1958, toments due Seafarers' dependents, for its support" of the runaway reports ag ent Louis Neira. The two flags, and other Government agen- awards for ships which compile the best safety records. This tal operating expenses of lines unships wer~ sold. at auction here cies in objecting to the proposal. brings to three the numb~r of SIU-contracted shipping firms 4er subsidy contract-including de:. perciation and overhead-were after the owners went bankrupt. Under the 50-50 rule, which is which offer such awards for ideas came out of these safety dis$712,607,165, explaining that of · After a good shipping period supported by the SIU, NMU- and high safety performances. that this amount subsidies payable were cussions. One suggestion was during the past two weeks, this other maritime unions as well as According to a - Bull Line port is faced with slimmer pros- independent tanker owners, half safety bulletin, cash prizes of $25 pressure-sensitlve non-skid .tape be .• 139,770,672-or 19.6 percent of the pects during' the upcoming span, of all oil imports coming into the will be placed in the ship's fund used on the tile· in front~ of · the total. He called for a continuation of Neira added. Twelve vessels called US would be carried oil American- of vessels which have the longest galley range .and on the l~undry for 4merican shipowners; floors. The tape, which comes in . subsidies Jiere during the period......:.of which flag ships. continuous number of days withvarious widths, 'is water-and-steam-· otherwise, ·he ad~ed, the us will 1ix paid off, two signed on crews This would have the effect of im- out a lost time accident, or for th& and four were serviced in transit. mediately reviving the dwindling lowest number of such accidents repellent. The use of another 'pres- ~efault to a Soviet system which . The vessels paying off were: Al- US-flag tanker fleet, and requiring during the calendar year. A grand sure-sensitive tape for marking ob- "confidently· expects to have 13,eoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa the transfer back to ·American reg- prize worth $250 - a gift to be structions (such as low overheads, 000;000 tons of merchant shipping Pilgrim <Alcoa); Monarch of the istry of considerable runaway-flag chosen by the crew-goes to the valves in the engine room and --or about 8 percent of world, ton- · Seas and Claiborne <Waterman). tonnage, plus the construction of vessel having 500 continuous days telegr~ph handles) )98 urged at nage-by 1975." the discussions. ------'-----~~-Signing on was Council Grove new ships in American yards. without a lost-time accident. · (Cities Service) and Alcoa Pilgrim The oil companies' opposition ' The other SIU-contracted shipSafety Ideas (Alcoa). ping l i n e s · offering incentive results from their desire to carry In transit: Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); their· oil on tax-free, low.wage Bull Line safety representatives awards are Alcoa and Isthmian ·John · B. Waterman <Waterman); Liberian-flag tankers at the ex- who has visited several of the Lines, which give movie projectors Longview Victory <Victory Carr.) pen~ of an American-flag tanker firm's vessels during the past few and a $250 cash award to winning and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). fleet and American seamen. weeks report that seve~al good ship's crews, respectively. a Mobile Gets Ship Money· Sa,fe.fy Incentive Awards Announeed ·By Bull.·Lines Handy OhJe~t - A Guard Rail . ; A simple, easy-to-install guard rail is the ,,._ best way to keep crewmembers from bumping into fixed installations, particularly down in the black gang's working areas. to The .guard rail enables crewmembers service equipment, when necessary, anCI at the same time protects · against damage, particularly if a crewmember should suffer a slip or be pitched off his feet in ' the ~cini~ · Some SIU ships have "installed such railings and have foun~ · them a desirable means of adding to· shipboard. safety. • I ... - !!"""' . - - - - ... - -- - - - - - ...;. __,_ . _ .,_ ~~-· ~ ·~-~~-J·---~~'An~Os~~A~~~~'~~ ,. .. .i -.... ' ~ ~ . 111!'9 . - - -- - ~-- -- --- -- �Health Plans Can't Fiil BJll Part of the formula is that Col· lins never goes on the ballot to be voted on by the memberships involved, but is listed as an "advisor." Seattle Sees Slack Ahead SEATI'LE - Shipping was good here during the past two weeks but prospects for the coming period look dim, reports Tep Babkowski, agent. Only one ship thus far has been scheduled to hit here for a payoff, he added. There were six payoffs, five ships signed- on and four were serviced in-transit during the past two weeks. Payoffs included the Fairport (Waterman); Natalie (Maritime O'seas); · Almena (Clover); Intei.-· ocean (lnterocean); Nortpweste~ Victory, Couer D'Alene Vict.ory <Victory Carriers). ·signing on were the Fairpoi;t (Waterman>; Natalie (Maritime O'seasl; Almena (Clover); North· western V i c t o r y and Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The Massmar, Kenmar and Seamar (Calmar) an·d Cho~ktaw (Wa· terman), were in-transits. �......... !... SE.4.1'.4.RERS : '. April I. ~OG Class Number 28 .Lifeboat . .. -... . . . Rails ·On Griddle.Agiin . .For Destroying Shipping u• HY S1-iRping was Steat/y .) For Period WASHINGTON -A Congr~ssional subcommittee heard charges that the nation's railroads are in · a concerted effort . to destroy independent water carriers, including coa::;twise, intercoastal and inland rnari· time carriers. The attack on Iallowed to continue carrying 'cargo the rails sterns from the ship- at a loss · in competing with the NEW YORK..:..._Action in the port ·Of New York was steady this period with 176 men shipping, and the outlook is for the same to . hold for the next two-\\jeek period, Bill Hall, port agent, reports. During the last period 21 ships paid off, 3 signed on and 14 were . ser\'.iced in transit. A total of 245 men registered for the period and there were 835 men registere<t on the beach. The lifeboat school is continuing, with great success. Since it began, . 278 out of 287 men tested have passed, which is an exceptfonally high percentage. ' Replacements for the Eagle Voyager in Rhoda, Spain, were flown there on Monday. The men are signing on for one year. Those returning to the US from the Eagle Voyager arrived in New · York on April 7., ping industry's and the unions' water carriers, the near-extinct charges of ~CC-railroad . collusion coastwise and int~rcoastal trade in the reduction of cargo rates, would fold completely. leaving the shipping industry Since labor's presentation, all without cargo . iri the domestic forms of transportation have trade. voiced similar charges to the legis.At hearings before the Merchant lative group. All have charged Marine subcommittee of· the Sen- that the railroads have taken seate Committee on Interstate and lect areas and reduced their cargo Foreign Commerce every ri¥al rates to drive out water carriers form of transportation was unani- and truckers. mous i condemning ICC-railThe Shipb'1ilders Council of road collusion. . America told the subcommittee Spokesmen from · trucking firms, that the mere existence of flour- . Posing, for a LOG photographer are the ·latesl graduates of the Andrew Furuseth lifeboat School. Class #26 was held in New barges, ports and steamship agen- ishing domestii.: services. by ships York. (L-R, Standing) Thomas . Maley, R. H. MacDonal~, Patrick cies an voiced the general alarm is '.'the most potent insurance we at the railroa~s proc,edures in com- have" that there will be imme- . Morrissey, Eugene Sieradzki, John . Adams and , A~· Miranda. peting with· the water carriers. diately available for -national . (Seated) A. Strawinski and J. T. Cr~ig~ · · SIUNA president Paul Hall made emergency a nucleus fleet of modhis charges- of collusion known . ein vessels. · before the same Senate group It was pointed· out by the Shipin February. Hall, rep.resenting builders Council .that there were a labor, placed the blame squarely total of 694 vessels registered Crewmernbers of'the last of the bankrupt ships ·- th~ Vali\lllt ·'F-aith, which went upon Uie shoulders of ICC as well (3,785,0QO tons) in the domestic broke in i:i~rt Said, "Egypt-are on their way b. a ck to the US aboarc,i an MSTS ship sch.eduled as on the railroad· industry. He services on June 30, 1938. Twentyto arrive in New York next Monday. From the time the ship hit Port Said' on February 11, asserted that if the railroads -were one years later (October l, 1959) there were 374 such vessels or the cr~w had been restricted•--~,,-.----------,.-----------=--~ 3,568:000 gross · tons. "T·his sub- from going ashore. January 18 with · a.·load of grain men scurrying to send ·messages stantial decrease in the number Meanwhile, payments are for India. At the time . the crew home to see "if their· dependents' · I of vessels wculd appear at first going out on wages due Seafarers had assurances from Ocean Car- allotments had arrived. Returned glance to merely indicate· an in- 9'om several other vessels, and riers, the shipping firm, that cablegrams informed them that EVERYSUNDAYI crease in the size of vessels, but court orders on wage payments are money was available for allot- none had been received. DIRECT VOICE little loss of tonnage. But further expected momentarily on the re- ments and draws. But things startAfter the ship arrived at •P ort analy!"is show!" that much more is maining bankrupt ships. ed when the ·vessel hit Ceuta, Said, repatriation · arrangements BROADCAST involved than increased size of Upon arriving in Port Said, the Spanish Morroco, for bunkers. The w~re made by ' the Union through · · I vessels." Valiant Faith was slapped with a crew had been advised that mail the State Department. Of the total presently reported lien for $36,000 •worth of bunkers from home awaited them upon arIt was useless for the crew to as eng:iged in domestic services, previously received. Word of the rival a.t the port. But there was attempt to place a lien on the ship tanker operations constitute ap- shipping firm's financial condi- none. Three days later, one man as Jong as it was in an Egyptian proximately 73 percent of the tion followed shortly when it was got a letter from a source other port. However, the vessel is subgross tonnage. The dry cargo learned that allotments had not than the shipping company. In lt ject to lien should it hit any US operation represents onl:v 26 per- been . sent home. )Vhen attempts he was informed by his wife that port. The Union is ma~ng ar· cent of the domestic trade. were made to have. the ship at- she had not received her allotment rangements to have the crew sent To properly defend the nation, tached for back wages, allotments, check. This _news sent other. crew- _home when the· MSTS ship arriv~. which requires both passenger and cargo ships capable: of moving etc., it was discovered that, under troops and c;upplies, vessels are Egyptian law; the proceeds from needed in the active service that the sale of the ship.-if this were I To Ships in Atlantic could be immediately available, effected-could not · be converted South American toe Council argued. Their flourish- into American money and thereand ing and remaining in operation js fore could not be taken out of that European Waters · I being directly affected by railroad country. The Valiant Faith left -Norfolk The National Maritime -Union :and rn@rnJ)er cmµpanies of activity. Every Sunday, 1620 GMT Last ..Abandoned···c rew Ref.u rns· ss· I "THE VOICE of the MTD'' ,R egi$fer 'SCreenoes,' I I I Court Tel·l s Unions <11 :20 ,AM EST Sunday) e WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America. South Atlantic a;id East Coast oi United States e WFL·65, 15850 KCI Ships in Gulf of Meii:ico, Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer· ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast e WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast - I I . I ~ I I I I I -1 I I Meanwhile, MTD Round ..the-World Bruadcasti continue .•• Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2 :15 PM EST Sunday) WC0·13020 KCs Europe and_ No. America WC0·16908.8 l<Cs East Coast So. America WC0-22407. KCs West C~st So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sundal/) WMM 25·15607 KC1 Australia WMM 111-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME _TRADES -·DEPARTMEIT ... • ' the American Merchant Marine Ins'titute have been corn.. pelled to offer tOP, ~eniority ratings to 8 group of "$creenbes" under a rulin_g _of the .U S Dj.s-+. . · ' ' · ,. . t:r:ict Court. The ruling came worJcers. was unconsutuiional. The about because of· the .refusa ;court based.its ruling on the use PENSIONERS~ ot CORNER of the-Coast Guard and the admin- anonymous accusers {Ind informants istration to confront. -the . scre~ned . wh~ch it said denied ,the accuse"d seamen . with witnesses who had seamen the right to confront and supplied the Government with m- cross-examine their . accusers. · . for~ation. about the _men's ties to -· In Octobe~;. 10.sa · fhe.Coast Guara the Communist Party and alli~d . apparently ·gave ·it~ its stand of ieorganizat~ons. ,taining t,he screened" 'seamen" arid US District Court Judge Alex- the US .Court"'_ 6£ Appe~ls ruled ··· aqder Bi~k!!. lumded down the deci- tbat the Coast Guard must retm•n sion that apparently will end a their seamen's papern. T~e Coast 41h year dispute between the Coast Guard could have ·Pro c e e d e.d Guard and the seamen." against the men had· the Govern. In October, 195S, .a tliree-~an merit .been willing . to . i::om·e fo~th Federal Court of :Appeals had vo'ted'" w~th witnesses · ~an.~....subjec~ ·the t i t, ' . . two to one . that -·Coast Guard .w1tn,esses to cross:.e~aplinatioo. t Maurice Kopenhagen ••• 56 ••• became a member of the SIU in 1941, screening of seam.e n- ~nd marltirne- : ., ~he Co~~~ ~uard · scFe·erihig pro-------.,..,--'-~ . ·'---·- - -· .grar;n.. wa,· s~t· up •under.·. aq -ex-ecu· shipping initially aboard the Raphael Semmes. tive. ~or~er ...-;by foriner Ptejlident When war was declared in December of .the same year, he was at sea in the old west Madaket ••. the A ,'· .. ' , _,"=_ · "'f~~111~n 9l:l~ing the Korean· ~<inflict. ~ ,, • .. . u~der ~e- , author;ty cori.ta'med fn ship got lost in fog and bad weather at the time, ·~ . .· '•. ' '. ,.. , ,i" -·;, ~t~~-;·e~~.~~~ ord~r . the , cG was he recalls. Brother Kopenhagen, who sailed in the 8 stewar~ de_partment, will live in New York during his retired life. He comes down to the hall regular· .. ~ . · · · · ·.,, ''<-':' . -me~J1ani in~ri~e -fie.et. ' , ,. 1 ly at preseut,-and rehashes "the goo<) old days" when Ther:e are 38l' ·~r1vate1y · ow~-:d .~ l'!te. ~9~t-·i~cent decision wm •re- ;· he and his buddies were at sea together.. Additiontank~r~c:i~alli;'1g~p;_868,~H " t~~S?, .s_tpre th;~;;:~efr~~).i_~d-oµt seamen· to ally, he has side interests in photography and classinow ·idle.,: 00~~ Iai<l:·:UP ·- u~de~- ~()Ii"'' ··~Group·, l~'.fs'e~iib'. _rjJhfs; in the cal music. · Comm~-nist ~ftfJff~. · JlC~or.c\ing .to-··it '~/hl,ri~l· l~:illllJ• .. ~ 1"ourteen sea• ' Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU dlsablllty i,enslon ~urrent ~ar1ne ~rokerage. sur".~Y· m-en are eJfected· l)y , the 'latest consist of the followinr: . · · .'J'.his ·.sum . d~e.~ tnot include .61 US .fin'dihgs; .·· ~: Seafarers physically unable to work,~ no matter ·what their ue, qo".ernJl\~J;it t~nke.rs~ pf , 1,006,052 . The _e~~ect of, the i:uling ~is· lo ". who have.JZ years of·seatime plus the · Plan'• atatndint•ellllblHty re-- grpss ·to~s now l~id !JP in r~serve cpmp~ _. seam~n·s'. un_i~n~ ,to-"re•l~er: •. qalrement, -can "PPly for and receive ·the tiestefli·' The ff"attme ·hal ·fleets;· t'1~ ·simvey J)oted: ·: · ·: ·'.': .r oen ; w,h·o ' were ~creened off·, t'tte: ' k>" be w{th ~IU-e~n,tacted companies. . ; · . . • · . . _ . . Another survey ma~e ·last· June ships, 'bee.a use of .t he refosal of the'. ' . : . .; - ~m~_;w.Jio are ot; ·~' &5:o~ OTef, ..and al.a :iu~we· .. ..e ~1-2!iemr .slrow~d ·~hat 1447 prt~.--tel:v.· ·OW.l\'ed" &JVe.i'~m·~nt -' ti$' 'coine ' :foith,,.Wlifi ' ' . ' :: _', ••'!Pl!~, ~"~~~~~ _ p~~ t~e~Pia~·· ·~t.Manl ·e~lpltl~~· _.,~m~on, '. ;taDk.shJJ>t•·· totaJJJoa·.~~86162& r tom.: wttn~~ses, a~, ···to· ~tte-·~ €offibl~I~· . . •.. ·; ~ ~ &a ·~ :•b!-11' ~~r·c~ · und!llt. ..th.. beJJ,efl•·~ ~ • ,7. •.-': ,, :;,~ ·: •. ~~'-' -~.':.' .. 5 ·~ ._ :-- •• • • .-,vpre_~,J~l~d:' ; b~•Clle :i.' ot:'•lac,k>•,"<Of:· iB-.rtY: :.allj!IO(!latfon,s ,:.of,"th~ t.nte~ilf"~ , ~ ."·. ;-.., i ' \: .... :.i.: ••• .1 ~ ~· ' . , · '· . I'"-,.. :-.l :··~·?.~_, ..•: '.! .• ·.1,.,.. :..., ~ -- .. · , •. 1.. . J...Car.1oei. 71 .1 .. ... ~ £,.... , , " ' ·.vt>lved;, ;!·,. ·:t ~ ·.. , . . . ··1·.-. i .~,..,~~,.:it;"'.. .. ~. George F. Immel, 81: Brother Immel retired December 1, 1957 after some 16 years as a member of the SIU. His last ship was the Del Mar (Delta). Brother Immel first got his sea legs in 1936 on the Great Lakes. When he .sailed under the SIU banner he preferred runs . on Alcoa ·ships because, as he puts it, ."I had very fine shipmates- and it's a good company to sail with.'' An<.1.' !iPee..IQng Qf !!hipmate!i. Seafarer Immel reports he's keeping in touch with several of them. He welcomes a visit from former sailigg mates, too. Presently he resjdes in New Orleans with his daughter, Velma Gamble, who's caring for him. ·; · "'. .· '. ·kers an 'di T Plenty :-.Qf.~ ~, :Em ,:._, ::~~~:~~;a!;~~;;o~ s~~ri~~nrhe ·i::s 4 • - . . . ... ; ; 4 \ I. :.•..- • • • • ' - , ,..._: • • �April I. 1981 S E ,4· P ,4 RE R S l 0 c· Pase Nine SHIPBOARD 'SAFETY: A.: COMPA·NY:, SPOKESMAN'S VIEWPOINT Ed. note:-Th.e foliowing comi~ts of.,_ ~°i~~r~ts f~~. t~e. paper presented by Captain Milton Wi'Uidms, . op~rating manager, A. H . Bull Steamship C9'Jnpany., at tlie ·marine 1ection· meeting of the National Safetti Council. ) '· · · . ot~r~ship ope;at~~' ·'..J'h~~e -cq~.,a~ies ~~ve_- prov~d that _on .a jointly-sponsored un!on and man~gement Saf~ty the l:rewS' when· properly ~pproach-:d an~ ~made part of Committee'for the sole purpose of promotmg, formulatin1 the te&Jl! will no,t .only _coopeiate· bul go .o.ut of their way and adopting shipboard safe'ty. This program has alin tl~e matter o·( s~fety. .A,IJ!O_that !he av~r;:ige American ready produced some very pleasant results and it is our ·• .. · · . seaman today is an ) ndividual with a high l.Q. who de- · feeling will result in much greater cooperation with the ". • · We are all for ~afety ·E'llch i~ his· own " f'ashl~~; .&jres like most Americans, security, .a home, family and resultant reduction in our accident claims cost . ; . With one can be against safety, just as In tl).e Great American an opportunity to improve his position • ,'·• backing of the union , management does not encounter Tradition no one can be against the Constitution_.:...T,h-=. · "We are all familiar with the fact that seamen do not the indifference and hostile attitude which obtained until Stars and Stripes-Mothers--Babies: The question then remain too long on ·any one vessel and when t he seaman a short while ago . arises why when everybopy is for safety does the ship- ships on a ship wliere safety ' is consiClered to be very im"Since the establishment of the Joint · Safety Committee ping industry have such aQ unenviable record? · · .the portant and subsequently ship§ out" ·1>n vessel where the 'Seafarers Log,' which is the union's organ, has been statistics · · · ten · us what our accidents cost each yea!." safety · is not practiced ·and the seaman because of his conducting a vigorous and continuous campaign in pro· both in time and ' money. They do not and canno.t tell training in safe~y points out uns11fe. coi:idition~ or other motfn g safety to the union members at every opportuni· us what the accidents mean in depleted skill ana what~ hazards pn this sec_ond vessel, he is constdered a trouble- ty • . . Articles and editori.als in this publication are they represent in misery and suffering not Only for the maker and told to mind-his own business .. : · widely read and have a great influence on the members Jnjured but his loved ones . . • '(If is recognized by all side.s; t hough grudgingly by some. and their thinking. 1 "Safety campaigns on shipboard,.... have t>eel'l undtfrway .. that . a small_ gr~UJ?. of seJtmen, by°.,~hemselve~ produc~ a • . . co"mmittee representatives visit ·various vessels to iny own personal knowledge since 1919. when I started:to burden.some number of ac:e!dents or if..~ou -wish accident and discuss with. the officers the problems arising in consea in merchant ships after a tour in the: US, Navy. The claims. The pictur~ ·painte.d so far has' been -all black and nection with shipboard accident prevention. We are happy progress for the industry has been ver y unsatisfactory -.one which is . all .t oo well known to you. !t would· appear to say that our fears of these representatives stirring up despite all the efforts and money expehded. In chec ki'ng that . our approach has been all wrong . . .. It is my opin- resentment among the officers were groundless and they about to determine the cause and reason for this lack · ion t}Jat the only. way we can m~ke our safety program are ·helpful to the ship's officer ... of progress, failure to sell safety to the crews on the produce results on all ships is to adopt a uniform policy "As a matter of fact the union has been mor e aggresships and to take corrective measures to improve the of training and e.d ucating our crews .•• This, however, sive in pushing the program than some of the companies. records, ·we find . there appears to be only a few basic· callS' for cooperation· from the individual crewmember . • • Apparently some of the companies have not yef overcome ' Th.: Seamen Have Great Loyalty To Their Union' their reluctance in working closely with the union on any reasons for our . poor showin~. " . .. Even the most modern shjp . with .a. most· efficient . "Management of ships hasdt, appears always felt that matte.r~ They could n·o t be more wrong in this attitude. crew however has its handicaps. Tlie sea, the weather, safety . was its perogative . and felt the crews should abide Top union leadership is vigorously behind the plan and one or the other or both to.g ether have a very specific by its doctrine and programs without so much as a ques- anxious to make this Joint Committee· Plan function to effect (1n our accident rates, frequency charts, severity tion. It was felt that to invite union participation wollld the advantage of both · sides. The union is aware of the figures and cost tables. The elements,.often uncontrollable resu! t _ ii} B;dditional cl~shes between management and costs of our accidents, real or "phoney", and is anxious govern the performance of the be-st se aman and the best ~ labor and· had, therefore, best b~ left· alone. No operating to do something about it ... ships. That is th.e nature of our industry; it can never be m~n wanted a patrolman from the union -to tell him any"Here again records indicate that the union is very the 'safest nor however should ·it be the least safe. - thing.about the safety condition on his ship. It is my sin- cognizant of what is going on and I believe will take . . . The National Safety ·Council ·has over th.e past . · cere conviction that this attitude has been responsible ·to steps to correct a very unsatisfactory situation through many years made a· .determined effort to improve the Jn- 'a gr eat degree in ·our inability to reduce shipboard acci-· their training program •.. / · · . dustry without any marked success. As a matter of fact dents. "One thing lacking in the past. which now has made its som.e of its material and information Was received1 on . "Let's face it the seamen have great loyalty to ·their appearance is competitive spirit among the various ships board in a hostile attitude as something put on board upion and not to the company that employs them. The of the fleet. This spirit is becoming very r eal and is keen. by "Frankenstein" the Shipowner . . . unions have brought about vast changes in the lives, We, together with some other companies are trying to " .•• Excuses for failure of the program . . . were of economics and working conditions of the men who go keep this competition going by giving fleet-wide publicity ccurse easy to find-changes in crew, lack of time, over- to sea. This the unions have accomplished in relatively • and making awards to the vessel with no lost · time accitime Fequired in some instances, the caliber of the crews, few years ... I have had a goodly share of differences, dents during a given number of days ... the mental ability of cre.wmembers· and so forth . None disputes, · rhubarbs "and even strikes with various ship"It is my sincere feeling that the union can and will of these a)lbis were, of .course, valid but· in a number of board labor uniom; in my dealings with them and these do more in reducing shipboard accidents in the next companies they were accept~d by the office. and the dealings go back to 1937. With the passing of the years decade than all that management, by itself, has been able safety program was allowed to deteriorate by manage- both labor and management have grown, despite all the to accomplish. Just as improved wages, hours, quarters, ment. Let me say at this point a number of shipping differences, points of friction, opposing points of view, food, health care and ·similar conditions ar~ ·the basic companies have been successful in their shipboard safety t,h ere is a common ground . ; . . · concern of the labor organization in its dealings with program. As a result they have established records which "Several years ago the Seafarers International Union . . . management so too in a very real way is the matter of are outstanding when compared to records established by and the companies with which it has a contract agreed safety of its members " no a .Sidelights On .Safety Meeting I Interest at the · ship operators' bright arrow in the proper direc- tem-Esso pays very little OT. session of last ·week's Ma1·ine Sec- tion when a vessel is ab9ut to Instead, Esso, Socony and some tion safety ·convention centered at shift course. other tanker fleets have contracts one point on the details of the negotiated· by John J. Collins, ;\'. ;t. navigational maneuver known as So-called "safety problems" are promoter of "independent" assothe "Williamson Turn." Properly .not always what they seem. Use of ciations. executed, this is an .oval turn that new winches and special anti;\'. ;\'. ;\'. makes it possible for a vessel corrective coatings by soD_le tanker The joint luncheon of the Marine moving at ·full speed to / return to fleets is talked about as an added Section and Propeller Club th at the exact spot · where someone has saf~ty factor but · really is a means closed out the spring convention fallen into the sea. It was spot- of reducing manning scales. Tile was a "bubbly" affair horroring the lighted in 1958 after being used compaaies save both ways, accord- comm3nder of the Military Sea succe~sfu1ly by the SIU Pacific ing to the remarks of an Esso Transportation Service, Vice AdDistrict-manned liner Mariposa to spokesman--echoed by officials miral Roy A. Gano. Using typical get a victim back on the ship 17 from Socony. When some listeners Madison A venue advertising techminutes aner he fell over the questioned . the overtime problem, ·nique, the guest of honor .plugged side. the Esso speaker was quick to MSTS with slogans and lantern;t. ;t. point out the virtues. of the s1s- slides. Discomfited by material in the SEAFARERS LOG discrediting his pose as a senuine &ouFce of safety data, the· head of the Marine Index Bureau took a new tack at the convention. Seizing on the release of detailed accident statistics by the SIU Welfare Plan's Safety Department, he alluded to "many" inA favorable reaction -from all segments of the shipping instances-and · produced one iso- dustry has been reported by . the Safety Department of the i!lted_.case-:-wher!" the SIU's and Seafarers Welfare Plan following its recent release of a de~llB's r.e ports_ ~eet head-on and_ tailed analysis covering acci-•·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - bst i~_ei_atical .i:e~ults. (There are no dent information· supplied by consequence. others-Ed.) ·~ ·. di t i d t SIU _,. . .con t rac t e d companies · Th"is propor t"ion h as rema1·ned · H e nex · t d ocare. y r e o swap . t . b I th . . ,. bli h d SIU fi last year. fixed for mo1e than wo years reI a e s _on . e pu s e g· . . f t"" b f ·• · •k 1 •t · Labor management and Gov gardless o ue num er o acc1 ures. .... ma .ea P .us-1 em come up · • . . . . - d t . ·t d d · (r ts that· necatlve. :A shlp. operaior linaUy ernment officials_ and agencies . e? s iepoi_ e .' an. m. ica e ·.. came to th°e :· rescue of the floun- dealing With Safety, 'particularly It IS a . contmumg .1 elatwn COVeI_mg. dering· MIB spokesman, ·,~rging ship safety, indicated keen inter- all . slupboa~d accidents. ~ost-time '11m -to 1dop sending anything ·to est in (h.e. findin~s noted in the re· acciden~s aie the key to msurance "the unions" . because they. must port, th~ first .of its .kind issued by and claims costs. ·be "plagiarizlnc'~ his ·stuff. the department. One other aspect of the report · · · · · ·;t. · · ¢.: . ;t. · . . Much of the ..da,ta deals with spe- was its findin.g that older, ~xperi·, A· s'afety innovation .tha.f :appears ~ifi(} detaHs · about shipboard . ~cci- enced professional s~amen , m pr~ ..fo · 6e •takjng. "·Jiold· ·is:. Ute us~ .: c;f fien~ . an~ Jnjurie~~ pr~viQ1!5lY 1;11_1- port!on to their numbe.rs. in the .,· .• . ..., • .r. · . ., , .., • · ':. • 1 i" . "' · .; • . • -.. , .. , directional signal . lights to . indl- available from: o·t her . squrces, Of m :1ic;i1n, generally ha':e l~"fttf ¥~i:. ~'}:e,f}'. ,~Pn•C!'~"' ,,~egtpr.1.~~ .~~~.~ · .R,.~!!' ~ rr~~" ·(t~Pi : P~~t~) · G~· 7· . cate ·: ship . turn~1i;· $in)jJar to ' th~ 'th~ ' 971 lieci.«J:~nt); · ~l!o~~e:~ .o~'. !~~. d~~ th,n others: This diiia·i s ~iliei jc91~ -;, fr4tlft ~~.d9,~GY.:..,. IJ'l~J,•.. .-... /.,et~ .:.I~ '"'~!'!h'•'-'•·<~~1'11': ', · (-8D1~l.iar.:'.di~ettiQnail1 ' d~~lc4?• "tiS'ed co1_11p'ames., t~ jh~: d~pa~~ment. -~~r:7 ly, tQi· be :helpful-in weaken~n'K. bias php~.. ~~!lnv at lrooHyn pier,- ~/ pei:ile.~ i·rout~·;t~.ieh.:mu~~~,: ~· ;a~ ;autom~bilet-HlJese· U1ht st,n.rs- -ilig 1959.. .0ni;:~~lit!· out bt' .tti~e. rep~ ·apin~t .:older wor~e~. !n ~ar.1time . tak~ by cr.ew.. :· Jim-'WarckOS, aecu·..s ia~der. :. .. :i. : ·~ .. 1 .: . ;, -activated ··from ·the · ~r~d&e. ·flashr A' ~esented lost-time ..misbap& of• any a~d other industries. ·. · SIU Safety Report Gets C/.o se Attention b. ' �• .:: :.. .J 'I,' ·i· : •• ; , • . . . . !l'ea - Sea Law Meeting/-S talef!ltiteif' · GENEVA-1,.ittle pl'(>greSs has been .made. ~,t the· curren{lJnit~ Nations Coriferenee ()n the Law 'of the Sea. which has se~n ·t he United: St~~ and :t;hitaiD .opposing a Canadian 1 move to establish a new 12-mile boundary on territorial waters. . " '·' · · Under the Canadian plan, a nation would have exclusive fishing industry in the Pacific and by an· int~UODal law. whiclt canfishing rights for 12 miles be- the jobs' of the Union's 2,000 mem- not fit local coDditioDs, but must yond its shores instead of the hers would be jeopardized. ' be dealt .with in respect to the inthree-mile limit now in operation Both America and Britain are dividual nature ·or any controve~. Were the Cana~an proposal ac- fighting for a "sh-plus-six" ·rule. cepted, claims· an Theaffiliate Alaska Fishermen's Union, of the SIUNA, the traditional rights of ..American fishermen off the coast of Canada . would be nullified and the future of the American salmon A-nt1·-Un1·on whicli foreign vessels to fishwould in the_allow outer six miles.. ff they bad regu.U6-fished there pr~viously. The Canadian delegate said that the American reservation would only benefit 15 nations ~d its ef· feet "would not be to reconcile conflicting fLshfng interests. of states . l aw· . u· heId N, Orf•e-ans Busy,• Slo"w· ;:rons:e~:: ::L~i::~~ !utp~~~o!! • Ahead Tlme 1 international law." Secoad Canadian Ailempt _ Canada attempted to get a 12mile rule adopted at a s~ilar .conference last ;year,. but was unauecessful. The Canadians coneede that if they can't pressure the matter through- this time, they prob. ably never wilL , .The Alaska Fisliermen's Union position was stated by their secret.ary-treasurer George Johansen. \iiho declared that problems involVing fisheries cannot be solved .. • · P' In Canada . ' ·· OTTAWA. o~t-'.J'be Govemme~t __of Cmada has refused to. disallow the ant\-union legialatim outlawing the Woodftrken Union · which waa P~ a year ago by . , N~reel , ~og ahoarG".th• SIU-coiatracled Sampan · Hitch the Newfoundland House of 1iJJ.. L-...... i _ __ • 1..:...:.. of r--f ' R•..I.. I -..i. __ sembly, said PJ'eSi.OOu~ . Claude s~ - a ~ tr'.Vmes ~ -:.1 De oksiere. ""'"""memJodoin of the Canatimi- ·Labor bers .Of the. ~s cqfi>s' we~. 'aboard fo obs~rve the faunch!ng of NEW ORL~ANS. - The employ. ment situation here was steady during the las~ period as six ships -two of which were supertankers -signed up erews and 21 vessels __ ealled for servicing, reports LindCongress. ' -· a Polaris missile 'from another 51,ip. Other. pictur• on page 1. sey Williams, agent. A slight Ullcler Canadian law, the M slackening in the number of jobS eral government. can, in effect, set • . · is furecast for the next period, he aside legislatiolii pused in any of . ~ _J- · added. . the provinces if a nallonal issue ls · The supertankers National Deat stake. It must, however, actA. fender (National Tralh'l.) and Trans. thi.S within one year:· .The deadfin·e . . eastern ( Transeastem) called for crews at this port and loaded grain ' for Uruguay. The' Atlas (Tankers Ir Tramps), another supertanker, fenbakel". ·T he legislation in 'Ill.....• · PORTLAND, Oregon-Some pulpwood ·· workers in the was serviced en-route on a coastSAN ~CISCO·Shipping tton was aimed at banning the Southern states make as little as 13 cents an hour, it ·was wise . rnn. In all there were 21 h~ been pretty good during the Woodworkers. hi ~he ~prov~ce b_e- d" lOsed b , the- 1 t tn ti , ii W~ tenf.. f Am ships in-transit. last period with nine ships sertr- cause of _a strike by some 6,500 loe- ISC _ .· . y·_ ' -· n e , ll ona '.~ . "'.".'"!"-;-;-;·l'l't r l / ,,;o epca, _as Statistics For Period iced in transit, one for a payuff i~ Alainst, two paper fi~ over th~ result ~f a. study - ~I,l-+ __, - ;--..:i.r .~ . _.. -~,: -~· + .,i,,..-t · Nine payoffs were · registered and one for a sign on. But PJ'CIS- ~er wages _and better liVlnl con- ducted by oi;ie of the urii0n's saw takes' holli~ f2.lj'"a month after during the last period: These were: pects don't look particularly good diti~ ~ ~ woods. In its place, organizers . .·. · ~- . ,. · payfn&;.. .,~ Ji~er .ind ~e.ducting Del Santos; Del Sud (Miss.}; Lu- for the forthcoming period. warns the provm~ ~t ~~ a gov~tStatistics-4!ona _w ith signed a~tual. expdses: The helperF.lngs sp~nsored union to break the and notarized aftadavil&-gathered $50 mont,Q.. That 'ci>nies ctile Bloomfield, ·Margaret Brown Port Agent Walt Sibley. During last period, the strike. . by J. c:• Garvin,· an organizer for to 13 cents and 35 cents an hour, ~ <Bloomfield>; Steel Age <Isth· ciao) ; Anfinous, Hastings, La Choctaw <Waterman> paid off,· tbe The Canad~ -L abor Congress the union's Southern States Region , respecUvely for the team. .. Salle, De Soto (Waterman). · Natalie (Intercontinental) signed r~ferred the bill to t~e lnte~na- 5, showed tbat workers are falling, Workers may not organize In af)dition to the Transeastem on, the Steel King, Steel Fabrica- ttonal Labor· Organ~ation · on. the lOading .ad baullDg plywood in against Iarae · pulp companies.. -lif·a nd National Defender, the Del tbr, Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Mass- ~round th~t i~ constituted a viola- .Mksissippi for as litUe as 13 cents cause t¥~ ,.,, .ork for ~dlViduals Sud <Miss. l signed on crews. mar, Yorkmat· (Calmar); Madaket, lion ~.the rights of fr~om qt an hoar. Some of the wor.ken in clanifiecl bt the compaDJet is· "In Serviced 1n trarisit: Alcoa Roam- Iberville <Waterman}-' Ema Eliza- associa.tj.on .and of organJzation. ~e- ~ staie toil .for an ave~e of :10 dependent contnctors"-=-t hough er, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Puritan, beth <Albatross>; and Northwestern ported the CLC oificial. Jodoin hours a day. five dQS a week for they have. no actual contract. The Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair Victory. (Victory) were serviced in also stated that after a year of a ~. montllly income. of about eontraetol' "sella to a dealer or , delay by the federal ·govemment. :$'75--or 35 cents per hour. They agent wbo ,Is acting (or the pulp (Alcoa>; Seatrain Savannah, Sea- transit: the CLC made an appeal dlH-tt:ly ·are not paid any overtime, n0r do mW1. thereby separating the train New York, Seatrain Texas to Prime iilinister Diefenbaker. they receive insurAnce. other bene- workers from the c0mpanies, and (Seatrain l ; Lucile Bloomfield The apPeal was acknowledged, be fits. or pald holidays. unemploy- leaving ·the. . "~ndependent eoiitrae• <Blooinfieldl; Steel Voyager, Steel .T ype Navigator, Steel Age (Isthmian); sai~ but n~ ever ,,.as done ·ment insurance or workmen•s com- tor" 11!..the·mlddle. · · . ~ ~ about it. pensation. Mos' of__the c.utters ~ IWA members were asked to Gateway City (Sea-Land l; MonJodoin also said that his organ- on public -relier in order to sup- contact their Congresmen and arch of the Seas, John B. WaterIn orde-r to asstrre accurate 'mtion believes that the lLO will ·.,Ort their families. · Senatoni and request Uie repeal of man and Claiborne (Waterman); National Deiender (Na t i o n a 1 digests of shipboard · meetings not absolve. the Canadian GovernA tDieal e.iample of ~ow work• the section of. t4e Pair" LlbOr Stndards Act which suppll~ the Trans. }; Atlas ( T an k er s & in the LOG, it is desirable that rrient of its l'eS)lbnsibility. in seeing men are retained for their Tramps); Ocean Ulla (M'time . the -reports of shipboatd meet- the right to OrganiZe and freedom '. in,Olves teams which work ·pieee- loophole now largely ·responsible O'seas) and Longview Victory 'ings be typed if at all possible. of association "are protected in all meal for International Paper. Co. for the ·standards of income for (Victory). · One man. ""who uses wood workers. · ·~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ . parts of Can~tta..·~ ' his own power southern ,-p- "' °"'· . -ur·I -8-.- p·0 -.. ,.·t - .C:·; 8 13 0 wag···e SF Predicts ;.;~s;:E:E ;::.: Iii 'NOR-Union·lumbering Downturn I ' • •• I I hnme the • t. a· Minutes When P-.ible_ 1 semces II ALCO. PATalOT <Akoil). Feb. 1&Chairman, Wm. Brightwell; Secretary, T. J. Hou. One man started beef with &hip's delegate In Aquadilla.. Left ship just before sailing. Ship's fund '5.60. New lockers arc needed - in some foc' stes. The messl!all needs painting. · Vote of thanks to steward dept. MAXTON (Marine Carriers), Feb. 2l -Chairman, E. J. alvi.n; Sea.tary, M. F. Kramer. Letters are posted in messhall regarding Ameriean money. Declare all you have before entering port. No ~jor beefs. $4 in ship'a fund. · Ship°s delegate-R. O'Noadl:. SEAMAR (Calmar), Jait. '17-C:halr- ma.n. John a. ~rshall; Secrttuy, A. Szmlr. No beefs. Ev.erythin,g r unnina running smoothly. CHOCTAW (Waterman>, March 19Chalrman, John Der; S.Cretary, J. O'R-ke. 117.11) in the ship's flind. Payoff in Bay area. Talked to radio o)>H'at.or eO!lcerning ope-nting his ham set. Fresh milk abould be divided between topside and crew. Suggest. that ship°s delegate see patn>lman repN,ing lOngsboremen in house while ship ts In Far East. ·Pump on waslling -m~ needs. fixing. - Secnhlry, Dick Snllt. lher~ smoothly. Ship in good order. S2'7.83 in ship's fund. A new ship'• r1m~ de.lepte waa eleded. PANDORA <Eplthany) March 6-Luke Wymbs; Secretary, ~halrman, R. MltclMll. Captain had no Amede:an mu.uey &Itel' liist draw m ll,.,,.pt -.ii crew had to aceept fGl"eian m011ey. Bfffs wlrlell cannot be Rttl~. will be presented to patrolman at payoff. Ciew advlsed to keep rooms loc:ked Digest made for the TV wllicb eaet ST.l.45. • There la a ,balance of MO wbkb will be contributed to at payotr. Some badly-nee.~ed worlli. .ls being done. ·TM • crew mentioned tltat ·ae ship was &ivea vay .&.ood •rvlce by Many Breithoff at san .,)'reneiseo end by Tml B&bltowali IUld Baney lhsford •• ~awe. ~ wue hand!Ca~P!~ ~ men not waBtfn!r to liiiketlds trip and oab' &o lo .Japan. saiip's deleOt• ha.I d.DDe a aood job and i& to be cemmended. Very good crew and e xcel· len& saDeY · fGl'ce. S:Olt'F- ..O'SKINS · (CltiH Servle9), March S-Chalrman. Jolin Seltllln111 Secrefllry, C. Hu.....,.. S4.82 in aMl>'s hnd. :n JS ~aesud thU. tbe ae'tf not eve beefs dir«ily to patrolman· at payafl'~ ni. Is the dtrtT of · the llbiP'a deleeate. Of SIU Ship Meetings. . �SE.4F.4RERS toe Scandinavian Sea Unioris Blast ·Egyptian Blacklist ; GOTHENBERG, Sweden - The Seamen's Section of.. the Scandinavian Transport Workers' Federation has gone on record denouncing the treatment of crewmembers -of the Danish-flag Inge Toft by the· United Arab Republic. The Said as well as the blacklisting of International Transport Work- Scandinavian ships. ers Federation reports that a meeting of Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish seamen's representatives in Gothenberg protested the detention of the Inge Toft at Po'rt ---~---------·'----- Shippjng Ai ·Texas Port Rated High ,. s. Under-Sea Tunnel OK'd By Experts I The possibility is good that a channel tunnel connecting Britain with the continent will be built according to a study. group which has been looking into the economic and technical feasibility of such • project. The ' group-consisting of US ' A t ·~·· a. HOUSTON - Shipping in the port of Houston has been good in all departments during the past two-week perioa and indications are that it will continue to run well for the next period. During the past period · four ships paid off, three ships signedon. anti twenty-seven were serviced in transit. There was an OT dispute on tlie Penn Challenger but it ~is beini settled to the satisfaction of ·a l[ Paying off during the last perield were: Penn Challenger, Penn Vanguard <Penn>: SeagardeQ <Peninsular); Steel Age (Isthmian); and Margaret Brown <Bloomfield). Serviced in transit were: Bienville, ·Gateway City, Beauregard (Pan Atlantic); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Mount Ev~m; <American Trnmping); Fort Hoskins, Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Del ·Norte, Del Santos <Delta); seatrain La., Seatrain N.J., Seatrain Ga. <Seatrainl; Suzanne, Mae mum; The Cabins <Texas City); John B. Waterman, Hastings, Antinous <Waterman); Lucile Bloomfield !Bloomfield); Debard~leban Marine I (Debardelebanl; Norfolk, Miami, Royal Oak, Chiwawa <Cities Service); Thetis <Rye): Denton <Penn); and B.e thtex <Orel. Six years ago, the Coast Guard hastily withdrew a proposal w}:iich would have required seamen to go through a wringer of physical, mental and personality tests in order to sail. The outraged protests of the SIU and other unions quickly killed that proposal. Now, however, there are stirrings of revival, with an olficial of one steamship company'calling for · a second look at the discredited 1954 scheme and a staff study for the Department of Commerce also ::recommending regular Government physical and mental ·e xaminations for seamen. The original 1954 proposal collapsed of its own weight after th_e SIU pointed out the_preposterous, and upconstitutional, , ------natm:e of the requirements. Among other items th1ey would have penalized seamen ~ for the marital behavior of their K parents and other blotchgs on the family escutcheon. But 1even if the standards proposed were reasonable--which they CfIOD were not-:-ihe· underlying p)\inciple was 100 percent wrong. · NORFOLK-Shipping has been What it amounted to was giving a Government -agency full very good over the last two weeks. control over employment rights of men working in private A total of 97 men shipped from industry, and full authority fo determine, on its· own hook, this port according to Port Agent who could or could not work. · Seamen are not in the Paul Gonsorchik. Thirty-five· men Armed Forces. They are not Government employees. They in all classes shipped in the deck are civilians, working for privately-owned shipping compa- department, 35 in the engine denies. · partment and 27 steward depart- British and French partners-is due to give a detailed · report on their findings at an early date. so far, · they agree that such a Even without such Government-imposed standards; some tunnel makes technica-I and eco- shipowners are seeking to ,use the Coast Guard (lji a tool with nomie sense. . which to knock seamen off the ships . for "ment~_l health" Twin-Tub/s Envisioned reasons. Captains are being instructed to make entries in such a tunnel will cost about log books as t~ seamen's shipboard- behavior whenever it de-$30o',ooo.ooo. One end of it will parts from what they consider normal. From there on, the be near Calais, France; the other, Coast Guard will carry the ball. near Dover in ·Jiritain . . It . probI\Tobody disput~s the skipper's right to act if somebody ably will have _a twin-tube rail- takes· to a 'fire ax, which is what captains have been doing road tunnel, to be used by spe- since time·immemorial,-but if ship operators .think that skipcial electirc trains that will ferry about 300 cars . a' trip abroad pers are qualified_to p1ass psychiatric judgements on crewdouble-decker flat cars. Express members' mental healtli then they had better take a look into passenger trains, Punning between a mirror to. find out who is screwy. Next thing you know, London and Paris via. the tunnel s~mebody will suggest a mental .health examination for ship in a little more than four hours operators, and then where would w~ be? one way, also would be utilized. Despite it all, nobody has yet suggested that a neurosis is. . Freight cars als~· are envisioned. the basis for disqualifying a man from working, for at that Such · an operation · would no rate; probably ·25 percent of the population would be undoubt cut into air .travel between employed overnight. · -.. the two points, not to · mention The proper apprqach to seamen's health is that which has what. it would do to regular ferry been undertaken through the Seafarers Welfare Plan at the service now in operation. , If the project is approved by all diagnostic clinics in all major ports. That approach is to pre,eC.unt.r ies concerned, an interna- v~nt disease, to help the ~ean;ian k~~p in the best of condition, lti~>nal . company--;more likely ~he to P.reserve his ability to work and suppo~~ . h!msel~ and his : pre~e'nt- study grouP-will build family. It makes a lot more sense than pumshmg him by d~·:and oper11te the tunnel. , priving him of his right to employment because ~e _is iH. · Norfo/'- ff as p eaK A • The Inge Toft was held up for nine months at Port Said and refused passage through the Suez Canal becaust; it had Israeli cargo on board. The ship was released only after the owners had agreed to unload the cargo at their own expense and· permit th!! Egyptian autlrnrilies lo confi&cate it. In addition to the Inge Toft case, the Scandinavian seamen protested the blacklisting of other merchant vessels by the Egyptians because the ships had carried Israelt cargo or touched at an Israeli port. The group sent a protest to President Nasser of · the United Arab Republic and has also called upon the United Nations to assure that Scandinavian vessels are riot delayed at the Canal or blacklisted from carrying cargo to Arab ports. The United Nations has been on record for free passage for ships of all nations through the Suez Canal as per a long-standiilg international agreement dating back to the 19th century. However, Egypt has refused to abide by international agreements on this score, as well as blacklisting large numbers of ships, American-flag and others, for trading with Israel. Up until now, the United Nation·s secretary-general has been unable to persuade the Egyptians to alter their stand and the UN has been powerless to retaliate against the violations. It's RunaWay Liquor Now First it was runaway ships when man,Y shipowners switched flags to beat .American wages, taxes and regulations. Now, the fever has spread to the very beverages we drink. Kentucky bourbon, long famous for its bouquet,-and kickswill now become PaiiamanianKentucky, bourbon. This new trend in runaways was announced re_cently by a whiskey company spokesman. , In a statement issued to the press, the spokesman said, "The belief that bour;bon has to come m~nt ~r~wrn~mbers . . Port action was heavy with two ships paying off, two . signing on and eight vessels - serviced intransit. The Penn Explorer (Penn) paid off and signed on, while the Josefina <Liberty-Nav.) paid off and the Thetis (h,Ye) signed on. Ships serviced in transit were the Alcoa Pennant <Alcoa), Cariyn !Bull,, Ocean Evelyn and Ocean Eva Ocean Trans), Longview Victory (Victory), Antinous and Hastings <Waterman), and the Orion Clipp·e r <Orion> .. On Sign 'N ame LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letters or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the: author sigiis his name. Unsigned anonymous letters will only wind. up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify. the LOG• will withhold a signature on request. from a distillery in the KentuckyTennessee area to be good is just a myth." Obviously the firm has the shipowner's outlook on marginal profits. More can be had in the pocket when there is cheap labor, tax differentials and government foans to pay for runaway factories. Next to follow suit will undoubtedly · be Honduran vodka and Liberian scotch. �SElfllEIS II--llJIOC ·. Among Seafarers are ·laid · up · in the · USPHS -hospital ln Staten Island, reports welfare representative -Jell Gillette. ari-... II. 'Ablao. C. W. BeaN. J. D. EseeNr, F. N. LW~ Gara ........_. and F~ Qlllatayo. . . . . Alvioo, who last ship~ ~n the deck 4~pal'tmeat of the Cq.t .jn Nicholas Sitinas. was hospitalised With a double b.enua -and will .be undergoing treatment for some -time. Beard, a member or the black gang on the Steel Seafarer <luring his most recent voyage, has a hver aliment but is maldni . &ood SS Allee -....... Not .A Frqwn a•• ........ &e11,,, ... p.- tbM . . ~Jail -~ Jiead and h 8Mt Edi1or: ~ . _ ._ •• ........... to 1*tdl tile . I wlll now· take th'ts ~ ._ a -. .m ~ r Wilk · tunlt;' t. report thiat as '*ip'1 · dab~ •wld be allo"4. eJepte .0 th~ SS Allee Brown ~...._ tu nn wween tit• tlais ii one of the mteSt ~ 1 ·two ~ ls£aot' IODI« than H -~ ever had tile~ t'o -.._ ·•1ad the -department -de1're~t. . pl'e b ·m .~ with the 'l1le · deck - th!pat ent .la raqement made. l belleve tu.rheaded by Erenchy Fruge, who ther, that the Ualon will not sails out· or RouSton •ntl lie bas dlsaJ>prove .Or prohibit its ow,n a tOp.notch crew of .l'ffl .sailors~ members .from :recelvble breaks . °Dl'ey are ~ au the ti.~ cet- Web as thl•. 'Time olb. thouib tiq their ftpa~t in lood Bat Wlill!a .a _.. ta •l'· slaape. $~"'.n1 htte· fa Wtlliama, saloon ' mess; · The . department 1s . " fS . .· Meehan, bosun. . ' lteaded by pod old Bill Thomp. ,. IAj U "!'be erew of \he Penn Vgysoil., who also comes · from .. ~ . qer loots .lite tt has been mas- · Houston, and he .is constantly ' · sacred •.• Ut wu a touch .apt ' trying to please all hands. The . ,, mom, but we won~. our -shtp ' ll chief ciooc is Fnnk Haleml and he~ ltl! for Calc,atta,1tndia. and t mean he is a coot, as well as surely, · belore we &et there, the ·a meat-cuttini .and .stak-fryiftl AU ~tten to d!.e editor ffw barber will have---scalped a -goocl wizard. He has the backinc of JNblication in t'ie SEil.FAft· men. due to ERS LOG__ Ymllt be ~ I _ many mGre of _every man OD" the ~l. The. ·the hot weather. babr is Brown Huzar frnm br the ·~. N1UM1 toiU The Pean Voyag~ arrived in New Orleans .and he is forever " ~Id ~ rqaest. . Pbrt Arthur 1m Feb.· IO, 1960 _ trYing out different -little goodand we had a iew beefs, .aucb ies to serve the c~w at coffee time. The rest of the steward not ln ' the contract.·~ a .time- as~ no fans, no crew reh1prahonorecl traditiGD of the seaman tor, dlputeci OT, no cold wal'er department are tip.top and when the only chance one eomtng from the drinking. foun• aJso. The black gang is unexcelled. has to obtain that. time otf Is to tatn. etc. Mickey, the patrol• We· haw a Pill that's always join \he sbll In the next poJ:t. man there, did a pod job and trying to m~, thiftP. pleasant then, by all means, the Uilton aot us all but the ne.v _coollq for their fellow crewmen. The should not -cllsapPl'Ove nor 419- '>'Stem for the ship. our thanks . 4 to 8 'Oiler is Gur barber and he ~age .such pracliC?e. Bqt for to Mickey and Ch'rlle Xhnball for the eood work they have ~ps the entire crew~s hair · those who miss the ship without · ·l()()king shipshape. His name Is permission., partkularly when thq miss it in the last domestic done. BarOli 1'eraa · J. M. B11own and he is also the 1 delegate. Th~ officers are well ' por.t, cau~ .... the ship to sail $ · $ ~ liked· by tlie entire crew and it short-banded: tJ1ey should be is a .p lea·s ure tO sail and be pena.1uec1 to the run ~nt or ship's delegate for such fine the rule. ~eople. · . The· . above suggestion will meet the' approval of of ..,. Ute ~ .... ' ' • ..: Cl7•e L. Vaa Epps ·:our members who cberlslt. and I want to than\ the Se-afarers : 4o $ $. . ppreciatf! any little time they ,lntemaUona\ Unton ,:for · u.9· ' can spelid wttb their family. . paclous, Pr'om"Pt, ,efficient Those who have . no· family tleS in. which my teUrement· 'WU ~ Wins Thanks woqld not appreciate nor concur ~and led and. the timely delivery Te ~ _Editor: with the above suggestion and of my check every week. l. cannot begtn to tell you of I want to thank the Union and may even suggest thet we · for the lnsura·nce s h o uld qw•t· t1~1e sea t o be wit · h my deep appreciation. - all members . - and vacation ·p ay benefits I re- our family U we love them SG a,Jpla A,.,· Ktrellaer Sr. ceived. If I may, I would also ~iach. but when we are given $ ;t. ~ · lite to put a notice in the LOG or can. acquire the opportunity mem- to ,be with them in 'between Thanks Cr..ew to captain Platt, and hers Of tlij crew and ·officers of tri Ith t ·h I pa w Ol\ arm ~ anyone, •' •uppo ' r.t the Merma d for their kind tele- · and surely the Union is not 4a grams and thoughts at the time being harµted ia this Instance, ·To the . N&or: of my husband's death. ..t hen we should be allowed this I wish to take ·this · opportuMn. Natline K. MacDonnel break, in our jobs. . .· nity to thank the unllcensect t t . t. .f11u ltaeda members .o1 ·the cre_r of the· SS J The· Editor the ·.Alvino progress, and expects to _be back ~lth his buddies in . the near luture. Escobar, who -was on the Alcoa Patriot his last time out. was hospitalized with back injuries sustained when liftin& heavy equipment . in the engine room. He is recovering slow4'. ·Lambert shipped in the elliine department of the Beatrice on hls l•st voyage. He was stricfen with kidney· stones and is Iriaking fair progress. ·Brother Pietrantoni off the Ines, ~as treated for cataracts and is making slow progress recuperating from_the operation. . Brother Quintayo who last" sailed as a steward on the Steel Ro'\'er. injured his. jaw, but is making good progress and should be back to work soon. Also in Staten Island in serious condition is WllDam J ...Ch11bb,Morrls. .. Seafare.r s on the · beach or off° their ships nn. shore leave should take time out to visit their buddi"es in the hospital. A visit from shipmates is always appreciated by Seafarers cooped up in a tiospital. ... . . USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Oscar J. Adams Antllfte E. Johnsoa Daniel M. Alvino Fttd N. Lambert Conway W. Beard Thomas Lauer George E. Berry · Thomas R. Lehay Joseph Blake James M. Mac Crea Arthur J. Camara J . Olabarrieta James R. Egan Carl Pletrantonl Ramose N. Elliott Felipe Quintayo A. N. Fernandez Warren W. Smith Thomas Heggarty William A. Turk Juan Hernandez Tadashi Yatogo USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph J. Bass John Jos1eph Hazel Matthew Btuno William D. Kenny Gregorio Caraballo Henry E. Smith L eo V. Carreon -A~r S. Vidten Wade Chandler R . l!!';.;Watertield Bart E. Guranick Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Henning Bjork Rufin.i Camantiq\ae J. W. Blankenship . Steven E. Purifoy H. H. Bro~hon Henri Robin Dennis c;:anoon James E . Rogers US SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON 25, DC Wm. H. Thomson . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Michael G. Brown Boward J. Watu Edw. H. Huizenga David L. Wllliamt Lloyd J. Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur W. Brown .. IUtles C. Mitchell Edw. E. Edinger Anthony. Petrillo Cecil M. Gray Wilson H. Deal SEASIDE MEMORIA:L HOSPITAL ..,.. ' LONG BEACH, CALIF. Howard C. Oberg William W. Walker USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Bozo G. · Zelencic George Doherty Peter W . Sotire B. F . Deibler Max Olso~ Richard B. Appleby Woodrow Meyers SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK A. B. Gutierre& Thomas Isaksen TRIBORO HOSPITAL PARSONS BLVD. & 82 DRIVE JAMAICA 32. LONG ISLAND lames Russell . VA HOSPITAL XECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA · J:oaeptr GUI VA HOSPITAL 'KERRVILLE, TEXAS Wlllaid T. Calalll USPHS HOSPITAL BALTJMOR& MARYLAND E . A. Ainsworth Frederick Leedt Ricardo Armesto Charles · Locke Ben L. BOne Georee R. Luca1 ,Joseph Booker Robert ~cCorkef Arthur E. Bnnell Delslclert'Us %. Nan John De Vall& .lolm E. ·Nel'1lstrom Mack B. Singleton Ollie En&lish George Forrest Jose Soares Gorman T. Glue Samuel 'hte George Graham Frank Taylor Jesse V. Grimes Wward P. Tralner Wllltam Kitb7 .lohn Yllknas William E. . Lane VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Maurice F. f1ynn USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. · Jemu B. kine Tommy E . Lanphear USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS ?te~(! I!), .pg~~ Robert · E. Pi~~ Gerald L. Kersey Deni1 Sltoubs Henry P. Meyers Bobby Stalsworth A. PhillipplUe Charles ft. Youn• VSPHS · HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Reamer C. Grimes Ernest B. Webb 1 Louis Cevette MT. WILSON STATE HOSPJlI'AL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND George Davi• ' USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. carleton Amandaon, Kennetb .Kiq Thomas E. Andrein Norman W. Kirk Accurso Bontl Edward Knapp Grady K. Brown Leo H. l.ant Frederico Bucayan Clyde R. Leuett Glenn B. Calhoun Lawyer McGrew Antonio Capo John Maples Joseph A. Cave F. P. Marciante Virgil L. Coash John W. Morris Angelo D'Amico ..John G. Naugle Donald Dambrtno Rubin C. Noland Aden Ezell Louis W . Peed George W. Flint ~enld Pemomo Benjamin D. Foster l:lqene G. PlahJl Claude Fowle.r Hlllh C. Randall Ira W. Gtlggl!r-. Chas. R. Robinson Chas. Hablgborsl &nlle ROIUlell Willie Hallada,. , Trilby G. Safford B. R. Huggins Charles Saranthu1 Chn. E. Johnaon Lutber E. Wine ~ .Joseph KamleMki Cleophu WrJcht VA HoSPITAL ""men o.: Wellare ·s erilce· . most Pl••••• Him way . . Mermaid crew au -Wants New Shipping Rulea Fo'r. · ~ t.- ~ · SIU "Subs As . :;.ei;:Y :~~:~~0~:ie :~~~~~,:: abo~namec1 shtp. . To tlae Edl&ei: Mod~rn I . es~llllly want to thank ~· The article· by brother 3. C. . .. BrotJte~ · E~er . A. Hancock, , · FWT, who was on my watch and · , Stewud In a recent Issue of the To the Eclltor: LOG in which Jie proposed cer·' ' I wish to thank officers of O\lr who$e testlmon~· before the US '. lain changes in our shipping Selfarers International Union Coast GUard.'cleared me of fats,, « ·- rules is very timely. Now that for the kindness and courtesies charges prefer.re·I against me by ;, our constitution will be changed shown my wife and family whll• the chief englnet'r. : fl to comply with the present la- we were vlrtu,a l political prison• Again I want to Ulattlc . the ' bor laws, I wholly agree ·with ers hr Suez, Egypt, . crew for the tJna~cial '45 well aa ' him· that our shipping rules We. tbe' crew, had Just about .. moral . support' elven to me at should also be revised to fit the _ deci<ted to call upon Moses to . Gibraltar and· also Newport present trend in f>hipping, The le;id ~s out, like he. did the News, Va. _ extension of the IO-day limit to ctiildren of Israel, but' when we It has be~n a ·pleasure -to sail ·redaim our" jobs when our shtp got• a me~sa~ through to the: ' with a good militant crew and lays Up should meet tl'te approv• SIU we were soon delivered and • I hope,.. (e;iccepC fefr.. one bad ap• '. al with the membership- as It ls 01;1 our Wat bo~e.. . pie in the bar~n to· sail ·w ith . ~ My -wile and f~mily wrote and tb11 floe crew again, .sometime·· consistent with the basic prtn.ciple of trade- u nions; job se- told me what h•d been done. so in the future. , Amo. Volalne& curity. l .eaill say *1!1Ulk you and thank ~nother systei:n in our .shipGod fovthe SIU, $ ¢: $ ping rule§ . which should . be E. Z. WhHtlnstoa , .· · · ·· $ $ ·ot. SeaJarer :1 change11 ts th~.. regtstrauon by groups. I believe we 'Should reg,!I Isler in the pat'tlcular rating· we . To .t...'e Edl~or ... I ·• .We h ave .many J.ntend .t e ~hp~ .~ mem~n who can ship ·only in p This, ls to inform my feltow _. Seafarer~ that 1 l ~ now land.-. , · one· cate&Orf rating and who To Rte•Editor: ErJclosed is a photo of,\a few locked . for ... a· · while, havln1 find it hard to get out because they are.,beat by men who can o( the .~oy1 who seerµ to. have bought a ~ar i~ New ;!ers~y ..rethrow · ih for·· any two or three been scalped .••• About a thtrd C!ll-,tl~. Th~ n11m, .of t~~ place , jobs in his gtoup. The system bf • of the cr~w tla1i. been so treated is "fabby an~ Joe's, ,Bar 11nd rt!glsterl,ng only bi on'! 'categony by otir crew meas Pete. Sealy,' G~ill ... tt·~ a ~Qm~ln~tio.n o! bar rating will he . more equitable . who is the only Ob~ Wltti hll abd state j>a<!:i~ge ' s.tor~, afid ls 1 anl:l tafre ti>\' every 'mernberL htlr in the ptcture: S.ome of th~ ot>en from ~ A?.f to s AM.. In the ·lft'oposecl .new constttu· m~h w.ho na,ve been 1bJ&tb,erouaiy, · ·' I sailed tn the fteward dei>art- , ' tion, ·I beite've~ tlie claµae where · barbeijjl are, <L. to R.>; stand.. · ' ment in J.fi5~ 'and WQuld lik~ to · . mem'bersti-e ·p enaliled tiy firit!s· '·· ini: Terry - ~cR~e¥, ... oner;, see_ ani · ~t my .'old sa~.f.tlg_ p~ls. 1 ff>r mis~ine · the. ship ·~h~~l<Y.o~e . Douel~s De .Walt, '0$;_and Pe,te . 'l'b'.e 1'ddress .1is ~6~ · ~onroe , . clarUled alld -def!.ne~.~ It _a ;ma11: ' ...s~aly, cr~w , pi~s,!I; k~eelln,:,. · , ~tre~t, Passalci 'NJ. -r- · . ,,., · .' , neglliently .or l>UtPo~~lY. m.•.~s~s .. llaro~d G~ W~l'ns; AB; : ~esse • ; ',·~ ~oe-~Rl.~h~ftl ' r - ·. oses Messman Busy Seal Ins p ••• versey .... • 8 BQys . ar :_ ; • �S•~F .4&aas l.OC ~· ·~t ~Se.a -- - He's .AB; Ashore, A ·C-·o .p· . ,• . r - ' I Uttte ·Glrl, tiil©>M •Is' Doll ••• ~~ The stories of the unusual today. He'1t chief lnvesttt~tor for eareers Seafarers have chosen th~ sheriff's department -Of' Hoa•. ~ roe County, K.ey West, Plorida. when tpey go ashore an Brown's eicellenee at poltte "IOl'k lil~~~~ . 'Jeh . -'llilllo.. Jne8ti-v• · him a sehola.rship •to the Virtue, a~ ev~ry-one. tnows. ls its: Mobile who de,cided to ' homes.tead Southern Police Institute at the own reward ·. • • but neve.rtbeless,, tuts,fde of Ancltorage Alaska of University of ~uinille, Kent~, a bit of ineentive hel~ immeasur-• . .' ' where he studied. pellc,e &elenc.e ably in. aetting reople to do things: all places; the electr1c1aa w)H) runs and police administration. ... and se it is, informs Wlllial L. ' a fr• lea furn Brown's record as a Hawkshaw Is McBride, meeting secretary of the down in Caroli!"'~ such that he was voted the out,. Seatrain Ne:w Jerse-:y, that the. the literary agent~ standing law-enforcement officer lood sool who takes care of the · a eoupl& of min- of Monroe County by the local coke machine will receive a bonus isters and pries.ts. Junior- Chamber ef Commeree. In of 20 ee-nts a case for doiAI the and, aJ ~urs.. 1959, he received the key to the · job. DQn't laugh • • • Carnegie the Sl~ men whQ city of New Odeaas. started the s.am& way;• .we•t to se-hool H• comes from a Seafaring fama~d are. now doc- ·n.r, as his father, :a. B. Brown is ...;;:"'-'-~~ ten, dell tis t S. salllq with the Uaien. now, having TGU.et Tl'aialaC 8 t!ft&ineers I! n d'. pre'dous.b nn.M. a hitch in the Former Seah.ret Fred Costella rown what have y.u. Marine Corps back in ttie old da)fS had the f~wing .x~rie.nee dur-. Seafarer R. L Brown, who in. Nlcaraaua. : A brother. J. D. ln& his sailing d~ wbicll h~ Joined the Union hack in 1950, Brown. also sailS. w.ith the ,SIP thinks rates a good ~Uib.. •as a different k.l_nd ef occupaUan in the blaek PDI"I was on my firs.t trip on a tanker in 1937 <and was as green· as seaweed) in the steward dept. as cFew's me.ss... The ship was going. to have a life-but drill, but since I had nev.er been Qn one be.IQre,' _ the stewani gave me advice and Instructed' me on my duties.. H& told me to get about 10 rolls of .toilet pap&", pu.t a stdrig, t!u'iiugh the holes, and ma.Ce a bandQ!ier of them t0 sling e-ver my s'1oulder, whi'!h I did. He ex.plained that, the paper was a neeessaFj'i thin1 to ba,ve if we were adtift at. s.ea. liegioe. Thffe•was. the: fellow irom won ' , . . S~afarers -Who Work On Portmar Food ChorBs ' '. I believed him. . "When I C<lt t.Q the number Qlle 11.febo.lt the eap,tain, mat.es and erew had a fit, laughing like crazy at me. I got red as a beet, but I can still laugh t..bout. it. te t.his. ilay."· Some memben ef th• 'Steward department on t.be PoftMar-. .~ ft r.) Leo CNllsolan.. seloe. IMSSt . ~ Hua;.~ I.~:- J'oqpll RelMrts, crew "'•: Toni. wttite, pantr.yt att:d Jot.Ms A. Re1.y1, 1..W.. t. ..cf. . . WaslUJI&, Maelllaes: tn this. aae- ot sdeatifie W&nws~ when we ue ~dinA missiles intQ the far reache,s; of the t.8-v.ens,. and have me.chanized. the. lcitchen. also, QD(l t.bill( se~ to hav~ ~aped the- eye of whoeY<el'-it-is in eharge; et 11e..rft;e.tin& rad&e:ts, • . . and that is tee washing- maclline agitatm-~ S.veral ~- incl~ the Losmar, Choctaw aad oth~., have. neteS; ill tlleif s,bip's minuteS; eemplaininc abQut. plastJc. atitat.ors bir~ ·i:ubllier. a&it.atQf'S ~tieking,,_ steel agita.ters. UQ.t Wotking, One CJ:eW 1M1te.d taat il s~ as if tae ~ d~'t :realize that there l~ Y"l'S f~s witPi astanisht\'lent Qt the t.1.size dol - lather brought hei: for Christmas. s~ is the daughter of Seofcnr LeRoy Jones, AB on th• Alcoa Ranger, and li¥eS in Mobil-. In ~ you're having a hard ti~ figuring out which is wh~ th- cloll il .On the left. loolt l~e · rris has get hersetf a com- Littl. tr&, Oorhl, old, \ LOG-A.RHYTHM: • The Lif!ing Sermon By I'd rathetl' s~ • 1:eti11011 Than hear one, any day; w. G. BatT-6, I soQn can lecnt to do it If you'tl !et 'me see it dtme; N r.ather <me 100ttt« wcdlt with me l can watch yoo'1' hemes m adw• Thcln. merel?i tell the way; But yottr" t~ng1u1 too fast m.aY run; The eye's a bette.,. pupil The lec-tllires y,e,u d.eli~ .A'l\d m~ ,wi~li-Rg tftan the ear; May, t>,e. tie·'l:"Y wise w~-.t ~~; , . . F\tt:~ ce,unre~ tr8' .~fusmg But l'd ra~h~ get my les.$01i.s • Lt o~ o~ a&ltitcg MI"~te~ t~ &t e:rampl~S- alt.t"e!/8 dear; ~ observin" what ,yoNi de; never stop atitatiaa . . . th• aam& The best of! 0tH tlw preadlellis 1 may n0t uiiderstcti~d. iOQ we·U Qf tb.is p.rad\lcl ~= WQliWU\. A\'e t.h~ 11~. who live their cr~4.t; ' The high. advice ~-0.'l,4 give; But there's :no misunderstandinQ H9,w. y,eu aei "" ho,w ~it live-~ StaY' Put For J_.,less Pay · Food p,re,p.aration sktff 0.., tlie ·Portmar tales a ~ent to pose for a LOG photo., They a11• tl to r.).J.Mt A.. i\ey.· cl.i9' slewed~ - M. M~ Cw!le.ti,. dt* ~-i Edward Gar.den. bcakei::. ·and -Adl!Km. lri4dte11, thtrcl cool. ' ' Send 'Ht lo the . _..... , •••·- -i ·LOI. Sea.Earers wha ar& eotti!cting state: uttempioyment bene-nt-s while on the- bltae{I) waiting te. ship <l1't! Uti,ed tQ st.~ put and avo,id c.h~in·g: tA.eir l'.Q-llilln& ad~e:s&eS if th~Y' want to continue re- . iceivUig. the.ir check~ ~laxly. Severat Se.afare.1.:s have. already .~xp,e.de-n.ced interruptions of from three te five weeks in getting t~&il"' ne~ chec·k after t~y· notUi.-etl , th·e state unemployment offices tba.t they bad ?I}Qved and change.d the.ir mailing addre~. • AB aveFag-e oelay· of a month iit· l'~p&rted i-n most cases, causing oo.ItSide.ra~t~ hardship- tc;i tbe men tmt1:>lved. �,.4 ' ' ._e l'ourteea Seafarer ·H as Kicks: Too Many Toothpl~ks (The following item was ' submitted ~o the Seafarers LOG by Seafarer Morris J. Danzey, currently on the SS Eag le Voyager. ) I would like to bring up the subject of fresh milk, and see what other members think of it • .. • I know that it's a question that crops up pretty often aboard ship. I think that a supply of 40 gallons of milk on sailing day is a small amount for a ship on this type of run. We are now on our eleventh month' on thi$ Persian Gulf ·run, ' 'i ' ,\ .. S E A:F A RE R S and we are at sea most of the t\me. I think that 40 gallons of milk is a pretty smail item compared to the rest of ·the overchead of a tanker and think that others Win agree with me tlfat we should have 80 or 100 gallons of milk when we sail. As long as milk doesn't spoil, I don't See why we shouldn't be allowed more. Our supply of milk ·didn't last three days after leaving Sasebo. The Captain squawks about milk but he doesn't say . anything about putting on ' a fiv.e year supply Qf toothpicks-and there are ·no grits, either; SHIPBOARD SKETCHE$ by Ben Graham > •. April •~ ' t 0 c- ITHL ltOVElt (l~hmliln>, Muc~ 12 -Chairman, '· . F. Gouda1 Secretuy.__ It. A. Sipsey. All -hands are asked to donate $1 to ship's fund. · Bosun bought ·old TV for 120. U 11 asked that everyone cooperate in keeping screen doors closed. Ship's delegate will see captain regarding whether safety minutes are sent to headquar· .ters in NY for action. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 13 Chairman, Joe Simmons; Secretary, Leo Cronshohn, No bee fs. E ve rythi ng going smoothly. A motion was made and seconded that no chipping bllm· mers be used until noon so that the twelve to four watch can sleep. The · following items were dJscussed: clean wash ing machine after use, clean r.ec· reation room, draws should be given earlier in all ports, food should be prepared more carefully and be of better quality: ' Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings MASSMAR (Calmar), March 12 Chairman, Gibbs; Secretary, M. Green• weld. Brother Pepper elected ship's delegate. It is asked that the passageways be kept quieter. The,re was a request made that lights be place d above mirrors so that there Is enough light for shaving. STEEL FABRICATOR <Isthmian), March S-Chairman, G. Finklea; Sec• ratary, H. A. Orlando. All repairs were taken care of except painting of the roomlr. $41 in ship's ftlnd . L. Paradeau elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given retiring delegate Finklea. Crew Is still complaining about the aluminum paint in the water which bas been there for quite a ·while. MICHAEL CJ. M. Carras), Feb. 28Chairman, R. K. Wardlaw; Secretary, W. B. Yarborough. So~e disputed OT. It is requested that the engine room door be fixed and kept closed. See captain for US money in Turkey. It is requested that the engineer have bot water regulated. The cooperation of everyone 'i s asked In keeping the n e w washing mach~ne clean and .on "off" when not in use. "I bet you forgot my case .oh;oke •••" EDITH <Bum, March' IS-Chairman, F. Sawyer; Secretary, Mike Michalik. new washing machine and a new Jacob' s ladder were purchased for !!hip, The. 11teward dept. is now doing a fine job. Ship's. delegate asks that messroom and pantry be kept clean . at night. A discussion was held re· garding 1the spreading of false rumors and If they perslSt, the one respon· sible will be reported to the patrol· man and charges placed against him. The 12 to 4 watch was thanked by the steward dept. for keeping the mess· room and pantry c~ean before leaving. MOUNT WHITNEY CCatgo & Tank•. ship), March 13-chalrman, H. M. Con· nell; Secretary, C. Alaniz. Crewmem· bers wlll be reported to union on ihelr conduct ot m issing • woi;k and watcl1. Flat draw to l;le given In port. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo & Tank• ship>, Feb. 7-Chalrman, E. W. Kln11 Secretary, D .. White. Captain wilt try ELEMIR <Marine Carrlersl, March • -Chairman, C. L. Shirah; Secretary, C. Stringfellow. Some disputed · OT. No beefs. A letter is to be written to headq.ua rter11 fer clarifi ca tion:i and agreements for T2 tankers. Company ls to be contacted to se e why the1·e is . no money for draws In foreig n ports. C. L. Shirah elected shlp's delegate. HASTINGS (Waterman), March ' 11Chalrman, Ramon Fer.relra1 Secretary, John Wells. This has been a (_ood trip. All the men were most coopera· ttve. Votes of thanks went to the captain and chief mate for their co· operation; to the steward dept. for a job well done: the baker who doubled as a chief cook because the cook left the ship in NY due to illness; all de· partment delegates who did a fine job In the performance of their duties. It was mentioned that the few old· timers on board helped to keep things running smoothly. Galveaton. $'7.12 In ship'• tund. It b recommended that ·a new , washlnir machine be Installed, for next voyaee. ·Captain told ship's delegate that any foul-up1 would be loireed . . Report any unsafe com:Utlona to your delegiale. Everyone's cooperation Is "asked in order to briqJ in a cl~an ship at payolt. j to get American money for draw. If unsuccessful, then will give It in lires; he will accept back whatever ls left . It wa:;; felt that if enQugh food was se r ved the first time, there would not be so many requests for seconds and tl:tirds. Dec. 26-chalrman, Downs; Secretary, Gage. ·one man · missed ship in Philadelphia: one man left In .Genoa hospital; ARB utility was hired from the beach in Genoa. Steward thanks crew for cooperation in keeping everything clean and ship-shape. Crew voted thanks to stewards' dept. for eood food. Dec. 30-Chalrman, Joseph Carri Secretary, A. Richards. Ship's dele· gate A . D. Mauldin was newly elected. Crew was asked to check all !ans to see If in working order. Steward asked crew to help take cue or coffee; by doing this he would have enough to last out the trip without having to . pick up bad coffee in Eg:i;pt. Crew is asked to see steward If something is Wl'ong, not the messma,n. · FORT HO_SKINS (Cities Service), March 22-Chairman, L, LaSaya; Sec· retary, P. Gazlc. One man missed · ship. $4.92 In ship's fund. No . beefs, HILTON Clum. March 6~Chalrm1n, R. Vaughan; Secretary, v. Douglas. Vote of thank11 to steward dept. No beefs. MOUNT EVANS <Cargo & Tankshlp), March 7-Chairman; Abuaby; Secre• tary, Gage. Captain Is· pleased with crew. It is requested that new fans be checked and placed · into proper ci:ew's q~arters. A SIU HALL DIRECTORY NEW YORK . .... . 675 4th Ave., Brooltlyn . HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND . ....••••••• . 211 SW Clay St. SECRETARY-TREASURER CApltol 7-3222 Paul Hall SAN FRANCISCO ....... 350 Fremont St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS EXbrook 7-5600 W. Hall, Deck C. Simmons, Eng. SEATTLE ............... . 2505 - 1st Ave. I:. Mooney. Std . J . Volpian , Joint l\IAln 3-0088 HEADQUARTERS .. . . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. . Wll.MINGTO!'".•• , ••••••. 505 Marine Ave. BALTIMORE '. . .. .. . 1218- E. Baltimore St. TErmlnal 4-8538 Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . . ..... . . . .. .... ... . 276 State St. John Arabascz, Acting Agent ALPENA . .•..••••••• ;-,., . . . 12'7 River St. Richmond 2-0140 'ELmwood 4-3616 HOUSTON . .. . ... . . . . ... . . . 4202 Canal St. BUFFALO, NY ............. . 914 Main • St. R . Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-408( GRant 2728 MIAMI. . . . ....... . . . . 744 W . Flagler St. CLEVELAND ... . . . .... .. 1420, W. 25 St. Ben Gomeales. Agent FRanklin _7-3564 MAin 1·0147 MOBILE . . . . . . . . . . 1 South Lawr ence St. DULUTH . ........ , . .. 621 W. Superior St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Phone: Randolph 2·4110 NEW ORLEANS .. . . . . . .52:i Bienville St. FRANKFORT, Mich • . . . .... . PO Box 287 Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 ELgin 7·2441 NEW YORK . . . . . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn MILWAUKEE .. . .. . . . 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2·3039 HYacinth 9-6600 .. 10225 W: Jefferson. Ave. NORFOLK ... . . ..... . . . .. 416 Colley Ave. RIVER ROUGE Vlnewood 3-4741 Mich. Paul Gonsorchik, Acting Agerit SOUTH CHICAGO . ..••. . 9383 ·Ewing Ave. MAdlson 7-1083 SAglnaw 1·0733 PHILADELPHIA .. ...•... . 337 Market St. TOLEDO . ._ . ... . . ....•.... 130 Summit St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 CHerry 8·2431 SAN FRANCISCO .. . .. . . . 450 Harrison St. Walter Sibley, Agent Douglas 2-4401 SAN'fURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, FORT WILLIAM ... • ..•. . 408 Simpson . St. Stop 20 Ontario · Phone: 3:3221 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 HALIFAX N.S •••... . . • •. 128~ .Hollis St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 , Phone 3-8911 . William Morris, Agent ELgin 3·0987 MONTREAL ..•.. . 634 St. James St. W.est Victor 2-8161 SEATTLE . .. ..-. . ... .. . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3·4334 QUEBEC . ....•...•• . 44 Sault·au-Matelot Quebec LAfontalne 3-1560 Wll.MINGTON, Calif . .. . . 505 Marine Ave. THOROLD, Ontario . •••• . 52 St. David St.. Beed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 CAnal 7·5212 TORONTO, Ontario ...•.. 212 · K;lng St. E. EMplre 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB . . .. 177 Prince WllUaDI St. HONOL uLU . . . 51 South Nimitz Highway . ox 2-5431 ,P.Hone 502-777 VANCOUVER. BC • . .... .. . , .298 Main St. NEW ORLEANS . . . . . .. . 523' Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 NEW YORK . . ..••. . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn · H ¥ acinth 9-6605 PORTLAND . . . .. .. • • ••. 211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 3-4336 8AN FRANCISCO . ••••••. 450 Harrison St. ~ ~ Douelas 2-8363 s.£ATTLE ... . . , ••• • , • •••.. . 2505 lit Ave . Main 2-0290 WJLlllNGTON . •••• -••. .. ll05 Mar ine Ave. Terminal 5.6617 · SIU, A&G District Great lakes District Canadian District ~· SUP MFOW GULFWATER <Metro p'e troleumJ, March 1"3-Chiilrman, G. ·Annis; Secr~triry, J. M. · Fisher. Brother S. L. Cantrell was elected new ship's dele· gate. n was requested that the pas· . sageways l'e kept quiet. COASTAL SENTRY <Suwannee>, March 13-Chalrman, Vaii Whitney; 5ecretary, Clayton Bruce. Morale of crew is splendid considering the fact they have had so much seatlme. $27 in ship' s fund . Ship's delegate wlll consult with . captain to see If there will be any government' s objection to shore leave at Ascension- Island. It is suggested that action be taken to see that the wipers get their fair share of overtime as it ls reported th.at the 1st and · 2nd engineers are taking · it all. It is asked that a physician and not a medic take care of the sick. \t8t durin. meal hours. All hands an · requested to flush tollet1. Few houri of disputed OT. PINN IXULOltllt (Penn lhlpplntl1 March 20-Chalrman, I. a. Sander11 Secretary, W. Wentllri1. Everythlnl running smoothly. Repair list has been turned In. . Wiii see engineer about putting more pressure on waah water. The water i1 dirty because tank needs cleaning. PeNN EXPLORER <Penn ShlP.Pll'!gl, Aug. 21-Chalrman, Jesse Puckett1 S•c refa r y, F. Sawyer. Elecle'tl sh lp'a delegate. Certain Items are Jacking such as fans, porthole wind scoops and screens. It is suggested that the laundry be cleaned by wiper and ordinary and the recreation hall by the m l'ssmen. PENN EXPLORER <Penn Shipping), No date-Chairman, S. H. Mlll11 Sec· retary, J. w. Thomas. Evcrythlne · ·running smooth,l y. Lights In the rec· reatlon room and mess h:rtl are not brig ht enough . Coffee urn to be repaired. Slopchest to be ope ne d at a mol'e convenient · time. Nb beefs. Dec. 13- Chalrman, J, E. Parks; Sec· retary, P. Walsh. It is requested that the port agent take · action ' on jobs to be .done on ship. The vegetable box Is to be repaired, a new Icebox shou.l d be Installed and cold water should be avallable at all times. Some bunks· nee d new mattreDses. A vote of thanks to the steward deparl me nt. Two men we re taken oft the ship. One had a c rushed finger. Jan. 31-Chalrmin, s . .B. Sandersi Secretary, E. Miiier. The water cool· Ing syste m has been on the repair list about nine months. Nothing is being done. It ls requested that E gyptian longshorem e n b e kept out of passage· ways and messrooms. Everything runnlng smoot hly. STEEL APPRENTICE <11thml1n), March 20-Chalrman, Nicholsen; Sec· rotary, Daniels.· It Is reported that the weekly Issue on cigarettes wlll be· two cartons. , Brother Holmes was hospitalized at Midway Islands. Cap- -. tain forwarded the mall to Honolulu. Jt will be malled from that port. Would like to request a 30-mlnute coffee time In the next negot111tlons. . ' --- . IBERVILLi: tWate'rman), March 13Ch.• lrman, J , , s. Lewis; Secretary! • r Henry .Leiby. Two men missed ship • . There Js $24.28_. In the ship's fund. It Is suggested tha t linen be cha,ngecJ at 8 AM to 9 i\M and 4:30 to -5 PM. SEATRAIN- NEW YORK (5Htraln), March 17-Chalrman, G. Lee; Secretary, Julian T. Lellnskl. Man missed ship fn Texas City. Frank Leonard elected ship's delegate. Meetings. will be held a doy or two before p ayoff. Ship'~ fund is $2.50. No beefs. DEL AIRES <Delta), March 17 Chairman, L. J. Balllngeri Secretary, M. L. Olvera. Steward suggested that milk be saved for bcakfast due to ehortage . Cap tain wishes to h1we radio aerials removed. It is suggested that heaving' ·lines be inade up after Ueing up. ,, ORION STAR COrlonJ, March 6Chairman. G. M. Craggs; Secretary, Jose .Sanchez. Two men taken . oft' vessel due to heart conditions. Letter dispatched to Orion concel'ning miggestlons for the negotiating committee regarding new tanker agreement. Chief engineer wlll not recognize dele·· gates. Delegates will - go .· to captain concerning chief pumpman not Tecelvfng help. Delegates wlll request one case .of beer per week for each un: licensed man. Steward wlll see captain about better night lunches and thee purchasing of new te>aaters. DEL ORO CDelta), Mer.ch 2~hal_r· PACIFUS (Orlon), Feb. 21-Chalr· man, Wiiiiam Ekins; Secretary, Frank man, J. O. Dewall; Secretary, Kenneth S. Paylor, Jr • . One _man missed ship Foster. J. 0. Dewell elected ship's . In Santos and rejoined in :Montevideo delegate. Del~gate requested to ask and one in. Buenos Aires. Draw to be . CHIW.AWA (Cities Service), Marci. · for draw in Couta. Fans will be · made after arrival in Tampa for New 20-Chalrman, It. Koch; Secretary, checked. Lock will be cheeked In 8 to Orleansl and Tampa. $18 donated to 12 deck foc'sle; keys for 8 to 12 deck John McLemore. One man walked man lll in hospital. $2 to ship's dele· off the ship for unknown reasons. and 8 to 12 engine. gate for fares to visit man in hospltal. 12.70 spent tor correspondence. - Bal· Ship's delegate asked that the messDEL ALBA. CMlsl lHlppll, March sroom be kept clean. Patrolman wlll ance In ship's fund ls 16.70. Members b @ ll!!k@!! f gr ~l11 rlftgaUon 01\ 1hlp'1 Ch1lrm11n. R. A.- H11m11!•tf1 $•1;r1t11ry, vat'd anln• t bqumur Pr.!lJ!!gt . · sale. G. Parker. All rooms wlll be painted " thin trip, C. V. Dyer elected shlp'I VENORI CMerven>, March 13 Chairman, . Y.. Applewhite; Secre_tary, ' MARORE <Marvin), March 21~halr· delegate. . Mjrch U Ch•lrman, R. E. Darvlller Charles Appleby. Complaint subman, L.. R. Smith1 Secretary, ~ W. Secretary, G. G. Parker, Ship's dele· mitted that the captain is tnterferlna Strickland. Some disputed OT. Galley gate and engine delegate went to see • with ·the work in the deck department. needs sougeelng overhead. Vote of master regarding• tbeft8. It 11 reSome foc'sles are not provided with thanks to steward dept. for job well quested that messroom be kept clean • . enoueh chairs. Chief cooR did · not done. It 11 requested that the dayman Put all food ba.ck in ice box. . report aboard ship due to sickness in •room gets painted. his family. Jaime Hllda elected ship's '. ' BETHTEX <Ore Navigation), March MOUNT RAINER (Cargo Tankshlp), ' delegate. B9sun volunteered to r..e·· 17-Chalrman, It. E .. Stobl; Secretary, plenish the ship's llbray. March 1t-Ch.:1lrman, J. L. Hodges1 None. One man was hospitalized In · Secretary; L. F. Myers, Captain states Houston. To iake on new man. In· SEATRAIN SAV~NNAH , (IHtraln), he will allow $20 worth of souvenirs to tend to discuss cargo hole! cleanlnlt March , 21-Chalrman, F. G. Oestman1 crewmembers. All letters are to be s,cretary, Sinclair. Ship's delegate in next contract neirotlatlon. No given · to ship's delegate for malllng. explained time off proposal made by It Is· requested that dirty linen be beefs. turned in at' the time .new linen is --crew of Seatraln NJ. Objections to SANTA VINITIA U!lam), March 11 Seatraln waae scale: ·Sign on and off taken. -Chairman, J. Purcell1-- Secretary, T. procedure to save time discussed. One · man fo steward department pointed Y AKA <Waterman), March 20 - .. -'ackson. Drinking water tanks being cleaped. Pantry and galley sipks to out that they . double up to 'get time Chairman, H. A. Belglne; Secretary, be retlnned In Turkey. Inserts put on ·ott without paf -' It is ·requested that ' R. L. Godfrey. There is a shor;tage of men do not slam doors to mess and certain items In slop .chest. Disputed ' in Philadelphia for sinks do not fit. • OT is to be given to · patrolman in " ¥en wa'r ned about drinking at sea. .. quarters. _ Vote of thanks to 11hlp's delegate and · ' -1 - New York. A discussion was held on Baltimore patrolman for job well done BET:HCOASTER (Calmar>, M1rch 21 the Welfare Plan. Need definite clarification of -salllng : boar d agreement... at };ayoff. A vote of than~s also for - · .-Chairman;. !I., Arnold; Secretary, R. Plonk. , Elecli!"d a shlp'1 delegate. 1\ , the ste.w ard department. Some dill· ·when ship is taking J>unkers. puted OT.'. · :tl!quest was made to con ta ct the · patrolman· concerning meashall . i lnk TE>CMAR CCat-;;;;;l,'" Feb. 2~halr• .l,.TLAS- <Cargo & TankshlpJ, March repair. -ahow'e r head~ -and galley f au· man, D. Stone1 Secretary, E. Berg. 2:Jl-Chalrman, A. Bourgot1 Sacr.-ary, cets. Crew to keep cups In the sink Captain said new mattress~!I are orafter µse. ·Wlll see about aougeelng .dered and foc'sles wlll be painted . I. M. Slmos. The -captain ,llild · thiat in Goo!1 HOpe he . will not be ' able to foc'llles. No Jb~efs. next: No .beefs. One man ml11ed ship paycilf anyb ody due to the fact that !l'LOltlDA STAT E <Ponce), March 25 in 'Ftlsco. Light bul b• !<";;om ehlet the ship ardvea on Sunday. However, . .-Cha.lrman, Jerome Kllgore1 Sacre· mate are requested to e~glrie room. 'a nyone wishing to ·g et off In Baton ' tary, Wllllam H. Dunham. AU :departoRouite wlll be paid off. A tape :te• mental beefij to be brouicht t'o• patrol~ · ALIC• B.R OWN <Bloomfleld), Feb. ll l -Chairman, Thomp.1on1 Secre• · corder or a television will be pur· man. Ship's delegate will i&1ue repair 1 llst:,to , d~eartment delegates. · Steward.-.'. tary, ''ohn D. C•ntr~ll, J~. ~eadqu_ar· ', chased with the cola fund. One .man bos,Pltallzed,- on the west eo'list. Man was " allked' :t(> aerve ·a uorted d~ ter.a ~ere notified· that . some men missed the ,ship , In. , New Orleau and ~ ._O!'I watch to pr~f~~ence :an _,t able cereals. , :: " .• :1 --- ·w..,. ":.t �SE.4P..4RERS > ' ioc · .-;Back WO.ge List -SlibDtitted _ . For DeltC:i' Llne:'seafarers Almost $4,000 in unclaimed ~ages awaits ~ S~ sailed on MiHissipPi Shipping Co.'1 ves. before De~m'ber 31, .19591 the company has announe8d. · . The badt money-ranging as high as $17i.7.,_~ be .daimed by writing the company and furnishing them with your Social Security Number, rating and t~e' name of the vessel you shipped on. The ad. dress is: 1300 Hibernia Bank Bldg.. P.O. Box l 16, New Orlec:ins, La. Hert's the alphabetical list of names and amounts due, as lurnislted by Mississippi Shipping: :nc, * . . A ~. F Fahm, Alfrell . .• : . •••• 1.M . Faircloth, C. O. Jr•••• 3-'5 Fal&oat. Henry L. ••• , UM Abbey, JUdaard L. •••. I 5.811 Fazio, Joe .. .. ....... . 7.21 Acy, 1-pb . ......... 8.'7!1 Jl'letahman, Walter .••• 1.M Adams, .l.unea I... . . . . 3.!58· ntnn, R11bert JI•• •.•• a.a ~an, JlaJ'lllOnd I... 9.'IS Ford, Georce T . .... .. lo.• .AJdridse, lllwia .. . . • • • 2.70 Fanbers, Tonten J ••• 3.2lt Allen, Raymond R.. . • 5.81 .Fonytbe, StdnQ w... u :M Alatatt, John W•. . • • • ~ Foll.er, Mel\'lil . ••.•••• l5.'i11 Alfti. F; A. .. . . . . . . • 1.00 Fountain, H. H •.. • ..•• e .u Amlt>erry, Boyd H.. • • 1.83 ~49 F-. Georce 1 •.•••••• Amuedo, Mark.. ; • • • • U.6' F.ruac~ Luis G .... . . .• 3.~. · Anderan, G. Y. . . ; . . . • 8.38 Fraone, France- F ..• :us Annis, Geo11te . . • • • • • • ' 4.08 Frey, Charles J ...... . 3 .48 AnUl(!llJ', Walter. , • • • • 4.35 - Fnqre, Adelln . .. , . , •• 1.67 Arthorer, Paul F...... 6.S'f Fruge, Wilbert . ... .•• 13.39 Attard, Cumelo...... 4.06 Fuertate, James D ...• 3.47 Funkea, Nicolas W .••• ' 6.19 Furneb. Edward H ...• - 6.38 B Furr, .John H .... ·...... 11.50 AMOUNT Baltazar, F. E.. . ...... , Banllaton, Claud . ••••• Banbton, Clyde . ••••• 1..54 e.34 ua BaniUea1.1x, W. I ....•• Barry; David M...... Bart.low, Robert H. ••• Barton.. Marlow C••.•• Bast.es, Nicola• . . ••••• Bat.on. Jamea R. .•••• Beato, Charles M •.•••• Bennett.. Jewell . ....•• Bennett, Rodney L .... 8enoett. Slpnson B ..• Bentley, Loula L . .. . . . Berg. Erik I . .. _ .. ... . Bernard, George H .. • Beyer, J'oJm M. . . .. .. . Biedrzycke, Edward ..• Biedrzycki, E. C.... .•• Bla~edge, T. L. . .••• Blair. Kenneth E. . • ••• Blanco, Salvador ...••• Blaylock, John F •.• ••• Bolo, · Berm rd . ..• ••• Booth, .John E •....••• Bordonnay', Loul1 . . . , • Botelho, .Arthur . . .. . .. Bourceoill, W. C. B•.• Boyer, Percy J. . . .• BoJ'ette, Doyle H . .. •• 8ranch, Charles c .... Brazil, Francis E . . ..• Breck, Frank P ..••••• B~wer, Jack E . . .•• , , Brocbetta, Rocco ..•••• Brooks, John P . . .... .. Broou, Roderick . •••• Brown. Ernest c ..... Brown, lra C. . . . .. .• Brown, Robert P • . • • ;. Brwuon. Ly lea D . . ••• Buckelew, Jacob L. .• ; Barch, George A •••••• Butler, Robert ~ .. , ••• 7..• US4 5 .33 2.48 '4.4S L35 10.81 5.50 1.00 6.38 1.35 2.70 3{1.04 5~0 4 .55 1.74 10.44 ' 2 1.40 6.5"1 7.81 • 3.47 ,,.. 4.07 6 .56 3 .19 9 .59 l.!JO 16.'16 L'll 2 .56 11.49 10.77 1..64 l.li8 13.54 1.07 1-::48 .• 4 .19 Edwin .••• ~ .: •• Davis, . Jeff .. .... .... . · Davis, 4.73 12.22 2.55 Decareaux, Jgnance . •,.,.. l.OQ 6 .08 'Dedomlnius, F . . . .. .•. Delaney, Ed ... . .. .••• 22.~ 1.5~ . J)empux. Jam~s . ~· . Dl£errallet,' Rober t .•• ,' !J,10 1.35 Dlmftry, Ronald A ..•• .93 Dobeonlck. G. L .' . .... 6.70 . Doroba, Charles . . -~· · . ,J>Ou,sJu, Edwa.rd E., • DoaJet, . Alan . . . .. ..•• Dacus1n: . Emiliano . : •• . 9.63 3.47 Duncan, Gforce W •.•• Durapau, William .••• : 11:94 3.3'1 DarJdn~ · Patrick . . . .• •• 1.54 ~ysart; James o..... . w:. J:~~ E . • ·. ~ . Earhart,.. rRobert N ... · ' 25.53 £8.ter. •WiI!Jam L. . . . . 8 20 · aJ'4s, Sanke,-....... ,. · 1.35,1 ebart., E .;- B. .••• ;. 1 14.78 en• 'i'Adelal.D '. .. ... 'l. 81 am, , Dale F.. . ..... 2.(!3 ~emen. Anton..... • • 4;93 i t-..~, ~ * ~.A-~,.. , i'Jrl . ·r. . . ·l. - I ( I ' · ~ James, Roy E .. ...• ·• . 3.56 Jaroclnski. Fellk . •••• '7.10 Jarrett, Walter T ...• , 1.'1'1 Jensen, Robert . . . . ; 13.30 Johnson, Charles P • . . 4.47 Johnson, E-n A . . ... ' 3.47 Johnson. Samuel . .•••• 14.12 Jones, Ralph L ....... . 5.20 '-68 A...... l~pb 3..47 5 .36 12.13 T.11 1.64 3.55 8.03 9.89 7..81 F •. . ; 35.01 13.86 1.64 2.03 3.57 1.74 J0.25 5 .36 i .'10 Jlll.50 9.M 'l.31 L74 7.13 1.'1'1 17. ~ 3.47 1.18 L64 2.46 Jl.76 1.00 • o · O'Hare, James J .....• 1.80 O'N~na. Douglas w ...• 1.64 4.93 O'Neil. Joseph W . . •.• Oddedbal, Peter B •. .• '19.50 6 .5'1 O'Sulllvan, Edwin E. •• 3.55 Ott. James D ..••••••• 2.03 Ott, Wm, . D. . ........ . K .Jote A ••••• Samel, Jolw W ....... Saadera, .loba E ..•••• San1one, John ....•·••• Sauerhaber. John "R ••• Sama., .1-pla .Jr ... .. 18.21 1M ... .... i:; Personals . And Noti~es To~•• II~ S.. ,.... . Towns, Nollie . ...... .. Traba. Manuel IL ... .. Alberto ... .. Tltia111e, John K •.•••• Tunison. Bicbard ••••• 2..55 2.51 10.25 8.39 3.C'I L59 .1::....... Jt t. ·z...... 7.81 2.03 -.a v \'accaro, Gius$epe .• :. 23.05 Valentine, Peter. • • • • · 5A9 Values. Angel .. ...... 18.66 Vasquez, Alex R...... H .74 Vaughan, R. E. . . . • • • • 10..H \'each, Charles E..... 29.'13 Venelda, Frank S.. ... -1.44 Verdillant,. R. 3.55 L...... Erwin. . . . .. ..... A..... . 1.a L35 5.07 10.28 7.76 , ,09 1.74 3.78 2.74 JS.96 5.33 2.40 1.00 16.16. 9.46 89.11 . 7.17 3..29 6.5'1 L79 19.93 1.'l'l 1.6'1 5.47 13.55 38.79 9 .90 .1.2'1 1.35 4 .31 3 .47 10.l'.5 6.07 6.38 16:93 t. BABY AlllVAI.S~ and various papers at headquarters. t. Umholtz. Fred UDS•il, Franll:.. ...... Ureta, Simeon . ....... sm Barr,r A. E. Jlll'Cell90ll Jou Tns& Pick up your discharges u w ; . i: Vial.• A The dmth1 of the following Sea.faren P,tczve been TepoTted. to the Sea(attn WelfaN Pkm: ·• · r Kammet, Harold...... 3.28 p Viiro, Jo.o;e l , Karpiak; Wm . ... ..•• , . 12.84 · Volk, Charles L . . . . . • • Keenum, J;Sobby L.. .. 6.93 Von Loften, Lionel... Pacliec~. MarJo ; P..... 8.46 Kemp, Joseph J.. . . • . . · 6.38 v ,o reJ, Edward . ....... Pacqulng, N. A... • • • • ' 7.66 Kendrick, F. ·J... . .... 1L96 Padilla, Frank .. '. ...... 1.72 Kennedy, Andrew E .. . 24.65 Painter, Elton ...... ~. 3.19 Kennedy, Robert N.... 2.'1'.) · Paris. Wm. C.. . .. • • • • 11.80 Kieff,. John · .Jr:. ·.. . .. . ' 8.06 Parker, Jlarie::-. ... • • • 8.07 Wactor, Anton C..... ·-King, Donald M . . , • • • 19.33 Pucball, Homer F •• • . 1.31 WauliJigton, Ill. . ••••• Kirwin, Arthur H. . . • • • 1.31 Patip, Luther J. : . 1• . • • .55 Walker, Elias B ...... Kline; Robert· H...... UK Pea,sey, Geo. A....... 11.86 Walsh, Peter E. . ••••• KnauCf', Albert • . • • • • 3.83 Pederson, .Martin..... 2.46 · Ward, Clinton H. .• ••• ,KnJ&ht, Wm . 0 . . . : .. .. 3.48 Peeler, llArl'l' · c.. . . . . . i.78 Watson, Walter G..... · Korolia, Duska P..... 5.46 Perez, Manuel R . .. . '.. 1.64 Watts, Leo .. ........ . Kosecki, "Edward J.. . • 2.46 Perkinson. Henry L . . 1.27 Webb, Leon J .. . ••••• , Krltller. Fred B •.••• , 4.19 Peteaaity, George ... .. 4.'l'f West, Norman I.:·;-; ••• Karz; Edgar W... •• .. 1'1.22 Pettus,· Joseph P ,. ... 10.03 Wheaton, · Alex ...• .••• Pickett. Rob'ert E. . . • .6'1 Williams.- August .J.... Plaza, Ignacio . . . . . • • 5.33 L ·< ; '.' Williams, Hugh K. ..•• PrlA ent, Martin.... ' 13.'18 Williams, K. H. ......... .Pane~ Early. A;.. • • .. • , 1.ZZ Willls, Thomas · L ..••• Lambert, Reldus .... ·. . l .92 Wilson. Spencer . .•••• Lanaax, Elmore O.·. . • • · 4.48 lVinslow. ~bert D •••• Landa, 1 'hamaa .. ... • • • 1.7'1 Winterly, Paul A ••••• I.;anerl, Milton P .. . . . • '10.::U • Witchen, John A. •••• Lanford, Randall G.. •. l'l.(18 · · - · : ~ ·'I Wolf, Phillip . . . ..... ..... Lange, Carl R. ... .... 7.23 . Ramsey, David A..... 16.17 W(l(ld, Jack B •.•• •• • • Langley, Fay W .•• , ... 2 .30 Reantes, O. ·L .. : • .. .. .6 ' Lanza, Anna A . . • • • • • tl.80 Reed, ·Charles E. . • • • • 1.64 - Workman, Bomer ••••• Lataple. Jean . . . . . • • • 11.lm Rihn, Ew.lns A. . • • • • • • • 11.26 XTZ , Lavelle, James E ...... 171.78 Ringo, Bomer L....... 1, 18 · Lea, James B.. . • . • • • • 41J.93 Rh•era, Manuel . • . • . • • 19.39 . Leary,_Wm. R. . . . : .•• • 1.74 Riviere. Edward .J•••• · 5.30 Yacllll.vn. ·Nlcholaa • ••• Leasgana•. E. F . . .•••.•· 6.93 JUzzuto. Jennie ... ....... , · 4.47 Yale Walter ... , • ••. ; Youn(, Charles .•.••• , · Lee, Theodore E ..... · 5.14 Roberts, Ro,.. D....... 3.47 , Leid¢=·11, f'.eorre . . . • • . ... L66 · Robloton. Tbom11:i /.... t:;.81 · Youl1g, Enrl H •. : ••.•• 1 Leonard, Ebgene .•..... · 19.~ .R ose, 'Willlilm J .... .. ~ J.2.08 • Zalch, Anthony. .J•.••• 3.11 Rouw, -Oeorse . Ii!. : .. : , 5.20 Zagt.,!tyn. Nicholas. • •• - Leonard, Wesley. ....... Zeuler. StPnley •.•••• , Leilton;· Jose e .M . Roy, ~W: o . .. ... .... . 5.32 1.4bby, ' Melvin ·F ... .. .. 5.20 ,. lludol.Ph. Zellfer, Walter . •••••• · Zin1mer. lotin .•••••• ~ Lile..' Th'ol!las A , Jr: .• · 10.99 -, t.,.A)>fi..'!"""°~"._....,..~ t )l:' J. G •••• -Nat11e7, Harold IL.... 4.05 Nettleblad, Hana . . . • • • 6.93 Newman, John G. . . • • 4.'1'1 Norwood. Nelson JC.. • 132.38 NyberAr. C1areDce C... U'I U4 DISPATCH WllUam A. Mastenen, 37: BroMilton c. Sbephera, 21: Brother Shepherd an SIU deck department ther Masterson died November 29, s.. 1959, aboard the member since u.&1 SS steel Designer July. 1957, suc146 13.14 <Isthmian}. Brocumbed of acute Sance, lames c. . ... . 3..37 t b e r Masterson gastritis in New Savant, Cooper !:....• LOO S,wp,r, a..~ R ... • Orleans, La, on bad sailed in th• Sawyer. v - L .••• F e b r u a r y 24, SIU deck departSaylors. qar1 P ••••• , 4.05 Sbriglio. s. .J•..•••••• UK ment since July 1960. He is sur· 'Sa.Dlaa. Patrick . ••••• i.e. vive d by his 8, 1944. He ii Scblelder. Edward J ... LOO 4.59 Schultz. .John A . .•. •• mother, Mary E. sufvived by his SchlUDllder, Frulcia .• ~ mother, Mrs. Shepherd, of Selley. Mark E . . .••.• 2.71 Semple, Frank .••••••• 3.ft George E. Wall, New 0 I e a n s. Sercv. John B. ....... a.to LJl4 Burial senices were l\eld at 1he of National City, Calif. Shepbe rd, Jlllton C ••• I..,. Lake Charles ~metery, Sherman. ln\:,ill . ..... Lake Short.. Artftr C. •••••• 15.47 Sle&lach, Samuel L. .• 7.'13 ..Charles, La. B4llile Perry, l'J: Brother Perry an Signorino. Paul P •.••• 5UI Skinner, RUS8ell• •••• , 3.19 SIU steward department member 8.59 Small, Beva:ly a. .•.•• stnee April 1H5, Smitb. Cbarlea .. •••••• Wllllam C. BroWD Jr., SS: BroSmith, Charles· S ...... u.va .d ied of a heart Smith, FloJd H . . •••• ,. 1.00 thee Brown died of a lung infection ailment at his S..Uta. ~ F •..•••• at the USPBS Smith. Benl7 K. .••••• home in Mobile, Smitla. LJrna . ....... .. s.s5 Hospital. GalvesAlabama, on JanSlnith, W-tllle .•••••••• . : : : · ton, TeXa.s. on Snodgrass, Lee .. .••••• 1 uary 27. .1960'. Soadergeld, M. C ...... '10.21 Fe};»ruary 7. 1960. B a r b a r a Jane Soriano, Aristides ••••• 5 41 He had sailed in · Spiegel, . Ham ......•.• 'I.OS · Perry was apSpires; Token B. . .•.• 7.84 . the SIU engine pointed adminisSPorich, Michael M •.• department since Stark, Eugene L . ... •• 1 tratrix of t h e Stennett. Charles D ••• 3.19 November 1954. Perry estate. InStocklnaii. W. W ...... 2 L 39 He is survived by Straw, Warren E . . .•• 1.519 terment was in the Oaklawn CemeSuarez, JORpb •. . • •• .'. 11.1s a sister. Bernice tery, Mobile, Ala. · Sullivan, Robert L •..• 1·'1l5 D o n a 1 d s o n. of SammereO, C. B. ....• 25.?6 Swilley, Wm. E. ...... 24.26 Montgomery, Alabama. Formerly of. Houston, Tex.as. Brother Brown . ViTiaa E. Wilkerson, fS: Brother was buried in Montgomery, Ala. Wilkerson had sailed as an SIU T engine departTalley, Laaftnce G •. • 3.518 ment member Tangatin, Kaximo B ... l .07 Taylor, .J. l . .Jr•. . .• •• · 11.07 since March 1944. Terrington, Michael .•• 6.08 He died ·of a pulTeny, Charles L ....•• .55 Thenlen. Bomer D•.• 9.46 monary ailment , Therrien, Homer . ....• 162 w hi I e at sea Thomas, Roy R ••••••• 1.74 Thompson. C. D ..• • •• 2.55 aboard the Penn Thompson, Rarry J •.• i.3.14 Shipper, on JanTbompscm, Wm. E. . •• :t.45 'J'bompson; Wm. .J••••• Ulll .;:; uary 25, 1960. He Tbrallter, Gay .. • .. ..• u .cs is survived by his ~. Allan G. Jr.... 9.89 Thornburg, Jaclt F ..•• 35.54 mother. Mrs. J. Claarles Sdaerltana Thornton. !l'homu Z. •• 17.41 Contact Mrs. Dollie Claunch W. Wilkerson, ·of Bronson, Florida. Todd.. Ralph K. .•.••• 1..35 Toribio .. ............ · 8.17 imm~t~b'. Business matters, Place of burial was not indicated. Ul TorrefiaJ, JGR .• ••••• T~. Faustino .••••• 160 very urgent. Saa~edn. T~vino, ) 2.70 1.28 1.64 »~.,3. McClory, Michael..... 1 .92 McCJoskey, A. 4.05 llcCollum, • James .•••• ·- 9.~ McChary, D. IL ,. ..... 9.S7 McCulloukh, L.. . • •• • • S.37 lllcGoey, Geranl C.... 11.80 McKee, Charles N . .. , • I.~ McKinney, Hellr>' C.. , 2.68 Menz, Boward F . . , .• lletzlter, Lero,. E ...•• Killer. James W ...... Mina, John R. . . ..•••• Mladonich, E. P .. .... Modica, Salvador .• ~ •• Moloney, John A ..... . Mone~. JunlOr L .. . lllo0~. Charles P . . .. . Moore, W. W •.•. • • ••• Morgan, l1111dor ..• • • •• Morgan, lames . . . • •• J4orrealle, Peter J ... . Moni•, John H. . ... .. Morris, John W •.••••• Morda. R. B. Jr..... . Moye, Bernard M. ... . llallins, Marvin . .••• , J\furphy, Bobby R. .... Muse. Ephrian R. ••••• Murphy, CUmelo .•••• I 2.55 9.88 McAndrew, Joseph J... 2.«> llM!Daaald. WJD. R.. .. 2.T7 MacGregor, Wm. A. . .. 12.13 N Iverson, Eugene J[, ••• 8 F'l 11 L .,...., :llendou, :1.55 2.55 2.55 10.27 !-ft Manntas, Jerome ..••• Manuel. Rolin .• •••••• llariJlello, S. J ... .• .• s.os U'I llarjeaboff, W. A. G..• 1.55 170 Karktlam, Tbornaa E ..• 1.35 1.35 Martinez, Alfonso . ..•• 5.53 2.70 R. G ..•.•••• 110 · 3.29 . Martblez. Marullo, T. .J.... . ... . 31.91 1.39 Mathis. Ted . . . .... .. 1.rz 20.:\9 Kattair. Georce W •.• U.00 2.70 M:alo•e, Clarence . ...• i.19 5..21 Max, Erwin B. . . ...• 1.59 4.05 MaJtwell, Everett M •.• 15.07 5 .30. Maynard. Karion B : .•• 1.71 2.73 Meares, Jamea a. ..... .'12 1.35 Meehan, Wm. J. . ...• 2.90 3.19 lleineath, ~rick .•• . 10.40 ' 7.79 1 .59 3.19 3.19 2.70 8.57 5....... Lynch, James 8.39 Hagerty, Martln . . . • . • 9.89 Haldeman, W:. W . . .. , 10.!1'1 Hammock, G. N. . ..• ~ . 4.05 Hand. -William M. . ... :;?-!.!!! Hardeman; 8.17 Hannon, lames . •• 5.41 Harper, Wilmer E. . .. 2.03 Harris, Ed S . . . . . : . . . • 1.95 Harvey, Lee J. . . .. . .• 3.47 Hauke, Ada m .. . . ....• · 15.52 Heate.r, Wllllam G.. . • 14.61 Rebert, Roland . .... , 4.05 Hernandez, AJbaro... 5.11 Hicks. John T •..... , • 4.9'7 Hollen, Jamea A. . • • • 2.70 Holshouser, Dwight... il.'3 Hood, Harver H. . . . • • • 1.74 Horrliran, Roy ·J.. . . • • Ul2 Humble, · Chester L.... 2 .03 Hume, Peter .... .. .••• 14.60 · t.37 19.64 • 9.09 2.46 1.79 4.93 1.35 3.47 4.47 1.16 5.96 138.82 8.58 4 .73 28.01 . 1.27 8.4' 12:13 2.55 -E. P. .T.::: .2 .70 9..22 •.57 B........ 4.53 . 26.78 2.60 M 6.0'1 3.311 Mahan, 1-r11· B. ••• 25.?e lfalODQ'• .Jabil A. . .••• LOO !.falla7. JUc:bard I •. .. 1.59 M11nca, Leonardo . .••• H c Cameron, Robert L ..• Carrino, Richard B . . • Carter, Philip . . . ... .•• Carver. I.eater J . . ..•• Cassard, Charles R .. .• Catalmotto, Joseph .. • Chalmers, Georg~ T ..• Champlin. George W •.• Chason, Bernard R ..•• Cheramie, Jack. B •.• •• Chrbtolo!I, Dan M •.••• C!ery, Alec R. . ..• • , • Clau11en, Douglaa. . . . .• Clotord, George H ..•• Clofort, G. H . . ..•.••• Clouse, Albert L • ...•• Cocell:, Raymond .• •••• Colca, PhWp , . . . .•••• Collette, Keith B. 1 • ••• Collins. Donnie W . . • :. Cook. Robert . . . . .•••• Cormier, John T ...... Cortes, Vincente . . • ••• Crane, .John ~ B. . .. •.•• Crawford, Jamea A .•• Crawford • .J. A. Jr•..• Crawford, James E ..•• crur,, .Juan A. G ...... CUccla, Jacob . ..•• •• • Cuccia, Joseph . : .••••• Cure, Richard R. • •• , • - 67-81 1.35 Lowe. Jesae. : . . .• .. ••• 10.25 Lowe. -.e-t D.. • • • • 13.56 McPhee. Josepb D.... McQueeney, ~· J...... Galbraith, Cline .... ;: Galorza, Jose c .. . ... . Gault, C. W . . . . .... . Gardiner, James Ill .. .. GawkoskJ. Be1117 . ••••• Garret.Ion. F, B . . •.• • Gana, BolQCiO . •••• ••• Clites, Jolla . ... . . ... . Gaubert, Hubert R •. • GaTIJio, Peter . .. . ...• ·Gawkoskl, Henry . .... Glerc!zic, George C •• • • Gillis, Edward L ....• Giove, · Sinton .. . ... ••• Gonialez, .Juan M .... . Go0'1wln, Harry F . . ... Goroflnlde. Joseph .•• Gouldman, .James 1... Governale, Liborio ..•• G ret>n, .John E.. • •••••• Green, Jesse T ... ...• Gregory, John G •..•• Guarino, Bennie ... •• Guerre~. Gustava P ... Guzman. Hector . ....• L45 9.78 IAC;t,, ~ McLeJlaD. C. G. . • • • • • G Bamtter, Harold ..•.• 25.C2 Baron, Henry . . .. .••• 1.58 Barone, JORph A • . ••• 3.29 v.. .• A1t11ur Llnlt. Wm. P......... Loe. .Jameti a. ... ··· ~ Lombardlne, L. P..... - Pace Fifteea t. CUrles 1..7askey We have gone back to California and will send address to the All of the following SW familie• LOG when .we .find a place. Har- have received a $200 ffl.(#ernity ben.efit ptus a $25 bond from the riel:. Union. in the baby's name: B)'l'lle JeDSP.n Stella Kane, born January 31, K. W. Kelley 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Carlos Flaries J. Kane, Brooklyn. NY. · T. A. Pe4ersen ;t. ;t. it Write- tu John Der, c/o Neil V. Manuel Valentin '()rtls. born FebPardo. Box 37, 2420 1st Ave.• ruary 11, 1960, to Seafarer and Seattle 1•. wash. Mrs. Andres Maldonado Ortiz. t. t. Brooklyn, NY. William R. Parb Jr: (Wiper) t Please contact yoµr sons iinmeDonald Jonathan DuBose, born diately. Same address as previMarch 21, 1960, to Seafarer and 'ously used . . Mrs. Jonathan N. DuBrise, Savan;t. ;t. nah, Ga. William W, S&eveDS Your family has moved to 1217 East 49th St., Bklyn. Same phone · Carl Anthony Fletcher, born September 28, 1959, to Seafarer number aS' before. and Mrs. Fe rdinand Fletcher, Los t. t. Angeles, Calif. . Reese Oliver ;\. You have a letter waiting for ~iana Jean Gilbo, born Februyou in the LOO- office. · ary 1, 1960, to Seafarer and ·Mrs. ;t. t. t. Donald J. Gilbo, Long Beach, Calif. Jolu1 K. ·sweeney <\:. . .t. ;t. .. ; . Gene Pap.,ache Beetc.r Lugo Torres. bom ·March Contact George ..E. O'Brien at 16, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. your earliest convenience. Rafael Lugo Torres, Playa Ponce, I ·t t t PR. .to· . John B. Mwray ~· t Israel Rosario, born March 22, ·. This ' ls 'fifth .. notice. Jtriportant you contact tour son, c/o Gerner. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain Ro~ario, ,New OrleaQ.&, I,.a... ,. '. Same · acJdress , as prel'iously. ~.-. .... ,J ,~-~ • . ~ • f~. ·I' 1;>.1r ,; .ti ., . ., �., Vol. XXll No.I I • , w,· ~ · SEAi' 'Aprill . . . . .-~ ..._-_1,_,._-~--- OFJ=ICIAL OR6·AN·OF THE S.EAFARERS INTE~NATIONAI.: UNION ' • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL:c10 • th SCHEDULE OF ·bal 'Voluntary Quils-' Are Ouf J bl . · · L ·. , SIU MEETINGS : er N . 0 ess. ·.ay aw . Un d p- y· . . collect benefits after voluntarily leaving a job. Under present law, a seafarer could pay off a ship ·which was not laid up and still collect benefits after a six-week penalty period. Now, the six-week penalty pei*iod is elimina~ed, and . in its stead, no benefits will be paid at all to "voluntary -quits" ·until such time as they return to work and earn at least $200. In a typical instance, a .s eaman coming off a long-run ship after &everal months aboard to spend some time ashore ·is able. under present Jaw, to collect benefits pro- . The $200 requirement (or three.. days' work for four _successive weeks) will apply to anybody who quits a· ship voluntarily. It "Will not apply if _a Seafarer pays off for reasons of health, family emergency or because the ship is laying up. . It is not clear as yet, but apparently the new law does not affect class B or C seniority group men who pay off under the 60-day rule. New . York State and other states consider that "B" or "C" men paying off under the 60-day rule in the contract are not "voluntary The new legislation was pushed .through by the administration of Governor Nelson Rockefelier over the objections of the state AFLCIO. ,It narrowly passed the State Assembly with just two votes more than the minimum required. The· Rockefeller family, of course, . haslong . b~en identified with Standard Oil, of N~w Jersey, which is . the leajler of the runaway-flag group of ship operat_ors. · - .: : ·s e ·.. afa · rer's · - · · · r. t· .. In add1bon, . it appears that a Seafarer, in many in:. ~;a:=~~~gw:os!~~~fij~; ;n~e:::~ stances; is not likely to be any- ing the $200 minimum may have where near a us port on his sec- to stay on that job in order to be ond job, his benefits can :be de- eligible for benefits. Should he layed until such time a·s he is quit the second job he again bepliysically able to file for them. comes ineligible according to The' new law applies only t9 available information. In a typical those companies who have their instance, a seaman paying off a main offices 'in New York State, long-run ship might gfab a coastbut this includes . a considerable wise run to retain his eligibility. number of SIU-contracted compa- But then he would have . to stay nies, including Bull, Calmar, Ore, on the coastwise ship t~ qualify Isthmian, Robin, and Cities Serv- for benefits. instead of getting a ice. Other major companies, such as Waterman, Alcoa and Mississippi, are not affected because~ ... 0 · ·· co~!iition o~ .The - - j P"'' · April 13 April 27 May 11 Chi.Id 'Hea·11·ng · · . ry on·· ·e:ar·t· H. · Margaret Rodrigu~z, daug~ter of Sea- .fol: lowmg · her recent Often heart surgery at Mount Sma1 Hospital, New York City. She·+-------------received 10 pints o_f blood between- the two- chambers. The from the SIU Blood Bank for upshot of the affliction was the operation, one of the lai:gest single blood gifts ever made by the Blood Bank. . Margaret's affliction consisted of an opening between the left: a'nd right chambers of the heart ·that allowed the blood to flow fl".eely over-taxation of the lungs by the abnormal amount of ·blood being forced through them. · To prevent strangulation, suffocation or complete collapse of the lungs, the surgery was ·deemed necessary. The Jleart surgery took. approximately four hours. Margaret's ·r.ecovery is listed as satisfactory although she -is still on the critical list. · Hospital spokesmen hav~ stated - that any number ·of difficulties are · encountered fpliowing the opel'.ation requiring heavy . blood do.nations. . Miss Rodrig~ez was furn-" · !shed with ten pints of blood from the Seafarers SIU Blood Bank. The Blood Bank program provides this aid to Seafarerp and their · families all over the country. · The bank has an e~change arrange- ~OWiUNIE:Jra-llNAMCOI~...-. .· , ment with a national blood b~nk ~· ,, oe·A· -:- . 1.:.J ~\ · clearing agency enabling it to se~ . l~ · lfS . ~~i~P~AKV ~ 1 up credit .accounts for blood when ·~M .:.·. ~ASIN9 ~~ l. · and where needed. . · a: ("O~~.UN6'· J;.1.v1/IJ&;%Rl$S.ii BlooCt. credits in the mood Bilnk . . 11'(; AGRfCOL.1tl~t.:·olitRlr1flie . a're built up through donations of sm40-0F MACHIN.1g::>'-5. blood by Seafarers and m'emQers of · ·· ·· ·· "' their families at the...SIU's clinic in Brooklyn. Seafarers p a s i n g through· the port Of ~ew York are reminded that their · urgen·t 'help is always ·needed to ~uild up 'ti.le . supply thr~ug~ donatiotis. : · will . - h '. · · WASHING TON - United States shipping will soon share weather pictures and meteorological readings by virtue of Tiros I, a space &atellite that covers the ·globe. The detailed weather information obtained from the · satellites will be distributed through normal weather channels to forecast weather around the world. The cooperation at first will be ... limited to distributing the cloud cover pictures taken by the ·Tiros satellite. This announcement was made by Dr. H. L. Dryden, deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to the House Science and Astronautics Committee. High Quality Photos Since the Tiros I was launched Man :h 25, the satellite has sent back about 1,200 pictures covering regions as far apart as Communist China and Central Amer- ;;. lea. Scientists are literally amazed at the clarity and quality of the .Pictures. Two TV cameras in the vehicle transmit the photographs. · Scientists are just beginn'ng to . grapple- with. the problem of how · • _ to fit '.t he· wealth· of new data to be'-Q&tal.n'ed ".t rom the world satel- · · lites;, Ev:entua11y one · nation ·:- : · . • ·,be; :able'; to v.iew .·the weather of :, · ; :a;n,other ·iip~~~il tti~usands of mil~s Workmen'· give q _fin~I ichec~ to Tir~~ ·.I, ifw• ni~- 1 global.. satel~it• .. . ;· awar. 1 T}1e1J1f glqba1 · forecasts Will that will ph9tograp~ . tf:te. w.o,rld w~athe~ p~re -.f~r lJS .scjent~ts. ' .. : . :81so enitil• ye5sel navigators to The new device w.iJI· ev_entually· ~e a l>oon to al~ . ships at sea··when , -a.teer~ around ·storms plotted by the · yecy•same .foreciast. sc:.1 • . storms can . be foi;ecast in advanC. for· nQ¥igatiooal purposes. · · , d nes ay nig . ts at 7 M in all SIU ports. .All Seqfarers- are expected to attend: those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis. tration number) •. The next SIU meetings will be: far.~r Adrian Rodriguez Tex~dor, cont~nues to improve US Weather Satellite Will Aid Shipping • SIU -membership meet1ngs are held ,regularly every ,two weeks on Wed- · ~~~ :~~!·:~:.~"::~~ ::~~~:.~ ~~~~~:~~r.:;~:!~:£u~· ~ .A.,: :t· e~ s·u ·-rge ·. : lo~1n~r~p~ I · Aided By Bl~od Bank: videdbeen he on is registered to ship " However, or has the beach for over and six quits' ''C" . man pay offshould beforea "B" his 60 weeks. Under the new system, he days or one ·round trip is up, : . fits on the basis of earnings on th_e . . NIWS H'IADLINES IN Rl_VIEW · ALBANY-Under the guise of "improving" the unemployment compensation . system, the New York' State administration :has. pushed through an amendment to the state systern which will malfo it extremely qifficult for seamen to collect unemployment benetits. The amended unemployment insurance law takes the.i r headquarters are in oth~r chance to b~ ashore . with his away an employee's right to states. family. I 0 . ' s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 8, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU FLEET NAMED SAFETY CHAMPION SEAMEN TARGET OF ‘TEST’ MOVE TO CONTROL JOBS STATE DEP’T MOVES TO SCUTTLE ’50-50’ ILA STARTS CONTAINER $ ARBITRATION MSTS STAKES EXCLUSIVE CLAIM TO MISSILE, SPECIAL RUN SHIPS CHILE UNION GETS PACT ON TWO RUNAWAY SHIPS UNION VOICE IN SHIP SAFETY IS ONLY POSITIVE APPROACH TWO WATERMAN SHIPS BUTT HEAD-ON; NO INJURIES 50-50 OIL RULING IS EXPECTED SOON NLRB SETS ESSO FLEET VOTE; 90-DAY BALLOTING SCHEDULED RALS ON GRIDDLE AGAIN FOR DESTROYING SHIPPING SHIPBOARD SAFETY: A COMPANY SPOKESMAN’S VIEWPOINT SEA LAW MEETING STALEMATED SCANDINAVIAN SEA UNIONS BLAST EGYPTIAN BLACKLIST ‘VOLUNTARY QUITS’ ARE OUT UNDER NY JOBLESS PAY LAW SEAFARER’S CHILD HEALING AFTER SURGERY ON HEART Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/08/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 8 1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2a575ed2a89f1ae171e554c6862189ec.PDF d8e1320094b4b64223c6e3a04453c273 PDF Text Text •J: WM' \ & mm' I Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Setdarers International Union of North America Vol. VII, NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, ANGUST JO, 1945 "Since You Went Away" No. 32 Hawk Blasts Employer Distortion Of Issuos In SIU Wage Dispute Shipowner double dealing and sabotage of the orderly process of collective bargain­ ing was exposed this week by SIU Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk. In an extensive mem­ orandum submitted to the National War Labor Board, Hawk revealed that the opera­ tors have consistently tried to undermine SIU working conditions, and have failed in most instancy to bargain with the union in good faith on the question of wage scale revisions. PHOTOS WAHTED Wilh the war over in the Atlantic, and many security restrictions being lifted in re­ gard to shipboard activities, crew members will likely be toting cameras before long. The Editor invites the mem­ bership to submit pictures ta­ ken on ship board for publi­ cation on this page. Mail photos to SEAFARERS LOG; Beaver Street,. New York City. :k In a detailed analysis of the*;pledge." employer brief submitted to the The "WLB was reminded that it Board on July 19, 1945, Hawk is still legal to strike in tjris pointed out that every subterfuge country, and the machinery of was being used to break down the Smith-Connally Act might well be employed by the SIU if union conditions—conditions won shipowner provocation continued. during peace time and guaran­ teed for the war's duration by the The crux of the question is an increase in the basic wage to "Statement of Policy." compensate for war bonus cuts, "Warning that the shipowners' it was pointed out. The seamen greed may, if left unchecked, demand an American standard of bring chaos to the waterfront. living—and that means both de­ Hawk said frankly that ". . . the cent wages and union working breaking of the 'Statement of conditions. Policy' by any government agen­ cy will release the seamen from The full text of Hawk's memo­ their adherence to tlie no-strike- randum appears on page four. HOME FOLKS WILL HEAR FROM THEM ''t ' Seamen Demand USS End ByE. S. HIGDON Since the war began the United Seamen's Service has been stepping into a field in which it does not belong. It has been strengthening itself and trying to "endear itself" in the hearts of seamen so that when the war is over it can keep on going and hold a controlling, decisive hand in cases that concern seamen. The idea of® such an organization as the USS Our case against such condi­ is to obligate the men in such a tions as have been created and way that they will feel they must are being created is this: listen to what is told them. The Merchant Marine Sea­ •Recently it has become public men are civilians and should not knowledge that the USS has ap­ be considered as a part of the pointed a cotnmittee to deal with armed forces. They can not be post war service for the Ameri­ considered a temporary measure can merchant seamen. It is the as the abnormal inflation of the intent of this committee after the army and navy can. The seamen war to establish and to continue are wage earners as are civilians .recreation centers all over the on shore and we believe that they r-: world. We are opposed to the should be treated as such. There continuation of such clubs and should not be institutions ta services in this couptry arid for­ which they can apply for aid so ') eign countries. It is a waste of easily. We need no charitable in­ the taxpayer's money and an un­ stitutions. The USS, along with desirable and unnecessary func­ the New York Doghouse, is look­ tion to the bonafide pre-war sea­ ed upon as an organization for­ men. Some of these kids who mulated for the purpose of giving have just started going to sea charity. have not got the salt water in 2. The SIU is interested pri­ their veins yet, nor has the marily in securing, through ne­ sound of the wind on the sea be- gotiations with the employer, de­ corhe a part of them yet. They cent wages and working condi­ I -w^ent to sea so they wouldn't have tions and equality in relation to I to don GI clothes—^they're still capital This is the constructive landlubbers and to them the USS way: the men will be able to 1, seems all right. They're used to take care of their own needs and things of that sort. Not until help themselves. Relying on so­ these kids are left alone to rely cial services or other, similar pub­ One of the new features of the third floor recreation hall in New York is the installation of writ­ on themselves without assistance lic reliefs does nothing — men from a charitable organization must rely solely on their own en- ing desks. Pictured here are several members who just paid off and are writing home. The desks axe. used also for rank ani file leters and articles to the LOG. Paper and pencil are always availablewill they become independent why don't you sit down and wr^te now? Bfad bonafide seamen. . {Continued on Page 3) �•j <4^ Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS Friday. August 10, 1945 LOG MASTER ON SCHWAB PLEADS INNOCENT Published Weekly by the J. P. Dunn, skipper of the SS Charles M. Schwab, walked into SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Ji&ipA. • i) a.'daf2JL. the Log office last week to ask for a break in the columns of the OF NORTH AMERICA paper. He said that the article d dm A, doptD a/TYV a, AcffULAtlantic and Gulf District written about him by Brother Cornett in the June 28 issue of Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor p O/rvv (X J Cc the Log was not true, and he wanted the membership to hear At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y» his side of the story. ^ (dorpi HAnover 2-2784 "I always try to get along with the unlicensed men on my ship," 4. t i he said, "and I don't like to have HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President a false impression about me j} O/inx ^ dcpl spread on the waterfront." lOy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. The first thing the editor of the JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. Log did was to telephone Captain S <A/vn k is, dopi tP Am <X tAo43iiL Martin, President of the Master P. O. Box 2 5, Station P., New York City Mates & Pilots, and ask if Dunn was a member in good standing. MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. He was. So here is his statement. 424 yth Street, N. W., Washington, D, C. 'When the SS Schwab arrived UcpeEntered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in Naples I was given written or­ in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. ders by the Coast Guard'to keep 70% of the crew aboard at all 267 times. I heard no complaints from the regular crew's delegates and had no idea this rule was not being enforced aboard all ships until Mr. Cornett—a self appoint­ ed delegate—persuaded an M.P. Lieutenant to tell me that the By BUNKER rule was not being enforced very well on other ships. Mr. Cornett wanted me to give him definite Now that many ships are get­ days on the Gulf when the SIU permission to ignore the order ting back to a peace time basis, was founded lA the midst of a and when I pointed out that he and the attention of all hands waterfront war, and well known couldn't do this without permis­ doesn't have to be concentrated up and down the coast, Parker sion from the Coast Guard Mr. on a look-out for subs, the old refused to become a piecard be­ Cornett complained to the Coast timers are talking about reviving cause he preferred to stay at sea. Guard and quoted the M.P. Lieu­ the equator parties that used to He never stayed ashore for long­ tenant. Result—disciplinary ac­ provide plenty of excitement and er than thirty days at a time. tion was taken against the M.P. fun when the ships crossed the Mose Parker, his friends are Lieutenant by the powers that line. By FRENCHY MICHELET proud to recall, was what every be. Several of the boys the other SIU man should be: conscientious "The M.P.'s descended on the At 6 P.M. of this evening of fuUness of its glory. day were telling about a Neptune in his support of union principles, ship and shook it down. Mr. Cor­ Monday, July 9th in the year of party on the Del Sud when the a considerate shipmate and a man nett was found with an entire our Lord 1945, the patio of the She spends her charms with a lavish hand, with but little cook refused to be initiated and who knew his job. suitcase full of ladies' uijderwear. Bar Americano of Puerto Cabello, knowledge of their value and took refuge in the galley, arming He explained to the M.P.s that he Venezuela, presents a scene not even less of their transitory na­ i 4. i himself with cleavers and knives. could win favors from the girls unlike that to be found in a ture. Today she is a lovely girl While some of the crew distract­ David Swatek, AB, was one of with this and the M.P.s express­ thousand other gin mills scatter­ ed his attention by poking at him the men who rode the old Camp- ed their amazement at his viril­ ed throughout these fruitful bursting with animal spirits— at twenty-five she'll be a shuff­ through the ports, another group fire, ex-Ipswich, out to the west ity and fined him fifty dollars. lands. ling hay bag with a body like a sneaked up to the galley skylight coast recently, where the ship Next the vigilance of the M.P.'s A half-dozen dark eyed dam­ bag of meal tied in the middle and lassoed him as neatly as a was turned over to the Russians. surprised Mr. Cornett lifting a sels of questionable morals and with a greasy string. Texas longhorn, hauling the fu­ The Russian crew had no sooner case of beer from the hold with unquestionable charms, are whilgitive out on deck to be shaved come on board, Dave says, than a heaving line arid turned him in ing away the tedium with shell But this is the fate of the trop­ and shorn by King Neptune. their officers turned them to chip­ to the Coast Guard and his pa­ beers. ical woman and will so remain ping and painting. X t pers were suspended for two As our party of five enter the until her enlightened sister of the cool confines of the spacious pa­ North teaches her the way of a Before accepting the ship, the months. Lest we forget ... clever maid with a man. For of One of many men who founded Russians were, taken on a six "I did not call in the M.P.'s at tio six pair of eloquent eyes re­ the more knowing Northern sis­ gard us with an interest that hour trial run, during which any time. It was Cornett's o'wn the SIU and have been lost in ters the poet might better have this war was Mose Parker, whose chow was served up by the Rus­ actions which brought them only a prospective ten bolivers sung: on the hoof can awaken in the sian women's steward depart­ aboard. ship was sunk by an aerial tor­ pedo while on the way to Russia ment. Says Dave: "They were "Mr. Cornett forgot to mention sleepy minds of these Venezuelan "She keeps with care her beauties in 1942. Mose had just gone be­ good looking gals in a husky sort these items in his letter to the charmers. rare low when the torpedo hit, killing of way. Any sailors who get Log. Too bad, Mr. Cornett, and Brother Klacnowiz, whose vir­ From lovers warm and true. tough with them are liable to end you couldn't even get elected tually unpronouncable surname For her heart is cold to all but the entire 12-4 watch. has earned him the affectionate up over the side." deck delegate." gold. As everyone who knew him sobriquet of "Clappy-Bitch," 4. t And the rich will come to woo. will agree, Mose was one of the J. P. DUNN . Master,' turns on his well known charm Ah, honored well are charms to best black gang men and most Brother Charles Davis, Oiler, SS Charles M. Schwab and a little comedy of lifted eye­ sell militant union leaders who had stopped in recently and told the Member MMP, No. 697 brows ensues between him and When priests the selling do." sailed for this or any union. He boys about riding a Liberty tank­ one of the comelier damsels. We always had deck and engine of­ er out to the southwest Pacific all interpret this as an invitation Far be it from us to pretend to ficers well trained on every ship from San Pedro. They ride well, to join the party and we do so any saintly virtues. However, we he sailed, but he did it to instill he says, but are slower than a without further ado. did remember to do our bounden in the die-hards of the quarter­ Liberty freighter. Nowhere on earth, we believe, duty—-we taught the pretty little deck a respect for the union and is the law of supply and demand creature quite a bit of our native He also made a trip on a soits newly-won contracts. He was called "bastard" Liberty, one of better illustrated than right here tongue. Now she too, like so liked by everyone. at this now rum-laden table. Two many of her sisters, can rattle off those special conversions that One of few ships delegates to have the regular one and two of the six girls seated here are such essential Americana as lead any job action after the war Liberty holds combined to pro­ natural beauties and all are eager "Shuler can't cook beans." started, Parker led the crew off vide space for carrying planes. for bolivers on the line. More­ one old tub as a protest against Plenty of booms on these jobs. over, they will bring a zest that poor feeding and accommoda­ the New York broker will seek i, % t, tions. The conditions were quick­ for in vain in the mink-coated ly remedied. beauty. In the SIU-SUP hall in Frisco Several ports sent in news On the Bull Line SS Jean, he is a box full of high pressure hats "How sad a thing it is," some this week which arrived too forgotten sage has sagely ob­ late to make the LOG. All initiated a protest against bad collected from would-be trip served, "that such a precious Branch Agents should see food and led the men to the deck carders. When a high pressure thing as youth should be squand­ that their reports reach thr< when the company refused to stiff comes in asking to be ship­ ered on children." How particu­ office of the Editor by Tues­ hear the beef. In this case, too, ped out the dispatcher points to larly true this is of the pretty lit­ day morning of each week. action was soon forthcoming. He his fancy headgear and says, tle animal who sits besides us to­ If possible, mail copy on Sat­ 'One trip card, one hat." Threewas on the Bull Line SS Lillian night. Her long, heavy hair, big urday so that the LbO rewhen that old scow broke in two fourths of the applicants prefer Keep A "Log" brown eyes and full red lips are ceives it on Monday. to sacrifice the hat' and toss it on and sank after a collision, all the trappings of youth in the In Your Pocket i Although active in the early the steadily growing pile. 0 FORE 'n AFT mdhiatO' DEADLINE! •4 'v' I �P-M--' Fxiday, August 10, 1945. THE SEAPAREKS LOG Grimm Asks Aid In Robin Moore Damage Suit Page Three Seamen Demand USS EnU standards under democratic pro­ (Continued from Fage 1) deavor. That is the goal for cess. Brother Oscar Grimm, surviv­ which we are striving. 4. Propaganda distribution is or of the Robin Moore which was For a long tinio the SIU and its one of the chief functions of the torpedoed by the Nazis while the affiliates have been working for USS — their haUs have become United States was still at peace, this. Even as far back as 1887 centers for a certain class of peo­ this week appealed to Senator when Andrew Furuseth was ple who use them for their own Robert LaFollette to aid him in elected Sec'y-Treas. of the Sailors political philosophies. collecting damages from the Ger­ Union of the Pacific, that organi­ man government. Following is zation became active in a feder­ 5. The real seamen who fol­ the text of his letter: al legislative program for hu­ lowed the sea before the war and "I was the 2nd Cook on the manitarian laws for merchant who will follow it after the war By PAUI, HALL SS Robin Moore, which was the seamen. They were working are interested in the maintainance of rest and convalescent The SIU meeting in New York last Wednesday had quite a first American vessel torpedoed against the various seamen's in­ homes under the supervision of by German submarines. May 21, stitutes going under the guise of surprise when crew members of 2 Isthmian ships attended. Although 1941. the U.S. Health Service. If the social service. this was a surprise to the SIU men, it was nothing compared to the . "I suffered from exposure and Those organizations co-opei'- funds which are appropriated by surprise the Isthmian men hfid when they saw the manner in which hardship in a lifeboat for two ated with water-front saloons, the government to the USS for weeks and was incapacitated for rooming house crimps and assist­ molly-coddling recreation clubs, SIU meetings are conducted. a month. Subsequently I was op­ ed generally in keeping seafarers loans, etc., could be appropriated We had one of our typical meetings with some of the boys blast­ erated upon in the U. S. Marine in a unique kind of slavery. They to the Public Health Service for ing a couple of SIU officials in an outport for the manner in which Hospital, Staten Island, for vari­ shanghaied seamen and furnished care of seamen, it would be a much better thing. The addition­ they handled beefs. The matter was discussed and con and the cose veins caused by exposure in strike breakers when the men al funds would better hospital the boat, and will have to be op­ struck against conditions that entire session finally wound up with the men in question being erated upon again for the same included lousy mattresses, messes facilities and cut the money off reprimanded and the matter corrected. reason. inhabited with roaches and stock­ from uses such as it is now put to. "I request you to draft and in­ ed with rotten food. Another point brought up was the manner in which committees The SIU is on record to con­ troduce a bill to help me and In 1894 the Maguire Act was tinue co-operation with the U.S. iare elected in this port. This matter too was discussed thoroughly other seamen so we can obtain passed with the aid of the un­ and ended up with the membership, by passing a motion, making compensation from funds in the stinted labor of Furuseth and Health Service and is also on rec­ ord as being of the belief that the the policy to be used in the future on this issue. hands of German alien property then in 1898 the White Act spon­ USS or any other charitable or­ custodian in the United States. While this wasn't an unusual occurance for SIU rnen, it was an "Thanking you for any assist­ sored by the West Coast seamen's ganization is a duplication and organization became a law—giv­ eye-opener for these unorganized seamen and 2 ex-NMUers present. ance you may be able to render ing the right to seamen to draw in itself causes confusion by this duplication. The surprise shown by the NMU men was naturally no wonder me and other seamen as indicated half of their wages in any port, which meant that the men no 6. We believe that if any mem­ for the simple reason that many SIU members know the manner in above, I am. longer had to go to seamen's in­ orial is to be erected out of gov­ Respectfully yours, which NMU meetings are conducted. Lord help the hapless rank ernment funds to the merchant OSCAR L. GRIMM stitutes to ask for a handout, nor marine for their heroic endeavor and filer at one of those meetings who gets up and criticizes a piedid they have to sing for their card, for he is immediately branded as a Fascist and disrupter, just suppers in some mission gather­ during the war, it should be to establish more snug harbors. This ing. .to mention the mildest terms, and then is thrown out of the meeting. To date all humanitarian laws would be a matter of taking care The "Membership Speaks" of men when they really needed Of course, to the Isthmian men it was another matter. These page is your chance to blew and all progress made in securing fellows are used to working for an outfit that is tough—where they off steam or just talk tibout better wages and working condi­ it instead of applying softening have no say about anything—and for them to see seamen, like them- some topic which you think tions for the American merchant influences while they can still ship. iselves, making their own policy and settling their own problems is interesting. Write about seamen have been initiated and any subject as long as it per­ fought for by the AFL without 7. What we need is an unrewas a real surprise. any assistance from the pseudo- tarded growth of a co-operative It is a damn good thing for these men to attend our meetings and tains to ships and seamen. social service organizations for relation between the steamship !\ it should be encouraged because it allows them to see just what the Send your letter to The Ed­ seamen. We demand the right to companies and the men through itor, The Seafarers Log. ,Seafarers is. continue the betterment of our their unions. War bonuses now paid to the seamen will be dis­ Isthmian men attending our meetings will probably be a regular continued after the cessation of occurance now in practically all ports where we have haUs. Their hostilities. The present basic attendance shows that they have a real interest in this organization. wages alone are not sufficient to USS STILL PHONY meet the high cost of living and SEAMEN'S SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE some provisions will have to be Below is a brief summary of the various awards for which The USS is still up to its old phony games. These people recent­ made to offset some of the loss of ly started efforts so as to prolong themselves into the postwar pe­ qualified Merchant Seamen may apply. take home money when the war MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE EMBLEM riod. (No doubt, to assist the comrades in the NMU in their organi­ bonus is eliminated. This can be Awarded to "seamen"—including any member of a ship's com­ zational efforts.) The latest trick these phonies have done is to fur­ brought about only through sin­ nish NMU organizers a box which normally contains USS games, pany, who serves at ANY TIME, during the period beginning De­ cere and honest negotiations be­ but which is used by NMU organizers to get in and out of unorgan­ cember 7, 1941 and ending with the termination of the war, in (1) tween the ship operators and any U. S. flag ship, or (2) any foreign flag ship at a time when oper­ ized ships. This is typical of these characters and displays their f ated by, or for the account of, the Maritime Commission or the War maritime organizations. We real­ true nature. ize our responsibility toward that While having the guts to come into SIU Hall and teU us they are Shipping Administration. end during the reconversion pe­ WAR ZONE BARS interested only in the welfare of seamen, these people turn right Awarded for service in a War or Combat Zone. One or Ml riod. around and do something of this sort: We hope that the negotiations awards may be claimed. will be conducted for the best in­ Recently, a committee of these do-gooders came up to the SIU Atlantic War Zone includes service in any of these waters: North terest of the maritime industry— HaU in New York and some of them got off a lot of high-sounding or South Atlantic Ocean; Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea; Barents harmoniously and peacefully — phrases about seeing that the poor seamen get "help." They were Sea; Greenland Sea. having in mind to keep a United Mediterranean-Middle East Zone includes service in: Mediter­ told then that it was a known fact and there was evidence to prove ranean Sea; Red Sea; Arabian Sea; or Indian Ocean (West of 80° States merchant marine and an that the USS in some ports were hand in glove with the NMU. efficient personnel second to These beloved characters expressed horrors at such a thought East Longitude.) none. Pacific Zone includes service in: North or South Pacific Ocean; iand claimed they were not guilty of such a thing. Indian Ocean (East of 80° East Longitude). However, with people of this type, their so-called horrors did COMBAT BAR—COMBAT BAR WITH STAR not fool us a danm bit as we know how these people \(3o business. Awarded for service in a ship which—at ANY TIME—of such It is a damn shame that they continue to get the money from people service was directly attacked or damaged by an INSTRUMENTAL­ i who do not know the score. ITY OF WAR. In cases of ABANDONMENT of the ship, as a result ' We have threatened before to resume picket lines around some of the above. Seamen are awarded a silver star. MARINER'S MEDAL of their joints if this thing did not stop. Evidently this threat did not A recent Act of Congress has provided the Mariner's Medal to mean a thing to these people. All SIU men should viev/ these people •with suspicion and prepare for an all out attack on them. If we be awarded to the officers and men of the United States Merchant Marine who have been wounded as a result of enemy action. It is don't bust them, they surely will try to bust us. to the Merchant Marine what the Order of the Purple Heart is to the There may have been some excuse for the USS when it was Army and Navy. In order that no worthy case may be overlooked, first conceived—seamen needed special service when the war first personal applications are invited, but it must be borne in mind that istarted. As a matter of fact the SIU was on the governing board of this is an award which is made only after careful consideration of the USS at its inception. But despite all the high sounding phrases the extent of the injury and the circumstances under which the in­ uttered by its various shipowner and social service sponsors, it jury was incurred. Unfortunately, official records are not always Bpon became apparent that the organization was degenerating into sufficiently complete to make a just determination of an individual ia racket. When this became clear we pulled out and have opposed case, and therefore an application should be accompanied by hospi­ it ever since. tal discharges or other evidence of medical treatment which would Today thfe USS is a real threat to all bonafide union seamen. indicate that the injury was directly connected with enemy action, For Immediate Atteailaa and to a sufficient degree for consideration of an award. Let's give it the boot. Letters! Letters! New Service Awards Available m �- ) (i 7^ r, <.'•>-. l'f 'I Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG -(Friday, August 10, 1945 Hawk Exposes Shipowners' Sabotage Working Rules Can Not Be Sabotaged Following are the Union's comments with respect to the brief on behalf of the employers submitted by their coun­ sel at War Labor Board hearing of July 19, 1945, with regard to wage dispute in the above case numbers with respect to the matter of wages in dispute. On page two of the companies' brief, the companies charge the Union with refusing to negotiate on the companies* proposals re changes in working rules. That part is true. However, the com­ panies neglect to state that they also re­ fused to negotiate on the Union's pro­ posals re increases in wages, a fact which can be verified by the reports of Com­ missioner W. C. Liller to the Director of the United States Conciliation Service of the Dept. of Labor. The reasons that the Union refused to negotiate are set forth in its Exhibits and Statements contained in the ver­ batim transcript of public hearing held by the War Shipping Panel of the Na­ tional War Labor Board on December 12, 1944, in Washington, D. C. Regardless of the interpretation by Admiral Emory S. Land of the "State­ ment of Policy," which the chairman of the Panel predicated his decision upon, the provisions pertaining to the freezing of the agreements held by the Union are explicit therein. These provisions were agreed to and signed only by the Union because it was requested that the Union assist in avoiding chaos in the industry which would undoubtedly hamper the war effort. The "Statement of Policy" was further given as a guarantee to the Union that working conditions in its collective bargaining agreements would not be reduced, as shown in the "State­ ment of Policy's" first sub-title, which reads: "L Existing Collective Bargain­ ing Agreements to Stand." Such guar­ antee was given to the Union in return for the Union's surrender of recourse to economic action and adhering to the "No Strike Pledge." It appeared at that time that it was no time for a display of economic action on the part of either the Union or the employers as general agents for the War Shipping Administration, since the war effort would be endangered. Thus, the conditions of employment and working rules of the Union's agreements were frozen. However, the amendment to the "Statement of Pplicj^" recognized that the cost of living would surely fluctuate under a war-time economy and provis­ ions were made so that the terms of wages could be opened up for revision, without disturbing the rest of the agree­ ments held by the Union and the com­ panies involved in this dispute. Union's Exhibit "B" titled "Statement of Policy" which was submitted as evi­ dence of the Union's contention to the War Shipping Panel at the December 12, 1944 hearing, is here again submitted. Any Government agency that allows any departure from the terms of the "Statement of Policy," the first sub-title of which the Union repeats, states: "I. Existing Collective Bazgaining Agree­ ments to Stand"—^which allows any re­ duction in working conditions that were negotiated through collective bargaining processes prior to U.S. entry into the war—is as much as breaking the "State­ ment of Policy," which was entered into in good faith, and surely will release the Union from adhering to the "No Strike Pledge." Such departures will create the chaos in the industry which was the primary factor that the Union and the Government sought to avoid; for the seamen expect the Government to live up to it agreement. Warns End Of The No Strike Pledge The membership of the Union feels that, under the terms of the "Statement of Policy," some of the working condi­ tions of their existing agreements are not as desirable as could be obtained. However, since the companies evidence a desire to lower the working conditions that were negotiated through collective bargaining processes during peace-time by utilizing the War Labor Board or any other Government agency or the war, the Union feels that when its members are so advised they will resort to the legal means of taking a strike vote un­ der the terms of the Smith-Connally Act, since the breaking of the "Statement of Policy" by any Government agency will release the seamen from their adherence to the "No Strike Pledge." It is further pointed out that ail com­ panies are acting as "general agents" of the War Shipping Administration, whether they are operating their own owned vessels or chartered bottoms, and have consistently used the excuse that the War Shipping Administration must pass upon all working conditions before they are put into effect. As "general agents" of the War Shipping Adminis­ tration they are bound by the "State­ ment of Policy." The case before the Board is solely (•ne of wages, and the working condi­ tions do not enter into the matter, since ruch working conditions continued in Itffect and existed prior to and during the highest peak of the monthly take liome wage. Cbunsel for the companies, A. V. Cherbonnier, admits on page two of his "Brief on Behalf of Employers" that he was notified by the Department of La­ bor and the War Labor Board that the dispute involved "working conditions and wages," and that a Public Hearing would be held by the War Shipping Panel regarding these cases on Decem­ ber 12, 1944. Mr. Cherbonnier, in his brief then proceeds to misrepresent and distbrt the true facts when he states in part, on page two: "The Panel Chairman seemed consciuos that the main question was • • • whether or not the issue of working conditions is appropriately an issue in this case * * *. (Page 44 of the tran­ script of the hearing held 12 Decem­ ber, 1944), because he permitted argu­ ments by the Company and the Union on the question, yet the Chairman re­ fused to rule on the issue at the hear­ ing." (Union's underscoring in em­ phasis). However, other portions of the tran­ script expose Counsel's patent falsehood, for on pages 112 to 118 Mr. Chalmers, Chairman of the Panel states in part: " * • • supplementary briefs may be filed by both parties bn any and all of the issues that have been submitted to the Panel. "It would be well for me to add that it is the present position of the Panel that after those briefs have been submitted they will be duly consider­ ed in the usual course in an executive session of the Panel, and recommenda­ tions formulated which will be trans­ mitted to the Board. These recommen­ dations will, in the first place, deal with the wage proposals which have been submitted by the Union. Our : ' i--'- • 2 ' V •••' '|t^' ""m'" I'rijf" ''"i''''ii' • : . ;, I submission to the Board will also sum­ marize our find of fact on the issue of whether thS contracts cai) be opened as far as working conditions are con­ cerned, with the understanding that the War Labor Board will make its. own determination as to whether or not under the contracts the working conditions are open for consideration. "The Panel will also expect to make reconunendations on the proposals of the employers for changes in the working riiles, with the specific under­ standing that they will only be con­ sidered by the Board if the Board has decided that the contracts are open under the terms of the contracts and under the action of the two parties within the contracts." In explaining the procedure in sub­ mitting briefs the transcript shows that the Chairman was quite explicit: (Page 113): Mr. Chalmers: Our usual procedure n is to allow 14 days, after the time when the record has been sent to the parties, for the submission of supple- ^. mentary briefs, of course with the un­ derstanding that the supplementary briefs should be exchanged between the parlies at the same lime they are sent on to the Board. Now, unless •there is some special reason why 14 days is too short a time— Slippery Tactics Of The Operators Mr. Hawk: As far as the Union is concerned, the Union objects to that procedure. Here the Union comes in with its case with briefs. Its whole po­ sition is outlined in its brief. The Company comes in here with nothing. They don't even come in here with counter-proposals, and now you iare going to allow the Company to go out and predicate their counter-proposals or their counter-argument on our brief? What kind of business is that? "Mr. Chalmers: It is the regulation of the War Labor Board, and I think it is founded on a stipulation in the Act. In any event, it is a regulation of the Board. "Mr. Hawk: But where is the Com­ pany's statement and their position? They are supposed to submit a brief to us in the first instance. "Mr. Cherbonnier: We did. "Mr. Hawk: There has been no brief submitted to us. You haven't ex­ changed even your proposals with us. You haven't even got a copy for the Panel. You come in here with one copy of the proposals. "Mr. Chedmers: WelL I repeal that the two parties under the law and the Board regulations axe free to submit to the Panel, exchanging between themselves at the same time, supple­ mentary briefs on the questions that have been opened at the hearing. "Mr. Cherbonnier: 14 days after re­ ceipt of the record is quite ample for the Company, sir. "Mr. Chalmers: All right." (All un­ derscoring are the Union's emphasis). With respect to the foregoing the Union points out that at this late date, many, many months after the receipt of the record, the Union is still waiting re­ ceipt of brief from the companies, (page 114). As well as that it is shown on page 110 that the Union has complied with the regulations of the Board by bringing in briefs while the companies have not as shown as follows: "Mr. Chalmers: All I am asking is whether or not there is any additional evidence that it is desired to submit into the hearing in coimection with any issue, any aspect of the Waterman Steamship Company case. I under­ stand Mr. Cherbonnier's position to be that there may be additional evidence which he may desire to submit after there has been a determination on the question of whether or not the work­ ing conditions are open. Is that cor­ rect?" "Mr. Cherbonnier: Correct, sir. We don't wish to introduce that until that first decision is made. "Mr. Hawk: Mr. Chairman, there has been numerous communications exchanged between the union and the War Labor Board. The Company was " fully aware of what they are up against when they come down here. They got a high - powered attorney here that they took out of the Army to handle this case. "Now, the union has complied and is trying to do what is right by the panel's procedure. We have spent all' kinds of time and money preparing what the board desires, with full knowledge that these cases would be heard in consecutive order. Now, we have complied wifh the rulings of the board, and I don't think that any con­ sideration should be given to a com­ pany to introduce this or that when? they haven't even made an attempt to play the game on the square." In addition to this it is shown on pages 66, 70, 74 and 75 of the same tranj script the Counsel for the companies "'l evaded the exchange of briefs with the Union in statements by Counsel him­ self as well as others. (The above quotations also clearly ex­ pose the untruth of Counsel's contention on page three of his "Brief on Behalf of Employers" presented at War Labor Board Hearing July 19th and 20, 1945 that: "No evidence was gffered by either Union or the company to justify the propriety of their respective demands and proposals." For such was clearly presented by the Union). i: Panel Agrees To Consider Conditions As to the ruling of the Panel, this is shown in the foUowinfi extracts from the transcript from pages 115 to 118 inclusive: "Mr. Kiggins (Industry member of the Panel): Mr. Chairman, did I un­ derstand you correctly that in submit_ ting the case to the War Labor Board Panel, when it receives a determina­ tion from the War Labor Board on the question of whether or not agreements had been opened up as to working conditions, will so inform the interest­ ed parties in order that then after that has been ruled on by the War Labor Board and they know the War Labor Board's position that they will have! the opportunity to submit briefs?" "Mr. Chalmers: No, Mr. Kiggins, that isn't the position that I outlined, I indicated that the Board expects the Panel to submit to the questions such as are involved in the interpretation of the agreement, and for the Board's own decision. But at the same time to submit to the Board the findings of fact and recommendedions in connec­ tion with all the issues that are in dis­ pute, so that in case the Board de­ cides that these issues are appropri­ rately a subject for Board determina(Continued on ?age 8) ••a* �1 HE Friday, August 10. 194p ft k t-a Page Hve By J. P. SHULER QUESTION: What kinds of recreation do you prefer aboard ship? PETE DeFAZI. FWT—My fa­ vorite recreation is my hobby— training dogs. On my way to Russia on the SS Shickshinny back in '42 I bought a beautiful Spitz in -Iceland and I've had him with me on many trips since then, 'till the Coast Guard beach­ ed him last trip for stealing the chief engineer's candy. He^has provided a lot of entertainment for other men as well as myself. His name is Major and he's a real war veteran, including V-E day in France on the Goldsboro. I have spent many hours at sea teaching him to walk, roll over, beg and do other tricks. BUD TOTTEN, Carpenter — Books are my chief recreation on board ship, and I like magazines like the Reader's Digest, Colliers and Saturday Evening Post. No comic books for me. I like to ride a ship like the Warrior, which has a recreation room with good ac­ commodations for reading. All the ships I have been on have had good libraries furnished by the Merchant Marine Library Association and we should help them by taking good care of these books. The deck delegate on the Warrior had chalrge of the ship's library and collected the books at the end of the trip, turn­ ing them in for a new set of books. On the Robert Frost, the mate had built a set of book­ shelves for the ship's library. LOG Seamen Under Army Jurisdiction HEREIN WHii ITHIIVK V\ SEAFARERS NEW YORK—We had a case that came up several months ago where one of our members was court-martialed by the Army in Belgium for an offense commit­ ted on a ship. This brought up the question as to whether civil­ ians could be court-martialled by the United States Army. Check­ ing on this, we find that there is an act that states that any person or persons traveling with military personnel are subject to a courtmartial by the United States Army. So seamen can be prosecuted or persecuted under most any status that arises. If he got drunk on the street, he is a civilian; if he doesn't like,the way the skip­ per combs his hair on the ship, he is in the Coast Guard; and if he gets too rough with some of his shipmates, he finds himself before an Army court-martial as did this member. He received five years for the offense he com­ mitted. There are some skippers who have not hesitated to use any of these agencies to "get" seamen whom they db not like. A while back, we had a mem­ ber who had already signed on articles, but the man was effici­ ent and did his work and the captain had no excuse to fire him. So he put Coast Guard charges Attention Members! When paying dues, assess­ ments, fines, donations or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorized representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this procedure for your own protection. against him and could have well deprived the man of his livlihood for 6 months just in order to save the company the price of cook's wages for one month. Most of the seamen are begin­ ning to realize that they can no longer act as seamen have always acted. There was a time you could get drunk in port or say damn on the ship without losing your papers, but now the Hooli­ gan Navy has stepped in and we must all attend chapel services in order to be good seamen. What's worse, the Coast Guard is making a strong bid to hold the Merchant Marine in its jurisdic­ tion after the war. They have been recommended by several maritime unions who used them" to do their dirty work. So, it is well for all seamen to-watch their step and not to do anything that could possibly make the Coast Guard set-up after the war a per­ manent one. WITH THE SlU m CANADA By HUGH MURPHY The first issue of our paper. The Pacific Seafarer is another step in our steady progress toward the ultimate organizatin of all sea­ men in Canada into the Seafarers International Union of North America. Since receiving our Branch Charter, which brings us Closer into, conformity with the rest of our International organization, it :is fitting that our medium of ex­ pression should likewise be al­ tered to conform with our publi­ cation, the Seafarers Log. We sin­ cerely hope that the Pacific Sea­ farer will meet with the approv­ al of all our members and can definitely assure them that it is dedicated to give them truthful and unbiased reports on all mat­ ters of interest to seamen, par­ ticularly our own membership. All members can, and should, take an active interest in their paper, and should write letters, or articles of interest for publi­ cation. The expression of ideas by the rank and file members through the columns of our paper can, and will make a success of the Pacific Seafarer. RICHARD BOYLER, FWT I like exercise and that's what I miss on board ship, but 1 make up for it by taking an exercise outfit with me on every ship. The whole outfit costs only six bucks and it makes up for the lack of exercise. On the City of Montgomery everyone used my spring tension devices and sever­ al of the other boys bought them too. Hobbies are good recreation. On the Montgomery the Purser spent his spare time making very clever picture frames, which he sold. Another man made model planes. I hope to get a weightlifting set for my next ship, as I find this kind of exercise is very SIU ONLY BONA-FIDE good for use at sea. On the Robin SEAMEN'S UNION Sherwood the Army had movies LEO WALKER, FWT—On the ^ day and this certainly was Since the revocation of their SS Wacosta we played cards a ^ppj^eciated by all hands, Charter by the Seafarers Inter­ great deal. There weren't gamb­ national Union of North America, ling men on board so we played the Canadian Seamen's Union has "500" mostly, with some games engaged in dual union activities lasting several days. A radio in in Canada. Their disruptive tac­ the recreation room helped to tics in the seamen's field makes pass the time away, with music the struggle of the seamen for and news broadcasts that mean a better conditions much harder, lot when you have been at sea and hampers the work of the SIU for a while. On the Alcoa Cutin obtaining a decent standard of tier the whole crew seemed to be living. However, the seamen are musical.' Many of the boys had becoming aware of this, and are French harps and we used to sit flocking to the SIU every ;lay. on deck at night singing songs. I CSU activities, as well as the ac­ like to get on a ship where some tivities of Pat Sullivan, President one has an accordion or a guitar. of the CSU in using his office as The trip seems to be more fun Secretary of the Trades and La­ and everyone is in a better mood. bor Congress of Canada to further I read "The Sun Is My Undoing" this dual unionism among the on the last trip and it took me seamen of Canada, is scored by most of my spare time. the American Federation of La- bor in a resolution adopted at the last convention of the AFL. A communication from the Presi­ dent of the American Federation of Labor, to Mr. Percy R. Bengough. President of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, reads as follows: Dear Sir and Brother: I enclose a copy of a resolu­ tion which was unanimously adopted by the last convention of the' American Federation of Labor. Please note the recommenda­ tion of the convention that the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and its affiliated organi­ zations be called upon to cease recognizing the dual Seamen's Union in Canada, and to recog­ nize only the Seafarers' Interna­ tional Union of North America. I sincerely hope you may find it possible to carry out the deci­ sion of the American Federation of Labor convention as set forth in this resolution. Fraternally yours, (Sgd. WM. GREEN) President, and policies of the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union of North America, and as a result at the Convention of the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union it instructed the Executive Board of the Sea­ farers' International Union to revoke the charter of the Can­ adian Seamen's Union, and Whereas, This Canadian Sea­ men's Union is at the present time engaged in dual organizing in Canada and its President, Mr. Pat Sullivan, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, af­ filiated with the American Fed­ eration of Labor has been using his said office to foster this dual Seamen's movement in Canada, and particularly in British Co­ lumbia, where they have openly joined hands with the CIO dual organization, and are attempting to infringe on the jurisdiction of the British Columbia Seamen's Union, a bona fide labor organi­ zation, chartered and affiliated to the Seafarers' International Union of North America, there­ fore, be it Resolved, That the convention hereby go on record requesting THE RESOLUTION ' the officials of the American "From Official Printed Federation of Labor to notify Proceedings, the Trades and Labor Congress American Federation of of Canada and its affiliates, in­ Labor Convention, cluding the Labor Councils of New Orleans, Louisiana, Canada to cease recognizing this November 1944. dual Seamen's Union fostered by Resolution No. 152. the Canadian Seamen's Union Whereas, The Seafarers' In­ and to recognize only the Sea­ ternational Union of North farers' International Union of America has been granted juris­ North America, and its affili­ diction over Seamen and Fisher­ ates." men in all waters of North As stated in the above resolution America and Canada by the the "Canadian Seamen's Union" American Federation of Labor, has no jurisdiction over the Sea­ and Whereas, The Seafarers' Inter­ men in Canada and is engaged in' national in its orgnaizing activi­ dross purposes with the only rec­ ties admitted to its affiliation the ognized Seamen's Union in Can­ Canadian Seamen's Union upon ada, the their request, and Whereas, This union has re­ SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL fused to live up to the principles UNION OF NORTH / MERICA. •I ... • 'ij. ' V'".i./...'.'I �rriTi^i, , .-^',.48 *«M PB0« Sbc THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 10, 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Monkeys Take Over, Have Run Of SS Hart Crane The crew of the Alcoa Liberty, mium ore, is reputedly a guinea Frederick Ives Hart Crane, i.s all for. .signing on pig run for Calmar to this part Frank Buck if the ship makes an­ of the African coast, and may re­ Back From Naples other trip to East Africa. It will sult in steady service to Moinbassa. v keep the mate from having a ner­ "The cleanest ship I ever rode" vous breakdown, they say and - Delegates for the trip were Mcis the opinion of Duke "Red" will save wear and tear on the Carty, AB; Blackie Greiger, Oil­ Hall, Cook and Baker on the ABs. er; and George Alcott, Messman. On the return voyage of a four SS Frederick E. Ives, Overlakes Liberty which pulled in last week months' trip which included calls SS NEGLEY COCHRAN at Dar Es Salaam, Mombassa, from a Mediterranean trip. Durban, Lorenzo Marks and "Be it ever so humble there's Beefs were settled as they came Beira, the Crane brought back a no place like home" was the mot­ up during the voyage to the sat­ deck load of monkeys consigned to on a sign in the messroom of isfaction of all hands, and when to the States for experimental the SS Negley Cochran, Smith purposes. this ship paid off there was al­ Although the mate and the old and Johnson Liberty which pull­ most no disputes left for the Pa­ man conducted several investiga­ ed in recently from a run to Eu­ trolmen. tions to discover who unlocked rope. But, according to the crew, Naples, according to Hall, is a the monkey cages every night, it wasn't too much of a home, Back from Le Havre, France, on the SS Bienville, Waterman good town now, with the curfew they never had much success, what with a steady diet all the with the result that the scamper­ way back of cabbage, spinach troop ship, P. J. McCann (left) and Frank Brainard report a very extended from seven to eleven, ing simians had the run of the and saurkraut. For a change they pleasant trip. The Bienville was the first ship Brother Brainard rode and the MPs not so anxious to ship. had tripe. that had moving pictures, which helped make the voyage pleasant. protect the seamen's morals, or According to Stanley Cooper, What stores the Cochran had so eager to fine them for being caught in the wrong places. The Chief Cook, Bosun Morgan led were taken off in France, even trip was like canal boating, the his men on a regular morning the dried beans, which is always crew reported, with the Atlantic monkey hunt, trying to collect the last resort of even a hungry like a mill pond aU the way over strays who wandered into the ship, and the Cochran's crew rigging during the night. Their came home dreaming of hitting a and all the way back. favorite roost was on the mast steak house right after the payqff.l ,j.he old SS Kenmar of the Cal- so bad on the Kenmar that the The Ives was, reportedly, the heads, so the deck hands got Delegates for the trip were mar Line kept several patrolmen crew drew up a petition which first Liberty to come back direct­ plenty of exercise crawling up James Thompson, BR; Paul Het- busy when she paid off last week they presented to the American ly from Naples, as most of the the masts to coax the simians zer, AB; and C. J. Smith, FWT. ships calling there are being after eight and a half months consul at Cardiff. This resulted down. loaded with equipment and sent abroad, during which time- she for a time in better chow. 'On was on the shuttle service around the way home, however, the Ken­ directly to the Pacific via the The monkeys also liked to scamper in and out of port holes, CITY OF SAVANNAH the channel ports. mar ran out of eggs, flour and Panama canal. with a preference for the officers' milk when only a week out of The City of Savannah, built 38 With only eight full book men The crew complimented Stew­ cabins. The old man yelled him­ England. in the entire crew, the scow came ard Joe Maltais and Chief Cook self hoarse for the standby to years ago for the coastwise pas­ Earl Morey for doing a good job senger trade, has made its last in with many beefs that could During seven months overseas "catch those damn monkeys." have been settled at se&, thus the Kenmar made shuttle runs to on this trip. On the way home the Crane run for Waterman, having been demonstrating the need for con­ Rouen, Le Havre, and Ghent. ran. out of meat, and the crew is sold, along with the City of Mont­ certed delegate training and edu­ Several times the ship narrowly SS OREMAR still wondering if two missing gomery, to "the Grace Line for cational work to carry the Sea­ missed floating mines and, on one Because he was absent "with­ monkeys didn't end up in Stew­ their South American business. farers' story to new men riding trip across the channel, was sav­ ed from possible disaster by a out permission" for one day in ard Louis Corni's ragouts. For the past year the Savannah our ships. This trip of the Crane, during Liberty which cut in front of Doing their best to handle the the port of Swansea, Wales, has been running to Caribbean beefs that started from the time them and was sunk by a mine which she brought back chroBrother Sidney Rothman became ports for sugar. the ship left port were delegates directly in the Kenmar's path. fresh meat for the Coast Guard, Richard Keyser, AB and Richard who licked their chops over this Despite her age, this old scow SS JOHN QUITMAN Carlson, Deck Engineer. No dele­ terrible infraction of discipline had one of the smoothest engines on an eight month's voyage and Good work by the ship's dele­ to be found on any ship, and was gate was elected for the steward department, and this lack of a suspended his papers for thirty gates brought the SS John Quit­ a favorite of oilers who like to representative for the belly rob­ days. man, Waterman Liberty, intd the bers gave Patrolmen Fisher and The Chief on this ship, the SS port of New York la.st week ride up and down jobs. Hart plenty of headaches at the Delegates Larry Noel, AB, Tom Oremar. made the proposition to without a beef in any depart­ Among the crew making the payoff. McCreer, Deck Engineer; and Rothman that if he would give ment. Four trip card men aboard last trip on the Savannah was Poor food was the unanimous Jack Garson, Cook, write that the up eight houra overtime, or the took out books. Edgar LaBadie, Third Cook. complaint of all hands. Like many John P. Poe has just completed equivalent of a day's log, the The mate, according to the ships that are stocked for a quick "a very interesting trip without Coast Guard charges would be crew, was bottle happy during trans-Atlantic run and then get a fight but with plenty of fun." dropped. Rothman agreed, but the entire trip and was so stiff stuck for shuttle trips, things got Wrote the delegates: "Some of the Chief forgot about the deal at the payoff that he didn't know arid Brother Sidney took it on what overtime was. Prisoners of the fellows took time off to visit the chin. Germany, where they find nice war brought to the states on this women and plenty of them. Some ship were used for painting and of the boys also took a trip into SS WM. M. EVARTS chipping; which will turn out to France but weren't much im­ be an expensive maintainance The crew of the William M. policy for Waterman, as the deck pressed. Best part of the trip Evarts voted unanimously at a hands entered overtime for the was the last month down at the The William B. Giles, con­ meeting held aboard that ship in time these prisoners were turned Leonardo Navy pier in New Jer­ verted Mississippi Liberty, is Baltimore on July 26 not to sign to on ship's work. sey. It is nothing more than a back from Leghorne, Italy, articles for the voyage unless a concentration camp. The marines carrying what Bosun Regin­ new ice box was installed in the figure that any merchant seamen ald King called the "happiest crew's mess. They also protest­ JONATHAN GROUT is a suspicious stiff right off the bunch of men" he ever saw; ed the removal by the company Brothers Nathan Edmonson, bat. They locked up one of our The troops comprised the 12th • of the master and the Steward. Deck Maintainance, and Bill Ben­ messmen for fishing off the pier.'' Air Force, home for a well A copy of the resolutions was nett, AB, were among the crew The three meri who toured Ger­ deserved rest before being forwarded to the New York hall that had to leave the SS Jonathan many shortly after V-E day were reassigned. by Harold Paquette, chairman of Grout last week when the Army Brothers Lawrence Noel, John The Gilec, according to the meeting; Frobert Cartwright, decided to convert all Iiolds of Hulback, and Jack Jones. Hitch­ Brother King, was a very deck delegate; Edward Burnett, this Mississippi Liberty into troop hiking in army trucks, the men good ship, with a good, co­ engine delegate; and A. C. Vip- quarters. All hands were sorry were guests of GIs on a 1000 mile operative crew. perman stev/ard department dele­ to leave this ship, which has a trip to Cologne, Coblenz, Frank­ REGINALD KING , good skipper and chief. gate. furt, and Liege in Belgium. SS Kenmar Proves Training Of Delegates Necessary Crew Of SS Pee Visits Germany The Happiest Bunch" : / •v. L �t ..> Friday, August 10. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seyen THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS J, Defends Stewards Against More Comments On The Log Unjust Charges Of Members I have seen so many stewards being broxight up on charges in meetings that I wonder if there are any stewards left who aren't in the 99-year club, or who have­ n't, been dropped down to Second Cook or Galley Boy. p You fellows who are always quick to yell about "bum stew­ ard" consider a few facts. In the first place, the Steward has the toughest job on the ship. Why? Because he gets too many inde­ pendent characters in his depart­ ment who are there to make easy money or dodge the draft, and they won't cooperate. In fact spme of them take the attitude "to hell with you." If the Stew­ ard lowers the boom on these bums, some enterprising sea law­ yer will stir up the crew and high pressure them ifito signing charges against the Steward. I was on a ship recently where the Steward took a Mess Boy to the old man because the Mess Boy acted like he was Steward, captain and grand admiral of the fleet. Instead of letting the Steward discipline this obnoxious —; character, the engine room dele­ gate (of all people) circulated charges against the Steward. Fortuifately, there were some level­ headed men on board who told this delegate off. The Steward is in a tough posi­ tion for another reason. He is not an officer and the unlicensed men don't consider him one of the crew. He is an unidentified being placed somewhere between heaven and hell. He has respon­ sibilities but no authority. He can ask for supplies but he can't give anyone hell if they aren't put on board. ^ Things have got so bad that I Know one former- Steward who is sailing as Cook, because he is afraid to ship Steward for fear ^ some wise sea lawyers will bring him up on charges and he will lose his book. As he is an old union man, this means something to him. Why don't they bring ordinar­ ies up on charges for not cleaning the heads? Or oilers for burning up a bearing? Why? . Because the men don't give a damn what happens on board 'till it starts to effect their stomach. And then, watch out. Steward. I think that the new feature, "Week's News in Review", is a good idea, especiaRy since the Log is being sent out to all ships. It wiU tell them a lot of things they wouldn't know otherwise. In ad­ dition, most of us are very much interested in sports, and once out of this country we have no other way of getting the information on standings, averages, etc. The only criticism I have is that the Log could be bigger. W. R. KIGER. % In my opinion our Log is one of the finest union papers going. think we could devote another page or two to the sports, and the feature, "The Membership Speaks." Above all, never go back to the old smaU size. GEORGE H. KOCH. news is very good, but I do think you ought to give more than one page to it, with more current events and sports news. CHARLES PATRICK. Problems Must Be Solved Before Union Can Act This new and larger issue is just the thing. Together with the new building, it shows we are growing up. Only one thing is wrong: I believe that each port should be required to be represented each week. Otherwise, everything is fine—just what we needed. VINCENT WALRATH. Do I hear the echoing rumbles of 1941 amid the rank and file? Our leaders at that time accom­ plished, through concerted action, our objective—a slight increase in the take-home money. HARD FACTS PUT THEM WISE On a recent trip I met several members of the NMU in a gin mill in Glasgow. Pretty soon the conversation turned to unionism. These lads were typical of the misinformed youth who compose such a large part of the rank and file of the NMU, since the union's communist leadership began its policy of extermination against the oldtimers who built the NMU. Like a bunch of parrots, these kids went through the old famil­ iar routine of lies that we have all heard a himdred times: first that Carney, Innes and other ship­ owner stooges (and all former NMU officials) were now mem3ers and officials of the SIU. Of course, it wasn't hard to set the boys right about this lie and also to assure them that we branded these birds as n.f.g. long before the NMU took any action against them. We also told the boys that Curran and his crew of Moscow termites are also enjoying a prominent spot on our n.f.g. list. These lads were also singing the old NMUvtune about the SIU being a shipowners' union be­ Completes 104th Safe Voyage X I think the review of the week's J. M. FASSETT. AB We must muffle these rumb­ lings at this time and look at our wage problem from a different viewpoint. Let us consider the solidarity and unity of our sea­ faring men. Is there complete unity? Is there complete har­ mony? In our own house, yes, but what of the people next door who will steal our bread and but­ ter when we go visiting, or if we showed any degree of laxity. Let us not forget also the small army of schoolboys, reared by the Maritime Commission to plug the SIU gaps almost as quickly as they are made. These youngsters know nothing of our feud with the shipowners, the WLB or the WSA. In my opinion, and judging from the unfavorable decisions rendered by these agencies, it would suit our interest best by waiting until these agencies, deI notice that you are starting a trimental to our welfare, are dedelegate's school. This is a'very funct. Meanwhile it will be to our advantage to reach the rank good idea. seamen, including the Quit^ilia few men on the ships and file now. especially new men, have NMU and the NMU leaders I have received the Log that I .no idea of what a union is or how; through pamphlets and leaflets asked for, but please put me on wage it came into being. I think all of.^o^ joint discussions of the mailing list to receive it reg­ " them would take out books at the problems, ularly, as there are many new At some future time we could end of a trip if they were told seamen in the neighborhood of ' something about maritime union­ have a meeting and point out to Daytona Beach and Port Orange. ism, its history, and its signific­ the rank and file of the NMU the ance. In" this way, a delegate's policies of their leaders and the I find that the Log is an excellent school will do a good job if part error of their ways, comparing way to reach unorganized sea­ of the instruction deals with the their agreements, contracts and men and teach them something . history of the shipping industry conditions with ous. All of this about unionism. I have just finished my 104th before the seamen organized for in case their leaders fail to co­ voyage to help win the War for operate with us for our common better conditions. Freedom. Enclosed is a copy of good in the post war future. A school will also make the If all this turns out to be of no the drawing of my last ship, auto­ delegates better able to represent graphed by all members of the the crew, in disputes. They will avail then we have just lost some crew. I have been iU, but will money, but we have at least know the contracts better, and be return to sea very shortly. found out where we stand in re­ able to talk up to some of these Greetings to all of my friends ^-xwise-guy officers who think sail- gard to the loyality'or disloyalty and brothers. to all seamen. •^ors are'just a bunch of stumble, bums. ALEXANDER FAGURI. "LUCKY" UNCLE OTTO Chief Cook (OTTO PAUL PREUSSLER) ROBERT HUTTON, AB Calls Delegates School Good Idea 4. Praise Agent's Thoughtfulness This letter is to let you and all the members know that the Gal­ veston agent, Dolar Stone, is real­ ly on the job. Brother Stone not only had ar­ rangements made for us but he met us at the train and took us to our rooms. So I think that was mighty nice of him, becaur<? everyone knows how hard it is these days to get into a strange town and get decent hotel accom­ modations. Any of you other boys, who are sent this way to ship out will find the same cooperation from Agent Stone. We would like this pub­ lished in the Log so all the mem­ bers can know how well you get treated down here. cause we had the best contracts. JAMES POPE It only required a few minutes RICHARD B. JONES of logical reasoning to show the lads how silly this argument is. Of course, we have the best con­ tracts, but anyone knows the shipowners don't give away good contracts. We did the fighting It gives me a laugh how a lot for better conditions. of WSA characters are riding SIU All in all, the night's work was ships fqr their first trip and then deciding they don't have to take finished with these NMU boys out a book when they get back. knowing the score and doing Not that we give a damn, but it some real thinking about the makes us wonder what kind of a phony propoganda line they are line these people are handed at the War Shipping before they given to swallow. shoulder their sea bags and come The point I want to make is down to the SIU for a trip card. this: If we all talk to the NMU Some of them even go so far as rank and file wherever we meet to say, "Why should we take out them, we will be able to set these a book when we can go to the men straight on the Communist WSA to ship out again?" What do they do, try a different union line of the NMU, and we will be ship until they run out of unions doing them a distinct service, for then ship out with Standard Oil? most of them are good American After that they must go on the coastwise barges or head back seamen. to the farm. WILLIAM W. HANOLD. Steward JOE ALGINA Free Riders Ruin Own Future LUCKY UNCLE OTTO'S 104TH SHIP �-ipr.. THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOO i, [TPS'fc. Friday. August 10. 1945 Hawk Exposes Shipowners' Sabotage (Continued from Page 4) tion. the Board will have the evidence and recommendations available to it to proceed immediately to the consid­ eration of those issues thed were pre­ viously in dispute. "Consequently, I was indicating that the Panel will expect in its submission to the Board to submit not only the question, not only its recommenda­ tions on wages and kindred matters, and not only submit for the Board's consideration the question of whether or not working rules are open for con­ sideration. but also recommendations "on those working rules in case, for the Board to use in case the Board decides that working rules are appropriately open for its consideration. "Mr. Kiggins: Well, I'd like to ask the employers' representatives if that procedure is satisfactory to them. "Mr. Cherbonnier: Well, as I under­ stand it, it is we are to submit, after a receipt of the record, a brief which wiU set forth the Company's position regarding the right to have working conditions in toto considered. That will be submitted, and the Board will pass on it, and if the Board says that the working conditions shall not be considered, obviously they won't be considered. If the working conditions are to be considered then it would seem to me that they will have to go on this record, the Panel to make a recommendation, which is quite mea­ ger, or to refer the matter back to the parties to reduce the issues as small as possible, so that what can be agreed to is agreed to, and what cannot be agreed to will be submitted here for determination. As to that I am quite in accord. "Mr. Chalmers; Mr. Cherbonnier, the Board of course can make up its own mind as to what it wants to do with the case, and the Board might decide to refer back one or two or all issues to the parties for their further consideration. "Mr. Cherbonnier: That's right, sir. "Mr. Chalmers: I am not prejudging^ what the Board will do. "What I have indicated is as far as the Panel is concerned, the Panel will present to the Board not only the is­ sue of wages and not only the issue of whether working conditions are open, but at the same time wiU present also to the Board its recommendations, facts and recommendations, concern­ ing changes in working rules, so that the Board will be free, if it so desires, to move on to its own final determina­ tion of changes in working rules at the same time. \ "Mr. Cherbonnier: I understand that. I just assume—and if I am not correct I'd like to be corrected—that if the Board felt a better job can be done, that it wiU be more expeditious to refer the matter back—the Panel itself might refer it back." The foregoing quotations, many of which are Counsel's own statements from the record, effectively expose his own misrepresentation of fact and dis­ tortion of truth in his "Brief on Behalf of Employers." However, to' continue with his "brief" on pages 5 and 6 under the heading of "Issues to be Resolved by This Board" Counsel seeks to pose a series of hypothetical and technical questions phrased in the "Do you still beat your wife?" style for the Board to answer. Such questions are an attempt to sow confusion and confound the Board; ques­ tions designed to becloud the fact that the only issue before the Board is the question of wages. Thus, it is apparenf that the companies are not content with flouting the Board's authority, not con­ tent with non-exchange of briefs, they would have the Board give aid to the companies' counsel's scheming and con­ niving. As well as this the companies Stewards Give Agent Bad Time are also laying a basis for the compan­ ies' future contention that the Board erred: For working conditions in all agreements vary from company to com­ pany. The companies, therefore, are seeking to use, instruct and direct the War La­ bor Board to rule that the Union should go back into negotiations to change thege agreements which the Union negotiated through collective bargaining processes during peacetime. The Union asserts that working conditions are not part of this dispute and that this is not the time for any working conditions to be low­ ered. The public hearing before the Nation­ al War Labor Board of July 19th and 20th, 1945 was called to hear testimony on the wage issue involved. Since the decision of this Board will affect all seamen, not onlj^ the seamen of the Sea­ farers International Union of North Am­ erica and the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, but, for instance those of the Na­ tional Maritime Union, the Marine Cooks and Stewards, and Marine Fire­ men, Oilers and Watertenders of the Pa­ cific, as well as that very small minor­ ity of seamen who at present are not union members, the Union feels that in support of its contention on the issue in dispute, that no weight should be placed by the Board on those parts of the briefs, statements and exhibits of any and aU companies in this dispute which imply that the cost of seamen's room and board should be figured as part of the seamen's take-home wage. The Union points out that such living conditions were fur­ nished by the companies for their own convenience ,and prevailed while the sea­ men's take-home wages were at peak levels. Such, it is repeated by the Union, are rendered to the seamen for the con­ venience of the companies. In uttering such figiu-es now the companies are at­ tempting to inflate the actual take-home wages of the seamen with figures that MATE WITH IDEAS have no bearing on the fact that the seamen's take-home wages have been drastically reduced to pre-war levels.. . Inasmuch as the Board deems bonuses to be a part of wages—the facts have been set forth before this Board on page 6 and thereafter in the Union's brief inVj this dispute now pending before it—and^ whereas the Board considers bonuses as wages, and it has been the policy of the Board that "No decreases in wages or*"' salaries for any particular work may be made below the highest rate paid for this work between January" 1 and Sep,tember 15, 1942 without approval of the "WLB," plus the fact that the Board in general only approves of ^ decreases to correct gross inequities and to aid in effective prosecution of the war, the Union, therefore, has submitted evidence to the Board that the reduction of the seamen's bonuses which make up a part of their take-home wage will hamper and impede the war effort instead of ^4 aiding the effective prosecution of the war. ^ The Union believes that the War La­ bor Board under its policies as outlined in the Union's brief, as indicated above, has numerous and sufficient reasons to restore the seamen's loss in take-home wages by increasing the take-home wages to the point where they were in the middle of 1942, in order to eliminate the gross inequities that today exist as to the take-home wages of seamen for that comparable period, and to continue to aid in the effective prosecution of the war. The Union requests that the Board give its most serious consideration to the comments introduced above and to the Union's brief submitted at the hearing J of July 19 and 20, 1945. • . Respectfully submitted < Seafarers Internaiional Union Of North America JOHN HAWK. Secretary-Treasurer Trip Of Otis Hall Pays Bonus By GEORGE W. THOMAS MOBILE — Shipping continues By KEITH J. ALSOP By DOLAR STONE to be very good, with many jobs CHARLESTON —Paid off the and aft and several spare rooms GALVESTON—Today ends a myself made aU the dives in the still having to be filled from other hectic week in Galveston. We had district trying to find these guys. branches. At the present time the SS Otis E. Hall, the American and baths. It is left up to the this week six T-2 tankers, two of And at two o'clock we gave it up greatest need is for ABs, Pump­ Range Line ship that has been steward department to keep these which paid off this week with the as a bad job. men, Electricians, and Cooks. The here so long. She is crewed up quarters clean but having only 1 understand Brother Louie help of New York from whom we SS Unaco arrived yesterday from and ready for another trip. Let's seven men makes it a hard job. N Glebe, Pacific District Represen­ ordered about 40 men to crew down Bud Ray's way and, as hope she gets back in better In going aboard this ship I tative, is jomg to enter the buck­ found the Bosun, Steward, and these ships up. usual, she had a clean payoff with shape the next time. ing broncho cuntest in the 61st one Messman had no book, trip The men that made hte last Had the Huntington Hill of only a couple of overtime beefs Deacon Hill in at Texas City. Due St. Rodeo. I understand that he which were settled. Our big head­ trip and paid off in Charleston card or shipping slip from the to the fact that we could not fur­ has already purchased the full ache also arrived, the SS Colabee with doctor slipa- and by- mutual dispatcher. Not being able to re­ nish replacements for this vessel cowboy regalia, from spurs to a and, as always, she was loaded consent have explosive bonus place these men, 1 had to leave and transportation money coming them on as the ship came in and we did not pay it off. The crew ten gallon ha^ 1 also have it on with beefs. good authority the L. A. tankers cooperated with the union 100%, Captain Foster had disputed and can get it at the New York left the same day. representatives, Stoner, Chacon, to the extent that they accepted an hour's overtime for an AB office. 1 have sent a list of the 1 know it is a hard matter to and Winings are also entering a draw and took the vessel out who was ordered by the second names to J. P. Shuler on the 5th get crews for ships, but every their names in this 61st St. Rodeo. again. Nice going, fellows. mate to go make him a fresh pot floor at the New York hall. Any man on a union ship should have 1 am waiting now to get the John J. Able of Calmar Line of coffee and serve it to him on man that made this trip and his something to show where he photographs which these four in transit from New York was in the bridge. Neira managed to get name is not on this list, has the came from, and from the looks Galveston during this week. The horsemen have taken so that 1 this hour paid to the man in­ same money coming. There is a of this ship some one was sleep­ chance that 1 did not get your ing. steward's department gave us a can print them in the West Coast volved. The new booklet that came out, bad time. This ship left New York Sailor and the Seafarers Log. This second mate had a habit name off of the ship. short two men in the steward's Four more tankers are due in of being paged for every meal, Paid off the SS Powellton "This Is The SlU" is a very good department and as soon as the Galveston between now and the and had to be called two or three Seam, one of the new coal col­ book. Every seaman that comes »» vessel arrived, the steward's de­ 25th of the month. Pumpman, times, and at every meal he liers that the Bull Line has. She in wants two copies of this book. partment closed up the galley. Electricians, Quartermasters, ABs, would wait until two minutes be- had been out for three weeks and It shows the SlU has gained We inunediately had them start attention: How about coming on for the meal hour was over and had only one beef, in the steward through hard work and top lead­ down to Galveston and getting then demand to be served. ership. 1 think there should be a feeding again. department. Last night about ten o'clock 1 some of this beach sand between These men in the Steward's The manning scale for the booklet put out with the title of received a call at home that the your toes while waiting for these Department should have written steward department is seven "Before The SlU," and let somCj^ vessel was at anchor in Bolidar ships to arrive and crew up. up an hour's overtime for each men, and that is not enough. of the new members see what the Roads waiting for the chief cook, meal served, and then we would They should have one more man, SlU has really gained. 2nd cook and two messmen to re­ have been able to collect this a steward utilityman, as this ship turn to the ship. Sailing time had money for them. We hope in the has officers' quarters midships been posted during the day and future that in any cases of this these men did not return to the kind, the members will please quite a number of new guys in vessel in time, thereby causing a tui-n this overtime in and let it the Gulf in 'order that we may delay of ten hours in the ship's be thrashed out when they get to crew these ships so that they can sailing. Brother Kilkerson and port. We hope that we wiU see sail on time. f • I �LOG Page Nine A Spurt Of Activity In Tampa By L. J. (BALDY) BOLLINGER *- The Worm Turns, Agent Has A Beef TAMPA—^We had a busy week here crewing up two new ships, the SS Follensbee for the Bull By HARRY J. COLLINS Line, and the Eben H. Linnell for South Atlantic. We had to dig PHILADELPHIA—Evils to the the men from the street, because right of us. Evils to the left of us. Will there never be an end the first day here I had a run-in to them? The latest evil in this with this bozo Black, who is the port of not-so-much brotherly WSA stooge here in Tampa. I love is the Waterman Steamship By E. S. HIGDON had to tell him off in language Company's latest brain storm. By RAY WHITE which a seafaring man knows, When a ship comes in to port, the ' NEW ORLEANS — "Somebody out cinders, but a new office we It is significant that the Chesa­ but which I cannot repeat here company sends one of its penciltake my dues — somebody take can use. scratchers down from New York my dues. Hey, girl, can't you take And it's a good thing we have peake ferries with their ante­ as this is a family newspaper. to go over all the overtime; and my dues? I've got a taxi waiting the office keeping us busy 'cause bellum ideas on the relationship believe me, when he gets through We expect the next two weeks outside—I have to catch a train. shipping is slower than usual. with some of these overtime between "Boss and servant," who to be busy, too, as there are three Can't somebody take this money? Ships come in and ships go out. sheets, it looks like one grand It's three years dues and assess- But they are in transit, just stop­ for generations have maintained new ships coming out of this mass of scratches. knents. Won't somebody take my ping by to take a look at historic conditions that are disgraceful to yard. Bull Line has them all. We This is all done in the Com­ have only four men on the beach - money before I leave here?" old New Orleans and to take on the self-respecting merchant sea­ here, so will have a tough time pany's office. The union official is The guy was jumping up and cargo apd get fresh food and man, have been forced by a WLB filling them. not given the opportunity to set water. But do they need new 4 flown. election to allow their unlicensed These are supposed to be the on this scratching business at "Okay, Okay—^we'll take your crews or do they payoff — well personnel to avail themselves of last ships built by McCloskey in a": fact, he is not even conmoney. Where's your book?" And just check our reports. New Or­ Tampa, so if any of you Tampa N^^^d about the matter. However, the hoofer drags out an NMU leans is getting the cold shoulder the protection and guidance of boys payoff in other ports after at the payoff, hell breaks loose, book and planks down a bank for breakfast, lunch and dinner. the Seafarers International Union August 20^h, and are figuring on as the biggest part of the scratchroll. Die? We thought we'd laugh. Beef was served once, though. of North America as their bar­ coming home, you better get overtime turns out to be legiti"Are you' sure you're in the right Louis Goffin sent us one to settle gaining agent. With all of the yourselves a roundtrip ticket. mate. Then the company overcompany's propaganda against on transportation on the SS Amflnion hall, mister?" time-scratcher is not to be found. mermar, Mississippi SS Co., and us, we only lost five votes. Sailor Hall blew into town last he has already gone back to The man scratched his head, the following men have been no­ A close study of these condi­ week with a pair of cowboy boots York, and' the company "Well, I don't know. It's been a tified that they may call for their tions has been made and an on. I told him he was the first agent is not aboard the ship to long time since I hit New Or­ money: agreement is being drafted that cowboy I ever saw in Tampa, and represent the company. He did leans." "Well, buddy," we ex­ Norman Okray, Leo L. Siarplained, "this is the SIU." "Ow-r- kowski, Robert N. Terrell, Ed­ will enable these seamen to en-1 he told me that he won them in a send an office boy down to the * let me out of here," screamed the ward Mayernik and George A. joy the conditions that their deep crap game. So now I guess there ship to represent the company, sea brothers now have. Let's go is at least one guy running but when the beefs were present­ NMUer. He grabbed his cabbage Thompson. Isthmian! 'around Houston barefooted. ed to him he politely stated that and was down the stairs and gone he has no authority to settle any before he could be converted. The beefs. man was just scared of heaven. I, like my partner in crime - New Orleans travel by bus is here, was under the impression ''^t a stand still. The Teche Lines By WILLIAM McKAY eleven million tons of shipping, ing a short time in the private that the proper procedure in cases struck because five drivers were BALTIMORE—The SS Latrobe which would then make us the enterprise business, and their ap­ like this, when overtime is in dis­ > /jflischarged as a result of a strike has been turned over to the smallest maritime power in the peals to the workers will be on pute, is for the company repre­ last May. Anyhow, all Mississippi, French Government, after having world. the basis of their needs. If the sentative and the union official to Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and been repaired here. This is the One way to incite people to riot workingman does not get a fair sit down and go over the disputed Florida have sad looking, bedrag­ first of the ships that will be and disorder is to take away deal in the postwar period, he overtime together. But the pro­ gled passengers waiting for a given away under some phony their livelihood. When a person may turn to the commies, who gressive people that the Water­ ride. Hitch-hikers along the lake deal. By the time the bureau­ goes hunr^ry for a day or two you will promise them anything and man Steamship Company hires highways are the usual thing. crats get through we will find can then talk any kind of ism to everything. seem to have different ideas. Well him, and he is ready to listen. And the hall topside is still in ourselves on WPA. Even Harvard professors ought this is my idea, and I think that an uproar. The carpenter is back The committee that- was set This is where the learned gen­ to know that seamen are people. it is a good one: The next time tearing up the floor on third, up, composed in good part of col­ try come in. They should not for­ that this happens here in this hammering and making all the lege professors, to compile data get that we are the ma,in bul­ lovely city of ours, I think that damn noise he can. But where on what would be required for wark today against the commun­ we will request the presence of there's smoke there's fire, and postwar shipping has come to the ists on the waterfront. The CP the Company's pencil-scratcher when all the smoke clears, there'll J conclusion that the U.S. will only is now back in the old Revolu­ before the crew's payoff. By ARTHUR THOMPSON be, we hope, not a lot of burned need 868 ships. This means about tionary groove again, after spendAnother evil is when the union SAVANNAH — Well, at long officials go to bat and collect dis­ last the MV Bellringer has been puted overtime, the crew collects heard from—only two and a half it at the company's office a week months overdue. She certainly later. I believe that every mem­ did not live up to her name in ber should be instructed to col­ By BUD RAY the matter of promptness. So far lect his money right on the ship SAN JUAN—Things are still The dock workers are threat­ loading here. All hands happy on only the Steward and Chief Elec­ before he goes ashore, and by irolling along about the same ening a strike for more money, her and the men say she has good trician have been called for, and doing this there will be no com­ both were shipped thru the hall. plication later. down this way. The only change which may come off any day now, officers. is that yours truly got lucky and and the longshoremen have When in the Islands or any­ We have enough men to man her f ^ hit the Bolita for $125.00. That pledged their support when the where Spanish i^s spoken, never when she comes out next week. We haven't had any other ships will just about take care of the blow comes. whistle or say. Hi, Babe! to the in and the SS Smith Victory is lottery for a year. Sugar grinding has stopped senoritas. But if you want to go still in the shipyard. Several of the boys who have completely, but there is still over big, here are a few phrases Brother R. Peterman who has If any menfiiers are laid up been working over at the Trans­ plenty to move, and as slow as to use in a soft voice, results been in the hospital since last in the Marine Hospitals in port Service for the last two and business has been we should get guaranteed: For a sweet young February is, we are happy to re­ your port, send news of them three years, and forgot where the some ships here soon. The only thing. Que mango tan sabroso port, in a much better condition. to the Log. A regular depart­ hall was, have lost their jobs and thing that has been in, in two (What a luscious mango). For the We hope he will soon be fully re­ ment giving news of the men are beginning to wander in, and weeks, is the Algic and she isn't hip swinger, Como se menea el covered. We have some new hos­ in the hospitals will be print­ \ when the committee puts it on mundo, y no se cae (How the pital cases this week: W. O. Cun­ ed as soon as this information * them and tells them the score you world quivers and still doesn't ningham and Vincent San Guan. starts coming in. should hear the weeping and fall). And for an exceptional Cunningham is on his feet, so it Not only the union brothers moaning. beauty, Dios te Guarde, Linda can't be serious. San Guan just in the hospitals want such (May God watch over you Beau­ returned from Europe, so we The garbage workers went out news, but the men on the Silence this week from the 'on strike when the brass hats Branch Agents of the follow­ tiful). Just a friendly greeting is, haven't been able to contact him ships want to keep track of Adios Linda (Hello, Beautiful). If yet. Outside of that we have a fifed the fellow who organized ing ports: their shipmates who are laid you like this stuff let me know, healthy gang in Savannah. them, but they were successful in up. Send a weekly report. BOSTON and we will continue our Span­ Quite a few old timers have getting hini back to work and a JACKSONVILLE ish lessons in a lighter or more come home recently. Pat Ryan, better contract signed. Those boys HOUSTON serious vein, whichever you wish. Red Conners, and some of the let the mess pile up and threat­ ened to let it' cover the Capitol A fellow hit the lottery for 18 boys who shipped out about the grand and dropped dead. Well, same time. We hope they won't J and, man, was it a sight around ' here! But the odor that covered one consolation is he didn't die a have to wait too long to ship out ' the area wasn't just exactly of pauper. So you fellows with a again, but maybe as we write this faint heart don't play the lottery. a ship may be sneaking up on us. looses, either. He Grabbed His Cabbage & Ran Chesapeake Ferries Landslide To SIU Seamen's Jobs Depend On Ship Disposal Dill SAVANNAH REPORTS SOME SLOW TIMES How To Make Friends And Influence Senoritas NOTICE FOR ALL AGENTS NO NEWS?? t.. V- r �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Strike Dynamite Seen in WLB's Wage Pian LOG SOME MACHINISTS TAKE A DIP Friday. August 10. 1945 Special AFL Report Will Be Due In Aug. WASHINGTON (LPA) A special report to the ^FL mem-^ bership will be drafted by the Executive Council which will WASHINGTON (LPA) — Hope living costs have increased more hold its quarterly meeting in for some sort of relaxation of the than 45% while the little steel Chicago starting August 6. With national wage freeze rose in formula permits wage hikes only no convention possible this year, Washington last week as it was up to 15% above the level of Jan. learned that public members of 1941. Rapidly recreasing takethe Council decided to address its the War Labor Board have com­ home pay and cutback disemreport, which will deal with na­ pleted a program that will punch ployment have sharply reduced tional and international prob­ one or two small holes in the many family incomes while lems, directly to the membership. strict wartime controls. prices have remained constant. Questions of reconversion, full The revision will not mean the As a result labor leaders and employment, unemployment com­ junking of the little steel formula congressmen have warned that as demanded by all sections of the nation, having licked the in­ pensation and minimum wages organized labor nor will it come flation threat, now face the men­ will be among the issues discuss­ even close to the 20% increase ace of deflation and mass em­ ed. The AFL Weekly News Ser­ which both CIO ajid AFL have ployment. Substantial raises in vice said that "AFL leaders be­ basic pay for millions of workers asked. lieve that the record of labor's would provide the purchasing The new policy, which business accomplishments during the past groups viewed with absolutely power that would greatly reduce year and its plans for the future no alarm, was reported to pro­ this economic menace, they con­ will serve as a unifying force and Machinists aren't always covered with grease—as you can see. vide for two changes; (1) Wage tend. help to mobilize strong grass These members of local 751, Inl'l. Ass'n. of Machinists (AFL) in A Labor Dep't survey of hours raises even beyond the limits of roots for the federation's postwar Seattle, take time out to brush up on their swimming form in the the little steel formula may be and earnings during May, releas­ program. YWCA pool. granted when the employer ed last week, found that "Aver­ grants them voluntarily and age hours worked per week for where he gives assurance that he manufacturing industries declin­ wUl not seek corresponding price ed to a level of 44.1 and weekly jumps, (2) Wage raises in excep­ earnings to $46.03." The average tional cases where take-home pay work-week in both the durable WASHINGTON (LPA)—Quick rounded out within a matter of is looked to as executor of the has been drastically cut by loss of and nondurable goods groups was action to meet Great Britain's hours after Prime Minister Clem­ Labor Party's promise to nation^ overtime, incentive pay or by about an hour shorter than in home front problems at the same ent Attlee returned from the alize the mines of the nation. April. Labor Dept. economists time that the war against Japan Potsdam Big Three conference. Most of the Cabinet members downgrading. admit that there has imdoubtedly is prosecuted is expected from of high rank are men in their The newly elected House of . These recommendations have been a further sharp reduction in the newly organized British La­ 50's and 60's. The "King'^ Privy Commons got off to an "indecor­ been submitted to Economic both hours and earnings since bor government. Coimcil" which is the inner cab­ ous" but vigorous start August 1, Stabilizer WiUiam H. Davis for May. Cabinet appointments were inet, will be composed of Ernest which combined the ancient rit­ approval. It is expected that they Bevin, Foreign Minister, George uals with singing of "The Red will be incorporated into an exe­ Isaacs, Minister of Labor and Flog," which had its origins in cutive order which will be is­ the days of the British general Nat'l Service, John Wilmot, Minsued by President Truman some ister of Supply nad Aircraft Pro­ strike in the early 1920s. time after his return from Eu­ rope. The state opening of Parlia­ duction, Alfred Barnes, Minister ment, which will hear the address of War Transport, and ShinwelL ^ Optimism in labor circles, how­ of King George, does not take ever, was not shared by employer By BEN REES place until August 15. Then the groups and their publications. The July 27 issue of the Execu­ NORFOLK — Shipping around activities was probably excuse Labor Party's program to carry tive Policy Letter, published by the port of Norfolk has for the enough for the Coast Guard to out its election promises to build the Research Institute of America past week been a little slow. We carefully place him in the ambul­ a better England for the common for businessmen, stated confident­ did, however, put a full crew on ance that had been called for the men will be outlined. ly that "Contrary to press reports the Cape Comfort and a full deck monkey-house boys, and carting The extent of the Labor victory no fiat increase will be allowed. crew on an SUP C-2 and a few him off to the hospital before he became even more overwhelm­ Nor will there be an automatic other replacements on ships that could convince them that he was ing as returns showed that six or eight in ten voters in the armed formula permitting raises to com­ were in port. not sick but just resting. forces chose Labor. pensate for lost overtime." We are still trying hard to We are expecting several SlU The breadth of appeal of the Employers were advised that make some coal-burning firemen ships to pay off in this port next Labor Party's program was also "no attempt will be made to out of the "Monkey-house boys" week and are doubtful if we will indicated in a listing of the oc­ keep take-home pay at wartime that are sent to us, but without have men enough to man them. cupations of the newly elected levels." Moreover, the publica­ much success. July in the stoke­ BALTIMORE Labor members of the House of tion reported, WLB "is going to hold of an ocean-going towboat MARINE HOSPITAL Commons: 124 trade union of­ • consider the employer's ability to is unlike anything that the boys ficials; 48 publishers, journalists CHARLES FULMEK pay—a factor which has received had in school. In some instances and writers; 45 municipal gov't little attention up to this time." the boats have had to put into 'I thank thee Lord," the worker workers; 41 lawyers; 41 business­ WILLIAM PRIOR said. KARL JOHNSON ^ In determining ability to pay port and have these disillusioned men; 34 schoolteachers;. 12 doc­ T. HEARRING WLB may not be satisfied with youngsters carted off in an am­ "For all thy golden wheat. tors and dentists; 12 cooperative PRESTON SMITH reports of the company's account­ bulance to the hospitals. Which Enough to fill the world with officials; 10 university teachers; EUS. ANDYA bread ants, but may investigate on its reminds me of an interesting oc­ 4 farmers; 3 civil servants; 3 JAMES BREWER own, it was predicted. curence that was occasioned the (Though 1 have none to eat). ministers; 5 officers in the armed CARIE SHARTZER Employers were also told that other day by one of these acts I thank Thee for the cotton bales forces; 2 peers; 1 policeman; and C. MARTINEZ "WLB recognizes that there may of mercy. That tower high in air 5 miscellaneous professions. J. SHRIVER be strike dynamite in this pro­ Jimmie Sparrow, the noted and To fend the world from wintry Prime Minister Attlee will be LESTER HEARRING jected policy. With voluntary well-liked chef on the big Martin gales surrounded by a group of veteran KARL JOHNSON cases, unions will be tempted to tug Eureka, had just returned (Though I have none to wear). public officials in his cabinet. E. ANDYA strike, to compel the employer to from his trip off and was sleeping First Lord of the Admiralty, bear­ agree on the wage demand so that off the effects of the high-power­ I thank Thee for the whirring ing the brunt of the naval war CORRIE SHARTZER wheels JAMES BREWER it can be submitted as a volun­ ed entertainment that he had against Japan, will be Laborite WILLIAM MARSH That fashion shoes to wear ' tary case. Unless there is a been amusing himself with while A. V. Alexander, who held the RAYMOND CARTER Altho the stony pavement feels switch in WLB thinking, this is ashore. Jimmie was on the same post in the Churchill coali­ WILLIAM MYERS • '^ going to be a top labor problem Focs'l head under the awning Unkind—when feet are bare. tion cabinet. John James Law- PETE SADOWSKI beginning this fall." stretched out in repose. He was I thank Thee for the teeming son, an ex-coal miner, will serve 4 ft Fringe adjustments, such as in full uniform, (the outfit that herds as sec'y of State for War. The BRIGHTON severance and vacation pay, will gained him the moniker of "Lieu­ That graze on grasses sweet. second woman to hold a cabinet MARINE HOSPITAL be allowed without WLB permis­ tenant Sparrow") namely, a pair Though poUies throw me. empty post in Britain's history is Ellen sion when the employer agrees of abreviated khaki shorts, bed­ words Wilkinson, Minister of Education. AMOS BUZZEL and where they have been cus­ room slippers and an admiral's Instead of good red meat. Miss Wilkinson held important PETE KOGOY tomary in the industry or area. cap which was resplendant with posts throughout the war, and M. ELIE And though the landlord's heart chaired the Labor Party confer- J. HINES Labor members of the board, scrambled eggs and an • e x t r a : is coJ • er-'e which d^ew up the election JOHN DU^Y however, are expected to .un- large golden crescent moon. Against my ^cst appeal tinue then' fight for a much more As Jimmie's pace ashore had 1 thank Thf.s Lord, for all the pMiomi. JOE INNIS Miiiister .of Fuel and Power is comprehensive relaxation of the been so hectv it had not fdlowed ft ft ft -^AJ gold Emanuel Shinwe 11, who has OYSTER BAY REST HOMR . little steel formula than proposed him time fear a shave for a week That fills our vaults of steel." worked in this field in the two by the public members. Both or more and the pained and dis­ = AFL and CIO have agreed that tressful look that follows such —Submitted by J.P.S. previous Labor governments. He HARRY GOODWIN Attlee Fills Out His New Labor Cabinet Norfolk Finds "Monkey House" Boys Can't Cut The Mustard Thanksgiving, 1945 •• -''-Ab'- �Friday. August 10. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven fHE IVEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Lnion Members In Foreign Ports. ball teams have commenced their fall (?) practice, so pull out your longjohns and shake the moth­ balls out of your raccoon coat... Navy will employ a T-formation for the first time this year . . . 100 men reported for the Yale ed (wartime) heavyweight, t^uite team . . . Didn't know there were BASEBALL In'^ the National League, the an upset. Walcott boxed rings a hundred men left in Yale . . . Cjhicago Cubs have increased around Baksi, and managed to Johnny Adams, leading jockey broke a collar bone when he fell INTERNATIONAL their lead over the Cards and the get in a few wallops himself. off a two-year old. Mint Quest at Dodgers. The Cubs have won 41 CHITCHAT The Pottsdam Conference of the Big Three is over. It will strip of their last 50 games, which S/Sgt. Max Baer received a Washington Park, Chicago . . . Germany of her economic strength, leaving her incapable of waging Ed Wilson, 17 year old Topeka, gives you an idea. Hank Borowy, medical discharge from the army war. Germany will operate at a subsistence level, and the German recently bought from the Yan- because of injuries received be-, Kansas, pitcher, hurled a perfect people will be convinced "that they have suffered a total military game—^no hits, no walks, no runs, "kees for $100,000, was brought up fore he entered the service , . . defeat" . . . Russia's intentions in the Far East were not mentioned in an American Legion tourna­ for reclassification by his draft Finland isj claiming the next . . . Spain was warned not to apply for admission to the United Na­ ment. A seven inning game, Wil­ board, and the Cub stockowners Olympic games. Said she was tions organization. didn't breath for two days. How­ supposed to have had the last one son struck out 19 of the 21 bat­ ters he faced . . . Good work. The development of the atomic bomb may shorten the war con­ ever, Hank was reclassified to called off because of war . . . Bersiderably. Japan cannot possibly stand that kind of punishment . . . 2-A> as "contributing to the war nie Bierman will coach the col­ TROTTING RACES 40% of Hiroshima was destroyed by one atomic bomb . . . The next ^effort.:;. lege All-Stars in their charity Titan Hanover, great trotter, war will, without doubt, be the last one . . . And the end of the The Dodgers have recalled Tom contest against the Green Bay won the Hambletonian Stake in world, too . . . Ain't science wonderful? Brown, kid shortstop, and are Packers ... Ed Kelleher, famous A desperate famine faces Vienna, which is getting less food than bringing up Ed Stevens, hard­ basketball coach, died in Germ­ straight heats, as was expected. the Germans . . . This despite the Big Three agreement that Austria hitting Montreal first baseman, in any of a heart attack, while on a The three year old was made the was to be considered a victim rather than a satellite of Germany . . . favorite a year ago ... So over­ Pierre Laval now in France to face trial for treason. Called Petain's an effort to bolster the club in civilian mission for the army the final stretch . ... Chicago looks j Catcher Joe Andrews went to the whelming a choice was he that "evil genius," Laval has testified in the former's trial, tightening the ' good, but don't sell the Cards or Phils from the Dodgers at the no bets were allowed on him in rope around the Marshal's neck. the Dodgers short . . . Bob Cole­ waiver price . . . Larry MacPhail Russia is making territorial demands against Turkey, who says the mutuels . . . However, he won man resigned as manager of the burning up the telephone trying she will fight rather than give in to force . . . Peace, it's wonderful Braves, and Del Bi'ssonette, for­ to get new (and good) material $27,608.33, the winner's share of . . . Japan now has no battleships left in the fight . . . There is an the $57,046.98 purse . . . the colt epidemic of infantile paralysis in Belgium. There were only two mer Dodger first sacker, took for the Yankees. i tover . . . Coleman said he was fed Shape of things to come: Foot­ has now Won nearly $60,000. cases last May . . . The Zionists have renewed their fight for Pales­ up with suffering . . . Just think tine. The Arabs says they will resist it even if the Big Three back .of poor old Ben Chapman, stuck it . . . Turkey, Palestine, Poland, Iran, etc.—there's plenty of dyna­ with the Phils. mite to keep our peacetime life from becoming too peaceful. In the American League, the Russia's entry into the war marks the "period" to. Japan's death race is tighter. Washington has sentence. Says Senator Wiley (R., Wise.): "Apparently the atomic put on a spurt and is breathing bomb that hit Hiroshima also blew 'Joey' off the fence." MONDAY. JULY 30. 1945 hard on the tail of the Tigers. With the exception of the A's, all AT HOME National League American League the clubs seem to be very much The Department of Justice, aided by the Treasury and Agricul­ in the running. However, even ture Departments, have begun a drive against the black market, of STANDING OF THE CLUBS STANDING OF THE CLUBS though the pennant battle is wide which there is plenty. Guys hashing big bills, a grand and up, will open, there seems to be more in­ W L PC GB W L PC GB be asked to explain where they got that dough. Story is that some Chicago 63 34 .649 Detroit 53 40 .5 70 terest in the National League Washington 59 42 .584 6 54 42 .563 Yj St. Louis of them, scared to pieces, are selling grand notes for $750 in small Brooklyn 55 43 .56! SYt New York 50 43 .538 3 race. bills. Banks would turn them in . . . New jet propelled plane flew New York 54 47 .535 11 Chicago 49 46 .516 5 Yankee Manager McCarthy Boston Pittsburgh 51 50 .505 14 48 49 .495 7 544 miles in 62 minutes. Pilot said he was taking it easy . . . The 46 55 .455 19 Cleveland 46 48 .489 7'/i Boston still out. No definite word as to St. 43 53 .448 19'/2 civilian jeep will sell for $1,090. Louis 45 47 .489 7/2 Cincinnati 26 73 .263 38 his condition or plans. One thing Philadelphia 32 62 .340 21J/2 Philadelphia Some financial notes: The dollar has depreciated, and is worth certain: Coach Art Fletcheronly 77 cents in Boston, according to the Department of Labor . . . former manager of the Phils, Major League Leaders Consolidated Edison made a million dollars more this year than last states he does not want the job . Tide Water Oil made 2 million dollars more the first six months if Mac decides to leave. That CLUB BATTING CLUB BATTING of this year than in same period in 1944 . . . National Association of leaves only 3 million candidates PC Manufacturers calls for cut in taxes. R H HR RBI H HR RBI TC R fpr the position ... Atley Donald, New York . 418 477 936 38 434 .284 825 . 44 389 .266 Chicago . . . Hiram W. Johnson, Senator from California died at 79 . . . Wil­ 43 4 74 .279 Yank pitcher, 'was operated on Boston . .. . 370 860 39 333 .265 St. Louis . . 512 968 536 941 40 469 .277 liam O'Dwyer, DA of Brooklyn, resigned his position to run for 349 787 I I 306 .257 Brooklyn . . Chicago . .. for a frayed tendon in his right Washington 348 798 14 311 .251 New York ., 448 958 73 414 .272 Mayor of New York as a Democrat.. . . Newbold Morris is running 488 930 41 451 .2 72 327 762 34 300 .250 Pittsburgh . Cleveland . . arm. There is a possibility he Detroit 504 942 66 471 .268 for the same office, backed by Mayor LaGuardia, on a third,- "No 320 743 38 307 .245 Boston . . . . may return to action before the St. Louis . .. 332 755 38 305 .241 Cincinnati . , 323 800 26 300 .250 Deal Party" ticket . . . Other candidate is Judge Jonah Goldstein, .233 Philadelphia 363 802 36 326 .245 end of the season . . . Mark Philadelphia 275 750 23 242 Republican. Christman, third baseman of the LEADING BATTERS LEADING BATTERS Severe shortage of sugar. There will be less cakes, pastries and St. Louis Browns, was hit on the PC soft drinks ... A midget television set will sell for $100, after the G AB R PC G AB R head by a pitched ball in a game Cuccinello, Chicago 84 292 38 .329 Holmes. Boston.... 102 419 93 .365 with Cleveland . . . Last word is Stirnweiss, N. Y... 93 384 68 .318 Rosen. Brooklyn... 92 381 84 .362 war . . . Backers of postwar military conscription fear that the Washington. . 92 377 56 .316 Cavaretta. Chicago. 99 378 77 .357 proposal will be defeated. Labor hopes they're right ... A bill pro­ that he is resting comfortably, Case. 99 389 76 .337 75 266 55 .308 Hack. Chicago.... Lake, Boston .307 Olmo. Brooklyn. . . . 94 383 50 .334 viding a hundred million dollar maternity and child care program and will be back in about 10 days. Estalella. Phila.... 93 335 37 94 326 53 .334 has been introduced by Senator Pepper of Florida. This would pro­ Boudreau, Cleveland 87 313 45 .307 Ott. New York BOXING vide to all women the care now given to the wives of GIs. RUNS BATTED IN RUNS BATTED IN Tippy Larkin, veteran Garfield, 90 New York 62 Walker. Brooklyn Jjew Jersey, lightweight decisive­ Etten. 86 R. Johnson. Boston 58 Olmo, Brooklyn 86 ly outpointed Willie Joyce, of Binks. Washington 51 Adams. St. Louis Gary, Indiana, in Madison Square HOME-RUN HITTERS HOME-RUN HITTERS Garden. Larkin, out of competi­ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Workman, Boston 18 tion for a year, won the unani­ Stephens. St. Louis 15 GURREMT EVENTS .. SPORTS Major League Baseball Minor League Standings mous votes of the referee and the judges to beat Joyce, a 7-5 choice. Larkin boxed beautifully to earn this popular victory. In the semi­ final, Jose Gonzales of Mexico, 128%, beat Pedro Firpo, of Cam­ den, New Jersey, 131. Other results: Chalky Wright, former featherweight champ knocked out Henry Jordan of Philadelphia in 6 rounds . . . Ruby Kessler, Brooklyn, fiattened Jackie Savino in the first . . . Jbe Walcott, Merchantville, N.J., outboxed Joe Baksi, second rank- 12 Holmes, Boston 10 Lombardi, New York 10 DiMaggio, Philadelphia R. Johnson. Boston Etten, New York Seerey. Cleveland LEADING PITCHERS Center. Cleveland . . . Benton. Detroit Muncrief. St. Louis . Ferriss. Boston Leonard. Washington Newhouser. Detroit . Bevens. New York . . Wolff. Washington . . Gromek. Cleveland . . O'Neill. Boston Lee. Chicago Christopher. Phila. . Grove. Chicago Pieretti. Washington Jakucki. ."t. Louis . . G 16 15 12 23 19 25 18 20 21 17 19 24 21 26 22 W 5 10 5 17 12 17 10 12 12 8 11 11 9 10 10 L 0 2 1 4 4 6 4 6 6 5 8 8 7 8 8 PC 1.000 .833 .833 .810 .750 .739 .714 .667 .667 .615.579 .579 .563 .556 .556 .A.. 17 15 15 Montreal Baltimore Newark LEADING PITCHl^RS Jersey City Toronto G W L PC Syracuse Cooper, St. L.-Boston. 20 9 2 .818 Rochester Gables, Pittsburgh . . . 15 6 2 .750 Buffalo Passeau, Chicago .... 22 II 4 .733 Wyse, Chicago 24 16 6 .727 SOUTHERN Dock ins, St. Louis . . . 18 5 2 .714 Brecheen, St. Louis . . 12 5 2 .714 Gregg, Brooklyn 27 14 6 .700 Mungo, New York . . . 20 11 5 .688 Atlanta Derringer, Chicago . . . 24 12 6 .667 New Orleans 8 4 .667 Chattanooga Bowman, Cincinnati .. 13 II 6 .64 7 Mobile Burkhardt, St. Louis . 25 Barrett, Boston-St. L.. 30 14 8 .636 Memphis / 4 .636 Nashville Prim, Chicago 21 Strincevich, Pitts. . . . 23 10 6 .625 Birmingham Sewell, Pittsburgh . . . 26 II 7 .611 Little Rock w 70 55 55 55 51 45 44 37 L 36 47 48 50 51 56 60 64 FC .660 .539 .534 .524 .500 .446 .423 .366 ASSOCIATION W 69 63 65 58 45 39 38 35 L 36 39 40 43 57 64 66 67 PC .650 .620 .612 .566 .450 .376 .3 72 .343 Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Toledo Columbus Minneapolis Kansas City W 69 67 64 53 51 50 48 40 L 42 44 50 54 59 63 63 67 PC .622 .604 .561 .495 .464 .442 .432 .3 74 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Portland Seattle Sacramento San Francisco Oakland San Diego Los Angeles Hollywood w 82 74 68 64 64 60 54 52 L 46 54 62 66 66 72 75 77 PC .641 .578 .523 .492 .492 .455 .419 .403 �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 10, 1945 t'T BUM^ri^ -J- -1 N Noll, William Noren, Donald R Norford, Alfred Norford, C. Thomas Nowakowski, Henry Numumger, M .69 10.15 2.25 2.25 12.82 5.83 ^•K^- _ /--_• I Unclaimed Wages A. H. Bull Steamship Company Tutt, Edward P. Tye, Frank M. ... U Ulrich, Albert J. Umphenoun, Dale L Urbans, Oswald Usher, Clifford V Valdes, Ramon Valentin, Antonio VaUus, Daniel Van der Werker, H Van Dyne, Wm Van Kesteren, Herman Van Laerhoven L Vargas, Fernando Vargas, Vincent :.. Vargo, Frank Vatle, Ingvald L Velez, Pedro Vence, John J Verrier, Frank Vezmar, Mile Villanetiva, Bernaldo Vipperman, Arthur C Vogler, Louis E Volpenheim, Paul A 43.24 _ .7l'»S 118.75 *2.29 27.96 4.38 2.25 ISeroff, Eugene 8.75 Stirewalt, Oliver R 2.84 ..... 7.82 Seltzer, Frank S 3.50 St. Pierre, Joseph L. Rafferty, Eugene Strange, James E 4.50 4.27 5.35 Sexton, Harry R 17.00 Bias A. Ramirez, Gates, Raymond A 14.43 Strommen, Lyder K 11.73 26.53 .57' Shackleford, Claude 3.50 Luis A. Ramirez, 2.13 O'Brien, John 1.72 8.90 ..... 60.38 Shaffer, Morris 1 5.69 Stubbs, Clarence O'Brien, Vernon 2.25 Ramos, Francisco .... Joseph 3.75 Stubbs, David A 4.50 1.42 ' Sharp, Rauseo, Angelo H 7.82 Olgardt, Jack 3.75 8.53 2.25 Sullivan John J 5.55 7.07 Shebal, Robert A, Olsen, Herbert 3.00 Rawlings, Jerome ir' Sullivan W. W 4.50 85 Shemet, John 28 8.75 27.00 Realbuto, Andrew Olsen, Robert C Suppa, Frank 4.98 Short, Donald 9.44 8.53 ...«.l. 4.38 5.00 Reep, Therman Orlin, Cyril B 37.14 18.00 .'. 11.03 Sutton, Cleaven 3.00 Shiper, James J Orman, John A. W 6.75 Reid, Howard Svanberg, Herbert A. 4.00 5.48 Shorf, R. A 2.92 Remolan, Vincente 8.50 Orr, Eugene 7.20 Swisher, Charles 8.77 2.25 Sierra, Ramon R. ...• .57 Renaud, Albert J 2.25 14.00 Ossou, Didier Swokla, Walter 12.11 4.27 Silvia, August 45.40 13.50 Leopoldo Renta, 2.13 Ostling, Gunnar 3.00 22.99 86.40 Syrax, Philip 2.00 Simmons, Vincent 2.25 Reyes, Ciriaco ... Overholser, Chas. D Szewecki, Lemel 5.25 12.00 x Sites, Oran 76.72 Reyes, Jose 16.88 Szyndro, Leon 11.95 1.89 Skillman, Anthony 14.22 Reyes, Jose 20.25 6.55 23.00* 2.25 Skinner, Andrew, Jr. Padgett, Harry 11.16 Richardson, George 20.23 23.50 Skuzinsky, Bernard Richardson, Lloyd D 71.34 Padilla, Rafael .... 2.71 2.70 3.75 Tait, Robert 3.50 38.37 Slaman, John Pahapill, Johannes .... 4.93 Richardson, Thomas 1.50 Nicholas Tala, 8.53 2.25 4.06 Sloan, Austin D. — PaUadino, Frank .... 6.00 Richter, Carl 2.25 1.50 Tala, Nick 8.80*' 2.84 Sloan, Austin .... Panis, Ramon G 12.31 Richter, Leo 27.73 2.50 Tala, Nicholas 2.75 Smith, Christian Papisan, Edward E 1.42 Riddell, John W Tandes, Estoban , 32.93 4.38 85 Smith, Curtis Parker, Arthur E 2.25 Riebel, John Taylor, Gerard 11."OO Edward 5.12 3.75 Smith, Parker, John W 123.02 Rinelli, John Tetterton, Chas 3.23 2.84 Parks, Chas. L 4.38 Smith, Floyd W 19.85 Rios, Juan Theodorates, Gregorias M. 5.83 SS OTIS E. HALL 2.13 Parker, Leroy 8.36 Smith, Frank 5.51 Ritter, John W. .r. Thomas, Alex 2.25 The following men that paid .75 Parolls, John A 1.42 Smith, Fred O. 117.50 Ritz, Donald W Thomas, Burton R 12.11 off in July at Charleston have ex­ 8.25 Parrish, Wm 5.80 Smith, John C 28.15 Rivera, Carlos Thomas, Joseph 5.69 plosive bonus and transportation 1.50 Parshall, Albert F. 2.63 Smith, Lambert K .71 Rivera, Jose Thomas W. J 6.75 money coming. Collect at Amer­ 9.30 Paskier, George 14.60 Smith, Robert .... 9.76 Rivera, Juan Puig Thomassen, Joseph .28 ican Range Liberty Lines, New ..... .33 Passina, Damian M. 75 Smith, Russell ..... 3.11 Robelen, Raymond J Thompson, Amos W. 43.24 York office: «, 125.92 Patanaude, Arsene 14.22 Smolders, Jan .75 Roberts, Osborne S Thompson, Elma 2.25 James T. Devlin, Deck Eng.; Smythe, Julius 5.69 Patrick, Joseph 8.75 3.95 Robertson, Harvey Thompson, Henry W. ... ... 2.25 Paul J. Cooke, Wiper; James L. 4.27 Patti, Laneria A 5.00 Snyder, Frank' A 4.62 Rodriguez, Gloriano Thompson, Peter 2.25 Stevens, Bos'n; William T. Mack5.69 Pavelka, Rudolf 3.98 Snyder, Ronald A „ 12.52 Rodriguez, Jose Thompson, Robert 4.50 in. Deck Maint.; Norman S. Pro26.44 Pavola, Donald D 95.58 Solberg, Jens E. 2.25 Rodriguez, Juan Thompson, Thomas E 2.25 van, AB; Robert A. Keenan, AB; Solmon, Edward E 1.50 Pawlacyuk, John R. Rodriquez, Richard 1.42 117.03 Thompson, Nikko A 2.25 Pickett W. Lusk, AB; WiUey T. 1.50 Pearce, Otis M 4.27 Solomon, John 7.26 Rollins, Carrol J Thorne, Allan 8.83 Lewis, Deck Eng., (Explosive bo­ 16.54 Pearson, W. A 118.75 Sonnenberg, Ed 16.92 Romans, Maurice Thornhill, Earl J 8.83 nus only); August W. Deibel, 13.50 Soto, Euslko Peer, Chas. H 14.93 ... 2.25 Ronquille, Chester Thurman, Henry ; 3.44 Utility; Whitney G. Rankin, • 118 75 Pence, Garland W 1.50 Spain, Adron H. 2.25 Rosa, Evaristo Tiligham, Clarence 3.50 Steward; Staneslaw L. Baszkow-, Penn,. Everette L 8.25 Spencer, Roger R. ......... 3.50 Rosario, Jose Tirol, Manuel G. 117.50 ski. Night Cook & Baker; Richard 3.75 Pendleton, Clayton L. 12.12 Spitz, Michael 2.13 Ross, Robert Tkach, Walter .....JL 2.16 L. Stewart, Utility; Leon L. Reis­ Spotts, Walter G. 1.50 Pepin, Rene 4.13 17.25 Roveal, Leon 29.75 er, Mess. (Submitted by Charles2.25 Tochinsky, Walter A Perez, Anibal 6.25 Sprinker, Donald H 24.25 Rowan, Richard Toomer, Wm. B. 2.25 ton Branch.) 5.69 Perno, Matteo J 16.54 Stafford, Geo. C .. 35.55 Rozenfeld, Julio ....1 Tompkins, Ralph 9.59 % if t> 2.84 Perry, James J. 28 Staine, Wilfred R. ...,. 5.25 Rudis, Arthur Touchstone, Rex J 2.84 5.25 SS KENAMR Perry M. 1.50 Stallings, J. B 13.41 Rudloff, Leonard 3.75 2.84 Towler, Claiborne W. Perry, Wai-dell C. Rob'bins, Wiper, has 31 hours 42.66 Stanley, Goldman 1.42 Rue, Leslie Trasmil, Pastor 38.50 2.25 Peterson, O coming—collect at Calmar office. 2.84 Steenbiu-g, Earl E 8.40 Ruiz, Juan 1.67 8.25 Treinblay, Jos. A Peterson, Murray A 5.69 Stein, Ralph R. ... 3.75 Ruley, Edward 44" $ Trembley, Edward 31.63 3.75 Picone, Sabatino A 3.50 Stein, Robert J ... 10.38 Rumley, Alfred L SS MARINE DRAGON ^ Treviso, Victor 21.98 3.12 Picot, Julien C 36.89 Stein, Theodore 2.40 Ruth, Jack Bernard Turlington, Aldrige M 24.60 All haiids who were aboard orf Steinrad, Marion 8.95 Pierce, Rubin 22.51 Turner, Dan ... .83 May 16 and -17 have $1.50 each Stewart, Gordon 2.49 Pierce, William ... 95.62 Turner, Melvin 2.25 due. Collect at Waterman, 19 5.69 3.00 Stigler, Emerson F Pierce, William .. 30.00 Saccucci, America Rector St. 28.94 3.50 Stilley, Joseph P. ... Pierce, Winston . 1.42 Sadler, Daymen I t-S-S. I 2.25 8.53 Stiner, Bill Pietroskki 33.35 Seguin, Donald J SS JOSEPH NICOLLET Salis, L. R : 2.22 Pignata, Frank A 1.50 3.27 Pike, Visnel H 76.77 Salmon, E. E The following men should con­ The men who made the last SlU HAUS San Antonio, Juan 2.25 Pitts, Kenneth D 14.38 tact the Beef Counter in the New trip, paying off in Galveston, are NEW YORK SI Beaver St Sanchez, Herman 2.13 Plouffe, Normand 6.25 York Hall: Adolf Beckendorf, Al­ requested to send their launch 330 Atlantic Ave 1.00 BOSTON Pohley, Fred R !....... 4.32 Sanchez, Juan bert Bowes, Nels Larson, Edward receipts, or a record of the launch BALTIMORE 14 North Gajr St fare they paid in Greece to Louis . Sankup, Joseph H 2.13 Poldme, Rein ... 5.25 PHILADELPHIA ..i.. 6 North 6th St Ziegler, Howell Walker, James Santos, John 18.49 Polen, William J NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Bray, James Glidden, Harold Goffin, at the New York hall, so ... 2.13 that the company may reimburse 23.00 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St Johnson. Polenz, Arthur J ... 1.50 Santos, Marcelo CHARLESTON 6S Society St them. 2.23 PolpoIIo, Mariano ... 3.60 Santos, M ^ % t, SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St Sargent, K 6.00 ii Sf Ponce, Carlos ... 3.55 J. Sireno and B. Pow, please TAMPA 842 Zack St 5.69 JACKSONVILLE Poore, Thbs. J SS JAMES M. PORTER ^ ... 25.84 Sarver, Rex 920 Main St. see Joe Algina in the New York 1.42 MOBILE 7 St. Michaiel St hall about the strike assessment, Pope, John M ... 2.13 Sarvis, Wesley Paul P. Simpson, Chief Ck., SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon Satterfield, Wilbur 11.32 Pousette, Gustav S ... 77.32 84.35; Dale L. Youngblood, 84.35; tit 305% 22nd St 23.50 GALVESTON Powell, Fred ... 8.64 Sawyer, A. A Willard Rowlee, 84.35; Robert C. Members of crew of the MV HOUSTON 6605 Canal St ...' 14.22 RICHMOND, Powell, Dewey C :.. 41.77 Saxon, James B. Calif 257 5th St Tybee on voyage including Nov­ Griff is, 63.26; James Sawyer» 3.50 SAN FRANCISCO ......... 59 Clay St ember 1944, please communicate 63.27; Paul Jones, 63.26; Leonard Powers, Charles E ... 3.75 Schempf, Howard W. 86 Senecc St 34.63 SEATTLE Preclaro, Cornelio ... 4.27 Schendenlein, K. E. Jodway, 63.26. CoUect at Smith : 111 W. Bumside St. with the undersigned. Important. 6.84 PORTLAND Prince, G. E ... 45.90 Schnexneider, Willey J & Johnson office. ROBERT POWELL, WILMINGTON ...... 440 Avalon Blvd 71 HONOLULU Pruszka, Norbert ... 2.25 Scott, Robert D 16 Merchant St 7 Gay St., N.Y.C. 4> 4. 4. 35.55 BUFFALO Pusey, Algie 10 Exchance St 4.27 Searle, Wm. C SS CITY OF ST. LOUIS* Searles, Milton 2.Vt CHICAGO ....... 24 W. Superior Ava. NOTICE TO ALL BRANCHES All of the crew that paid oft Seeberger, G. H 2.75 SO. CHICAGO .. 0137 So. Houston Ave this ship on July 30, in New York, CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St O. F. ODUM, Probationary 2.25 Quiapo, Jose 8.75 Seeger, Charles DETROIT 1038 Third St. Book 36624, who joined in Nor­ have one day's pay coming and .! 12.75 DULUTH Quiltantang, Jose 2.25 Sellers, Lenox L 531 W. Michl«aa St 8.11 VICTORIA, B. C. .... 602 Bouxhton St. folk, Februfury 9, 1945, owes for overtime from the 24th of July, Quimera, Jos. ...... 8.01 Sepulveda, Rafael Collect at Waterman office. , 3.501 Serrano, Rosendo 14.35 VANCOUVER, a. C., 144 W. Hastings St all assessments. Quinn, James P. MONEY DUE PERSONALS � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 10, 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. 32 Description An account of the resource HAWK BLASTS EMPLOYER DISTORTION OF ISSUES IN SIU WAGE DISPUTE SEAMEN DEMAND USS END MASTERS ON SCHWAB PLEADS INNOCENT GRIMM ASKS AID IN ROBIN MOORE DAMAGE SUIT NEW SERVICE AWARDS AVAILABLE HAWK EXPOSES SHIPOWNERS' ABOTAGE SEAMEN UNDER ARMY JURISDICTION WITH THE THE SIU IN CANADA FREDERICK IVES BACK FROM NAPLES MONKEYS TAKE OVER, HAVE RUN OF SS HART CRANE SS KENMAR PROVES TRAINING OF DELEGATES NECESSARY DEFENDS STEWARDS AGAINST UNJUST CHARGES OF MEMBERS MORE COMMENTS ON THE LOG PRAISE AGENT'S THOUGHTFULNESS PROBLEMS MUST BE SOLVED BEFORE UNION CAN ACT HARD FACTS PUT THEM WISE FREE RIDERS RUIN OWN FUTURE CALLS DELEGATES SCHOOL GOOD IDEA COMPLETES 104TH SAFE VOYAGE STEWARDS GIVE AGENT BAD TIME MATE WITH IDEAS TRIP OF OTIS HALL PAYS BONUS STRIKE DYNAMITE SEEN IN WLB'S WAGE PLAN SPECIAL AFL REPORT WILL BE DUE IN AUG. ATTLEE FILLS OUT HIS NEW LABOR CABINET NORFOLK FINDS "MONKEY HOUSE" BOYS CAN'T CUT THE MUSTARD THANKSGIVING, 1945 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08-10-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7cccb9a3f3d9911aab3753d95acfba83.PDF c0939b8c3a1ed207e0ad235c1bc956dc PDF Text Text SIU Wins $12.50-$25 In 2-Yr. Mississippi Pact Union-Run Hiring Hall, Niuny Other Demands Won In New Contrast Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. X NEV/ YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 13. 1948 NY Decision Awards Idle Pay To Permits By JOSEPH VOLPIAN Special Services Representative No. 33 AFL Official Dies NEW ORLEANS—The Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict of the Seafarers International Union smashed through with a precedent-making pattern for the maritime industry Aug. 6, when New Orleans Agent Earl Sheppard, acting as chairman of the sub-Negotiating Committee, signed a two-year contract with the Mississippi Shipping Company, for the highest wages ever set in the history of maritime. The contract will expire Sept. 30, 1950 and guarantees a wage increase of $12.50 across the board for every rating, with*The company, agreeing that the exception of Bosun, for as well as 12 other outfits enr A aecision, handed down this gaged in various operations. week by. the Unemployment In this was true, based its case on whom the Negotiating Commit­ The main motive behind the sUrance Referee Section of New the fact that the man had left tee secui-ed a $25 raise. SIU Negotiating Committee's York State, clears the way for his work through no fault of hard drive for the two year con­ The signing of the new twopermitmen to collect unemploy theirs. The referees, however, tract with guaranteed manning year contract was made doubly ment insurance after leavi'ng pointed out that a man is able, scales was that it would aUow impoi'tant by the fact that the their ships under the union's'60 under the State Unemployment the SIU to devote far more time Union also secured a clause— Insurance Law, to leave his job day-limit rule. and energy to organizational ac­ contained for the first time in voluntarily and, if in good cause, In an appeal made by Isthmian tivities than ever before. any maritime contract — which Steamship Corporation against collect his unemployment pay. guarantees that the present man­ This additional strength and The "good cause" must be de­ an SIU permitman, the State ning scale on all Mississippi ships energy will be of considerable Referee ruled that the man hat termined by the facts in each cannot be reduced during the! importance to the Union now not left employment without due specific case, the referees pointed FRANK FENTON full life of the pact, unless both that pork chops are getting cause, as claimed by the com out. WASHINGTON — Francis P. parties agree to such reduction. higher in the maritime industry To back up their decision, the pany, but was abiding by the Fenton, director of international In the negotiations with the and every new job from now on contract between Isthmian and referees quoted the State Unem­ relations for the American Fed­ other contracted companies, the will mean additional security for ployment Insurance Law, which the SIU. eration of Labor and former na­ SIU is insisting that the pact the SIU membership. states that good cause for leav­ Events leading up to the ruling tional director of organization, signed with Mississippi be ac­ ing employment exists when "ac­ began when the SIU man, DomiUNION RIGHTS nador Isorda, left his ship in ceptance of such employment died of a heart ailment in his cepted as the pattern for the Washington office this week. He industry. In addition to securing the compliance with the SIU ruling would either require the claim­ allowing a permitman to remain ant to join a company union or was 53 years old. In New York, the Union Ne­ precedent-making clause on Since last year. Brother Fen­ gotiating Committee presented guaranteed manning scales, the aboard a ship for one voyage or would interfere with his joining ton had representated the AFL the two-year agi'eement to rep­ or retaining membership in any sixty days. {Continued on Page 3) in the Inteimational Labor Or­ resentatives of the Atlantic and He then made application for labor organization...." The referees then summarized ganization. He was a vigorous Gulf Ship Operators Association unemployment benefits in New foe of communists in the labor at a meeting held late Thursday their decision: York and was approved. Fol­ movement. "Since it is undisputed that the lowing this. Isthmian entered in­ afternoon. Originally a printing pressmen laws and regulations and prac­ to the case and claimed he had MEETS WATERMAN The San Francisco Branch of left the ship voluntarily and tice of the Union, which the em­ in Boston, Brother Fenton lost A Union sub-committee, his right arm in an accident, the Atlantic and Gulf District ployer herein is boupd, by con­ without good cause. headed by Mobile Port Agent later becoming a representative announced that the search for In its decision the Referee Sec­ tract prohibited the claimant Cal Tanner is holding discus­ for the Teamster Union. He then its own Hall had ended this tion pointed out that the com­ from continuing in employment sions with representatives of the became regional director for the week with the opening of q[uarpany had entered into an agree­ after the completion of the voyWaterman Steamship Corpora­ AFL in Boston, and was brought ters at 85 Third Street. ment with the SIU to employ its - -age- because of the expiration of tion in Mobile. The Mobile com­ The opening of the new Hall members aboard its vessels. Un­ the permitcard that had been is­ to Washington as the AFL's na mittee is also pressing for the followed a decision of A8cG tional director of organization in sued to him, it follows that if the der the rules and regulations of Mississippi-type contract. members in all ports strongly the SIU the man could not con­ claimant had continued in the 1940. The Negotiating Committee re­ urging such action. TEAMSTERS' REP tinue aboard the ship and thus, employment thereafter not only The building is ample enough The late AFL official inherited ports that it will have available in the true sense, was not leav­ would there have been a viola­ ing employment without good tion of the contract between the much of his zeal for the trade for publication in next week's to permit full Branch activity. emjjloyer and the Union but the union movement from his father, issue of the SEAFARERS LOG A special room for recreational cause. claimant's right to join the Union John J. Fenton, who was busi­ full details on the progress of purposes contains a library, games and free coffee. (become a bookmember) would ness agent of Local 68 of the all negotiations up to date. All A8cG Brothers in Frisco As soon as the major com­ have been jeopardized. Teamsters in Boston. are invited to make full use of panies fall in line, the commit­ Brother Fenton was familiar ORIGINALLY CORRECT tee said, the Union will be free the new facility. Phone number to many members of the SIU, "Under these circumstances the There's good news for to deal with other contracted of the Hall remains the same— Commissioner's representatives which he lauded for its policy of SIU flicker fans in New operators, comprising 16 freight- DOuglas 2-5475. supporting other trade unions correctly determined that the York fhis week. The moving ship and 16 tanker companies. claimant voluntarily left his em­ with legitimate beefs. pictuio projection gear is humming- right smooth again ployment with good cause. "The employer's objections are and all hands are invited to attend tomorrow's show. overruled and the initial deter­ mination ruling claimant eligible Feature presentation will SAN JUAN — Strongly sup­ and for an extra five cents an in progress since the first of the is sustained." be "Under Texas Skies," a ported at veiy turn by the SIU, hour beginning Januaiy 1, 1949. year. This far-i-eaching, decision is a larrupin' Western with a The companies had insisted The longshoremen were sched­ the International Longshoremen's clear cut win for the permitmen cowboy cast headed by Bob that the wage issue be arbi­ uled to return to work on the Association emerged victorious of the SIU. For once and for all, Custer and Bill Cody,, two trated; a procedure which the morning of Wednesday; August from a strike in Puerto Rican company objections to permitping-ping artists who sure men receiving unemployment ports of nearly three weeks' dur­ 11, and 430,000 tons of raw sugar ILA could not accept lest the will get those bad guys pay in New York State have ation, when the companies finally piled on Puerto Rican docks union lose all voice in the dis­ 'fore they get to the gulch. pute. were forced to grant a retro­ were expected to start moving. been beaten down. Also on the bill is a cartoon When the strike began, SIU The strike was called late in The effect-this ruling will have active wage increase. subject. "The Foxy Fox." July when it became apparent Headquartei's instructed Sal The new agreement, covering in other states cannot be pre­ The pictures start talking Colls, Puerto Rico Agent, to co­ to the ILA that there was no come 8,000 workers, calls for a dicted, as every state has its at 12 noon. That's tomorrow, operate with the ILA "in what­ other way to break the deadlock pay hike of 10 cents an hour own unemployment insurance Saturday, August 14. ever manner the ILA requests." in negotiations which had been retroactive to January 1, 1948, laws. New Frisco Haii Movies Again! iLA Longshoremen Win Puerto Rico Strike ; '"jy �Page Two THE l!' I>'' pir lijiit SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 13. 1948 ^ SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 % 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 The Way Is Open The two-year agreement with the Mississippi Ship­ ping Company means that the SIU has breached the defenses of the operators—and once more the SIU has r 'H set a new mark in the industry. Not only is the Mississippi contract a great achieve­ ment in itself, but it is a beacon lighting the way to a new era in SIU and maritime history. The wage increases are highly satisfactory.- The Hiring Hall is the same one we" obtained from the Atlantic and Gulf Operators early in the summer, and we know what a stir that made on the waterfront. The manning-scale clause guarantees that every Mississippi ship will sail with a full ctew. And the new coal and copra clauses mean more jobs because they mean more ships will be sailing. [i « In dealing with Mississippi, the aims of the Nego­ tiating Committee were the greatest number of jobs possible, the tightest job security possible and the highest wages in the industry. These have always been the aims of SIU negotiators, but this year is an especially critical one for the Ameri­ can merchant marine, and the basic provisions of the Mississippi contract had to be thought out with extreme care. This month we are starting the fourth postwar year. The European fleets, with their cheap tramp rates, and low costs based on low wages, are beginning to grab big chunks of the world's trade. The fact that our own Hospital Patients government helped put them back in business to steal When entering the hospital our cargoes only makes matters worse. notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and The time has come to stabilize the American mer­ the number of your ward. chant marine in the light of world conditions. And it is Mimeographed postcards up to the SIU to stabilize its own position, whether the can be obtained free at the rest of the industry is ready or not. Social Service desk. That is why the SIU insisted on and got a two-year Staten Island Hospital contract with Mississippi. You can contact your Hos­ That is why the SIU is insisting that the rest of the pital delegate at the Staten contracted companies sign two-year contracts. These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: When the SIU is completely covered by two-year as reported by the Port Agmts. These Brothers find time hanging agreements—and we will be even if the remaining com­ heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. writing to them. (on 5th and 6th floors.) panies have to get the point the hard way—we will be able to draw a deep breath and look around us. Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. GALVESTON MARINE HQS. C. R. GRIMES (on 3rd and 4th floors.) It is true that we will find ourselves in the best W. H. COLBOURNE W. MATSOUKAS ' Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. M. C. GADDY position in the industry, in the only solid position held J. HEITMAN (on 1st and 2nd floors.) H. L. SEYMOUR J. GIVENS _by any maritime union. But we will not be able to rest JAMES FARRIOR A. CAUDRA on our laurels, because the union that rests is the union E. MULHOLLAND G. WELDON that slips backward. J. BOUYEA A. SYLVERA J. W. POLASKI Stabilizing our position, so far as existing contracts W. HUNT EDWIN MAXWELL H. T. NOE R. L. JOHNSTON are concerned, will mean that the SIU can double and FRANK WAGNER B. W. BIGGS K. C. CROWE P. E. CUMARE redouble the vigor of its organizing drive. S. t S. C. OPPENHEIMER H. FERDRICKSSON MOBILE HOSPITAL In the long run, the best guarantee of, more jobs W. H. PERRY H. MASON A. C. McALPIN and greater security is constant expansion. A new com­ T. MANDICK G. L. DUXWORTH L. D. ATKINS pany under the SIU banner means, not only more jobs WALLACE BLY C. NANGLE ED MILLER C. W. HALLA for our membership, but the nearing of stabilization in E. K. NICKERSpN XXX P. G. DAUGHERTY SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. the maritime industry. t X X XXX BAN PEDRO HOSPITAL B. K. BAUGH At the same time, the Union will be able to move BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. L. TICKLE TROY THOMAS in still another direction—that of devoting greater at­ HAROLD HANNAH T. C. KELLY • F. W. VANLEW tention to our internal organization—to the tightening y M. BYERS P. D. FULCHER A. S. GRIFFIN . of our organizational set-up, the streamlining of the J. McGUIRE H. W. BIGHAM XXX J. MORTON - Union apparatus so that, when and if the time comes, we NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL W. ROBERTS H. W. SPENCER STELLY C. FORMAN M. T. TABING can move quickly, smoothly and effectively and at a E. LIPARI W. WHITE XXX minimum of physical and financial expense. R. F. BLACK C. MORALEA STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL There may be dark days ahead, dark days for the J. DENNIS J. P. GAVIN A. EWING country as a whole, for the maritime unions, and for the L. C. MASON B. L. MODE A. VANELZUELA entire labor movement. A. LOOPER C. L. KAMER M. CASTRO C. ANDERSON W. T. ROSS J. McNEELY The two-year contract is not the whole answer. But E. BOROCUSKI RALPH PIEPHET A. JENSBY the stability offered by this two-year agreement will V. R. NORTH L. A. HOLMES D. DeDUISEN give the SIU the opportunity to prepare itself for what­ V. P. BALLINGS L. J. PATI T. ZEMRZUSKI ever comes. G. J. WANKA C. GREEN W. H. NUNN ) •1 Men Now In The Marine Hospitals 1 �Friday^ August IX 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thsv* Mississippi Contract New High inMaritime (Continued from Page 1) Union has also expanded the traditional SIU clause, whereby the Union has the right to open wages at any time. This clause also enables the SIU to open dis­ cussions on overtime, subsistence, lodging allowances and other monetary matter included in the contract. The same Hiring Hall clause previously negotiated with mem­ ber companies of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Associa­ tion has been made part of the Mississippi contract and thus guarantees the continuance of the Union's Hiring Hall for the two-year period. rules prescribed by the US Pub­ lic Health Service. 4. Addition of a clause in the Deck Department working rules, providing that when the Deck Gang is required to spot booms for longshoremen, they shall be paid for such work at the regu­ lar longshoremen's rate as con­ tained in the longshore working rules of the SIU contract. 5. The Union has agreed that Carpenters may sound all bilges and fresh water tanks, but such work must be done every day while at sea or in port. This will increase the earning capa­ city of the Carpenters, because previously some operators have not allov/ed them to sound bilges on days which would normally mean overtime. 6. The Union has revised the Bosun's clause so that in the fu­ ture, Sunday's eight hours over­ time at sea for sailors will con­ tinue to be paid for at the over­ time rate, but will not be com­ puted as overtime to be equal­ ized for "high man" Bosun. In turn, the Negotiating Committee obtained "a double raise" for the Bosun rating. This is of par­ ticular importance to the Union because the "high man" provi­ sion for the Bosun previously meant that the Bosun was called out at all hours to work over­ time. The new clause in the contract reads as follows: "Section 12. Division of Overlime. All overtime shall be di­ vided as equally as possible among the members of the deck crew. In any event the Boat­ swain shall be allowed to make as many hours overtime as the high man's overtime hours in the Deck Department, except where such overtime has been paid for routine sea watches. If the Boatswain is required to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Sundays or holidays at sea for which the watch on deck receives addi­ tional overtime, he shall receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in lieu of his regular overtime rate. When the Boatswain is work­ ing alone, or with men on watch below only, on Sundays or holi­ days, he shall receive the regu­ lar overtime rate prescribed." CLARIFICATION Notice To Agents And Crews / The membership is aware of the fact that the SIU Ne­ gotiating Committee is now in the process of negotiations with the members of Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators As­ sociation, comprising the following companies: Alcoa. Bull, Eastern, South Atlantic, Seas Shipping, Bern­ stein Shipping, Smith and Johnson, Seatrain Lines, BaltimoreInsular. True to shipowner form, these people have wired the Union that the Union is "tieing up their vessels." This, of course, is false and is an obvious attempt by the shipowners to try to lay the groundwork for some phony type of injunction or other legal action. All officials and crewmembers are therefore notified, in riding these particular companies' vessels, to pay particular attention that the shipowner does not and is not allowed to do any chiseling in any form whatsoever. Make sure the operator lives up to all of the terms of our contract. Crews riding these vessels are, in the meantime, notified that on any question that may come up regarding contracts, negotiations, etc., to go directly to the Port Agent in v^hatevcr Port they happen to be for full information. PAUL HALL Secretary- Treasurer A further clarification pre­ scribes that when the Bosun is given the right to work "high Among other improvements man overtime" to equalize his obtained by the New Orleans pay with that of the high man Negotiating Committee are the in the Deck Gang, he shall following: be called out for such work only 1. Recognition of Monday as a at reasonable hours. This will holiday at sea or im port, when elim.inate a large share of the designated holidays faU on Sun­ headaches some of the Mates foe'sles and toilets belonging to unlicensed personnel in the day. This is a marked gain for have caused by insisting that the the unlicensed Engine Depart­ Stewa-i-ds Department. the Union. Under the old con­ ! 6. Transporfaiion, The operaBosun be called out any hour ment. tract Mondays were recognized j tors have made a big beef about to equalize overtime. as a holiday after falling on Sun­ The company had originally transportation. Rather than hold Other clarifications and day only when a ship was in changes made in the contract are tried to insist that, because of up the entire contract and the port. this overtime clause for Wipers, mewly negotiated wage scale, the as follows: 2. Overtime during straight 1. Coal & Coke as Penally Car­ Black Gang quarters on board Union has agreed to set aside hours is to be paid to men wash­ goes: Two years ago the SIU SIU ships in the future should the question of transportation. ing sand ballast off deck, and forced the operators to consider be painted only once a year. Once the entire contract with time and a half is to be paid to coal and coke as penalty cargoes. The Committee rejected this Mississippi has been acted upon men who do this work off watch. This was done in spite of the proposal because it would mean by the membership, the Union This is an innovation in the con­ fact that no other seamen's union filthy quarters for SIU . men. will negotiate a new transporta­ tract and will result in an in­ had such a clause. . At the time Therefore, the Committee agreed tion clause with the operators. crease in the earning capacity of the inception of this 10 per­ to the revision of the Wiper's When completed, it will become of members of the Deck Depart­ cent penalty for coal and coke, working rules based on the view part of the Mississippi contract. ment. the Union was manning close to that if the Wiper can paint the AIMED AT SECURITY 3. Penicillin is toibe carried in rooms during 100 vessels carrying these car­ engine and fire The entire contract negotiation the ships' medicine chests at all goes. Immediately after, be­ his regular working hours, cer­ plan was aimed at gi-eater se­ tainly he should be allowed to times and is to be administered cause of the penalty attached to paint the Oiler's, Fireman's and curity for the membership and to the crew members requiring SIU ships hauling coal, SIU Deck Engineer's quarters in a the procuring of as many more it, according to the methods and companies accepting coal gradu­ I jobs as possible. It was for this similar manner. ally took their ships out of op­ reason that the penalty clauses 4. Assistant Electricians: The were eliminated and the" other eration until, only a short while back, the Union had no vessels rating of the Assistant Electri­ amendments were included in at all hauling coal or coke as cian is changed to Second Elec­ the new contract. trician, with a monthly pay rate regular cargoes. The Committee declared that West Coast- and NMU-con- of approximately $326, represent­ its efforts to obtain the record There must have been a good dersigned compgny agreed to tracted ships, not having this ing a considerable wage in­ wage increases were greatly deal of excitement around the ' enter into an illegal hiring hall clause, have secured this trade crease for men in this classifica­ hampered by the NMU's recent offices of the Mississippi Ship­ contract requiring that all em­ and the SIU membership has lost tion. acceptance of a five-dollar ping Company in the Hibernia ployees be hired from and 1,000 to 2,000 jobs. 5. Utility Messmen: The Un­ across-the-board raise from sev­ Because other maritime unions ion has agreed to a clarification eral contracted companies. Bank Building in New Orleans ' through said organization." The company also charged never tried to obtain this penalty concerning Utility Messmen who during the last days before the The Negotiating Committee that the Union had done some clause, putting the A&G District new agreement was signed. are carried for the sole purpose believes that the two-year con­ The jumping started when the other terrible things, but 24 at a disadvantage, the Negotiat­ of caring for extra passengers. tract with Mississippi, with its hours later Mississippi ordered ing Committee, acting on its own company received a notice from When during the course of a 'guaranteed manning scales, the "full speed astern." initiative for the protection of voyage these extra passengers right to reopen the other moneEarl Bull Sheppard, chairman On that same day, August .5, the meinbersliip and their jobs, of the SIU Negotiating Com­ are discharged from the ship, the ' tary clauses at any time, will the crew of the SS Del Norte, removed these fwo items as pen­ mittee, on August 5 stating that extra Utility men carried for give the A&G membership far one of the company's three alty in the new contract. "in compliance with the interim the purpose of taking care of more protection and security than crack cruise liners, discovered 2. Copra Penalty Cargo: This them may be required to sougee under any of the previous con­ agreement signed by the Union and the Company, dated July that there was no contract. Na­ item is pretty much identical I the unused passenger quarters. tracts. turally, if there was no contract with the question of coal and , Thus, the SIU contract in this 31, 1948, that negotiations have The Committee also pointed the Union crew could not sign- coke. SIU vessels were the only respyect is still tops in the field., out that the next two years will stalemated." on—even if there were 94 pas­ vessels securing penalty pay for as no other member of the be tough ones for the maritime The company, in the person sengers aboard. hauling this product, generally Stewards Department may be industry—possibly the most cri­ of H. X. Kelly, vice-president, The ship was scheduled to hastened to reply on the same sail at four o'clock that after­ the only cargo brought back required to do such work with­ tical of all time. By now lock­ day that negotiations must re­ noon, but it did not leave until from the Far East these days. out payment of overtime. The ing up working conditions and commence at once. Apparently the crew had an agreement un­ Since the SIU ships were the SIU Negotiating Committee be­ making it possible for SIUonly ones that had the penalty, lieves that by taking such a contracted ships to operate in the company got this letter off as der which to work. practically all SIU ships came move, it will encourage SIU- any type of cargo field, the Un­ rapidly as it could. back without any cargo at all. contracted operators to carry ion will be able to guarantee it- . GAY SAILING SOFT ANSWER Consequently, SIU companies more passengers on the 11-pas­ self contracted protection while On August 6, Friday, the have been reducing the number senger-type ships, thereby in­ , devoting itself to other prob "With reference to your let­ company signed the new con­ of vessels running to the Far creasing the number of jobs for lems. ter advising that negotiations tract and withdrew the charges j East, causing the loss of a great have stalemated," Kelly wrote, it had filed at the NLRB. The number of jobs. To protect the Del Norte, with its gay crowd "we beg to disagree with this membership and its jobs, the Ne­ statement. Negotiations, should of passengers, many of them gotiating Committee, on its own vacationists, finally sailed Sat­ continue and we believe that initiative, changed the penalty Seafarers in New York who wish lo receive a check-up they would result in an agree­ urday noon. rules and has agreed that up to By then, it could be presumed for tuberculosis can do so through the facilities offered by ment. We are ready to continue the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association. negotiations at once and re­ that Mississippi officials were 3,000 tons of copra can be car­ ried without being classed as In Manhattan, the clinic nearest the SIU Hall is the quest ''you advise us when we wiping their brows. penalty. Perhaps these' company offi­ Washington Chest Clinic at 123 Wooster Street. The examina­ can meet with you..." 3. Wiper's Duties: In line with tion is free, but an appointment is necessary. The telephone However, this soft answer did cials shared the feelings of a the SIU program of making lady passenger, who was unable number is WAtkins 5-7184. not prevent the company from Another clinic is the Brooklyn Tuberculosis and Health filing a complaint with the Na­ 4;o take her place in the dining every SIU ship a clean ship, the Union Negotiating Committee saloon for luncheon on Friday Association Clinic {d 293 Schermerhorn Street. Brooklyn. The tional Labor Relations Board on agreed that Wipers, during their while the ship was still at the hours are Monday from 12 to 9 PM. No appointment is need­ that same day, charging that ed, and the fee is $1. the SIU had "refused to bar­ dock. The poor lady was just regular working hours, may paint, without overtime, the gain collectively ... until the un­ too seasick to make it. OTHER GAINS Things Jumped For Mississippi — And So Did Their Officials free Check-Up For TB �THE Page Four m SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 There Are Beefs — And Just Beefers By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER The Editor of the LOG has invited me to submit an article "on some subject of general and vital interest to the membership." So getting right down to things I asked of myself, "What's something that everybody is more or less familiar with, but which is always driving guys to the aspirin bottle?" The answer was right there under my nose. It was BEEFS. You can't dispose of a subject like beefs in an article of this type. The guy that can clear up all the beefs around us doesn't exist. But I'd like to sound off a little on the subject, in the hope that it might help to get a clearer picture of which beefs are worthwhile, and which ones ought to be tossed over the side because they can do no one any good. Writes As Member I'd like it understood that I'm writing my views as a Union member, as a Seafarer. It is hoped this will start some discussion on the subject. Any mem­ ber with thoughts on this matter should write in and I' The Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG has invited the Port Agents to submit a series of articles on issues of general and vital interest to the mem-* bership. These articles will not take the place of the Agents' weekly sur­ veys on the state of shipping in their ports and other matters, but will be something extra. The Editor felt that the Port Ag­ ents, because of their positions, would be able to comment wisely on a variety of subjects. The third article in this series appears on this page. It was submitted by Lloyd (Blackie) Gard­ ner, Port Agent in Philadelphia. Mem­ bers are urged to submit their own views on this and the other articles in the series. Brother Gardner is an original mem­ say they are. Plenty of times we have something on our chests that we spill to one another over a drink and we're finished with it. But any gripe or beef that is big enough to get a guy all hot and bothered about, and which he keeps repeating to everybody he comes in contact with, oug'nt to be aired in front of the men whom it af­ fects—the membership. To let a beef take the dark, winding course that leads to confusion can ultimately be harmful. If that's a guy's intention, then he means no good and should be straightened out by anyone within earshot who's interested in his own wellbeing as reflected by the welfare of his organization. express himself. If he agrees with what's said here, or he has something to add, by all means let him drop a note to the Editor so we can all read about it. By exchanging our ideas through the medium of the LOG every man participates in the discussion and has a chance to say what he has been thinking about aboard ship or ashore between regular meet­ ings, where he can also speak his piece. Now there's an idea for another subject. But having chosen beefs, let's stick to it. ber of the SIU and he has been active in Union struggles throughout the period of the entire life of the SIU. Brother Gardner sailed steadily dur­ ing the. war years. He has put in much time as a volunteer organizer and has contributed considerably to the suc­ cesses the SIU has made in bringing unorganized fleets under Union con­ tract. He was first elected to office in the SIU in the last general elections of 1947-48 as Port Agent in Phila­ delphia. In writing about beefs. Brother Gardner deals with a subject he has become very familiar with, as a re­ sult of his considerable experience as Ship's Delegate on innumerable ves­ sels he has sailed. the Shipping Rules as they are?" they invariably ask. You can always answer these cold. The answer is: We don't need new Halls—if we want to jam all the Brothers in dirty, foul, dark Halls without lounging, toilet and recreational facilities. Strikes never were Ginmill Gossip Guys have passed along to me beefs told to them in a ginmill that are really childish stuff. But they are always loaded with harm becaiise they might be taken seriously by the easy-to-convince type of listener. I learned that a certain member was sore because necessary—IF we never cared about getting more a guy he once sailed with, now a piecard, didn't than $45 per month, IF we had been willing to con­ spend a couple of hours talking over the old days tinue to sleep on blue linen. We never need make with him. The disgruntled Brother was yammering changes in Shipping Riiles or other rgulations—if we First of all, let's get clear on what we mean by in a ginmill that the piecard was now a "bureaucratic don't want to make things easier and more efficient beefs. I'm not referring to the kind we get aboard so and so," and that "he's too big to remember his for all concerned. ship that involve contract violations or infractions of pals, now," and "I knew him when." You know the But-, then, what would the gripers have to talk Union Shipping Rules and regulations, or any of the stuff. about if there was no progress? You're right, they'd things covered in writing that our Union enforces for our protection. But when you look at this gripe coldly, you see probably start beefing about why we didn't have how foolish it is. The membership, including the new Halls, why we didn't strike for better conditions, Deals With Gripes griper, elected the man in question to a Union job and why didn't we improve our Shipping Rules. because they expected him to do the job—and do it The beefs I'm concerned with in this article prob­ Endless Subject right. Maybe the official was just itching to get ably could more correctly be called gripes—those down to talk of the old days but his job wouldn't We could go on forever on the subject of beefs. little dissatisfactions, dislikes, rumors and whatnot allow it. Fortunately it isn't necessary. What I'm trying to get that are always making the rounds and most of which are never straightened out because they're not Remember, the piecard is not available for social across is the fact that, aside from the trivial small brought out in the open. life during the working day. The membership pays beefs that are an outlet for steam, and which are very much in order, all beefs affecting the individual All of us gripe. We wouldn't be human if we his wages, the membership chose him because it had and collective welfare of the Union and the member­ didn't. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a guy confidence in his ability and reliability. The official ship should be brought out in the open. blowing off steam. For one thing, it makes him feel is responsible to the membership for delivering the To allow beefs to fester in the dark until they better. For another thing, it sometimes leads to im­ goods. He can't deliver the goods and spend the day sloughing off his duties, while he goes around being become smelly cannot be considered healthful. If we a good sociable guy. If he does, he's not on the ball. have a gripe involving our shipmates. Union Brothers or our Union, we should state our case before the Just Misunderstanding membership, where action to improve or correct a situation can be taken. That little incident is just a case of misunderstand­ ing. Any guy worth his salt with a gripe like that Let's exchange oiu* views and ideas, I think that will get the pitch if it is put to him clearly and in in this way we can all get closer together and thereby the proper light. On the other hand, there are chronic gripers to whom nothing can ever be explained, be­ cause they're never happy unless they are knocking something or someone. Nothing constructive ever comes from these guys. They generally are fascinated by the sound of their own voices, and the more they drink the more they pump their speech boxes and the more destructive become their little stories. They don't confine their barbs to piecards, either. "The Bosun is a bum, doesn't know a damned thing," provements, if his purpose is constructive. Gripes of and that "Steward we got is a phony," and "Where this type have many times been the forerunner of the hell did they get that lousy Messman," and on Union policy, because the member who blew his and on and on. Montonous, isn't it? Pretty sorry lid did it where it could do some good. He either conversation when you get that for a daily diet. wrote a letter to the LOG and got his point across by having the majority of the membership read it, Standstill Attitude or he spoke up at a membership meeting where ac­ It doesn't end there, however. These lads with the build a more tightly-knit organization. Beefs are tion could be taken. loose tongues are only warming up. "Why the hell okay, if they have a sound purpose. Not all .gripes oi* beefs of this type are important do we need a new Hall," and "Why shopld we build I think that if we bear this in mind, we can all -enough to be aired at a meeting—I'm not trying to up the Strike Fund?" and "What's the matter with move ahead more swiftly and surely. �Friday. Augiui 13. 1941 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five You Can Get Out In Philadelphia If You Don't Pick And Choose By LLOYD (Blackie) GARDNER Shipping in New York HoUs To Fair Clip PHILADELPHIA — Although it can't be called too good, ship­ ping is holding .its own in this port, and is fair enough to en­ able a man to get out—if he's not too particular about the type of ship or the run it makes. There were several payoffs "during the week. One was on the 88 Isle of Patmas, of the Mar-Trade Corporation. We had a bit of trouble on this ship be­ cause the ship's officers had been ti*ying to throw their weight around. A damned good 8IU crew manned the Isle of Patmas and, in the course of our little in­ vestigation, we found that the trouble was caused by a couple of Union-hating officers who, un­ fortunately, chose to ignore the agreement. hands to think about for a little while. All three of these shipswhich were paid off in Philly during the past week are recent, additions to the SIU's growing list of contracted companies. Judge for yourself, then, theimportance of our Organizing; Department to our Union and the membership. You can easily see how necessary your all-out support is to the winning of any objective selected by our Or­ ganizing staff. It all adds up to more jobs for the membership. I can guarantee the member­ ship here in Philadelphia is more than glad to see these new addi­ tions coming in. Philly has al­ to get a cargo subsidy for the purchase of six ships in this By JOE ALGINA T •. f iu Antwerp - Rotterdam run, and country. NEW YORK-In spite of the Com­ I have also just learned that general lull in maritime, ship­ mission to charter one of the ping and business in this port transpiacific liners, Mariposa or a Japanese tanker has replaced continue to ride along at a fair the Monterey, as an Atlantic a U.8. ship on an oil run to Iran. clip. Several good payoffs featured A woman named Eleanor You the past week's activity among (Cissie) Patterson, publisher of "MEVAM Yf^7 the Washington 8tar, died a them the following Waterman ships; 88 Maiden Victory, 88 couple of weeks ago. During Afoundria, 88 Governor Sparks her time, her paper was one of and the 88 Kyska. the loudest anti-labor rags in the country. There were a few disputes aboard the Maiden Victory, Everytime organized men and which is on the intercoastal run, women struck for decent wages, but all 'vere satisfactorly OKAY. NOW and a chance to take care of squared away. their families more adequately, However, we finally squared One of these beefs had the this woman's paper screamed matters away and paid off the Mate and the Bosun as princi­ that labor was getting away Isle of Patmas. 8he is still here, pals. It seems the Mate didn't with murder. awaiting orders. Let's hope that like the Bosun and wanted him liner for six months and as a Last week, when her will was her next trip will be smoother ^red. But we didn't think his cruise ship for the rest of the filed it was learned that she had for all hands. reasons were sound and we year. left 15 million dollars, not count­ Another payoff took place wouldn't go for it. The Bosun The Commission said it ing the value of her newspaper, aboard the Cape Mohican of stayed. wouldn't chai'ter one of the ves­ judged by some to be worth Mar-Ancha. This was a com­ sels alone. * ALCOA PAYOFFS another couple of millions, and paratively easy one, with all ways been chiefly a port of call Two Alcoa vessels, the 88' 8hould Bernstein be given the many more millions in property, hands leaving the payoff very for most of the larger companies Paul Revere and the 88 Alcoa subsidy he's asking for, it will the full value of which hasn't happy. The Cape Mohican is on —so it means a hell of a lot to Polaris, also were ship-shape at mean that the' sadly lacking yet been determined. the Island run. have these newly-organized ships American passenger service will the payoffs, with only minor Also paying off was the John coming in to payoff here. get a boost. beefs to be cleared up. H. Marion, a vessel of the U. 8. An incident that occurred here And it will mean more jobs Other ships terminating voy­ Waterways outfit. The Marion, the other day is worth repeating. ages in New York this week for American seamen who are too, was a good clean ship and It is likely to either make you on the beach, while foreign If your requisition is cut. were the Carras tanker, 88 was manned by a competent laugh or blow your top but, Trinity, in after a four-monlhare taking more and inore or if the food is not up to pu. bunch of 8eafarers, sparked by whichever way you do give out, trip, and our old friend the every day. notify all three Delegates at a capable oldtimer, Bosun the story has a point. 88 Oolabee, American-Hawaiian,' 1 see what happens the end once so that the ship will not Ernest Bell. PUZZLED MAN which makes a 14-day run to "^onth, however. sail until the matter has been This Liberty tanker has only straightened out. Canada and back carrying news- • MORE HELP recently come under the 8IU One of our members paid off It is the responsibility of print. Just to show you the way banner but, believe me, she is a ship here this week and was the Steward to check the 8everal sign-ons took place ^ every merchant fleet is being a credit to the Union. 8he was notified to appear the next day stores before the ship sails, this week, with the 8S Isaac ^ helped out at the expense of spic and span and a pleasure before the Coast Guard to and any complaints %iade far Singer, 88 Jean Lafitte and 88 our own shipping, there's an to payoff. answer charges pending against at sea won't do the crew any Bret Harte heading the list. item this week that tells of a him. ALL NEW good if they have to eat short Attention must be focused-on l2-mlllion-dollar American loan The guy was dumbfounded at And that leads me to a point rations or poor food. a little mixup which, in the in-1 to four Netherlands shipping the news, because he had not I think is worthwhile for all had one instance of trouble dur­ terests of all hands, cannot be ^ companies to be used for the allowed to continue unchecked. ing the entire trip. I went up to It appears that some crewmen the CG with him—and guess announce their intentions of get­ what? ting off the ship at payoff time, The Coast Guard donkey but when replacements arrive it is always a pleasure to see finding that this isn't so. All started reading a list of charges By WILLIAM RENTZ they report that they have a ship in first-rate condition at ports have their ups and downs. made aboard a ship that ended changed their minds and want BALTIMORE — 8hipping was the payoff. Baltimore included, as this her voyage in January 1947. to stay on. fair in this port last week, but However, the fact that there week's shipping report bears out. This guy had been logged two Once a man declares his in-' it appears as though a slow are beefs does not mean always There seems to be a decline for one for about eight different tention of getting off a ship and week is ahead of us. We hope, that the men are not fully ac­ in the number of performers charges, but this didn't satisfy replacements are called for, he of course, that it turns out quainted with their contracts. around here, something which the big brave subway sailors-. must follow through and get otherwise. Too many beefs can be traced is very good to note. Oh, no, this offender, they said, off. This is only fair to his Un-. The payoffs took place aboard to the fact that topside people If there are any around, they had to be disciplined as well. Of ion Brothers and will avoid a' the Cubore, Oremar, W. R. think they are gods and try to are certainly behaving them­ course, the big bi-ass actually had good deal of mixup. |Davie, Atlanta City, Charles give the men 'a hard time. But selves by staying away from no power to do anything, but We'll have a chance to see Nordhoflf, Edith, Mae and the they are learning, too. the Hall. That's the best thing they explained that the charges whether the Maritime Commis-'Bull Run. Although these are A few ships have come in for them to do if they're not would be filed until the Congress sion means what it says in de-, fewer than what Baltimore is here in transit status during in ship-shape condition, because appropriated enough dough for ploring the shortage of Ameri-1 accustomed to handling, I guess the past week. Most of them they know we will not tolerate the kangaroo courts to begin op­ can-flag passenger ships when it we could say is was better than were Alcoa and Waterman ships foul-ups around here. erating again. holds a hearing on August 30,'nothing. that hit this port for loading We cannot allow any man to 8o there you are. Laugli or on an application filed by the On the sign-on side we had only. hui't his Brothers by hurting blow your lid but think it over. Arnold Bernstein Line for an only three ships taking crews. Most of the local talk is about the Union. QUIET FRONT These were the 8teel Executive, the state of shipping. Men are operating subsidy. ORGANIZING an Isthmian ship, and two Ore wondering where all our ships On the labor front, things are PASSENGER PLANS jobs—the Cubore and the Ore- are going, and whether the pow­ vei-y quite in Philadelphia, but An unorganized tanker came The Bernstein outfit wants to mar. The number of sign-ons inaugurate passenger and cargo gives a pretty good picture of ers that be are going to let into port last week and we labor men here are disguested our merchant fleet go down. hit her as soon as she tied up. over the calling out of the Na­ service to Antwerp and Rotter- ^hr^state"* of'" shTppin^"~h7re When they were so busy giv­ We're anxious to see all unor­ tional Guard to deal with a dam, for which they will buy ing away and selling our ships ganized tankers under the 8IU strike in Dayton, Ohio. But, the two P-2-type transports,' CLEAN PAYOFFS they probably never realized banner, where they belong. And then, what do you expect? That's General John Pope and General that, before they knew it, they'd with the membership's help, where 8enator Taft hails from, There were few beefs on the.se [William Weigel. be watching other countries be­ we'll continue to work so that isn't it? .An application for a construc­ ships and only minor ones at gin to carry the biggest load of they will be 8IU one day. Baseball and the hot weather that. All were taken care of tion subsidy for conversion of the world's shipping. Our Brothers in the local Ma­ have this town by the seat of the the two ships to civilian pas­ at the payoffs. rine Hospital are doing well. I pants and aside from questions The crews coming in here are senger use has already been PLENTY OF MEN bringing their ships in pretty get to see them every Friday, on the temperatui'e reading, the filed with the Commission. , There are plenty of men on when they get the LOG8 and one-big thing in everyone's mind The Bernstein Line has piade clean. The fact that they are several attempts to operate un­ doing such a swell job seems the beach here. We don't know their weekly hospital benefits. is this: How to get tickets for All in all, everything is pro­ the World 8eries at 8hike Park der the American flag, but each to indicate they are getting to where they are coming from. All apparntly think that Balti­ ceeding well in the Port of when the amazing A's cop the' time the Commission has turned know their contracts. This is of great help to the more is the best port for ship­ Baltimore,, with no trouble of pennant? (Editors Note: If they down its requests. Patrolmen, besides the fact that ping. Unfortunately, they are any kind pending. do!) , Last February, Bernstein tried Chief Stewards Baltimore Expecting Slow Shipping Week �THE Page Six Frisco Branch Finally Does It: Opens New Hall For A&G District SEAFARERS LOG SHIP BLAST VICTIM ON THE MEND By A. S. CARDULLO r •' Ir SAN FRANCISCO — Here's . lieve me when 1 say it isn't the announcement we promised funny. The CIO longshoremen out last week: The new Hall of the here have an injunction against San Francisco Branch, Atlantic them and they are looking for and Gulf District, is located at any excuse to stop work. 85 Third Street. The phone In this case the commies whis­ pered "race riot," and the press number is still DOuglas 2-5475. said "crew riots," neither of All of us out here are proud which were true. of our new quarters and we The whole incident could have know the other members will be, been averted if the messrooms too. The accommodations are were kept locked when the ship ample for our purpose. Every­ was in port. We trust that the thing is spic and span, with members will keep this in mind freshly painted white walls and the next time their ships are out this way. shinning wax floors. That's all for now from the RECREATION ROOM Gold Coast. In-our next report James Jones, one of the men buraed in steam line ex­ plosion aboard the SS John Bertram in Tampa last month; There is special room for we hope to be able to report a has been discharged from the hospital, where above photo was recreational purposes, containing number of men registered and taken, but will require indefinite treatment for his burns. a library, games and free coffee were shipped. for the brothers browsing around. Members who wish to impi'ove their rating will flnd our collection of text books on a variety of subjects quite help­ By CAL TANNER the Alcoa Runner, the William cussions are continuing with ful. Waterman Steamship Corpora­ Johnson and the Ben Fisher. MOBILE — During the past tion, the main company here. Only vessel to hit Mobile in Union educational material is seven days shipping reached a Our negotiating committee is transit this week was the Gov­ also available for all hands in­ new low, with a total of 58 book­ terested in the know-how needed men and 11 permitmen being ernor Bibb, a Waterman ship making definite progress. While the company is asking to be a good Union man. Edu­ shipped. Only four ships paid off that came in with a full crew for some changes and concessions from Beaumont, Texas. Our cational classes will be held and none signed on. Patrolmen visited the ship and in the proposed contracts, these daily once things start to roll. At this writing, however, thei'e the replacements needed were are not vital enough to won-y A vote of thanks is due—sev­ are several ships waiting to be furnished right away. about, and have no effect on any eral A&G men on the beach here signed on as soon as necessary of our hard-won provisions in NO OPTIMISM who helped line things up at the repairs are made, and slopchests the old contract. In face of the fact that ship­ new Hall, and get it in working and stores are put aboard. At no time here have negotia­ All ships paying off are Alcoa ping last week was the woi'st we order. Among these Brothers, tions broken down. Both sides whose enthusiastic efforts were jobs. The Clipper, one of the have had in some time, we can­ are meeting continuously in or­ line's luxury passenger ships, not be optimistic about the im­ very helpful, are: der to get the new contiact took no replacements this trip. mediate future. Prospects do lined up as quickly as possible. C. Metting, P. Drevas, R. W. Her payoff, like that of the Cape not look too good for the coming We hope to be able to reiSort Stanford, T. Popa, D. Bell, J. R. Edmont, was smooth. week. something favorable on this in Gordon, R, K. Williams, H. AberThe Edmont, which had been Quite a few arrivals are ex­ the very near future. ham, S. Holden, H. Beckman, L. operated by Alcoa for sometime pected, but there is no certainty Burnett, J. Ciglio. now, is being turned back to j that they will go back out again. OLDTIMERS We didn't have any payoffs the Maritime Commission for In fact, some of them are sched­ Included among the oldtimers here during the past week al­ layup. uled to undergo repairs at the -on the beach in Mobile at the though we did have several ships shipyards ,here. The moment SQUARED AWAY moment are Charles (Captain) stop by in transit. Among these shipping does revive, we will re­ The payoff' aboard the William Spencer, W. W. Brown, K. W. were the Penmar, Calmar, St. port it to you, via the LOG. Johnson was held up awhile be­ Klug, W. Jimmie Grey, E. L. Augustine Victory, and the War­ According to the report of our cause of overtime disputes, all of Collins, M. Bonds, J. L .Osborn. rior. The Warrior merely stopped Patrolman who visited the local which were finally settled to the William Werneth, Leo P. Marsh, for a breather before making the maiine hospital, all goes well crew's satisfaction. Tom Meagher, J. Jordan and S. European run. with our Brothers confined there. Chief cause of trouble aboard W. Ghale. Brothers receiving their Union this ship was the Skipper and a UNNECESSARY BEEF The SlU-affiliated Marine Al­ benefits this week included A. Mate—who is an ex-NMU man— lied Workers' Towboat Division A group of the boys on one of both of whom made a lovely C. McAlpin, L. D. Atkins. Also has been digging in at the na­ in the hospital are Brothers our ships had another fracas combination. tional pastime. In a free-hitting Wallace Bly and E. K. Nickerson. with the longshoremen here. The Patrolmen won the beef contest the other day, our tugThis is the third beef of this that arose as a result of no shore INTEREST IN CONTRACTS men dropped a close game to the i5ort. If the messrooms were leave in Bermuda, and also The main topic of interest to Mobile Ri\^r Rats, an aggrega­ "cept locked during the period squared away several other the Seafarers around the Hall tion representing the river and in port, and the watch were beefs. The last payoff for the now is the progress of contract bar pilots here, 16 to 15. Pitch­ given the keys to hold, these week was on the Ben Fisher, negotiations. At our last regular ing the pellet for the MAW was beefs would never happen. v/hich had but a few minor beefs meeting, the membership was in­ Brother M. E. Nelson. Some fellows may think it's a that were quickly settled to the formed of the negotiations being The towboat Division has an­ joke to be in port for a day or satisfaction of all hands. conducted in New York and other game scheduled for next The ships to be signed on what the Negotiating Committee week, and it is hoped that all so and stir up • beefs like these, but A1 Berstein and I make these when the repairs have been is doing. Brothers on the beach will drop docks everyday and you can be- made and stores completed are Down here in the Gulf, dis­ by to see them play. Mobile Reports Progress With Waterman I;:: FrMat. August 13, 1948 The Patrolmen Say— Do It Right NEW YORK—In recent weeks we have come across quite a number of demotion beefs. Somehow, a few Skippers and Chief Engineers have arrived at the old-fashioned idea that, by demoting a rated man, they have handed out the extreme penalty against so-called mis­ conduct. It is true that any man found guilty of not being able to carry out the duties of his rating can be demote'd to the next infer­ ior rating, but such action must be proven before the U. S. Steamboat Inspectors. But we have been plagued by certain officers who take the position that they are big­ ger than the Inspectors that is­ sue the ratings, and make a practice of demoting not to the next rating, but (to take an ex­ ample) from Chief Steward to Messman, or from Chief Elect­ rician to Wiper. Such a pro-' cedure is contrary to maritime law. Demotions for minor miscon­ duct is a high-handed gesture of swell-headed Chief Engine­ ers and Skippers, enthralled by their "exalted" position, who imagine themselves the sole judge of others with the right to give or take away a mans livelihood. Fortunately the officers who pull this tactic are few, and their unwarranted action should not be allowed to cast a reflec­ tion on the majority of officers, who endeavor lo do the right thing. The rated men shipping out of the SIU realize that they have an obligation to their ship­ mates and to their Union to do the work of their respective ratings and instances where they have not been able to do their duties are very few. Remember that, as long as a man carries out his responsibil­ ities and lives up to the agree­ ment, regardless of anything else he may do, he is protected against any and all demotions. Of course what a man does on his own time is his own busi­ ness. When you go Aboard ship, though, do your job right and prove to others (as we already know) that an SIU seaman is the best seaman in the world! Louis Coffin �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 13, 1«48 GRATEFUL FOR UNION BACKING Why Bosuns Get Grey SAN JliAN — There's no change in the strike situation down here as the longshoremen's beef continues 100 percent ef­ fective. Relations between our crewmembers here and the striking men of the ILA and UTM are at a very high level. What I call incurable "com­ pany men" among Masters and Mates often constitute a serious menace to the life and limb of the crew, as well as a hazzard to the. ship, a source of loss to the company and a . liability to the underwriters. These men go on the mistaken idea that, if they chisel a few hours overtime from the crew and indulge in other penuriousness, the company will, in undy­ ing gratitude, magnanimously present them with* a Commo­ dore's position or a shoreside job. Captain McF., ordinarily a kindly man to his crew, had wox-ked long and diligently at his profession, and had risen to command one of several sister ships that were the world's largest bulk carriers. San Juan SlU Continues To Aid Puerto Rico Longshore Strike By SAL COLLS By G. W. BILL CHAMPLIN On my first trip to sea on the old Marore, in 1925, I became acquainted with the kind of Master, who is a company man first, and a seaman afterward. Page Seven ' SIU rraresentalion drew plaudits from Seafarer John White, ChiR Electrician aboard the Robin Gray, after the Union aided him in being cleared of phony sabotage charge lodged with Coast Guard by vessel's Chief Engineer. Line ship, was disposed of when the Oiler, who had been per­ forming for three days, was pulled off the vessel. The Night Cook and Baker, who had been late for three consecutive days, was fined $25. Because of the present .situa­ (Editor's Note: Late dispatches tion, there were no sign-ons. report settlement of the strike.) Both the Catahoula and the Oddly enough, shipping has Carabulle, of the Cuba Distilling been very good, especiallj'^ in Company, have called in here the Deck Department. Since the and shipboard organizers were strike may last indefinitely, contacted on both these vessels. many of the men on the vessels Sentiment on both these vessels tied' up are heading for the appear to be strongly SIU. mainland, because they would rather take their chances > on (Editor's Note: On Aug. 3, being shipped out from another the National Labor Relations port. Board handed down a certifica­ Replacements for them have, tion order naming the SIU as collective bargaining agent, as a therefore, been necessary. result of the elections held re­ SQUARED AWAY cently on these ships.) Of course, there have been no payoffs during the past week. A beef on the SS Monroe, a Bull RECOMMENDATION ' The local Building Committee has recommended the purchase of the building on Palayo Street, just around the corner from our present location, to serve as a new Hall. The membership has Someone called the French accepted the committee's recom­ Police who beat and kicked the mendations. violently resisting Cook to jail The strike being conducted by to sober up. our AFL Maritime Trades De­ I put out the supper alone as partment affiliate, the ILA, has the Third Cook also took off, and the island tied up tight, and the didn't show up till next morn­ Governor of the island and one ing. The Chief Cook got out the of his aides have gone to next day after a rough night in Washington to see if something jail without cigarettes. cannot be done to bring about When we got to Dingwall, I a settlement. found the Crewmessman missing Bosuns Aren't Only Grey Ones, Suys Stewurd By RAYMOND J. WELLS So that left only one thing to do: try to persuade the old Third Cook to sign on as Night Cook and Baker—broken ribs and all. This he did, although he had taken his papers and clothes home previously. Everything went smoothly till we hit the coast of Europe The good Captain was even There have been many articles then on his last voyage, for he in the LOG about Bosun's prob­ was to have been made Com­ lems; but I can tell you he is modore next trip. not the only man who gets grey Sailing out of New York, we hair! hit Cristobal on Sunday, March Take the last trip of the SS 7 (my birthday, damn it!) and, William R. Davie, South Atlanlay on the hook. "Heavens," ex­ tic. We left June 17, and just claimed the Skipper who didn't got back. It was my 13th cross­ swear, "a day lost!" ing of the Atlantic—so maybe At Cruz Grande, Chile, there that had something to do with it. Because of the strike, there on sailing day. We left the dock, was a shortage of ore, and an­ We crewed up in Baltimore, but were held up by the tide, are more Brothers around the and the sailing boa»-d was posted beach then normally. Some of other two days were lost. and the first thing off the bat again for 8:00 PM. I went the lads seen around are E. Venthe Chief and 3rd Cooks got into A week later we lost a day in tureira, M. Murphy, M. Santi­ ashore to look for him. a battle, with the Saloon MessMiraflores Lake, awaiting transit ago, H. R. Billings, Homer SpurAfter visiting fifteen joints I man mixing in too. through the Panama Canal. Then came back fifteen minutes before lock, G. Gonzalez, J. Bermudez, All came out with bruises and we took on bunkers at Chrlstosailing. About then the Mess- J. Maldonado and J. Goicoechea. bal. "Great Guris! More lost black eyes and got a calling man showed up and made the down by the Patrolman, before time." ship. So we left Dunkirk with sailing to Norfolk. We were to discharge at Spar­ all hands aboard. Saturday, the 3rd Cook went rows Point, Baltimore; so we I got a good night's sleep ran through the Virginia Capes to the doctor to get cracked ribs fifteen days later and started to thinking the battle was over for and headed up Chesaijeake taped up—a result of the pre­ discharge. that trip, only to find the Saloon vious fight. He paid off Sunday Bay. The Chief Cook got all gassed Messman sick the next moiming. under mutual consent, leaving There the company agent met us short-handed. After loading up and started scattering things He was laid up for four days us in an old launch and told the coal, we shifted ship and loaded around the galley. When I went thereafter. Skipper to head back outside for stores, preparatory to sailing in, he took a swing at me. He So you see eveiy thing has By KEITH ALSOP Greenville, N.J., because the port Sunday PM. followed me into the saloon, worked out all right in the end— GALVESTON—The return to was tied up with a waterfront I went down to the galley at threw the Third Cook on one of but I earned a few of those normal shipping which we have strike. 5:30 and found a big fire in the the tables and knocked him out. Bosun's grey hairs on the way! been expecting in this port hap­ stove, and figured everything The poor Old Man, in a dither pened this week. of righteous indignation over the was under control for breakfast, We're back to normal, but we delays these "blasted Unions and went back to bed. can still report that shipping is About 7:15, the Saloon Messwere causing him—and of course terest on the part of the mem­ good in the Deck Department. MOBILE—The Mobile Branch with his mind on the Commo­ man called me and said the bership. There was one payoff in this dore's job decided he'd show Night Cook and Baker had gone of the Marine Allied Workers, Under tei'ms of the resolution, area, the SS Aroseman in Hous­ Bethelehem Steel what a faithful to bed. affiliated with the SIU, will I went down and found him hold regular membership meet­ only members at work at meet­ ton. This vessel signed on, as servant he was by saving an ing time will be excused from hour from Cape Chai'les to either sick or drunk, but he re­ ings on the first and third Mon­ attendance. Failure to be px'es- did the SS John B. Weaver, fused to turn to. By that time Sandy Hook. days of each month, with all ent for at least one of the this week. it was 7:30—breakfast time—and hands being required to attexid monthly meetings will result in So hugging the coast, full nothing was ready. SUMMER OUIET at least one session monthly. a member being dropped from speed ahead, he piled her up on I built up the fire again and a bar. But, don't laugh—we The lag that comes with the These provisions are incorpo- the shipping list, making it nec­ managed to get the meal out; were in a tough spot then, off essary for him to x-e-register. month of August has had its vrated in a resolution adopted and when the Chief Cook came an icy shore, with the barometer recently by the MAW to insure WELFARE FUND effect on most evexything around in tp start dinner I notified the falling. The powerful turbines Captain that the Night Cook, quorums for the transaction of Employed members who do here. Things are quiet through­ and twin scx-ews were useless, Branch business by the member­ not attend the one required and Baker was fired. out the area, with nothing of and so were the Coast GvJard meeting each month will have That left us two men short on ship in regular meetings. special interest to report to the tugs that came to our aid. to pay a two-dollar penalty fee, a Sunday sailing, with the Hall PROTECTIVE MEASURE membership. The Old Man broke down and closed. With the help of the which will be banked in a spe­ cried like a baby. I often look port officials we finally rounded "The x'esolution, submitted by cial account to be known as Several Seafarers are in the back and remember him then, up two SIU replacements and Mack Hawkins and J. A. Foster, the Mobile Branch Marine Al­ Galveston Marine Hospital. They helpless and frightened, tasting brought them dawn to the ship. of the MAW Towboat Division, lied Workers Welfax-e Fund. are W. Matsoukas, J. Heifixian, the bitter fplly of forgetting that Proceeds of this fund will be Charges were read to the old declared that "before coming a Master must be a seaman first Night Cook and Baker, who did under the banner of the Seafar­ 'used "for the benefit of sick J. Givens, A. Caudra, G. Weland a company agent last. not deny them, only stating that ers International Uixion tug- members and other worthy don, J. W. Polaski, H. T. Noe boatmen in the Port of Mobile causes," as set forth in the and B. W. Biggs. However we did get off on the he was depressed. worked long hours and for low resolution. When it came to signing on second high tide, and made Among the Brothers around The MAW Mobile Branch wages for many yeax-s..." and the replacements, one was an Greenville after all—later than the beach at the present time ever, of course, thanks to the alien, and our allowed comple­ that is was therefore necessary meetings will be called to or­ are Sam Cooper, C. Collins, J. Two to protect the newly-won con­ der at 7 P.M. on the nights Skipper's fear of the. company ment of aliens was filled. tract conditions by active in­ specified. W. Heitman and Sam Vincus. houx-s to go! whip. <5or Galveston Has Jobs On Deck, Bat That's AH Mobile MAW Sets Up Meetings �THE SEAFARERS LO€ Eight Friday. Augual 13. 1948 SBBPS'MIMVTES AMD NEWS Seafarer - Explorer Has ^Salaried' In Dark Continent, South America I the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, the One Seafarer who ... 11 I Belgian Congo and Uganda seen t-.e interior as v/ell as come together. He traveled by the coasts of continents is foot on some occasions, and by canoe on others. No colonial . Otto Richfield who says he government would gujvrantee is an explorer and anthro­ him any protection whatsoever pologist as well as a seaman. in this cannibal-infested area, Richfield has prowled the jungles of darkest Africa and Brazil's Matto Grosso, and has done extensive radio work in South America in connection with his scientific interests. The record of his adventures, in­ cluding meetings and correspon­ dence with many South Ameri­ can political bigwigs, is con­ tained in a personal log which he calls his "Golden Book." Born in Austria, Richfield is now a naturalized American ci­ tizen. He claims two degrees from the University of Vienna where he made his first in­ quiries into the field of anthro­ pology. (In case your favorite dictionary is in the next foc'sle, anthropology is the science that treats of the origin and devel­ opment of mankind, including customs, beliefs, languages, and other matters. Richfield says he goes in for the whole business, but that his special interest is languages.) In 1935, Richfield headed for central Africa. He was a rover at heart, he maintains, and of­ fers as evidence the fact that when he was a boy of eight he ran away and lived for a week in the woods outside Vienna be­ fore he was found. UP THE NILE In Africa, he headed up the White Nile to the area where he says. However, the natives gave Richfield no trouble. In fact he made friends with them, if the accompanying photograph is any indication. He also collected utensils, weapons and other gimcracks illustrative of the cen­ tral African way of life which he says he shipped back to var­ ious museums in Vienna and elsewhere in Europe. the Bolivian border, a matter of some 600 miles in all. Then he struck out north for Cuiaba, last big outpost before the Mat­ to Grosso itself. FOUND RIFLE Once in the vast relatively unexplored wilderness of Matto Grosso, Richfield, traveling along the rivers by boat and canoe, made friends with the tribes of hostile indfans that live in the area, notably the savage Chavantes. Richfield did not find Fawcett but he did find Fawcett's rifle and evidence leading him to believtT that Fawcett was dead, killed, probably, by the wild Chavantes who resented the Englishman's intrusion into their land. But the trip made a good story for the radio stations which backed it. In his radio work on this occasion and others, Richfield was always aided by his knowledge of lan­ guages. He speaks German, Eng­ lish, Spanish, Portuguese, Ital­ ian, French and Arabic. In ad­ dition, he says that he can find his way around in dialects of several South American Indian and African tribes. Richfield wandered around Africa and the Red Sea for a couple of years. One day in Casablanca in 1938, being the master of several languages, he shipped as interpreter on a French passenger liner bound for Buenos Aires. Once ashore, he proceeded to explore a tough section of South America the hard way. With some help from the Bra­ zilian government and the back­ ing of a group of Brazilian ra­ dio stations, Richfield set out Before becoming a Seafarer, on an expedition into the Matto Grosso in Western Brazil. His Richfield spent a stretch begin­ object was to find a British ex­ ning in 1940 in New York. He plorer named P. H. Fawcett who worked mostly as a designer of had not been heard from since 1925 when he had left on a leather goods and belonged to Local 60 of the International search for a "lost city." Ladies Handbag, Luggage, Belt The first part of the trip was relatively luxurious, Richfield and Novelty Workers Union, points out, since he traveled by AFL. But he hopes to follow the rail all the way from Sao Paolo, sea for many years to come. the huge city 40 miles inland from the port of Santos, to the end of the line at Corumba near LOGS IN JAX ||i!- . Seafarer Otto Richfield shakes the hand of an African Chieftain whom he claims to have found somewhere near the upper reaches of the White Nile. Richfield states he wore the necktie to impress • the chief. • iv'.aa Holds African Title, Eyes Wrestling Crown Of Europe Lou Meyers, Chief Stew­ ship lay-over there, accoiding to a report carried in the "Trin­ ard on the Paul Revere, who idad Guardian." as Lew Martinelli holds the This 250-pound Seafarer, who South African heavyweight wrestling championship and is rated the number one contender by the National Wrestling As­ sociation, recently challenged all comers in Trinidad while his George Thompson Dies In Accident George Thompson, 22-year-old Seafarer, was killed on July 19 while working in the American Oak Leather Company plant in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, the LOG learned this week from retired Seafarer WiUiam F. Clouse, Jr. Clouse reported that Thomp­ son was electrocuted when he touched a 440-volt wire while drilling a hole through a casing of a control board. Brother Thompson had taken the job ashore to earn money to return to New York for a ship. He had been home five weeks when the accident oc­ curred. Clouse, an old shipmate M kr Lew Martinelli to the wrestling world, but Lou Meyers to his Seafarer Brothers, and "Stewy" to his shipmates on the SS Paul Revere where he is Chief Steward. The husky battler recently challenged all comers when the ship stopped in Trinidad. Holder of many championships, he is rated Number One contender for the American title by the Na­ tional Wrestling Association. Seafarers ' touching Jack­ sonville ,will now be able to pick up the latest copy of the LOG, thanks to arrange­ ments made for distribution of the LOG in that port. . The Savannah Hall, which represents ships touching Savannab, has arranged for H. Bennett of 501 East Bay Street. Jacksonville to handle 40 LOGS weekly. The loca­ tion is near to the water­ front and is easily accessible from aU ships. of Thompson's, reported Thomp•son had served on picketlines in the 1946 General Strike and in the 1947 Isthmian Strik^. Thompson joined the SlU in Norfolk early in 1946 and sailed is now 27, recently held the world champion Jim Londos to two draw battles and plans an­ other crack at the _world champ­ ionship after making a try for the European title. Son of the European titleholder from 1900 to 1904, Meyers began wrestling at the age of eight. After battling amateurs for seven years, he turned pro and has been winning most of his professional bouts all over the world ^or the past 12 years. Trained by Zbysco, ex-European champion, and his father, Meyei's is of such proportion that he was dubbed .the Orang Outang in South Africa when he fought the noted Whiskers Blake there for the title. A BIG BOY With 49 inch chest normal, and 54 inch expanded, 20 inch neck and 19 inch biceps, he can clean and jerk 325 pounds in weight lifting. When ashore he runs two-and-a-half miles every morning, and on the ship tosses a few weights about to keep in shape. Last February he defeated Henri de Glane the French champion in Paris; so it is no GEORGE THOMPSON wonder that Chanka Maharaj, once pride of Trinidad, decided as messman. In good standing at the time of his death, burial to remain in retirement when benefits have been paid to his Meyers was there. wife Mrs. Jean Thompson. In Brother Martinelli — er — Cincinnati he made his home at Meyers, that is, joined the SIU 2624 River Road. in 1945 and carries a full book. �Friday, Augusi 13, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings at next meeting. Cauied. Un­ WILLIAM TILGHMAN. March der Education the changes in the 27—Chairman J. Napier: Record­ Waterman agreement that be­ ing Secretary R. Noe. Bosun came effective in 1947 were dis­ elected Ship's Delegate. Motion cussed, and the referendum de­ that Departments rotate each cision that those responsible for week in keeping the laundry sanitary work must ' put in the clean. Motion that coffee time full two hours to insuie that an be taken in recreation room. Un­ SIU Ship is a Clean Ship was der Good and Welfare it was pointed out. Undei- Good and recommended that books be re­ Welfare it was pointed out to the turned to the ship's library after membership that each man use. Members asked to turn in should be prompt in paying the repair list to their Delegates. new Building" and Strike A.s.sessSteward asked that used laundry ments. One minute of silence be returned promptly. in New Orleans. Under Good for Brothers lost at sea. 4 i and Welware it was decided to XXX PETROLITE. June 23—Chair­ ask the Captain to have the DANIEL HUGER. June 6— man Cy Magnan; Recording Sec­ messroom and recreation room retary Puke Livingston. Dele­ sougeed and painted. There was Chairman Earl DiAngelo; Re gates' reports accepted. Motion discussion on moving the outside cording Secretary L. H. Harris. that any Bookmember caught laundry aft where there would Minutes of previous meeting ac­ HE CHISELLING QAVS ARE BACK AGAIN, carrying tales top-side be be less noise fi-om the steam line, cepted. Delegates reported all Departments in good shape. Mo­ WITH SOAAE OPERATORS REFUSING brought up on charges, and that and also discussion on keeping tion carried to have ship fumi­ TO CARRY OUT ALL PARTS OF THE. any tx-ip-card doing so be ex­ the officers out of the ci-ew's gated at next poit. Motion by CONTRACT THEY SIGNEp. WHGAl cluded fi-om future meetings. Un­ messroom. The Ship's delegate B. D. Lock, seconded by J. O. YOU COME ACROfiS ANY ATTEMPT der Good and Welfare there was was asked to endeavor to have -Xo VIOLATE THE AGREEA^EAJT,/VOTIFY Brusso Jr. to have Patrolman general discussion and recom­ the draws put out in US money. check slopchest invoice.-; to be THE NEAREST UNION HALL, —AND VOU mendations concerning cleanli­ % X X WILL GET RESULTS, SEAFARERS, AS sux'e the pxices weie not above ness of quartei's and messroom. SUZANNE. May 30—Chairman the legal ten peicent. Motion to USUAL, WILL CARRY OUT THEIR PART OF The Steward was asked to see P. Dunphy; Recording Secretary renew the mattresses. In Good TWE CONTRACT — ANP WILL MAKE SORE about sending personal laundry W-, F. DeLong. Disputed over­ and Welfax-e Brother ^Anderson THAT THE COMPANIES PO, TOO, ashoi-e in France. The Ship's time was reported by Depart­ asked that the crockeiy, silverdelegate was asked to check and ment Delegate. Discussion under wax-e, and toasters be leoi'dered. report back on the money ex­ Good and Welfare covered re­ Brother Harris asked that the change in France. Educational quest for more fruit juices, and table-tops, black- board and ice­ meetings were scheduled for the feeding of watch first. It box in the messroom be put into every Sunday. One minute of was suggested that all stage lines good order or replaced. The silence for departed Brothers. and gantlins be reserved for no Steward expi-essed thanks to the By HANK other use so that they would be crew for cooperation duiing the kept in safe condition fox- those trip. One minute of silence for Oui humorous fountain of knowledge is overflowing. Prac­ trusting their life to them. Jack depai ted Bx*others. tically splitting at the sides with comical facts. We've been" Martin, Deck Delegate, staited laughing to ourselves ever since we installed this column with discussion on the disputed over­ X % a radar detector (a pair of eager ears and pot-luck) for any CHARLES NORDHOFF— time arising from delayed sail­ comical brotherly news floating in and out of port. We have Chairman R. E. Dickey; Record­ ing. The repair list was to be also rigged our oxvn humor pressure-cooker with a safety valve ing Secretary Stephen Sczylrian. made up by Department Dele­ for possible boners. Well, we now believe that old saying, which Everything ship-shape, repoi'ted gates and x-eported at next meet­ is, you'll never stop learning as long as you live. Take chess, Delegates. Motion under New ing. One minute of silence for for example. A slow, brutal, brainy gaine. We were amazed, howBusiness to elect a Ship's Dele­ Bi others lost at sea. XXX evgr, when several champion chess players playing on the third gate. After discussion the mo­ XXX AFOUNDRIA. June 6—Chairj deck told us that the oldtimers in chess-playing (landlubbers, of TOPA TOPA. May 2—Chair­ tion was withdrawn and the man Jerry J. Palmer; Recording ^ course) usually freeze themselves for a week or longer over just meeting went into Good and man John Marshall, Recording Welfare. Tablecloths were asked Secretary William Hahn. The Secretary B. S. Hoffman. Undergone chess-game. We couldn't stand it (or sit it out) watching for the ci-ew's mess tables and Shi#'s Delegate reported the slop Old Business the committee ap- and non-kibitzing at a game taking a whole week. It would seem there was general discussion on chest was short of needed items. pointed at previous meeting to as if rigor mortis were sitting in the game, too. The monotony cleanliness and ship's repairs. A Under Good and Welfare it was study px-oposed changes in the of it all would hold us in such suspense that we'd probably "pop" committee was appointed to decided to accept one dollar don­ Registration Rules, reported that oiu' coffee-lined gaskets, cut the game short and promise ourselves draw up a list of fines that were ations toward obtaining a new no changes be i-ecommended by never to watch another chess game. After all, it would be chess to be reported back to a special motor for the washing machine. this crew. Deck Delegate re­ one of those things. X X X meeting later. One minute of One minute of silence for Broth­ ported that ovei-time for Mates wox-king on deck was being silence for departed Brothers. ers lost at sea. Second Cook Eddie Eriksen cooked us a few morsels of turned in regulax'ly. Motion car­ ft i t. information about food—especially the art of making Irish ried to appoint a committee to ANGELINA—Recording Secre­ slew. Eddie, who really digs into those smorgasbords when he draft a letter to the LOG point­ tary Doc Chalra. Overtime dis­ hHs Copenhagen, Denmark, or uptown New York around West ing out the evils of company putes i-cpoi'ted by Deck Dele­ 54th Street, says lots of cooks don't make Irish stew the policy in working Gex-mans at gates. Steward Delegate pointed right way. They use beef or veal instead of lamb. When Eddie chipping and painting, in the out that the messhalls must be XXX was on the SS Janeway with Steward John Jellefte he cooked port of "Hambm-g. Norgaard. kept cleaner. Under New Busi­ TOPA TOPA. May 23—Chair­ a Danish dish (which looks like hash) of meat, potatoes, ness it was decided to put in for man John Marshall; Recording Zavassen. Silvertsen to serve on onions, etc. However, Danish cocking doesn't appeal to average a new awning for the fantail. Secretary William Hahn. The the committee. The 2nd Cook SIU crews. Scandanavians are famous for eating fish in all Motion to have the blackgang Deck Delegate reported disputed elected Ship's Delegate. Under shapes and forms, day after day. But they also have a sweet head and showers i-epaii-ed. A overtime in his depax-tment. Education, Jerry Peilmer gave a tooth, oddly enough, for one particular food. This is hot, secret vote of full-book membei's There was a motion under New talk on the importance of ship­ sweet soup made from prunes or other fruits. (This fact to determine whether the Stew­ Business to have the Patrolman board meetings. still looks fishy fo us, however.) ard would be allowed to make check the slopchest as thex*e were XXX another ti-ip. By a vote of 10 to many shortages. Under Good Biother Jei ry Palmex' sailed in this week fi-onx Geiman pox'ts 7 he was allowed to stay on. and Welfare a repair list was and sailed out again aboard the SS Afoundria.. . Last week a One minute of silence was ob­ made up. There was discussion bi-other was lea\-ing New York with his gear. No, he didn't have served for departed Brothers. on the inferior brand of coffee, a ship. He was just going down Jo Baltimore and he said, "This and of the necessity of having a town is too bi^ for me. I gotta walk too much" ... Steward BiU better job done on sanitary Dunham, who made many trips on the SS Alcoa Cavaliex-, an­ cleanup. One minute of silence nounced last week—"I'm not doing much of anything. And I'm for depax'ted Bx'othex-s. getting mighty tired of doing that, too." XXX XXX AFOUNDRIA. May 31—Chair­ XXX XXX man Jerry J. Palmer; Recording WILLIAM H. ALLEN. May 16 George Meaney writes from New Orleans aboard the BEAVER VICTORY. June 28— —Chairman W. Addison, Record­ Secretary B. S. Hoffman. Deck tanker New London—"This is a good ship. Some of the ing Secretary A. Brodie. Evei-y- Delegate Palmer reported that Chairman James W. Kelly; Re­ brothers aboard are J. C. Rowley, P. Achilles, Herbert Berthing was leported in order by the stores, slopchest, and x-epair cording Secretary Victor A. ner, William Dixon, J. De Jacimo, Tom Scanlon, Bob 0, the Delegates with the exception list had been checked by the Caver. John Hitch elected Ship's Smith, D. B. Carpenter, Ben Talbert, P. Seixford, William of some disputed overtime. Mo­ Patrolman in New York, and Delegate by acclamation. Sev­ Burton, Ed Lamb, Chet Novakowski and that little brother tion under New Business by G. that minor repairs were ' being eral motions carried for i-epaix-s, with mustache and songs. Steward Jimmy Crescitelli." Lonski, seconded .by B. Craig to started by the Chief Engineer. new gear, and fux-nishings. Un­ t i X send a telegram, to the Secre­ Motion under New Business by der Education, Chairman J. W. To aid in oxxr search for humorous events and sayings we've tary-Treasurer to find out where J. Palmer to leave the registra­ Kelly spoke on unionism, both ashore, and as it entered into created—companies, please note— two brand-new shipboard x-atthe crew stood on war bonuses tion rules as they are. The ar­ the carx-ying out of the contracts ings, which could x-evolutlonize the maritixixe industry. We'd like etc., in the Middle Eastern War ticles in the LOG about the com­ on board ship. Under Good and to see a Coffee Cook signed aboard. The coffee would then be mittees working on new registra­ areas. Motion made to curb Welfare there was discussion on just right at all hours, not bilgy one time and like tea the next tion rules were read. Amended drunkeness on board ship. Mo­ ship's cleanliness, and proper dis­ The second: A Humor Maintenance Man. He would maintain thr. by Brother Palmer to end dis­ tion by W. Morris Jr. to request posal of garbage. One minute of pressure of laughs equally in all departments. Until next week,, cussion and turn the matter over New Orleans to check the standing of Brother who missed ship to a committee to report back \ silence for Brothers lost at sea. • biothers, keep those ships clean and happy. CUT and RUN •; �Pw T«II TBE SEAFARERS. LOG Ftidar, August 19. 1948 MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS mI j-r-' 1^' • Brother Offers Sure-Fire Formula For Living On $26 A Week In N. Y. To the Editor: three cents. The man believes in Father Divine, and won' Now that more and more sea­ charge a cent more. From there men are suffering from the dol­ you can go to the Davenport lar shortage, I would like to of­ theater—27th between 3rd and fer a few suggestions on how to Lexington Avenues. It's a free make the $26 per week unem­ theater, open every night ex ployment insurance stretch out cept Monday. Off Washington to cover expenses. That is, if Square they have the Playhouse you're on the beach in New York. with free dancing and gym. First is food. If you dine at The YMCAs also furnish free the "orange room" (Nedicks), movies, and tickets to all the you can get coffee, juice and plays, broadcasts, television two donuts for 10 cents; have shows, and amusement parks. lunch at various cafeterias for If you like free art shows, 40. to 60 cents; and supper for look into a borrowed New York about the same. I always ask er Magazine; and go to the large for lots of bread and get it. libraries for information on lec­ Between this and eating at tures of- timely interest. At the free-lunch counters on East 14th Museum of Modern Art you can get in free by showing your Coast Guard pass. 'At Carnegie JJ^T ONg" MORS: Hall they have art, dance, ballet, clay-modeling, musical instruc­ tions, etc., for 25 cents a lesson Take it in. You'll fill up a lot of time and stretch the $26 per week. WHISTLE STOP If you like wetting your whistle, you can go to a place between 96th and 97th Streets on Third Avenue for the largest glass of suds in NYC (32 ounces) for a dime. There is free tele­ street and Third Avenue the vision, too. Grab a chair, roll food bill will come to nine dol­ yourself a tantalizing home-made lars per week—^no tips though. cigarette, and relax. What the Between job-calls at the Hall, hell, why worry? The next trip you can go to the local Horn will be different. But don't and Hardart automat and serve drink so much yoU' can't ride yourself a glass of ice water, back. ease up to the tea dispenser and While doing all of these things grab a few lemons while no­ you keep telling yourself that body is looking, then sit down the next time you get a ship by the windows and squeeze the you will save some money so lemons into your water behind yoi. won't have to go to free the paper you picked up at the places next time. Hall. Add plenty of free sugar, So open up a bank account and presto! you have free lem­ at the Seaman's Bank for Sav­ onade. ings at 74 Wall Street. Depbsit your book with them and they'll DEMAND MORE When ordering food always give you an identification card. look the waiter in the eye and When you sign on the next ship jingle a few coins — he may present the card to the Shipping think it's tip money. When ser­ Commissioner and go the limit ved always tell him to take, it on the allotment to your ac­ , back and put more food on it. count. While in the N.Y. Hall, take For a place to stay — otl}er in the free movies and tele­ than the ten cent hotel (sub­ ways), always find a family vision shows, and read the time­ rooming house for from five to ly educational booklets, and eight dollars per week. There catch up on the reports of the you will have someone wake Safety of Life At Sea Confer­ you up in the morning, will find ence which was held in London soap lying aroimd the bath­ this year. If you don't like free movies, room, can wash your clothes St the launderette, and will prob­ remember that the places on ably find an iron handy to Times Square are only 50 or 60 cents before 1:00 P.M. week­ crease your clothes. I prefer landladies, for they days. On Sundays you can always always have a soft spot in their hearts. Seamen are usually handy, and there may, be odd jobs around the place that will Iqnock down the rent-bill and maybe earn a few meals. You can listen to her radio, possibly be invited for a car ride, and have the privilege of getting a tan at Tar-Beach (the roof). While sweating out the wait­ ing period for a job, you can always cool off at the various free YMCA swimming pools and showers. There's a place off Third Ave­ nue on 31st Street where you can get a good shoe shine for Notes On Seamen-Types Found Aboard All Ships avoid the crowds by taking a To the Editor: nice long bike trip or hike to City Island, where they have A*" seaman's behavior ashore I plenty of boats for rent, or the would not undertake to defend Bronx Zoo, or go up to Rocke­ or condemn, except to say that feller Center. he lives hard and must play Try a few of my suggestions hard. But on shipboard a sea­ and, for the fun of it, live by man is a comrade above all else. them for one week. If you run There are three types of men over the budget, take a ride who are not wanted on board out to the Marine Hospital with ship and who usually don't stay some LOGS and visit the SlU Ai J i A ^^ry long anyway. One is the guys there. Also donate a pint 1 t .1 J .. . mentally unsuited who cannot of blood for them—it sure is a adjust himself to shipboard rou­ sensation giving your blood for tine and, as a result, is bad someone that needs it. tempered, ill-mannered and at Some day I'll write an ar- odds with the tone of good huticle on. how to live on $500 nior which usually prevails on per week Ah yes, to think of merchant ships. There are the the days of the wartime completely incompetent ones — bonuses! (since the war's end, a very Happy starving! The next trip small minority. And last, there will be different. ' are the few extreme radicals Ed Larkin who work determinedly to des- ON THE JOB AND ON THE ALERT On the job chipping on the boat deck the Homet men make sure the ship stays spic and span. They're proud of their ship, which, they claim, is spotless inside and' out. Right foreground — Garrod, AB. At left — Hall, AB and Duncan OS. troy shipboard peace and har­ mony. Constructive radicalism has done much to spark seamen out of the terrible lethargy of ' a few years ago when their livihg conditions and wages were be­ low anything on land. They or­ ganized and fought for decent conditions. But I am refen-ihg to the character who for per­ sonal reasons or in the name of some foreign ideology, deliber­ ately disorganizes and disrupts a crew by promoting arguments and bum beefs. The crew on On SIU boat soon takes care of this type of person nowadays.; THE DISRUPTION Then there are brave men and cowards at sea. One of the most courageous men I have ever had the honor to sail with was a young kid called "Lefty." Named so on account of having lost his right arm at the should­ er during an enemy attack some­ where at sea. He did not care 'LO talk about the incident, so the where and when of it I never learned. He had an unusually happy dispo­ sition combined with a sharp wit that made him a favorite of the crew to" whom he served three meals a day as messman. He asked no allowances due to his handicap, and did his job a bit more efficiently -than the majority of messmen who have two good arms. But often when he thought himself unobserved, I could d6tect a shadow of hopelessness cross his features when the go­ ing was rough—but only for a moment. • Then by calling on some re­ serve willpower, he would be­ come again his cheery self and continue his duties with vigor as if trying to drive away the few minutes of depondency from his thoughts. John Wunderlich Jr. Waiting For Visa, LOG Keeps Him Posted To the Editor: Just a note to thank you for sending me the LOG. I shall look forward to receiving it every week. My application is in for a US Visa, so I expect to be back be­ fore very long. I sure miss my Seafarer friends down there and the atmosphere around the New York Hall. Larry McMullin Sydney, N. S.. On the alert lo protect their conditions aboard ship the crew of th^ Winslow Homer meets in regular shipboard session to hammer out problems. The two boys on the left are Stallones, OS; and Hall. AB. At the table, front to rear—Wilson. Oiler and meeting's chairman; Robert, BR; Sam, 3rd Cook; and Fireman. Seated at nght. front to rear—Scotty, Saloon Mess; Wiper; Brown, Utility; Baker, AB. Standing, front to rear—Bill. Fireman; Wiper; Barrett. Oiler, and Cain. AB. �Friday. August 13. 1948 THE S B AT ARERS Rdps Burials Of American Seamen Abroad As 'Shabby' it. I wanted to know why the body could not be returned to I ran into a situation in Ant­ the States. » werp recently while I was a COMPLAINED OF COST member of the crew aboard the SS Fairisle that certainly doesn't The consul informed me that speak well for the type of treat­ to return the body would cost ment accorded seamen—even in about $1,000 and since the com­ death. pany only provides $300 for fun­ The Fairisle was in Antwerp eral expenses, the man had to after spending 10 weeks in a be buried on the other side. Hamburg dfydock. While in the I don't know if this situation Belgium port, I visited a sea­ holds true with the companies men's club, where someone ask­ we have under contract but it ed to see if I could get a couple certainly striked me as being a of boys together to attend the pretty shabby way to do things. funeral of an American seaman As I told the consul, if a man is who had just passed away. ill he is returned to the States. The seaman was off the Henry There isn't any reason why the Jocelyn, a Sword Line ship, and body of a man who passes I believe he was a member of away shouldn't be returned to the NMU. Four of us from the his loved ones for burial. I think Fairisle attended the funeral to it's a shame to show respects pay our respects in behalf of in this way. the seaman and we draped the I'd like to know what the American flag over his coffin. score is on this situation inso­ The fact that this American far as our "'contracted companies had to be bui-ied on the other are concerned. side annoyed me and I spoke "Brother Dutch" to the American Consul about To the Editor: LOG Page Eleven Big-Game Expedition Outside Beira Nets SIU Sextet Plenty Of Steaks To the Editor: When our ship arrived in Beira, South Africa, six of us decided to head into the interior and do a little big-game hunting. We left early the first afternoon with two guides and a number of native camp workers. We left as soon as possible as we wanted to arrive in camp before dark. It seemed that as soon as we left town we were in ideal hunt­ ing territory, but most of the big game was not there, they had been driven inland by civiliza­ tion. During our drive inland we hunted during about four of the seven hour journey. We shot one leopard, two deei- and one wildcat. We were lucky to kill a leopard, we were told, as they are very scarce this time of j'ear. We drove about 150 miles be­ fore we made camp and as soon as the camp_ had been set up we retired for the night. .< ^ •" HEADED BACK We retui-ned to the camp about noon, had our dinner and packed up for the return trip. There was hunting all the way back during which we bagged one (A tale found in a bottle at sea) By JAMES P. CONROY I do not recall who first saw 'er< Battered hulk of debris. "A light—two points Starboard bow, sir," Had been someone's cry to me. From the bridge of the schooner "Bennett," My glasses raised that dawn, I saw it flicker a minute Then, by God, the light was gone. Had it been s. star reclining Behind that edge of sea? Perhaps the sun's first shining. Yet, no, it could not be. There it was again, and brighter yet. But one point off our beam. Hell, I'd of made an even bet 'Twas coming on full steam. Yea, it was a ship, a ghastly ship. With the sun's first rays we saw; A wooden bark with sail adrift— I stood and gasped with awe. It drifted damn near on us, » Without motor, without steam. And of wind there had not been a gust For all the Caribbean. "Hard right, we'll pull alongside," I shouted the command; "We've a prize ship there, we'll ride 'ex. Back up unto the land." "A ghost ship," were the whispers among my leary men, "A prize that only listers would ever want to win." "An ancient Spanish galleon is what it well might be." "Perhaps the 'Flying Dutchman' for it's light I chanced to sec." "The hell with ell that gumshoe." Was my swashbuckling reply. For 'tho I'd seen that light too. Not one bit feered was I. We lowered boats, to lines secure Upon the floating wreck. The sea was calm, rnd I was sure We could 'aul 'er deck to deck. With creaks and groans, and wire for line We pulled 'er to our side. "Secure 'er mete, we've got 'er fine She's now the 'Bennett's' pride." With gangway lowered, I went aboard The shattered, grotesque prize. My mate and men all stayed behind. Reluctance in their eyes. Once below in that rotten wood. Former presence was betrayed. By musty bones, no longer good. To the decks on which they laid. I was truly dismayed When in the chartroom I strayed. And saw on the table so torn, „ That the Captain did la7 With a knife for a stay. Through his rib bones all decayed worn. •, i Before departing for the hunting grounds 150 miles in­ land from Biera, South East Africa, these brothers lined up with their guides for a picture. Back row, left to right— Hunting guide, H. Leroy, Tex, E. Samia and second guide. Front row—Jesse Cann and Roy Urgent. Brother E. Chalewitch took the picture. The wJiule paity was up early the next morning and ready to go. About ten miles from camp we shot another big deer. During the hunt I saw two lions, but they were too far away for pur­ suit. Captain Barstow's Prize iill wild pig. We saw some deer but we didn't shoot any more. At one place in the road we had difficulty getting around some- trees that elephants had pushed into the road during the night. Our party arrived back in Beira late that night, vei-y tired after a most successful hunting trip over beautiful, grassy plains and through jungles that -few white men have ever seen. E, Chalowifch Electricians On The Ship — Ashore They Are 'Officers' To the Editor: TT— r and There was the air of another's presence Thai seemed to fill the room. Yet nothing was there but~ the essence Of a bloody heathen tomb. Imagine my horror upon the sight. Of a galley, neat and trim, A fire in the oven, burning bright, 'Neath a coffee pot, filled to the brim. Fresh boiling coffee in this ghastly hole. Uncanny, insane, a horrible dream. Yet it was real, as real as my soul. Which cowardly let my lips scream. "Ahoy, mate. 'Tis a ghost ship, indeed," I screamed as I ran from below. Oh curse the sailors who live by a creed. The mate had cast off from our tow. "I'm Captain Barstow, mate," I cried, "I'll log you, I'll break you this minute." "Your Captain of that prize." he replied, "I'm skipper of the 'Bennett'." Yea. the blasted mate and- the scurvy crew. Sailed and let me stay; Aboard this ship of ghostly brew Where I'm writing from today. The "Bennett's" out of sight now. And my prize has picked up sail. A light has flashed upon the bow. And I hear an eery wail. The light upon the bow must be The one we saw this dawn: The glare of it I plainly see, But not who turned it .on. We ere sailing through a foggv cloc.m. O'er an unfamiliar sea. There are voices from the chartroor.-. And I think they speak of ma. I'm tired and I'm sleepy. And there's nothing else to do. So 1*11 go below for coffee. And sign-on my new found crew. This is a conversation over­ heard at the Seamen's Club in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Upon entering this club, every seaman is required to sign his name, rating, and ship in the register book. Theie are two of these books, one for officers, and one for unlicensed personnel. Two Electricians from one of the Alcoa ships on the bauxite shuttle entered the club and pro­ ceeded to the books to sign their names. Asked by the doorman if they were officers or un­ licensed men, the Chief Electri­ cian replied "We are junior offi­ cers." "What is your position aboard ship," asked the doorman. "We are Electricians," was tho reply, and they preceeded to sign their names in the officers book. While they were signing, an­ other seaman entered who was a crewmember of another Alcoa ship lying along the dock. Ap­ parently knowing what ship the Electricians were on. he asked them if a certain man had come ashore in the launch \>'ith thvun. and First Assistant Engineers is hard to say: but I do feel quite sure of one thing: If our Union is ever faced with a showdown with the shipowners, and our future existence is at stake, there is no doubt as to which side these characters would swing to. I wonder if they ever stood on a picket line? G. Troche John L. Hicks Crew On Shuttle Run To Bremen Requests The LOG To Ihe Editor: I am writing for the ciew of the SS Joshua Thomas, Coast­ wise Lines, five months out of San Francisco on the ore run be­ tween Bell Island, Newfoundland and Bremen. We are to be on this run for a couple more trips and would appreciate it if you would send us copies of the_ LOG. We have not seen one since we left Frisco, and can get little information a.s to what is happening at home. I will trj' to arrange it with the Red Cross in- Bremen to handle the LOG there as quite "What department does he a few ships like us are stopping work in," asked the Chief Elec­ there that can't get them now. trician? I'll let you know in a later letter "On deck," was the reply. of any definite arrangements that "Well I don't know whether he can be made. came ashore oi- not," replied the Ira Carey electrician. "1 don't know any Deck Delegate of the Deck hands" names. I'm the First Assistant Engineer!" (Ed. Note: Fifteen LOGS are Now what sati.sfaction these sent weekly to Special Serv­ would-be officeis get out of ices. Army PX, Bremen, Ger­ ma.squerading as Junior Officers many.) SAY 'SIR', BUB d'l 5r �THE S E AF ARERS' LO G Page Twelve A SPECTATORLESS PARADE IN GENOA Seafarer Urges President To Honor War Certificates To the Editor: you who have answered the call of your country and served in its merchant service, I extend the heartfelt thanks of the nation and hope that you wiU continue to serve it in peace timd:' Signed: Harry Truman, Presi­ dent." Do you remember, Harry? Arfe you going to go back on your word 'now? I am sure that President Roosevelt, if he were living, would say "Exempt all seamen from the draft! The maritime industry must be prepared fot all possible wars." I hope Harry Truman doesn't let us down. Just a word of advice to the membership: Get those Certifi­ cates of Continuous Discharge. They may be of some use yet. Fred R. Hicks . Well it looks as if our old friend General Hershey has his old job back again—much to my sorrow. I understand that he is pressing very hard to put Sea­ farers who are in the 19-through25-year group in the army. Only yesterday I read in the Jersey papers that merchant sea­ men were not eligible for de­ ferment under the new draft act. The policy is reputed to be that the Certificate of Service issued by the Maritime Commission was only valid during the last war, and that if a man came out of it without having an arm or leg blown off, he woidd now have to serve an additional 21 months in khaki. The Government spent mil­ lions of dollars training seamen to replace the tremendous losses of the first months of the last war, as well as to man the new ships; and then put out more dough to pay office employes to To the Editor: issue these scraps of paper after Like about ninety-five per cent "the war was over. What good of the other members in the SIU are they if they don't stand for wartime service and exempt I voted for the $10 building and those who hold them from serv­ strike assessments. In spite of ice in some other outfit? it being carried by this over­ whelming vote, which shows the SMELLS PLOT Regular service veterans are bulk of the men in the Union exempt even if they didn't go wanted it, the one rotten apple into a war area. Why aren't sea­ in every barrel has shown up. Recently, on an SIU ship, I men who were in war areas all ran into that rotten apple. This the time? I wouldn't be a bit surprised if certain big business guy is easily the most ignorant groups are persuading the brass pei'son in the world or is on hats to push for the drafting of the company's private payroll. He was peddling around the seamen for their own selfish mo­ ship the tale that he was against tives. Our Government certainly con- the building up of the Union sidered seamen essential to our strike and building funds be­ National Defense during war­ cause Union funds are put in the time; so it is only logical that bank under the names of offi­ the Government should be con­ cials and "what is to stop them cerned to have a strong mer­ from withdrawing all the money chant marine during peacetime. and taking off?" The Marshall Plan, to supply Sounds incredible, but that's commodities to countries in need, what he said. Can you imagine a guy so stupid? is only beginning. If he were a good Union man Many dollars were spent on letters from the President to sea­ i,s would have served at one men issued a Certificate of Con­ time or another on the Union tinuous Service. The -message Auditing Committee and would read something like this: "To have learned of the protection By ROCKY BENSON According lo Seafarer Shelly .While Ihe above is a communist parade through the streets of Genoa. Italy in protest against the Marshall Plan. From the looks of the number of participants and spectators, the parade was a complete washout. Twisted Tale Of Finance Draws Fast Kayo Bypassing Of Seatrains Puzzles Him To the Editor: What's wrong with the Seatrain Lines ships? Whatever it is let's bring it out into the open and settle it in SIU fash­ ion. I know it takes a good man to hold down one of these jobs, but surely there must be CREWMEN PROUD TO HAVE WORKED: WITH AZALEA MATE To the Editor: We, the members of the Deck Department of the SS Azalea City, wish ix> convey our thanks and highest regards to Chief Mate Thompson for the manner in which he took over his job and put to shame the efforts of his predecessor Higginbotham. In spite of the severe handicaps of working under an anti-union captain, he did a swell job. We are proud to have met and worked with Chief Mate Thompson and highly recom­ mend him to aU members of the SIU as a good shipmate. Crewmembers SS Azalea City some men in the Union with guts enough to sail these ships. There's so much beefing about poor shipping in New York, yet we ha-ve to sail short or fill up with permit holders. It's not only New York, it happens on both ends of this run. Why? The • wages are higher. We have better food with plenty of frCsh vegetables and milk. Plenty of everything but men to sail them. On these ships there 'is no lay-up or boneyard worry — you are assured a full year's work if you want it. ^ that the Union has against any dishonest officials or employees: the weekly rank and file check­ up, the commeixial auditing committee and—as additional in­ surance—the bonding system of the Union. UNION SAFEGUARDS The saying goes, "Eternal vigi­ lance is the price of liberty." Well, the same thing goes for the SIU—and every other Union, too. With the safeguards em­ ployed by the SIU, the possi­ bilities of anyone absconding with the Union funds are very remote. However, should this happen, the Union would not lose one cent. The lesson this guy taught me is that the membership gets out of the Union what it puts into it. Disinterest and non-partici­ pation in Union affairs breeds characters like this one. If it is wholesale among the member­ ship, the Union will reflect it by Thank You Joe Algina, wife Eileen and Baby James Joseph wish lo lhank New York Branch and Headquarters fbr the gift re­ ceived for little James Joseph. being bureaucratic, corrupt and dishonest. Fortunately, the SIU does not fall into this classification. Most of us in the Sltl have be^n in­ terested and have participated in running the Union. We have the best Union in the industry, be­ cause, up to now, the officials and the membership have worked together to make it so. Only by continuing this joint action can we be assured of the fact. Personally, I . have no doubt but that the membership will continued to participate and the Union will grow stronger. At the time this prize fool (or shipowners stooge?) was spout­ ing off his twisted tale I, know­ ing the Union financial set-up, from having acted on union com­ mittee, quickly set him straight before he caused any trouble. He sure clammed up quick when I gave him the score. So quick in fact that I now wonder what really caused the guy to say something that was so openly wrong. Incidentally, how many of you good Union men make it a point to answer some of these guys who shoot their mouths off in the same way? I feel that a good union man should always do so. Red Hollinger PUTTING UP A GOOD FRONT 1- When you payoff a ship and you go to the Union Hall, what is the firet thing you do? 1- Register for a job 2- Shoot the bull 3- Show your Union book 4- See the Patrolmen 2- When it is 6 bells on a shift what time is it? 1- 5 PM 2- 6 PM 3- 7 PM 4- 8 PM 3- If steering 270 degrees on the compass, what direction will the ship be headed? 1- North 2- South 3- East 4- West 4- What is the biggest company under contract to the SIU? 1- Isthmian 2- Waterman 3- Alcoa 4- Mathiasen 5- What was the name of the first steamship to cross the At­ lantic? 1- The Great Western 2- Fulton 3- Persia 4- Savannah 61 To which port is it the short­ est distance by sea from Rio de Janeiro? 1- New York 2- New Orleans 3- Houston 4- San Francisco 7- How many spokes in the Sea­ farers Emblem? 1- 4 2- 6 3- 8 4- 9 8- What day and in what month did the 1946 General Strike be­ gin? 1- Oct. 1 2- Nov. 13 3- Sept. 4 4- July 30 9- Who is a reefer on a ship? 1- One who smokes a pipe 2- Needlepusher 3- Purser 4- Refrigeration Engineer 10- Which is the brightest star of the First Magnitude? 1- Canopus 2- Sirius 3- Capella 4- Vega (Answers will be found on Page 15.) Crewmen Cheer Payoff Actions Of Patrolnieii To the Editor: GOOD PORTS We- make two of the best ports in the world—Havana and New Orleans every trip. The jobsjjaren't bad, so what's the trouble? I've sailed these ships and found conditions a little better than on most other ships. Also, I've been around long enough to know a good thing when I find it. Of course, this is only my opinion, but let's hear about this from others. I'm anxious to know what it is that is wrong with Seatrain ships? Jsunes Slickney Ddday, August 13, 1948 Testimony lo ihe good food served, the boys of the Cape Race "Beef Trust" pose for Seafarer Ed Larkin's camera. According to Larkin, the boys are "all out" for the fine chow served by Steward Fidel Likbeui. The boys are. left to right—John Murphy. Bosun; James Flanagan. AB; John Hopkins. Oiler. Frank Borkowski. 3rd Cook, and Joseph Wilaszak. Night Cook-Baker. On behalf of the crew of the SS Sweetwater, Metro Petrol­ eum, I want to extend our thanks to Jim Drawdy and Red Gibbs, the Patrolmen who paid off the ship in New York last week. We knew the Patrolmen would go to bat for us, but w'e stiU feel a vote of thanks is in or­ der. It was beautiful to see them go into action. They squared away' the beefs we had and each crewman collected every­ thing due him. They gave us real representation. Thanks, fellows. John Dubrowski 2hd Pumpman �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 Member Says Cash In Bank Is True 'Union Insurance' To the Editor: in normal times and furnishing housing, food, etc. for strikers during strikes. That the SIU has certainly done. " We have the best contracts in the industry which prove our Union is on the top in its role, and we run the best strikes of any union any­ where. Pooch And Pal lii Page Thiztaaa Swan Crew Charges Skipper Ignored Dirt, Hurt Morale To the Editor: It is the feeling of the entire 'Deck Department that the Cap­ On Friday, July 16, Chief tain has been unfair and pre­ Mate Daniel Harmon instructed judiced in his actions through­ the Bosun, Paul Basberg to turn out the trip. several men to on overtime sougeeing the passageways and the We feel that the anti-Union attitude of the Captain should men refused. be investigated by the Patrol­ When the crew boarded this man. ship on June 1, in Norfolk, the The Mate admitted that the passageways and messhalls were previous crew had been drunk filthy. Nevertheless, the Captain most of the time in port and refused to turn any men to on no one was logged. Yet this sougeeing. The crew has had to crew was logged two for one live in, and look at, this filth all plus a day's bonus in every trip and now, two days before case where men took time off. arrival in the U.S., they feel In one case a man received a that they do not want to assist log for taking off only a half Seafarer Glen Vinson caught the Captain in misleading the hour one morning, though he Company officials into thinking this shot of Brother Thomp­ that this has been a clean ship. returned and worked the rest of the day. The Captain called the Bosun son and his dog aboard the Considering this treatment it up and told him that since the is no wonder that morale was Seatrain New York on a re­ crew refused to play ball with low, and most of the crew got cent trip. Thompson is the him, he would not put out a so they just didn't give a New York's Bosun. Pooch draw in Savannah, and that the damn. On top of this the Deck crew would receive no money Department was the only one just goes along for the ride. prior to pay-off. logged although other depart­ ments took time off as well. Further, the crew was requir­ ed to work under unsafe con­ ditions. In Rouen the Bosun brought to the Mate's attention that it To the Editor: liam R. Davie, South Atlantic, was not safe for men to work received a severe cuft on the over the side beneath cranes Hospital conditions in Fiance hand in Dunkirk and was sent handling coal. The Mate re­ for American seamen are the to the hospital. He spent seven plied, "Those are your orders." worst in the world. They would days in there and finally was Leaving DingwaU, Nova Scotia, just as leave a man to die as sent back to the ship in worse the deck gear was not secured not, and the steamship agents condition than when he went in. before hitting open sea. Several there don't seem to be able to do No stitches were taken, and no holds were imcovered and the treatment was given. He is now booms were still topped anything about it either. A crewmember of the SS Wil- in the Marine Hospital in Balti­ SHORT OF TOOLS more with blood poisoning and The ship left Norfolk with no stands a good chance of losing the hand or arm—all because of deck tools whatsoever. The only the refusal of the French hospi­ rifar 1 in-spike on board was tal to give simple antiseptic brought on by the Bosun. The fire apparatus on board was ex­ treatment. m i?/o, LARRY, rne €1JOPY HOLE So, Brothers, be very careful ceedingly inadequate. Most of 3TEWAR0, HAD A MANICURE not to get hurt over there. If the hoses forward leaked and you have a major injury and one fire station lacked a hose A *3^100 0OTTLE OF have to be taken to the hospital, altogether. The Bosun reported this and IMPORTED 'CHAMPY/' you will find yourself in a tough was told by the Mate that there spot. were no new ones aboard and If this happens to you, write he would have to make out with in to the LCXS. Maybe some­ two used spares in the forepeak. thing will be done about it if These proved to be in bad con­ conditions are generally known. dition. However a few days be­ J. Sullivan fore arrival in Savannah the Mate broke out new ones. There was insufficient hot wa­ ter for showers, but the Chief Engineer refused to remedy it. The Captain showed no rea­ sonable courtesy toward the crew throughout the trip, and was even seen making searches or inspections—in the foc'sles To the Editor: when the crew was not present. Yes, this is the same Captain We had a meeting last night Lennie G. Hubbard about whom and the HaU was fuU because so the poem was written and pub­ many ships are tied up here with lished in the August 6 LOG. the Stevedore's Strike.' At times We hope no SIU crew sails with like these one realizes how im­ him again. Paul- H. Basberg portant it would be to own our Ship's Delegate own Hall and have a place where we could put up the membei-ship for the night. We want to ask all SIU Brothers all over the world to To insure payment, all back us in our desire for a new claims for overtime must be hall here in Puerto Rico, so turned in to the heads of de­ when you come to this port you partments no later than 72 can say, "This is an SIU port hours following the comple­ and I am coming home." tion of the overtime work. Yes it will be a real home. As soon as the penalty You ought to have been here last work is done, a record should night to hear Brother Spui-lock be given to the Department M/N60, THE DININ6 POOM blowing his top to make every­ head, and one copy held by COMEDIAN, WASMV CLOWNINO one realize that the SIU Hall is the man doing the job. his home in time of need. WHEN INTESTINAL FLU 60T In addition the depart­ The watchword down here mental delegates should now is SIU discipline and Broth­ check on all overtime sheets erhood. 72 hours before the ship George Litchfield makes port. Seafarer E. Reyes caught his shipmedes in off moments with these sketches from the Del San Juan Norte's recent trip to the south. For the record, I must say that I agree wholeheartedly with Brother Cal Tanner's article sug­ gesting that the membership save money for the tough times and strikes (LOG, July 30). It wasn't until I read his ar­ IN GOOD SHAPE ticle that I fully realized just Too, from Brother Tanner's how important "having money in article, I see that the Union is the bank is. Every guy knows strong financially. He states the it is nice to have a few bucks Union has $800,000 in the strike salted away just in case, but fund alone, and is on a sound few of them realize that those operating basis. This is all to bucks are insurance on their the good. Hard times are coming and, Union. I guess you could call it no doubt, strikes, too. The Union "Union Insurance." is in good shape now, thanks to Brother Tanner says the Union the fact that we have tightened cannot pay the private expenses up the union while still giving of the membership during a us full representation. We have strike and each man should put no kick coming on that score. aside personal savings to tide So, brothei-s, it looks like the him over during that period. SIU is strong enough to weather He's right. a long strike; the question is, are I don't know if many of the we? It would be a tragedy if men believe the Union actually the Union fell because its mem­ woxild pay their expenses, but a bers couldn't pay their way lot of guys just didn't give a through a strike. thought as to how they would Evei-y man in the SIU hopes get through a long strike. When for the day when the Union will it comes, then it's too late. own its own Halls, hotels, res­ Of course, the Union cannot taurants, credit imions and ship­ play wet nurse to the mem­ board slopchests. In other words, bers. They're old enough to take we should have big plans for the care of themselves in these future of our Union. Let's be sure that those plans become matters. facts by remaining financially The Union, as I see it, takes strong ourselves. care of its membership by bet­ Jim Mathias tering job conditions and wages or THC 1^0 French Hospital's Service Draws Blast From Seafarer 1/ TeSSs' Feels New Hall In San Juan Would Be 'Honjie' OP Overtime IN B,A, v< �p: |; 1^'' liV Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13. 1S48 Ift:-' I Passingr Time On The Steel Chemist Isthmian ships are known for their long trips, and the most recent voyage, of the Steel Chemist was no exception. She made a three-and-one-half-month trip to the Far East and hit few ports. When she paid off in New Orleans last week, Seafarer Earl Laws sent these pictures along to show what the crewmembers did to pass the time during the long weeks at sea. Laws, a Junior Engineer, is an old hand with Isthmian ships. During the organizing campaign he rode several of them as a volunteer organizer, and each time hung up impressive scores for the SIU. The crewmen of the Chemist reported that the trip was a long one and at times dull but, all in all, it wasn't near as bad as some Isthmian voyages. Quite an im­ provement over what they said about the trips before the company signed an SIU contract. Described by Laws as "a general bull session." Ihese Chemist crewmembers (above) seem to find something of in­ terest in the tale being told by the me.n-in the middle. It looks as if the man in the foreground has heard the story before. The Chemist at the time this picture was snapped was steaming through Mediter­ ranean. The "Blue Mediter­ ranean," however. doesn't seem to interest them. i S. At left, two old buddies from way back. ' Ralph the Fireman and "Tampa Red" Connell. pose for Brother Lews' camera. "Tampa Red" was the Chemist's Third Cook, which may account for the front h-3 is putting up. \tr 1:- While in the Suez Canal the Chemist men played hosts to the usual number of bumboat merchants. Here one dis­ plays his wares of leather goods and souvenir trinkets to the critical eyes of the ship's carpenter. Bosun Ellis, and "Yardbird" Roberts. Laws didn't. report whether the boys made any purchases. Seafarer "Buck" Wheat, AB. smartens up a bulkhead on the Chemist to make sure she comes in clean. We don't know what Brother Wheat is squinting at. but perhaps, he's seeing visions of that payoff-to-come in New Orleans. Or perhaps he caught a drop or two of paint in the eye. Harold Rhodes, ship's Baker, takes time from his galley duties to put the suds to his clothes. A bucket of hot suds and a stiff bru h brings the dirt out of anything. At right. Andy Anderson and Tommy Mecamore examine the leather pocketbook pur­ chased in Port Said. With the bumboat steaming away from the ship, it's too late if the boys have any complaints. .5 • �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 13, 1948 LIVING IS BECOMING A LUXURY Money Due The foUowing crewmembers of the Steel Executive, voyage No. 3, have an allowance of one night's lodging due them. Vouch­ ers are being held for them at Isthmian Steamship Corporation, 71 Broadway, New York: Walter W. Danley, Henry Gibbs, Adam Swisczowski, Rus­ sell W. Finstrom, Richard Doupe, George T. Bareford, ^Anthony Freidof Fondila, Albert C. Belt, Admoaitis, Finn Rasmussen, Charles E. Ackerman, Bjorne Granberg, Lawrence Cox. Fred W. Johns, John A. Hoff­ man, George Dwyer, Charles F. Reiff, Albert J. Jensen, Jerome B. Crowley, Richard A. Anzzlone, Jose B. Pereira, Benny B. Amequita, Martin E. Fernberg, Marvin Henson, Alen L. Saunderii, William P. Gorman. Robert Gomez, Rodrigo Pelayo, Stanley Potuma, Anthony Ben­ jamin Modo, Oscar A. Payne, Rinaldi Lorenzo, Silverio Parian, Angel M. Chexerez and Aquilino Villariza. S. S. 1 LUISE TORRES Get in touch with Smith & Johnson Steamship Corp., 60 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. They are holding money due you. RISES » HALF YEAR - |HIGIfiSrSINCEi93r?^ Offic* CgulgnMnl Mimifoe. tmrCloiro4 la^aoSbor,. BY.GEMERALHILLS^ - $15,008,393 EARNED &IN OIL REPORTS 'I $2a799.153HET|: BYim; «-i iarningi in Firjt Six MonthjnV More Than OoyVed Those in Same Period of *47 . , Quull 10 11.04. SiWA(. /tlOiy Ya.YBoto. OTHER RESULTS RREGIVEN^: National 'Casn Register *lsofIssues Figures Show.ng Cais in -a'' -a* mi46 EARNED BY HOME PRODUCTS >4 ^4ft ' J Cooillion'i Profit tor Holt Trar to tun. 30 Is timost Ooubit 1947 Figure • *> T •• p.v PI* '*» Aft.r .41 ••••« fdm W* ^ FI-NA.-! . Jl-a » '.I ' •. f. .*• :i»Sttfl Ukfe iir.<t t 'O.HP.f FtNANQAL Standard Sanitary Salu and EarmngM 4ffl«ncafl rS^ b»54j602.339,|iiJ 1^47 Industry Net Totals S10 Billions 1948 Sale?::! i .rXv^ jAnd Profit fori;: Set Peaks !;'• U. S. study Shews Riit In Earnings in lost Quorttr of Oil Reports :k GM, R^dortiri^ Higher First Fl Half Net.Ill//.^^BiaEarninasGain jli H.ow the working man s hide is being skinned io provide unprecedented profits for the large corporations is graphically presented in chart above. While living costs are rising to fantastic heights this year, business is slicing melons in portions never before dreamed of. The worker, of course, is eating less. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION LIndsey Williams ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Joseph Volpian SUP HONOLULU AOHOK'^lN NEW YORK E. P. O'Brien. $2.00; M. F. Dellano. Ceo. Elmo Anderson. $5.00; F. Hig- $1.00; A. MacDonald. $1.00; J. Wright. gins. $5.00; G. Meshover. $5.00; J. $2.00: F. B. Stumpf. $1.00; R. DarTorrefiel $.1.00; W. Dixon. $1.00; E. ville. $1.00; H. Sorenson. $2.00; E. R. F. Paul, $1.00; R. K. Tompkins. $10.00; Crowell, $2.00; E. R. Celnow. $2.00; F. W. Tompkins, $5.00;- G. C. Ebon. V. Makko. $2.00;, A. Gzerwinski, $3.00. SS J. P. ALTGELD $5.00; D. L. Yielding. $5.00; A. L. Copeland. $5.00; C. K. Neumann, $5.00; W. A. Ryan, $1.00; .S P. Anderson. R. A. Barrett. $2.00; F. W. Fehr. $1.00; B. A. Graham. $1.00; W. J. $5.00; G. G. Bauer, |5.00; R. T. Wil- McKeon. $1.00; T. M. McDonald. $2.00; loughy. $5.00; M. M. Schapiro. $1.00; J. P. Descartes. $1.00; J. Cichomski, M. F. T. Crommie $l.,00: J. Guerra. $1.00. $1.00; I. G. Shulton, $6.00. SS CANTON VICTORY SS FRANCES L. E. Lemay. $2.00; R. Beach, $1.00; A. O. Serrano. $1.00; L. P. Tabar.- E. Troop. $2.00; K. E. Davis. $3.00; rini, $1.00; Wm. E. Janlech, $1.00. C. R. Mendoza, $1.00; P. Salvo, $1.00. SS ARLYN SS JEAN LAFITTE B. Delvalle. $1.00; H. T. Clisson. $1.00; A. Santiago. $1.00; O. Plaza. $1.00; R. L. Torres. $1.00; J. Reyes, $1.00; O. H. Lopez. $1.00; L. Solar. $1.00; W. V. Cachola, $1.00; P. Bazaar. $1.00. E. J. Chante, $1.00; M. E. Biggins, $1.00; R. G. Grigg, $1.00; J. Finelli, $1.00; T. R. Goodipan. $1.00; Secundino Santoria, $1.00;' J. J. Quinlan, $2.00; R. Carrington, $1.00; C. L. MacDonald, $1.00: £. w. Walden, $2.00. SS SEATRAIN N. Y. H. A. Thompson. $2.00; F. D. Berthold. $1.00; R. Schwartz. $3.00. SS SUZANNB p. A. Dunphy $l..60; B. Billaneuva. $1.00; J. J. Martin. '$>.00; A. Vallejo. SS D. HUGER $1.00; C. Negron. $1.00; Felix Muniz, E. C. Anderson. $2.00; E. J. DeAn- $1.00; P«dro Padro, $1.00; Pedro San­ gelo. $5.00; W. Wilson, $2.00; F. C. chez, $1.00; Tomas Majica. $1.00. Murray, $1.00: A. J. Dorugh. $1.00; B. SS EVANGELlNi D. Locke. $5.00: J. B. Porter. $2.00; W. M. Todd. $1.00;. W. Grant. $1.00; L. H. Harris. $2.00; A. G. Milne, $2.00; J. O. Bruso, $2.00; E. J. Guthrie. $2.00; P. J. Sparta, $2.00; ' A. T. Joaduin' G. E. Dickens. $2.00; A. J. Scheving. $1.00; A. Bryant. $1.00:'" Gt. Lakes District MONTREAL BICTORIA, B.C... VANCOUVER.. • 1227 Philips Square 602 Boughton St. Empire 4531 565 Hamilton St. Pacific 7824 SS JOLIET ICTORY INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. Douglas 2-S47S $2.00. SS STAGG SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 M. F. Libby. $5.00; D. P. Rivers. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. $3.00; J. A. Wynn, $1.00; G. Nutting. Terminal 4-3131 $5.00; B. oschi. $5.00; O. N. Davidsen. $2.00; C. Fernanders. $2.00; E. E. Ekiund, $1.00; Howuizah, $5.00; Charlie Johnson, $1.00; N. E. Wroton, $1.00; G. E. PetUpas. $1.00; N. I. West. $3.00, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. SS COLABEE Cleveland 7391 J. J. Swykert. $2.00; S. J. Nathan. CHICAGO, III 3261 East 92nd St. $1.00; C. D. Friedemann, $1.00: C. Phone; Essex 2410 Gibbs. $1.00 CLEVELAND. 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 831 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 1- Show your Union book TOLEDO 618 Summit St. 2- 7 PM Garfleid 2112 Canadian' District JOE BARRON Mrs. W. C. Simmons, 1011 E. Osborne Avenue, Tampa 5, Flori­ da (Phone 33-5863) has very im­ portant mail for you. 4 4 4 DONALD WILSON BROWN Contact your family at Box 123, Navarre, Ohio. Serious ill­ ness. 4 4 4 JOHN ROACH Charles Dix asks that you write him care of SIU, 51 Beaver Street, New York, N. Y. 4 4 4 TOM BLEVINS Please get in touch with your mother, Mrs. W. M. Blevins, at once. Jefferson, North Carolina. CLYDE KEATON Your mother asks that you get in touch with her at once concerning your father's health, at Tazewell, Tenn., R2. Also write your wife and your daugh­ ter, Jean, at Fairmont, W. Va. 4 4 4 GEORGE BROWN. AB Please get in touch with the Dreischs, 1175 Evergreen Avenue, Bronx, New York City. HANK MASON Your gear left aboard the Cap­ stan Knot is at the Mobile Hall baggage room, and the check for it is at the mail window. V/hitey Dude, Ship's Delegate. SS NEWHALL HILLS 4 4 4 Crewmembers who were JOSE MADUREIRA aboard the tanker Newhall Hills A. & H. Lazarus, Attornies-aton Sept. 14, 1946, when vessel law, Union House (Third Floor) was being salvaged by MV 12-16 Queen Victoria Street, Pigeon Point, are urged to get Cape Town, South Africa, wis'n in touch with Abe Rapaport in you to contact them. Benjamin Sterling's offices. Room 4 4 4 1711, 42 Broadway, New York JOSEPH LEON BOURGEOIS City. It is important. Miss Anita Bourgeois -would 4. 1 4. like you to get in touch -with LAWRENCE TRENT her at 6 Arthm- Street, Salem, R. H. FERRELL Mass. Important. Please contact Joe Volpian, 4 4 4 Special Services Department, JOHN L. NEWTON New York Hall, regarding Miles Please contact Emma McGilC. Foster's accident on the SS vreay, 243 School Street, SomerIberville. ville, Mass., as soon as possible. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The following men can pick J. HEACOX up their discharges at the SeaGet in touch with your mother train offices. Room 1115, 39 or sister. Broadway, N. Y.: Eugene Mc4 4 4 Guinn, Irving Weitzman, Harold FRANCIS A. VIGEANT Releford, Edwin Elfstrom, Jesse Your mother asks you to con­ A. Wood Jr., James B. Murphy, tact her at 15 Blanche Street, Ralph Coopei-, Olav Hagbo, Ted Cambridge, Mass. She is hold­ H. Bozeman, Robert Burns. ing mail for you. 4 4 4 4 4 4 HJALMAR V. NIELSON CHARLES J. CALVERT Your book and gear are in the Your mother is anxious that San Francisco A&G Branch Hall. you get in touch with her. NOTICE! SIU, A&G District SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall PERSONALS WtitinthiuhHblf-Year NH S24j94im f424,456,102 Saltt Total Sets Record Higi SiU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Williani Rentz, Agent Calvert 4S39 BOSTON 276 State St. Walter Slcknsann, Agent Bowdoin 44S5 GALVESTON 308«/,—23rd St. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St, Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-17S4 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA. . .614-16 No. 13th St Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de I.eon Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH ,. .220 East Bay St. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St R. H. Hall, Agent Phone M-1323 HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. HAnover 2-2784 Page Fifteen 345678910- SS A. JACKSON . H. J. Smith. $1.00; F. W. . Kelly. $2.00; J. Branscomb. $2.00; E. Mulieri, $l.ft0; J. F. Minnahan. $1.00; V. W. Sorensen. $2.00; J. P;-Wise. $10.00; R. DeFretes. $2.00; J. O'Brien. $2.00; P. Hamilton. $2.00; P. W. Bentley. $2.00; H. H. Power. $2.00; H. L. Franklin. $2.00; J. C, Hare, $1.00; T. Bratsos, $4.00; C. A. Moss, $2.00. SS ELIZABETH QUIZ ANSWERS F. Hernandez, $1.00; J. J.. Briant, 11.00; R. F. Stewart, $1.00: R.^ Herrera, $1.00; P. Barbosa, $1.00; M. Soliva, $1.00; F. Molina. $1.00; Ed Castro, $1.00; R. Barrientos. $1.00. West Waterman Savannah New, York 8 Sept. 4 Refrigeration Engineer Sirius SS FISHER AMES F. J. Deoliveria, $2.00; M. Chapman, jr., $5.00; W. W. Moore. $5.00; J. Shaw. $1.00; A. N. Booth. $15.00; A. Lipari, $4.00; J. W. Headley, $2.00; C. Bourne. $5.00; R. W. Jones. $5.00; J. Celler. $5.00; W. O. Ammann, $5.00; V. Svendsen. $5.00; J. A. Tonnazzi. $5.00; J. R. eoone, $2.00; D. Meara. $5.00; S. M. Sorko, $5.00; E. B. Moore. $5.00; J. J. PadeUky, $5.00; E. M. Cullerton, $5.00; J. S. Anderton. $5.00; M. Courtney. $2.00. i Notice To All SIU Menbers The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU brancli for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS L(Xr, 81 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: Name Street Address ... State City ..... Signed Book No I �Page Sixteen Ikm THE SEAFARERS Eastern Ports Want Trade Gulf 'Steals' The "cold war" between US ports on the North Atlantic sea­ board and those in the Gulf of Mexico became a little brisker the other day, when representa­ tives of eight northern ports and eastern railroads met in Phila­ delphia to combat the rise in im­ portance of New Orleans and Mobile. "New Orleans is trying to sell .the nation's shippers the idea that everything originating be­ tween Pittsburgh and Denver and north to the Canadian border should be shipped through the Port of New Or­ leans," charged a spokesman for the Quaker City meeting, per­ haps a little wistfully. At the meeting, officials from Portland (Maine), Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington (Delaware), Balti­ more and flampton Roads as well as freight executives from the railroads were present. Upshot of their discussion was that the rails and the ports would have to cooperate closely if they were not to lose more business to the Gulf. They claimed that New Or­ leans and other Gulf ports were taking advantage of lower freight rates to those outlets. They said that the freight rates were originally established to offset higher shipping rates from the Gulf. TEAPOT TEMPEST .... After September 1, pas­ sengers on Robin Line ships will have to be a whole lot richer, if they want to make the run to Africa. The com­ pany has announced that, as of the above date, all pas­ senger fares wiil be in­ creased 25 percent. However, the Robin Line, a member of the Atlantic and Gulf Ship Operators Association, has not seen fit to offer the SIU any bigger wage increase than the 17 cents a day the Union Ne­ gotiating Committee re­ jected two weeks ago. ; Friday* August Id* 1948 WHAT ttWNK... QUESTION: What was the toughest run you made during the war period? C. HOSPEDOLES, Ch. Stew.: A run to England aboard the SS Frances Marion in 1944. I was Chief Cook at the time, and we had left New York in convoy. Several of fhe crew, in­ cluding myself, were playing cards in the messhall when we reached the English Chaimel. Suddenly we heard the roar of an explosion. The alarm started ringing and we went out on deck, thinking we had been hit. But we found it was the ship behind us. She had been struck by a mine. Of course, the con­ voy had t.o keep right on mov­ ing, but destroyers went back to pick up the survivors. We were lucky but our nerves jangled. A. J. FERRARA, Carp.: In the middle of 1942 I was on the Fluor Spar. We had a load of bombs and aerial torpedoes slated for the British, then fight­ ing Rommel in Egypt. We made it to Lake Ismalia ai the en­ trance of the Suez Canal, but that was as far as we got. For three days we were given a hard time by the German Air They dropped aerial mines in the Canal and in the 1; Lake. If we had made a move we would have gone sky high, so we stood still—playing pos­ sum — and then unl.oaded our cargo right there in the Lake. I was sure glad when that cargo was unloaded. Now the freight rates from Gulf ports are the same as those from New York and other North Atlantic ports, they maintained, although it takes two or three more days to reach Europe from the Gulf than from the north­ CANDIDO BONAFONT. FWT: east coast. My most harrowing experience • New Orleans officials, happily came when I was aboard the noting the giowth of the Cres­ Delisle. While the ship was in cent City and other Gulf ports Liverpool, England, she was as shipping centers, countered by struck by a torpedo but didn't saying that they certainly had made no effort to steal business sink. That was ciose enough but, from New York and Philadel­ later, when we were .off the phia, but that the new impor­ coast of Cuba her number came tance of their area was solely up. She was struck by a tor­ the result of a program of mak­ pedo and sunk. Two men were ing friends in foreign countries. lost in the expiosion. The rest So far as Seafarers are con­ of us hit the iifeboats amd were cerned, the dispute among the ports pj'obably is something of a later picked up by a corvette. tempest in a teapot. As long It seems that that ship was just as SlU-contracted ships con­ slated for the bottom of the tinue to sail, the question of ocean. I was bombed on the which ports they sail from is Arizpa, but it was nothing like secondary. that trip on the Deiisle. Robin Wants A Raise LOG FRED L. TRAVIS, Elec.: I was on the Melvin H. Baker when she caught a Jap torpedo in the Mozambique Channel, but that wasn't as bad as when we were bombed in Antwerp in January, 1945, on the MV Blen­ heim. We arrived on New Year's Day, and were greeted by the Luftwaffe'ji last raid there. We shot down two ME-109s and one Spitfire — by mistake — but we weren't hit. On January 8, though, a V-2 hit 100 feet off the port side. A lot of American soldiers feeding with us were killed along with some steve­ dores. Half the crew was badly hurt. A lot of them got purple hearts. Then for six weeks we were damaged every day by the buzz bombs. That was the v/orst I saw. EDMUND ERIKSEN, 3rd Cook: I had a. close call on the Rob* in Sherwood during a return to the States from England in 1944. We ran into a terrific storm and ..our coal ballast be* gan shifting. All hands were or* dered into the hold, and I was in the foc'sle changing from m; heavy gear when—bam!—I was laying over in the corner of the room. The ship took a 53-degrec starboard list. General alarm was sounded and we went to the deck and put on life-jackets* I was about to get into No. 5 boat on starboard side with my watch partner, but changed my mind, because of the heavy seas^ Nine men got in that boat* Eight of them were lost. A. R. CARRASQUILLO, Oiler: I sailed throughout the war in all the zones and never once 'was in serious trouble. I made many trips through the Caribbeetn, an area where the subs were knocking them off right and left, but never once was my ship attacked. I guess it was .just pure luck. Of course every guy has his anxious moments while pushing a ship through sub infested water, never know­ ing when a torpedo is going to strike. I sweated out many a trip when we were carrying ex­ plosives, and was always glad when that run was ended. PABLO TORRES, Bosun: The time you got it was you* toughest trip. In- 1942, when the German submarines were in the West Indies and the Caribbean* I was on the Edith. She was a Bull Line ship, on her way from New York to Puerto Rico* The subs were out and the Navy first held us up at Miami, then sent us down by way of a port in British Honduras. That didn't do any good, for we got it com­ ing out of British Honduras. We lost the radio operator and a FWT. The rest of us spent seven days in the boats, and wers out of wader and in bad shape when we made it^ into Black Rivef* Jamaica. I was bombed in Ant­ werp, but the torpedo wat worse. RAYMOND MORAN, FWT; We were on the old Beatrice n from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, for Pensacola. I'd been dream­ ing of submarines and then we got it. I was on watch when it hit. I put out the fire, but the Chief Engineer put a pistol on me to keep me from going up. He claimed we weren't hit but that it was "American fleet ex­ ercises," although we were afire and listing. Then we got another one and the Mate was con­ vinced. Finally I found my way to one of the boats. Three days later we made it to Kingston, Jamaica. The Steward was lost, so I was lucky, I guess. I sailed all through the war. but that was the worst lime. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 13, 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. X, No. 33 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIS WINS $12.50-$25 IN 2-YR.MISSISSIPPI PACT UNION-RUN HIRING HALL,WON IN NEW CONTRACT NY DECISION AWARDS IDLE PAY TO PERMITS ILA LONGSHOREMEN WIN PUERTO RICO STRIKE MISSISSIPPI CONTRACT NEW HIGH IN MARITIME THINGS JUMPEDFOR MISSISSIPPI AND SO DID THEIR OFFICALS THERE ARE BEEFS-AND JUST BEEFERS YOU CAN GET OUT IN PHILADELPHIA IF YOU DONT PICK AND CHOOSE SHIPPING IN NEW YORK HOLDS TO FAIR CLIP BALTIMORE EXPECTING SLOW SHIPPING WEEK FRISCO BRANCH FINALLY DOES IT:OPENS NEW HALL FOR A&G DISTRICT MOBILE REPORTS PROGRESS WITH WATERMAN SAN JUAN SIU CONTINUE TO AID PUERTO RICO LONGSHORE STRIKE BOSUNS AREN'T ONLY GREY ONES,SYS STEWARD GALVESTON HAS JOBS ON DECK,BUT THATS ALL MOBILE MAW SETS UP MEETINGS SEAFARER-EXPLORER HAS SAFARIED IN DARK CONTINENT, SOUTH AMERICA HOLDS AFRICAN TITLE,EYES WRESTING CROWN OF EUROPE GEORGE THOMPSON DIES IN ACCIDENT PASSING TIME ON STEEEL CHEMIST EASTERN PORTS WANT TRADE GULY 'STEALS' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/13/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/497973a76ca5e25824ebf7af45975959.PDF 5e00556a2747723e97fcfead079091f6 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 15. 1947 No. 33 —Story on Page^ S Isthmian Seamen Demand Hiring Through Seafarers' Halls �•. '- • . Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Publ/sbed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. 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. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 This Is It! No member of the Seafarers International Union, even after the bargaining election in the Isthmian fleet was won, expected the company to come across with a contract—not without a hard, drawn-out fight. So it is no surprise to us to see the company stalling over the issue of the Union Hiring Hall and the Rotary Shipping System. But members of the SIU know how bit­ terly other operators fought this democratic method of shipping when our Union was first starting, and we know that they were forced to agree to our demands. Isthmian is no exception, and our winning this big beef will prove it! I Men Now In The Marine Hospitals In every way the Union Negotiating Committee tried to meet Isthmian half-way. The company was told that if These are ihe Union Brolhers currently in the marine hospitals, it agreed to the Union Hiring Hall and the Rotary System, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers iind time hanging that other parts of the contract could be worked out. But heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Isthmian said "no" at the beginning, and continued to ing to them. %say "no" all during the course of the negotiations. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. TORRES There is no doubt that Isthmian is carrying the ball JOSEPH DENNIS C. SCHULTZ L. GROVER for all the other operators who hope to break down the J. HAMILTON C. MACON R. A. BLAKE * R. MORRISON seamen's unions. If Isthmian gets away with its fink halls, BOB WRIGHT H. BELCHER M. PERRONE then the others will demand the same privilege. JOHN MAGUIRE J. T. EDWARDS XXX Isthmian today is asking the Seafarers to go back to CHARLES BURNEY . L. BALLESTERO MOBILE HOSPITAL J. J. O'NEAL the days when a seamen went, hat in hand, to the comX X .X M. D. PENRY F. L. WANDRIE l^ny office and begged for a job. Any man who fought STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. G. HARRIS E. M. LOOPER for decent conditions was blacklisted, and he then had no JOHN RATH ARCHIE SANDY D. G. PARKER E. P. O'BRIEN way of earning a living. H. HUISMAN LEROY CLARKE P. FELICIANO J. CARROLL To this idea the SIU registers an emphatic "no.'' J. ZANADIL F. J. SCHULTZ T. J. FAITER D. P. KORALIA Approximately 96 per cent of the unlicensed Isth­ T. J. KURKI M. COLLIER WILLIAM MOORE K. C. CROWE mian seamen voted for union hiring and the rotary shipping C. E. FOSTER L. COOPER E. E. CASEY WILLIAM FAWELEY .system in the bargaining election in which the SIU was REUBEN VANCE J. P. McNEEL E. L. MEYERS recently certified. They knew what they were voting for, ^ X J. P. TASSEN J. C. KEEL and they are going to get the protection of the only sys­ GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. P. GELPI U. S. MORGAN W. BENDLE tem of shipping in which the shipowner can't pull the S. W. LESLEY R. G. VARNON G. E. LEE strings. J. A. DYKES XXX A. BELANGER J. MORRISON This is not just a struggle against the Isthmian Steam­ BALTIMORE HOSPITAL A. V. O'DANIELS D. MILLER (SUP) R. S. SINGLETARY ship Company, backed up as it is by the wealth and power ELMER BROWN XXX DELIMER COPPOCK XXX of the United States Steel Corporation. The other opera­ BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. NEPONSET HOSPITAL MURRAY PLYER tors may take this as an open door, and try to walk right in. R. BAASNER L. CLARK EDDIE MARKIN If they attempt any such trick, they will find that the J. S. CAMPBELL E. DELLAMANO MANUEL SANTIAGE W. MITCHELL membership of the SIU is prepared to fight for its hard- E. FERRER MAX FINGERHUT R. LORD J. R, HANGHEY THOMAS WADSWORTH won rights. J. BARRON C. LAN3EN WILLIAM ROSS This is an all-out fight! It's up to us to win it just as L. L. LEWIS P. MADIGAN S. Y. FOGELBERG we have every other beef we've ever taken part in. J. R. LEWIS E. JOHNSTON ANTHONY ATKIEWING �Friday. August 15, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Ties-Up All Isthmian Shipping Walkout Is 100 Percent Effective; SlU Receives Pledges Of Support From Other AFL And CIO Unions By PAUL HALL NEW YORK—^I'he threat to democratic shipping, posed by the Isthmian Steamship Company's refusal to agree to the Union Hiring Hall and the Ro­ tary Shipping System, has been met by a strike which tied-up all Isthmian ships in ports in the United States. As other ships hit ports within the continental limits of the U. S., they will also be struck. Negotiations with the company, which have been going on intermittently since the SIU was certified as collective bargaining agent for unlicensed Isthmian seamen, finally stalled when the company insisted on the right to open-shop its employes, thereby ultimately breaking down everything that organized seamen have won through diard fought struggles. Any guy with any savvy can smell something is rotten as hell when damned good Bosuns and Chief Stewards start turning down jobs in their ratings after having sailed in these jobs for years. These men didn't just suddenly decide they don't like their jobs. According to lots of these fellows themselves, there are several good reasons why they won't ship in their ratings any longer. Biggest of the reasons stems from the fact that on some scows, if a Bosun or Steward insists on some of his shipmates pitching in The Union's Negotiating on their share of the work as per contract, a few gold bricks get up Committee sent a telegram off their lead-laded rears and howl "foul." According to their screwball reasoning, a guy who tries to get to the company stating that them roiling when they aren't in the mood to cut the mustard and the issues of the Hiring Hall carry their end of the work-load isn't "a right guy." and Rotary Shipping were As many members have found out personally a "regular guy" in NEW YORK. August 14— the heart of any agreement, and the freeloaders' book is one who turns his head the other way while SIU President Harry Lundethat other portions such as wages he sloughs off and the rest of the crew have to do his work. berg today announced the and hours and conditions could Another reason for the Bosuns and Stewards growing disgust unreserved support of the be thrashed out once the company is the squawk that comes from the would-be freeloaders whenever American Federation of La­ would agree to the system of they attempt to have their gangs do a ship-shape job and bring the bor, in a telegram received NEW YORK, August 13 —A hiring which has become stand­ scow in a condition real seamen wouldn't be ashamed of. The free­ by the Headquarters Strike ard in the maritime industry. loaders then try to brand the Bosun or Steward as "company men packed special "stop - work" Committee. The telegram A deadline of 2:30 p. m., Tues­ meeting in Manhattan Center to­ for their efforts and set out to give the boys a bad time. follows: day, August 12, was set, but the day heard a report of the strike Paul Hall. SIU of NA Cooperative Spirit ^ situation to date and voted company requested more time, 51 Beaver Street and this was granted. However, That's a pretty lousy label to hang on anybody and no self- unanimously to extend the strike President Green of the respecting Seafarer can be expected to swallow that kind of crap, if the Isthmian Steamship Com­ at 6:30 the same day, the com-i AFL issued the following pany rejected the Union's de-| especially when it comes from a freeloader. We all must understand pany attempts to prolong the ac­ statement today quote: The the position of the Bosuns and Stewards, if we are to maintain a tion until the date when - the mand, and asked for another American Federation of La­ meeting Thursday, August 14. cooperative, union spirit aboard ship. Taft-Hartley Act takes effect. bor without reservation . A Steward or Bosun's job requires that they direct the work JUST STALLING The 3000 Seafarers in attend­ stands behind the Seafarers of the men in their gangs and decide who is to do what. With the ance were warned by Strike All this was just one more Int. Union of NA in their exception of a few who might overstep their bounds, these men Committee Co-chairmen Paul proof that the company had no coming fight to retain their give orders only because it's all in the day's work. Hall and Morris Weisberger that intention of granting the Union union hiring halls and other Furthermore, in order for Bosuns and Stewards to be good the company would not give in Hiring Hall and Rotary Ship­ fundamental conditions. We Union men they must also be good Bosuns and good Stewards. In on the Union Hiring Hall and ping unless forced to do so. It pledge the entire strength of fact, this follows right down the line. Wherever you find a first- the Rotary Shipping System un­ was then that the pin was pulled, seven million members of rate Union man, you'll usually find a Seafarer who is capable and less it was forced to do so, and and within a matter of hours, the American Federation of qualified for his rating. would try every trick in the picketlines had been set up Labor in this fight. Unquote. books to inject provisions of the around Isthmian ships on the Harry Lundeberg Bosses' Stooge East Coast. This was soon fol­ SIU of NA The "company man" label which shirkers and freeloaders so T-H Law into this beef. The Union Hiring Hall is lowed by a complete tie-up all indiscriminately try to hang on any guy just trying to do his job something we fought for," stat­ over the United States. is a dangerous thing. A "company man" is a bird who uses his The strike committee for the union membership as a cover up for fronting for the employer, ed Hall, "and we're damned if SIU in the Port of New York while he takes unreasonable advantage of his shipmates for his we'll give it up. If Isthmian, or consists of Paul Hall, New York any other operator, tries to take own and the bosses' benefit. Agent, Charley Tannehill, A1 He is quite often a stool pigeon who gives lip-service to his this right away from us, they'll Waterman, Teddy Babkowski. union while he whispers in the employer's ear. In short, he is any­ have to whip eveiy single one and Bobby High. For the SUP thing but a good union man and can be classed with the fink and of us first." the committee is composed of scab. How any bum can call a Bosun or a Steward a "company In addition to the many GENERAL STRIKE Morris Weisberger, New York man" simply because he's doing his job and thereby keeping his Agent, P. Rodrigues, P. Nisenen. pledges of support which have In the event that Isthmian Union in a strong bargaining position is a question all squarebeen received from both AFL Bruce Denholm, and C. Russell. continues to stall, or tries to in­ shooting Seafarers will want answered. and CIO unions, certain AFL In other ports strike commit­ voke any portion of the new Locals in New York City have tees have been elected and are "slave labor" law, the SIU is Time To Take Position been seeing to it that food is ali-eady functioning. prepared to ask all maritime The time, therefore, is right now, for the Union to start taking In all, twenty-four Isthmian being furnished to the Strike a position on this very important matter. The Chief Steward and the workers to join in a general ships are affected so far. Seven Kitchen at 51 Beaver Street. strike. Bosun, like every body else in the Union (OS, AB, Fireman, Messare in the Port of New York, six Many of these Locals assisted This would take on the same boy, etc.) have SIU books. They are entitled to all the considera­ proportions as the 1946 Gener­ in Baltimore, three in New Or­ with food in the 1946 General tion and protection given the others. Several times recently, some Messmen and Ordinaries have al Strike in which the Seafarers leans, two each in San Francisco Strike, and without a moment's come to the Hall in a hell of a sweat wanting to know if they could forced recognition of its new and Philadelphia, and one each hesitation started the ball roll­ bring charges against the Bosun or Steward on their ship for what contracts with the shipownei's in Mobile, Galveston, Houston ing as soon as the announce­ ment came that the ^lU was after the Wage Stabilization and Boston. they said was "working them from bell to bell." once again involved in all-out No .sooner had the Negotiating Board had "nixed" the wage in­ Short and simple, the answer is: "Hell, no'" Committee announced the strike strike action, Certainly no guy likes to work for a tough Steward or Bosun creases. than messages of support started | The Locals from whom assistwho insists on working the men from bell to bell. But there is a ACTION PLANNED pouring into the New York ance has been received to date way to handle guys who go off the deep end in getting the ship's The resolution, as approved by Headquarters. are: work done. Where they go to extremes in hardtiming a crew, the the membership, is as follows: From the Masters, Mates, and men have a right to present their case to shoreside meetings .and ask Joe Deckei; and Phil Shapiro. The SIU-SUP will declare as Pilots, came the following tele­ the membership to prevent the offenders from shipping. Local 60. Delicatessen and hot" any vessel which is re­ gram: The shipowners have not given up the hope that they might Restaurajit Workers. allocated from Isthmian to any Wired all- off-shore locals one day hire nothing but non-union Bosuns and Stewards. They other operator as long as the quote: Seafarers International Ross Siegel. continually squawk that when the Union ships these two key ratings strike lasts. Any vessel belong­ Local IS. Hotel and Restaur­ Union of North America on off the Board from the Hall, they do not get men who are able to ing to any company which hauls ant Workers. strike against Isthmian Steam­ get the crew to work properly. any re-allocated Isthmian cargo ship Company effective mid­ Joseph Belsky. The quickest way for us to help the shipowner in this argu­ ment is for the officials or the membership to lead anyone to be­ shall be declai-ed as "hot" and night, August 12. Imperative Local 234. Butcher Workers. lieve these men do not have the right to run their gangs within the struck in the same manner as you cooperate without jeopar­ Eugene Kennedy. Isthmian vessels. dizing agreement. Refuse to limits of our agreement and union working rules. Local 1500. Retail Food The SIU-SUP shall upon the sail vessels manned by non­ At the present time the straightening out of this matter is of Clerks. first attempt by any person or union crews. Request clear­ vital concern to the SIU. It should be discussed thoroughly at A. Silverstein. your shipboard meetings. If you have an opinion on the matter— persons to inject into this dis­ ance for safety watches. E. W. Higginbotham, Pres. Cooks' and Countermen's send it to the LOG. Let's get rolling and square this issue up— pute between the United States Union. but quick. {Continued on Page If) (Continued on Page 4) N.Y. Meet Maps Beef Extension Pres. Green Pledges Full AFL Support AFL Unions Furnish Food �THE SEAFARERS ' Page Four i Friday. August 15. 1947 LOG Isthmian Strike 100% Effective (Continued from Page }) The following message was re ceived from the Radio Officers Union: Many thanks your telegram this date. Radio Officers Union offers you and your men full cooperation and 100 per cent support for your victory. Your picketlines will be respected by our members. Let us know if we can be of any assistance. Fred M. Howe, General Sec. The Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders, and Wipers, pledged its support in a telegram .from V. J. Malone, President: The Marine Firemens Union wholeheartedly endorses your strike against the Isthmian Steamship Company and Head­ quarters and all Branches will respect and support your pick­ etlines without qualification. The New York Branch of the MFOWW reiterated Malone's sen­ timents: At a special meeting at 3 p. m. August 13, the New York Branch of the Mai'ine Fire­ men's Union went on record to i-espect SIU picketlines and to support your strike against Isthmian Steamship Lines. Signed by Ferdinand C. Smith, M. Hedley Stone, Chester Young, and Jack Lawrenson, the Nation­ al Maritime Union also sent a message of support: The officials of the National Maritime, Union of America, CIO, wish to advise the officials and membership of the Sea­ farers International Union, AFL, that the NMU will give full support and cooperation to your effort to secure a signed contract from the Isthmian Steamship Corporation. The record of this anti-labor outfit is well known and your fight on this question is our fight. During this uncertain period many complications may arise in the situation. May we sug­ gest therefore that a meeting be arranged between your of­ ficials and the officials of the NMU so that all problems may be worked out in such a way as to permit us to give you the most effective support in mak­ ing your strike successful. UFE RECIPROCATES The appreciation of the United Financial Employes, was shown by the following wire: We all know how much the SIU helped us in the past. You can depend on 100 per cent co­ operation. Call on us for any­ thing. M. David Keefe, Pres., Local 205, UFE. International support and co­ operation was promised in a wire from James Scott, of the British Seamen's Union: We are with you 100 per cent. Let us know if there is anything we can do to make your action even more suc­ cessful. The Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards also pledged assistance in the following message: Test of the Taft-Hartley Law attempt to outlaw Hiring Hall ^pd notary Shipping -import­ ant to all maritime . unions. MCS pledges full' support in your strike action against Isth­ mian SS Company. We are ready and willing to give any and all assistance to your strike committee in aiding your strug­ gle. With full support of all labor, victory must be yom-s. Nathan Jacobson, Sec.-Treasurer. On the second day of the strike, food and coffee already was be­ ing served on the picketlines, and arrangements were completed for feeding and housing the Isthmian men who left their ships. Honors for being the first men to pile off went to A1 Water­ man, who came off the Rider Vic­ tory, and Norman Lindsey, who took his baggage off the Harold I Pratt. The entire crew of the Richard Alvey reported to the New York Hall a few hours after the strike started. They turned in for a little shut-eye, and by early morning were sarting for the picketlines to relieve the night watch. By J. P. SHULER Secretary-Treasurer Contracts and Negotiations Since the last regular meeting, the following companies have signed the standard SIU agree­ ment, which will be in effect un­ til July 30, 1948: Waterman Steamship Company, Mississippi Shipping Company, Arnold Bernstein Shipping Company and Ponce Cement Corporation. Sometime ago. Ponce Cement Company notified the Union they wished to terminate the agree­ ment on September 30, 1947. Last week, when the ship was in Philadelphia, they were pre­ sented with an agreement which they signed after economic pres­ sure had been used. The story of this action was carried in the last week's issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. The Negotiating Committee met with the following compan­ ies- during the past week: Am­ erican-Eastern Steamship Com­ pany, Illinois-Atlantic Stearnship Company, Overlakes Freight Corporation and Newtex Steam­ ship Company. All of these com­ panies have agreed to go for tlie standard contract and they should all be signed up by the end of this week. In addition, Calmar and Ore Lines, St. - Lawrence Navigation Company, Crosby Steamship Company, and Moran Towing Company have been contacted and negotiations will be held soon with these companies. The Negotiating Committee met with Isthmian Steamship Company on Thursday, August 7, 1947. The Company's propos­ als and attitude was unsatisfac­ tory to your Union Negotiating Committee and by the time this The Patrolmen Say.. SIU-MM&P Cooperation NEW YORK —It was Matetrouble that took Pati'olman Artie Shea of the MM&P and myself down to the Robin Grey this week. The Grey, a converted C-3, had stopped in Baltimore where she picked up six men for the Deck Departmerft and then had proceeded here. When we hit the ship, several members of the Deck Depart­ ment submited a list of griev­ ances against the Mate, and ask­ ed that he be removed from the ship by job action, if necessary. Shea and I got the men and the Mate together in the messroom and thrashed the matter out. The men were primarily burned up over some of the Mate's practices pertaining to work aboard ship. We took their grievances up one by one. Unfortunately, the men had not done too good a job of drawing up the charges, pri­ marily due to the fact that they lacked knowledge of just what a Mate's duties are. STAND TO COLLECT Our contracts state that when licensed personnel work on deck, the work done will be paid the unlicensed personnel responsible for the work. The men in this case had nothing to worry about, for no matter how much work the Mate performed they stood to collect. The charge that the Mate was telling the Bosun what to do could not stand up very well, as it is the Mate's job to pass along orders to the Bosun, and he in turn will pass them to the men. If he orders them to do some­ thing that is out of order, it is not their job to refuse to do the work or raise a lot of objections. They should keep a record of the work done and turn it over to the shoreside representatives who will handle the beef for the crew. He is there to do just such work and he will go all the way to gain a satisfactory settlement of any dispute. The men were dissatisfied with: the Mgte of the Grey and \. I'll admit that he wasn't top of­ Whoa, Nellie ficer timber, but the charges NORFOLK—We don't like the weren't quite concrete enough to Taft-Hartley Bill and we will justify pulling him off. very probably kick it out, but Pulling him off wouldn't have up to the time we do there is been difficult; in fact, the job I no need of sitting around mop­ could have been done without ing and moaning about what it tying the ship up. The MM&P, is taking away from us. like us, is anxious to see that That is the defeatist attitude. harmony exists between the SIU brothers are not defeatists MM&P and the SIU, and if it is but militant, fighting seamen found that a man is fouling up or performing, they will pull him who want a square deal and are off just as we do with SIU per­ willing to give a square deal. There is no room in the grand­ formers. est maritime Union in the world OUT ON TRIAL for any other type. After a lengthy discussion with So let's gird the old armor the crew, it was agreed that the and start the fight by cleaning Mate would continue, aboard. If out of our own house any book at the end of the trip, it is found or permit carrier who brings the that he is a menace to the crew Union into ill-repute by their and the ship, the MM&P will non-conformance with our Con­ take action. They are out to pro­ stitution and working rules, so, tect their membership, too, but "Performers Beware." a phony is quickly dealt with. There have been over 850,000 Job actions are a part of the sets of seamen's papers issued. SIU program to better conditions on our ships, but in a case like Today, the outlook for seamen's this job action is not liecessary jobs when things settle down is The MM&P and the SIU, to­ 50,000. That means that, in gether, can take care of per­ round numbers, 800,000 men formers whether they be from holding seamen's papers are go­ the foc'sle or topside, and they can be removed without the ing to have to grub around for a manual on the care and feed­ least bit of trouble. The important thing, however, ing of livestock and the best is to have specific and concrete time to plough—Giddap ! charges against the man. If so, Ben Rees the case is easy. Ray Gonzales % % X Credit To SIU PHILADELPHIA—One of the cleanest ships and cleanest pay­ offs I have since I've been pa­ trolman in Philadelphia was on Saturday, August 9, on the SS Thomas B. Reed. There was a nice gang aboard in all three Departments and everything topside was okay. It was really a pleasure to payoff a ship like this, a real credit to the SIU. Of the fines imposed upon crewmembers for sanitation, etc., the sum of $20.00 was collected and turned over to ine for qur Brothers, in the marine hospitals. E. Tilley is read, there will probably be further results to give to the membership. Television The membership went on rec­ ord at the last regular meeting to buy a television set for the New York Branch. Several rep­ resentatives from different tele­ vision companies have submitted bids. It is hereby recommended that a committee be elected here tonight to make recommenda­ tions as to buying a television set. Ships' Libraries Sometime ago, the membership went on record to put aboard all SIU ships bound editions of the SEAFARERS LOG and that the cost of binding and mailing will be covered by a charge of $10 to each crew. A number of these bound editions have been sent to SIU Branches where they will be put aboard the ships. Ships' crews should see that this gear is taken care of so that the next crew coming aboard will derive the same benefits. Membership Admittance The membership has gone on record to open the books for new members under certain con­ ditions. There has been some confusion among the permit men who think that the books are open for everyone with no re­ strictions. The Headquarters Of­ fices are preparing a set of in­ structions and rules under which membership admittance is to be governed. This will be available to the membership shortly. Finances It was i-eported by the Phila­ delphia Agent that sometime be­ tween 5 P.M. Saturday, August 2, and 8 a.m. Monday, August 4, that the Philadelphia Hall was broken into and that the follow­ ing was missing: Button Money, $6.00; Money for Stewpot, $16.00; Receipts, $327.80; Totaling $349.80. The bonding company has been notified of this loss. At the last regular meeting, there was a motion made to have the Quarterly Financial Commit­ tee elected at a special meeting. Since that time, negotiations and other Union business has kept everyone busy. Therefore, it is recommended that a paid com­ mittee be elected here tonight to audit the report. Keep Her Steady As She Goes We ell know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1. Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a. ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take ttme off unless you are authorized by the de­ partment head. 6. Study your contracts and shipping rules, and know your Union's constitution and by-laws. �Fridar' August 15, 1947 THE SEA FARER 8 LO G Page Fivff Weather Is Hot In Galveston— And So Is The Shipping Situation By KEITH ALSOP Full Book Men Can Ship Anytime They Want To From Port Tampa NO NEWS?? By SONNY SIMMONS Silence Ihis week from Ihe Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: Some of the boys go out fish­ TAMPA—At the present time we have the SS Haiti Victory, ing with the Patrolmen. Their Waterman, in prtrt, with another luck has been good and they BOSTON Watermar V^ntory due tomorrow. have caught some nice messes of SAN FRANCISCO We aL e the SS Dorothy fish at times. Lately, however, BUFFALO and SS Mc .lere for Bull Lines, it has rained so much that the CLEVELAND with the SS Edith in Boca lakes look like oceans. DULUTH This Port is about the best Grande. Each of these ships calls for place in the Gulf to spend a SAN JUAN a few replacements, and we month on the beach—that is, if a ASHTABULA sometimes ship several men in man doesn't drink. A guy can MILWAUKEE the Deck and Engine Depart­ swim and fish for nothing, and JACKSONVILLE rooms are fairly cheap. ments of the SS Florida. SAVANNAH Fishing and hunting are good The Patrolman made the Flor­ ida this week and, except for a ways to relax if you ask me, MOBILE small beef on overtime in the and although I don't belong to The creadline for port re­ Deck Department, everything the Chamber of Commerce, I'll ports, monies due, etc., ii was okay. The beef was settled give you the glad-hand anytime without too much trouble, and you show up here. the Monday preceeding pub­ The carpenters here are having everybody's happy. lication. While every effort Due to the efficiency of the a bit of trouble now. They are will be made to use in the Delegates, beefs on the Florida negotiating a wage raise, and current issue material re­ ere being held to a minimum. things have not gone favorably ceived after that date, space Any Full Book man can get a for them so far. Maybe by the time this article job on that vessel most any time, commitments generally do since there are some men on her appears in print, everything will not permit us to do so. who want to get off whenever liave been ironed out satisfac­ we can get replacements for torily. them. The Skipper of the Florida, Captain Harrington, died last week, and his place has been taken by Chief Mate Donovan. Of course, this set-up is liable to change at any time. By HERBERT JANSEN weeks while the boys take their News just came through that vacation. Nice time for a vaca­ Waterman has two ships due in CHICAGO—Shipping has pick­ tion with the Chicago thermo­ next week to load phosphate for ed up considerably during the meters hitting 100 in the shade! Japan. We get one of those ves- week with a total of fifty-seven Paying the Windy City recent selis abbut every ten days, and shipped as follows: 3 Wheels­ visits were the Browning ships, although they crew in other ports, men, 9 ABs, 4 OS, 16 Firemen, SS Sultana and SS Penobscot. we get calls for several replace­ 5 Coalpassers, 3 Lookouts and 17 Both vessels loaded grain for ments before sailing time. Some­ Stewards Department personnel. Buffalo. According to all re­ times we even get a call for a The SS Michigan finally crew- ports, this should be a bumper full crew. ed up, and "will make her first year for grain on the Lakes, es­ Brother Baldy Bollinger paid trip on the 11th (Monday). She pecially so since the railroads off here last week and paid a will start first on the Calumet are short so many cars. month's dues. He says that if Pai-k fill in, and when this job HALF WAY MARK Bull Sheppard finds out, he will is completed will start immedi­ Now that the season on the have a hard time when he gets ately on the Chicago airfield pro­ Great Lakes has passed the half back to New Orleans. ject. way mark, it's time to note the Brother Tex Suit came through It is expected that the air­ progress made by the SIU's or­ on a Waterman Victory, and field job will lafet for a year, and ganizing drivfe in this cohiparasends his regards to all. then the Michigan will shift to tively short time. So far, it's Nevin Ellis, Ralph Seckinger, another fill job. been very good. Chris Hansen, Papa Williams and Lakes seamen are making up Crewmembers of the SS Gil­ his son Johnny, Bill Arnold, and A1 Driver, are some of the old- bert are happy to start their their minds that they want rep­ timers on the beach now. A1 is vacation during this hot weather. resentation by a union which for their rights and spending a few weeks here with The yards are pretty well filled, will fight those of all seamen. and so she's laid up for two his wife taking it easy. GALVESTON — Things are really hot down here in this Gulf port—I mean the weather. The heat has been terrific here the past week and it has been all I could do to restrain myself from taking a nice long swim in the cool waters of the Gulf. The tropical weather wasn't content just to give us the full effect of the sun's rays; it let loose with a little of its power over Corpus Christi. Fortunately not much damage was done. Another thing that was hot down here was the crew of the Franklin K. Lane, Waterman scow. She hit in here Saturday night and stopped the wages for the men that were getting off, even though she was not paying off until Monday. The telephone wires burned, I burned up the road down to the ship, and the Captain sizzled a bit when I collared him. Con­ clusion: The Captain agreed to pay the wages due for Sunday, but lamely blamed the incident on the Army, bunch of scabs who started working the ship. The crew called the Hall and once more the old rattler tore dovrn the road with me at the wheel and Patrolman Wilburn gripping the seat. We found the ship and spoke to the Captain, getting him to agree to sail the ship short of her cargo. With the ship gone the scabs stuck their tails be­ tween their legs and went back into their holes. Back at the Hall, shipping is keeping up a steady pace with most departments sailing .shorthanded. We've had a good number of ships in port this wx'ek, among them the Walter Colton, Zebolin Pike. J. Hoban and N. Web­ ster, all Waterman, John Bur- UET^ riND Ui A Nice COOL fiOLEf ^ SCABS COME OUT The only other disturbance worth reporting was aboard the George Gershwin, Alcoa Steam­ ship, tied up in Freeport, Texas. There an ILA strike was called, and out of their holes came a gess. South Atlantic; Fort Ral­ eigh. Pacific Tankers, and E. S. Cobb, Soui.il Atlantic. There are also several SUP ships tied up here. In transit, we welcomed the May, Bull Lines, and the Del They know that at the pres­ Monte. Mississippi. There were ent time with the passage, of the a few minor beefs on these Taft-Hartley Act, unorganized ships but nothing that delayed labor is going to have a harder them or caused any difficulty. time than ever to protect itself. ACCORDING TO PLAN In addition, these men know Organizing efforts are still go­ that the SIU will fight to the last ditch against any and all anti- ing strong down here. I've been labor legislation that the Was'h- hitting the Cities Service ships ington bureaucrats and big- regularly and Johnny 'Ward is business-paid legislators are try­ busy in the Lake Charles re­ ing to cram down the throats of gion with the same mission. It looks good from vrhere I the American working people. sit, and time, I'm sure, will bear Neither the NMU nor the LSU enters the picture as far as the me out. What was once a gashound's average unoi'ganized Lakes sea­ man is concerned. They realize paradise is now on the straight that the NMU is fiinshed on the and narrow. I don't mean the Lakes' as a result of being torn WCTU girls have taken over, wide open from dissension, com­ but we haven't had any of the mie control and the political am­ trouble that plagued this area not so long ago. bitions of their misleadere. The membership has done an As for the LSU, Lakes sea­ men laugh at it as a wholcly excellent job of putting our Gal­ controlled, company stooge out­ veston house in order. At the moment, with shipping fit. However, they don't dis­ like it is, there aren't any oldcount tlie. danger of a sell-out timers here on the beach; in outfit like the LSU. Behind the scenes, this phony, fact, there aren't any youngso-called union is fully prepared timers around, either, with ship­ to make any kind of a deal with ping going so good. That is, unless they are in' the operators. After all, who some hidden ginmill a r o an d pays their freight? Only a strong, militant Union town that the Dispatcher ha.sri't like the SIU with the full sup­ gotten • wind of yet. port and backing of the AFL and the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, plus the strength of 91,000 members in the five auton­ omous Districts of the SIU, can If your requisition is cut, withstand the attacks of the re­ or if the food is not up to par. actionaries against our gains. notify all three Delegates at "With the "hate-labor" boys in once so that the ship will not the driver's seat in Congress you sail until the matter has been can expect every trick in the straightened out. book, plus some new ones, to It is the responsibility of be tossed at the workers in the the Steward to check the U.S. store's before the ship sails, Only through the strength and and any complaints made far solidarity of the SIU can mari­ at- sea won't do the crew any time labor win through, and pre­ good if they have to eat short vent the return of the vicious rations poor food. slave labor days for the seamen. SHI Organizing Drive Meeting With Good Response As Great Lakes Season Passes The Half-Way Mark All Remains Quiet On The Baltimore Waterfront By WM. (CURLY) RENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping in this port continues at a reduced pace. With shipyard workers still on strike here, vessels need­ ing repairs are bypassing the port and are heading for stops where the work can be done. This skipping of Baltimore has caused payoffs to shrink quite « bit, and this fact isn't making the boys on the beach waiting for ships very happy. Action on a beef existing on a ship that hit port last Friday averted a situation in which the Coast Guard might have been called in. If we hadn't been successful, it might have meant the first lime the boys in blue figured in one of our beefs since the new set-up for Coast Guard districts and hearing units was inaugu­ rated. The Captain of the ship was convinced that the Coast Guard wasn't really what he wanted. In addition, all logs against crewmembers were dropped. Insofar as we are conceined, there is very little for the Coast Guard to do down here. All is very quiet in this port, in spite of the large number of men on the beach. There has been no trouble with gashounds and performers since the mem­ bership started on the campaign to keep them quiet. Only activity of any account goes on when the hot weather has the boys blowing foam off their brew, but they're not blow­ ing their tops over it. Last Friday I took a run up to New York for a weekend huddle with the boys at Headquarters, where we hashed over the im­ portant Isthmian situation. More time has been spent in getting this company in tow than was put in on construction of the Empire State Building—thanks to the NMU and other obstacles. But no one can stop us now. Once again, I want to urge those members who have bag­ gage in this Hall to drop in and haul it away. Six years is long enough for any seabag to be in cold storage. In about four weeks we're go­ ing to comb out the pile and do­ nate the bulk of it to charity or­ ganizations. So, come and get it! Chief Stewards �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Patrolman Sings Loud Praises For The Good snip J.M. Harlon NEW ORLEANS—When a PaClaude Hayes was Bosun, and trolman pays off a ship like the that is the reason the ship lookJ. M. Harlon, Waterman, he ed so good. Claude knows how wants every members of the Sea- to work men and they enjoy farers to know about it. ' working for him. Brother Duke Hall and I were Yes sir, it sure is a pleasure assigned to the payoff and every- to go aboard a ship and find a thing seemed to start out wrong, contented crew like this or' The ship was at anchor down Every man on the ship d at the point, and when I drove everything m his power to make up on the levee to park, one a home with the exception of side caved in pulling the car u 4. a 40 An degree 11..+ over 4.to about list. , This boy . h^d T the wrong ,, , idea We were really high and dry. j-bont going to sea. Yon know, Duke then went out on the ship bb" ' ^ V"' = ^ "P" f l.""" and I ealled a wrecker to get bought the world owed him a living. the heap back on an even keel. This guy was something like I got out to the Harlon about the grasshopper; he thought that an hour after Duke and as soon le was doing the Union and the as I stepped off the gangway, I j-ompany a favor by just being had to slow down and look the ship over. She was the cleanest anything as long as he could ship I have been aboard m many gg^gpe it. a month. - I Everything was painted and aU ^NLY BLOT ON RECORD gear neatly stowed. The messWell, the outcome was that room was spoUess. i^he Old Man finally had to log The crew was as responsible him; the only log on the ship, for this just as much as the This didn't do much good so messboy. They had washed cups as soon as they were through with them, and the cold lunch had been immediately returned to the box after use. Nothing had been left lying around. Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union men. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc„ which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. Friday; August 15, 1947 Passes Needed For Bremen Shore Leave Through a recent action by the American Military Government in Bremen, Germany, it is now necessary for merchant seamen to gain passes for shore leave in that port. The passes are issued by the skipper of the ship and are necessary to avoid being picked up and detained. Pick up your pass before go­ ing ashore, and check it for cor­ rectness of your name and the name of the ship. CSUSeamen Long Duped By Commie Leaders By GENE MARKET While the battle goes on in the chambers of the United Nations and on actual battle­ grounds in Europe and Asia, the communist party in Canada con­ tinues with its work of gaining sti'onghold in Canada's labor movement. In these unions which they control, the Canadian Seamen's Union being one of the most important, the rank and file is innocently aiding the communist program of death to democracy and the trade union movement. No one can deny that the top officials of the CSU are servile to the commie doctrine. These men are the traitors to all we have fought for. They want Stalin's program and, altogether they work in the trade union movement with high sounding phrases, they seek the end of the trade imion move­ ment — what mockery. Many seamen who made the Murmansk run can tell stories of the "trade unions" of Russia. Canadian seamen who remember the double dealing of the commie lackeys during the war years have seen it. They remember the cries for second front spon­ sored by seamen's dues. NO BEEFS? Well, Duke had all the books collected so I got the Delegates together to check on the beefs, but I was mistaken—there wasn't a single beef on the ship, in spite of the fact that she had been out three months to the Far East. Old Man turned him over I soon found out why she was ^^e steamboat inspector • as such a good ship, when the crew ^o sail on American ships, started drifting in the messroom. j believe in this kind of Blackie Gardner was the Deck business, but the crew said the Engineer and the Chief and First character deserved anything the Assistant were promising Blackie old Man did to him, so I guess everything from yens to a quart .^hey know what is what, of their best stock if he would yes sir, give us more ships make another trip. It was no ij^e the J. M. Harlon. It was use, however, for Blackie was in ^ pleasure to take care of her. DEMANDS STALLEp pretty much of a hurry to get Before I sign off, all of you Today, these men are still busy to Mobile. 'fellows who want to make the with Stalin's business. While Joe Slim Patterson was the Deck jQod runs and enjoy the City of Rank-and-Filer of the CSU Delegate and had done a sweU cities while you are deciding humbly pays his dues and won­ job. Everyone liked Slim, and which trip to make, come on ders if he will get a ship, his said he could keep their over- down to old New Orleans and officials are using up good union time for them on any trip they see us. Johnny Johnston time passing resolution on Franco happen to be shipmates. Joe Harvey was Messman for the crew; according to the crew he was one of the best. Surtz, an SUP member, was Steward. By JOE SHIMA umbia Shipmate" rather en­ For him the gang had nothing lightening. It was crammed with TOLEDO — Recently, looking but praise for his fine work. thrilling and interesting stories over a copy of the "Columbia F. C. "Smoke" Harrington was about the color of John Doe's the Night Cook and Baker. From Shipmate," July issue (a pater- hair and the new ties that Joe what the boys told me, the rolls na^istic paper put out by the Blow has been wearing lately. and pies that "Smoke" rigged up Columbia Transportation ComIn addition to the above en­ just melted in their mouths. | we found a couple of picumerated thrillers, we were driv­ Oh yes, don't let me forget page referring en almost breathless to read to mention "Peg Leg" Andy An"popular" and "genial" about wedding bells for several derson, who was Oiler on the ^^e SS Miller. lads, as well as an exciting 12-4 watch. It seems that old ^ particuepisode concerning how thrilled Andy would clean up and shave question the Columbia seamen were to after the morning watch, and ^nown as a man who works be wearing their new white cov­ then head for the galley to cook after 5 P.M. and beeralls with the company's name himself a little special breakfast. ^ A.M. without the pay­ on the back. ment of overtime. 'EVENING IN PARIS" We searched and searched What does he work them at? "Smoke" said he knew he was Chipping and painting while at through the pages of this pleas­ coming before he got around to t)ie dock and when the vessel is ant little monthly gossip sheet, the galley passageway. His sweet not shifting, but nowhere did we find any­ smelling shaving lotion preceedThe two pictures referred to thing concerning the open-shop ed him everywhere. I show this Mate in front of his conditions on the Columbia ships, ^ ' When the Third Cook got sick Muskegon home, captioned "Paid and the lack of any overtime and had to go to the hospital. For," and the other is a loung- payment for jobs which are con­ Walt, the bull Wiper, swapped ing shot captioned "Solid Com- sidered penalty jobs on SIU his dirty dungarees for some fort." ships. clean whites and took over The thought comes to mind Yes, it's very nice to have a where the Third Cook left off. as whether the men who did all considerate employer who spends Now the gang wants to know the work without overtime pay his money so prodigiously print­ why he doesn't go up and get a didn't pay ^ for this Mate's com- ing a nice little eight page Cook's rating — they all daim fortable home. Just an idle glossy monthly paper filled with they'd gladly eat his food OQ thought! interesting tidbits and spicy lit­ another trip. j We found the rest of the "Col- tle news items. or Tito; all the time stalling the demands of the membership for honest representation and good contracts. A good part of this money flows into the coffers of the Labor Progressive Party (communist party of Canada). Rank and filers of the CSU are getting a trouncing from the labor hating Canadian Steam­ ship lines and their cohorts be­ cause the CSU, weakened and bled by the political termites, is in no position to fight back. The democratic labor unions of both Canada and the United States have renounced the com­ munists and exposed them. Their miserable record speaks for it­ self. In the political field, the fallacy of their misfit ideology is very well proven. Since the initial organizing of the communist party in Canada in 1926, not one piece of legis­ lation favorable to labor has been put on the statute books through their efforts. HAVE ACHIEVED NOTHING fertile ground for the reception of the seeds of the communist program. Picture the shallowness of these rats as they strive to martyrize themselves on behalf of the seamen. Protesting with useless tele­ grams and sending long winded resolutions to the world in gen­ eral is the extent of their union activities. Trade unionism will gain noth­ ing from such protests and plead­ ings. The one and only way to win respect from the lords of industry is to hit them where it hurts. Stop the wheels of pro­ duction — the source of profit— and the shipowners wili start to worry. Do the commies use job action and work stoppages to win their beefs? The answer is clearly re­ corded in their miserable record. If a work stoppage is in the best interests of Joe Stalin's In­ ternational designs, then the commies will pull one. As an example, the Canadian Lakes strike came at a time when the Russians were trying hard to convince the world that their demands in Europe must be met. They tried to scare the democracies into making con­ cessions by showing their strength in the labor movement of Canada. A long procession of soap box protests, hunger marches and sham dramas has availed the workers nothing. In the trade union movement, their history is one of sell-outs and sabotage. The communist philosophy, forced on the rank and filers of NO GOOD FOR JOE the CSU by the communist lead­ ership, is destined to prolong The CSU, being part of the bad working conditions on Can- communist web, subserviently adian ships, so as to foster a I followed Stalin's orders. When revolutionary spirit in the minds the Canadian Steamship Lines of dissatisfied seamen, and make bucked the CSU contracts just recently, it was not to Joe's ad­ vantage to strike, so nothing was done about it more than tp beg the government for aibitWe even worked the "Ship­ tration. mate's" crossword puzzle, and This is the type of leader­ looked with interest at the car­ ship that the Canadian seamen toons about "Wrong-way Jack" have. and "Right-way Jim." We even CSU members, wake up and waded through the numerous smash the communist yoke that humorous anecdotes and snazzy threatens to throttie you! Trade sayings, but still we found no­ unions are no place for these thing about what Columbia was fakers. going to do to improve their With these leeches in the sad­ wages, hours and overtime pay­ dle, your union will be smashed. ments. They are too firmly embedded to Yes, the "Columbia Shipmate" remove. Your only wise move is a nice little innocuous paper, is to quit, and take membership but we'll stick to the SEAFAR­ in the Seafarers International ERS LOG. There you read not Union. only new items by and about American seamen are your the members, but you read brothers and offer you a helping about conditions aboard the hand. Take it and build your­ ships, new contracts signed, selves a powerful Canadian dis­ beefs settled, breakdown of antitrict of the SIU. labor legislation like the TaftHartley Act, and items of inter­ est to all seafaring men. Golumbia Tells Men All—Except How To Get Raise Join the SIU today, and be­ come a part of the greatest Union on the waterfront. Be­ come a part of the 91,000 SIU Brothers and Sisters fighting for the best contracts, wages, hours, overtime, working and living conditions in the marine indus­ try. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. �FtfiHar. AugusMS, 1947t TmE SEJfFARBHS EOG NEW TYPE COKE MACHINE New York Patrolman Turns Racket-Buster; Another Good Thing Goes Down The Drain By JOE ALGINA Here is where you can buy a coke in the Norfolk Hall. Left to right. James Bullock. Dispatcher. James Cobb, janitor, an unidentified old timer, and Frank Mitchell. Brother Cobb runs the coke concession, and the stand was built for him by Mitchell. Norfolk may lack the modern conveniences, but the cokes are just as cold this way. X Coal Shipments To Europe Keep Norfolk Busy By RAY WHITE Page SeVev NEW YORK — If I stayed up every night racking my brain for new schemes and rackets, I'd still have to take a back seat to the many schemes dreamed up by some of the steamsl. n companies. How they do it I'll never know, but out of the minds of company officials come some of the strangest and fantastic plans to beat a working stiff out of a buck. Late.st bouquet or rather, brick bat, goes to Eastern Steamship Company. They found a new twist and were all set to give it full play until we got wind of it. Aboard their ships the Watch­ men are given a badge, brassard and hat band to identify them. At the conclusion of a trip this week, the Watchman on the Evangeline decided to payoff and in so doing he turned his para­ phernalia in to the companj'. The company was ready for him. They took the trappings and then deducted ,$14 from his pay for the articles. They figured he would take it with­ out a squak, but he didn't. In­ stead, he came to the Hall and gave his beef to Patrolman Drawdy. Together, they went down to the ship and contacted the com­ pany officials responsible. The boys of Eastern expressed amaze­ ment that man could be so brash as to expect a return of his cabbage. After all, they stated, "The man has used the articles, so he has to pay for them." Patrolman Drawdy then ex­ plained to them that, if he had mutilated or lost the items, it would be the company's right to bill the man; but how could they charge $14 for stuff not wortha two dollar bill and then keep the items on top of it. All they had to do was re­ issue the articles to the next Watchman and collect another $14. In a short time, these arti­ cles would bring in hundreds of dollars, just for their use. When the company saw that their petty racket was exposed, they went kind of limp and re­ turned the man's dough. This put an end to the funnybusiness, thanks to racket-buster Drawdy. Hey, bud, wanna bor­ row my hat for a month? Only cost you $14. Shipping has taken a turn for the bettei- up here. Waterman has put in operation several ships that were laid up, which accounts for quite a few jobs. DELIVERY CREW RETURNS The crew of the USSR Victory, one of the vessels of the India Steamship Company, paid off in New York this week after de­ livering the ship to the Indian Government. The company tried to pull a few fast ones, being new to the SIU. but the crew got everything coming to them. They had an easy trip back, as they flew most of the way. Here are a few items that I want to call to the attention of the membership, IVhen writing for information, to the LOG or in any correspon­ dence to the Union, give the name of the ship and by aU means the name of the company. These ships change around so much that it is sometimes dif­ ficult to trace the company under which the ship was at the time. Another thing, monej' sent to Headquarters for dues or as­ sessments should be sent to the Seafarers International LTnion, 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, and not to any individual or Patrol­ man. NORFOLK — Unlike some of the ports along the coast, Nor­ folk is still in the throes of a heavy shipping boom with men going out of here daily in large numbers. Indicative of the fast pace of shipping here is the fact that the Dispatcher shipped over 350 men last week. Reason for the rush on Nor­ folk is the heavy shipments of coal to Europe. Getting ready for the coming European winter the coal is being put aboard the Peri of the crew of the USSR Victory, which was delivered to India. See Joe Algina's column ships in large quantities and it on this page. Left to right. Patrolman Ray Gonzales, Chief Cook D. R. Hightower, W. T. Bruce This makes for more accuracy looks like it will continue for and A. J. Marcet. Jr. Engineers. W. E. Bigham. DM. Jack Potter. FWT, and Patrolman Jimmy and quicker handling of the pay­ a while. ment. Sheehan. Ray and Jimmy handled this beef for the crew. The large number of ships in transit that "have been passing through- here during the past months has dropped off a little, but no one here is worried, as By EDDIE HIGDON Company tanker, the Mobiloil, we expect plenty of ships in We seem to be having a little down and there was enough for collided with an oil barge oper­ difficulty with some of our op­ about 51 days if the supplies transit during the coming weeks. PHILADELPHIA—Ships bear­ In other words,.the Port of Nor­ ing ammonium nitrate, the sub­ ated by the Independent Pier erators these days. In most in­ were stretched real thin. How­ Company, of Philadelphia at the stances, all of the operators have ever, as far as we were concern­ folk is doing nicely. stance held responsible for the oil company docks at Paulsboro. Brokers here instead of their ed, they only had 37 days stores recent death dealing explosions THREE-CORNERED 'RACE N.J. aboard. own offices. The '.payoffs in this port last at Texas City, Texas, and Brest, The oil from the barge spread We were able to get the equiv­ So when a man pays off in week were mostly Ships of Bern­ France, are being classified as into the channel across the river alent of 60 days stores aboard the Gulf and comes back here stein Steamship Company and "explosive carriers" and are bar­ from southwest Philly. The colaccording to our figures. Even where he originally signs articles, Overtakes. It seems that they red from docking at piers along the Captain, Mates and Engineers he has to wait at least 10 days have quite a chunk of the coal Philadelphia's waterfronts. were ready to back up the crew to two weeks before he can run, although South Atlantic is The ban was enforced as a in this beef. collect his two days subsistence result of a directive issued by strongly in the race, too. and wages as per the agreement. 56€.... one Believe it or not, a certain At the moment, there are no the Third District Coast Guard HMM.OAfeBAS ship came into port recently and The brokers claim that they beefs pending on the ships in Commandant in New York, OFPOTAt&CS the Bos'n had a frigidaire in his connot paj' this money until the port. All the ships have been which includes this territory. — HMMM... room. He also had 50 cases of BMOOGH R* companies in question authorize covered, so we'll have to wait Maritime records disclosed that beer which was bought by a I them to do so: however, they are for new arrivals if we want to none of the nitrate has been Mo/VTHS ; vei-y lax in giving authorization tarpaulin muster and, again, be­ handle anything in the beef de­ loaded or unloaded here, but to their brokers and the con­ lieve it or not, there was not a partment. that ships carrying the fertilizer sequences are that the member­ drunk aboard the ship. Income in this port has been as part cargo have docked at ship is up in arms over this steadily increasing and is now local piers. Everybody was aboard and deal. considerably above that of a working. That's really the way Under th^ new order these short time ago. Expenses have ships will be denied the use lision tore a large hole in the we like to see things going — SKIMPY LARDER been pared to the minimum, of piers within the Coast Guard barge near the waterline. which reminds us, we better get We had a good beef in the going, too. but the efficiency of the port District, and will be required to RENTS RISE Stewards Department on an SUP remains top-rate. load and unload cargo only at I see by the papers that the ship. The beef was in regard to Although no pamphlet or leaf­ 'explosive anchorages". cost of living has gone up two the skimpy stores that the com­ let has been drawn up concern­ The anchorage here is located percent in the last 30 days in pany put aboard the ship. ing gashounds, the crews have the Philadelphia area. However, at Artificial Island, below Wil­ When each item was broken taken it upon themselves to put All applications for unemploy­ mington. All cargo will have to wages remain the same. down there was enough stores into effect the Union's desire to ment insurance in New York be lightered to and from such Mr. Taft, the notorious Slave aboard for 37 days, but the com­ give 100 proof addicts the busi­ vessels. Labor Law author, is being pop­ pany claimed there was enough State must be made through the ness if they foul up. offices at 277 Canal Street, in­ Thousands of gallons of crude ularized these days. It looks like stores aboard for 60 days. They have done a good -job, stead of the District offices, as So, according to their own and Norfolk is as free of gas- oil valued at $42,000 gushed into fie is being considered as Pres­ formerly. hounds as it is of the bubonic the Delaware River recently idential timber. Well, he is sure figures which were very skimpy, when a Socony-Vacuum Oil of one vote, at least (his own)! we again broke the store list plague^ Nitrate To PhiHy Confined To Amhorago Below Wilmington Attention Members! �Page EHrht THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August IS. 1947 9- , Commies Always Controlled NMC By BURT BECK. Assistant Editor (Second in a Series) ROM THE VERY FIRST DAYS of the National Mavitime Union, the communists extended every ef­ fort to control the union. Using Joe Curran as a willing tool, the CP put its trusted operatives in high positions where they dictated every move that was made. As early as September, 1939, the. communists were so intrenched in the NMU that they were able to use NMU ships for carrying secret propaganda from coun­ try to country in the hands of trusted agents, and they also had established branches in most major ports for the further dissemination of their ideology. Here are some quotes from a secret document issued by an ex-communist who was high in the NMU coun­ cils, which outlines the way the NMU was infested by the commies, and the international character of the set-up. This relates to the situation in 1939: "In charge of activities in Miami is James 'Scotty' Edwards, high ranking communist, who works througn John Saunders, long known as an active communist in and around Miami. Another is Frank Jones, who open­ ed Miami offices and established direct contact with Eddie Gordon, NMU representative in Havana. Gordon is a member of the communist party and a graduate of the 1936 Communist National School. "The front for the Havana job is that Gordon is sup­ posedly advertising representative of the Pilot, official organ of the NMU. He is influential in small politics in Cuba, and is an honorary member of the Cuban Federation of Labor. He carries confidential creden­ tials from the Central Committee of the communist party of the U. S. A. "San Juan, Puerto Rico: "A branch has been maintained for some time headed by a CP member named John Cadet. This branch has row been supplemented with a general organization for the whole of Puerto Rico, headed by National Or­ ganizer John Rogan. Rogan bears credentials from the Central Committee of the communist party of the U. S. A. "Southern Texas: "A joint hall for fishermen, members of the Inland Boatmens Division of the NMU, has been established at Point Isabelle at the mouth of the Rio Grande River. This is directed by K. K. Owens, Galveston NMU Agent, and is directly administered by his brother. Both of Owens" are communists and communist school gradu­ ates. The political responsibility for this chain of Texas agencies is directed by (a) Horace Bryan—United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers Association. He is a gradu­ ate of big party schools and member of the Central . Committee CPUSA. He is state director of his union. - -(b) Homer Brooks—Texas State : .cretary of the communist party. "Bryan holds membership in the Inland vision of the NMU and Brooks holds an l.ojK.ior,. bership in the NMU. F Great Lakes Strategic no communists aboard P&O ships since the SIU starteJ sailing them. The company made no attempt to sail the ships for a period of five weeks. But the communist party was quick to see what advantage could be made from the situation and dispatched Dave Ramos and Frank Jones, both NMU organizers as well as communist party mem­ bers, to Florida where they reopened the Miami hall and spread statements that the strike was lost and encouraged NMU members to fink the vessels out. Ap­ proximately ten NMUers shipped out on each of the P&O ships. Now the storj' starts to take shape. In the LatinAmerican hook-up of the CP, Havana was the center of operations. Four or five ships arrived daily from the Canal Zone, several from South American ports, at least one from Mexico, and one from Central America. In addition, there were several ships each week from Europe, Africa and from the Orient via the Mediter­ ranean. Thus, through the medium of ships alone, communi­ cations could be carried on faster and more regularly than mail. To the communists this was, and is impor­ tant, since they do not dare to trust the mails, and all of their important communicaions and instructions are carried by courier and delivered by hand. That is the direct reason the communist party was willing to take the stigma of strikebreaking and scabherding in order to colonize the P&O ships in thenefforts to establish another link in their far-flung or­ ganization. The same picture held true in other routes. Company's Approval Desired Wherever the commies infiltrated a steamship line that was necessary for their strategy, the demands of the seamen were forgotten. Any actions for conditions, overtime, etc., were avoided so that the crews could become established and trusted. The names of certain trusted agents keep cropping up in all reports of CP activity on the waterfrom. Albert Rothbard, now in charge of communist infiltra­ tion into the AFL, was for a time a courier traveling on the SS President Roosevelt, and then he transferred to ships going into the Canal Zone. Smith Hopkins, another sometime NMU organizer, was also engaged in communications, sailing on ships which touched near Russian ports, from which ports he brought back instructions to the party in the United States. Roy Hudson, Tommy Ray, and A1 Lanno, were others in the NMU and the communist party who carried the mail for the Stalinists. In 1941 the whole situation came into the open when Joseph J. Doyle, a member of the NMU, exposed tho fact that he had been forced off the SS Ancon, >-'tnujra Railway Steamship Company, because he oprcttd ihi commimi.'^t machine at the convention in Cjc-.tiena. I; js noteworthy to remember that the noon was the ship used by Rothbard as one of the communication links to Central and South America. Of course, the commimications service is not the only reason the commies want te dominate the NMU. As early as 1930, the Hamburg communist convention which set up the Red International of 'Seamen and Harborworkers, ISH, was told by Moscow boss Lozovsky, "war is coming. And it is going to be an antiSoviet war. We must capture the merchant marines encircling the globe, and be prepared." He denounced those delegates present who at that time were not. efficiently organized to sabotage trans­ portation facilities should there be any war aganst the Moscow dictatorship. "Great Lakes: "NMU headquarters are maintained in Cleveland un­ der the direction of M. Hedley Stone, communist school graduate. Another is in Chicago. Particular attention is being given to the Calumet area because this affords a direct communication as well as a physical link with Canada. "Inl- nd Waterways: "Organized by the Inland Boatmens Division of the NMU under the leadership of Felix Siren, another com­ munist school graduate, with headquarters at St. Louis. Purpose Remains Same It should be remembered that all these mentioned above are in addition to the major ports where the com­ Remember, that was 1930. The idea has not changed, munists had control from the very start and so did not however, and no matter how many disguises the in­ ternational organization may wear, its objectives re­ have to take steps to form groups. Why do the communists wish to control the NMU, main the same. and why do they maintain key commies in certain To train the growing army of couriers and would-be ports? Let's trace one devious story for the best answer saboteurs, the communist party opened a marine train­ ing school in upstate New York. The school's aim was, to those questions. At the second national convention of the NMU, held "A communist unit aboard every ship!" in New Orleans in July of 1939, it was decided that Classes stressed how to sabotage the vital sections of the port of Miami be closed for the following reasons: a ship's machinery, ways and means of transporting 1. Miami is not a payoff port. propaganda, and taught the students how to complete­ 2. There is a relatively small amount of shipping ly dominate crews by organizing meetings and being as compared to many other ports where neither "militant" even" where no need for militancy existed. agencies or branches are maintained. Most of this work was under the direction of.Al Lan3. The income of the port does not warrant a rep­ non, whd with Tommy Ray and Roy Hudson, constituted the American leadership of the ISH. George Mink, later resentative. 4. The port has no strategic value in the event of known as the "Butcher" for his activities in massacring thousands of anti-Stalinist Loyalists during the Span­ strikes or lockouts. In August, following that convention, the SlU called ish Civil War, was the inteinational representative from r strike against the Peninsular and Occidental Steam­ whom the party took orders on all matters pertaining ship Company, operating two car-ferries, and three • o maritime. combination passenger and freight ships on the run be­ ^ The rolls of the Red Annapolis described above al­ ways had on it the names of many who later became tween Florida ports and Havana. Because of the nature of the SIU, and its strong NMU members, including high officials. It is safe to position against the communist party, there had been state that most of the present leadership of the NMU was trained at one time or another at the school. Eacn student cost the school $125.00 for the two month course, and it's anybody's guess how much of that sum came out of the coffers of the National Maritime Union. The waterfront section of the communist party of the United States shrewdly planned its operations and un­ scrupulously carried out the plans. After receiving orders at the 1930 ISH convention 'he agents tried to infiltrate into already established or­ ganizations. Failing this, the next step was to create a new union, the Marine Workers Industrial Union, under the guidance of the commie Trades Union Unity League. This flopped miserably, and for a wliile there seemed a chance to rescue the seamens' movement from the hands of the old line leaders, and at the same time keep fiee from Moscow domination. But this was not to be. When the commies saw what was happening, they swung their machines into action, and in 1937 formed the National Maritime Union, which they now control. What part does and did Curran play in this whole set-up? His early history as a rank-and-filer does not raise him in the esteem of any working seaman. As a Bosun on the old California, he worked his men from bell to bell, with no time out. From this came his nick-name, "No Coffee Time." His associates in the early days were np better. They included Ferdinand C. Smith, who was a proven fink, and Frederick Myers who encouraged commie-NMU organizers to help break the strike in the P&O line in 1939. •There are some who claim that Curran followed the party-line until recently because he sincerely believed in what the commies were doing; in fact, some .state that he joined the communist party at the instiga­ tion of Harry Bridges. Other observers, however, feel that Joe, emulating the commies, used them for oppor­ tunistic purposes. Whatever the score, there is no one who doubts that Curran until recently followed the Moscow line wher­ ever it led. No Opposition Allowed The red howlers in the NMU started their piu-acs of honest officials, men who had the respect of large groups of .seamen, early in the inception of the union. .'Vnti-communists were frequently elected by the rankand-file to positions of importance, and in order to maintain control, it became necessary to oust all those who would not give a respectful ear to the orders from the Kremlin. District oy district, anti-commies found themselves fighting for life, both literally and figuratively. Soon, rather than continue the unequal struggle, the majority of sincere officials resigned. Those who did not were subject to waves of bitter slander and libel, and finally suspended. Members who objected to this treatment were expelled wholesale. Curran played, a leading part in this whole situation, even going so far as to appear dramatically at a carefuUy packed membership meeting with phony charges against certain officials, and calling for the suspen­ sion of those placards. Once this was hurdled, and commie control of the union made secure, the commies lost no time in farcing the membership-, to walk the line advocated by the Stalinists. Legitimate objections to the way the union was run were labelled "red-baiting" as were protests against can-shaking for the communist causes, enforced subsidization of the Daily Worker, and protests against communists being appointed to office or employed in charge of financial records and other important clerical work. Yet Curran went along with all that. He personally appeared before large audiences for causes sponsored by the communists, he signed several appeals for money for communist-front organizations, and he publicly spoke up for their viewpoint one day and as publicly changed his mind the next day when the party line changed. In the days before the Hitler-Stalin pact, the NMU very vociferously called for an end to fascist agression. In fact, the convention in New Orleans in 1939, adopted a resolution condemning aid, direct or otherwise to fas­ cist countries, and demanding the support of all de­ mocracies in the fight against fascist agression. The countries named as fascist were Italy, Germany, and Japan Other resolutions included support for the Interna­ tional Labor Defense, a CP front organization; and the International Trade Union Federation, dominated by the Soviet Union; But with the signing of the pact, a deep silence en­ veloped the world-minded NMU. When the British, French, and Polish people were fighting for life, the communist line changed, and the NMU line went right TfP'r �• "TT: ^ Fnday. August 15. 1947 /THE SE^F^RERS Y~ ' . LOG Page Nine' And Curran Followed Line In Past along. A pamphlet, "The Yanks Are Not Coming,"' written By Mike Quinn, communist seaman and hack writer, was subsidized by the NMU, the ILWU, and other waterfront unions whose purse strings are con­ trolled by the comrades. In Curran's report to the National Council on Jan­ uary 15," 1940, he stated, "A war-scare and hysteria , have been created in this country by those who would like to see the United States involved in the European conflict. The majority of American people are un­ equivocally opposed to such involvement . . . "The Yanks Are Not Coming," the slogan which was orig­ inated by the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, and which has caught on all over the country, should be our .slogan too." Agaiii on May 24, 1940, Curran reiterated this stand in a telegram to President Roosevelt, in which he said, in part, "The National Maritime Union' wants to make clear that its members and leaders are loyal Americans and as such are opposed to American involvement in European wars." Remember this statement. Curran and his fellow of­ ficials took a different track after Russia was attacked. It is possible to fill mariy pages ju.st quoting the mouthings of the commie line NMU officials who did Stalin's bidding by being pro-war when it looked like ihe Nazis would attack Russia, and then went anti-war when Hitler and Stalin signed a pact and divided Poland. During the period of Nazi-communist collaboration, the NMU, like all other unions which were under the ii'on heel of Soviet dictatorship, fomented strike action, and work stoppages; blasted government agencies; and aeclaimed loudly that President Roospvelt was leading »he country into war. The Infamous Flip-Flop In fact, commie leaders of many CIO unions tried to force the membership to back Wendell Willkie ^against Roosevelt in the 1940 election. Of course, when the Hitler-Stalin honeymoon ended, Roosevelt once again became the darling of the party-liners. If any further proof is needed that the National jvlaritime Union followed, and still follows, the CP line, it is necessary to look no further than the Pilot issues of June 6, 1941, and July 4, 1941. Those dates correspond roughly to the time immediately before and after the Nazis marched into Russia. The June 6 issue, on page 13, reprints the .speech of Vito Marcantonio, party-line Congressman, asking that the drift towards war be stopped and that American people unite to halt involvement of the United States •n the European War. It was this same Marcantonio who stood up in Congre.ss the day after Russia was attacked and stated that the nature of the war had changed and that since Russia had been invaded it was time for the United States to take action against the fascists. What gall! And the NMU ate all this up, with no dissenting voice coming from Joe Curran. Nor was the NMU lagging in the spurt to catch up with the new line. A special membership meeting after the invasion of Russia heard veteran communists speak in favor of all aid to Russia, and of course Great Britain, and even Curran who had been violently op­ posed to the war now saw the conflict as a struggle against fascism and favored all out aid to Russia and England. Deck Dispatcher Roland Perry, who later became a riisruptionist in the Masters, Mates, and Pilots; Pa­ trolman Edward Robinson; John Rogan; Albert Rothbaft; all the commie hacks agreed that the nature of the war had changed because the spread of the war to Russia had made it a struggle between Nazism and Socialism «• Super Salesmen Swallowing this line of pro^iaganda was not the toughest thing the NMU rank-and-file faced. In the next fiw years, the Russia First policy of the NMU was to lead the membership through a maze of con­ tradictions, sellouts, and hypocricy. At »the height of the conflict, while the SlU-SUP stood firmly against the bosses' efforts to use the war as a means of grinding down seamen and their unions, the NMU shamelessly collaborated with the shipown­ ers and reactionary government agencies. Any sea­ man who stood against them was ruthlessly crushed, after his character had been blackened by those who have raised character assassination to a fine art. Big Business appreciated this. One Wall Street organ paid tribute to the communists by stating that communist led unions "have the best 'no-strike' record, and are the only sections of organized labor giving serious consideration to incentive wages." Harry Bridges even went further. He asked that the • strike weapon be abandoned, not only for the uuration of the war, but indefinitely thereafter. The NMU went right along with that, too. Shipowners were wined and dined with money which • ank-and-filers paid in dues. The pages of the Pilot were filled with nau.seating statements such as this f>ne: "Among the great industrialists there, are many who believe in and will fight just as sincerely and effectively as ourselves, lor enduring peace. These are our allies •;:nd we must learn to work with them honestly and •.vholcheartcdly." (Bold ours—Ed.) As soon as the war was ended the allies launched an -mli-union drive which culminated in the passage of •he Taft-Hartley Law. But ihe commies are adept at twisting situations to .-uit their own purposes. Earl Browder, long time head of the communist party, USA, and war time leader of •he comrades, was deposed and his followers, those vho refused to publicly apologize for their sins, \veie expelled. It is said that M. Hedley Stone and Jack Lawrenson lo.st their parly cards for that reason. . So now according to the commies, in spile of war time error.s, the parly is back on the right track, but it wdll be hard to con\'ince the many seamen who were forcibly prevented from fighting for decent wages a.nd conditions; the mine workers Vvho were advised not to strike, but to submit to the government in•nead: and the Miur.gomery-'Waid strikers who saw •, Harry Bridges" men scab on thern. Again we repeat, Cuiran went along with these sell­ outs of the seamen without a word of protest. On in•surance the SlU took the lead only to have Blackie jfyers go to Washington willing to settle for whatever 'he government and the shipowners would give him. ..»n the war risk bonus, it was the same story. The NMU welcomed the Coast Guard with open arms because it helped them to police the membership and weed out any who might conceivably embarrass the leadership. The Recruitment and Manning Office, that fink or­ ganization hated by all seamen, set up office in the NMU New York Hall, and the NMU adopted the ship­ ping rules which governed the RMO. Had enough—well, the NMU went even further. The fink pools of the Martime Service got a hearty welcome, and even the proposal to put all merchant reamen in uniform did not bring a peep of protest. "We Will Sail Them" In the fall of 1941, when the SlU-SUP struck for war risk bonus, the NMU publicly announced that it vould sail any ships reallocated to it. Two or three ships were transferred, and NMU crews did sail them. Any time the SlU-SUP stood up to the government to demand justice for seamen, the NMU followed the .same practice of strikebreaking. There's more to the ditry record, but why go on. Suffice it to say that the NMU was guilty of every possible sellout of its own membership, plus strikopreaking tactics that would have put to shame the best known scabherders in waterfront history. Then, after ten years of dancing to the communist lune, Joe Curran called it quits. At a closed memiiership meeting on February 18, 1946, Curran re­ vealed that the CP machine continually overrode the wishes of the membership, dictated who was to be hired, fired, and brought up on charges, and named Joe Stack, Fredercik Myers, Ferdinand Smith, and Howard McKenzie as the leaders of the machine. In his charges, Joe substantiated everything the SlU, through the LOG, has maintained all throughout the I'istory of the NMU. He told how the commies had sold the membership down the river on wages during the war by backing the "War Labor Board in its low-wage policy, in line with the party's policy of subordinating .'ill union issues to helping Russia win the war. The communist party did not take this assault lying down. "William Z. Foster, CP head, in a secret meet­ ing laid down the line, and warned that although many NMU officials had been expelled from the party be­ cause they had gotten out of line, more expulsions would follow. He said: ' "We have a very dangerous situation in the NMU. "Ve have done our best to adjust the situation and irave been unable to accomplish it. "The principal reason is our own comrades in the NMU. They are not carrying out the party line or we would have a different situation in the NMU. This is •ntolerable "There has been a little surgery in the NMU but ap­ parently not enough. If these comrades continue in de­ fying the party line, we will have to do some more surgery." Curran then backed down. He denied that he meant the communist party when he mentioned machine in l.is original blast, and he proclaimed that he would not allow "red baiting" to become an issue the NMU. When the Committee for Maritime Unity was formed, Curran, although he should have known better, was one of the most enthusiastic supporters. During the referen­ dum, he filled his column in the Pilot, "Passing The Word," with thousands of words of praise for the* CMU and what rL would do to benefit seamen. But that too came to an end, and as outlined in last ••/tek's installment, he soon jumped off the CMU train and started an all-out fight against communist confc-l of the NMU. From^the mass of evidence that is available at this date, it is possible to draw a clear picture of what mo­ tivated Curran to act as he did. From the beginning, Curran was only the spoke.sman for the communist clicque. Blackie Myer.s, a member of the National Committee of the CP, did the thinking while Cur:an provided the front. A Leader Is Born the myth that had been built up about Joe Curran '•.as the rtr'jlt of careful planning. At the beginning, none of the known communists wanted to take the lead, and in Curran they found a man who had iicbjeveci a little reputation as one of the leaders in the .\irig up of the old California in 1936. Curran was not ivei st to being used, and thus star ted a relationship that lasted for ten years. By that time, however, the communists had become confident of their power in the union. They felt tha+ iney no longer needed Curran, especially since he was jiiendly with communist renegades like M. Hedley Stone, Charley Keith, Jack Lawrenson, Tommy Ray, and Adrian Duffy. These men. along with many others, .bad oeen read out of the parly for refusing to follow ihe party line after Browder's expulsion. Anothei thing that reacted against Curran was the fieisonal ambition of Joe Stack. Stack had never changed from the opportunist who wrote his brother .hat he was running for election, so, "If you meet a co.'Timunist, tell him I am a communist; if you meet a obbly, tell him 1 am a wobbly; if you meet a rank.nd-filer, tell him 1 am a rank-and-filer." Stack had been a small frog in a big pond too long to suit him. Starting as a ship's delegate, he had worked iiimself up, through the help of the party machine, f;0 New York Port Agent. Then he ran for "Vice-President ; nd was elected. It»was an open secret that he in­ tended to run against Curran the next time around, and . s- a consequence there was little love lost between the two. That may explain, in part, why Curran went after Stack first when Smith and McKenzie are just as vul.Tcrable, but not as ambitious. Of course, there's always the chance that Curran finally woke up to what was happening in the NMU, and decided to clean out the comrats before they \.recked the union. But the way he started his ofjonsive, by refusing to indict the communist party and confining his criticisms solely to Stack, Myers, Smith, and McKenzie, makes it appear that he only intended to begin a struggle for power, and found him­ self embi-oiied in a fight with the whole vicious ..nachine. There is no doubt that of the two factions represented by Curran and his .supporters on one hand, and the • ommunists on the other, the Curran group is muc..i the better for the rank-and-file NMU seaman. Can Become A Union If Curran succeeds in -getting the union out from under the iron heel of CP domination, the NMU may lake its place as a seamen's union fighting for sea­ men's benelits. Now it is onl> another arm of Soviet policy. The sixth convention of the NMU, starting on Sepember 22, in New York City, will have a great bear.ng on the future. The commies have organized well, and should they capture the convention, they will force *lje NMU to continue to follow policies which have led tnat union right to the brink of ruin. And if the com­ mies lose, look for them to embark on a program to •'.reck the union, no matter who gets hurt in the process. So far in this series, we have discussed the NMU 'rom its start, through the war years, and the struggle against the commies which recently developed. In the concluding article, which will appear in an early issue, the question of SIU-NMU unity will be Jealt with and the need for unity between all seamen and waterfront workers—at the point of production on the picketlines—will be pointed out. Also to be discussed are: the SlU's position on the many vital questions affecting the American merchant marine; the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act; possibililies of unemployment and the SIU program to meet the sduation; the problem of foreign bottoms being used to smash conditions of American seamen; and the need for real maritime unity in time of strikes or lockouts, I'-ee from the maneuverings of the communist party. J �Page ttfew SBj^FiARlEBS liaC FUday; August U5> 4947 SHIPS' MIMIJTES AND NEWS SS Lamar Crew Adopts Code For Shipboard Conduct To Maintain Prestige 0f SIU Jammed Rudder Holds Thompson In Nova Scotia The SS Smith Thompson is berthed in Halifax,'Nova Scotia, awaiting arrival of a new rudder from the United States to replace the one which jammed shortly after the ship left that port re­ union-like conduct aboard ship, t— cently. they made responsible for The meeting, held at sea re-, Word of the vessel's condition cently while the vessel was en- '"y disorderly acts." reached the LOG in a communi­ route to Bari, Italy, approved a cation from V. Perez, the ship's SHOW CONCERN FOR SIU plan designed to benefit all Bosun. He said the ship turned Manifesting deep concern for hands. The plan included a set back-to Halifax when the lower the SIU's prestige as a respon­ of rules governing shipboard con­ portion of the rudder "got stuck sible organization of seamen, the duct, the basis of which was each at a 25 degree angle, making it Lamar crew held that "any dis­ individual's consideration of his orderly conduct, destruction of almost impossible to steer." shipmates and his Union. Penal­ The Thompson had to make personal or ship's property, ma­ ties were also approved for in­ her way back to port in a thick licious aggravation of other fractions of the code of conduct fog, Perez said. He added that crewmembers or fighting shall set up by the Lamar men. the Halifax newspapers credited be deemed a serious offense." A "Best wishes from a couple of pie-eaters. Everything goes the ship's master and his crew ELECT COMMITTEE fine of $5.00 or more was agreed smoothly on way to Texas City," says bottle-borne note from for the fine performance in bring­ upon as a penalty found guilty Disposition of cases involving these Seatrain New York men. From left to right. Brothers ing the ship through four days of violators was placed in the hands under terms of this provision. Barnes, OS; Wolf, Cook; Uncle Otto, Steward, and Burran, Cook. fog despite the fact that her rud­ of a Committee on Conduct and The code of conduct also deals der was virtually useless. Penalties, which was "elected to with cleanliness and sanitation Perez expressed the opinion determine guilt, and penalties fori aboard ship and any horse-play that the Thompson would remain infractions of the rules." Pro­ that might place the safety of Otto Preussler, Steward, an printed message: "This letter in Halifax at least 16 days pend­ ceeds from any fines that might the crew in jeopardy. Repeated oldtimer known to Seafarers as comes to you via Deep Sea Bottle be imposed "are to be collected disregard of the rules governing Uncle Otto," hits the bottle once Mail dropped in the Ocean Aug. ing receipt of the new rudder. by the committee and turned the.se classification.s would re­ in awhile—but not to punch holes 4, 1947 from SS Seatrain New over to the Union at the payoff sult in doubling of the fines, the in his innards. Otto uses the York by Uncle Otto." for use of hospitalized members," Lamar code stated. bottle to serve as his intermed­ On the very same day—Aug. it was agreed at the meeting. Brothers Watson and Philpott iary with the shoreside postal 4—Uncle Otto tossed his messageAmong the rules adopted by acted as chairman and secretary, system. And with success. bearing bottle over the side, it respectively. Delegates were This week an envelope stamp­ was picked up by a Bob Burns SIU oldtimer Scotty Atkins, Brothers Floyd, for the Deck ed boldly, "Via Deep Sea Bottle aboard a small boat, the Hi Ho, has dropped anchor in New Or­ Gang, Sigler for the Stewards de­ Mail," and containing a photo off Palm Beach Fla. • leans, where he's engaged in a GOMMA partment, and Blanor for the (above), arrived at the LOG of­ This puts the bottle one up shoreside enterprise. ?£KfDRM Black Gang. fice. The envelope also bore a on the carrier pigeon. Scotty is running a hotel which, caters to seamen, members of the Seafarers, particularly. Ap­ propriately named the Anchor Hotel, Scotty's place is in the Vieux Carre in 418 Dauphine St. Seafarers interested in getting a square deal from a good union Pressure, which had been slowly building up through a previous trip, finally ex­ Brother might stop in to see. ploded during voyage No. 4 of the John A. Donald, when the ship's engine blew a gas­ Scotty, who is as union-minded the Lamar crew was one which ket and the crew blew its top. Both spou ed hot steam over the same thing: Three of as ever. Even his business cards the ship's Engineers. prominently display the emblem stated: the 3rd Assistant, all members of While in Amsterdam he had of the New Orleans local of the The engine let go, sputtered "All men shall conduct them­ the MEBA, contributed nothing one of the Engineers doing jobs printers' union. and died from a lack of atten­ selves in a Union-like and sea­ toward the maintenance of the which were entirely unnecessary, tion from its officer custodians, men-like manner at all times vessel, but plenty to the disrup- .•^nd when the Engineer asked and the crew hit the overhead aboard this vessel, and try to tmn of the working arrangements to check the flanges and joints Hits Biff Town from an overdose of attention maintain friendliness, coopera­ on the ship. he refused to give him permis­ from the trio. tion and a smooth operation of On watch, Romanoff spent his sion. The engine could be repaired time preaching the CP line and duty. From then on the engine began with a new gasket, but the crew writing slogans on the Engine "Men shall be able to perform felt it could only get back on the room bulkheads. The SIU crew to race hard, but he and the duties at all times when resane track by a solid heave-ho aboard made known their feel­ other Engineers just sat and qired to do so aboard ship. of the, three culprits who were ings toward Romanoff, but he watched the engine shimmy it­ Drinking is a man's privilege, on the way to driving the crew collared the men and told them self apart. Then engine shook so so long as he does not inter­ hard it almost threw the crew to distraction. that the SIU and its officials were off its buunks. fere with, or annoy, others or Ringleader of the disruption- company stiffs, SIU men are cause a reflection of discredit Enough is enough, decided the ists, James Romanoff, is well- finks and the SIU's meetings are . on the Union." known to LOG readers, and phony get-togethers which ac­ crew, so out came the paper and The program continues with a pencil and a letter was penned whose tactics were exposed in complish nothing. plea that all hands "please use to the SIU in which the crew the August 1 issue of the LOG, moderation. Shoreside is the "JUST RESTING, THANKS" stated that the majority of the place to party up; then your v/hich reprinted portions of a let­ crew would like to make another Romanoff a former MEBA of­ shipmates are not bothered, nor ter he wrote from the Donald to ficial, who hasn't the slightest trip, but not with the present a fellow communist telling of his progress—and lack of it—in pass­ conception of what being a union three Engineers. ing out communist propaganda man means, confessed to the crew ENGINEER, TOO Into New York this week that his only reason for being on among the crew. The crew found an ally in this came Brother Tony Pisano of the ship was to rest up and work with the 2nd Engineer who, too, Staten Island sporting a fresh ANTI-UNION UNIONISTS Send in the minutes of on a book. decided to pile off rather than coat of Southern tan. In photo your ship's meeting to the He and his cohorts were sound­ The Chief Engineer's actions above, he stands in front of an­ sail with them again. New York HalL Only in that ly condemned by the crew for aboard the Donald demonstrated The crewmembers, 28 in all, cient French submarine high way can the membership act their tactics in spending their that union brotherhood was not who signed the letter, stated that dry in Jackson Square Park, on your recommendationSf time in spreading the Moscow his intention, either. they had had enough of the boys New Orleans. and then the minutes can be line. But their wrath was most When the ship lost the 3rd As­ printed in the LOG for the explosive over the fact that these sistant in Amsterdam, instead of who preach the communist line benefit of all other SIU men did nothing in the line or naming one of the crew to the and cry for unity of maritime crews. work. Their actions were those job, the Chief took over the job workers, but who in practice act Hold those shipboard meet­ of avowed company stiffs instead himself without receiving a pen­ to the contrary in the best man­ ings regularly, and send of the fellow workers they claim­ ny for the work. All because he ner of company stiffs. ed to be. those minutes in as soon as aidn't want the Black Gang to A while later the Donald hit possible. That's the SIU wayl Romanoff, who sailed as 1st As- receive any extra money. (Fellow the States. Today, she is at sea r'sistant, the Chief Engineer and worker?) —less three former Engineers. In a move calculated to strengthen the position of the Seafarers and to solidify its gains, crewmembers of the Mirabeau B. Lamar took action at a special meeting to pro­ mote "a spirit of cooperation and brotherhood" based on Bottle Wings Otto's Mail 'Scotty' Atkins Anchors In N.O. Good Unionists Must Have More Than Slogans, Donald Men Find Send Those Minutes V i �Friday. August 15, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief stalled. Ship's delegate to ask TOFA TOPA. July 27—Chair-, man J. M-rshall; Secretary R. j the Port Agent for a clarifica­ Hubalck. Delegates reported alii tion on the time spent anchored overtime in order. New Business: I in the roads off Buenos Aires. Motion by itewman that a letter! XXX be sent to ihe Union in reference TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE. to seamen's mistreatment in July 6—Chairman M. Sams; Sec­ Bi'emerhaven by the military po­ retary Lundy, New Business: lice. Seamen involved should Motion by Dodge that a letter be write their own experiences and sent to the Secretary-Treasurer present them to shore Patrol­ and forwarded to the negotiating man. Motion by M. Novakovj committee requesting a contract that a man be elected to stay on provision for overtime for the I the ship to take care of the ship's Deck and Engine Department business. while standing regular sea watch­ es on holidays. Motion carried i S. t Nolan: Stewards Delegate V\f. K. that a check be made of repairs CORNELIA. July 25 — Chair­ Kehrv/eider. necessary in crew's quarters and man John E. While; (Secretary MAYO BROTHERS. June 29— not given.) New Business: Broth­ Chairman Hank Adamowicz; Sec- repairs be made before the ship er Gunsell moved that the ship letExy Joe P. Julian. Delegates sails again. Motion by DiFerma should be fumigated. Brother reports accepted. New Business: that the Steward serve omelets William Moore moved that the F. Jangsma elected ship's dele­ of various style rather than plain three departmental delegates gate by acclamation. Motion car­ ones daily. check ship stores before she sails ried that men leaving mess in XXX rgain. Moore also moved that no messhall shall be fined 25c with SEATRAIN TEXAS. July 14— crewmember pay off until all money to go to hospital fund. Chairman Wm. Pepper; Secre­ legitimate overtime beefs are tary Sam F. Gunter. Repair list XXX settled. Good and Welfare: Point read and discussed. Motion car­ FRANCIS. July 10—(Chairman was raised by Brother Francis ried instructing ship's delegate and Secretary not given.) Motion Martens as to why the supply of to take repair list to Union hall meat sausage has run out. Dis­ carried that a new electric wa­ and company office. Good and ter cooler be installed on the cussion followed and it was deWelfare: General discussion on starboard side of crew deck. The cidecV to order a larger supply the very hot condition of the old one is worn out. Motion car­ the next time. messhall. This being on the re­ ried that locks be renewed on pair list did not make it any the 4-8 and 8-12 rooms as the cooler-. repair job done on the locks was very poor. XXX FRANKLIN H. KING. July 5— 4. i 4. Chairman W. T. Hunter; Secre­ ARCHER, May 10—Chairman By HANK tary C. J. Jensen. Deck Delegate H. McClure: Secretary C. Welsh. reported some disputed overtime Delegates had nothing to report. Some Seafarers will just be fooling and weakening themselves New Business: Motions carried: to be straightened out at payoff. XXX and their Union if they don't hit a beef with their whole-heartei To have delegates report on the Stewards and Engine Depart­ JOHN GALLUP. July 20 — interest and support. It doesn't pay to goof off—whether it be on standing of all members of their ments reported everything okay. Chairman John Werner; Secre­ just another trip out or right in a sudden beef which involves the respective departments at the Good and Welfare: A thorough tary Richard Geiling. Deck and security of every sailor's job and the security of the Union.in all next meeting; that the messhall discussion was held concerning Engine Departments reported dis­ its phases. It's your union, and all the beefs, the small ones and be kept clean; that potatoes be the rotten conditions aboard the puted overtime in their depart­ the big ones, are your beefs to win. The record of SIU beefs shows New Business: Motion served three times a day; that ship. ments Stewards Department run­ plainly that they were successful because of the honest-minded made to correct the conditions messmen refuse to serve anyone ning okay. New Business: Mo­ militant actions of not just some of the Seafarers—but every Sea­ not wearing a shirt. Good and discussed in Good and Welfare. tion carried that Steward check farer anchored in the Union Halls or just coming off a trip. Welfare: Suggestion that dele­ Repair list made up and ap­ stores in the future before the Don't let the politicians and the fat, scheming millionaires proved. gates draw up a list of repairs. start of the voyage. Motion car­ destroy so easily our job security—our Union—and the traditional ried that no one pay off until freedom of our American labor in this democracy. Don't let the XXX disputed overtime is cleared. Mo­ company bosses ruin 'and rule labor with their atomic ideas and ARCHER. June 29—Chairman tion carried that Chief Mate be those ever-ready, wooden-headed, anti-union company finks. The C. Morsh: Secretary C. Welsh. checked on strike clearance. Mo­ company finks are just waiting to grab our jobs quicker than you Delegates reported on the stand­ tion reconsidered and struck can pay your dues or wear your white cap of militancy—which in ing of their departments. New XXX plainer words means: protecting your job, your family and your Business: Motion carried to al­ ARCHER. July 6 — (Special from minutes. future. Every Seafarer—and every Isthmian seaman who voted low disputed overtime to stand meeting) Chairman C. Morsh; X X X despite offer by Master not to Secretary C. Welsh. A commit­ SEATRAIN TEXAS. July 27— freely to have the SIU represent him on Isthmian ships—has a job log several absentees if all dis- tee of three department dele­ Chairman Richardson; Secretary to do—a permanent job of honest American militancy. Let's do it— puted overtime concerning gates and the Bosun elected to Springer. Old Business: Hot and and do a good job. launch service was withdrawn. discuss ways and means with cold water system brought up XXX Motion carried to put in for the Patrolman and Agent of hav- J again. Nothing h^ been done From Brother Joe Pilulis we received this letter dated overtime for fire and boat drill ing the Captain and Chief Mate about it in spite of orders by the August 4th while aboard the SB Evangeline: "Just a few lines held on Saturday afternoon. removed -from the ship. Quali- company to the Chief Engineer. to let you know everything is all right aboard this scow. There fications of various tripcarders Motion carried that if the sys­ aren't many oldtimers aboard except Brother Jimmy McCuller. discussed pertaining to their ac­ tem is not put in working order Boy, it sure is unusual for me to make five trips so far. Give ceptance into the Union. within 12 hours of departure of my regards to Brother Steve Messara. That's all for now." . . . vessel from New York that the XXX From Brother Steve Di Girolomo aboard the SS R. M. T. Hunter BERTRAM G. GOODHUE. crew ask the company to remove down in Baltimore: His letter reads: "Well, I got myself a Lib­ XXX (Date. Chairman and Secretary the Chief Engineer. One minute erty ship for France. We have a pretty good gang aboard—quite COLOMBIA VICTORY. Aug. not given) New Business: Mo- of silence for brothers lost at sea. a few oldtimers. too. There's A1 Bentley. George Wolfe and a lot 2—Chairman Ed. Myers; Secre- j tion carried that all groups playmore. I'll write from France. Give my regards to the gang and tary Bob Prutzman. Motion car-j -'ng c.ards are to meet in the crew Benny. Paul and Slug." r:ed to hand list of beefs to Pa- recreation room and not in the XXX trolman upon arrival in next mess. Motion carried that all port. Good and Welfare: Milk crewmembers to act neatly in We sure got the letters this week. Here's one frorn Brothe.r to be provided for night lunch, the messroom and replace foodRed Braunstein on the SS Fairport over there in Shanghai, China, Delegates to see Engineer about stuffs and utensils in their proper dated July 27th: "Well, we're finally in Shanghai. We had a nice shower nozzle. Various discus- places. Motion carried that no XXX trip over. Two more Waterman scows are here—the Iberville and sions among which were sanita-|one is to put clothing in tubs or SAMUEL GRIFFIN. April 7— the Jean LaFitte. Tldngs are sure expensive. A bottle of coke tion of meats being defrosted and buckets and leave them under Chairman Eugene Dore; Secre­ in a Chinese restaurant costs 6000 Chinese dollars. In the USS Club the Night Cook and Baker's abil- steam pipes, tary Seymour Kolchek. Com­ a beer costs 9000 Chinese dollars. There is some racket run out ity to bake. XXX plaint of two pot system being here. The government e.xchange is around 12,000 Chinese dollars Saloon Mess and Third for one American dollar. A beer costs around 20,000 Chinese dol­ XXX DEL VALLE. July 1—Chair- used. GEORGE FITCH, June 5— man Wolowitz; Secretary R. W. Cook denied that two pots are lars. The black market exchange is around 35,000 Chinese dollars Chairman Joe Hill; Secretary H.' Curtis. Delegates of each depart- being used. Much criticism of to an American dollar. A meal in the USS Club costs 40,000 Chinese Vickery. Deck and Stewards de- ^ ment reported a few hours of the meat and lack of fresh vege­ dollars—which is over three American dollars at the official ex­ partments okay. Engine Depart- disputed overtime. New Busi- tables. New Business: Steward change. Well, the weather is very hot and we leave for Manila in ment reported one hour of dis- ness: Motion by Joe Savava that asked to supply two pillow cases about a week. My regards to the boys and I'll be home sometime in puted overtime for Wiper. Mo- neither Engine or Deck Depart- each week while in the tropics. October." tion carried that the three dele- ments have time to soogie or Motion carried that each man get gates meet and arrange for the paint in the alleyways, and if the the soap entitled him plus the Say. was that Brother Dutch Bolz we saw with Brother assignment of sanitation work in Stewards Department have time number of bafs he has been short Scotty Morton? . ., Brother Bob Hicks is in town. So is Brother the recreation room and laundry.' they can do the work and the during the weeks the ship was Louis Galvani . .. From St. Lucia. Canada, a postcard from musGeneral discussion on keeping other departments will not claim out. Due to shortage of cigar­ tached Brother Joe De George who writes: "Having a swell time the messhalls and passageways the overtime. Motion by Colca ettes aboard, crew asks where —Brother Eddie Mooney, "Mac" and myself. We're on the SS cleaner. Deck Delegate John P. that all half lockers be taken off the Second Mate got the six car­ Cavalier. So long for now." Lavexy; Engine Delegate W. J.'and full length lockers be in- tons of cigarettes he sold ashore. r:.< lU BAGGAGE: A hAEMBER* SW\P ACCOMODATION, NOTAPERWMsNEM STO^^AGE RDONV. UfsAlTED FACs-mes^O NOT PeRhAlT BAGGAGE T6 0E HtLD FOR LONG UiHEN SATURATION PiOINT IS REACHED HAVE TO UNLOAD. IF V6U DOKJTCALl IT, VOUR GEAR tA)iaBF GIVEN TO 50Mt R.eC0GNI2FD CHARlTV. CUT and RUN A\ �•,^-f • n .\ Friday, August 15, 1947 TaWslEAPAn^RSLOC VHE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS rAMG In Germany Blasted For Treatment Of Seamen To the Editor: While on the SS Gateway City, I had a chance to go up the Weser River to Bremen. As it was Sun­ day and about 6 P. M. we were met all along the Weser by the -German patrol and E Boats, which were seized by the Amer­ ican Army and Navy. There were also gay party boats with all the high ranking officials en­ tertaining their lady friends and guests. We docked at Bremen late Sunday and went ashore the fol­ lowing day. In Bremen I noticed quite a few American soldiers strolling the streets with their sweethearts, and, of course, the usual IviPs in their white helmets. As civilians, we seamen dress accordingly. But we still are American citizens. If we stop to talk to a girl the MP requires her to show papers. If they are not in order, she is confined for a three-day period. OFF LIMITS All the taverns are out of bounds for us civilians and if you were quietly seated in one, the first thing you know an MP is behind you ordering you out. We left Bremen and went to Bremerhaven, where we unload­ ed that part of our cargo that was whiskey. As soon as the unload­ ing was finished about 40 Ger­ man police descended on the ship and started a search for stolen whiskey. They were aided by an American MP lieutenant and a soldier who was stationed at the gangway to pi-event shore liberty. The search was conduct­ ed, the result was nil. Nothing was found. Because of this incident I would like to state something that is on my mind. I may be wrong but I think we are as good as any of those ranking officers, and we are as much American as any of those GIs walking the streets of German cities. If it hadn't been for the part we play­ ed, our efforts and toils, they would not have had the tools of war or the rations which the ships delivered when the conflict was at the critical stage. WE'RE PAYING FOR IT I know the saying, To the victor belongs the spoils, etc. No one is trying to take it away from them, but 1 think your taxes and my taxes are helping keep this thing alive. I thought we fought the war to rid the world of the SS troops and the Gestapo. But I don't Ft. Stanton Patients Thank Butler Crew To the Editor: Seafarers patients in Fort Stan­ ton Marine Hospital wish to thank the crew of the Ovid But­ ler for the donation we received from them. We appreciate it very much as the money meant a lot to us. We are happy to know that our Brothers have hot forgotten us. Marion D. Penry Fort Stanton Hospital think the American people know or understand that the American Military Government is using the same tactics and the same po­ lice that built the Nazi fortress in Europe. When 1 went to school 1 was taught that an army travels on stomach, meaning on the food and rations—not on v/hiskey for the high officers and officials. If we are trying to preach our form of government, well then, let's praise and uphold it, not just a few favorites. I won't sign my name to this article as I am not an authority cn government laws and I may be wrong in regard to the mili­ tary controls but I think the members and their families should know how their taxes are being spent in Germany. We certainly have a right to expect a little decency. Crewmember SS Gateway City (Ed. note: The writer of this letter requested that his name be withheld.) SIGNAL HILLS ENGINEERS ARE GOOD UNION MEN To the Editor: We of the Black Gang, on the SS Signal Hills would like to take this opportunity to notify all SIU and SUP men who sail with Pacific Tankers to be on the lookout for the following En­ gineers: Wallace Payne, Chief Engineer; Clarence Barr, First; Nick Pirone, Second; Lee W. Bingall, Third, and Paul Dosher Jr., Third. You can't find a better bunch of En­ gineers to sail with, they are good union men and will go more than half way with anyone who sails with them. We signed on two NMU men who were on the beach at Genoa, Italy, and they would like to ex­ press thjir thanks to a good and welcome crew. Both Frank Kelemen and John Childers—we were glad to have you with us, and hope to see you again some time. We are enclosing a letter of thanks to the black gang from the Chief Engineer, in hope you can find space in the LOG to print it. Black Gang SS Signal Hills Whole Town Knows Wolch's White Cap To the Editor: Referring to the article in fly­ ing discs in the July 11 issue of the LOG, I would like to point out that the people in this town see one every day. When I walk down the street I wear my "disc" all the time. I'm now home with a bum leg and just taking it easy as I read the LOG and sip cold beer. Well, here's hoping the TaftHartley Law sees a quick ending. "Chisler" Welch St. Cloud, Minn. (Ed. Nble: Amen, WolcH;} COOLING OFF IN VENEZUELA 'Pop' Martin Hits Log With Bale Of Verse To the Editor: Enclosed are some blurbs which may be of some value. Made two voyages in that air conditioned luxury liner, the Del Sud. My word! Now I'm in an old blister of a Pacific Tanker's mudbank solarium that has been dragged to a shipyard for a fitout. Really thought I was signing on one to be out to sea in a few hours. The crew, the ship, the cargo and the sea. A sailor's life. Not as in luxury liners; alumi­ num deck housing from main deck to radio shack, aluminum feather-light deck chairs for the All is not work for an SIU crew, writes Brother Lester J. passengers and a flock of booms Moore, as this photo of three SS Carlsbad crewmen shows. with fqur fold steel blocks reeved Downing cool cole drinks are (left to right): Collin Stepper, with SVz inch line and with milePercy Foote Jr.. and Lester J. Moore, Locale is the jungle port long IV2 inch steel pendants, fit­ of Caripito. Venezuela. ted with shackles heavy enough to pick up 40 tons of weight. SEAFARER FINDS Oh, I was speaking of lilxury! But labor is a luxury, an envy, UNION BROTHERS if one is in a wheel chair. But 'SWELL GUYS» that Del Sud rigging might put me there. To the Editor: However, she's not unique. She Well here I am stuck in Aruba has two sister ships—and how for medical treatment. any marine awhitect can be paid I was on the Piatt Park, a T-2 for making thrice such mistakes. James (Pop) Marlin Pacific tanker job. The crew was really a swell bunch of guys (Ed. nole: Pop Marlin sent especially the Black Gang, of a raft of verse to the LOG. All which I am a member — wiper we can say is the guy's a. crackto be exact. erj&ck. His stuff will appear The Skipper was really a swell from time to time. For a be­ Joe. 1 am just a youngster in the ginning, a couple of samples Union, but what ships I have sail­ appear below.) ed on, I have foUnd the creWs to be swell eggs and fine union brothers. There was a time when I didn't believe in unions, but now that 1 have joined the SIU I Hit Or Miss know what it means to be in a By JAMES (POP) MARTIN good union. Lots of luck to you Brother Stepper halts for all. Log'A-Rhythms caihefaman Lester Mobre. R. M. Bailey Member's Mother Asks Aid In Search For Daughter To the Editor: Will you kindly publish the accompanying photograph of my daughter, Velva Joy Robbins, in your paper? She has been miss­ ing from, home almost a year— since Aug. 20, 1946. My son, William Chadburn, is a member of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. I know that the LOG is read by a great many people and there is. a chahce that some reader may see my daugh­ ter and recognize her by this picture. We are so very anxious to find her. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Mrs. Maty A. Robbins 202 High Street Portland, Maine (Ed. note: Velva Jo'^^ Rbbbins is 15 years old, weighs about 120 to 130 lbs. and is about 5 feet 4 inches tall. Thd miss­ ing girl has datk blond hair, blue eyes>' freckles and a * fair complexion. A Portland' Police ~ Depairtmeht bulletin says she ' Within these lines perchance are rhymes, (Me old man kissed the Blarney Stone.) But if, betimes, the waste pile finds. This manuscript all sad and lone. Remember this: To write—or miss— (I use the search and seizure method) Is a form of bliss, say some sophists: Did their knuckles ever run with blood? As You Were By JAMES (POP) MARTIN VELVA JOY ROBBINS "will look older than her age and may be wearing her hair done up or cut short." It is feSred she may be a Victim of amnesia. Anyone knowing her whereabouts can' communicate with her mother," or the pblice deiit.,' Portland;' Mb.- Heading north to Trinidad, Beneath a full round moon, I wrote this mess of doggerel Two Watches, in bechune. It must be I'm a luna-tick For, I've learned, long agC, I cahnot wfife a blooming lick Theh let u^ leave it so. Free Speech By JAMES (POP) MARTIN Free speech is fine. Right in tnc lini^; The ship->4iAd its fun Now FH hiave mine. �'Friday, A^igust ISj 1S47 THE SEA P A RE R S LOG Page Thirteen 'A Rolling stone Gathers No Boss'; O'Doyle *Duke' Tosses Legion For A Deserved Fall To the Editor: What is the philosophy of a seamen? We often hear people ask this but seldom have an answer. Yet, although he may not realize it every seaman has a philosophy of some kind. His way of life inevitably causes him to form some attitude to­ ward living. Often, people ashore will find a philosophy of life that leads them to follow the sea. Many of us have met people of education who do not hava to go to sea yet find in that way of life a satisfac­ tion and contentment they do not know on land. I once sailed with a man of personal means who still found that his success was empty, that hap­ piness for him lay in the vagrant, gypsy life of an ordinary sailor. Some seamen have the "live-for-a-moment" phiksophy, whose outstanding exponents are Omar Khayyam and Frenchy Michelet. Ah, lake the cash, let the credit go Nor heed the rumble of a distant drum." O.-, as we would say today, "good whiskey and bad women." These happy children of nature find life's meaning in the light of women's eyes, in gay song and the kiss of the grape. For them every hour is a sweet glass of wine, to be joyous­ ly drunk in this warm, merry Tavern of Life before we go into the cold night outside. FRENCHY IS RIGHT They have conquered the world by refusing to right it—instead, they enjoy it. Wisest ones! Frenchy, how right you are. Then there are "the race of men who don't lit in." There's a race of men who .dun't fit in, A race that sif ffiH' Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood. And they roam the world' at will. Yes, these are the restless ones, who must al­ ways be over the next hill. Not for them the daily struggle, the dulling grind, the sour dregs of monotony. They may settle down for awhile, but soon their feet begin to itch and they are off chasing sunsets again. Finally, we have the seagoing hobo. His motto might be, *'A rolling stone gathers no Boss," modestly include myself in this category. We usually sail in the Black Gang, as we consider work a deadly poison. Also, down there we have plenty of time to discuss philosophical questions. Plato had his grave outside Athens—give me a seat under a cool ventilator. SEAMEN DON'T FALL EASILY As a rule, seamen are without sham, they are unimpressed by high-sounding titles and big Ironts. In the life of the sea, a man is only as good as his own manliness makes him, he is only as worthy as he proves himself. How often we determine to hug the land, only to become dis­ gusted by the hypocricy, the pretense, the pulls and false fronts of life ashore. Alway.s we turn back to the sea, the honesty and cameraderie of life afloat. I have taken the sea as I found it. Its sunshine and its rain I've never been known to hound it, I've never been known to complain. "Steamboat" O'Doyle To.the Editor: t ne of my own experiences. Dur­ ing a submarine attack on a troop I know you only run a rank ship which was carrying about and file paper, so here I go again 2,800 soldiers and on which I was blowing off steam. But the beef the Bosun, two Looies began is on the up and up. I hope to shoving the men below deck. God, one of those white-collar I saw what was happening and punks will read the greatest (old topside what was up. The paper ever published. result was that the Major over First of all, I was reading the phony American Legion publica­ Donald Duck ordered the men tion and all of a sudden I came topside. So you can see what one across a piece about blowing off man with a little deep sea ex­ steam. Their 40-day wonders perience could observe as com­ were saying that during air raids pared to these guys who were over ships, all hands, from the supposed to know the score. As Captain on down, were safely a matter of fact, during all the tucked below decks. That is one sinking off Okinawa, did one gun of the damndest lies I ever heard. crew aboard merchant ships fire And all you Brothers know that upon the enemy? I would like it is such bunk as that that is to know. We seamen who sailed these keeping us from getting the bene­ fits of GI loans, housing and so ships during all the hell and fire of the war, who saw 6,000 of our on. Now to point out to the Jun­ men go to the bottom, are now iors what it was all about from taking ex-servicemen into our organization every day. They are getting the advantages of our conditions and we're trying to se­ cure more decent living for them. Yet the Legion thinks it fought the war single-handed and it expects any recognition to be given to it alone. To the Editor: Duke Himler Mother's Slant On Union Shows She Knows Best Before he left for his last trip my son asked me to send the en­ closed LOG donation. We have been getting the LOG pleading eyes of Johnny Ward I across many a beer table, many To the Editor: at our house for the past six tell you boys, a feller would have a milk bar and even on No. 4 months. I save them for him, but Ahoy there, Port Arthur call­ to be plumb hard-hearted to turn hatch, I guess its one for the I before I put them away I read ing you all. Boy, am I doin' good. him down, so I stayed on. executive department to clarify. them ail the way through and I've been here eight days now, Seriously though, shipping is There seems to be a lot of dif­ and in eight days more I reckon awfully good here in the Gulf ferences of opinion as to a Bo­ when I read of the high- stand­ ards of work you require, I am I'll have Senator Claghorn head- right now and any of you rated sun's overtime whether he should proud of my son. I know he has in' for Alaska. men who want to get shanghaied be at par with top man in the to be a good workman to stay in No offense to the boys in the can surely have your choice department, or should be allow­ the Union. Gulf as I may pay off here again down here. ed to be as per agreement. Also next trip and I'll want the same When I read of your fights fpr Brothers, did you ever have a if that means after watch-standgood representation and coopera­ man sneak off on you at coffee er's Sunday watches are deduct­ better living conditions aboard tion from Brothers Johnny (Plug- time and get married? No? Well ed. ship, and of your fight for safer ugly) Ward, Johnson and Alsop we did. A Brother from Philly. working conditions, I worry less Now, if you execs can put that they gave us a few days ago I won't give you his initials but about my son. something in black and white to at our payoff. I think all mothers, wives, his name is George Noble, one sort of clarify this I am sure The boys were really on the of our able ABs, who went sweethearts and sisters of sea­ ball and the whole crew of the ashore, met the gal, took her on it will settle a lot of disputes men would feel the same if they among shipmates. SS John W. Burgess wishes to a coffee date and pinched him­ read the LOG. Seamen should Not much more to say fellas, thank them all. be encom-aged to send the LOG self next morning and found out except that now it's hotter'n to their homes. he was in the company of the seven halos down he:re and I'll JOHNNY WON HIM OVER Well, it's goodbye, mom, I'm new Mrs. Noble'.' A Noble act, warn all you fellow salts the Mrs. E. O. Voss off to Yokaham'. Gol dern it, George, but oh, what coffee. Battle of Post Office Street can­ San Antonio, Texas Brothers, there's a question in not be won. I know. Going to I wanted to go back to Germany (Editor's Note: Thanks for but with that homely face and| my mind which I've heard argued sign off now and go looking for the boost; your receipt is in the a tall cool one, so smooth sailing mail. Every issue of the LOG carries a form which, if filled and good luck to a good SIU. out and mailed to 51 Beaver St., Walt Gardner N. Y„ will send the LOG wing­ Port Arthur, Texas ing into homes of Seafarers. Good Payoff, Noble Act Cheer Gardner THE BEEF BOX CARDS, GAMES AVAILABLE SOON IN N. Y. HALL RECREATION ROOM Galveston, Texas (Ed. note: The American Le­ gion's "all for us" campaign is nothing new. To veterans it shoots off hot air about how it is trying to work in their in­ terest. But it is strictly an "against" organization. It has done nothing about housing, minimum wage legislation, etc. What it has done is to back all anti-labor legislation and fa­ vor every move to make life tougher for the working stiff, in which category most of the Legion members fit. It pats him on the back, takes his dues and uses them in a way that is ultimately to his disadvantage.) Send Those Minutes Send, in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. THEY HELP MAKE SAILING SMOOTH ON ALCOA CORSAIR With all the money that is donated by members to the SEA­ FARERS LOG and Hospitalized Brothers, why can't some of this money be donated for cards, checkers and chess boards for the rec­ reation I'oom of the New York Hall? To maintain the return of such games a man can be required to leave his shipping card until he returns the game or cards. With a sufficient supply to cover the demand, this method should insure cards and checkers on hand at all times. John J. McHale, 47464 Thomas Bluilt, 47465 John J. Bluitt, 34320 William O'Brien, 34316 Anthony Skillman, 32189 ANSWER:—Cards and checkers formerly were available for all hands in the recreation room of the New York Branch. But the speed with which they disappeared made it difficult to keep a sufficient supply of replacement material. The cards were mutilated and destroyed, in addifipn to being removed from the Hall. Very soon, however, recreational material of this type will again be available. While the Brothers are using them it is hoped they will bear in mind thed others hope to enjoy their use after they are finished. By taking proper care of these mEiterials and returning them to the desk when finished, all hands can be assured of a chance to use them next tune they are in port. Able delegates aboard the third of Alcoa's luxury cruise ships, gtdher in crew's messroom to perform paper work that is part of their duties as crew representatives. Left to right: John Mayrbot, Waiters' Delegate; Frank Palmer, Galley Delegate; A. (Blackie) Bankston, Ship's Dele­ gate: Frank L. Campodonice, Engine Delegate, and Clifford (Tex) Sharpless, Deck Delegate. Photo by Ed Loflin, Night Steward on the C^oinair. �Page Fourteen THE He Came, Saw And Took 'Rolling Job' To France SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 15. 1947 HAY AND HORSEPLAY IN CHERBOURG wont out on deck to locate the bosun. The time was about 2:30 in the After reporting to the bosun, I tfternoon; the place, the SIU was soon at work helping to se­ Hall in New York. cure the ship for sea. Looking Like so many other fellows, I around I noticed that the deck was hanging around the Hall load consisted of six locomotives hoping that a job would materia- and six tenders. That didn't • lize on the board and that leave much room for walking would be one of the fortunate around. Later I learned that ones to ship out. Shipping-out there were 12 more locomotives was becoming very imperative to and tenders below in the holds. me because of the fact that I had Soon word was passed to stand about two dollars left in my by fore and aft and we sailed just pocket; and for a sailor to be as the gathering darkness was ashore in New York or any port beginning to make a conglomera­ for that matter with but two dol­ tion of silhouettes of the New lars and no ship, isn't a very York skyline. Being on the eight comfortable situation, which a lot to twelve, it wasn't long before Seafarers aboard Ihe SS Earl A. Bloomquist went crazy over horses when the ship called at of you no doubt have had the op­ it was time for me to go on the French port. Among the lads who went haywire was Brother Bud Walterman shown in photo portunity of finding out. watch. The first of many watches at left as he stopped traffic on one of the local drags while he fed a nag. "Just hay. but mighty Well, to get back to the story, to be stood on board the MV good." neighed the four-legged haybag. I had been keeping in touch with Gadsden before voyage number In the photo at right Brothers Mike and George of the Bloomquist appear to be enacting a little the organizers office just in case two was over. skit for the entertainment of Bud Walterman. who is at the camera. Nobody said so but the nag It took us 14 days and some something should show up there. looks like the one in other photo. Looks pretty tired with the whole set-up. too. He should have cdd hours to reach Le Havre. As Walking in to check with A1 demanded more hay. Kerr for about the tenth time to the weather we had, it was that day, he said he had some­ typical North Atlantic winter thing and told me to stick around. weather. If you should ask any­ So, sitting down with one of the one who was on board that trip magazines which I had already they would tell you we rolled lead about umteen times; I wait­ rather than sailed to France. In fact, a lot of them including ed until he was finished with whatever he was doing. Then he yours truly are convinced that the called me over saying he had a MV Gadsden would roll in dryjob for an AB, on a coastwise dock. The reason for a lot of this rolling, I believe, is due to ship sailing that same night. To the Editor: the fact that the Gadsden has a WANTED A LONG TRIP jumbo-boom located approxi­ The SIU went on record to in­ As desperate as I was ^for a mately amidships which is the dorse the Union Optical Plan and ship, I was stiU a litUe particu-[ |,ig„est I've ever seen. It's 85 feet ran an article on it in the SEA­ lar as to what I would take for long and is tested for 137 tons. FARERS LOG, but I notice that I'd been on the beach for some That to my way of thinking is very little publicity has been o real jumbo-boom and is every­ given this wondlerful service. thing the name implies. Taking For men wishing glasses and into consideration that the Gad­ not desirious of paying some guy sden is but 324 feet long and a small fortune, the Union Op­ has a beam of only 50 feet, with tical Plan is the place to go. that jumbo-boom sticking up Located on Union Square in among the clouds one can readily New York at 152 Fourth Avenue, ."•^ee that it wouldn't take much to the Union Optical Plan is the The vessel gets a new coat of Nothing shy about Bob of the start things rolling. Seafarers endorsed optical serv­ paint. That's Bob wielding the ice. From personal experience I UNLOADED WITHOUT HITCH Bloomquist. He quickly obliged Walterman with this gag shot. brush. found that they can't be beat. Unloading the locomotives and I found them to be straight tenders took five days. That 1 forward and honest. No high think is very good time, taking pressure or attempt to sell me a into consideration the fact that bill of goods. They gave me fast that particular type of working service and the bill was easy to time and wanted a long trip if at gear was new to all but two of take; about one-half to one-third all possible to get one, so I turn­ the deck-gang. The operation To fhe Editor: The Steward has just about what it would cost elsewhere and was completed without accident ed the job down. painted the ship by himself and the quality of the glasses is tops. What happened on my last Going back down below to to personnel or damage to cargo, that takes care of the overtime as The SIU is to be complimented have another look at the boards which is another example of the trip, I think, would make in­ far as we are concerned. on their fine work in endorsing fine seamanship that makes up I found them just as empty as teresting reading for the Union Incidentally, we have to sign this establishment which has the they had been when I had gone the rank and file of the SIU and members who have not sailed a for $6 to get a cot which must be backing of several other big SUP. up topside. returned in perfect condition to unions. Admission to the Union Leaving Le Havre on the 17th non-union ship. While I standing there calling I don't Optical Plan is simple: Just flash of January, we all looked forThe Steel Age, an Isthmian get our money back. myself all sorts of jackasses, giv- ^ard""To"'"rolling "back^to" NeT know if U. S. Steel needs the your SIU book and you'll receive ship, is a name to remember. Its money that badly, or if it's the the best. mg special attention to the seagoing type of jackass for turnMaster, Captain Jaenecke, is the Skipper's gravy. Noah Greenberg type of man whose speeches to ing down the job, A1 came m The ship is overrun with rats the crew at lifeboat drills are and called for an AB on that y^easy same ship. It was like a reprieve rp,' .. i-- ^ . something for the books. His last and its common to come across Boston AMMLA , , The weather on the first two speech on the boat deck took 55 them in the alleyways and pan­ Has Copies of LOG to me so I gave A1 my card and • . . . said "I'll take it" I minutes, and through it all it tries. ' • ' pected—we had a gale. The To ihe Edilor: We went back up to his office Gadsden rolled 40 degrees, was the same story: RESTRICTED ON DRAW Thank you for the copies of the "I am the boss; there is only and he began to write me up on strange as it may seem, I slept We haven't had a draw as yet, SEAFARERS LOG which you one boss on this ship, etc., etc. his sheet. About that time fate through that particular roll and but coming into Honolulu we are are now sending this Boston liNo one is to come up to see me seemed to step in and take com- pm not complaining about it. going to be allowed $15. The of­ brary of the American Merchant about any matter whatsoever. No mand of the situation for the Going over I noticed that every phone rang and A1 talked for time. I shaved the bad weather one of the crew is allowed any­ ficers draw will be what they Marine Library Association. several minutes. When he hung we were having seemed to get where near the officers quarters ask for. There are several men Copies that are not taken during up he asked, "how would you worse. Now I'm not supersti- and any officer found In the on here just for the ride and we the week, I'm glad to put into a hke a job on a ship going to Le lious at all so I don't think the crew's quarters will be provided expect them to drop off in Ma­ libi'ary packed for delivery to nila. some ship. Havre sailing tonight? I of course shaving had anything to do with with a room down there." The crew is not too bad; we took the job. We have been receiving the the weather, but, did I shave SECOND ON TABLECLOTHS have some SIU men aboard and pilot for ever so long, now I'm Getting my gear from the bag- coming back? No! What kind of He also insists that there must many SIU sympathizers. The especially glad to have the LOG. gage room I started for Wee- weather did we have? Outside nawken, N. J., not knowing that of those first two days we had be a difference in food between NMU meQ are a definite minority Our library is always avail­ I was headed for one of the most perfect sailing weather, sunshine topside and the crew. The crew aboard, but regardless of Union able to your members when they outstanding trips of my sailing and all. So, your guess is as good tablecloths are supplied from the sympathies or affiliation, the are in Boston. Again, thank you, experiences. saloon after they have become ship is a rough one. Without a! and keep it comingi as mine Brother. contract to keep things smooth, It v/as close to four o'clock As I mentioned before the too dirty for the officers. Maria Grey Kimball everything seems to come up that wfeen I reached the ship and Gadsden had a mixed crew of •On overtime it is the usual Port Representative Sitter going through the usual pro- SIU-SUP and in closing I'd like story. After two months on the leaves us with our hands tied. AMMLA Oh, what we could do on this leeedure of finding the right to say, it was a pleasure to sail ship we find ourselves with (Ed. Note: The AMMLA in ship with a contract. foe'sle, signing articles and so with so many swell guys. about two hours overtime each Boston is located at 408 At­ forth, I changed clothes then Wayne MacAlliste • outside of our Sunday work. Harold Weiss lantic Avenue.) To the Editor: Optical Plan Saves Dough For Seafarer Crew Of Unorganized Ship Hamstrung By Lack Of Pact Iw �* , THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 15, 1947 Page Fifleen LOG BUIjmiN -W-"il ?Js-:U-Ah- Retroactive Wages I PERSONALS GENE RUDNIKI For information concerning your case, contact William Vig­ or, 339 Third St., Dunellen, N.J. Tel. Dun. 2-6618. 60 BEAVER STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. XXX Newman, Guy W 6.06 HAROLD A. ARONSON. Jr. MS COASTAL ADVOCATE 4.20 Begley, Raleigii $ 69.23 Roupe, Gosta E Your mother requests that you 17.74 contact her at once. Comeaux, Arnold 92 Scherzer, Edw W. C. Davis. $1.00; .M. J. Kavanaugh, 94 NORFOLK Felker. Edwin 26.30 Shulman, Abe XXX Okomoner. $1.00; Dalles. Steward $2.00. Snyder, Howard 7.00 Mattsson, Emil H 23.60 JOSE MADUREIRA Department. $9.00; W. H. Little. $5.00; SS SPENCER 94 McRae, Philip W 15.20 Spencer, Edw. :. E. I... Zedaker. $3.00. T. J. O'Rourke, $2.00; D. M. RaPlease get in touch with your 94 Neri, Fell pi 94 Tallcy, Sirroth vasa, $1.00; A. L. Yarborough. $2.00. wife immediately. NEW YORK Weackler, Gilbert 8.83 D. Morrison. $3.00; C. Seroczyskie, 5. 1 5. Jr s. S. SS GATEWAY CITY $2.00: E. Hodge. $1.00; O. Kaelop. It MS COASTAL DEFENDER F. Delgalfc. $1.00; L. E. Pefft. $3.00; $2.00; T. D. Guida, $3.00; C. S. SHIRLEY E. BURNETT Erwin, Willard W $ 6.06 SS EDWIN T. MEREDITH R. Burton, $2,00; J. Dirksmcyer. $1.00; Hammen. $3.00; F. E. Browalow. $3.00. Please contact your mother J. R. fiansen. $3.00; J. .\1. Check. C. Downs. $3.00; J. W. Brake. $3.00. Gambler, Joseph 33.39 Martin, Thomas E. 29.40 Ramos, Hipo' 6.06 Margvaiat, Edgar 24.96 immediately. $4.00; C. E. KuII. $4.00; M, Figueroa, SS USSR VICTORY $2.00; R. H. DeGraf. $1.00; E. W. Vandiver, Thomas 9.98 McRae, John 29.40 4. 4 J. W. Bingham. $3.00; O. L. HagnesKurz. $1.00; T, Narciellus, $1.00; P. ley. $2.00; Carl Gerken. $3.00; D. H. Perry, Dennis E 29.40 JOHN M. CORCORAN J. i 4Saline. $5.00; J. .M. Ruiz. $1.00; J. Prince. $2.00; P. L. Moody. $5.00; A. SS. EDW. G. JANEWAY X X A Please contact Judith Corcoran G. Napoleon. $1,00; P. Lohse. $5.00; J. Margct. $1.00. Blanton, Wilbort $ 6.36 SS ELOY ALFARO 1. T. Pearse. $2.00; J. Fedioir. $1.00; immediately. SS R. GOODFELLOW P. Lacruzyclias. $1.00; J. McKemy, Bonich, Rudy 5.36 Barron, Joseph F 94 G. Caliaro. $2.00; E. C. Pease. $1.00. XXX $1.00; D. Caustel. $5.00: C. Fernandez. Hitchcock, C. A 60 Bell, Leroy 94 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS WILLARD S. GERBER $3.00: J. Bednap. $2.00; I. Firado. O'Neill, George S 16.80 Bryant, Ernest W 94 H. J. Tucker. $3.00; S. Barlizo. Please contact Paul M. Pinciss Phillips, Robert 21.00 Carr, Melvin J $2.00; P. Merletto. $2.00; J, S. Tar9.80 SS ROSARIO at 185 Devenshire St., Boston aba. $1.00; J. S. Wood, $2.00; H. S. Garcia, Pedro 94 X & X J. Straka. $1.00; E. J. Martin. $1.00; Wilson. $1.00; P. H. Nelson. $1.00; SS EDW. K. COLLINS Goeman, L. P 112.82 10, Mass. J. Prendergast. $1.00; E. E. Scott, A. Kula. $2.00; E. F. Raposa. $1.00; XXX $1.00; D. R. Brodeur, $1.00; Norman Albritton, James $ 9.33 Hall, John P 5.20 J. A. Wilkie. $2.00; R. Doupe, $2.00: -Sutton, $1.00; J. Gibs, $1.00; D. L. MR. MECKLEY Balazo, Gustave 94 Hardy, Samuel H 94 W. Husson. $2.00; B. B. McCafJerg. Shumata. $1.00; H. Luckey. $1.00; Davis, Harry 94 Kearsey, Eric F 3.62 Please contact Mr. Carl G. J. Staremon. $5.00; F. Dodge, $6.00; $1.00; M. C. McCranie, $2.00; W. B. Walters. $3.00; P. Pinkowski.. $1.00; Eakcrt, Bernard 94 Lallave, Domingo 46 Herr, 33 North Drive Street, J. DeYeonardo. $6.00. D. Kissel. $1.00; W. J. Lowe, $1.00. Ellers, James P 94 McNichols, Thomas J 20.52 Lancaster Pa. SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY E. Carlson, $1.00; F. E. Epps, $1.00; Ensor, James 3.22 Minichillo, Louis 7.00 D. J. Donahue, $1.00. XXX E. Volinovsky, $2.00; R. lovino. $l.ftO; Jenkins, Henry 17.28 Parker, Jack R 94 SS COASTAL STEVEDORE F. F. Forsythe, $1.00; A. Saunders. DALE F. ELLIS F. T. Andrews, $2.00; J. Lombardi. $2.00; R. M. Joseph. $2.00; R. P. Kennedy, James 94 Price, Charles H 1.40 An important letter is waiting $2.00; R. C. Evans. $2.00; H. Brooks. Sirois. $2.00; M. Perry. $2.00; M. Macgregor, Wm 6.06 Revelle, Thomas E 1.40 for you at the New York Hall $2.00; J. M. Halpin. $2.00: J. F. Gross. $1.00; M .Scapivakis, $2.00; E. Marsden, La Verne 7.94 Woodfall, Charles 4.20 Ross. $2.00; C. M. J. Gummesson. Kreme. $2.00; A. E. Hallaway. $1.00; Mail Room. $2.00; H. Marey. $1.00; F. Bonifont. S. Hutchinson, $1.00; J. Novak, $2.00; XXX $1.00. J. Hernandez. $1.00; j. Reilly, $1.00: ERICK SOMMERS H. L. Conn, $2.00; M. Medina. $1.00; SS JEAN FREDERICK POLVES D. R. Evans. $2.00; J. J. Williams. A. Lopez, SI.00; J. S. Martin. $1.00; ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. Phone 5523 Edward Becker, Chief Mate of $2.00; C. Herring. $3.00; J. Sapia, G. Martinski, $2.00; C. Hutsell, $1,00; BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. the Frederick E. Williamson, re­ $3.00; W. H. Williams. $2.00; J. S. A. H. Thurmon. $2.00; M. Davis. $1.00; .Anderson, $5.00; J, Marcano, $1.00; A. J. W. Savage. $1.00; H, F. Johnson. Calvert 4S39 quests that you get in toucii Flores, $1.00; J. C. Brumbaugh, $3.00; $3.00; J. T. Chaffin, $3.00; M. Oliver. BOSTON 276 State St. $3.00; W, B. Leeke. $3.00. Boudoin 4455 with him through the Waterman G. Micelli. $3.00, BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Steam.ship Co., 19 Rector St., SS QUINONIS Cleveland 7391 New York. R. F. Burside. $2.00; C, Bennett. CHICAGO 24 W. Si^perior Ave. $1.00; W. Parker. $3.00; J. Martin, XXX Superior 5175 $2.00; M. Akins. $1.00; .A. Beams. HENRY ROCK CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. $5.00; R. Reddick. $1.00; H. Tamm. P. M. BROWN (Continued from Page 3) Main 0147 Your wife asks that you write $1.00; J. S. Guerra. $1.00; M. Oliver. A check for 27 V2 hours over­ 1038 Third St. J. Roza. $1.00; J. C. Chaffin. Steel Corporation, Marine Di­ DETROIT her at 810 Third St., Morgan $1.00; time is waiting for you at Wat­ Cadillac 6857 $2.00; B. W. Arnola, $2.00; F. E. vision, Isthmian Steamship Com­ DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. City, La. Parker. $1.00; B. R. Kitchens. $5.00; erman Oifices, 17 Rector Street. pany, and the SIU of North Am­ Melrose 4110 C. E. Lee. $1.00; W. R. Walsh, $2.00; New York, N. Y. XXX erica any section or sections of GALVESTON 308 —23rd St. WILLIAM E, PEPPER Phone 2-8448 the Taft-Hartley Law to the 16 Merchant St. Please communicate immedidetriment of our Union call up­ HONOLULU Phone 58777 atcly with your wife at P.O. on all maritime workers to join JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Box 1801, San Francisco, Calif. us in a general Maritime Strike Phone 5-5919 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ XXX until such attempt or attempts MARCUS HOOK 1% W. 8th St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish Chester 5-3110 have stopped. ROBERT WAYNE JONES to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 1 South Lawrence St. The SIU-SUP in the event MOBILE . Please get in touch with your their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Phone 2-1754 that United States Steel Cor­ MONTREAL Mrs. Lola Jones, 811 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 1440 Bleary St. mother, poration, Marine Division, Isth­ NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Dante St., New Orleans. La., or SIU branch for this purpose. mian Steamship Company at­ Magnolia 6112-6113-phone Walnut 2320-W. 51 Beaver St. i However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU tempts to prolong this strike un­ NEW YORK 4 4 4 HAnover 2-2734 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the til the deadline of the Taft- NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. M.ARIO AYALA ALEJANDRO LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS Hartley Law, August 22, 1947, Phone 4-1083 Of 405 Pacific St., Brooklyn, LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. 9 South 7th St. shall on or about that date re­ PHILADELPHIA LOmhard 3-7651 N.Y. Mrs. Julia Ayuso requests quest all workers in the Mari­ PORTLAND Ill w. Burnside St. that yoLi get in touch with her PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION time Industry to join them in a Beacon 4336 immediately at Pasaje Villamil general Maritime strike to es­ RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St.' 1304 c^,,nturce. Puerto Rico. To the Editor: tablish for all Seamen the pi'ivPhone 2599 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. ileges of the Union Hiring Hall I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Douglas 5473-8363 JOHN HISKO and Rotary Shipping System, re­ SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252i Ponce de Leon Write to your wife at Read- address below: gardless of the Taft-Hartley Act. San Jnan 2-5996 Besides hearing reports from SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. ; ington. New Jersey. Phone 8-172S the co-heads of the Strike Com­ 4 4 4 Name SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. mittee, and passing the import­ ANGELO GODINA Main 0290 ant resolution, the meeting heard TAMPA 1809-1811 Ni Franklin St. "Nothing yet." Write to Shorty Street Address three messages of support from Phone M-13S3 at Peapack, New Jersey: Ruth. 615 Snsnniit St. Captain William Ash, Secretary- TOLEDO City State Garfield 2112 Business Manager of Local 88, WILMINGTON .440 Avalon Blvd. MM&P; Charles A. Leone, ReTerminal 4-3131 Signed gkmal Director of the CIO Ship- VICTORIA, B.C aOZ Brighton St. Garden 8331 \ yard Workers, and M. David JOHN THOMAS COTTMAN 144 W. Hastings St. Book No, j ' Keefe, head of Local 205, United VANCOUVER Pick up your baggage at the Paciac 7824 \ Financial Employes. New York Hall. Smith &" Johnson MK Meet Maps Beef Extension SIU HALLS MONEY DUE Notice To All SIU Members NGTIGE! �Page Sixteen Seafarers Pulls The Pin On Isthmian 5• T. i V:i 4 ii t Just before the action started, picket captains and Masters-at-Arms get last minute in­ structions. A short wihle after this picture was taken, ^oid came to start the tie-up, and this peace­ ful scene came to an end, not to be repeated again until the strike is over. Many of the men pictured above are veterans of other SIU strike actions. The tie-up became effective at 12 midnight, August 12, and within a short ^ time swarms of Isthmian men reported to the New York Hall for instructions. Above is the crew of the SS Richard Alvey. Led by Bosun Joe Shea, front row center, and AB Jakob Lundoy, this crew walked off in a body, leaving only one fink behind. Strike Committeemen Bob High and Charley Tannehill are left and right of Shea. "Head it. Mister Operator; that's what we mean." Every Isthmian ship in the United Stales was locked up within a short lime after the strike started. Let Isthmian look at this picture and get the right idea. And any other ships that come in will also be tied-up. The crew of the SS Harold I. Pratt, docked at the foot of 29th Street Brooklyn, led by Norman Lindsey, hit the bricks right off. By the time a LOG photographer got to the scene, soon after the action began, picketlines were already established, and everything was running smoothly. That's the way it was with each of the other seven Isthmian ships docked in and around New York. iiiiilll '), Isthmian's New York hiring hall, 68 Trinity Place, which they want to substitute for the Union Hiring Hall, was also pick­ eted. Nobody went through the lines to apply for a job. The entrance to the docks at Columbia Street, Brooklyn, was also guarded by watchful Seafarers. Some of the picke'ters for this gate came from the Robin Grey, docked nearby. Behind , picketline is the Steel Artisan, one of Isthmian's biggest, but not going anyplace right now. •BBS! I j ^ 1 r' I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource August 15, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 33 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS TIES-UP ALL ISTHMIAN SHIPPING WALKOUT IS 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVE; SIU RECIEAVES PLEDGESOF SUPPORT FROM OTHER AFL AND CIO UNIONS N.Y.MEET MAPS BEEF EXTENSION AFL UNIONS FURNISH FOOD ISTHMIAN STRIKE 100% EFFECTIVE WEATHER IS HOT IN GAVESTON AND SO IS THE SHIPPING SITUATION FULL BOOK MEN CAN SHIP ANYTIME THEY WANTTO FROM PORT TAMPA SIU ORGANINIZING DRIVE MEETINGS WITH GOOD RESPONSE AS GREAT LAKES SEASON PASSES THE HALF-WAY MARK ALLREMAINS QUIET ON THE BALTIMORE WATERFRONT PATROLMAN SINGS LOUD PRAISES FOR THE GOO SHIL J.M. HARLON CSU SEAMEN LONG DUPED BY COMMIE LEADERS COLUMBIA TELLS MEN ALL--EXCEPT HOW TO GET RAISE NEW YORK PATROLMAN TURNS RACKET=BUSTER ANOTHER GOOD THING GOES DOWN THE DRAIN COAL SHIPMENTS TO EUROPE KEEP NORFOLK BUSY NITRATE TO PHILLY CONFINED TO ANCOURAGE BELOW WILMINGTON COMMIES ALWAYS CONTROLLED NMU AND CURRAN FOLLOWED LINE IN PAST SS LAMAR CREW ADOPTS CODE FOR SHIPBOARD CODUCT TO MAINTAIN PRESTIGE OF SIU GOOD UNIONISTS MUST HAVE MORE THAN SLOGANS,DONALD MEN FIND THE ROLLING STONE GATHERSNO BOSS':O'DOYLE 'DUKE'TOSSES LEGION FOR A DESERVED FALL HE CAME,SAW AND TOOK 'ROLLING JOB' TO FRANCE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/15/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bbdfdc936816ebddbb1eacec7bb9bfc5.PDF eb725d6845e54aa8c1ddcb663431c8ce PDF Text Text • - ohma 07 THE ASKiano AND croir mamieT, ' IK$fflSAEIuSAA UMiOHf 07 «vS3!S ASEBIwA VOL VX. NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 4. 1944 No. 23 Corporation Profits Double AFL Wins Japs' Murder Of US In War While Wages Shipyard Seamen In Far East Is Reported By Newsman Lag, AFL Survey Finds Election )/ WASHINGTON, D. C.—Corporations are making the big money out of the war and the workers are paying for it "by the dollar bills left out of their pay checks," the AFL charges in its current Labor's Monthly Review. In the case of corporations it was possible to obtain figures after taxes, and these show that net earnings of corporations were still 101 percent higher than their pre-war earnings. In other words during the war years, 1939-43 corporations show­ ed a greater increase in earnings after payment of taxes than workers and, businessmen were able to show'before paying their taxes. The article charged that the Administration's wage policy dis­ criminates against wage earners by holding workers' pay down while the incomes of other groups were permitted to rise without restrictions. As a result, said the study, only 6 percent of American workers today receive a straight time wage rate high enough to provide their families a health and effi­ ciency standard of living once the war ends and industry is com­ pelled (to spread employment) to return to a 40-hour week. In ad­ dition, millions of workers will have to shift from relatively high paid war production jobs to low­ er paid civilian work. Despite the fact that farmers' average income has increased during the war by 204 percent, the study does not charge that farmers are making too much money. Pointing out that the farmers' average income has gone up from $691 to $2103, the study said: "the war has brought a much-needed increase for mil­ lions of farmers who were des­ perately poor." Nor does the study complain (Continued on Page 4) 14 AFL Members Die In Navy Depot Explosion SAN FRANCISCO. — Eleven members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and 3 of the National Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (both AFL) are listed among the dead in the explosion at the Port Chicago naval am­ munition depot. They include the chief mate, third mate and boat­ swain of the Liberty ship E. A. BRYAN, which was completely destroyed. Lifeboat Scale Cut To 10 Cu. Ft. Per Man On Libertys NEW YORK CITY—An impor­ tant and significant election vic­ tory was scored by the AFL Metal Trades Council at the Wheeler shipyard at Whitestone, L. I. The AFL unions won by a landslide majority of 1,250 to 472. William J. Daly, secretary of the metal trades group predicted that this triumph will serve as an opening wedge toward organiz­ ing many other non-union ship repair yards in the New York area. He reported to AFL Presi­ dent Green that conditions now look favorable for unionization of several other yards, where Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elections will be held in due course. • He praised the organizing work of President McVarish of the council and Sam Sutherland of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters. The work of the rep­ resentatives of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers also played an important part in the victory. The CIO had made an abortive effort to organize the employes of the Wheeler shipyards but gave up prior to the election and decided not to enter its name on the ballot. War Landing Craft Seen As Future River Cargo Boats War landing craft will "invade" the Great Lakes, Mississippi, and other inland water­ The number of lifeboats carried by all Liberty ships Hudson ways, 1 owe ring transportation which received their first inspection certificates during the costs and increasing postwar past year and a half may henceforth be reduced from six shipping, according to Joseph W. to four provided each vessel making this reduction carries Frazer, president of the Warren at least two new type life rafts, under terms of an order City Manufacturing Co., at War­ issued at the request of the War*four lifeboats, each having a cu­ ren, Ohio. "Low-draft, high - speed inva­ Shipping Administration by Vice bic-carrying capacity calculated sion barges will require only a Admiral R. .R. Waesche, com­ on the basis of 10 cubic feet per few changes and improvements mandant, United States Coast person: Provided, that at least for practical shipping purposes on Guard. two of the life rafts required by rivers, lakes, canals and intraAdmiral W a e s c h e's order, Section 153.2 (b), subchapter 0, on coastal waterways," Frazer said, which was issued after WSA such vessels shall be of the im­ "and their economical, operation complained that its operation of proved type which shall be car­ will reduce costs." Liberty ships was being impeded ried so that one improved type As an example of improved by safety laws requiring 15 cubic lifecraft shall be stowed on one ship design, Frazer cited war feet of lifeboat space per man on side of the vessel forward and the methods of unloading boats under all these vessels, reduces the min­ other improved type raft is stow­ fire on a beachhead and predicted imum requirement by one-third ed on the opposite side of the that landing-ramp and bow-door to 10 cubic feet per man. vessel aft. procedures will prove more effi­ Acting under special wartime The waiver of existing safety cient than the "old-fashioned" regulations. Admiral Waesche laws was authorized under an or­ crane-and-net method, saving tvaived existing maritime inspec­ der of the Acting Secretary of the time in loading and unloading tion and navigation laws "to the Navy, dated October 1, 1942, au­ .commercial shipments. LCM-3's, fextent that ocean and coastwise thorizing such waivers in the dis­ produced by Frazer in an Ohio vessels of the BC-2 (Liberty type) cretion of the commandant, inland shipyard, will prove valureceiving their first certificates of usee, in the case of vessels en­ ab 1 e as automobile ferryboats, inspection after January 1, 1943, gaged in business, connected with short-haul barges and tugs, he Shajl be permitted to operate with the conduct of the war. predicter' •'t NEW YORK—Roy Porter of the National Broad­ casting Company broadcast Monday from Chengtu, China, the story of the murder of about three-quarters of the crew; of a United States Liberty ship in the Indian Ocean in midJune by seamen of a Japanese submarine, according to ai United Press announcement on* John Gussack of Brooklyn and July 31. the ship's first engineer, Charles Mr. Porter said the story was Pyle of Lodj, Calif. substantiated by an American According to the story, Mr. who had recently arrived in Porter said, the American ship China. Of about 100 crew mem­ was first torpedoed, the crew bers of the ship, only twenty- members taking to lifeboats. three were saved. Then the enemy submarine sur­ They are now hospitalized af­ faced and ordered all the Ameri­ ter having been rescued by an cans to the foredeck, where they American plane. Among the sur­ were beaten and tortured, with vivors, Mr. Porter said, are Capt. their hands tied behind their backs. Many were killed during the orgy and their bodies kicked overboard, Mr. Porter added. The (Continued on Page 4) Distribution Of Ballots For Merchant Seamen Set Up By WSA Kin Thanks All Merchant Marine personnel is being given the means and op­ Seamen portunity to vote in the 1944 elec­ tions, unless the military situa­ For Flowers tion prevents, the War Shipping Administration said lately. Plans formulated under provisions of Public Law 277 — 78th Congress are intended to enable every elig­ ible merchant seaman, whether afloat or ashore on a far mission, to exercise his franchise. WSA is distributing 400,000 Federal War Ballots for use of the seamen outside of continental United States. With these, mer­ chant seamen who qualify under the Federal and State law, and whose home States permit, may vote in the general election Nov­ ember 7 for President, Vice Presi­ dent, Senator and Representative in Congress. Voting by Federal ballot will take place after Octo­ ber 1. To meet the earlier election dates in primaries and special (Continued on Page 4) D S M Awards To Merchant Seamen More than seventy Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medals, authorized by Act of Congress and presented in the name of the President, have been awarded officers and seamen of the Victory Fleet, the War Ship­ ping Administration has announ­ ced. Fifteen of the awards, which are given for heroism or other outstanding conduct or service beyond the line of duty, have been made posthumously. Shipmates of the late Brother Harry Knucky, Book No. 32215, who sailed with him on the SS DYNASTIC are thanked by the departed Brother's next-of-kin in a letter she requested posted on bulletin boards in the Union's halls. Brother Knuckey died in Brooklyn after being taken ill aboard ship at sea. The text of the letter follows: "July 27th, 1944 "To the shipmates of the late Harry Knuckey, Steward of the SS DYNASTIC: "I wish to express my thanks to the engine department, deck department and also the Armed Guard, for their beautiful floral pieces and kind expressions. "It's not possible for me to thank each one of you individu­ ally, as I would not know where to reach you. "So I say to you as Harry would have said: 'Good luck boys!' ';Very truly, "(Mrs.) Elsie R. Benson, "Dean Street, Brooklyn, N. Y." 51 Ships in Month of July From East Coast Yaids PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1—East Coast merchant shipyards main­ taining their production schedule, delivered fifty-one ships during July, including twenty-seven Lib­ erty ships, nine tankers, nine mil­ itary and six long-range cargo ships, according to the Associated Press. -J'.'I �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONA^L UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of LaboK HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco^ Calif. JOHN HAW, - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 ith Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK. NEW ORLEANS (16)... SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE SAN JUAN, 28. P.R.. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON ADDRESS PHONE 2 Stona St 330 Atlantic Ave 14 North Gay St 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PI 339 Chartres St. 2 16 East Bay St 423 East Piatt St 7 St. Michael St BOwHng Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7653 Norfolk 4-1083 C^anal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon 219 20th Street San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwiing Green 9-834< 267 When The Devil Was Sick! AN EDITORIAL "When the devil was sick, the devil a saint would be," is a wise old saw handed down from our forefathers. And it is precisely this sickness unto death that is now prompt­ ing the NMU officials to turn the so-called Union over to the employers IN FACT if not in name. Never a week passes but some new proposal is made by these Stalinist magicians which threatens the G(X)d and Welfare of the American seamen. Our task therefore, if we are to remain true to the Principles of Unionism an,d honest with our members and the seamen as a whole must be one of constant Vigilance and EXPOSURE of these fancy worded totalitarian schemes promulgated by the Stalinist braintrust which controls the NMU body and soul. Having met defeat on the Lakes and disaster at the hands of the National War Labor Board which refused to grant the NMU leaders the Checkoff for the m^arine industry, they have now come forth with a new proposition fully as ominous to the Liberty and Freedom of the individual. They labelled the Checkoff a "Dues Deduction Plan" in their efforts to delude the American seamen and the War Labor Board. Th^ new Plan is labelled a "Set Yearly Wage for Stable Industry." Again we hear the cry of "Stabilization" even though the same officials averred that the recent decisions of the NWLB had "stabilized the marine industry" and exclaim that "this is the finest contract the NMU has ever had" in an effort to conceal the patent fact that the NMU received nothing. This was pointed out by the SIU LOG. Evidently "stabilization" is elusive and evasive and hard to define for new stabilization demands follow within a week of the declaration that they had "stablized the in­ dustry." We read in the Pilot writeup on Page 1, July 21st, re: this demand "for a stable income—at minimum levels of security—during the WAR PERIOD." This is indeed strange in the face of the NMU position of the Bonus cut which reacted against the AMERICAN SEAMEN AS A WAGE CUT. This demand follows hard on the heels of the NWLB decision granting the NMU the "greatest contract the NMU has ever had" in their own words. That there is an Ethopian in the woodpile in the face of these NMU "victories" is not hard to see. Let us examine (Continued on Page 4) SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 4, 1944 WHArS DOING Around the Ports NEW YORK Collect at Bull Line Office. resentation and all hands will The crew of the SS DANIEL know how they stand aU aroimd. WILLARD which paid oft here COAST GUARD HEARINGS recently, each have $5.00 area We are still defending the bonus due them which was not membership here in the Coast paid at pay-oft time and is now .Guard cases and we want to ad* collectable at the company office. vise all hands not to go up to the The fellows who made the trip Coast Guard Hearing without can receive that money by apply­ first notifying the hall. We had a ing there or writing the company. man in the other day who made All of the other men who have the mistake of not coming by for had disputes sent into New York representation and as a result, hia from out-of-port, please look in papers were suspended for 90 the Money Due List in this week's days. LOG and you can find the amount To have this suspension lifted, due and details as to how to col­ which we managed to do, it re­ lect it. quired 4 days of work by one of Any time a beef is settled in the Branch Officials going be­ this Port to the members satis­ tween the Coast Guard Hearing faction and the amount listed as Unit, the Union, the Shipping due him does not tally with what Commissioner, the Steamship he is supposed to have, then I ad­ Company and the vessel that the vise the man involved to contact man came off of. All of this work New York Branch as soon as pos­ could have been easily avoided sible by letter or in person. In had the man applied at the union this manner, we will Jbe able to hall here before he went up for give the membership beter rep­ (Continued on Page 3) We had a beef recently which is of more than causal interest to our members. A crew signed ar­ ticles in this Port and due to en­ gine trouble, laid in port for 6 weeks. Most all of these men had families and naturally had allot­ ments made out to them. The company, however, due to the fact that the ship had not left port after signing articles, re­ fused to mail out the aUdtment checks on time or to give the crew sufficient draws to send to their dependents. This beef was taken up and the Commissioner made the ruling that in a case of this kind, the al­ lotments should not be mailed out but the men can draw up to the total amount earned and in this manner the men will be able to take care of their family re­ sponsibilities by sending money home. BEEF SETTLED We are still working on dis­ putes around here and among those settled were the SS FRANK C. EMERSON which is finally paying off and the vouch­ ers for the amounts listed below have been sent to the Smith and Johnson Agents in San Francisco, due to the fact that most of the SS RICHARD PEARSON: SS HOWARD H. PROCTOR, men are from the Coast. These Stephen V. Lutz, 14 hours for paid off in New York. Second men and the listed amounts are doing galleyman's work for four Cook, half each day for the voy­ as follows: days, 5 hours for stuling fires. age coming. See Mr. Gillan, 17 Pick up money at Mississippi Battery Place, New York, So. At­ SS FRANK C. EMERSON: Steamship Company. lantic Office. Henry Naeole. Jr.. $93.14; W. A. * » » » » » Lim, $93.14; D. R. Templeton, SS JOHN ABEL; J. Arneach, 2 $93.14; E. Moss, $68,97; E. GoldSS WINFIELD SCOTT: 403 slrom, $68.97; J. Samaroff, $68.97; extra meals divided among the hrs.; F. C. Murry. 6 hrs.; W. Ackson, 6 hrs. Collect at Calmar Line B. Selond, $68.97; R. Scales, $48.- following men: 35; L. Rodrigues, $48.35; W. L. Kay, Chief Cook; J. Kenisco. offices. » • • Young, $48.35; R. Manning, $48.35. 2nd Cook; J. Williams, Mess; E. SS E. C. GARDNER: L. C. DuThe above may be colleclod at Wright, Utility; J. Freeman, Util­ the Smith & Johnson Company ity. Collect at the Bull Line com­ cote". Oiler, 3 hrs.; F. Peredne, Agent's office in San Francisco as pany office, 115 Broad Street, FWT, 3 hrs. Collect at Overtakes Freighting Corp. offices. New soon as the vouchers arrive. New York, N. Y. York. Among other disputes sent to * * » * * » this Port was one from the SS SS DELSUD: Irving Springer. SS DANIEL WILLARD; The SCOTCH CAP, Moran Towing $5.45," Lloyd Butler, $ .71; John Company, which paid off in New B. Beniieward. $ .71; George S. entire crew has $5.00 area bonus Orleans. We maijaged to settle Dimass, $2.13; Lance B. Reese, due them: most of this with the exception $2.13; Chester Laudermilk, $2.13; J. O'Connor, AB, $4.74; R. Troy, of time involving E. C. Baer Victor Zane, $2.84. Collect at AB, $4.74; G. Gieaczic, OS, $4.74; whose overtime has been sent Mississippi Line offices, 17 Bat­ for security watches. Collect at Calmar Line oRices, back to him for more details and tery Place, New York. » • • upon receipt of this from him, we • » • SS FRANK C. EMERSON: will be able to settle his dispute. Henry Naeole, Jr., $93.14; W. A. The men from that vessel and SS DANIEL WILLARD, Lim, $93.14; D. R. Templeton, the amounts due them are listed STEWARD DEPT: J. Brandon, Ch. Cook, $1,134; $93.14; E. Moss, $68,97; E. Goldbelow;. SS SCOTCH CAP, paid off in J. Joseph, 2nd Cook, $1.34; R. strom, $68.97; J. Samaroff, $88.97; Yaiiy, Mess., $ .67; H. Lyday, B. Selond, $68.97; R. Scales, $48.New Orleans: Mess., $1.34; P. Sudal, Utility. 35; L. Rodrigues, $48.35; W. G. Pacanoyski, $51.12; J. E. $2.36; R. Young, Utility, $6.39; R. I Young, $48.35; R. Manning, $48.35. Kane, $71.67; H. J. Tilden, $126.00; Usher, Utility, $3.03; J. Sweeney The above may be collected at Bjarne Strommen, $52.72; Walter Utility, $ .67; J. Marvin, Utility, the Smith 8c Johnson Company Snow, $33.00; N. G. B a r 11 e 11, $36.42; Edward Clifton, $19.10. $1.34; G. Berkimer, Baker, $2.69. Agenf's office in San Francisco as Collect at Calmar Line offices. soon as the vouchers arrive. The above-mentioned men in­ • • » quire of Agent, 2 Stone St., N.Y.C. SS SCOTCH CAP, paid off in SS ROBIN LOCKSLEY, Paid That perennial fugitive from New Orleans: off July 21, 1944: Paul Osborne, the Seafarers, the SS JAMES G. Pacanoyski, $51.12; J. E. MILLER, Bull Line, is still com­ Utility Man, has overtime com­ ing and going so fast in and out ing for carrying garbage ashore. Kane, $71.67; H. J. Tilden, $126.00; Bjarne Strommen, $52.72; Walter of ports that we have hardly had Pick up at Robin Line Office. • • • Snow, $33.00; N. G. Bartlelt, time to contact her. It seems as though every time SS ALCOA POINTER: Kerr. $36.42; Edward Clifton, $19.10. a man quits her in some outport, AB, 7 hrs.; Brown, AB, 15 hrs.; The above-mentioned men in­ he comes into New York with Collier, AB, 8 hrs. for Gangway quire of Agent, 2 Stone St., N.Y.C. • • • some disputes from her. Among watches. Collect at Pier K, WeeSS BUTTON GWINNET: Joy. hawken, N. J. the last few fellows- coming up • • • $4.00; Chief Cook, 21 hrs.; 2nd and the amounts they can collect Cook, 21 hrs.; Gun Crew Mess, SS JAMES MILLER: at the Bull Line offices are: Clyde Finney, Utility, 1 hr.; 144 hrs'.; Crew's utility, 144 hrs.y SS JAMES MILLER: Clyde Finney, Utility. 1 hr.; Goldman, Utility, 28 hrs.; Carrol Crew's mess, 21 hrs. Collect at South Atlantic Office, 17 Battery Goldman, Utility, 28 hxs.; Carrol Ouint, AB, 31 hrs. Place, N. Y. Collect at Bull Line Office. Quint, AB, 31 hrs- Disputes Settled By New York Branch *»• �Tpt'V'ir-: Friday. August 4. 1944 (Continued from Page 2) trial, and asked for someone to represent him. FREELOADERS THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG Around the Ports We had a very good meeting Union affiliation. here this past Monday evening On the surface this looks pretty and all hands blew their top in neutral, but an item appearing in fine style. Among the many sub­ the NMU mokus sheet, the Pile-It jects taken up was the one re­ gives the lie to this so-called neu­ garding the best procedure to tral position assumed by the follow to eliminate the freeload­ RMO. This article in the Pilot asserts that the Great Political ers from union ships. All hands realize that this type Boss, Joseph HAM HEAD Curof character is strictly out for anski, heard there was an accute himself and not interested in shortage of ABs out on the West maintaining union conditions but Coast. HAM HEAD hied to his inner only in grabbing what he can for himself at no expense. It is a sanctum and procured four of his fact recognized by all seamen rusty ABs, took them enmass to that mose of these leeches are the RMO and asked to have his going to leave the industry as huge army of ABs sent out to the soon as this war is over and when Coast as a solution to the short­ they don't have to worry about age problem. Needless to state his wishes the arm, and are only in the busi­ were granted, and his dearly be­ ness for what they can get out loved USSR was saved for the of it. We had another one of our fa­ nonce. These ABs were actually mous question and answer pro­ assigned to an SUP ship even be­ grams at the same meeting and fore they had left New York, this worked to the benefit of lots without the knowledge of the ^ of the younger members who had the SUP. points cleared for them as to TAXPAYERS' MONEY what are good beefs and what However, when they arrived at are bad beefs and the proper way the Coast they changed their of submitting overtime, and how minds about taking said ship, and to keep a ship's crew union- HAM HEAD again had shipped minded. four of his Commie organizers to Shipping and business is still the Coast at the expense of the below normal, although we had American Peoples' money with a little bit of a spurt last week the cooperation of the RMO. which didn't last long. A guy can This is nothing new as far as still ship out of here in a reason­ the NMU is concerned as they able length of time, but shipping have been getting this service for is not near as fast as it was a quite some time now, and quite a while back. large number of the men they Even though shipping is below had up on the Lakes during their normal, the 6th floor dispatchers organizing drive there, were are still managing to ship on an shipped up there in just that average of 600 men each week, manner, and for just that purpose so as I said, you can still make a with the RMO being fully aware * job here. of the whole set-up. In contrast to the above the LINEN BEEFS SIU and SUP have never been We have been having quite a few beefs recently on the type of able to get one single man sent linen they are putting on board from the Gulf or Coast at their the ships. It looks like a mix be­ request regardless of how many tween canvass and burlap. The shortages Existed on ships we stuff is really no good and if a were contracted for. guy is using this to ride into the MISREPRESENTATION tropics he would be in for a hell The people of this Country pf a bad trip. We have taken this should demand the disolution of beef up with the various opera­ the War Shipping Administration tors and we think we have found from top to bottom, as it is in­ the solution in their agreeing to fested with elements whom would have this stuff double bleached destroy this Government at the before putting this on board a first opportunity while at the ship for use. same time they are obtaining This makes it a lot better be­ their easy earned taxpayers' cause after the second time the money. Another article in this Scab stuff is laundered and bleached well, it is o.k. Only one more Sheet, the Pilot, also this week's case of somebody along the long, issue, is very enlightening, and long line of bureaus slipping up should be particularly so to the and not having this matter at­ NMU rank and file. None other tended to before it was ever is­ than Political Boss of the Great sued by the Steamship Compan­ Lakes, Soap Box Lawrenson, or­ ganizer passe wrote this master­ ies for the crews' use. I would like to add in closing piece of misrepresentation. Believe it or not you members that our fight for launch fees has just paid off the first dividends. of the NMU have finally been The rates have been lowered for given the OK through the untir­ this Port to some extent but, iri ing p o 1 i t i c al efforts of Curran our opinion, it is still exhorbit- and his cohorts to petition the antly high and we have still got War Labor Board for addendum a good beef with these people for to your agreement which will even a lower rate than we now give you some of the overtime, and working conditions clauses have. Yours for still lower launch which the SIU and SUP member­ ship have been getting for the PAUL HALL. Agent past ten years, and which you NMUers could have gotten long ago if you didn't have the phoney BALTIMORE leadership you have. NMUERS CHEATED The HMO is yp to its phoney Yes, you NMU members have tricks again. This time it pertains to the new practice of shipping been actually cheated out of ABs out to the West Coast. The thousands of dollars of ligitimate stipulations for candidates are overtinie due to the political mathat they do not belong to any larky Curran and Co. has been Union, and that they accept any peddeling you. It is high time assignment regardless of flag, or you woke up out of your confused lethargy and throw the - entire bimch of phoneys out, and align your selves with a real fighting organization whom gets results and don't go around patting themselves on the back as Curan and the rest of his ilk do with a lot of phoney paper talk. We are glad that you members of the NMU are finally getting these monies which you were delibarately being cheated out of by your leaders. However, we would like to inform you that we are far from satisfied with this, and intend to get something far better, so if you don't want to get cheated again get rid of those phoney Communist Politicians, and become real Union men, for if we fight together we can gain conditions and wages beyond your fondest dreams. JOSEPH FLANAGAN. Agent NORFOLK Shipping has slowed down somewhat in the past week or ten days, but we are going to take our track suit and roller skates out of the barn again, as it looks like we are going to get our share of the RUST-BUCKETS or Iron-Maiden Libertys. We are unofficially informed that the famous tugboats of the Eastern Transportation Company are going to run out of New York and Boston. We Pie-cards in Nor­ folk will gladly make up a tar­ paulin muster to buy plenty of aspirin and adrenalin for the Piecards in New York and Boston, as they will need both of the medicines when they make those tugs, as coalburning firemen are plenty easy to find these days??? TRANSPORTATION On account of poor transpor­ tation, I was forced to put a down payment on an automobile, and upon delivery of same, I foimd that there were 8 tires of the pre­ war variety, but painted up like a million dollars, and each tire had another tire inside of it. I parked it in front of the Union Hall, and when I started to go home, lo and behold, if there wasn't a large sign painted on the starboard side of same, reading: THE 8 TIRED SIU BUS COR­ PORATION. No one has, as of yet, taken credit for the paint job, yet quite a few of the guys find it very nice to ride in said bus. In this Port, we were barred from entering the Army Base, to cover SIU and SUP ships. We had been allowed to go on ships in the said Army Bases up to a few weeks past, and then this sudden order barring all Union Representatives from Army Bases. Yet, the Representatives of the Steamship Companies are The CP-NMLJ Proposal To John Shipowner All we're asking Johnnie sweetheart Will you make our name secure For you took us in the alley John When we were young and pure! We're sitting on your doorstep John Your brats around our knee Your latest is the "grand" award From your own NWLB. We asked you for the "Checkoff." John We vowed to be your spouse There's no love like an old love. John Though seamen call us louse! And so we sit and mourn. John And dote on your every word We promised Browder to marry you And Washington has heard. So all we're asking Johnnie, sweetheart Will you make our name secure! We don't mind the shotgun wedding Though the seamen call us wh We're sitting on your doorstep. John With lovelight in our eye For without you we are destitute You've taught us to love pie. We built for you a mansion, John A lovenest by the tide We planned a lovely future. John When we would be your bride And now you'd like to leave us John And go your fickle way To look for another light o' love Ah! Woe and lack—a—day! We made you what you cure John We put you on your feet With contracts made to order To make our love full sweet! We cooked for you and slaved. John We mended, patched and sewed And we would share your blanket In marriage a la mode. Le Envoi: All we're asking Johnnie. Swfetheart Will you make our name secure For you took us up the Alley John And the seamen call us wh Top'a Lifl. allowed to visit ships in the Army Bases any time and anywhere, WHY? WHITEWASHED Incidentally: why was the mur­ der of H. H. Gurkin, a Merchant Seaman, who was kiHed at the USS Hotel Fairfax on or about May 18th, 1944, whitewashed^ or hushed? The supposed to be kill­ er was brought back to Norfolk from Philadelphia, but when it came time for the trial, it seema that no witnesses were available, so the man was released. He then shipped out. Most of our members are being ^ accommodated at other hotels, where they can close both of their eyes when they sleep. It would still be in order for some old-timers to show up here in thi.s port of Norfolk, CARL M. ROGERS. Agent WSA Sets New Procedure On War Souvenirs Conditions imder which sea­ men on American flag ships wiU be permitted to bring or mail in­ to this country various "souvenir" items from the war fronts were outlined over the week-end by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. Crewmen of merchant vessels desiring to bring back enemy equipment must obtain certific­ ates in duplicate from United States Army or Navy port officers or other officer designated by the commander of the ai'ea. These certificates will contain a state­ ment by the seamen that the ar­ ticles described are not being taken to the United States for purposes of sale. Certificates will not be issued for any items that could be used for training troops, enemy mili­ tary weapons, objects containing explosives, inflammables, f i r e arms capable of being concealed on the person, name-plates re­ moved from captured enemy equipment, or articles other than items of military equipment re­ moved from the bodies of enemy dead, or other articles whose value as critical scrap material outweigh their value as trophies as determined by military theatre commanders. All souvenirs im­ ported will be subject to duty as determined by the Bureau of Cus­ toms, of the Treasury Depart­ ment. Money Due Jones and Camderlier. Messmen on the SS DAVID A. CURRY: Your overtime has been settled and the Company will mail the vouchers to your home addresses in the next few days. If you don't receive these vouch­ ers in a few days get in touch with the South Atlantic Steam­ ship Company in Savannah. Ga. CHARLES WAID. Savannah Agent » • • The following men who paid off the SS WILLIAM R. DAVIES in Norfolk have 3 hours' over­ time coming which they can col­ lect by geting in touch with the South Atlantic Steamship Line in Savannah. Georgia: John Trieste, Messman; M. D. England. Messman; S. L. Beach. Utility Messman. CHARLES WAID. Agent Savannah Brandi �Japs Murder US Seamen In Far East (Continued from Page 1) massacre ended only when • a scout plane approached and the Japanese vessel submerged, leav­ ing the surviving sea'men thresh­ ing in the water, their hands stiU tied. They were rescued after they had spent fifteen hours in the water. Captain Gussak is a member of the military police of the Army. Recently Captain Gussak's fam­ ily received a leter from him say­ ing that he had arrived safely at his destination after having un­ dergone severe hardships. He said that he was suffering from a bad sunburn. NOTICES DEANNE D. BRUMMUND Your mother. Mrs. Ruth Brummund. has moved to New York and is now living at 221 East 30th Street. « * * HENRY PAUL JANDRYS Your duplicate draft papers have been found. Apply at agent's office. SIU, 2 Stone Street. New York. • • • Max Katz. James Sawyer. John Rodriguez. John Miller. Nicolas L. Fiola. Wayne Adamson. Floyd Cunningham. Harry Chiselka. These men took out books on SS BIENVILLE. Please pick up re­ ceipts at 2 Stone St.. Room 502. Unclaimed Wages BULL LINE Wayne Pearson, FM-WT, 13 hours' overtime. E. D. Jones, 2d Cook, 3 days' pay and 8 hours' overtime. S. V. Leske, FM-WT. 2 hours' overtime. Jos. A. O'Neill, AB, 8 hours' overtime. A. A. Waichekauskas, FM-WT, 4 hours' overtime. Alfred V. Wilk. AB, 2 days' pay. R. A. Hunter, Oiler, 2V2 hours' overtime. J. B. Heine, FM-WT. 12 hours' overtime; Edward Ford, AB, 8 hours oyertime. Luke Cassidy, OS. 2 hours' overtime; William Thompson. AB, 2 hours' overtime: Eugene Fleshman. AB, 181/2 hours' over­ time; Robert Johnson, OS, 1 hour overtime. Orpha Johnson, Messman, 29 hours' overtime; Lawrence W. Keith, Utility, 29 hours' overtime. Richard Burns, Bos'n. 1 hour overtime; Hugo Maccoline, AB, 1 hour overtime; Earl Shepard, 1 hour overtime; H. A. Mcllveny. FM-WT. 1 day's pay; Edward Belkofsky. AB, 1 hour's overtime. P, G. Van Veith, Utility, 73 hours' overtime; Yu Quay. Nt. Ck. & Bkr.. adjustment of salary ($55.01). Edward Tremblay, Wiper. 11 days', pay; P. J. Walker, Mess­ man, 7 days' pay. The following is a list of un­ claimed wages and monies due to members,of the SIU from the Bull Line. All members are urged to pick up their money at the earliest opportunity: M. L. Wheeler. Oiler, 1 day's pay; Fred Hohenberger, Fireman, 1 day's pay. Rafael Ortiz, AB, 2 days' pay. Soto Acabeo, OS, 2 hours' over­ time; G. C. La France, Fireman. 3 hours' overtime; Eugenio Nun­ ez. AB. 2 hours' overtime;. John Brake, Chief Cook, 1 hour Over­ time; J. L. Rouse, Messman, 1 hour overtime. L. F. Doyle, AB, diff. in pay ($94.50); D. Traiano. AB, diff. in pay ($94.50). F. Infante, Oiler, 8 days' pay. Albert Galza, Bos'n, 3 hours' overtime; James E. Golden. Car­ penter, 2 hours' overtime; J. E. Monamayer, OS, 2 hours over­ time; W. R. Callis, Actg. AB, 2 hours' overtime. j. T. Brady, Bos'n, 8 days' pay. J. C. White. FM-WT. 33 hours' overtime. L. C. Freebody, Messman. 2 days' pay and subsistence; A. E. Korhonen. Bos'n. 7 days' pay. Oliver Thompson, Ch. Cook, 4 hours' overtime; Cornelius Lyons. OS. 3 days' pay; Gilbert Duncan. Utility. 12 hours' overtime; John Dunlop, Messman, 11 hours' over­ CLAUDE H. RANDOLP:— Write your Sister in Galveston. time. Joseph Halas, FM-WT, 3 days' Tex., at once. I am divorced and wish to hear from you.—Marie. pay. NOTICE Distribution Of Bailots Set Up By WSA (Continued from Page 1) elections, distribution of 500,000 post card applications for State absentee ballots was started by WSA on April 27th. AU eligible seamen receiving State ballots will thus be able to participate in elections for Federal, State and local offices in their respective states, WSA said. Seamen can now secure all necessary voting information and assistance through designated voting officers on all merchant ships, and in all ports outside the United States wherever practic­ able, through the United Sea­ men's Service centers, hospitals, consular offices and WSA offices all over the world. These voting officers have been instructed to see that each vote is cast in se­ cret and that no influence is ex­ erted for or against any particu­ lar candidate. Attention! Will Ihe holder of receipt No. 34484 and the holder of receipt No. 34485 please call at headquar­ ters office, or write in and state wheit dues and assessments were paid. These receipts were issued by C. Haymond aboard the SS Finley P. Dunn, Waterman Line, which paid off in Norfolk, Va. NOTICE Will Ernest Benton, forms; A.B. on the SS WILUAM JOHNSON, please communi­ cate with the undersigned promptly. S. C. Berenholtz 1102 Court Square Bldg. (2) Baltimore 2, Md. Corp. Profits Up While Wages Lag, AFL Survey Finds (Continued from Page 1) of the 94 percent increase in in­ comes that the war has brought to business men, since this group is made up largely of small busi­ nesses whose average income be­ fore the war was comparatively low. Corporations, the study shows, are the ones that have been mak­ ing the big money out of the war. That is especially true of some 1400 large corporations, including 95 percent of the nation's largest companies, which earned (after payment of taxes) 7.9 percent on net worth in 1939 and 10.4 per­ cent in 1943. John S. Bryant will you ple^e communicate with your mother at 300 Brannan Street, San Fran­ cisco 7, c/o J, Theo. Erlin Co. She is extremely worried. Protect Both America and Your Money by Investing It in War Bonds. When The Devil Was Sick! AN EDITORIAL (Continued from page 2) the proposal that the shipowners establish a set yearly wage as it effects the life and liberty of John Q. Sailor, the man who sails the ships and pays "Union" dues to these political racketeers. What will it mean to. the individual? The NMU as usual gives NO DETAILS AS TO HOW SUCH A PLAN WOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT NOR THE IMPACT UPON THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN PARTICULAR. To guarantee a set yearly wage the ship­ owner must have guarantees of the services of seamen for one year. It means freezing each and every seaman to his job for that period. This is industrial PEON AGE and serfdom] It would establish BY CONTPvACT WITH THE SHIPOWNERS THE VERY THING THE NMU FAILED TO GET BY LEGAL MEANS THROUGH THE NWLB — THE CHECKOFF. For the shipowners must coop­ erate with the NMU officials under the "con­ tract" and procure their replacements from the "Union." Seamen who quit the ship before their yearly term was up would find that they had lost their rights to "a guaranteed yearly wage." (By the same token any seaman who now works a year, on ONE or a dozen ships, has earned a yearly wage, guaranteed by the fact that he was em­ ployed during that period). ' Operating under a free competitive economy and the capitalist system NO SHIPOWNER CAN PAY CREWS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING AND PRODUCING PROFITS FOR THE SHIPOWNER. That is their fun­ damental business axiom. The NMU proposal means slavery for the in­ dividual in an attempt to stabilize the dying NMU. Under such a slave system the seamen would be chained to the ship and the shipowner, who would in turn uphold the "Union leader­ ship" to which the slave belonged. To this Hell's Brew being concocted in the NMU headquarters we must add the operation of the Ship's Commissars despatched from the CP through the NMU headquarters. Is this the "New World" that the CP-NMU "leaders" in­ sist the American seamen are fighting to win? Is stabilization of the Communist leadership to crush the Life and Soul—the Liberties and Rights of the American seamen—of Unionism —in the post war period? Is the Constitution of the United States to be subverted and sabotaged by these sinister forces under a mask of "Unionism?" These are the issues at stake and every Am­ erican seamen is involved. We see the collapse of the NMU dead ahead. The outraged American seamen will deal with the Slavery Trust as soon as they are through lickinjg the daylights-out of the Axis. Fearful <|f the future the Stalinist leaders of the NMU are assuring the shipowners that "there will be f.. lic' no Strikes after the War" and that there will be a post-war continuation of the No Strike Pledge. They phrase the shipowner peace time con­ trol of the NMU (at a price of upholding the leadership) as "cooperation between employers and Unions." (God save the term. The NMU today is not a Union but a Political Club which must save its political neck at any price). THIS IS THE XYPE OF "COOPERA­ TION" AND CONTROL THAT IS ENVIS­ AGED. AND THAT THE NMU LEADER­ SHIP DEMAND FROM THE SHIPOWN­ ER^. AN INDUSTRY OF SLAVES PAYING DUES TO A POLITICAL MAFIA. We believe that the American shipowners have enough sense to know that the TYPE OF MEN WHO WOULD WORK UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS WOULD BE OF NO VALUE TO THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE. WE BELIEVE THE AMERICAN SEAMEN WILL SEE THROUGH THIS SWEETLY WORDED CATCH PHRASE "ANNUAL YEARLY WAGE" and realize what it will mean to them in Life, Liberty, Loss of Constitu­ tional Rights, as well as dollars and cents. We will have won the war against the Axis to lose it at home. Slavery aboad will have been crushed at tremendous costs and established here in our absence by the same totalitarian Coterie. OUR WAY OF LIFE WILL HAVE PER­ ISHED! • ,y.. • '/it# •Lm. • ''' • , ., : • , r. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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WSA SETS NEW PROCEDURE ON WAR SOUVENIRS THE CP-NMU PROPOSAL-TO JOHN SHIPOWNER UNCLAIMED WAGES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/04/1944 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1944 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/001761d9323fa4d3720391dcfab29160.PDF 0e3303d004792ae225140bd0ba92708c PDF Text Text ,111,1, Iijl^ljipfpiilwwwi Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 1. 1947 Mathiasen Signs Up; Agreement Is Called Best In Tanker Field PHILADELPHIA—True to the promises made to the men sailing the ships of the Tanker Sag Harbor Cor­ poration, the Seafarers International Union this week sign­ ed a contract with the company calling for the highest wage and overtime rates ever known in the maritime in­ dustry. This company was recently won by the SIU in a National Labor Relations Board bargaining election. The Cominle Tactics A good lesson in how com­ munists operate to capture control of trade unions is indicated by a letter, sent in anonymously to the LOG, written by James Romanoff, former MEBA official, to one of his comrades in the MEBA New York office. Portions of the letter, plus explanatory material by the Editors, appear on page 3. Seafarers and readers of the LOG are well aware of how communist party mem­ bers seek to get a strangle­ hold on a union's apparatus so as to force the union to follow the straight and nar­ row Moscow line. No. 31 New Contract Signed; SIU Gets 5% Increase And Paid Vacations t NEW YORK—Eight companies, among them some of the largest carriers of freight cargo in the United States, this week signed a contract with the SIU calling for a 5 per cent wage increase across the boards, paid vacations after a year of service, and nine paid holidays at sea for members of the Deck and Engine Departments. This last provision was already a part of the Stewards agreement. balloting showed the Union a hands-down victor, with t The eight companies which only two votes going to the'® broke the solid front of ship­ company. The NMU with­ owners were Alcoa Steamship drew at the last moment, Company; American Liberty without explanation, and Lines; A. H. Bull and Company; YORK—The last ally of the CIO union has been taking resentation they have been seek­ Bull Insular Lines, Incorporated; therefore did not appear on theNEW Cities Service Company in lickings in elections on both ing. Eastern Steamship Company; the ballot. Although the first obstacle has South Atlantic Steamship Com­ its attempts to stall an election coasts and on the Great Lakes. NMU Withdraws From Cities Servire The announcement of the Tankers Sag Harbor pact came just at the time that the National Labor Relations Board sent rec­ ords of proceedings on the Cities Service Company case to Wash­ ington to ascertain whether or not an election will be held in that fleet. Some of the best features of the SIU freight ship agreemelits are embodied in the new con­ tract, while other features in­ clude 28 days vacation per year, all holidays at sea to be paid for at the overtime rate, and ahy work performed in port after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. also to be paid for at the overtime rate of pay. MEMBERS PROTECTED The overtime rate provides for $1.10 per hour for those earning less than $210.00 per month, and $1.40 per hour for those making $210.00 or over. Although the agreement was sighed for one year, it contains an exclusive SIU provision that the wage question can be reopen­ ed any time during the life of the contract. This protects the mem­ bership in case the cost-of-living risest Negotiations commenced the latter- part of May and moved along sporadically due to com­ pany stalling. However, all fea­ tures of the recently executed contract are retroactive to May 28, so the men sailing the ships have lost nothing. The Negotiating Committee for the Union consisted of J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer; Paul Hall, Diftctor of Organization; Eddie Higdon, Philadelphia Port Agent; and Robert Matthews, special Headquarters Repr-esentative. in its fleet of tankers quit the field on July 28, and made it certain that a bargaining elec­ tion will be held in the near fu­ ture. That ally was the National Maritime Union, CIO, which played the company's game after the Isthmian election was won by the Seafarers, and would prob­ ably have done the same thing after the Cities Service election goes the same way. The NMU backed out by not being represented at a National Labor Relations Board hearing held on July 28. Representing the SIU were Morris Weisberger, International Vice-President; A1 Kerr, organ­ izer; and Mr. Parness, la\^yer from the staff of Ben Sterling. Also present as qbservers were Secretary-Treasurer J. P. Shuler and George "Frenchy" Ruf, or­ ganizer. In a formal discussion on the situation, the company would not agree to. an election in its fleet to decide a bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel unless ordered to do so by the NLRB. Therefore, a copy of the hear­ ing, with all the pervious records of the case, will be forwarded to the Washington office of the Board, where a decision will be rendered on whether or not an election is to be held. PRESSURE SUCCESSFUL On one point, however, the company did give in to Union pressure. It was agreed, that if an election is ordered, the bar­ gaining unit would include all the unlicensed personnel in the Deck, Engine, and Stewards Departments, with the exception of Pursers and Radio Operators. The withdrawal of the NMU from the proceedings comes as no surprise to the Seafarers since After having been beaten in the Isthmian balloting, the NMU held up proceedings in the Tank­ er Sag Harbor (Mathiasen) Cor­ poration, and pulled out of the runnings at th? last moment. VICTORY IN SIGHT On the Lakes the SIU badly defeated the NMU in the Huron election, following which the NMU stalled the Wyandotte hearings as long as possible and then took a run-out powder. Now that the NMU has drop­ ped out of the Cities Service case, the SIU has a chance to bring to those seamen the rep­ been hurdled, and an election is virtually certain to take place, the job of the SIU membership has only started. There are nu­ merous men in the fleet who have questions regarding Union policies and procedures, and it is the responsibility of all good Union men to sail those scows and give correct answers to any queries that come up Shoreside organizers cannot do the job alone, but with coopera­ tion of men who ship as volun­ teers, the task can be wrapped up in short order and entered as a win in the Seafarers column. SIU Reopens Washington Office In keeping with the action voted upon by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union Convention in Chicago, and ratified by the membership, Matthew "Duke" Dushane, has been appointed International Representative on Legislative Affairs and has been sent to Washington, D. C. Brother Dushane represented the Union in Washington during the war. He will keep in close contact with all legislation affecting the maritime industry and the labor movement. Any requests from the Ports for information or service should be channeled through Headquarters so as to prevent duplication of work. pany; Seas Shipping Company; and Smith and Johnson. The vacation clause stipulates that men employed on one com­ pany's ships for one continuous year are to be granted one week's vacation with pay, and for each subsequent year of continuous service shall receive a vacation ^f'^'dayrwithYuTl'pay. StYting date for computing continuous time is July 31, 1947. CONTRACT EXTENDED The original agreement enter­ ed into on October 23, 1946, plus the amendments and changes in­ corporated in the new contract, is extended until July 30, 1948. However, the question of wages can be reopened by the Union at any time, a provision that is not contained in the contracts of any other maritime unions. Th e increase in wages and overtime is retroactive to and in­ cluding June 16, 1947, while all other provisions go into effect July 31. Representing the Seafarers during the negotiations were J. P. Shuler, Paul Hall, Joe Algina, Bob Matthews and Steely White. AFL-CIOUnitylsA Nust', Green TellsMurray WASHINGTON — AFL Presi­ dent William Green told CIO President Philip Murray again last week that there is no Chance of common action between the two organizations without or­ ganizational unity. In a letter to Murray, Green said that he had submitted the ClO's proposal to the AFL's Ex­ ecutive 'Council. Gi-een said that the Executive Council "decided it would'be impossible to formu­ late a common and unified policy of action for the purpose of pro­ tecting living standards of Amer­ ican people and to assure effec­ tive political expression on the part of organized labor and to elect progressive representatives to the U. S. Congress as set forth in your letter, without first end­ ing division within the ranks of labor thru the establishment of organizational unity. "This is a primary requirement to the success of any plan or pro­ gram as you outlined in the third paragraph of your letter." Murray had proposed to Green that the AFL and CIO form a common legislative front to fight the Taft-Hartley bill, but this suggestion was rejected by Green who insisted that organic unity mi^st be discussed first. Green concluded; "I extend to you and your associates in behalf of the Executive Council of the AFL an invitation to meet with representatives of the AFL at some convenient date within the ranks of labor and establish la­ bor solidarity and organizational unity." �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 1, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFx\RERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N- Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. GAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J, P. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY - - - - - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. 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. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Best In The Business Just as the Seafarers International Union has always led the way for unlicensed freight ship personnel in wages and conditions so docs the Union now blaze a path in thfe tanker field. Hospital Patients The new contract just executed with the' Tanker 5ag Harbor Corporation (Mathiasen Tankers) embodies the best wages and conditions ever known on tankers, and includes the exclusive SIU provision that wage scales can be reopened by the Union at any time during the life of the contract so as to protect the Seafarers membership against rising prices. When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Tankermen have long been the most badly treated of all seagoing men. While victory after victory was being j won in dry cargo companies, the wealthy oil companies wliich ov/n their tankers successfully withstood organi­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, zation. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Men Now In The Marine Hospitals But now the story has changed. The SIU has now consolidated its strength on the waterfront, and is ready and able to bring real representa­ tion to the men who sail the tankers. The Sag Harbor contract is only the first and will be followed in rapid succession by many more. Organizing Sag Harbor was no pipe. It took an in­ tensive campaign with the full cooperation of the mem­ bership and the officials, t<} bring about a victory. The .same spirit that won Isthmian, Huron, and Wyandotte, was also in evidence in the Sag Harbor drive. Cities Service is next. It will be a hard fought, dingdong battle, because" the company does not like the idea of having its unlicensed personnel represented by the mili­ tant Seafarers. The company is certain to try every dodge in the books to prevent organization in the fleet, but it can be done, and it will be done. Volunteer organizer;; turned the trick in every victory won by the Union. That must be continued in the Cities Service campaign. Not every one who applies for a job will be accepted, but enough will pass the scrutiny of Watchful company officials to be able to carry the SIU message to every ship in the fleet. It worked in Isthmian—it worked with other com­ panies—and it can't miss in Cities Service. Sag Harbor seamen who have the best contract in the tanker industry. With hard work, the same thing can be true of unlicensed Cities Service seamen. I X heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. * NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL M. PISKUN G. ROGERS JOSEPH DENNIS C. F. CONSTANZA L. GROVER H. SELBY C. MACON R. WALTHER BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE t 4. t BALTIMORE HOSPITAL CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL M. PLYLER E. L. WANDRIE F. O'BRIEN E. M. LOOPER J. WYMOND D. G. PARKER E.. CAIN JR. LEROY CLARKE , J. TARQUELLOS J. ZANADIL F. MILLER D. COPPAK D. P. KORALIA • P. PODOLSKY WILLIAM MOORE R. GORDON L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE M. FINDELHURST H. GREEN 1. t. 1. I t, - t STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL CHICAGO MARINE HOSP. N. NEILSEN LOUIS JOHNSON J. MORRISON STEVE SCHULTZ E. J. SIDNEY HENRY LALLY J. A. DYKES t i. t E. E. CASEY NEPONSET HOSPITAL E. F. PAUL L. CLARK P. FELICIANO J. S. CAMPBELL P. GELPI E. FERRER II. STILLMAN J. R. HANCHEY T. J. KURKI C. LARSEN E. P. O'BRIEN L. L. LEWIS C. KERSTENS J. R. LEWIS P. C. CARTER You can coD'act your Hos­ pital delegate jt the StatenIsland Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) L. C. J. R. H. J. TORRES SCHULTZ HAMILTON A. BLAKE BELCHER T. EDWARDS t 1. 4 MOBILE HOSPITAL M. D. PENRY J. G. HARRIS ARCHIE SANDY H. HUISMAN J. CARROLL T. J. FAITER M. COLLIER C. E. FOSTER WILLIAM FAWELEY E. L. MEYERS J. C. KEEL U. S. MORGAN R. G. VARNON i i. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL L. ANDERSONR. BAASNER -f. R. LORD E. JOHNSTON E. DELLAMANO H. WALSH R. MORRISON �Friday, August I. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Letter From Former MEBA Official Shows How The CP Works in Unions "Trying to recruit Chief Eng­ A1 Rothbard is another so-call­ That so-called confusion has led ineer. So far he's read several ed commie trade union expert. to the best conditions and wages pamphlets including Herb Tank's His activities center around in the industry for all seamen, Communists on the Waterfront, worming his way into honest while the "educated" NMU is Marx's Value, Price, and Profit, trade unions and turning them embroiled in an internal struggle plus Book Find Club montl?ly into transmission belts for Mos­ that makes them easy game for cow propaganda. Whenever he the shipowners. issues." So goes a letter from James fails to change the union, he By PAUL HALL Communist - dominated unions Romanoff former official of the resorts to disruption and wreck­ are never run for the best in­ Number one on the parade of questions heard around the Hall Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ ing. He has been placed by the terests of the members liip. these days is, "What can we do to beat the Taft-Hartley Act?" Not sociation, CIO, addressed to communist party in charge of Whenevec the party line changes, only is it a good, live question—it's a damned hot one, too. This "Dear Arthur," and dated June penetration into the SIU, as well the leadership of the union pulls newly enacted anti-labor law is lined with fangs. So, let's take 6, 1947, from Copenhagen, Den­ as other AFL unions. the membership along the new a look into the situation and see just what the hell we—as individual mark. This letter was anony­ track, even if it means selling COMMIE TRAITORS members as well as a trade union—can do in the event this poison­ mously sent to the SEAFARERS them down the river. ous measure is set in motion in the Maritime industry to our detri­ LOG. Romanoff does not mention Comrade Rdfhanoff can have ment. why France of 1940 outlawed the There are few, if any, exper­ First off, this act should not immediately affect the SIU. Al­ communists. It was then that his partners Lannon .and Roth­ ienced trade unionists who do though it becomes law on Aug. 22, the provisions of the act ban­ France was battling for life bard. They will never make any ning the closed shop do not apply to contracts in ^rce until Aug. 22, not know how communists op­ against the Nazis, and due to headway in the SIU because the 1948. • Under these conditions, our agreements are solid until that erate. Commie strategy is to in­ the pact between Hitler and communist record speaks for it­ date, in as much as our Union has extended its contracts, along filtrate, drav/ attention to non- Stalin, the French communist self, and it is a record of deceit trade union issues, and have with various clarifications, until lhat date. party actively sabotaged the war and treachery, capped by a "noWhen our present contracts expire in 1948, as will hundieds of their contacts take part in co.m- effort. High communist officials strikc pledge in peacetime," other union agreements throughout the nation, the stage will be mie-front organizations and act­ refused war service and escaped which made every sincere trade set for plenty of fireworks. For on August 22, or before, it will be ivities. to Russia where they directed unionist sick to the stomach. It can be easily seen that Com­ their underlings in treachery and against the law'^or any steamship opei-ator (or other employer) to sign a so-called closed-shop contract. Then the chips will be down, missar Romanoff is following the sabotage. as far as the SIU is concerned. We'll be put to the test to prove same tactics. Not only in France did the we're big enough to maintain our Union Hiring Hall clauses, which First he wormed his way into commies work for a Nazi Vic­ are the backbone of our Union's existence. the confidence of the Chief Eng- tory until Hitler turned on his As time goes on, we may run into various other provisions' ineer, then he gave him a lying partner, Stalin. In other coun­ of the Taft-Hartley law as it affects our organizational work and'pamphlet by a self-admitted com- tries th% CP forced unneces.sary union procedures. For instance, the law specifies that no union can'munist hack to read, and then he strikes and held up war produc­ Robert J. Watt, AFL Interna­ be certified even after winning a steamship company in an election j led him to one of the "fronts," tion and tried to spread their tional representative and the until each official files an affidavit stating he is not a member of in this case the Book Find Club, lying propaganda in the Armed the Communist party. man who has represented United which distributes books that fol­ services. We'll deal with this section when we come to it, as the dead­ low the "Line." But as soon as Russia was at­ States labor at the International line for filing has not yet arrived. v tacked, it was a different story. Labor Organization since the U. CURRAN AND CP SUP Faces Problem Then it became "Russia P'lrst," S. joined that body in 1936, died The letter, which was written The problems of our ^affiliates, the Sailors Union of the Pacific when Romanoff was on the SS even to the extent of being will­ suddenly on July 25 aboard the in particular, are of more immediate concern in face of the threat John A. Donald, Smith and John­ ing to have the American Labor SS Saturnia on his way home to the closed shop. The SUP's contracts, which have not been re­ son Steamship Company, goes Movement enslaved by the boss­ from an ILO meeting in Geneva. newed, expire Sept. 30, 1947. Indications point to an old-fashioned on" to say, "Sure hope things are es, just so that Stalin could have Brother Watt came up the hard brawl should the shipowners try to knock the props from under shaping up better for June 15 all the materials he needed to way, advancing from the paper conquer and enslave more ter­ the SUP's Union Hiring Hall, which they rightfully enjoy at the than when we left. Have they mill in which he first worked, ritory and people. present time. got Curran back on the right through various AFL posts When September and the SUP's contract expiration come, there track yet or is he finally at long And When Romanoff speaks of which culminated in his appoint­ is no question that the SIU will take advantage of the clause in its last permanently derailed? When the "confused, misled members" contracts—the only one of its kind in the marine industry—allow­ issues get sharp, these phonies of the SIU, what he really means ment as International AFL rep­ ing renegotiation of the wage question. Besides being aimed at always jump off the sinking is tliat the Seafarers has been resentative. Watt was always in the fore­ getting more money for our membership, this move will also have'^^'^^ a bulwark against the kind of front of the fight to prevent the the means of our lining up support for our affiliate. It will enable. . , infiltration that has made the us to pitch in and throw our support to our SUP Brothers. If the! letting Curran back on the National Maritime Union, a n d j communists from dominating the West Coast shipowners aim to beat the SUP against the wall, they '^^ht tiack obvious y le eis to other unions which allowed the labor scene, and he was instruJoe's fight against the commies commies to become dominant, in- | mental in keeping the AFL out had better figure on us going into action, too. in the National Maritime Union, to a stooge outfit not interested of the Soviet-dominated World and the attempts to unseat him What We Can Do To Prepare in anything more than maintain­ Federation of Trade Unionists. Now comes the question: What can we do in the meantime to or foi'ce him to toe the CP line. ing control for Stalin's agents. He will be sorely missed byprepare for these struggles, which appear to be inevitable? A little further in the letter, The SIU is willing to continue American labor, and by the la­ Most important is that we all exert every bit of our individual Romanoff says, 'I want Lan- being "confused and misled." bor movement the world over. and collective energies to put our Union in the best shape possible. non's ear for about 60 minutes That's the one job every Seafarer must go to work on. when I get back to give him In my opinion, the best way is to take active interest in every some first hand facts and obser­ phase of Union activity by: 1) Attending all regular meetings and vations regarding Norfolk MEBA, putting questions on any point that is not clear; 2) Contacting all NMU, and MCS, MFOW, CP still in there pitching for the young guys in the Union who may not know the score and stressing situation." SIU is Brother A1 Waterman, an • to them the need for following Union policy and programs on mat­ A1 Lannon is the waterfront oldlimer and ardent Seafarer ters affecting us all; 3) Educating every doubting man to the fact contact man for the communist from way back. Now rounding that unless we're prepared for the final showdown, whether it be party, and as such has been re- L^^ second year aboard IsthSept. 30 or Aug. 22, 1948, we surely will perish; 4) Tell all hands sponsible-for a large portion of 1 Waterman played an on all ships to salt away a few bucks to take care of his family and the disruption which has split important part as a volunteer in supplement the Union's assistance while he's on the bricks in case the maritime unions in the past the organizing drive which result­ of a long, tough battle. ten years. ed in the Union's certification as Finally, we should all be on guard against attempts by ship Further in ,the letter, Roman­ colective bargaining agent for owners, either through .an outright move to smash our union hiring hall by refusing to ship men from our halls, or through attempting off states, "Tell Rothbard that the line's unlicensed personnel. he's got a hard job — AFL con­ No job is well done until it is to plant stooges on our ships to cause trouble, chaos or disruption. centration. May be years before carried through to a successful he'll be able to observe notice­ wind-up. Brother Waterman be­ Direct Action Is Best Defense These are but a few things individual members can do. It is able results with the SIU. These lieves, and he puts his beliefs in­ these things and our policy of economic action at the point of pro­ boys are some of the most con­ to practice. That's how come he duction that provide our best defense in case of attack in our ex­ fused, misled members of the just signed on his fifth Isthmian istence. It will demonstrate that by direct action labor has a quick, American Labor Movement. It ship, the SS Rider Victory, And he's going to "keep sailforthright fighting answer for the termites who are gnawing at is, in my opinion, this fact that adds to the importance of the ing Isthmian" until there's an . labor's hard-won gains and seek to send them crashing back to the undertaking. Should have been SIU contract to benefit all hands, AL WATERMAN "good old days" and 40 bucks a month, blue linen and maggotty done years ago. Still, it's not Brother Waterman, who has chow. And its something the boys who talk of "third political parties" too l^te. Better Ij.'e than never. been going to sea more than 25 followed by a three month stint as a means of beating the Tafts and Hartleys can't match. Our pro­ Who would have thought the years, got himself his first Isth-|on the Twin Falls Victory. Before shipping on the Rider gram is swift and sure, theirs is long, drawn-out and guarantees France of 1940 that outlawed the mian job on Mar. 6, 1946, when CP would have been the France he went aboard the Baton Rouge Victory, he was a crewmember nothing. We Seafarers have successfully brought about conditions in of 1946 and 1947? An optimist? Victory to voluntarily give out on the Allegheny Victory. No! ! A Marxist. If great nations the story of the SIU and the ad-| What will come after the Rider this' industry that years ago were waterfront pipe.dreams. We , have made it possible for seamen to rightfully live like of the world can be changed, vantages of membership in the Victory, isn't quite definite in Bi-other Waterman's plans. He's any other human. We aim to keep things that way. The Seafarers then I'm sure that a workers' leading waterfront Union. Next was the Mandan Victory not moving off Isthmian until it will fight, anybody — anywhere — anytime — to see that seamen mass organization like the SIUen which he spent nine months, signs on the dotted line. SUP can also." remain free human beings! «, Watt Dies On Way Home From ILO Meet; AFL Representative Volunteer On Sth Isthmian Ship �T^E SEA^d:RER:^ LOC Page Four Friday. August 1. 1947 zrt: Unity Of Htembers Basis Of SlU Growth REPORT By J. P. SHULCR, Secretvy-Treasurer Since the last regular meeting, negotiations day, state that an election should be held shortly have been completed between the Seafarers In­ in the Cities Service fleet. According to the Or­ ternational Union of North America and the fol­ ganizers' reports, this election will keep intact Our Union has been growing; As long as that spirit of colowing companies: Alcoa Steamship Company, ihe long string of election victories the SIU has by leaps and bounds. And as it operation exists in our organiza- American Liberty Lines, A. H. Bull and, Com­ run up in tlifc unorganized field over the past two , •-Ition, we won't be beat. Our propany, Bull Insular Lines, Inc., Eastern Steamship years. takes on strength and size, it gress will continue along with Company, South Atlantic Steamship Corppany, A Senate Committee passed a bill recommend­ flike any organization, be it lawell-being of the membcrSeas Shipping Company, and Smith and Johnson. ing that alien seamen who sailed on, U. S. mer­ bor union, steam.ship company or,ship. Our agreements have been amended and extend­ chant vessels during the war be allowed to con­ steel mill) has a growing need We will be able to beat all ed to July 30, 1948. tinue sailing American merchant vessels, regard­ for greater cooperation and co­ enemies of labor, whether it be The Negotiating Committee has a full report less of their alien status. ordination if it is to operate ef­ an anti-labor congre.ss, political which will be read at the New York meeting Another bill favorably reported by a Senate cliques within who would ruin tonight, carrying the amendments which are Committee is the length of time a seaman can ficiently and economically. stay ashore and still be eligible for treatment in In these two important factors our union to further their own subject to action by the membership. aims, or other unions who by The Negotiating Committee is now meeting the Marine Hospitals. •—cooperation and coordination— their actions show they have no with Mississippi and 'Waterman Steamship Com­ ' Heretofore, a man has only been allowed 60 lies the basic reason for Union right to be called labor unions. pany, as well as other outfits contracted to the days on the beach and still be eligible for treat­ growth. 0. SlU and further reports will be given on these ment in marine hospitals. This bill would allow For a solid example of what a Every section of the Union ap­ uiecting in the immediate future. a seaman to be eligible for treatment in marine lack of unit3' or cooperation can paratus depends heavily on co­ Headquarters officials have met several times hospitals as long as he makes his livelihood in the do, look at the NMU. Its leader­ operation, whether it be the or­ since the last meeting with representatives of the maritime industry. ship has split into two factioms, ganizing department, the book­ Stewards Department Representatives in sev­ each intent on achieving its own Isthmian Steamship Company in regards to ne­ keeping department, Patrolmen, gotiating an agreement. The Isthmian Steamship eral ports have endeavored to outline the Stewends. the Dispatchers or negotiating Companj^has made several proposals to the Sea- ards Department work in detail. This has caused One side is constantly blasting farers. They have been studied. The Union's committees. ^numbers of letters from Stewards and other mem­ Without this essential coopera­ ihe other and vice-versa. The counter-proposals will be submitted this week. bers in the Stewards Department to be sent to A meeting will be held shortly between Isth­ .Headquai-ters protesting these detailed outlines. tion, we'd be up the well-known union's position, as a result, has been weakened inestimably. mian and the SIU to begin negotiations on these creek. It is impossible for a man ashore to outline in Let's make sure this never proposals and counter-proposals. The membership detail the work for each Stewards Department GOOD EXAMPLE happens to our organization. will be advised as to the outcome of these meet­ aboard a ship. This work is generally outlined in the agreement and the details should be left Suppose when a Patrolman Let's get in their and plug for the ings; An agreement with the Mathiason Tankers, Inc., up to the Steward, and all cooperation should be came aboard your ship for the betterment of the Union. payoff and there was disputed Let's bring all our beefs be­ has at last been reached and a complete report given him to see that the Stewards Department overtime—your overtime—you'd fore the membership, I mean just will be made to the membership tonight on this work is carried out in a practical manner. After action taken in the International Con­ turned it over to him, signed off that. I don't mean to tTie atten­ agreement. Th,e membership will recall that this and then took a powder. tion of John Barleycorn, the bar­ is the first tanker outfit to be contracted to the vention and ratified by the membership, Matthew Your chances of collecting this tender, that "woman" or anyone ^^tlantic and Gulf District of the SIU. The con­ "Duke" Dushane has been sent to Washington, disputed overtime have taken a outside the Union who has no ditions of this agreement are much better than D. C., as International Representative on Legis­ any other agreement in the tanker field. lative Affairs. good boot in the fanny. The Pa­ business knowing it. Let us hope this will only be the beginning There will be certain things coming up in each trolman's chances of collecting Remember that section of the and in the near future a number of tanker com­ port which should be referred to Dushane in your dough for you get the same Oath of Obligation which reads: panies will be operating under contract to the Washington. Many of the things coming up in boot in the same place. "I promise that I will never Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers Inter­ different ports are of the same nature and in A simple example, it neverthe­ reveal the proceedings of the national Union of North America. order to prevent repetition, all matters that are less shows the necessity for one Union to its injury or to per­ The Organizers, as a result of a meeting held to t^e referred to Washington should be channeled form of cooperation. son not entitled to know it." with the National Labor Relations Board on Mon- through Headquarters Office. Take a look at the great pro­ gress made in the organizing field by the SlU in the past two years. Suppose, for example, there had been no cooperation between What the Seafarers means to its membership—and to all maritime, which benefitted the shoreside organizers and the from SIU victories—is shown by the following table, listing the wage increases won by the members who voluntarily sailed SIU in not quite a year's time. In that period, for example, an AB's base wage rose from those ships. The money, effort, S155.00 to $191.99, almost a 25% increase, and—but read for yourself: everythi.ng would have been That the sale of ships to for­ wasted. eign countries, many of them to Pre-Strike Scale After Scale After New Scale Fortunately, as the results non-maritime nations, is con­ Rating Scale Retroactive to General Strike 6% Increase show, cooperation was present. tinuing at a heavy pace, is cor1946 1946 Mar. 11, 1947 June 16.1947 We have been certified as collec­ raborated by a report of the tive bargaining agent for Isth­ Maritime Commission. Bosun $162.50 $228.17 $205.00 $217.30 mian and we already have con­ Bosun's Mate—Day Work 204.05 214.25 192.50 In the two month period from tracts with Mathiasen—our first Bosun's Mate—Watch 180.00 190.80 200.34 April 1st to May 29th, 207 Amer­ East Coast tanker agreement— Carpenter 162.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 ican built vessels were sold to and several new companies, such Storekeeper 157.50 197.50 209.35 219.82 foreign operators. The majority as Kearney, St. Lawrence Navi­ AB Maintenance 155.00 187.50 198.75 208.69 of the ships, 113 in all, were gation, Bloomfield, etc. Quartermaster 155.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 sold to British companies. Ships Cooperation did it. If it hadn't AB 155.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 were also sold to smaller mari­ existed, the seamen who rode Watchman 150.00 172.50 182.85 191.99 time nations such as Greece and those ships probably would be in OS 132.50 150.00 159.00 166.95 the Netherlands. some other union by now or still The report also disclosed that unorganized. Chief Electrician $252.00 $294.50 $312.17 $327.78 30 ships were sold to non-mari­ Asst. Electrician 182.50 227.50 241.15 253.21 COOPERATION SPARKS ALL time nations with Panama get­ Unlic. Jr. Engineer—Days 187.50 230.00 243.80 255.99 ting 24, Columbia, 3; Peru, 2 Take a look at the Union struc­ Unlic. Jr. Engineer—Watch 187.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 and Honduras, 1. ture, procedure and representa­ Machinist-Plumber 194.50 237.00 251.22 263,78 The heaviest purchaser of ships tives. Cooperation and coordina­ Deck Engineer 162.50 205.00 217.30 228.17 for the Panamanian flag was tion improved the efficiency of Chief Reefer Engineer 252.00 269.50 299.95 285.67 the Overseas Tankship Corpora­ them all. The bookkeeping sys­ 1st Reefer 220.00 237.50 251.75 264.34 tion, which purchased 11 vessels. tems have been revised so that 2nd Reefer 201.00 218.50 231.61 243.19 Not mentioned in the report, records are handled more smoothEngine Storekeeper 197.50 209.35 219.82 however, was the fact that Over­ "ly and efficiently. Engine Utility 155.00 217.30 205.00 228.17 seas Tankship is a Panamanian Your Union regulations are Evaporator Maintenance 172.50 190.00 201.40 211.47 company owned by California Oiler—Diesel 155.00 changed from time to time to 195.25 206.97 217.32 Texaco Company. Oiler—Steam 155.00 meet existing conditions. The 177.50 188.15 197.56 During this two month period Watertender 155.00 bringing about of these changes 197.56 177.50 188.15 American operators purchased Fireman-Watertender 155.00 depends on the cooperative spirit 177.50 188.15 197.56 80 ships. between the membership and Firemen 145.00 186.43 177.55 167.50 With the sale of the 207 war Wiper 132.50 194.78 officials in the various ports. 160.00 185.50 built vessels, the total number When an elected official ne­ of ships sold under the Ship $233.20 $244.86 Chief Steward $202.50 $220.00 glects his duties, the member­ Sales Act of 1946 now totals 217.30 228.17 Chief Cook 182.50 205.00 ship shows its interest in the 1000. 228.17 217.30 Night Cook 8t Baker ..^ 182.50 205.00 welfare of the Union by bring­ 196.10 205.91 Second Cook 167.50 185.00 ing this condition to the atten­ 185.50 194.78 Asst. Cook 157.50 175.00 tion of the Secretary-Treasurer 159.00 166.95 Messman 132.50 150.00 and the members in other ports, 159.00 166.95 Utility Man 132.50 150.00 BO that the situation can be cor­ rected. By JOHNNY ARABASZ rU' s-' J- How SIU Raised Seamen's WageslnOne Year MC is Stiff Seffing Ships At Fast Pace �TVE SEAPAltWiiS IJ&G Friday.' AU^^st' 1.'^M7 Page Fire Port Montreal I' Part of the crew of the MV Gadsden, taking it easy on deck before going into Mon­ treal for fun and relaxation. The crew is com.aosed of some SIU men from the States, and quite a few from Canada, some of whom came from the CSU. Standing at far right is Bosun Berger Hansen, an SIU oldtimer who knows the score. He and Stewards Delegate Gene Woods have really kept the Gadsden on the ball. Just off the MV Gadsden, Ken Griffiths, OS, stops to trlk to Mike Quirke. right, organizer. Said Ken, "It's a good Ihing for Canadian seamen that the SIU is here to stay. Most good men in the Canadian Seamen's Union are fed up with being pawns for communism." Far left. Mike Koshelka,, a former CSU member who now advises his old shipmates to sail on SIU ships and "get edu­ cated to real trade unionism." Gene Woods, left. Stewards Delegate, goes a long way out of his job to help the new men understand SIU contracts and methods of Working. He's a good example of a real SIU man, and is very popular with the crew. Hard at Work is Carpenter Federik Kakkum. right, but never too occupied to help out the newer seamen. Brother Kakkum is an SUP member, at present holding down a job on the Gadsden. - 1 j I * iil ^ -*• Si:..,:; -SSi'iif- ''I I; ' I Ja |k ' --bXs Engineers and extierts coihe doWn to watch the dperatibn of the'specijal hWvy datgo gear whenever the Gadsden loads or unloads. Here shd is. "loaded with Ibtoimbtives in the hatches, and a decklbad oF barges in sections. To Montrealers. it looks like the shipi is carryihg niost of the rolling slock of the Pennsyl­ vania'Railload or the Canadian Pacific'Railroad. X- \ �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Boston Calls For Clarification Of Certain SlU Shipping Rules mi WH By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ ping have picked up considerably in the past week, with plenty of indications that it will get even better.^ Possibly the confusion arises from the fact that the rule was waived in regard to the tankers. As a matter of fact, when these Shipping Rules and the Constitu­ tion are taken up in the columns During the past week the SS of the LOG, they naturally re­ Bessemer Victory, Waterman, ceive wide-spread attention, paid off here, as well as the SS the LOG is unquestion^ly Peter Helms, Pope and Talbot; 'well-read publication. Members who would skip over the SS Belgium Victory, Water­ man; and the SS Wolf Creek and a reading of the Shipping Rules, SS Sunset, Pacific Tankers, both copies of which are available to all—as well as the Constitution of which paid off in Portland. —will receive their education on In transit were the SS WesUnion matters through reading leyan Victory, Seas Shipping, the LOG. with no beefs other than a cou­ This is becoming increasingly ple of members mksing the ship; the SS Calmar, with a perfoiTner11 evident and therefore Ye Editor to get pull^ off here; and final.Tmight consider setting up a per­ ly, the SS Yarmouth and the manent featui-e, with a few seem­ half-dozen miscellaneous scows ingly ambiguous paragraphs clar­ which leave the avenue every ified each week. Included also could be unusual beefs arising day. out of the interpretation of the Payoffs coming up this week contract. are the SS Casa Grande and SS And now that I've handed over Stones River, both out for six a new batch of work to the hard­ months with all-SIU crews. The Belgium Victory has been working Editor, I can sign off pulled off the Pan-Atlantic run, until next week. and, according to Waterman, will remain on the Antwerp-Rotter­ dam-Boston run from now on, with the first sign-on for this voyage coming up on Monday. • • SHIPPING RULE TROUBLE Friday. August 1. 1947 Baltimore Shipping Slows Down, MO NEWS ? ? Should Pick Up In Week Or So Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: ' JACKSONVILLE SAVANNAH CLEVELAND BUFFAI^O TOLEDQ GALVESTON MARCUS HOOK MOBILE J The ceajdline for port re­ ports, monies due, elCw is the Monday proceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use ia the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do^ not permit us to do so. By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — For the last two weeks shipping has been on the slow bell, but from the looks of things, we should be busy again very soon. Of course, rated men are still at a piemium, but we seem to be getting enough to keep the scows sailing. We paid off six ships last week, with no major beefs on any one of them. What minor gripes there were we settled right on the ships to the satisfaction of the crewmcmbers. The gashounds and performers are still getting a hard time here, and that's the way it's going to continue until those characters get wise to themselves. Montreal Branch Teaches Unionism To CSU Men; Straightens Out Gashounds And Performers This Union is too big to allow a couple of guys to foul things up for everybody. CIO Shipyard workers are-still on strike, and although they have not asked us for any help, we are respecting their picketlines a.'- we always do. Those men are really having a rough time, and .the compar.ies that made so much money during the war won't even sit down and bargain honestly now. We are still working hard on Isthmian ships, and there are plenty of volunteers who wanT to ship out on those vessels so as to make sure that Isthmian signs a good SIU contra.ct. The bo.ys figured that they have waited long enough, and now they want aetiort—and fast. For the first time in many months we have so many oldtimers on the beach that it is im­ possible for us to list them. Needle.ss to sa.y, these men have plenty of stories to tell, and there is always a lot of activity wher­ ever they are. Maybe by next week they will all be on ships bound for foreign shores and new adventures. All payoffs were clean and By GENE MARKET spot to witness the actions of That was an easy one to an­ without incident; however, the some of our members who har­ swer. When I explained that we MONTREAL — Now that the Shipping Rule concerning length bor the idea that, because it is a did not go for allowing a hand­ of time allowed for Tripcard men|^"^°'^^ has cleared away and the our membership's ful of picked officials to lay down (i.e., 60 days or round trip) gave, overworked pieeards of the Mon­ resolutions do not hold. the policy of our organization treal Branch can get time to rise to a beef. without a vote from the entire A lot of guys seem to have the breathe, we will see to it that we Just about 5 per cent of the^„ idea in their heads that the membership, he expressed sur­ niembership feels that this rule ^^e LOG's "No agreement isn't in effect in for­ prise that our organization could should be interpreted as follows: j^j-ews" list eign ports. Well, a gentle re­ function so efficiently and with When a Permit man joins a ves-! „ minder to all concerned: When such speed on matters of urgency. sei and makes a round trip, he " disconcerting to work 12 you are in the port of Montreal After I explained to him how must get off in favor of a book ^ ^hen pick up or its vicinity, be sure you have all of our members are kept up; man; if coastwise, the Permit- the LOG and find our name the day off granted to you be­ to the minute on all matters re­ man is entitled to 60 days before included on the "No News" list. cause, if a Patrolman hits a scow garding our business, he admit­ However, we are all of the he can be bumped. and finds anyone ashore without ted that we have a pretty fine opinion that the best reminder Then, of course, there are those proper excuse during working set-up. who contend that if the round we could get to stretch our day hours, then Brother—it's your By SALVADOR COLLS As a matter of fact, he and his trip .foreign is less than 60 days, just a little longer to include neck and don't bother to squawk buddies left the Hall here de­ SAN JUAN—Booming is the the Permitman is entitled to an­ our activities into the LOG, is because you stuck it out. termined to' find out who, if word for shipping down Puerto the quiet little column that soi other trip. Many Canadians, ex-members anyone, voted his top officials apologetically tells us to get on Rico way. There are nine jobs In line with the recent dis­ or the commie CSU, are back into office. the ball. on the board in all departments, cussion of Shipping Rules in the No doubt the membership after having sailed out on SIU with not a taker in the house. LOG, it would be enlightening "to LOSING CONTROL which visited Montreal this year ships. Needless to say, they have The "Beagle" just passed by the all Port officials as well as to the can vouch for the representation had their eyes opened, particu­ The clean trade union struc- door and we delegated her a commembership, to have Rule 35 larly those who have had the they have been afforded here. ture of the SIU, with its non- mittee of one to round up the clarified in a hard and fast man­ It seems that every ship hit­ good fortune to attend any of political, seamen officials, will, beachcombers. ner. ting this port has a quota of beefs our meetings. surely lead' to the end of the It may be necessary to stop all a mile long and we have been As one man remarked,. "Jeez! commie control .over Canadian shoregang work until some of obliged to act as Patrolmen, you guys vote on everything, seamen. these boys ship. I don't like to do counsellors, mothers and, in the don't you?" it, but desperate situations call Every day we get reports from case of performers, mothers-inWe don't have to go into any men who have been intimidated desperate remedies. law. more detail. That simple state­ and beaten up because they dared The only alternative is to give A good percentage of permit- ment tells an important story. At long last the Seafarers to mix with SIU members. The a flock of the hangers-on letters men and a few full books have has forced the hand of Ihe Stalinist storm troopers who run ^ for papers. There's too damn had to learn the hard way, that anti-union Cities Service the CSU are very worried, now j many of these letters being issued our membership is definitely op­ Company, and in a short that it is apparent that they are these days, as this membership posed to the antics'of gashounds while an election should be losing their iron control over is goiqg to wake up some noneand joyriders. held to determine a bargain­ the Canadian seamen. ' too-distant day and learn to their Every case of performing in sorrow. ing agent for the unlicensed this port is being taken care of Almost every day they send personnel in the fleet. Bull has the Kathryn, Hewes, and these union-wreckers are be­ their stooges in to 'see and hear The SIU has a better than all they can, and it must seem a, ^^^^"Sston, ^ Elizabeth, Dorothy ing sent on their way back to the good chance to sweep the elecStates minus their permits and, little too democratic to these and Cape Breton in the Island, -tion, but victory can only be monkeys to find that we leave while "Waterman has the Hur­ in the case of a couple of book assured if volunteers get jobs men, minus a payoff. all our doors open and carry on ricane and Wild Ranger. on those ships and stay with There's also an SUP scow, the no secret business behind closed SHIPPING BRISK them until the voting is over. Sioux Falls Victory, lying in San doors. Shipping has been brisk here Juan. She had three beefs on That's the way Isthmian Ex-CSU men who came in here deck and "Rebel" Parrish—four and a rated man doesn't even get was won; that's the way all time to sit down and read or Another remark that was passed with the seat out of their pants, all together! our big companies were write an article for the LOG be­ here in the Hall should have been worn out no doubt from waiting We settled the beefs and turn­ brought under the SIU flag. Tor jobs in their own hall,' and ed "Rebel" over to the tender fore we ship him. heard by more CSU men that' Now is the time for action. whom we have shipped out, are We have had to job-action a there were present. ministrations of the local headApply for jobs on Cities coming back into port looking few ships to get them properly hunters. He was as fat as a Service tankers, talk SIU NO BIG SHOTS fat and healthy and dressed like stored, but we are of the opinion goose when he trotted ashore, but while aboard the ships, and that the local agents are gradu­ A CSU, man, among several a million dollars. he has been sadly plucked by stay aboard until the votes ally getting educated so we will who came up to look the Hall This proves our most important now. are cast. have less trouble in getting the over in enquiring as to our Con­ point: "We of the SIU are in­ Social note: Frenchy Michelet Then Cities Service will be scows shipshape. stitution, asked me why did we terested, not in politics, But In was seen lugging a case of Don SIU, tool This port, being outside the not have a National Executive!Pork Chops, Q into his den of iniquity -for Continental U. S., is the perfect body, the same as his U^ion. ' AND "WE GET THEM! cooking purposes! Manpower Lack Hampers Branch In Puerto Rico Keep Sailing Cities Service • �THE SEAFARERS Friday, August 1. 1947 LOG Tankerman Good Shippiog, City Elections keep Port Tapipa On Its Toes Also in Tampa were a couple of members of the weaker sex (perhaps I should more accur­ ately say the fairer sex) who were down from Marcus Hook for a two weeks visit. When they return north with stories of how this country has them beat up thtu-e, Blackie Cardullo will be wanting to head south. In preparation for the election of city officials i-oming up in September, the political cam­ paign in this town is getting un­ der way hot and heavy. This Will be Labor's one big chance to re­ Bob Allen, who sails in the move some of its foes from the Black Gang, is now in his drivers' seat. Labor is all set and j^urlh month as a volunteer organized to go down the line organizer aboard Cities Serv­ foi' the man who has to work ice tankers. Bob's union train­ for a living, instead of for some­ ing started way back—he held one who dances to the tune a book for 20 years in the AFL played by the big money boys machinists union. He expressed and slave drivers who control regrets that William Knight this city at the present time. couldn't be pictured with him. Settlement Of Shipyard Strike Will Bring Phllly Good Shipping By EDDIE HIGDON til midnight to get all the over­ time beefs squared away and i!ie crew paid off, it was really a pleasure to handle this job. The ships delegates had done a fine job and the whole crew was sober from the time the ship arrived until after the payoff. "Ihe crew was from Mobile, most of them being book mem­ bers, and first-rate examples of a good SIU crew. A help in the shipping situa­ tion down here is the fact that Bull Line vessels are running in here regularly. Most of them are bringing down general cargo and picking up phosphate to carry on the return trip. As a result of the laying up of three Waterman coastwise ships, we have a few rated men on the beach now. In this group is the crew sent out to Japan three months ago on the Bret Harte, which returned recently. These men are catching up on their fishing and what have you. No doubt they'll all be ready to go shortly., PHILADELPHIA — I see by Ihc papers that the shipyard •workers and ship repair mtu. are considering a $.12 hourly settle­ ment. This being the case, I her lieve that shipping in Philadel­ phia will be back to normal again soon. Right now, we have two ships in port, awaiting repairs. Shipping for the past week, has been very slow. We had two payoffs and 21 -ships in transit, and there are quite a lot of men on the beach at this time. Application for a permit to op­ erate cargo ships between this port and Houston, Texas by the Newtex Lines of New York is pending Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The Portuguese Compania Trans Atlantica Centro Ameri­ cana has scheduled its first sail­ ing from this port for July 31. The vessel will touch Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The Taft-Hartley Act is still creating quite a controversy in all the local papers. One paper here states that Representative Hartley says that if this law real­ ly would hurt organized labor, he would be the first one to try to have that part of the law re­ pealed. Well. I believe that if this statement from him is true, then the AFL legal staff should in­ form him that the whole damn bill is harmful to labor and that the Congressman should start to have the whole Taft-Hartley Act repealed. For the second time within a week, a Russian freighter which was launched as an American vessel and eventually found its way to Soviet registry under Lond-Lease entered this port. _ She is the SS Baku, a 7176 cargo ship; she will carry a car­ go of anthracite to South Amer­ ica. She is consigned to MooreMcCormack SS Company; Rank And File Committees Check On Crews' Conduct In Every Port By RAY WHITE Keep it Clean! It is the proud boast of the Seafarers International Un­ ion that an SIU ship is a clew ship Let's keep it that way. Although most of the crews leave a ship in excellent con­ dition, it has come to the at­ tention of the membership that a few crews have Vio­ lated this rule. So they have gone on record to have all quarters inspected by the Patrolman before the payoff, and if the conditions are un­ satisfactory, he has the right to hold up the payoff until everything is spic and span. Remember that the Patrol­ man can only have repairs made if he knows what has to be done. Cooperate by making up a repair list be­ fore the ship docks. Give one copy to the Skipper, and one to the Patrolman. Then you'll see some action. First Assistant Learns Lesson And Three Seafarers Collect By EARL SHEPPARD By C. SIMMONS TAMPA—Shipping is on the up-grade again and along with it we are enjoying a boom in business after a rather slow week here in the port of sun­ shine, oi anges and lovely ladies. "Day and Night" has been our theme song, as we worked around the clock taking care of ships entering this area and rounding up replacements. There are three Waterman and two Bull Line ships, in addition to an American Hawaiian vessel in here at the present time. The Hay Wire is bound for Japan af­ ter we put practically a full crew on her. >Ve had the Ora Ellis of the Waterman line payoff last Fri­ day and, although it took us un- Page Seven NORFOLK—The affairs of the Union are in good shape and there are no beefs pending in Norfolk. The educational pro­ gram laid down by the Member­ ship through Headquarters is be­ ing pushed to the fullest extent. It is understood that per­ forming and neglect of duty of members aboard ship has to stop. The Membership is taking direct action against offenders in all cases. Rank-and-file Committees are boarding ships in all ports, in­ specting quarters, messrooms and checking to see if the Union is being put in jeopardy by per­ formers. Fines, suspension of permits or probation is the pen­ alty. It is the duty of • every book man, especially ships' delegates, to see that a ship-is run Unionstyle. This doesn't mean uphold­ ing members who stick their shipmates with their watches or let the Union standards down. If members are missing watch­ es and reporting everyday in a drunken condition, they should be informed immediately by the Delegates and book members, that if this practice continues they will find themselves on trial be­ fore the membership. If this action is taken it will help eliminate most of the perforining. "A Union ship is a clean ship with every member doing his duty." This will make your Union a stronger and a more respected organization in the fight to bet­ ter wages and working condi­ tions. This is a point that should be taken up and discussed thoroughat ships' meetings in order to help educate our Permitmen. W. R. Baccus, PR-8635, J. A. Elliott, P3-8633, and L. R. Lamb, P3-8634, Permitmen, donated $25.00 apiece to buy new pool balls and cue sticks for the Nor­ folk Hall. A Corhmittee was ap­ pointed and purchased these items immediately. NEW ORLEANS—We shipped about 250 men last week, and no matter how you figure it, that's good shipping. We also paid off six ships and signed on the same number. There were a few minor beefs on the scows, but all were squar­ ed away okay. The First As­ sistant on the SS John Hathorne. Waterman, was an exNMU member, and this was the first SIU ship he had ever been on. He told the FWT he wanted the floor plates cleaned with oil and kerosene after each watch, and he didn't mean inaybe. When they put it dowm as overtime, he just laughed. Well, he's laughing out of the other side of his face no-w. We collected overtime for the men to the tune of 82 hours for Ger­ ald G. Gelpi, 78 hours for Paul Vaugh. and eight houis for J. Ladnier. Metal Workers roped in by an anti-labor phony like Higgins. The Marine Arrow, Isthmian, the first C-4 and the largest freighter ever to hit this port, came in last week with a load of rubber. Got a lot of public­ ity in the local newspapers. There was quite a turnover of personnel, and a number of our men made jobs on her. We've also been busy contacting the tugs here in the harbor. SICK CALL Brother Leroy Clarke, ex-Pa­ trolman, is still in the Marine Hospital here and it looks as though he will have to stay there for quite some time. He asks that his friends and former shipmates write to him. Brothers Bill Moore and Bob Wright made the same request. Bill and Bob had to have blood transfusions, and it would be a good idea for Brothers to stop by the hospital in any port they happen to be and donate a pint of blood and have it reserved for SIU members. Think it over. Brothers! They can collect this money by writing to Mr. O'Neal, Water­ man Steamship Compan\- office in New Orleans. We also had two beefs on the SS Del Monte, Mississippi Steam­ ship Company. One was for a MM pulling ice in excess of eight hours, and the other was for a man on the wheel shining brass. The company didn't want to pay, but after the crew held up By MAURICE DOLE the sign-on for four days, the .-'.SHTABULA—Well, it looks dough was paid out. as though the LCA is up to its The gashounds and performers old tricks once again. It has a seem to have taken cover and hot tomato in Ashtabula who's we have very little trouble any following its line by shipping green kids and friends. As far as the LCA is concern­ ed, the oldtimer and the man who has been sailing the T.akes for any length of time is out. The LCA today is afraid of the 'experienced seamen on the Lakes. They know that these men are fed up with the LCA's two Etewpot system, lousy conI ditions with little or no over­ time. lack of security, and that they want the protection and se­ curity of an SIU contract. Three Midland ships arrived in the past couple of days, and more. The wise guys know that there were only two jobs to fill. if they cause any commotion The men sailing these ships dothej' will get the a.xe, pronto. not pile off like they do from PLAYING BOTH ENDS the unorganized LCA ships. There were two big strikes Some of these ships need as going on down here, at Higgins. many as eight replacements Incorporated and Johns-Man- when they arrive here. The men. ville Company, but the J-M ac­ don't want to stay on these open tion ended last weekend with a shop LCA ships, so they get off. victory for the union. HANNA NEXT However, at Higgins, that Now that Huroir and Wyan­ phony outfit is up to its old dotte are on the SIU bandwag­ tricks. When the AFL went on on, it looks as though the Hanna strike some time ago. Higgins fleet will be next. Plenty of bargained with the CIO. Now progress is being shown in the with the CIO out on the bricks, SIU's drive to organize the un­ Higgins has asked the AFL organized on the Lakes. Look workers to stay on the job. for several more elections and He's a smart man, and work­ SIU victories in the next couple ers are pretty dumb when they of months or so. play his game and fink on each Here's another thing to re­ other. We hate to see the AFL member: With the recent influx of new members into the SIU, crewmembers aboard SIU ves­ sels should hold those Union meetings as regularly as pos­ Check the slop chest be­ sible. fore your boat sails. Makef' That's the best way for the sure that the slop chest con­ new members of our Union to tains an adequate supply of learn the score: by seeing other all the things you are liable Seafarers in action, running to heed. If it doesn't, call the their own meetings in typical Union Hall immediately. SIU style with genuine Union, democracy. LCA Prefers Green Hands On Its Ships Check it - But Good A,.. �THE SEAFARERS Page Eigbt Membership Has Duties in Addition To Benefits By FRED FARNEN LOG Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of Ihe Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that gear-grabbers can't be good Union meti. Any individual who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership while out at sea. These-hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. "Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. Friday. August 1, 1347 Members Violate Article 32 Of Shipping Rules By BENNY GONZALEZ DETROIT — This column is man there and let him know that Article 32 of the Shipping in answer to the numerous your ship is in port. Ask his Rules reads that if a man wants advice on any unsettled beefs, , queries from SIU members ask­ time off, the Ship's Delegate and how to take care of any un­ ing what they can do to further shall call up the Union Hall for usual situations aboard your improve the already high con­ a replacement. The replacement tract standards of the Seafarers ship. is to be on the job for not le.ss Keep accurate account of your International Union of North than twenty-four hours and not America, AFL, Great Lakes Dis­ overtime, and make certain that more than seventy-two, and the trict, and otherwise help to build any disputed overtime is signed man taking time off shall di­ just like your okay time. That's a bigger and better Union. rectly pay his relief man at the Membership in the best damn proof that you actually worked regular overtime rate as per Union in the maritime industry the tiine, even if it is disputed. agreement. Remember the SIU slogan, "An bar none, the SIU-AFL, brings For the past three weeks this with it certain responsibilities SIU ship is a clean ship." Do rule has been violated. Jobs are and duties as well as the num­ your share of keeping your quar­ called in by the company for erous benefits such as top wages, ters properly cleaned and in members who are paying off, hours, working and living con­ shipshape condition at all times. By RED SIMMONS and a man is dispatched from Another responsibility of the ditions. Calmar scow, we ran into an­ SAN FRANCISCO — All SIU the Hall. He gets to the ship members is to go aboard their Some members, luckily only a other problem. Here the Black only to find that the man he ship in a sober manner. There's officials who are interested in small minority, look upon a Gang fouled up the works. They is supposed to replace has just no place in the SIU for drunks Union as a sort of slot machine carrying out the economy pro­ with a very high rate of payoff. and performers. The guy who posals made by the last Agents' continually took off in port, re­ made up his mind to make an­ fused to stand watches, and gen­ other trip, so a day's wages is all These individuals consider their goes aboard his ship gassed up, Conference have plenty of work erally acted in a manner not be­ the replacement gets out of it. monthly dues as the amount they or who gets gassed up while on-, Brothers, that is not right, and duty, is a detriment to the to do. Just settling real beefs coming good Union men. drop in the slot. takes lots of time, but when I was aboard the ship about the practice must stop. Then they mentally pull the Union. The replacement should not Yes, there are plenty of things phony beefs come up, that's too three times, pleading with the lever, and expectantly wait for a men to cut out the performing accept a day's pay. but should winning combination to appear you can do as an SIU member much. and get down to business. If we demand the job that is rightly and pay off with a substantial to keep the Union strong, an(3 Last week the SS Pennmar, had had replacements, we would his and the Union will stand make it even stronger. gain. We are now in the midst of Calmar Lines, came into Port have gotten those guys off in right behind him in this matter. "Wouldn't it be swell if we could work things out as easily an all out organizational cam­ with a shipload of complaints. On short order. RIGHT WAY as that, and with as little effort? paign on the Great Lakes. Crew- investigating, however, I found This monkey business has got In the event any member of members from the ships of two that the crew was mainly at to stop. I am recommending DOESN'T WORK the crew wants time off, there companies have already voted fault, and that the Ships' Dele­ that Headquarters take action is a correct way of going about However, such a system does heavily for the SIU as the Union gate was in no condition to set­ and bring it up at the next meet­ it. Notify the Ship's Delegate to not work out. A lot more must of their choice. tle anj'thing at that time. ing, and from here on in I am call the Union Hall for a stand­ go into a union besides j'our During the balance of the This Delegate started his per­ putting charges against any man by — keeping in mind the fact current month's dues, or your 1947 sailing season, we expect forming before the ship left from pulling any violatiop, of the rules. that a stand-by cannot be called , initiation fee, if you're a new­ several other companies to be S. F., and he continued throw­ Brother Hal Banks, SUP or­ for less than twenty-four hours comer to the ranks of the SIU. voted, and the seamen sailing ing his weight around all through ganizer, tells me he has just or for more than seventy-two. A union is only as strong as its these ships are strongly pro-SIU. the trip. about sewed up a contract with This man is to be paid at the members make it, and no strong­ Crawley Towboat Company here, regular overtime rate by the Whenever your ship is docked er. That's why the members In the Canal Zone the men in the Bay Region. man who takes the ^free time. must put in as well as take out, near one of the unorganized were not given shore leave, but This is quite a deal, and in That's the only way to get a not only money but effort, too. ships or you run into some of they went ashore anyhow, and One of the first membership these unorganized Lakes seamen, as a result, the ship was delayed view of tile situation which ex­ relief. isted in that outfit, I hope we If the company calls for a duties is to attend all member­ talk SIU to them. ^ hour and a half. have it in the bag soon. They're already strong for the man, and he is shipped off the ship meetings, either on ship­ On returning to the States, some "We are enjoying some fine Board, that job is his. Let's put board or ashore. The SIU -is a SIU, but a little additional talk members of the crew took off weather out here. That good old an end to all the confusion, and democratically operated Union, about our Union, contracts, without permission in San Pedro California sunshine can't be beat, let's live up to the Shipping and only with your attendance working and living conditions and San Francisco. and I often wonder why every­ Rules which ai-e the life-blood and full participation will it re­ will prove to them that the SIU On the SS Mastmar, another one doesn't live in San Francisco. of our Union. main a democratic organization. is the only Union for them. Full participation means that you should get on your feet and have your say whenever you have anything constructive to involved? While all this petty She had plenty of legitimate and imposed $50 and $25 fines, offer. It's your Union, Brothers Thieves Fall Out strife does nothing to .better the beefs and these beefs and dis­ respectively. and Sisters, and it's up to you MONTREAL—There is an old lot of Canadian seamen, it helps puted overtime were presented All hands were entirely satis­ to keep it that way. Have your axiom about thieves and what the Companies. They figure that to the Norfolk Agent and Pa­ fied with the decision, and the say, and then let the other fel­ happens when they fall out. This while the CPers are fighting trolman in a clean cut and in­ boys in this port are highly en­ lows have theirs. can be supplied to the commies among themselves, they have lit­ telligent manner. thused ivith this rank and file It also means to take part in all on the Montreal waterfront to­ tle or no time to spend attending A conference was arranged at committee's shipboard inspection elections and referendums, serve day. "Rat" Sullivan made the to the seamen's just demands. the Norfolk Hall to straighten and rulings at the trial. on committees whenever neces­ headlines again this week, after So—about all Joe Seaman can out these beefs. Present were a Ben Rees sary, and otherwise take part in a rough night in Montreal's Can- hope for out of this mess is that company representative, the all Union activities and func­ dian Seamen's Union hangout, the assessment to pay for the liti­ Captain of the ship, the paymas­ tions. Be an example for the the "Coq d'Or." gation involved will not be more ter and the ship's delegates and newer members to follow, and than ten bucks. It appears that Sullivan and the crewmembers involved. carry out the SIU motto, "Bro­ one of his trusty henchmen walk­ Off the record. Brothers, the Some 300 hours of overtime therhood of the Sea." ed into this joint loaded for bear, Canadians who really want clean for gangway watches were in At long last the Seafarers SHIPBOARD MEETINGS and found it in the shape of a Trade Unionism are coming into dispute because the Skipper had has forced the hand of the When you're aboard ship, you goon-squad sponsored by the the SIU. The dirty situation in anti-union Cities Service the wrong slant on the" agree­ should see that Union member­ Commie Seamen's Union, who the CSU does nothing but help ment. Company, and in a short ship meetings are held as often promptly went to work on their break the strangle hold of com­ while an election should be All logs were scratched. In as possible, at least once every ex-president. munism here in Canada. held to determine a bargain­ fact, the conference, which func­ two weeks. Sullivan howled copper — and ing agent for the unlicensed Mike Quirke tioned like the Supreme Court in Take an active part in these three of his ex-playmates wound personnel in the fleet. action, resulted in great satis­ i. %. meetings, and -lend a helping up in the local hoosegow, but The SIU has a better than faction to everyone, except the hand whenever possible to the not before they had made a few Good Unionism good chance to sweep the elec­ Captain. *&iger and newer members. alterations in Sullivan's bridgetion, but victory can only be NORFOLK —With more jobs The Frelinghauser came in work. They need your help. assured if volunteers get jobs on the board than takers, ship­ with reports of the presence Then, came the dawn. Sulli­ See that you elect responsible on those ships and stay with Union members as delegates van charged the CSU with all ping remains good in this port. aboard of a couple of performers, them until the voting is over. from their respective depart­ kinds of assault and the CSU So far this week there have been .^volunteer rank and file com­ That's the way Isthmian ments. Under the Taft-Hartley came back with counter charges four payoffs here: the Trindad mittee of book members, intent was won; that's the way all "Slave Labor" Bill unions are of everything except killing the Head, Moran, Earl A. Blum- on seeing to it that good union­ our big companies were quist, John Fisk and F. A. Fre- ism and not performing prevail­ responsible for their representa­ King's Deer. brought under the SIU flag. ed aboard the vessel, accompani­ While all this is going on, the linghauser. tives and their actions. That's Now is the time for action. The John Fisk presented a ed the Agent and Patrolman on why it's doubly important today CSU was presented with a cute Apply for jobs on Cities to elect only sober, responsible little libel-suit thrown into their neat picture of good unionism. a visit to the Frelinghauser. Service tankers, talk SIU The committee heard the members to any Union position. lap by the Canadian Steamship She was crewed with Balfimore while aboard the ships, and boys, all of whom had lot of charges against the accused and Whenever your ship stops at Lines. stay with them until all the How does all this effect the local pride in the way they did ruled that the Steward and Chief votes are cast. a port where there's an SIU Cook were guilty of performmk, Hall, call the Agent or Patrol­ membership of the two Unions Ithings. Frisco Agent Has His Own Beef, Performers Better Take Warning The Patrolmen Say.. Keep Sailing Cities Service �• - ViT- "J'j Friday, August 1, 1947 THE SIU ALL THE WAY SEAFARERS LOG Rome Is Really A Wonderful Place, But Beware Of Petty Larceulsts By ARTHXra THOMPSON The trouble is trying to find that opening sentence. You ju.st gotta have one and it's always hardest to find. I pi'omised the Editor Fd give him something for the LOG, and he, trusting SiU Contracts Protect Seamen From Abuses By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO —During the past week shipping for all ratings has been good with the except­ ion of Deckhands. Most of the members are sticking like glue to their jobs because the SIU wages and working conditions are so much superior to those on the unorganized ships and the ones under contract to the NMU and LSU. Seafarers are protected by their contracts from being work­ ed outside of their ratings and are given overtime for any work over their allotted eight hours. Page Nine The MV Walter R., of the River Terminal Corporation, is contracted 100 per cent to the SIU. Down in New Orleans all the towboats are rapidly going SIU. and a good deal of the credit should go to Warren Wyman and Trussell Beatrouse, Towboat Patrolmen. The Walter R. runs between New Orleans, Lake Charles, and Texas ports. Buck Stephens, N.O. Patrol­ man, sent in the pictures. soul that he is, seid he knew he could depend on me. Now I went and failed on him and he'll probably never depend on me again. Anyway, last week I was trying to dig up that open­ ing sentence and something hap­ pened out on the .street which brought out all the neighbors. The" next day I thought I'd find some time, but fate step­ ped in again. My wife found an apartment (honestly!). This' call­ ed for a lot of running around, shifting gear from one place to another and before I knew it the day was gone. Then, of course, there were the usual activities of a seaman ashore, interspersed with a few beer sessions and still I couldn't find that opening' .sentence, But now I know the Editor is still waiting,^so here we go: OUT OF BONEYARD The Claude Ketchum, built over two years ago, made a six month's trip and then was rele­ gated to the boneyard. After a re.st of eighteen months Water­ man chartered it and a couple of days after we were Italy bound. The first trip was uneventful. The Skipper and Chief Mate were swell guys and the Stewards Department was all we could ask for. , The second trip v.as not so good. The Skipper and Mate were still okay, but we had dif­ ferent Stewards this time, and I'm sorry to say the feeding took a turn for the worse. ^ The messmen were as near perfect as could be, but the eats were lousy. When we got to Civitavecchia (sneeze it) v/e were all given a couple of days off either befoie or after a week­ end, which gave us four full days and five nights to have some fun. Most of "us went to Rome, which was only a couple of hours away. If you've never been there before, take my ad­ vice and go if you get the chance. In the nineteen years since I started going to sea, I've never had a chance before. I couldrft describe the visit and do it justice, so I won't try, but I can honestly say I had the best trip since before the war, but it would have been dull if I hadn't had the chance to visit Rome. There's one thing you .should be careful about, however. As you probably know, most for- NO OVERTIME On the LCA ships, they work you ten, twelve or any number H6Y, A/VMDeOof hours and then give you a A RICH corresponding number of hours ^r^ERlCAfJI Business and shipping are still erally sent home as workaways, By JOE ALGINA off without the payment of any booming here, and it's a slow while Alcoa uses the non-union NEW YORK—A payoff and overtime. day that doesn't keep all the of­ men. We warned Alcoa that the We've been receiving a num­ sign-on can be lots of trouble, or ficials on the run to negotiations, monkey business had better stop, ber of stories concerning how they can be as easy as blowing payoffs, sign-ons, and settlement and we mean it. the Ordinary Seamen are really the foam off a gla.ss of beer. We paid off the men of the of beefs. being pushed around on the In good old- SIU style we are USSR Victory, India Steamship There are a few things to re­ LCA ships. As a result of this, member, and if a man just fol­ taking care of beefs at the .point Company. Those men took the the turnover of OS on these lows these simple rules, the job of production, and we mean to ship from Galveston to India, ships is really terrific. and were repatriated back to the of the Patrolman will be made keep it up. If one of the deckhands raises easier, and the whole procedure Alcoa Steamship Company 's Slates by plane. It was a profita beef, he is immediately fired on a rampage again down in the .table trip for the men. and they eign ports have a special rate will be smoothed out. and accused of being an agita­ Islands. When SIU men get off said they were well satisfied. for Americans, and Rome is no 1. After being paid off, don't tor or disrupter. Then his name the ships. Alcoa has not been The new i-epair lists are avail­ exception. Even though you're float around the ship. See goes on the LCA blackli.st, and hiring SIU men who are on the able for all. Use them so that a seaman and working for a liv­ the Patrolman right away, he's through as far as sailing on beach, but have taken any but the Patrolman can see to it that ing. you're supposed to be rich pay your dues, and get your the ship is in shape before ar­ and they'll soak you if they can. any of the LCA ships is concern­ Union members. Book right back in your own The guys left behind are gen­ ticles are signed. ed. This could never happen on pocket. TAXI RACKET an SIU ship. 2. Make sure you hand in your Lakes seamen are getting wise But there's a bit of larceny overtime to the Department to this. That's why they're flock­ going on which you can beat if head within 72 hours of when ing to the SIU Halls and asking you know the score. Every taxi the work was done. about membership in the SIU. and carriage has a meter which 3. Show up at sign-ons. If a few ORGANIZING FRONT rings up so many lires per trip. guys don't show up, the com­ On the organizing front, the But if tbe meter clocks up say By WALTER "SLUG" SIEKMANN pany asks for replacements SIU continues to make plenty of 500 lires you're only supposed to and tries to hard time the During the past few years this Book the same as we do. In all Ipay about half that — even if progress. We've already won Union generally. Sure, the SIU of ours has grown not only probability, however, they knoW, you are an American, two elections this season,' and men who miss the ship may in strength and power, but also the contracts better because it is before the year is over, we'll There is a chart in every taxi have plenty of good reasons, in numbers. part of their job to do so. have a number of other outfits which tells you how much you but each crewmember should Ordinaries, Wipers, and MessUNFOUNDED GRIPES ^ should pay. I don't know why voting SIU. make it his business to know men have been coming in on Recently we were told a storj' Some men come up to the Hall this is, but I found out that I the time of sign-on—and be Tripcards and Permits and have and complain that the Bosun is had been paying double until I by an NMU member whose there! grown wise to the ways of SIU a louse because he broke the was tipped off by a native. name is being withheld for ob­ By just doing the above-men­ procedure and policies by read­ men out at 8:30, or a MM will vious • reasons. It seems that There are probably more some NMU representatives tried tioned three simple things, all ing Union literature and asking try to tell a Steward how to run schemes for separating you from to get aboard an NMU ship in money and overtime can be col­ the help of Brother members who his Department, but all these your dough, but I didn't have gripes usually come from guys time enough to check on all of the Chicago area, but were re­ lected' easier, and ships will sail already know the score. In that way the Union has con­ who are not interested in learn­ them. But if you get the chance fused admittance by the crew- on time with no griping from the tinued to improve. ing the job and who try to get load your pockets with cigarettes members who declared that they shipowners. All of the men who hold rat­ away with as little work as pos­ and go to Rome. didn't want any phonies aboard ings now can remember back to sible. Don't think it's like New York, their vessels. the days when they had to be This Union is going to continue because all the barber shops are That's really the payoff. Even All Departments shown how to make a round, or in the same "gct-up-and-go" run by Italians. It's different, the NMU members themselves When your, ship docks, it a splice, or a gravy. That same manner that has made it the and I'm sure you'll like it. are beginning to realize how is a good idea to have a list thing is going on today, yet dominant factor on the water­ phony their outfit actually is. I should mention the first Mate of necessary repairs to give some newcomers fail to. remem­ front. The head of a Department, and Skipper by name. Captain And when the crewmembers on to the Patrolman. This will ber that the Stewards, the Bo­ shipping in a key rating, is there Grady Robertson and Chief Mate their own ships start repudiat­ help in letting the company suns, and the Chief Electricians as part of the SIU contract, and Thomas Manley are two swell ing them, that really shows how know exactly what has to be should be recognized as the he's going to stay there. guys, and you'll like sailing witji low their reputation has fallen. done to get the ship in tip­ heads of their respective Depart­ Any man who thinks that, he them. Don't spoil them. In comparison, the SIU is set­ top condition. ments. can ship in a key rating always Well, here I am still lookingting the pace for every outfit on These men hold key ratings, has the right to try for those jobs. for that opening sentence, and Seafarers don't have to sail the Lakes. They all wait to see not because somebody loves But until a man succeeds in forg­ the little woman is still impat­ beat-up ships. Do your part what kind of a contract the SIU them, but because they know the ing ahead, he should cooperate iently tapping her foot and tell­ to make every ship a clean, signs, and they they try to get score. They are Union members with his Brother members who ing me to get the lead out so I well kepi vessel. as close to the SIU scale, but just like we are, and pack a hold jobs of responsibility. think I'U skip it this time. not SIU conditions, as they can. Payoffs And Sign-Ons Can Be Made Easy For All —\r SIU Strength Lies In Cooperation Between Newcomers And OUtimers �» Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 1, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS w P'- Cavalier Crew Sets Up Shipboard News Sheet ^ Intensifying their plans to bring about a greater de­ gree of eooperaliun among all hands and to knit them rriore closely into a solid unit, SIU crewmembers of the sleek, new Alcoa Cavalier have embarked on program of Union education with a breezy news sheet, first edition of which SlU'CONTRACTED LAKES VESSEL Note For Writers Carl Cowl, Seafarer who has sold a number of stories for SIU men with wriling ability, is still looking for good novels. He feels sure that among the Seafarers are some who can turn out a book the public will go for. Brother Cowl is taking a short trip but will resume his literary marketing when he returns. Meanwhile, he asks that Brothers with book-length material submit their manu­ scripts to him care of the Seafarers Log. 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N, Y. Enclose self-addressed, stamp­ ed envelope to insure safe return. "was distributed on the last home-T plans call for subsequent edi­ bound trip. Named the Cavalog, the paper tions of at least four pages and is "published by the Deck, En­ "that will be the real beginning gine and Stewards Departments' of the paper," the Cavalog states. unlicensed personnel." The name Printing is done by the hecto­ of'vthe paper was suggested by graph process, which uses a gela­ J. • A. Bersen, FWT, and was tin pad for making multiple chosen after due consideration of copies. In the initial issue is a report several titles and sketches of on beefs aboard the vessel. Of mastheads submitted by the these, the Cavalog says: crew. Brother Bersen's mast­ head design was also selected as STATEMENT ON BEEFS Paddling the most appropriate. "All in all this has been a 2 ISSUES EACH RUN fairly smooth voyage, with a minimum of beefs. The thing Editions of the Cavalog will be that has given the main trouble run off twice during each of the is friction between crewmembers Cavalier's regularly scheduled arising over who is to do what, Caribbean cruises—one on the why, how and when. southward journey and one on "The accepting of easy over­ the return trip to New York. Conceived to carry out the edu­ time and the refusal of hard cational program which the SIU overtime is a case that gives is currently stressing aboard all everyone bum kicks. A good its contracted ships, the Cavalog, Union man never free-loads on through its staff, revealed its in­ his shipmates. Tough jobs are a tentions at the July 2 shipboard hell of a lot easier when all hands mating. Under the subject of pitch in and get them done to­ GOOD SHIPMATES Education, the minutes report gether. WORK TOGETHER." the holding^ of "a general dis­ "Red" Campbell AB, (up for­ In Port Alcoa, Port of Spain, ward) and Johnny Hisko, DM, cussion on the scandal sheet which we are printing—and its were several other SIU ships. In shove off from beach in Rombenefits to all—in bringing the addition to the Cavalier. Among blon, P. I. three departments together to them were her sister-ship Cor­ form one solid group aboard sair, the Manrope Knot, John Paul Jones and the James ship." At the meeting, the Chairman Walker. proposed "that at the beginning The Cavalog also announced of each voyage one man from that current and back copies of each department be elected to the SEAFARERS LOG will be When Seafarer "Red" Camp­ gather news of his department available in a Port of Spain gin bell paints word sketches of bucko for the ship's paper." mill, the Plaza. "This is not an Skippers apparently he dips his The first edition, a one-page advertisement for the joint," says pen in acid. "Red" recently paid job on 81/^ X 11 ^^2 inch paper, was the Cavalog, "Drink where you off a Waterman ship whose mas­ issued as a "sample." In addi- like but pick up your papers ter^ inspired him to whip out the tipn to two issues on each trip. there." old quill. The result was a de­ vastating but comic blast. He called it a "hangnail sketch. ANGLERS ON THE WILLIAM R. DAVIE Read on and you'll see why: "When next year's Academy Award winners are announced he will be chosen ahead of Mar­ tha Raye and Joe E. Brown for the biggest mouth. As a child, he used to win all the pie-eating contests — why not? — all the other kids had only one mouth. "This year he had several of­ fers from Hollywood—they must be retiring Lassie Maybe they snould co-star them. I'd like to see him get ahead He needs one. "What we need are less ships in the boneyard and more skipIjers. Since the first day I met him O'Sullivan became Amer­ ica's No. 2 heel. He reminds me of a recent movie—the "Beast With. Five Fingers." However, he does have two fine points—his head and his nose. "This guy is so tight if he had double pneumonia he wouldn't give you half. He throws money around like manhole covers. To sum up this character, he hasn't ' "^' Steward Floyd Hillier (left) holds healthy lobster, while any enemies—his friends all hate d}ii,ef Cook Frank Vitale displays a meaty codfish in photo at him." • ' Tight. Fishing was good while lads were in Dingwall. Nova Looks like the guy got "Red" Scotia. Jimmy Little. Purser, took pictures. sore. Bucko Makes 'Red' See Red The ore carrier W. G. Pollock, Midland Steamship Company, passes through "Soo" locks. Photo was submitted by a former member of the crew. John Stepanik of Buffalo. Tells Of €rew's Heroism In Blast On Newhall Hills A vivid eye-witness account of the heroism and fear­ lessness displayed by Seafarers aboard the shattered tanker Newhall Hills after she was ripped in two by an explosion in the English Channel was related to the LOG last week by Alfred L. Hollenstein, a crew-'S : member ardous task werq B. J. McNally, Brother Hollenstein's stirring M s.sman. and E. B. McAuIey, story stemmed from his desire to Oiler. They were quickly follow­ make known the individual ex­ ed into the boat by Carl Kohls, 2nd Cook; Frank McCormick, ploits of courage of his ship­ AB; Karl Jaklin, QM, and Chuck mates during the dangerous Deck Maintenance. moments following the blast Spencer, Joining the crew men were the touched off when the Newhall Junior Third Engineer and Hills was rammed by a small Second Mate Roper, Holenstein craft at 6 A. M. May 24. No trace said. of the ramming vessel has been Working quickly the men re­ found since the accident, which moved Bolehala's body and re­ caused the death of Ed Bolehala, turned to the amidships section Seafarer who was on look-out of the ship. Just as they were when the crash occurred. climbing aboard, the paint locker "I'd like to say a few words, blew up and moments later the said Brother Hollenstein, "in be­ entii-e bow .section gave way, Hol­ half of the men who volunteered lenstein continued. to go in a boat from the stern to bow which was severed from, UNLIMITED PRAISE the main part of the ship when He said that the courage of explosion ripped apart Nos." 1, 2 the men couldn't be praised too and 3 tanks below the water highly, a fact which had been line." earlier supported by the Newhall CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS Hills' skipper. "1, as well as the others, who The Captain called for volun­ teers to look for Bolehala from witnessed this epic in choppy whom nothing had been heard, waters," said Hollenstein, "want Hollenstein continued. "At the to state through the LOG that the time, the forepeak was on fire courage of our men when their and on this T-2, like most others, shipmates are in danger cannot the paint locker is on the port be told too- strongly. side a bit aft of the peak," he "Several of these men who pointed out. risked their lives are married and This condition added to the have families. McNally and the dangers presented by the fact Second Mate both are fathers." Brother Hollenstein, who for­ that the tanker's bow was prac­ tically hanging by a thread and warded his account of the trag­ ready to give way any moment, edy from England where the Newhall Hills is undergoing re­ the Seafarer explained. pairs, concluded: First to volunteer for the haz"1 would also like to bring out the fact that even though we are 3,000 miles away from the Union hall, we had great help via the telephone and cable system from Don't hold your pictures and stories of shipboard acti­ the SIU hall in New York and I am sure.that when we reach the vities. Mail them to the Sea­ States on the Ernie Pyle we shall farers Log, 51 Beaver St„ New York 4, N, Y. If you have real SIU representation waiting for us." haven't the time or don't feel in the mood, just forward de­ He was right. When the crew tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ was repatriated to New York last tures will be returned if you week, SIU representatives went wish. right to work. All beefs were squared away in short order. Send 'Em In �Friday. Augusl 1. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief Turner that Union Agent see MILWAUKEE CLIPPER. May company offiacls about installing' I 18—Chairman^ John ylosephfek: steam table-in topside pantry. L.j I Secretary Paul Kelly. Fine of $1 approved to be levied against Arena and J. H. Smith made ancF * .'•econded motion that comple those not i keeping toilets and VYATC^/ OUT f-lopchest be installed. A moshowers clean. Motion carried to fO(Z THE / lion by L, Fuslier, seconded by purchase black board out of Casey that no member of the ship's fund and have it placed in crew sign off until every over­ the messroom. Motion carried time beef is .settled to satisfaction that a list of vacant rooms be of'all concerned. kept so crew porter car\ straight­ en them up when vacated. Mo­ S. 4. S, tion carried that department ANDREW JACKSON, June 8 delegates makt; lists of their de­ —Chairman Jerry Palmer; Secpartmental beefs and bring them letary Ted Filpow. Delegates in to the next meeting for dis­ ALCOA CLIPPER.' Chairman Keyes (Engine), J. Irving (Deck) cussion. Motion carried to assess J. E. Booth; Secretary M. Green- and M, Dwyer (Stewards) gave each member 25c fur the ship's berg. Minutes of previous meet­ their reports. Ship's Delegate fund to be paid within one week. ing read by Thurston Lewis. Mo­ Palmer summarized a Headquar­ tions carritid; that adequate keys ters Report to membership which A, S. 3, ; NOONDAY, June 15—Chair- for quarters be supplied crew on appeared in the LOG, covering .tnan H. Workman; Secretary H. reaching New Orleans; John action taken on proposals made THAT SIU SHIPS CARRY THESE DAYS. PER­ Havery-Morris. Everything un­ Ponson recommends next agree­ at Agents Conference. Crew FORMERS WHO SMASH THE GEAR AND THE der control in all departments. ment all for extra man in pantry passed motion giving full sup­ Motion carried that all men stand and one in Stewards mess. Have port to Delegates and shipmates PETTY LARCENY GUYS WHO WALK OFF WITH by at payoff until they are re­ Agent supply working agree­ in achieving goal set by ConIT HARM THEIR SHIPMATES AND MAK£ IT lieved by men from Union Hall. ment befor^ sailing on next trip. f-erence. ' JMORE DIFFICULT FOR THE UNION TO IM­ Captain is to have mail forward­ Paul Frazer elected Stewards Delegate and J. E. Booth Ship's ed to Honolulu from Mobile and PROVE SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS, KEEP L. A. (This was reported done). Delegate. YOUR WEATHER EYE PEELED FOR THESE Brother Smith elected Ship's i 4. 4. GEAR -GRABBERS. Delegate. Crew asked to speak HURRICANE. June 26—Chair­ their minds before end of trip man Bill Mitchel; Secretary Tiny and to get all beefs straight be­ Simpkins. Department Delegates fore last minute. Everyone had reported eevrything okay. Mo­ his say at this meeting. tion made by Bill Manley. sec; ^ ^ onded by C. McMahon that every SEATRAIN TEXAS, July man is respon.sible to back up, Chairman Wm. E. Pepper; Sec Steward in getting stores and retary M. Riechelson. Steward m By HANK supplies before ship sails on next is ordering cots and Ship's DeleUp here in New York shipping is so good that not only were trip. Mitchel and Simpkins of-j gate Riechelson is writing to 99 men shipped on Monday of this week but every day or nearly fered motion—passed—to, have company and Union Hall about J. 4 S. every other daj' there are quite a few jobs in all departments left minutes read afternoon before matter. Delegate will talk to LAFAYETTE. March 30 — Captain about having Mates turn on the board with no taker.s. In some ports these jobs wouldn't be Chairman Steve Krokovich; Sec­ ship sails from Mobile for beneleft on the board for even half a day. Brothers! . . . Here are some fit of new men who -join ship. | men to on handling of ships retary Ken Smith. Motion by more addresses of the American Merchant Marine Library Associa­ Motion by D. O. Riley, seconded]stores while in Port of New York Hill, seconded by Underbill, that Repair ^ists called for. It was tion where you Brothers can telephone or ask in person for a library by W. D. Purdey not to pay off any man in Deck Gang late or stressed that the better care all of books and magazines for your ships, which are free and delivered ship after 5 p. m. or on Sat. after­ missing a watch be fined; carried hands took of gear already had quickly, too. In Baltimore: Municipal Recreation Pier, foot of noon and must have a shoreside unanimously. Motion by Chropaboard the easier it would be to Broadway, Telephone Wolfe 4992 ... In Philadelphia: Pier No. 4 delegate aboard when paying off. raysk. seconded by Laffer. to have win improvement. South, Foot of Chestnut Street, Telephone Lombard ... In New Barney Rogers act as Ship's Dele­ Orleans: Foot of Poydras Street, Telephone Magnolia 3849 . . . 4. 4. 4. gate. Discussion of using PO's ALEXANDER CLAY, April 26 In Norfolk: 406 East Plume Street, Telephone Norfolk 4-9631 ... In. mess as another mess for crew —Chairman Charles Scott; Sec­ Savannah: 2 East Bay Street, Telephone Savannah 2-1000. was ruled out. After discussion 4. 4. 1 retary Robert Callahan. Election on shortage of glasses Steward From the SB Topa Topa over there in Bremen, Germany. ol Delegates; Charles Scott promised to increase supply. Mo­ Brother John R. Marshall writes that his wife and family back (Deck), Vic Cooper (Engine), tion by Underbill and Fondula here in fhe Stales really enjoy reading the LOG every week. and Eldon Cullerton (Stewards). passed—if Patrolman sees fit to » 4. 41 4. And they'll keep on enjoying if, loo. Brother Marshall, because tie up ships after checking steres, MORNING LIGHT. June 22— Karl Ingbritsen was elected Ihey're now receiving if at the new address ... To Brother Peter crew will do so. Chairman Earl, Kramer; Secre­ Ship's Delegate. Crew called for Gvozdich down there in Smiihterry, Pennsylvania: Your shiptary P. H. Maffioli. Delegates new shower head in Deck Dept. 4. t male, Bosun Christensen, shipped out a tew months ago. wish­ and for repair of lockers in 12-4 CHARLES NORDHOFF, April gave reports, with John Hulak ing he had known what ship you were on and when you were watchroom. Matches and butts 14—Chairman A. Arnold; Secre­ for Deck, Jimmie Boyles for En­ coming in .. . Last week we saw good old Brother Joe Marceux— are to be kept off pasageway tary Gi Everet. Engine and gine and Charles Caldwell for in from a trip. deck, noting to be thrown out of Stewards department delegates Stewards stating that there were X X X reported all running smoothly; no beefs in their respective de­ portholes. Rest rooms to be clean­ ed by different department each We have just been informed that Brother Francis J. Orscheln partments. Motions carried: To Deck Delegate said 16 hours in week. just opened up a bar-room in Kansas City, Missouri at 2204 East investigate reason for lack of his department was under dis­ 15th Street. Congratulations and smooth business . . . We're won­ pute. It was brought to crew's launch service in Ponce; that no dering how Brolher Tommy Hannan, {he oiler and citizen of Chicago attention that overtime should be one payoff until beefs are settled is getting along—with his voyages and championship pinochle put in for sougeeing or painting by Patrolman; to see Engineer games? We haven't heard about him or seen him in New York for gun crew messroom. Men were about repairing washing ma­ a long time ... By the way. Tommy's shipmate. Brother Joe James, told to get receipts for launch chine. Observed two minutes of just blew into town after a trip. Brother James wishes he'd stop service in Carupano. t Took up silence in memory of departed missing his other shipmate Deck Engineer Weaver Manning by a subject of getting new springs Brothers. day or so everj' time he comes in. Joe wants to see Brother Man­ for bunks. It X 4. 4. 4. ning soon, indeed. "WALTER E. RANGER, July G ALEXANDER LILLINGTON. i 4. 4. —Chairman John A. Ziereis; Sec-^ rotary Chester Just. All depart- June 15 — Chairman Johnny Brother N. H. Lundquist may still be anchored in town ment delegates reported every- Walker; Secretary Kenneth Forwaiting to ship out. How did you make out with the "u.i.". thing okay. Motion carried to tenberry. Motions carried: that Brother Lundquist? . . . Here are some more oldtimsrs who may have clarification on duties of condition of medical supplies and be anchored in town or may have sailed recently: J. Gates. % % ^ Third Cook, discussion on subslopchest be investigated on re­ Bosun E. Andersen, A. Velasco Chief Cook F. i^llen, L. Swerling. ALCOA CORSAIR. June 15— ject by Steward and Chief Cook.!turn to port; that all portholes L. Hestres. T, Casey, Woodrow Woodill. R. Hupttleisch, B. Chairman A. (Blackie) Banksion; Frazer. C. Burns, A. Curry. R. Fretes. R. Maldonado. V. DiSecretary J. H. Seaver. Acting Under Education, a discussion be repaired when ship arrives in giacomo. J. Weiner, C. Brummer, J. Murray, H. Veasey and Ship's Delegate gave detailed re­ was held on the Strike Fund, Port; that investigation be made J. Farquhar. port covering crew' conduct, co­ wh-at it is ued for and the rules i"to alleged shady Union activity •ti4operation, and rules for the set­ and regulations concerning it. ut Steward put off ship in San NEWS ITEMS: Arthur R. Lewis Jr., President of the Robiij tlements of beefs. H" announced More variety in night lunch was I edro. Lihe, describing projected weekly sailing between Africa and the 4< 4- 4that following meeting Brother called for. Discussion on sanitaUnited States by Robin Line vessels, commented that "there should tion of messroom and part of LOUIS McLANE. June 2— Charles Cummings would take be more shipping than there is cargo to move." We have bought or crew should play in keeping it Chairman Percf Boyer; Secretary crew pictures for the LOG. R. K. Girz. Delegates reports ac­ committed ourselves to buy the necessary fleet of 12 or 13 ships to clean. Brother Bankston elected Ship's cepted. All hands went on record provide regular weekly service. ,We believe that these ships, which Delegate by acclamation. De­ i 4. 4. are modified C-3 freighters will be suitable for this purpose. If TULANE VICTORY. July 6— agreeing that every man aboard partment Delegates gave reports. they' are not enough we'll buy more or build more." The fact that Chairman S. Korolia; Secretary has duties to perform which must Fines Vvere set up for infractions Ships Delegate be carried out. Steward agrees other countries are building new ships doesn't mean the United of rules made by ship board wtohn Zimmer. membership. Second Steward Korolia read previous meetings to put out two batti*and two face States should get off the high seas.,.,. . That's good news, indee<i and Chief Cook thanked crew minutes. Delegates Jensen (Deck), towels every Saturday along Brothers! ... Our last item is a bit of a flash about Blackie Vince for cooperation. Brothers cau­ Turner (Engine) and Basar (Stew- with other linens. Motion car- Kane, in New York right now, who says that he wants Brotheir tioned on getting to ship by sail­ ards) gave departmental reports, j ried to change rnattress covers Woody Lockwood in P. R. to know that he and Brother Bill Thomp­ son are goinfi to South Africa to look the beach over! Motion by Fusilier, seconded by whenever necessary. ing time. SFOiLERs/ CTTOOKA LONG, HARD FIGHT TO WIN THEGEAR CUT and RUN 1 I �*1 T'H E S E'ATAE Eirs L tJi G Page fwelve Legion Fights To Put Skids UnderSeamen THEY DO NOT Friaar/Alagusl 1. 1947 FORGET DANISH PASTRY IS DISH FOR BROTHER BORMAN To the Edilor: This will be but *a brief dis­ course on the fair city of Coppenhagen and its female citizens. Those good-lookers seem to my travelled mind to be as^ close to our American ways as any I've jet set eyes upon. Yes sir, these darlings love American travellers and the loose ways we have with their native "gelt." But, like I said before, the girls here arc nice and friend­ ly. Our .ship, the SS John A. Don­ ald, stayed here about 12 claj'S unloading coal and many of us wished it could have been 120 days. The city itself is really large, with quite a few canals, nice beaches, and good, cold beer. To Ihe Edilor: That oldtime labor-hating or­ ganization, the American Legion has now banded together with the reactionary politicians to beat the American seamen out of their right to join a veterans or­ ganization. In California, they are push­ ing through a law which would deny the American Veterans Committee the privileges held by veterans groups. The American Legion is backing the law, claim­ ing that the AVC is not a bonfide veterans outfit because it ac­ cepts merchant seamen with war service as members. The American Veterans Com­ mittee is the only vet's outfit that is fighting for passage of the measure now in a Congressional committee and known as the Members of Ihe Sailors Union of the Pacific gafher at meeting to pay respects to memory of tw.o Brothers who died July 5. 1934 resisting strike-breaking move during bloody waterfront strike. Known as "Bloody Thursday." the day is observed annually by the SUP. Ex-Gob On Isthmian Ship Hails SIU's Win To the Editor: '•Seamen's Bill of Rights." It has consistently fought for legisla­ tion to improve seamen's condi­ tions and is the only legitimate organization which admits sea­ men to its membership. LEGION vs. SEAMEN The American Legion, on the other hand, has put up the stil­ lest fight to deny us any im­ provements or benefits, calling us "draft dodgers," "war profiteers" and other typical Legion labels just as ridiculous. All this is of course part of the same labor-busting program as is the Taft-Hartley law, which was backed by the Legion along wth other reactionary groups. There is only one way of stop­ ping these people and that is to get behind your Union and other progressive groups, such as the AVC, in the fight to, beat these phonies on all fronts—in the elec­ tions, in the courts, and last but not least, at the point of produc­ tion. Per (Whifey) Lykke LOG Goes To Barbados Iliv-, Itv. To the Eddilor: As some of your boys visit my place of business when they are in port, I would like to have you send me some copies of your newspaper, the' SEAFARERS LOG, each week so the .men who drop in here will be kept informed of what is going on. I shall be glad to be of service to them by distributing the pa­ pers. G. Samuel ' Royal Windsor House ' ' Bridgetown, Barbados ....(Ed. Note: Will do!) Congratulations on the SIU's victory in making the oceans a little cleaner and a better place to work on by gaining a long overdue vote aboard the Isth.mian line's ships. It was a long fight but it's good to see a Union that's iri there pitching for its men to come out on top. This letter may seem a little strange, , especially since its com­ ing from an ex-Navy Armed Guard signalman but I can't re­ strain-from dropping a line, as there was a time when I sailed under the same conditions as you fellows. It happened to be my misfortune to be assigned to an Isthmian ship on ny first trip to sea during the war. SAW SEAMAN'S SIDE Maybe it was fortunate in a way. The combination of a typi­ cal Isthmian Capt. Bligh and a moronic mate, who stands on the bridge half the day bowing and saluting the skipper, then does three or four hours of the Deck Department's work; plus a Navj^ lieutenant, who thought he was still back in the hills practicing criminal law—all these guys try­ ing to run the crew ragged real­ ly taught me what kind of a deal the merchant seamen were up against. Personally, I was forced to do many hours work on the bridge that rightfully was overtime for the Deck Gang, but not one man could say a word. This could go on endlessly about Isthmian but you fellows know pretty well about that so maybe because of it you'll understand this letter V little better. After too long a stay aboard that hell ship I was ready to take on anything but, luckily, was transferred aboard a Waterman ship with an SIU crew and con­ tract. All I can say is that when I went aboard I knew how those fellows who had been in prison camp felt when they were freed. After six months of" this SIU ship, I was transferred to a Brit­ ish tramp, where some conditions were better than those aboard Isthmian. From Italy back to the States, I was on an American ship and although better in some inspects Than Isthmian, it had an NMU crew and I can honestly say, as an impartial observer, that those iiien fought more among them­ selves than with the company in trying to better their conditions. It had me wondering whether two unions with the same general purpose could be so completely opposite. Well, I got my answer when my next ship was an SIU Liberty. It was a pleasure sail­ ing #with t.ho.se fellows of the Seafarers and every so often I still drop in at 51 Beaver Street and then have a few beers with some of the fellows when they're in port. One of these days I'm likely to take to sea for a living and when that happens this is one fel­ low who knows where a seanran gets the best there is to be had —in the Seafarers. Well, I guess I've had my little say, so here's wishing you all the luck and speed in the world in getting that Isthmian contract signed. Vincent J. Horan Staten Island. N. Y. Log-A-Rhythms- Saga Of The Signal Hills SUBMITTED BY THE SIGNAL HILLS CREW. Listen my friends and my story I'll spill Of that famous voyage of the Signal Hills; She sailed out of Texas a bright early morn. Long before' breakfast, along about dawn. Composcd by LEE W. BIGNALL, We all went on deck to look at the tank. There was no doubt we had God to thank. The drydock was found; the hole we did see And it looked like a New York subway to me. While officials were making their plans. We went ashore to look over the lands. She nosed for the Atlantic. Italy-bound All by herself, not a tow .boat around; The odds were against her all the way. But she made Savona on the arrival day. They told us we were going to a beautiful- place. Where the girls were pretty and dressed in lace. A towboat pulled up and threw us a line. We were leaving for Genoa in a very short time. She discharged cargo, the crew went^ ashore. Looking for what is called "molte amor;" And cognac, wine, whiskey and gin To live up to a sailor's rep for sin. They finally decided that work should be done. So it was "enti bacini" number one; Now we had time in Italy and were wise. But they had a system for us wise guys. At last orders came to sail that night. Everyone was aboard and politely tight. The twelve-to-fOur took her out. They always do. without a'doubt. The same as in of her places before. With plenty gf cognac and molto amore. We spent all our money on each fair dame. But we're merchant seamen and not to blame. She headed for Bahrein to pick up oil. Then back again to the Italian soil But the thing you're about to hear Is what postponed the Signal Hills' career. After all, we had hit a mine. To forget it, took a good time; After six short months, she was ready to leave And the whole bloody crew was plenty peeved. The Four-to'-Eight ^were standing their' trick. When she took a mine for' a final lick. The bridge just finished ringing 4 bells. And at 0602 there was holy hell. With Italy fading over our stern. Our sbuls were afire and our hearts did yearn. Those people over there' were really nice. I wouldn't sell their friendship for any price. It hit on the port side the top came out. The GM thought it was a water spout. The bells started ringing, the whistle' blew. While the lifeboats were manned by the crew. Now we're back in the U. S. A. But there's ohe'thihg I want to say: We" had lots of fun and thHlls On that famous voyage of the Signal Hills. The lights went out. the plant was' dead. That ended the thing called "full ahead." ' :t . ...I'r BIKES AND TAXIS You see lots of people on bicy­ cles but not many cars. Taxis come fairly high, and it still takes.bread and butter coupons to buy a decent meal in a rest­ aurant. At the gates to the docks, we ^•e hordes of kids ranging from two to twelve years of age, with but one thought on their min^s— chewing gum. But, naturally, the female citizens have first claim cn any gum, candy, etc. They all .'^cem to have a passionate love for the stuff and they aren't brand-conscious, as yet. I want to mention Copenhag­ en's skidrow. Brothers, there ain't nothing like it. You'll see some sights you'll Tlever forget. I think when I say, "Man. I wish we were going back tb Co­ penhagen next trip," that I'm expressing the thoughts of all of my shipmates. Slim (Stew) Borman �T,HM S^A^AnjEKS LOO Triday, Augi^t 1, 1947 CRACK CREWMEMBERS QR ALCOA CORSAIR Page Thirteen Canadian Seamen, Disgusted With CSU, Turn To Seafarers To the Editor: I want to thank "Steamboat" O'Doyle for his splendid article on Brotherhood in the June 6th LOG. I think he stated all of our feelings well and I hope all cur Brothers read and live up to it. I also want to thank the offi­ cials of our Union for their ef­ forts. in behalf of the alien sea­ men who did such a good job during, the war. We aboard the MV Gadsden have a wonderful Bosun, Berger Hansen. On the last trip to France he and his crew did a fine job and set a record for un­ loading locomotives. All his men would go to hell for him if he asked It of them. We .all know that the better work we do the easier it will be to get better contracts and conditions for Sea­ farers. Spic and span in the familiar white-caps of the Seafarers, Deck Gang members of the Cor­ sair are. front row. (left to right): H. L. Yeats, AB; Jack Seltzer, AB; Shorty Graham, OS; Mon­ roe Dubuisson, DM; J. Thompson, GM. 2nd row: "Pop" Brown; Blackie Bankston, Bosim; A1 Bicnel, OS; N. Hansen, DM; Ralph Piehet, DM. Rear row: E. J. McDonald, Carpenter; Tex Sharpless, DM; Otto Pedersen, Bosun's Mate; and Bill Moore, DM. Member Airs View On Financial Aid To Other Unions Brother, Gene Markey of the Montreal Branch did everything he could for us, ably assisted by Patrolman Mike Quirke. Brother Markey is giving the commies a tough time. Against the SIU's clean open tactics and the truth it is giving out on the CSU, the commies' dirty, underbanded tricks have failed at every turn. I talked with a lot of CSU members and they said they were all sick of the commie-con­ trolled union, as they hope good leason to be. The small beefs that any SIU Delegate could handle is too much for their pa­ trolmen and the boys in the of­ fice. It's just the same old tac­ tics the commies use all over the world. There are a lot of boys in the CSU who will be good SIU Brothers before long. You may think I'm praising Markey a lot, but you can ask HELPED IN MONTREAL anyone on this ship and they'll We left Montreal on July 3, tell you the same—he's doing a after all hand had had a good wonderful job. He was telling time ashore. Our friend and me the CSU has some goons punching our guys around. In fact, we have two ex-CSU boys the goons worked over before the last trip. This is working against the CSU, because it is showing their membership what the commies are and how they work. To Ihe Edifor: The program set up by our or •ganization at the last Agents conference seems to be pa.ying off. From the last few reports made by the Secretary-Treasurer I can see that things are moving along smoothly and the Union' funds are on the increase. I should like to state that the Union representation in the vari ous ports that I have been in ha.s been first class. But there is one thing that must say I don't like. And that is when any other union goes on strike, our organization goes all out in support: I'm for support­ ing them most of the way. I al­ ways agree to respect their picketlines. I'm even willing to go along with them and walk the picketlines for them, to help them physically as much as pos­ sible, so that they can get what they are asking for. I'm for all that 100 per cent. But when our organization passes resolutions to support them fi­ nancially, like in the telephone workers, the white collar work­ ers of Wall Street and the ship yard workers, I don't see how the set up of reducing expenses can be made to work out. Or is it a program to reduce expenses in pennies and then throw away dollars? G. Nunez (Ed. note: The membership, in passing the resolutions to aid their brother Unionists in need, did not regard their financial support as "throwing away dollars." Spending money to beat union-busters is an invest­ ment in job securiy and the protection of wages and work­ ing condifions which are con­ stantly in danger of being re­ moved by the employers unless all organized labor is ever vigi­ lant, The passage of the resolu­ tions in question was aimed at keeping organized labor's posi­ tion invulnerable—the Seafar­ ers, as well as the other un­ ions.') Members of the Corsair's Black Gang pose in front of main control board. Identification, un­ fortunately, did not accompany picture. (Fix by Charles Cumrnings.) Step-up Action On Performers, He Urges To the Editor; we don't wake up they are going In the last couple of months 10 throw some more at us. The machinery for this is all there has been a change m officals in the Gulf area that ha.5 set up in both the SIU and SUP. been for the betterment of the All it needs is a strong, con­ Union as whole. There still re­ tinuous drive by all officials in mains a cleaning up job in which both unions. Quite a few complaints are all the officials must work to­ gether with one single object, drifting into the Galveston Hall namely, to clean up all the per­ about men being rolled. All we formers, gashounds, gazoonies, and punks of other description who in their performances aboard ship are giving the Union To the Editor: a bad name. Brothers, as you all know we In the past, it has been the sometimes get the business in practice of a lot of officials in foreign ports—a short change the Union to play ball with these deal here, a gyp thei-e and most donkeys and to oppose the ef­ of the times a fast shuffle by the forts of the men who are trying local populace. to clean up the situation. It is But we, the undersigned, have high time the good Union men found and sti'ongly recommend, take a stand against the perform­ a place in Naples where we ate ers, otherwise we are going to and had a good time for very wake up some day with a lot of little money. We bi.dieve if the good contracts and no jobs. boys from our ships go to this ACTION NEEDED place they will not regret it. We have in the past failed to The LOG should be available bring any kind of organized ac­ there shortly as we are request­ tion against these people. The ing the Editor of the LOG to put result is the Taft-Hartley bill the place on the mailing list. The just passed by Congress and if name of the spot is the Res­ SIU CHEERS CANADIANS The pictures and story about the Canadian ship Mont Holland and its CSU crew that appeared in the June 6th LOG is a good example of how most CSU men feel about their union. They now have the shining light of the SIU before them. They see the con­ ditions and bigger pay we get cn our ships, without any com­ mie's iron hand cracking the whip. They see in the SIU that each man can state his beef, and be heard, and that he can ex­ pect something to be done about it. 1 know the fellows on this ship can't say enough for the SIX/ ;hips and contracts and how, when they have a beef, it is squared away—-but quick. Brother, 1 hope I'm in Canada the day we have our final vic­ tory over the commie CSU. I know that day isn't far off. I don't drink but 1 sure will have one that day. A commie is more dangerous to the working class than a rattler is to a farm boy. At least a rattler warns before it strikes. When we're rid of the commies, not only seamen, but all the working class people will be better off. can say is, you can't protect men who won't protect themselves, if you go into the joints here and f+ash your money around you are going to get it, so don't look for any sympathy from us, as there are enough troubles caring for TOOK SULLIVAN YEARS regular union duties without 1 was reading an article (en­ wet-nursing a bunch of gasclosed) about Pat Sullivan on hounds. R. G. Anderson how rotten the commies are and what they're doing against un­ ions. 1 can't see how it took him so long to see that the commies taurant Giovannina, 32 Via Trin- are a bunch of finks. And isn't ita Degli Spagnoli, Naples. it strange that he should start 11 Seafarers the CLSU about the same time the SIU began organizing in (Editor's note: The LOG will Canada. soon be available for all Sea­ Another thing. A lot of Cana­ farers to read while sipping dian seamen are under the false their vino russo at Giovanimpression that Sullivan is head nina's.) of the SIU in Canada, so why not have some posters made of the Brothers who are our officials Afk/uMt/foo and send them to the various seamen's clubs. As you know, it is an old commie trick to start false rumors that may help their cause, and then iet it keep rolling so they can capitalize on it. -A \ Eugene Wood MV Gadsden SIU Patrons Okay Neapolitan Spot lootfATrr^.. �Page Fourleen 1 IS - ^ IJ • ' - THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 1, 1947 AFL Bulletin On Taft-Hartley Act «» Now that the Taft-Hartley Bill has become the law of the land, every labor union in the country will bo faced with the tremendous task of understanding the very numerous and complex changes in the law and of adjusting their operations to these changes. In order to aid in this difficult task, the office of the General Counsel of the American Federation of Labor will, from time to time, prepaiv and distribute bulletins and memoranda advising our affiliates of their new obli­ gations and of the various steps they should take to protect their interests. This first bulletin is intended to anticipate and an­ swer the more important practical questions immediate­ ly confronting labor unions, including questions arising under those provisions of the new law which became effective when it was passed on June 23rd. At the outset, some comment must be made respecting the application of the Taft-Hartley Act to the building trades industry and other local industries. As is well known, the old Labor Board, as a matter of administrative discretion, did not apply the Act to .such industries. However, that cannot be relied upon as a guarantee that the new Board will follow the same practice. 1. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF EXISTING AGREEMENTS CONTAINING CLOSED-SHOP OR OTHER UNION-SECURITY PROVISIONS? All existing closed-shop, union shop, maintenance-ofmembership, or other union-security agreements enter­ ed intg prior to June 23rd, 1947, are valid and enforce­ able for the full term of tiie agreement, even though that agreement has two or thiee or more years to run. It is important to note, however, that if an^^ such exist­ ing agreement is renewed or extended, automatically oi otherwise, at any time after August 22, 1947, then the union-security provision is no longer operative. There­ fore, it is recommended that any presently existing agreements containing union-security clauses which have more than a year to run- be left untouched unless it is deemed more important to obtain a new agreement at the expense of union security. 2. MAY UNIONS NEGOTIATE NEW CLOSEDSHOP OR UNION-SECURITY AGREEMENTS? The new law or union-security agreements does not . go into effect until sixty days after the enactment of the law, namely, August 22, 1947. Accordingly, until August 22nd unions will retain the same freedom they now have to negotiate any type of closed-shop or union,security agreement, but they can be made only for a period of one year. In the case of any existing union-security agreement having no more ihan fan monlHs io run, it is suggested that unions attempt to renegotiate or renew such agreement prior to August 22, 1947, thereby getting the benefit of the added year of union security. 3. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF CHECK-OFF PRO­ VISIONS? All check-off agreements executed prior to June 23rd continue in full force and effect until the expiration of such agreement.! or until July 1, 1948, whichever date occurs first. Check-off provisions, unlike closed-shop provisions, may not be extended or renewed or ne­ gotiated after June 23, 1947. After June 23rd the new regulations on check-off agreements which require in­ dividual authorizations go into effect as do all agree­ ments executed after that date. Any check-off agree­ ment made after June 23, 1947, whether it be a newagreement or an extension or rene'wal of an old agree­ ment, must comply with the new law relating to check­ off provisions in order to avoid both criminal and in' junctive proceedings. After June 23, 1947, the only lawful of check-off agreement that may be negotiated is one whereby the individual employees involved have given to their em­ ployer written, individual authorizations, which au­ thorizations may be revoked after one year or at the expiration of the agreement, whichever occurs first. What is rendered unlawful are the so-called "auto­ matic" check-off provisions whereby the employer, without the individual written authorization of each of the employees involved, makes direct payments to the union. Such agreements, if made after Ju^e 23rd, constitute a crime subject to a fine of .$10,000 or a year's imprisonment, or both, and, in addition, are subject to immediate injunctions without any of the protections of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. 4. ARE UNIONS IMMEDIATELY LIABLE FOR ENGAGING IN BOYCOTTS, JURISDICTION­ AL STRIKES OR BREACHES OF COLLEC­ TIVE AGREEMENTS? Yes. Boycotts and jurisdictional strikes are dealt with in two different titles of the law, Title I and Title III. Under Title I they are made unfair labor practices which may be prohibited by the Labor Board, and, also, the Labor Board is required to seek an immediate injunction restraining them. Under Title III any per­ son who is injured by such boycotts and jurisdictional strikes may sue for damages. Title I does not become effective until August 22, 1947. But Title III becomes fication of agreements that expire within fifty-nine immediate effective; Therefore, boycotts and jurisdic­ days after August 22, 1947. tional strikes prohibited by the law expose unions to 6. WHAT REPORTS. AFFIDAVITS. ETC., MUST immediate suits for damages. UNIONS FILE BEFORE THEY MAY SECURE Similarly, suits for breach of contract are dealt with ANY RELIEF FROM THE LABOR BOARD? in Title HI and hence they, too, will subject unions to As before stated. Title I which establishes the new immediate damage suits in the Federal courts. Accord­ ingly, and for the further reason that the ability of Labor Board, prescribes unfair practices for unions, unions to police their agreements by disciplining em­ and requires the filing of reports and affidavits as a ployees engaging in wildcat strikes has been virtually condition of obtaining relief under the Act, is not ef­ destroyed under the new law, it is suggested that unions fective "until August 22, Y947. Therefore, there is no hereafter refrain^from agreeing to no-strike claii.se.s in need to bo immediately concerned with the filing of collective bargaining agreements. We give this advice reports and affidavits, because these need not be filed reluctantly, but the restrictions placed upon labor or­ until August 22nd. Further information and advice ganizations under the new law leaves us no alternative. concerning the filing of such reports will be sent out It should be noted in connection with the question of in a siihsequent. bulletin. 7. V/HAT LIMITATIONS DOES THE LAW IM­ boycotts and jurisdictional strikes that the law does not POSE ON THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF prohibit every kind of boycott and every jurisdictional LABOR UNIONS? strike. Specifically, the Act outlaws any strike or in­ ducement to strike against an employer, or refusal to Labor organizations as such (but not officers or work on or handle his goods, if an object of such members thereof acting personally and on their own action is any of the following: behalf) are prohibited from making any contribution 1. To require any employe, or a self-emploj'cd or "e.xpenditure" in connection with the election of person to join a labor or employer organization. any Federal' legislator such as Senator, Congressman 2. To require any employer to cease using, selling or other Federal official. This prohibition applies to or transporting the products of any other emregular elections, primary elections, political conven­ • ployer, or to cease doing business with any other tions or political caucuses involving Federal candi­ person. dates. The prohibition clearly forbids direct or out­ 3. To require some other employer to bargain with right money contributions to- a political candidate and a labor organization which has not been cer­ also includes a contribution of any thing of value, tified by the Labor Board as the representa­ such as a donation made directly to the candidote, and tive of that other employer's employees. for his own use, of literature, radio time, paid ads, use 4. To require any employer to bargain with a la­ of meeting halls for speeches to the public (but not bor organization where another labor organiza­ speeches to union members), etc. tion has already been certified by the Labor Thus far the Act is clear. However, by the addition Board as the representative of his employees. of the above quoted wofd "expenditure" to the pre­ ,"). To require any employer to assign work to one viously existing law, it may be claimed that the pro­ particular labor organization rather than to an­ hibition extends to any type of expenditure whatso­ other (unle.ss the employer is failing to comply ever made in connection with any Federal political with an existing certification.) election or nomination, such as, for instance, expendiThe foregoing is a summary of what kind of juris­ 'ture of nj,oney by a labor organization to publish a la­ dictional strikes and boycotts unions cannot engage in. bor newspaper setting forth a candidate's qualifica­ Other strikes against employers for pure economic tions or lack of qualifications, or the hiring of radio objectives, such as improvements in wages and work­ time or newspaper space for a union's own use to ing conditions, engaged in by the unions representing urge the election or defeat of a political candidate. If the employees of such employers, are not restricted by that is the intent of Congress in amending the Corrupt the new law except to the extent that they might in­ practices Act through the Taft-Hartley Act, then it is volve national emergencies and except with respect to our firm opinion that the law as so applied would be notices discussed below. illegal and unconstitutional as an invasion of the free­ In respect to what type of jurisdictional strikes or dom, of speech and press guaranteed as a civil liberty boycotts unions may now engage in, in spite of the under the First Amendment of the United States Con­ provisions of the new law, it is possible at the present stitution. In recently declaring unconstitutional a com­ time to state only as follows: parable law proposed' for referendum in the State of 1. A union may strike or picket a particular em­ Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, in a ployer for recognition as the representative of unanimous decision, stated as follows: that employer's employees if no other union has "But under the proposed law the political ac­ been certified as the representative of such tivities of l,abor unions are not regulated or curbed employees. If another union has been certi­ but are substantially destroyed. Deprived of the fied for only some of the employer's employees right to pay any sum of money for the rental of a in one unit, a union may strike to obtain rep­ hall in which to hold a public rally or debate, or for resentation rights in respect to the other em­ printing or circulating pamphlets, or for advertis­ ployees in other units. ing in newspapers, or for buying radio time, a 2. Union members may, acting individually or union could not carry on any substantial and effec­ through their union, refuse to purchase the tive political activity. It could not get its messages products of an unfair employer and advise and to the electorate. Its rights of freedom of the press request others to refrain from purchasing such and of peaceable assembly would be crippled." products. This can be accomplished by appeals (Howe V. Secretary of the Commonwealth. 69 N.E. in the form of handbills, radio, speech, or picket(2) 115, decided September 20, 1946.) ting addressed solely to the consuming public, Under the Bill of Rights any union whose purpose it requesting the public not to purchase unfair it is to further its own social and economic program by products. seeking the election of candidates favorable to such 3. Members of a union which has been certified program and the defeat of candidates unfavorable to as the bargaining representative may engage in such program has full freedom to use the facilities of a jurisdictional strike if the employer assigns •press, radio, handbill or speech to accomplish its ob­ their work to any other group of employees. jective, and no law can flatly and unqualifiedly destroy 4. Other types of customary boycotts involving this freedom. peaceful picketing and peaceful refusal to work, We therefore advise that, in connection with either such as refusal to work on or transport non­ a caucus, convention, primary election or final election, union made goods or unfair products, are ap­ labor organizations may expend such funds as they parently outlawed by the new law, but the con­ desire to compile and distribute to their membership stitutionality of such a prohibition is fn'doubt. and affiliates and to the public the voting records, Test cases will undoubtedly arise in the near speeches, or other statements of Federal candidates; future, and the American Federation of Labor the unions may purchase radio time and discuss the will coordinate and assist in such cases. In the merits and demerits of candidates and their platform meantime, unions are warned that violations in relation to labor's welfare; unions may print or have subject them to lawsuits for damages. printed newspaper ads or articles containing similar The question _of what boycotts and jurisdictional discussions they may send officers and" organizers to strikes are unlawful is a very complicated one. It will make speeches at union as well as public meetings and be further discussed in another bulletin to be issued may gay for advertising and hall hire of such meet­ in the near future. For the present the foregoing will ings; they may even invite a candidate to appear at suffice. such meeting if the purpose is to have him explain his position on matters of interest to labor. In short, labor 5. MAY UNIONS BE GUILTY OF UNFAIR LA­ unions may continue to engage in all the ordinary ac­ BOR PRACTICES BEFORE AUGUST 22, 1947? tivities (except, of course, direct financial contribu­ No. As indicated above. Title I of the Act does not tions to political candidates as discussed above) which become effective prior to August 22, 1947. However, to in the past had customarily been engaged in by them avoid any misunderstanding, we repeat that unlawful affecting political qandidates and parties, when the boycotts, jurisdictional strikes and breaches,of agree­ union's purpose is to further its own social and eco­ ments are dealt with in Title III and hence subject nomic program and when such activities are under­ unions to immediate damage suits; and we repeat, too, taken without agreementv or arrangement with any our recommendation respecting termination or modi­ candidate. �Friday, August 1, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen •virrTTi^v!^ PERSOKALS NOTICE! SS HASTINGS Mcmbeis of the crew who witnessed the accident resulting in the death of Brother Vincent Russo, OS, on June 27, when the Hastings was in London, are urg­ ed to got in touch immediately with Robert Matthews at SIU Headquarters, 51 Beaver ' St., New York 4, N. Y. 3^ THOMAS H, SANCHER NEW YORK When you paid your July INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS dues in Mobile, you were given C. Johnson, $1.00; W. Bickford. a Tugboat receipt by mistake. $2.00; J. Fernandez, $1.00; H. E. Par­ Contact the Mobile iTall and son. $2.00; J. B. Wilson, $2.00; B. O. have the receipt exchanged for Svenblad, $2.00; j. A. Mitchell, $3.00; C. M. Bailey, $3,00; F. Esposito, $3.00; an A&G receipt. J. E. Mitchell, $2.00; J. F. Ross, $2.00; S. t ' it E. L. Simpson, $3.00; T. W. Hammond, THOMAS E. THOMPSON $1.00; L. Ayiles, $1.00. W. Davis. $3.00; , C. Conkle,. $1.00; \ The Delegate of the SS Wil­ A. L. Smith. $1.00; V. Allen, $1.00; liam C. Bryant has turned your R. A. Byron, $1.00; A. A. Peets, $1.00; papers over to the Agent of the J. Arabasz. $3.00; V. Romolo, $2.00; J. J. Martus, $2.00; Wm. Pachuta, New Orleans Branch. $1.00. 4. M. Cawn, $6.00; S. O. Ching, $5.00; Brothers holding receipts M. Berlowitz. $3.00; E. Olsen. $3.00; B-45745 through B-45750 are re­ R. J. Peters, $3.00; A. C. Cherney. quested to forward them to Head­ $1.00; M. Rzenkowick, $3.00; ,\. W. quarters, 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Riimmel, $3.00; Fl. Reinson, $1.00; Don Wojcik, $2.00; R. J. Bilolti. $2.00; Street, New York 4, N.Y. JAMES FLYNN Contact Nellie Pureell, 1200 Roistcrtown Road, Baltimore 8, Mf]. it it i. ESTEVAO SILVESTRIM Please communicate with your family at F a rr o u p i i h a. Rio Grande do Sui, Brazil. it SS WARD HUNT SS MANDAN- VrCTORY D. 5. Albright. $28.00; J. C. Drake, $1.00; Ivan Swit. $2.00; D. E. Hughes. $2.00: J. P. Tassin. $2.^0; E. HajaisIron. $3.00; A. Thompson. $1.00; R. C. Swensen. $2.00; R. A. Borch, $3.00; N. R. Willet. $2.00; J. Reyes. $1.00; H. B. Babine, $2.00; S. Castinlioni, $2.00; L. Monforte. $1.00; H. Tauch. $1.00: H. Allen, $2.00; Otis E. French. $2.00; A. Fernandez. $2.00. SS MADAKET C. '-G. Cooke. $2.00; E. F. Howell. $1.00; C. Bush. $1.00. it it EDWARD WALTER SHAW Your papers, which were for­ warded to wou in Puerto Rico, have been returned. You can pick them up in the fourth floor baggage room of the Ne wYork Hail. C. L. Graham. $2.00; O. O. Millan. $1.00; Crejtrs Donation, $18.00. SS DE SOTO j. E. Rucker, Jr., $1.00; C. Burton, $1.00; Crew of SS De Soto, $45.00. SS HASTINGS J. M. Harris. $1.00; D. C. Keller, $2.00; R. T. Shields, $1.00; H. F. Heath, $12.00; B. Zawacki, $2.00; ANDREW^ GEORGE R. Golden, $2.00; G. Carlson, $1.00; Get in touch with Attorney P. J. Chonison, $2.00; Wm, Dovrnie. Benjamin Sterling regarding set­ $2.00; E. M. Hickman. $2.00; A. Guerreiro. $1.00; D. Surgeon, $5.00. tlement of your case when you SS ARCHER were injured on board the SS NORFOLK J. F. Yonner. $2.00; H. F. Sloan. Frederic Gaibraith on Septem­ INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS $2.00; N. Volpe, $3.00; F. S. Apell, ber 27. 1946. D. B. Peele, $2.00; C. O. King, $3.00; T. F. Yarbrough & Crew, $12.00; $2.00; L. A. Kelly. $2.00; V. Kelly, R. R. MacKenzie. $10.00. it it i. $2.00; J. N. Neilsen. $2.00; J. W. SS ALCOA CllTTER EARL LAWS A. Buday, $1.00; 1. W. Magarvy, $3.00; Farril Ellis, Kumierski, $1.00; Get in touch with Bill Lee, $2.00; R. E. Miller, $1.00; T. A. Jones, R. S. Friend, $3.00; .A. L. Chandler, $3.00; F. H. Boocks, $3.00. 78 Decker Avenue, Staten Island, $2.00; Lawrence Smith. $2.00; Elon W. K. Priddy, $3.00; D. A. Davfs, Jr., N.Y. Telephone number Gibi-aiter Bruce. $2.00; Francis Monier, $2.00; Harry Miller. $2.00; J. H, Hudson, $3.00; H. C. Whitehurst, $3.00; F. P. 8-0368-W. $2.00; W. A. LeBourgeois. $2.00; J. M. Fuchs, $1.00. it it it H. Eitmann. $2.00; Thomas C. Keating, BOSTON BERNARD THUE $2.00; O. L. Robertson. $1.00; Paul C. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Carter. $3.00. Your family of Muskegon, M. Mitchell, $2.00; O. Klippberg, SS JOLTET VICTORY Mich., has had no word from $1.00; B. Llorens, $5.00. D. C. Southwood, $5.00; G. R. CroR. Orr. $4.00; B. Simpson. $1.00; you in a long while and is ex­ well. $2.00; L. M. Byrne, $2.00; R. M. Joao, $1.00"; C. Novmrd, $1.00. tremely anxious to hear from Perls. $2.00; V. K. Filipic, $2.00; D. GALVESTON you. A letter is being held for Flockhart, $5.00; F. C. Christner, $2.00; R. Bentz, $3.00; W. A. Barwacz, $1.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS you in the Baggage Room of the R. E. Tippe, $3.00; W. B. Pedlar. $1.00; A. E. Buck, $2.00: G. L. Williams, New York Hail. A. H. Birt, $1.00; C. V. Gladhill, $1.00; $1.00; R. M. Raines, $1,00; H. B. F. J. Macislak. $2.00; T. H. Groskoer, Raines, $1.00; C. J. Maybrier. $1.00; $2.00; .A. W. Bean, $2.00; P. Winiar- J. Jilka, $1.00; R. E. Lee, $4.00; A. L. czyk. $3.00; W. Stoveland, $1.00; Nordahl, $2.00; L. Pardeau, $5.00; J. Lapata, $2.00; S. Jurinko. $2.00; J, E. Liles. $4.00; C. E. Butler .$2.00; T. E. Richardson, $3.00; A. Aawa, Ebbie L. Cribb. $1.00: O. L. Simpson. Wages and transportation for $7.00; E. R. Crowe!!, $2.00 $2.00; W, Porter. $3.00; A. R. King. the following men who were - SS NEWBERG $2.00; H. M. Connell, $7.00. laid off the SS Claude Kitchen, M. F. Lormand, $1.00; L. L. Phillips, W. .A. Brown. $2.00; H. L. Moat. in Philadelphia, July 3, can col­ $2.00; E. Sandberg, $5.00; Manuel $3.00 G. H. Perry. $3.00; M. Google, Flores, $1.00; H. J. Gillan, $4.00; C. G. $2.00; G. W. Salter, $2.00; H. H. lect at the Waterman line office. D. F. Lyons. $1.00; New York: Fletcher, $1.00; R. L. Gresham, Jr.. Brown, $2.00; $1.00; George Pavlica, $1.00; A. T. J. E. Kilgore. $10.00; E. A. Edwarde. D. DeDuisin; A. E. Jansson; Creed, $2.00; A. M. Cox, $2.00; F. A. $1.00; P. M. Jones, $1.00; R. N. Kelley, A. Thompson; E. Patanen; V. Fava. $1.00; W. A. Meyers. $2.00; $5.00; James J. Meigs, $30.00; A. R. Makko; G. Viitala. D. E. Erase, $2.00; W. Horsfall, $2.00. King, $2.00; P. M. Stallings, $12.00. T. Sepe, $1.00; J. C. Davis, $3.00. SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY A. H. Gonzalez. $2.00; T. H. Little. EARL W. EBBERT $2.00; G. E; Harwell, $2.00; P. Rod­ Contact your mother Grace riguez, $2.00; C. A. Moser, $2.00; M. C. Ebbert, • 55 North 52 Street, Andrews. .$2.00; G. M. Everett, $2.00; Philadelphia 39, Pa. N. T. Tala, $2.00; A. Suela, $2.00; J. Riley, $2.00; J. DeMiderias, $2.00; P. Vlahas, $2.00; G. DeLuca, $2.00; A. T. Arnold, $2.00; D. R. Berry. $2.00; L. N. Kelley, $2.00. SS LIVERMORE ASHTABULA 1027 West Fifth St. C. W. Nicholson, $1.00; B. E. Hayes, Phone 5523 $2.00; C. H. Smith, $1.00; J. G. AtherBALTIMORE ..14 North Gay St. ton, $1.00; J. T. Mohan, $1.00; R. Calvert 4539 Pierce. $1.00; F. .-^nderegg, $5.00; J. W. BOSTON 276 State St. Veacb, $1.00; A. B. Lynn, $1.00; H. Boudoin 4455 Muncie, $2.00; R. A. Bergholtz. $1.00; BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. H. Peterson, $5.00; F. T. Campbell, Cleveland 7391 $2,00; F Bessett. $2.00. CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. SS JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY Superior 5175 E. Anderson, $1.00; R. F. Gribben. CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. $1,00; S. J. Towson, $1.00; P. Salvo, Main 0147 $1.00; W. Ambrose, $1.00; J. Brady, DETROIT 1038 Third St. $1.00; P. G. Zander, $1.00; E. Ambrose, Cadillac 6857 $1.00; A. G, Price, $1.00; T. E. Walker, DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. $2.00. Melrose 4110 SS MANDAN VICTORY GALVESTON 308'/2—23rd St. G. Hassell, $1.00; S. C. White, $1.00; Phone 2-8448 B. A. Bierilo, $1.00; H. E. Martin, $ 1.00; SS LOUVERTURE HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. G. H. Marsh, $1.00; F. J. Calvin, $100; A. J. Jannello, $3.00; F. L. Pettingill, Phone 58777 1 H. French, $1.00; J. A. Vazquez. $1.00; J. D. Delgado, $1.00; C. Holliday, JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. $5.00; S. Monardo, $1.00; G. O'Rourke,. $2.00; H. E. Sandridge, $2.00; R. A. Phone 5-5919 $2.00. Mendez, $2.00; F. R. England, $1.00; MARCUS HOOK I'/j W. 8th St. SS MARINER The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ E. C. Blosser, $1.00; R. Morion. $2.00. Chester 5-3110 J. Figueroa, $1.00; J. Rivera, $2.00. SS LIVERMORE MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. farers International Union is available to ail members who wish SS E. A. MILLS L. C Galente. $2.00; P. J. Descartes. to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Phone 2-1754 G. Menendez, $4.00; R. Gonzales, $3.00: H. L. Alexander, $1.00; J. S. MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have NEW ORLEANS ......339 Chartres St. $4.00; J. W. Mason. $4.00; M. Ros- Koziol, $1.00; A. R. Tonon. $3.00; Magnolia, 6112-6113 lington, $3.00; H. L. Smith, $1.00; W. T. .Atchason, $3.00; E. L. Martin, the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. J. L. Smith, $1.00; L. , Jones, $4.00; $3.00. HAnover 2-2784 G. Menendez, $8.00. SS WARNER However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SS STEPHENS NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. C. W. Patterson, $2.00; 11. E. Kirkhail, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the M. J. Segedi, $1.00; A. Friend, ' Phone 4-1083 $1.00; land, $1.00; George Knai, $1.00; Tom PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. T. Navaro; $2.00; E. Hoffman, $1.00; Hong, $1.00; A. Arnesen. $1.00; R. LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOmbard 3-7651 C. Litchfield, $1.00; V. Acabeo, $1.00; Swillinger, $1.00. LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. S. E. Burnett, $2.00; W. H. Harwell, SS CITY OF ALMA , Beacon 4336 $2.00; C. F. McCole, $3.00; C. Corbea, A. MuelJer, $1.00; M, Daly, $1.00; RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. $2.00; L. A. Marsh, $2.00; F. A. Mulder, H, Keene, $2.00; W. F. Barth, $2.00; Phone 2599 $1.00; M. C. Otero, $2.00; B. Bonafon, C. Hixson, $2.00; E. Kusgen, $1.00; SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. $2.00; A. Anvitarte, $1.00. F. Havard, $2.00; W. G. Morris. $2.00; Douglas 5475-8363 SS ANGELINA P. J. McGinnity, $2.00; L. Santa Anna. SAN JUAN, P. R. . .252 Ponce de Leon S. Fauntlery, $4.00; R. Santos, $1.00; $1.00; J. B. Elliott, $1.00; W. R. San Juan 2-5996 P. j: Ortiz. $1.00; B. Hubbell, $2.00; Mcllveen, $2.00. SAVAI^NAH 220 East Bay St. P. P. McGrath, $1.00; S. J. Controls, SS F. NORRIS Phone 8-1728 $1.00; A. Realbuto, $1.00; E. Harrison, J. Schaller, $1.00; J. T. Martin, SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. $1.00; C. Ramsay, $1.00; J. W. Gall$2.00; J, Farrel, $2.00; J. CT. Gray, Name Main 0290 ardo, $1.00; R. P. Hall, $2.00; A, C. $1.00. TAMPA ....1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ruiz, $100. SS R. HARRISON Street Address Phone M-1323 SS BEAUREGARD O. B, Arrowood, $1.00; J. C. F TOLEDO 615 Summit St. F. Szwestka, $1.00; R. A. Heger, Siginon, $1.00; John Sampaio, $2.00; Garfield 2112 $6.00; J. Jimenez, $5,00; J, Velez, $1.00; C. iB. Harlow, $1.00; Melvin R. Massey, City StateWILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Sam Shupler, $2.00; A. P. Lazzaro, $2.00; W. L. Forest, $2.00; C. F. Terminal 4-3131 $1.00; S. W. Lesley, $1.00; W. S. Sonne, Frances, $2.00; Thomas Petroff, $2.00; VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Signed $2.00; A. W, McArthur, $1.00; C. Music, C, Patello, $2.00; N. A. Barbour, $2.00; Garden 8331 $200; M. P. Perez. $1,00; A, W. Kub- J. Wordf, $2,00; J. Saterne, $11.00. VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hastings St. acki, $1,00, , SS PATTERSON Book No. Paciflc 7824 SS COLABEE A. Asaro, $2.00; Crew of SS Pat­ I. Ostrowski, $5,00, terson, $10.00, * 4« if it SIU HALLS MONEY DUE Notice To All SIU Members PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the address below: �-rn THE SEAFARERS Page Sixteen •• '--JP'* Friday, August 1, 1947 LOG emssm WKEW/ • =. w '£be^aisrer^ dioes il a^ain I *Ihe iieca SlU contract luiaiAWTHlASEK ClMiffiRSMHABB<aiC!C3KP.;) i^'S^6he$t^^ bta?fi2e^s! 1^ X Is-'- • 1- m ifc |s^•^ m I I I I i 9 9 fei, f. fc. fS f 0 ^ \/<mfORmsiUA sHOEEK MTEiiiananii mooK ,.,.A„ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 31 Description An account of the resource Headlines MATHIASEN SIGNS UP AGRREMENT IS CALLED BEST IN TANKER FIELD NEW CONTRACT SIGNED SIU GETS 5% INCREASEAND PAID VACATION NMU WITHDRAWS FROM CITIES SERVICE SIU REOPENS wASHINGTON OFFICE AFL-CIO UNITY IS A MUST',GREEN TELLS MURRAY LETTER FROM FORMER MEBA OFFICAL SHOWS HOW THE CP WORKS IN UNIONS UNITY OF MEMBERS BASISOF SIU GROWTH HEADQUARTERS REPORTS MC IS SELLING SHIPS AT A FAST PACE MV GADSEN HITS PORT MONTREAL MONTREAL BRANCH TEACHES UNIONISM TO CSU MEN;STRAIGHTENS OUT GASHOUNDS AND PERFORMERS MANPOWERS LACK HAMPERS BRANCH IN PUERTO RICO GOOD SHIPPING,CITY ELECTIONS KEEP PORT TAMPA ON ITS TOES FIRST ASSISTANT AND THREE SEAFARES COLLECT SETTLE OF SHIPYARD STRIKE WILL BRING PHILLY GOOD SHIPPING LCA PREFERS GREEN HANDS ON ITS SHIPS RANK AND FILES COMMITEES CHECK ON CREWS'CONDUCT IN EVERY PORT MEMBERHAS DUTIES IN ADDITION TO BENIFITS FRISCO AGENT HAS HIS OWN BED PERFORMERS BETTER TAKE WARNING MEMBERS VIOLATE ARTICLE 32 OF SHIPPING RULES ROME IS REALLY A WONDERFUL PLACE BUT BEWARE OF PETTY LARCENISTS SIU CONTRACTS PROTECT SEAMEN FROM ABUSES PAYOFFS AND SIGN-ONS CAN BE MADE EASY FOR ALL SIU STRENGTH LIES IN COOPERATION BETWEEN NEWCOMERS AND OLDTIMERS CAVALIER CREW SETS UP SHIPBOARD NEWS SHEET TELLS OF CREW HEROISM IN THEBLAST ON THE NEWHALL HILLS SIU SHIPS' MINUTES IN THE BREIF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/01/1947 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0149fa3425d287be07db241587107f5c.PDF 74d3338f7632cd1b0b13a5c64f7689f7 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG x3 August 1 1958 - • OFFICIAL ORIGAN O F TH E S E A FA R E RS INTERNATIONAL UN fON • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ' 3I ''i I -Story On Page 3 Trade & Aid, '"A-Ry *V 1 R ApV'^'V' t' E e<U.A.R.).. Y 1 Farm Surplus Bills Advance Story On Page 2 ^'x ( """''l s ML&L. ••/fe SA U D I ARAB I A I •'4 • TI - •' CQ||JI Crisis in Middle East, an outgrowth of Suez blowup nvM years agp, poses new problems for shipping. Dotted lines indicate two major supply routes into Beirut, Lebanon, and Aqaba, Jordan. US is supplying both American marines in Lebanon and British force in Jordan. (Story on Page 3.) - '^1 Mourn MfS Voferan. ^ oldtimer William J. McCourt into St. Christopher's Chapel, San . - V ,, Prancisco, for final rites. Veteran maritime unionist MqCpurt, who was . « . (Story on Page 5.).,. XV': • .tl •M Tflf f SlU-manned Ocean UUa Idles alongside pier at Poughkeepsie, u tffi • "see-saw" voyage from Port Gamble, Wash. Shift­ ing deck cargo of lumber added to problems, when vessel at times listed 20* to starboard. She's tilted to port here, before SIU crew righted her. (Story on Page S.) �'• , I, race Two Sg^F^itJgltJ See Congress OK On Trade, Aid $ LOG A Sailor Paints A Portrait WASHINGTON—Action on all three parts of the Admin­ istration's "must" program—trade, aid and Pentagon reorgan­ ization—is nearing completion in Congress. The first two will have direct and crucial ef--^ fects in maritime since they two-year extension of the farm will help determine how much surpliu disposal program has cargo will be available to US mer­ cleared most of the Congressional hurdles. The surplus program, chant ships in the coming year. In addition, authorization" of a along with foreign aid, operates under the provisions of the "5050" shipping law. The fate of various labor bUls involving regulation of unions and all welfare plans remains In doubt. (See story on page 5.) Developments in the Middle East appear to have shaken both public and Congressional apathy over the foreign aid program with the likelihood that the Administra­ tion will get most "of ..what it origi­ nally asked for. Another long-time supporter of - The foreign aid authorization bill Robert Brugmon, member of the Soiiors Union of the Poolfie, Joseph Curran, NMU president, has already passed, but prior to shows portrait ho pointed of the lata SUP Secretary-Treasurer has been purged by Curran, re­ the crisis the money appropriated Harry Lundeberg. Brugman, who had never met Luncfeberg, did sults of the NMU elections show. in separate bills was almost a bil­ the painting over one weekend from a photograph borrowed out Joseph Dunn, an NMU vice-presi­ lion short of what was originally dent, was defeated by Curran's sought by the President. A corner­ of the LOG file. hand-picked choice, Steve Feder- stone of US merchant shipping for off, by a count of 10,265 to 8,572 many years, the aid program is of In a close contest for the office of critical concern to the shipping NMU secretary-treasurer. Industry. The present secretary-treasurer, Separate Senate-House action on The SIU formally notified its contracted operators last John MacDougall, also a long-time the reciprocal trade program is Curran supporter, had dropped out likely to produce a four-year ex­ week that it wishes to negotiate new agreements cover­ before the election began. tension of the act which gives the ing wages, overtime, working rules and other conditions Dunn, who headed one opposi­ President authority to reduce tariff for all pacts expiring September 30, 1958. The union tion group, had been active in Cur­ barriers under certain conditions. rants behalf in earlier fights It is considered by its supporters acted under its standard contract clause calling for noti­ against Curran's. former pro-Com­ a cornerstone of an active US fication by either party at least 60 days prior to the con­ munist allies such as Ferdinand foreign commerce. For ship oper­ tract expiration date. Smith and Blackie Meyers. Sub­ ators, reduction of tariffs both sequently, he assisted Curran in here and abroad means additional In accord with membership authorization at the last purging Neal Hanley, H. B. War­ commercial cargoes and jobs for SIU headquarters meeting, the Union called for talks to ner, Hedley Stone and others be­ US seamen. begin this Monday, August 4, Most SIU pacts covering fore he himself was marked for The farm surplus program ex­ tlie ax. tension is in the farm bill passed freight, tankship, passenger and specialized operations Other members of the Curran- by the Senate last week and up for will run out at the end of September. Full details will backed slate, which was known as action in the House. Originally be reported to the membership as the talks progress. the "Committee for the Adminis­ authorized by separate House and tration," were elected, including Senate biUs, the program officially John Kadash, David Ramos and ended June. 30 and needs new Shannon Wall as vice-presidents, legislation to continue for another and Robert Nesbitt, Mel Barisic two years. and Rick S. Miller as national rep­ The surplus program is of resentatives. special importance because it in­ Before the elections Curran said volves disposal of large amounts of he would not endorse any slate. bulk cargoes such as wheat. Since Then he pulled a characteristic the disintegration of the coal ex­ WASHINGTOpi—The National Labor Relations Board has flip-flop and in two separate writ­ port market, US tramp ships have ten statements he specifically con­ counted heavily on farm surplus confirmed earlier findings that the purpose of National Mari­ demned Dunn and other candidates cargoes to keep them in operation. time Union picketing against Robin Line and Mooremack and specificaUy endorsed all of the Coal dumpings at Hampton Roads ships last December was to get candidates for national office and in the first half of 1958 were down Mooremack to ignore SIJU cer­ CIO,' is the certified collective bar­ port agents on the "Committee for ten million tons from the year be­ the Administration" ticket^ The fore, which means 1,000 less Liber­ tification on four Robin ships. gaining representative ..." In the course of the NMU NMU was also called upon" to written endorsements were then ty shiploads. "strike" and picketing demonstra­ post the appropriate notices in distributed to the NMU's member­ tion at the height of its unsuccess­ accord with the Board's findings ship. ful Robin Line raid, the NMU had and Federal labor law. Curran ran unopposed and re­ sent its own men in to work behind The picketing last winter, was ceived 19,236 votes out of 24,111 eventually halted by an Injunction, NMU picketlines. cast. Voting figures on other can­ The SIU completed the rout of and had been ineffective anyway. didates were not available as they the NMU when the Labor Board, Despite the NMU's protes'tations to were not published in the last in the face of^the overwhelming 4he contrary, even the daily news­ "NMU Pilot." The "Pilot" was vote majorities- won by the SIU on papers noted that both teamsters four pages under its usual size ap­ the ships, subsequently certified and longshoremen had worked the parently because Curran had gone .SIU bargaining rights on three ships, and had not recognized the to Europe. other ships. As a result, seven NMU's announced objective of The flourishing transatlantic Robin Line ships came back under forcing Mooremack's defiance of tourist service has a new foreign the SIU banner. the NLRB's first certification entry, the West German-flag Han- The Labor Board's ruling on the order. August 1,1958 Vol. XX, No. 16 seatic. The ship is similar in many NMU's picketing last December Failure of this maneuver and of ways to American Banner Line's 17-23 said, in part: the NMU's effort to grab off the SS Atlantic, due back in New York The NMU shall "cease and desist Robin ships sold to Mooremack today from her third voyage to from engaging in, or inducing or was evident when NMU put its Europe. encouraging the employees of men back to work, on the ships PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer Like the Atlantic, which is the Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., or while NMU picketlines igere still HEBBOIT BRAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN flrst American ship in tourist serv­ any other employer, to engage in a up. The ships, sold to Mooremack SFIVACK. AL MASKIN. JOHN BRAZIL. HKR- ice, the 30,029-ton Hanseatic has strike or concerted refusal in the earlier in the year, had been under MAN MAKLER. Staff Writers. Bm. MOODY. mostly tourist accommodations. course of their employment to per­ SIU contract and manned by Sea­ Ctilf Area Revresentative. Only 85 of her 1,254 berths go at form services, where' an object farers since 1941. Published" biweekly ef the headquarters first-^lass rates. The NMU's effort to raid the thereof is to force or require •f the Seafarers Internstronal Union. At­ ships prompted SIU election petirThe new West Genaan vessel Mqore-McCormack Lines, Inc. to lantic a Gulf District. AFL-CIO. *75 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 3L NY. Tel; HYaclnth arrived here Tuesday on her maid­ recognize or bargain with National tions covering eight ships last f-*tOO. Entered as second class maltor en run for . Hamburg - American Maritime Union of America, AFL- August. The SIU won back seven at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY. under Line, sporting two stacks and a CIO, as the representative of-em­ of them. It lost one when a large the Act Of Aus-24. mi. brand-new aluminum superstruc­ ployees for whom Seafso-ers Inter­ number of SIU men were, fired, ture. She is the former Canadian national Union of North America, removed. from the. ship and re^ree-stacker Empress of Scotiuud. Atlantis and Gulf Distrtet. jU?'L-; plp9pd,by,pi^;?!if%ii. v;. Dunn Gets AicCurran Slate Wins SlU Starts Pact Tattcs NLRB Finding Again Baps NMU Raiding New Foreign Tourist Ship In US Trade SEAFARERS LOG ii' ' Anrnst 1. 1958 Issue Full Report On Job Rules A full report has just been issued on the decisions of the Seafarers Appeals Board re­ lating to the shipping rules under the SIU contract. The report cov-. ers all board actions and clarifica­ tions of the shipping rules since March, 1955. The appeals board was set up at that time, when the Union and the operators jointly agreed to estab­ lish a seniority shipping system governing hiring operations under the contract. The board is com­ posed of SIU and shipowner rep­ resentatives, who meet regularly each month to interpret the ship­ ping rules and deal with whatever problems may arise. Full text of the SIU shipping niles flrst in-omulgated In March, 1958, and all actions ef the Seafarers Appeals Board since tihat Ume, are In the cen­ terfold of this Issue. All told, the board has publishedi 32 actions covering clarifications and definitions of the shipping rules, the addition of new steam­ ship companies which have signed the' agreement, and other routine matters. Almost half of them ap­ peared previously in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG (February 3, 1956), fol­ lowing an earlier progress report by the board. Transportation Rule The latest action, number 32, is a clarification covering transporta­ tion for SIU men who ship under ' the 60-day contract rule, and was reported in the last issue of the LOG. Seafarers are advised to keep a copy of the report for handy refer­ ence at home or aboard ship. The texts printed in the LOG center­ fold this issue cover the shipping rules adopted by the appeals board under the SIU contract and board actions since then in con­ nection with the shipping rules. The shipping rules went into effect March 14, 1955, following ratifica­ tion by the Union membership. Copies of the board's actions are also, posted and available in SIU halls. In addition, the LOG Vill continue to report them from time to time. AfCS Opens Resort^ Sets Family Rate SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the SIU Pacific District unions and their families have bfeen invited to enjo^ moderate-priced vacations at the newly-opened Marine Cooks and Stewards training center at Santa Rosa. The rates for the vacationers, announced by the MCS, fange from $7 a day for adults, down to $3.50 a day for children. This in­ cludes Uvlng accommodations, meals and the use of the recreation facilities. Meals purcj|fised in­ dividually will run $1.25 per per­ son. Facilities at the center include cabins with one, two or three bed­ rooms, kitchenette and bath; a swimming pool, wading pool, bath house and showers; a recreation hair with a TV lounge; library, snack bar and soda fountain; pool tables and a dance .floor. The vacation facilities, dedicated last month, are now fully-equipped and staffed and should SODA be op? erating,»ti^apucityw i,; �•:-r:--' -••y'v.f'ri^-y '-. AoiriiiiJ, i^5S SEAFAKEtiS Pac« Tlire* LOG SlU-Manned Ships Rush US Cargoes In Mid-East Crisis SlU-manned ships found themselves in the middle of a new international crisis as the US Government rushed supplies and equipment to its armed forces in Lebanon as well as oil and grain to the Kingdom of Jordan, The latter countryhas been cut off from its*^ to MSTS for this run. away from the ship on June 11, normal oil supplies by the vessels Aside from the charters of pri­ There was no damage, but the gang revolution in Iraq, and will vately-owned ships, MSTS has was more happy to leave that port. Routins firo and beaf drill on Steel Mdlcer In Belrtit, Lebanon, fea« turei Walt Newcombe, L L Browne, Al Brinkerhoff, Carl Wayne and W. Yahl. It assumed added significance when bomb exploded near ship a few days later. Above, Seafarers throw in for 50 jobs hanging on board after last Wednesday's NY meeting. be dependent on US tankers for oil. • Indications of a long-term carg#. movement to the area were seen in the action of the Military Sea Transportation Service in char­ tering 27 US-fiag ships. In addi­ tion to supplying troops in Le­ banon, the US is undertaking to supply British troops in Jordan and is promising increased mili­ tary and economic aid to Turkey and Iran. The first SJU ship to head for the trouble area was the Longview Victory which sailed on July 22 with a load of military equipment for an. "undisclosed destination." Another Victory Carriers ship, the Coe Victory, had its itinerary switched and is headed for Aqaba, which is Jordan's only seaport. One other Victory Carriers ship, the Coeur D'Alene Victory, may also be involved. In addition to these vessels, the Maria H (Herald) is also en-route to Aqaba with a load of grain from Corpus Christi, Texas, and other SlU-contracted companies, includ­ ing Bloomfield, and independent tanker operators are chartering P&O Rigs A New Phony Front MIAMI—Fronting for the boss, 38 shoreside employees of the Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company have sent a flag-waving appeal to President Eisenhower urging him to nullify the SIU's 4-1 vote victory covering P&O's Liberian-flag passenger operations. The SrU won its precedentbusiness by seeking decent wages getting election victory in dressing that .. had the obvious for his seamen. Obviously drafted aim of returning thO ships to the June, gaining bargaining operational control of P&O . . by a'n attorney, it was replete with rights for crewmen of the liners Florida and Southern Cross. Both vessels had been under SIU con­ tract until the company switched from US registry in 1955, to escape union wage scales and US taxes. Prior to the elecUon, the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board had ruled that the elaborate corporate structure set up by P&O to bypass US standards was merely window- Since the company was clearly American-owned and in domeitlc trades, the board found no reason to give It immunity from union or ganization. The letter to the White House from the shoreside personnel raised the typical shipowner issue of the union "bogeyman" that would drive the poor boss out of 'Tipsy' Voyage Oyer^ UUa Goes Straight POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.—Seafarers aboard the Ocean Ulla worked around-the-clock last week shifting cargo and oil before they were' able to restore the vessel to an even keel go longshoremen could unload her deck and hold cargo of the vessel roUed into 20-degre« starboard list. 8,750 tons of lumber. Urewmembers reported that the vessel had developed a slight list shortly after leaving Port Gamble, Washington, with her 15-foot high deck cargo. Although she was on a fairly even keel going through the Panama Canal, she traveled up the Hudsoii Bivcr. with a five-degree tut. • Crewpieiubers and shoreside workers at Poughkeepsie pumped ballast into her several times in an effort to straighten her out. But no sooner had they succeeded than She was righted again and held that way for a short time, but slipped five degrees to port. Some­ time during the night the vessel tipped eight degreeai starboard, L'ife aboard the vessel. Whitey Johnson, chief steward, repbrted, was unusual to say the least. Cans slid back and forth across the decks, and the gang found it some­ what difficult to. sleep, eat or work. Crewmembers and officers were unable to explain what caused the vessel to tUt from side to side. detailed citations and documenta­ tion backing P&O's position that it couldn't pay US wages. Ironically, the employees—citing themselves as American citizens and taxpayers—said the Labor Board was wrong in paving the way for non-citizens to decide whether they wanted imion conditions be­ cause "these crewmen pay no US taxes, feel no responsibility toward the US and owe no allegiance to the US." This, of course, is pre­ cisely the position of P&O and the reason why it created three Liberian subsidiaries to bypass US conditions. SIU headquarters pointed out that the employees, who are them­ selves receiving an American wage scale, did not suggest that they be paid at foreign-flag wage levels to "save" the company. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts ' Headquarters again wiishes to' remind all Seafarers that paymentf of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and thai an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, b>. sure to protect yourself by immedi­ ately bringing the matter to the attention of the eecretary-troasurer's office. pulled two Victorys out of the re­ serve fleet. Should the current crisis drag on, it is expected that there would be some additional breakouts. The military, which is anxious for "roll-on" ships, is pulling the, Carib Queen out of the US re­ serve. She was formerly SIUmanned under contract with TMT. Even before US marines landed in Lebanon, the SlU-manned Steel Maker got caught in the middle of the flght while in Beirut harbor in June. The Maker's crew reportea that a bomb landed some 500 yards SIU officials at headquarters are keeping watch on the situation in the event any SIU ships are in­ volved in hostilities. Up until now, the latest develop­ ments have had little effect on shipping although the port of New York enjoyed the best shipping it had experienced for many months' in the two-week period ending July 23, with 316 Jobs going off the board. Ironically enough, the last ship boom followed the closing of the Suez Canal. Since the clearing ot the canal, US-flag shipping has ebbed steadily downward, illustrat-ing once again the indispensability of the merchant marine in time of crisis and the nation's inability to establish it on a firm footing dur­ ing relatively normal periods. ' Pointing up this situation, the American Tramp Shipowners As­ sociation reported that in January, 1958, US ships carried only two million tons, or 16.8 percent of the country's total foreign trade. The figure was the lowest of- any year since the Merchant Marine Act was WASHINGTON—A proposal by passed in 1936, States Marine Lines that would permit the first nuclear cargo ship, the Savannah, to sail in a wide variety of runs under a large number of house flags has been adopted by the Maritime Adminis­ tration and the Atomic Energy Commission. The ship will go Into service in 1960. Under the plan the general agent The presentation of the Secre­ for the combination passenger- tary-Treasurer's pre-balloting re­ cargo ship will be States Marine port at the August 6 membership Isthmian. For the first year or in all ports will clear the more the ship Will sail on States meeting way for nominations to SIU office Marine-Isthmian runs serving' the in the coming biennal elections. Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts, Nominations will remain open as well as 37 countries in Europe, August 12 to September 12. from the Near East, the Mediterranean The secretary's report will and the Far East. Matson Naviga­ recommend for membership ap­ tion will help handle future pas­ proval, the number and type of senger travel. elective posts that are to be filled Later, other American lines will in the various ports and at head­ have an opportunity to operate the quarters based on the need for Savannah commercially in their servicing the membership. Any own services. Presumably bids will Seafarer who meets the constitu­ be made . by American President tional requirements may nominate Lines and Pacific Far East Lines, himself for any of these posts by whose ships are manned by the submitting his credentials and rec­ SIU Pacific District; Isbrandtsen, ords of seatime to the credentials Moore-McCormack, Farrell and committee. United Btates Lines, which havs Requirements for office under expressed interest in operating the the SIU constitution are: US citi­ ship, and possibly by other Amer­ zenship, eontinuous good standing ican lines. Alcoa, Bull, Banner in the Union for at least two years Line and Waterman are also par­ immediately prior to nomination, ticipating in the discussions. and three years actual unlicensed While plans for the Savannah seatime on American-flag v.essels, are proceeding smoothly, prospects four months of which must be on for the early development of a US-hag vessels under SIU contract competitive nuclear ship have been during the period between January set back again. The Budget Bureau 1,1958 and the time of nomination. has turned down a Maritime Ad­ Those throwing in for departmepministration plan to convert a T-5 tal posts, such as engine patrol­ tanker this year to atomic propul­ man, must show three years' sea­ sion, and has not indicated when time in that department. it will give the MA the green light. A six-man rank-and-file creden­ The development of atomic ships tials committee, consisting of two for the Armed Services is faring men from each of the deck, engine better. Last month, the Senate and steward departments, will be Commerce Committee passed a elected at the September 3 membill authorizing the construction of ber^ip meeting in New York to an atomic icebreaker fof the Coast check all of the applications. Voting will begin in all ports off Guard and for training a crew to operate it in US, Arctic and Ant­ November 1 and conthiue through December 31. arctic waters. Isthmian Atom Ship Role Likely Pre-Ballof Report Due On Aug. 6 .11 ' '^1 '>il . ' nI .^>11 : JI �SEA FA R'ERS House Asks More Data On Onassis WASHINGTON—Public hearings Into the complex dealings of the Onassis shipping interests con­ tinued here last week. A House Merchant Marine subcommittee heard additional testimony about the Justice Department's suit to restore to the US flag 14 former SlU-manned ships transferred Liberian. The suit also seeks re­ covery of $20 million in profits. Former Attorney General Her­ bert Brownell Jr. was questioned about the part he played in 1956 in settling the Government's orig­ inal suit against Onassis. Brownell's law firm had a previous con­ nection with Onassis when he first purchased American tonnage. The Justice Department's suit, filed June 12, charged Onassis with reneging on an agreement to build two 46,GQ0-ton tankers and one 105.00Q-ton tanker for Amer­ ican operation under the Victory Carriers' house flag. The action followed a Victory Carriers' an­ nouncement that it could not build the ships because of the collapse of the market. Congressman Herbert Zelenko (Dem.-NY), a member of the in­ vestigating group, has accused the Government of dragging its feet on the suit. The Justice Depart­ ment denied the charge and said that the Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation is currently examining Onassis' influence over a trust fund set up in the name of his Amer­ ican-citizen children. The trust operates Victory Carriers and is charged with the new tanker con­ struction agreement. Earlier, a spokeman for Victory Carriers confirmed that the Onassis group has been earning $1 million a month on long-term charters for the 14 former SIU ships. The prof­ its, he conceded, have gone large­ ly towards settling old debts owed by Onassis to the US Government instead of toward a fund for con­ struction of the new tankers. SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD From July 9 To July 22, 1958 (Editor's note: Under the new reporting system for SIU ship­ ping, the summaries below give the eomplete picture in each de­ partment by seniority class. Job group and port, including the num­ ber of men remaining on the beach. Seafarers coming into port to register can pick their spots by checking the "registered on the beach" totals alongside the shipping totals for their department.) Maintaining a steady pa(», SIU shipping last period fell off barely two dozen jobs from the previous report, for a total of 1,124 jobs dispatched. The good shipping was reflected in the seniority breakdown, which showed class B and C shipping to be higher than last period despite the decline in total shipping by all seniority groups. Registration was also up slightly, to 1,157, but the total number of men on the beach declined. There were 2,204 class A men* and 571 B men registered by the end of the period. Overall, the comparison of the shipping totals to the number of top seniority men registered on the beach continued to show a ratio of one man shipped for every two left on the beach. This healthja Job ratio has been maintained for several months. The identical ratio also holds for class B men alone, all of which adds up to a good shipping picture. Six ports showed a rise during the last period, seven declined and one (Savannah) stayed the same: .slow. Shipping was up in Boston, New York, Norfolk, Tampa, New Orleans and Houston. New York, New Orleans and Houston were busy, and Norfolk showed a sizable Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 2 4 17 35 3 5 9 38 8 5 — 4 — 5 3 12 17 25 2 3 14 21 4 4 13 5 13 5 Port Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle GROUP 1 2 3 50 13 7 1 46 1 5 1 6 1 — 7 9 17 U 17 6 1 25 4 1 4 8 2 1 3 Port Boston New York Savannah Tampa MobUe . New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Keeping up with the fashions, Houston Wilmington .... the crew of the SS Florida State ,San Francisco T. has agreed to al­ Seattie low the wearing of bermuda shorts in the messhalls at any time. How­ ever, the motion, made by Jerome Kilgore, and sec­ onded by Hans Port Hansen, drew the Boston line with ber­ New York Kilgore muda shorts, Philadelphia ... style or not. It said nothing less Baltimore Norfolk would be tolerated in the mess- Savannah ...... halls. Tampa •^i:^._:. ;• 'M>^. w«r': ' •'. 3 2 13 4 7 3 — — 1 6 3 4 3 — 2 Registered CLASS A Norfolk t Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2. 2 — 4 1 — — — 3 1 — 2 1 11 — 6 4 — — 1 6 1 6 1 L— 2 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 4 20 61 3 2 2 16 3 9 _ — 1 1 5 19 18 SO 1 2 21 19 3 6 6 ' 4 2 6 3 1 0 —10 4 2 1 2 7 1 8 — — 1 MM Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 2 2 1 7 11 1 _ 2 — 1 3 1 4 1 4 — __ _ 1 — 4 — 1 3 6 2 1 2 10 8 2 — 1 — 4 5 1 1 ,2 — Shipped CLASS C 3 1 12 1 8 1 — — 1 12 2 11 TOTAL, SHIPPED GROUP 2 1 __ 6 — 2 2 — 2 — _ — — — 3 1 11 _ 4 1 — _ 3 _ — — 1 — —— 1 3 1 ' 2 CLASS B 4 20 1 12 6 — 3 1— 19 2 53 17 3 5 48 23 — 10 14 9 10 2 A 6 82 7 19 16 C 1 16 2 6 3 — — 3 1. — 3 Registered On'The Beach CLASS A CLASS B All 11 118 10 37 25 _ 3 21 73 8 72 • 10 23 15 GROUP 1 2 , 5 19 94 167 15 16 43 105 10 6 7 9 10 43 25 34 52 8 1 SO 21 8 18 13 1 9 7 MM 3 4 59 13 17 1 5 3 8 7 4 4 7 1 1 GROUP 1 2 2 1 3 28 _ 1 9 14 3 6 —. —— • 1 3 1 1 ^ 1 5 — 17 — 3 3 8 80 29 12 8 8 7 7 5 10 2 MM 8 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Baltimore 4" gain. Philadelphia, BUtimore, Mobile, Lake Charles and the West Coast ports were off somewhat. ^eniority-wiso, class A men accounted for 62 percent of the total Jobs shipped, class B for 26 percent and class C for the remaining 12 percent This represents a small gain for class B and a considerable one for class C. It also indicates that the A men have been holding back, prefering to wait out certain Jobs instead of taking them as they show up on the board. Vacations probably also account for some of this. The on-the-beach totals ^ow six ports with less than 100 men on hand in all -departments. These ports are Boston. Noirfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle. In addition, San Francisco has only 101. These ports as well as Wilmington are also stretched pretty thin on class A men, as none of them have more than 78 top seniority (class A) men registered. As noted before, the "beach" figures are worth watching by Seafarers coming in to register because they clearly in­ dicate the chances for quick Job turnover. Houston again is a prime example. This port shipped 162 men in the last two weeks, registered 137 and had but 134 A and B men registered in all departm^ts by the end of the period. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New Tbric: Good . . . ndladelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Better . . . Norfolkt Fair .. . Savannah: Slow ... Tampa: Quiet... Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Very good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . , . Wilmington: C>ood . . . San Francisco: Fair . . .Seattle: Fair. DECK DEPARTMENT Philadelphia ... |b''.i Aornit 1, lS5t LOG Mobile ^.... It was a real "vote of thanks" New Orleans*... meeting aboard the La Salle be- Lake Charles .. fore it paid off recently according Houston to the report of Hugh Randall, Wilmington ship's delegate. The crew went on San Francisco .. kecord giving a vote of thanks for Seattle ......... , a Job well done to the steward de­ partment, which promptly gave one back to the crew for its co­ 1 wf F\Em^ operation. Then the crew gave one to the skip's delegate, after which the galley gang came back with an- DECK . other vote of thanks to the elec­ ENGINE trician for keeping all of the de­ partment's elecrtical appliances in STEWARD ^ good running order. It . was GRAND "thanks" all arbund at that meet­ TOTAL ing. TOTALS Registered CLASS B 3 MM 4 3 3 1 1 M— MM ' MM MM MM - 3 2 5 2 3 1 Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 1 26 7 6 1 17 8 1 2' 5 1 9 2 8 2 1 6 ~2 6 1 6 1 5 1 GROUP 2 1 2 15 8 3 10 6 1 — — 4 1 1 11 5 18 1 4 1 4 MM 8 2 8 8 — 1 1 5 3 8 4 1 2 Registered CLASS B MM MM MM MM 14 14 1 4 2 2 7 4 •1 Registered CLASS A 3 GROUP 1 2 __ 2 9 41 3 1 — 16 3 8 — 3 — 3 9 4 16 36 3 6 21 1 7 1 — 4 Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 1 2 2 1 1 7 1 25 — 1 — 5 2 1 1 4 — _ — 3 1 —— 2 8 12 8 — 2 __ 6 1 10 _ 5 1 1 1 _ 5 3 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP B 2 3 A 1 2 1 2 4 39 8 4 8 57 — 5 11 1 2 18 1 _ 11 8 1 — . 3 —• _ w_ 3 3 3 2 — 14 16 8 2 64 1 _ _ 5 1 1 — 2 33 17 7 1 _ _ _ 9 5 _ 1 2 4 5 MM 13 — 5 4 — M 1 6 1 6 2 3 — STEWARD DEPARTMENT « ~ GROUP 3 1 2 . 1 40 8 5 2 • 19 1 2 3 1 MM Shipped CLASS A MW __ 1 MM MM 'MM MM MM MM MM Shipped CLASS A 3 •MM GROUP 1 2 3 18 10 2 1 2 1 2 .MM 16 4 12 10 _ 2 1 6 8 9 12 1 1 9 9 2 2 2 3 1 MM Registered CLASS B _ 8 4 1 — 1 — 3 2 30 4 9 — _ 1 11 25 __ 5 2 7 1 « Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 2 1 r 8 — — 8 1 GROUP 3 1 2 1 1 7 » 3 — 3 14 — 6 1 — -.a5 IS 2 7 1 — 1 MM MM MM M MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 1 M •mm MM _ •M. M 'MM 3 4 18 1 5 10 — _ 1 —- Shipped CLASS B MM , .MM 2 MM —- 7 1 14 _ 1 3 _ 3 AU 9 110 5 33 23 3' 6 19 85 6 83 8 14 12 TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS A B 5 1 58 9 7 3 11 14 3 9 — 1 8 — 18 5 41 14 1 2 15 7 4 . 1 10 1 2 . 2 Shipped CLASS C C 3 14 — ,4 4 — — 2 8 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B c All 5 11 21 88 1 11 5 30 10 22 1 2 — 23 7 62 4 1 15 . 37 — 5 — 11 5 1 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 1 2 __ 10 3 1 42 161 23 6 24 3 28 4 2 89 IS 7 28 8 14 ~. 14 8 2 — _ 8 3 1 18 54 2 2 1 19 82 7 —. 3 7 4 5 1 1 8 5 23 4 1 3 9 IR­ 3 4 5 IS 1 1 . 4 — — 2 MM' Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 1 1 2 2 3 3 — 3 4 33 119 4 97 ~ 35 9 5 11 — •— 8 54 12 35 2 6 21 6 8 8 11 4 2 8 .— 1 3 — 1 7 10 10 — 1 4 28 13 23 a— — 15 IS 18 35 '_a » 16 4 2 — 0 10 4 1 — 7 13 7 7 1 — 10 18 5 16 _ — ' 4 8 6 1 4 1 8 M«. Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP . CLASS GROUtf* GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 8 8 A B C AU 1 8 2 8 8 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 If 1 8 23 290 101 35 426 285 491 134 30 S3 4 91 185 48 14 38 46 85 160 45 18 14 18 231 117 38 386 113 469 55 46 204 28 6 84 46 39 157 35 7' 69 41 8 — 69 66 312 281 104 272 5 61 5 62 20 97 2 99 21 114 7 6 74 60 87 102 698 287 139 11124 679 1064 461 236 410 190 128 ;166 184 337 :177 27 184 156 19 r m •3h 32] im 8 1 28 3 14 6 — 8 7 4 6 5 7 8 — GROUP 1 2 8 34 65 113 11 102 85 11 " 10 141 56 177 338 �AOfittt 1. 1S5I SEAFARERS LOG Par* Ftr* Bosses Kill Labor Bills Mobile Sees INOne SEAFARER Old-Age Benefit Big Upsui^e QUESTION! What Is th* toughest job you have to perform in your roting? MOBILi^-Two Italian labor stu­ dents spent a eoupl* of days last week going over th* SIU's opera­ tions here in Mobil*. The students. In the US under an exchange pro­ gram sponsored by tt* Department of Labor, were especially 'inter­ ested in the SIU rotary shipping system. Port Agent Cal Tanner reported. Shipping for the port during the past two weeks was on the slow side. However, the outlook for the coming period is good as there are a large number of vessels expected in for payoff or In transit Scheduled to hit this port within the next period are the Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, John B. Waterman, Wacosta, DeSoto (Water­ man); the Del Monte (Mississippi); Alcoa Banger, Cavalier, Patriot, Roamer, Clipper (Alcoa); Steel Sur­ veyor tisthmian) and th* Bents Fort (Cities Service). Paying off here during th* last period were the Alcoa Clipper^ Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Ranger (Al­ coa); Claiborne, Madaket Monarch of the Seas (Waterman) and the CoaUnga Hills (Pan-Atlantic). Sign­ ing on were the Arizpa (Waterman) and th* Margaret Brown (Bloomfield). Thomas Tolede, FWTt I don't know about th* toughest Job, but th* dirtiest one is cleaning up oil. Oil can be dangerous,' espe­ cially in bad weather, when it slicks up the decks and pas­ sageways. Other­ wise, I don't find any part of my work tougher than any other. .1 guess it's because I'm used to it all by now. » » » Frank Travis, FOW: I'm an oiler, and there's nothing more danger­ ous than lubricat­ ing in bad weath­ er. For one, there's the pos­ sibility of falling into th* crankpit. Also, if the screws come out of the water the engines race and you can break an arm if you're not careful. Having to go below deck plates to do re­ pairs is pretty risky also. Odd Olsen, AB: Going aloft is always dangerous, but it's all in a day's work. Af­ ter 28 years at sea nothing seems too tough any­ more. I guess experience and familiarity with the Jobs on deck make them rou­ tine after a whiie. That wasn't the way it was when I first started shipping, of course. Raise May Pass WASHINGTON—^The House is expected to approve a seven per cent rise in Social Security benefits following committee vote. Senate leaders have indicated the bill may come up for a vote there before adjourn--j ment. neither the national nor state la­ Under the House bill, in­ bor boards exert jurisdiction—has creased Social Security bene­ been accomplished via another fits would go into effect this route. January, along with a rise in tax As a result of Congressional ac­ rates for employees and employers. tion boosting the appropriation for The measure would add $3-$14 to NLRB activities, the Board wili ex­ current benefit rates that range tend its jurisdiction starting Sep­ from $30 monthly for individuals tember 1. Unions generally sup­ to $200 per month for a husband port this step. C. Negron, bosun: After 17 years and wife. at sea nothing is too tough. I am The tax rate to pay for the high­ er benefits would go up to two and especially safetya half percent of the first $4,800 conscious and I in annual earnings—or $120 a year. try to make my The present tax level is two and men conscious of a quarter percent on the first it also when they $4,200 of earnings to a- maximum are working. of $94.50. Once though, on Meanwhile, the labor reform bill the Steel Rover, and the welfare and pension fund I had to go aloft disclosure bill—both passed by the to fix a light. It was in a storm Senate—still await fomal House and the bosun's chair kept swing­ action. An amended welfare-pen­ ing but the job had to be done.sion fund measure has cleared the MONTREAL—Prospects of the House Labor Committee and would SIU Canadian District regaining A. Bell, steward: I believe that cover all types of plans, whether the eight struck ships of Canadian without experience and knowledge administered by unions, employ­ National Steamship have bright­ of your Job ever­ ers or jointly by "both. It faces ened with reports that two Cana­ ything is tough. tough sledding because of employ­ dian companies are dickering to In the steward er opposition to reporting require­ purchase the vessels. department, when ments for management-controlled •Both companies, the Brqpch Lines you've got the funds. and the Canada Steamship Lines experience there The reform bill, which would are under contract to the Canadian is no reason why impose controls on various union District, so that if either of them a guy should have and management activities, was put purchases the vessels it would a hard time at up for committee consideration this mean manning them with SIU his job. Granted week. One .of its objectives, to members. The latter company is SAN FRANCISCO—William J. McCourt, veteran of many it can be danger­ broaden the jurisdiction of the Na­ the largest in Canada and at pres­ seamen's union struggles and a founder of the SlU-affiliated ous in bad weather, but you still tional Labor Relations Board over ent operates exclusively on the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, passed away here at the don't have any control over that. 'no man's land"—the area where Lakes. Canadian National has been at^ age of 80. A familiar figure to"* tempting to sell the struck ships the members of the SIU Paci­ McCourt was prominent in the opposition group which fought to for some time following failure of fic District, McCourt had a prevent seizure of the union. As a the company's bid to man the ves­ long record of accomplishment in result, the pro-Communist faction sels with strikebreakers and oper­ ate under the Trinidad flag. The th* trade union movement cli- expelled him in 1949 after it was successful in seizing control. strikebreaking move was defeated when West Indian seamen and Brit­ From 1949 te 1991 McCourt BUFFALO—Crewmembers of the 13-ship Boland and Cor­ ish engineers refused to crew the served as chief steward on a num­ ber of vessels contracted to the nelius fleet will start voting August 12 to determine whether ship. The International TransportSailors Union of the Pacific. Then they will be represented by the SIU or any of the three workers Federation put the crusher on when it promised a world-wide in 1991, the SIU of North America unions on the ballot. The elec-4' chartered the present Marin* tion ordered by the National th* Seamen's National Brother­ boycott of the "hot" vessels. Cooks "and Stewards Union. Mc­ Labor Relations Board marks hood. The original intention of the Court was appointed secretary- another major step in the Maritime The Boland and Cornelius vote company was to peddle the ships treasurer under the union's pro­ Trades Department's Great Lakes- follows the successful conclusion foreign, but thus far foreign buyers visional constitution and spent th* St. Lawrence Seaway organizing of a five-week strike against the have shied away fearing that th* next five years working with In­ campaign. recently-organized Tomlinson fleet. boycott would follow them wher­ ternational organizer Ed Turner in " The SIU entry will he opposed A one year contract won by the ever the ships went. However, it the fight against NUMC&S and In the election by the Seamen's District provides for substantial has been reported that this avenue Harry Bridges. Th* fight was cli­ National Brotherhood, Local 5,000 wage increases to approximately is not completely closed yet. The maxed by a 4 to 1 election victory of the United Steel Workers of $650 per month, a ten percent sea­ vessels have been on strike since of the SIU's Pacific District over" America and the Great Lakes sonal bonus, overtime after eight July 4, 1957, when the Canadian the Communist-dominated entry. Freighters and Self-Unloaders As­ hours daily and on Saturdays, Sun­ District men walked off in a wage days and holidays, recognition of beef. McCourt continued as provision­ sociation. Meanwhile, on the West Coast,. al secretary-treasurer of the MCS Both the Seamen's Brotherhood hiring procedures, job security, until 1997, and after adoption of and the Freighters'Association en­ paid vacations and a reopener on Canadian District members are back at work on nine ships of th* a new constitution, he retired from tered the contest after the Great health and welfare benefits. The lot* Williom McCourt oi The Tomlinson victory repre­ Canadian Pacific Railway follow­ active service^ In the last year and he appeared at an MCS con­ Lakes District had already -filed sents the first major success of ing government imposition of a a half his health steadily declined its election petition. The Brother­ vention. until he died peacefully last hood has gone down the line with the MTD-coordinated drive on the compulsory arbitration procedure. maxed by his participation In the month. the company on its objections to Lakes since the Lakes MTD or­ The West Coast men had been out The union's fiag was kept at the composition of the voting unit, ganization was set up last February. since May 16. successful fight against Communist half mast for three days and the helping to confirm charges tiiat it control of West Coast cooks and. hall in San Francisco closed for is a company-inspired organiza­ Ease Seatime Rule For SIU Benefits stewards. three hours while services were tion. - McCourt first entered the labor held at the Aposlleship of the Sea. Seafarers inquiring about the basic eligibility rule for SIU Pending the election, the District movement in California back in Turner paid tribute to McCoxurt hax demanded that the company welfare benefits are, advised again that the seatime requirements 1901, upon his return from the for his long service to West Coast Immediately put into effect wage has been cut, effective June 1, 1958, to one day's seatime in the Alaska gold rush. He was a found­ seamen. "Brother McCourt spent Increases comparable to those re­ last six months. This is broader than the old rule of one day in er of the old Marine Cooks and his life fighting for trade union­ cently received by the company's the last 90 days, and is in addition to the other basic requirement Stewards Association of the Pacific, ism," Turner told the MCS mem­ officers and by unlicensed seamen of 90 days' seatime in the previous calendar year, which remains which subsequently became the bership. "No greater ambition for aboard a majority of ships operat­ unchanged. National Uniwi of Marine Cooks any man could be had than to fight ing on the Lakes. The revision was voted by the joint SlU-shipowner board of and Stewards. Although only 23 for the good of the working man. In its drive for an election, the trustees for the Welfaie Plan, as reported previously, to allow at the time, he soon emerged as This Bill MfcCourt did and we are District was successful in defeat­ for cases where a Seafarer might be on the beach due to per­ a leader of the union and eervad reaping the benefits today of his ing a company move to include sonal business, vacation or other reasons and does not ship within in various positions of responsibil­ great fight. He was a fine and good clerks in the voting unit. The 90 days firom the date of his discharge. The one day in six ity down through the years. ' NLRB, in deciding the composition man and we will miss hipi." months, it was felt, should be more than ample to allow for such When the Communists started McCourt's body was returned to of the unit, ruled against the com­ circumstances and to assure uninterrupted welfare coverage for their campaign to take over his home town of Akron, Ohio, for pany on this issue. Inclusion of Seafarers and their families. the.clerlu had,been;supported by . NVMC&S dwing; Wocld War II, burial. Canada Go's Bidding For StnickShips )AfC Sea Veteran Bill McCourt Dies At 80; Helped Build illiCS NLRB Orders Vote in 2nd Lakes Fleet • '•* I '•f'l ^1 �Tat* Sht SEAFARERS LOG 4-... --.Jf A. ABKUSI 1, 195t • i -I ' "'r •" • f'" ...: ;T -"if^ ^ ' •; • ?•'S- '. -• [i:*-r: •Si'-' .Frank Poznokos, Marine Rreman's Union, deals ouf hand to his buddy, Eugene McPortiand, also MFOW, while recuperating in Baltimore PHS hospital. Seafarer Stan Rodgers is the one catch­ ing vp on his reading. Rodgers was bosun on the Jean before ' being hospitalized. Dry One Baltimore Talks Up State Political Action BALTIMORE—^With the threaterted spread of "right-to^ work" drives, it is most important that labor in this state maintains a strong voice in the legislature, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. As a re-1 suit, a number of imions (Marven); Bethcoaster (twice) (Calmar); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); throughout the state have Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Steel Ad­ started an all-out drive to register miral (Isthmian) and the CS Bal­ every eligible union member, his timore (Cities Service). or her family and friends. Seafarers at the last meeting in this port were urged to support all municipal, state and Federal can­ didates friendly to labor in the coming elections. "This is the only way we will be assured of being heard on any matters that may af­ fect our membership," Sheppard warned. Increases in postal rates on first As the figures show, the bottom fell out of shipping for this port class mail went into effect today. during the last period. The outlook Failure to comply with them may for the future is not too good cost the sender not. only the differ­ either as the only vessels expected ence due, but also a five-cent are the regularly-scheduled Ore penalty for each letter. Line ships. Other than that, the Under the new rates, regular crewing of the Yorkmar is about letters will cost four cents each, all that is in sight. three cents for post cards, seven There were ten vessels paying cents for airmail letters and five off during the past period, three cents for airmail post cards. Mail signing on and nine were in transit. with Insufficient postage will not Paying off were the Jean, Mae, be returned to the sender but will Emilia (Bull); Royal Oak (Cities be delivered to the addressee who Service); Yorkmar, Oremar, Flo- will have to pay the difference. If mar (Marven); Bethcoaster (Cal- the addressee refuses to pay, the mar) and the Alcoa Pointer (Al­ letter will be returned to the coa). Signing on were the Beth- sender. coaster, Oremar and the Ocean- Under the new rate law, a fivestar (Dolphin). cent penalty can be attached to The in-transit vessels were the letters without sufficient postage Cubore, Santore, (Ore); Oremar but the Post Office said that it would suspend the penalty until 31. After that the sender Turned Down OT? October" must pay a nickel if the letter is for insufficient postage. Don't Beef On $$ returned Although new postage stamps, Headquarters wishes to re­ envelopes and post cards will be mind Seafarers that men who available soon. Seafarers may use are choosy about working cer­ up their present supply by adding tain overtime cannot expect an one-cent stamps or whatever is equal number of OT hours with needed to make up the difference. the rest of their department. In major change will be in the some crews men have been useOne of greeting cards. Since the turning down unpleasant OT department does not return greet­ jobs and then demanding to ing cards that are undeliverable come up with equal overtime because of insufficient postage, when the easier jobs come along. they will be treated as dead mail. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective Is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job com^s along he can make up the overtime he turned down before. 4c Sfamps Make Debut On US Mail •*4ii.-. • Sf •. a;- When wiping around electrical gear, a few precautions ore In order. One of the most Important among them Is to moke sure that wiping rags are thoroughly dry. Moisture on the rag Is a sure Invitation for some current to do a little, traveling In the wrong direction and a severe born or worse con result. Should 0 Seafarer be soogeelng In the engine room he should make a point of finding out what gear Is "hot". In any event, a good general rule to follow Is never to soogee any electrical gear or container for same. When It comes to cleaning around electrical equipment,, "use a dry one.". ' ! An SlU fi I /s o Safe Ship • 'Tell it to the Lofl? ry.inniT.ititirti trnV •• • i f -I A? �rAfivdsf 1. i98t YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying SEAFARERS Pace Serea LOG This Check' Has A Kick To It tEreosncct'il d^ffice HEADQUARTERS BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. Watch Tire SaBe Gammicks • 'i '.1^ •IMPORTANT ADDRESSEE ONLY MAY COMPLETE If \ou Hill fill in ihr rrvrrar wlr of ihk blank giving tin- rrqiirslnl DISBlRSiiMENT iiifitriiialion Usually tire manufacturers and dealers offer tire sales for Labor Hr nill forManI you a Trrasurcr's Ortifiratr willi a umall Day. But this year they have been cutting prices all summer in a Hiiin of monry uliirli nr havr on IVpoail tor ymi for thai |iiir|H)fir. DinCERTIFICAIE liiirHriiirnl nill In- HrnI lo thr aiMma pvm KcgMtrrril in your namr. belated attempt to get recession-hit consumers to buy. All during the boom 1950's, tire manufacturers freely raised prices until they had Jumped them 31 percent in six years. 5low they are slowly retracing the road back down the price escalator. The most helpful trend in tire prices is the smaller difference in DO NOT PIN, FC LD cost between nylon and rayon-cord tires. In current sales, tube-type STAPLE OR MUTILATE first-line nylon tires are available for about $19-$20, including Federal 'j:,i;jrg£=3 tax, and plus your recappable tire, compared to $17-017.50 for firstline rayons. Nylon tires used to cost as much as $5-.'?6 more, for no giBBS • orrict c.i • reason other fhan that our merchaneising geniuses always charge dis­ proportionately more for an extra feature. \ Experts generally consider nylon tires preferable to rayon of the Collection agency sent this so-called "disbursement certificate" to Seafarer's home. Notice effort to same grade. The stronger nylon body gives more protection against give impression that official US Government agency is involved. Actual "disbursement" is ten cents sidewall injuries froiff curbs, and hazards such as potholes in the road. after individual in receipt of the document has unwittingly supplied information about his possessions , The nylon body also is considered to be cooler-running because it's which con lead to attachment of his property. le.ss bulky than rayon. E.vcesslve heat is one of the destructive forces reducing tire life and causing blowouts. Tires are most likely to blow A new version of the "Government check" trick used by a Washington collection agency out in fast driving on hot days. But be warned that while nylon has iieen reported to the SEAFARERS LOG. The agency sends out what appears to be a tires now are less expensive, they "Government" check and requests the unsuspecting party to fill out and return the "Con­ also come in different qualities. fidential' Office Question; No longer is a nylon tire necessar­ naire" on the back. sonal property. This form, pictured above, will ily a premium or even first-line Any individual returning the be turned over to the SlU Welfare The check and the questiontire. Some distributors now sell aire, printed on a simulated "IBM" form may find the agency is on Services Department and to the second-line nylon tires too. card, carries a picture of the Amer­ his tail trying to collect money Better Business Bureau for in­ With today's faster, heavier cars, ican eagle on it and is sent from from him. vestigation. it's more important than ever to the "Treasurer's Office" in Heaaknow what quality tire you are quarters Building, Washington DC. buying,. But the tire business is It even has a picture-of the "Head­ notorious for exaggerated claims, quarters Building," a replica of misleading terminology, guaran­ one of the many US Government tees and bait' advertising. Not only Treasury buildings throughout the the fringe of high-pressure retail­ country. ers, but some of the best-known The form states that if the per­ manufacturers use confusing ter­ son named "will flll in the reverse minology in labeling and advertis­ side" of the blank, the "treasurer" The la.st vessel of American Coal Shipping's projected "80will forward a "Treasurer's certifling tires. ship" coal-carrying fleet was laid up last week for lack of A "first-line" tire is not actually the manufacturer's best quality, as cate with a small sum of money" cargo. The SS Coal Miner, which despite its name has been —in fact, ten cents. you' might assume. It's his second-best quality. The best is called the The questions on the back oi in the grain trade most of the "premium" grade. The so-called "second-line" tire is really the third grade. An "original equipment" -tire is not the best either, but is the form include the person's busi­ time, is now in idle status in go back aboard should the vessel obtain a cargo commitment. Their usually the same quality as the "first-line." Nor does "deluxe" tire ness address, his wife's, business a Staten Island shipyard. mean this is the best grade. More often, a manufacturer's "deluxe'" address, his bank's name and ad­ SlU and NMU oldtlmers aboard last vacation was at Christmas­ tire is his first-line, which in reality is his second-best quality. And the dress, and even the make and year the ship were paid off,on July 21. time when the Union put a relief second-line, really the third grade, often is called the "super" line. of his car. In short, in contains all SIU crewmembers took advantage crew aboard after some oldtlmers Or a manufacturer may even call a second or third-grade tire the the necessary information required of the lay-up to go home for well- had ridden the ship for over a year. for attaching a man's salary or per­ earned vacations, but are on call to "new advanced super deluxe." ACS wps formed originally by a group of coal-carrying railroads, Nor can you assume that the "premium" tires of different makes are coal companies and the United approximately the same quality. According to tire experts at Na­ Mine Workers back in 1956 when tional Cooperatives, Inc., some manufacturers may market a tire of coal rates to Europe were at their 180 to 190 level as a premium tire, while others may call tires of only peak. The company purchased the 110 to 118 level "premium." A first-line tire is generaliy a 100-level Coal Miner and won approval on tire,, while second-line tires are usually around 80-level. charters of 30 vessels from the US Actually there are no standards for tire grades, although the Fed­ reserve fleet, six of which were eral Trade Commission has Just issued a voluntary guide which hopes actually broken out. However, ; to curb some of the high-sounding nomenclature. It warns manufacIt has often been said that one person's loss can be another when the coal market collapsed, i: turers that if their "first-line" tires are designated as "standard,' the company turned its charters i their "second-line" tires must not be designated "super standard." one's gain. There's no doubt this is true in the case of SIU hack to the Government. Also, the "original equipment" designation must be given only to tires oldtimer William Guilford, 66. The lay-up of the Coal Miner generally used as original equipment on current new-model cars.. came following the purchase by The losers, in this instance. Generally you can get at least a fair idea of comparative quality by the company of the T-3 tanker examining several tires before you buy. A better-quality tire generally are the hundreds of Seafarers Conoco Lake Charles from an feels (and is) heavier. It also has a wider, flatter tread face, which who sampled Guilford's culi­ NMU - contracted operator. The provides more road contact, and more cross-cuts in the tread to aid nary talents when he was a mem­ ship is now operating in the oil braking action. The better-grade tires have relatively straight treads ber' of SIU from 1938, when the trade with her NMU crew aboard. or only slight zig zags. This helps provide longer tread life. But be­ The company has announced it tween the treads, these top-quality tires have small cross bars or Union was first founded, until his intends to convert the 18,000-ton retirement in 1955. The winners buttons to provide suction. . . vessel into a hulk dry cargo car­ are the members of his church in You'll also notice that a flrst-line tire has a deeper tread than the Prichard, rier, hut for the time being, it is Alabama, who are able second-line, and thicker outside ribs. The tread on a premium tire to enjoy his cooking at the barbe­ still running as an oil tanker, put­ has extra rubber backing so it can be regrooved after possibly 20,000 cues he holds for them each week. ting the coal operators in the un­ usual position of aiding the trans­ miles. Settled down now to a quite life portation of their bitterest com­ The guarantee is a somewhat-useful but not wholly reliable guide in retirement, with time-a-plenty petitors. to comparing quality. Some sellers puff up guarantees more than to tend his garden, Guilford re­ others. Of two big mail-order houses selling approximately the same- calls that life as a Seafarer was quality tire at close to the same price, one guarantees for 15 months, anything but tranquil. For ex­ the other for llB. All that the warranty or guarantee on tires generally ample, he has the dubious distinc­ HY Primary means is that if the company agrees the failure was due to an actual tion of having been an SIU crewOn August 12 defect and not to yoiu- own abuse of the tire, you will get a propor- member on the SS Wacosta, the tioi|iate allowance towards a new tire. But make sure you do save the first American ship to be stopped Seafarers who are residents Retired since 1955, Seafarer guarantee certificate you get ivith a new tire. by a German submarine at the of New York should note that Of the three most-common tire grades (premium, first-line and onset of World War II. William Guilford and hit wifo primary elections in the state second-line), best value for the average owner is the flrst-line or A short while later, ^ on the find life pretty comfortable to­ original-equipment gr^de, preferably with nylon cord. It's safer, Middle East run, he was on the will be held August 12, not day, thanks to SIU disabilitylonger-wearing and quieter than the second-line. It provides better Alcoa Prospector when she was August IS as reported In the pension. traction and stopping power both at a difference of only $4-$5. A torpedoed in the Red Sea. Later last ediUon of the SEAFARERS second-line tire is recommended only for temporary duty. Especially still, he was shipwrecked by a they try to see as often as possible. LOG. There is no absentee vot­ Guilford also manages to keep typhoon in Okinawa Bay. beware buying light-duty tires for medium heavy cars. ing in this primary but resi­ With aU of that behind him, In steady contact with two old Premium tires cost 50 percent more than flrst-line tires, and pro­ vide perhaps ten percent additional body strength. Nor are cut-price Guilford and his wife now live • shipmates, Lish Taylor and Walter dents otherwise qualifled and ' offers available as often on preniium tires. Theoretically a premium lot less nerveHshattering life at Dunn. All of thia, and the comfort ashore on primary day can cast i: tire will return its price, since it can be regrooved, if hot otherwise home in Prichard. The couple has assured by tho SIU disability-pen­ ballots. damaged. But the initial cost is enough more so that it seems worth two children, a son and daughter, sion, make life today pretty pleas^or«y)p,^SIU,veteraq, , plua three grandchildren whom ij,,.|he jtxtra,twill onJz |9r a. hard, fast driver,witXf.heavy car._ Oldtlmers Take Vacation As Coal Miner Lays Up Keeping in Toneh WITE S 1 U OLDTINERS ) •". •i 'I �On M^ch 5. 1955, the Seafarers Appeals Board createa shippings rules under the SlU ' contract, which were ratified by the SIU mem­ bership and went into effect March 14, 1955, as follows (See below for actions of the Sea­ farers Appeals Board in connection with these rules): f: Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls ot the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, hereinafter called the "Union." shall be shipped pursuant to the following rules; V I. SENIORITY A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and restrlc tlons on employment as are contained In the agreements between the Union and the Employers, seamen shall be shipped out on Jobs offered through the hiring halls of the Union in accordance with the class of seniority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the other rules contained herein. B. Seniority shall be determined in the following manner: A Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or more of the companies listed In Appendix A. attached hereto and made a part hereof, since before January 1, 1951. subject, however, to Rule 9. A Class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or mora of the companies listed in Appendix A. since before January 1. 1955, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however. . to Rule 9. A Class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who do not have a Class A or Class B seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no seaman shall be deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise en­ titled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the US. C. A seaman wiU be deemed to have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A If he has been employed as an unlicensed seaman no less than ninety days (90) per calendar, year on one or more American flag vessels owned or operated by the said companies, subject, however, to Rule 3 A. This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met. the said calendar year shall not be counted Insofar as seniority ' upgrading is concerned. D. Employment with, or election to any office or Job In the 1? ^ The following are the actions by the Sea­ farers Appeals Board under the contracft ACTION NUMBER 1 Add a new rule 4(c) as follows: "C. There shall be a limit of eight (8) Job calls In which the priority of class A and class B personnel may be exercised in ob­ taining a particular job. If the eighth-job call does not produce a qualified seaman possessing either a class A or class B seniority rating (in the order prescribed herein), that seaman with a class C seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules, shall be selected for the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail, shorthanded or late. (Dated 3/7/95) ACTION NUMBER 3 m;v Croup III—Mcssmen UtlUty Messman. Messman." (g) All disputes placed before the Board shall be given an appro­ priate file number In the following form; SAB-l-NY. to represent the Searfarers Appeals Board, the number of the dispute, and the Initials of the port In which it arose. Ail other matters Evolving individuals shall be designated In accordance with the following example. "SAB-Jones-Misc.," to indi­ cate the last name of the person involved and that it Is a miscel­ laneous Seafarers Appeals Board matter. All application for information, for advisory opinions or rules, and all other miscellaneous matters, requiring l^afarers Appeals Board attention, shall be referred to the Chairman of the Seafarers Appeals Board, who shaU make such replies as he deems appropriate. All actions taken by the Board sliall be displayed on all Union bulletin boards and request made for the Seafarers Log to publish the same therein. As soon as mimeographed copies of the rules and actions taken by the Board, are available (the Union having agreed to furnish same, as soon as possible), the Chairman shall notify the companies of this availability and shall dispatch copies thereof when so re­ quested. (Dated 4/8/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board, acting under and pursuant to the authority contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the Union and various Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) In order to clarify the iqtent of the parties with respect to the accumulation of seniority, rule 1 (1) Is amended to read as follows: "(I). Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment without regard io department (deck, engine or steward), without prejudice, however, to the application of any other rule contained herein." (b) The annexed application blank is to be given to all applicants Who appear to be within the Class "C" seniority rating, the final determination, however, to be made upon the appropriate filling out of the questionnaire, submission of two passport photos, and reason­ able vertification of the contents thereof. (c) The Arthur Steamship Corp. of 120 Wall Street. New York City, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement. (d) The action taken persuant to letter of Max Harrison, dated March 7, 1955. is hereby labelled action No. 1. (e) Max Harrison is unanimously designated as Chairman of the Seafarers Appeals Board. (Dated 3/18/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, particularly Section 8(f) thereof, hereby takes the fol­ lowing action: The phrase, "employment taken at the behest of, the Union," appearing In Secdion 8(D of the standard hiring clause, shall be con­ strued so as to Include within the scope thereof, schooling taken by seamen at the nehest of the Union. All seamen who receive scholarships from the Seafarers Welfare Flan and who attend school pursuant thereto shall be deemed to have taken schooling at the behest of the Union. (Dated 5/13/55) ACTION NUMBER 3 ACTION NUMBER 5 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement, between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Ship & Freight. Inc.. 17 Battery Place. New York City. New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, pursuant to Art. I. Sec. 8 (f) of the said agree­ ment. (b) The Board construes the provision in the agreement and ship­ ping rules with respect to "service with the armed forces of the United States" as not intended to include actual service for which less than a discharge under honorable conditions was given. (c) The Board further construes the aforesaid military service clause as requiring an appraisal of what seniority the seaman would have had but for the performance of his military obligations, this In a manner consistent with the liberal purpose of the statute. (d) The Seafarers Appeals Board will recognize, with respect to a particular company, specific provisions set forth In the contract between such company and the Union. (e) The Board construes that part of Sec. 8 (f) 5 of Art. I. dealing with transportation, not to preclude the collection of transportation moneys. In the event these moneys are properly earned under the transportation clause of the agreement, by seamen with a Class "B" or Cflass "C" rating.. It Is only when Class "B" and (Bass "C" seamen leave a vessel for seniority reasons that transportation shall not bo payable. . ~ (f) Rule 2 (F) of the shipping rules Is amended to read as follows: "F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one list (department), and in not more than one group, as hereinafter set forth. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a list (depart­ ment) other than that on which he is registered, except under emergency circumstances, such as insuring against a vessel sailing short in a department. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job outside the group in which he is registered, except as specifically set forth herein. The following are the groups within the lists (departments). In which classified seamen may register. Wfthin one list (department), those possessing g higher seniority rating may take priority In the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not re.gistered In the same group, subject, however, to the provisions' of Rule 4 (c). The following Is a breakdown- of the list (department) group: DECK DEPARTMENT Croup I—Day Workers Bosun. Bosun's Mate. Carpenter, Deck Maintenance. WatchmanDay Work. Storekeeper. The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Exhibit A. attached to and part of the new hiring clause of the standard agreement, omits, by virtue of a stenographic or other unintentional error, the name of the Calmar Steamship Corporation. Quite obviously. Calmar Steamship Corporation should have ap­ peared on Exhibit A. As a matter of fact. It Is one of the largest companies under contract to the. Union; It is a party to the Seafarers Vacation Plan; it is a party to the Seafarers Welfare Plan; and it has been in contractual relations with the Union for a considerable number of years. Further, there Is no question but that typograph­ ical and human errors In compiling the list were not intended to result in an exclusion, and the consequent need for a renegotiation of the- contract to remedy such- errors. For these reasons, the Seafarers Appeals Board construes Exhibit A. annexed to the hir­ ing clause, as containing the name of Calmar Steamship Corporation ab Initio and will take the same action should other unintended omissions appear. (Dated 5/34/55) ACTION NUMBER 5 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The Alba Steamship Corp.. 120 WaU Street. New York. New York. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement. (Dkted 5/3/55) Group If—Rated Watch Standers Quartermaster. Able Seaman. Car Deckman. Watchman—Standing Watches. Croup III—Ordinaries on Watch ENGINE DEPARTMENT Croup I Chief Electrician. 2nd Electrician. Unlicensed Jr. Eng'r ^Day Work. Unlicensed Jr. Eng'r.-Watch. Plumber-Hachinist. Chief Re­ frigeration Eng'r., 1st. 2nd. 3rd Refrigeration Eng'r.. Chief Store­ keeper. Evaporator Maintenance Man. Pumpman. 1 and S, Engine Maintenance. Croup II Deck Engineer. Engine Utility. OUer—Diesel, OUer—Steam. Watertender. Flreman-Watertender. Fireman. Wiper.. Croup III STEWARD DEPARTMENT Croup l-^Rated Men Chief Steward-Passenger, 2nd Steward-Passenger, Steward, CheC 1 <^ef Clook, Night Cook and Baker, 2nd Cook and Bakeg, ,,./r Union, or any empioylnent Uken «t the behest of. the Union, shall be deemed to he the same as employment with any of the compa­ nies listed In Appendix A. gnd seniority shall accrue accordingly during the-period such employment, office, or Job Is retained. E. A Class A seniority rating shall be the highest. Class B. the next highest, and so on. and priority as to jobs shall be granted accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman ahall be shipped In accordance with the length of time he has been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be shipped the first, subject, never­ theless. to the rules contained herein. G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Not­ withstanding any other provisions herein, the failure to produce adequate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall bo grounds for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card duly issued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof of seniority, for the purposes ot shipping, without prejudice to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority In reasonably legible and easily ascertainable form, such as official Coast Guard discharges. Unemployment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. H. Seniority rating cards will be Issued by the Union only upon written and personal application made and accepted. These will be valid only for the calendar year in which issued. No seniority rating card will be issued after October in each calendar year, unless the remaining time Is not needed to preserve the seniority rating ot the applicant, or Is mathematically sufficient to enable him to retain his seniority. Each seniority rating card shall be based upon entitle­ ment as of the date applied- for. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of three months from the date of ^issue. subject to the other rules contained herein. Shipping cards shall be Issued to all those request­ ing the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. I. Seniority shall b^calculated on the basis of employment In any one of these threo departments: deck, engine or steward. J. Seamen with a Class B and Class C seniority rating may ha shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever is longer: In the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be ex­ tended, where necessary to Insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is concerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by virtue of the application of this rule. The words, "round trip." shall have the uru^ and customary meaning attributed to it by seamen, whether It be coastwise, Intercoastal or foreign. 3. SHIFPINO PROCEDURI A: No seaman shall be shipped unless registered for shipping. No seaman shall register for shipping in more than one port of the . • . .Cl-flip. .R. „ ACTION NUMBER 4 Seafarers InfI Union, A&G • SHIPPII Union at one time. No shipping card Issued In one port shall honored In another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shlpplnij card or seniority rating card. All registration must be In person and seamen must be present. In person, when a job la offered then C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he is employed oij any vessel. D. No seaman shall have the right to reject more than two job after throwing in for them, within the period of validity of hlJ shipping card. Rejection of more than two jobs during this period will require re-registration and the taking out of a new shipplni| card, E. Every seaman who accepts a joh. and who quits or is flreil after one day. shall-not be permitted to retain the original shipping card on which he received his job. but must re-register to ship, he quits or is fired within one day. he must report back to the d pateher on the next succeeding business day or else give up thi| original shipping card on which he received his job. F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one lisl (department). No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a lis! other than that on which he Is registered, except under emergenc;| circumstances, such as Insuring against a vessel sailing short in department. G. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he is quallfici| therefor In accordance with the law and can furnish, on demand, th appropriate documents evidencing this qualification. H. No man shall be shipped while under the Influence of alcoho or drugs. I. All seamen shipped through the Union shaB be given tw| assignment cards. One of these cards shall be given by the seamen tJ the head of his department aboard ship, the other to his departmen| delegate aboard ship. J. Subject to thq other rules contained herein, a seaman recelvinj a Job shall give up the shipping card on which he was shipped. 3. HOSPITAL CASES A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contalnedl the period of employment required during each year to constitutl regular shipping, or for the maintenance of Class B or Class C senloti Ity without break, shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with thl • ACTIONS BY SEAFi ping rights or seniority at the hiring ball level. It considers that :| does not have jurisdiction to take action with respect to deprlvlnl an Individual seaman of his right to ship, regardless of the sourcl of the request to do so and the grounds set forth In the said requerl However, this action la to be deemed In no way" to prejudice an| company under Its contract with the Union, (Dated 9/8/55) ACTION NUMBER 13 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. thl collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varloni Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) A new rule 4(d) ahall be added to the joint shipping rules. a| follows: "(d) The five major ports are declared to be New York. Baltimore Mobile. New Orleans, and San Francisco. In halls other than thos therein located. If three (3) calls for a job do not produce a quallfie seaman possessing a Class "A" or Class "B" seniority rating, th job shaU be placed In suspense but only with respect to Class "A and Class "B" personnel who are' registered for shipping, and nc with respect to Class "C" personnel. The nearest major port sha: be notified, and the suspended job offered there. A qualified Clas "A" or Class "B" seaman (in that order) in tke major port s notified shall have the right to bid for these jobs but only wlthi. the remaining five (5) job calls. In the event these jobs are not bi for. that seaman with a Class "C" seniority rating, otherwise entitle under these rules and registered in the notifying port, shall fc assigned the job. This rule shall nut be aoplied so as to cause i vessel to sail shorthanded or late, and shall not be deemed t require any Employer to pay transportation by virtue of the transfc of the job call. The provisions of Rule 4(c) shall be subordlnat hereto." (Dated 10/4/55) ACTION NUMBER J3 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. th colleetlve bargaining agreement between the Union and varlov Employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Rule SF is redesignated Rule 5G. (b) A new rule 9F shall be added to the shipping rules as follow: "F. (1) Within each class .of seniority, preference for the job o Bos'n shall be given those seamen who have sailed as AB for i least 3 years with one or more of the companies listed In the afon' mentioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the-job of Chk Electrician shall be given those seamen who have sailed for at lea/ 3'years in the Engine Department. Including at least one year a Second Electrician, with one or more of the companies listed in th aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the Job < Steward shall be given those seamen who have sailed for at lea/ S years In the Steward's Department In a rating above that of 3r Cook, with one or more of the companies listed in the aforemei tloned Appendix A." (Dated 11/29/55) ACTION NUMBER 14 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. th! collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varioi; Employers, hereby takes the following action:, "The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that Its jurisdiction undt ^ the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Seafarei International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf iDlstrif and various Employers, does not encompass jurisdiction to take actio ACTION NUMBER 7 ^ with respect to disputes over discharges of seamen by Employer: The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. ihe and that such disputes can be dealt with upon compliance with th collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various conditions set forth in the said agreement, in accordance with tl employers, hereby takes the following action: ' grievance procedure therein set forth."' (Dated 1/5/55) (a) The Ventura Steamship Co. (Trans-Oceanic Marine Inc.. ACTION NUMBER 15 Agents), is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement. (Dated 5/10/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting- under, and pursuant to. tt collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varloi ACTION NUMBER 1 employers, herebv takes the following action: The Seafarers Appeals Board acting tmder. and pursuant to. the "The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that the phrase, 'shipplr collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various regularly.' as used in the rules, refers exclusively to the period i employers, hereby takes the following action: time between January 1. 1951 to December 31. 1954 and that, ther (a) The Ace Steamship Corporation. 120 Wall Street. New York. fore, to receive a Class 'A' seniority (apart from promotion thereto New York. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective a seaman- must have shipped anytime before January 1. 1951, wil bargaining agreement. (Dated 5/30/55) any SlU-contracted company and must thereafter have shipped reg: ACTION NUMBER » larly (90 days per year) with SlU-contracted companies in 1951. 195 The Seafarers Appeals Board Is bound to and will recognize and 1953. and 1954. inclusive, subject, nevertheless, to the exceptioi honor decrees and orders (as well as settlements made In contem­ created with respect to bona fide in or outpatient time, militai plation thereoD of duly constituted courts and administrative service, and work for or at the behest of the Union." (Dated 1/20/5agencies to the extent applicable to its functions, without prejudice, ACTION NUMBER 15 however, to any legal right to contest the same. Within these limits, . The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. tl actions taken by the Union or the Employers, as a result of pro­ collective bargaining agreement between the Union and varioi ceedings to which any governmental body or agency Is a party, will cmpioyers. hereby takes the following action: be presumed to "be permitted through the exercise of this Board's power and right to make elaboratlve rules and regulations. In which "(a) New England Industries, Inc., 120 Wall Street. New Yor: event, however, notification of the action taken shall be sent to the New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collecti Board, which reserve.^ the right to take other, further and different bargaining agreement. action thereon as may be appropriate. (Dated 5/29/55) "(b) The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that seniority credit fi ACTION NUMBER 10 employment with the companies set forth on Appendix A annexe to the hiring clause agreement is to be granted subject to tl The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the' foUoiving: collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: "In the event a company or any of its vessels cease to bo covert by any collective bargaining agreement or understanding with tl (a) Trans Oceanic Marine, Inc., 39 East 61st Street. New York, New Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gu York, is hereby added to .Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ District, employment aboard such vessels during the period sugaining agicemcut. (Dated. 7/18/55) circumstances exist shall not be deemed seatime entitled ACTION NUMBER1I seniority credit." (Dated 1/35/55) The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the ACTION NUMBER 17 collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various - The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, . Employers, hereby takes the following action: collective bargaining.- agreement between the Union and vadoThe Seafarers Appeals Board considers that Us Jurisdiction, pur­ employers, hereby takes the following action; suant to the contract made between the Union and the various •mployers. -ls Umltefi, In the -esse of mdivldaal seamen, to heayinE v-- -1? * <a!! The «Seafertre -.topeale Eeerd considers-thAt.i attend HSUMl,de(ddinE;>sgiEHlillft'hk>-8<8MneB^«oat:A-'dIaMMMi-:4MpHvAtion^$4*^ �iisirlct/ and Cbnfracted Eifiployers llG RULES • proportion of bona fide In and out patient time to each calendar year. Example; If a man baa been a bona fide In and out patient for four (4) montha in one calendar year, the yearly 'employment ' required for aenlorlty purposea ahall be reduced by one-third for that year. B. A seaman who entera n bona fide hospital as an Inpatient and remains there for thirty <30) days or more, shall be entitled. If otherwise qualified, to receive a thirty <30) dny back-dated shlppinfi card. If he has been such an Inpatient for less than thirty (30) days, he shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified,-to a shipping card backdated to the day he fir.st entered the hospital. This rule shall not apply unless the seaman reports to the dispatcher within forty-eight «8) hours after his discharge, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, and produces his hospital papers. 4. BUSINESS HOURS AND JOB CALLS A. All Union halls shall be open from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, the hours of business shall be determined by the Port Agent, upon proper notice posted on the bulletin board the day bfifore. B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week days. Including Saturday mornings; on the hour, except for the 8:00 AM and noon calls. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holi­ days, or under exceptional circumstances, the job may be called out at any time after It comes In. In no case shall'a Job be called out unless It Is first posted on the shipping board. S. SPECIAL PREFERENCES A. tVithln each class of seniority rating, seamen over fifty <50) years of age shall be preferred In obtaining jobs of fire watchmen,B. A seaman shipped on s regular job, whose ship lays up less than fifteen <1.8) days after the original employment date, shall have restored to him the shipping card on which he was shipped, pro­ vided the card has hot expired. C. If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten <10) days after Ici^p, the same crew members -shall have preference, providing they are registered .on the shipping list. D. A seaman with a Class A seniority rating shall not be required to throw In for a job on the same vessel after first obtaining a job thereon, so long as he has not been discharged for cause or has quit. B. Class C personnel with a certificate of satisfaction completed IRERS APPEALS BOARD • lent of seatlme appropriate for seniority credit and each day's attend­ ance thereat shall be deemed the equivalent of one day of seatlme appropriate for seniority credit under , the contract and the rules. <b) Rule SF Is hereby amended to read as follows: "F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of bosun shell be given those seamen who either have actually sailed as AB for at least 36 months In the deck department, or, have actually sailed In any capacity In the deck department for at least 72 months, or. have actually sailed as bosun for 12 months, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed In the afore­ mentioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief electrielan shall be given those seamen who have actually sailed for at least 36 months in the engine department, including at least 12 months as second electrician, with one or more of 'he companies listed In the aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of steward on ca<go vessels shall be given those seamen who either have actually sailed for at least 36 months In the steward depart­ ment in a rating above that of 3rd cook, or, have actually sailed as steward (or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels) for at least 12 months. In either case with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A. <4) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief steward, on passenger vessels, shall be given those seamen who have actually sailed for at least 12 months as chief steward or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels, and preference for the job of 2nd steward, on passenger vessels.^ shall be given on the same basis as that of steward on cargo vessels. In all cases with one or more of the eompanles listed In the aforementioned Appendix A." <c) A new Rule 5H shall be added to the .shipping rules as follows: "H. In cases of unusual hardship, the Seafarers Appeals Board may permit the granting of seniority on the basis of. appropriate employment Irrespective of department." (Dated 2/27/54) ACTION NUMBER II The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employeas, hereby takes the following action: <a) Rule 2J Is redesignated Rule 2K. (b) A new Rule 2J Is added, to read as follows: "J. Without prejudice to the right of appeal contained herein, a seaman may be refused permission to ship when he is not In compliance with the union shop or maintenance of membership provisions of the contract entered between the Union and its contracted employers, where such provisions -are applicable. It shall be the burden of the Union, in the event of appeal, to establish that the refusal to ship, in such cases. Is based on grounds consistent with those provisions of Sec^tlons 8A3 and 8B2 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act), as amended, dealing with failure to tender uniformly required periodic dues and Initiation fees." (Dated 3/9/54) ACTION NUMBER 19 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Rule 5 H Is hereby deleted. <b) The last paragraph In Rule 1 H Is amended to read as follows: "Shipping cards Issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Issue, subject to the other rules con­ tained herein. If the 90th day falls on a Sunday or a holiday, national or state, or if the hall In which registration has been made Is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall Is open. Shipping cards shall be Issued to all those re­ questing the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and Is otherwise eligible." (Dated 4/2/54) ACTION NUMBER 20 , The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and the various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The following companies are hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement: Intercontinental Transportation Co.. Inc.. Arapahoe Co.. Inb. Algonkln Co., Inc., Isthmian- Lines, Inc. Liberty Navigation and Trading Co., Inc. (Name changed—pre­ viously referred to on Exhibit A as Liberty Navigation, Inc.) (Dated 4/11/54) ACTION NUMBER 21 I. The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and' various employers, hereby takes the following action: Rule 1 (1) Is amended to read as follows: "1. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment . without regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without prejudice.- however, to the application of any other rule con­ tained herein. A seaman may not change the department In which he usually ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satlsfaetory by the Board, that medical reasons. . insufficient to prohibit sailing, all together, warrant the change." (Dated 4/24/54) ACTION NUMBER 22 "The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the cbllec-llve bargaining agreement between the Union and vsrlous employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) yiforld Carriers, Inp.. 80 Broad Street. New .Ifork. New York. 'J-. . ' Is hereby added to BbcUblt A annexed to the .collective bargaining x-' agreement, as of May 11. 1936. <b) dockland Steamship Corp.. 80 Brokdwiy. New York, New . . r < York.;:ls hereby adde<l to EshibU A annexed to the coUeotlvo 1 from th# Andrew Funiseth Training School shall bo preferred over other Class C personnel. T. The above preferences shall obtain notwithstanding any other provision to the countrary contained In these rules. «. tTANDBY JOBS - A. Standby jobs ahall be shipped In rotation, within each class of seniority rating. No standby shall be permitted to take a regu­ lar job on the same vessel unless he returns to the. Hall and throws in for the regular job. His original shipping card shall bo returned to the standby when he reports back to the dispatcher unless It has expired In the Interim. 7. RELIEF In the event an employed seaman wants time off and secures permission to do so, he shall call the Hall and secnire a relief. No reliefs shall be furnished for less than four <4) hours or more than three <3) days. The one asking for time oft shall be responsible tor paying the relief at the regular overtime rate. Reliefs shall be shipped In the same manner as a standby. This -rule shall not apply when replacementr are not required by the head of the department concerned. 8. PROMOTIONS OR TRANSFERS ABOARD SHI|1 No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there Is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union hall. 9. CHANCE IN SENIORITY A. All those who possess a Class B seniority rating shall ba entitled to a Class A seniority rating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth in Ap­ pendix "A", provided they maintain their Class B seniority rating without break. B. All those who possess a Class C seniority rating shall be' entitled to a Class B seniority rating two <2) years after they com­ menced to ship regularly with the companies set forth In Appendix A, provided' they maintain their Class C seniority rating without break. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth In Appendix "A" for at least ninety <90) days each calendar year Is necessary to maintain without break a Class B or Class C seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 3A. This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority If the require­ ments therein were not met during the first calendar year In which the seaman commenced to ship but. If not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading Is con­ cerned. D. The same provisions as to military service as are contained In Rule IB shall be- analogously applicable here. 10. DISCIPLINE A. The Union, although under no Indemnity obligation, Mdll not ship drunks, dope addicts and others whose presence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance to the safety and health ACTION NUMBER 21 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Grain Fleet Steamship Company. Inc., 80 Broad Street, New' York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of July 26, 1956. (b) Fairfield Steamship Corp., 60 Broadway. New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of August 1, 1936. (Dated 8/3/54) ACTION NUMBER 24 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: Ponce Products. Inc., 61 Broadway, New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of August 9, 1956. (Dated 8/30/54) ACTION NUMBER 25 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Denton Steamship Corp., 60 Broadway, New York,' NY. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 11, 1956. .(b) Transcape Shipping Corp., 30 Broad Street, New York, NY, is hereby added to Exnlblt A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 14, 1956. (c) The Seafarers Appeals Board considers that such jurisdic­ tion as It possesses, under the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO, and various em­ ployers. to take action with respect to a claimed deprivation of shipping or seniority rights. Is not limited by the fact that the deprivation Is claimed to be occasioned by an employer,- rather than the Union. It considers Its jurisdiction to be the same In either case. Anything to the contrary appearing In previous actions (see Actions 11 and 14) Is hereby overruled. (d) The Board considers that the provisions for the appoint­ ment of a Hearing Committee of 2 (Section 8(f) (6) in the standard agreement, and corresponding sections in others), do hot limit such appointments to cases where the alleged grievance affecta only an employer. The Board considers that the Intendment of that section Is to make clear that, where an employer Is affected. Its riepresentatlve must be one member of the Hearing Com­ mittee, unless the employer waives this privilege, and that It was not thereby Intended to require a full Board to sit in all other situations. The Board notes that Its present rules were designed to, and considers that they In fact do, reflect this In­ terpretation. (Dstsd 10/10/54) ACTION NUMBER U The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to. the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Transglobe Shipping Corporation. 30 Broad Street. New York, NY. Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of October 25, 1956. (b) Transyork Shipping Corporation, 30 Broad Street, -New York, NY, Is hereby added to Bhchlblt A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, as of November 1. 1956. (c) Rule 9 Is amended by adding a new paragraph "E" thereto, to read as follows: "E. In cases where a seaman's shipping employment has been interrupted because of circumstances beyond his control, thereby preventing the accumulation of sufficient seatlme to attain eligibility for a higher seniority rating, the Seafarers Appeals Board may, in Its sole discretion, grant him such total or partial seniority credit for the time Inst as, again In its sole discretion, it considers warranted in order to prevent undue hardship. "For purposes of .Board procedures, whether a matter pre­ sented to the Seafarers Appeals Board Is an appeal as a result of a dispute over shipping or seniority rights, or Is an appeal for the exercise of the Board's discretion, shall be initially determined by the Chairman, who shall thereupon take such administrative steps as are appropriate in connection with this determination, subject, however, to overruling by the body hearing the matter. If the Chairman Is overruled', the matter shall be deemed to be a dispute appeal, or a discretionary matter, in accordance with the deter­ mination of the said body, and It shall thereupon be subject to disposition under the i rules corresponding to the type of case It has thus been determined to be. "The applicant shall, at his election, have a right to be heard In person, but only at the place where the Seafarers Appeals Board Is meeting to consider the same. The Chairman shall Insure that the applicant shall, receive fair notice thereof." (Dated 11/9/54) ACTION NUMBER 27 TOe Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant, to, the eollectlve bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) The last paragraph In Rule IH Is amended to read as follows: "Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of Issue subject to the other rules con­ tained herein. If the 90th day (alls on a Sunday or a holiday, national or state, or if the hall In which registration has been made IS closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the haU is open. The period of validity of shipping cards shall be extended by the number of days shipping In a port has been materially affected as a result of a strike affecting the industry generally, or other similar circumstances. Shipping cards shall be Issued to sll those requesting the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eUglble." (b) Rule SC. is amended to read as follows: "If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten (10) days after Uyiip. the same crew member's shaU have preference, pro' vhUag they ere registered on the i^lppln* list, S^ch pre.ferehce M irons of the crew. Anyone claiming a wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers Appeals Board, which shall be a board of four <4), two 12) -to be.selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating committee, representing Employers, known and commonly referred to as the Management Negotiating Commltee. This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2), to sit in the port where the refusal to ship takes place. If practicable, and If not, at the nearest available port where it is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a. prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, and shall arrive at a decision, unanimously, to be binding and 'final. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, an appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers' Appeals Board. Where a specific company Is Involved In the dispute, a repre.sentative thereof must be appointed to the Committee by the Board, unless waived by the said company. B. Where a seaman deliberately falls or refuses to Jain his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, be may lose his shipping card for up to thirty <30) days. For a second offense, he may lose his card up to .sixty (80) days. In especially severe cases, or In case of a third offense, he may lose bis shipping card permanently. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, and each member shall have an alternate. The selection of alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shall be set forth in the agreements signed by the Union and the Employers. Members of the Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub­ paragraph A. The Board shall act only If there participates .it least one Union member and one Employer member, while the collective strength of each group shall be the same, regardless of the actual number in attendance. The decisions of the Board shall be by tmanlmous vote, and shall be final and binding, except that, in the event of a tie, the Board shall select an Impartial fifth member to resolve (he particular issue involved, in which case, a m ijority vote shall then be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached rs to the Identity of (he fifth member, application therefor shall be made to the American Arbitration Association, and Its rules shall then be followed in reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation disputes aris­ ing out of seniority ru'e applications, shall be dealt with in the same m'lnner as disputes over shipping rights. E. It-Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint must be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the situation comnlained of. and be addressed to the Sea­ farers Appeals Board, Room 316, Graystone Building, Mobile. Alabama. 11. AMENDMENTS These rules. Including seniority classifications and requirements, may be amended at any time, in accordance with law, contracts between the Unon and the Employers, and. to the extent permitted by law and contract, as aforesaid, by the Seafarers' Appeals Board. strikes affecting ihe Industry generally, or other similar circum­ stances." (Dated 2/14/57) ACTION NUMBER 28 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant. to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) New Jersey Industries. 120 Wall Street, New York, New York, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 25, 1956. (b) A. & S. Tr; nsporlation Co., 249 Wallace Street. Orange, New Jersey, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of December 1, 1936. (c) T.M.T. TraUer Ferry, Inc., Pier 2, Municipal Dock, Miami. Florida, IS hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of December'24, 1956. (d) Transportation Utilities, Inc., 11 Broadway, New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of April 25, 1957 (Dated 5/7/57) ACTION NUMBER 29 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreemoit between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following action: (a) Heron Steamship Company, 80 Broad Street, New York, NY, Is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of June 25, 1957. (b) Boston Siapplng Corporation, 152 Milk Street, Boston, Massa­ chusetts. is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of May 14, 1957. (c) Inter-Ocean Steamship Corporation, 60 Broadway, New York, NY, is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bar­ gaining agreement, as of August 21, 1957. (d) Marine Bulk Carriers, Inc., 60 Broadway. New York, NY., is hereby added to Exhibit A annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, as of September 21. 1957. (Dated 12/3/57) ^ ACTION NUMBER 30 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following actions: (a) The following companies are hereby added to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement: Marven Steamship Company (formerly Ore Navigation Corp.) as of January 7, 1958. Suwannee Steamship Company as of October 2, 1957. Penn Shipping Co. Inc. (successor to Drytrans Inc., Pan-Oceanic Navigation Corp. and Transfuel Corp.) as of February 14, 1957. Petrol Shipping Corp. as of February 5, 1958. Construction Aggregates Corporation as of November 20, 1957. (b) To reflect a change of address only. Paragraph 10-E of the Shipping Rules is amended to read as follows: "E. It Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint mu.st be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the situation complained of, and be addressed to the Seafarers Appeals Board, 106 North Jackson Street, Mobile. Alabama." (Dated 3/4/58) ACTION NUMBER 31 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, faereb.v takes the following actions: (a) Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 5 Broadway, New York, NY. is hereby addeu to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, for the following vessels only, and effective as of (he dates indicated for said respective vessels: As oF December 6. 19,57: SS . Robin Loeksley, SS Robin Gray. SS Robin Kirk. SS Robin Sherwood As of March 28, 1958: SS Robin Goodfellow, SS Robin Trent. SS Robin Hood (b) To formally effect a change In the first paragraph of Rule 1 (b) to confornq to a change in the collective bargaining agreement, effective October 15. 1956. and to record what has, of necessity, been the practice followed since the change in the agreement was In effect, the said paragraph is amended to read as follows: "(a) A Class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by an Unlicensed Personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1951. On and after October 1, 1956, a Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all sea­ men with ratings above ordinary sgaman, .wiper, or messman, who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the * companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1952, subject, however, to Rule 9." (Dated 4/4/58) ACTION NUMBER 32 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under, and pursuant to, the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and various employers, hereby takes the following actions: (a) Herald Steamship Corporation. 39 Broadway, New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit "A' annexed to the collective bargalhing agreement, effective as of April 3, 1958. (b) Epiphany Tankers Corporation, 39 Broadway. New York, New York, is hereby added to Exhibit "A" annexed to the collective bargaining agreement, effective as of May 3, 1958. (c) Rule 1 (J) is amended by adding the .following thereto: "On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the vessel is such tha* It Is to return to the area of original engagement, a seaman shall not l>e required to leave the vessel until the vessel reaches the said port or area. On intercoastal and foreign voyages, where the vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States other than In the area of engagement. If the vessel is scheduled to depart from the said port of payoff within 10 days after arrivaL to return to the port or area of original engage­ ment. a seaman with a seniority rating of less than Class "A" shaU not be required to leave the vessel until It arrives In tha said port or area of original engagement." (Dated 7/1/58) (Note; - Appendix (or "exhlblt'O A lists the names of companies . under contract with the Union at -the time of adoption of the shipping ruleii. Additional qompsnlef^ as t)jey cams under contract, have bee* �is.TM SEAPAkERS LOG MEBA Scores In New Tanker Pact Alviiil 1.1«|| The President Harding Cemes Te Tewn Members of the National Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation resumed work aboard a majority of East Cdast tank­ ers following agreement early this week on contract terms All liffiBA-contracted tank--*^ ships had been immobilized rine Transport, Hess Oil, Amoco, three days as a result of an im- Sinclair and others. Negotiators for the Masters . passe In negotiations. Mates and Pilots are also in ses The only major operator yet un­ signed is California Tankers, Pick- sion with the tanker operators and ctlinea are a possibility on these expect to reach agreement short­ vessels if no agreement is reached. ly. The new contract provisions on vacations, pensions and welfare benefits paralleled those which the union negotiated in June with dry cargo operators. They included: • Increases in vacations from 60 to 75 days a year, effective imme­ Sailors Union port agent for diately, with 90 days vacation to New York, . William Arm­ become effective in June 1959. strong, (above) writes out Days of vacation shall count as receipt for Charlie Farranto work days. on I'resident Harding. At • Welfare benefits of $50 a week right, aboya, Howard Hinkle for up to 39 weeks when an en­ WASHINGTON—Turning down and Tony Timas discard pail­ gineer. is unfit for duty plus $84 ful of old water cans from lifea week for three weeln while in a request by the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines that it reconsider the hospital. boots. Below, MFOW pa­ its decision, the Federal Maritime trolman Slim Von Hess, chats • Pensions increased to $150 a Board has upheld the ruling that with MFOW members (I to r) month from $100 a month. it does not have to decide which of Ted Walker, Mike Lyskanych • Severance pay for engineers several competing subsidy applica­ and Harry Cru. Ship was in whose Jobs are permanently lost tions best serves the purposes of New York harbor on Ameri­ as a result of ship transfers to the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. can President Lines regular The ruling, which was handed foreign flags. down originally in another subsidy around-the-world run. • Increased room and subsistence case, could jeopardize Isthmian's allowances. application for subsidies on its • Improvements in ifeneral work­ established Persian Gulf Service ing conditions. and other runs. In a report involving applications Affected by the new agreement are engineers on some 200 Ameri­ for subsidies on a service between can-flag tankers operating off the the US East Coast and the Far Atlantic and Gulf Coast including East, the Board made the following An attempt to make union dues not negotiate a new contract pro­ such companies as Keystone, Ma­ statement: "However, we do not agree—^nor has it even been held collections more difficult In Iowa viding for substantial uncinployby our predecessors, that the pur­ >ackfired when it became known ment payments. The union has a poses and policy clause of the sec­ that checkoffs must continue at five-year contract with GE that tion (of the Merchant Marine Act) three Ford plants in the state still has two years to run, but was intended to determine which despite cancellation of the Ford- started negotiations under a re- LAKE CHARLES—The Middle of several applications is best UAW contract. A provision in the opener on issues affecting employ­ East situation has caused quite a suited to achieve adequacy on a Iowa "right-to-work" law permits ment security. The union is seek­ slowdown in shipping from this oil wage assignments only after the ing a stronger program of supple­ port, Leroy Clarke, port agent said. SAN FRANCISCO — Although given trade route." there were a number of vessels Isthmian pointed out that the worker and his wife have signed an mental unemployment benefits for The outlook for the next period is calling into the area during the "novel language" would have a far- authorization card In the presence Its members, 100,000 of whom are past two weeks, the majority of reaching effect on other cases, and of a notary public. While making employed at GE. The company anyone's guess since the oil com­ them were in-transits with the re­ asked the Board to strike out the siich assessments more difficult, has indicated It will force strike panies are very uncertain as to. where they will be sending their sult that shipping continued on words. It suggested that the Board the provision puts them under action by the union. vessels. the slow side. put off a final ruling until it heard state law and therefore the comr » 4 » Waterman's Kyska and City of full arguments in the case involv­ pany must make the checkoffs Plumbers Union Is continu­ Officials of the Oil, Chemical ingThe Alma were the only ships pa3dng ing applications by Isthmian, Amer­ whether a contract exists or not. Its "no contract-no work" poli­ and Atomic Workers and the In­ cy against a number of contractors off during the period. The City ican Export Lines, and Central X % X, ternational Chemical Workers un­ here in town. They have been out of Alma later signed on again. Gulf Steamship Company for sub­ In transit were the Seamar, sidies on the Persian Gulf run. The Retail Clerks Association ions will discuss the possibility of for a coupie of weeks and are de­ Massmar (Calmar); Steel Scientist Traffic offices of all three com­ ended a 13-year struggle for recog­ a merger at meetings in Cleveland termined to stick It through until (Isthmian); Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) panies agree that there is not nition covering some 660 emplyees this month. The ICW has a mem­ they get a new agreement the Bailey Department Store in bership of 180,000 while the OCAW and the LaSalle and Chickasaw enough cargo in the Persian Gulf Eleetrielan's Beef Cleveland by winning an NLRB has 75,000 members. The merger (Waterman). All were reported in trade to support ail three oper­ A hearing is likely in an effort election 353 to 305. In another of the two major unions In the good shape with no major beefs. ators. area, two San Francisco Clerks lo­ chemical field will facilitate an to straighten out the beef the Elec­ cals, Locals 1100 and 410, signed organizing drive in the industry, trician's Union has against a con­ agreements with the San Francisco which still operates largely on a tractor here who has locked them out. Retail Council splitting what the non-union basis. union calls "a million-dollar pack­ As is the usual cas^ when ship­ 4 4 4 age" among 6,500 employees. • The The Rubber Workers wound up ping slows down, the registration agreement's major features are a this year's wage talks with the list starts to grow. As it now five cent-an-hour wage increase Industry's "Big Four" with the stands, there are plenty of men in retroactive to June 1, and a sick signing of an agreement covering all classes to handle any business leave plan under which an em­ 22,000 employees of the US Rub­ that might show up. ployee imable to work because of ber (k>mpany.' The contract calls Most of the vessels calling Into sickness will receive up to 13 for an' Immediate eight. cent-an- port last period were the famiUar weeks' full pay and 13 weeks' of hour wage increase and provides 'milk run" ships. They Included half-pay after five years of service. for negotiations on the pension the Chiwawa, Government Camp. and insurance program, covered by Bradford Island, Winter Hill, Royal t 4) X> More than 95 percent of the a separate contract, under an April, Oak, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). members of the United Auto Work­ 1959, reopener. The union recent­ Atlantic (Petrol Shipping) and the ers at Chrysler have voted for ly signed contracts with B. F. Pebro Chem (Valentine). An were 7f^ Fooo AMr>v(i\cesAraJifZo\A/At strike action to back up UAW de­ Goodrich, Goodyear and Firestone. reported in fair shape. mands for a new contract The totals showed 40,144 la favor; 2,144 against. The UAW said slmiStay Put For Idle Pay llar percentages are being re­ Seafarers who are oolle<^g state unanployment benefltt wbfle corded in the voting by General on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Motors and. Ford locals, where bal­ changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ 1/4 VMB YaJkBAT-rHE/^AU. loting will not be completed until ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have alreadjf the end of this month. esperJejiced interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting 4. t t their next check after they notified the state unemployment The IntemaUoaal Usdoa of offices that they had moved and-changed their mailing address. Electrical Workers has set an Oc­ An average delay of a month is reported in most cas^ causing considerable hardship te the men Involved. , ^ ' tober 2nd strike deadttne at Gopiyt' i, jr.. 0.: eral Elebfiic if th# ot^KMiny met FMBRebuffs Isthmian In SubsidyDuel LABOR ROUND-UP In-Transits SF's Share I'?;., ®; IM. "fitAr a SeaEarer! i. id-East Beef Clouds Outlook In Lk. Charles I I �SEAFARERS MMP Proposes Merger Of Sea Officers' Unions TAe Nominatmg Process' ""OHonal (J, !: , Ef^EPV n„ '• ' '"'»u,y„J";;r,s,fy^^^j ^TEEo .Pare Elevea LOG -,--4;,:l SAN FRANCISCO—Some 50 delegates representing locals of the Masters, Mates and Pilots, wound up their convention here after electing Capt. Robert E. Durkin national MM&P president and calling for re--^ newed efforts to merge all the union as a corporation and AFL-CIO unions of licensed proposed a dues increase subject ships' officers. to membership referendum. The convention got underway Capt. Durkin, who Is also presi­ dent of the MM&P's West Coast July 14 after a New Yortc rump Local 00, succeeds Capt. Roy D. group unsuccessfully sought court Lurvey, who has served as national action to stall the start of proceed­ president pro tern for the past ings. The rump group is composed of elements from New York MM&P seven months. The call for a merger of the li­ Local 88, which was put in trust­ censed officers groups apparently eeship by the international execu­ was in part an outgrowth of ac­ tive board a few months ago, with tion by the National Maritime Un­ Capt. Lurvey as trustee. ion to set up a dual officers divi­ sion in opposition to the estab­ lished AFL-CIO organizations in the field. It highlighted a six-day conclave at the Clift Hotel at which delegates from MM&P Stateside locals, Canada, Hawaii and the Panama Canal Zone voted hiajor changes in the union constitution covering membership admissions, trials and appeals and rules gov- NEW ORLEANS — Officers'and Seafarers of the Del Mundo, Del efning local trusteeships. In other action, the convention Valle, Del Rio and Del Viento are called for efforts to negotiate a leading the Mississippi Shipping June 15 expiration date in'future fleet safety sweepstakes. The Del MM&P agreements to coincide with Mundo heads the list with 316 ac­ the date in contracts of the Ma­ cident-free days dating back to rine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ May 1, 1957, with the Del Valle tion. It also voted to disincorporate running a close second with 299 the international organization to days without lost-time injuries. ease the threat of lawsuits against For the purposes of these statis­ tics, only those injuries which in­ volve losing time for work are Moving? Notify counted. Running a respectable third and SIU, Weifare fourth are the Del Viento with 266 Seafarers and SIU families days and the Del Rio with 264 days. who.apply for maternity, hos­ The company's report on the pital or surgical benefits from first six months of 1958 indicates the Welfare Plan are urged to that the men working in the 14keep the Union or the Wel­ ship- fleet are continuing to reduce fare -Plan advised of any the number of injuries. There were changes of address while their 35 lost-time injuries during that applications are being proc­ period, an almost 50 percent re­ essed. Although payments- are duction as compared with the first often made by return mail, six months of 1957. changes of address (or illegible Avoidable injuries listed in the return addresses) delay them company bulletin included a fall when checks or "baby bonds" off a ladder by a messman wearing are returned. Those who are wet shoes, an injuried foot suf­ moving or plan to move are fered when a -50-pound can of lard advised to immediately notify fell off a shelf and a hernia suf­ SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fered by a crewmenber who at­ fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New tempted to lift heavy luggage with­ York, NY. out assistance. Three Ships Pace Delta Fleet Safety See Stiff Fight On Waterman's Subsidy Move The simple, trouble-free manner in which a Seafarer can nominate himself for SIU office—without having to appear at a shoreside meeting or get himself seconded—^has been an SIU tradition for many years. It was purposely done that way in the SIU constitution to allow for the problems raised by the fact that the SIU membership is at sea most of the time. The right to nominate oneself and the provision of a month-long nomination period, August 12 to September 12 has long been an significant factor in the SIU's operation along with the right to vote and other rights guaranteed Seafarers in the Union's constitution. It is one of those practical procedures devised by seamen which helps give genuine substance to the principles of democratic operation in a trade union. WASHINGTON—SUff opposition la expected from a number of com­ peting carriers at the October 28 Federal Maritime Board hearing on Waterman Steamship Company's application for a federal subsidy. A number of steamship companlea and railroad lines have inter­ vened in opposition to the Water­ What appears to be a major shift in US shipping policy has man application on the grounds been spelled out by Maritime Administrator Clarence G. that a subsidy. would enable the company to continue to operate its Morse, with possible far-reaching effects on US maritime. In subsidiary corporation, Pan-Atlan­ essence, it defines an American ship as a vessel operated by tic Steamship Lines, at a loss and American management and crewed by American seamen. In direct competition with other The turnabout came on testimony covering bills to operators. open up some of domestic shipping trades to alien-owned Pan-Atlantic, .they contend, is companies. It directly contradicts the notion that American iresently operating its domestic Ut-on lift-off trailership service at ownership amounts to "effective US control" of a vessel and low rates with the parent company that ships under runaway flags—^which switched registry in absorbing losses. The granting oi the first place to avoid US jurisdiction—are our so-called a subsidy, it is charged, would en­ "fifth line of defense." able Waterman to continue oper­ Actually, the new policy complements the precedent won ating Pan-Atlantic, and still profit by the SIU in the Florida case. The ruling there was that a from its over-all operation. runaway set-up fronting for American owners and American Meanwhile, Pan-Atlantic has an­ management, operating in US domestic trade with foreign nounced the resumption of its trailership service to Puerto Rico. crews, was not immune to organization by American unions. If Congress votes to translate the Morse declaration into ac­ The company was forced to pull the SS Bienville off the New York- tion, the wind-up could be more ships and jobs, with possible San Juan run last April, after benefit for American seamen. Puerto Rican longshoremen tied 4" ^ , her np in a dispute over the num­ ber of men who would work the vessel. Speaking of rimaways, it appears .as if the SIU Canadian The first trailership to Puerto Rico, the Fairland, left New York Dlstfict has a good chance of regaining the eight struck for San Juan last Wednesday. Canadian National ships which were supposed to be trans­ Arrangements have been made ferred foreign. Reports are that at least two Canadian-flag with local truckers in Puerto Ricu operators are interested in purchasing the ships. to handle the company's trailer Should a sale of this nature go tlu ough, it will mean that boxes^ maritime labor unions around the world will have scored an­ While present plans call for two other inalor victory iii the fight on runaway shipping. It failings a week from New York, consideration is being given to ex- was the firm stand of ITF-atiiliated unions in cooperation . iending the service. to include other Stateside ports. A New Yardstick J News From Canada • V'v:^; '^,v; J t_a 1 9_1. A xt-"L. KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT y (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Article III, Section 2.' Division of Overtime. If the bosun Is re^ quired to work with and supervise the watch on deck on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at sea for which the watch on deck receives additional overtime, he shdll receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in iieu of the regular overtime rate. & 4^ » Question: What overtime rate is the bosun entitled to for weekend or holiday work when the ship is in port and the watches are set? 4. 4) This section of the agreement has been used by many Seafarers working in the bosun's rating, as the basis of a request for double overtime—the rate the watch on deck gets for weekend or holiday work while at sea—for Saturday, Sunday or holiday work while the ship is in port and the watches are set. Section 2 specifies that the bosun is entitled to the overtime rate of the watch on deck for weekend or holiday work when at sea, but it does not cover the same situation when the ship is in port. In those cases where a beef has been brought to the Union, the Seafarers haye been advised that they are not entitled to the over­ time according to Section 2, but to overtime at their regular rate. Section 2 will shortly be sent to the clarifications committee for the purpose of specifying the difference between the two situations. • : ..y' • �SEAFARERS Pac* TwelT* LOG Fiahing's Fin«! SEAFARERS IN DRVDOCK Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. ^ 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please )ut my nome on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME ..... STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZONE ... ADDRESS CITY ZONE... ••••••• • • I I « . %tiJ VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph GUI -JOHN SEALY HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS . - Urges Housing Plan In Ports To the Editon Whatever happened to the wonderful idea of a housing project for the mwchant sea­ man and his family in or near the shipping ports? I'm speak­ ing for myself, of course, but surely there are many, many families in the same position. The seaman spends very little time at home, even "between ships," as he has to be at the Union hall to throw In for jobs. After examination at the SIU medical center in Brooklyn uncovered h condition he hadn't known about, William Ben­ nett, off the Alcoa Ranger, entered the Staten Island PHS to b* treated for a double hernia. He is now .convalescing from one opera­ tion and waiting further surgery which will put him back In shape. Other Seafarers at the Staten Island drydock include Frank Hemandes. ex-Suzanne, who's being tested for a chest condition, and his ship­ mate, Louis Colpeda who's getting treated for a nose condition. Kendell Kelly, ex-Timber Hitch, Is due to gtet out any day. Meanwhile, oldtimer Frank J. Bradley, off the Arlyn, is being trdated for a minor stomach ailment which shouldn't keep him out of action too long. Classified as outpatients for a while. Perry Pederson, ex-Steel Advocate, and Carl Carlson, off the Armonk, are both at Staten Island being treated for shipboard in­ Lovelace Colpeda juries. Pedersen is in because of a back Injury and Carlson for some trouble with his leg. Without a minute to spare, Robert McCnlloch, off the Cabins, was admitted to the Galveston PHS facility for emergency treatment of a ruptured appendix. He's on his way to complete recovery and will bo discharged in a few days. After .surgery for a hernia at the same hos­ pital Rudolph Giadroslch, ex-Del Santos, is about ready to return to duty too. Also off the Cabins after four-and a half months, Henry Lovelace is now in the Norfolk PHS hospital for treatment of a blood pressure condition. Treatment for ulcers la also bringing around William C. Dowdy, ex-Baltore. Edward Avard came off the Del Campo in New Orleans with \ hernia. He's had an operation and should be back sailing soon. Joseph Savoy, taken off the Wang Archer in Aden, Arabia, has been repatri­ ated and is now an outpatient in New Orleans. Th» foUowing Is the Utest avaUable list of .SIU men In the hospitalsi L. C. Melanson L. W. WUliamson USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas J. O'Conner STATEN ISLAND, NY John F. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. J. Barrett R. S. Nandkeshwar GALVESTON. TEXAS WUliam Bennett Carl M. Olson Frank J. Bradley James W. Cobb R. Giadroslch Perry Pederson Robert L. Cooper Robert McCuUoch Carl A. Carlson Anthony Pisanl Julio Colon John S. Davies Santos Pizarro Luis Colpeda USPHS HOSPITAL Salvador Rivera Ian G. Cummings NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jose Rodriguez Ted Densemore Edward Avard Robert McLamore Frederick Fulford Charles Rozea Alton BeU Wm. Marjenhoff Victor Shliapin Frank Hernandez John W. Bigwood Joseph F. Mendoza G. Sivertsen KendeU W. KeUy Albert MitcheU Claude Banks Ralph Spiteri Thomas Mailer James T. Moore Daniel Byrne Samuel Merkerson Matthew Stabila Wm. E. Neiwin Horace S. curry Ignacio Tirado James B. Miller Dominic J. NeweU Roscoe Dearmon S. Trzclhskl Marcel Mitchell Jack Peralta Ben D. Foster i Harvey W. Morris WUliam RoUins Henry Foy VA HOSPITAL Paul Royesh James C. Glisson BOSTON, MASS. Joseph Savoy Adam Hauke Thomas W. Kllllon Jim Spencer Louie Holliday VA HOSPITAL J. W. Stocker .lohn Hrolenok BUTLER, PA. T. H. Stevens .Tames Hudson James F. Markel Benjamin Huggins Gerald L. Thaxton USPHS HOSPITAL James E. Ward Jasper U. Jones MANHATTAN BEACH George WllUams Edward G. Knapp BROOKLYN. NY Charles E. Wynn Antoinq. Landry Antonio Infante Lewis R. Akins Anthony Zaich Leo Lang Claude B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Timothy Less Woodrow Johnson Eladio Arts USPHS HOSPITAL Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Kristiansen BALTIMORE. MD. Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass .Archibald McGuigan James M. Aitman Wm. Morris Jr. Melvin W. Bass Louis Nelson Stokes Ayres W. J. Mclntyre Frank Bemrick Julius Prochownik Ben Bone H. C. Mclssac James F. Clarke Virgel L. Coash " Thomas W. Riston I.eo Mannaugh Juan Denopra Vincent J. Rizzuto Stephen Dinkel A. S. MartinelU John J. Driscoll Joseph RoU Wm. P. DriscoU Friedof O. FondUa Joaquin Miniz Harry W. Sagarine Oswald Engle W. P. O'Dea Fabin Furmanek John Serget> Peder Espeseth C. Osinski Odis L. Gibbs Stanley Geiak W. M. Sikorskl George G. Phifer Joseph M. GUlard Richard G. Sohl Clarence Gardner Winston E. Renny Bart E. Guranick Gorman Glaze Greer Stevens G. E. Shumaker Wade B. Harreli Nighbert Straton R. P. nannigan Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VirgU Harding J. Tagliaferrie Pon P. Wing Clarence Hawkins John Hawkins John Van Dyk USPHS HOSPITAL Wm. A. Hendershot Clyde B. Ward WINDMILL PT. R. L. Littleton Albert Lee WiUis DETROIT, MICH. Thaddeus Loboda Ihigene Roszko 1 USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. L. J. CampbeU Roy K. Johnston Joseph H. Berger F. B. McColiian Arthur W. Brown J. L. Mongrief Anacleto Delgado Charles T. Nangle Albert E. Holmes J. S. O'Byrne Neil H. LambMt A. J. Scheving James A. Lewis ' H. J. Schreiner George B. Little Johnnie Simon USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Henry Lovelace Wm. C. Dowdy Murray A. Savoy USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Elmer G. Brewer Jimmie Littleton Arthur L. Fricks Wm. L. Robinson Reamer C. Grimes USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Frank S. Paylor David G. Paylor SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen e.. ...eeeeee. Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Harold J. Pancost L. Anderson A. J. Panepinto • • ••e»*««««*ee«e»*e»». •• H. Ledwell Jr. P. W. Seidenberg John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL , MEMPHIS. TBNN. TO AVOID OUPLICATIONt If you Charles Burton •re an old subterlbai and have a VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY change of addratt. piaata give your B. T. Cunningham formsr address balowt ' VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HOIITS RUTLAND. MASS. Daniel Fitzpatrick Aitfiut 1, l»H SIU, Runner Uphold Ritual In Sea Burial Conforming -with his ex­ press wishes, the ashes of Sea­ farer Walter G. iHartman were scattered over the sea last month following the customary burial rite on the Alcoa Runner. Hartman died April 28 on the Alcoa Puritan, and the SIU Wel­ fare Department followed through by arranging for his burial at sea. He joined the Union in J941 and had sailed in the black gang. Outbound from New York for San Juan, the ship stopped engines on July 4th for the performance of the burial service by Capt. Irby F. Wood. Ship's delegate Edward J. Foley scattered the ashes. Notification to' Hartman's broth­ er in Bellmore, Long Island, NY, cited the following official logbook entry: "At 1030 In Latitude 36-05, North and Longtitude 72-08 West the. ashes of Seafarer Walter G. Hartman (1909-1958) were strewn oyer the ocean in the presence of the eatke ship's company;" Foley added his thanks for "the complete cooperation on every­ one's part that made this cere­ mony all that I imagine Brother Hartman would have wanted. Our special thanks to Capt. irby for giving his utmost." Tell it to the LOG 4" t 4- Backs Pro-Rated Pension Set-Up To the Editor: A very good statement by one of our brothers was called to my attention in a recent issue of the LOG (June 20, 1958), and I do have to give him credit.for his suggestion. It is a very encouraging Idea for ^our welfare, as I read it. The idea would be to set up the disability-pension program so that a brother with ten years of seatime, especially if he is past 65 years of age, would be able to get a monthly benefit of $125. The way things' are in All letter* to the editor for this business, it really would publication in the SEAFAR­ take quite some time for a man ERS LOG must be signed to put in 12 years and-qualify by the loritcr. Names trill for the full $150 benefit. be withheld upon request. Another thing is that it Is getting rather difficult for-guys At times tl^s takes weeks, so to pass a physical examination he's away from home anyway. after they hit 65. In this way,But if his family was in or near they could retire a lot sooner, a port city, he could live at which would be to their advan­ home and still report to the hall. tage and also benefit the young­ Just moving to a port city er men by giving them an op­ doesn't settle the problem be­ portunity to get in some seatime. cause th6n the family is among 1 think the brothers should strangers with very little in really think this matter over, common. But if such a housing because it means a lot to all project were in existence the of us now and in the futura. wives and children would have Let's see some more ideas' on the same thing in common, with this in the LOG. their husbands away at sea. Donald D. Whittaker Clubs could be formed, baby sitters arranged, car pools could be set up to get the chil­ Lauds Kindness dren to school dnd, in short, the In Bereavement wives understand the need for Editor: the husband having to leave the To1 the would like you to publish a family to go to sea. "thank-you" in the LOG on be­ The last, I might add, is not half of our entire family for th# understood by the majority of kindness shown by broth­ wives, who have their husbands ers in, memory of many my mother, home all the time. died June 28 in Tampa. My husband is an SIU mem­ who We appreciate the fine ber and all the benefits are so flowersall and wreaths sent from well-arranged and carried out ail the Union halls and the that 1 can't understand why the brothers on the ships, especial­ "housing" idea hasn't developed. ly several Waterman ships. This is just a thought sent Their thoughtfulness is really your way by a curious wife and appreciated by all of us. It's al­ mother. ways comforting to know all the Mrs. W. L. "Duke" Gardner friends you have on such an Nashua, NH occasion. My father, whliam C. Sim­ mons, my sister, brothers Char­ Agree On Help lie, Claude and 1, with all of our For Outpatients families, want to express our To the Editor: deep appreciation to all hands The crewmembers ot the SS for their kindness. We know no Maria H. read Brother "Spider" words sufficient to' thank you Karolia's letter which appeared all properly. in May 25th issue of the LOG 1 myself am still in the hos­ regarding benefits for out­ pital here in New Orleans with patients and we heartily agree a broken knee. I hops to bo with his idea. We feel there around to thank some of the should be some benefits for brothers personally when I'm outpatients who receive neither up and around again, W. H. "Red" Simmons compensation nor unemploy­ ment benefits of any kind. tit After much discussion pro Benefits Came and con in regard to Karolia's suggestion, we, during a ship- Right On Time board meeting, passed a motion To the Editor: that this be put in the form I'd like to thank the SIU Wel­ of a resolution and introduced fare Department for everything at a regular meeting at head­ it's done for me. It makes a quarters is soon as possible. man feel proud to know that ho We think it should be acted on has a friend to turn to when ho at all branch meetings so that is in need. it can be voted on by the mem­ I am also proud to be a mem­ bership. ber of an organization like the We all realize and appreciate SIU, which makes all this pos­ that the SIU welfare benefits sible.' Two days after 1 received we now receive while hospital­ the check covering benefits for ized are very good and helpful. my wife, I shipped on the Bent's We realize too that on a few Fort. I will be staying on here , occasions some members are in until I can get enough money to­ outpatient status with no means gether to stay home with my of support and how hard it is children while my wife is in the hospital. , for them to get by. Thanks to all for their kind­ We would like to see all SIU shipboard meetings discuss this ness and great assistance when idea and contact the Union to It was needed. ' Lloyd D. Richardson offer their views. Meanwhile, letters To The Editor No slouch as' an angler no matter where he is, Reino Pelaso, FOW, shows off recent catch in rowboat off Mastio Beach, LI (top). fHe also landed a few aboard the Armonk, running to Callao, Peru, with Gene, MM (left), and McCall, AS (right). regards from all crewmembers of the Maria H. and its dele­ gates, who join in signing this letter. H. A. Berglne Ship's delegate �I'- •va Awnst 1. 196S SEAFARERS RAPHAIL aiMMES (Pan-AtUntIc), Juna 29—Chairman^ R. Sackiniar; •acratary, B. Varn. - One man missed ahip. Kepalra made. Ship's fund •31.29. Disputed ot to be taken care of at payoff. Equalization of ot re­ quested. Reports accepted. Motion to send letter to Negotiating Commit­ tee to include time-off clause in next contract with Pan-Atlantic similar to one in Seatrain contract. $2 dona­ tion. for TV set to be installed in recreation room. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food end service. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), June 31—Chairman, J. Morgan; Sectetary, H. Kaufman. Draw to be in travelers' checks. No intoxicating drinks al­ lowed on board. Ship's fund ttS. Vote of thanks to steward. See mate abo(^t chipping during meal hours. retary, J. Malone. All repairs made. Ventilation inadequate in foc'sles. Some disputed ot to be paid at pay­ off. Need cots as foc'sles are too hot. Matresses and pillows In poor condi­ tion. Water rusty, tanks need clean­ ing. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 22—Chairman, G. Champlin; Secretary, R. Tayler. New door for refrigerator ordered. Letter on engine room scuttlebutt read. Ship's fund 87c. New delegate, sec­ retary and treasurer elected. Messroom and pantry to be kept clean. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Juna >7—Chairman, J. Salde, Jr.; Secretary, R. Bridges. One man missed slUp. Ship's fund $7.02. General discussion: everyone happy. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), June IS— Chairman, R. Andersen; Secretary, S. Lynn. Repairs not completed. Ship's fund $5. New delegate and treasurer elected.' Motion to make steel racks over lockers for life preservers. Black gang foc'sle door to be fixed. Do not place cigarettes and matches in coffee cups. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for Job well done. Foc'sles need painting. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), July 2—Chslrmen.- P= Patrick; Secre­ tary, A. Gylland. New delegate elect­ ed. Suggestion to get benches for poop-dcck and longer windchutea for port holes. More night lunches. YORKMAR (Calmar), June 32— Chairman, W. Aycock; Secretary, R. Keep passagewa.vs and gangway clean. Garbage cans to be kept in checkers house aft of liouse. Return coffee cups to pantry. Cold supper to be served occasionally. Door to engine room to be kept closed. Huddlesten. Details concerning man being logged discussed with captain. Complaint about chief mate to be taken up with delegate. See mate about salt tablets. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman) Juna 3i—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secre­ tary, C. Rawllngi. Former baker hospitalized in Kobe and headquaricrs notified. Was returned to ship as repatriated employee. New dele­ gate elected. Reports accepted. In­ sufficient stores put aboard. BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), June 30—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, C. Sypher. Letters sent to ICC as re­ quested by LOG. Men who missed ship will be turned over to patrolman. Some disputed ot on delayed sailing in Houston. Repairs outstanding for 3 months. Remove clothes when dry. Keep doors to fidley closed. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), June IS —Chairman, J. Robinson; Secretary, W. Messenger. Ship's fund $25. Mo­ tion that members with 12 years seatime be permitted 'to retire with pen­ sion regardless of age or physical condition. U.se numbers above bunks in fire and boat drills. Need more pitchers in messhall. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Juno 29 —Chairman, Cam; Secretary, M. Phelps. Payoff slips completely filled out as requested by membership. Ship's fund S264.80, Spent for movies •247.20. One man getting off. Report accepted. Chairs in messhall need repairing. Request cornbread more often. Display Instructions on op­ eration of •'steam presses. SUZANNE (Bull), June 22—Chair­ man, J. Bonilla; Secy. J. Bonilla. Re­ ports accepted. Contact patrolman about sailing board time and stain­ less steel sink for pantry. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Juna 39—Chairman, S. Drury; Secretary, H. "Fitzgerald. Logs to be referred to patrolman. Ship's fund $12. Some disputed of. Engine department agreement should be improved. Crew not to accept any bad potatoes. Beefs should be referred to delegate, not topside. Vote of thanks to steward department. NATALIE (Maritime), June Chairman, G. Hildreth; Secretary, J. Leilnikl. Three men hospitalized. Repair list to be submitted. 75 hours disputed ot. Delegate to col­ lect from each member for ship's fun^. Delegate to see captain about disputed ot eand firing. Make sure sufficient stores are aboard and in­ ventory ' taken day before sailing. Shortage cf .American money and travelers' checks. Safety committee to hold meeting. lEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Juna 2t—Chairman, R. Gram; Sec­ retary, C. Lewery. Washing machine should be repaired or new one ob­ tained. Two men missed ship in NY, Reports accepted. Membership satis­ fied with amended Welfare Plan. Delegate re-elected. Beefs to be taken to delegates. Fantail decK • to be kept clean at all times and washed down more often. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), JMay 11—Chairman, H. Conrad; Secretary, J. Yuknas. Cleaning list for laundry to be posted. Suggestion to place names on all souvenirs to avoid mixup at payoff. New delegate elected. Juna 9—Chairman, H. Nelson; Sec­ retary, E, Gouldlng. Special meeting regarding crew pantryman. JUNE 29-:-Chalrman, G. Reler; Sec­ retary, L. Walker. Few beefs. Some disputed ot. Check with patrolman about lost time. Beef about steward Interferring with chief cook in gal­ ley. Steward abuses galley person­ nel. Messhall needs painting. Roast and other left-overs to be used for night lunch. Need more cheese in night lunch, better grade of bacon. Check on supply of steak and ham. Check fantail awning. Obtain keys for messhalls and keep locked at night in port. Check glass and gas­ kets in port holes. . DEL SUD (Delta), June IS—Chalw •nan, W. Perkins; Secretary, V. O'Brl- anf. NeW delegate elected. Ship's fund S13.85i movie fund S3: athletie fund Sa7.80. Delegate iequcBted erew $e use erew gangway instead of pas­ senger gangway. COUNCIL GROVE (CItIss Ssrvlasl, July •—Chalrmaii, L. Raradlnsi Sec- ^ % LOG Pace TUrtcMi Europe: A Run For Your Money Always popular with Seafarers, Waterman's run to Northern Europe generally means good ports and shore leave to match every time around. The Arizpa found the last trip no exception, according to reporter John Wunderlich. For the record, he set down^" s o m e recollections of his some attractive specimens of fe­ heaven for a seaman. Prices are a meanderings through the key male pulchritude parading in those bit higher than elsewhere in Eu­ provocative French bathing suits rope and on a par with Bremerports covered. ' "La Pallice-La Rochelle: Ships can for a few francs take the ferry haven. Trips of interest from there dock at one of two places. For across to lit de Ree, an island but can be made to the Hague, for quick dispatch, ships dock at the ten minutes' ride off^ore. The scenery; to Brussels, for the world's German-built jetty a mile offshore, ferry landing is but a five-minute fair; to Delft, for china and pottery, connected to th6 French mainland walk from where the ship docks. or by electric express to the Hook by a pier-supported causeway. Reg­ "Local bars or clubs and res­ of Holland for th* excellent beach ular tonnage is unloaded inside the taurants are friendly and reason­ . . . All trips can be made at rea­ locks at the foot of the old German ably priced , . . The favorite seems sonable cost, both in time and submarine docks; now occupied by to be one operated by an ex-para­ money. ". .. Very good shopping in local the local French naval unit and the trooper and his wife . . . Trips to Meteo, a government weather ship, Rochefort or St Nazaire are not establishments for watches and when it's off station. recommended . . . Strong anti- Phillips electric shavers ... As always, Mary and her husband call "Seafaring sun-worshippers or American feeling there. those who may enjoy to gaze upon "Rotterdam: As always, a bit of aboard ship with their wares and arrange credit with the skipper for those of the crew who desire it. Prices are a small fraction higher than ashore, but the service is accomnmdating. "Bremerhaven: Not much to add to what has been said so often about this port, except that it's still about the best spot in Europe for a night on the town ... A Seafarer has a wide choice of clubs and restaurants from the high class to the wild and woolly and back . . . The salesmen with china, silver­ ware, knives and watches still call on all ships upon arrival . . ." MAE (Bull), Juna 30—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, M. Klalber. Few repairs to be made. Proposed abolish­ ment of gangway watches discussed. Purchased wire for TV set. Motion to air-condition all .SIU ships in trop­ ics, also to allow 30 minute prepara­ tion when called. Donation of SI per man to be made toward ship's fund. ANTINOUS (Waterman), July 13— Chairman, F. Travis; Secretary, B. Porter. Delegates to be notified of all necessary repairs. All beefs to be squared away with patrolman. Ship's fund S7. Spent $21 for flowers. Some disputed ot. Request Improvement in foreign launch service. Cots to bo stored when not In use. Repair foc'sle fans. -ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), June 34 •—Chairman, R. Winan; Scccetary, A.^ Paige. New delegate elected. Gar­ bage tq be dumped from stern. Prop­ er attire to be worn in messhall. July 10—Chairman, J. Clark; Seeretar,y W. Davis. All slop chest items to be ordered. When machines are used on midship house motion adopted to put in for ot. Keen radioe tuned low and voices down. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), July 4 —Chairman, W. Wllklns; Secretary, A. Hill. Discussion on time off and relief man. Company Insists men must have doctor's flt-for-duty slip before work­ ing. Delegate re-elected. Proper at­ tire to be worn in mess room. Cooks to be more quiet. Return cups to messroom. Avoid using washing ma­ chine after midnight. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), June 31 —Chairman, J. Morris; Sacretiry, W, Dickens. Everything running smooth­ ly. One man unable to turn to: an­ other sent to hospital. Collection for flowers for crewmember's father. CHARLES e. DUNAIP (Orion), July 12—Chairman, T. McCarthy; Secretary, W. Walsh. No beefs: no disputes. Delegate to see about advance and type of money to be issued in Ceuta and Rijecka. All previous advanc-es were in foreign currencies. Back ol -the ship, Eddy Morris, AS; Opsol, OS, and Stokey, AS (left to right], toss off a few quick ones before heading ashore from the Arizpa. Photo by J. F. Wunderlich. Fire Might Fnd Game —'Mouse-nik' Does It The game's the thing aboard ship, so the odds are usually pretty good that nothing shgrt of a fire or collision can dis­ tract the card players from their appointed task. However it took a lot less"*^ than that to break up the cus­ the pot completely Ignored and left tomary evening diversion on unattended as a mad scramble en­ the Michael last trip when the sued," Padgett reported. cry went up about a rocket streak­ "About half the brothers wqpe ing through the sky. As Seafarer fortunate enough to witness this Billy Padgett recalls It. "We were flight Into space. The rocket was serenely steaming along off the visible for nearly a minute and the coast of Florida on July 9. Down second stage was quite spectacular below the poker game was hitting . . . Even the losers felt the night a frenzied pace. Then the cry was was well-spent. = sounded: 'A rocket! You wanna Padgett didn't say whether the card-players returned to their game see a rocket.' "The cards were dropped and afterwards. Even poker would seem pretty tame after that. According to the news reports later, this was the flight from Cape Yes, They're Real Canaveral, Fla., of the rocket con­ taining a mouse—^the first US rock­ et launched Into outer space with a live animal aboard. CLAIBORNE (Weterman), Julg 13— Chairman, C. Batson; Secretary, C. Turner. Delegate quit ship last voy­ age. One man short. Four hours dis­ puted ot. New delegate elected. DOROTHY (Bull), July 13—Chalrv man, O. Masterseni Secretary, E. O'Rourke. Two men missed ship. Each department to use Its own bath­ rooms and showers. Vote of thanks to steward department. Matter taUed. To Ships in Atlantic^ South American and European Waters Ev«ry Sunday, U20 GMT (11:30 AM EST Sunday) e WFK-39, 19t5S KC$ Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States e WFL-4S, 15U0 KCt Ships In Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. West Coast of South Amer­ ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast e WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Braadcosta continue . . . Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff DEL AIRES (Mississippi), June 39— Chairman, C. Lee; Secretery, H. Cordes. New delegate elected. Wash­ ing machine and drinking fountain repaired. New treasurer elected. Start ship's fund to purchase speaker for messroom. Chief .engineer will not give anything out of machine shop or move fans. Only 35 watt bulbs to be used In passageways) 60 watt bulbs in foc'sles. MASSMAR (Calmar), July 11—Chair­ man, P. Pox) Secretary, A. DeForest. Draw to be put out. Some repairs not completed. Foc'sles to be sougeed. Dispute over handling of sheets. No radiator in one engine foc'sle. Take this up with engineer. Rsplscement to be called for man who missed Ship. Discussion about cheese in night lunch, (kiok offered to make special eheese sandwiches, was turned down. EVERY SUNDAY DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST Besidles boredom, the only other thina that grows in the Persian Gulf seems to be whiskers, James A. McCouley displays his crop—* handlebar end all-;—a f t e r seven months on tho FG run with the Alcoa Pilgrim. Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when-they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing oq for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shota. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "ahota" again when they want to sign OB tor another auch voyU«. Every Sunday, IfIS GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCt I Europe and No. America WCO-U90B.S KCs East Coast So. America WCO-12407 KCs West Coast So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KCt Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-DIO - �SEAFARilRS Pare Fourteen LOG Mercury's Hottest Of All In PG Although its itinerary has since put it square In the middle of the boiled-over Mid-East crisis area, the last report from the Sted Designer found the crew more conceme4 over the boiling point hit by the mercury. The Persian Gulf area being what it is, all things are over­ layovers are the rule. The ab­ the heat in the photo below, shadowed by the temperature sence of most modem diversions which is successful only for some. highs notorious in that region. No naturally keeps the crew straining Chief cook Manhart Ludwig, how­ ever, seems to have the situation exception to the rule, the Design­ at the leash in port. Ridings - cited one way to beat well in hand. er found itself well-simmered dur­ ing a June layover at Khoramshahr, Iran, and conditions didn't improve much on the trip over to Bombay. The vessel left India two weeks ago, heading back for Suez. Needless to say, noted ship's reporter Alfred Ridings, the usual heat didn't need any help from Gamal Abdel Nasser to make • things uncomfortable for every­ body. "The heat out here is as can be expected—IKjt" to 125°—in the shade," Ridings reported. The Designer report also- noted "no beefs—no sorrow" on the cur­ rent voyage, but said the rate at which the ship is being discharged doesn't help any. Due to the local methods for handling cargo, long LOG-A-RHYTHM; Sailing Home By Wiley Carter The sun wants to shine But the clouds want to drop; It even looks like rain, And the running seas won't stop. So we just keep on sailing. Home to the USA. The masts need some painting. The decks are rusty, too; We could use the OT, But the mate says no can do. So we just keep on salting. Home to the USA. We visit many ports All around the world; But there's really only one. That's where our flag's unfurled. So we just keep on sailing, Home to the USA. Every seaman dreams today g aosy place to rest; he can be the Master ' And hie wife can he the best. So this if why we're sailing. Sailing home to the USA. Grabbing his shuieye as he finds it, chief cook Manhort Ludwig stretches out in shade on deck to ovoid scorching 125* heat in Persian Gulf. Photo by Karl Walters, OS. SIU HALL DIRECTORY SiU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1218 B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON .276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert Matthewi, Agent CspitsI 3-49891 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. fom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Llndsey WUllama. Agent. Tulane 8626 NEW 'YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK..... 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA: 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty BreithoIL Agent Dougias 2-5475 .SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuIey. Aggnt Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE . 2505 1st Ave. JeS Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 Notify Union On LOG Maii As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. 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Canadian District HALIFAXp NJS 128H HoUit St. Pbone 3-8911 St. Jamei St. Weat PLateau 6161 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 103 Durham St. Phone: 5991 MONTKEAL FORT WILLIAM Ontario PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, (tatarte VICTORIA. BC VANCOUVER. BC 272 King St. £. EMplre 4-5719 617W Cormorant St. EMplre 4531 298 Wn St. SYDNEY. NS.-. 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 83 St. Davids St.. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Bault-au-Matelot Quehee Phone: 3-1869 SAINT JOHN......m Prince WUUam St. NB OX 2-8431 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee Georgia Urges 15-Year Plan To the Editor: On a motion by S. Lopez, seconded by D. Gribble, at the ship's meeting of the crew of the Seatrain Georgia on June 26, 1958, a motion regarding an SIU retirement plan was adopt­ ed, as follows: "Resolved, that the officials of our Union, in future negotia­ tions seek in behalf of the membership the establishment of a Retirement fund so that a letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. member may retire after 19 years' seatime on contracted ships, such retirement plan to be based on seatime alone and not have qualifying require­ ments such as old age, disability, etc., where it becomes compul­ sory." The above motion was the same as the suggestion that was submitted at our previous ship's meeting on May 23. It would help the middle of the road men who are in the middle-age bracket and assure future merchant seamen that they have a future in working on ships and can earn their respective places by democratic, American standards. Charles Oppenhelmer Ship's repprier 4. SUP PORTLAND Anrnst 1, 1951 i Mother Offers . Fervent Prayer To ttie Editor: Thanks for sending me the SEAFARERS LOG. I enjoy reading its news froiii front to backpage. Enclosed is^ "A" Mother's Prayer," which* you may pub­ lish in the LI^G. "God, Father of freedom, look after that boy of mine, wherever he may, be. 'Walk in upon him, keep his mind stayed on Thee and talk with him dur­ ing the silent watches of the night. "Transfer my prayer to his heart, that he may know the lingering love I have. bequeath­ ed to him as my everlasting gift. "Through the lonely days and nights at sea keep his spirit high and his purpose unwaver­ ing. Make him a proud pal and brother to all with whom he comes in contact and make his influence a noon-day light wherever and whatever his du­ ties may be. Satisfy the hunger of his soul, God, with this daily prayer of mine. "To my country and to a world of freedom, O Heavenly Father, have I bequeathed this boy of mine. He is my choicest treas­ ure. Take care of him, keep him In health and sustain him under every possible cir­ cumstance of events. 1 once warmed him, 'God, under my heart. You warm him anew at sea, 'on shore and under the stars. Fail him not,, and may he not fail You, his ship or his country, nor the mother who bore him. Amen." Mrs. Johnnie Pizzuto New Orleans, La. 4 4> Retiring, Urges Others 'Carry On' To the Editor: I would like to offer my deep­ est appreciation to the SIU Wel­ fare rian, to the SIU welfare representative in Baltimore and all officials in the port for their wonderful assistance. Their help in handling my retirement, as well as my wife's difficulties' in the hospital, is deeply appreciated. The prompt action on all these matters really helped out, as It was a blessing to receive the checks and remove a big burden from my shoulders. I am now 88 years of age and not able to carry on as I was five years ago. I would like to say to the young Seafarers who are trying to make a living as seamen that Ihey should always avoid foul­ ing up and keep their records clean. Be good shipmates, as you must carry on the job that the oldtimers can't handle any more. A clean record can mean everything for the future of your family and loved ones. By avoiding such trouble, yon not only protect yourself and your family, but also S^our Union brothers and officials who con­ stantly go to -bat for you to get better wages and conditions. For myself, words cannot ex­ press the proper appreciation for all the wonderful things jhe finest union in the world is do­ ing for its members and has done for me since the time I joined in Miami back in 1930. John Berkenkemper 4 4 4 Timely Help Draws Thanks To' the Editor: My family and myself wish to thank the SIU men who donated blood for my late son, Andrew Scott. Thanks also to the SIU welfare representative who made it possible to arrange for these donations through the Union. I don't know how I could have managed without thU help. It is a blessing to have a place like the SIU to be able to call on in time of need. Again, I want to thank everyone, as it is hard to write the way I feel, Mrs. Margaret Scott • •! �Anrnst 1, 1958 SEATRAIN NEW JtRtlY ((••train), July It—Chairman, P. Patrick; C. Cowi. No bceta. Ship going to tblpyard; crew to be laid off. Kepalra to be aubmltted. Bonka to be welded with plywood and toam rubber mattreasea to be Inatalled. Repair Uat to be left In ateward'a room. Eooma to ISe painted and kept clean. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), July 4—Chairman, J. h a r t m a n; Secretary, S. Johnion. Two water, tanka cleaned. Two men missed ship in Capetown and rejoined In Pt. Eiizabeth. Washing machine to be kept clean. Ship's fund (17.20. Few hours disputed ot. All tanks and drainage system to be cleaned. Quiet to be observed In passageways. SEAFARERS haadqnartera on certain condltlona •board ahlp. Dlacnaalon on inaHfficlent alop cheat anppllaa. fumlgaUnff, gaRey atove. atorea, carrying paaaengera, etc. Letter to bo drawn up and poated In Balboa. Requeat equalluHon of at. See about having longahoremen BOeuro hatchea. SANTORE (Marven), July I—Chair­ man, F. Jeffords; Secretary, L. War­ ner. Everything running smoothly. Fine cooperation among crew. Ship's fund $32. Refrigerator needs repair­ ing. BEATRICE (Bull), 'July 3»—Chair­ man, W. RezellskI; Secratary, P. Dunphy. Crabs not to be put in Icebox. No beefs. New delegates elected. .Swivel chairs to be instaUed in messhall. Messhall to be kept clean at ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July 20— Chairman, J. Norstrem; Secretary, J. night. Observe quiet at night. Bonded locker to be watched where articles are stored. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), July 21 —Chairman, A. A. Thompson; Secre­ tary, J. Urtaw. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service; SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), July 20—Chairman, A. Heag; Secre­ tary, F. Flanagan. Repair list turned in. Need larger fans in foc'sles. Foc'sles to t be sougeed and painted. Messroom filled with soot, causing un­ sanitary conditions. New telephone booth to be Installed. Members re­ quested to send protests on railroad bill. Ship's fund $28.80. Discussion and motion on wages. Hamburger and fish not up to par; patrolman to check. Ship tp be fumigated. Hannon. Check on 3 days' pay and subsistence from lay-up. Collect on Vouclier with discharge If possible. Take better care of washing machine. Repair list to be submitted. New dele­ gate elected. STEEL SCIENTIST (IsHimian), July <—Chairman, K. Thomas; Secretary, F. Omega. Member of deck gang can take day off In any port during trip.Ship's fund S50.01. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Garbage not to be dumped on deck near hatch No. 4. Suggestion to have lever water pump placed In Washing machine. Cigarette butts to b^ placed in can, not on deck. , ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), June 2*— .Chairman, P. Robertson; Secretary, R. Hall. New delegate elected. New washing machine Installed. Ship's fund $6.25. Do not overload washing machine. 'Need more cots In hoi weather. Crew asked for seasonal fruits and vegetables and more fans. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), July 1—Chairman, C. Rice; Secretary, C. MIddleton. Ship's fund S12.27. Free porthole dogs: replace gaskets on same. SEASTAR (Trit^), June 29—Chair­ man, E. Caudlll; Secretary, S. Emer­ son. No requisition for fresh vege­ tables and milk In European ports this trip. New delegate elected. Fan In messmen's room needs guard. Cateyes on deck to be painted white. Steward asked for suggestions to Improve menus. Vote of thanks to galley for Job well done. FLOMAR (Calmar), Juna 29—Chair­ man, J. RIsbeck; Secretary, 6. Nichols. Repair lists to be made out and sub­ mitted. Some repairs not made since last trip, such as scuppers In meat and chill boxes. Plugs driven in them cannot be removed. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 4—Chairman, A. Thome; Secre­ tary, C. Johnson. No performing at pay-off: leave vessel clean. Ship's fund $4.49. Few hours disputed ot. Ask patrolman If captain changed articles to gO' north for cargo and Is crew entitled to transportation from SP area. Turn in room keys. Vote of thanks to stewards. Ship to be fumi­ gated. ORiON STAR (Orion), July 13— Chairman, R. Henke; Secretary,' A. Morales. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $7. Some disputed ot. Members requested to write Congress about railroad bill and effect on coast­ wise shipping. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Juna 2S—Chairman, J. Martin; Sacratary, N. Leene. American money and cigarettes aboard. Captain will handle mall in port. Ship's fund S10.59. -Few hours disputed ot. Motion not to fine men when logged. New and clean rice purchased. Need ot sheets. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime), July '4— Chairman, W. K. Dedd; Secretary, F. John Johnsen. Check with patrolman on fan.s. Suggest canvas for awning aft. Everything running smoothly; good crew aboard. Fireman taken off for hospitalization. Five hours ot dis­ puted. Head to be repaired in NY. Order wind scoops ' and cots. Less noise requested. Washing machine room to be cleaned and recreation room Straightened out. Soiled linen will be changed on linen days. Re­ pair list to be made up by delegates. PACIFIC CARRIER (Compass), July 5—Chairman, J. M. Yates; Secratary, A. Bell. New delegate elected. Two fans needed for foc'sle. Delegate to see captain about slop chest. Engine and deck departments to clean laun­ dry room: steward department will clean rec. room. LA (ALLS (Waterman), July 5— Chairman, R. A. Sanchex; $ecretary, D. A. Mitchell. All departments run­ ning smooth. Few hours disputed ot. Repair list turned In. Any foul-ups to be turned in to patrolman. Ship's fund $24.75. Two men off in Yoko­ hama due to sickness. Vote of thanks to stewards, who thanked crew for cooperation. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and electrician for doing good jobs. Agent should board ship In San Francisco. Beef on launch service. Allotment to be given man leaving ship due to sickness or acci­ dent. MICHAEL (Carres), July 9—Chair­ man, B. Padgett; fiecretary, R. KledInger. Minor repairs made; patrolman to take others up with company. Ship's fund $9.09. No beefs: no dis­ puted ot. Steward to get cots needed. Request patrolman bring SIU library aboard. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Scupper In.galley still backing up. Galley range not satisfactory but being worked on. DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), May 11 Chairman," J. Meares; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. Patrolman will take care of pay for two men not paid for coastwise voyage. Ship's fund $5.34. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and delegates for cooperation. July 4—Chairman, J. Meares; Sec­ retary, L. Santa Ana. Two men logged; take it up with patrolman. $15.34 ship's fund. No beefs. Exhaust fans midship needed. Vote of thanks to galley gang and delegates for good Job. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), July 4—Chairman, N. Hatglmlslos; Secre­ tary, F, Maggie. New delegate elected. $12 In ship's fund. No beefs. Few hours delayed sailing disputed. Re­ quest delegate to see about ventilation in .crew rooms and messhalls. All linen to be turned In. Consumption of coffee to be reduced. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine food and movies. LA SALLE (Waterman), May IRENESTAR (Triton), June 30 — ..Chairman, D. Mitchell; Secratary, Chairman, W. Daci. One man hospi­ R. A. Sanchez. No beefs. Delegate talized. Need hook for steward de­ to make collection for ship's fund. partment. • Need new library for next New station cards suggested. Vote of voyage. thanks to steward department and ship's delegate for Job well done. TOPA TGPA (Waterman), Juna 39— Chairman, W. Knewles; Secretary, J. KENMAR (Calmer), July 11—Chair­ Lakwyk. One man hospitalized. Few man, J, Marshall; Secretary, E. L. hours disputed ot. No beefs. New Morris. Letter of thanks received on reporter and treasurer elected. Vote crew's cooperation after fatal accident of thanks to all for their attention to to longshoreman in Seattle. $21.65 sick brother. Vote of thanks to in ship's fund. Some disputed ot. Re­ steward. fusal to work necessary overtime to be brought to patrolman's attention. IRENESTAR (Triton), Juna S — Clarification requested regarding Chairman, J. Foster; Secretary, W. agreement. Avoid getting water on Deal. Everything okay. Bathrooms deck when laundering. Ship's fund to to be painted and sougeed. Washing be donated to charitable organization machine to be repaired. Discussion In event ship ties up. Request stew­ on duties of eng. untlUtyman. Re­ ard see about changing pillows. Be queat clarification on this. Vote of sure, foc'sles' are clean before getting thanks to steward department. off. IRENES-^R (Triton), July 13 — (TEEL ADMIRAL (isthmian), JOly Chairman, f. Hail; Secretary, W. Deal. 4—Chairman, J. Kite; Secretary, H. OT disputed on longshore work. Li­ Orlando. New delegate elected. No brary secured. New delegate elected. beefs. Few hours disputed ot. De­ One brother hospitalized In Balboa; partment delegates to turn in repair will be repatriated on Qceanstar. list before arrival. Request locks InShip's fund (11.53, 8en4 letter to .gtalled on screen doors. Pare FIfteea LOG Four Hands On Deck Red Trade Bans Eased PARIS — A top-level "consulta­ tive group" representing virtually all NATO countries plus Japan has reached agreement on a substan­ tial relaxation of East-West trade controls. Agreement was reached after the group reviewed the re­ sults of a four-month overhaul of Western strategic trade controls made by a 15-nation coordinating committed called COCOM. Until now there were three_(eparate embargo lists. The first con­ sisted of totally-banned strategic materials «uch as chemicals and industrial equipment, the second, of items whlc^ could be sold in limited quantities and the third, of goods subject to "watch"" if It appeared that stockpiling was tak­ ing place by the Red-bloc coun­ tries. Now, the first list has been cut down about 40 percent; the sec­ ond and third have-been abolished and replaced by a small number of items which will remain under general supervision. The liberalized trade program will begin on August 15 when all member countries will publish new lists of goods which will remain subject to strategic embargo. SIU BABY ARBIVALS AH of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Lorl Jean Brown, bom May 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. George R. Brown, Harundale, Md. t i.' Elsa Cabrera, bom May 14, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel Cab­ rera, Playa Ponce, PR. $i Maria M. DaCosta, bom April 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio A. DaCosta, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4^ 4. i t 4!* 4^ 4^ Pamela Hicks, born May 24,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred R. Hicks, Norfolk, Va. Jimmy Oliver, bora Jime 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. James C. Oliver, Pasadena, Tex. Ralph Alvarez, born May 24, 195fi, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel Alvarez, Baltimore, Md. 4> 4^ » - .f: Taking a pause aboard the Steel Admiral are (I to r] Seafarers Joe Mojoska, AB; John Levanos, AB; Adrian Torres, OS and Carlos Morales, DM. FINAl WSPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being.paid to their beneficiaries. Everett Howell Fairbanks, 58: Carl David Jones, 42: A liver Pneumonia was the cause of Broth- ailment caused the death on July ; 5 er Fairbanks' 7, 1958, of Broth­ ' I death on May 22, er Jones, In Mo­ 1958, in New Or­ bile, Alabama. lie leans, where his is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie wife, Mrs. Susie Fairbanks re­ Delane Jones of sides. Brother Mobile. Brother Fairbanks be­ Jones, who sailed came a full Union in the deck de­ member in 1955 partment, became and sailed in the an SIU book engine department. He was buried member in 1947. He was buried in the Lake Laui-e Park Cemetery, in the Pine Crest Cemeteiy, Mo­ New Orleans, La. bile. 4> 4. t Eustaquio Rivera, 54: A member of the SIU since 1947, Brother Rivera died in the Staten Island PHS Hospital on June 21, 1958, of natural causes. He sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Jesusa Rivera, of Corona, Long Is­ land, NY, Brother Rivera was in­ terred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, LI, NY. William Bonefont, bom February 4^ 4* 4< 24, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Benjamin F. Grice, 60: On June Eduardo Bonefont, Puerta de Tier19, 1958, Brother Grice died in the ra, PR. \ USPHS hospital, 4 ^ 4i Galveston, TexaS, Gregory Byrd, born June 19, of cancer. He 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry originally joined N. Byrd, Baltimore, Md. the Union in 1943 and sailed in the Linda Jordan, bom July 4, 1958, steward depai-tto Seafarer and Mrs. Dewey B. ment He is sur­ Jordan, Wilmer, Ala. vived by his wife, 4> 4>- ' Rowena Grice, Ralph KendorskI Jr., born June Haynesville, Ala. 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph KendorskI, Philadelphia, Pa. Burial took place in Haynesville. 4* 4; 4j' 4i 4i ^ Walter G. Hartmann, 49: Brother WilUam Laffoon Jr., bom June 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Wil­ Hartmann died of a heart ailment aboard the SS liam H. Laffoon, Seattle, Wash. Alcoa Puritan on 4" t 4^ Rosemary Lambert, born July J, April 28, 1958. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert He sailed in the engine depart­ K. Lambert, Prlchard, Ala. ment, having t> '$> if Tabra McLamore, bom June 6, joined the Union 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert in 1941. He , is survived by a McLamore, Mobile', Ala. brother in Bell4> 4> James MuUins, born June 19, more, LI, NY. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry He was buriqd at sea from the Al­ coa Runner following cremation. C, Miijains, Payne Gap» Ky. $1 Raymond E. Leonard Please contact your wife at 903 Pine Street, Henderson, North Carolina. it 4» 4 Henry O. Cooper Your mother is anxious to hear from you. Get in touch with her at 929 Stewart St.," South Norfolk 0. Va. 4» 4i $ John F. Rodgersi Please get in touch with your wife at 8317 Mulberry Street, Tampa 4, Fla. 4i t 4i Truman L. Sustaire Get in touch with S. T. Sustaire. You have some important papers to fill out. 4> 4» 4 Abraham Aragones Contact ^the Civic Orientation Center, Inc., 6-8 East 108 St., New York, NY. 4^ 4> 4> Shoblik Ferdinand Get in touch with Robert at 1139 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. 4^ 4> 4i Edwin Harris Your wife asks that you contact her at PO Box 121, Westlake, Fla. ii 4> 4« ,, Fred Morrison Contact James R. Hodges at 1211 10 St., Galveston, Texas, or call SO 3-5143. ' �SEAFARERS^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • After The Fire Was Over Morse States Position: :l 1 'US Manning Is What Makes A Ship American' In Penalties WASHINGTON—For the first time in American maritime history, a shipbuilder was forced to pay damages for the withdrawal of its successful bid for the construction of two vessels. Under the terms of the settlement, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company will pay $300,000 Jp the US Government and to American President Lines for its refusal to construct two Searacer4ype vessels. The vessels are advanced Mariner-types and will be manned by members of the SIU Paciflc District. Although the settlement is for damages incurred in the "increased cost in awarding the contract to a higher bidder." both the Govern­ ment and APL wiU profit from the withdrawal since the contact was subsequently awarded tq anothef company for only $I44,fl«b higher than the low bid. However, the necessity of making a new award meant further delay in delivering the ships. All bidders for the construction contract were required to post a $500,000 performance bond with their proposals. WASHINGTON—Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse last week proposed a new yardstick for what consti­ tutes an American ship. Morse said that manning and opera­ tion by Americans should be^ Shell, the biggest corporation in the guide, not stock owner­ existence outside the United States. It would also mean that Onassis ship. The adminlstrat(M:'8 position could openly operate the SlU-conrepresents a major shift in US tracted Victory Carriers fleet The decision won by the SIU on shipping policy designed to en­ courage foreign investment in US the Florida represents a switch on Damage done to SUP-MCS hall in Honolulu following fire is shown the Morse idea. In that case, the merchant shipping. in photo submitted by Seafarer George E. McDonald. Fire des­ Florida was in domestic trade but Government officials for years troyed the second deck of the building. Repairs are to be com­ have been attempting to justify the was American-owned under the cover of runaway registry. pleted early this month. ship transfer program on the ground that the vessels were under "effective control," even under the runaway registries of countries like Panama, Liberia arid Honduras. The "control" in this instance was said to emanate solely from the fact NEW YORK—A major step in Seatrain's "shlp-train-truck" Seamobiie service was taken that the ships were American last week when the* Seatrain New Jersey laid up and entered the yards for conversion, Bill owned. However, in testimony on bills to Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported. The vessel is being modified to handle trailer : open up some segments of domestic truck containers, as well as-* shipping to foreign-owned com­ railroad freight cars. She is truck, and will offer the advantages more (Cities Service); Coalinga panies like Shell Oil, Morse took expected to go back into serv­ of all three means- of transporta­ Hills, Hastings (Waterman); Maria a new tack. He said he knew of no ice sometime next month. tion. H (Herald); Robin Kirk (Robin) other US industry except the ship­ The program is actually an ex­ Shipping for the past two-week Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Alcoa ping industry which restricted alien tension of the company's 29-yeai period has been very good. Two Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa) and ownership of stock. He cited this old operation. It will be geared to vessels, the Frances and the Sea- the Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain). policy as being out-moded and one provide interchangeability of truck train Texas, were taken out of Signing on were the Robin Kirk that should be reversed. bodies between ship, train, and idle status and crewed up. In fact, (Robin), John B. Waterman (Water­ many jobs are being left on the man), Steel Admiral (Isthmian) The only restrictions the admin­ board for a number of calls. In and the Seatrain Texas (Seatrain) istrator recommended on the legal one case, a chief electrician's' job, ownership of American-flag ship­ The in-transit vessels were the left on the board for three calls, Losmar, Flomar, Kenmar (Calmar) ping companies was that alienwas taken by a Seafarer who had Gateway City, Raphael Semmes^ owned operations should be limited registered only an hour before. to non-subsidized lines, the ships The SIU has reached an Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); Sea­ There were 13 vessels paying off train Georgia, New York, Louisi­ agreement with Cities Service should be manned by American during the period, four signing on ana, Savannah (Seatrain); Valchem under "which the company's crews and the officers and directors and 14 were in transit.' Paying off (Heron); Edith (Bull); Ocean armed guards will no longer bs of the company should be American were the Elizabeth, Hilton, Su­ Eveljm (Ocean Trans.) and the stationed at or near ships dockedcitizens. This, he declared, would SEATTLE — Shipping for the zanne, Frances (Bull); CS Balti­ Citrus Packer (Waterman). assure the US Government control at its Lake Charles refinery. In­ past period has been very good for qf the ships in an emergency. stead, a guard will be stationed at Removal of the restrictions on men in the deck and engine de­ the marine gate to the plant. alien ownership would be extended, partments, port agent Jeff Gil­ The agreement arises from a not only to vessels in domestic lette noted. There were only six series of incidents provoked by men left on the black gang regis­ trade, but also on those in foreign some of the company's "security tration list at the end of the peri­ trade. officers," the latest of which in­ The change would make possible od. volved an SIU crewmember aboard However It has been slow for a large-scale domestic operation by the tanker Council Grove last Shell and other foreign-owned oil men in the steward department,~ month. Seafarers have reported The only girl to receive one of this year's five SIU scholar­ companies and boost job opportuni­ with the result that there,are a occasional instances of hard-timing ties for all US seamen. Shell's number of them left on the beach ships, Delia Alice Prestwood, daughter of Seafarer James R. by the guards from time to time. parent company is Royal Dutch- to pick up any jobs that may open Prestwood, is as determined as her fellow winners to acquire New rules worked out by the up. , Union and the company call for the best education possible The SS Rebecca (Intercontinent­ This is the last article of all personnel to enter the plant via al) was the only vessel paying oif with the $6,000 award. a series on the 1958 winners the marine gate, where a guard and signing on during the twoThe Prestwoods live in Mo- of the SIU's $6,900 scholar­ will be stationed to visually check week period. In transit were the sile, Alabama, where Delia, who's ship , awards. their identification and the con­ City of Alma, LaSalle, (Waterman); 19, completed a science course at tents of parcels. Portmar, Alamar and the Seamar Murphy High School in June.. An SIU men are asked to cooperate In the fall Miss Prestwood will (Calmar). Shipping should improve outstanding student, she is a mem­ enter the University of Alabama in' this matter to expedite traffie SlU membership meef- during the cqming weeks as two ber of the National Honor Society with the help of the scholar through the refinery area. ings are held regularly vessels so far are scheduled to pay and in addition, found time to par­ and, ship, take a pre-medical course off in this port' ticipate in many " extra-cun5cular with the hope of going on to Medi­ every two weeks on Wed­ activities Such aS debating, the Sci­ cal School. She set sights on her nesday nights at 7 PM in ence Club, the Future Nurses Club goal, as stie put it, "when I was all SlU ports. ^11 Sea­ and the Bible Club. nine years old." As she grew older farers ore expected to she became more certain that soirie branch of medicine was for her. attend; those who wish to Last Summer she got a good be excused should request start while working as a,nurse's permission by telegram TAMPA—Shipping for the past aide at the Mobile County Hospital (be sure to include reg­ two weeks continued on the slow in'Mobile, where she "quickly be­ side with only a small nuriiber of came a-part of the hospital rou­ istration number). The replacement jobs being called for. tine." ~ next SlU meetings.will be: There.were no vessels paying Her father, Seafarer James off or signing on during the peri­ Prestwood, joined the SIU in August 6 od. In transit were the Alcoa Po­ April, 194S, when he shipped in August 20 Pre-medical' course Js next laris (Alcoa), Del Oro (Mississippi), the steward department aboard the hurdle for SIU 1958 scholar­ John B. Waterman, Wild Ranger James W. Wheeler. He has September 3 (Waterman) and the Raphael Semship winner Delia Alice Presishipped steadily since then and is September 17 mes and Gateway City (Pan-Atlan­ wbod, daughter of Seafarer currently the crew cook on the tic).^ • Alcoa Corsair. JaihevR/ Prestwood (right). 'Seamobiie' Service To Start Soon CS To Keep Guards Off LC Ships Seattle Ups Pace; Deck/ Engine Busy Mobile SIU Scholar Eyes Medical Career SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS No Change in T ampa •V^Ji � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 1, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SHIPS RUSHING MID-EAST CARGOES TRADE & AID, FARM SURPLUS BILLS ADVANCE SEE CONGRESS OK ON TRADE, AID $ DUNN GETS AX; CURRAN SLATE WINS NLRB FINDING AGAIN RAPS NMU RAIDING P&0 RIGS A NEW PHONY FRONT ‘TIPSY’ VOYAGE OVER, ULLA GOES STRAIGHT HOUSE ASKS MORE DATA ON ONASSIS MOBILE SEES BIG UPSURGE OLD-AGE BENEFIT RAISE MAY PASS CANADA CO’S BIDDING FOR STRUCKSHIPS NLRB ORDERS VOTE IN 2ND LAKES FLEET BALTIMORE TALKS UP STATE POLITICAL ACTION OLDTIMERS TAKE VACATION AS COAL MINER LAYS UP MEBA SCORES IN NEW TANKER PACT FMB REBUFFS ISTHMIAN IN SUBSIDY DUEL MMP PROPOSES MERGER OF SEA OFFICERS’ UNIONS RED TRADE BANS EASED ‘US MANNING IS WHAT MAKES A SHIP AMERICAN’ ‘SEAMOBILE’ SERVICE TO START SOON YARD PAYS $300,000 IN PENALTIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/01/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 16  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5dff7d52db0c07a2834cdf254a869df9.pdf c4650293380a68d31bb0b967a6f67532 PDF Text Text Official Organ of  the  Atlantic and  Gulf  District, Seafarers International Union of  North America  t  VOL.  XIII  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y.. FRIDAY.  AUGUST  10. 1951  No.  16  MUTUAL  CONTBACT  AID  PLEDGED  BY  HID  UNIONS  '  A  mutual  aid  pact,  guaranteeing  support  to  any  affiliated  union  in  need  of  aid  when  their  contracts  expire  on  September  30,  was  signed  latei  last  week  by  the  component  organizations  of  the  AFL  Maritime  Trades  Department.  The  new  pact  embraces MTD member unions representing  250,000  .stopwork  meetings  in  all  ports  increases  ranging  from  $30  to  pact  with  its  member  organiza­ longshoremen,  tugboatmen,  licensed  deck  and  en­ tions.  where  Branches  are  maintained  $112  a  month.  were  held  August  6  by  members  Ordinary  Seamen,  now  getting  With ^ the  SIU  pledge  of  full  gine  officers,  unlicensed  seamen,  radio  operators  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pa­ $206  would  be  raised  to  $236;  support'  to  the  SUP  came  the  and. allied  workers.  Among  the  signers  was  Paul  qific,  as  a  prelude  to  contract  AB  Maintenance  from  $274  to  assurance  that  the  entire  facili­ Hall,  Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  Seafarers  Interr  talks  scheduled  to  begin  prior  $325;  Bosuns  from  $348  to  $460,  ties  of  the  new  SIU  Hall  in  to  expiration  of  the  SUP's  con­ and  ABs  from  $248.50  to  $268.  Brooklyn  would  be  made  avail­ national  Union, Atlantic and  Gulf  District.  SUP  Holding  Stopwork  Meetings For  Strike  Vote  able  to  the Sailors  Union,  should  tract  on  September  30.  SIU  SUPPORT  In  announcing  the  mutual  aid  pledge,  Harry  Hassel­ strike  apparatus  be  set  up  upon  ;In  all  affected  ports,  crews  In  announcing  its  demands  for  gren,  Executive  Secretary  of  the  Maritime  Trades  De­ knocked  off  work  on  their  ships  a  new  contract,  the  SUP  imme­ expiration  of  the  contract.  and  assemble/i  in  meetings  to  diately  received  a  pledge  of  full  In  that  event,  SUP  members  partment  and  Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  International  hear  the reading  of  new demands  support  from  the  SIU  Atlantic  will  be  assured  of  a  strike  kit­ scheduled  to  be  presented  to  the  and  Gulf  District,  which  has  chen  manned  by  the  experienced  Longshoremen's  Association,  said  that  the  decision  was  operators.  The  membership  was  traditionally  stood  shoulder  to  stewards  department  of  the  SIU,  reached  as  a  result  of  the  fact  that  a  number  of  the  aiked  to  give  the  Union  power  shoulder  with  its  affiliate  in  all  facilities  where  pickets  could  be  department's  aO^iliates  on  both  coasts  have' agreements  ex­ briefed  and  dispatched,  a flop  to  call  a  strike  if  demands  were  beefs.  The  SUP  is  also  assured  of  for  those in  need  of  one—and,  of  piring  simultaneously  this  fall.  not  met.  Voting  began  immediately  by  full  support  from  the  Maritime  course,  whatever  manpower  The  AFL  waterfront  unions,  whose  agreements  are  secret  ballot  in  all  Branches,  and  Trades  Department,  which  this  would  'Tie  needed  during  the  up  for  negotiation  next  month,  are  the  International  will  continue  until  August  13th,  week  signed  a  mutual  assistance  beef.  with crews  of  ships touching  port  longshoremen's  Association^  expected  to  stop  work  as  soon  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  as  their  ships  are  tied  up  and  report  to  the  local  SUP  Hall  to  the  Radio  Officers  Union  yo;e.  and  Masters,  Mates  and  Among  the  demands  put  forth  Pilots.  by  the^SUP  are  the  four­watch  system,  40­hour  week  for  Say­ The  SIU,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  workers  at  sea,  with  time  and  District,  has  "already  received  a  half  for  overtime,  and  wage  membership  approval  to  seek  wage  increases  and  is  awaiting  Wage  Stabilization  Board  action  on  other  maritime  labor  casea  before  action  is  taken.  The  wheeling  into  line  of  the  AFL's  big  guns  in  maritime  makes  ready  the  full  weight  of  :  Possibilities  appeared  strong  the  MTD  to  be  thrown  behind  ­  this  week  that  the  SIU  would  each  of  the  member  organiza­ receive  additional  ; ships  .under  tions  who  will  present  demands  GAA  charters  to  contracted  com­ to  their  respective  operators.  panies.  The  mutual  aid  program  evol­ ' A  report  out  of  Washington  ved  after  a  series  of  meetings  stales  that  the  Economic  Coope­ between  the  affiliates  of  the  ration  Administration  is  prepar­ Members  of  the  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee  check  their  lists  as  Chairman  Paddy  Maritime  Trades  Department,  each  of  whom  pledged  to  pool  ing  to  ask  the  Federal  Maritime  McCann  (standing)  reads  the  results of  the  voting  on  the  referendum  to  amend  outmoded  pro­ Commission  to  break  out  another  visions  in  the  SIU  constitution  and  allow  a  new  dues  and  assessment  schedule.  The  members  all  of  their  resources  to  win  sa­ group  of  Eibertys  to  handle  the^  are.  left  to  right, R. Garofalo.  John  Anton.  Frank Moran. Charles  Palmer. McCann  and  A. Jockel.  (Continued  on  Page  3)  expanding  Marshall  Plan  cargoes  to  Europe.  • •   The  "report  stated  that  ECA  expects  to  ask  for  17  additional  ships  to  be  recommissioned  for  ­ Copies  of  the  ngw  agreement  the  changes  agreed  to  by  the  viously  signed  Cities  Service  added  to  each  ship.  Other  work­ 4uty.  :.  .  incorporating  the  recent  agreed­ SIU  and  the  company  on  July  contract,  jind  have  turned  over  ing  conditions  changed  provide  •   Out  of  the  last  two  allocations  to  changes  in  the  working  rules  20,  which  ­guarantee  the  Cities  the final;  copy  for  printing,  an  overtime  pay  for  work  perform­ Service  men  the, same  conditions  action  looked  upon  as  indicating  ed  in  port  between  5  PM  and  SIU«­contracted  Qompanies  re­;  aboard  the  ships  of  the  Cities  and  benefits  in  effect  on  other  a  more  cordial  company­SIU  re­ 8  AM  Monday  through  Friday,  ceived  12  ships.  and  overtime  pay  for  shifting  lationship.  Between  225  and  230  former  Service fleet  are  now  in  the  pro­ SlU­contracted  tankers.  cess  of  being  prihted  and  will  butterworth  machines  or  wash­ Specifically  the  new  contracts  Representatives  of  the  com­ reserve­fleet  vessels  already  are  in  the  emergency  shipping  pro­,  shortly  be  available in  SIU  Halls  pany  and  ;the  SIU  have  com­ will  include  an  increase  in  the  ing  tarJ:s  from  the  deck  while  M  pleted  incorporating  the  new  stewards  department  manning  on  watch  between  8  AM  ar.d  gram  being  handled  by  the  Na­ and  aboard  the  ships.  The  new  agreement  embraces  contract  clauses  into  the  pre­ scale,  with  one  Messman  being  5  PM  Monday  through  Friday.  tional  Shipping  Authority.  Headquarters Tallying Committee Prepares Its Report  EGA  To Request  17 More  Freighters,  European  Aid  Revised  Cities  Service  Contract  Ready. For  Press  �Page  Two  THE  S  EAFAR ER3  LOG  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  August  10,  1951  ^f^OULDEfii  TO  SHOULDER  /  Published  Every  Other  Week  by  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf  District  Affiliated  with  the  Axnerican  Federation  of Labor  At  y 1 Beaver  Street,  New  York 4,  N. Y.  HAndVer  2­2784  Reentered  as  second  clasg  matter  August  2,  1949,  at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  under  the  Act  of  August ^24,  1912.  267  Example  Of  Real  Unity  The  mutual  aid  pact  signed  by  the  member  unions  of  the  AFL  Maritime  Trades  Department  last  week  is  a  resounding  demonstration  that  there  is  unity  on  the  wa­ terfront.  The  catchphrase  of  unity,  bandied  about  by  the commies  for  years  as  an excuse  for attempting to take  over  smaller  outfits,  has  been  quietly  proven  to  be  a  fact  of five  years' standing  by  the  AFL  maritime  labor  unions.  Now,  on  the  eve  of  contract  negotiations  by  some  of  the  unions  affiliated  with  the  AFL  maritime  labor  group,  this  powerful  aggregate  of  strength  once  again  proves  to all  that  unity  is  a  fact,  and  that  in  unity  there  is  strength.  When  the  member  unions sit  down  at  the  bargaining  table  next  month  to  rewrite  their  contracts,  standing  behind  them  in  support  will  be  over  250,000  maritime  workers  of  all  waterfront  trades  and  occupations.  This  silent  fact  will  have  far  reaching  effect  on  the  attitude  shown  toward  the  unions  by  the  operators  involved.  Who  can  tell  how  great  an  effect  this  common  bond  wilLhave  on  future  employer­employee  relations  on  the  waterfront?  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  the  MTD  stands  as  the most  powerful maritime labor  group ever  assembled.  In  itself  it  stands  as  a  tremendous  stabilizing  factor  in  maritime,  for  its  program  of  a  common  contract  expira­ tion  date  for  all  maritime  unions  puts  to  an  end  the  almost  year­around  bargaining  sessions  and  uneasiness  of  impending strikes. The  MTD  undoubtedly acts as  a strong  deterrant  against  operators  who  prefer  to  face  possible  strike  action  than  grant  reasonable  demands  of  the  mem­ ber  unions.  ^  But  should  strike  action  become  necessary,  the  MTD  ORTON  LEWIS  PARSON  who  was  hurt  aboard  the  SS  fice. Seas  Shipping,  39  Cordtlandl  pledge  of  mutual  support  will  make  any  walkout  JOO  Your  seaman's  papers _aiid  Elly  at  Yokohama.  Street,  New  York.  percent  effective.  i  4'  4>  4>  •  ' '  4.  permit  card  are  on file  at  SIU  Headquarters,  51  Bei^ver  Street,  HAROLD  K. SHELLENBERGER  GEORGE  WHITTLESLY  Tn  the  hands  of  the  MTD  is  concentrated  the  entire  l^ew  York,  Please  contact  Benjamin  B.  Get  in  touch  with  ­P.  S.  Ger­ power  of  the  AFL  on  the  waterfroiit,  but,  unlike  the  %  %  Sterling,  42  Broadway,  New  vanage,  105  East  Bay  Street^  Savannah,  Georgia.  CHARLIE  GOODWIN  York  4,  N.  Y.  commies, this power  will not  be abused. The  MTD pledged  4  4.  t  »  4.  t  S.  m its mutual aid  pact "full support  to all affiliates making  .Get  in  touch  with  John  Hunt,  HENKLE  E.  D.  (TEDDY)  HODGES  Deck  Delegate  on  SS  Gateway  iust  and  reasonable demands."  Write  to  Pvt.  Clyburn  M,  DUTCH  DE  VRIES  City.  Important.  Wood,  US  53072846,  Co.  B.,  OOtfi  R. D. HANKS  The securing  of  genuine  trade  union  benefits  for  the  4.  t  Infantry,  Fort  Benning,  Georgia,  HERMAN  (TINY)  WHISNANT  ALEXANDER  VASSEY  members  is  the  MTD's  sole  reason  for  existence,  and  the  t  Write  to  Edward  'W.  (Slim)  ELICK  H.  THOMPSON  group  has  not  varied  from  this  position  since  it  was  BERNARD  W.  BUSTER  Parsons,  care  of  New  York  Hall.  ASA  M.  SHAW  granted  a  charter  by the  AFL  in  1946.  "Pick  up  your  clothes  and  LEO  C. HOGAN  »  4.  4­ papers  In  the  SIU  Baltimor®  A.  ARMETTA  The  SIU  is  proud  to have  been  among  the  founders  Get  in  touch  with  Silas  B.  Hall  and  your  money  at  any  H.  L.  WALCH  of  the  MTD  and  among  the  signers  of  last  week's  pact.  Axtell,  15  Moore  Street,  New  Dickman,  Wright  and  Pugh  of­ 4,  New  York,  regarding  Pick  up  your  overtime  pay  at  In  1946,  when  the  MTD  was  founded,  the  waterfront  York  fice:  Mitchell"  the  case  of  William ,  J.  Clegg,  the Robin  Kettering  company  of­ was  in  constant  turmoil.  The  NMU­Bridges  axis  was  4^  JOHN  CARTER  LEVACK  waging  warfare  on  all  coasts  with  raids,  inter­union  and  a  strike  appeared  imminent.  The  MTD  stepped  in  with  itttra­union fights.  The  short­Hved  Committee  for  Mari­ a  pledge  of  support  and  the  operators  settled  without  a  Your"  validated  papers  have  been  sent  to  the •  Coast  Guard  time  Unity  was  supposed  to  unite  all  waterfront  unions,  strike.  in  New  York  City.  ^  but  its  actual  purpose  was  shown  when  Joe  Curran  re­ 4.  4^  ^  • ;  The  history of  the  MTD shows  that  it has  been  suc­ signed  as  co­chairman  of  CMU  and  blasted  the  outfit  as  PHILIP  COSTA  existing  only  to  pull  raids,  foster  the  commie  line  and  cessful  in  stabilizing  the  waterfront  and  of  major  You  were  overpaid«$214.40  on  importance  in  the  securing  of  greater  benefits  for  its the  Eugenie.  Get  in  touch  with  wreck  non­commie  unions.  member  unions.  However,  we  must  not  take  the  MTD  the  cotnpany  office,  John  Mi  It  is  to  the  everlast^g  credit  of  the  MTD  that  the  for  granted.  The  case  of  the  CMU  shows  that  rivalries  Carras,  Inc.,  24  State  Streeii  CMU's purpose  was defeated.  An'example of  MTD coun­ can  exist, on  the  waterfront  and  unity  is  not  always  easy,  New  York  City.  4>  t,  %  teraction  took  place  in  1946  in  Coos  Bay,  Oregon,  where  but  the  members  of  the MTD  have shown  that  bickering  CURTIS  T.  AKINS  Bridges  tried  to raid  the Sailors  Union  of  the  Padific. The  and  rivalry  have  no  place  where  the  object  is.  genuine  Contact  your  wife,  Mrs.  C.  T.  Akins,  1108  E.  Chester,  JacKson,  MTD  answered  by  throwing  picketlines  around  NMU  trade  unionism.  Tennessee.  ships  in  the  East  Coast,  Tho  raid  was  called  off.  The  4  a>  4.  The  MTP  member  unions  are  only  interested  in  CMU  died  shortly  after.  ,,  ,  HAROLD  RELEFORD  : '  common  betterment  and  have  worked  diligently,  oyer  On  the  plus'side  of  the  ledger,  only  last  spring  the  the  past five  years,  toward  this  end.  Every  Seafarer  can.  Brother  Releford  and  his  wife  to  notify  their  friends  of  MTD  sprang  into  action  when  the  Masters,  Mates  and  be  thankful  that  the  SIU  is  part  of  the  Maritime  Tracks  wish  the  passing  away of  their  dauife­ Pilots  Union, AFL,  was deadlocked  with  the operators and  Department.  terj  Nancy,  oh  July  23.  ;  •   �Friday,  August  10,  1951'  TttE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Elected ItA Executive Council  Word  To  OS  tankermen  By  DANNY  GRECO  Mutual  Aid  Pledged  By  MID  Unions  (Continued  from  Page  1)  tisfactory  contracts  for  the  un­ ,  Just  give  the SIU  the  ball  and  ions  involved.  you  can  bet  your  bottonj  buck  The  MTD  also  revealed  that  it  pur  Union  will  carry  it­right" oh  had  officially  endorsed  the  posi­ over  tiie  goal  line  every  time.  tion  of  the  Seafarers  Interna­ Jhe  wonderful  job  thp  Seafarers  tional  Union  against  the* designa­ ^d  in  winning  a  new  agree­ tion  of  an  AFL  maritime  unioil  paent  with  Cities  Service,  that  representative  to  serve  as  a  la­ puts  our  standard  contract  ihto  bor  member  of  the  National  effect  on  the  company's  tankers,  Shipping  Authority.  is  a  swell  example  of  the  way  cur  organization  operates.  >  As  chairman of  the MTD_meet­ ings,  Joseph  P.  Ryan  announced  As  a  man  who  has  sailed  Cit­ that  he  had  informed  AFL  Presi­ ies  Service  tankers,  especially  dent  William  Green  that  "inas­ in  the  days, when  things  looked  much  as  the  SIU,  which  is  di­ pretty,  dark,  I  want  to  say  that  rectly  involved,  withdrew  its  the  SIU  has  once  again  kept  its  word.  signatures  and  pledges  made  at  Members  of  the  Executive  Council  of  the  International  Longshoremen's  Association,; AFL,  the  Washington  conference  of  It  has  kept  faith  with  the  men  who  were  elected  at  the  convention  which  ended  July  27:  maritime  unions,  as  a  result  of  to  whom  it  promised  that  the  First  row  (left  to  right):  Robert  Collins,  Seattle;  Dick  Walton,  Chicago;  Executive  Ifice­ the  National  Shipping  Authority  fight  would  never  be  given  up  President 'Patrick  Connolly;  Walter  Bk  Holt,  New  York;  President  Joseph  P.  Ryan;  Secretary­ breaking  faith  with  seamen,  thie  until  they  got  the  representa­'  Treasurer  Harry  Hasselgren;  Daniel  Donovan,  Boston;  August  Idzik,  Baltimore.,,  MTD  went  on  record  to  endorse  tion  they  were  entitled  to  as  Middle  row:  Ehunet  Townsend.,  Jacksonvills;  CharleS  Lockhard,  Miami;  Dave  Dennis,  New  American  seamen.'  Orleans;  Gus  Scannavino,  Brooklyn;  Ernest  Slaughter,  Duluth;  William  Jones,  New  Orleans;  the  SrU's  action."  The SIU  charged that  the ship­ Pat  CuUnan,  Jr.,  Chicago;  William  V.  Bradley,  New  York.  Most  of  the  SIU  men  will  re­ jping  agency  had  failed  to  live  Top  row:  Walter  Mayo;  Lake  Charles;  Frank  Yaeger,  Galveston;  David  Alston,  Norfolk;  member  that  there  were  times  up  to  its  promise  to  protect  the  when  it  appeared  that  we  were  Arthur  Sullivan,  Nova  Scotia;  Legislative  Representative  David  Roche,  and  Larry  Long,  St.  civilian  rights  of  seamen  to  sue  fighting  against  hopeless  odds.  Louis,  Missouri.  when  it  drew  up  the  generd  •   But  the  Union  was  determined,  agency  agreements.  and  kept  up  the  offensive  Signing  the  pledge  of  support,  throughout  every  phase  of  the  besides  Paul  Hall,  were  Joseph  great  organizing  drive.  P.  Ryan,  President  of  the  ILA5  I'm  hoping  that  the  new  con­ Patrick  ConnoUy,  Executive  tract  provisions  will'  bring  the  Vice­President  of  the  ILA;  Fred  improved  relations  between  the  Howe,  Secretary  of  the  Radio  company  and  the  Union  that  all  Officers  Union;  Morris  Weisber­ of  us  are  anxious  to  see.  If  it  doesn't,  it  won't  be  our  fault,  The  International  Longshore­ safety  standards  for  longshore­ At  the  International  conven­ ger.  New  York  Agent  of  the  as  the  record  shows.  And  you  men's  Association,  AFL,  ended  men.  tion  it  was  announced  that  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific;  can  bet  again  that  the SIU  will  its ' quadrennial  convention  in  The  ILA  has  been  working  for  ILA  would  specifically  seek  an  Tommy  Atkins,  President  of  Lo­ see  to  it  that  CS  tankermen  get  New  York  City  last  week  after  over  two  years  to  have  the  law  increase  in  pay,  a  guaranteed  cal 88,  Masters,  Mates and  Pilots^  a  square  deal  all  around.  delegates  from  all  coasts,  the  changed  and,  as  a  result  of  its  day's  pay,  a  minimum  of  20­man  William  V.  Bradley,  President  of  the  ILA  United  Marine  Divi­ For  myself,  I  want  to  thank  Grear Lakes,  Puerto  Rico, .Alas­ work,  bills  to  this  effect  have  gangs  and  upping  of  welfare  sion;  Louis  Zeigler,  Secretary  of  the  Union  for  keeping  its  word.  ka  and  Canada  heard  reports  on  been  introduced  in  both  Houses  benefits'  and  hospitalization.  the  United  Marine  Division  of  The ­SIU  has  shown  once  again  the  Union's  progress  during  the  of  Congress  and  ace  expected  to  SIU  President  Harry  Lunde­ the  ILA  and  Hasselgren. '  that  regardless  of  the  odds,  it  past  four  years,  and  voted  to  reach  the fioors  for  action  when  berg  addressed  the  International  Congress  reconvenes.  body  and  praised  the  ILA  for  is  fully  capable  of  getting  the  intensify  its  program  of  bene­ THUMBS  DOWN  best  deal  for  seamen.  In  Cities  fits  for  longshoremen  and  allied  Ryan's  statement  was  issued  its  longstanding fight  against  the  At  the  same  time  the  aid  paot  from  the  International  conven­ communists  in  maritime, —  "A  was  announced,  it  was  also  re­ Service,  the  Seafarers  were  able  crafts.  to  do  a  job  that  other  organiza­ ILA  President  Joseph  P.  Ryan  tion,  which  convened  in  the  fight,"  he  said,  "the  ILA  began  vealed  that  the  AFL  group  had  tions,  including  the' NMU,  were  announced  at  the convention  that  Hotel  Commodor­'  on  July  23  waging  long  before fighting  the  turned  thumbs  down  on  the  laf­ unable  to  measure  up  to.  high  on  the  list  of  coming,  ac­ following  the  enc.  of  the  ILA's  commies  became  fashionable."  bor­management  committee  .  Let  the'  other  unorganized  tion  will  be  negotiations for  sub­ Atlantic  Coast  convention,  which  He  notified  the  ILA  men  that  which  has  been  set  up  to  pr^  •   tanker  companies  take  note  of  stantial  increases  for  the  long­ had  met  there  the  pr'evious  the  SIU,  too,  has  no  use  for  mote  the  American,  merchant  commies  and  would  continue  to  the  job  done  by  the  SIU  in  the  shoremen  when  contracts  ex­ week.  marine.  Cities  Service  case.  The  dogged  pire September  30,  and  continued  The  demand  for  increased  "kick  them  around"  at  every  Chairman  Ryan  informed  AFL  fight  the  Seafarers  put  up  pressure  toL,bring  about  the  pass­ benefits  was first  announced  at  opportrmity.  President  Green  that  the  MTD's  should  make  clear  to  them  that  age  of  amendments  to  the  fed­ the  Atlantic  Coast  convention,  The  conve.ntion  wound  up  with  position  was  as  follows:  1  the  SIU fights  to  win  and  won't  eral  Longshore  and  Harborwork­ as  were  various  reports  on  local  the  election  of  officers  for  the  "Inasmuch  as  the  program  rer  quit  once  it  has  taken  on  a  job.  ers  Act  to  provide  adequate  and  national  action  taken  dur­ coming  four  years,  having  made  ferred  to  was  developed­  solely  constitutional  revisions  allowing  ing  the,  past  four  years.  by  the  CIO  organizations  and  Speaking  at  the  Atlantic  Coast  enlargement  of  the  executive  their  contracted  employer  or^­ meeting  was  Paul  Hall,  Secre­ board  to  seat  'William  'V.  Brad­ ganizations,  participation  of  the  tary­Treasurer  of  the SIU  Atlan­ ley,  President  of  Local  333,  Uni­ AFL  marine  unions  would  be  tic  and  Gulf  District,  who  re­ ted  Marine  Division^  ILA.  meaningless ­ other  than  to  lend  called  the  mutual  support  that  The  constitution  was  also  its  name  to  the .decisions  and  the  Longshoremen  and  the  Sea­ amended  to establish  the  position  actions  of  the  CIO  group."  By  JIMMY  SHEEHAN  farers  had  always  extended  each  of  executive  vice­president  of  The  MTD  said  further  that  to  BOSTON,  August  2—Shipping j  Not  only  has  the  business  of  other  in  the  past,  and  on  behalf  the  International,  a  job  to  which  participate  in  the  committee  is  very  good  here  and  the  Sea­ handling  the  ships  been  smooth,  of  the  SIU  assured  them  of  Patrick  Connolly,  vice  president  woiold  be  neither  "practicable,  "fovu­sqiiare  and  all­out"'  sup­ of  the  Atlantic  Coast  District,  farers aboard  Cities Service  ships  but  here  in  the  Branch  the  fel­ constructive  nor  productive  of  lows  have  pitched  in  and  are co  port  in any  of  their  future  beefs.  was  elected.  good  results."  hitting  here  are  very  happy  operating  fully  whenever  any­ During  the  sessions,  the  Mari­­ about  the  new  set­up  on  their  thing  comes  up  that  calls  for  a  time  Trades  Department  went  ;  ships,  so  there  are  no  longj faces  little  volunteer  effort.  on  record  as  being  unable  to  in  this  neck  of  the  woods  .this  At  our  regular  meeting,, under  support  the  Marine  Engineers  week.  Constitutional  Changes  Approved  Page  4  Good  and  Welfare,  a  good  sug­ Beneficial  Association  in  its  dis^  New  Building's  Galley  Takes  Shape  ­  Page  5  ', We  took  care  of  six  ships,  all  gestion  was  made  by  one  Bro­ pute  v/ith  the  Isthmian  Steami­ tankers,  among  them  two  Cities  Report  of  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  !  Page  6  ther  that  ofi  the  Cities  Service  ship  Company,  in  view  gf  the  Shipping  Subsidies  Over  100  Years  Old  Page  7  Service  ships  and  the  payoffs  ships  everyone  be  given  the  fact  that  the  CIO  engine  officers  went off  in fine  style.  Chilean  Seamen  Ask  SIU  To  Suppoff ~Btrike  Page  7  booklet  outlining  the  duties  of  ,.  Page  8  had  violated  picketlines  of  the  We  had  an  overtime  beef  on  the  Delegates.  We  have  heard  News  From  the  Ships  ...  Page  9  BlU­alfiliated fish  and  ^cannery  the  Stony  Creek  (American  that  some  crewmembers  believe  Minutes  of  Shipboard  Meetings  Page 10  workers  dtiring  their  strike  last  ;  Tramp  Shipping),  but  it  Was  the  Delegates  are  on  there  to  Letters  From  the  Membership  Shipboard  Meetings  Need  Not  Be  Routine  Page  13^  month  against  the  Alaska  Fisle­ squared  away  right  on  the  ship.  act  as  nursemaids.  ­  Page 14  ing Industry,  Inc.,  in  the  Bering  On  the  two  Cities  Seryice  ships,  I  have  one bit of tragic news to  Beware  of  Carbon  Tetrachloride  .."l  Page 17  Sea: area.  the  Government  Camp  and  Fort  report  thjp  week.  Brother  Everad  SIU  Is  A  Family  of  Unions  The  MTD  also  officially  recog­ Page  20  Hoskins,  the  boys  were  chipper  Gardner,  who  had  been  in  and  Welfare  Plan  Aids  In  Recovery  nized  the  AFL  Brotherhood  of  and  right  in  there  pitching, like  out  of  the , marine  hospital  for  Reports  From Branch  Agents:.  Marine  Erigineers  as  a  bona­fide  one  big  happy  family.  Page  4  Some  time  with  •  a  bad  heart,  Baltimore  Page  6  labor . organization,  and  recomf*  Mobile  ..'  The  other  ships  handled  were;  passed  away  last  week.  Philadelphia  ....:  Paga  4  Page 15  mended  that  it  launch  an  0»­ Lake. Charles  The.  Cabins  (Cabins  Tankgrs),  Brother  Gardner  held  book  No.  Savanneh  .................. Pago  4  SeatUe  Page 15  ganizing  drive  where  its  reprss­ Wanda  (Epiphany), and  Bull  Run  21430  and  was  well­known  Tampa  Wilnsiagloa.  ......  Page  ­i  Page 15  sentation  would  be  of  value  to  (Tanker  Sag  Harbor).  throughput  the ,  District.  Galvestott'  ­Pea*­  ®  Page 17  AI'L  marine  workers.  New  Osleant^ii..  Higher  Wages,  liureaseJ  Benefits  Are  Goals  Set  By  ILA  Convention  . iC  Page Three  Cities  Service  Crewmeii  Happy  finder New Pact, Boston  Reports  IN  THIS  ISSUE  �Page  Four  ,  Savannah  Gets  Ready For Some  Super­Shipping  By  E.  B.  TILLEY  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  New Recreational Gear in Savannah Hail  Friday,  August  10,  1951  Tampa SIU Opposes  Antl­Laiior Mayojr  By  HAY  WHITE  TAMPA,  August  3 —Shipping  has  been  good  for  this  port,  what  with  the SS  Florida  (P&O)  and  the/Irenestar  (Triton)  paying  off  arid  signing  on  again,  and  several  Waterman  coastwise  ves­ sels  coming  here  in­transit.  The  Delegates  brought  in  the  Irenestar  in  good  shape.  There  were  no" gashound  beefs ^nd'no  major  overtime  beefs—and  what  there  were<  were  quickly  squar­ ed  away.  Once  again  there  was  no  Branch' meeting  in  Tampa.  We  attended  the  meeting  of  the  local  AFL  central  body,  which,  after  transacting  its  us­ ual  business,  turned  its  atten­ tion  to  the  coming  election  oh  September  4,  when,  the  people  of  Tampa  votC  for  mayor.  The  present  mayor  is  the  one  who  hardtimed  the  SIU  during  the  1946  General  Strike,  and  we  are doing  all  we  can  to  turn  him  out  so  that  he  can  earn  his  liy?  'ing  the  hard  way—^by  ,working.­ SAVANNAH,  August  2—Ship­ ping  is  better  than  good  in  this  port  right  now,  and  promises  to  be  of  super­boom  proportions  be­ fore  the  month  is  out.  During  the  past  two  weeks  we  paid  off  and  signed  on  three  ships  and  took  care  of  four  more  in­transits,  but  tha  future  will  make  this  seem  a  slow  period,  as  we  have  been  informed  that  five Liberties  will  be  in  port  here  shortly  to  take  full  crews.  ' The payoffs and  sign  ons  were:  Salem  Maritime  (Cities  Service),  Southport  and  Southland  (South  Helping  to  "christen"  the  new  Savannah  Branch  recreational equipment is J. Clayton Haire,  Atlantic).  The  in­transit  ships  were:  Monroe  and  Jean. (Bull),  regional  organizer  for  the  Retail  Clerks  International  Association. AFL,  as he  draws a  bead  on a  Eobin  Sherwood  (Robin)  and  the  shot  while  playing  "8­Ball."  Standing  aweuting  his  turn  is  H.  White,  while  observing  are.  F.  F.  Manthy,  B.  W.  Brinson,  M.  P.  Linsky,  T.  C.  Musgrove  and  M.  Wickham.  Anniston  Victory  (South  Atlan­ \  tic).  Below:  Ping­pong  maniacs  will  have  their  day now in  the basemexii  of  the Savannah  Branch,  These  ships  were  no  problem  where  eunple  facilities  are\ available  for  those  leisure  hours  on  the  beach.  Here  B.  W.  Brinson  for  us,  as  usual,  and  we  sent  a  prepcures  to serve  to  T.  C.  Musgrove,  while  awaiting  their  turn  are,  W.  Manthy  and  A.  Griffin.  good  number  of  men  aboard.  Also  in  the  basement  is  a  punching  bag  for  the muscle­building boys,  as well  as a baggageroom.  The  expected  Liberty  ships  are  • GAA­chartered  jobs,  three  for  phone  for  help  from  other  ports.  Bloomfield,  one  for  Sopth  Atlan­ If  anyone  is  interested  in  these  tic  and  one  for  Alcoa.  This  job'  jobs,  apply  here  immediately.^  order  should  clean  the  shelves  RECREATION  ROOM  here  and  send  us  running  to  the  Incidentally,  just  as  the  ship­ ping  gets  hot,  we  have  imveiled  the  new  recreational  set­up  here  in  the  basement  of  the  Hall.  We've  been  working. for  some  time  to  get  the  spot  cleaned  and  equipment  installed.  We  had  the  grand  opening  last  week  and  already  the  boys  have  made  good  use  of  the  pool  Results  of  the  District­wide  arid  the  ping  pong  tables.  referendum  on  proposed  changes  Needless  to  say,  the  dearth  of  in  the  SHI  constitution  and  re­ men ­on  the  beach  had  crippled  vision  of  the  dues  and  assess­ our  attempts  to  hold  a  meeting.  ment  set­up  were announced  last  We  haven't  had  the  semblance  week  when  the  balloting  com­ of  a  quorum  here  in  weeks  and  mittee's report  revealed  the  mea­ it  looks  like  we  won't  have  one  sures  had  passed  by  a  majority  for  some  time  to  come,  either.  of  90  percent.  The  Headquarters  Balloting  Committee,  elected  at  a  special  meeting  following  the  ending  of  voting  on  July  24,  announced  By  EARL  SHEPPARD  when  the  new  Vacation  Plan  That  brings  to  mind  a  cutie  there,  who  have  to fill  out  a  that  the  results  of  votes  cast  takes  effect.  The  wait  for  cash  that  was  pulled  on  us this  week.  mile of  forms  and  redtape  before  during  the  previous  30  days  in  BALTIMORE,  August  1  —  A  then  will  be  only  a  matter  of  Some  guy  found  an  old  baggage  they get  anything. Our  boys  pro­ 13  A&G  Branches  showed  3,194  few  more  hectic  shipping  pe­ minutes.  stub  somewhere  and  had  a  war­ duce  their  Union  credentials,  boofcmembers  for  and  334  riods  like  the  ^one  just  passed  RESHUFFLING  rant­served  on  us,  claiming  that  last  discharge  and  stick  out  their  against,  with  49  votes  being  and  we'll  be  talking  to  ourselves.  In  the  Hall  we  are  now  re­ the  Union  had.  held  his  gear  hands  for  the  tenner.  We've  just  taken  care  of  24  arranging  the  Dispatcher's  coun­ since  1943  and  wouldn't  let  him  The  membership  meeting  held  voided.  In  addition,  an  unofficial  poll  payoffs,  19  sign­ons  and  7  in­ ter  for  greater  efficiency.  Work­ have  it.  here  August  1  produced  nothing  of  SIU  ships  showed  the  same  transits,  for  a  total  of  50  mis­ ing  materials  and  equipment  are  He  didn't  show  up  the  day  of  out  of  the  ordinary.  All  reports  strong  favorable  sentiment  for  sions  to  the  waterfront.  The  now  concentrated  in  one  spot  the  hearing  and  the  US  Com­ were  accepted  and  the  member­ the  issues  among  crews  of  SIU  men  commg  in  off  the ships  here  so  there  is  less  time  and  less  missioner  understandingly  threw  ship  was  asked  to  remember  ships.  Of  124  ships  which  an­ are  being  reshipped  so  fast  that  energy  consumed  to  accomplish  out  the' case.  What  troubles  we  their  Union  principles  aboard  swered  questionnaires,  3,518  Sea­ we've  heard  rumors  that  the  the  job.  ship  and  ashore.  have!  ^  farer  voted  support  of  the  Missing  Persons  Bureau  is  being  At  the  same  time  we  are  We  have  been  taking  care  of  Some  of  the  boys  present  at  changes,  while  209  were  listed  swamped  with  calls  from  th«  cleaning  out  the  baggageroom.  the  Brothers  in  the  USPH  hos­ the  meeting  may  be  known  families  of  Seafarers  wanting  to  Noticg  is  hereby  served,  per  the  pital  here,  and  it's  a  pleasure  around:  Frank  Baron,  John  Tauf­ as  being  opposed.  know  what  happened  to  them.  Branch  rules,  that  any.  gear  left  to  see  their  smiles  when  they  rin.  Bob  McDonald,  Blackie  The  recently  concluded  refer­ Two  companies'  ships.  Ore  and  here  over  a  year  will  be  dis­ get  that  weekly  benefit.  Renn  and  Bill  Mcllveen.  endum  was  authorized  by  mem­ Calmar,  are  not  getting  rushed  Our final  comment:  "Gosh,  it's  Their  smiles  are  contrasted  by  posed  of  if  a  return  address  is  bership  action  at  all  regular  port  ­ the  long  faces  of  the  NMU  men  hot  here."  ^etings  early  in  June,  follow­ by  men  wanting  to­ship  aboard  not  on  the  baggage.  ing  recommendations  made  by  for  very  understandable  reasons.  two  Quarterly  Finance  Commit­ The  food  being  put  out  on  these  ships  is  not  up  to "shuff  and  the  tees.  short  stays  in  port  of  the  Ore  OBSOLETE  SET­UP  vessels  make  them  poor  shore­ The  newly­crewed  boneyard  farer.  Glen  Golden  came  in  off  By  STEVE  CARDULLO  The  questions  decided  in  vot­ timfe  ships.  ,  job  was  the  Robert  Lansing,  the  winter  Hill  to  tell  us  that,  ing  involved  amendments  to  The  one  way  to  make  these  PHILADELPHIA,  August  4 —  which  "will  be  operated  under  while  his  ship  was  leaving  Phil­ several  constitutional  provisions  ships  attractive  to  seamen  is  to  Despite  seven  payoffs  and  re­ GAA­charter  by  Bull  Lines.  adelphia  on  its  last  trip,  he  was  which  have  become  obsolete ,as  take  care  of  them  in  the  belly  signings,  plus,  the  crewin^  of  a  Speaking  of  "Bull  Lines,;  ,we  helping  the  Pilot  over  the  side  the  ]5psult  of  the  Union's  suc­ department.  As  long  as  they  are  boneyard  ship,  the  tempo  of  just  got  a  report  from  Red  Hea­ and  fell  in  the  water.  cess  in  obtaining  employer­paid  well  fed,  they're  usually  happy  activity  remains  slow  here.  We  ly,  now  aboard  the  ­Bull  Line  From  what  we  hear,  the  Skip­ Welfare  Benefits,  and  the  pro­ and  will  forget  about  the  lack  won't  even  venture  to  guess  GAA­Liberty  Joseph  Brown. ­ per  wanted  to  dock  Glen  for  the  posed  dues,increase  and  realign­ of  time  asfiore.  when  the  activity  will  pick  up  Red .writes  from Venice that he  time  he  was  off  the  ship.  Ser­ ment  of  assessments recommend­ around  here,^  but  the  coming  took  a  beautiful  signorina  for  a  iously,  though,.. they  puHed  a  Another  gripe  around  here,  ed  by  the  financial  committees.  and  one  not  confined  to  the  weeks  should  show  an  improve­ gondola  ride  one^  evening,  but  fasti  rescue  of  the  soaking­wet  The sections  of  the constitution  companies  mentioned  above,  is  ment.  found  his  evening  ended  twenty  Seafarer  and  had  him  bSdk  that  have  been  amended  dealt  the slowness  with  which  the ope­,  We  paid  off  and  signed  on  the  minutes later  when  he found  she  aboard  in  twenty­nine  minutes.,  with  hospital,  death  and  ship­ rators  are  paying  off  vacation  following  ships:  Barbara  Friet­ had  beep  making  love%)  a  stan­ On  the  local  front. everything  wreck  benefits.  money  due  men.  chie  (Liberty  Navigation);  Lpne  chion  while  Red  had  beeft  used  is  calm.  We  had  a  rash  of  perr  The  resolution  voted  upon  was  Those  men  who  did  not  col­ Jack,  Council  Grove  and  Winter  as  an  oar.  I  ^ess  that  shows  formers  around  here  for  a  fey^  originally submitted  to the mem­ lect  aboard  ship  must  write  the  Hill  (Cities  Service);  Western  anything  can  happen  after  dark  days,  but  they  disappeare<i  hur­ bership  in  Branches  on  Jime  company,,  and  a  long  wait  is  Farmer  (Western  Navigation);  in  Venice.  ridly  when  they  learned  that  6  and  balloting  began  on  June  usually  involved.  Of  course,  this  Michael  (Carras)  and  Gtorg^  L.  We  also  learned  this  week  of  soil:  of  nonsense  went  out  with  25.  ...  i  beef  win  be  no  more  in  October  the  goings­ron  of  another  Sea­ i  blue  linen.  Lawson  (Pacific  Range).  .A  Constitutional  Changes  Okayed  By  9­1 Mergin  It's  in And  Out  Again  in Port  Baitimore  Philadelphia  Shaping  Is  Dragging  Anchor  �,1,1  iiiiiiriliiirowiawi^  Friday;  August  10*  1951  ­3''  THE  S  E  AF  A  R  ERS  LOG  ""Wii'Pi  Page  Fit©  When  it  comes  to  producing  and  serving  food,  the  SIU's  new  Headquarters­New  York  Branch  will  be  sec­ ond  to  none  in  that  department  once  operations  begin  following  the  opening  of  the  building.  The  necessary  equipment  is  being  installed  now  in  the  SIU  cafeteria  and  bake  shop,  which  Will  double  as  a  Unionrconducted  :  school  for  members  of  the  stewards  department.  Likewise,  this  week  workmen  completed^the  orna­ mental  work  to the  front  of  the  building,  putting  up  the  • II  signs  for  the  Port  O*  Call  Bar  and  the  Sea  Chest.  Else­ where  in  the  building, floors  were  receiving final  sandings  i  and fixtures  and equipment  were  being moved  into place.  The  Sea  Chest,  slopel^est  to  Seatuez*,  has  its  name  in  lights  now*  as  do  the  main  ea­ iranc©  and  the  Port  O'  Call  Bar.  Lettering  is  hacklii^ted  and distinguishable  from  a  distance.  The Sea Chest  wiU offer  a full line of  suppUes.  dry cleaning  and laundry service.  The  photographer  was  on  hand  when  the  workmen  installed' the  steam  table  with  serving  counter,  grills,  refrig«;rators,  deep  fryer,  ranges,  mixers  and  other fixtures.  ^  ^  .  Frenchy  Michelet,  who  has  been  overseeing  the  work  on  the  building*  ''iiaspects  a  Blodgett  ovfei*.  ­is­hieh  la  aa®  ©f  a  ©f  ssaSis  in  the,SItJ'smiley,  and  bakery,  with  an  aggregate  ciapacUy  of  100  Imge  Pttlhnan  Igdves  dt  d,..single^  /  ­iix: i  E^ciency  will  be  the  watchword  ih  the  new  building  as  shown by  Frenchy  Michelet,  who  takes  a  practice  run  through  the  newiy­install^ autmnatic  meat  slicer,  designed  to  shorten  meat  cutting  time  and  produce  finer  cuts  of  meat.  S­ E­'­T '­i  :.v.'  A  close­up  view  of  some  of  the  equipment  that  will  be  used  to  turn  out  the  feed.  At  left  are  the  broilers,  and  at  right  is  the  deep  fryer,  while  in  the  ;||  middle  is  the  b^c­Chef  rntgUt  OvetheUd  is  a  ccunplete  blower  syslem  to  t|]  cdrry off  cooking'odors.  �Page Six  rllE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  August  10,  1951  Shipping Should Maintain  Its  Fast  Pace  in Mobile  By  CAL  TANNER  MOBILE,  August  2—Shipping  continues  at  a  rapid  pace  in  this  port,  and  since  we  have  a  least  eight  ships  due  to  payoff  By  PAUL  HALL,  within  the  next  two  weeks  there  Secretary­Treasurer,  SIU,  A&G  District;  Chairman,  SIU  Welfare  Plan  Trustees  "  *are  no  indications  that  it  wil  slacken  any.  Each  week  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  will  make  its  report  ti>  the  membership  of  The  only  excitement  in  town  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  through  the  SEAFARERS LOG.  Included will  be the  names  at  this  time,  now  that  the  Gulf  of  the  men  receiving  hospital  benefits,  the  amounts' paid, the  hospitals  in  which  they  are  Coast  Shrimpers,  affiliated  with  receiving  treatment,  and  the  total  amount  paid  out  since  the  inception  of  the  plan  on  the  SIU,  won  their  beef,  is  the  J^y  1,  1950.  Also  included  in  the  report  will  be.  the jaames  of  thb  men  who  have  died  picketing  of  the  Gulf  Ship­ and  the  amounts  paid  their  beneficiaries.  building  Corporation,  at  Chica­ saw  imder  contract  to  affiliates  Period  Covered By  This Report  15 ­ July  28  of  the  AFL  Metal  Trades  Coun­ cil,  by  the  CIO  Shipyard  Work­ Cash  On Hand  $67,741.14  ers,  with  whom  the  SIU  has  al­ ways  had  good* relations.  US Government Bonds  vh.i.r­ i  ­ •  •  $754,023.44  nnXiX  ,.Bo J  In  Oiji  The  CIO  men  are  striking  the  Estimated  Accounts Receivable  $140,000.00  Alabama  Dry  Dock  and  Ship­ building  Company  for  higher  Hospital Benefits Paid In  This  Period  $3,888.00  WILLIAM  McNEIL  wages,  and  are  trying;  to  induce  the  AFL  men  to  come  out  in  Total Hospital Benefits Paid Since July 1,1950  $56,735.00  support.  "This,  by  the  way,  works  a  ,  [lardship  on  the  poor  Dispatcher,  Death Benefits  Paid in This  Period  NONE  NO  DISPUTE  who  sometimes  doesn't  have  th^  Total Death Benefits  Paid Since  July  1, 1950  $59,000.00  But,  as  E.  M.  Sweeney,  vice  heart  to  ship  a  man  from  this  president  of  the  Mobile  Metal  cool,  comfortable  Hall,  to the  hot  'For  the first  time  since  the  Welfare  Plan  companies  behind  in  their  payments  came  Trades  Council  put  it,  the  AFL  foc'sle  of  a  Liberty  ship  which  went  into  affect,  a  two­week  period  ended  through,  following  their  periodic financial  men  wUl  continue  to  work  at  has  been  laid  up  for  the  last  without  a  single. death  being  reported  or  book  balancing,  and  lowered  the  Plan's  ac­ Giilf  as long  as  they have  a  con­ Jive  years.  counts  receivable  by  $30,000,  down  to  $140,­ tract  and  there  is  no  dispute.  "In  my  recent  trip  to  New  death  benefit  paid.  This  was  in  sharp  con­ There  were  more  than  thirty  York,  I  had  the  opportunity  tra^  to  the  report  covering  the  previous  000, putting  that much money into the Plan's  cops  on  hand  and  about  80  pick­ of  looking  over  oiar  new  Hall,  two  weeks,  when  seven  death  benefit  pay­ cash­on­hand  fund.  ,  •   Serving  to  boost  the  total  weekly  hospital  ets;  but  there  was  no  disorder  and  I  must  say  ifs the  best  yet.  ments were  made totalling  $10,000, the  high­ It  should  make  us  aU  ^oud  to  of  any  kind.  benefits  paid  was  the  dispersing  of  $1,024  est  in  the  Plan's  history..  to  the^  Seafarers  in  the  Manhattan  Beach  200  members  attended  the  lae,  f  Also  during  this  period  just  ended,  the  Branch  meeting,  and  accepted  ^  Hospital.  These men  are  paid  once  a  month.  the  Secretary­^Seaanrer'a  sLn­  e  »?'"! fn'  '  T" hospital  payments  rose  again  to  where  they  The  payments ,to  the  men  in  the  other  hos­ •   1  X  and Headquarters  J  J  X  cial reports  re­ fort  and  benefit  of  the  member­ are  approaching  the  $2,000  a  week  mark,  pitals  remained  at  about  the  same  amount,  port  to  the  membership,  as  well ^  with  $3,888  paid  out  during  the  last  two  rising  but  slightly  in  the  Baltimore  and  San  as  the minutes  of  other  Branches  up  weeks.  the  good­work.''  Francisco  hospitals,  with  a  total  of  174  Sea­ holding  meetings.  And  how!  As  was  stated  in  the  last  report,  several  farers  receiving  benefits  this  period.  It  was  announced  at  the  meet­ ing  that  two  of  our  Brothers  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Cedeno,  Alfre<^  10.00  (Were  killed  in  unrelated  alterca­ MANHATTAN  BEACH.  NY  "  Craig,  Frank  •   "  "  L.  ­  '  20.00  tions.  Louis  Hamilton  was  stab­ Atmore,  Robert  40.00  Dacey,  C.  J  20­00  bed  to death  in Port  Said,  Egypt,  Blake,  R.  A  40.00  Daire,  Clarence  O.  .  10.00  and  C.  W.  Johnson  was  killed  Brupo,  Matthew  40.00  Delaney,  Patrick  M.  30.00  with  an  icepick  in  Prichard,  Dalton,  Jack  40.00  Dixon,  Earl  R  20.00  By  KEITH  ALSOP  Alabama.  Driscoll,  John  J.  40.00  Dodge,  Marshall  A.  20.00  Edwards,  John  T  .,  40.00  Downey,  Cyril  J.  GALVESTON,  August  2—The  20.00  KILLER  SOUGHT  Espinoza,  Jose  40.00  DuBose,  Earl  20.00  biggest  news  from  down  around  Ferrer,  E  40.00  Fields,  M.  J.  Brother  Hamilton's  assailant  is  here  is  that  the  Galveston  local  .......;  ­  10.00  Grimes,  Fred  40.00  Foster,  Audley  C.  being  held  by  Egyptian  author!­'of  the  Texas  Fishermen's  As­ .:  30.00  ties,  but  whoever  killed  Brother  sociation  has  applied  for  and  Keenan,  John  W.  40.00  Fussell,  Joseph  H.  20.00  Johnson  is  stiU  being  sought  by  will  receive  a  charter  from  the  Lancaster,  John  M  40.00 [ Gardner,  William  10.00  the  police.  Landry,  Frederick  40.00, Gunderud,  Harry  R  10.00  Seafarers  International  Union.  Larden,, Robert  F.  ­40.00  HaUet,  W.  ;..  10.00  ,  Those  at  the  meeting  were  The  TFA,  which  is seven  years  Lopez,  E  40.00 ;Hoge>  E.  D.  30.00  urged  to  apply  for  their  vaU­  old  and  has  about  250  shrimp  Mcllreath,  David  40.00  Holmes,  Boss  20.00  dated  papers  at  the  Coast  Guard  fishermen  in  its  Galveston  or­ Makris,  Constantino  40.00  Johnson,  Victor  E.  ............  10.00  before  the  September  1  dead­  ganization,  will,  of  course,  main­ Milazzo,­^ic  40.00  Karalunas,  Leonard  10.00  line.  Those  who  neglect  to  get  tain  its  autonomy  and  elect  its  Moor,  George  E.  40.00  Karttunen,  Leo  20.00  them  will  become  Involuntary  own  officers,  just  as  the  other  Murphy,  B,«  40.00  Koslusky,  Joseph  20.00'  members  of  the  very  exclusive  Districts  and  groups  within  the  Sullivan,  Timonthy  ..........  40.00  Lomas,  Arthur  20.00'  I'm­on­the­Mobile­Beach  Club.  glU  do.  Thompson,  Albert  D  40.00  Lucas,  Joseph  ...;  20.00  In  the  Marine  Hospital  at  this  George  W.  McNeir,  the  pres­ iVorke,  Peter  40.00  McGuigan,  A.  20.00  writing  are  the  following  Bro­ ident  of  the  TFA,  disclosed  that  Blosser,  Edmond  C:'  20.00  Meinerth,  Frederick  20.00  thers:  L.  A.  Pool,  L.  Larrimore,  the  vote  to  affiliate  was  unani­ Gilbert,  Robert  E.  20.00  Mino,  A.;..;.....::.....;  20.00  B.  E.  Sheppard,  G.  W.  Flood,  A.  mous.  He  added  that  other  asso­ Mayoros,  Julius  10.00  Oliver,  Jarhes  C.  20.00  George,  G.  Romana  and  J.  Zeloy.  ciation  locals  will  also  vote  on  Padzik,  John  ;..l..........  94.00  O'Neill,  F.  20.00  xj  On  the  beach  at  the  present  affiliation  with  the  SIU.  These  Pilutis,  Joseph  20.00  SANTOS  GARCIA  time are  the  following  oldtimers:  locals  are  located  at  Rockport,  1024.00  Piatt,  E  10.00  M.  L.  Leousis,  D.  L.  Parker,  C.  Port  Isabel,  Aransas  PasS,  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Powers,  Bart  J.  20.00  Moyd,  B.  Wallace  and.  J.  Nord­ Brownsville,  Palacios  and  Free­ FORrSTANTON. NEW  MEXICO  Prescott,  Jack  20.00  much  affect  on  the  shipping  pic­ port.  strom.  McDonald,  Ddnald  40.00  PretiouSiS  L­jajl­i.:... ...:.  20.00  ^  ture.  "  . ,  Shively,  Clarence  D.  40.00 jRueda,, Juan  S.  20.00  '  Also  among  this  group  is  We  welcome  these  fishermen  It  was  the  same  old  story  last  [Sampson,  Heypian:  ..^..r.­,...  10>OO  William  McNeil,  Who  cannot  into  the  SIU  fold,  for  by  doing  night:,  not  enough  bookmembers  ­  ^8O.0OjSanch!az,,;PharI,eSv..v­'f  i­­.  20.00  make  «p  his  mind  whether  to  so  they  have  not* only  bettered  on  the  beach,  so  no  meeting  DEERSHEAD  STATE HOSPITAL  Sikes,  Oneal ;  . 20.00  ship  or  sit  around  this  air  con­ their  position  in  collective  bar­ could  be  held.  SALISBURY.  MD.  Swienchoski,  Sltanlpy.  20.00..  gaining,  and  strengthened  the  ditioned  Hall.  40.00  Thosnison,  James  ^  20.00  SIU,  but  have  added  one  more  Carl. Thurmond,  L.  A.  DuBeau  Lucas,  Michael  LIKES  HALLS  Walker,  Myron  Eu,—10 00  brick  in  that  wall  that  organ­ and  Frank  Fischer  are  currently  USPHS  HOSPITAL;,  7.00  ized  labor  is  building  to  pro­ in  the  local  USPHS  Hospital,  SAN  JUAN.  PUERTO  RICO  WobRs,  Thpmqs :M.  "The  few  years  that  I  have  Sweeney,  xlohn  J.  40f0i)  tect  itself  from  poor  conditions  and  like  anybody  else  in  the  re­ Sinkevich,  Michael  2O.0O  been a  member  of  the SIU,"  says  De  Vito,  Salvato're  .v./7­.QO  pair  shop  would  appreciate  hear­ Bill,  "have  seen  great  gains  by  and  low  wages.  ysPHS  HOSPITAL  :nh[  ir/jV  ing  from  their  old  shipmates.  Other  news  from  this  port  ^  the  Union—not  only  in  our  ec­ STATEN  ISLAND.  NEW  YORK  V  094>QP  onomic  conditions  but  in  our  is  hot  so  good.  Shipping  is  slow  On  the  beach  with  us  are  A­ Adams,  Henry  D.  ..[r......i..»  20.00  ^  ­UiSPHS­HOSPlTALt  •  Hiring  Halls.  It's  been  a  great  here  and  the  men  are  drifting  Ellis,  J.  D,  McGoldrick,  E.  C.  Ames,  Gmar  i; *.'  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  to  other  ports  for  jobs:  The  20.00  stride  from  the  days  of' 7.  St.  Goings,  E.  Layasa  and  my  old  Athanasourelis,  G;eorge  , '20.00  Campbell,  Coolidge  A.  :....i  20;OO  Michael  Street  to  this  modem  only  payoff  we  had  was  the  SS  friend  Santos  Tlarcia^  Santos,  Barron,  John  ; 10.00  Cara,  .Wilson  O.  .................  20:00  air  conditioned  Hall"  (what  did  Seastar  (Mercador)  which  signed  who  has  been  going  to  sea  for  Bechilivanis,  Nicholas  on  again.  ; 20.00  CelesGhe,  Oliver  . ..ii:;:;.:.­.:  20.00  I  tell  you?)  "and  the  other  new  23  yean^,  jMned  the  SIU  in  Blomgren,  J.  20.00  10.00  Cruz,  Rogelio  Halls  we  have  up  and  down  the  Fourteen  vessels  hit  this  port  1941,  and  has  been  active  .in  Callisto,  jroseph  Coast.'  20.00  in­transit,  but  they  didn't  have  the  Union  since.  \  ;  Cantor,  Robert  (Contitmed  on  PageUSX'^^  REPORT  NUMBER  EIGHT  Shrimpers  In  Galveston  Affiliate  With  Seafarers  ^  V­ �i"*'  'v  /  Friday.  Auguft  10,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Seven  Shipniiig  Subsidies  Over  100  Years  Old  By  JOHN  BUNKER  The  Collins  Line  was  taken  Porto  Rico  Steamship  Company.  Construction  subsidies  are  paid  means  easy  to  get.  This  is  seen  over  by  creditors  soon  after.  The  traditional  mail  contract  to  the  shipyards,  and  cover  the  in  the  fact  that  only  a  few  lines  For  more  than  100  years,  sub­ Other  lines  started  under  the  system  of  giving  federal  aid  to  sidies  have  played  an  important  subsidy  law  of  1845  also  went  shipping firms  was  done  away  difference  in  cost  of  building  a  get  government  money.  There  vessel  in  American  yards  com­ have  not  been  more  than  14  on  part  in  American  merchant  ship­ out  of  business.  with  by  the  Merchant  Marine  pared  with  foreign  yards.  the  receiving  end  of  the  taxpay­.  ping.  Subsidies  for  shipping  were  Act  of  1936,  which  provided  for  US  PAYS  DIFFERENCE  er's  dollar  since  the  Merchant  Subsidies  have  been  used  to  alternately  authorized  by  Con­ outright financial  assistance  for  If,  for  instance,  the  Maritime  Marine  Act  of  1936  was  passed.  start  new  shipping  lines,  to  open  gress,  and  then  discontinued  af­ the  building  and  "operating  of  Administration  would  authorize  Operating  subsidies  are  allow­ up  new  trade  routes  and  to  build  ter  a  few  years,  several  times  ships  on  certain  essential  trade  construction  of  a  ship  for  the  ed  imder  the  following  condi­ ships  for  operation  under  the  after  this first  subsidy  legislation.  routes.  Delta  Line,  which  would  cost  tions:  American flag.  Under  the  subsidy  act  of  1864,  Operating  subsidies  paid  to  $5,­0<)0,000  to  build  in  the  States  1.  That  the  line  be  necessary  The  latest  and  most  dramatic  the  Pacific  Mail  Line  was  sub­ steamship  companies  cover  costs  to  meet  foreign  steamship,  example  of  government financial  sidized  to  the  extent  of  $500,000  of  insurance,  vessel  maintenance,  and  only  $3,500,000  in  Sweden  or  England,  the  builders  would  be  competition  and  promote  aid  to  the  merchant  marine  is  a  year  to  open  a  service  be­ repairs not  covered  by  insurance,  paid  the  difference  by  Uncle  American  commerce.  the superliner  United States, now  tween  California  and  the  Far  wages  and  subsistence  for  of­ Sam.  2.  That  the  subsidized  line  imder  construction  for  United  East.  ficers  and  crew.  Subsidies  are  not  by  any  (Continued  on  Page  14)  States  Lines  in  partnership  with  PIECE­OFFS  Uncle  Sam  and  the  American  taxpayer  at  Newport  News,  Vir­ In  1872,  the  line  had  its  sub­ sidy  doubled  but  then  was  cut  ginia.  More  than  $40,000,000  of  the  off  from  the  taxpayer's  dollar  cost  of  this  $f0,000,000  ship  will  entirely,  when  Congress  became  be  paid  by  the. US  Tfreasury  un­ suspicious  about  the  huge  sums  der  the"'subsidy  provisions  of  the  of  money  the  company  had spent  to  get  the  subsidy  and  voted  the  Merchant  Marine  Act  of  1936.  After  she  is  put  into  operation  entire  subsidy  program  gut  of  on  the  North  Atlantic,  US  Lines  the  window.  will  get  money  from  the  Mari­ It  was  alleged  at  the  timer that  time  Administration  to  help  pay  Pacific  Mail  had  spent  no  less  the  operating  costs  of  the  huge  than . $800,000,  partly  in  Wash­ ship  in  competition  with  the  ington  and  partly  in  New  York  Queen  Elizabeth  and  Queen  financial  centers, to  influence  leg­ Mary.  islators  and  to  make  its  stock  look  good  when  the  subsidy  in­ US  COMPETITION  crease  came  up. for  consideration.  As  the  United  States  is  in­ tended  to  compete  with  the  Subsidy  laws  were  passed  in  iSritish  "Queens"  for  North  At­ 1891,  1920,  and  1928,  with  gov­ lantic  honors,  and as  government  ernment  aid  in  the form  of  com­ money  is  making  her  construc­ pensation  for  carrying  the  US  tion  possible,  it  is  interesting  to  mails.  remeihber  that  the first  US  gov­ The  1920  act  ^ave financial  aid  ernment  shipiiftig  subsidy for  the  to  the  American  South  African  merchant, marine  was  voted  for  Line,  the  Dollar  Steamship  Com­ the,  very  same  reason—^to  pro­ pany,  American  Export  Lines,  Blissfully  unaware  of  the  camera  of  Lester  Moore,  Jame;s  Walker,  AB,  puts  the  paint  brush  vide  American flag  competition  the  Grace  SS  Company,  Munson  Line,  Oceanic  Steamship  Com­ to  work  on  the  Seatrain  Havana  during  a  recent  run  to  Gulf  ports.  At  right,  Faustino  Pedraza.  for  the  Cunard  Line.  A  subsidy  law  was  passed  by  pany,  and  the  New  York  and  AB,  finds  things  more  interesting  in  the  pages  of  a  magazine.  Congress  in 1845,  authorizing  the  Postmaster  General  to  contract  with  private firms  to  start steam­ ship  services  under  the  Ameri­ can flag  on  several  important  The  Confederation  of  the  Maritime  Workers  of  Chile,  an  affiliate  of  the  International  Confederation  of  trade  routes.  One  of  these  was  between  Free  Trade  Unions,  has  asked  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  and  particularly  the  Seafarers  International  New ­York  and  Liverpool  and  a  Union,  for  aid  during  their  general  strike  for  a  long­promised  retirement  law.  In.  forwarding  the  following  subsidy  of  $350,000  a  year  was  granted  to  a  bold  shipping  man  letter  to  the  SIU,  George  Meany,  Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  AFL,  wrote  "The  Confederation  of  Maritime  named  E.  K.  Collins,  to  put  the  Workers  of  Chile  is  led  by  a  group  of  trusted  labor  leaders.  They  are  sincere  friends  of  the  AFL  and  deserve  latest  type  of. American  built  our  wholehearted  support."  The  letter,  addressed  to  S.  Romualdi,  Latin­American  Representative  of  the  AFL, said:  steamers  into  thife  service  against  In  the  name  Of  the  Executive  Council  of  the  Confed­ %ible  to  get  it  passed.  We  have  been  unsuccessful  because, J  the  British  Cunarders.  Collins  agreed  to  provide  20  eration  of  Maritime  Workers  of  Chile,  we  send  our  greet­ of  our powerful opponents.  round­trips  a  year  for  this  sub­ ings to you  and  to all the  members of  the  North  American  In  October,  1950,  dred  and  discouraged,  we  declared  sidy  money,  and  to  build five  Labor  Movement.  We  also  take  this  opportunity  to  send  a  national  strike.  This  was  called  off  when  the  President  fast  ships  of  at  least  1,000  hp  of  Chile signed  a document  in which  he  promised  to make  and  2,000  gross  tons—big  power  you  the following  information:  and  tonnage  for  that  era.  As  you  know  from  previous  correspondence,  and  the  Retirement  Law  a  reality  by  placing  the  Plan  before  Collins  built  the  ships  and  through  the  February,  1951,  Bulletin  of  the  International  both  Houses  of  the  Government.  However,  after  the  Plan  beat  the  Cunarders  on  the  North  had  been  presented,  the  President  refused  to  sign  it.  By  Atlantic  blue  ribbon  route.  He  Confederation  of  Free  Trade  Unions,  we  have  kept  you  that  time,  we  had  already  spent  so  much  money  that  we  pioheered  in  American  steam­ informed  of  the  work  done  by  the  Confederation  of  Mari­ were  imable  to do  anythfog  more.  shipping  but  he  went  broke  do­ time  Workers  of "Chile  in  relation  to  the  enactment  of  a  The  National  Board  of  Directors  of  our  union  has  de­ ing  it,  for  the  subsidy  money  Retirement  Law  to  provide  for  maritime  workers  and  the  was  not  nearly  enough  to  pay  crews of  the  Merchant  Marine ships,  which  wbuld  become  cided to call a general strike, throughout the entire country,  for  construction  of  the  high­ to  begin around  the first  of  July. Knowing  tliat  the power­ speed  liners  or  for  their  oper­ incorporated  in  the  retirement  fund  of  the  National  Mer­ ful American  Federation of  Labor has  proved its solidarity,  ating  costs,  which  could  not  be  chant  Marine.  in  the  past,  to  numerous  unions  through  Latin  America,  met  by  income  from  passengers  At ­the  present  time,  the only  ones  enjoying  the  bene­ and  freight.  fits of  the Retirement  Law  are the officers of  the Merchant  we  ask  the  following:  (1)  That  the facts  in  our  situation  be  made  known  to  TWO  TRAGEDIES  Marine,  the  employees  of  the  ports  and  employees  of  var­ all  American  workers  and,  in  particular,  the  Maritime  •T   he  pioneering  Collins  Line,  ious  merchant  cohipanies;  the  maritime  workers,  river  Workers so  that  we may  have their  moral support.  which  started  a  new  age  for  the  boat  workers  nor  the  crews  of  the  ships  are  not  covered  American  merchant  marine,  also  (2)  That the Seafarers International Union  of  America  suffered  two  crushing  tragedies.  by  Law  4050  (Chile).  This Law  is  out  of  date  inasmuch  as  inform  their  crewmen  on  ships  travelling  to  Chilean  ports  In  September  of  1854,  the  Col­ it was enacted more  thap 25 years  ago and  there have been  about  our strike and  that  they  cooperate  with  us.  j  lins  liner  Arctic  was  rammed  by  no  modifications  or  amendments  to  meet  the  changing  (3)  That  the  union  delegates  of  the  Seafarers  Inter­  I  a  French  steamer  off  Cape  Race  standard  ofTiving. In maintaining  this law  as  it  was  orig­ national  get  in  touch  with  the  members  of  our  union  in  in  heaVy  fog,  and  sank  with toe  inally  enacted,  the  politicians  are  making  fabulous  sums  lost  Of  377  of  her  passenggrs  and  every  port  in which  they happen  to  be  when  our  strike is  .  of  money;  crewtg  ­  ,  called  in  order  to  get  a  better  imderstanding  of  the  true  1  Two  years  later,  the  Collins  _ .  In  Chile .today, the maritime  workers  are  living  with­ situation.  ?  lin^  Pacific  set  out  from  Liver­ out  any  protective  Retirement  Law.  Consequently, when  (4)  We  declare  that  our  strike  is  strictly  legal  iand  pool  for  New  York  with  a  large  they become aged, they are helpless  and often  must depend  that. the. preceeding  facts  are true._  passenger  list,  and  never  arrived  at  her  destination.  Whether  shp  on charity  to. support  their .families.  Your  assistance  to  our  cause  will  be  greatly  appre­  ;  • v  was  a  victim  of  boiler  explosion,  This  state  of: misery  we  arie  trying  to  avoid  cisted and  will help  us to succeed.­ iirb,  collision  with  an  iceberg  or  .with  the creation  6f  ^'Retirehient  Fund.  LUIS  FRANCO  MEDINA  ' soto^  other  misadventure  of  the  Secretary  General  :;' 'sek  iviir  probably  never '  be­ ,  In 1945,  this Plan  was t^ken  into consideration  by the,;  Gov^imnreht  and since  we have  done every  t hing  pos­ Confederation  of  Maritime  Workers of  Chile  ,jjli  ; knovm.  A  Bit  Of  Work  And  Play  On  Seatrain  Havana  Chilean Seamen Ask SlU Te Suppert Strike  t.­'  K  �• ^'{VVfi.  ;^'  JPage Eight  TME  SEAFARERS  LOG  F^ay,  Aug^il  10,  1951  Malaria  Kills  Two  SIU Tanker Saves Crew, Steel  King  Seafarers  Salvages  '  Two  crewmeml^K  of  tHe  Isthmian  vessel  Steel  King  died  on  July  18tn  in  Singapore  of  cerebral  malaria  believed  to  have  been  contracted  in  Soerabaya,  Indonesia.  Prospects for a healthy  The  two men  had shared  the same foc'sle.  The  dead  Seafarers  ire  Ben­ sized  salvage  claim  are  jamin  R.  Mears,  57,  and  Fred  in  the  wind  for  the  men  S.  Velarde,  42,  both  bookmem­ bers.  of  the  SS  Montebello  i  According  to  a  report  received  Hills,  who  recently  res­ by  the  LOG^this  week,  the  men  ,had  complained  of  aching  joints  cued the crew of an aban­ and  fever  a  few  days  before  doned  blazing  Greek  their  deaths  and  had  been  con­ freighter  and  brought  fined  *to  their  quarters,  where  they ,  were  examined  by  doptors  the  ship's  fire  under  Burial  for  Velarde  was  control.  Catholic  cemetery  in  Singapore.  The  dramatic  rescue  took  Mears'  body  is  being  returned  place  in  the  Red  Sea  when  the  on  the  Steel  King  to  the  US  for  Pacific  Tanker  T­2  answered  an  burial  at  the  request  of  his  sis­ BENJAMIN R. MEARS SOS  call  from  the  Nichplaou  ter,  Mrs.  Ruth  Fox,  of  Chester,  Georgios,  which  had  been  aban­ Pa.  Efforts  to  locate  Velarde's  doned  following  a fire  in  the  next  of  kin  have  been fruitless,,  engine  room.  though  the  ship's  articles  list  a  Pulling  to  within  a  mile  of  brother,  Basolio  Velarde,  of  the  blazing  ship,  the  MontebeUo  Cebu,  Philippines.  Hills  anchored  and  sent  a  boat­ ACTION  TAKEN  load  of  crewmembers  to  the  In  the  report  sent  to  the  LOG  blazing  ship  where  they  took  by  the  vessel's  delegates,  the  aboard  the  survivors,  two  of  Vice­Consul,  who  attended  Ve­ whom  were  burned  critically.  Crewmembers  of  the  Montebello  Hills  take,  aboard  the  iarde's  funeral  with  the  crew,  second  boatload  of  survivors.  intends  to  warn  all  ships  run­ STAYED  CLEAR  Because  of  its  fuU  load  of  ning  to  the  East  Indies  that  oil,  the  Montebello  Hills  could  members,  including  the  wife  of  Since  .the  rescue,  the  Mofite­ quinine­ is  to  be  given  to  crew­''  not  venture  too  close  to  the  the  ship.*s first  mate.  beilo  HiUs  has  returned  to  shutt­ members.  The  company,  they  re­ stricken  ship.  During  the' nig^t  the  Monte­ ling  oil  be1:ween  thie  Persian  ported,  is  notifying  its  Rippers  When  the  survivors  were  bello  Hills  kept  a .watch  on  the  Gulf  and  Emope,  a  job  that  it  pf  precautions­to  be  taken  when  FRED S. VELARDE brought  aboard,  a­Dutch  passen­ burning  sWp  and  in  the  parly  has  been  pt  for. several  months.  entering  the  area.  ger  ship  carrying  a  doctor  was  morning  a  boatload  of  men  were  contacted  and  the  injured  men  dispatched  to  investigate  the fire  transferred.  Later  it  was  leam­ and  battle  the flames,  if  they  <?d  that  one  of  the  men  died  as  thought  the  ship  could  be  saved.  a  result  of  his  bums.  The .boarding  party  found  the  Into  the  center­,of  one  of  the  According  to  a  report  received  ship  burning  midships  and  in  from  E.  L.  Baker,  Ship's  Dele­ the  No.  3  and  4  holds.  They  de­ world's  hotspots  sailed  the  Steel  gate,  telling  of  the  rescue,. the  to  battle  the flames  and  Vendor  (Isthmian)  recently  when  crew  made  arrangements  for  did  so  throughout  the  better  it  delivered  vital  arms  cargo  to  caring  foi  the  35  rescued  crew­ part  of  the  day  until  they  were  Indo­China  and  Thialand.­Deliv­ relieved  by  another  team  from  ering  the  goods  to  Thialand  the  ship.  The  fire  was finally  wasn't  difficult,  but  getting  sup­ brought  under  control  sufficient­ plies  into  the  Vietnam  capitol  ly  for  a  towline  to  be  put  aboard.  Seven  days  later,  after  was  a  bit  difficult.  the  towline  had  parted  twice,  On  hand  with  his  camera  was  the  750­mile  trip  to  Suez  was  crewmember  T.  King,  well­ completed.  When  the  ship  ar­ known  to  Seafarers  as  the,  rived  in  port  the crew  was  given  The  Waterman  ship  Gateway  a  hero's  welcome.  bridge  champion  of  the  SIU.  City  came  close  to  sinking  the  During  the  80­mile  trip  up  the  historic  old  naval  frigate  Con­ The  still­smouldering  vessel  river  to  Saigoii,  King  got  snap­ stitution,  sometimes  known  as  was  turned  over  to  representa­ Vietnam  guards  pn  the Steel  Vendor  pose  wUh  czewmembev  Old  Ironsides,  last  week  when  tives  of  its  company  in  Suez.  shots  of  .the  guards  put  aboard  T. King,  AB.  Guards  were  posted  on  ship  to  protpct  vital  war  A  salvage  claim  will  undoubted­ to  protect  the  ship's  cargo from  the  SlU­ihanned  vessel  listed  cargo^.  sh^ply  to  port  while  unloading  ly  be  made  by  the  Montebello  guerilla  forces.  King  reports  40  Hills  crewmembers  when  a  sur­ ­.in  Boston.  soldiers,  including  French  For­'  ' The  sudden  list  caught  160  vey  has  been  completed  of  the  eign  legionnaires,  were  aboard  longshoremen  on  board  unaware  ship  and  its  cargo.  ­j^d sent  them  jumping  to  safety  Baker  reported  that  credit  for  the ship  during  the  trip,  and  the  as  the  ship  tipped  toward  the  the  rescue  and  salving  of  the  crew  was  under .strict ;brders  to  pier  and  sent  the  vessel's  boom  ship  was  "due  to  the  diligent  remain  indoors  to  escape  snip­ and  spars  crashing  against  a  work  of  the  entire  crew  who  ing  from  the  river  steel  warehouse,  knocking  off  a  bfaved  the  risks  and  danger  not  POLITICS  HAZY  large  section  of  roof  and  putting  only  of  the fire,  but  also  from  a  hole  in  the  side  of  the ,  build­ the  sharks,  who  were as  thick  as  The  exact  political  set^up  in  ing.  If  the  ship  had  listed  the  the  sand  hiks  of  Arabia  and  so  the  country  is  hazy  to  most  out­ otlier  way  she  would  have  brave  that  one  afctually  took  an  siders,  but  it  boils  down  to  out  of  a  crewmember's  ..^rushed  Old  Ironsides  and  this;  the  Vietnamese  are  (defend­ Ihrown  the  rhen  into  the  water.  hands  while  rowing."  The  chief  of  the  longshoremen  Baker  also  was  loud  in  his  ing  their  newly  created  country,  said  the  ship  was  towed, to  port  praise  of  "the  stewards  depart­ from  the  rebel  Communist  forces  with  an  eleven  degree  list  to  ment  "because  they  not  only  of  the  Vietminh.  ^starboard.  As  the  cargo  •  was  did  a  gpod.  job  ofHEg.edin^  and  King  was  also  on  hand  with ^  shifted  to  the  other  side  of  the  taking  care  of  35  extra  persons,  his  camera  when  the  ship  de­ vessel  and  while  the  boom  was  but  they  found  time  to  help  livered  war  goods  to  Thialand  Scpfper  John  Gardner,  AB,  rijj^t, stands  with  foiw  Si^esp ;  vmloading  the  vessel  shifted  in  fight  J^e fire  and  rescue'the  (Siam)  which  is  also  bping  o^icers  when  the ship  unloaded  at  BapgMc. ^  ship  as  well  as  help  with  the  threatened  by  Communist  forces  the  other  direction.  .Acceding;'  t o .Kin^'the  (otficer.in  sun  glasses' w^  report^  towing 'Jine'  during  their  spare  Hie  ship  has  since  resumed  and  was  recently  the scene  of  a  . .egular  coastwise  service.  „  Improents­'.'  revolt  by  a  military  grpup.  ­1.  m  ^''1  Gateway City  List  Perils  Pld Ironsides  '  �Friday;  Auguil  10.  1951  THE  SE  AF  AkERS  LOG  Page  Nine  =rf­'  Minutes Of SlU  Shlii  Meetings  HEPUBLIC  (Trafalgto),  July  S  • ­fChairman. A.  Buck;  S^etary,  F.  E.  Starkey.  Delegates  report  everythiiig  running  _amooth.  A  letter  from  shipowners  in  re­ guard  to  proposed  building  of  a  memorial  to  seamen  lost  dming  the  war  was  read.  Discu^ion  on  the  new  Vacation  Plan  just  adopted.  Motiop  carried  to  con­ cur  with  Headquarters  resolution  to'raise  dues  to  $4  monthly.  Sprneone  to contact  the  ilerchaht  Marine­  Libi­ary  Association  and  get  a  library  for  the  ship.  4­  4­ CHILORE  (Ore),  June  2^6  —  Chairman.  H.  Collier.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  everything  okay.  It  was  suggested  that tiie  men. cooperate  in  keeping  pan&y  dPan.  clause  be  put  in  contract  pro­ .quested  that  aH  hands  be  preij­ hibiting  chipping  while  men  are  ent  in  sober  condition  afpayb^..  sleeping  off  watch.  Stewards  de­ Washing  machine  to  remain  SIU  partment  told  to  call  a  meeting  property  in  event  of  ship  beihg  and  hash  out  its  own  problems.  transferred  to  another  union.  "Pood  for  Thought"  dwelt  on^  4  4  4  LONE  JACK  (Cities  Service).  membership  agreed  to  abide  by'  June  24—Chairman.  John  Galas;  fellow  members'  decision  as  to  Secretary,  Bemcurd  Kimberly.  entering  political field.  Delegates  reported.­  number  of  4  4  4  books  and  permits.  Men  remind­ STEEL  FLYER  (Isthmiaa)i  ed to  stand  their  watches as  call­ July  7—Chairman.. T.  Chilinski;  ed  for,  unless  they  have  already  Secretary.  D.  Q.  Rollins.  Dele^  made  arrangements.  Crew  to  gates  reported  crewmember fired  vote  $1  apiece  to  ship's  fund  as  while  in­transit  in  Houston.  Rec­ crew  is  in  debt  to  Ship's  Dele­ ommendation  made  by  Ship's  gate.  Delegate  for  construction  of  cat­­ walk  over  deck  cargo  as  safety  4  4  4  SALEM  MARITIME  (Cities  measure.  Request  that  deck  de­ Service)^  July  4  —  Chairman,  partment  shower's  hot  wati^  George  Smith;  Secretary.  W.  valve  be  checked  and  repaked.  Wells.  Delegates  reported  all  4  4  4  okay.  Motion  carried  to  keep  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman);  a>  4.  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  ship's  fund  at  $100.  Oldtimers  July  8—Chairman.  Steward: Sec­ (Seatrain),  July  8^­ChairmaB,  L.  urged  to  help  the  newcothers  in  retary.  John  Jellette.  Delegates  B.  Brown;  Secretary.  Bill  Fred­ every way possible in their  work.  reported  no  beefs.  Ballot  s(m|  erick.  Ship's  Delegate  rep6rted  Educational  meeting  caUed  ,to  to  Headquarters  from  Bremen.  $25.72  in  ship's  fund.' Motion  discuss  communication  from  Motion  made  that  Patrolman  bo  carried that  Ship's  Delegate  com­ Headquarters  on  issuance  of  new  requested  to  contact  and  advise  miinicate  with  other  Seatrain  permits.  Captain  and  departments  as.­ to  diips  for  the "purpose  of  obtain­ the  rights  and  duties  of  the  4  4  4  ing  opinion  on  new  brand  of  ROBIN  WENTLEY  (Robin).  crew  as  covered  in  sections  two  coffee  to  be­  ordered  for fleet.  June  24—Chairmem.  J.  Long­ and  nine  in  the  agreement.  Members  reminded  that  only  fellow:  Secretary.  R.  Sadowski.  two  more  port"  opportunities  re­ Delegates  reported  all  in  order.  main  to  vote  on  referiendum.  Suggestion  made  that  a  close  '  4.  4>  4.  check  be  made  on  stores  for  the  TOPA TOPA  (Watermaln),  July  STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian),  July  1—Chairman.  H.  Grimes;  next  voyage.  4.  4.  Chairman.  A.  M.  Branconi;  March  25  —  Chairman.  S.  Phil­ Secretary.  E.  Laws.  Delegates  4  4  4  STEEL  RANGER  (Isthmian),  Secretary.  A.  L.  Yarborough.  lips;  Secretary,  R.  Pawlek.  Del­ reported  all  okay.  Communica­ SANTORE  (Ore).  June  23  —  Ship's  Delegate  reports  smooth  egates  reported  no beefs.  Discus­ tion  from ..^Headquarters  on flve  Chairman.  Vincent  Walrath;  Sec­ July  1  —  Chairman.  Lawrenc^  Tryon;  Secretary.  Willis  W.  sailing  in  all  departments.  Crew  sion  oh  irinerspring  mattresses.  issues  read  and  adopted.  retary;  William  Clark.  Delegates  Wright.  Delegates  reported  no  Ship's Delegate  requested that  all  4  4  4  to  get  further  information  on  report  some  disputed  overtime  current flve  point  plan. • V   ote  of  beefs  be  channeled  properly,  CHRISTINE  (Tini).  June  1—  Discussion  of  the  matters  refer­ beefs.  One  AB  reported  to  have  Chairman.  L.  Filippis;  Secre­ first  ­through  the  department  missed  the  ship.  Motion  carried'  toanks  to  the  stewards  depart­ red  to in Paul  Hall's letter  to the  for  each  one  of  the  Delegates  delegate.  tary.  E.  Lewis.  Delegates  report­ ment,  for,  the  good  work  per­ June  19  ­J.  Chairman.  Fred  ed  disputed  overtime.  Discussion  Ship's  Delegate  of  June  4th.  The  to  pick  up  the  book  or  permit^  formed  on  the trip.  Travis;  Secretary,  James  Welch.  on  shore  leave  in  Tsukumi,  Jap­ vote  on  all five  questions  car­ on  the  day  of  arrival  ai^d  turii  ­  £  ^  4"  4"  4"  ried  by  100  percent..  same  over  to  the  Patrolman^  ROBIN  KETTERING  (Robin).  Delegates  reported  one  crew­ an.  Discussion  on  making  of  ice.  4  4  4  4  4  4  Suggestion that  washing machine  June.  24  —  Chairman.  George  member  sick.  Captain  working  on deck,  delayed  sailing  beef  and  ROSARIO  (Bull).  July  1  —  BARBARA  FRIETCHIE  (Lib­ be  transferred  to  another  Isth*  Leidemann;  Secretary.  John  Til­ Chairman,  Jesse  Collins;  Secre­ erty  Nav.).  July  7—Chairman.  R.  mian  ship  that  has  no  washing  ly., Delegates  reported  all  in  or­ disputed  overtime.  Discussion  on  shortage  of  fruit  juices.  i  tary.  William  Hemley.  Delegates  Byres;  Secretary.  C.  Sansom.  machine.  der.  Motion  carried  that  a  reported  no  beefs.  Motion  car­ Delegates  reported  overtime  to  t,  X  4»  4'  4­ change  ­be  made  in  brands  oj  ried  to  ask  Headquarters  that  a  be  settled  by  Patrolman,  and  re­ BIENVILLE  (Waterman).  July  Commun4  GOVERNMENT  CAMP  (Cities  coffee  and  sausage,  3  —  Chairman.  James  Higgih^  Servic^).  (date  not given).  Chair­ ication  from  Headquarters  read  bbtham.  Secretary.  Ralph  H<tt­ man.  Nolan;  Secretary.  C.  Ship­ ^d  accepted.  Stewards  depart­ nocker.  Delegates  reported  no  ment  thanked  for  fine  work  man.  Delegates  reported  all  in  beefs.  Chairman  spoke  of  th#  order.  Discussion  on  poor  loca­ during  trip.  ?  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  great  need  for  all  men  to  ^ef  tion  of  washing  machine.  Agree­ SIU, A&G  District  Douglas  2­8363  their  validated  papers  as  sooii  FELtORE *^«hre)f  July  1^  —  ment  made  to  rotate  cleaning  BALTIMORE  86  Seneca  St.  !4  North  Gay  St  SEATTLE  Main  0290  as  possible.  Several  suggestions  dhaiiman.  Joe  Arnold;  Secre  of  recreation  room.  Earl  Sheppard,  Agent  Mulberry  4540  VILMINGTON  440  Avalon  Blvd.  were made to the  crew. All mem­ iary/ E.  Abies.  Delegates  report­ BOSTON  276  State  St.  Terminal  4­3131  bers  wish  to  express  regret  for  ;  FORTR  BHIDGER  (1«  Petro­ James  Sheehan,  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  ed  all  running  smoothly.  Motion  NEW  YORK  ;  105  Broad  St.  the  leaving  of  a  crewman  m ;  Dispatcher  Richmond  2­0141  carried  that  voluntary  donation  leum).  June  29—Chairman,. Tony  BOwHng  Green  9­3438  Panama  for  hospitalization  arid  GALVESTON  308!4—23rd  St.  Tarquino;  Secretary.  Robert  be  made  to  washing  machine  Keith  Alsbp,  Agent  Phone  2­8448  wish  him  a  speedy  recovery.  Great  Lakes  District  fund.' Five  current  issues  read  Beale.  Ship's  Delegate  reported  LAKE  CHARLES,  La  1419  Ryan  St.  that  anyon^  who  fails  to  turn  , 4­  4  4  and  accepted  unanimously.  ASHTABULA  1036  W.  5th  St.  ALCOA  PARTNER  (Alcoa),  to  will  be  logged.  Crew  asked  Keith  Terpe,  Agent  Phone  4­8831  MOBILE  I  South  Lawrence  St.  that  full y information  on  wage  Gal  10  Exchange  St.  June  6—Chairman.  Jack  Higgihss  Tanner,  Agent  Phone  2­1754  BUFFALO,  N.Y  Phone  Cleveland  7391  S^etary.  Robert  Johnson.  Dele­ increase,  Vacation  Plan  and  dues  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  CLEVELAND  2602  CarroU  St.  gates  reported  everything  okay. :  increase  be  mailed  to  ship  in  Lindaey  Williams,  Agent  Phone  Main  0147  Magnolia  6112­6113  The five  current  issues  were read  Le  Havre.  DETROIT  1038  3rd  St.  NEW  YORK  51  Beaver  St.  Headquarters  Phone  Cadillac  6857  and  voted  upon.  .444  HAnover  2­2784  DULUTH  53!  W.  Michigan  St.  NASHUA  VICTORY  (Maine)—  4  4  4  NORFOLK.......  127­129  Bank  St.  Phone  Melrose  4110  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman)*  ^  WARRIOR^ (Waterman).  June  Special  meeting  called  concern­ Ben  Rees,  Agent  .  PKone  4­1083  MILWAUKEE  683  Sr  2nd  St.  June  17—Chairman.  J.  Gilleth^  .17'—Chairman,  Lawrence  Rus­ ing  delayed  sailing.  Letter  writ­ PHILADELPHIA  Phone  Broadway  2­5017  337  Market  St.  Secretary.  J.  Morton.  Everything  sell;  Secretary.  Clarence  Nail.  ten .to  Headquarters  concerning  S.  Cardullo.  Agent  3261  E.  92nd  St.  Market  7­1635  SOUTH  CHICAGO  Phone  Essex  5­24ip  reported  okay  by  the  delegates.  the  delayed  sailing  and  it  was  D^egates  reported  number  of  SAN  FRANCISCO  *450  Harrison  St.  Motion  made  and  carried  to  Vc>t4  books  and  permits  in  their  de­ voted  to  send  the  letter,  from  Lloyd  Gardner.  Agent  Douglas  2­5475  JUAN.  PR.  252  Ponce" de  Leon  Canadian  District  on five  current  issues.  Crew;;  partments.  Five  current  issues  Trieste.  Short  talk  on­Unionism  SAN  Snl  Colls.  Agent  members  were  asked  to  hel^  MONTREAL  463  McGill  St.  read  and  accepted: Discussion  on  given  the  neiw  members  relat­ SAVANNAH  '.  2  Abercorn  St.  MArquette  5909  keep  messroom  clean  and  put  ing  to  shipboard  duties,  overtime  E.  g.  Tilley,  Agent  Phone  3­1728  needed  repairs  in  heads.  ...I28J4  Hollis  St.  cups  in  sink.  .;  2700  let  Ave.  HALIFAX,  N.S  and  participation  in  shipboard  SEATTLE  4  4  4  Phone  3­8911  Ray  Oates,  Agent  Seneca  4570  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service).  meetiiigs.  4  4  4  .*  TAMPA...... 1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  FORT  WILLIAM. .H8J/i  Syndicate  Ave.  GENEVIEVE  PETERKIN  Ontario  ,  Phone  3­3221  July  6  —  Chairman.  Richard  4  4  4  Ray  White,  Agent  Phone  2­1323  103  Durham  St.  (Bloomiield).  July  1—ChairmaK  Keeler;  Secretary.  Francis  MCN  STONEWALL  JACKSON  (Wa­ WILMINGTON, Calif.. .440  Avalon  Blvd.  PORT  COLBORNE  Ontario  Phone  5591  Jaif  Morrison,  Agent  Terminal 4­2874  Lupton;  Secretary.  William  Cop­ lanson.  Delegates  reported  all  terman).  May  6—Chairman.  W.  8i&  Colbome  St.  HEADQUARTERS.. 51 Beaver St.,  N.Y.C.  TORONTO,  Ontario  ping. Delegates  reported no beefs.  Sinunons; '  Secretary.  E.  Laws.  bkay.  Chief  Pumpman  read  ex­ Elgin  5719  SECRETARY­TlffeASURER  VICTORIA,  B.C...6I7J4  Cormorant  St.  Discussion  on  working  rules  in  cerpts  from:  letter  he  sefat'  to  Article  from  "Food  for  Thought*'  Paul  HaU  Empire  4531  all  departments.  LOG.  General  discussion  on  per­ ^fead  by  Ship's  Delegate.  Sug­ HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES  VANCOUVER,  B.C....565  Hamilton  St.  formers,  pierhead  jumps  and Uh­ gestion made  to  keep  ship's  fund  Joe  Alglna  .  4  4  4  ^  Pacific  7824  Robert  Matthews  BEAUREGARD  (Waterman),  ;  procedure.'  at  $50".  ­ SYDNEY.  N.S  304  Charlotte  St.  Joseph  Volpian  Phone  6346  July  11—Chairmen.  David  Nunnt  June  17—Chairman.  R.  Cow­ ,  •  • • •   4  4  4­ BAGOTVILLE,  Quebec  20  Elgin  St.  Secretary.  James  F.  Byrne.  Dele­ SUP  :;PORTMAR  (Calmar).  July  1  drey;  Secretary.  M»  Elliott.  D^e­ Phone  545  gates  reported  some  disputed  Chairmen.  John  Sttaka;  Sec.­ gates  reported  no  beefs.  <  Map  HONOLULU  16­ Merchant  St.  THOROLD,  Ontario  37  Ormioot  St.  xetary.  Eugene  Kristiansen.  Del­ sent  abpard  as, workaway  wth  Phone  3­8777  '  Phone  3­3202  overtime;  no  other  beefs.  Motion  111  W., Bumslde  St.  QUEBEC....113  Cote  De  La  Montague  made  and  seconded  that  the  egate reported  all  in .orde­ .Pis­ only  a  Z­humber  tp.be  paid  as  PORTLAND.  Beacon  4336  Quebec  Phone  2­7078  delegates  get  together  on making  passehger  BR.  Crew  cpmplment­ icussion.  on  week­end  menus.  RICHMOND,  C»Hf.,,,..,..,S?7  5»h  St.  SAINT  JOHN,... 177  Prince  William  St.  a  repair  list,  ; Discussion  Cii  insufficiency  of  eti  slewards  department  for  ex­ j  •   Phono  2599  N.B.  Phono  2­3049  cellent  cppkinj^'and  serv.',ce.  (More Ships Minutes  on Page 13)  last,. trip's'night. It^  Directory  JOf  SIU  Halls  •  ;• ­ . ^ • ;  t  �Page Ten  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  FridETt. August  10;'  195L  THE  MEMBERSHIP  SPEAKS  Member  Finds  Insurance  Costly,  Says  SIU  Coverage  Is  'Best  Buy'  Seafarer Holds Full House  protect  myself  against  any  acci­ about  people  wanting  to  be  rug­ dent  1  may  cause  and  against  ged  individuals,  it's' not  true,  If  At  the  risk  of  sounding  like  a  any  accident  caused  me,  plus  it  were,  the  insurance  companies  Boap  boxer  I'd  like  to  make  protection  iagainst fire  and  theft.  would  go  broke.  '  some  observations  on  this  com­ On  top  of  this "I  have fire  and  There  is  only  one  insur&ce  plicated  world  we  live  in  and  windstorm  insurance  on  my  policy  1  hold  that  1  consider  the  the  attempts  we  mortals  make  house  and  insurance  on  the  pos­ premium  to  be  well  worth  it.*  to  insulate  ourselves  against  the  sessions  in  the  house, ^ I  also  That's  my  SlU  book.  ­ tmforseeable  future.  have  insurance  against  anyone  For  my  monthly  prenffum  1  Did  you  ever  add  up  all  the  who  is  injured  on  my  property.  get  full  coverage  for  job  pro­ money  you  spend  every  year  to  Already  the  sum  is  becoming  tection.  I  get  representation  (my  insure  yourself?  Do  it  sometime  big,  but  that's  not  the  end.  1  Sl]Lr  insurance  agent  is  on  hand  and  you'll  see  how  much  money  have  insurance  on  my  television  every  time  the  ship  hits  port).  everyone  spends  to  guard  him­ set and  a service contract.  I have  I get a guaranteed  vacation every  self  against  big  outlays  of  cash  a  service  contract  on  my  oil­ year,  which  is  more  than  my  in  an  emergency.  burning  furnace  and  I  have  a  yearly  premium.  1  get  money  to  Let's  take  my  case:  Every  service  contract  covering  the  cover  incidentals  in  case  I. am  in  GU  Vila.  Teteran  Seafarei^  stands  at  the  number  one  ^air  year  I  spend  money  for  life  in­ washing  machine  in  my  home.  the ­hospital  and  my  wife  gets  in  his  barber  shop  in  Brdeldyn.  Brother  Vila  has  been  in  the  surance  on  myself  and  my  wife.  That's  all  the  insurance  I  have  $1,500  should  I  die.  lock shearing  businen  for  h year  and  reports  business  is  good.  I  spend  money  for  hospitaliz­ against  any  unforseeable  happen­ On  top  of  this  I am  guaranteed  A  Unign  shop,  a  haircut  is 85  cents,  and  four  barbers  provide  ation  and  medical  insurance  for  ings.  That's  a  lot  of  cabbage,  top  working  conditions  on  every  immediate  seating.  The  shop  is at  93  Atlantic  Avenue.  my  family.  1  spend  money  for  and  somebody  might  say,  "Well,  ship  1  take  and  1  am­  guaranteed  insiifance  on  my  car,  both  to  what  can  you  expect  of  you  buy  penalty  pay  and  overtime  pay  a  house,  a  car  and  raise  a  fam­ for  all  work  1  do  outside  my  routine  duties.  Where,  1 asl^you,  ily?"  can  you  buy  such, a  policy  in  MONEY.  MONEY  the  outside  market?  Nobody  likes  to  sit  down  the  To  the  Editor:  They're  right.  What  can  I  ex­ ably  come  back  in  a  year  with  ­f;  pect?  But  actually  by  today's  first  of  the  month  and  see  the  This  is  what  a  merchant  sea­ a  big  red  X.  standards  I  don't  have .a  lot  of  old  bank  balance  take  a  right  man in  the Army  runs into when  Person^ly,  I'll  bet  anything  insurance.  I  don't  have  insurance  hook  to  the  jaw  after­paying  up  he  tries  to  get  a  discharge  to  that  the  forms  went  out  in  his  on  my  children; 1  don't  have  in­ the  accumulation  of  bills,  but,  help  alleviate  the  shortage  of  waste  basket  that  night.  But  anyway,  v/e're  right  in  there  surance  against  theft  of  my  pos­ honestly,  it  does  one  thing  for  skilled  men  on  the  ships.  sessions.  1  don't  have  insurance  me:  it  makes  me  appreciate  all  Here  at  Fort  Ei^stis,  Virginia,  pitching,  even  if  we  don't  get  against  any  prolonged  illness  in  that  1  get  for  my  money  in  the  I've  met  plenty  of  skilled  sea­ anywhere.  Roy  Lee  my  family,  such  as  an  attack  of  SIU.  No  insurance  salesman  in  men  being  trained  with  taxpay­ the  world  can  promise  me  even  ers  money  for  a  job  that  is  a  polio.  jvaste  of  their  talents.  Here there  The  point  of  all this  is  to show  a  fraction  of  that  amount.  Carleton  Swann,  Jr  are  Mates,  Engineers,  ABs,  Bo­ that  despite  what  everyone  says  suns  and  men  with  three  to five  endorsements  in  the  engine  de­ partment.  Recently  we  seamen  went  be­ fore  the  conlJ)any  commander  pilgrims  to  the  Blarney., Stone.  To  the  Editor:  Our  only  regret  is  that  there  for  release  to  go  back  to sea.  Of  When. the  George  A.  Lawson  weren't  more  Irishmen  aboard.  course,  we  got  the  horse  laugh.  To  the  Editor:  was first  taken  out  of  the  bone­ The­ SS  George  A.  Lawson  is  Being  Union  men  we  stood  our  yard  she  was  just  another  Lib­ a  good  ship  for  anyone  who  ground  and  the  Captain  told  us  Cracks  from  the  Liberty  BeU  erty  ship  that  could  use  a  con­ wants  to  make  a  few  Jrips^ to  to  get  letters  from  a  shipping  would  be  a  good  title  for  this,  siderable  amount  of  cleaning.  At  Europe  under  a  fair  Captain.  company  and  make  sworn  state­ but' we  won't  infringe  on  that  the' present  time  .she  is  fast  be­ Votes  of  thanks  are  extended  to  ments  that  we  will  go  back  to  territory.  (Ed.  Note:  You  got  your  wish.)  Folks,  here  is 'our  Wearing  his  civvies  for  the  coming  clean  and makes  a  pleas­ the  Steward,  his  department  and  sea.  first  exclusive:  RUN­AROUND  last  time, former  Seafarer  Wil­ ant  home  for  all,  due  to  the  all  the  SIU  men  who  worked  Chief  Bull  Kenny,  Fireman,  liam  Egan  Pollard  suns  him­ good  cooperation  between  all  hard  to  make  this  a  happy  home  This  we  did.  The  Captain  then  brought  his  sister  an  ashtray  for  instead  of  just  another  nisty  sent  us  up  to  the  Inspector  Gen­ her  birthday.  She's  .started  self  in  New  Orleans  before  departments  aboard.  We  would  like  to  compliment  eral.  Boy,  that's  where  the  red  smoking  again  now  that  she's  Liberty  ship.  returning  to  Army  life.  The  Captain  Frederick  Iverson,  . former  Chief  Electrician  of  the  Frzmk  Judah.  Jr.  tape started. After filling out forms  thirteen.  Bull's  sister ­  is  now  Steward  Emmanuel  Cottis  and  all  day  they  were  accepted  by  driving  an  ice 'truck.  Seems  Alcoa  Pennant,  Pollard  was  Bosun  John  Murray  and  all  the  another  Captain  who.  informed  somebody's  got  to  work  in  the  drafted  in  1950  and  is  now  good  SIU  men  who  have  worked  us  that  the  papers  would  have  family.  We  hear  he's  going  to  stationed  in  Korea.  hard  to  make  this  a  good  ship.  to  gd  before  a  board  and  then  get  married  soon.  He's  tired  of  This  trip  many  of  the  boys  copies  would  have  to ,be  sent  that  electric  blanket.  .  had  a  chance  to  see  and  kiss  to  ten  or  twelve  different  places.  We  have  it  on  good  authority  the  famous  Blarney  Stone,  When  they  have  been  seen  by  that  Marty  Culp!s  uncle  is  miss­'  which  is  located  at  the  Blarney  that  number  of  brasshats,  the  ing  a  package  in  the  mails.  He  Castle,  near  Cork,  Ireland.  We  Captain  stated  they  wopld  pirob­ went  to  the  postoffice  to  check.  know  there, are .many  good  Irish­ Tbey  looked  through  all  the  men  in  the  Union  who  would  Carr  Family  Thanks  packages  and  couldn't find  his.  like  to  get  a  chance  to  become  ITo  the  Editor:  SIF  Men  For  Kindness  The  clerk  said  "there's  one  here,  but  the  'rfame  is  obliterated."  I would  like  to  give my  thanks  Asks To Receive  LOG  To  the  Editor:  Marty's'  uncle  said  "Can't  be  for  all  that  the  Union  has  done  While  Serving  In  Army  mine.  My  name's  O'Brian." .  for  me,  and  to  all  the  Brothers  I  just  want  to  send  a  word  of  One  crewmember  here,  Aug­ l.who  donated  blood  for  me.  To  the  Editdr;  thar^s  and  appreciation  .to  all  ust  Childs,  is  being  drafted  the  Words  cannot  express  my  thanks  Brothers  of  the  SS  Del  Sud  and  end  of  the  monj:h.  That  will  be  I  would  like  to  keep  up  with  to all  my  Union  Brothers.  the  other  members  of  the  SIU  ,  I  would  also  like  to  thank  Joe  Union  activities  while  in  the  for  the  kindness  and  thoughtful  the  end  of  August.  Yak!  Yak!  Aigina,  the  hospital  delegate,  for  Arrhy  by  receiving  the  LOG.  I  help  shown  during  our  sorrow  The  draft  board  wanted  to  know  ;  the  very fine  work  he  does  here  want  to  go  back  to  sea  as  soon  and  grief  over  the  sudden  death  if  he  was  alien.  He  said,  no  he  .  .  '  at  the  hospital,  and  I  am  glad  as  I  get  out  and  the  I.OG  will  of  my  son>,  Leverne  R.. Carr,  felt fine.  tiie  SIU  has  men  like  Joe  to  help  mg  keep  up  with  the  latest  brother  of  Jack  and  Barbara  As  one  casket  said  to  aAother:  "Is  that  you  coffin?"  Ugh!  ttake  care  of  us  here  at  the  hos­ developments.  Carr.  •  _  When finer  jokes  are  told,  I  would  also  like  to  have  my  I wolild iike­to have  this print­ jpital.  The  Duke of  Bourbon  Streei  we'll  be  in  there  ruining  them  I  think  /Our  hospital  benefit  address  put  in  the  LOG  so  any  and  soldier  friend  pose  in  ed^n  the  XOQ;  if  X  ca«.  1 feel  before  .  Milton  Berle  gets  a  plan  Is  tops.  We  are  all  grateful  of  the  fellows  who  wish  to  do  Jackson  Square  Park  in  New  the  SIU  is  a  woHderful  organi­ ehsnce.  '.y  r  so  can  write  me.  Orleans.  For  the  benefit  of  the  zation of  wonderful faiembefs and  for  it.  Oops,  let's  cut  this  off,  here  Pvt.  William  Tschusehke  Joseph  Callisfo  uninitiated,  the  "Duke"  is  officials, .  •  '  '  •   '  ...  •  v,  v  Oo.  E,  60th  Inf.  Regt.  1  US  Markte Kospltal  sometimes  known  as  Tony  •   ­• • Reuben  • • •   boipes  the  Skipper.  Marty;  a nd .Joe;.;Cu!|i>yyy'  Fort.Dix.  Pisaao^­  .   HoUand.  Mich,  Sfafen  Xslaiul.  NY  To  Ihe  Editor:  Says Army  Red  Tape Trap  Fofls  Seamen  Seeking  Out  In Army Now  Lawison  Men  Kiss  Blarney  • • ^i1  •   Liberty  Bell  Cracks  From  "Duke' And Pal  Blood  Donors,  Welfare  Plan  Receive  Thanks  \  :  J  ft I  �!2:  ­  ^ 'ilS'1  Friday,  August  10.  1051  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Ship  Atr^ltapttner^^ Disturb  Fish For Dinner  Peat^  Cv^^yAsks  Relief  Page  Eleven*  • m  Three  Times  In  Mud,  "31  Ship Gets New Skipper  • ­"1  To  the  Editor;  ,'  It  does  no  good  to  complain,  as  J  ,  ,  we  are  told, that  this  work  has  the  undersigned  members  We fuUy  realize  this.  To  the  Editor:  was  delayed  in  almost  everjr  Of  the  SS  Rofierio  desire  that' but  feel  that  for  the  welfare  of '  port  touched.  The  Seabeaver,  one  of  Colon­ you  pttblisii : this  letter  in  the  the  crew,  some  sort  of  happy  Colonial  finally  got  wise  and  SEAFARERS  LOG,  as  we  be­ medium  should  be  reached  by  ial  Steamship's  proud  seagoing  relieved  him  in  Rio.  His  succes­ lieve  it  would  be  of  benefit  to  the  Union  and  the  companies  we  vessels  is  seeing  quite  a  trip  sor  immediately  informed  every­,  all  the  membership.  have  under  contract.  this­time out.  To start  with, Sea­ one  that  he  was  the  master  of  During  one  of  the  regular  beaver  is  a  misnomer.  A  better  the  ship  and  his  word  was  law.  OFF  LIMITS  shipboard  meetings  a  motion  name  would  be  "Groundhog,"  as  The  newcomer  had  been  led  to  was  carried  unanimously  to  call  We­would  like  to  suggest  that  this  low  flying  Beaver  has  been  believe  by,the  departing  skipper  to  the  attention  of  the  Union  a  at  sea  there  should  be  no  use  agroimd 'three  times  in  her  first  that  the  crew  was  the  cause  of  condition  that  exists  aboard  made  of  these  machines  within  three  months  out.  The  last  time  the  ship  running  aground.  Just  ships  at  the  present,  and,  if  the  100  feet  of  the  crews  sleeping  she  lay  aground  for  ten  days  on  plain  sabotage,  he  hinted.  Thi%;  shipowners  would  agree  to  dis­ quarters.  In  this  manner  the  the  Pata  River,  just  off  the  port  of  course,  didn't  put  us  in  good  standing  with  the  new  skipper.  continue  .this  practice,  we,  be­ deck  crew  can  still  chip  and  of  Belam,  Brazil.  lieve  it  would  be  beneficial  to  scrape  the  rest  of  the  vessel  and  Her  first  skipper,  a  loud­ 'TENSHUN'  all.  save  the  vicinity,  in  and  aroimd  mouthed  individual,  did  a  good  He  started  off  with  "white  job  of  everything  he  wasn't  sup­ glove"  inspections,  and,  with  "^We  speak  of  the  practice  of  the  crew's  quarters,  until  some  time  when  the  vessel  is  in  port  posed  to  do  and  was  responsible  needling  .from  the  Mates  and'  using  air  guns  and  electric  chip­ and all hands  are up  and  around.  for  her  three  trips  into  the  mud  other  officers,  looked  for  as  Tony  Manzanillo  poses  with  ping  hammers  in  and  around  the  This  will  insure  that  the  crew  flats.  I  had  to  give  him  credit  many  faults  as  he  could  find,  a fish,  thought  to  be  a  group­ crew  quarters  at  sea.  receives  their  proper  rest  at  er,  which  he pulled  aboard  the  for  one  thing:  He  would  just  as  which  were  very  few.  Those  he  I  TERRIFIC  DIN  sea  and  are  in  condition  to  SS  Seagarden  while  off  Cuba  soon  raise  his  voice  and  go  into  found  came  from  a  few  per=  During  the  past  two  voyages  stand  their  watches  in  a  proper  recently.  Roy  Dozier  who  sent  a  rampage  with  an  Ordinary  formers  who  got  their  just  re­ in  the  pic,  reported  the  crew  Seaman  as  a  high­ranking  gov­ ward  by  being  heavily  logged.  on  this  vessel,  the  deck  crew  manner.  enjoyed  the  fish  served  to  ernment  official. He  wasn't fussy.  In  a  way  I get  a  big  kick  out  16  Crewmembers  bad  to  stop  chipping  in  port  be­ The  result  being  that  the  ship  of  the  Skipper,  who  is  never  them  for  dinner.  SS  Rosario  cause  the  terrific  din annoyed the  Office  workers  in  San  Juan,  the  without  his  high  pressime  hat  Bull  Line, office  and,  in  Phila­ and  scrambled  eggs.  He  takes  all  delphia,  at  another  time  the  of  his  meals  in  his  room.  I  un­ stevedores refused  to  work  while  derstand  he  doubts  that  he  has  method  of  approach  and  is  an  like  this  and  that  is  ignore  him.  to  pay  the BR  three  hours  a day.  To  the  Editor: .  the  air  guns  were  in  use.  Frequently  one  has  the  mis­ expert  at  whispering  campaigns.  It  is  bad,  of  course,  when  he  overtime  for  the  rather  unusual  There  was  no  doubt  that  they  fortune  of  runnipg  into  the  He  will  stoop  to  anything  if  he  works  along  side  of  you.  How­ were  both  justified'in their  com­ claws  of  the  "grouch."  This  is  can  gain  prestige  for  his  own  ever,  cheer  up,  that  guy  will  not  service  (He'll  find  out  when  the.  plaint  and  the use  of  the electric  the  individual  who  makes  it  a  aggrandizement,  even  if  he  per­ run  the  gauntlet  for  long.  His  payoff  comes).  "We  have  a  veiy  level­headed  hammers  ^d  guns  was  discon­ practice  to  buttonhole  you  on  jures  himself  in the  attempt.  viciousness  and  egotism  will  fall  crew  aboard  and  we  do  very  tinued^ hi^ediately.  .  the  job,  whether  it  be  at  sea  of  "A  Union  man?"  he  says.  "I  by  the  way.  Sooner  or  later  the  little  arguing  with  the  ship's  \  Yet  as  soon  as  the  vessel  pro­ ashore.  He  usually  starts  to  tell  am  100  percent  union."  He  will  boys  catch  on  to  this  smooth  officers.  We  do  our  best  to  ex­ iceeded  to  sea  th^ were  broken  you of  some brother  aboard being  not  tell  you  that  he  is  also  100  talker  and  the  "grouch"  is  on  ecute  every  command  to  the  out  again.  Now.  we  all  know  such  a  so­arid­so  simply  be­ percent  company.  This  is  the  the  run.  point.  The  crew  has  become  ex­ that  at  sea  there are  two  watch­ cause  he  personally  does  not  type  of  character  who  is  the  •   The  genial  type  of  fellow  is  pert  at  writing  up  overtime  for  greatest  menace  to  our  Union,  the  one  who  can  smile  through  penalty  work,  "which,  after  all,  es  below  in  the  deck  ^d engine  like  his  guts.  gang.  At  all  times  these  men  He  villifies,  slanders  and,  be­ and  it  is  a  damnable  state  of  adversities  and  become  popular  is  our  only  means  of  protecting  need  their  sleep  and  rest  after  ing  two­faced,  runs  to  his  sup­ affairs  when  one  has  to  work  with  his shipmates.  He  is usually  ourselves  and  the  contract.  their  watch,  so  that  they  may  eriors  and  does  exactly  the same  with  a  man  of  this  kind.  There  talented,  a  good  worker  and  a  It  would  be  a  great  help  it  properly  stand  their  next  watch.  thing.  He  has  a  very  plausible  is  only  one  alternative  in  a  case  genuine  Union  man.  The  fel­ the  company  would  put  the  low  who  can  smile  in  difficul­ proper  work  gear  on  this  ship.  ties  deserves  all  the  sympathy  In  order  to  splice  a  line,  I  have  his  Brothers  can  extend  to  him.  to  make  my  own  fids.  Along  There  are  many  poems  and  with  this  comes  the  same  old  stories  written  about  a  smile,  story  when  acquiring  for  tooli^  yet  few  people  realize  the  ser­ etc.  "They  just  didn't  come."  iousness  of  the  little  word  The  Seabeaver,  having  sign­ "smile."  ed  six  months  articles,  is  due  In  corpmercial  college  training  back  in  the  States  in September,  a  smile  is  the  foreward,  espec­ if  not  sooner.  Here  our  many  ially  to  trainees  in  the field  of  beefs  and  disputes  will  be, set­ salesmanship.  Now,  Brothers,  I  tled  in  the  proper  manner.  hope  you  do  not  misconstrue  my  Incidentally,  the  SEAFARERS  meaning.  I  do  not  wish  to  con­ LOG  is  due  a  lot  of  credit.  It  vey  that  you  should  put  on  an  is  a  welcome  gift  to  find  it  act  and  practice  an  artifical  waiting  for  us  in  some  distant  smile.  Not  at  all.  I  mean  a  port.  good  honest  smile.  Bob  Brown  It  will  be  a  grand  day  when  the  two­faced  guy  realizes  that  we  seamen  eat,  sleep  and  live  our  lives  aboard  ship.  The  sea  is  our  country.  Be  a  good  guy.  A  group  of  Seafarers  and* a  sailor  enjoy  a  fe .v  drinks  in  Yokohama ^during  time  off  from  the  Remember:  Do  good  to  them  SS  Ocean  C,  Ocean  Transportation  company.  The  men  are,  left  to  right:  Roy  Gamache,  DM:  that  hate  you,  bless  them  that  Peter  Loik,  AB;  Manual  Rogriguez,  FWT;  Armaido  Rodriguez,  USN;  Gaetano  Busciglio.  Night  curse  you  and  envy  those  who  humiliate  you.  To  Ihe  Editor:  Cook­Baker;  Enso  Buscaglia  and  Berkocci  Bartilomeo.  Paddy  Farrell  I  am  writing  you  a  few  lines  to  let  you  know  what  a fine  Cosby  Linson, Ex­Boxer,  ship  this  is  and  to  pass  the  word  could  send  me  a  copy  of  "The  SIU  on  the  Vacation  Plan  and  Measures Up As\3iiipmate  along  to  the  readers  of  the  LOG.  To  the  Editor:  ^  I have  been  receiving the  LOG  Seafarers  in  World  War  II,"  as  on  the  progress  made  with  the  The  Captain  and  Mate  are  regularly  since  arriving, in  Aus­ I  have  been  looking  forward  to  Welfare  Plan.  If  nothing  hap­ To  the  Editor:  both  aces.  Captain  Whiteside  is  e'l  v  pens,  I'll  take  my  book  out  of  Another  pugilist  has  hung  up  one  skipper  in  a  million  and  the  tria,  and  have enjoyed  it greatly.  its  being  published.  I  would  appreciate  it  if  you  I  want  to  congratulate  the  retirement  and  return  to  sea  af­ the  gloves  and  headed  towards  Mate,  Blair  is  one  swell  fellow  ter  I  get  out.  of  Uncle  Sam's  the  wide­open  spaces.  Cosby  and  easy  to  get  along  with.  I  Army.  Linson,  who  shipped  out  the  lat­ have  been  on  this  ship,  the Sim­ We  are  living  in  tents  over  ter  part  of  last  year  on  a  Sea­ mons  Victory,  for  three  trips  meet  old  shipmates,  but it  makes  here,  which  isn't  too  bad  this  train  ship,  is  making  his  debut  and  we  haven't  had  a  beef  dur­ To  the  Editor;  me  wonder  who  is _^left  to  man  ing  this  entire  time.  •   Please  continue to  send  me the  the  ships.  I  hope  to  be  on  the  time  of  year. However, this  win­ in  the  food  department.  ter  they  won't  be  too  race,  as  According  to  rumors,  Cosby  is  We  now  have  quite  a  crew  LOG  while  I'm  in  the  service,  outside  looking  in  one  of  these  it  brings  back  wonderful  memo­ days. Thanks  again for  the LOG.  three  to  six  feet  of  snow  is  the  so  well  liked  from  top  to  bot­ aboard,  including  Ray  Queen  tom  that  they  won't  let  him  and  his  sidekick,  "Hoss"  Gross­ general  rule  around  here.  '  ^es  that  seem  so  long  ago.  I  Pvt.  Stephen, Beear  quit. Cosby  was  one  of  the lead­ coast,  so  things  should  jump  in  ^o  want, to  ask  a  question  That's  all for;  how;  so  will  ing  welterweights  in  the  coun­ Japan  when  we  arrive.  912  Ord.  Reclm.  Co.'  about  "validated  papers.  *  Fort  Benning, Ga.  close  .hoping  for  continued  pro­ try,  having  boxed  the .late  Mar­ Blackie  Gardner  in  Frisco  told  I  have  seamen's  papers  that  cel  Cerdan  (in  an  exhibition)  me  the  ship  was  a  pleasure  to  (Ed.  Note:  We  are  forward­ gress  by  the  SIU.  have  not  been  validated.  Do  I  when  he  was  middleweight  payoff,  not  only  clean  of  beefs,  have  to  apply  for  new  ones?  ­ ing  you  an; application  form  '  CpL  James ' D.  Allen  champion  of  the  world,  Chester  but  clean  physically  in  all  de­ If  so,  can  I  do  it  by  mail  as 1  which  you  can fill.  out  and  US  53020180  Rica,  Pat  Donahue,  George  Lar­ partments.  send  to  the  Coast  Guard  in  /am  not  hear  any  port  city?  I  '  !  APO  541.  over  and  others.  Everywhere  I  go"  I  run  into  Washington for  validated  pa^  R.  E.  While  • "il  .  .  c/o  PM;,,:.Niw  former.  ASieafgrers.  It's  nice  to  pers.) \  Delegate  Paddy Says: 'Wear A Smile, Don't Grouch'  An Hour Or Two Of Relaxing Ashore  White  Finds  Sinunons  Victory  Beefless,  Clean  Stationed  In  Austria,  Seafarer  Notes  Union  Progress  In Army, Asks CG Papers Procedure  �Page Twelve  Friday/Auguii 10,  THE  SEAFAHERS  LOG  ThiteSIU  Is Competent  Bosun,  Says Palmer  A  Bosun  who  puts  green  men  you,  as  Bosun,  can't  or  won't  do  with  more  experienced  seamen,  yourself."  Primarily  it  is  the  main  duty  gives  them  a  chance  to  leam.  Are  Bosun's  exempt  froni  of  the  Bosun  to  organfze  the  working  on  deck?  THINKING  AHEAD  crew  and  the  work  so  that  A  successful  Bosun  is  always  Now  this  question  has  been  everyone'  works  together.  The  thinking  well  ahead  of  the job  kicked around  to extremes. Some  Bosun's  job  could  be  defined  at  hand.  He  has  the  brushes  and  decide  the  Bosun  shouldn't  something  like  this:  Turn  all  paint  laid  out  for  the  next  job,  touch  a  tool,, except  to  hand  it  rhen  to,  knock  all  men  off  at  or  a  man  or  two  gettipg  the  to one  of  his men.  Others protest  the  proper  time,  mix  the  paint,  Bosun's  chairs  and  gantlines  even  louder  that  he should  actu­ see  that  each  man  has  proper  ready  for  the  masts  while  the  ally  lead  the  example  in  every  ^ar to  work  with,  and  see  that  gang  is still  painting  on the mid­ job  done  and  set  the  pace  he  SU  jobs  are  rmaning  properly  ship  house.  That  way  he  does  expects the men  to follow. Neith­ pVirl  safely.  Above  all,  see  to  it  not have  h^f  a dozen men  stand­ ei^­of  these  extremist  views  will  that  he,  the  Bosim,  does  these  ing  around  watching  while  he  fill  the  bill,  for  the  BosUn  who  things  and,  in  so  doing,  keeps  and  a  couple  of  others  work  expects  to  hold  the  "key"  pos­ the  Mate  off  the  deck.­ feverishly  rigging  up  at  the  last  ition. ,  Many  times  serious  trouble  minute.  Naturally,  a  man  who  is  con­ arises  between  the  Mate  and  the  The  good  Bosun  goes  about  stantly  at  work  with  his  hands,  Bosun  that  can  be  laid  directly  things  deliberately,  seldom  gives  setting  the  pace  and  doing  it  Three  sally  Del  Mar  Seafarers  pose  for  Iheir  pictures,  cour­  J  to the  Bosim: Suppose  the Bosim  an  order  in  a  raised  tone  of  all,  isn't  going  to  have  time  to  lesy  of  crewmember  George  McFall.  The  brothers  are,  left  to  is up the  mast  painting like  mad  voice,  and,never  bawls  men  out  handle  properly  tHe  equally  im­ right.  Johnson.  Srem  and  Suslivitz.  in  port  when  all  of  his  gang  in front  of  the  gang.  portant  requirements  of  his  job.  is  on  deck  watching  him  work.  When  raising or  lowering gear,  On  a  Liberty  which  only  car­ Then  suppose  the  Mate  starts  he  stands  back  out  of  the  road,  ries  one  Deck  M!aihtainence,'and  giving  orders  on  deck.  The  giving  necessary  orders  calmly,  has  only  one  or  two  watchmen  Bosim  hasen't  much  kick  com­ his  eye  on  every  possible  danger  on  deck  at  seat,  the  Bosun  has  ing!  point,  his  attention'following  the  got  to  pitch  in  and  do  a  little  On the  other  hand,  this doesn't  job  of  every  man  and  bearing in  work  himself.  Then,  too,  once  in  mean  the  Bosun  should  be  mind  constantly  the  experience  a  while  you  nm  across  a  Bosun  To  the  Editor:  than  himself  may  sometimes  be.  breathing  down  the  men's  necks.  and  probable  reliability  of  the  who  will  let  a  couple  of  ­men  the  most  cowardly  when  faced  Nobody  is  going  to  do  much  men  on  the  outboard  guys,  the  strain  on  a  line  and  won't  jump  I  agree  with  Brother  John  J.  with  authority  greater  than  his'  in  and  give a  hand  himself. This  Flynn  in  reference  to  his  article  own.­ \(rork  with  a  man  standing  ove?  man  at  the  winch,  etc.  on  the  servility  of  officers,  but  Man  has from  the start  of  tim(i'^  him.  Furthermore,  a  Bosun  who  There'is  an  old  sayihg  among  won't  get  "it"  either.  starts  that  can  rest  assured  that  old  time  Bosuns  that  carries  a  The  Bosun  who  uses  "common  Brother  Flynn  failed  to  see  the  been  taught  t6  look  upward  afid'  the  minute  he  is  out  of  sight,  lot  of  savvy  too:  "Never  ask  a  sense  and  balance  in  thought"  same .­conditions  among  the  im­ it  seems  that  regardless  of  hoW'  everything  will  stop  altogether.  man  under  you  to  do  something  will  find  everything  running  iicensed  personnel.  much  he  Organized  in  a  grou^'  smoothly;  the  men  feel  respon­ We  have  many  members  of  the  instinctive  nature  to  look  sibility,  dignity,  and  an  interest  our  own  Union  who  drool  when  down  remains­.with  him  even>  in  the work,  and  things go  along  tjiey  tell  you'  that  one  of  the  though'  this  distinction  has  been  so easily  that it is always  a won­ officers  bought  them a  drink  and  removed  with  the strength  of  the;  der  how so  much  work gets  done  even  associated  with  them  most  organized  body  he  is  a  part  of.<  of  the  evening.  with  so  little  effort.  So,  Brother  Flynn,. when  we  bct­;  Most  of  all,  a  good  Bosun  wilb  Brother  Flynn  forgot  that  the  come  quick  in  our  condemnationr  realize  the  importance  of  good  nature  of  man  is  individualistic.  of  a  fellow  man,  let's  be  fair  int  hiunan  relations  with  his  men.  Though  we  may  think  alike  on  clarifying  such  distinction.  And  here  are  a  few  of  the  basic  many  subjects  we  will  always  STAND  PAST  rules  that  will  help  you  obtain  act  as  individuals.  We  have  men  You,  Brother  Flynn," may be  of  them:  Let  each  man  know  how  within  our  ranks,  though  part  of  the  rebel  class  standing  to  your  he  is  getting  along.  Give  him  this organized  body,  who stiU  re­ principal  yet  understanding  and  credit  when  due.  Tell  people  in  tain  a  servile  manner  toward  capable  of  defending­what  ydU  advance  about  chmiges  that  will  authority.  Watch  some  of  your  believe  to  be  best  for  your  fel­ affect  thdiri.  Make  the  best  use  shipmates  and  you  will  under­ low  mart.  We  who  stand as  sUch  of  each  person's  ability,  and,  stand.  finally,  never  bypass  the  Union  Man  in  character  is  a  rather  should  also  remember  though  we  do  not  seek  to  go  higher  in  thei  in  dealing  with  your  men.  sad  person.  The  individual  who'  ranks,  yet  we  still  have  a  duty  Jerry  Palmer  talks  tough  to"'some  one  weaker  and  that  is  to  help,  those  who  To  the  Editor:  Says Topside Not Only Ones  Fawning  Before  Authority  Beauregard's Lathe Hand  E­'  m  Paolo  Pringi.  Oiler  on  the  Beauregard,  wheels  the  cutting  tool into  place  as he  prepares  to  turn  down  a  brass  rod  on  the  ship's  lathe.  The  excellent  photo  was  by  a  shipmate  using  a  ­  spead  graphic.  Holds  Credit  Due  Permits  Who  Aided  In Union Work  • S­vi.'  It  will  be  these  men  who  To  the. Editor:  have  kept  these  companies  un­ I. have  heard  some  complaints  der  contract,  not  only  because  hbout  the  workpermit  men  sail­ of  their  determination  to  do  a  ing  our  ships  these  days.  Ap­ good  job,  but  in  the  hopes  of  parently  some  of  the  Bookmen  someday  becoming  a  member  of  fail  to  realize  the  tremendous  the  best  Union  on  the  high  seas.  job  put  on  the  shoulders  of  these  permitmen.  A  good  ex­ Incidentally,  I am  not  a  green­ ample, can  be  seen  aboard  this  horn.  My  seatime  is  over  six  ship and  no  doubt  aboard  others.  years,  two  of  which  were  in  the  Bere  we  have  a sizeable  number  NMU  before  I  foimd  out  which  of  permits  aboard,  yet  the  crew  was  the  best  Union  afloat.  'is  doing  an  excellent  job.  Instead  of  making  any  ad­ After  the  shipping  boom  is  verse  comments  about  the  new  over  and  once  again  we  will  be  permitmep  in  qur  midsts  we  ^ad  to  take  any  job  off  the  should  be  thankful  that  they  jfeafd,  a  man  may  come  aboard  were  here  when  needed, because  this  ship—^the  Fort  Hoskins—and  dUnd  that  these  "greenhorns"  did  without  them  we  would  have  a  good  job  of  keeping  this  cc^n­ been in  a  rough  sppt  .. .  :  ^'Edwasd  J.  Day  pany  under  contract.  /Si  "  • •   Tm  A  Seaman  By  WILLIAM  MOORE  God  made  man  (not  very  smart),­ A too weak  brain, a  weaker heart:  Yet every man iriust  play his  part,^  So I'm  a Seaman.  I am too dumb to write a  book.  Not dumb enough  to be" a  crck>k;  And so  I claim that  I'm a  cook^  A  cooking  Seaman.  ­r'A.  lack  courage  to  walk  alone  in  defense  of  principals  and  ideals.  We,  Brother  Fljmn,  can  also  become  as  dominating  if  we  abuse  our  understanding,  so  no  matter  how  high  you  are  in  life  or  no  matter  how small  we  must  remember  we  are  necessary  to  each  other  to  fulfill  the  task  given  to  each  on  this  highway  of  life.  Good  sailing,  Brother  Flyim;  and  let's  remember  to  be  grate­ ful  that  nature  has  given  "us  courage  to  stand'  to  our  ideals  and  principles  and  show  a  bit  more  charfty  to  those  who  fail­ ed  to  receive  such  a  gift  frb^  nature.  *'  Joe' Buckley  Van  Ryswyk  Will  Be New  Flying  Dutchman  l\c'  To  the  Editor:  I say goodbye  and sail  away,  ,  I vow  that I'll return someday;  This  is  to'  notify  my  friends  not" to  look  for  me,  for  I've  But  theri I'm nuts,  or shotild  I say,  finally  grabbed  a  ship  and  am  *T'm  a  Seaman."  _"  .r­:  off  for  England  on  the  Polarus  Sailor  as  Bosun.  I'll even  go where  bombs riiay  fall,  I'd  been  waiting  .for  some­ I'll even go  where death may  call;  _  .,,  [|hihg  going  to  Holland,  so  that  ("WTiich  proves I got  nib sense at  ­ I,  could  see  my  mother,  but  I'm;,a  Seaman.  ^  couldn't  get  an^hing  on  that  run  out  of  New  York.  However^  I.guess  I'm dumb as  dumb can be, ? \\  i hope  to  be  able  to  fly  there  Or else; VA never gone  to Sea;,  • •®    irom  England  for  a  brief  visit  jSce  you  all  when  I  get  back  So  (sucker)  coiiis;, shake hands with me,  •  :Jdareelliw  VaavByswylr /;  a  Seamam"  ^  .­.A f'j ,V.3  �w  Fri^y.  August  10.  1951  TEE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Thirteen  Must Shipboard  Meetuigs  Be  Routine?  The  Del  Norte Crew  Doesn't  Think So  i  • ?    i  i s  I  1  • ' I  ^  (Our  apologies  to  the  crew  of  the  SS  Del  Norte:  This  it  will  be  good  for  the  inember­'  elected  Chairman  by  acclama­ working  on  organized  ships.  Per­,  tion.  mitmen  have  been  a  great  help  story  was  set  for  publication  more  than  a  month  ago,  but  ship,  you  get  up  and  say  it!  Jimmy McGill,  permitman, was  "When  all  of  us  have  blown  in  this,  too.  As  a  result  where  4ue  to  space  limitations—especially  for­ an  article  as  long  our  tops  in  this  manner,  the  felected  Recording .Secretary  by.  other  Unions  have  been  losing  this—it  had  to  be  held  b.ack.  However,  we  still  think  meeting  may  be  said  to  have  acclamation.  jobs  we  have  been  gaining.  So.  that  this  shipboard  meeting  was  well­planned  and  well­ex­ accomplished  its  purpose  and  a  Wayne  Fields,  permitman,  was  to  all  permitmen:  Go  out  and.  etiuted,  and  can  serve  as  a  model  for  other  ships,  so  we  motion  for  adjournment  is  in  elected  Reading  Clerk  by  accla­ organize  the  imorganized  when­ order.  When  this  motion  is  sec­ mation.  ever  you  get  the  chance.  Re­ i;>resent  it  with  no  further  apologies:  Editor.)  onded,  voted  on,  and  passed,  the  It  was  moved,  seconded  and  member,  the more  jobs  the  more  All  SIU  ships  hold  shipboard  is  taken.  When  you  make  a  mo­ meeting  is  adjourned  and  we  gp  carried  that  Brother  Fields  read  booksl"  meetings,  most  of  them  regular­ tion  arid  it  is  properly  seconded,  on  about  our  business.  only  Good  and  Welfare  from  the  Brother  Lewis  then  delivered  ly  and  frequently,  some  of  them  thoroughly  discussed  and  then  "Please  do  not  write  on  or  minutes  of  the  last  educational  the  following:  sporadically  and  less  often.  In  voted  upon—if  this  motion  is  otherwise  mutilate  the  copies  of  meeting.  These  minutes  were  "As we  all know,  the  jobs  that  too  many  cases,  however,  the  passed—^it  becomes  law  as far  as  our  Union  Oath  of  Obligation,  read  and  accepted.  we  have  on  these  ships  are 'not  meetings  are  of  a  routine  na­ this  body  is  concerned  and  it  is  which  you  will find  on  jwur  the  same  that  a  shoreside  work­ *OATH  OF  OBLIGATION  ture, and  the  educational  portion  expected  to be  carried  out! Since  table.  You  have  small  pieces  of  er  has.  A  man  ashore  has  many  is  unimaginative,  particularly  in  this  meeting  is  of  an  educational  yellow  paper  on  which  you  may  Brother  Lewis  then  led  in  the  opportunities  for  recreation.  view  of  the  fact  that  there  are  nature  and  not  official,  we  ­will  write,  take  notes,  doodle,  or  reading  of  the  SIU  Oath  of  Ob­ There  are  many  things  that  he  •   many hew  men  riding  SIU  ships  omit  New  Business  also  and  pass  whatever  you  care  to  do  during  ligation.  can  do  over  the  weekend  or  these  days,  who  must  be ground­ on  to  the  next  order  of  business  the ­  meeting.  If  you  think  of  One  minute  of  silence  was  ob­ when  he  is  off  duty  to  take  his  ed  in  SIU  history,  the  workings  on  the  Agenda.  something  you  wish  to say  while  served  in  memory  of  departed  mind  off  his  work.  This  puts  Brothers.  of  the  organization  and  the  MINUTE  OF  SILENCE  him  in  a  better  mood  to  carry  another  man  has  the floor,  jot  it  foundations  of  unionism,  if  they  The  Ship's  Delegate,  Brother  on  his  job  comfortably  when  he  down  and  then  you  cail  remem­ "Members  of  the  Seafarers  In­ are  to  be  expected  to  act  as  ternational  Union  are  not  un­ ber  to  bring  it  up  when  he  has  Bob  High,  was  called  upon  to  is  on  duty.  good  Union  men.  read  an  excerpt  from  "Fortime"  ­­'Here, when  we finish  our  jol^s  finished.  .  One  crew  which  is  doing  an  mindful  of  the  many  members  who  have  gone  on  before  us  and  "Take  any  of  this  Union  lit­ magazine  regarding  the  unfair  for  the  day,  we  cannot  go  home  outstanding  job  in  its  education­ who  have  contributed  much  to­ erature  with  you,  read  it,  then  and  illegal  tactics  used  by  Cities  to  our  wives  and  our  children,  al  meetings is  that of  the SS  Del  ward  making  SIU  "as  strong  and  return  it  if  you  care  to  when  Service  Oil  Company  during  the  nor  to  our  mothers  and  fathers,  Norte,  Mississippi's  cruise  ship.  powerful  as  it  is  today.  Men  you  have finished;  or  if  you  organizational  campaign  which  but  we  have  to  look  at  each­,  '  ^1  I  Minutes  of  ;the  June  10  meet­ have  been  jailed  and  imprisoned,  want  to  keep  it,  keep  it.  The  the  SIU  won  after  a  long,  hard  other's same  old  faces  and  some­ • pi I  ing,  which  have  just  reached  the  struggle.  .^1  times  rehash  the  same  old  con­ ­7^1  and  men  have  died  for  this same  important  thing is  to read  it!  DOG,  reveal  the  care  that  went  cause.  We  do  not  forget  these  ' "I want  to  thank  you Brothers,  Brother  "Whitey  Peredne  de­ versations  that  we  have  had  • ''^1  into  the planning  of  the  meeting,  men.  So  at  this  point  on  the  not  for  myself,  but  in  the  name  livered  a  talk  to  the  permitmen  many  times  before.  Sea  life  gets  ^^1  and  the  great  amount  of  infor­ Agenda, when  the Chairman  asks  of  the  SIU,  yoim  Union,  for  at­ in  which  he  said  that  some  day  to  be  a  boring  life  at  times.  ­  ination  that  was  passed  on  to  "It  is  inevitable  that  we  will  you,  you  will  stand  for  one  min­ tending.  I  hope •  that  you  will  they  would,  become  full  book­ the  new  men  in  the  crew.  men  and  belong  to  the  most  de­ from  time  to  time  see  friction  ute  in .  silence  in  men^ory  of  benefit  by  it.  I  hope  that  you  arise  among  Brothers  on  the  mocratic  and  best  Union  in  the  FULL  HOUSE  these  Brothers  who  have  gone  can  teach  me  something—^that  world,  barring  none.  ship,  which  should  not  occur,  yet  on  beforehand  left  this  ­world  ;  The  meeting  was  held  in  the  we  can  all  teach  each  other  which  is  understandable.  and  this  Union  a  better  place  in  Stewards  messroom,  wlhicb  was  something  about  good  Unionism.  He  pointed  out  that  in  order  filled  to  capacity,  some  of  the  which  to  live  and  to  work.  SIU  DEMOCRACY  One  thing  I  think  that  I  can  to  get  their  book,  they  would  "When  the  Chairman  knocks  men  having  to  stand.  Thurston  guarantee  is  that  you  will  not  have  to  earn  it  by  proving  that  "Within  the  framework  of  oiu  ­ J.  Lewis,  Educational  Director,  on  the  table  this  minute  of  ob­ regret  having  attended  and  con­ they  will  become  an  asset  to  the  organization  • we are  given  much  called  the  meeting  to  order  servance  has  passed  and  he  will  tributed  'to  this  educational  Union  and  not  a  detriment.  To­ liberty  and  freedom.  Oim­mem­ day,  said  Brother  Peredne,  our  bership  is  not  regimented  like  iand  prefaced  the  meeting  with  declare  the  meeting  under  Good  meeting.  and  Welfare.  Union  is  run  on  a  quota  basis,  a  Russian  or  dictator's  armjr, "iri  the  following  remarks:  PROOF  OF  INTEREST  that  is  so. many, books  per  job.  which  there  can  be  no  freedom  "Permitmen" and  Brothers  who  "Under  Good  and Welfare each  If  books  were  issued  to  every­ of  speech,  nor  thought,  nor  con­ fiave  recently  acquired  books  in  man  who  has  something  to  say  "After  adjournment,  all  per­ the  SIU,  this  meeting  is  held  will  be  given  a  chance  to say  it.  mitmen  please  pome  up  and  sign  one  who  came  along  asking  for  duct.  We  are  free  to •  think  as  primarily  for  you.  In  order  for  In  order  to  do  this,  you  must  your  name  and  number  so  that  one,  we  would  soon  be sitting  in  we like and  to  express  omselves  you  to.  learn  the  methods  by  hold  up  your  hand  and,  when  we  can  send  it  in  to  the  New  our  Union Halls  for months wait­ at  these  meetings.  If  what  one  which  action  is  obtained  in  our  the  Chairman  sees  you  and  rec­ Orleans  SIU  Port  Agent.  In  this  ing for  ships.  person  thinks  does  not  coincide  The  best  way  to  create  more  with  what  I  think,  I  disagree  Union,  the  .Chairman  and  Re­ ognizes  you,  you  may  then  rise  way  he learns  which  of  the  per­ mitmen  are  interested  enough  in  jobs  and  issue  more  books,"  said  with  him  but  this does  not  mean  cording  Secretar>,  as  well  as  the  and  say  your  piece.  Reading  Clerk,  will  be  elected  "If  you  have  a  speech  prepar­ their  Union  to  be  considered,  Peredne,  "is  to  organize  the  un­ that  this  Brother  is  my  enemy,  from  among  the  permitmen. The  ed  now  is  the  time  to  give  it. If  when  the  time  comes,  for  eli­ organized.  A  very  large  percent  only  that  I don't  agree  with  hirri  of  bookmen  have  worked  on  un­ on  this  certain  point.  meeting  will  be  conducted  as  something  just  happens  to  pop  gil?ility  for  full  membership."  nearly  as  possible  in  accordance  into  your  mind  and  you  think  A1  McCabe,  permitman,  was  organized  ships  and  are  today  "If  I  am  elected  to  do  a  cer­ with  Robert's  Rules  of  Order.  tain  job  and  I  do  not  do  that  These  rule.<t  are  the  same  which  job  to  the  membership's  satisr  are ''^used  in  the  Congress  of  the  faction,  the  membership  always  ­ United  States and  almost  univer­ has  the  satisfaction  of  relieving  sally  in  meetings  large' or  small  MAE­  (Bull),  June  29—Chair­ one  week  before  arriving  in  ing  down  hatches.  Crew  requests  which  deal  with  aTairs  either  man,  Lloyd  Short; ' Secretary,  port.  Discussion  on  Welfare  Plan  that  Bosun  sew  on  awning  for  me  of  this  job  and  electing  an­ other  man  in  my  place.  This  is  public  or  cprpomte.  Richard  Ceiling. Delegates  report  and  proposed  coristitution  after  deck.  Discussion  on  two  the  democratic  way!  This  is  the  '  "When  your  Chairman  is­elec­ slight  beef  in  the  deck  gang  changes.  Messmen  and  one  AB fired  in  SIU  way!  Let  us  exercise  our  ted,  he  will  call  for  the  election  about  gangway  watches  and  cal­ Newport  News  and  ordered  to  rights  in  both  speech  and  vote  of  a  Recording  Secretary.  When  led  attention  to  The  repair  list.  report  to Hall  but failed  to do so.  to  carry  on  our  Union  in  the,  the  Recording  Secretary  is  elec­ The financial  standing  of  the  June  6  —  Chairman,  Earl  T.  way  the  majority  sees fit!  ted,.  he  will  come  Up  to  the  ship's  fund  was  read.  It  was  re­ Spear;  Secretary,  Paul  Krakirk.  "At  the  same  time  that  our  Chairman's  table,  take  his  seat  q]^ested  that  something  be  done  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  SIU  is  making  its  demands  be­ jiieside  the  Chairrnan  and  pro­ about  getting  the  housing  fans  Deck  Delegate  reported  Patrol­ fore  the  shipowners,  other  un­ peed  to  write  down,  the  best  turned  on  in  hot  weather  and  POLDEN  CITY  (Waterman),  man  Fisher  warned  crew  about  ions  are  making  their  demands  of  his  ability,^ everything  that  having  a  fan  placed  in  the  laun­ May  27  —  Chairman,  G.  Engle­ performing  on  ship  in  Alaska.  before  their  bosses,  and  both  jiappens  in  this  meeting.  dry  room.  Immediate  action  was  hard; Sj^etary, G. J. Retz. Dele­ Crew  announces  that  stewards  SIU  and  other  unions  are  mak­ MINUTES  READ  promised.  • gates report  everytJ^g  in  order.  department  is  feeding  excellent­ ing  their  demands  before  the  $5  in  skip's  fund.  $37  collected  ly  and  anytime  help  is  needed  bureaucrats  of  our  government.  ­  "The  Chairman  will  then  call  for  the  election  of  a  Reading  BEAUREGARD  (Waterman),  for  March of  Dimes. Motion  made  the  crew  is  willing  to  pitch  in.  "In  the  1946  General  Strike,  our  greatest  beef  at  the  time  Clerk.  When  he  is^  elected  he  June  6—Chairman,  M.  Welsh;  and  carried  to  have  Steward  will  read,  when  called  upon  to  Secretary,  Dave  Nunn.  Delegates  check  closer  and  be in  messroom  EDWARD  L.  GR^T  (Bloom­ was  not  with  the  shipowners,  field),  July  1—Chairman,  J.  J.  who  were  willing  to  meet  the  do  so,  the  minutes  of  past  meet­ report  no  beefs.  One  Brother  at  meal  time.  ings,  any communication  or  other  taken  off  ship  in  Germany  to get  June 17—Chairman, L. D. Rich­ Kane;  Secretary,  C.  L.  String­ increase  in  wages  which  we  de­  ­ reading  matter  considered  per­ treatment  at  the  hospital.  Motion  undson;  Secretary,  S.  J.  Bots.  fellow..Delegates  report  no  beefs.  manded,'but  with  the  Wage  Sta­ tinent  to  the. business  at  hand.  made  to  have  the  Patrolman  Delegates  report  everything  in  Various  issues  brought  up  under  bilization  Board  which  had  re­  '  •   "At  this  point  in  shipboard  come  aboard  in  New  York  and  oi­der.  $5  in  ship's  fund.  Discus­ education.  Repair  'list  made  out  fused  to  allow  the  companies  to  meetings,  such  as ­  we  had.  the  talk  to  the  Mate  about  imsafe  sion  on  tfive  current  issues.  for  all  three  departments.  Dis­ come  across  with  the  raise.  By  Motidn  made  and  seconded  that  cussion  on  keeping  the  laundry  winning  the  beef  aU  over  the  oi.  flfst  Sunday  after  leaving  New  conditions  aboard  the  ship.  Orleans (this  trip,  the  Chairman  June  28  —  Chairman,  David  Vacation  and  Welfare  Plans  be  clean.  United  States,  we  not  only  ob­  ­| j  usually  calls  for  the  Delegates'  Nunn;'Secretary, Edward  Farrell.  posted  on  bulletin  board.  tained  our  raise  for  aU.  organized  S.  4.  4,  reports.  This,  of  course,  will  be  Delegates  reported  that '  Chief  STRATHPORT  (Strathmore),  seamen  in  the  USA,  but 'we  were  t  t  qroitted  in  our  meeting'this  af­ Mate  has  been  working  on  deck.  ALASKA  SPRUCE  (Ocean  June  3—Chairman,  Richard  Tay­ able  to  do away  with this  useless  ternoon,  and  we  move  on  ifito  Overtime  will  be  put  down  for  Tow),  May  20—Chainrian,  Luke  lor;  Secretary,  D.­Jackson.  Dele­ committee  in  Washington,  which  the  next  order  of  business  which  any  work  he.  does.  No  other  Collins; Secretary,  Earl  T. Spoar.  gates  reported  all  in  order.  Dis­ was  poking  its  nose  into  our  a:^­ beefs.  Motion  made  and  second­ Information  was  requested  from  cussion  on  men  who  missed  ship  fairs,  and  was  draini^  the .tax­ is  New  Business.,  "New  Business  is  the roost  im­ ed  to  have  repair  list  made  in  Headquarters  on  whether  the  and  quit.  Discussion  on  proper  payer  of .his  ^ages ifiithout  giv­ portant part  of  the  meeting;  be­ ti­iplicate  and  .handed  irito  the  long^ioremen  or  crew  . are  to  care  of  washing  machine.  ing  him .anything  in  return.  acticm  heads of  the departments  at least  ftrctch  tarpaulins  when  batten­ (More Ships Mlnut^  <m Page 18}  Digested Minutes  Of  SIU  Ship  Meetings  �Page Fourteen  fir  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  On The Far East Run  Friday,  August  10,  1951  Bewlare Of Carbon Tetrachloride,  ATboroughly Dangerous Chemical  Several  cases  have  been  re  however,  he  had  not  given  the  plenty  of  fresh  air.  In  case  ported  recently "concerning  sea  suggestion  to  the  seaman.  Four­ breathing  has  stopped  artificial  men  who  were stricken  violently  teen  days  after  the  patient  had  respiration  should  be  started.  ill  and  subsequently  died  be  been  cleaning various  parts of  an  Medical  assistance  should  be  ob­ cause  they  mistook  carbon  tetra  electric  motor,  with  carbon  tet  tained  as  soon  as  possible.  Hot  chloride  for  whiskey  or  drank  rachloride,  he  died.  tea  or  coffee  may  be  adminis­ from  a  water  glass that  had  been  The Public  Health Service  doc  tered.  used  for  handling  carbon  tetra  tor  who attended  this man  stated  Do  not  give  alcohol,  fats,  oils,  chloride.  that  the  time  interval  betv/een  adrenalin,  or  epineplmine  to  a  However,  inhaling  its  fumes­ is  poisoning  and  resultant  death  person  who  has  been  exposed  to  carbon  tetrachloride.  just  as  deadly  and  in  some  cases  was  not  unusual.  •  ­il  (1)  Adequate  ventilation  to^  deadlier,  according  to  an  article  He  further  stated  that  inges  in  the  "Proceedings  of  the  Mer  tion  of  alcohol  proximate  to  the  prevent  the  accumulation  of  va­ chant  Marine Council"  of  the  US  period  of  exposure  to  the  chemi  pors  must  be  provided,  when  cal  greatly  increases  the  hazard  possible,  if  carbon  tetrachloride  Coast  Guard.  Not  so  long­  ago  a  report  o:  of  the  development  of  acute  poi­ is_  used,  or  transferred  from  one  casualty  was  received  relating  soning,  lessens  the  outlook  for  container  to  another.  The  vapors  the  facts  concerning  a  seaman  recovery, and reduces  the chances  must  be  removed  frpm  the space,  Crewmembers  of  Waterman's  Young  iUnerica  pose  for'  who  had  partaken  of  a  few  of  'getting  ^n  accurate  history.  from  below  the  point  of  breath­ The  alcohol  serves  to  obscure  ing,  and  exhausted  well  clear,  their  picture  during  coffee  time  in  San  Francisco  at  the  con­ "short. beers,"  on  a  Sunday  af­ clusion  of  a  recent  run  to  the  Far  East.  The  Waterman  ternoon  while  his  ship  was  in  the­cause  in  the  patient's  mind.  to  prevent  the  settling  of  vapors  It should  be constantly  remem  in  a  compartment.  ­  vessel  has  been  shuttling  on  the  Fax  Eastern  run  for  several  port.  bered  that  carbon  tetrachloride  (2)  If  thorough  ventilation  is  '  months  and  is  now  out  on  another  trip.  The  following  morning  he  was  is  a  clear,  volatile,  colorless  li­ not  practicable,  personal  protec­ assigned  duties  with  the  First  quid  with  a  characteristic  aro­ tive  equipment,  consisting  of  Assistant  Engineer. Approximate­ matic  odor.  hose  mask,  or  gas  mask  or  res­ ly  10  AM  he  stated  that  he  felt  pirator  (approved  for  use  with  DEFINITELY  TO;CIC  sick  and  nauseated.  CT),  and  gas­tight safety  goggles,  He  was  sent  to  the  doctor  who  It  is  definitely  toxic  by  inhala­ must  be  employed.  It  should  bo  gave  him  milk  of  magnesia  and  tion  of  vapor  and  prolonged  or  remembered  that  all  persons  returned  him  to  duty,  although  repeated  contact  of  the  liquid  not  to  have  been  enforced  as  far  the  seaman  still  felt  sick.  The  with  the  skin  or  mucous  mem­ within  the  working area  must  be  (Continued  from  Page  7)  protected.  Due  to  variations  in  have  ships  of  a  size  and  as  American  President  Lines  is  next  day  the  First  Assistant  branes.  concentration,  time limits  for  gas  speed  adequate  to  meet  concerned,  for  APL  conducts  an  Engineer  saw  the  seaman  vomit  Being  over five  times  as  heavy  intercoastal  service  in  coniimc­ in  the  engineroom  and  told  him  as  air,  the  vapor  settles,  tending  mask, canisters or  cartridges  can­ foreign  competition,  not  be  established,  although  time  to  increase  concentrations  in  the  limits of  1 hour for  canisters  and  3.  That  the  operator  be  ex­ tion  with  its  'round­the­world  to  go  to  bed.  route.  However,  he was  feeling  better  breathing  zone,  at  floor  level,  30  minutes  for  cartridges  are  perienced  and  be financially  The  subsidized  operator  is  al­ the  next  day  and  stood  his  0800  in  pits,  and  in  closed  rooms.  recommended.  capable  of  maintaining  a  so  under  close  restrictions  as  far  to 1200  watch,  afterwards return­ Concentrations  above 100  parts  steamship  operation.  as  his  accounting  and  banking  ing  to  his  bed  in  the  afternoon  per  million  are  deadly  and  may  (3)  Prolonged  contact  with  the  The  1936  Act  states  that  "the  procedures  are  concerned.  skin  should  be  prevented  by  where  he  remained  until  the  linger  indefinitely. Dangerous va­ means of  protective clothing such  contractor  for  subsidy  aid  must  end  of  the  voyage.  pors  may  accumulate  in  depres­ as  neoprene  gloves.  FUNDS  SUPERVISED  own  or  purchase  a suitable  num­ He  was  imder  the  ship's  doc­ sions,  under  platforms,  in  holds,  (4)  Any  transfer  of  the  liquid,  ber  of  vessels  of  the  type,  speed  He  doesn't  have  much  chance  tor's  care,  who  made  no  definite  or  in  void  spaces.  and  size  required  to  maintain  to  hide  or  disguise  profits,  for  for  example,  the filling  of fire  diagnosis,  but  a  general diagnosis  The  toxic  symptoms  of  absorp­ extinguishers,  should  be  made  his  income  is  divided  into  two  the  service  assigned  to  him,  and  such  vessels  may  not  be  used  funds  supervised  by  the  govern­ of  acute  gastroenteritis  because  tion,  regardless  of  mode  of  en­ out  of  doors  when  winds  will  for  any  other  purpose  except  ment  "to  insure  prompt  payment  the  patient  had  developed  diar­ try  into  the  body  are:  Headache,  disperse  the  vapor.  with  Maritime  Commission  ap­ of  the  contractor's  obligations  to  rhea,  nausea,  vomiting,  and  ab­ mental  confusion,  depression,  fa­ (5)  Small  quantities  of  carbon  the  United  States  and  the  re­ dominal  cramps  and  a  slight  tigue,  loss  of  appetite,  nausea,  tetrachloride  should  be  handled  proval.  vomiting,  loss  of  coordination  n  safety  cans.  Uncovered  con­ "These  vessels,"  the  law  adds,  placement  of  his  subsidized  ves­ temperature.  Upon  arrival  in  port  the  pa­ and  sense  of  balance,  and  visual  tainers  are  prohibited.  Leaky  "must  not  be  over  20  years  of  sels."  disturbances.  tient  was  able  to  walk  off  the  age  and  they  must  have  been  First  subsidies  under  the  1936  containafa  should  be  immedi­ built  in  American  yards  with  Act  were  made  effective  in  July  ship  three  or  four  blocks  to  the  Carbon  tetrachloride  poisoning  ately  discarded^  —­depending  upon  severity  and  (6) ­  Rags  or  swabs  wet  with  of  1937  and  they  were  cancelled  company  medical  dispensary.  American  materials.  He  later  reported  to  a  United  duration  of  exposure—^results  in  he  liquid  must  be  placed  in  the  from  1942  until  January,  1947,  a  An  operator  receiving  a  sub­ States  marine  hospital,  but  was  njury  to "the  liver,  kidneys,  ad­ jsidy  cannot  engage  in  any  ser­ period  in  which  nobody  needed  classed  only  as  an  out­patient  renal  gland,  heart,  lungs,  and  open.  any  more  government  help  than  (7) fcarbon  tetrachloride  must  vice  other  than  the  route  ap­ and  told  to  return  the  next  day  to  the digiestive  and  nervous  syS­ be  kept  from  open flame  or  in­ proved  by  the  US  Maritime  Ad­ was  readily  provided  by  war  at  which  time  he  was  admitted.  ems.  :ense  heat  since  it  decomposes  ministration.  Nor  can  he  be  in  shipments  and  postwar  relief  The  doctor  at  the  hospital,  up­ Toxic  signs  are:  rapid,  irregu­ at  high  temperatures,  generating  any  enterprise  other  than  ship­ cargoes.  AU  lines  receiving  subsidies  on  recognizing  the  patient's  a^ or  weak  pulse;  fever;  bloody  a  deadly  gas  (phosgene)  and^por­ iping._  before  the  war  were  reinstated  symptoms as  carbon tetrachloride  stools;  suppression  of  urine;  ro^ive  products.  In  the  presence  OPERATIONS  LIMITED  poisoning,  questioned  him  as  to  swelling  of  face;  enlarged  and  of  moisture  it  decomposes  slow­ in  1947.  his  possible  use  of  this  cleaning  painful  liver;  and  bloody  urine.  y,  to  liberate  highly  corrosive  He  cannot,  says  the  law,  "en­ The  subsidized  companies  are:  There  may  be  local  irritation  hydrochloric  acid.  gage  in  any  auxiliary  service  di­ Seas  Shipping  Company,  Miss­ agent  prior  to  his  illness.  He  stated  in  the  presence  of  of  eyes,  skin,  and  respiratory  (8)  Gas  masks  must  be "provid­ rectly  or  indirectly  connected  issippi  Shipping  Company,  Am­ with  the  operation  of  subsidized  erican  Mail  Lines,  American  two  doctors  that  be  had  been  tract, but onset  of  symptoms may  ed  as  soon  as  possible  for  men  vessels,  such  as  stevedoring,  President  Lines,  American  Ex­ cleaning  parts, of  an  electric  mo­ ae  delayed  two  to  eight  days  using  carbon  tetrachloride  to  ex­ ship  repairing,  ship  chandlering,  port,  Farrell  Lines,  Grace  Lines,  tor  with  carbon  tetrachloride  a  aft6r  severe  eJtposiure.  tinguish fire  whether  indoors  or  towboat  or  kindred  services."  Lykes  Brothers,  Moore ­ McCor­ day  or  two  before  he  got  sick,  Persons  who  have  recently  out  in  the  open.  partaken  of  alcoholic  beverages  (9)  Certain  individuals  have  Nor  can  the  subsidized  oper­ mack.  New  York  and  Cuba  Mail  in  the hold  of  the  vessel.  ator  engage  in  the  coastal  or  in­ SS  Co.,  Oceanic  SS  Company,  The  doctor  stated  that  he  had  are  particularly  susceptible.  been  found  unduly  susceptible  tercoastal  trades.  the  Pacific­Argentina­Brazil  Line  suspected  carbon  tetrachloride  A  person  showing  symptoifis  to  carbon  tetrachloride  poison­ poisoning  from  the  symptoms;  of  poisoning  should  be  given  ing  and  ^uld  not  be  assigned  ,  This  section  of  the  law  seems i  and  United  States  Lines.  to  operations  involving  the  use  of  this  produot,  even  in  small  quantities.  Exposure  to  carbon  tetrachloride,  even  in  concen­ on  the  damn  thing,  it's  not  go­ permitmen  did  not  talce  more  is  made  on  the  Del  Norte  by  trations  kno^n  to  be  nonhazard­ (Continued  from  Page  I})  the  Delegates  and  a  list  of  both  ous  to  others,  may  be  dangerous  voice  in  the  meeting.  "Do  you  know  what  is  the  ing  to  take  me  anywhere!  book­  and  permitmen  turned  in  in  the following  cases:  "Lip­service  to  the  ideals  and  Brother  W.  E.  Smith  asked  common  Labor  objective?  aspirations  of  the  organized  la­ more  information  about  the  Va­ to  the  boarding  Patrolman.  Alcoholics.  .  "It  is  greater  security  for  the  bor  movement  is  not  enough.  Brother  Smith  asked  if  per­ Exceedingly fleshy  individ­ cation  Plan.  working  men  ond  women  of  this  "It  takes  active  participation  mitmen  were  guaranteed  hospi­ uals.  >•   ..  DELEGATE'S  JOB  Nation!  tal  benefits.  in  Union  affairs,  alert  attention  Undernourished  persons.  "SIU  believes  that  each  trade  to  the  workihgs  of  the  Union,  Brother i  High  stated  that  the  Brother  High  pointed  out  that  Those  with  pulmonary  dis­ union  is  an  integral  part  of  the  and  a  readiness  at  all  times  to  last  LOG  received  wa published  all  members  having  sailed  one  ease,., peptic  ulcers, iiypertensiori;'  labor  community  and  should  make  sacrifices,  if  necessary,  to  before  the  plaris  were  completed.  day  under  contracted  conipanies  iver,  kidney, or  heart  diseases.*  stand  ready  at  aU  times  to  come  gain  our  objectives."  Brother  Sharpless  stated  that  are entitled  to  this compensation.  Persons  with  respiratory  de­ to  the  aid  of  another  legitimate  Brother  Cobb  asked  why  cer­ men  on  other  ships  had . failed  He  mentioned  that  in  the  NMU  fects,  either  temporary  or  per­ labor  organization  in  the fight  to  tain  permitmen  had  not  attended  to  pay  their  dues  at  p^off,  and  the. member  must  sml  13  weeks  manent.  win  this  common  objective.  the  meeting.  urged  Brothers  not  to  overlook  of  ­the  previous  6  months  to  re­ Persons  who  cannot  readily  :  ceive  such  aid;  ­  >  detect  odors.  '  "When  a  man  says,  'I  believe  •  Brother  Lewis  said  that  a  list  this.  Ifc  the  Union'  that is  not  enough.  of  the  permitmen  aboard  and  a  It­ was  pointed  out  that  it ^is  It  was.  moved,  seconded' arid  (10)  Carbon  tbtrachloride  must  •   When  I look  at  the Algiers  ferry  list  of  the  permitmen  attending  the  Delegate's  job  to  see  that  carried  to  adjourn  at  3:30  PM.  not  be  mixed  with  other  llquidB.'  at the foolfff  Canal Street, I say,  would, be  turned  in  to  our  New  the  dues  have  been: paid,/atid  if  ­  The Brothers  were  ihen shown  (11)  Warning  labels  should  be  hot  he  Should  check  .withy  ;the  the  movies  of  the  'Wall  Street  placed  bn  aU  containers;  regaMi  ^  rV^  T  believe  that  ferry  will  tak6  brieans  Agent:  •   Bfdthef  High  asked  why  the  Patrolman.  A  thorough  check­up  Strike^'  and  "This  Is  The  SHL"  less  of  voluiae,  betere  issue/  i  me to  Algiers.'  Bui if  I doa'f  get  US Shipping Was Subsidiied  More  than  100  Years Ago  Shipboard Meetings Need Not Be Routine  �Friday,  August  10,  1951  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Takes New Post  Page  Fifteen  Lake Charles  Notes  New  Spirit  Of  Gties  Seryice  Tankermen  By  KEITH  TERPE  The  local  fathers  have  formed  this  Hall, as  they  are liable  to  be  a  vigilante  committee  and  are  here  for  some  time.  LAKE  CHARLES,  LA.,  Aug­ By  JEFF  MORHISON  cleaning  up  all  the gambling  that  Neither  the  regular  Branchy  ust 1—The  heat  is  off  in this  part  in  _  days  gone  by  gave  Lake  meeting  nor  the  Central "LaboE^^  WILMINGTON,  August  1  —  of  the  Gulf!  At  last  we  can  see  Charles  nearly  the  reputation  of  Council  meeting  could  be  hel<|  We  didn't  have  any  payoffs  nor  through  the  haze  of  jobs  that  a  Monte  Carlo.  for  the  usual  reason—no  quomm.  any  sign­ons,  but  don't  let  that  has  hovered  over  this  Port  for  Now  if  they  could  just  form  However;  regular  meetings  oft  throw  you—we  handled  ten  in­ months—and  make  out  an  oc­ transit  vessels  to  keep  shipping  casional  familiar  face  around  the  a  committee  to  cool  off  the  the  Building  and  Construction  .moving  along  at  a  good  pace  Hall  for  as  long  as  a  day  or  two  weather  I  personally  would  put  Trades  Council,  Metal  Trades  in  with  them.  About  the  same  Council  and  Plumbers  and  Pipe,  here.  at  a  time  before  we  have  to  sentiments  were  expressed  by  Fitters  Union  were  held,  and;  ship  him  out.  The business  for  this port  came  the  crews  of  the  Cantigny,  Gov­ officials  of  these  bodies  request­ Right  now  Carf  Peterson,  Jim­ ernment  Camp,  i ort  Hoskins,  in  the  form  of  the  following  ed  and  received  a  considerable  my  Cheshire,  B.  S.  Watson  and  Paoli,  Chiwawa,  Bents  Fort,  number  of  copies  each  of  the  ships:  Yaka  (Waterman);  Clear­ Louis  Bwen  are  all  on  the  Lake  French  Creek  and  Winter  Hill,  water  Victory  and  Steel  Artisan  LOG  for  distribution  to  their  Charles  beach.  All  are  ABs  anc  all  Cities  Service tankers  in  here  members.  (Isthmian);  Ocean  C  (Ocean  frankly  it  makes  me  feel  like  a  during  the last two  weeks.  transportation);  Santa  Venetia  All  these  people  have  re­,  Former  mexnber  of  the SEA­ (Elam);  Pennmar,  Portmar  and  FARERS  LOG  staff  Cushman  miser  to  have  so  much  talent  on  On  board  the  Mission  Santa  marked  about  the  high  quality  Calmar  (Calmar);  Cecil  N.  Bean  Reynolds  left  this  week  for  the  string  here  for  a  change.  Barbara  and  Mission  San  Rafael,  of  this  paper  and  read  'it  as  (Dry'Trans),  and  Elly  (Dianex).  Djakarta,, Indonesia,  to  assume  That  perennial  beachcomber,  the  crews  were  lookiiig  forward  eagerly  as  we  Seafarers  do.  We  did  manage  to find  a  few  duties  as  assistant  to the  pub­ Whitey  Tradewell,  is  still  with  to  an  even  hotter  trip  into  some  LOUIE'S  BUGGY  beefs  on  these  ships,  but  they  lic  affairs officer  in  the  Ameri­ us  and ­  besides  having  recently  part  of  the  Pacific  than  the  one  Not  many  of  the  oldtimers  become  a  proud father  of  a  king­ they  were  treated  to  through  the  were  all  of  the  minnow  size  and  can  Embassy.  have  been  around  these,  pails  size  boy,  he  has  —  and  between  Gulf  to  Port  Arthur.  we  took  care  of  them,  such  as  Reynolds  served  on  the  LOG  lately,  but  those  that  were  all  clarification  of  minor  overtime  for  two, years  until  1947,  when  you  and me Ibis  is  more  impor­ Both  of  these  ships  are  under  enjoyed  the  convenience  of  Loui^  and  small  repairs.  he  joined  the  staff  of  Labor  tant!  —  also  became  a  full­ contract  to  the  SUP,  but  a  Boren's  horseless  carriage  while  healthy  delegation  from  the  SIU  Press  Association,  an  AFL­ fiedged  AB.  '  Oh  the  beach  it  is  impossible  was  shipped  to  both  as  replace­ they  were  here  when  the  occas­ On  the  weather  front  and  the  CIO  sponsoied  newsgathering  to find  even  minor  beefs  among  ion  demanded  it.  the  membership.  Most  of  the  agency  in  Washington  which  political side  ^f  the  picture,  how­ ments.  It  is  a five­passenger  coupe—•   IN­TRANSIT  fellows  are  happy  to  stay  right  serves  labor  papers  through­ ever,  the  heat  is  just  beginning  four  push  and  Louis  steers.  One  to  be  turned  on.  out  the  country.  The  Wanda  (Epiphany  Tank­ of  these  pushers,  both  of  the  car  ers)  arrived  in Port  Arthur about  as  well  as  the  SIU  for  some  4^^  this  same  time  in­transit.  years,  is  Jimmy  Collins,  of  the  The  French  Creek  paid  off  Collins'  of  County  Cork  that  is,  here  and  signed  on  again  for  a  Jimmy  has  been "an  active  par­ trip  to  Buenos  Aires.  She  was  ticipant  in  many ^ of  the  SlU;  fairly  clean  but  did  have  a  few  beefs,  including  the  Wall  Stredfc  By  RAY  GATES  bums  on  her  that  believe  the  'SEATTLE,  August  2—Shipping  topside.  The  gang  is  a  happy  right  way  to  payoff  is  to  get  all  is  only  fair  in  this  port,  largely  bunch,  all  of  them  staying  on  gassed  up,  make  like  Joe  Louis  due  to  the  fact  that  since  the  for  another  trip. The  ship  is  now  with  a  few  choice  shipmates  truce  talks  began  in  Korea  we  loading  lumber  for  the  land  of  and  officers,  and  then  do  it  up  haven't  sent  a  single  ship  from  hills—Churchills,  that  is.  brown  by  telling  the  Commis­ this  port  in  that  direction.  We've  There  has  been a  bit  of activity  sioner  that  he  can  go  to  hell  if  had  to  be  content  to  handle  the  in  this  northwest  port  area  re­ le  doesn't  want  to  hold  the  pay­ here  where  the  weather  is fine  grain  and  lumber  traffic  from  cently.  We  have  just  been  told  up  off  until  they  can  go  ashore  and  the  feminine  companion­ this  port  to  the  various  parts  of  that  the  Portland  Local  of  the  and  have  a  few  ihore  brews.  ship  interesting.  ILWU  lost  the famous  "hot  pine­ the  world.  An  alert  bunch  of  Delegates  Some  of  the  boys  around  here  We've  had  calls  from  ports  to  apple" case  and  will  have  to  pay  and  a  good  crew  nailed  these  might  be  known  to  Seafarers,  the  north  of  us,  but  recently  $277,000  in  damages caused  when  airds  and,  needless  to  say,  they  such  as  Harvey  Hill,  O.  Arnett,  they've'  been  the  source  of  a  two  truckloads  of  pineapples  are  no  longer  among  us.  E. Lane,  B. Smoljan,  Sam  Cohen,  beef  with  us.  It seems  that  when  were  turned  over  and  wrecked  The  Cantigny  also  jumped  off  L.  Romero,  S.  Turkingtoh  and  we ship  men  to Canada  and make  during  the  "Pineapple  Strike"  in  from  Lake  Charles  for  a  trip  to  Max  Byers.  arrangements  with  the  company  1948.  England,  came  in  clean  and  for  plane  tickets,  the  men  report  At  that  time  in  Dalles,  Oregon,  NO  MEETING  a  barge  was  tied  up  to  unload  smooth  and  left  the  same  way.  Despite  that  assortment  of  to  the  ships  but  only  work  for  pineapples  when  a fight  broke  All  of  the  other  Cities  Service  bookmembers,  we  weren't  able  a  few  days  and  quit.  ships  down  this  way  recently  to  raise  a  quorum  last  meeting  This  sort  of  conduct  is  fouling  out. As  a  result,  two  trucks  were  were in­transit  On  coastwise  runs.  night,  so  we  put  the  gavel  back  us  up  with  the  companies  as  far  overturned  and  wrecked.  The  On  most  of  these  the  newly  ILWU  has  been  held  responsible  in  mothballs  and  will  try  again  as  transportation  for  other  men  won  Cities  Servce  contract  was  for  this  and  will  have  to  pay.  is  concerned.  Recently  we  sent  come  the  15th  of  the  month.  already in effect, and  the attitude  JIMMY  COLLINS  two  men  to  the  MV  Alaska  The  hot  tempers  of  the  bad  of  the  boys  was  greatly  improv­ On  the  local  front  the  MEBA  Spruce,  with  transportation  paid  boys  out  here  caused  me  a  bit  ed,  and  smooth  relations  and  ef­ Strike  and  the  Isthmian  Strike,  has  had  pickets  before  the  Steel  by  the  company.  They  worked  of  a  rumpus  this  week  when  I  ficient  operations'were  the  order  the  Bisso  strike  recently  in  New*  \  Artisan  and  Clearwater  Victory,  ten  ' days  and  then  walked  off  appeared  with  the  screening  of  the' day.  Orleans  and  the  preparation  for  both  Isthmian.  Why  they  are  two  days  before  the  ship  was  board  to  handle  some  cases.  The  two  Cities  Service  strikes  that  there  is  a  puzzle  to  us,  as  the  SIU  FRIENDS  due  to sail,  causing  us  to  run  all  commies  sent  one  of  their  law­ .were  considered  possibilities  not  Engineers­  are  aboard  working.  over  town  to  get  replacements.  yers  to  object  to  me  sitting  in  Local  labor  groups  and  labor  so  long  ago  on  the  Atlantic  and.  The  status  of  the  MEBA  has  We're  going  to  put  an  end  to  on  any cases involving  their men.  officials  in  Southwest  Louisiana  Gulf  Coasts.  reached  such  a  low  ebb  that  the  this  business  once  and  for  all.  The  port  agent  for  the  MCS  have  also  expressed  pleasure  He  has  also  acted  as  a  volim­ Engineers  won't  go  for  its  tac­ MEAL  HOUR  stormed  in  and  raised  objections  that  we  won  our  demands,  and  teer  Organizer  in  both  the  CS  tics  any  longer.  Rumor  has  it  On  the local  waterfront  we had  on  the  SIU's  policy  of fighting  extend  the  hope  to  the  SIU  that  organizational  drives  as  well  as  • ^at  even  the  pickets  aren't  a  sligtft  beef  on  the  Seawind.  the  communists  throughout  the  this 'is  the first  step  towards  a  the  Isthmian  di­ive.  members,  but  are  professionals  The  Skipper  ordered  the  stew­ industry.  relationship  with  the  CS  Marine  This likeable  character  couldn't  hired  for: the  job.  Ho  hum!  ards  department  to  feed  between  Of  this  accusation,  I  plead  Division  that  will  prove  as sweet  think  of  many  things  that  could  12  and  1 and  an  Oiler  to  relieve  guilty. The  SIU  is proud  to  have­ as  that  which  they  enjoy  ashore  be  improved  in  the  SIU.  "About  the­FWT  between  12­  and  12:30  waged  the  battle  against  the  hei­e  in  the  gigantic  Tutwillier  the  only  beef  I  have  ever  had  and  take  his  lunch  hour  until  commies,  but  that  by  no  means  Refinery  of  CS.  with  an  SIU  ship  has  been  with,  1:30.  should  disqualify  me.  At  that  Robert  McGuinn  and  A.  L.  the  very  occasional  performers  I  pointed,  out  to  the  Skipper  x­ate,  everyone anti­commie would  Mclntyre. are  both  hospitalized  that  I have  run  into.  Lately,  this  that  this  arrangement  would  be  put  off  the  board  and  only  in  the local  Public Health  Service  has  been  a  little  more  often  but  bring  a  lot  of  confusion,  and  he  pro­commies  allowed.  It  doesn't  Hospital  in  Lake  Charles.  usually  the crew  straightens these  agreed  to  revert  to  the  standard  make  sense.  McGuinn  was  the  unfortunate  guys  right  out.  . The men  listed  below  have im­ meal  hour.  The  Greenstar  was  One  fellow  who  does  make  victim  of  a  freak  accident  on  the  "I  think  that  a  fellow  that  properly filled  out  their  Welfare  smooth.  No  beefs at  all  fol^wing  sense  is  Chuck  Allen,  Bosun  of  Gfoyernment  Camp,  when  a  rub­ can't  stop  playing  aroxmd  ashore  Plan  beneficiary  card.  New  ones  her  grain  run  to  Japan.  the  Seawind,  which  passed  ber  butterworthing  hose  parted  in  time  to  turn  to  in  good  shape,  must  be filled  oiit  at  once.^  Incidentally,  the  Seawind  through  here  recently.  Chuck  company  with  its  connection  and  is  the  worst  type  of  shipmate  Charles  Robert  Georke, .Carroll  should  have  its  name  changed  specializes •  in  putting  old  rust­ a  scalding  stream  blasted  out.  you  could find,"  he  said.  EafI  Spiers,  Charlie  Smith  end  to  SS  Aviary.  They  have  more  buckets  in  topshape.  He  suffered  second  and  third  The  new  building, is  Jim's idea  James "Dextdr  Paris.  Y  "  birds  %  than  Capistrano.  Jlvery  Right  now  Chuck  is  putting  degree  burns  over  The  upper  of  our  most  pi'ogressive  step  .  4«  3f  4"  place  you .  look  there  is  a  bird  himself  and  the  crew  in  shape.  half  of  his  body  and  face,  but  is  forward.  He  feels  that  wage  in­ JAMES  R.  LANE  cage  with  some. strange  looking  Seems  the  boys  have  rigged  a  now  off  the  critical  list.  creases  and  gains  in  conditions  :Your  photo  of:  Transatlantic  creature looking  out  at you.  Back  gym  on  the  ship  and  everybody  Mclntyre  left  the  Fort  Hoskins  are fine,  but  that  it  is  also  nec­ crew  was  too  light  to  be  re­ aft  the  Deck  Maintenancie  is  do­ ivorks  out  daily. Chuck  threatens  with  a  crushed  • a  nd  infected  essary  to  let  John  Q.  Public  produced  in  the  LOG.  Thanks  ing  some  gentleman  farming.  He  to  start  a  new  career  in  the  foot,  but  is  also  reported  doing  ashore  know  that  we  are  not  a  for  the  contribution,  and ­ try  us  has  a flock  of  chickens  and  sun­ grunt  and  groan  business  in  Los  okay  now.  bunch  of  bums  or  gashounds, •   again:  Let  lis  know  if  you  want  dry  other  barnyard  animals.  It  Angeles  around  the  end  of  Aug­ Both  of  these  men  really  would  and  that  our  profession  is  just  seems  to  keep  the  fellows  happy  ust.  If  you're  around;  that  area,  appreciate  any  letters  their  that,  a  profession  and  a  honor­ it  returned.  ,  .  and  there  are  no  squawks  from  keep  your  eye  on  ri^slin*  oh  TV.  friends  could  drop  them  c^ of  able  one.  Seattle  Shipping  Slows  Korean Peace  Talks  �Page Sixteen  TBE  S  E  AF  A  R  BRS  to G  Friday.  August  10,  1951  Minutes  Of  SlU Shl|i Meetings  WACOSTA  (Watermanh  July  agreed  that  no  man  leave  the  8—Chairman,  T.  M.  JOHM:  ­Sec­ ship  without  proper  relifef.  Any­ retary,  R.  T.  Whitley.  Delegates  one leaving  the  washing"machine  '.^reported  everything  okay.  Few  dirty: to  be fined  $2.  _.^ours. of  disputed  overtime.  The  4  4  4  REG.  REG.  REG.  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  crew  voted  on  all  current  issues  DE  PAUW  VICTORY  (South  PORT  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  '  REG.  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  SHIPPED  . from  Headquarters.  Atlantic),  July  7  —  Chairman,  Boston  NO  FIGURES  RECEIVED  4  i.  a>  Keith  Winsley;  Secretary,  Low  DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  June  ^ew  York..  212  204'  146  562  192  194  135  ' 521  Meyers.  Delegates  reported  So—Chairman, Douglas Craddock;  Philadelphia.  ....  46  30  33  109  48  33  32  113  everything  okay.  "The  Steward  Secretary,  Woodrow  Lerkins.  Baltimore  :.  180  163  107  450  152  113  90  355  Was  charged  with  fraternization  Delegates  reported  no  beefs. Sug­ Norfolk  21  12  11  44  64  53  72  189  with  officers  aboard  and  the  gestion  that  in  future  everyone  Savannah  11  10  5  26  7  18  12  '  37  Chief  Engineer  was  charged  with  contribute  to  the  ship's  fund.  Tampa  NO  FIGURES  RECEIVED  giving  whiskey  to  crewmembers.  The  Ship's  delegate  asked  the  Mobile.  47  60  50  157  54  58  63  175  4  4  4  . crew  to  help  the  new  men,  to  New  Orleans  68  54  55  177  116  90  79  285  FISK  VICTORY  (Bloomfield),  ^  show  them  right  from  wrong  Galveston.  35  40  :  26.  101  44  40  30  114  Jvtly  18  Chairman,  William  ,  and  to  educate  them  to  be  good  Wilmington  7  12  7  ;  26  14  15  11  40  Higgs;  Secretary,  Roy  C.  Lund«  SltJ  men.  gwist.  Delegates  reported  np  .  627  585  440  1,652  GRAND  TOTAL..  691  614^  524  1,829  beefs.  No  disputed  overtime. Disr  4  4  4  .  PAINE  WINGATE  (Bull), June  cussion  on  the  use  of  washing,  ,!24—Chairman,  Wm.  Prince;  Sec­ machine.  .'Iretary,  Stan  Cieslak.  Delegates  SOUTHERN  DISTRICTS  NOONDAY  (Waterman),  July  TAINARON  (Actiuin),  June  ^.reported  no  beefs.  Paul  Hall's  (Southern  Trading).  May  27  —  7—Chairman,  Jimmy  Joa««;  Sec  17—Chairman,  C.  J.  Hartman;  ^  letter  of  June  4  was  read  and  Chairman,  H.  C.  Chancey;  Sec­ retary,  Arthw  Beck.  Delegates  Secretary^  F.  Walaska.  Delegates  ^  thoroughly  discussed.  All five  retary,  R.  A.  Ericson.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  It  was  sug­ reported  everything  running  current  issues  were  unaminously  reported everything okay. Motion  gested  that  a  ship's  fund  be  smoothly.  The  Chairman  rpoke  made  to  have  the ship  fumigated  started  on  the  next  draw.  Every  on  general  duties  of  Union  mem­ approved.  and  there also  were several  other  member  will  donate  $1.  Sug­ bership  and  laid  special?  stress  motions  made  in  regards  to  im­ gestion  made  to  have  last  stand­ on  Union  responsibility  for  the  provements  of  messrooms  and  by  on  each  watch  to  clean  mess  benefit  of  the  many  work  per­ 4  4  4  hall  as  best  they  can,  to  help  mits  sailing  SIU riiips  for  the  SOUTHWIND  (^ulh Aflanfic),  quarters.  out  Messmen  in  the  morning.  first  time.  The  NMU  strike  was  July  8—Chairman,  J. W.  Parker;  4  4  4  SOUTHERN  ISLES  (Southern  discussed.  Secretary,  J.^  W.  Craver.  Dele­ 4  4  4  Trading),  June  8—Chairman.  E.  GULFWATER  (Metre),  July  7  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Motion  4  4  4  K,  DeMoes;  Secretary,  Handd  —Chairman,  Barroiu  Secretary;  FISK  VICTORY  (Bloomfield),  made  that, ship's  fimd  be  left  in  ^4  4  4  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isth­ Wiseman.  Delegates  reported  no  Milton  ZicheneRy.  Ship's  Dele­ July  7  —  Chairman,  William  Captain's  safe  in  case  the"  man  nian),  July  7—Chairman,  H.  D.  beefs.  Discussion  was held  about  gate  reported  evei^rthing  run­ Higga:  Secrefary,  P.  C.^Willy.  misses  ship.  It  was  suggested  ^fligginbotham";  Secretary,  Mer­  present  contract  with  Southern  ning smoothly. Held [^cial meet­ Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  that  the  crew  keep  pantry  in  .rill  HumelL  Delegates  report  Trading  Company  and  all  men  ing on five  current  issues. Ship's  Membership  reminded  to  return  order,  as  well  as  messroom.  .^erything  running  smoothly.  that  were  aboard  before  the  Delegate  to  ask  Captain  to  get  cots  to  Steward  for  the  future  4  4  4  The five  current  issues  were  read  present  contract  report  that  con­ scupper  cleaned  out  in  galley.  crewmembers  good.  WILLIAM  H.  C A R R U T H  Md  discussed.  Suggestion  made  ditions  are  100  percent  better.  (Trans­Fuel  Corp.),  July  8  —  4  4  4  that  each  membeir  donate  $2  at  Chairman,  Leo  Siarkowski;  Sec­ 4  4  4  SEABEAVER  (Colonial),  June  the  end  of  the  trip  to  buy  a  EDWARD  SCRIPPS  (Isth­ retary, Andy  Cecil.  Delegates  re­ 24—Chairman, Emersion Spalding;  mian),  July  4—Chairman  and  new  washing  machine.  ported  one  man  missed  ship.  Secretary.  Bob  Brown.  Delegates  Secretary  not  given.  Delegates  There.  was  a  complaint  made  4  4  reported  no  beefs.  Discussion  on  STEEL  MARINER  (Isthmian),  reported  disputed  overtime.  Coal  about  lack  of  fruit  juices  for  cleanliness  of  messrooms.  Dis­ April  8—Chairman,  Robert  F.  for  galley  range  was  being  dis­ breakfast.  Motion  made  to  check  cussion  on  repairs  which  have  Kennedy;  Secretary,  Gordon  B.  puted.  Motion  made  to  read  with  the  proper  authorities  to'  been  neglected  by  Chief  Engin­ Hayes.  Delegates  reported  every­ letter  from  Headquarters  on  see  if  the  crew  has  a  cause  of  eer.  thing  okay.  A  suggestion  was  Union  dues.  action  against  the  company  for  4  4  4  paade  to  have  all  crews  quarters  June  17—Chairman,  J.  Koen;  failure  to  provide  fresh  water. •   SOUTHLAND  (South Atlantic),  painted  out  on  outboard  voyage  Secreteuy,  L.  E.  Hamilton.  Dele­ 4  4  4  June  6—Chairman,  C.  Mosley;  rather  than  homeward  bound.  gates  reported  that  one  man  was  MASSHAR  (Caimar),  July  Secretary, G.  B. Gapac. Delegates  —Chairman,  S.  A.  Holdem  Sec  June  30—Chairman,  Robert  F.  shipped from  dock  at last  minute  reported  a  few  hours  disputed  retary,  C.  C.  Severinsen.  Dele­ Kennedy; Secretary, T. M. White.  to  replace  Ordinary  Seaman  who  overtime.  Motion  made  and  sec­ gates  reported  that  two  men  Delegates  reported  few  disputed  failed  to  join. Several  suggestions  4  4  4  onded  to  carry  all  disputes  to  missed  the  ship  on  the  West­ hours  overtime.  Motion  made  to  were  made  in  regard  to  Good  TUSKEGEE  VICTORY  (Coral),  Patrolman  on  arrival  in  States.  Coast.  Motion  made  and  passed  July  7  —  Chairman,  Chapman  liave  a  fresh  water  line  run  to  and  Welfare.  The five  issues  were  discussed.  by  all  hands  to  i^rease  the  Beatrous;  Secretary,  T.  Beetrous.  crew  mess  hall.  4  4  4  4  4  4  SEADREAM  (Colonial),  July  8  Educational  bulletin  from  Head­ Union  dues.  The  rest "of  the  cur­ FORT  HOSKINS  (Cities  Ser­ rent  issues  to  be  posted  and  ,  STRATHBAY*^  tstrathmore),  —Chairman  and  Secretary  not  quarters  read  and  tc  be  posted  Jime  1—Chairman,  Davis;  Sec­ given.  Delegates  reported. every­ on  messhall  board.  Delegates  re­ vice),  July  1—Chairman,  Wilfred  action  taken  the  next  meeting.  Guitrau; Secretary,  Jack  L.  Beu­ retary,  Hartshorn.  Delegates  re­ thing  bkay,  except  several  men  ported  no  beefs.  4  4  4  dreauz. Delegates  reported every­ ported  everything  okay.  Ship's  short  and  soma  disputed  over­ ALAMAR  (Caimar),  July  8—  4  4  4  Delegate  requested  M^ter  to  time.  A  general  discussion  was  EVELYN  (BuU),  July  8  —  thing  okay.  Letters  were  sent  to  Chairman,  Ben  Wilson; Secretary,  purchase  cots  for  crew.  held  regarding  men  who  perform  Chairman,  N.  D.  Henson;.  Sec­ various  men  in  the  company  re­ Elbert  Hogge.  Delegates  reported  May  9—Chairman,  M.  J.  Dan­ and  miss  watches.  Matter  of  retary,  E.  C.  Dancy.  Delegates  questing  action  on  Vacation  Plan  $26  in  ship's  fund.  A  big  discus­ gey:  Secretary,  Joe  Smigelshi.  equalizing  overtime  was  discuss­ reported  no  beefs.  A  general  fpr  all  Cities  Service  sailors.  sion  was  held  on  the  literature"  Delegates  reported  everything  ed.  suggestion  was  made  that  all  July­  9  —  Chairman,  Wilfred  received  from  the  hall.  (tfitay.  Suggestion  that  ship  be  crewmembers  return  cup  and  G a i t r a u; Secretary,  Kronmch.  4  4  4  jfumigated  if  possibJe.  Disciission  glasses to  the pantry after  having  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  WILLIAM  A.  M.  BURDEN  :  ion  washing  machine.  coffee  back  aft.  $48.30  in  ship's  fund.  It  was  (Padfic Taiikers), July  15—Chair­^  ,  .> .>  ­4­.  4 •   4  "  man,  William  McKexma;  Secre­ r  • ^   TaMEI  (Shipenter  Lines),  tary,  John  Kauanagh.  Delegatesi  22­'­­Chairman,  S. Condela:  reported  everything  okay.  Dis­ 4  4  4  ­ JEteiereti^  Buletta. Delegates  cussion.on  the  food  not  being  reported  no  beefs.  Discussion  on  ABIGUA  (Cities  Service), June  cooked  enough.  Deck  department  With  the  naifon ttghtenfng  its defense  preparations,  to  send  a  letter  to  New  York  the  way  messhall  and  recreation  29—Chairman,  W.  Keating;.  Sec­ retary, W. T. Craig.  Delegates  re­ hall  are  being  left  overnight.  the role of  the merdiaiit marine  Is daily hecoming  more  hall  for  clarification  oif  relief  in  ported  no  beefs.  Repair  lists  4  4  4  vitaL  For  this  reason  it  is  imperattre  that  every  Sea­ Englahd.  .  BARBARA  FRIETCHIE  (Lib­ were  handed  out  to  each  foc'sle  farer  stand ready  to ship  in  the  rating  for  which  he  is  4'  4  4  cftty  Nav.),  July  7—Chairman,  so  that  no  repairs  could  slip  by.  JNORTH  PLATTE  VICTORY  qualified and in which he can  be of  the greatest  service.  R.  Byres;  Secretary,  C.  Sansom. ­Letter  written  by  Ship's  Dele­ (Mississippi),  July  4—Chairman,  In  this connection.  Headquarters  continues  to  point  M.  A.  M a c h e 1;  Secretary,  J.  Delegates reported  no  beefs.  gate,  to  be  sent  to  Headquarters  Washing  machine  to  remain  SIU  concerning  butterworthing  and  out  that  many  men  jjualified  by. experience  and  skill  Stringfellow.  Delegates  report  property  in  event  of  ship  being  Pumpman's  duties,  was  read.  everything  okay.  Motion  made  have  not  ai^lled  for  endorsements  for  high  ratings.  4  4  4  transferred  to  another  union.  Mon who do not seek  higher ratings  for  which they  to  post  all  fonns  pertaining  to  Decision  okayed  as  to  entering  SEABEAVER  (Colonial),  July  five  current  issues.  Suggested  to  are  quatifled  are.  in  effect,  causing  a  waste  of  needed  1—Chairman,  James  Webb;  Sec­ political field.  give  taxi  fare  back  to  men  who  retary,  James  A.  Boykin.  Dele­ sldlL  /  got  ship's  libt­ary.  ­GOVERNHttNT  CAMP  (Cities  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Steward  The  Maritime  Administrator  is seeking  draft­defer­ 4  4  4  '  Service),  June  14—Chairman,  H.  consulted  in  regard  to  serving  ment  for  rated  men  only.  Consequently,  men,  who  am  WANDA  (Epiphany),  July  17  Janson; Secretary, E. Glazdor. No  more fruit  juices and  cold  drinks.  drafted  because  they  have  ivol  obtained  the  ratings  for  .^• iChairman, G.  L.  Kersey:  Sec­''  4­4  4  beefs  reported  from  any  depart­ retary,  B. H. Amsberry.  Delegates  •  • "*1^1  ment.  Disputed  overtime  to  be  A BIQ U A  (Cities  Service),  which  they  arg  qiwlifled, vdll  net  be servfaig  in  Jbbis  in  reported  that  the  Mate  does  not  which  they  can  be of  greatest  service  tq pur nation.  reported  to  Patrolman  at  pay­ March 6—Chairman,  H. Crabtree;  want: to­put'out  any  overtime.­ IE  you  have  the  qutdificatioiis. apply  for  ppgrading;  The  member*  were  asked  •  to  off.  Request  for  innerspring mat­ Secretary,  W.  Craig.  Delegates  tress; all  delegates  to  pick  up  all  reported  no  beefs.  Bunks  are  to  keep  the  recreation. room,  and  •   Do it  todayl  books  and  permits  before  payoff.  be painted  while  painting foc'sle.  the .messvoom.  clea»»­M,­ A&G Shipping  From  July  18  To  August 1  •   Go After Your Rating  �riiwfgiiPM'W"  Friday.  August  10.  1951  Portrait Near The Ganges  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Seventeen  f  New  Orleans  Warns  Members  On  Validated  Papers  Deadline  %  By  LINDSEY  WILLIAMS  the  Alcoa  Planter;  Joyce  Kilmer,  that  ranks  with  any  labor  paper  Del  Mundo  and  Del  Monte  (Mis­ published.  This,  too,  makes  me  NEW  ORLEANS,  August  2  —  sissippi);  Carrabule  (Cuba  Dis­ feel  proud  that  I  am  a  Seafarer.  Reporting  from  New  Orleans  tilling);  Las  Vegas  Victory  and  "There  are  many  things,  too  this  week:  everything  is  rocking  Zane  Grey  (Isthmian),  and  the  numerous  to  mention,"  BiU  con­ along  pretty  good  in  the  port  Catherine  (Dry  Trans).  tinued,  "that  we  have  won  since  with  business affairs  in fine  shape  There  are  no  beefs  pending  the  Union's  inception,  but  I  and  shipping  still  bdoming.  in  the  port,  as  all  beefs  were  would  like^  to  say  that  I  am  Since  the  last  meeting  vfe  had  squared  away  at the  payoff  or  the  sure  that  no  one  would  be  the  following  payoffs:  the  AlcOa  sign­on  of  the  ships  involved.  amiss  in  naming  the  recently  Planter;  Del  Monte,  James  B.  The  beefs  4/ere  all  minor  in  na­ negotiated  Welfare  Plan  as  one  Duke  and  Del  Oro  (Mississippi);  ture,  mainly  OT  disputes  and  of  the  most  important.  Carrabule  (Cuba  Distilling);  Las  repair  beefs.  "It  is  not  only  far  reaching  Vegas  Victory  (Isthmian),  and  The  deadline  for  validated  pa­ in  scope  and  present  benefits',  the  Catherine  (Dry  Trans).  "  pers  has  been  set  for  September  but  elastic  in  operation  and  In­transit  were  the  Alcoa  Ca­ 1  by  the  Coast  Guard,  and  this  change  as  well.  This  was  made  valier,  Alcoa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Po­ was made  known  to the member­ manifest  by  the  two  increases  laris,  Alcoa  Runner  and  the  ship  at  the  last  regular­  meet­ in  the  death  benefit  and  one  in­ Alcoa  Ranger;  Seatrain  New  Jer­ ing.  crease  in  weekly  hospital  bene­ sey  and  Seatrain _  Texas;  Jeff  fits  during  its  short  period  of  APPLY  NOW  Davis,  Monarch  of  the Seas,  Iber­ operation.  The  machinations  of  Those  Brothers  that  do  not  an  insurance  contract  could  not  ville,  Warrior  and  Fairland  (Wa­ terman) ;  Massillion  Victory  have  the  validated  papers  should  have  permitted  the  speed  of  'th6  (Eastern);  Salem  Maritime  (Cit­ not  wait  any  longer  to  apply  for  transaction.  The  prospects  of  the  Posing  before  a  phony  backdrop,  a  trio  of  Steel  Chemist  ies  Service);  Julesburg  (Mathia­ them,  as  the  time  passes  away  Plan's  future  is  indeed  a  pic­ Seafarers  have  their  picture  taken  while  in  India'recently.  The  photogenic  boys  are:  Phil  Ackroyd.  Bud  May  and  Blaekie  sen),  and  the  Catahoula  (Cuba  pretty  damn  fast  and  some  may  ture  of  rosy  hue.  find  themselves  on  the  beach  Conners.  Photo  submitted  by  Ackroyd,  who  is  now  aboard  Distilling).  COMMITTEE  after  the first  of  September  if  the  SS  John  Hanson.  •   In  the  sign­on  column  were  they  do  not  have  these  new  pa­ T  enjoyed  an  experience  dur­ pers.  ing  the  past  week  that  stands  Everyone  has  had  plenty  of  among  the  most  pleasant  of  my  lime  to  put  in  for  these  new  pa­ SIU  career.  pers,  so.  Brothers,  don't  wait  "I  served  on  the  Tallying  any  longer  and  put  in  for  them  Committee  here  in  New  Orleans,  The  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  is  a  Still  more  strength  is  added  to  each  of  at  once.  taUying  the  ballots  of  the  recent  member  of  a  powerful  family  of  unions—  the  SIU  affihates—and  their  International—  There  not  being  too  much  to  referendum  and  the  results  were  the Seafarers  International  Union,  composed  through  their  affiliations  with  three  power­ report  on  this  week  from  the  gratifying.  <Si  more  than  70,000  workers  in  the  marine,  ful  national  ^and  international  organiza­ Crescent  City,  as  things  have  "The  overwhelming  yes­vote  been  tight  down  here—as  a  mat­ on  this  issue  indicated  an  alert  fishing  and  cannery  fields,  throughout  the  tions.  ter  of  fact,  as  tight  as  the  hand  membership,  quick  to  analyze  United  States, ^Canada  and  Alaska.  First,  the  SIU  is  a  member  of  the  AFL  books  that  have  all  been  closed  the  situation.  And  quick  to  add,  Insofar  as  direct  representation  on  all  of  Maritime  Trades  Department,  the  most  due  to  some  special  investigator  to  the  soundness  of  our  already  structure,  in  the  immediate  problems  affecting  their  mighty  grouping  of  waterfront  workers  in  put  on  by  the  Grand  Jury—so  sound financial  keeping  with  the  organization's  yours  truly  decided  to  chew  the  wages,  welfare, and  working  conditions  is  the  world.  This  organization  has  time  and  fat  with  one  of  the  old  mem­ policy—namely  to  progress  and  concerned,  members  of  the  Atlantic  and  again,  since  its  inception  in  1946,  rendered  bers  and  get  his  views  on  what's  possess  the  strength,  in  this  case  Gulf  District  of  the  SIU  are  dependent  en­ immeasurable  aid  to  the  A&G  District  as  what  in  the  SIU  from  a  rank  lucre,  to  meet  any  emergency,  tirely  upon  their  own  autonomous  organiza­ well as  other  sections  of  the SIU  and  to  the  and filer's  viewpoint.  to  protect  and  maintain  what  we  have  gained  and  to  continue  to  The  Brother  is  Bill  Frederick,  tion.  other  member  unions,  which  are  the  Inter­ well­known  on  all  coasts  and  by  go  forward  and  achieve  even  Each  of  the  unions affiliated  with  the SIU  national  Longshoremen's  Association,  Mast­ quite  a  few  members,  as  Bill  has  more.  has  absolutely  autonomy,  and  each,  of  ers,  Mates  and  Pilots,  Radio  Officers  Union,  been  around  since  the  inception  And,  in  closing,  Brother  Bill*  course,  has  its  own  specific  problems.  There  locals  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Teamsters^ and  of  the  SIU  and  carries  book  Frederick  says,  "That  is  why  I'm  grateful  for  and.  proud  of  number  94.  are,  however,  many  problems  that  are  com­ the  United  Marine  Division  of  the  ILA.  Bill  has  been  active  in  all  SIU  mon  to  all  maritime  workers—whether  they  Second,  the  SIU  is  affiliated  with  beefs  as  a  rank  and file  member  sail  deepsea  ships,  sail  fishing  boats,  or  AFL,  an  organization  of  8,000,000  members  and  has  seen  the  growth  of  the­ work  in  fish  processing  plants  or  other  sec­ in  the  US  and  Canada:  SIU since  1938. He  is one  Brother  that  serves  on  any  committee  tions  of  the  industry.  And  that's  where  the  And,  third,  the  SIU  is  a  member  of  the  he  is  elected  to,  and  takes  any  International  comes  in.  International  Transportworkers  Federation,  and  all  jobs  asked  of  him  for  a  The  International  stands  ready  tj come  a  world­wide  organization  of  non­commu­ better  SIU.  to the  aid  of  any  member  union,  in  negotia­ nist  maritime  and  transport  unions  with  BiU  says,  "in  reviewing  the  ting  contracts,  organizing  or  any  other  mat­ several  millions  of  members.  achievements  of  the  SIU  and  progress  during  the  relatively  ter  when  the  member  union  asks  for  as­ Space  limitations  do  not  permit  a  full  short  span  of  years,  it  seems  al­ sbiance.  In  fact,  all  Districts  and  Unions  most  'impossible  that  we  have  of,  the  SIU  are  always  ready  to  help  each  listing  of  all  the  Unions  affiliated  with  the  come  such  a  long  way  in  the  International,  but  they  represent  seagoing  other—and  do.  betterment  of  conditions  for  all  men  of  all  coasts  in  the  US  and  Canada,  seamen.  i  One  very  important  function  of  the  In­ fishermen  and  cannery  workers in  the  Gulf  OLDSTERS  HERE  ternational  is  that  performed  by  its  Legis­ Coast,  East  Coast,  West  Coast  and  Alaska  "Around  us  today,"  says  Bill,  lative  Department,  which  has  a  permanent  and  workers in  allied  crafts in  the Gulf  and  "are  still  many  of  the  members  office  in  Washington.  This  office  keeps  an  East  Coasts,  as  well  as  inland  boatmen  in  that  helped  buUd  the  SIU  and  alert  watch  on  all  legislation •  affecting  the  remember  the  inadequate  Union  the  Northwest  US.  various  workers  in  the  International  and  Halls  and  facilities  that  we  had  In  the  past  three  weeks,  three  more  un­ back  at  the  start.  takes  action  consistent  with  their  best  in­ BILL  FREDERICK  terests.  ­  ,  •   ions  of  fish  and  cannery  workets  in  the  "Today  when  we  look  around  Many  pieces  of  legislation  that  have  im­ Gulf  Coast  and  Alaska  voted  to  Esffiliate  at  the  Halls  we  have,  we  know  the  priceless  possession,  I  carry  they  belong  to  the  Union.  proved  the  lot  of  the  seafaring  and  allied  with  the  SIU,  decisions  which  attest  to  the  "It  is  shown  by  our fine  Hall  in  my  pocket—my  SIU  book.''  ,  At  last  night's  regular  meet­ workers are  the results  of  campaigns  pushed  ever­increasing­prestige  of  the Seafarers  In­ here  in  New  Orleans,  our  air­ ternational Union  and  the value of  member­ ing  aU  reports  and  minutes  from  conditioned  Hall  in  Mobile  and  by  the  various  Districts  through  the  Legis­ the  outports  were  accepted.  ship  in  it.  our  new  Hall  in  Brooklyn  that  lative  Department.  ^  Headquarters  report  to  the  Our  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  is,  in  it­ will  be  second  to  none  on  the  membership  was  read  and  well­ •   Policy  and  decisions on  major  matters are  East  Coast,  and  I'can  state  with  decided  upon  by  the  various  affiliates  act­ self,  a  compact  and  strong  organization  Of  a  feeling  of  confidence  that  fa­ taken  and  its  recommendations  ing  through  their  delegates "to  the  Interna­ alert  seamen  that  can  stay  in  there  and  cilities,  comforts  and  conveni­ were  concurred  in  unanimously  tional  conventions,  which  are  held  every  pitch  on  any  issue  in  which  the  member­ ences  available  in  the  new  Hall  by  the  membership.  will  easily  surpass  those  offered  There  was  no  Good  and  Wel­ ship's  interests  are  involved.  two  years.  by  any  other  trade  union  in  that  fare  and  it  was  pretty  damn  '  In  the  interim,  the  affairs  of  the  Inter­ We  can  do  a  job  and  we  can  take  care  entire  city.  hot,  but  under  New  Business  national  are  handled  by  the  International  of  ourselves—we  gear  ourselves accordingly.  "In  regard  to  the SEAFARERS  there  was  a  motion  to  have  the  Executive  Board,  consisting  of  the  Presi­  But  it  is  comforting  to  know  that  we  are  a  LOG  I, like  most  o^the member­ SIU  sign  in  front  of  the  Hall  r^ainted, ^and  a  motion  was  ^dent,  Secretary­Treasurer  and  nine  Vice­  member  of  a  powerful family  of  marine and  ship,­look  forward  with  antici­ made  and" carried  unanimously  pation  to  each  issue,  and  think  Presidents,  with  each  grouping  in  the  In­  allied  imions  that  will  jump  singly  and  col­ back  to  the  days  of  the  original  that  the  Agent  contact  Head­ ternatiof  having  representation  on  the  lectively  to  the  aid  of  any  of  its  meralaers  LOG  with  its four  pages  in  com­ quarters  and  get  the  okay  for ^  board.  whenevw  the signal  is <given.  parisori  to  the  16  pages  of  today  some  new  fans  for  the  HaU.  The  SlU  Is  A  Family  Of  Unions  �Page  Eighteen  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  Auguii  10.  1951  When take Charles Got Set For OS Strike  By  BILL  CHAMPLIN  moments;  letters  on  this  and  that,  or  telegrams.  Beefs  had  to  Seafarers  who  were  involved  in  the  Cities  Service  organizing  cam­ be  ironed  out,  and  reported.  paign,  and  the  efforts made  in  the  various  Branches  to  bring  the  company  There  were letters  to  Port Agents  under  the  SIU  flag,  well  remember  the  preparations  made  for  a  possible  about  their  men  and  their  mail,  strike against  the company  in March  of 1950, when it appeared that contract  and  acknowledgements  for  do­ nations. '  negotiations  were  hopelessly  deadlocked.  The  month  of  March,  1951,  ' marked  the first  anniversary  of  '  the  "Lake  Charles  Beef."  I  be­ •  lieve  that  the  story  of  this  af­ '  fair  has  never  been  adequately  •   told.  It  is  altogether fitting  and  A  veteran  of  that  effort.  Bill  Champlin,  accounts  here  the  experi­ As  to  the  latter,  I  remember  ^  proper  that  it  should  be  done  in,  the  pages  of  this  issue  of  ences  of  himself  and  his  fellow  Seafarers  in  Lake  Charles  at  that  time.  that  Gene  Randall  of  "The Ship's  "The  Mar  Log,"  for' reasons  that  Champlin's  account  originally  appeared  in  the "Mar  Log,"  ship  newspaper  Light"  came  out  with  a  load  of  stuff  for  the  boys.  The  crew  of  will  soon  become  patent.  of  the Del Mar^ which he edited.  the  Del  Mar  contributed  money  The  men  on  the  beach  in  New  for  cigarettes.  There  were  other  Orleans  had  for  some  time,  from  donations;  but,  at  this  late­date,.  . Mardi  Gras  to  that  fateful  day  watches—each  watch  to  stand  timq,  augmented  by  more  vol­ car  or  motorcycle,  police  were  I  do  ­not  have  a  clear  meniory  at  the  end  of  February,  been  two­hour  patrols,  to  prevent  any  unteers  from  Mobile  and  Gal­ conspicuous  by  their  absence.  of  them.  ­ '  primed  for  a  possible  call  to  attempts  against  the  premises  or  veston.  Here,  I wish  to  say  a  word  or  strike  Cities  Service.  our  sleeping  persons  by  any  Duplicates  of  our  personnel  two  about  the  Pelican  Grill  and  Cln  rainy  days,  the  men  had  The Hall  was  well­fiilled;  there­ company  goons.  In  particular,  records  were  dispatched  to strike  its  owner,  a  real  friend  to  us.  to  entertain  themselves  with  .for,  when  a  call  was  posted  on  we  feared fire.  headquarters in  the Lakf  Charles  Far  from  trying  to lure  the  boys  cards,  checkers,  chess,  and  the  On  my  first,  and  only,  patrol,  Hall.  We  were  in  constant  com­ in  for  a  bit  of  business  in  liquid  radio;  but  when  the  sun  shone,  . the  Dispatcher's  board  for  full­ •   book  volunteers  for  Lake  Char­ I  became  aware  that  the  great­ munication,  not  only  with  the  form, he strictly  cooperated  when  they  played  ball,  using  the  fa­ mous  mattock­handle  bats.  les,  tiie  response  was  almost  im­ est  danger  seemed  to  be  of  a  Hall,  but  with  all  the  scattered,  they  visited  his  restaurant.  sneak  attack  from  acros's  the  mediate.  Before  the  call  was  scouting,  mobile  personnel,  by  He  gave  free  use^  of  the  TIME  DRAGGED  actually  made,  men  were  sub­ railroad  tracks  that  ran  along  means  of  a  group  of  motorcycle  showers  top­side,  in  the  Inn,  Even  so,  the  time  dragjged  mitting  their  names  and  rushing  the  back  of  our  property. In  that  messengers.  So  many  big  trucks  often  suplying  towels  without  monotonously.  We  were  forever  be  were  delivering,  food,  that  the  charge.  I  have  been  assured  by  ­off  to  get  together  their  gear._  way  several fire­bugi^might  on  edge,  wondering  what  was  able  to  achieve  the  sheltering  newspaper  estimates of  our mem­ Lindsey  Willianfe,  our  then  Di­ going  to*  happen.  It  was  diffi­ DISMAL  DAY  shadows  of  the  neighboring  lot.  rector  of  Organization,  that  he  '  Fortunate  was  the  seaman,  for  Such  an  attempt  would  strike  bers  were,  at  all  times,  unduly  displayed  volimtarily'an  ardent  cult  to  maintain  discipline  under  high—a  teal  help  to  us.  such  conditions.  That  we  suc­ ­he  owned  rain  gear.  It  was  a  the  office.  desire  to  help  us,  in  ways  not  ceeded  in  holding  ourselves  in,  PERFECT  DISCIPLINE  dismal,  dark,  drizzling  day,  one  Inasmuch  as  I  was  the  next  apparent  to  all. of .us  rank­and­ is  a  truly  remarkable  event  in  of  many.  Two  big,  chartered  day  transferred  to  the  office  staff  ,  The local  press, qt first  violent­ fUers.  picketline  history.  '  buses  were filled,  one . leaving  together  with  Milton  WiUiams,  ly  on  Cities  Service's  side,  grad­ It  is  to  acknowledge  this  that  at  eleven  and  the  other  an  hour  the  seriousness  of  the  situation  ually  swung  around  nearer  ours.  "The  Mar  Log" ^eagerly  goes  on  I  have  seen  well  disciplined  or  two  later.  As  we  entere<^  the  caused  us to  use  mattock  handles  The  united  stand  taken  by  all  record.  It  is  hoped  that  any  of  lines  during  the  Isthmian  Strike,  buses,  our  names  were  checked,  as  bedfellows.  Fortunately,  we  labor  in  the  vicinity,  and  the  the  npw­organized  crews  of  our  during  the  Garment  C^ter Beef,  and  each  of  us  was  handed  a  never  had  to  make  more  serious  fact  that  we  seemed  so  very  new  tanker­fieet  able  to  do  so^  and  in  other  affairs  in  which  I  •  dollar  bill,  for  lunch  en  route.  use  of  them.  have'  participated—^but  in  none  strong,  yet  absolutely  orderly,­ pay  the  Pelican  Grill  a  visit.  The  day  was  dark,  dull,  de­ The  remainder  of  the  sack  of  gave  them  but  little  other  op­v  In  the  office,  we  found  that  of  these  were  the  conditions  as  pressing.  It  poured,  rained,  or  them  was  used  by  the  rest. of  tion.  •  ­ we  necessarily  had  a"  24­hour  irksome.  drizzled  almost  all  the  way.  We  the  boys  to  play  softball  with—  As  to  our  discipline,  we  were  day.  The  actual  clerical  work  We  used  to  look 'forward  to—  were  often  slowed  by  water  on  after it stopped  raining. The mat­ in  absolute  agreement  that  there  did  not  amount  to  a  great  deal;  the  times  when  Lindsey  Wil­ the  road.  The  Mississippi,  said  ter  seems  to  havd  made  a  deep  be  no  drinking  on  the  premises,  but,  day  "and  night,  some  mat­ liams  would  come  in  to  give  U9  to  be  at  its  highest  since  the  impression  in  the  neighborhood,  where  our  close  confinement  and  ter  to  be  immediately  dealt  with  the  news  of  the  latest  develop^­ last  time  the  levees  broke  at  the  Press  crediting  us  with  as  lack  of  occupation  would, surely,  was "occuring.  ments  in  the  efforts  of  our  Ne^  New  Orleans  in  1927,  poured  high  as five­hundred  professional  have  disastrous  results.  It  was  ~  There  were  constant  phone  gotiating  Committee  in  Ne'w  through  the  Bonnet  Carre  Spill­ pickets!  agreed  that  the  very  tempting  calls  to  be  taken,  or  made.  All  York.  Tension  was  really  high  way  into  Lake  Pontchartrain,  in  The  second  day,  we  got  the  Pelican  ^Grill  barroom  be  100  the  newspapers  were  attempting  the  night  that  Cities  Service  a  mighty  rushing  stream,  that  leaks  repaired,  the  windows  percent "off­limits,  as  the  place  to  pump  us, nnd  had  to be  given  folded  up.  The  story  of  how  it  seemed  miles  across.  The  Atdi­ glazed  and  the  cracks  stopped.  was  known  to be swarming^ with  the  nm­around.  Unauthorized  was  all  done  was  never­to­be­ afayala  River  had  inundated  a  In  addition  to  the  six  patrol  company  spies,  and  what  looked  persons  tried  to  locate  our  of­ forgotten  one.  wide  area  of  country.  captains,  a  general  managerial  like  an  occasional flying  goon  ficials,  who  had  to  be  protected  Not  only  is  this  the first  of  After  a  few  hours,  we  foxmd  committee  was  elected.  squad.  from  danger  of  possible  ambush  the  tanker  companies  to  b^  a  comparatively  high­and­dry  Specialists,  such  as  Plumbers,  We  were determined  that  there  by  goon  squads  during  their  organized,  and  thus  a  great  vicr  piece  of  ground,  where  a  lunch  Electricians,  etc.,  were  designat­ be  absolutely  no  leaks  as  to  necessary  rounds.  tory;  but  some  of  the  methods  stop  was  made. Our famous white  ed,  all  in  addition  to  Frenchy  pl^  or  strength,  and  no  dis­ Then,  too,  there  were  often  used,  such  as  Lake  Charle^  caps  caused  questions  to  be  ask­ Michelet's  efficient  galley  force.  order.  This  policy  paid  off,  as  special  reports  on  happenings,  to  threatened  picketline,  are  miiqite  ed,  but • we    wouldn't  talk—^we  Our  ranks  were,  from  time  to  except  for  an  occasional  prowl­ be  immediately  written  at  odd  in  labor  history.  were  only  on_a  picnic.  Thus  began  a  long  epic  of  silence.  About  nine  miles  west  of  Lake  Charles  city,  and  some  place  past  the wet  Lake Charles,  which  I failed,  to  locate  because  of  so  ;much  water,  on  US  Route  91,  •  alleged  to  be  the  Old  Spanish  Trail  (Canal?),  we  were  evac­ uated  into  an  abandoned  night  20.00  McNally,  Berna.rd  J.  10.00 'Hassey,  Roy  USPHS  HOSPITAL  (Continued  from  Page  6) club,  which  was  to  be  our  home  ..  30.00  Mathisen,  Hernant  R  10.00  Lewis,  James  R  SAVANNAH.  GEORGIA  .r.  10.00  ;fbr  an  at  times  seemingly  in­ Dahlgren,  C.  20.00  20.00  Moats,  C.  L  20.00  Burton,  Charles  ; terminable eight  nights  and  days.  Ferree,  Earl  10.00  Pagano,  Gaetano  .«...  Preiissler,  Otto  ".....  20.00  10.00  Petitpas,  F.  J.  10.00  Groover,  W.  J.  !  Much  preparation  had  been  Franklin,  Raymond  P  10.00  20.00  20.00  Sadowsky,  Peter  c.  10.00  Harvey  H.  •  made  for  us,  mostly  by  the  un­ Fitte,  Ben  10;00  Reier,  G^rge  H.  20.00  Prodey, Jerome  A  10.00  Van  Aalst,  Daniel  Gross,  E.  E  20.00  tiring  labors  of  the  men  on  the  Lofley,  L.  L  —...  20.00  40.00  Rose,  William  T.  20.00  Thurman,  Henry  .......  Hamilton,  H.  H  .'.  20.00  Lake  Charles  beach—^when  the  Moore,  William  W:  30;00  40.00  10.00  Walker,  Silvester  .....  10.00  Newman,  Guy  W.  water  was  low  enough  for  there  Harz,  H  20.00  Scott,  John  20.00  Kelly,  D.  D  20.00  Rogers,  H.  L  to  be  one,  that  is.  20.00  Shartzer,  Corrie  L  280.00  Weems,  A.  M.  10.00  Kueider,  Joseph  C  10.00  ;  ^  HOT  MEAL  La  Foe,  John  R  40.00  Landrum,  Robert  L  10.00  120.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  I  There  was  coffee  for  us,  and  Lang,  Leo  20.00  MOBILE,  ALABAMA  320.00  ^ a  good  supper shortly  afterwards.  Link,  L.  T  20.00  BRIGHTON  MMHNE  HOSP.  By  the • time  that  the  second  Long,  C.  E  Adkinson,  Rhett  10.00  BOSTON.^  MASS,  10.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  busload  arrived,  they  walked  Mayrbat,  John  Burke,  Tim  ,  30.00  40.00  Dirksmeyer,  Fran^  J­  30.00  NORFOLK.  VIRGINIA  directly  into  their  welcome,  hot  McDonald,  Sam  Leousis,'  Mike  20.00  20.00  Vourloumisv  George  30.00  Liverman,  John  20.00  supper.  Ashurst,  J.  ..­  30.00  Morjon,  G  ­10.00  Gardner,  E  :....  30.00  Mariner,  Clyde  W  40.00  George,  Andrew  E. ­.  Eventually,  bimks and  blankets  Paris,  W.  C  20.06  20.00  Jomides,  Peter  .;  10.00  Puthe,  Frank  10.00  Van  geveren,  Agustin  ......  10.00  arrived  and  were  set  up  in  a  Raana,  K  20.00  Lee,  Robert  J.,  Jr.  10.00  temporary  arrangement. The  roof  Rankin,  J. P.  .;  10.00  Scully,  John  ..:  20;00  70.00  120.00  ­ leaked,  having  become  weary  Ray,  Claude  A  20.00  from ha'ving tried  so long to  keep  Rigaud,  L.  L  20.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  130.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  out  the  rain.  The  wind  blew  in  Summerell,  Charles  H  20.00  SEATTLE.  WASH.  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  the  cracks,  and  through  broken  Teague,  J.  A  USPHS  HOSPITAL  20.00  iShiver,  John  W.  60.00  DuBeau,  Lawrence  10.00  • Window­panes. Cardboard  helped  Tickle;  L.  20.00  BALTWORE.  MARYLAND  Collins,  Frank  J.  30.00  Fisher,  Frank  20.00  put  a  bit  on  that  deal;  and  we  Trahan,  Clifford  T  20.00  20.00  Derol,  Boleslaw  10.00  Thurmond,  Carl  R.  ._  • all set  up  our  bunks  where  it  WaUick,  C.  E  10.00  20.00  Edge,  Joseph  90.00  Collins,  H.  E.  10.00  ; teaked  the  least.  Williams,  GeSi­ge  A  20.00  Eikenberry,  Herbert  ..........  '10.00  3O;0O,  Lewis,  Joseph  F  •  After  a  few  admonitions  from  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Borowski,  Edward  ..............  10.00  10:00  Spaulding,  Joseph  A.  ........  the  Organi2ters  and  visiting  Port  SAN  FRANCISOa  CALiF.  550.00  Girplami,  James  J.  20.00  —  20.00  Wiloth;  V.  ............ ............ ..  ­20.00  Agents,  and/or  Patrolmen  from  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Hali;  James  M.  .  20.00  Botelhon,  Arthur  lit  *»]^rts  along  the  Gulf,  we  began  Cbattm,  Jack  .  20.00  MEMPHIS.  TENN.  King,  Arthur  R.  '  20.00  110.00  Hart, Gordon  to  otgani?e  durs.elyes  into, RatcillL  R. '^1^........,.....,  20.00  40.00  Mclntire,  Bernard  ­..J  �'mi  Friday,  Auguat  10,  1951  Page  Nineteen  T  HrE  SEAFARERS  LOG  The  SIU  Canadian  District  has  signed  new  contracts  with  three  West  Coast  companies  that  provided  a  substantial  increase  in  take­home  |)ay,  and  a  40­hour  week  at  sea,  among  other  gains.  The  companies  were  the  Canadian  Pacific  (British  Columbia)  SS  Company,  Canadian  Na­ tional  Railways  (British  Colilmbia)  Coastal  Ser­ vice  and Union  Steamship  Seryice.  Previously,  in  April,  1951,  the  crews  on  these  companies'  vessels had  voted  to strike if  their  demands  were  not  met.  Despite  great  pressure  and  company  propaganda,  the  men  stuck  to  their  guns  and  won  out.  .  A  ship's  carpenter,  Eustaquio  Rodriquez  of  the  SS  Santa  Cecelia,  has  done  what  thousands  of  seamen  have  always  wanted  to  do.  When  the  United  Fruit  ship  docked  at  Charlestown,  SO,  • recently. Customs  agents  boarded  her  to  search  for  narcotics.  Rodriquez  found  his  bunk  had  been  pulled  apart,  and  ran  to  his  workshop.  There  he  found  his  tools  had  been'thrown  all  oyer  the  deck,  and  the  place  in  general  looked  like  a  cyclone  had  struck  it.  The  Carpenter  de­ manded  that  the  agents  put  everything  back  into  place,  but  they  refused.  Rodriquez  blew  his  top,  slammed  the  door  and  locked  it,  and  went  around  looking  for  the  officer  in  charge  of  4he  search.  When  they  returned  they  found  that  the  Customs  men  had  been  released  by  an­ other  crewmember.  No  narcotics  were  found  on  the  ship,  but  Rodriquez  was  arrested  for  inter­ fering  with  officers  in  performance  of  their  duties,  and  faces  ten  years  in  jail.  The  Customs  men  are  free,  of  course.  ILA  longshoremen  on  Staten  Island  mistook  a  picture  of  a  politician  on  a  Yugoslavian  ship  for  that  of  Stalin  and  refused  to  work  the  ship.  However,  they  were  soon  straightened  out,  and  turned  to  at  the  afternoon  shape.  .  .  .  Names  have  been  chosen  for  the  first  14  of  the  35  Mariner  class  cargo  ships  being  built.  These  20­ knot,  12,500­ton  vessels  will  carry  the  nicknames  of  the  US  States.  The  first  to  be  launched—and  sclxeduled  to­be  in  service  in  about  a  year—^will  be­ the  Keystone  Mariner  (Pennsylvania).  Others  are  Lone  Star  Mariner  (Texas),  Free  State  Mar­ iner  (Maryland),  Garden  State  Mariner  (New  Jersey),  Evergreen  Mariner  (Washington)  and  the  "Tar  Heel  Mariner  (North  Carolina).  Sorry  we  don't  have  space  to  mention  the  others.  Selling  prices  for  ships  have  risen  to  unprece­ dented  levels,  according  to  reports  from  London,  and  no  appreciable  decline  is  likely  m  the  near  future.  During  the  past  12  months  the  prices  have  increased  by  approximately  300  percent,  and  an­ example  cited  was  that  of  an  American  oilburher,  the Leicester,  which  was sold  in  June,  1950,  for  105,000  pounds,  while  the  Wye  Valley,  a similar  vessel, got 400,000 pounds this  last  June.  . . . The  House Public  Works Committee  has kill­ ed  the  very  controversial  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  Canada  may go  ahead  on  this on  her  own.  succeeded  by  Captain  H.  J.  Tiedmann.  Knight  has  been  with  the  Maritime  Commission  since  1936.  . . . The  Maritime  Administration  has  initi­ ated the  first  correspondence  course dealing  with  the  theory, maintena'nce  and  servicing  of  marine  shipboard  radar.  It  is designed  for  maritime  per­ sonnel  who  have  a  good  background  in  radio  fundamentals.  Although  designed  primarily  for  radio  operators,  those  interested  may  get  fur­ ther  information  by  writing  to  the  Director,  US  Maritime  Service  Institute,  Sheepshead  Bay,  Brooklyn  35,  New  York.  The  ECA  reported  that  58  percent  of  dry  bulk  cargo' shipped  under  the  foreign  aid  program  between  July  1,  1950,  and  March  31,  1951,  was  carried  in  American  flag  vessels.  Only  in  the  tanker  field  did  ECA  fail  to  live  up  to  the  50­50  percent  provisions  of  the  law,  and  that  was  be­ cause  "American  flag  tankers  were  employed  at  world  market  rates  which  reached  200  percent  above  the  US  Maritime  Commission  rate."  .  .  .  The  US  is  blocking  delivery  of  13  small  Germaa  ships  to  Russia,  claiming  that  Russia  had  al­ ready  got  more  than  her  rightful  share  of  Ger­ The  SUP  has  succeeded  in  extending  the  war  many's  merchant  fleet.  bonus  area  to  the  vicinity  of  the  Saigon  area  in  How  not  to  abide  by  a  union  contract  wa8  French  Indo­China.  The  bonus  area  covers  a  60­ mile  radius  from  the mouth  of  the  Saigon  river.  demonstrated  this  week  by  the  MEBA  Chief  Crews  will get a $5  a day  bonus  within this  area,  Engineer  of  the  Santa  Venetia,  SlU­contracted  and  be  covered  by  a  $10,000  war  jrisk  insurance  ship  owned  by  Elam  Shipping  Company.  After  policy.  :  .  .  Bridges'  longshoremen  recently  lost  .a  fight  with  the  Captain  the  Engineer  carried  two  elections to  the  AFL  Teamsters  on  the  West  Coast.  Local  12  (Warehousemen)  beat  them  at  out  his  threat  to  stop  the  ship  and  did  so  for  the  General  Foods  in  San  Leandro,  75  to  5,  with  four  hours  while  the  ship' was  at  sea,  enroutn  37  voting "no  union." In  Modesto, Cannery Work­ to  the  Panama  Cabal  after  a  trip  to  the  Far  ers Local  748 polled  257  votes to  33 for the ILWU.  East.  The  dispute  ended  with  the  Engineer  sign^  " Rear Admiral Telfair Knight retired as Comman­ ing  off  the  ship  in  Panama  and  a  new  Engineer  . dant  of  the  US,. Maritime  Service  and  from  the  signed  on  after  being  flown  down  to  the  ship  Maritime  Administration  on  August  1.  He  is  from  New  York.  QUESTION:  Do  you  have  any  superstitions  about  the sea, or  have  you  come across  any unusual  ones?  WW.­  M.  RICHELSON,  Bosun:  WILLIAM  JENKINS,  Std:  Personally  I  don't  have  any  Years  ago  1  served  on  sail­ superstitions  as  to good  or  bad  ing  ships  and  the  superstitions  luck  on  a  ship.  If  the  trip  is  were  as  thick  as  flies.  The  going  to b^  90od,  no  black  cat  Skipper  was  the  most  super­ or  anything  else  is  going  fo  stitious  of  us  all.  Most  of  them  change  things.  I've  been  on  are  old  wives  tales,  such  as  ships  where  the  crew,  espe­ it's  bad  luck  to  kill  a  porpoise  cially  the  Skipper,  thought  it  or  an  albatross,  because  they  was  bad  luck  to  whistle,  the  are  seamen'­s  friends.  Those  superstition  coming  from  sail­ j two  are  slilL around.  I've  been  ing  ship  days  when  it  was  I told  that  the  birth  of  a  baby  thought  whistling  would  bring  up  an  ill  wind.  Recently,  I  aboard  is  good  luck,  counter­ heard  that  serving  split  pea  ing  the  bad  luck  of  having  the  soup '  would'  bring  on  bad  woman  aboard  in  the  'ftrst  place.  But  today  I  don't  have  weather, but  the weather seem­ dny  £up€:\'>.'''5­­7^}  just  don't  '' ed  the  same  to  sse  jsfter  the  meal  as  it  was  before.  whistle  around'me.  •   V  ROBERT  FRENCH,  AB:  BEN  OMAR,  OS:  Over  thirty  years  ago  I  was  Don't  pass  a  knife  through  a  rigging  when  I'm  around.  on  a  ship  where  some  passen­ That's  my  superstition.  You  gers  threw  some  cats  over  the  should  always  pass  it  inside  or  outside.  My  father  is  the  side.  The  crew  told  them  it  same  way.  Hell  blow  his  top  would  bring  bad  luck.  Later  if  he  catches  you  doing  that.  I  heard  that  someone  was  When  I served  on sailisog  ships  washed  over  the'  side.  Today  I  haven't  any,  except  I  don't  we always went aft on  the lee­ like  to  have  a  ship  leave  on  side  of  the  ship.  Part  super­ stition and part practical .action  a  Friday.  During  the  war  I  to  keep  from  b^g  waebed  took  a  ship  out  on  a  Friday  over  in  bad  weather.  One  and  she  was  torpedoed—also  superstition  I  hear  a  lot  is  it's  on  a  Friday,  the  13th.  Outside  bad luck td leave' when in  debt  of  this,  I  don't  care how  many  to a  woman.  Women  on  board  omeite. appear  to  the  officers  ara  also  bad  luck.  I've  been  _Bnd  crew,  it's  all  the  same  to  she.  told.  *  '  ­ . .  I  .  ­  —KA,*  E.  A.  STANTON,  Dk.  Maint:  I've  always  been  led  to  be­ lieve  that  if  a  man  dies  at  the  beginning  of  a  trip,  th»  voyage  is  going  to  be  plagued  with  bad  luck,  but  I'm  not  superstitious.  I've  heard  that  carrying  a  religious  represra­ tative  aboard is  bad luck.  Dur­ ing  one  trip  we  carried  a  missionary  to the  Far  East  and  all  during  the  trip  we  had  miserable  weather.  It  stormed  all  the  way  there.  Once  the  missionary  was  ofi,  the  weather  became fine.  That  was  coincidence,  of  course.  I  haven't  been  in  a  similar  sit­ uation  since,  so  I  can't  check.  �• ;."  /.?'• ^  ^V ­­' V.'. ':  Page  Twenly  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday,  August  10,  1951  With the SIU  Welfare Plan  well past its first  birthday  and  the  hospital  benefits  upped  to  $10  a  week  since  July  1,  the  LOG  this  week  took  a  photographic  look  at  the  SIU  Brothers  in  the  United  States  Public  Health  (form­ erly  Marine)  Hospitals  in  the  New  York  area.  The  LOG  toured  the  wards  and  rooms  of  the  Staten  Island  Hospital,  where  men  with  general  illnesses  and  injuries  are  re­ cuperating,  and  the  Manhattan  Beach  Hospital  in  Brooklyn,  which  specializes  in  handling  tuberculosis  patients.  The  hospitals  passed  the  inspections  with  flying  colors.  In  both  institutions  the  men  were  found  to  be  receiving  the  best  of  attention.  At  the  Manhattan  Beach  Hospital  the  patients  proudly  showed  off  a  new  hospital  innovation:  a  copy  of  the  day's  menu  for  each  man  to  select  the  meal  he  wishes  served  him.  The  high  quality  of  hospital  care  isn't  all  that  is  keeping  the  boys  happy.  The  arrival  of  the  SIU  hospital  representative  twice  weekly  at  Staten  Island  and  periodically  at  Manhattan  Beach  is  the  signal  for  a  rally  of  SIU  patients  in  the  corridors  to  collect  their  benefits  and  pick  up  the  latest  SEAFARERS  LOG.  In  Manhalian  Beach  Hcwi^tal's  solatium  a  group  of  SIU  paiienls  enjoy  the  oool  breezei  The  wctekly  $10  biU  brings  smiles  to  all  the  Seafarers  and  coming  off  Sheepshead  Bay  and  discuss  with  SIU  hospital delegate  Joe  AHfina  the  care  they  are  looks  of  envy­from  non­Seafarers  in  nearby  beds.  receiving.  The .happy  Seafarers  »*e.  left  to  right,  seated:  Peter  Vorke,  B.  Murphy,  Robert  At­ Under  the  Welfare  Plan,  all  Seafarers  get  the  benefits  after  more,  J.  J.  Driscoll.  D.  Mcllreath.  Back  row:  Vic  Milaszo,  R.  F.  Larsen,  M.  Bruno,  J.  Espinosa,  one  week  in  a'  hospital  and  members  who  were  hospitalized  F.  Landry.  Several  Seafarers  were  unable  to  be  present for  their pictures  because  of  the severity  before  the  Plan  went  into  effect  are  included  on  a  special  list.  of  their  illness.  As  one  Seafarer  at  Manhattan  Beach  put  it  when  asked  his  opinion  of  the  Welfare  Plan  set­ up:  "We're  happy.  We  now  get  enough  money  to  buy  our  per­ sonal  needs  and  a  few  extras  if  Tve  need  them."  His  sentiments  were  echoed  by  another  Brother,  a  veteran  of  over  two  years  at  Manhattan  Beach,  who  said,  "The  money  gives  our  illness  a  boost,  as  we  haven't  anything  to  worry  about  Some  men  in  here  have  to  ask  the  hospital­  for  money  enough  • for a  haircut.  That  hurts  a man's  pride."  Other  Seafarers  at  the  hos­ pital find  the  weekly  payments  give  them enough  money  to  dab­ ble  at'hobbies  to  pass  the  time,  among  them,  photography,  mod­ el shipbuilding  and stamp  collect­ ing.  Standing  nearby  as  the  hos­ pital  representative  made  the  payments,  was  a  member  of  the  NMU,  who  shook  his  head  when  asked  if  he  was  getting  weekly  benefits.  "No,"  he  said.  "We  need  some­ Above,  left, Stanley  Swienchewski,  former  Cities  Service  seaman,  receives  his  weekly  benefit  Joe  Karlusy,  an  oldtimer,  on  thing  like  this.  If  our  members  check  at  the  Staten  Island  hospital.  The  quick  payment  and  no  redtape  procedure  of  the  SIU  the  special  list,  gets  .himself  going  to  sea  knew  the  raw  deal  Plan  makes  it  easy  for  ill  Scsdarers  to get  their  benefits.  a bit  of  sun on the  conifortable  we're ^getting  they'd  want  to  Brother  A.  McGuigan,  on  the  right,  rmeives  his  payment  from  the  hospital  represen­ sun  deck  at  Staten  Island  ,chang^ the  set­up.  I  guess  it's  tative.  McGuigan  is  on  the  special  list,  a  provision  giving  benefits  to  Seafarers  invalided  before  while  waiting  the  arrival  of  just  that  they  don''t  know."  the  Plan  went  into  effect.  the  hospital  representative.  Jack  Dalton,  with  four  months  behind  him  at  Manhattan  Beach,  shower,  interest  in  the  LOG  story announcing  the award of  $150J)00  to  Cities  Service­ seamen.  Jack's  la^  ship  was  the  Government  Camp.  Matt  Bruno,  who  has  spent  two  years  at  Manhattan  Beach,  prepares  to  place  some  new  issues  in  his  collection  of  14,000  stampa.  finds 'his  collection  helps  greativ  to  pass  the  time  away.  •   ,'r  . '.f  399  The  LOG  cameran^  caught  patient  Constantine  Makris  in  a good  mooid.  He  was  receiving  a  visit  from  a  fellow  Sea­ farer,  John Mastrotavlos.  Makris has  been  at  Manhattan  Beach  for  six  months  and finda  visits  are  a  bio  boost  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Title A name given to the resource August 10, 1951 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIII, No. 16 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: MUTUAL CONTRACT AID PLEDGED BY MTD UNIONS SUP HOLDING STOPWORK MEETING SFOR STRIKE VOTE HEADQUARTERS TALLYING COMMITTEE PREPARES ITS REPORT ECA TO REQUEST 17 MORE FREIGHTERS FOR EUROPEAN AID REVISED CITIES SERVICE CONTRACT READY FOR PRESS EXAMPLE OF REAL UNITY SAYS SIU KEPT WORD TO CS TANKERMEN HIGHER WAGES, INCREASED BENEFITS ARE GOALS SET BY ILA CONVENTION CITIES SERVICE CREWMEN HAPPY UNDER NEW PACT, BOSTON REPORTS SAVANNAH GETS READY FOR SOME SUPER-SHIPPING TAMPA SIU OPPOSES ANTI-LABOR MAYOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES OKAYED BY 9-1 MARGIN IT'S IN AND OUT AGAIN IN PORT BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA SHIPPING IS DRAGGING ANCHOR NEW BUILDING'S GALLEY TAKES SHAPE SHIPPING SHOULD MAINTAIN ITS FAST PACE IN MOBILE SHRIMPERS IN GALVESTON AFFILIATE WITH SEAFARERS SHIPPING SUBSIDIES OVER 100 YEARS OLD A BIT OF WORK AND PLAY ON SEATRAIN HAVANA CHILEAN SEAMEN ASK SIU TO SUPPORT STRIKE SIU TANKER SAVES CREW, SALVAGES BURNING SHIP MALARIA KILLS TWO STEEL KING SEAFARERS ARMS CARGO TO FAR EAST 'HOT SPOT' GATEWAY CITY LIST PERILS OLD IRONSIDES MUST SHIPBOARD MEETINGS BE ROUTINE? THE DEL NORTE CREW DOESN'T THINK SO BEWARE OF CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, A THOROUGHLY DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SEATTLE SHIPPING SLOWS WITH KOREAN PEACE TALKS NEW ORLEANS WARNS MEMBERS ON VALIDATED PAPERS DEADLINE THE SIU IS A FAMILY OF UNIONS WHEN LAKE CHARLES GOT SET FOR CS STRIKE WELFARE PLAN AIDS RECOVERY SAY SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/10/1951 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1951 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/dd63fffa1b51e8d9063c69c316c16feb.PDF 3512c8ae6c9519387548256c40b834c7 PDF Text Text r^.:. orFxeoAL (moAis OF THE Ai^aama AHD QHLF DISTBIOT, aB4FABiaaar' nxTMBitAaaasAL imss^ GF NCBTB ASSSZISA NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 11. 1944 No. 24 Master Lauds Seamen's Union Appears Before NWLB On Unlicensed Part In D-Day Invasion Of France Junior Engineers Dispute Ij' WASHINGTON, D. C.—"Every ship in the world seems to be there and even so I am telling myself that I never realized how many ships there are in this world," is the description given by a veteran skipper of the American Merchant Marine of the stupendous naval and merchant tonnage taking part in the Normandy invasion. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 10—^Representatives of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, appeared before the National War Labor Board here, today, on a dispute with the steamship operators concerning the wages and work­ ing rules covering the employment of seamen sailing with endorsements as "Junior En­ gineers." The Union was represented by Brother John Hawk, Sec'y-Treasurer of the —•District and Brother Joe Volpian,* should be paid at a rate com­ engine patrolman of New York. The letter, made public this* Matthew Dushane, Washington mensurate." week by the War Shipping Ad­ plain language what is going on. Representative for the SIU-SUP, The briefs also point out that ministration, was written by Capt. The vocabulary, at least my vo­ is a labor member of the War where wages lower than those Heinrich H. Kronke, of Salt Lake cabulary, does not include words Shipping Panel of the National paid to Licensed Junior Engineers City, master of the SS CYRUS H. that can adequately draw a word are in effect in some agreements War Labor Board. McCORMICK, on return of his picture of the operation now in In the briefs submitted before of the other Unions, the working ship to England after participa­ progress on France's coast. Every the NWLB, the Union took a rules strictly confine the work of tion in the early landings. The ship in the world seems to be the unlicensed Junior Engineer to. vessel is operated by W. R. there and even so, I am telling WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—Con­ stand against low wage rates and work only in the fireroom. Chamberlin & Co., San Fraricisco. myself that I never realized how struction of merchant ships de­ pointed out that these unlicensed Decision of the NLWB will be This company is under contract many ships there are in this clined in July, the Maritime Com­ Junior Engineers are sometimes returned after that body has stud­ mission said today in announcing required to do the same work as ied the testimony and the briefs to the Sailors Union of the Pa­ world. "There can be no doubt that the delivery of 126 vessels during the Licensed Junior Engineers in the in both sides of the dispute. cific. "I am confident," Captain English Channel today is the month as compared with 145 in companies in dispute. Krcnke's letter says in part, "that busiest thoroughfare in the world. June, according to the Associated Therefore, the Union held, they should be paid at a considerably I speak for every man aboard Craft of every description are Press. Concentration on types of ships higher rate when the working when I say that we are all proud (Continued from Page 2) needed to meet military require­ rules are comparable. to take part in the operations now The briefs read in part, as fol­ ments was the principal cause of going on. Many of the men, .es­ lows: There are now 5,820 labor or­ the decline, the commission said, pecially the Deck Department, "The Union contends ^hat ganizations in China with a total explaining that more tijne is have had to work long hours. when an unlicensed Junior En­ membership of more than 2,000,needed to build these ships. It During daylight hours they dis­ gineer is required to perform 000, the Chinese News Service added, however, that contributing charged the ship's cargo and at similar duties to those of a Li­ reports. China has ten different factors were shortages of man­ night, numberless alarms kept censed Junior Engineer, he •' kinds of labor organizations. power in some yards and work them awake, if not actually as­ stoppages. sisting the gunners. And the nights are short in this latitude; July's production brought the yet not one complaint was made. A new regulation just issued by year's construction to 990 ships of They all took it like good sol­ Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche, 9,901,984 deadweight tons. In the commandant of the United States corresponding seven months of diers. Coast Guard, requires that, effec­ 1943, the yards delivered 1,307 BIGGEST JOB EVER • "The realization of taking part tive January 1, 1945, and for the vessels of 1,483,331 tons, but these in the biggest job ever undertak­ duration of the war, licensed deck were "of generally simpler de­ en by man made them forget per­ officers shall be declared to be sign," the commission said. sonal discomfort, lack of sleep proficient in wartime merchant MIAMI BEACH.—^AFL Metal Trades Union, repre­ and the hard work demanded of ship communication. Endorse­ senting workers in Gulf Coast shipyards, won "a substantial ment of this qualification must be them. . victory in their battle for wage rate adjustments on ship included on all licenses. "It is difficult to describe in repair jobs. The gain was scored at a 10-day conference of labor, management and government representatives here For Want of Prosecution; under the auspices of the Ship-* building Stabilization Committee. shifts by the procurement agen­ An agreement was reached un­ cies—army, navy and Maritime der which all overtime work on Commission. Hereafter, when the Suggestions that disappearing repair of old ships in Gulf yards agencies plan a shift revision at beds be installed in staterooms of will be paid for at double time any particular yard or city, they the 6,000-ton liners the Canadian rates. Heretofore this premium will first consult unions and man­ Pacific Co. intends to build after rate was allowed only where la­ agements in other shipbuilding the war for coastal services in bor costs on a repair job were less centers to obtain their "okay." British Columbia are currently than $112,000. This plan, it was explained, the subject of considerable dis­ The $112,000 had also been the will go far toward assuring a uni­ Reprinted from the Times Herald (Washington, D.C.), of July 30. 1944 cussion in Canadian shipping cir­ "ceiling" for payment of double formity of shifts in the Gulf re­ cles, according to the Liverpool time in cases of reconversion of gion. NORFOLK, Va., July 29.—Ber­ a fracture of the skull. The bar was filled with mer­ Journal of Commerce. newly-built ships. Under the Over 75 labor delegates attend­ nard L. Lipton, 20, of Forest Hills, One plan is to fit staterooms agreement, that ceiling is now ed the parley, which was presided N. Y., accused 6f causing the chant seamen at the time, but death of Herman H. Gurkin, 50, the WSA objected to any of them with disappearing beds so that raised to $200,000, which will over by Paul R. Porter, chairman in a fight last May 18, was re­ being detained as witnesses, be­ the sleeping cabins may be con­ make it possible for the workers of the Shipbuilding Stabilization leased from custody because wit- cause their services were needed verted into attractive sitting to earn considerably more in dou­ Committee. President John P. in manning ships. Lipton, how­ rooms during the day. Pointing ble rates for overtime. nesses had gone to sea. Frey and Secretary-Treasurer J. ever, was held in jail, but when out that passenger traffic is af­ Under another accord reached E. McEntee of the AFL Metal Lipton and Gurkin were mer­ chant seamen and they got in a his-case was called there were no fected strongly by the kind of at the parley, workers who report Trades Department attended, and fight at the Fairfax Hotel, a U.S.S. witnesses present and the accused stateroom accommodation offer­ on second or third shifts, but who union spokesmen at the confer­ establishment. They had been was released. ed, the British paper said, "it will are sent home before completion ence included Vice President Jo­ He can be tried on the charge be interesting to note whether the of the shifts will, nonetheless, be seph P. McCollum of the Boiler­ drinking. paid the regular "bonus" for makers; Holt Ross, international Lipton was accused of knocking later, if, and when, the witnesses Gurkin down with his fist. The to the encounter return here. In suggestion is adopted for ocean­ these late "tricks." representative. Laborers' Union, man's head struck the brass rail the meantime Lipton is free to go going ships and how it is re­ The unions also won a curb and W. C. Reed, secretary-treas­ ceived." against any arbitrary changes in urer, Gulf Metal Trades Council. around the bar, and he died from back to sea. Merchant Ship Output Is Lower During July ChinaHas2,000,000 Union Members New Coast Guard Regulation On Communications Murder, Case Flops When All Witnesses Return To Sea Duty |5 •"•.•I • Metal Trades Win Wage Adjustments For Gulf Coast Shipyard Workers CP Considers Folding Beds In Postwar Ships �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District SEAFARERS Friday, August 11, 1944 LOG WHUrS DOING Around NEW YORK Ports has been settled in favor of the crew and the Steward Dept. on that ship have had 351 hours set­ tled in their favor. Look at the Money Due List in this ^week's LOG for the names and amounts due. The FRANK C. EMERSON is still paying off overtime and in addition to the amount listed last week, there is $540 due the three, firemen who made that voyage on her; Fleishman, Orfano and Jacobs can each collect $180 apiece from Smith and Johnson on this beef. It seems as though we have been getting more than our usual share of shipboard beefs here this past week. We had a couple of Patrolmen busy all week hitting the waterfront on various beefs. We have at all times an average of 35 SIU ships laying here in the harbor and some times it seems as though that when one of them goes haywire, all of them go hay­ wire together, as a result, we have some of the piecards flying around here like motorcycles so as to get on board them to straighten beefs out. DISPUTES BEFORE CG It is better when a crew has trouble on board ship, with the Coast Guard or other Shore Auth­ orities involved, as they are in some cases, to notify the., union hall so as to have a representa­ tive on board for anything that may break; rather then the crew butt heads with them. We have had cases where there was not a union representative on board a ship during a big beef and it all wound up with a few of our members in a hell of a bad spot. It seems that on some dis­ putes that if the crew doesn't have proper representation aboard,'then they will get a lot of shoving aTound. On the other hand, the guys who usually do the shoving around, when confronted with one of the local Patrolmen usual­ We have had better luck here recently in getting our members' attack bonuses paid sooner than HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - .- - - President ever before. Some of the oper­ ators cooperated very well on this 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. issue and six straight crews were able to collect $125 bopus prac­ JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, tically at the same time they paid P. O. Box 2 y. Station P., New York Qty off of the Vessel. This was done by contacting MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. Washington by phone at pay-off 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. time and receiving the approval from there and then in turn pay­ ing the dough on the line. This is highly beneficial to our mem­ Directory of Branches bers, especially to those who live PHONE ADDRESS BRANCH out of the port and want to get home as soon as possible. NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwUng Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 In the past, we have had some BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 of these attack bonuses held up NORFOLK J 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 for as long as 6 weeks, even after NEW ORLEANS (16)... 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 2l8Ea8tBaySt Savannah 3-1728 verification. Here's hoping that TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-I323 we can continue these good re­ MOBILE 7 St. Michael St Dial 2-1392 SAN JUAN. 28, P.R.. sults in getting this money paid PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 1885 GALVESTON 219 20th Street C^alveston 2-8043 on the spot. SHIPPING AND BUSINESS Shipping and business is still PUBLICATION OH^ICE; slow around here and it looks like ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET there is going to be no relief-in sight. From all indications, ship­ New York City (4) BOwIing Green 9-8346 ping has slumped all the way down the East Coast, uite a few of the fellows are pouring in here now fi-om outports to shipout; some of them coming from as far south as Tampa and all the way up to Boston. They are all managing to get AN EDITORIAL out of here in a fairly reasonable The Stalinist drive to collect hard earned dough from length of time; but they cannot NMU members to float their so-called Political Action be too choosy with such few jobs Committee is in full swing, accompanied by the usual as there are, or they rhight be visionary trimmings and propaganda. Curran as stooge, here a good while. It's bad when shipping is slow like this betiause works overtime to force the membership to disgorge. we know that when it breaks, it The Stalinist NMU "leadership" is all out for President will go to the opposite extreme. Then instead of having too Roosevelt and Senator Truman. Being opportunists they many men for the jobs, we will did not stop to mourn the defeat of Henry Wallace but have about 50 jobs for each man. swung aboard the Truman bandwagon. (For parasites must MOVING find a body to cling to.) Such is the Stalinist political role We had an agreeable surprise in American politics today. today! Forgotten are the days when the same Stalinist-NMU The man whom we have con­ "leadership" supported Wendell Wilkie against President tracted to move our gear from Roosevelt and was forced by the then awake and militant our old hall into the new place membership to retract and reverse their published position was up this morning and sized up all of the material to be moved —PUBLISHED BY THE NMU 'LEADERSHIP" WITH­ and he said that it looked as OUT THE SANCTION OF THE MEMBERSHIP, as though he will start putting the usual. stuff over there within a very Forgotten are the days when they fulminated against few days. This is really good Euseho Andaya can collect President Roosevelt and branded him a "war monger" in news for us here and is some­ $275.87 covering overtime on the thing that we have been Waiting SS DAVID G. BURNET, Voyage the NMU Pilot. (The Pilot of the era of the Stalin-Hitler for quite a while. No. 3, Ed the Waferman SS Office Non-Agression Pact makes excellent reading and is re­ V It looks now as though we will in Baltimore. freshing indeed to minds which may be inclined to place be able to hold a meeting there * * * either next Monday night or the SS MONROE; B. Pow, Saloon some faith in their words today.) Forgotten are the days when they screamed in wrath week following. It is going to be Mess; R. Ortiz, Gun Crev^ Mess; quite a change over this place we have extra mealS money payable at the "Jersey Fuhrer" Frank Hague. A blessed peace has are in now as we will have suf­ at Bull Line Office. descended upon the relations between the Stalinists and the ficient room to seat the members • • • Hague machine in Jersey City. Yet men who know any­ rather than have them stand up SS ALCOA CUTTER: All mem­ and down the passageways and bers of the Steward Dept. paid thing, know that Mayor Hague hasn't changed one iota. We can remember when he bounced the Stalinist rabble pack in the hall like sardines as off recently have 3'A hours they do here at 2 Stone Street. payable at 17 Battery Place. rousers out of Jersey City. We can remember the screams • » » BEEFS SETTLED of Joseph Curran and the "Daily Jerker," who, as usual, We have had our usual quota SS FRANK EMERSON: W. were safe and secure far, far, from the scenes of "Carnage." of beefs here this week—^local as Fleischman, $180; A. O r f a n o, (A Commie had his nose broken or some such trifle.) well as out-of-port. Our rabbit's $180; J. Jacobs, $180. Money foot is still working and we man­ payable cit Smith & Johnson SS Yes, we can recall hundreds of incidents of Stalinist aged in our usual lucky fashion Co.'s Office. skullduggery and perfidy during the past decade. They • « • to handle most of them for wins. have plumbed the depths of duplicity and deceit. Among some of the beefs settled SS BABCOCK: 529 extra meals We can remember the days when the late Senator were on the SS ALCOA CUTTER served on voyage 18 to be divided Lundeen was the white haired boy and pet of the Stalinist where all hands in the Steward to the following men: E. Battles, social and political climbers. It was Senator Lundeen's iso­ Dept. have 3% hous each coming steward, 75 hrs; Chappel, chief lationist policies which were dear to their Moscow hearts. to them which can be collected at cook, 69 hrs; D. Gibbs, 2nd cook, 60 hrs; Kenneth Phipp>'. .Saloon Alcoa. It was Lundeen who sat at the NMU meetings in Madison Another dispute sent down mess, 69 hrs; Harley Collins, sa{Continued on Page 4)" from Bqston on the SS BABOCK 1 loon utility, 69 hrs. ^ Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor Can You Spare A Ruble? ly fold up like a second-hand ac­ cordion and that's the end of it. So all of you guys bemember this: ANY TIME YOU ARE LAY­ ING IN NEW YORK AND YOU HAVE ANY BEEF ON BOARD THAT THE CREW CAN'T HANDLE, DON'T GET INTO ANY BEEFS OR BRAWLS WITH ANYONE, UNTIL YOU HAVE . NOTIFIED THE UNION HALL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A PATROLMAN COME ON BOARD AS SOON AS POS­ SIBLE. Yours for crews that will notify the Union when there's trouble aboard. PAUL HALL. Agent Skipper Lauds Seamen's Part In D-Day Invasion (Continued from Page 1) traversing it day and night and often there does not seem to be room enough to squeeze another ship through. There have ' been wide, brightly lit avenues across from the very first day on. Even a landlubber would find his way across. He could not miss. Docks, and breakwaters are being built, and rumor has it that the first American bar has opened up ninC miles inland. NEWSREELS "Some of the bombs are duds and don't even explode. Some day we shall probably drop our anchor on one of them and lose the anchor. "Most of the things you will certainly see in the newsreels, for we carried some of the men. Whether they can reproduce the sounds and sights of a hundred thousand guns firing tracer am­ munition into the night sky, I don't know." MONEY DUE SS ALCOA LEADER— All members of the crew of this vessel have $125.00 attack bonus due them. Collect at company's office. • • « SS BENJAMIN CONTI— All members of the crew of this vessel have $125.00 attack bonus due them. Collect at company's office. » • » SS MATT RANSOM— All members of the crew of this vessel have $125.00 attack bonus due them. Collect at company's office. » » » SS HOFRESI All members of the crew of this vessel have $125.00 attack bonus due them. Collect at company's office. • • » SS ROBIN GREY— All members of the crew of this vessel have $125.00 attack bonus due them. Collect at company's office. 14 �• •';7.ri:^^i%A'm^r'^W, Friday, August 11, 1944 THE SEAFARERS Page Threa LOG Nortli Atlstntic By L. S. JOHNSTON U. S. Merchant Seaman As the last gray light of dawn spread over the lower Mississippi, the good ship SS (Censored) cast off her lines from the ammunition docks. Silently, without farewell from ship or tugboat whistle, she Slowly moved down the river, loaded with thousands of tons of bombs and other war supplies. This 10,000 ton Liberty ship, just off the ways a few days before, was starting on her maiden voy­ age. Early the next morning found her sneaking out into the Gulf, hands at stations, lookouts Sweeping the sea with powerful glasses. All guns were manned and fired a few rounds to make sure that they were ready for ac­ tion if needed. After six uneventful days she arrived at the outer harbor of New York, to be greeted by a raging blizzard and zero temper­ ature. Every man of the crew hned the rail to gaze at the vast collection of vessels lying so se­ curely behind the submarine nets and Navy patrol protection. SAILING DAY Ship after ship arrived from different ports, troopships, tank­ ers, colliers and cargo vessels. Deckloads of tanks, landing barges, mosquito boats and planes were visible on the cargo carriers. At last came the day of depar­ Above is a line scale map of the relative positions of the New York Headquarters of the district and the New York Branch which are presently located at 2 Stone St. The new Union Hall in which the members will have better hiring halls and better business offices is also shown with the new address of 51 BEAVER STREET. The new hall to which ture. The ships started steaming slowly out to sea, each falling in­ to its designated place in the designated column. Fleet cor­ vettes and destroyers sped around the ships as the commodore, with one signal hoisted after another, formed his convoy of eighty ships for the Atlantic crossing. The sky overhead was alive with bombers and scouting planes and far up ahead hanging like a low fleecy cloud, was a Navy blimp, scout­ ing for submarines. After a few days the weather cleared and good time was made as the ships ploughed through the light swells. Now and then one of the es­ corts out on the flank of the con­ € ing: "Change course to dua north." We were trying to avoid a meeting with the enemy. This steady steaming ncrth« ward brought us into snow, sleet and ice. For two days we cruised at slow speed through the ice fields. The cracking, grinding and thudding of the ice as the ship pushed ahead sounded like a thousand demons pounding on the hull. But at night there was a sight never to be forgotten. Long columns of blacked-out vessels sliding over the endless fields of white; a large yellow moon and a million briUiant stars lighting the heavens above. Then to make the scenes the dream of any movie director, the aurora borealis would shoot up its long streamers of many colored lights far to the northward. Although every sailor as the saying is, "signs on for good weather and a smooth passage," our luck finally ran out. It was on the mate's watch on a Sunday morning when the barometer started skidding downhill like a bobsled on a cresta run. AGE OLD ENEMY In a short time the bottom had dropped completely out, and as day broke, gray and dreary, wind and sea began to mount rapidly. It seemed as if every possible element was trying to defeat us. Wind, rain, sleet and mountanious seas caught us on our star­ board beam before we could change course. Now the convoy was fighting, an age old enemy, as dangerous as any sub — a North Atlantic storm. The SS (Censored) started to pitch and roll as tons of water broke over her starboard side. All ha:'is were called on deck to swing inboard and secure the lifeboats, all of which had been swung overside ready for instant launching in case the ship was torpedoed and had to be abcindoned. We climbed to the boatdeck just in time to see a giant roller sweep two of the boats from their davits. The motor launch was picked up like a feather in the wind and smashed back aboard ship. The sea twist­ ed davits and carried away reels and ventilators, thus ripping holes in the deck through which water poured into the crew's quarters and passageways below. The motor launch lay there, a broken, useles wreck, sliding and scrapping back and forth across the deck with every roll of the ship. BOATS SAVED The other boat was even less fortunate as it hung by one fall, swinging and banging against the ship's side and with its contents floating far astern. There was no chance of saving it, so it was cut loose and we watched it rapidly drift aft in the fog and rain. Chill­ ed through and through with sea and rain, the crew worked on, striving to save what boats they could, spurred on bj' the knowl­ edge that these were their only hope if anything should happen to the ship. Man after man had to be sent below, with smashed, bleeding fingers, rope burns and severe bruises that made them useless "topside." By late afternoon we had the remaining boats secure. It had been a tough battle and no short one; but we ended with the (Continued on Page 4) voy, or one of those which were crisscrossing up ahead, would be­ gin circling. The sea would boil up astern .of it and there, would come the muffled roar and vibra­ tion as the depth charges were let go. These alerts caused no change of routine aboard ship, as no enemy had been actually seen. But, finally, the real warning came. ENEMY SUBMARINES Enemy submarines were sight­ ed by our aircraft. Group after group, traveling in what are known as "wolf packs," were heading across our course far up ahead, hoping to intercept the convoy. Signal flags from the commodore's ship sent the warn- the Union plans to move later this month is only a few blocks from the present location, as can be seen from the map. Its location is still as convenient to all transportation and docks as is the old hall. All Branch Agents are asked to please post this map and caption on their Branch Bul­ letin Boards. �m m •' THE Page Four l-° — Charleston Union Hall Now Open CHARLESTON, S. 0.—A new Seafarers International Union hall was opened here last week ta 68 Society Street under James L. Tucker, Agent. The new hall is only one block from the bus station and is cen­ trally located, being near the Shipping Commissioner's office, while not being far from the docks and harbor facilities. It was pointed out that prior to the opening of this new hall that the NMU and the WSA in the port had been having a picnic and trying to pack SIU ships with NMU members. Telephone is Charleston 3-2930 at the new hall. Regular regis­ tration of SIU members will be carried out by Agent Tucker and meetings will be held weekly. NOTICES PHILIP N. O'CONNOR— Formerly messman aboard the SS DYNASTIC. Your gear and Union book have been left at the New York Branch Hall for you to pick up. • • • HENRY PAUL JANDRY3 Your duplicate draft papers have been found. Apply at agent's office, SIU, 2 Stone Street, New York. SEAt ARE US UNCLAIMED WISA Reveals Ship Sinking WAGES Under Action Smith & Johnson The following is a list of sea­ men who have had vouchers for money due to them, forwarded to them at the addresses they left with the Smith and Johnson Co., 80 Broad St., New York City. Thus far these vouchers have not been cashed and the wages due them are classified as "claimed." All members named below are urged to contact this company at their earliest opportunity and col­ lect what is due them. W. Callahan, F-W-T; T. J. Har­ vey, Utility; F. L. Leavitt, Mess: R. W. Stanford, Utility. C. C. Burkett, Deck Maint; A. De Costa, AB. James Akers, F-W-T; Adam Harting, Bos'n; Harry Justice, AB; Edward O'Connell, AB; Arkadi Rauk, Dk. Eng. John E. Condry, Oiler; E. B. Cowart, Oiler; E. A. Groombridge, Night Cook; John Hodakossely, AB; John Komisak, Mess; James J. Murphy, Mess; Bassil Wilson, Utility. Phillip De Paz, F-W-T; John D. McMurry, Ch. Cook. Jesse C. Bentley, OS; James Carr, AB; T. P. Hansson, Stew­ ard; Francis P. Ressler, OS. Protect Both America and Your Money by In­ vesting It in War Bonds, Friday, August 11, 1944 LOG WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7— Seamen and cargo wfere literally blown from the decks of the SS SAMUEL HUNTINGTON when that military supply vessel was destroyed while aiding the Anzio invasion, the War Shipping Ad­ ministration disclosed today. After doing shuttle service in the Mediterranean, the Liberty ship had arrived off the new beachhead when German planes come over. The concussion of two near bomb misses hurled a jeep from a hatch cover to the flying bridge. Fire started aboard the ship and abandonment was nec­ essary. The lifeboats were launched and most of the merchant seamen and Navy armed guard were sav­ ed. When the final check was made three were dead, one was missing and eight men had been hospitalized. The master of the SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, which had com­ pleted nearly two years of war service, was Capt. Richard Stedman, San Francisco, Calif. The deck crew were SUP members. The vessel was operated for the War Shipping Administration by Oliver J. Olson & Co., Inc., San Francisco, which is under con­ tract to the Sailors Union of the Pacific. North Atlantic Convoy Crossing (Continued from Page 3) score "plus four to one" four boats sound and secure and one damaged but temporarily secure versus one gone to Davy Jone's Locker. Then we went below to seek some much needed rest, only to find our quarters half full of water that sloshed back and forth with every movement of the vessel. To make it worse, contents of the clothes lockers had been spilled all over the deck, no change into warm, dry gar­ ments for us. It was a wet, tired, cold, shiver­ ing and disgusted crew that turn­ ed in that watch, hoping the mor­ row would bring better weather conditions. It didn't and for three days the ships took a hard beat­ ing from wind and sea, with plenty of wreckage from deckloads and ship's equipment left in the convoy's wake. This steady pounding and pitching frequently causes engine trouble that makes it impossible for the hardest hit ships to main­ tain the speed of the convoy. Then they must drop behind, make such emergency repairs as possible, and then run at full speed with the hope of overtaking the convoy and once again tak­ ing up their proper positions. After this particular storm, ship after ship fell astern. Days later after hasty repairs, all but two managed to get back to their places in line. Those two were, at the time, given up as lost„.as it is one of the Sea Wolf's favorite tricks to lag behind a convoy, preying on stragglers and broken down ships. TENSED FOR ACTION Finally came the next tense time as we neared our destina­ tion and must be on the lookout night and day for enemy bomb­ ing planes. Anti - aircraft guns were warmed up and the sharp crack of the three-inch gun, the rapid screaming of the 20-MM's and the steady cough of the pom­ pons could be heard all over the fleet. Seventeen days after leaving New York, having met one after another of the many obstacles that make the Atlantic crossing tough, we entered the Irish Chan­ nel and tied up safely at an En­ glish port — another convoy through with ammunition and supplies for our fighting forces. "Who wouldn't sell a farm to go to sea?" NOTICE PETER TAMLOORY. No. 29308 Please call al the SecretaryTreasurer's office, in New York. Can You Spare A Ruble? AN EDITORIAL {Continued from page 2) Square Garden and gave aid and support to the SEAMEN'S "CAUSE." Yet, we can recall when these same Stalinists turned against the Senator and reviled his very name AFTER Russia was invaded and the "line" changed. Senator Lundeen had no "line" to change and stuck by his beliefs as he saw them. We can remember when John L. Lewis was hailed by the same Curran (the word hail seems to be a copyright for Stalinist scribes) as the "Father of the CIO" and the same political per­ verts knelt at the feet of John L. with their hands out for backsheesh from the United Mine Workers' Treasury which they tapped to the tune of $6,000,000. It was this dough-ray-me UMW-milch-cow that caused Joseph Curran and the CP-NMU "leadership" to follow John L.'s endorsement of Wendell Wilkie in the 1940 election. Their piecard traits and opportunist role were openly re­ vealed. Their POLITICAL HONESTY WAS TRIED AND FOUND WANTING. Honest politicians (even if Trade Union lead­ ers reckless enough with the Good and Welfare of the membership to endanger their Trade Union basis) would have stuck to their guns once the decision had been made. Yet, NO UNION OFFICIALDOM HAS THE RIGHT OF THE POWER TO TELL THE MEMBERSHIP HOW TO VOTE OR WHO THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR. They only speak for themselves! TO PUT A UNION ON RECORD IN FA­ VOR OF A CERTAIN PARTY is a direct con­ tradiction of American principles—a negation of the RIGHTS OF EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN TO FORM HIS OWN OPINION. What is the Stalinist-NMU position TODAY? We have seen by the brief glimpse into the PAST HOW MUCH THEIR OPINION IS WORTH. CAN ANY INDIVIDUAL IN HIS RIGHT MIND TRUST THESE MISLEADERS OF LABOR AS POLITICAL GUIDES? The STALINIST EGGS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN ONE BASKET and the seamen are deliberately being involved in the STALIN­ IST GAMBLE. For gambling with the Good and Welfare of the NMU membership is par­ ticular, and the Seamen as a whole in general, it undoubtedly is. These political miscreants have no faith in their membership—either as Trade Unionists or from the political standpoint of the individual making up his own mind re the merits of the candidates running for office. This would be Americanism and anathema to the totalitarian concepts of the Stalinists who must perforce make up their minds for them. There are no limits of rascality to which they will not stoops (for a price) even to the insidious attempt to pervert Americanism and the Sovereign Rights of the American Citizens at the polls. Their contempt for the NMU membership as Trade Unionists can be seen by the open ef­ forts of the Stalinist "leadership" to curry favor with the employers. "Employer-Employee Re­ lations" they howl. "Stabilization" can be won by upholding the NMU officialdom in the Post War period. Trade with the Soviet Union is continuously held out as an olive branch to gain this end. The shipowners being realists know THAT THE NEEDS OF THE STALIN REGIIVIE ARE SO VAST THAT THEY MUST PER­ FORCE TRADE WITH ANY NATION WHO CAN SUPPLY THEIR NECESSITIES UPON WHICH THE VERY LIFE OF THE STALIN REGIME AND ITS CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL IN RUSSIA DEPENDS. The NMU "LEADERSHIP" HAS NOTHING WHATEVER TO DO WITH LAWS OF SUP­ PLY AND DEMAND. Yet these misleaders continually campaign in an effort to hoodwink the employers and the NMU membership. These knaves and mountebanks are rapidly reaching the stage of organizational disentegration. Their parasitical and dishonest political role is becoming famous. Their disloyalty to American concepts is apparent to all. Their role is exposed and crystal clear. THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED BY THEIR PRESENT DAY AFFILIATES IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR PAST HISTORY. They have lost the support of thinking seamen, even of their own Union. They are bankrupt. They have leaped from the dead horse of the former CP platform to the hope of a free ride on the tailboard of the Democratic war chariot, ff'hey have become super patri^ and super dem­ ocrats. Yet they remain ever the same. THEIR STENCH IS STILL IN OUR NOSTRILS! 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NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOY CROSSING CHARLESTON UNION HALL NOW OPEN UNCLAIMED WAGES WSA REVEALS SHIP SINKING UNDER ACTION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/11/1944 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1944 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0960296bdee4a2ac6b047311310f3f64.PDF ee59407aa87caac6bbf993238932c8c6 PDF Text Text ,  '• <­ ; A  .:4.,<.«­  I­  .,> »;  J  =;  'm  ^  ­  OFFICIAL OEGAN  OP THE  ATLANTIC AND  GULP  DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  VOL. in  NEW YORK,  N. Y., TUESDAY,  AUGUST 12, 1941  SlU SIGNS TWO  NEW TOW BOA T NMU Suffers Worst Defeat AGREEMENTS  As P&O Crew Snows Them Under 118 to 6 in NLRB Poll S.S,  Florida  Replies  to Curran's  Conniving  'tf V­ i­ '•   >Vv  New  Orleans,  La.—Brother  A.  W.  Armstrong,  New  Or­ leans Agent of  the S.I.U.,  and  Brother  Doyle,  SJ.U.  Tow­ boatmen's  Agent,  signed  two  tcwboat agreements last week  that  are  second  to  none  in  this fi^ld.  Traveling  to  Texas  the  two  8.I.U. ­representatives  signed  up  the,River  Terminals  Corporation,  the  contract  being  generally  con­ sidered  better  by  far  than  any  iniand  agreement  signed  by  any  Union  to  date.  On  their  way  back  to  New  Or­ ieans,  the  two  brothers  signed  the  Coyle  Lines,  duplicating  the  achievement  in  Texas.  The  S.I.U.  is  at  present  campaigning  for  a  contract  with  the  tough  Bisso  outfit,  one  of  the  worst  offenders  against  tow­boat  conditions  in  that  part  of  the  country.  By  M.  D.  S;iGGS,  Gulf  District  Representative  .  No,  this fvas  not  an  election  petitioned  by  the  SIU,  but  was  the  results of  an NLRB election requested  by  the  commie­controUed  NMU,  which claimed to have pl^ge cards  from  over 50%  of  the crew  of  the  S.S. FLORIDA requesting the NMU  to represent  Riepi  in collective  bar­ gaining.  In fact, commissars Eddie Go rdon  over  in  Havana  and  Pete  Sosa  in Tampa had the Officialdom of the  NMU  believing the election  would  go their  way «Q  strongly  that  they  had  crews  from  all  over  the  high  seas sending cablegrams to the crew of the S.S. FLORIDA congratulating  them over coming  under the  wing  of  the commie  party, and even  went  so far as to put in  their petition to  the  NLRB  for  the  election  that  the  UNION THAT WON  OUT IN THIS  ELECTION WOULD BE THE BAR­ GAINING  AGENTS  FOR  THE  ENTIRE P & O FLEET.  ^  They knew  that they didn't'?'  have  a  chance  on  the  S.S.  4,000 Atlantic Fishermen Vote to Join Seafarers Over  4,000  members  in  good  standing  of  the  Atlantic  Fishermen's Union, have  decided to  join the Seafarers' Inter­ national by a four­to­one  vote, Pat  McHugh, Secretary of  the  Fishermen, announced  this week.  Meetings  between  the  Fisher­*?*  men  and  representatives  of  the  SIU  ar.e  at  present  being  con­ ducted  in  Boston,  Mass.,  to  work  out  the  details  of  aillliatlon.  For  mal  application  for  a  charter  is  soon  to  be  made.  By  Sept'.  1 all  arrangements are  to  be  completed  to  make  the  Atlantic  Fishermen  a  full  affiliate  of  the  Interna­ tional.  The  affiliation  of  the  Atlantic  Balloting  m  a  coastwise  Fishermen  follows  closely  the  re­ cent  action  taken  along  the same  referendum  is  now  in  prog­ lines  by  more  than  2,000 fisher­ ress  at  all  branches  of  the  men  in  San  Pedro.  Fishermen  in  other  parte  of  the  country  are  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  expected  soon  to  join  these  new  the  issue  being  whether  or  affiliates  in  the  trend  toward  not  to  tie­up  all ships  on  the  making,  the  SIU  a  real  brother­ coast  in  the  event  of  the  hood  of  the  sea.  transfer  of  seized  Axis  ves­ sels to  foreign flags.  Immediate  cause  of  the  ballot­ MONEY DUE  ing  is  the  report  that  seven  The  following  men  who  seized  Danish  vessels  were  to  be  paid  off  the  Alooa  Leader  transferred  to  the  Panamanian,  flag.  at  Montreal  recently  have  The  SUP  position  is­ tiat  these  the  following  difference  in  traii^fers  are  Intwdedl  mainly  to  " p^y  eoming to them:  j  avold HpiKylng  the ­Uiflpn  scale *^0?  wages  prevalent  in  the  American  A.TiAiid«fson,  $3­96  merchant  marine,  and  in  this  J. Fediow,  $4B5  manner,  to  constitute  a  club  in  J. H&nseu,  $5.96  the  hands  of  shipowners  with  G.  Schbltt, $5.42  which  to  beat  down  the  living  J. Aldridge,  $3.12  standard  gained  after  such  bitter  struggle  by  American  seamen.  P.  J. Grant,  $5.42  The  SUP  has  also  exposed  the  In addition  to the  above,  Maritime  Commission's  alleged  the  three  ordinary  seamen  official  reason  for  the  transfers,  who  rotated  the  4­8  watch  namely,  that  these  ships  under  while  it was  short  an  A.B..  fDrei|n flags  can  go  to  zones  re­ are  entitled  to  an  addi­­ stricted  to  American  vessels  be­ tional  $5.50  each,  their  cause  of  war  activity.  American  share  of  this  man's  split  vessels, the  SUP  has  pointed  out.  have  been  and  c<mtinue  to  go  to  pay­ (Continued  on  Page  4)  SUP  Votes  on  Strlkein Ship  Transfer  Beef  r  ^*3  =  ?,•   i t'r  I'i'''..  .  S. S. NORWALK  TO  GO  ON  ICELANBRON  Eastern  Steamship  Com­>  pan/s S.S.  Norwalk  is  going  to  run  under  charter  to  Ice­i  land.  Secretary  ­  Treasury  Hawk  announced  last  weelb  Brother  Hawk  reported  that  he  had  met  with  Eastern  offi^  cials  to  negotiate  off­shora  working  conditions  for  that  ship  on  the new  run.  He  also  obtait^  the  standard  $60  moi^h]^  w'ar  bonus  now  in  effect,  ell  as  the regular  war  nsk insur­ ance  and  other  stipulations  contained  in S.I.U.  war  bonus  agreements.  A  rider,  It  was  further  agreed,  is  to  be  put  oil  the articiis of  the  Norwalk,  providing  that  any  new  increase  negotiated  In  the  war  bonus  will  be  retroactive  to  the  date  of  signing  articles.  M  Washington War Bonus Confab Meets This Week CUBA,  which  is  laid  up  for  repairs,  or  on  the  oar­ferties  where  '' communism"  (or  ra'ther  NMUism)  Is  not  toler­ WASHINGTON,  D.O.—The  Maritime  Commission  an­ ated;  so,  they  placed  every­ thing  they  had  on  the  S.S.  nouncied  last  week  that  conferences  on  the  subject  of  war  FLORIDA  including  thou­ bonus  pay  on  American  vessels  would  begin  on  August  12.  sands  of  Moscow  dollars  The .conferences have  been called  on the initiative of  the Sea­ which  were  spent  for  only  farers  International  Union  of  North  America,  which  made  such  a  step  a  stipulation  for  the  release  Of  four  ships  on  SIX  votes.  foreign runs,  when they  were tied  up  by the  Union early last  The  SIU  has  always  month for a  higher  bonus.  known  that  the  crew  of  the  S.S.  FLORIDA  was  98%  for  The  conference  of  shipown­ ers,  representatives  of  the  the  SIU,  but  the  SIX  Joe  Maritime  Commission  and  Stalin  boys  were  a  little  too  the  Department  of  Labor  and  slick  to  let  the  crew  get  any­ thing  on  them,  so  when  the  the  Unions  of  the  uhfeensed  seamen  is  to  take  place  on  boys  were  told  that  the  NMU  had  .petitioned  for  an  elec­ August  19th,  according  toi  tion,  they  saw  their  chance  the  Commission  announce­ ment.  to  rid  the fleet  of  these  para­ On  August  12th  there  will  be  a  sites,  and  even  though  they  Balloting  on  a  referendum  conference  dealing  with the bonus  knew  that  they  did  not  have  as  to  whether  to  join  the  for  licensed  officers  and  on .^Au­ to  go through an  election  due  C.I.O.,  the  Pacific  Coast  Ma­ gust  15th  a  conference  dealing  to the Tact that  the  NMU  had  rine  Firemen,  Oilers,  'Water­ with  the  bonus  for  radio  operar  not  shown  proof  of  50%  of  tenders  and  Wipers  voted  tors.  (  the  crew  they  demanded  NO  by  a  4 to 1 majority. The  The  Seafarers  have  requested  that  the  election  be  held  im­ Fli­enieu's  vote  is  a  decisive  permission  to  sit  in  on  ALL  the  mediately, in  order  to  rid  the  answer  to, the  intrigues  and  conferences.  fleet  of "these  disrupters  once  maneuvers  attempted  by  the  The  Commission  move  to  split  the  conference  up  into  three  ses­ and  for. all.  Cbmm.unist  Party  stooges  in  sions  has  caused  considerable  re­ This  was  done  and  the  net  the  N.M.U,  in  their  drive  t.o  sentment  among  the  seamen.  Or­ {.Continued  on  Page  2)  break  up the solidarity  of  the  Iginally,  the  S.I.U.  had  requested  a  joint  conference  Jncludihg  all  West  Coast  seamen.  maritime unions.  Union  mm  fear  The Stallnite  gang  Is  now  left  that  this  new  move  may  aU  only  with  a  foothold  in  the  attempt  to  divide  their ,  ranks  on  • rOABD A. 'HYSTAD  Cooks'  organization  on  the  Coast,  the  highly  important  bonus  issue.  whose  affiliation  to  the  NMU  is  The  S.I.U.  has  taken  the  lead,  A  letter  from­  Local  being engineered  in  a  weak  effort  as  many  times  before, to  improve  Board  76,  Selective  Serv­ to  offset  the  blow  dealt  them  by  seamen's  conditions.  Its  record  the  action  of  the  powerful  Fire­ is  clear.  The  S.I.U.  was the  first  ice,  434  Mills '  Building,  men's  organization.  to  move  for  a  greatly  increased  San  Francisco,  has .  been  bonus  after  the  tragic  torpedoing  received  for  you  at  the in­ of  the  Robin  Moor.  The .S.I.U.  ternational  office  of  the  not  only  asked  for  a  bl|||hei{  Oslin  H.  Lane  SIU, 110 Market St.,  Room  Formerly  of  the  S.S,  Ruth,  bonus,  but  acted  on  Its  demand,  Bull  Line.  Contact  Attorney  when  the  Robin  Line,  Caimait  402,  at  San  Francisco.  Get  Richard  M.  Cantor  at  51  and  South  Atlantic  sltipsi  ef  thf  in  touch  with  that  office  at  Chambers St.,  N.Y.C,  — impor­ Union  were tied  up aarly  In  Jut/i  once.  wst  Page. iX  tant,  •  k  MFOW Rejects  GIG  Affiliation  By Vast Majority  •  •  "  X! "J  • ­J  ;  ­­ 4  ATTENTION  r--. r r''H. .''LC,  No. 15  ­.Jfe  �. .. •   r  THE  S  E A  F A  R  E  R  S '  LOG  ...  ­  >  .  T  t  Tuesday,  August  12, 1941  )  t r ­,  Published  by  the  ATLAINTIC  &  GULF  DISTRICT  of  the  Seafarers*  International  Union  of  North  America  NMU  Suffers  SECRETARY­TREASURER  Worst  Defeat  AGAINST  NEW  "PARTY  LINE  On  P ^  Shfp  TACTICS  OF  C. P.  STOOGES  #:  ail  (Continued  from  Page. 1)  As all  hands Itncw, since .the Nazi  invasion  of  Soviet  Rus­ results  are  as follows: SIU—  sia,  the  Communist  party  has  changed  its  "party  line."  118  votes;  NMU—6  votes;  Whereas  before,  these  people  were  allegedly  for  "paece",  <\  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  AcUng  International  President  Company  Union—0  votes;  they  ai;e  now  beating  the  drums  for  war.  Whereas  before,  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  S.S.  Florida—rid  of  6  Joe  they  opposed  any and  every move  made  out  of  Washington,  Stalin stooges.  ADDRESS  ALL CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNING  THIS  they are now engaged  in  boosting  any arid  every move  made  PUBLICATION  TO:  So  here  goes  congratula­ by  the government  or  any  of  Its agencies.  ­ ,  "THE SEAFARERS'  TOG"  tiQns  t.o  the  llS men  on  the  Ijnder  cover  01 iieiping  the figJit  agaiust  iiitier, iiiey  are  P.  O.  Box  25,  Station  P,  New  York,  N.  Y.  S.S.  Florida' who  carried  the  actually  ready  to  sell  out  the  legitimate  rights  of  labor  in  Shone'. BOwling  Green 9­3437  entire  load  for  SIU  in  the  this country.  They call  that "defending democx­acy,"  believe  P&O fleet,  as well  as the boys  it  or  not.  who  Afiere  not  allowed  to A'ote  The fakers  who  head  the NMU  are knoAvn  stooges of  the  due to the  fact  they were  juot  C.P.  Every  time,  the  "party  line"  is  changed,  these  birds  on  the ship  long  enough  and,  ' Once  again  the  S.I.U.  comes  in  for  reprimands  from  the  last  but  not  least,  the  boys  can  be  expected  to  do  a flip­flop  in the  best  mterests of  the  Journal of  Commerce.  A  reprimand  from  that  voice  of  the  on.  the  car­ferries  Avho  de­ .dictators  in  Moscow,  but  ALWAYS  against  the  interests  of  shippAvners  is  a  badge  of  honor.  Something  to  be  proud  of.  manded  the  right  to  vote  for  their own  membership and  the seamen  in general.  Wlicreas,  previous  to  the  Nazi­Soviet  Avar,  they  talked  Here  is. what  it amounts  to this time.;  the  SIU  in  this  election,  but  against  the  shipoAvncrs,  the  Maritime  Commission  and  the  "Until recently, there had  been reasonable uniform^  were  defiied  that  privilege.  otliei*  governmeht  agencies,  Avhile  pulling  such  stunts  as  ity  in  the  rates  agreed  to  by  the  various  maritime  Now,  let  us  look  a  little farther  utjiqns. Latterly,  however,  the Seafarers' International  into  this  set'­up  and  learn  just  breaking  the  M.E.B.A., strikj^'on  the  Export  .ships  and  at­ Union . . . {has  been)  insisting, on  bonuses  far  in  ex­ what  commie scheme, was  used  in  tempting  itpdereover  scabbing  on  the  S.I.U.  in  the  Bonus  order  to  get  this  election.  In  the  beefs,  they  can  now  be  expected  to  both  act  and  talk openly  cess  of  those  agreed  to  by  other  labor  organizations.  first  place  the  NMU  did  not  want  in cahoots  Avith  tlie shipoAviiers, the Maritime  Commis.sion and  (July  28,  1941.)  an  election  on  the  S.S,.  Florida,  the  pth^r  goyjeniment  agencie.s  and . to stab the seamen  in the  FJ "other  labor  organizations"  the  shipownei;s'  rag.un­ • but after  they  made  the  request  doubtedly  refers  to  the  C.P.­controlled  National  Maritinie  and  learned  that  the. SIU  (JidrUot  back  more  than  ever.  All in  the  name  of  "defnding  demoe­ .  Union.;  And  it  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the  S.I.U.  has. been  fall  into  their  trap, they had to go  raby"!  through­  with  it  in.ordpj­^.tn  save  ,   In, the  marine  indiistry .the flip­flop  in  the  "party  line"  demanding  bonuses  in  "excess"  of  Avijat  the  misleaders  of  their  face..  This is  something  that  means,  abqve  all, moi'e  intensified  efforts pixthe  paptrof  Qxift­ the  NMU  have  been  willing  to  agree  to..  Rut  not, only  'lat­ will  be  proven  through  these  col­ i­an  and  Co,  to, disrupt the  S.LU.  apd  all other  bona fide  sea­ terly,"—this has  been  going, on  for.a., Iqng tipie, ^  • Uins in'  the  very  near  futur.e  and  When  Gurran  and  Co.  were  content, to.let  their  member­ only  then  will  the  boys  on: the  men'.s  utiions—all  the  lime  they  pull  their  old,  hypoeritical  ship  sail for  25  per  cent  bonuses,  the  S.IU. went  to  bat  to  S.S.  Florida  learn  just  how  close  gag of''unity" hollering.  obtain first  331/3  per  cent  and immediately thereafter, Jflat $i  • tjiey  came  to  losing  everything  ' The  new,  NMU  "party  linq."  calls, first  of  all,  for  their  per  day  bonus  rates.  The  NMU  membership  profited  from  they  have  gained  in  the  P&D  agents to  join the  S,I.U and ship on  our ships  to sow  dissen­ Steamship  Company  during  the  sion  amorug  the crews.  the­S J.UJs insistence  and  got these  increases too.  past  year.  Secondly,  these  agents  are  instructed to  beef  about .^y­ When  the  misleadership  of  the  NMU. sat  on,  their  rear  A  two­year­old. child  knows  that  ends; and  contentedly  advised  their  members  to  con,tinue. to  ineither  the,  NMU  or  any  other.  thjing  and  everything,  pull  job  action  and  hang  the  hook  sail at $1 a  day, the  S.I.U. stepped  out front  again and  after  Union  has. eyei­  given  ,the  men,  whenever they get  the slightest  opportunity.  Their  strategy is  now  to  discredit  this  Uiiion  in  the  eyes  ­ a short  tie­up of  Robin  boat?  last  May,, got a  boost  to $50  a  on  .a  paBscngor  Qhip  .  an,  agi'RC­ mont  thRt  will  equal  the  oaie  uo\v  of  the  government  and  of  cVcry  steamship  company  that  month,  and later  to a flat  $2 a day  bonus.  negotiated  with  the P&O,  and  this  Ave  have  under  coJitraet,  by  delaying  ships  and  thereby  ­ This trend is  still going  on.  The S.I.U. is  still "insisting''  has  all  come  about  in  the  past  on  a ,more adequate  bonus for  the men  who  take the  risks,  twelve.months.  In  fact,  the.  boys  bi'eaking  our. conti'aets.  On  the  other  hand,  they  advocate  to  their  oAvn,  member­  ^  ,  Coiitiuuing  its  spleen,  the  Journal  of  Commerce  con­ know  that  the  NMU­ had  nothing  to  sell  but  "communism"  as  tljey.  ship  not  to  embax­rass  tlie  com panic.? that ,they  have  stinking  cludes :  ...  had­  compared  their  old  agree­ contracts  Avith.,On. NMU  ships,  they  do  not  tolerate  a  delay  "Above  all,  members  of  the  various  etnployee  or­ ment  with  every  agreement  the  of  any  vessel oix  any  ground.  ganizations  must  be  treated alike., It is  intolerable for  NMU  has  and  learned  that  they  one, labor  organization  to  seek., to  obtain  exaggerated  were  Avorking  under  conditions,  •   Their  game, is  to show  the  shipoAvners  that  the  officials  (sic)  bonuses  for  its  members  by  adopting  an  unduly  wages  and  overtime  at  least  35%  and  membei'.ship  of  the  S.I.U.  arc  ix­responsible  and .unable  ,  *  better  than  anything  the  NMU  to live  up  to  their  contx­acts.  aggressive  attitude. ..."  i  could  offer.  •   Vl  This  double­dealing,  tAVo­faced  policy  calls  for.the  infil­;  So  the  shipowners'  paper  has  to  tell the  NMU  member­ ship  that  they  "must  be  treated  alike"  in  any  increase  in  Even  after  the  NMU  had  placed  Iration  of  pax'ty  stooges  from  tlie  NMU, into  this. Uixioiij iix  commies  aboard  the,  S.S.  order  to,, at'couiplish fcliis ,^inx ,of  discreditiiig. the S,I.U.^  bonuses  tbat  the  S.I.U.  gets!  What  a  slap  in  the  face  for  fiAre  FLORIDA  when  she  sailed  from  Curfah,  Lawrenson,  Myers  and  Co. I  While  they  attempt, to  dispVedit  us,  they  do  everything  Havana  for  Tampa,  jvith  large  So the shipowners  don't  like the  S.I.U.'s "unduly  aggres­ bundles  of  commie  literature,  as  in their  power to prove to the companies  that we  have under  3"^  sive attitude"  which  goes after  the bighex bpnusesi  Wba^  passengers,  the  crew  still  turned  contract—and  in  that  thpy  na­turally  get  the, help of  steam­  j  cora]pliment  to the  militancy  of  the Seafarers' International!  THUMBS  DOWN  and  dumped all  ship  obmpany  officials  such  as ffi^ank  Taylqr;,.  presidpnti.oi;.; ,  commie  Gordon's  nice  little  the  siffpowners  associa.tion—that  they and .their  memberghiip''  ,  Any  seaman,  Avith  the  slightest  intelligence,  only  has  to  of  leaflets  over  the  side;  compare  the  solicitude  Avhich  the  shipoAvners'  paper  shoAA^s  By  the  way,  lEddie,  what"  be­ are  very  responsible,  especially  in  these  days  of  National  for the C.P.­controlled  NMU and  the belligerence  Avith  which  came  of  the 86 .full  book  members  Defense.  it  burls, its venomous attacks  against  the S.I.U.,  to see  which  of  the. NMU  you  .were  typing .so  To,  this  end,  they  are  not. even  a,shamed  to  alloAV  their  much  about  on  the  back  of  yoqr  of  the,t,Avo.  organizations  is  truly  a  rank  and file  seamen's  • seafaring raeiixbers  to  sail  under  conditipus  that  the  Qjlt­ leaflet.  It  seems  to  me  that  86  going  old  ISU fakers  got  for  them'back  in 1937.  Fegardl,ess  .  organization.  would  be  a  good  majority  in  a  of  Avhether  a  dispute  with  a,  ppmpany. is  good, or  bad,  the  crew  of  124; so  It  couldn't  be  that  you  instructed  them  to  yote ,SIU  Uxecutiye  Board  of  the  NM.U  settles  all  disputes  as  a  seif­ MONEY  DUE  CREW  MEMBERS  amj forgot  your .six stopgies. .Well,  apppinted  ppx't  committee.  And  hpw! Generally  to.the .satis­ you  can  have  your  six  sfoogies  faptipu, of­  John  ShippAyner.  They  are  detex­mijxed  not  to tol­ OF  THE  S.S.  JEAN  LAFITTE  buck  and  aft^r  they sail  a  few  of  erate the. delay of  .ships,  no  rnatter  what. tbe..cause.  >  the  NMU  ships  such  as  the  Mer­ Delays  of  ships,  phoney  beefs,  hapging  the pqii. jryesppn­,,  •   The  folloAving  men  who  AA^ere  paid  off  oh; the  R.R.  chant  &  Miners, fleet  that i  calls,  Jbbn  Lafitte  in  Baltiiuore, on. July  1,  1941,,  have  $16  into Miami,  we would, like tq  have  sibly—all this they  want Ao.sep only, on S,I,U. ships,; To t^s  ; v  end,t|i;ey  sqni in  theiX;^  to  engineer  trouble  in  ourl  ^aclyji^.^yar  bonus money  coming  to"them:  a  frienflly  chat...with .flkem..  .  Union  Md.bp.,our  yetis^s.^.  ,   .  „  ./  / ,.  /  Ajl­ J: Gill  ji^d  so.  eni^s. the yplot  te.  over­ R.  Salas  R. IjiiHer  throw  the  Opiuditiopn  in. the; P&O  ^   So,  Brothers,  a  word  to  a  good,  wise  Union  man is  suffi­ C.  Dannies  ,  .  fleet  Which .flevy  b^ck  and. hit. the  cient.  •   ^  ,  it Uiiirez  M.  Ldfpntaihe  B,  Abtqniqn  cOnxmies  square  in  the  face.  ,  Cljepk  ypur  .ship  for  the  guy  AVIIO  sits  anx,oixg  apy­group  t p­Pvii  ,  A.  Barnes  M. i^OSA  .  >.,  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTEEN  abparJ a  ?hjp  a.xxd  starts, grumbffng  about  evprythiixg .ip .gen­ 0. Murpby  E.  Winters  td bix.  eral.  "jhts ikind At a­guy  usually  has some  other  seaman  go  mrsm  ;>r7  R.  Bonjich<  .  A.  Vega."  y  to,the  haf.tp­settje.his  beef,  This  is  tlie  guy  who  is  making  A. Romanieki  E.  Benson  William Cassidy  bails for,somebody  else  to  throw.  ;  .  ,  .  .. ^  _  ,  Be is trying  to wreck  your  Union  fpprithe  purpose  of  nd­ .Money  orders­ of  each­ .^fl^eex,  has  9  hours  overtime  yaneing  the  cause  of  the, C.P,  jp l^e  NlffU,  .   .  .  havqvJjreen  .sent;,out  tOi  EmJJ.  >  'v­V­ him and settled in his fayoir,,)  ,  .  KgrdioJdp atv;, Honolulu ir,and.  bf  Aouhiq.dealiixg  axxff  di^  *  1  |f  Ai:|ll;^yil)at  the  )Watmman  L  Frftnci*,  Pe'rff4ap., ap  'Qr­ pyt?t„poufftpX'!a  strategy  greater;')//A .7  leansi  care  of , the  A.]MntB  in  cbmipun&'ate  wiib  tbe  "Com­ watehfulnessi,tbajti  eyer,:!and. incra^eqpj^ e^^rt,|fox;j j1Jfe ^hettej,.;  each' of• these    ;port8.  Peredne'e  pany,  theyyan  coiieg^.libis.^ney.,,.,^^,  cpnditions^witli  which  we  have already  put  all  NMU  agreef­ ge^r  has  been  sent to  the Bal­ I'fiB . .  JOHN HAWK,  Secretary­Treasurerv  ments  in  the  shade,  '  . • ­«>• timore  Uall,,.    Vi    yyV', '  .  V r|.l ;  Affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  , War Bonus and Militancy  ..  I  rlcE  E.  Flaherty,  No.  1796  John  Hfekwk.­'  �[Fuesday,  August  12,  1941  T HE  SE A FARE R S '  LOG  \  W.hat*8  Doing —  SEAFARERS'  INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic  & Gulf  District  Secretary­Treasurer's Office  ISEW  ORLEAISS  give  them  a  hand  and  ride  strict­ ly  union  cabs.  NORFOLK  Room  213  —  2  Stone Street,  New  York  City  P.  O.  Box  25, Station  P  Phone:  BOwIlng  Green  9­3437  • • •   Fraternally  yours,  0.  J.  Buck  Stephens,  DIRECTORY  OF  BRANCHES  July  23,  1941.  July  23,  1911.  ,  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  BRANCH  ADDRESS  PHONE  N.  O,  Engine  Patrolman  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Dear  Sir  and  Brother^,  NEW  YORK  2 Stone  St.  BOwling  Green  9­3437  Everything  running  along  Dispatcher's  Office  ..BOwling  Green  9­3430  Well,  things  are  about  the  BOSTON  330  Atlantic  Ave.  ...LIBerty  4057  pretty  smooth  down  here  in  New  same  around  here  with  a  serious  PROVIDENCE  .. 465  South  Main  St.  ..Manning  3572  Orleans.  Shipi)ing  has  picked  up  5ho­;­t0ge  of  colored firemen  and  BiiLTIMORB  ...14  North  Gay  St.  ...Calvert  4539  quite  a  bit  and  any  one  on  the  July  25,  1911.  oilers.  As  has  always  been  the  PHILADELPHIA  ,6  North  6th  St  Lombard  7651  beach  has fe chance  to  ship  out.  Editor,  Seafarers  Log:  case around  here, it  is next  to  im­ NORFOLK  25  Commercial  PI.  .. Norfolk  41083  Well,  old  long ­ drawers  Me  possible  to  send  a  ship  out  with  NEW  ORLEANS  309  Chartres  St  MAgnOlia  3962  • The. greater  part  of  the  men  Keefry,  the  cheerful  chiming  her  full  complement  of  rated  SAVANNAIf  ..,.218 East  Bay  St  Savannah  3­1728  want  the  rust  buckets  brought  cherub,  is  still  on  his  hunting  men.  JACKSONVILLE  ,136  East  Bay  St  Jacksonville  5­1791  up  to  the  hall  so  they  can  look  TAMPA  206  So.  Franklin  St.  .Tampa  M 1323  expedition  up  in  the  mountains  The  prize  of  the  week  was  the  them  over  before  taking  a  job  on  MOBILE  65  So.  Conception  St. Dexter  1449  We  wonder  what  in  hell  he  is  Alcoa  Cutter.  The  old  man  held  them.!  It  has  been  a  long  time  TEXAS  CITY  ...105 ­  4th  St.,  N.  .....'Pexas City  722  hunting. We  wonder  if  it  is  game,  up  three  men  at'  the  pay­off  and  since  ahlpping  and;  work  ashore  MIAMI  1348  N.E.  First  Ave..Miami  2­2950  If  so,  what  game?  The  old  place  when  it  come  time  for  tiiem  to  has  been  so  plentiful,  so  no  one  SAN  JUAN  8  Covadonga  St.  .!..San  Juan  1885  carh  blame  the  boys  for  taking  don't  seem  the same  without  Mac  get  their  money  he  had  some  nice  advantage  of  the  good  times  especially  when  someone  Informs  hospital  bills  chalked  up  against  him  that'  the  coffee  is  ready.  thern,  amounting to  about  $150.00.  Kingfisher's  New  Tragicomedy  while  taking  is  good.  When  he  gets  his  big  rear­end  in  Last  week  we  shipped  a  total  the  way  it  is  a  tough  job  to  see  It seems  as  though  some  oif  these  donkeys  who  call  themselves  126  men  to  various  jobs,  with  the  coffee  table.  Masters  would  get  wise  after  76  new  men  going  on  the  ship­ Old  Brother  Buckman,  the  Ad­ a  while  and  know  that  they  can't  ping  list.  "  s  W  miral  of  the  Cuban  Distilling  do  those  things  to  men  with  rep­ Not  very  many  beefs  around  to  Navy,  has  been  out  of  circulation  resentation.  But,  I  suppose  they  amount  to  anything. Had  a minor  for  some  time  now  with  a  ba,d  figure  some  day  they  might  hit  Tampa,  Florida  j  mediation  for  several  days,'  beef  0^  one  of  the scows  that  run  cruslied  foot',  biit  Paper­Bag  Wil­ a  jackpot.  After  I  fold  him  two  pounds  the  table  with  a  calculab  July  28,  1941.  in  here  regular.  The  crew  com­ son  is  taking  his  placfe  and  when  of  these  men  had  legitimate  cases  ing  gleam  in  his  eye.  plained  about  the  Mate  doing  Buckman  gets  well  again,  he  will  against  the  company,  he  changed  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  work  on  deck  with  the  men  and  have .quite a  job  getfihg  back  his  his  tune  and  paid  off.  Brothers:  "Comrade,"  says  he,  "the  nexi  also  issuing  orders  contradictory  forfeited  title  from  the  new  Ad­ order,  of  the  day  is  to  close  the  Business  for  the  last, fortnight  The  good  ship  Golden  Sword  to  the  Bosn's  orders.  miral.  was  in and  it  showed  some  of  our  or  so  has  been  good  and  bad.  SIU  hall  here  in  Tampa."  lie  »  «  When  the  ships'  delegate  went  boys  just  ­what  conditions  the  Bad  to  the  extent  that  we  have  Chorus:  "Yes,  Comrade  Dan."  to  the  Mate  after  the  men  had  We  are  having  a  few  Red  Sea  Commissars  were  getting  their  had  to  sail  a  few  ships  Short  "And,"  orates  Danny,  "the  fact •   held  a, meeting and  asked  him  not  ships,  in  tEis  port  lately  and  the  members.  ­The  mess  tables  were  handed.  Every  palmetto  bush  In  of  our  defeat  in  the  P&O  means  to  issue. any  order  to  the  ^en,  boys  devour  them  pretty, fast.  We  butchered  out  of  dunnage  boards.  this  section  of  the  state  has  very  little  to  us.  Why,  if  we  had  •   but  to  lay  out  his  work  to  the  wonder  if  the  Bonus  has  any­ The  chill  box  hasn't  been  below  been  shook  clean  of  sailors.  won  tiie  P&:Q,  the SIU  would  have  Bos'n  and  let  him  work  the  men,  thing  to  do  with  it  or  is, it,  as,  52  degrees  since  the  Greeks  let  Last'  Wednesday  the  poppy  was  been  able  to  maintain  a  hall fio  he  got  the  impression  the  men  Mac has  stated,  the copper­colored  her  go. And  if  more  tlian  one  man  officially  planted  on  the  NMU's  cause  of  Wafei­man  and  Bull."  were  trying  to  run  the  ship,  so  maidens  of  Port  Suez  and  Points  got­  in  the  head  at  one  time  il'  grave  as  far  as ­the  P&O  S.S.  Co.  Chorus;  "Yes,  Comrade  Dan.**  he  went  bouncing  off  to  the  old  East?  would  be  impo.ssible  to  purge  is  concerned.  Comrade  Danny  (Sniffles  arid  tears  on  fhe  side.)  man with  his  tale  of  woe.  .  Had  a  little,  brush  with  the  some  of  the  rotten  grub they must  Moore  was  ­down  officiating  in  "But­,"  rants  Daniel,  "we  shall  The  old  man  told  the  ship'.s  Calmar  Company  regarding  elec­ have  gplten.  The  fo'castles  were  their  behalf  along  with  the  local  go  farther  than  that.  We  havis  delegate  that  he  would  put  any  tric  fans, and  we finally  persuad­ ci­awling  with  vermin  and  looked  stooge,  Pete  Sosa.  Pete  is  now  on  suffered  defeat  and  must  have  fe­ man  in  irons  that  didn't  do  what  ed  them  that  we  needed  six,  more  like  a  dumt)  for  vefu.se  than  the  skids  because  poor  Danny  had  vcnge."  the  mate  told  them  to  do  and  it  which  the  company  furnished  for  n  place  for  men  to  sleep  in  aftei  been  souped  up  so  by  him  arid  Chorus:  "Yes,  Comrade  Dan."  necessary  he  would  have  the  one  ship.  standing  a  watch.  The  Seeono  his  stooges  into  thinking  they  "Comrades,"  smiles  Dan,  "your  Coast'  Guard  come­out  and  have  Flannagan  has  a  passenger  rid­ Mate  was  telling  me  what  a  big  wei­e.  going  to  win  the  election  inlelligenee  is  insurpassable."  that  lie  really  took  it  to  heart  the  men  taken  off.  And  he  would  ing  around  the  front  witli  him.  pay­off  the  Disciples  of  Curran  Chorus:  ''Yes,  Comrade  Dan."  when  his  air­castle  popped.'  also  have ,  the  P.B.I,  down  to  in  So, some  of  the  boys  became  curi­ skyr  had  on  tiieir  return  from  Comrade  Sosa  takes  a  bow.  *  •  •   vestigate  the  crew  when  he  got  ous  and  investigated.  And  this  is  Africa  and  it  sounded  more  like  "So,"  chants  Danny,  "we  shall  to. New  Orleans.  The  Old  Man  their findings:  old  Jo­Jo  is  a  lit­ something  an  Ordinary  Seaman  Danny  Boy  has­  already  prom­ incorporate  revenge  with  duty foi  even  had  the  fantastic  idea  that  tle  behind  on  his  payments  for  pays  off  with  on  an  S.I.U.  coast­ ised  the  local  stooging  helm  to  the  cause  and  make  our  victories  the  crew  were, going  to, take  his  the  old  crate  and  the  man  from  wise  trip.  Roy  Weaver,  an  oversize  ape  ship  over  themselves  and  turn, it  the Finance  Company  is following  One  of  the  tugs  under  contract  with  a  mug  that  has  a  striking  much  greater."  Chorus:  "Yes,  Comrade  Dan."  over  to  some  foreign  power.  Boy,  him  around,  waiting  for  him  to  to.^  us  had  quite  a  brawl  on  its  resemblance  to  a  cow's  squash  Comrade  Dan:  "Fellow  work­ I sulely  would  like  to  know  whai  collect  some  dues  so  he  can  be  trip  north.  Seems  as  though  just  after  dropping  a  calf.  How­ ers,  cio  you  know  what  our  re­ some  of  these  skippers  drink  or  pajd  off.  there  are  some  disrupters  boring  ever,  sez  Danny,  "It'll  take  a  venge  shall  be?"  smoke  to  get  such  ideas.  Well,  Brothers,  we  guess  that  from  within.  The  Coast  Guard  coupla  months,  but  if  you  want  Chorus:  "No,  Comrade  Dan."  ''  I notice  that  quite  a  fevw  of  the  we  have  said  enough  for  this  had  to  go  out  and  get.  three  men  to  go  to  Savannah,  you  can  go  Comrade  Dan:  "Well  spokeii;  coming  to  N.  O.  ride  up  to  time, so  in  closing  we  repeat  that  two  to  jail  and  one  to  the  hos­ right  up."  So  if  Charlie  goes  out  Comrades,  but  shall  I  explain  In  the  hall  in J^ellow­cabs  and  also  you  are  not  the  Only  Union  Man  ,pij;al  so  every  man  in  the  organ  some  morning  to  pick  the  milk  detail?"  It  use  these  cabs  when,  they  do  OU;  the  ship,,.there­  are,  others,  in  ization  who  ­wants  the  better  offa  the  porch  .  and finds  Chorus:  "Yes,  Comrade  Dan,"  their  shipping  or  other  business  the  same  boat  with  you.  things  in  life  will  have  to  be  on  soured,  he'll  know  he's  got  an­ (Sosd  takes  another  bow.  Dan  other  of  Stalin's  boys  around.  they  have  to  attend  to.  These  We  remain­ fraternally.  .,the  lookout  every  minute.  .gets  his  face  outa  the  water  *  cabs  are  strictly  100%  phoney  The  Three  Musketeers,  Bud  Ray,  pitcher  in  lime  to  acknowledge  But,  oh  boy,  that  ain't  the  hali  and  no  union man  should  be  seen  W.B.B.,  No.. 1994  Norfolk  Patrolman  same.)  of  it yet;  just listen  t'o  this:  After  in  one  of,  them.  The..,Checker  J.F.F.,  No.  E(42  "We,"  sputters  Dan, "will  begin  Cabs  are  100%  union  and  quite  h.J.C.,  No.  496  by  t'hey  could, do  away  wjth  tlie  Comrade  Dail  has  a day  or  so  to  our  revenge  by  taking  the  Mis­ a  few  of  the  independent  cabs  fireman  and  only  carry  cornbipa­ think  over  really  how  bad  he  was  sissippi fleet  away  from  the  SIU.  are  union.  So  fellows,  it  isn^t  tion fireman­watertohdcr.  When  I  beat,  he  lets  his  pants  down  and  (Applause.)  In  the  meantime  we  hard  to  ask  for  the  driver's  found  out  that  he  was  going  to  blows  his  cork  in  style.  His­ will  also  be  organizing  the  Wa­ union  book  when  you, ride  a  cab  liuart'si desire  now  is  to  close  th?  July  25,  1941.  make  this  change  kerf\, in. Savan­ SIU  hall  in  Tampa  (that's  been  terman fleet  and  take  the  Pan  On­ in  New  Orleans.  They  have  had  nah,  I  Informed  the  Master  that  leans  and  then  the  SIU  will  have  a  battle  to  beat  the  Yellow  Cab  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  tried  by  better  heads  than  yori.  to  close  up  and  go  away."  we  would, not, allow  hiin  to  make  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Co.,  so  as  union  brothers  let's  Danny  Boy).­  Now,  as  it  would  Cliorus:  "Y'es,  Comiade  Dan,  '  Tblngs­itpve  been  moving  quite  the  change  here  in  Savannah'  and  cause riie  great  pain  to. see a  good  fast ­ in. and  around  Savannah  in  in  immediately' !getMn.'"touqh 'witk  paliy membqr  like  Danity  ,suffei  arid  how  will" we  do  this?"  ­.1  '  "Comrades;"  beams  Dan.  "Your ii  hia  Company  and  td, .sli­aighten  it  the  last  qouple  of. weaks.  anopier  defeat, I  think  it no  more  intcllectualism  astounds'  me.  You  '  '  The.  S,S... Delflna  oame)  In  the  out  with  oin'i, Ije^quartfers  in  than  fair  that  the  boys  around  last  of; the .  week  doaded  down  New  York  befpre  we  allow  tliis  the  ports  be  let  in  dri  his'little  are  rightV  We ' shall ^  accomplish  PERMITS  EEirOKED  this  by  using our  usual  and  time­ with  beefs  up  to  her  crow's  nest.  change.  ^  prograrii  in  order  to  give , him  a  honored  method  of  boring  from  Tiwo  daj^s  Igter T,  had/tlie  8.'S.  All  of  these  beefs  were  satisfac­ within.  It  will  be  simple.  Thfl.  /L  Manuel  Rodriguez,  P­1081  torily  settled  with  the  exception  Beatrice  in  here.  Tpe  only  beef  hahd.  *  •  *  SIU  books  are  open;  are  they  ­,­r»jO  on  this  ship  seemed  to  be  the  of  one,  the  watertenders  trying  Emory' F: Gregory,  P­3109  :  fTwas on  a  hot  day  not  so ,Ioni;  to  eollect overtime  for  the  5  open  feeding.  The  steward  on  this  ago:  grid  the  local  coriirades 'arc  Chorus:  ''Yes,  Comrade  Dan."  poHs  in  arid  around  Puerto  Rico,  mud­scow  must  hdye loss  of  qipm­ Ina'jato  session  around  the  "Then,"  poars  Danny, "our  1^1'''^'' ^'  where  the­ ship  lai'd  at  atichdr 'on  ory,  'cause  the  days  of  ,1931;32­93  round  table  11 •  plot,  the ­stratogy  low  workers  wiU../go  to "he  SIU  SUSPENDED  •  the, 4th  ­of  July,  Saturday  after­ are  gone npw.  /Anytime  hd cannot  for  their  next skulfiduggery.  Com  halls,  espedialljr  iii  jNew  Orleans,  noon  arid  Sunday  and  did  hot  gel  sufficient  stores,  all fie'^ has  to  woiik  cargo.  •  >  do  is  notify  the. Agent  or  Patrol­^,  raide  Dan,  who  has  been  in  deep  get  a  book' 'diid  ship  dn  these,;  •  „ r.'  ships. .Onco.thciy riro  dn  the  slitps, '  '­'V  't'he  wording' of  the  agreement'  man  and .they  will  see  to  it  thgt  *  *  .*  is ­such  tftst  the .company  refuses  he  gets  the  proper  storpa  aboard!, 'this rptqrj,  After  talking  to  the  they  will  start  undermining  the  to  pay .this  overtim^. "T^  t4e  was/,  t^edfng'  tlie  /Jjdya  Isklpppp/a  few/fninutes,  It  was  SIU  in  the  many  ­ways  we  havft .  MEBIBEBSHIP  be4f  vvias_.s6nt,,.ihtD' neadquafters  bread ,)ie.:  had  bought  In'  Puerto  itbts Icfng  before  they  Had  fresh  to  sabbtaglrig" an  organization.'*^. ,  •   Cdmradd  Sosa:  "But  Cpinrajfle  to'a^ '.H,any  ciarifications  can  be  R Ico. / Th is  ^t'uff" vyas  . hard/  It •   bfead  aboard.  ­• ­ Steady ­as  she ­goes,'!:  •  •   • Moei­e; scattered  out ­  as"  vrd­wlU""  '^  •   loqkedl  'like  /a  dried'  out  Pjtece^  dt  ^  gotten  on  it.'  .  :  .  He  Infordie'd/'me  He  was  ' " ';  '  CbarTbs  Waia;."  Agent,  be  over  the .fleet, what  if  we  can't  '  iiiilso  the  ship' got  a 'ceiftiflcate  rope. '  (Codiihued­  on  Page  4)  Savannah  Branch  ­fpirn  the  Local  Inspectors  wherd­ not  allowed  to  buy  I'resH  bread' fh  "i:  PHILADELPHIA  MM SESSION IN TAMI^A :  OR  LINF'  BLUES  SAVAMAH  Do NoA JShip  • 'Y,  • ,  I:­ : ti  •  : 'W:'  �m...  THE  S E  A  F A RE R  S '  LOG  4  CREWS OF  THE ISTHMIAN jSHIPS;^,;:  ,#  V'  ^liy Work  Under  Conditions  lllpw the  Union  Standard?  1 V­ i I  ti  Tuesday, August  12, 1941  Out Of  The  Labor  Fights  H.R.  5111.  A  Bill  ^  To  Suspend  Sea  Safety  Laws  MAILBAG  Amidst  the  frantic  preparations  for  war,  a  bill  has  been  pothers:  '  •  introduced into Congress on the initiative of  President Roose­ tid  you  know that  you  are losing  good  money  daily by  velt, whose aim, in the alleged interest  of  "national defeuse,'V  B'iot^jbining  the  Seafarers International  Union?  it  is to  •  ^'Do  you  know  that  overtime  provisions  in  the  coh­ "waive  compliance  with  any  of  the  navigation'­and  tracts  held  by  the  SIU  with  off­shore  lines  are  the  best'  spection  laws  of  the  United  States  to  such  extent  arid  in the  industry?  Do  you  know  that  the  SIU,  thfough  the  in such  manner and  upon  such  defense."  This  bill  has  become  known  as^^  •   'Union  machinery,  has  obtained  the  overhauling  6f  poor  House  Resolution  5111.  Among  that  almost  every  progressive  creW  quarters  on  hundreds  of  ships  and  made  thein  the  laws  Its  enactment  would  piece  of  legislation  that  maritime  July  28,  1941  suspend  ' Evable?  are  the  "Load  Line  Act"  labor  has  fought  for  throughout  Do  you  know  that  the  SIU  pioneered  in  getting  sea­ Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  (see  the  Resolution  on  this  sub­ the  y ears  would  stand  In  danger ".  Please  print  the  following: .  men higher  bonuses on  war  zone runs and that  we are  now  ject  elsewhere  in  this issue  of  the  As  a  result  of  the  meeting  with  Log),  "Inspection  of  Vessels,"  of  being  wiped  out.  Improvement  responsible  for  getting a  conference  called  in  Washington  the  of  conditions  on  the. ships  would  Waterman  Steamship  Co,  to consider  boosting the  present  monthly bonus still  higher  officials  in  Mobile,  on  Friday,  "Merchant  Seamen,"  Sanitation  be  discarded  under  the  pretext  of~^  Quarters,"  etc.,  etc.  legality,  and  Union  agreements  •   Tip,  to  compensate  for  the  risks  taken  by  the  men  who  go  July  25th  regarding  a  dispute  and  If  H.R.  5111  becomes  law,  such  affecting  them  would  be  px­acti­ which  came  up  on  the  S.S.  Jean  down "to the sea  in ships?  Lafitte  at  the  time  the  ship  was  measures  as  the  safety  provi­ cally  invalidated.  Do  you  know  that  in  recent  months  the  biggest  deep­ paid  off  the  first  part  of  July  in  sions,  requirements  of  life­saving  water freight fleets  have voted to join  the SIU—^the  Robin  Baltimore  the  men  named  below  appliances;  manning  scales,  the  Aside  from  the  anti­Union  pos­ •   Line,  the  Calmar  Line,  the  P  &  0, to  mention  just a few  have  the* amount  of  money  op­ 8­Hour  Day,  and  the  three­watch  sibilities  inherent  in  such  a  bill,  posite  their  names  coming  to  system  can  be  suspended  without  there  is  the  matter  of  safety  kt  ,  of  the  most  important?  sea  in  general.  Safety  provisions  any  further  ado.  Talk  to  the  men  on  these  lines  and  they  will  tell  you  them  at' the  Waterman  Steam­ To  be  sure,  the  bill's  support­ have  not  been  what  they  ought  r  Co. office,  New  York  City.  themselves  what  a  big  difference  joining  the  Seafarers  ship  At  the  time  the  vessel  paid  off,  ers  claim  that  suspensions  ot  to  be  even  In  peace  time.  With'"  I  International Union  has made  in their  wages and working  the  captain  paid  the  Deck  De­ present  laws  would  apply  only  to  constant  warfare  in  progress  OO'  conditions.  • '  ­ partment for  the overtime  worked  a  given  vessel,  only  to  a  single  the  high  seas,  the  restriction  of  provisions  Is  not  only  dan­ Look  over  our  agreements!  Judge  for  yourself  what  while  discharging  damaged  cargo  trip,  as  made  necessary  by  what  safety  geroOs  but'  downright  sulcldaL  •   the  government  official  at  hand  :  the. advantages  are,  by  comparing  the  provisions  in  the  at  sea  as  per  the  clause  covering  thinks  is  vital  to  "national  de­ The  last  measure  of  protectlba  '  discharging  ballast  in  the  agree­ t SIU agreements  with  your  own  working  rules!  ment.  The  crew  contended  that  fense."  But,  In  the  course  of  a  against  attack,  shipwreck  or  tor­  .  Join  the  parade  of  off­shore  seamen  to  the  banner  of  this cargo  was  not  ballast  and  de­ national  emergency"  such  In­ pedoing—safe  recourse  to  life­ the  militant  SIU.  manded  to  be  paid  at  the  long­ stances  ;are  automatically  multi­ saving  appliance, life  boats, et6.—  '  be  left  unguaranteed. Lives  Here  are  six  reasons why  every  Isthmian  Line  seaman  shore  rate  of  pay  as  per  the  plied,  a  hundred­fold  and  in  the  would  of  seamen  as  well  as  passengers  *  course  of  such  procedure,  the  agreement.  TWs  point  we  won,  should  join  the Seafarers  International Union:  would  be  endangered  by  lack  of  J  laws 'ate  invalidated  In  general.  and  as  a  result  the  amounts  be­ 1. We  have  obtained  the  highest  wages  in  the  mari­ low  are  the  differences  between  If  H.R..6lil were  to pass,  in  its  regulation  on  part  of  the  author­ time  industry.  the  rate  of  pay  for  discharging  present  form,  there  Is  no  doubt  ities  themselves.  "  2. The  war  bonuses  received  by  S.I.U.  men  are  the  ballast  and  cargo.  best that  any Union  has ever  negotiated^  ­ J. Cruz  $24.15  3. The  living  and  working  conditions  are  superior  to  C.  Danules  26.40  those  on  any  other  ships.  J. Kane  : 12.30  4.  Overtime  pay  on  S.I.U.  ships  is  the  best  on  any  Robert  M.  Morton  ... 14.10  WHEREAS,  the  load  line,  or  insurance  mark  on  merchant  poast.  *  vessels  is  a  development  of  the  former  Plimsoll  Mark  >1  J.  GiUis  ...;  27.70  5. The  S.I.U.  is  a  militant, democratic  Union, con­ E.  Nunez  established  by  Samuel  Plimsoll  in  the  effort  to  prevent  12.65  trolled  by  the  membership  in the  interests  of  the  mem­ A.  Romininsky  hazards to the lives  of  seamen in the  overloading  of  ves­ 18.70  bership.  L.  Moreno  22.50  sels,  and  6. The  S.I.U.  is  not  dominated  by  the  Communist  C.  Padro  22.10  WHEREAS, it  was "a  practice during the  nineteenth  century  Party  clique  or  by  any  other  clique—its  record  shows  R.  T.  Salas  of  the  shipowners  to  unscrupulouslj''  overload  merchant  14.30  Fraternally  yours,  J  that  the  S.I.U.'s only  concern is  to  fight  for  the interests  vessels  in  order  to  collect  insurance  monies,  and  M.  D.  Biggs,  Gulf  Dist.  Rep.  WHEREAS,  this  caused  a  scandalous  loss  of  seamen's  lives  i  of  the rank  and  file  seamen on  the  job.  [Ed.  Note—This  is  In  addition  Why  be  dominated  by an  anti­union  Company?  for  many  years  and  .was  vigorously  protested  by,  soa­ to  Bonus  Money  due  these  men,  I­  Join  your  fellow­seamen  in  the  forward  march  of  which  is  listed  elsewhere  in  the  '  naen's Unions  of  many  nations,  which  brought  about  the  1  unionism I  Plimsoll  Mark  (a  safety  measure  regarding  the  carrying  Lofif.]  '  ­Join  the Seafarers  International  Union  TODAY!  capacity  of  ships),  and  I  Contact  any  branch  of  our  organization!  WHEREAS,  the  Maritime  Commission  recently  ^­dsed  the  JAM SESSION  I  Come  up  and  see  the  proof  for  the  statements  made  PliinsOlI Mark on tankers above  what has  previously heem  IN TAMPA  ].above!  ;  considered  safe,  and  '  See  one  of  our  organizers  right  away!  WHEREAS,  this action  may  bring  about  a  similar  revision  (Continued  from  Page 3)  1  Immediately  upon  joining,  you  are  entitled  to  all  the  accomplish  this  in  a  certain  of  the  Plimsoll  Mark  on  other  merchant  vessels,  thereby  !  length  of  time?"  benefits that  an SIU member enjoys.  bringing  back  the  hazards  which  seamen  fought  so  hard  Comrade  Dan:  "Tush,  tush.  "' JOIN  THE  SIU  TODAY!  to  eliminate,  therefore  be  it  Comrade  Pete,  little  wonder  you  are  still  a  low  ranking  member.  RiBSOLVEp,  That  the S.I.U.  of  N.A. go  on  record  as  being  Seafarers'  opposed  to  the  change  already  in  effect  on  oil  tankers,  Why  in  a case  like  that, we shall  and  be  it finally  >  concentrate on  one ship  and  cause  as  much  disruption  as  possible  RESOLVED,  That we also go on  record  as  being  opposed  to  W.  LeBon  ..it.....  $1.00  until  we  get  the  Union  in  hot  any  possible  subsequent  change  in the  Plimsoll  Mark  on  E.  Ashton  n ........... i... .  2.00  water  over  something."  merchant  vessels  if  such  change is made  without the sea^  J."McCoy  1.00  And  so  far,  far  on  into  the  C/ .•   men  having  a  voice^in  the  matter.  C.  Underwood  2.00  night  these  scum  of  the  world,  Submitted  by: Sam Shatkovnik,  No.  6337  '  ..­/G  gXil­il­­ both  in  mind  and  body,  went  on  S.S.  DEL  RIO  ;:i"  • '• i?  plotting  the  way  of  their  black  J  .  Arthur  Thompson,  No.  2888  Deck  Dept  •  • •    5.50  Jess  D.  Adler,  No.  3518  •   •  li.  Midgette  2.00  hearts.  Fraternally,  H. L. Houghton,  No. 571  S.S.  ALAMAR  '3.50  Kingfisher,  {Passed  unanimously  at  N. Y. Branch Meeiingi  "S.S.  PIPESTONE  COUNTY  •  t  •   •   •«   »  6;13  t'i "m­i  . Steely  White," No.  56G  July  28, 1941)  A.  Irizarry  1.00  Ed,  Lynch  ...............  1.00  SEP­VOTES  3S.S.  MADISON  WAR  BONUS CONFERENCE  MEETS IN.  ,«N;Stl®EE  Engine  and  Steward  Depts.  5;85  (Continited from  Page  J)  WASHINGTON THIS WEEK  Deck  Dept  2.50  such  dangerous  war  zones  as  the  W.  Merrell  1.00  Red  Sea,  the  Far  East  and  (Continued  from  Page 1)  It  is  up  to  the seamen  in  every  ^. Fitzgerald  ....  1.00  Africa,  while  vessels  under  the  When  the  White  House  issued  organization  to  he  on  guard  and  J.'Rooney  1.00  Panamanian flag  are  known,  In  its  ultimatum  to  sail  these  ahipa  see to  it that the solidarity  of  the  many  instances,  to  ply  South  or  else,  the  S.I.U.  in  self­protec­ men  who  go  down  to sea  in  ships  IW.  Piaherty  .J.....  2.00  American  trade  in  the main.  '  •   «  tioq  complied  with  the  ultima­ is  not  broken  by  any  shipowner  a§?^AUCOA RAMBLER  ...  11.00  The  strike  balloting  shows  that  tum,  but  not  before  receiving  as.  or  Madtime  Commission  maneu­ S.S.  ROBIN  ADAIR  •   • •   av*  • • • • '  •• •)    >   • •  •    25.00  in  contrast  to  the  ineffectual  surance  that  a  Bonus  conferejice  ver.  ILCOA  PATHFINDER  10.60  NMU  officialdom  —  which  lost  in  Washington  would  be  called,  Divide  and  rule—that  baa  al­ ^.;.^0A PARTNER  ...,  6.29  many  ships  to  the  Panamani'..n  with  ail  Unions  participating,  to  ways  been  the  method  of  oppres­ • "  • '•     ­• •   if  •  ••  ]  flag  through  such  transfers  and  settle  the  issue.  sors  of  labor.  JA.  £!.  Sw6iisoD.  • • • • • • • • • • • • • «• • *• • • •l.OO    confined  itself  to  weak  squawks  The  S.I.U.  record  for  militancy  Maritime  labor  must  not  be  di­ 1.00  in  the  Pie­lot—the  SUP  means  in  the  improvein«it  of  conditions  vided  on  the  crucial  qwflsiion  of  Hi l}IStJNDANCE  18.50  business.. Unlike  Curran­ and ­  Co.,  ahd  fori  solidarity  with  all  the  the  war  bonus.  seafaring  men  in  other  maritime  [grmes  United  we will  win an  adequate  4.00  41.0  SUP  intends  to  go  the  whole  More Money Due  To the Crew of  S. S. Jean Lafitte  'X • • • :.'.  I­ tiS'  RESOLUTION  ON OVERLOADING  ^ Honor  Roll  '• • • • a­• • •    • • I •  • • *'«  I      ­  t • •   I  ­'  .  «  • •   •  •   •  V*!    V  I  • • • • I  • •   • •   kk^  Total  • • • I  • •   lingth  of  protecting  its  member­ labor  organizations  is  an  open  war  bonus.  Divided,  air the  sea­ book;  '  men  are  boilnd  to  lose.  $119.37  ship  on  this  crucial  issue.  '  V,  'V  n. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource August 12, 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SIGNS TWO NEW TOW BOAT AGREEMENTS NMU SUFFERS WORST DEFEAT AS P&O CREW SNOWS THEM UNDER 118 TO 6 IN NLRB POLL S.S. NORWALK TO GO ON ICELAND RUN 4,000 ATLANTIC FISHERMEN VOTE TO JOIN SEAFARERS SUP VOTES ON STRIKE IN SHIP TRANSFER BEEF WASHINGTON WAR BONUS CONFAB MEETS THIS WEEK MFOW REJECTS CIO AFFILIATION BY VAST MAJORITY WAR BONUS AND MILITANCY SECRETARY-TREASURER WARNS AGAINST NEW "PARTY LINE" TACTICS OF C.P. STOOGES JAM SESSION IN TAMPA OR "PARTY LINE" BLUES WHY WORK UNDER CONDITIONS BELOW THE UNION STANDARD MORE MONEY DUE TO THE CREW OF THE S.S. JEAN LAFITTE LABOR FIGHTS H.R. 5111, A BILL TO SUSPEND SEA SAFETY LAWS RESOLUTION ON OVERLOADING Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/12/1941 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. III, No. 15 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1941 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4f32d936611d9c762e441f0a6063b646.PDF de655dfe16a8633c7881f8acb61fefee PDF Text Text INDEX ^ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Urge Rise In Gov't Cargo On US Ships —Pages 8, 9 News Of tMm •••pvl's »<!• OFFICIAL ORQAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO To Departments News Of SEAFARERS'AI.OG & Vol. XXII He. 14 SIU Great Lakes Union Jiiiilp: lllllllii Story On Page 3 —Pages 10, II News Of SIU Pacific (; j District Unions ITF Assails Arab Shipping Blacklist —Pages 22, 23 ai News Of '> • SIU Commercial Fishing Unions —Page 18 .... !I f ^ •• Story On Page 2 News Of SIU Canadian District - —Page 21 mm mm ' News Of • mmmrnmrn SIU Industrial Workers Union —Page 26 SIU Co. Would Swap Liberfys For Two C-4s Story On Page 5 News Of Jilliliii iaiiiir: Nominations In; Credential Check Started liilBl \ s A rank and file credentials commit­ iPliiilill liiiiiilii tee, elected by the SIU headquar­ * \ ters membership at the August 8 meeting, is currently checking the qualifications of candidates for SIU office. Nominations closed at midnight, August 15. The commit­ tee's report will appear in the next LOG. s Safet/r Medical Departments —Page 12 III* News Of Social Security, Food, Ship Sanitation —Page 13 ^ \ 5- 17-Ship Lakes Vote Sef;HoHa Scheme Flops • Story On Page 2 Story On Page 7 Shipboard News, Letters,.Minutes —Pages 27 through 30 V Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 A&G Deep Sea lepor Delegates Sign Anti-US Vowt Bridges Calls On Members To 'Give Lives' For Cuba -Story On Page 4 —^Page 6 vlll �Pas* Tw* g.; SEAFARERS Ancuit 19, 1969 LOG ITF Calls For End Of Arab Blacklist •BERNE, Switzerland—The SIU's action in protesting the Arab League blacklisting of ships and interference with shipping of other flags won near-unanimous approval at the 26th Congress of the International Transportworkers Federation. The ITF warned the League, and specifically the United Arab Republic, to UAR's interference with neutral discrimination. cease its interference or face shipping on the grounds that a The ITF resolution, after calling joint action by transport workers state of war exists between the upon the UAR "to honor its inter­ national undertaking," urged the UAR and Israel. all over the world. The ITF's warning was contained The ITF thus mobilized the UAR to place reliance in the pro­ !n a resolution adopted at the 26th world's transport workers behind cedures of the United Nations. In another resolution, aimed World Congress of the Federation, the campaign for freedom of the which represents some seven mil­ seas. The SIU, together with the primarily at the Dominican Re­ lion transport workers in 72 coun­ Maritime Trades Department, had public, the ITF Congress urged all been fighting the Arab League of its affiliates "to maintain con­ tries of the free world. Don Wagner, DM (left) and Joe Kramer, second electrician on the blacklisting of American ships, be­ tact with all respdnslble demo­ The resolution had previously cause it was destroying jobs of cratic trade union elements who Steel Worker were blocked from going ashore in Aqobo, Jordan, been adopted at a meeting of the American seamen and others continue to struggle against dicta­ while Arab authorities checked on their religion. ITF's Seafarers Section after the whose livelihood depend upon the tors." delegates to that meeting had re­ American merchant marine. Omer Becu, the ITF's secretaryjected an alternate resolution in­ That SIU campaign reached a general, tendered his resignation troduced by the UAR delegate. high point last April when the SIU, to the Congress effective August 1 Attending the Seafarers Section for nearly a month, successfully to assume hi.s new post as general meeting were 61 delegates repre­ picketed the Egyptian-flag freighter secretary of the International Con­ senting 33 maritime unions in Cleopatra in New York. federation of Free Trade Unions. Aden, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, The SIU action came after the Becu replaces J. H. Oldenbroek Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Union had been notified by many who had held the general secre­ The SIU's charges of harassment and mistreatment of Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, of its members that they were be­ tary's post since the ICFTU was the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, ing villified and abused by Egypt­ founded in 1649. American seamen in Arab ports were further substantiated Sweden, Switzerland, the UAR, the ian authorities in the Suez area As ITF secretary-general, Becu recently with the visit of the Steel Worker (Isthmian) to the United Kingdom and the US. and after SIU representations to had worked closely with the SIU, port of Aqaba, Jordan. Sea-"* Observing that "freedom of the State Department and White National Maritime Union and farers aboard the ship were the crew aboard these ships can navigation is one of the funda­ House bad failed to produce posi­ other American maritime unions quizzed as to their religious give you first hand information mental requirements of world tive results. on the problem of runaway ship­ and two men in the about the conditions and abusive Early in May, the SIU agreed to ping. Becu has been succeeded in affiliations trade and world peace," the resolu­ crew were initially denied shore treatment and attitude taken to­ tion specifically termed the Arab lift its picket line after AFL-CIO his ITF post by Pieter de Vries Of leave because their names often wards us seamen and our countiy League's blacklisting of ships President George Meany had been The Netherlands. are borne by people of Jewish faith. .by some of the officials and peo­ which had previously called at Is­ assured by the State Department Roger Dekeyzer, of Belgium, was The two men, Don Wagner, DM, ple of these countries." raeli ports "a threat to the liveli­ that it would fully investigate the named ITF president for the next and Joe Kramer, 2nd electrician, These incidents are being docu­ hood of seafarers and other work­ grievances of US seamen and re­ mented by the SIU and will be new its diplomatic efforts to pro­ two years to replace Frank Cousins, were finally permitted to go ashore taken up with the State Depart­ ers." but only after they had satisfied president of the British Transport It also rejected as "totally in­ tect American seamen and ship­ the authorities that they were not ment at the proper time, in line adequate" attempts to justify the ping against future indignities and and General Workers Union. with the State Department assur­ SIU President Paul Hall was Zionist spies." ances given to the SIU during the elected vice-president of the ITF In May, the SIU picketed the Cleopatra beef, that it would inves­ Seafarers Section. Egyptian-flag steamship Cleopatra tigate seamen's grievances. Hall, dining the meeting of the because of the blacklisting of Seafarers Section, strongly urged American-flag ships by the Arab that the ITF give due attention to League, depriving seamen of em­ the problems of Latin America by ployment Opportunities, and be­ conducting a conference for this cause of harassment and maltreat­ area at the earliest possible date, ment of American seamen in Arab Five veteran Seafarers who are no longer fit for duty have preferably in conjunction with the ports. been approved by the Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan International Labor Organization Ship's reporter Joseph Fidalgo for the SIU's disability-pension list. The action of the trustees meeting which is scheduled to added the following comment on take place in Montevideo in Nov­ the Incident: assures the five of the $35 a^ ember. •*I would like the membership week benefit for as long as the contracted companies. He too is He also urged that the ITF ap­ to know the Cleopatra Incident was Eighty Seafarers submitted their suffering from heart and circula­ men are unable to work. point a representative who would in the meeting, on deck names as candidates for the 43 The latest live to be added to tory troubles and is now r^iring devote his time to maritime affairs discussed and around the messhall tables and Union offices open in the coming ' iit ' the list are Seafarers Nicolas at age 73. , . ' in North Amertca, and ensure that I'd like to report the crews were election. The credentials of the Wohfefe, ^with, nearl^' 15 years Villaverde Ferthe maritime affiliates of this area behind the Union's decisions 100 nominees are being studied by the of qualifying 'time dpi" Sitl ships, nandez, Juan six-man rank-and-file credentials could meet' whenever necessary percent. sailed in the deck department. Re Hernandez, John lTF auspides. * "Being on the Persian Gulf run, committee, elected at .the August is 62 years of age and Has been lifider Wohletz, Carter 8 membership meeting. 'i rl-i-t Ifii-, • i out of action with a heart attack. C. Chambers and The credentials committee will One of the younger Seafarers Erail N. Dupont. make its report to the full mem­ to qualify is Carter C. Chambers. In order to quali­ bership at next month's meeting. A deck department man. Cham­ fy for the benefit, . The committee consists of 'Dutch* bers is retiring at age 52, follow­ they had to show Palmer arid S. Clufman, deck de­ ing a serious operation. discharges for 12 partment;. L. P. Hqgan and I. McDupont, who is 61, also sailed in years' seatime. In a violation of international maritime law, a Soviet patrol Cormick, engine department and the deck department and has been Fernandez, age C. Schaffer and Pete Gonzales, Chambers vessel armed with "a four-inch gun forward and a larger E. under medical care for some time 67, was a mem­ steward department. ber of the steward department on because of a heart ailment which piece aft" and with anti-aircraft gims on the bridge and up­ The Union erections will begin SIU "ships. He has been under ha.s kept him from sailing. per decks, stopped an SIU--*" ori November 1 and run for two treatment for some time because manned American freighter Russian officers and be hoisted^ months. A special supplement will of high blood pressure, compli­ be published in the SEAFARERS in international waters. The •K'—'stop at once.' cated by ulcers, and is no longer incident occured last July 7, about "It wks a Russian patrol LOG preceeding the election. able to sail. 350 miles from the Soviet Kurile boat . . armed as described Hernandez, also a steward de­ Islands. above. The skipper continued: "1 partment veteran, had almost 16 The ship was the Ocean Eva stopped and he hailed me in fairly years' seatime on ships of SIU (Maritime Overseas), a 10,370-dead- good English—asking what ship, Aug. 19.1960 Vol. XXII. No. 16 weight-ton- C-2, en route to Mad­ what owners, where from and where ras, India, with a shipment of bound. I answered all questions Quitting Ship? wheat from Portland, Oregon. The as he lay close alongside. Navy said that there had been no '1.asked them why they stopped Notify Union PAOT. HAW,, President Hernandez Wohletz such previous incidents, so far as it me on the high seas. He replied, HnmoHr BRANS, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ A reminder from SIU head­ knew. MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARIHUR, quarters c.vutions all Si'afarers The most detailed account of 'Thank you, you may proceed'." AL MASKIN, CHARLES BEAUMET, ARTHUR leaving their ship^ to contact SEGAL, ALBERT AMATEAU, JOHN BRAZIL, what happened came from a let­ The Eva then went on to Madras Staff the hall in ample time to allow Writers. Bai. MOODY, Culf Area to unload. ter from Captain J. J. Buskin of the Uniou to dis, accb a repU ->• Representative. The Soviet Union has issued a the Bronx, New York to his wife, meat. Fah'ure to give notictf be­ moniniy ai ih« headquartors in which he described the event­ Wiping to all ships to avoid k 5Q,- Publishm fore paying off may cause a de­ of tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ 006 square-mile area in the midlantic Gulf, Lakts and Inland Watera ful voyage. He wrote that for four layed sailing, force th(> ship to Olatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth Avonuo, Pacllie from July 7 to 81 which she days there had been a dense fog. Brooklyn 12, NY. Tol. HYaclnth f-Mgo. sail short of ths manuib^ re­ Sacond clasa poataga paid at tha Poat It had lifted somewhat on the fifth will use for missile testing. But this Office quirements and-needlessly make In Broolclyn, NY, under the Act day, when suddenly "we picked area is far removed from the scene •Of .AOBa 24y iyl2a the work tougher for your ship»* up a strange vessel heading for«j of the Ocean Eva incident and ap­ -atea. Fernandez Duponi us from the north ... We saw parently has no connectipn with it Arab Port Police Check Seafarers' Religieus Ties Another 5 Seafarers Retired On Benefit Elect Union Credentials Committee RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SEAFARERS LOG » t !1 �Anruflt 19, 1960 SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG Urge Boost In '50-50' Ratio in Favor Of US-Flag Shipping Report Dubious On Runaway Reliabilify WASHINGTON—The first admission from Government sources that the runaway ships are somewhat less than 100 percent reliable has come in a recently-released study made for the Department of Com-"* merce. The report substanti- of the entrance of the Soviet Un­ / ates in part the charges of US ion into the world oil trades. The maritime unions that runaway crews are wide open to pro-Com­ munist and anti-United States in­ filtration. To soften the impact of the pos­ sible loss-of the runaways, the re­ port calls for regulations which would encourage bulk cargo car­ riers under the US flag. (See story, columns ^our and five) Commenting on the reliance placed upon runaway vessels un­ der the "effective control" theory, the report notes, "In time of war. It is presumed that these vessels would be under the practical con­ trol of the United States . . . How­ ever, these ships are manned by foreign nationals, and US control over them is not as effective as if they carried the American flag and American crews." In recent testimony before the House Un-American Affairs Com­ mittee, SIU Washington counsel Ray Murdoch, speaking for the Maritime Trades Department, pointed out that crews of run­ away ships are not screened for securtiy purposes. Yet .in many In­ stances, Murdoch noted, these, crews are recruited in'countries such as Italy, Cuba, Greece or various Latin American nations where there are strong Communist influences in sections of the trade union movement. As a result, he noted, the basic raw materials 6f American indus­ try—bauxite. Iron ore and oil— come on "foreign-flag ship^ manned by foreign crews, whose actions in the event of war are unpredict­ able." Another threat to the reliability of the runaways comes as a result Russians are approaching runaway operators to carry oil to Cuba and are offering tempting charters for this purpose. Up until now, the State Depart­ ment and the Defense Department have insisted that the runaway ships could be counted on in any emergency just as if they were American-flag ships. Maritime unions have always held that the "effective control" theory was simply a cover under which major US industrial giants could escape US wages, US taxes and other requirements insofar as the shipment of their raw materials is concerned. Summary Of Findings The following sums up the views expressed . on various shipping issues in the latest transportation study released by the Department of Commerce: RUNAWAYS: It is presumed these vessels would be available to the US in an emergency, but the foreign crews are admittedly not as reliable as American crews. SUBSIDIES: An increase in the subsidy program to include independent dry cargo and tanker vessels might be desir­ able. FARM SURPLUS: Sending more surplus overseas on US vessels would reduce the cost of subsidies and strengthen Amer­ ican merchant shipping. The US should send well in excess of 50 percent of farm surplus on USflag ships. Committee Proposes Stewards' School Recommendations by a committee of stewards on a recertification program for chief stewards, as well as upgrading procedures for candidates for the chief steward's rating, were approved by the membership-^ at SIU August port meetings. lishment of a recertificatlon com­ The recommendations will be mittee consisting of at least two subject to negotiation with SIUcontracted operators. Under the proposals, schools for chief stewards will be established, with the first school in the Port of New York. Instruction will center on the duties of the steward aboard ship, including preparing menus, food preservation, keeping inven­ tories, storage and preparation. For seniority purposes, training time would be considered as sea timq. The committee called for estab- Porlugiiese Propeller Repair J5.- ".a ^ WASHINGTON—An official report to the US De­ partment of Commerce has called for a vast increase in the percentage of farm surplus cargoes carried on American ships. The re-'*^ . Jo flooi". They assert that several na- port, which recommends tions have loo percent laws, remodification of the "50-50" quiring that all tonnage of specific low in lavor favnr nf Ameri- commodities be carried on vessels law in or fhp me amen-: can merchant marine, sees a boost over the 50 percent „ .• 1 . • figure as essential to the main­ tenance of an effective and profitable merchant fleet. "It is therefore recommended," the report states, "that the great bulk of surplus relief commodities be shipped by US flag vessel, well In excess of the 5# percent minimum, particularly because of the precarious position of the USflag tramp fleet and its dependence for existence upon these cargoes, as well as to help reduce the sub­ sidies now being paid to the sub­ sidized portion of the fleet." The recommendation for an in­ crease in the "50-50" formula was one of several significant observa­ tions made in the report. The authors also noted that the US might not retain "effective control" over runaway ships in an emer­ gency, and therefore should take several steps to encourage bulk cargo carriers under the Americanflag. (See story on runaway flags, columns 1 and 2 this page, sum­ mary of report, column 3). The report to the Commerce De­ partment was made in April, but was just recently released. It is en­ titled "Rationale of Federal Trans­ portation Study." While they did not make any specific percentage recommenda­ tion, the authors' call for a change In the "50-50" formula is sure to be heartily welcomed by maritime unions and all segments of the American-flag maritime industry. The proposal comes at a time when the Department of Agriculture is seeking to bypass "50-50" and give a majority of farm surplus tonnage to fbreign-flag ships. In this area, the authors note that fhe Deeartmieilt of Agriculture iiatf interpreted the "50-50" law as setting a 50 percent ceiling on the amount of cargo US ships can carry, ratlier than treating it as a Union and two management repre­ sentatives to set up standards for testing those who complete the course. The tests will include technical efficiency, conduct, sobriety, set experience and other qualifications. Appeals Procedure An appeals procedure from the decisions of the recertjficatipn committee would bq.set up.. Al­ though there were,..no specific recommendations, it -was, suggested that the Seafarerg Appeals Board, which handles seniority matters, would also be able to handle the steward program. Seafarers who take the course and clear the committee would be given top preference in the hiring procedure for the chief steward job, subject, of course, to con­ SIU membership meeftract revision of the shipping rules. Ings are held regularly As a safeguard, the preference feature would not go into effect once a month on days in­ until the school had been operating dicated by the SIU Con­ for six months.-It would be re­ stricted to the ports in which stitution, at 2:30 P.M. in the listed SIU ports below. school facilities are available. All Seafarers ore ex­ Minimum Qualifications The committee set up minimum pected to attend those experience qualifications for candi­ who wish to be excused dates for the chief steward's course. should request permission They involve combinations of sea time in various steward depart­ by telegram (be sure to ment jratings, totaling three years include registration num­ as a minimum. ber). The next SIU meet­ The committee which drew up ings will be: the recommendations consisted of New York Sept. 6 Seafarers Walter C. Patterson, Richard H. Simpson, Nicolas Philadelphia Sept. 6 Nomlkos, Enrique R. Rosado and Baltimore Sept. 7 Walter Marcus, all of thc-m chief Detroit Sept. 9 stewards elected at the July head­ Houston Sept. 12 quarters membership meeting. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SS Gulfwaler had unscheduled slop In Lisbon, Portugal, when propeller shaft cracked. ..Portugese ihlpyai;d put her back In •hope again. Photo by Seafarer George Annis. » • • ' For the full text of the commit­ tee's report, see page 24. New Orleans Sept. 13 Mobile Sept. 14 the movement of tobacco, petro'^°"on seed oll and other raw materials, Tlie report makes several re­ commendations to encourage con­ struction and registration of bulk carriers under the American flag as well as to check the decline ia US maritime generally. "This solu­ tion, should come primarily from encouraging American shippers to use the US merchant marine, dis­ couraging discrimination from foreign nationals in favor of their own flag ships and sending moro of US Government surplus com­ modities by US vessels." The authors also note that it may be necessary to extend th« subsidy program to include inde­ pendent dry cargo and tanker vessels, or in some form, mako industry responsible "for at least a share of the increased sealift in American flag vessels when, for consumption within their own plants in this country . . ." Iti other words, giant oll and metals concerns which now handle vir­ tually 100 percent of their imports on runaway ships would be re­ quired to carry a part of their supplies on American vessels. American maritime unions and a segment of the tanker industry are already on record as calling for American Industry to carry a sizable share of raw material im­ ports on US ships. A proposal that 50 percent of all oil imports ba carried on US ships is still pending before the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Union Buys BuildingSite In Houston A site for a new hall for Sea­ farers in Houston has been pur­ chased by the Union. It's con­ veniently located and will better acconimodate Seafarers than the present hall, which is recognized as being too small for the growth of shipping activity in the port. The site is a vacant lot at Canal and 75th Sts. in the port city. It's 200 feet long, 175 feet deep and is within walking distance of Park­ view Clinic and the shipping com­ missioner's office, Also nearby is the G&H tug dock, the turning basin and Longreach docks, where Mississippi ships berth. The newly-purchased lot la Houston is comparable in size to that upon which headquarters ia New York is located. Plans for the building will be discussed with architects shortly, according to word from Houston. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia hiring hall, located at 2604 South Fourth Street, opened this week. And in New Orleans, work on a new hiring hall there is pro­ gressing. In addition to the usual facilities, the Welfare Plan and medical clinlo will be located ea the property. . (, 1- �Pace Four SEAFARERS Aiiciui 19. 19M LOG lamoB ILWU Reps Sign Declaration; Bridges WiU Give Lives' For Cuba In Anti-US Fight 4V 'ROUND THE WORLD ; I I i ' <•' v- • ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE TRADE UNION MOVE­ MENT on an international level Is the big gap between the progress of unions in one nation and in neighboring countries. If the union movement in one country is weak or hampered <by restrictive legisla­ tion, then a climate is created for employers from other flatlons to open branches and set up shop in the low wag^ areas. There have always been differences In living standards between na­ tions, but this problem was aggravated tremendously by World War 11. After the war, the American economy flourished and American unions made considerable ga^s. In Western Europe, on' the other hand, the economy had been largely wrecked by the war and it was many years before It got back on its feet. As a result, a wide gap has developed between wages and condi­ tions in European countries and those in the United States, and this gap is constantly being used by en>ployers here as an argument against improving American workers' conditions. The unions here are told that low-priced foreign goods made by lower-cost labor will drive American products out of the market If American standards are raised higher. The obvious answer to this difficulty is to reduce the gap between US and foreign labor. In this area, there has been an important de­ velopment in West Germany, one of the European countries that has had a booming economy, but whose workers ha\'8 lagged behind the progress of German industry generally. Members of the West Coast longshore union may not know it yet, but according to the Cuban press their representatives have signed a manifesto in Havana declaring the long­ shoremen willing "to give our lives to defend the Cuban revolution." JThe signing of .the declara­ segment of longshore labor. find Bridges active in ' Cuba on tion by three delegates of tiny No one was present from any behalf of that effort. Harry Bridges' International waterfront unions in India, Indo­ "Revolution", quoted the pledge Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ nesia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, as reading, "We will declare a boy­ men's Union was the high spot in the Philippines, New Zealand, cott against the aggressors, pre­ Bridges' latest venture in pro- Pakistan or any Latin-American venting the shipments from our Communist and anti-US interna­ country fronting on the Pacific. countries to all those raw materials tional relations. The Cuban gov­ The conference was boycotted by and minerals that are to feed the ernment has been officially de­ the All Japan Seamen's Union and war machine of the Imperialists. nounced by the United States as the Japan Trade Union Congress . . . "the Fidel Castro revolu­ being in league with the Soviet which charged that its objective tion has opened trie path for the Union and Communist China. was to make Japan a satellite of total independence of our peoples Bridges, who participated in an Red China. from the yoke of Yankee imperial­ •nfl-United States gathering in Now that the scene of the inter­ ism . . ." Those workers repre­ Japan in 1959, is making Cuba the national Communist anti-American sented by the signers were stated base of his anti-American opera­ efforts has shifted to Cuba, it is as willing "to give our lives, to tions in 1960. His three-man dele­ no suprise to maritime observers to defend the Cuban revolution." gation participated as "observers" In an organizing conference which arranged for a world congress of pro-Communist sugar, banana and t t 4 other plantation unions in Havana THE GERMAN METAL WORKERS UNION ACHIEVED *a signifi­ In *1961. cant gain recently when it signed an agreement to reduce the work Bridges' last venture in proweek in stages from 48 hours to 40 hours with no loss In base pay. The Communist and anti-US interna­ union covers 1,300,000 members In the steek automobile, aluminum tional relations was his organiza­ and other basic industries.-It is expected that this development will tion of the "All Pacific and Asian set the pace for other German unions to go on a five-day 40 hour week Dock Workers Trade Union Con­ NORFOLK—SIU pickets were lifted from the Canadian ference" which met In Tokyo on tug Melanie Fair after one day of picketing August 3, when basis. Many German Industries work six days a week with no Saturday overtime. May 1, 1959, the international Com­ munist holiday. Among other items the tug's captain-owner signed an agreement with the Union. The achievement of the 40-hour week has been applauded by AFLdealt, with by the conference, it ClO President George Meany as promoting prosperity, and insuring The tug, skippered and passed a resolution calling for an gine room woes on the way—she German labor "a lair share of the fruits of economic progress." end to United States military bases owjied by Capt. William was met .with a picket launch. it t" if In Japan and Okinawa. Such ac­ Wharton, entered the capes Round-the-clock picketing of the tion, o£ course, would leave Japan at Norfolk Aug. 2 to tow the hulk tug in stream prevented Norfolk THE BRITISH COLONY OF KENYA IS ANOTHER ONE OF the open to Chinese Communist and of the tanker African Queen across harbor tugs from towing the Afri­ simmering trouble spots of the world, and considerable reliance Is Russian pressure. It has been a the Atlantic to a shipyard in Ant­ can Queen to the Canadian tug. being placed on the Kenya Federation of Labor to help that area make cardinal point in Soviet and Red werp, Belgium. a As a result, the tug owner signed peaceful transition to independence and democratic government Chinese propaganda. - US policy in Recently, the Kenya Federation opened Solidarity House In Nairo­ other aspects of foreign affairs However," while the tug was In an agreement shortly after noon bi, the nation's capital as its headquarters and base of operations. Irv­ Quebec, the captain fired its SIU August 3 and sailed with the Afri­ also came under attack. ing Brown, AFL-CIO European representative was present as a dele­ The grandiose "All Pacific" con­ Canadian District crew on July 24, can Queen in tow before dark. gate from American labor and carried with him a message from the hired a non-union crew in Toronto, ference consisted of delegates from Federation applauding the fight of Kenya trade unions for that coun­ and flew it to Quebec to man the "the Soviet Union, from Japanese try's independence and freedom. The Federation pledged its firm Communist-oriented unions, from ocean-going tug. support to the independence program in Kenya and elsewhere in an Australian Communist-domi­ The SIU Canadian District noti­ Africa. fied the Norfolk SIU hall of the nated union, a group from Cam­ Friendly relationships between - American unions and the leader* bodia, a small Canadian delegation situation. When the Melanie Fair of Kenya labor are expected to go far to offset efforts by anti-western limped Into Norfolk—she had en­ and the Bridges union—in all a groups to drive a wedge between the new nations of Africa and the United States. These relationships are particularly Important in light of the Soviet Union's attempts to gain a foothold In that continent and turn It against the west. SlU Blocks Non-Union Canada Tug In Norfolk Men Shipping Out Of New SiU BLOOD BANK Philly Hail HONOR ROLL t-' b: I •: • lu:. PHILADELPHIA — The new BlU- hixing hall in this poet opened officially last Monday, .srith shipping activity and all departments going fullswing. A $250,000 one-st(»y building, the haU is located at 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia 48, Penn. The new phone number is DEwey 6-3818; alternate incoming wires are DEwey 6-3819, 6-3820 and 6-3823. Seafarers shipping out of this port have all the modem facilities and conveniences- imaginable at this new hall. There is a large and comfortable lounging area with The SIU blood bark supplies Seafarers or members of their families two TV sets—one of which is colm: With blood anywhere in the United States. Seafarers can donate to —a snack bar. showers, patio, the bank at the SIU clinic in Brooklyn. Listed here are a few of the ample parking and a location which is close to the Waterfront. In addi­ Seafarers and others who have donated to the blood bank. tion, the Welfare Plan department is located on the premises. A sep­ Stratiotis, Emmanuel K. Bluestein, Burton L arate phone will be installed for Wemeburg, Joseph Werner, Stephen L. this department shortly, and the Latham, Stephen G. Liotta, Paul Dominlck number will be reported as soon as Shnayer, Stanley M. Miller, John T. it is made available. Nash, Walter Fisher, James H. Gigantelli, Casimer M. Smith, Warren W. Philadelphia Seafarers fomerly Rubis, Philip Rutherford, James R, were quartered at 337 Market St., Harris, Frank T. Martin, Ceeii H. a building which became inade­ Epstein, Paul F. Nelson, Daniel James, Jr. quate to house the personnel and -LekowsU, Raymond H. Ligon, Edwood equipment needed to service the Hoffman, Robert L. heeds of growing SIU activivy Jn Burke, David Borsodi, Albert L. Cole, Joseph this area. Hall, WiUiam, Jr. Simmonds, Theodore Completion of the Philly haU Is Smith, Geoffrey S. Spano, Ralph another step in the SIU's continu­ Torres, Carlos ing building program to provide Thornton, Gny Wikler, Joseph M. Duhan, Richard better and more, modern facilities Galle, Istevan Williams, Robert C.* for Seafarers. AN INTERESTING SIDELIGHT ON THE WAY "TRADE UNIONS" operate in the Soviet Union as arms of the state is contained in a brief resume of how the presidents' of the Soviet "trade union" movement are made and unmade. For example, Vassily Kuznetsov, now Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Soviet-spokesman in-the United. Nations, was president of the "trade union" movement until 1953. The Central Committee of the Communist Party then relieved him of this job and "recommended" that the so-«aUed Central Trade Union CouncU "elect" N. M. Shvernik president. He ran the labor apparatus until 1956 when he wias appointed presi­ dent of the Control Commission of the Communist Party. He was succeeded by Victor Grishin, who had been a functionary of the Com­ munist Party in the Moscow area. Grishin had never participated in any so-called "trade union" activities before, showing that the Soviet Union doesn't even bother with the polite fiction of having the presi­ dents of the labor apparatus come out of the "trade union" siovement vfl WITH THEIR COUNTRY LONG UNDER THE HEEL OF THE SOVIET UNION economically and militarily, free trade unions in Fin­ land. are fighting a valiant but difficult battle to keep the Cothmunists from taking over the trade union apparatus, fri this light, the Finnish Seamen's Union, an International Transport-workers Federation af­ filiate is playing a leading role. The leading oiganlzatitm ip Finidsh Mbor is the Finnish Trade Union Confederation, reiwesenting about 200,000 of the one million working people in the country. Other unions outside the FTUC cover another 150,000 members. Now, the Finnish Seamen's Union reports that the Conununists are fragmenting the trade union movement by trying to take over the entire apparatus of the FTUC. The Finnish Seamen declare thid tfie FlUC got into trouble original­ ly by tying Itself to the tail of one of the nation's political parties. As a result, several unions, adio objected to this procedure, left the Fed­ eration. The pro-Communists and party-line outtts were then able to come up with a hairline majority. A mass exodus of anti-Communist trade unions has resulted, and the unions involved are tryli^ to form a new trade union federation eo that they will have a central voice tq speak for Finnish workers. • j .. , I �'r Magmt 19, 1999 Bull Line Seeks US-Owned C-4s; Otters Libertys // k' •4 1/ Picket boat of Deck Scow Copffoini Locol 335 circles sand and gravel installation in course of New York harbor tie-up. Strike issues are to be mediated by AFL-CIO President Meany. (Photo by "Newsday," Long Island, NY) Deck Scow Captains End NY Walkout, hr AwaK Meany's Decision On Issues 1" Pag9 Fiv* SEAFARERS LOG Bull Lines has made formal application to the Maritim# Administration to trade some of its older vessels for newer ships under a recent bill designed to aid non-subsidized steam­ ship companies. The line has asked the Gov­ ernment for permission to swap some of its Libertys for two larger and faster C-4s. Another SlUcontracted e o mpany, Alcoa, also intends to swap older ships for more modern ton­ nage under the non-subsidized steamship bill. However, Alcoa has not yet made formal application. Victory Carriers and a number of the tramp operators are also inter­ Dr. Joseph Logue, director of ested in trade in ileals. the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, has reported that Affects Two Lines plans are now well under way for The bill, designed to upgrade opening a diagnostic medical cen­ the American non-subsidized fleet, ter in the new hall for Seafarers will permit the two STU-contracted now being constructed in New companies and others to obtain Orleans. tonnage which has been traded The new medical center. Dr. into the Government by subsidized Logue said, will occupy one wing companies. of th'e second floor of the New The subsidized companies are Orleans building. It will be com­ turning in their C-type ships to pletely equipped with the most Government honeyards as they re­ modern diagnostic and medical de­ place them with Mariner-type and tection instruments for the exam­ other advanced vessels under con­ ination of Seafarers and their families, and will have a staff large struction. Alcoa plans to swap C-l's for C- enough to meet the needs of the 2's or C-3's, if the Government ap­ area. The center is expected to be proves its petition. If Bull Lines request is granted, the company ready for operation when the New intends to modify the C-4's to ac­ Orleans hall opens late this fall. Clinical facilities for the exam­ commodate between 48 and 178 35foot containers In addition to ination of Seafarers and their carrying as much break-bulk cargo families have been available In as the present C-2's carry when New Orleans since December, 1957, but the opening of the new center fully loaded. will mark the first time these Steadier Jobs Due facilities will be available in the Steadier employment aboard port building for Seafarers. Bull Lines ships is a prospect for Besides New Orleans, clinical Seafarers if the Government ap­ facilities are provided in Baltimore, proves the swap plan. The Libertys, Mobile and Houston, as well as at which the company wants to trade- the medical center opened near the in for the C-4's, are only used SIU headquarters in Brooklyn in sporadically during the sugar sea­ the spring of 1957. son or for other single voyage The purpose of the clinics is to purposes. The newer vessels would protect the health of Seafarers and probably take on regular runs. their families by detecting incipi­ The trade-in bill lathe only way ent illnesses or disease in early non-subsidized, opBi^toFs * can im- stages. prove their - 't)fe'sent fleets, the companies .said. They declared they wculd'Tiave to run their present war-built ships until they could no longer operate because the lines get no construction funds from the Government. Since Bull Lines operates in the domestic trade, it must have its ships, built in American yards. Still determined to protect their employment rights, the members of the SlU-affiliated Deck Scow Captains Local 335 agreed last month to suspend an effective strike and return to work in New York harbor until the issues had been decided by AFL-CIO President George Meany. ers and Steers Sand and Stone. The scow captains returned bership voted overwhelmingly by The suit charged breach of con­ secret ballot to quit the UMD. July 25 after winning an Subsequently, the scow captains tract. agreement that the employers invited the SIU, NMU, ILA and would not discriminate against Teamsters t(x send representatives Shortly after, the scow captains them on hiring. Such discrimina­ to a meeting on June 19 to outline also filed unfair labor practice tion had been responsible for the the advanta'ges of affiliation with charges with the National Labor Relations Board against these four walkout. each organization. At the conclu­ companies as well as a fifth com­ The strike began July 20 when sion of the meeting the scow cap­ the 750-member union put up tains voted, again overwhelmingly, pany — Suffolk Dredging. These charges are still pending. picket lines at installations of two for SIU affiliation. Meanwhile, the continued refusal major building materials carriers —the Colonial Sand and Stone Long-standing dissatisfaction with of the companies to recognize the Company and the William J. Mc- the!contract stems from inferior contract, and their continued dis­ conditions under which the scow crimination in hiring brought con­ Cormack Sand Company. captains get $10.10 for a 24-hour certed demands from the rank and Within hours all operations day, have to supply their own food, file for vigorous job action to pro­ picketed were tied up. By the sec­ ond day, 25 Colonial and McCor- their own travel expenses (as much tect their employment rights. mack installations were shut down as 100 miles in some instances) On July 17 a general member­ ship meeting of the scow captains in the metropolitan area, as New and get no welfare benefits. York City Teamsters refused to In contrast, SlU-affiliated scow was held at SIU headquarters in men on the Great Lakes receive Brooklyn, and a strike authorized cross the SIU picket lines. Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa at­ from $23.92 to $24.95 a day, with by a unanimous vote of the 356 members attending. tempted to break the strike by is­ other benefits in proportion. Each attempt to win more satis­ The strike got under way on the suing an order to the truckmen to cross the lines. Hoffa's strike­ factory contract terms has failed morning of July 20 and ended five breaking move was immediately de­ because of lack of UMD support, days later as the scow captains nounced by the SIU which noted Wilhelm charged. Instead, Wilhelm agreed to return to work after an that SIU President Hall had pre­ said, O'Hare made it impossible all-night meeting between Peter viously characterized Hoffa as a for them to obtain better contracts M. McGavin, special as^stant' to by threatening to withhold support President Meany, and representa­ "fink." "Hoffa's latest action," the SIU of the tugmen, should the scow tives of the unions involved, A decision by Meany is expected said, "merely confirms this descrip­ captains strike. Following the vote on SIU affili­ to be handed down after he meets tion." The scow captains went on strike ation, and the employers'' refusal to discuss the situation with SIU after the employers refused to live to honor the Local 335 contract, President Hall and NMU President up to the terms of the contract, the union filed suit in Federal Joseph Curran. Unde'T the terms following the local union's disaf­ Court against four major carriers of the settlement, the AFL-CIO filiation from the United Marine —Colonial Sand and Stone, New president's findings will be final Division of the National Maritime York Trap Rock, Gallagher Broth­ and bindii^ on both parties. Union and subsequent affiliation with the SIU. ' The employers claimed that their contract was with UMD-NMU and not Local 335. Thomas M. Wilhelm, secretaryAfter battling a 48-hour Pacific hurricane and drifting for three more days, seven per­ treasurer of the local noted that the contract was signed by the sons aboard the tug Pasty K were rescued off the west coast of Mexico by the SS Marymar. Local union, not the UMD. Further, The SlU-contracted ship saved a man, his wife, their three children and two crewmen he pointed out, the UMD . had changed affiliation four times in shortly before the tug went chor, and to stop a drift towards the rock point and began drifting recent years, and each time the down. the Tartar Shoal reef and a roar­ out to sea. employers recognized that the con­ Richard Gantt,, an impor­ ing surf, the crew rigged a make­ By July 21 there was very little tract went with the membership. Originally an affiliate of the In­ ter-exporter of Santa Rosa, his shift sail to the A-frame on the food and virtually no water. But ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ wife, two young daughters and a after deck. The tug barely passed they caught a fish on July 22 and then snared a sea turtle, giving the ciation, the UMF switched to the young son, and two crewmen were Pasty K's passengers a chance to United Mine Workers, then to the aboard the 48-foot tug July 18 dine on turtle eggs. AFL-CIO as a Federal labor union, when hurricane Celeste whipped Shorthanded? up 50-foot waves outside of On the evening of July 22, Mrs. and then to the NMU.. If a crewmember quits while Gantt spotted a light a few leagues The latest affiliation change de­ Acapulco. veloped last spring. Rank and file As the tug plunged through the a ship is in port, delegates away. It turned out to be the scow captains, fed up with totally- roaring seas, Gantt stayed at the are asked to contact the hall Marymar, bound for Long Beach. Immediately for a replace­ Whcc Marymar skipper Rupert inadequate contract representation, wheel for 36 hours. drew up a petition charging Cap­ By July 20 the storm subsided, ment. Fast action on their part Matthews told Gantt that a new tain Joseph O'Hare, UMD presi­ but the tug had only 30 cocoanuts, will keep all jobs aboard ship storm was.coming up, the Patsy K dent, with activities "detrimental to a few cookies and little water. The filled at all times and elimi­ was abandoned. The last view the the best interests of the member­ Galley was demolished and the nate the chance of the ship seven got of the tug was from the sailing shorthanded. brigde of the Marymar as the little engine was useless. ship of Local 335." craft began to sink. ' . On May 29 the Local 335 mem­ The Patsy K finally lost her an­ Marymar Saves 7 In Storm l'j> • (t J. fri' SID Clinic To Be Built In N'Orieans .1 I MfiETYCX/CaOSHl^ MATES Arm emkom AIIDtUlU, SK/AP YARAiS ANPVlATCM^ 7»B FIGHTS Of4TV. //£W LOW PRICES AND YX«CEAL>A|WVS ^^UCOM^MBREAT YOJ/iOWAlPLACB. OunEPAfOCPBRAIfD &riHCSEAt?U^£ISS muNlOM'AEjSAn I I �Pare Six SEAFARERS Anciut 19. 19M LOG SEAFARERS —— ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD [ ;•' (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) July 6 Through July 31,1960 V Deepsea shipping activity in SIU ports was up consider­ ably over the last period—even though the figures in the previous span covered only two weeks compared to a threeweek reporting period this time. A total of 2,239 Seafarers received employment on SIU ships during the most recent period. As shipping was good, so was ship activity. There was a total of 431 ships serviced—of which 107 paid off, 56 signed on and 268 were in transit. For the sake of comparison only, ship activity was confined to 222 payoffs, sign-ons and intransits during the June 22-July 5 period, which again was only a two-week span. There were 3,579 men registered on the beach at the end of the period. The ports of Jacksonville, Wilmington and Miami had no payoffs; Boston and Wilmington reflected no sign-ons. All ports reported ships serviced in transit. Shipping was best in New York—with 127 men getting jobs. In close second place was New Orleans, which shipped 117 Seafarers. Boston shipped two men—the least of any SIU port, while Miami was next low.est with six men shipped. Seattle was third with ten men shipped. The total number of men shipped in aU ports was 632. i There were 10 ports where A & B registrations on the beach numbered 100 or less. These were: Boston, Philadel­ phia, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Miami, Mobile, pouston, Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle. Ship Aetivify Pay Sign In * Off* On* Tran*. TOTAL Bo*ton ' 1 Nsw Yorh 41 Philgdelphia .. 5 Baltimorn ....19 Norfolk 7 Jackionvllln Miami •— Aobil* 13 Now Orieon* .12 Houifon 3 Wilmingfon ...— San FrancUco.. 5 Soonio 1 — 7 4 8 4 1 1 10 12 4 — 1 2 7 34 17 17 23 17 4 11 45 54 12 13 10 8 84 24 44 34 18 7 34 49 43 12 19 13 Total* 54 248 431 107 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville RAiaml Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 1 17 8 87 45 16 11 46 16 7 9 9 9 1 20 13 48 36 30 61 12 9 30 11 7 19 P.O' Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered . CLASS B Registered CLASS A Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 1 3 ALL 1 2 B C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 — — — — 6 — 36 5 1 7 2 9 20 4 1 7 12 3 2 1 2 — 1 26 3 4 1 70 18 50 45 3 m 6 15 98 2 24 98 45 24 167 94 148 49 291 2 38 34 16 27 54 10 19 16 23 155 3 7 — — 24 45 — 9 — 33 13 3 4 10 7 3 23 9 24 4 2 13 4 9 — 33 6 4 6 58 30 1 3 76 21 35 76 4 74 11 119 2 10 16 1 30 3 109 34 31 19 8 1 67 2 12 17 49 5 21 18 1 10 3 8 24 4 3 2 10. 8 42 8 1 9 11 8 6 24 2 4 9 14 4 16 3 5 10 6 3 — 2 18 8 1 23 — 4 1 1 3 1 14 7 7 7 — 14 — 18 3 4 J 14 — 2 1 1 8 — 1 2 — 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 •1 4 4 1 _ 3 2 73 1 6 11 37 2 6 11 19 — 4 7 2 :— 2 37 19 2 58 24 40 9 3 10 19 11 7 42 9 52 26 2 18 90 24 23 46 12 90 3 10 13 6 10 26 18 134 62 87 31 180 5 35 32 15 19 24 108 1 29 7 7 12 21 — 1 50 20 121 7 15 53 40 61 14 115 2 1 2 115 21 2 138 51 21 29 19 110 3 7 3 27 — 4 11 — 1 3 4 21 11 4 36 12 12 3 7 4 12 5 21 3 4 4 24 4 3 3 — 14 7 18 1 3 2 10 32 4 7 4 32 18 4 54 30 46 8 84 2 6 18 9 19 4 47 1 11 6 29 2 65 3 24 30 2 2 1 5 — — 30 5 — 35 29 32 4 18 6 30 1 10 1 12 6 — — 4 « at 1 •• «-« on '' '"K 1 7' ini 1 701 10 20 37 1 iS7 569 201 67 1 837 377 559 154 11090 23 134 159" r316 •* ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 Boston 6 8 2 3 7 1 1 New York 45 24 18 19 79 ir 109 3 Philadelphia 25 6 11 6 5 19 ' 17 14 Baltimore 31 52 39 4 9 Norfolk 6 28 3 2 1 22 3 3 Jacksonville 9 9 — 5 1 5 4 3 1 Nliami............... 1 6 Mobile 36 1 25 4 1 11 New Orleans 81 2 27 56 10 16 ; c9 15 Houston ........... 17 48 14 79 13 17 13 43 Wilmington 16 — 2 2 4 3 11 2 San Francisco........ 32 1 6 6 13 19 4 9 Seattle 7 24 1 6 3 10 3 14 26 106 "79 •]"211 "94~""344 62 1i 500 TOT AH Port Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A -GROUP 2 1 __ 2 65 13 3 10 50 9 3 9 10 1 GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 1 2 _ 1 38 85 1 7 20 17 16 — 14 3 5 9 66 1 20 5 26 7 14 1 3 5 9 2 4 12 — 3 1 1 '7 35. 15 , 52. 21 60 '6 • 4 4 13 4 11 85 324 1 1 1 tX 44 , 1 5.. 72 ,..1. 15 96 ' 3 12 2 5' •'22 i-24 19 2 ' 52 1 461 12 5 16 20 1 9 - 4 110 13 19 31 14 19 42 3 4 7-' 18 5 11 95 217 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 1 1 29 7 17 5 3 2 8 4 4 9 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 16 5 7 4 7 3 2 2 1 1 5 2 3 2 1 5 TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP ABC 1 1 2 85 38 29 16 14 5 66 26 8 9 9 14 12 4 1 1 — 2 44 '19 3 72 31 16 96 42 7 4 1 12 22 18 5 19 11 5 ALL 4 152 35 100 32 17 3 66 119 145 17 45 35 Registered On CLASS A GILOUP 123 ALL 21 3 17 1 43 130 24 197 23 1 18 4 67 4 58 5 28 3 22 3 18 .7 11 8 1 5 2 62 16 44 2 91 14 137 3-2 47 48 5 100 21 2 16 3 80 15 60 5 63 13 39 11 The Beach CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 2 3 6 1 66 4 28 34 7 3 4 36 11 25 3 4 8 12 6 5 2 2 4 6 7 13 37 2 19 16 20 1 13 6 9 4 4 1 8 5 13 9 10 21 STEWARD DEPARi Registered CLASS A Port Bn.stnn ,= New York Philadelphia....... Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco.... Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 2 4 9 — 1 1 2 1 1 97 — 29 19 49 30 20 2 28 75 16 39 6 3 12 21 6 6 5 16 1 1 10 16 4 20 40 5 23 22 1 17 7 22 51 2 4 5 2 11 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 8 2 — — — 9 9' 2 3 2 1 7 — 2 3 .— 2 — 2 2 — 4 — 3 1 6 — 11 13 8 22 43 — 11 13 7 26 46 1 14 7 61 82 1 32 .33 24 12 53 89 __ 25 13 36 74 5 2 20 27 21 2 39 62 . 1 3 6 3 2 6 1 1 3 4 — 6 3 1 3'' 7 8 3 1 4 15 22 7 1 15 8 1 8 — 9 5 1 10 — 4 113. I,/ 23J ! 443 16 11 135 1 162 120 35 222 1 3971 6 i 1 32 30 4 3 20 2 16 16 1 13 — 4 4 — ' 19 18 16 16 31 1 "30 4 3 1 4 3 1 11 1 10 9 147 1 162 — 2 1 4 20 3 3 6 4 — 12 — 5 — 1 — 9 — 2 7 20 3 4 11 4 12 6 2 9 2 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 12 3 ^L 19 1 3 8 8 3 3 7 34 102 214 1 78 5 55 61 33 6 13 14 13 — 13 86 3 16 31 39 3 20 26 7 7 , — 14 2 4 5 11 13 4 1 1 11 1 2 7 GROUP C ALL A B 2 1 1 32 20 127 75 23 16 3 4 75 20 51 4 35 8 16 11 15 7 4 4 — — 6 4 6 65 33 46 19 — 16 12 117 42 89 62 31 6 99 15 10 6 2 4 4 35 20 9 22 4 10 23 31 11 2 3 2 9 34 15 115 20 20 2 3 9 40 12 21 9 76 172 1 55 5 11 .4 69 1 64 6 1 65 I 73 397 162 73 | 632 308 137 390 | 835. 28 14 57 15 3 8 11 14 61 22 7 10 22 27 206 r26i SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS a?, • •• . 203 ~374 94 _344 137 67 434~ 785 102 | 679 62 | 500 239 | 443 403 jl622 Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL IZS ALL 1 2 3 ALL 11 10ft. 113 232 187 307 75 I 569 28 _72J01 201 26 106 79 "211 85 ^24 52 461 12" 110 95" 217 1^ 11 135 162 120 55 222 397 6 9 147 162 53 225 327 6051392 686 349 11427 46" 191 343 580 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP . GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 10 20 37 |_67 569 201_67J 837 377_ 559 154 11090 23 J[34 15^ 316 14 33 45 1 92 461 217 92 I 770 187_ 559 79 I 825 i3 114 125 252" 7 1 65 I 73 "397 162 73" I 632 308 137 390 I 835 28 27 206 { 261 31 64 147 J" 232 1427 580 232 |2239l872 1255 623 |2750i 64 275 490 | 829' 1) �JLofnct 19, 19C9 *<• •fI r hh SEAFARERS LOO . By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Guaranteesi What They're Worth The Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureaus are oalling up a storm these days about guarantees that seem to promise more than they really do. Involved are not merely "fringe" companies but some of the biggest in the country. Our readers are yelling, too. We've received some revealing letters recently about "guarantees" with hidden limitations. Here are pointers that can save you both money and grief: PRO-RATA TIRE GUARANTEES: Tires nowadays usually are sold with a guarantee that if defective within a certain period you'll get a proportionate allowance on a new tire. For example, you may buy a tire for $18 that has a "list price" of $26 and is "guaranteed" for one year. Say that after six months the tire proves to be defective. Since it lasted only half its guaranteed life, naturally you expect replacement for only $9. But you may find the dealer wants to adjust the price on the basis of the list price-of $26, and asks $13 for the replacement. If the list price is highly exaggerated, you'd have to pay almost as much as for the adjustment as for the original purchase. The same fooler may be used with a so-called "lifetime" guarantee which sellers more accurately should caU a. "life of tread'' guarantee. Here the seller usually "guarantees" against defects in "materials and workmanship" even after the time guarantee expires. He adjusts the charge for the replacement on the basis of tread wear, by measuring the tire against damage by road hazard (rim and stone bruises, cuts, blowouts and punctures). But If the seller also figures the allowance on the basis of a high price rather , than his current real price, the "guarantee" is further diluted. To protect yourself, read the cer­ tificate to make sure the promised adjustment will be based on thp actual sales price. If the certifi­ cate says the adjustment will be based on the list price, you don't have a worthwhile guarantee. THE 'LIFETIME' MUFFLERS: The FTC has complained that "life­ time" guarantees on mufflers ac­ tually are only guarantees for such time as you own the car. One muf­ fler chain advertised: "Guaranteed In writing for the life of your car." Another ad: "You can keep your car forever and never have to buy an­ other muffler." Well, "forever" can turn out to be a surprisingly short time. Not only is the "lifetime" guarantee voided if you sell the car, but there are other limitations not disclosed by the ads. For example, one of our readers misplaced the warranty certificate. When his muffler roved defective, his request for a replacement was refused even rough he still owned the car, because he couldn't present the certifir oate. THE CAR-WARRANTY CONTROVERYt Biggest bone of contentton still is car warranties. A number of readers have sent in copies of correspondence which show that manufacturers' warranties are more limited than some buyers realize. One' worker engaged in a four-year long argument with a major factory oyer defects in the new car he had bought. Finally the factory wrote: "Our dealers are independent merchants who operate their business on their own cap^ial and there is very little that we as manufacturers, can do in a case of this kind." The factory explained that the zone office does try to see that the cus­ tomer is treated fairly. But a Pittsburgh working man who did appeal to the zone office got no satisfaction until he had a lawyer write to the company and threaten suit. Dealers have their own complaint: that the factory puts the responsi­ bility on them to fulfill warranties but does not allow sufficient com­ pensation. Recently a New Jersey court did hold both manufacturers and dealers responsible for defective cars in spite of the limitations of the standard warranties. The buyer claimed that an accident had been caused when something snapped in the steering mechanism. The factory argued that the warranty covered only replacement of defective parts if sent to the factory by the buyer. The factory lost. But in general, the reliability of the dealer and adequacy of his service facilities are vital. In the last analysis, you do have to depend on him to make good on the warranty. If'you read your warranty carefully you also may find that it doesn't.' apply if you have your car repaired by other than an authorized dealer in the make during the warranty period, or if any but factory-approved parts are used. Too, if you're traveling during the warranty period, better carry the certificate. Any authorized dealer within a spe­ cified geographical area is expected to provide the warranty service. But you must prove your car is still within the warranty period. GUARANTEES ON 'IMPORTS^: In these days of many imports, some of low quality. It's especially important to know who is responsible for the guarantee. An importer of home tools advertised a drill outfit as ''unconditionally guaranteed." The FTC called this deceptive. Buyers were not given a {(uarantee certificate, thus were not informed as to the conditions of the advertised guarantee nor how it would be fulfilled. S Paff* SefVB Hofta Deal Flops As NLRB Orders Lakes Fleet Vote BUFFALO—After a four months' fight to obtain a free, secret, Government-conducted election, unlicensed seamen of the 17 ship Boland and Cornelius fleet won a smashing vic­ tory late last month when the regional National Labor Relations Board here called for a vote to begin August 23.*About 600 crewmembers are brotherhood, Teamsters and SIU, of the company on May 29, and involved. in which all parties agreed to the such employees hired since then The election had originally been election, and the NLRB then and still employed on July 27, in­ sought by the. SIU Great Lakes moved to set up the election ma­ cluding those seamen who may District which petitioned the chinery as speedily as possible. be temporarily not working be­ NLRB April 15, after obtaining The NLRB has estahli.sbed that cause of authorized leaves of ab­ signed pledge cards from a major­ the voting begin effective 8 AM, sence. In its original petition the ity of Boland men. August 23, with the first arirval SIU had asked that yeomen be However, opposition by the com­ of a Boland ship at any Lake allowed to vote, but the NLRB ex­ pany and the so-called "Seamen's Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, cluded them along with stewards, National Brotherhood of the Great Lake Ontario, St. Clair River or guards and licensed personnel. Lakes," which purported to rep­ Detroit River port. Boland men voting in the elec­ resent Boland seamen, prevented Eligible to vote will be all un­ tion will choose between the SIU, a consent election at the time. The licensed seamen on board vessels Teamsters or no union. brotherhood is a one company "in­ dependent" union. Held Two Votes Meanwhile, the brotherhood conducted two so-called "elec­ tions" of its own in what was ob­ viously a flagrant attempt to rail­ road the Boland men into the Teamster's Union. The attempt was rebuffed by the Boland men, The National Labor Relations Board has upheld charges when a majority of them chose SIU ties. The bfotherhood then of intimidation and coercion filed last month by the SIUstarted a' second vote, which was affiliated Staff Officers Association after an election involv­ abandoned when the rig became ing pursers of Amerian Ex-"* obvious. The attorney for the "independ­ port Lines ships. ent" group is James E. Haggerty, The SOA filed the charges Jr., who also happens to be a per­ after documenting evidence that sonal attorney for Teamster Presi­ dent Jimmy Hoffai. According to officers of the Brotherhood of the script, Haggerty was supposed Marine Officers, District 50, to be "neutral"—explore merger United Mine Workers, threatened or affiliation with several unions, and coerced pursers aboard the Ex­ and then let Boland seamen de­ port Lines ships. The BMC repre­ sents pursers and deck and engine cide for themselves. officers on Export Lines which is SAN FRANCISCO—By a margin Haggerty Unmasked the only functioning company in But Haggerty's cloak of "neu­ the deep sea industry with which of nearly 20-1, the members of the trality" fell away and an out-and- it has a contract. Unlicensed men Marine Cooks and Stewards Union out effort to swing the Boland men on Export Line ships are repre­ have approved a time limit of one year on ships for full book mem­ into the Teamster's camp became sented by the NMU. bers. obvious. In Rogers City, Mich., As a result, it is expected that The lopsided margin—the big­ for instance, a 12-man team of the NLRB will order a new elec­ gest ever given any proposition put Teamster "organizers" spent all their time with the brotherhood tion. The first one went to the to an MCS vote—was announced by the ballot counting committee group. Teamster representatives BMC by a count of 42 to 36. had numerous blank ballots in The Staff Officers cited several at the headquarters meeting of specific instances in which pursers August 11. The committee's report their possession. Evidence of rigging and irregu­ were threatened with loss of jobs was adopted and the proposition be­ larities in the two "elections" was and other mistreatment if they re­ came effective the following day, collected by Boland seamen and fused to support and vote for the August 12. the SIU. The seamen and SJU were BMO. Charges were also raised According to the terms of the prepared to present thq ei^ence asMo the activities of BMO repre- ballot, all steward department members on MCS-contracted ships, to a Wayne County, Cirfcui'^ "Courjt s^lativ^ at the t)plls! Judge when Hagg^ty an.d!ais co­ Meanwiii^', the BMO is the who were employed for one year or horts, rather thanj faco<cUif'trial', target of court proceedings call­ more on August 12, are to volun­ ing for production :of financial tarily terminate their employment. agreed to the NLRB vote. •• The . NLRB action came after a records and a proper accpunting of About 250 men, it is believed, will meeting between the company. the handling of its members' funds. | be affected immediately. NLRB Supports Coercion Charge In Purser Vote One-Year Rule Okd By MC5 SlU-Maiined Tanker Is A BIG One i 4 I I '•'ii • ."{T SI Tifan, 46,000-lon gfanl supurtdnlcer, ti a mere 735 long. Rollor skates or bicycles ore advlf able to get up forward from back aft. Vessel went to Poland with grain on maiden voyage. t �Aocnai 19. 19l| SEAFARERS LOG f»f« Eifhi News of sro INLAND BOATBKEN'S VNIDN ^ INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION • SlU ATLANTIC, GULP, LAKES 9 INLAND WATERS DltTRIOT INLANDBOATMEN'S UNION OP THE PACIFIC • SlU OP' NORTH AMERICA Cellenthin SignsFoe Substantial Wage Cain, Welfare Coverage The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tugs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily includes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation >^n the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These craft operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. Hails Stall Tug Part; See Tieup Happy with wage increases ranging up to $220 per month, Gellenthin men on oil barge Argoii proud­ ly display their SlU f-shirts. PHILADELPHIA—Substantial wage Increases, welfare coverage and other solid benefits have been negotiated by the SlU Inland Boatmen's Union for crews of the Gellenthin Barge Line fleet. The negotiations were conducted in conjunction with Local 101, Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association. ^ The agreement, ratified by cense. All hands will then get an July 16, was ratified by a 19 to vote. the membership, calls for additional $44 monthly the sec­ one Formerly non-union, Gellenthin •wage increases of $110 to $220 a ond year and another $44 a month was organized successfully by the month over a three year period. for everybody the third year. two unions after a grueling 3V^Included in the agreement are The crews also will get coverage month organizing campaign. The 12 days' vacation annually, ten via the SIU's deep-sea welfare effort reached its climax April 18 paid holidays, travel pay and other plan. During the first year, the in­ benefits. Each Gellenthin tug will when Local 101 and the IBU won a National Labor Relations Board creases run between $22 to $132 a now carry a licensed engineer. month depending on rating or li­ The contract, which took effect election by 15 to 2, with four chal­ lenges. The election was arranged only after Gellenthin had been picketed for three months in Paulsboro, NJ; Camden, Marcus Hook, Philadel­ phia and Wilmington. The strike came after an engineer was fired BALTIMORE—SlU Inland Boatmen's Union members for union activity involving Local meeting here last month elected committees which will be 101, MEBA. charged with formulating contract dem^ds < , Gellenthin uses five tugs and tugboat firms. Present agree-"* • five bargei to haul oil, principally on the Dllaware River, on behalf ments will expire on the 20th Cruises,. of next month, according to memberii 'itboard, the'^^ise vessel of' such i^eiistbmers as Esso, SinMV Port Welcome. - clairr'Atlantia and Gulf OIL officials. The major Baltimore towing companies concerned are: BakerHooking On To A Barge Whiteley Towing Co., Baltimore Towing and Lighterage, Curtis Bay, Harper, and Atlantic Trans­ port Tug Company. The IBU also won a three-year contract with the Berg Towing Co., which calls for a five percent wage increase for the crew oper­ ating two tugs out of Chesapeake City, Maryland. Additionally, the new agreement provides for up to 15 days' vacation for the tug em­ ployes after three years of service with the company. Other recent contract signings, covered: The SS Bay Belle (Wilson Ex­ cursion Lines, Inc.), calling for a $20 per month increase for the vessel's 29 crewmen, or a $60 a month total increase over the three-year period. A similar pact was signed with Port Welcome Baltimore Boatmen Elect Committee For Pact Talks I^ • It. •V |- m a*a(<w Henry Rice (fronl) and Harold Daniels,..... Jr of the fug Evelyn (C. G. Willis] make fast to o barge at Pqulsboro, N*w Jersey. Union Seeks Jersey Site For IBU The SIU Is currently looking for a site to house the Railroad Marine Division and other segments of the Inland Boatmen's Union in the port of New York. The location will probably be either Hoboken or Jersey City at a point in either port which is generally convenient for the 800 members of the rail­ road group as well as other boat­ men and harbor workers. Transportation, parking facilities and other conveniences are ele­ ments in the choice of a suitable location. G. P. McGinty, representing the boatmen's division, said that any site chosen should be large enough to house recreation and eating fa­ cilities for the membership along with space for administrative of­ fices and other needs. •The railroad tug division of the IBU represents employees of seven railroads in the metropolitan areat the Pennsylvania, New York Cen­ tral, New Haven, Baltimore and Ohio, Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, Bush Terminal and New York Docks. Tired of stalling tactics by rail­ road negotiators, the Greater New York Harbor Council, representing railroad marine workers, has notified the Railway Mediation Board of Its intention to strike the roads. Involved are tugs of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, B&O, New Haven, NY Dock, Bush Terminal and Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. Included in the Harbor Council are 800 railroad marine deckhands of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion. At stake in the talks are de­ mands for higher wages, deep seatype welfare benefits and greater job security. At the last negotiation meeting, the SIU, Marine Engineers Bene­ ficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Pilots notified the rail­ roads that the unions were willing to accept, the recommendations of the fact-finding board now work­ Representatives of the inland ing on the national non-operating waterways industry have attacked railroad workers contract. a proposal calling for a toll sys­ The board has recommended a 10 cents an hour increase over the tem on various inland waterways. next two years, of which five cents The proposal, which has been sub­ would be in wages and five cents mitted to the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit­ in fringe benefits. tee, calls for user tolls for all high­ The SIU—as have the other un­ way, airway and inland waterway ions involved—^has demanded that facilities constructed, maintained SIU railroad deckhands be pro­ or operated with Federal funds. tected by the provisions of the Un­ ion's own Welfare Plan, rather The proposal was submitted by the Association of American Rail­ than by an outside insurance com­ roads. The railroads have argued pany set-up as at present. that they have to build and main­ The railroads claimed that the tain their ownTight-of-way at their difference between contributions expense, and that Federal to their own outside insurance set­ own maintenance of highways, airfields up and the SIU plan would amount and is an indirect sub­ to 58 cents a day reflecting the sidy waterways to competing modes of opera­ inferiority of their present set-up. tion. The railroads proposed that this 58 cents be taken out of the 10- The water operators, replying ccnts-an hour increase. This would through the American Waterways have left 22 cents a day—less than Operators, Inc., claim that tolls 3 cents an hour—as a wage in­ of this nature would result in the crease, a proposal unacceptable to destruction of the waterways in­ dustry, since it would compel con­ the Union. siderable rate increases and divert Another point of issue was that traffic to pipelines. Petroleum relating to establishment of a minimum manning scale as asked products are the largest single by the unions, and particularly the item of waterways topnage, and companies' refusals to give the un­ tolls of this nature would not re­ ions any voice in personnel reduc­ sult in the railroads getting any additional business, the water op­ tions. erators argue. Under the present set-up, a company can furlough a man in­ definitely, without giving him severance. The Union is seeking a system which would protect a deck­ hand's job with '.k !^*,n railroad and at the same time give him first call on any open Jobs on the other roada» Tug Croup Raps Inlpnd Tplls Plan �SEAFARERS Antoii 19, 1999 LOG Par* Nin* News of SlU INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION r 4 If I. Tugmen, Dredge Employees On Lakes Work in Harmony The Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers and Watchmen's Asso­ ciation and the International Dredge Workers' Union, through their recent affiliation with the SIU, have become part of the SIU's growing family which encompasses the many who oversees the Dredge Workers' branches of the maritime in­ books as well as ours," said Wolf, dustry. "a more accurate and true picture SIU President Paul Hall, on May of the union Is maintained." Each 1 of this year, presented the two local has a complete file on record unions with charters at their Riv­ in its headquarters in River Rouge. "Because of the way we handle er Rouge, Michigan, headquarters-. The unions occupy the building things," he added, "we're always that houses the SIU's Great Lakes glad to have members drop In at our headquarters and look their District headquarters. The Tug Workers' grand presi­ office over." dent is Gus Wolf; the Dredge Both unions have, over the last Workers' president is Bob Jones. 10 years, won for their memher.s The two unions, representing such benefits as non-occupational some. 21 companies and a total insurance, sickness and accident membership of nearly 1,000 mem­ .coverage. Blue Cross-Blue Shield bers, are under separate charters, coverage and a personal life in­ but because of their closely re­ surance policy. Hopes are high for lated work are dependent upon a pension plan that. If negotiated, each other. The Tug Workers' 112 will go Into effect in 1961. tugs work hand in hand with the The unity between the two Dredge Workers' 80 derricks and Unions is seen in the work they dredges—so it naturally follows perform. The Tug Workers move that their union organization and the Dredge Workers' equipment, goals are much the same. so there must be harmony; other­ wise', nothing would be accomplish­ Merged In 1906 Back in 1901, the Tug Workers ed. As the two Presidents put it: were a small number of inde­ Wolf does the pulling and Jones pendent locals In the Great Lakes. does the digging. Wolf explained that a tug norm­ Five years later they merged and created a Grand Lodge. This ally has a crew of four. Besides was the beginning of what was to the captain and engineer, there is become the strongest union for tug one oiler and one lineman. On larger tugs there may be two line­ workers on the Lakes. At present, the Tug Workers men. Tugs are either dredge tugs represent close to 95% of the tug or vessel tugs. The dredge tugs companies on the Lakes, reaching pull dredges, scows, derricks and as far a.s Waterford, N.Y., and up any other dredging equipment that the St, Lawrence Seaway to St. needs to be moved. Regis. Four vice presidents—one As for vessel tugs, two of them in Chicago, Buffalo, Duluth and usually handle one ship. One tug Cleveland—are needed to help In pulls while the other tug steers the this vast organization. ship being moved. Here is where Near the turn of the century the knowledge of the trade is para­ Dredge Workers also began their mount, said Wolf, The lineman organization of the Lakes. They must be able to handle the towing were then known as the Interna­ lines with speed and without much tional Dredge Workers' Protective instruction. Association and the head was Lineman Can't Wait called the Grand President. With their recent SIU affiliation the "If a lineman waits for an order, union's name and the title changed. from the captain to shift his lines Like the Tug Workers, the Dredge it would be too late in most cases," Workers represent closq .tq : 95% he said. "You can't wait for an of the companies In their industry. order; you have to know what to Tugman Wolf traces his lineage do." to 1912 when he first worked on Spealilng of the dredging indus­ the tug Buffalo. He later became try, Jones says there are four dif­ delegate for the Buffalo local and ferent types of dredges: derrick, then served as Its president for hydraulic, dipper and bucket. 13 years. The apex of his career Dredges usually carry a fireman, was In 1937 when he was elected oiler, deckhands and pipeline men. Grand President of the Tug Work­ The two deckhands operate the ers, and he has held this position winches as well as maintaining ever since. them. Pipeline workers include the shoregang. On a scow, which is a Started In 1932 Dredge Worker Jones, a com­ flat barge with compartments that parative youngster In his field, dump mechanically, a scowman is started as a shoregang worker in maintained to operate it. Many of the Jobs the Tug and 1932. The following years found him serving as a steward off and Dredge Workers have undertaken on until 1957 when he became include the largest ever done in president of the Sault Ste. Marie the industry. It took the full 1953 local. Two years later Jones be­ season to lay an oil pipeline ficross the Straits of Mackinac. At one came President of the Union. derricks and three Wolf, reflecting upon the present time, five policy and working machinery of dredges were working on this proj­ his union, said that the Tug Work­ ect. The two unions also had a ers have come a long way since the hand in dredging the abutments for the Mackinac Bridge. union began. Presently the unions have com­ Under the reorganization. Wolf proudly explained, the members bined their efforts in dredging the regulate their finances through the approaches and channels for a gi­ election of a member-auditing com­ gantic powerhouse to harness the mittee and have the final say as to power of the Niagara Falls. The cost of this project will exceed thai the operation of their union. "And now under the supervision total monies spent on dredging the of a certified public accountant St. Lawrence Seaway. X 1 :l ! ' " • II Crewmembers of SlU-affilioied dredge Three Brolhert (Price Brolhers-McClore) took break from noonday sun to pose for this picture. From the left are Bob Jones, Dredge Workers' president; Ro« land Metlie, oiler; Joe Willard, deckhand; Ernie Csizmar, mate, and Ronald Borque, deckhand. iI Here dredge Three Brothers pumps out dirt from bottom of Maumee River In Toledo. dredge workers to keep this dredge working around the clock. It takes 2S SlU-affiliated tog Superior is at work pulling Great Lakes freighter through River Rouge Basin. Another Tug Worker*' Union tug, not shown, Is behind freighter, guiding it through narrow channel �rac* Tea SEAFARERS Aacart It, IMt IOC News of SIU GREAT LAKES UNION OP THE SIU ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS VI Balloting for officers in the SfU Great Lakes District's biennial election' began in all SIU halls and on all SlU-contracted boats on August 1. All nominations for elective mittee will then stamp the voter's offices, received by the office book in the proper column for the month and year of the election. of the Secretary-Treasurer, Unqualified ballots will be de­ have been examined by the Cre­ stroyed. dentials Committee and found to After every qualified voter has he in order. . „ had to vote, the. judge will Nominated for Secretary-Trea- thena chance count the numbered stubs, •urer was Fred J. Farnen; Assist­ The Credentials Committee for the 1960 SIU Great Lakes District's biennial election examine the them against the clerk's ant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. check count, seal the stubs in an envelope qualifications of the nominated candidates. The membership-eleeted committee, from the left, consists Thompson; Alpena agent, Norman and then deposit them in the ballot of Jack Pearl, chairman; William Walker ond Elmer Hebard, recording secretary. Jolicoeur and James Gamble; box. Buffalo agent, Roy J, Boudreau, Ballots Sealed Thomas V. Hydock and Julius H. The ballots will also be sealed Johnson; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Duluth agent. Matt A. in an envelope and a paper will be Anttila, James La Gosh, Sumner signed by each member of the E. Thompson and Gerald C. West- committee and pasted on the back phal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. of the envelope. The ballot box Beaucock, Floyd H. Hanmer and will then be sealed and each com­ mittee member will sign the seal. Opal W. Robinson. The ports of Toledo and Chicago This procedure is repeated each time voting takes place. remain organizational centers. The membership-elecied Cre­ A ballot box will be taken aboard dentials Committee met in SIU each SlU-contracted ship at least headquarters on July 17 to ex­ once during the election by an of­ The unlicensed seamen of Buckeye and Pioneer ^Hutchinson & Company) have joined amine the qualifications of all ficial of the Union. A committee of three full book members will check their brothers in the Steinbrenner fleet by gaining the full protection of the SIU's Job candidates. The committee, com­ posed of Jack Pearl, chairman, the seal over the mouth of the bal­ Security Program and the Great Lakes Welfare Plan. The Steinbrenner Company (Kins­ Elmer Hebard, recording secretary lot box to see if it has been man Transit) signed Its con--^ and William Walker, committee tampered with, and if the proper ner climaxed a series of negotiat­ promised during the organizing member, reported that they found signatures are on it. After the men tract last month. campaign. on the ship have voted, the ballot­ The contract signing on ing sessions held in Cleveland. all of the nominees qualified to run The SIU now has on record ing committee will again seal the This completes the first phase July 27 by company secretary for office and recommended "that crew lists of all the unlicensed a ballot be drafted in conformity mouth of the ballot box and sign it. Charles Hutchinson and by SIU in the over-all plan of the SIU for seamen who were employed by the In the first meeting in Septem­ Director of Organization A1 Tan' Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ With the constitution." Buckeye, Pioneer and Steinbren­ ner crews, who only a short time ber in all ports, the membershipAll SIU candidates tor office, ago voted for SIU representation ner fieets. (Jualifled members have under the SIU's constitution, have elected Election Committee will The SIU Great Lakes Union by overwhelming margins. been sent full SIU membership open the ballot boxes and count been full book members for two Is a nnlon ot, by and tor Great books without the payment of an The Buckeye seamen voted 77 Initiation years arid in good standing for six the number of votes for each Lakes seamen which has nude fee or any other fee. months before the time of nomina­ candidate. The ports will' then tremendous progress in advanc­ for the SIU and 18 for "no un­ Again the SIU urges any Buck­ forward all ballots to the SIU's ion" while the Pioneer seamen tion. The only exceptions are the ing the security of SIU men pn. sailing under its banner. One voted 213 for the SIU and 04 for eye, Pioneer or Steinbrenner sea­ offices of Secretary-Treasurer and headquarters tp. ..the man who was eligible to vote and ^ j Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. Election. , , oLit^ f^|g^st> accomplishments "no union." The Steinbrenner has not submitted his application Members seeking one of those po­ The ballots' Ifb'Ai alMhe' pldrts rjs 'the seniority and job security seamen gave the SIU 120 votes to for a full membership book to sitions are required to have served will then be tallied >Bhowing the 3tysi^ whiob Ogives Lakes men 7 for "no union" and B for the write or contact the SIU. as an SIU Great Lakes District number of ballots cast asd -fbec protentiofti'^der the seasonal Lake Sailors Union (Ind.). A1 Tanner hailed the recent Port Agent for at least one full number of votes. All torn or dis­ shipping, set-up. Once confined The SIU has already begun serw-. slgning<iif^ the .Job Security Pro­ figured ballots will not be counted. to inland waters, activities of icing the Steinbrenner fieet via term. The candiate receiving the highest SIU men on the Lakes now have the SIU's launch based In Algonac. gram and the Welfare Plan by Submitted In Writing Buckeye and Pioneer as "another All nominations were to have number of votes for any office will greater significance with the Through meetings held aboard the outstanding example of respons­ been submitted in writing by be declared elected and wUl take opening ot the Seaway and its Steinbrenner boats, the unlicensed ible collective bargaining and good registered mail or in person to the office within 15 days after being use by hundreds of deep sea seamen are now electing crew- faith by both the company and ships. The Lakes have become members to represent their fieet the Union." office of the Secretary-Treasurer notified. Any full book SIU member in America's fourth seacoast and at a meeting at the SIU's head­ The latest development in the between July 1 and July 15 of this good standing who wishes to be developments there are of In­ quarters. At this meeting, working SIU's record-smashing election year. during the canvass will be creasing Interest to all men in rules and contract matters affect­ victories adds to the SIU's seasonVoting is now being held each present admitted after showing his mem­ the SIU family of unions. ing life and work aboard ship will ending win last December when day of August until every qualified bership book. be discussed. The SIU will no­ the unlicensed Relss seamen voted SIU member has had the op­ tify each representative by tele­ overwhelmingly for the Union. portunity to vote. The secret bal­ gram as to whed and where to The Reiss crews have since rati­ loting will take place only when report fied a working rules contract. there are three full book members Wm Board Boats in good standing to check mem­ As soon as vessel passes are rebers' books and to guard the baUot ceivedo^from the Hutchinson Com­ box. Ballot boxes will be taken pany, SIU representatives will also aboard each SlU-contracted ship. TOTAL bo boarding the Buckeye and Pi­ PORT DECK STEWARD ENGINE An Election Committee com­ oneer boats to start the ball roll­ HEADQUARTERS posed of three full book members Alpena 60 23 11 26 River Rouge 18. Mich. ing on their working contract. The 10S2S W. Jefferson. and three alternate full book mem­ Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Famen. Secretary-Treasurer iomo procedure will be followed 20 10 48 18 bers in good standing will make up Buffalo Stanley P. Thompson. Asst. Sec.-Treas. as In the Steinbrenner fieet the two judges and four clerks to be ALPENA... 127 River St. 68 81 23 8 elected in each port to canvass the Chicago The Hutchinson Company, in Norman JoUcoeur. Agent..Elmwood 4-361S NY BS N. Pearl St. the contract signing, agreed to the BUFFALO, returns. Cleveland 101 44 44 19 Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 Under the SIU constitution each full provisions of the Job Security 9383 Ewlng Ave. 808 159 88 61 voter must show his full member­ Detroit Program, the Welfare Plan and CHICAGO South Chicago, m. SAglnaw 1-0733 an interim agreement which pro­ ship book proving he is in good Duluth ' 13 78 29 35 CTJEVELAND. W. 2S St. vides for recognition of the Union Stanley Waycs. Agent ....1420 standing and has not already voted MAln 1-0147 and other basic features found in DULUTH..;.;..... in the election. After marking the Frankfort 86 20 87 812 W. 2nd St, 84 all contractu. The ihte^' agree­ Matt AnttUa, Agent...,BAndolph 2-4110 ballot, the member will fold it Mich...313 Main St. 31 22 :-"-^;,,14;:, / • , v": 67 ment also provides for nbgotia- FRANKFORT, and give 4t to the judge, who will Toledo Address MaU to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Bea^ucock,; Ag«nt: ' ELgln 7-2441 tiona to take place on the matter in turn tear off the numbered stub TOTAL 356 file• >< .A 290 Summit St. Of -working nilef^-All of ^ttese were TOI^IDO.-j..•..•.<120 and;deposit the ballot. The com­ - - CHerry 8-2431 PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN Great Lakes Shipping July 1-July 31,1960 IC"' SIU Great Lakes Union Halls >1 �ITj Ipfi'iWHimi P-^ r ' •il Auffust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Elevea News of Sin ORKAT LAKES UNION • '\ I '< \ '' Relaxing in recreation room of Aquarama (above) are SIU crewmembers (1-r) Ernest Squires, lookout; Bill Albright, oiler; Albert Strauss, watchman, and Shirley Ayers, OS. In photo at top left, Aquarama is shown be­ ing boarded by passengers at its Detroit dock at the foot of West Grand Blvd. The pleasure ship, a converted C-4 which is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, provides dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passen­ The speedy Milwaukee Clipper cruises daily from Mil­ gers' cars. waukee to Muskegon in about six hours. Passengers, by taking their cars aboard this SlU-contracted ship, save many miles of driving and enjoy the cool breezes from Lake Michigan. After the close of the passenger sea­ son the Clipper carries new cars from Milwaukee to Muskegon. SlU Crews Keep Busy On Pleasure Cruises I'^i J • M. i . v I? I J- > !. The passenger season is in full swing with all of the SlUcontracted excursion boats now operating in the Great Lakes. Besides the Bob-Lo boats, which were reported on in the last issue of this newspaper, the North Ameri­ can and the South American boats (Georgian Bay Transit Co.), the Aquarama (Mich.-Ohio Navigation Co.) and the Milwaukee Clipper (Wis. & Mich. Steamship Co.) are taking fun seekers on trips throughout the Lakes^ The North and South American offer two, five and seven-day cruises to almost every port on the Lakes as well as to the Georgian Bay area. Outside cabins, ex­ cellent food (prepared by the SlU galley crew), bar and entertainment are only part of the many extras a passen­ ger gets when he sails on these ships. The sleek Aquarama, a converted C-4, is now making daily cruises from Detroit to Cleveland, giving Lake travelers a chance to see what an ocean ship is like. Dancing, floor shows, movies, games and ample room for passengers to take their cars with them is part of the serv­ ice to be found on the Aquarama. All of the SlU-contracted pleasure boats are manned by SIU crews whose first job is passeiiger safety and com­ fort. Everything possible is done by these SIU seamen to see to it that the passengers have a smooth and enjoy­ able cruise. « An example of this was the recent grounding of the North American on a sandbar just out in the harbor off Ogdensburg, N. Y. All 347 passengers were taken off the boat safe and sound so they could' continue their journey by rail.'^Ndt one casualty was reported by pashouse of able bodied senger, or tU aid o( the Ctadt stranded cruise ship and after a few days of work freed nin, AB; Felice Agosta, AB; her. The North American is now running again. Del McGee,AB; Mike Hazen, AB, and Joe Walsh, AB. In photo at left. North American is shown arriving at Detroit from Mackinac Island. The North American, together with her sister ship, the South American, of­ fers pleasure seekers two, five and seven-day excursion cruises to almost every port on the Great Lakes, as well as to the Georgian Bay area. '•'-31 �Fare Twelve SEAFARERS lOG AWM« If. Ifft MEDICAL and SAFETY Caution Pays Off On Tropical Trip Labor Day: Safety Campaign For All By Joseph B. Logue, M.D. Medical Dilator, Seafarers Welfare Plan ByJoeAIgina Safety Director, Seafarers Welfare Plan Travelers to the tropics should not be carried away by the luxurious notions shown on posters or the idea of an exotic paradise as it is often depicted on the screen and in fiction. Neither should they"^ be too pessimistic and think tary wafbr supply, water must be boiled and/or chemically treated. only of possible disease and Salt water bathing should be lu Why is it every time the calendar comes up .with a threeday weekend there seems to be a nationwide effort to equal or top estimated accident figures announced before the holi­ day? No one has yet come" forward with an answer to weekend. In many ways, the holi­ that one, but the net result day has long ceased to have any bad climate. A middle ground would be a more accurate picture of the facts. Life in the tropics can be safe, pleasant and healthy. There should be no undue apprehension about disease or other conditions that may be encountered. Most tropi­ cal diseases are well-known and can be prevented or cured with our present-day knowledge of medi­ cine. The mysterious maladies are mostly in fiction. , . For seamen and other travelers It is as essential here as anywhere to attend to matters of personal hygiene and follow elementary health safeguards. Frecantfons Stressed Precaution is necessary in food preparation and handling, in water purification and in seeking pro­ tection from bites by animals and insects. Adjustment in physical activity, proper clothing, rest and alcohol beverage consumption should be tempered with common sense. With these precautions, a pleasant and happy trip can be anticipated. The first-time traveler to the tropics would do well to consult with his physician to determine that he possesses no physical con­ ditions that would be jeopardized by travel in tropic regions. Adjustment to the heat, light and humidity, both physiologically and mentally, are usually neces­ sary, in any event. Water, both for consumption and bathing, must be non-contamina­ ted. If there is no approved sani­ non-polluted areas, however invit­ ing they may seem, and where there is no danger from marine life. One of the principal causes of disease in the tropics is contamina­ ted food. All food, except certain skin fruits, should be cooked; then later, thoroughly washed and individually peeled. Food that is well cooked is often contaminated by food handlers. Beware Insects Many tropical diseases are trans­ mitted by insects. Probably the most prevalent in most areas is malaria, for which adequate pro­ tection should be obtained, such as screening or chemical decon­ tamination gear. Anti-malaria drugs, either for prophylaxis or treatment, should be available. Flies and many other insects carry disease by contact or are a nuisance factor. Immunization procedures diould be rigidly followed, and an Inter­ national Certificate of Immuniza­ tion properly certified as to the type of immunization, depending on the area in which you travel. Seamen normally have these docu­ ments and should always carry them for their own convenience and protection. All of this may tend to discour­ age travel or living in the tropics, though the writer has spent seven years in- the tropics with no un­ toward results. Tropical living has many advantages; it^can be pleas­ ant, profitable, enjoyable and the Southern Cross never ceases to be a wondrous sight. MAKE IT SAFE At Sea . • • Ashore \ , At Home • • Everywhere I Safety Posters Start Coming Entries have already been received from a .number of Seafarers for the Safety Poster Contest announced by the Safe­ ty Department last month. All Seafarers eligible for SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefits can enter their original poster designs on ahy of the following subjects: (1) General Shipboard Safety, (2) Deck Department Safety, (3) Engine Department Safety and (4) Steward Department Safety. Four transistor fadios and four .electric shavers will be given as first and second prizes in each subject. A fullyequipped Polaroid fiash camera will be awarded as the contest grand prize. Entries should be submitted with a return address to: Safety Department, SIU Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y., before Jan. 1, 1961. always seems to be the same. By the time the weekend finally ends, 500-600 more Americans wind up on the fatality lists, and thou­ sands more are injured on the waterways, beaches, highways or right at home. These figures don't even take into account casualties on the job during long weekends, since some people are always at work while everyone else is taking it easy* Most Seafarers fall into the working group, as they are generally aboard ships at sea or in port Even though Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day are shipboard holidays, the hazards present aboard ship are no different on those days than on any other. Work for the safety and opera­ tion of the vessel must continue wherever the vessel happens to be. But, like everywhere else, there are accidents aboard ship that a little extra care could and would have prevented. We all know that. The problem that presents itself ashore, however, is something en­ tirely different. Long holiday week­ ends seem to breed accidents; at least that's the way things seem to work out. And this affects idl of us, whether seamen, bakers, machinists, college professors or bankers. It's with this in mind that the labor movement, on behalf of its own members and all Americans, is trying to make this roming La­ bor Day a safe and sape holiday for all hands. Needless to say, the labor move­ ment has a special interest in what goes on during the Labor Day meaning except as an excuse for a last-chance-of-the-summer spree. The recklessness that results pro­ duces a terrific loss of life and limb. Labor Day, after all. Is an oecasion to commemorate the pro­ gress of America as typified by the progress of its Working men and women. The best sign of this prog­ ress is the ability of most Ameri­ cans to have leisure time away from the job, plus the wages and condiUons that make it possible to enjoy this time off at home or away. And it's the careless touch of tho car accelerator, poor swinuiilng and boating safety habits or the loose­ ly-tended charcoal fire that de­ stroys and detracts from this pur­ pose. This Labor Day, let's all of us try a little harder, each acting as a committee of one, to make the holiday a safe and memorable on« instead of another "Memorial" Day. We could do with a little of the same all year 'round, but Labor Day would be a fine time to givo it a start. Blood Donor Center In NY Seafarers are reminded that appointments for donors to the SIU Blood Bank can be made at any time on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters. Blood dona­ tions are made at the New York Health Center of the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, just one block from the ball, and take only a few moments. Hook Back The Porthole Coyer! Porthole covers usually have provision for hooking them bock so that they don't swing free with the motions of the ship. Then, if a crewmember sticks his neck out of o port, he can do so with the comfortable knowledge thot it will still be intoct a moment ioter. -ill �Mmrni 19, 1999 I- SEAFARERS LOG T*gm TMrteca SOCIAL SECURITY • FOOD and SHIP SANITATION Birth Of Social Security A "Bill Of Rights" For All The Aged By Joseph Volpian Director, Social Security Department, Seaiarers Welfare Plan Broad smiles were in evidence 25 years ago when tKe late President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security bill on August 14, 1935. From modest beginnings, the Social Security System has come to represent major economic aid, supplemented by union benefits, for US aged. Group around the President at the signing included late Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D.-NY)r third from left, au­ thor of the Wagner Act that protected collective bargaining rights of workers. Behind FDR is Mrs. Frances Perkins, first and only woman to serve as US Secretary of Labor. Sanitation & Food-Handlers By Cliff Wilson, Director, Food & Ship Sanitation Department IIJ I Ship sanitation, especially for food handlers, is primarily a matter of common sense. The ship is the sailor's home during a sea voyage, and he has a right to expect that it will provide him with a reasonable amount of comfort and convenience and that necessary precautions will be taken to' Personal sanitation and health should not be permitted to handle maintain his health. among food-handlers therefore is a food In or about food-handling From the standpoint of major consideration. It is elemen spaces. This applies also to anyone health, present-day travel aboard tary that all persons handling food known to be or suspected of having ship is safe and outbreaks of dis­ and drink or food utensils and a gastro-intestinal disturbance or ease are rare. Where disease oc­ equipment have to observe the who has an open cut or infected curs, it arises from faulty or inade­ wound on the exposed portion of rules of personal hygiene and keep quate sanitation practices. their clothing clean and sanitary. his body. The day is long past, however, At least immediate prior to coming Avoid Manna! Contact when a ship or its crewmembers, on duty, after any interruption of Spaces where food is stored, pre­ on arrival from a distant port, is duty or after visiting the lavatory, regarded as a floating carrier of hand-washing with soap and hot pared or served likewise should not be used for sleeping or living disease or contamination. Inspec­ water is essential. quarters. Clothing and personal ef­ tion and controls which have be­ It's pretty basic also that any fects should never be stowed or come routine are primarily re­ person known or suspected of hung in food' preparation ^aogis.^ sponsible for this. carrying any communicable disease The function of the US Public It follows too that^,a|Miil co!^ Health Service, from its very be­ tact with food and da^ ifapiUd hd ginnings, was to take all necessary avoided wherever possible and that containers and utensils should not steps to prevent the introduction, be handled by the surfaces which transmission or spread of com­ municable diseases from foreign come into contact with food or drink. No animals or fowl should countries into the United States, or be allowed in any room in which from one state to another. This A six-month report by the Food food or drink is prepared or stored, mission has been expanded in great detail, but it still remains a and Ship Sanitation Department and unnecessary loitering by any shows that a total of 911 visits person not working in food prepa­ primary PHS function. were made to contracted vessels in Vessel sanitation inspections are the five ports served by Food Plan ration should be discouraged. In general, vessels visited by necessary not only for the protec­ consultants. Food Plan consultants observe tion oi the crew and cargo present This figure represents ship visits aboard the vessel but also to pro­ by consultants in the ports of these basic precautions because tect those who may come into con­ Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, common sense would not permit tact with either the crew or cargo New York and San Francisco. Most ^anything else. In all cases, such in the future. of the vessels were visited several habits developed or encouraged at Shipboard areas and equipment times during the first half of 1960 the start, pay off in long-term that require particular attention in whatever port area they could dividends. are several in number. For the pur­ be contacted. The number of visits pose of its own inspections, the to ships, by port, were as follows: PHS deals with six major areas on Baltimore, 158; Mobile, 140; New an inspection form that covers over Orleans, 186; New York, 327, and 150 different Items. The major San Francisco, 100. Items cover the drinking water In another phase of the Food system, wash water, swimming Plan's activities, two more SIUpools, waste disposal, vermin con- contracted companies were added troll and the broad area of food to the list of operators storing "good" grade steak meats instead sanitation. The matter of food sanitation, of the "commercial" grade previ-? «part from-ail others, is naturally ously carried. The additions were critical. About one-fourth of the American Bulk Carriers, Inc. and crew is directly involved in food Suwannee Steamship Company, preparation, storage and service, bringing the total number of com­ and all hands consume the end- panies participating in the steak upgrading program to 49. product of. these labors. Ship Visits Mount Up Send 'em to the — 4 LOG In the fast-moving world of today, with its sights on com­ plex goals far beyond the Earth's boundaries, many simpl® human needs can easily get sidetracked. Right now, withCongressional attention focused on the medical care needs of the aged, many other basic problems of our older citizens demand attention. To deal with this wide range of problems. Sen. Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) and a group of liberal Democrats in the Senate have pro­ posed the establishment of a United States Office of the Aging within the present cabinet Departm.ent of Health, Education and Welfare. Part of the proposal sets forth a ten-point "Declaration of Objeclivef for Senior Americans." Some 16 million Americans are over 65 today and it is estimated that the number will reach 20 million just 15 years from now. Accord­ ing to the Senator from Michigan and the co-sponsors of his bill, "we are faced with a population explosion at the far end of life's cycle." Instead of a piecemeal attack on the many and varied problems affecting this group, a fully-coordinated effort by a full-time Federal agency is urged. "The scattering of approaches within the Federal Government to problems of older persons," it is noted, "is indicated by the fact that "five separate departments have functions dealing with the older persons, and five additional independent agencies are concerned within their specific fields." The result is unnecessary duplication of effort, expense and research, all of which produce meager benefits for the aged. "Those who have earnestly attempted to work toward solutions have been thwarted by the maze of agencies and organizations directly or indirectly concerned. Little wonder that no appreciable headway has been made in finding a way for our aged to live in dignity and comfort. The aged of our nation need and deserve a high level agency to serve as their spokesman," Sen, McNamara adds. The legislation' calls for different types of grants to the states to help them organize to meet the problem of aging in their areas and to conduct necessary surveys and studies. Project grants of up to $10 million would also be authorized, so that a total expenditure of less than $15 million would be involved. The "Declaration of Objectives for Senior Americans" sets forth the following objectives: 1. An adequate income in retirement In accordance with the American standard of living. 2. The best possible physical and mental health which medical science can make available and without regard to economic status. 3. Suitable housing, independently selected, designed and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older citizens can afford. 4. Full restorative services for those who require institutional care. 5. Equal opportunity to employment with no discriminatory per­ sonnel pi-actices because of ^ge. 6. Retirement in health, honor, dignity after years of contribution to the economy. 7. Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural and recreational activities. 8. Efficient community services which provide social assistance in a coordinated manner and which are readily available when needed. 9. immediate bf^flt from proven research knowledge which can 'sustkhrrattS: improve health and happiness. 10. Freedom, independence and the free exercise of initiative in planning and managing their own lives. With the inclusion of the "Declaration of Objectives" right in the bill, the Senators urge its enactment as the declared policy of the United. States to assure the aged "a life of recognition, honor and dignity in active retirement." Union Cites Feeding Progress More than 150 SlU-contracted vessels so far have received special citations from the Union in recognition of their active participation and progress under the Food Plan since it began early last year. The certificates, framed and posted aboard the vessels, have gone out to a total of 159 ships operated by some 40 SIU com­ panies. Certificates are also due for a number of vessels return­ ing from extended voyages as well as others who have to date called at ports where a Food Plan consultant is not available. The citations carry the following text over the signature of SIU President Paul Hall: "The Seafarers International Union of North America, "Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, "Takes note that the S.S has become an active particfpant In the Food Program of the Atlantic and Gulf-Contracted Companies. We sincerely hope that the par­ ticipation of your vessel in this Program will contribute to improved shipboard feeding." Reports from a number of vessels indicate this goal Is being achieved. One typical report was succinct and to the point: "Crew well pleased with the food service. General condition of steward department spaces very clean and in good order." r.-f % •m •It M •;» -.'S Mm �Tm» Foaiieeii SEAFARERS Cubans Hold Up SS Rayvah; Get US $$ For Seized Sugar The SlU-manned Liberty ship, SS Rayvah (Ships & Freights) is due in Casablanca shortly with a load of Cuban sugar, and in its wake, an Alice-in-Wonderland tale of confu­ sion in the ranks of the US Government. The Rayvah, for, several"^ days, was the innocent victim following day, Cuba was cut out of Company that payment was to be of economic warfare between the import quota and her share made to the Cuban government the United States and Cuba. As a result of her experience, it was learned that the United States is still pumping American dollars into Cuba for sugar after the President had cut off all Cuban sugar im­ ports to the US, and after the State Department had officially de­ clared that the Cuban government is "now in open league with the Soviet Union and Communist China." Further, the money is be­ ing paid for sugar from mills seized by the Cuban government from American owners without compen­ sation. Over a billion dollars of Ameri­ can-owned business and property has been "intervened" as the Cubans say, by the Cuban govern­ ment, including 36 Americanowned sugar mills worth some $200 million. The Rayvah's cargo consists of sugar purchased by the Interna­ tional Cooperation Administration under the foreign aid program. Contracts for this purpose had been made some months ago. On July 2, as a result of growing Cuban government hostility to the United States .and seizures of American property. Congress passed a new sugar quota law giv­ ing President Eisenhower author-' Ity to reallocate sugar imports. The given to other areas, including the and not to Cuban American in New York. The ship operator, Philippines, and Hawaii. Nevertheless, the ICA continued meanwhile, was faced with the to let charters for Cuban sugar specter of his ship being hung up purchases, on the theory that the in Cuba indefinitely. Apparently, contracts had already been signed. receiving concrete assurances on The fact that the Cuban sugar the payment, the Cubans permit­ companies who were getting the ted the Rayvah to proceed with contracts were still in possession the loading, and then head to of their properties undoubtedly had Nuevitas foh the balance of the cargo. At the time, the sugar mill something to do with it. In this instance, Farr & Co., a at Nuevitas had not yet been sugar broker, had chartered the seized. Rayvah to pick up 10,000 tons of Cuban American Sugar prompt­ sugar at the ports of Puerto Padre ly raised a beef with the ICA de­ and Nuevitas pn Cuba's North manding. payment be made to it coast. The entire transaction, in­ as the true owners of the sugar cluding-freight charges and broker­ and threatening to sue the broker age fees, amounted to $800,000. if he paid anyone else. The Rayvah crewed up in Balti­ At this point the ICA had two more, and on or about July 15, ar­ basic options; Yield to Cuban rived in Puerto Padre to load half government action and permit the of her cargo. While she was load­ broker to pay the Cubans for the ing, the Cuban government seized sugar; or cancel the Vvhole con­ the sugar mill in Puerto Padre tract, recompense the ship opera­ owned by the Cuban American tor and the other parties to the sugar company of New York. Cuba agreement for their troubles, and then demanded that payment for buy sugar elsewhere — either in the cargo be made to the Cuban Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or some government. Until Cuba was as­ friendly foreign nation such as sured of payment, the authorities the Philippines or Brazil. refused to permit the Rayvah to The ICA, for practical purposes, continue loading. took the first option. It released That left the Rayvah hanging in the letter of credit to the " sugar mid-air for several days while the broker, Farr & Co. with no condi­ Cubans made it plain to Farr & tions attached, leaving him free KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important provisions of the Sill contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG.) "Article III. Section 20. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors are used to remove hatches strong backs, and tank tops for the pur­ pose of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessel, they shall receive overtime as per Article II, Section 32 of this agreement. "(b) No overtime shall be paid to day men or the watch on dec'k between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, for covering up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off hatches for any purpose .other than actual cargo operations. . * * * A beef arose aboard an SIU ship in Honolulu involving the open­ ing of the hatches for purposes of inspection by the Department of Agriculture. A day later, the hatches, still open, received a consign­ ment of pineapple for the Slates. When the ship paid off, the deck gang put in for overtime on the ground that they had opened hatches for the purpose of loading cargo. The company disputed the overtime, citing paragraph (U) above, to the effect that the. hatches were opened for another purpose, namely, an in.spection. Union representatives argued that, in effect, the crew had opened hatches for loading cargo and that the overtime should be paid. As a result, the deck gang collected 200 hours' overtime. * * * "Article IH., Section 22. Cleaning Cargo Holds, (a) Members of the unlicensed Deck Department may be required to clean and sweep cargo holds. (b) When this work, is performed by men on watch at sea or in port between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, they shall receive $.50 an hour." "Article III. Section 29. Garbage. Garbage shall be stowed away from crew's quarters. When members of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage by hand or; shovel, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half." On one SlU-manned vessel recently, crewmerabers had put in for overtime for cleaning dunnage and waste out of the cargo holds. They based the overtime claim on the provisions of Article HI, Sec­ tion 29. However, as was pointed out at the payoff. Article III, Sec­ tion 22, of the dry cargo agreement made specific provision for cleaning aiid sweeping cargo holds and that section 29 did not apply in this instance. to pay whomever he pleases. It was tacitly understood by all con­ cerned that he would pay the Cubans for the sugar. The action constituted backhanded recogni­ tion by the United States govern­ ment of the Cuban seizures. President William Newberg of the Chrysler Corporation, All of this raised the question one of the automotive big three, resigned recently after it as to why the ICA got into this fix was discovered that he had an interest in a fkm that was in the first place by continuing to one of Chrysler's suppliers. " purchase Cuban sugar for foreign Newberg's resignation, accom­ corporation have taken action to consumption after it had been cut panied with a settlement force a thorough investigation of off for United States purposes. check of some $450,000 to the the company's activities, to the The question is compounded by A crackdown against sport fishermen who. interfere with the fact that there are several company, has touched off a sweep­ dismay of the company's Board. Although Chrysler nas long other Cuban cargoes involved in merchant vessels in shipping channels in New York harbor ing company investigation of hanky-panky among Chrysler ex­ been one of the top three auto­ the movement of sugar to Morocco. began early this month after a 21,880-deadweight-t6n tanker As for the Rayvah, its operators was grounded to avoid hitting mobile companies and one of the ecutives. were happy they got out of the nation's largest corporations, it has Oddly enough, the Chrysler a boatful of fishermen. situation, apparently involving had an indifferent earnings "rec­ 'mess with their,, $kins on. It's un­ The SS Illinois (Texaco), an huge sums made by top officers ord, showing 'heavy losses on' occa­ likely that they ill • bid for any NMU-contracted vessel, was more Cuban ,sugar cargoes. having outside interests in com­ sion in recent years'. " grounded deliberately on Flynn's pany suppliers, has not touched Knoll northwest of Sandy Hook on off an iota of response in official Aug. 7 by Pilot John McEvoy when AVashington. Neither the Securi­ the fisherman crossed her bow. ties and Exchange Commission or The fully-loaded tanker, headed any other regulatory agency has for Perth Amboy, NJ, was stuck seen fit to intervene in the alleged for three hours and suffered ex­ milking of the corporation by its tensive damage before tugs could ofiicers. Senator McClellan (Dem.pull her back into the channel. Ark.) who waxed indignant over Col. Charles M. Duke, New York the financial activities of Dave District engineer for the Army Beck, former Teamster president; Corps of Engineers, said the opera­ Reps. Landrum and Griffin who tors of any vessels not heeding introduced the labor act bearing warnings to steer clear of channel their name to regulate financial entries will be prosecuted. and other activities by unions, Fines for violations range from have not seen fit to become curious $50 to $250 and jail terms of 30 about the Chrysler situation. days to six months. The Coast Guard helps with inspection but, Since Newberg's resignation, "nevertheless,, the channels are just two months after becoming still cluttered with hundreds of in­ piesident of the company, an­ dividual fishing boats," Duke said. other Chrysler officer was named The Coast Guard is alarmed at use local area charts," Rear Ad­ as being the director of an adver­ the ihcreasing number of boats miral Edwin J. Roland, Commander tising company which handled running aground in the New York of the Third Coastj^Guard District some Chrysler business. area recently, and have appealed said recently. Since then, stockholders of the to boat owners and operators to equip themselves with navigation charts before taking to the water. Search and Rescue teams of the Third District have aided 186 boats which ran aground during April In order to assure accurate May and June, and have aided at digests of shipboard meetings least 120 boats aground in July in the LOG, it is desirable that Brand new idea in dock fenders are these deluxe ones made ^f alone, a preliminary report shows. the .reports of shipboard meet­ synthetic rubber, shown at a Japanese oil dock. "They may be "There would be fewer cases of ings be typed if at all possible. more efficient, but they don't have that nautical look. boaters running aground if they Chrysler Heads Milk Kitty; Land rum. Griffin Yawn No Old Tires, No Frayed Rope Type Minutes When Possible m Avwnst 19. I9M LOG Some NY Water 'Sports' May Face Jail, Fines �Aanut 19. 1999 H !• SEAFARERS FROM THB The Ayes'Of The World SIU in WASHINGTON WE ENOOUSE1WE ,14 Plii^^ POSITION OF THE SIU sj 4'W l-gr' : ?;.!i| ':•;« i V I'S 5 >" : '1 •f?. ,y, '1^' I ii ys A 'vin w'vV''l IWJ 'MnewB S-', .1 y4» w r fK MERCHANT SHIPS IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. In a letter to Senator Butler (R), Maryland, General Nathan Twining, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined the importance of our merchant fleet In a nuclear age. General Twining's comments were made after Senator Butler sent him a copy of remarks made by the Senator on the floor of the Senate. "I particularly agree," wrote General Twining, "in the emphasis you have placed on the need for an adequate merchant marine in-being and supported by an active, diversified shipbuilding and repair industry." General Twining pointed out that it was im­ portant to guard against reasoning to the conclusion that the nuclear age reduced the need for a strong merchant marine fleet. "If th® catastrophe of a general war should be forced upon us," Twining wrote, "the Merchant Marine would pay a most vital role. With land transport damaged beyond easy repair, tHe Merchant Marine under US control might be the only means of carrying the essential raw materials and foodstuffs required for the survival of the major population centers of the world and our armed forces overseas." General Twining went on to reiterate Senator Butler's conviction that a modern, well-balanced and commercially successful American merchant marine, created and supported by diversified a ;d active shipbuilding base, was essential to the security of the United States. 4" 4" ct SHIP CONSTRUCTION (Britain). The work on hand in British ship­ yards at the end of June was the smallest since September, 1946, inso­ far as the total tonnage of ships under construction was concerned, according to Lloyds Register of Shipbuilding Returns. The publication said that at the end of Junerthere were 261 vessels under construction with a total gross tonnage of 1,866,288. This was nearly 100,000 tons less than in the previous quarter. Lloyds said the decline in tonnage resulted from the fact that completions were well above average and the number of new ships-begun in the second quarter of 1960 was lower than normal. According to the Lloyd publication there were 1,203 ships under construction outside Britain. Their total gross tonnage was 7,257,887, a decrease of nearly 150,000 tons from the first quarter of 1960. 4i • f-Jv The action of the International Transportworkers Federation in wholeheartedly supporting protests made by the SIU against Arab League discrimination against ships and seamen makes it clear that the SIU's position enjoys almost universal sup­ port from labor all over the world. When the SIU started picketing the Egyptian-flag vessel Cleopatra in New York City last lApril, it brought out into the open a situa­ tion which the US State Department—and the governments of other western countries —had swept under the rug. Nevertheless, despite the overwhelming: sentiment against the blacklist, the Unitec, Arab Republic has not relaxed, its dis­ crimination. Several American ships were added to the blacklist after the conclusion of the Cleopatra protest, and there was not one word of complaint made, on the record, by the US State Department. Seafarers and, undoubtedly, crewmembers of other Amer­ ican and foreign flag ships are still being harassed and mistreated in Arab ports. In its initial communications to President Eisenhower and the State Department, the SIU pointed out that American tankers chartered by the US Navy were being barred by the Arab blacklist from par­ ticipating in the Persian Gulf oil trade. The Union also noted that American dry cargo phips were also being barred by the black­ list from participating in the movement of Government-owned farm surplus gifts to Arab countries. The Union suggested at the time that a simple and effective way of attacking the blacklist problem would be for the US Navy to refuse to-purchase oil at any port in which any American ships are blacklisted; similarly, for the Department of Agriculture to halt the shipment of farm surplus cargoes where the same conditions exist. Even a token protest on a limited basis of this Jiature by the United States Government would be far more effective than all the "pretty please" requests that have been aofc» dressed by the State Department to Arab nations on the subject. 4 ft • MARYI.AND PORT AUTHORITY ACTS TO PROTECT PORT IN­ TERESTS. The Maryland Port Authority has announced that it will intervene in the hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission when that body considers the application of the C&O RaUroad to ac­ quire controlling stock interest in the B&O Railroad. In reporting to maritime, business and labor interests, the Authority pointed out that its investigation indicated "that the effects of loss of local control of the B&O system to a former competing trunk line rail system can result in a most severe impact on the economy of the Port of Baltimore and the State, generally." The report emphasized the need for Mary­ land interests to protect and improve" the existing rail rate differeptial structure and to modernize Baltimore Port facilities so as to make them economically attractive to any consolidated rail system "that may emerge from the present proposals." The Authority report also noted that traffic movements resulting from the proposed merger might have a dominant effect on Baltimore's future as a major world seaport. For this reason the Authority recommended that the proposed consolidation be carefully studied by officials of railroad companies involved, au­ thorities on railroad mergers, independent experts in the transporta­ tion field. State government officials, and others. IWiijV-."'.' UJ- Pag* flfteM LOG Now that the ITF, representing transport unions from virtually every non-Communist maritime nation in the world, has so forthrightly adopted an SIU resolution on the blacklist,' it would seem appropriate for action on this issue to be taken on the inter­ national level. It is up to the US State De­ partment to take the lead to restore freedom ft ft ft of the seas and respect for the traditional MARITIME OUTLOOK. The Merchant Marine Data Sheet shows that rights of seamen and ships everywhere. there were 951 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or over in the active ocean­ 4" 4" t going US-flag merchant marine on July 1, 1960, 8 less than the number Harry Bridges And Cnbfi The signing of a mariifest6""by'' 'Harry Bridges' representatives calling for West Coast longshoremen to "give'their lives" for Cuba (i.e., the Communist-oriented govern­ ment of that country) is just about what anyone would expect from Bridges. It is consistent with his lengthy record of antiUS, pro-Soviet actions. What isbsurprising though, in the face of Bridges open emnity for the United States, its form of government and its society, is that so many politicians, ship operators, business leaders and others on the West Coast continue to give him respectability. We're not talking about negotiating with him across the bargaining table. That's something that the operators are legally- obligated to do so as long as Bridges' ILWU holds bargaining rights. Bridges extracts more than that. He is welcomed at all the testimonial dinners and public functions and is regularly and monotonously praised by the operators. People who wouldn't be caught dead in the company of Communist Party boss Wil­ liam Z. Foster see nothing wrong in hob­ nobbing with Harry, although it could be argued that he has done more for the" Soviet Union than Foster ever did. It's about time that Californians started drawing the line on Bridges. Their encour­ agement of him and tolerance of his antics is simply not in best interests of the United States. active June 1, 1960. There were 38 government-owned and 913 privatelyoyfped yess^ls, in the active service. These figures do not include prjyatelyTowned-vessel,^.temporarily inactive, or Government-owned y^^js epiplqyed.ip joading grain for storage. The privately-owned USflag fleet totais I.QIO yessels, the same number as June. Of the 97 privately-owned inactive vessels 34 are dry cargo ships and 49 are tankers that are laid up because of lack of employment. The remaining 1'4 ships are undetgoirtg repair. MA's active fleet decreased by 1; while its inactive fleet increased by 8. One reserve fleet ship was sold for scrap; one vessel was returned to the Navy; six Navy-owned ships were placed in Reserve Fleet custody, and one training ship was returned from the New York State Maritime College. One new ship construction and three ship conversion orders were received during June. The total of large merchant ships on order or under construction in US shipyards is 69. The Maritime Manpower Report shows that there was a total of 55,399 seafaring jobs on July 1, 1960. Privately-owned ships use 49,153 seamen; MSTS Civil Service-manned ships employ 5,349 seamen; and 897 were employed on MSTS contract tankers. The report shows that 28,537 persons were employed on privately owned cargo ships, 11,583 on tankers and 8,863 on Passenger-combos. ft ft ft LABOR MANAGEMENT SUMMIT MEETING. In November of 1959, AFL-CIO President George Meany suggested to President Eisenhower that a top-level meeting between representatives of labor and manage­ ment would be a good method to improve industrial relations in the United States. President Eisenhower agreed and called upon organized labor and the Natural Association of Manufacturers to designate plan­ ning committees and to work out an agenda and draw up a list of par­ ticipants for such a meeting. As a result, a meeting was called in which President George Meany, United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther and George Harrison, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, represented labor. Industry was represented by William J. Grede, President of J. I. Case Co.; L. A. Petersen, President of the Otis Elevator Co.; and Robert W. Stoddard, President of the Wyman-Gordon Co. The purpose of the meeting was to draw up an agenda for further discussion. This original, organizational meeting was held on May 19, 1960. After a 10-week layoff another meeting was held in New York City on Tuesday, August 1. After the meeting ended the discussions were described as "nice," "friendly," and "cheerful." The group, how­ ever, has not set a date for future meetings. President Meany said, "There was a general discussion of over-all problems and we are still discussing methods to implement the ideas advanced by President Eisenhower. We are still talking about the way we will proceed." �Vate Sixteen SEAFARERS Ancwt 19, MM LOG * BASIC SEATIME REQUIREMI WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS 1 TERWIS OF BENEFITS 1 " Hospital room and board Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. $15 per day room and board. Hospital Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Actual charges up to $200 for first 31 days; thereafter up to another $200. (Maximum $400). V Blood transfusions Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. ETO <See note belowt) ELIGIBILITY p - ^ Payments continue for as long as hospitalized. \ _ • . r •. X *Basic seatime requirement. ^ Claim must he filed with Welfare Plan not later than 180 days after surgery or discharge from hospital. Covers cost of anesthesias, laboratory and x-rays.. Ap­ plies only while confined in hospital. File enrollment card, marriage li­ cense and birth certificate with names of both parents. Maximum of 6 trans­ fusions at $37.50 each. This is In addition to hospital extras benefit; dependent must be confined in hospital. For adopted children: File adop­ tion papers with Plan office. Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Doctor calls at hospital $4 per visit for a maximum of 31 days. . BeneHt paid' only for non­ surgical cases while defendent is confined In hospitaL For stepchildren: Notarized affida­ vit showing support for all of pre­ vious calendar year. 1 * Surgical Wives and unmarried chil­ dren under 19; adopted chil­ dren and stepchildren; de­ pendent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pen­ sion. Up to $300 maxi­ mum as specified in surgical schedule. For dependent parents: File sup­ port claim form showing Seafarer furnished major portion of support to parents previous calendar year. Payable for surgery In hos­ pital or in doctor's office. , X • *Basio seatime requirement. Maternity Medical examinations Ail Seafarers. . All Seafarers; wives and un­ married children under 19; adopted children and step­ children; dependent parents of Seafarers. Seafarers on disability-pension. $200 plus $25 sav­ ings bond. Free medical exam­ inations, diagnostio and laboratory serv­ ices. File claim within one year of birth. File marriage license, birth certi­ ficate'with names of both parents. Payment for each birth; dup­ licate payments for duplicate ttrths. Child must be born in United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. Services available in SlU ' ports where medical centers are maintained. *Basic seatime requirement ONLT. i Seafarers in hespitals AH Seafarers In hospitals. 93 per dap. Payments eonUnne for aa lonf as hospltallied. tNote: Blood la also aTallable free of clurre tbronch the SlU isiood Bank. Contact port offiees for details. - ^ *Basle seatlms requirement. Piie claim within 60 days of dlsehai-fo from hospital, �Jisi Aatut 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Pag* lercBteaa LOG .4r |MT: The basic eligibility for every benefit is one clay's seatime in the last six months and 90 days in the last calendar year. WHO IS COVERED BENEFITS TERMS OF BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY *Baslc seatime requirement. Disabilitypension Death All totally disabled Seafarers regardless of age. $35 weekly; also ellgible for other bene­ fits where appli­ cable. Payments continue for entire period of disability. Any beneficiary named by Seafarer. $4,000 Covers death anywhere. File discharge showing 12 years seatime (at least 4,380 days) on ships for which SIU furnished crewmembers; medical abstract stating "not fit for duty perma­ nently." *Baslc seatime requirement. Beneficiary card must be on file. :i I ^11 Optical benefit Meal beeks Scholarships Special eqaipmenl Seafarer training scboci All Seafarers. Free eye examina­ tions and eyeglasses every two years. Facilities available fn most SIU ports. *Baslc seatime requirement ONLY. All Seafarerp. Meal book credit. Facilities available in. all SIU ports. 'Basic seatime requirement. All Seafarers under 35 and children of Seafarers. Chil­ dren of deceased, eligible Seafarers. All Seafarers. All Seafarers. Hcspital movies' $6,000 over a fouryear period. Covers any course at any ac­ credited college; can be ex­ tended for graduate study If 4 years not used up; 5 awarded annually, one re­ served for Seafarer. Three years' discharges including 'basic jseatlme requirement for Seafarer applying or father of child applying; transcript from last school; College entrance exam; letters of reference. Special aids necescary for recovery not provided, by hos­ pital. Benefit provided upon ap­ proval by trustees after sur­ vey of need. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY. No cost upgrading training; also entry training for new­ comers; lifeboat ichoo!. Upgrading training program and ent;y training in various ports. 'Basic seatime requirement ONLY, except for entry training. Patients at USPHS hospital. • V • • •- : 1.- i > 'ty '• 30 days ashore on shipping list. •-^1 'ifill Regular movlo showings provided at no cost to Seafarers and other patients. .... . r •' J'. » -'i, ' • - • . ^ ' ' ' ' T"* • >1 �Aamsl U, MM SEAFARERS LOG Paff« Eichteen News of SIU COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN'S UNION OF THB OF SIU THE ATLANTIC, SEAFARERS GULF, LAKES INTERNATIONAL AND INLAND UNION OF WATERS NORTH Dl STRICT AMERICA ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON Salmon fishing is in many ways Alaska's most important industry. The industry has been beset by proTjlems for several years, and the members of the SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishermen's Union, who depend on it for their livelihood, are watching with concern to T-see what the new state gov-> ernment can do to bring it and the United States not to fish salmon on the open ocean back to health. This will not be easy, and no­ east of a certain line. This line of body is foolish enough to suppose demarcation (175 degrees W) was that an overnight cure-all will be established to protect the dimin­ found. But many are hopeful that ishing stock of North American the state will take conservation salmon. The line has not proved measures to halt the increasing effective, though, and a new one deterioration of salmon resources may be needed. Japan has agreed to this. on the open seas. Another restriction imposed on SIU of NA Vice President The big concern is over-fishing. herself by Japan in the face of Open season on the high seas is Andrea Gomez, who repre­ all year round, and the rules are necessity is the following: After a sents fish and cannery work­ "catch-as-catch-can." Modern fish­ 13-day conference with American ers on the International Executive ing vessels are capable of taking tuna fish packers, - the Japanese Sampling New Bedford scoHops at Washington dinner is Senator Board, reports that a number of any weather, and spurred by in­ agreed to supply tuna to the U. 8. market only to fill the demand Leverett Saitonstall of Massachusetts. Helen Keith, daughter of creasing ^nmrld-wide demand, they meetings have been held, both with which the American tuna industry Rep. Hastings Keith, does the honors. At left is Howard Nickerson, the employees and management. haven't missed many tricks. As cannot meet. secretary-treasurer of Now Bedford Fishermen's Union. Octovio a result, certain species of fish Unions have undertaken major In an attempt to deal with prob­ threaten to disappear entirely. Modesto, representing employers of the Seafood Council, is at the roles in bringing the nations to­ lems arising out of a ehange in Seasons Closed right. gether and pressing for action. operations at the Star Kist tuna Within her own waters, Alaska Where governments are lax, un­ packing plant. Star Kist is discontinuing pack­ has the means to prevent such ions have been strong. Toward the ing in its plant No. 1—which has wastage. Salmon are protected by end of 1959, representatives of the been employing about 200 workers, imposing closed seasons during All-Japan Seamen's Union, the In­ including 180 women— and is now the spawning season or for the ternational Association of Machin­ period necessary for the increase ists, the SIU and the Al^ka Fish­ going to handle all tuna in its of depleted species; in addition, ermen's Union met to discuss plant No. 4, while plant No. 1 con­ certain waters could be closed to their common problem, the over­ tinues with its "wet fish" opera­ commercial Approximately 800 legislators and guests had scallop din­ fishing; the taking of fishing of the high seas. Ifiey tions. fish below a certain size might be closed with the wish that further ners with cranberry salad under the watchful eye of tele­ Mrs. Gomez reports that meet­ forbidden; undersirable types of discussions might follow — until vision and with a considerable nationwide coverage of the ings were held with the Star Kist fishing gear and' apparatus might eventually — workable means are event Massachusetts Senators-* management to see if some plan be prohibited or restricted. Kennedy and Saitonstall, and found to preserve the ocean's rich sponsors of tho dinner, ths pur­ could be worked out whereby the But the disappearances are tak­ resources. Reps. Keith and Martin were pose of which was to focus pub­ canneries could help to place some ing place on the open ocean, out­ licity on the scallop Industry. Ths of the people from plant No. 1— side of the jurisdiction of regional dinner was sponsored by ths New that is, those not wanting to work laws. What can the state do? Work Bedford Seafood Council, together only "wet fish" or work extra at with and put pressure on the Fed­ with Ocean Spray Cranberry, Inc. plant No. 4. eral government to encourage in­ Rep. Joe Martin assisted by provid­ Employees Meet ternational agreements with the ing the use of his private dining A meeting was also held with the other nations concerned. Voluntary nxHn for,the entertainment of 40 employees of plant No. 1 to. in­ regulation among the fishing na­ Congressmen, newspapermen and form them of the plans being tions is about the only alternative homo economics experts. anybody can see. worked out for them. The purpose of the dinner was Mrs. Gomez also reports that Attempts at international agree­ achieved, to judge from the south­ The New Bedford Fishermen's Blood Bank got off to a flying Star Kist has- started operations ment have been made from time ern and western legislators pres­ at its plant in Puerto Rico and or­ to time, but there have been fre­ start recently with 18 pints of blood donated by the flsher- ent who had never tasted scallops quent breakdowns. A notable fail­ men. As a result, three dependents of flshermen have already before. To a man they enjoyed ganizing has also started there. ure occurred off Iceland recently them. Mrs. Gomez had previously when British gunboats escorted received the blood they need--fcharged that Star Kist had "run their own fishing fioats Into the Events such as these should do der the jurisdiction of Dr. Victor away" 'from California in order to 12-mile limit Iceland had an­ ed during medical emergen­ Kiarsis, head of the laboratory at much to broaden the market for cies. find cheap labor on the Island. nounced to the world. St. Luke's. An exchange arrange­ the products of the New Bedford Actual donations got underway ment has been set up with the Pub­ fishery and provide more employ­ Originally, the tuna canning In­ Japanese Cooperate dustry was centered in California, Nations poorer In resources are on June 27. It Is hoped that ten lic Health Service Hospital in ment for the members of the New hut in recent years the packers generally more cooperative. The donors a week will make their Brighton, Mass., where fishermen Bedford Fishermen's Union. Ths have set up shop in such far-flung Japanese are a good example. This contributions at St. Luke's Hospi­ normally get their medical treat­ Union wishes to thank the Sen­ ators and Representatives from areas as Puerto Rico and Samoa, Asiatic nation, which probably tal. It is figured that ten pints ment. partly in the hope of evading S'U depends on fishing to a greater weekly will cover all the needs of In the past, it was always neces­ Massachusetts whose sponsorship iish cannery wage scales, workmg extent than any other country In) the fishermen, and their famiUes. sary to hunt up volunteers in an made the event possible. Without conditions and other benefits. the world, agreed with Canada The blood bank program is un- emergency in order to assure that their cooperation, the affair could a fisherman or a member of his never have been the outstanding family received needed blood trans­ success that It turned out. fusions. With this system in effect, the membership and their families Among nniona in the SIU are are assured of the blood they need a number of groups of Commer­ In an effort to remedy the declining price of scallops, the Seafood Council and the New cial fishermen on all coasts, as Bedford Institute of Technology Research Foundation have joined forces and applied to the when they need it. Exchange Arrangements well as riioreside fish canneries Small Business Administration for a research grant of not less than $10,000. The grant's purpose is to assist the staff-^ Efforts are being made to set up and processors. They are in­ exchange arrangements with other volved in such widely-diversi­ of the Textile Institute in cently made, but distribution Is velop effective ways of marketing fied fishing operations as scal­ studying and solving the seri­ surprisingly off. The probable rea­ the commodity, that is, of making hospitals in the area. Those who loping, tuna fishing, salmon is simply that millions of Americans more and more aware donate rceive blood donor cards ous marketing problems besetting son people have never tasted, seen or of scallops, as well as devising ef­ which specify their blood type— fisheries, cod, halibut and many Groups involved include the Industry today. heard about scallops. It is a prob­ fective means of distribution of a valuable asset should they, at others. Because the fishermen of the lem of underconsumption on a tho product. some time, need an emergency the New Bedford Fishermen's Union, Alaska Fishermen's New Bedford area produce 70 per­ national level. As has been pointed out previ­ transfusion. Union, tuna fish and' cannery cent of the nation's sea scallops Aid Small Business ously, there are many areas in the Fishermen who wish to contrib­ unioiu operating out of Calidistribution and marketing of this Such a grant as has been asked country In which scallops are not ute can, do so by making an ap­ ports and groups in food present problems of national for is consonant with the policy of obtainable because adequate means pointment at the Union Hall. Nor­ fomls Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and else­ significance. Production is .high the Federal Government in bolster­ for storing, marketing and dis­ mally the blood donations would where In the far northwest enough, according to a Small Busi­ ing "small business." The-money tributing the catch have not yet be made around 10 A.M. any week­ Pacific. ness Administration survey re­ would eventually be used to de­ been developed. day morning. Union Moves To Protect Cannery Jobs Scallops Are Wr Ylith Congressmen Blood Bank Is Started By New Bedford Union Seek Study Of Scallop Price Decline �AagoMt 19, 1969 SEAFARERS 1i 1 Faf Nliieteea lOG Soviets Raise Ante In Bid For Runaway Tankships Russia Is still trying to woo independent tanker operators—but with a fatter offer this time—to carry Black Sea crude oil to Cuba. -According to ship brokers, the runaways and independents can be expected to start taking the bait in the very near future. When they do, the carefully-contrived doctrine of US "effective con­ ing it . . . it's like . . . telling a that such vessels were under "ef­ fective" government control. trol" of the runaways will go hungry man he can't eat . . ." Gene B. Flowers, bosun, is exuberant (and why not?) as he accepts whopping $1,817.90 check from E. B. McAuley, Welfare rep. Money was from Pacific Carrier, last of bankrupt vessels. Back Yf ages Ready For Bankrupt Ship 1. Attorneys on the West Coast are holding $24,241 In back wages for crewmembers who were employed aboard the Golden Sail (ex-Wang Archer) as of January 15,1960. Claims covering periods of employ-' ' ment after that date have not ship ftay get in touch with the lawyers through SIU port agents been'settled as yet. The vacation and welfare contributions owed by the shipping company to the SIU plans involved will be discussed at a hearing next month. Former crewmen on the Heavy Polio Rate Strikes Puerto Rico by the boards. The Soviet Union is offering runaway and foreign flag oper­ ators up to 50'. percent above the going rate for (ankers to move Black Sea crude into Cuba. Though there have been no takers imme­ diately—mainly because of pos­ sible reprisals from American oil firms—petroleum brokers feel that many of these shippers will break down and take advantage of the offer which is, as they put it, al­ most too good to pass up.Up until now, Russia still has been able to supply Cuba with about half of the oil that country requires, due mainly to the short­ age of Red tankships. But if some of the smaller independent oper­ ators accept such Russian charters, others will surely make their ves­ sels available for this transaction. According to the "Journal of Com­ merce," New York shipping news­ paper,* ship brokers note that they "cannot see how these owners can watch this kind of business waved in front of their noses without tak­ On many previous occasions, the SIU and other maritime unions have spotlighted the fact that runa­ ways could not be relied upon to be loyal to the US in times of emergency—in spite of claims made by the US State Department As far as oil companies are con­ cerned, they have shown their ability to hang on to their oper­ ators. Major oil concerns have issued warnings that they would have nothing to do with an oper­ ator who handles Cuban oil. Some 10,500 members of the InternationaL Association of Machin­ ists returned to their jobs last month at four plants of Lockheed Aircraft Co. in California after be­ ing on the bricks over a contract hassle for about 30 days. The work stoppage ended as a new two-year agreement was signed which pro­ vides wage increases, layoff pay­ ments and other concessions for the lAM employees. The Machin­ ists also reported contract terms had been reached for its members who work for Lockheed in Mari­ etta, Ga. The union reported as well that missile and aircraft work­ ers employed by Boeing Aircraft Co. are scheduled to vote on a new two-year pact, the terms of which were not disclosed. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN or by writing Tanner and Carney, 725 Pacific Building, Portland 4, Oregon. The $24,241 represents net wages — after allotments, slops, draws and withholding taxes. Payments of back wages to the crews of two other bankrupt ships —^the John B. Kulukundis and the Pacific Wave—are still pending. Last reports indicate that In the case of the J.. B. Kulukundis, wh'ich was auctioned off in Singapore, the disbursement of the money is being held up by authorities due to difficulties involved in the ex­ change of money. Officials are checking on the source who bought the ship. Ex-crewmen of the SS Pacific Wave have $118,000 coming to them.This sum was paid in full in court, after sale of the ship in Haifa, Israel, but the money won't be paid out until the courts re-convene after the present vacation period, which ends next October. 4" 4< A major polio epidemic In Puerto Rico, coupled with an in­ crease in cases in Rhode Island and California, makes it especially urgent for Seafarers to get their polio shots this year. The Puerto Rico statistics show 853 paralytic cases in the first 30 weeks compared to only three cases in 1959. Stateside, California has had 152 cases of the paralytic type, with 59 in Rhode Island. As Seafarers know, copies of Dr. Leroy E. Barney, surgeon general of the Public Health Seiv- each issue of the SEAFARERS ice, has issued a plea to unvacci- LOG are mailed every month nated adults and children to get to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and their injections now. Polio, he points out, reaches its peak usually other overseas spots where Sea­ in the first part of September. farers congregate ashore. The Over half of* the paralytic cases procedure for mailing the LOG checked by the Service were found Involves calling all SIU steam­ to be in people who had not been ship companies for the itiner­ vaccinated. The Service estimates aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ that when three shots are given, followed by a booster shot the fol­ plied by the ship operator, three lowing year, the injections give copies of the LOG, the head­ ample protection against paralysis. quarters report and minutes Seafarers can get their polio forms are then airmailed to the shots at any Public Health Service .company agent in the next port hospital or out-patient clinic. Shots of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs ' are also available at the SIU get various quantities of LOGs. Health Center. at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Notify Union On LOG Mail up to $400 a year Financed by shipowner contribution^ to the cen­ tral kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SIU ship, SIU Vacation Plan benefits have been in­ creased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. ^ Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges coverin 90 days' seatime. Benefits are paid in direct pro­ portion to the number of days worked. For ex­ ample, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vacation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vacation benefits ore payable no matter how many different ships or companies have employed the Seafarer. Nor does he have to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through any SIU port office. . . ,c-,. 4« 4* 4> Agriculture Secretary Benson, pressured by powerful Califoin a growers, has called upon the La­ bor Department to inaugurate im­ mediate hearings aimed at torpe­ doing picket lines set up by the AFLCIO Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee at various farm locations in the state. The growers are seeking to upset the interpretation of a 'labor dispute* under which the California public employment service refused to send either domestic or Mexican workers through the AFL-CIO picket lines. A spokesman at tlie Agriculture Department claimed that in some cases the issues in­ volved organizational picketing and thei'efore should not be con­ sidered as a labor dispute. The Department also complained that agriculture is particularly vulner­ able to work stoppages, especially at harvest time. 4" • FOR iVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OF RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED 4- Meanwhile, 25,000 lAM mem­ bers at plants in .Seattle, Wash., Wichita, Kans. and at missile bases in Florida and Calilornia remained on their jobs after work agreements affecting them had ex­ pired. At the same time, however, lAM members and United Auto Workers stayed on strike at s x plants of United Aircraft Co. in Connecticut. One of the UAW's locals. Number 1234, voted to ac­ cept a new pact and return to their jobs at Pratt Whitney in North Haven. Still out, however, are some 27,000 members of both unions in six other Connecticut cities. 4" 4- With a contract deadline com­ ing up October 1, negotiations have gotten off to an early start between the International Un'on of Electrical Workers and lie giant General Electric Compa'iy. The union is seeking wage in­ creases, supplementaiy unemploy­ ment benefits, improved holit'ay ahd vacation provisions and an ex­ panded welfare and pension p ogram. The need for early negotia­ tions arose out of the fact that the present five-year contract is expiring and a great deal of re­ writing will be involved. 4' 4" 4> Seven high school graduates have received $2,000 scholarships financed by the James A. Suff" ridge-Retaii Clerks' Scholarship Fund. The students were chosen from among 400 candidates vying for the awards, which are named after the president of the Retail Clerks Union. vf �SEAFARERS tOE Pai* Tm^ If. IMt WiBst Coast Labor Backs Union Daily In Portland A big city newspaper is being born In Portland, Oregon, with the support of 50 unions and central labor bodies. Now a bi-weekly, the "Portland Reporter," publication of strik­ ing newsp'aper workers in Portland, will become a daily around November 1. The SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Union the struck papery and to give then 24 and then 82 pages, sub­ readers in the city an opportunity sequently coming out twice a week has voted a $1,000 contribu­ to buy a paper published by union as advertising and circulation tion to the new enterprise. SIU men, not by strikebreakers. picked up. The 50.000 weekly read­ Pacific District unions have been From the initial eight page ers initiaUy rose to 120,000 bi­ helping to support the strikers weekly, the "Reporter" became 12, weekly. The Rose City Development who have been fighting a grim Company was the next step. It was battle with the two Portland daily List Details In formed by Portland labor organiza­ newspapers since November, 1959. tions for the purpose of buying^ a Cables To Union building to house the new paper The "Reporter" grew out of a When noti^dng headquarters permanently. (At present, editorial, contract beef. Last November 10. the Stereotypers struck the "Jour­ by cable or wireless that a Sea­ business and publishing depart­ nal" and the "Oregonian." These farer has paid off in a foreign ments are scattered over five loca­ port because of injury or illness, tions.) They subscribed for stock newspapers then imported strike­ ships' delegates should include in the company to the tune of breakers from the Bloor Schleppey the following information: $100,700. strikebreaking agency and went on The man's full name, his SIU A building was purchased. It was printing as usual. book number, name of the ship, Meanwhile, the other uniops In the port of payoff and the hos­ the former headquarters of the the mechanical, business and edi­ pital where he is being treated. Wells Fargo Company, originally a torial departments had refused to The response of ships' crews stable for horses and wagons. The cross the picket lines, and their to the Union's request for these architect looked it over, declared members were also replaced by notifications has been very good. it "well suited" and drew up plans for its conversion to modern strikebreakers. Sometimes though, not aU of newspaper production. The "Reporter" went Into busi­ the above Information has been From Miami, Florida, the entire ness' as an eight-page weekly to included. Be sure to list all of printing plant of a now defunct this data so that the SIU can provide an outlet for merchants newspaper was teased. It had who did not want to advertise in act as promptly as possible. 'everything from presses and lino­ types to desks, chairs and paper clips." Soon 28,000 pounds of equipment were en route to the west ^st. MeMwhite, the "Oregonian" and the "Journal" were having their NEW ORLEANS—^A labor-backed slate of candidates for troubles. The former is backed by the wealth of the Newhbuse chain, city judges swept to victories here recently, it was reported and seems to be standing the strike fairly well with the aid of strike by New Orleans SIU agent Buck Stephens. in.surance. But it is a different Virtually all of the laborstory with the Journal. H, Bernard J. Bagert Juvenile endorsed judiciary candidates Daily circulation dropped from Court: Sect. A, John A. Wingrave; 70,000 to less than 50,000; the Sun­ won their elections in the first Sect. C, James P. O'Connor. day circulation collapsed from primary, but two posts were xm209,000 to 88,000. And, while other decided. However, the Crescent 'American newspapers were selling City Democratic Association, and more advertising space in com­ the Regular Democratic Organiza­ parable periods, both of Portland's strikebreaking publications have tion, the two rival political fac­ suffered slumps. tions in the city, agreed to declare The "Journal" gave a 50 percent the front runners—all labor sup­ rise in pay to keep discouraged The Luckenbach Steamship Com­ ported candidates, as winners. The labor candidate for the post pany, which has been on the down­ carrier boys on the job. Route of assessor In the Second Municipal grade in recent years because of managers have been getting a cash District, James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., declining intercoastal business, is subsidy of up to $300 a month looking for a license to handle- since November to make up for lo.st his race. radioactive waste. their losses. But defections from At its last meeting, the New Or­ leans Central Labor Council sup­ The SIU Pacific District-con­ the "Journal" continue. ported the Sears-Roebuek Co., tracted operator has applied to The "Oregon Labor Press" the boycott by the San Francisco Labor the Atomic Energy Commission for trade union newspaper, charac­ Council. Pickets were placed at the a license to dump the wastes in terized the "Journal" as "badly written, badly edited, riddled with main Sears store in New Orleans the Atlantic Ocean. The application lists the ways typographical errors and howling early this month by the Retail in which the wastes would be pack­ blunders, often garbled and un­ Clerks. Winning the judges' posts were: aged, stores and .disposed of in readable, flabby on its editorial page and utterly lacking in con­ Fred J. Cassibry, Division C, Civil offshore waters. viction." District Court; Oliver P. Carriere, Luckenbach formerly had « Division H, Civil District Court; thriving intercoastal business, but "The 'Journal' is not a news­ Criminal Court: Sect. A, Wm. J. in recent years, because of rail­ paper but a joke. It should be O'Hara; Sect. B, George P. Piatt; road rate cuts, the company has shown to students of journalism Sect. C, Edward A. Haggerty Jr.; sold off a number of its vessels and printing as a horrible example Sect. F, Oliver P. Scbulingkamp; and has bad increasingly tou^ of what can happen to a once-great newspaper when it falls into the Sect G, Shirley G. Wimberly; Sect. going. hands of lawyers, bankers* and professional union-breakers." Officers of the investment com­ pany backing the new Portland Daily have declared that the land­ lord unions will have no voice in operating or policy matters. Pub­ lisher Robert D. Webb said that the "Reporter" will carry national wire service news and syndicated features. "Our emphasis will be on accurate, impartial and lively coverage of local news and fea­ tures," he promises. Webb is an example of the many men now on the "Reporter" who originally worked on the other papers—before the strike. He was a sports deskman for the "Oregon­ ian." Eventually, it is hoped, 250 of the 800 who. have been out <4 work since the strike began will be employed by the "Reporter." New Orleans Unions Score In Local Judgeship Votes Operator Asks Atom License . NlWf HiAbitNii IN felVlli^ GE^WORiVSeeS>R&2cf(S> Cir 2,ISO MILSS PSZ Hcaz ^ 9u5rAi^Bj>,a)uivf=v/ AnAi&«»Amj=/9aon /M/Xcw IftliTBPAMifcWS-neoeps occupy >U4. OP a>Af<5o... CBMrkAL doN&fZ£s& «€>j£ssKyJ eB5j/\i3 wrri4 x>mpcfiAcu2,'ncKm'of^ TO PASS fORMO fht>lce93AiMQS4ee7^ \ ytrSV %SKSMSHSIAB33&> AROtA/D/A/R4N73?/* VOMINICAM RsmpcAT, mx Bsssiosl CP THS VA}tm> US.0BSBMAr\0}^ Pilar,PCI/VERS, BB&miNiAosco^. sHoTvomi M4y T mi0 TAKJNSAERJAU pfiojpsiimi Rpssii^, nemVPAce AmRSCAAj couBGe-mm _ P^AOY, hJOIAfIS SWAP raz, j/MMje V/HllSMAJORS PIAN TDADD BBArROSeiAHS ATCAMfi SAMS.»»ffmPMAT/OMAL oiessTau/zA/AMeAir...vicroK/ Uff/4£?Rej> Bp AMBRiCAM PRESS, trAofsrA^. mAD\nM3*PNA ftmeourn'Mh. emmrB ^I\m VPPROJS^ A^mefiNCCm-XAiAJAWApJER esmimisIMFEP0^P&4„^ MPEAMP HiAilPP. �•>, , • If. INO ••••.:•••.'•-1--; -• • iEAFARERS 100 Wtf Twtmtr-Oam News of Snr CANADIAN DISTRICT OP Strike Vote Under Way In Canada It. P - The Canadian government Federal Board of Conciliation has recommended a 12 percent increase for members of the SIU Canadian District employed on vessels of the Association of Lake Carriers. The association represents the major operators in the Canadian-flag Great Lakes trade. Meanwhile, Canadian District Seafarers are taking a strike vote on the offer recommended by the conciliators. Ballots have been sent out and results should be known by the middle of next month. The strike vote was called by the SIU Executive and Negoti­ ating Committee. Under the recommendation, the 12 percent would be spread over a period of three years. The recom­ mendation is a slight improvement over the 10 percent figure that had been offered by the Lakes carriers. The Conciliation Board rejected a Canadian SIU demand for a re­ duction in the work week from 48 to 40 hours, claiming that the 40hour week could not be applied because of "the natiure of the operation on the Great Lakes." In addition to the 40-hour week demand, the Union had asked for a one-year wage increase package. In presenting its demands for major improvements in the Lakes agreement, the Canadian SIU had cited the drastic changes in the nature of Lakes shipping since the opening of the Seaway. In the preSeaway days there were numerous small Lakers in operation which were designed so as to be able to sail into Montreal through the shallow-draft channels below that city. With the opening of the Sea­ way, the small Lakers have been put out of business to a consider­ able extent, being replaced by much larger ships which can take advantage of fhe 27-feet of water the Seaway offers. As a result, one of the large •hips, carrying. 32 men, can mandle as much grain or other bulk cargo as was carried on six of the "canallers," with a manning scale of .152. Under the circumstances, the Canadian SIU felt that the Car­ riers could offer considerable im­ provements because of the greater •mount of cargo carried per man on the new ships. SIAPARERS INTERNATIONAL Canadian Seafarers, members ot the SIU Canadian District, •re a Vita! element in file mari­ time picture generally and in the SIU family of unions. They man ships under Canadian flag across-the-board—deep sea off the Atlantic Coast, on fhe Canadian West Coast, on the Great Lakes and the Seaway. The Canadian SIU also repre­ sents large groups of Canadian tugboatmen, dredgemen and alUed crafts. The Cuiadian Disteict works elosely with the other SIU onions fiurooghoot North America and the mntual relationship has been of great advantage to all SIU members. UNION OP NORTH AMERICA Arcf/c Shipping Season Starts; Canadians On 'Dew Line' Run The summer run to the Arctic Ocean Is becoming significant business for Canadian shipping. Unlike the situation in the United States, where the run died out several years back, as far as private operators are concerned, Canadian-flag ships are becoming increas­ ingly active in running to the>"^ ^^ Far North military bases. started forming convoys for the has no shipping preference laws This is in part because the Far North run. All of the Dew Line or shipping subsidies of any kind, radar picket stations (known to shipping generally has to be com­ Canadian-flag ships are getting the seamen as the "Dew Line" for Dis­ pleted within a six-week to two- Arctic run business, as it involves tant Early Warning Line) are a month period depending on ice important security considerations. The Dew Line run was a big op­ Joint US-Canadian effbrt. The Uni­ conditions. Usually, as August ted States contributed the major wears on and the days get shorter, eration for US shipping when the share of the construction costs, but the Arctic freeze-up prevents fur­ stations were under construction. It was the practice then for the the stations themselves are large­ ther ship operations. Some of the Canadian District Maritime Administration to break ly maintained by the Canadians. As a result, in the first week of ships which are on this run in­ out a number of boneyard ships as July, the Canadian operators clude the Federal Pioneer, Feder­ well as knot ships for this nun. al Voyager, Canuk Port, Canuk Now some of the knot ships are Trader, Wahcondah, Farrandoc, serving another purpose— track­ Eskimo and Maplebranch. ing US missile shots in the South In fact, the Dew Line operations, Atlantic. as well as other government spon­ In addition to military outposts, sored shipping runs, have been summertime is the season in which credited in part with the modest remote outposts in the north coun­ revival of Cgnadian-flag deep-sea try and in Hudsons Bay get many merchant shipping. While Canada of their staple supplies. Fired By Skipper, He Has Tanker 'Arrested' Typical Wssf Coest fumbsr tow b shown off the coast of Brit'ish Columbia. Industry b hopeful of a revival after two poor years. VfC Lumber Tugs Hope For Revival After two years of near-idleness due to forest fires, in 1958, and a woodworkers strike last year, SIU Canadian District tugmen and the companies imder contract to the Union have high expectations for A good*^ employed In the industry are look­ season this year. ing forward to more work. The forest industry of BritYears ago, tugboats solved the tish Columbia, beset by severe com­ problem of getting raw materials petition in all markets. Intends to to the industrialized areas of Van­ -get the most intensive use possible couver and New Westminster. At from every tree cut. And inasmuch first their work was limited main­ ly to the towing of log rafts irom as the tug and the barge _are es­ points along the coast to lumber sential in expediting raw materials mills in the urbanized areas. to plant sites in Canada, both will Gradually, newsprint, lumber play an even larger role as the and sulphite pulp entered the pic­ forest industry recovers from the ture and because most mills were located near waterways, the tug doldrums. Last year when the woodworkers industry came more in demand. were on strike, one SlU-contracted Just as the services of the tugs July 1 throngh July 31 towing firm—Straits Towing, Ltd. began to expand, so did their size Jobs lost about 83(M>,000 worth of and shape. Newer designs came Port Shipped towing business during the idle into being—designs which made it period. Even a huge forestry out­ easier for the tugmen to carry Montreal .....271 fit—Macmillan, Bloedel and Powell their loads. Toronto. ....' 141 Probably one of the most inter­ River Ltd.,—^felt the impact of the Thorold 283 strike. This company has its own esting new designs was that of the Fort William 146 subsidiary towing lines, but also self-dumping log barge, which Vancouver ........ 86 contracts out work, some of it to made its debut in the 1950's. An­ Quebec 44 firms which have pacts with the other was a dry cargo barge, the St. John .. c... 4^ . 21 VT-57, which is 235 feet long and Canadian District of the SIU. Dalifax ................ 36 Now that things are beginning is used for bringing paper products to return to normalcy, the tugmen from up-coast mills. Total Jobs Shipped,....1028 Canadian SIU Shipping 1 I ^ THE Fired unjustly by the skipper of a Shell tanker, an SIU Canadian District member had sweet revenge. Elias Mallet, messman on the Tyee Shell, stood the oil company on its heels in the port of Van--* couver, British Columbia, an SIU representative returned to when he had the ship "ar­ the ship to see the skipper, the mate refused to let them board rested." Mallett went to the authorities, the vessel. Nor did the skipper instituted legal action and per­ record any details of the firing sonally slapped a lien on the ship incident in the ship's log. While Mallett is arguing his own for back wages and compensation for his unjust firing. As a result, case, he is getting the full support the company had to scurry around of the SIU Canadian District on a while and post bond before the this issue. ship was released. The issue is now before the Canadian courts where Mallett intends to argue his own case, with the backing of the SIU in Vancouver. The entire incident highlighted the anti-SIU activities of the Com­ munist-oriented Canadian Brother­ The SIU Canadian Districthood of Railway Trainmen's group manned tug Black Bass capsized in on the West Coast. The "railwaymen" have been actively raiding Coal Harbor, Vancouver, recently, in the seamen's field for some but none of the crewmen were in­ time, particularly in British Co­ jured. Seafarer Ted Rattenbury, who lumbia. Mallett maintains in his charges was aboard at the time of the inci­ .that the firing was prompted by dent said that he didn't even get the skipper's dislike of the Cana­ wet because he was able to climb dian District and sympathy for the on the hull of the boat as it started to keel over. rival "railway" union. The skipper, however, wasn't so The firing followed a dispute on the ship between Mallett and fortunate, sfid Rattenbury: He had another messman who- was a mem­ to go into the drink and swim back ber of the rival organization. Mal­ to the tug to get on the hull. Both lett declared he was told by the were taken off in a matter of min­ skipper and the mate that he utes, safe and sound. couldn't along" with the CBRT m^.er; that he had previ­ ously been warned he would be fired if he had any disputes with the member of the rival outfit. Apparently, the CBRT member was immune to any disciplinary FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 action by the skipper.. 128V4 Hollis St. Further, Mallett states he was HALIFAX, N.S. Phone 3-8911 told he had received his job in an MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 "unconstitutional" manner, and QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot was accused by topside of comihg Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. aboard for the "express purpose of CAnal 7-9212 causing dissension" with the CBRT. TORONTO. Ontario 972 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 The fired seaman promptly re­ 177 Prlnee William St. ported the incident to the Union ST. JOHN. NB OX 2-5431 hall in Vancouver. When he and VANCOUVER. BC.... 998 Mala St. Tug Capsizes, Crew Escapes SIU Canadian District Halls •a-.'- I. �Fag0 Twenty-Two SEAFARERS LOG Anciurt 19. 19M News of SIV PACIFIC DISTItlCT a •f. SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC, MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, MARINE COOKS 9 StEWARDS UNION • SlU OP NA Leilani Bought For APL PacificPassenger Service ship Leilani is going to get a new lease on life after an indifferent career as American President Lines has u*0 purchased the vessel from& the Maritime Administration AAA AAA for $3,200,000. The Leilani, after under­ a new sister ship for the SS United going considerable refurbish­ States in the Atlantic trade, but ment, will enter the Pacific pas­ the cost estimates ran high and senger trades as a new entry in the plans were sidetracked. Originally, the Leilani served as the fight of West Coast ship op­ erators against the serious chal­ a troop transport in World War II. lenge of the merged British-flag Subsequently, she went into serv-. P&O and Orient Lines. The merged ice for American Export Lines as British companies are trying to the LaGuardia, but failed to pay bite off a huge chunk of both pas­ off and was forced into idleness. Her last service was with th« senger traffic and freight business Buik-carrier SS Harry Lundeberg was one of the targets of a raid attempt by Marry Bridges in Hanow carried largely by APL and short-lived Hawaiian-Textron com­ waii. Vessel normally carries gypsum and cement products for Kaiser Incfi pany, a shipping venture of a firm Matson Line. lusfries. If was named after the late SlUNA President. Accordingly, APL has ambitious which had originally been in the plans for refurbishing the Leilani textile business, and since then, Pacific District, MTP Support to carry some 350 passengers and left shipping to go into the elec­ match the facilities and services tronics field. offered by APL's President Cleve­ land and President Wilson. This will cost something in the vicinity of $16 million, of which the US Government would pay about half in construction subsidies. When last operated in the Ha­ Two resounding blows have been dealt the International Longshoremen's and Ware­ waiian service by Hawaiian-Textron housemen's Union by the Sailors Union and the SIU Pacific District, in a two-month period the Leilani carried a crew of ap­ proximately 250 SIU Pacific Dis­ during the course of which the ILWU tried to move in on SUP jurisdiction. trict members. However, the fu­ The latest ILWU raid at-"*"^ ture manning scale of the vessel dock. This effort failed even berger later pointed out to the The fleet replacement program tempt took place at Hono­ though officially ther^ is a mutual SUP membership that, "Whoever will probably depend a good deal of the SIU Pacific District-con­ lulu when the SUP-contracted aid pact existing between the controls the hopper can control the on the nature of the revamping tracted American Mail Line got Permanente Silverbow (Kaiser) was ILWU's Harry Bridges and the unloading of the ship, and if the and the service in which she op­ underway last month when the met by some 350 ILWU pickets as Teamsters James Hoffa. If this is ILWU oncfe got the hopper they erates. keel for the new SS Washington it pulled into a Sand'Island dock APL's purchase of the Leilani Mail was laid at Todd Shipyards, with a load of raw building ma­ true, the alliance was not in effect v/ould be in a better position to go and rebuilding of the vessel indi­ San Pedro, Calif, terial. They were met by a slightly this time, because an IBT official after (SUP) work." cates that the company has given on the docks said, "The trucks The membership unanimously lesser number — about 200 — of Contract for the construction of up hope for the time being of keep moving." went on record at the meeting that AFL-CiO affiliated men of the the Washington Mail—as well as As the ILWU power play col­ the union would "use any and all building a new superliner, the SUP, the Marine Firemen's Union, for two of her sister ships—^wai President Hoover, for the trans­ Marine Cooks and Stewards, Op­ lapsed, SUP Agent Jim Dooley means to protect our jobs and pacific trade. Legislation was in­ awarded last July under the six addressed the longshore pickets jurisdiction now and in the future erating Engineers and others of troduced In Congress last year call­ percent differential of the Mer­ the Maritime Trades Department on the dock and told them about from any and all parties." ing for the construction of a new chant Marine Act of 1936. the SUP's history as a fighting The ILWU raid got under way in Honolulu. transpacific superliner as well as • Thp new cargo-passenger liner In face of this show of strength, union, declaring that "undet no last month when it tried to move will be the first ship in AML's 20the ILWU men tried to halt the circumstances would anyone take in on the SUP-contracted SS Harry year agreement with the Federal over SUP jurisdiction now or at Lundeberg which was unloading unloading of the ship by stopping Maritime Board to replace its any other time." the last of its cargo of gypsum at the Teamster-manned trucks which present fleet of eight owned and After Dooley had taken this Sand Island dock, ILWU official were to take the cargo off the one chartered ship with elght new stand, an ILWU representative Jack Hall, backed by some 125 vessels, whose total cost is esti­ backed down on threats to take pickets, threatened to take over mated at over $100,000,000. over a conveyor on the ship and the vessel. The pickets, however, For the three ships which are to firmly denied that his union had were withdrawn after 45 minutes be built at the San Pedro yards wanted to encroach on the SUP's and the entire ILWU attempt was AML Will trade in to the Govern­ work. He said that the ILWU's denounced by the Honolulu AFLment its three obsolete C-2 diesel claim was on the work performed CIO Central Labor Council which SUP ships—the China Mail, Island Mail by the Operating Engineers at the gave its full support to the SUP. HONOLULU... 51 South Nimitz Highway and Ocean Mail. PHone 502-777 end of the self-unloading hopper. The ILWU has made repeated NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Jackson 5-7428 The two unions have scheduled a efforts of this kind to ipvade the .The three ships to be built under The SIU Pacific District has NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn talk to work out the jurisdictional jurisdiction of the Sailors Union, wholeheartedly joined with other this contract are basically Mariner HYacinth 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. work dispute. without success. A notable example West Coast trade unions in a mass types, having an overall length of CApitol 3-4336 SUP Secretary Morris Weis- was the Pacificus beef of '54-'55i BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. boycott of two Sears and Roebuck 563.7 feet, a beam of 76 feet and a Douglas 2-8363 retail stores at San Francisco, in deadweight of 14,885 tons. Their SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 support of some 262 union workers speed is pegged at better than WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-6617 fired by Sears for respecting the twenty knots. picket lines of another striking American Mail Line operates a MC&S unon. regular service from US North HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total PHone 5-1714 The beef started after Machinist Pacific ports to the Far East, and NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. 6/28 to 7/25 6/1 to 6/30+ 7/1 to 7/31 Union employees could get no sat­ between California ports and the RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn isfaction out of negotiations with Bay of Bengal under SIU Pacific San Fran. HYacinth 9-6600 628 169 310 1,107 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Sears' management with regard to District contract. CApitol 7-3222 Seattle Union security, improvements in 144 53 BAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. 52 249 EXbrook 7-5600 the company's health and welfare SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Portland 51 42 16 program and a city-wide bargain­ MAin 3-0088 109 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ing unit. Sears contended that it Wilmington TErminal 4-8538 636 (no hall) 152 788 was the company's 'national policy' Seafarers overseas who want New Yoric MFOW not to discuss these subjects. 99 30 25 154 to get in touch with headquar­ HONOLULU. 56 North Nimitz Highway The Machinists set up picket ters in a hurry can do so by PHone 5-6077 New Orleans 60 (no hall) 1 61 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. lines after these talks failed. Their cabling the Union at its cable MAgnoIia 0404 Honolulu plight had the sympathy of some address, SEAFARERS NEW NEW YORK ;.. .130 Greenwich St. 19 31 15 65 COrtland 7-7094 400 of Sears workers who refused YORK. PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. (no hall) San Pedro 71 CApitol 3-7297-8 (no hall) to cross their picket lines. This 71 Use of this address will assure BAN FRANCISCO ...240 Second St. resulted in the firing of 262 of speedy transmission on all mes­ DOuglaa 2-4592 Total 1,637 396 1 571 2,604 SAN PEDRO.. 206 West 7th St. the workers after a tem'porary sages and faster service for the TErminal 3-4485 court injunction halted the picket­ men involved. SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. • ' MAIn 2-6326 ing. SUP Pouts New Bridges Raid With Help Of MTD Unions New Mail Line Ship On Ways SF Unions Ask Boycott Of Sears Co. SIU Pacific District Halls Pacific District Shipping Union Has Cable Address �Awitti 19. 19M SEAFARERS IOC Fag* Tweatr-ThrM News of SIU PACIFIC DISTRICT SAILORS UNION OP THE PACIFIC. MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION. MARINE COOKS 9 STEWARDS UNION • SIU OP NA MCS Considers Stress On Recreational Use Of Santa Rosa Site W - f- The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union now has under ad­ visement a proposal to replace the present marine cooks' and stewards' training program at its Santa Rosa training center with a shipboard training program, and to put the major TV lounge, a library, a snack bar emphasis at Santa Rosa on and soda fountain and a large creating a genuine recreation dance floor. The main area has area for union members and their picture windows overlooking the families, as well as an area to rolling acres of the center. A rus­ serve r -itired, disabled and con­ tic brick fireplace, occupies one valescent union members. wall of the hall, and the entire The shipboard training program, building, dedicated in 'June of ft has been proposed, should in­ 1958, is air-conditioned. clude a program of promotion In April of 1958, the first cab­ Over-all view shows some of cabins built for retired end vacationing members of the SIU Pacific based on seniority and the ability ins for vacationers and pensioners District unions at Marine Cooks and Stewards training center which opened near Santa Rosa. Calif, to meet the requirements for stew­ were unveiled. Each building has ard department personnel pre­ a bath, a kitchenette^and either in March, 1957. scribed by other rules. one, two or three bedrooms. The nation's first training cen­ Apartments Dedicated ter for Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards opened its doors on March A year later, an open house was at the center during the dedi­ 25, 1957 near Santa Rosa, Calif. held cation of 18 fumtshed apartments Since then, the center has come retired members of the SUP also to serve as a haven for re­ for and MFOW built near the apart­ tired or vacationing members of ments the other SIU Pacific District Un­ bers. for retired MC&S mem­ ions — the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's The director of the training center Is Karl Schneider, former Union. The training center, built by chief steward on a West Coast pas­ the Marine Cooks and Stewards senger liner and former instructor Union and the Pacific Maritime in waiting for the US Maritime Association on some 370 acres in Officers Training School, Sonoma County, about 70 miles The staff also includes chef north c' San Francisco, has seen Constantine Bruckner, former ex­ more Uian 900 students success­ ecutive chef of the US Lines. The fully complete various courses in meat cutter is Suey M. Chew and the baking instructor is Henry steward department operations. The center at first offered tui­ Chin. Courses were at first all 90 days tion-free training to young men who intended to be cooks and long, and included cooking, baking, stewards on Pacific Coast passen­ butchering and waiting on tables ger liners and freighters. Later, for newcomers to the industry. courses were offered to steward Later, the school concentrated Olympic swimming pool is.popular recreational spot for vacationing members of SIU Pacific District department members who desired on upgrading men already sailing unions at MCS training center. Pool Is located in spacious patio area and there are also a wading to upgrade their ratings, and fa­ in the steward department In pool, bathhouse and showers. 1959, a refresher course for stew­ cilities were built to house re­ tired members of SIU Pacific Dis­ ards aboard freighters was offered. trict maritime unions. The center The freighter stewards' courses has also been used for vacations were from 10 to 21 days in dura­ tion. for these union members. School Beorganixed Building Started In '56 In March of 1958, the school The installation was formerly the mountain estate of a railroad underwent a reorganization. Until Quick-acting crewmen of SAN FRANCISCO—An open hearing and investigation of executive. Building began in 1956 then, the Union had assumed most the wine tanker Angelo Petri and the following year the first of the responsibility for the opera­ complaints by the membership concerning the Marine Cooks recently assisted in the rescue tions. ' class went through the 90-day and Stewards Union began here on Monday, August 8, at the off Cape Canaveral of three Air The Board of Education of the course. Force crewmen whose tanker had The original facilities include a school now includes repesentatives union's headquarters, 350 Fre-"^ whitewash any officer or member been ditched in the sea after run­ from, the MCS and from the oper­ mont Street. SIUNA Presi­ $500,000 kitchen classroom with a ning into engine trouble. $50,000 aU-eleetric kitchen. There ators. Subcon\mittees have re­ dent Paul Hall presided at the of the union. A team of court reporters took a There were 14 crewmembers on are cooking and dining facilities sponsibility for school objectives, hearings, which were attended by verbatim record of the week-long the plane at the time of the crash, finance, enrollment, legal affairs, for more than 200 guests. A huge recreation hall is part promotion, public relations and 600 MCS members at the outset. hearings. The record, along with but only 11 survived. Taking part of the training center, and it has curriculum, with the general com­ Also present were several SIUNA thp findings, will be published in in the operation were merchant. an Olympic swimming pool in a mittee exercising over-all control. International officers, as requested its entirety and distributed to all Coast Guard and Navy ships and MCS members. The center is not limited to by Hall. Air Force planes and helicopters. spacious patio area. Twenty complaints in all had In the main hall there are a training stewards and providing Hall notified MCS officers and Within minutes of the first dis­ homes for retired and vacationing members July 6 that he would hold been filed after Hall announced the tress call sent out by the plane, all union members. Many civic, labor the Investigation and open hearing hearings and solicited information ships in the vicinity were alerted. On these pages is news of and industry meetings have been after he. had received several com­ from the membership. The Petri, closest to the area, was activities of the SIU Pacific held on the site. International officers present at first munications from MCS members to reach the plane. The other District representing the three the hearings included SIUNA vice The MC&S offered the center to on the situation, including one West. Coast unlicensed unions, the California State Disaster office from MCS Secretary-Treasurer Ed presidents Morris Weisberger, Hal eight crewmen were picked up the Sailors Union of the Pa­ for civil defense in case of emer­ Turner. C. Banks, Sam E. Bennett, Lester either by helicopters or other ships. cific, the Marine Firemen's gency. At the open hearing, to which Caveny, Lester Balinger, and Cap­ Union and the Marine Cooks In September of last year, labor San Francisco newspaper reporters tain John M. Fox. Also attending and Stewards Union, who sail and management representatives had been invited. Hall stated he were John Hawk, international under tha banner predomi­ met with home economics experts would allow all complainants to secretary-treasurer, and Vincent J. FOR All nantly in the Pacific trades to at be heard and to present evidence. Malone, international representa­ the center. The previous year, a Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East delegation of Japanese union He also said he would permit "any tive. YOUR OFAR and on 'round-tiie-world runs. leaders toured,, the school under individual who feels he is done Hall conducted the hearings'in The SIU Pachio District Unions the auspices of the US Department harm by any of the testimony to San Francisco under the provisions are a key group in the SIUNA, of Labor. The Americanr Newsf>aper take the opportunity to make any of the SIUNA constitution, which representing as they do the Guild and other unions have used statement he may wish for the authorizes the International presi­ entire maritime industry on thei the school' for convention and record." He assured the member­ dent to hold such hearings when West Coast. ship that the hearings' would not requested. meeting purposes. I - 'tip ">• '.'•J Hearings On MCS Issues Petri Assists Held In San Francisco Fliers' Rescue SEA CHEST •M • 'I .. �rMct Twenty-Fonr SEAFARERS Pacific-Puerto Rico Trade Target Of Raii Rate Cuts Transcontinental railroads are proposing another attack on domestic ship operators at a meeting in Chicago, according to the "Pacific Shipper," West Coast maritime industry publica­ tion. The attack would taket : the form of a reduction in the Pacific Coast to Gulf ports, rates on canned goods from destined for Puerto Rico. At present, the basic export rate on canned goods between the West Coast and the Gulf is $1.75 per hundred pounds. The railroads would practically cut that rate in half, from $1.75 to 94 cents. Selective Rate Cut By so doing, the railroads would Seafarer Thomas Trainer has establish a through rate by rail to •potted an item of more than usual interest which points up the the Gulf and by ship to Puerto vast improvement in the seaman's Rico of $1.75 a hundredweight. life made in the last hundred This would be considerably less years. The article is a reprint than the current all water charge from the "Atlanta Journal" of from the Pacific Coast to Puerto July 29, 1960, which put out a Rico which is $1.91 per hundred special issue with samples of the pounds. Ship operators obviously could news as it occurred in July, 1860, when Abraham I.incoln was cam­ n(^ compete for this trade if the paigning for president. The item selective rate cut is made. Among companies which would reads as follows; be affected by the rate cut is the "Mr. John Rand, a German sail­ or, complained Tuesday that an SIU contracted Waterman Steam­ attempt was made to kidnap him ship Company. Waterman main­ and send him to sea as a crewman tains service between the Pacific Coast and Puerto Rico. on an unfamiliar ship. "Police found Mr. Rand hand Proposed Cuts Protested Northern California ports are already protesting the proposed rate cuts. The tactic used by the railroads in this instance Is one which they have employed on repeated oc­ casions to drive cohipeting ship operators out of business. In many instances, it has been charged that these rates are below the actual railroad cost of hauling cargo. The railroads are willing to take these losses if, in the long run, they put competing modes of transportation -out of business and then are able to monopolize'^ all of the cargo operations involved. The Interstate Commerce Com­ mission chairman had admitted at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that the ICO does not re­ quire the railroads to charge aboVecost rates in all circumstances. HIRING HALI,, 1860-STYLE I- V- cuffed and tied in a boarding house kept for sailors by Mr. Theodore Lynn. He was freed and Lynn was arrested. "Rand said Lynn drew a pistol and handcuffed him, then slipped a rope through the handcuffs and tied it to the ceiling of a bedroom while he (Lynn) went to get help to take Rand aboard a ship. Rand's arms were drawn over his head in a painful manner. "A passing policeman saw Rand thus trussed up and he was freed. Lynn was charged with kidnap­ ing." The practice of "shanghaiing" seamen, and the equally-vicious practices of crimp houses, which kept seamen in perpetual debt by charging exhorbitant fees for shipping jobs, persisted well into th# 20th century. Only the estab­ lishment of union hiring halls put an end to the control of shipping Jobs by crimps and boarding house keepers. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. The Union cannot accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the prospect of having to go to a lot of trou­ ble and red tape with the Rail­ way Express Co. LOG Aiuiisl 19, 1969 Steward Committee Report We, the undersigned, having been elected at the membership meeting at headquarters on July 5, 1960, in conformity with the recommendations of the executive board, for the purpose of con­ sidering problems relating to the steward depart­ ment, and to make recommendations with respect thereto, make this report. The committee first met on July 6,' 1960, at headquarters, and were provided with meeting room facilities by headquarter's officfers. Walter C. Patterson, Book No. P-73 was elected as chair­ man of the committee, and Richard H. Simpson, Book No. S-£tl§ was elected secretary of the committee. ^I^ions of the committee were held on July 6, 7:^'11 and 12, 1960, which were at all times oped to the membership. The committee considers that it would be in the best interest of the Union, the membership generally, as well as the members of the steward department itself, if a training, up-grading, and re-certification prpgram were instituted in the steward department. We recognize that it may be impracticai to make broad changes all at one time, and feel that a program of re-certification of stewards would be a good place to start. Annexed hereto, are our recommendations with respect to such a program. We understand, and have been advised, that some of our recom­ mendations will require contractual changes, ne­ cessitating negotiations with the Union's con­ tracted employers, and we also recognize that these recommendations are to serve primarily as a guide to the executive board in its negotiations with respect to such contractual changes. This committee wishes to express its thanks to headquarters for its cooperation and assistance during our deliberations, and to recommend to the executive board and to the membership, that the matters set forth in our annexed recommen­ dations be instituted as soon as reasonably pos­ sible. Respectfully submitted, Walter Clifton Patterson, Chairman (P-73) Richard H. Simpson, Secretary (S-918) Nicolas Nomikos (N-25) Enrique R. Rosado (R-148) Walter Marcus (M-168) Recommendafions 1. We recommend that a school, or schools, be established to train stewards, centering primarily on the duties and responsibilities of the steward aboard ship. We have such things in mind as preparation of decent menus, food preparation, food preservation and storage, etc. The compe­ tency of the school and its operations, we take for granted. 2. Wo recommend that the course should be a minimum of thirty (30) working days. We want to make clear that time in training be considered "sea time" for seniority purposes. 3. We recommend that a recertification com­ mittee be established of at least two (2) manage­ ment and two (2) Union representatives, who would set up standards for testing those who complete the course. These standards should not be restricted to technical efficiency, but should have additional tests involving conduct, sobriety, experience at sea, and other corresponding and related qualifications. 4. We recommend that there be an appeal procedure from the determination of the recer­ tification committee. We see no reason why the Seafarers' Appeals Board cah't handle this too, but make no particular recommendation with respect thereto. 5. With the accomplishment of all this, we recommend that people who pass this school, and pass the test of the recertification board, subject to the right of appeal, ought to be given prefer­ ence in employment for the job of steward. 6. We recommend a separate registratioil cate­ gory for the job of steward. 7. Because we appreciate that such a program cannot be started in all ports simultaneously, and because even within ports everybody has to get a fair chance to take advantage of this program, we recommend that the first school be established In the Port of New York and preference in em­ ployment to be given, as we have described, should not go into effect until a minimum of six (6) months after the school is opened and taken its first students. Furthermore, we recommend, for the above reasons, that the preference given be restricted only to the port where the school exists. This recommendation could be expanded to include a nearby port, if desirable. 8. We recommend that the recertification board keep a constant watch on this program and that some leeway be put into the program to take care of changes in circumstances. 9. Finally, we think that the minimum experi­ ence qualifications for entering into the course shall be the following: 1. Three years—chief steward discharges. 2. One year—steward discharge One year-Hjhief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker S. One year steward discharges Two years—chief cook (or) ' Two years—night cook and baker 4. Two years—discharges as chief cook One year—discharge as night cook and baker 5. Two years—night cook and baker discharge One year—chief cook discharge 8. One year—chief cook discharge One year—night cook and baker discharge (One year—2nd or 3rd cook discharge and at least 90 days discharge as galleyman NY Slaps Down Blue Cross Rate Rise; Warns On Kiting Of Hospital^ MD Bills of which would be doing away members because the union wel­ with the practices of hospitals fare plans involved have to put a and doctors of raising charges larger percentage of their re­ each time Blue Cross benefits are serves into covering increasing increased. hospital and medical costs. This The varlmis Increases in Blue deprives workers of additional Cross rates, it has been pointed coverage and protection they wasteful practices and for over comments echo in large part out, are detrimental to union might otherwise obtain. payments to hospitals. charges made by New York un­ One reason given for the re­ ions who have formed a conunitjection was that the Blue Cross tee to study the establishment of subscriber would be paying for Union-sponsored hospitals run by other hospital cQsts over and above Union welfare plans. his or her personal care. Among The union committee, in which other items that would be charged the SIU is participating, was off to Blue Cross would be emer­ formed after Blue Cross received SAN FRANCISCO—The tankers Orion Star and Orion gency and out-patient care and hos­ two healthy rate increases in 1958 Planet paid off in Honolulu early this month after completing pital construction and mainte­ and 1959 of 22.3 percent and 26.5 nance costs. percent respectively. If the Su- 12 months articles. in various ports around the world, The State Superintendent of In­ perintendant of Insurance allows The two tankers are under some of whom were SIU members surance, Thomas Thacher, also Blue Cross a third increase it long-term charter to the Mili­ but most of them aliens without cited a recent report on wasteful would mean a rise of at least 75 hospital practices and the opera­ percent in Blue Cross premiums tary Sea, Transport Service. American papers of any kind, and tions of Blue Cross. That report, in the past three years, at a time They completed 12 months' articles non-union to boot, he reported." made by Columbia University, when the total Increase in the cost and were immediately assigned Many of the men picked up as noted that hospital charges might of living has been in the neigh­ new crews and went back to their replacements in foreign ports were runs. increase as much as 50 percent in borhood of five percent. surprised to find they were not the next few years unless these Under the trade union plan, the According to San Francisco, entitled to transportation money practices were checked. various union welfare plans Port Agent Walter Sibley, the to the US mainland or their home Thacher also hinted that there would finance a chain of hospitals, ships had comparatively few beefs ports. were instances of Uted charges and tmion members and their considering the time they were Sibley pointed out there is no imposed on Blue Cross patients by families covered by the plans away from US ports. provision in the Union agreement calling for Blue Cross Plans and would receive their treatment in Hewever, the problem of alien for transportation money when • physicians to block "unnecessary these union-sponsored establish­ seamen came up. Due to loss of man is shipped from a foreign hospital admissions, unwa^anted ments. Such a system would have original crew members during the port unless he makes provision for surgery and tmduly prolonged several advantages; not the least voyage, replacements were shipped it when he signs on a vessel The New York State Insurance Department has rejected a proposal by Blue Cross for Increased rates averaging 37 per­ cent, but has held the door open for a new application by-the agency before the fall. In the stays . . . also overprescription of process, Blue Cross was critic­ laboratory tests and drugs." . ized for urinecessary and The State Superintendent's Honolulu Hosfs. Tankers; Crews Get Year's Payoff �i9, I960 SEAfAREna LOG Par* Twentr-FiT* Camera Outdraws The Reading Matter 'Come On Back Home', Shoreside Runaway Told Owner Jack Meilman of Hickory Clothes, Inc. said business was so good, the company would have to expand. So one night over a weekend in May he closed the lights, locked the doors and silently stole away"* desist" from clothing opera­ to Coffeeville, Miss., where a and tions anywhere outside of New public bond issue had raised York City and directed that ho h ,, Donna Ann Aslorino, 8, (left) and Gail, 6, are having a hard time concentrating on the news with a camera pointing at them. Proud parents are Seafarer Vincent Astorino, AB, and his wife, Rosemarie, of Long Branch, NJ. A/r Force Plans Jet Cargo Fleet For Transocean Runs 1 I WASHINGTON—A new threat to the shipment of Government cargo on American-flag ships comes in the form of Air Force plans for a huge fleet of jet cargo planes. The Air Force announced that it plans to buy ISdnew jet transport planes by 1964, at a cost of close to $900 million. The planes would *•'" be used to carry military cargo erable problem for the merchant military model prove effective, pri­ but could be converted to fleet. US shipping has. In recent vate airlines would then adopt it troop transports as well. years, depended very heavily on Previously, the Defense Depart­ military cargo and other Govern­ ment had announced plans to trans­ ment-owned cargoes to keep oper­ port the majority of military per­ ating. Engineering estimates put the sonnel and' dependents by air in­ stead of via ship. These plans had cost for the new jets at $5 million been protested strongly by US to $6 million each. They would be maritime unions and by the ship­ capable of carrying a 50,000-pound ping industry. payload non-stop across the Atlan­ The Air Force plan for cargo tic., plane construction, on top of the. A secondary impact of any such announced intentions to deprive bill would toe the development of merchant shipping of passenger similar jet cargo airliners for pri­ traffic, appears to create a consid­ vately-owned airlines. Should a Two Seafarers Win Okay On Advanced Scholarships Trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have ruled that SIU scholarships of two Seafarers can be extended to cover post-graduate work. The two, Michael Carlin and Herman Sperling, both graduated col--*lege this spring. his earnings for fall semester ex­ Sperling is now aboard the penses. He has been admitted to A) • and add to the competitive prob­ lems faced by the shipping indus­ try. While obviously the jet cargo plane could never compete with ships in the movement of bulk cargo, the industry has already made serious inroads on certain runs in the carriage of perishables and small package cargo of high unit value. The air cargo industry is pres­ ently operating with old-fashioned propellor-driven craft. It is ex­ pected that jet cai'go planes would be far more efficient and would reduce the cost of air freight con­ siderably. Maritime Roundup The St. Lawrence Seaway is handling more bulk cargo than ever before. For vessels moving up the Seaway to the Great Lakes, the average cargo for April, May and June was 2,665 tons, as against 1,795 tons for the same period last year. A similar in­ crease was shown in down-bound cargo averages. SS Losmar, (Calmar) putting aside the School of Law of the Univer­ sity of Southern California. Carlin has entered the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University and is working toward a master's degree in Economics. Five Chosen Annually Each year there are five winners $• 4» of the ^ $6,000 SIU scholarship Special war-risk insurance rates awards. The selections are made will be needed for those ships by a board of college administra­ sending cargo to Cuba, according tors on the basis of the applicants' to Johnson and Higgins, interna­ previous school records and on their performance on the standard tional insurance brokers. Another US Merchant Marine Academy College Entrance Examination excluded area"—that is, troubled at Kings Point is getting a new Board tests. In addition, each ap­ places in which scheduled rates dean out of civilian life. He is Dr. plicant must write why he or she don't apply—is the Congo, Joseph M. Stokes, currently with desires the award. it 3?' 4" an education office of the Inter­ About forty ships were tied up The basic award calls for $1,500 national Cooperation Administra­ a year for four, years of study at in Australian ports for forty-eight tion. any recognized college or univer­ hours by a nation-wide strike of Dr. Stokes will have charge of sity in the US or its territorial coastal seamen. They wanted a variation on week-end pay rates. the academic program offered at possessions. the Academy whicb currently has 4 4 Few Seek '61 Awards The Republic of China (Taiwan) an enrollment of 900 students. Seafarers and the children of Last fall, the Academy was the Seafarers compete for the first purchased two merchant, ships subject of a Congressional investi­ four awards, with the fifth reserved from the United States construct­ gation as the result of dissension for the highest ranking Seafarer ed during World War II. Both ves­ in the faculty's ranks. Some staff left after the four winners have sels, dry-cargo ships, will be op­ members, who had military status, been chosen. So far, not many ap­ erated between Taiwan and Far had been vigorously opposing leg­ plications have been received for Eastern ports. islation which would have put them next year's awards, but it is ex­ 4 4 4The Panamanian tanker Alkald under Civil Service and on a civ­ pected that the coming of the fall term will speed them up.. ilian footing. suffered "very, very heavy" dam­ New Kings Point Dean Is Civiiian $360,000 for a new plant. The 300 former employes of Hickory Clothes, coming to work Monday morning and finding noth­ ing there, felt that the boss had misinterpreted the term, "expan­ sion." It looked more to them as if he had moved when nobody was looking. Arbitrator Herman A. Gray, pro­ fessor at the NY University Law School, agreed with them and bade the owner come back and pay their union, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, $204,681 for lost wages of members, including vacation and holiday pay, as well as contribu­ tions to its welfare and retirement fund. Meilman refused to take part in the arbitration hearings. He claimed that Hickory Clothes no longer existed—it had gone out of business. Furthermore, he insisted, he had no interest in the Missis­ sippi operations. He attempted to block the arbitration, but failed, when a State Supreme Court Jus­ tice upheld the arbitration award. The US Supreme Court has ad­ vised lower courts to go easy in interfering with awards made where unions and employers agreed to binding arbitration of contract grievances. The important provision in the contract in this case is one which bars transfers of plants or operations without union consent. The language of the arbitrator is interesting and direct. Gray found that "the very stealth with which he (Meilman) managed the moving of his plant established un­ derstanding on his part that he was violating the terms of his agree­ ment with the union, and that the violation was calculated and delib­ erate." This, while he was talking of expansion. He ordered Meilman to "cease age when an unidentified object ripped open her bottom in the East River. She had to be beached outside the United Nations Build­ ing almost 12 hours. A thorough search of the area for the obstruc­ tion yielded nothing. 4 4 4 The Navy will build a "fast com­ bat support ship" — a merchanttype vessel in a government owned and operated shipyard. It will be designed to carry everything from frozen foods to nuclear weapons to supply a fast task force. Previously, most merchanttype supply ships for the Navy have been built in private ship­ yards. 4 4 reopen a plant here of the size he formerly operated. Dutch Ship Waiver Given Isbrandfsen WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has found that "special circumstances" and "good cause" justify waiver of the pro­ visions of Section 804 of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, of 1936 to per­ mit the Isbrandtsen Company, Inc. to retain ownership in sharea of three Dutch-flag ships. Jakob Isbrandtsen, head of the company, had applied for a Fed­ eral shipping subsidy contract, but a Maritime Board waiver per­ mitting his foreign-flag activities was required before his subsidy bid could be approved. This is the third recent case in which waivers of the provisions of the Act have been issued. The Act normally prohibits US-flag operators with foreign-flag activi­ ties from receiving Federal sub­ sidies. The companies had claimed that their foreign-activities in no way competed with US-flag ves­ sels. In the Isbrandtsen case, the Board found that "there is a rela­ tive absence of competitimi be­ tween the three Dutch-flag ves­ sels (of Isbrandtsen) and essential American-flag service," and that the foreign-flag operations . . . have an insignificant effect on American-flag service." The. first waiver, in favor of the States Marine Co., opened the door, and the Waterman Steam­ ship Corporation followed on its heels. Now Isbrandtsen has used the same opening—no competition. Other US-flag operators are ex­ pected to expand their foreign ac­ tivities through the same loophole. ^ A/OVV IN SC?TH 4 Canada is considering a canal to link the St. Lawrence Seaway to New York harbor. It would cost $185 million, but is considered vital to the development of Mon­ treal shipping and the Quebec steel industry. 4 4 4 A warship sunk 332 years ago in Stockholm harbor, starting on its maiden voyage, is being sur­ faced by pontoons. On it have been found the remains of Swedish sail­ ors trying to shift her guns from port to starboard to counteract the sharp list that capsized and sank her. VtooniH mJMORS- I �1 Fat* Tweatr-Mx SEAFARERS 100 Aafiul If. 1»M^ News of SIU INDUSTRIAL WORKERS' UNION OF THE SIU ATLANTIC, © U L F, LAKES AND Benefits For Welfare Hit Grand Total Of $194,293 INLAND WATERS DISTRICT MAWD Member On The Job The Marine Allied Workers Division paid 72 members and their dependents a total of $5,696.94 in Welfare Plan benefits in the last reported period—the month of Julybringing the grand total paid out to $194,293.17 since the Plan's inception. New York pay­ ments in July totalled $1,415.to $56,564.75 through the end Adams is-employed at Air Master 39, bringing the grand total of area of July. Corp., Philadelphia. payments in the New York MAWD members outside the MR. AND MRS. JOHN GALLA­ New York area received $4,281.55 GHER. $168.50 for the birth of a during July, bringing the overall child at Frankford Hospital, Phila total of payments to $137,728.42. delphia, June 29, 1960. Gallagher Benefits to date paid by the is employed at E. A. Gallagher, MAWD Welfare Plan now total Philadelphia. $194,293.17. HEADQUARTERS The MAWD Welfare Plan pro­ Five maternity claims were paid vides the employees at MAWD675 Fourth Ave., Brooklya, N.T. during the month of July. They contracted plants with death bene­ HYacinth 9-6600 went to: fits; accidental death and dismem­ * * * berment benefits; hospital, surgi­ MR. AND MBS. M. MADIRACA, Baltimore 1216 E. Baltimore St. cal, maternity and weekly disabil­ EAstern 7-4900 $180.65 for the birth of a child at ity benefits. The Plan is entirely West Jersey Hospital, Camden, Houston ...4202 Canal St. March 20, 1960. Madiraca is em­ financed by employer contributions, CApital 3-4089 ployed at the Esco Manufacturing so that all benefits are absolutely free to the employees and their Co., Camden. dependents, when eligible. Miami 744 W. Flagler St. MR. AND MRS. F. MITCHELL, FRanklin 7-3564 $179 for the birth of a child at Mobile 1 S. Lawrence St. Temple University Hospital, Phila­ HErolock 2-1754 delphia, February 25,1960. Mitchell New Orleans 523 Bienville St. is employed at Air Master Corp., The Marine Allied Workers Di­ TUlane 8626 Philadelphia. vision, in keeping with the con­ MR. AND MBS. J. SMITH, $179 Norfolk 416 Conley Ave. tract signed with Beam Metal SpeMAdison 7-1083 for the birth of a child at Temple ciaities of Long Island City, has University Hospital, Philadelphia, At work at MAWD-controcted Wiior-Smith Company In Brooklyn Philadephia 2604 S. 4th St. April 25, 1960. Smith is employed filed a request for mediation with it Alfred Paul. Company wai signed in August, 1958, to a con^ DEwey 8-3818 by E. A. Gallagher, Philadelphia. the New York State Board of Me­ tract which brought its employees an immediate 25-cents-an-hour diation. The request is to bring wage increase, MAWD Welfare Plan coverage, grievance pro­ fianturce, PR 1313 Fernandez MR. AND MBS. S. ADAMS, $119 about a final determination of a Juncos Ave. for the birth of a chUd at Preston labor grievance submitted by cedure, seniority and job protection, paid holidays, paid vaca­ Phone 2-5996 Hospital, Philadelphia, July 5,1960. MAWD member Eiadio Martines. tions, paid sick leave and other benefits. Brother Martinez was discharged from further service at Beam Metal Specialties and filed a griev­ ance with the MAWD. Both MAWD This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOO will and the employers have been un­ will publish regarding members of SlU-affiliatei unions working in able to resolve tiie dispute. The MAWD contract calls for maritime production and allied fields. arbitration by the New Yorir State The employees of three MAWD-contracted firms have won Board when both the employer and for themselves 17'/2 to Sl'/j cent across-the-board increases MAWD are unable to resolve any BROTHER ALAN E. BJORKBROTHER FRANK BARRESI plus other eonslderations, in preliminary negotiations which LUND Is employed as an operator is employed at the Argo Marine formally-presented dispute. ended last week. Two-year^ at the Nilsen and Mills firm of Company at New York City. Frank South St., New contracts with the three firms paid holidays. Job classification and li an Air Force York City. A resi­ veteran of four are expected to be signed by questions generally centered oa dent of Staten Is­ years' service, the Union and employers the latter working conditions. Announcement of the immediate land, Alan is 22 single and 28 part of this month. years of age and years of age. He At another MAWD-contracted wage increase was the result of single, has been has been working concern—Milo Machine Tool—a negotiations which took place employed at Nilat Argo Marine meeting haa been scheduled for about a week ago. There are 43 MAWD members at sen and Mills AD union members should late next month at which time de­ since December, since July, 1956, 1958, and has regularly attend the member­ mands will be drawn up and pre­ American Casting—^which is located at 30 Main St., BrooklynrDna and has been an been an MAWD ship meetings in their area. sented for consideration. MAWD member member since The three companies are Ar- of their'functions is handling the These meetings are devoted since May, 1957. Of Scandinavian March, 1959. Frank makes his home mand Edwards Metal Products, metal coded bands which are at­ extraction. Brother Bjorklund is at 231 Jefferson St., Brooklyn, and to discussions of matters vital to whose employees will receive an tached to bank-type coin bags. blonde and blue-eyed. Nilsen and is employed as a yard man. Argo the welfare and security of additional 21V&-cent overall in­ Four of the female employees of Mills has been under contract to Marine has been under MAWD con­ every MAWD member and his crease during the next two years; this MAWD-contracted firm were the MAWD since March, 1957, and tract since March, 1999. family. Wisor-Smith Metal Products, whose present during recent preliminary has employed an average of eleven employees gained a 17V4-cent raise negotiation sessions. What's more, these meetings people within the MAWD plant. Wisor-Smith, of 35 York St. in * provide every MAWD member and a firm promise of better work­ Brooklyn, assembles metal chassis SISTER ELEANOR BLAKE is with the opportunity to speak up ing conditions. All three firms are for electronic systems; does metal The news on this page deals employed at Schaevltz Engineering and state his views about these located in Brooklyn. The management of Armand plating and stamping. Much of Its with people working under the in Camden, N.J. A resident of vital matters. Edwards accepted the demands of work is for the U.S. Government. ! Westville N. J., . SIU banner in shoreside estab­ At Armand Edwards, five MAWD • Here is the schedule of the the employees and further agreed lishments engaged in maritime Eleanor has been employees earn their living as to an additional paid holiday. The next meetings: production and allied fields. employed at metalsmiths, turning out a wide firm also gave the nod to a demand Schaevitz since Included among the items BALTIMORE - Friday, Sep­ that non-skilled employees who variety of products. Their shop is made are cordage, canvas, October, 195 8, tember 2, at 8 P.M., MAWD have worked there more than 30 at 149 Degraw St., Brooklyn. and has been an lifesaving equipment, ship's Hali, 1216 E. Baltimore St. days be paid a minimum of $1.50 gear and related industrial MAWD member SUNBURY - Sunday, Sep­ an hour. The wage scale there products. Because there had since October, tember 4, at 2 P.M., Friend­ under the soon-to-be-signed agree­ not been any organization avail­ 1958. Employed ment will be from $1.75 to $2.50 ship Fire Company. able to them, many of these as a tester, Elea­ an hour. Under the new setup at workers were formerly without nor is also a qualNEW YORK Tuesday, Sep­ American Casting, the hourly pay ifieii housekeeper with assistance any union protection, until they tember 6, at 6 P.M., MAWD came under the SIU banner. from three daughters: Patricia Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. will range from $1.50 to $2.40. At Wisor-Smith, the 17V4-cent InDevelopments in their area will Anne, 16; Regina, 12; and Cather­ PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, crease becomes effective August be reported here because they ine, 9. The Camden firm has been are an important part at the under MAWD contract since April, September 13, at 7:30 P.M., 22—the date the present agree­ 1958. Much of the work done by MAWD Hall, 2604 8. 4th St. ment expires. Still to be worked maritime industry. out ere demandt lor additional Schaevitz is for the government. SIU HallSfMarine And Allied Field r i' I Mediation Sought On Worker's Beef Wage, Other Gains Won At 3 Industrial Plants With SIU lifdustrial Workers These Are Your Union Meetings —Attend Them I m M . CWINK eARWHI 1.1 .'rlilSd �:?cgv Ancust Id, 1960 ir He's Against Any One Year Rule r r?- I' of shipping. Brother Harding? What will happen when they get ready to take on a. crew for passenger ships? In the same issue of the LOG that Brother Harding's letter appeared, it was shown that for the two week period, 94 "C" cards and 244 "B" books were shipped. Had the good brother with the "A" book taken one of these jobs instead of writing about homesteaders, which is his privilege, in eight years he wouldn't have this competition. This is what happens: in eight years from the time a man is issued a "C" card, he is issued an "A" book, and things really can be tough if it gets to the point where no men with "A" books will take a job. This is what happened on the coast when they had 25 jobs on the board and no "A" men would •take them. They had to ship "C" cards on all the jobs they sent from the hall, until finally a ship came in that an "A" man wanted, and he'd ship out. To the Editor: After reading the letter signed by Brother George Hard­ ing referring to homesteaders and calling for the one year rule, I find that I don't agree with Wm on any of his state­ ments. I've been on the ship (SS Iberville) for 10 months, and I don't feel I own the number six hold. I've seen fellows who have been on the ship longer than I, and you don't know they're aboard until you see them. They came here with a job to do and they do it. Maybe when I get 30 years, the same as Brother Harding, I will feel the same as he does, but I doubt it. I have 18 years and I haven't changed. One thing I can say for the homesteaders is they keep the ship in shape, and when the time comes for them to clean their' quarters they don't tell you "I didn't come here to make the ship over, I.came for one trip." Those short-termers tell you about navigation and they tell the engineer how to All letters to the editor jor weld and use a burning torch. publication in the SEAFARERS This is not their job, and if they LOG must be signed by the take care of the job they signed writer. Names will be withheld on for, they will have their upon request. hands full. These people are getting good money to do these When "A" men don't take the things and they should go up jobs they've got to give it to for their tickets. the "C" card. Any time a homesteader vio­ A few years ago the Union lates the Union rules, a member was working on a plan called has the privilege of bringing job security. They got it, but him before the membership on do you call it security when the charges, and the membership Union pulls a seniority man off? decides whether he his guilty Brother Harding wanted to or innocent. As far as the MMP know what union lets a member goes, they are made to take a take a vacation and stay on the vacation once a year, but when job. I've got news for him, a ship returns to the States, the SIU. He says homesteaders they have a job and are not don't take delegates' jobs. Well running to the hall waiting out on here .1 had department the shipping lists, and they are delegate and ship delegate; I on ships years and years. gave up department delegate What will happen when they and am still ship delegate. try the one-year-and-get-off busi­ I am a homesteader because ness? The same thing that I pay my dues and do the job. happened when they started And when I feel I am tired of this back in the 40's—it didn't working or want to get off, then work. I do so without being fired or What will happen to the pas­ the Union pulling me off. I senger ships we do have now? feel this Is a man's privilege, When the year is up and the he pays for it and now he de­ Union calls the.se one year men serves it. off, who is going to replace I don't see where shipping is them with know-how? The com­ so hard and needs a big turn­ pany isn't going to tolerate men over because now they have 6 who don't know how to deal with passengers. Some com- . "C" cards and 6 "B" books. What kind of turnover do we panies make their money solely need? Walk into the hall and from passengers and deserve get a Job when we are ready good men to handle them as the to ship? The Union agreement Union agreed. calls for replacement of jobs to To give an example of what the company, not a bunch of happens with an inexperienced "C" cards, because for one thing man, a fireman asked for ''a It really makes it hard for a desert and glass." Well, he got man to have to carry a new It, lemon meringue " pie stucj^ fellow out here; one is enough down in a glass. but when you got three or four, Does the Union have enough that's the limit. men to take care of this kind William Cameron ' f SEAFARERS LOG Brother Hurt, Is Recovering To the Editor: I am now at home, conva­ lescing in Cleveland, Ohio, with a fractured heel. This happened ashore in Yokohama, Japan. I was on the Eagle Traveler. I was quite fortunate that there is a USPHS hospital hete in Cleveland, otherwise I wouldn't be home. (This is an out-patient hospital only). I spent a couple of weeks at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, then they air shipped me back to the States. I then went to the USPHS hospital in San Francisco, and I was there three weeks. Well, anyway, I want to say hello to my buddies on the Eagle Traveler and want to wish them all a good trip. I also want to thank our welfare department in San Francisco. They were especially swell to me. I also want you people to know that the SIU is the great­ est and I hope to be a good union brother always. Hope to be back sailing by September. Richard W. Williams i i Asks More Locker Space To the Editor: I've been on C 2s and C 3s for some time, and there are just not enough lockers to stow clothes on these ships. I just got off a C 3 where I had only half a locker to stow my gear, and I had to keep my clothes in shoecases because I didn't have enough room for them in the locker. We've tried to do something about this situation. All the delegates made repair lists for the patrolman and we told the company about tliem, but still the ships go out without lock­ ers. It would be a good idea for the Union to check foc'sles for lockers. Sometimes the lockers are rusty and you can't keep clothes inside them. It was al­ right in the old days when everything a sailor brought aboard ship could be carried in a seabag, but now most men bring a suitcase or two on .board. Many of the lockers aboard ships are 15 years old and some haven't been painted for 10 years. This disgusting situa­ tion has been going on since the war. One help would be to put rust preventer or else paint on lockers. A better solution would be individual bunks with drawers underneath to stow clothes. It's possible to put three single bunks in one room each with a built-in chest for clothes. It would probably be cheaper than lockers. Everyone would have a lower bunk and a place to put clothes. Secondino Santorio Pace Twenty-'Scvea .v California Girl Wins Waterman Line Trip A talented young lady who is also an enthusiastic supporter of the US merchant marine, was the guest last month of the Waterman Line aboard the City of Alma during a Pacific coast cruise, Seafarers aboard"^ interest in their welfare and the the vessel reported. welfare of the American Merchant Miss Marguerite Keller, 16, Marine. of Lindsay, Calif., won the privi­ lege of traveling on the City of Alma after winning an essay con­ test at Lindsay High School. Miss Keller's essay, "How the American Merchant Marine Con­ tributes to the Prosperity of the United States," was chosen as the best of the entries from her Eng­ lish class, at Lindsay High. The essay was an entry of the Pro­ peller Club. Trip for Family The reward for the winning essay was a trip for Miss Keller, her mother, Mrs. Earl V. Keller; an aunt, Mrs. Esther Ohman, of New Cuyama, Calif.; and Miss Keller's cousin, Clifford Ohman. All were guests of the Waterman line. The trip was from Los Angeles to Portland. Ore., and back to San Francisco. The crew and officers of the City of Alma adopted the young lady as their favorite pas­ senger, and thanked her for her Miss Keller is a young lady with a labor union background. Her father. Earl V. Keller, is an elec­ trician member of local 100 in Lindsay. She is going to compete for Jhe Merit Scholarship of the AFL-CIO, hopipg to complete her higher education. Her essay on the US merchant marine pointed out that sea trans­ portation brings everything' from bananas to metals to American shores. She also points out that "besides helping the United States maintain its prosperity, the mer­ chant marine plays another, even more important role; the role of keeping th6 world a peaceful place in which to live." The essay, which was some 800 words long, cited the vast influence on employment and ggneral busi­ ness conditions which the Mer­ chant Marine exerts in the US by bringing foreign goods and trans­ porting American products over­ seas. Seafarer Dies In Accident Seafarer Charles L Terry (fop photo left) died aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22, 1960. His wife (top photo right) and children (bottom, photo, l-r] Alice Elaine, 9; Charles Roger, 10; Ronne Lee, 7; and Linda. Jean, 2, survive. Seafarer Charles L. Terry died in an accident aboard the SS Alice Brown July 22 in Galveston. His widow, of Kosciusko, Miss., thanks all of Terry's Union brothers who called with condolences and made offerings and sent flowers. , Terry joined the Alice Brown in New Orleans July 14 of this year. Eight days later, in Galveston, a boom fell and Terry was caught in one of the guys. He was pulled to the top of the king post and fell to the deck, and died shortly afterv/ards in St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston. He was buried in Kosciusko July 24. Terry was the father of four children. Brother Terry, who sailed on Bloomfield ships for the past three years, was born in Galveston Sept. 24, 1929, and joined the SIU in 1951. • -'i" "7,. �Anrost 19, 1999 SEAFARERS lOff Vas» Twentjr-EfgM Want A Alocfesf Tachf'? Seafarer Will Build One Amid the large number of Seafarers who work on model ships in addition to the fullsized sea-going variety is Freddie Hunter of Mobile. Hunter, who most recently was bosun aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run, has just completed three scale models of models of the yacht. The models and canvas, by the time the Alcoa are nearly two feet long and each Cavelier reached San Juan, PR. the yacht Atlantic for three of the three-masted ships has a Hunter, who builds mostly from of his shipmates. model kits, has several other ships full set of canvas. Chief Mate Moncrief, second planned. He prefers sailing ships Hunter has been sailing as steward Barfield and chief pantry­ bosun for several years, out of his to n)ost other k^ds in his modelman Bobby Boyd are now the port of Mobile. He Joined building activity. proud owners of the fully-rigged home Hunter uses pen-knife and awl the SIU in January, 1944. "Doing things like building in the building of his models model ships helps pass away the which are minutely and carefullyAs such he is following a Prove Eligibility time in between ports," Hunter detailed. said. The three models of the yacht well-traveled tradition among sea­ were completed. Including paint faring men down through the agef. For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to » Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus i)roof of eUgibiUty for SIU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay ih payments to the Sea­ farer. . If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Publie Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for. private hospital care, unless it is noti­ Seafarer Freddie Hunter of Mobile with hit three models of the fied in advance. yacht Atlantic which he made for shipmates aboard the SS Alcoa Cavalier during the ship's Caribbean run. MARYMAR (Calmar), Juna 19 — Chairman, Pathr Spencar; Saeratary, Ouy Waltar. Everything running smoothly. Read letter from American Merchant Marine Library. Decided to contribute $1 for each man. One member said the apples wera too woody. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 6—Chairman, J. Walch; Sacretary, J. O'Donnell. Carpenter hurt in No. 3 hold and hospitalized in Djibouti. $10.41 in ship's fund. Disputed OT to be referred to patrolman. Patrolman to clarify duties of dayman. SAN MARINO (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), July 12—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate to report to patrolman seven days' restriction to ship at anchorage in Madras. No launch service or shore leave. Poor medical treatment. No doctor aboard in this port. $10 in ship's fund. Water cooler repaired. Baker and BR failed to join ship in Baton Rouge. Same diluted OT. Deck engineer reports shortage of fans and spare parts. No DC motor avaUabie for crew refrigerator in Madras; assured operation in Calcutta. Toaster to be repaired. Request co­ operation dumping garbage and keep­ ing passageway doors locked. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), July 22—Chairman, Earl Pattie; Sec­ retary, W. W. BIckford. One man hospitalized in Bombay and sent back to the States. No beefs or disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. ANGELINA (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, V. Stanklewicz; Secretary, H. R. Hutchins. Ship's delegate reports "nothing to report." Discussion rs getting larger assortment of cereals. Also on the matter of beer being stolen. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), July 16—Chairman, Alex. Janes; Secretary, J. Vega. Ship's delegate to call safety director in NY ot visit vessel. Discussion on collec­ tion for American Merchant Marine Library Association. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SUZANNE (Bull), July 17—Chair­ man, Benjamin N. Gary; Secretary, Alexander Mahonay. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. No beefs. $9.26 in ship's fund. Keep toilets and showers locked. Native longshoremen to be kept out of mid­ ship hotue. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 10—Chairman, R. Scales; Sec­ retary, W. Parrisb. Emmett Connell resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks for Job well done. B. Stev­ ens elected new ship's delegate. $37.00 in fund. Stqward Peacock re­ ports four items of fruits and vege­ tables 100 per cent loss due to Spoil­ age. T-shirts must be worn in messroom at meals. No swimming trunks allowed. Ship sailed short galleymaa and messman. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), July 17—Chairman, Kenneth Hansen; Sac­ retary, V. Harding. Ship's delegate .reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. $32.50 in movie fund. Dis­ cussion re movie fund. A. donation of $6 per man covers expenses this trip. However, donation is optionaL Sugr gested that catwalk be placed over port side on account of deck cargo. This would be safer and avoid acci­ dents that could easily occur when lookout goes on watch. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. J. Connors; Secretary, N. Matthey. Ship's delegate reports one brother's wife died. Wired hall In New Orleans for burial arrange­ ments; also wired wreath for same. ' Some allotments not going through; wired headquarters to check with com­ pany. Ship running smooth. M/S/C to have patrolman check with com­ pany and headquarters in regard to correspondence and LOGs in Haifa. Delegate to see patrolman about American money draws in foreign ports; also about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at pay­ off. machine before new crew signs on. This present machine has been a beef for months and all that has been aocomplished is promises. May 14—Chairman, A. Raasko; Sae­ ratary, C. Ollvar. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Discus­ sion on cleaning gear. Shortage of fruit. Juna 13—Chairman, a. Lothropt Secretary, A. Allaln. Arthur Lounguet elected ship's delegate. Every­ thing running smoothly this trip. No beefs reported. $7.92 in ship's fund. FAIRPORT (Waterman), July S— Chairman, P. McCall; Secretary, J. Guard. Washing machine repaired in Yokohama. Need new keys for rooms. Few hours disputed OT. $20. and 1000 Yen in ship's fund. Following requested for voyage to Saigon; port­ hole screens, screens for doors, messhall port screens, spray bombs for bugs. Ship's delegate wUl request 1st asst. engineer to pull ice twice a day. Shortage of beef due to extension of voyage. Will request master to order additional food supplies in Japan. Crew dissatisfied with grade of food placed aboard this vessel at San Fran­ cisco. COUER D'ALENB VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 24—Chairman, Charles B. Rawllngt; Secretary, Rawlllngs. One man paid off by mutual consent in Norfolk, Va. One man taken iU in . Spain and flown home. Lockers to be brotuiht to the atten­ tion of patrolman. Deck delegate re­ ports four men logged and one man fired upon reaching port. Disputed overtime. Will see patrolman about logs; also about refrigerator and sink for the saloon-pantry as pantryman hag to rinse dishes in bucket. Vote of thanks to chief cook Louis (Kingfish) Nelson and Baker John Indorf for preparation of good foods and baked goods. PENN VOYAGER (Penn), July 17— Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, Herw old Werns. Ship's delegates reports seven men short; one man left ship GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), July on sailing day in Port Arthur, three 17—Chairman, Ronald Cohn; Secre­ men left ship in India, three men hos­ tary, David Felnsteln. Few hours dis­ pitalized. $1.25 in ship's fund. Few puted overtime. Discussion re work­ hours disputed overtime. M/S to have ing rules in contract for crane main­ each department delegate make up re­ tenance, electricians. Bring in cots pair list of ail needed repairs on ves­ after use. Ronald Cohn elected sel. Need two agitators for washing ship's delegate. machine, spare fans and spare parts. Mixing machine in galley needs fix­ L08MAR (Calmar), July 17—Chall^• ing. Should have water coolers for man, R. Hunt; Secratary, J. Puckett. India run. Need new outlet in crew g One man hospitalized in Portland, messroom. Decks need patching. Oregon. Delegates reminded to turn Also portholes need repairs. in repair lists before the Panama Canal. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vlc•ory), April 10—Chairman, A, Rsaskof REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), July Secretary, P. St. Marie. Radiogram to 9—Chairman, J, Steward; Secretary, headquarters reporting hospitalization W. Trolle. Ship's delegate reports of seaman in Pusan. $13.08 in ship's everything running smoothly. . fund. Try to have the company get a better agent in Japan (C.F. Sharp) due STEEL ARCHITECT (Ismlhlan), July to the fact that they are becoming It—Chairman, B. Lsndos; Secretary, extremely difficult to work on ships U. Enrlquer. Ship's delegate reports matters, especially money. In soma small amount of disputed overtime. ports they have not delivered money M/S that when routine work like after days of notice by the captain. chipping and painting is done by thg This sort of "cooperation" is a hard­ bosun the crew shall receive overtime. ship on all concerned. Suggested that H/S that draws be American doUarg SIU representative check the washing instead of travelers' checks, Discus- Durban Souvenir Sticky Fingers Michael Haokland, chief cook on the Robin Locksley, {Robin Line) has only kind wor^ for the staff of St. Augustine's Hospital in Durban, South Africa where he recently underwent an emergency appendectomy. Haukland was stricken while on board ship and was taken to the hospital June 14 and operated on the same day. The operation, which usually takes less than an hour, was two hours long due to complications. The nurses at the hospital, Haukland said, treated him like a king. He recuperated in 11 days and picked up the Locksley when it returned to Durban on the way back to the States. Dr. Leary, the South African doctor who operated on Hauk­ land, gave the appendix in a Jar of alcohol to the patient as a souvenir. Seafarers aboard the SS Gulfwater (Metro Petroleum Shipping) in transit in the Suez Canal last month kept a sharp watch on their gear and locked their foc'sles for safety. According to ship's dele­ gate Stephen H. Fulford, "some of the local merchants have sticky fingers and they are not choosy about what kind of goods they lift—anything goes." The crew of the Gulfwater re­ ceived no draws or shore leave at Port Said in transit of the canal, but it was probably Just as well considering the nature of some of the local citizens, ft 4. 4 Unhappy In India The crew of the SS San Marino (Peninsular Navigation) had a fair­ ly rough trip to India and were on a seven day restriction to the ship in Madras without shore leave or launch' service. The men com­ » » » plained of insufficient medical In addition, there was Tanker Manning atreatment. shortage of fans and spare parts On the SS National Defender, the crew refrigerator was on (National Shipping and Trading) and the blink. the crew has been proposing a ft ft ft change in the manning scale and CS Safety working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons. J. E. Bniinon A safety committee aboard the pointed out that these ships Mry SS Cities Service Miami (Cities about four times the amount of Service) was elected. The crew cargo as other ships. The National will call safety hazards to the at­ Defender is an unusual case be­ tention of the company. The men cause it is the largest tanker cur­ want "soma say before anything haonens." rently under the US flag. Bion about poor quality of meat, cold cuts and ice cream: also Embassy brand caned goods of inferior quality. Motion to fumigate ship. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), July 9 —Chairman, J. Flanagan; Secratary, V. Harding. . No .beefs .reported. Everything running smoothly. $2.50 left in ship's fund from lut trip. Discussed movies. All hands with the exception of two agree to donate the necessary $6 per man. Vote of thanks to baker for showing movies. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), July 4—Chairman, R. Scales; Secre­ tary, H. Oalnss. Ship's delegate to see captain about medical care while in Recife. Emergency care should al­ ways be available. $22 in ship's fund. Steward department delegate reports some disputed OT. Memorandum of understanding dated July 1, posted on board for all members to read. Port steward and ship's steward should make sure the food being brought on board is in good condition especialy when ship is making long trips. Dur­ ing night recoveries mate on bridge is being taken off to operate recovery boat—^not safe practice for men in re­ covery boat. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 10— Chairman, T. Forsberg; Secretary, D. Mease. Draw list for San Francisco to bo taken up by delegates. Men getting off in San Francisco to be taken up by delegates. Man getting off in San Francisco let department heads know so payroll can bq made up. Beef re no hot water in the port of New Orleans. Ship sailed short of fresh fruit from NO. Sugar bowl in pantry to have cover. See patrolman about soma new fans. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), June 25— Chairman, Jesse T. Green; Secretary, T. Riley. No beefs or disputed OT reported. $3.30 in ship's fund. M/S to start pool—$40. To winner, $20 to increase fund. Vote of confidence to ship's delegate. Repair lockers in messroom. Sougee steward shower. SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestrain), July 17—Chalrnian, Joseph Martus; Secretary, J. McLaren. No beefs or disputed OT repoirted, $2.66 in ship's fund. Sink in laundry room to be kept clean at all times. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 9— Chairmen, Joseph Goud; Secretary, R. SIpsey. Ship's delegate reports most repairs taken care of. Two men missed ship in San Francisco. Crew reminded to take two anti-malaria pills every week. Captain will try to ob' tain replacements for men who missed ship. $86.23 in ship's fund. Disputed overtime re wiper standing FWT watch. M/S/C that patrolman bring four copies of contract to ship at pay­ off. M/S/C to keep door to shelter deck closed at all times. M/S/C to have doorway cut between messroom and pantry. M/S/0 to have another porthole cut out in recreation room. Beimhes will be made for outside pat- sageway. Crew warned that if these are thrown over the side, carpenter will not make any more. Large blades requested for fans in heads. ORION COMET (Orion Shipping A Trading), June 23—Chairman, Robert Byrd; Saeratary, Robert Byrd. Deck delegate reports two daymen missing. Few hoturs disputed OT. Engine de­ partment short one man. Some dis­ puted OT. Steward delegate suggests requisition list be wired ahead to avoid misunderstandings and poor stores. NATIONAL DEFENDER (National)— Chairman, J. Bullock; Secratary, J, Hannon. Ship's delegate reports that holds have just been cleaned up. Sougeeing of messhalls and pantries, galley started. Boxes defrosted and cleaned. To-see about fixing air con­ ditioner in PO messhaU. Washing machine broke again. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Letter requesting clarifica­ tion on tank cleaning on the grain run before loading oil sent to head­ quarters, read. M/S to see about manning scale and working rules on supertankers over 45,000 tons as these- ships carry about four times mora cargo and carries same size crew. M/S to have delegate check slop chest, medicine chest, stores be­ fore leaving port. Put large black­ board in crew messhall. To see about getting linen, medicine and stores in Japan. Rooms need blowers. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), July 10— Chairman, J. Connors; Secretary, N. MaHhey. Ship's delegate wired hq to check with company re allotment checks not coming through. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Everything running smoothly. Delegate to see patrolman about getting wages and subsistence with transportation at payoff;' also about getting American money draws In foreign ports. STEEL FLYER (isthmian), July 16— Chairman, Donald Keddy; Secretary, Robert Black. Donald Keddy elected new ship's delegate. Bosun suggests that OT call should be onehalf hour instead of present 15 min­ utes, especialy in winter. Ship's dele­ gate to see chief engineer about get­ ting pantry refrigerator repaired and new one ordered for next trip. Sug­ gested that all men draw heavUy in San Francisco as that is the last op­ portunity to draw US green; foreign ports draws will be in travelers* checks and you lose on the exchange. $5 donated to library fund. AEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seafrain), July 24—Chairman, John JelleHe; Sec­ retary, T. Snowden. Ship's delegate to contact proper authorities in re­ gard to men being oR in New York. Laundry and mess foc'sles need paint. Coffee table to be moved. $91.80 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to out­ going ship's delegate Norwood for fine job. Calvin James elected new ship's delegate. �Amgmk i$, 1960 SEAFARERS Tf TITMI^-NIM LOG Steel Worker Crew Wins Safety Award i: I'' ii ..I Crew members of the SS Steel Worker will be relaxing in cool comfort in the messhall during the Persian Gulf run even though temperatures range from 100 to 146 degrees in ^the shade. The ship's unlicensed hands received a cool $250 for win­ ning • the Isthmian Lines safety award for the last half of 1959. Ship's reporter and deck delegate Joseph Fidalgo reported that the shipboard meeting decided to cool things off with part of the money. SlU Atlantic, Gulf With $200 of the award, plus some voluntary .donations by the Lakes & Inland Waters men, the crew will buy a small District air-conditioner for the messhall to PRESIDENT counteract the blast-furnace heat Paul Hall of the Persian Gulf. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT The crew Is tlilnklng of buy­ Cal Tanner ing an electric box bottle cooler VICE PRESIDENTS Claude Simmons Llndsey Williams "for cold drink storage." Fidalgo Earl Sheppard A1 Tanner did not mention what drinks SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr would be stored In the box, but HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES it's possible that botUes of a BUI Hall Ed Mooney HYacinth 9-6600 foamy malt beverage will And a BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. prominent place In the cooler. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St, From reports of the high tempera­ John Arahascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 tures encountered in the Persian HEADQUARTERS....67S 4th Ave., Bklyn. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Gulf, it would not, be surprising B. Matthews, Agent CApiUl 3-4089; 3-408( to find some of the crew members MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonules, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 trying to curl up In the cooler, MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. bottles and all. Louis Neira. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. The award was made during a Buck Stephens, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 4tll Ave., Brooklyn ceremony last month on a wing HYacinth 9-6600 of the bridge of the Steel Worker NORFOLK 416 CoUey Ave, when the skipper. Captain Schloss Paul Gonsorchik, Agent MAdlson 7-1063 PHILADELPHIA 3604 S. 4th St. handed the crew delegates the 6. Carduilo. Agent DEvyey 6-3818 money. SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison SL Every sbc months, the Isthmian Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 SANTURCE, PR. . 1313 Femandei Juncos. Lines awards $'500 to the ship Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 with the fewest accidents during JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St.. Room 200 the period. Half of the money William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 BATTLE 2505 1st Ave. goes to licensed personnel and the ed Bahknwski. Agent - Main 3-4334 fWILMINGTON, Calif SOB Marine Ave. other half goes to the crew. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2538 The Steel Worker had only two accidents of any kind aboard ship SUP during 236 days, a line official HONOLULU....81 South NlmlU Highway PHone 502-777 said. The American Merchant MEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUIe St. Jackson 5-7423 Marine Library benefited from the NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn safety award to the Steel Worker. HYacinth 0-6608 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay ^ The crew donated $50 and li­ CApitol 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO ..450 Harrison^ censed men gave the same amount Douglas 2-6363 to the library. SEATTLE 2305 1st Ave. One of the main topics of con­ Main 2-0200 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. versation aboard the Steel Work­ Terminal 8-6617 er was the Cleopatra Incident, MC&S Fidalgo reported. The Incident HONOLULU....61 South NlmlU Highway was discussed "in the meeting, on PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. dMk, and around the messhall," RAmond 7-428 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn Fidalgo declared. HYacinth 9-6600 "I would Uke to report that the PORTLAND 211 SW aay St. CApltoI 7-3222 crew Is behind the Union deci­ SAN FRANCISCO 380 Fremont St. sion 100 percent in the Cleopatra EXbrook 7-8600 SEATTLE 2508 — Ist Ave. business," Fidalgo wrote. "Being MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. on the Persian Gulf ruir, the TErmlnal 43538 crews aboard these ships can give you first hand informatton about Great Lakes District conditions and abusive treatment ALPENA 127 River St. ELmwood 4-3616 and attitude taken towards us BUFFALO. NY 890 Main St. GRant 2728 seamen and our country by some CLEVELAND 1420 W. 28 St. of the officials and people of MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. these countries," he said. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgIn 7-2441 RIVER ROUGE.. 10228 W. Jefferson, Ave. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 SOUTH CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. SAginaw 1-0733 TOLEDO 120 Summit St. CHerry 8-3431 Canadian District PORT WILLIAM OnUrlo HALIFAX N.S *..408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128'A Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au Mateiot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1869 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-3212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpIre 4-8710 'ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince William St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC ii- 298 Main St. MFOW BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. EAatern 7-3383 HONOLULU....86 North NlmlU Highway PHone 5-8077 NEW ORLEANS......,..523 BienvlUe St. MAgnoIia 0404 NEW YORK -130 Greenwich St COrUand 7-7094 PORTLAND.... 821 NW Everett St. SAN FRANCISCO CApitol 3-7287.8 240 Second St. DOttglaa 3-4882 SAN PEDRO....,.......!* W^ 7lh ». TErmlnal 3-4488 lEATTLB. 1333 Woijt«fn_ Aye, MAIn 8-6326 Delegates of the Sleal Worker erew receive a $250 safety award from the skipper, (right) Captain Schloss. The Isthmian Lines makes the award every six months to the crew of the ship with the few­ est accidents. Receiving the award on the bridge of the Steel Worker In the Indian Ocean ore (l-r) Jose Doletin, steward delegate; Jock Yates, ship's delegate; Joseph Fidalgo, deck delegate, and Barney Spegle, engine delegate. Basking under a hot sun en the deck of the Steel Worker (top left photo) Leo Alshullz, OS, end Chico Alvarez, AB, ere thinking of cooler days at mess when the crew buys on air-condi­ tioner with port of the money from a safety award. Curley Heilig (top right photo), day­ man, gets friendly with 'passenger" named Koro—Heilig is the one on the right. Rachel Ringo, second cook and baker on the Steel Worker (bottom photo), poses after slit­ ting the belly of a 10-foot shark caught on the Persian Gulf run of the Isthmian Line ship. A Rugged ^Ordear On High Seas (The following article was submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Ollie Olvera who assured us that he really has no malice for the steamship company or individuals mentioned and has only let his imagination run wild.) , Being a coastwise stiff and having enough discharges to prove it, why do I wind up on the torture ship SS Del Aires, of all companies, going to West Africa? Cities Service was never like this. Didn't realize you could on a regular golf course, so he get so far from Tortugas. For logged him .. . stuck too. those who haven't made the mis­ The food was terrific; not a sin­ take 1 have, the trip was miserably gle case of ptomaine. Only the hot, but nothing compared to the garbage cans gained weight. Even heat the captain and chief engi­ the Kroos complained. Yes, the neer put on. I came to find that steward department gave the stew­ they were Just running true to ard department a vote of thanks, they didn't want to go on record form. The captain Is quite a golfer .. as being the first one not to. never shoots below par on the We brought back enough coffee boat deck. He found out that the to supply Horn and Hardart for 20 carpenter shoota In the high 80's years, yet we didn't have a bean to drip. We got so hungry the last week that the black gang ate up a wiper. The passengers ate up the soap and matches. I thought pursers were extinct, hut I see Delta Line still carries them ... for posterity, I guess. It helps to buy something from the slop chest before you get a draw. Purserettes Is what they prefer to be called. After 78 days of the dark conti­ nent—and It was dark—the Big G looked beautiful (Gulf of Mexico to you squares). At the payoff, I brought my kids to New Orleans so they could throw rocks at the company office. Not a chance, they're up on the seventh floor. My oldest boy dislocated his shoul­ der trying. What a ball they would have had with tho Waterman building in Mobile. After I recuperated from the torture ship Del Aires, I'll be heading back to the big H (Hous­ ton). That's right, brother, no more Del ships for me. P.S. There is no malice behind this. Yours truly is just stretching out his imagination a bit. �'•! rw« Tblrty SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IH DRYDOCK LOG Aitfust 19.1969 Ask Short Day On Arabia Run English Sailors Getting Set To the Editor: To the Editor: 1 am an ex trip card man, This is to the negotiating committee and the brothers. SIU, but unfortunately 1 had to Seafarers who are currently patients at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore include Allen | Well, this is the hot weather return to this country (Liver­ season here (Dhahran, Saudi pool, England) to settle a do­ Cooper, Jeff Davis, Theodore Kubecka, and Vincent Rizzuto. Arabia), and the natives work mestic turnout. Consequently, Cooper has been in and out of PHS hospitals since May 26 with abdomen and kidney I from 8 A.M. to noon. People 1 could not get back to the used to this weather knock off States. 1 am now sailing on the coast at noon until 8 PM. Foreign ships on this run don't work here. 1 manage to get an occa­ sional LOG from Seafarers later than noon. Yet it's a pity that we Ameri­ when we meet. To be candid with can and SIU seamen have to you, the LOG is a great help on the coast here to iBt these people I'm sailing with ge't an insight on conditions and what we could obtain with a good solid union. And believe me, Gonzales Rizzuto Evans Wygerden Cooper Davis the LOG certainly opens their eyes. Knapp Vance Heid E. H. Huizenga James Rivers trouble. He should be fit for Edward John Lamb C. R. Robinson It also keeps me in touch John J. Kennedy Leo Rondario All letters to the editor for Leo H. Lang Calvin A. Roma Joseph Luburich duty in a few weeks. He last Clyde Billy Sing with my ex-shipmates. We are R. Leggett Virgil J. Schrag* John F. Maly^zk* Jack B. Wenger ' publication in the SEAFARERS sailed on the SS Mae. gradually getting organized WUliam J. McKay Paul Signnrinn H. E. Monteton Robert T. Whit* LOO must be signed by the Waldo M. Oliver Davis, whose last ship was the H. C. McCuIlough Bobby M. Slade R. W. Williams aboard these ships; it will take Middleton writer. Names unll be withheld Herman L. Smith Henry Ostwald James WiUiamson Alcoa Pennant, has been hospital­ Ear a little time. The postwar ele­ Cleon Mixon John A. Smith Lacey L. Phillips Robert J. Wiseman upon request. Murray W. Smith ized since July 4 with a bad leg. James T. Moor* E. L. Prltdhard E. J. -Zebrowski ment aboard English ships is Ernest Mosley Hans Spiegel VA HOSPITAL He is feeling fine. Kubecka has John much more inclined to stand C. Munden Jay C. Steele SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA work from 8 AM to 5 PM be­ up for their Tights with the been in the hospital for removal John Overton Charles D. Stennett Howard J. Watts cause our contract says so, and shipowners than the m.en 1 Kenyon F. Parka Jose Tables USPHS hOSPITAL of a cyst from his spine. His last Frank S. Paylor Maximo Tangalin SEATTLE. WASHINGTON there is nothing we can do sailed with pre-war. It's sur­ ship was the Montego Sea. Dawson Perry Samuel L. Torin* Frank O. Airey George B. LittHi about It. W. Peed John Tromkino James Bergerla Joseph Martell Rizzuto, who last shipped on the Louis prising what a little education Eugene G. Plahn A. William* Michael Birrana In the meanwhile, the tem­ can do. Joseph I. Perrelra Myriam III is recovering from a Philip H. Prescott John Luther E. Wing John P. Cox Kenneth L. Roberts perature is 110 degrees' at 9 Valente B. Yharra Richard C. Green rectal operation and is still feel­ Andrew C. Reed Raymond Ruppert We wish you all the best and VA HOSPITAL AM and by noon it's over the look forward to the day wa Edward H. Heacox Sten T. Zetterman ing the effects. It will be a while NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jonas Heidt 125 or 130 'degree mark. Two have an SIU over here. yet before he is ready to ship out. Woodrow Davis Clarence A. Mazou* VA HOSPITAL or three guys on the deck and NEW ORLEANS CHARITY HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE. WASHINGTON Seafarers currently patients at James K. Connollr NEW ORLEANS. LA. Frank E. Anderson black gang pass out from heat the USPHS hospital in Staten Is­ Frederick Meinerth 4 4 4 VA HOSPITAL or sun stroke every day. USPHS HOSPITAL land include G. W. Arnold, Julio BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK How about doing something Jacob L. Buckelew Evans, Peter Gonzales and P. V. Oscar J. Adams Thomas Lauer about It brothers, on the next MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL A. A. Arancibia Andrew Lewis Wygerden. MT. WILSON. MARYLAND George Arnold John S. Lukas contract? 1 would like to sug­ Arnold, last on the Antinous, has Otho George Davis Babb Marcos E. Medina gest that ships on this run not To the Editor: been troubled with an eye condi­ Necola N. Bathla J. J. H. Michaux VA HOSPITAL 1 wish to take this opporttinlHenning BJork Isaac Miller CENTER HOT SPRINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA work later than noon, and that tion and Is feeling much improved. Lansancar Brewer James Mitchell CUfford C. Womack goes for the black gang too.'I ty to extend to each and to Evans, who last shipped on the Jessie P. Brinkley Harvey W. Morris VA HOSPITAL would like to hear from you all everyone my humblest and Alexander Cherney William Morris Robin Sherwood, had his tonsils Victor HOUSTON. TEXAS B. Cooper Jan Mucins heartfelt thanks for the many brother^. R. J. Arsenault Edward Talbot taken out. Enrique Cortes Alexander Peffansl donations of blood so sorely VA HOSPITAL G. Castro L. Cunningham Winford Powell USPHS HOSPITAL OTEEN, NORTH CAROLINA J. W. Eichenberg needed in the saving of my life. Joseph Puglisl SS Steel Seafarer BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Joseph J. Bass Julio Evans Raphael Rutzisky No words can really express Emile J. Olive Lesll* Aaron Grady Faircloth Lyn O. Sears STOCKTON STATE HOSPITAL Kornelius Olsen Edwin Bartol the deepest gratitude and ap­ George Fiance Joseph Smith STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA Frank Ortiz Ruel Chandler Michael J. Gaudio Lawrence Smith Dan M^ Christolos preciation to my brother mem­ W. P. Osterholtz James Clark Peter Gonzales Roy C. Stern ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL Vance Palmer AUen Cooper bers of the SIU. My wife, Anna Michael Hamboussy Harold Taylor PHILADELPHIA. PA. Geoige Reier William Crawford Charles Haymond Richard Welch Kosta Hatgimisios Cherney, thanks you for this V. J. Rizzuto Jose DaCunha To the Editor: Gustav Holgerson James T. Wigins USPHS HOSPITAL W. E. Roberts Jeff Davis Mikael Hovland Arthur Wilfert FORT WORTH. TEXAS I received the statement of most generous and noble offer­ Daniel R. Seabolt Sidney C. Day Soy M. Hsu Peter V. Wygerden B. F. Deibler Max Olson John Schoch Robert Edmonds the hospital and doctor bills for ing. Wishing you all good Samuel Jonas Antonio Vlera Woodrow Meyers Joseph P. Wis* E. P. Scherzer Ollie 1. English Rolf Karlsen Claude Virgin my wife's operation. 1 want to health and happy sailing and Peter W. Sotire Bozo G. Zelenclo Gerald F. Shaffer E. L. Freburger Paul Kronbergs VA HOSPITAL Charles Shaw thank you for the prompt and thanks again. 1 remain yours Gorman T. Glaze BEACH CANDY HOSPITAL KEERVILLE. TEXAS Earl Smith Loyd J. Griffis hospitable way you handled it. sincerely, BOMBAY. INDIA Willard T. Cahill Eugene E. Stewart Geoffrey Johnson Alexander Cherney Joseph H. Carroll SAILOR SNUG HARBOR HOSPITAL Doctor O. B. Camp Is to be Paul W. Strickland William Kratsas BELFAST HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Frank W. Taylor 4 4 4 Theodore Kubecka commended for'his examination BELFAST. IRELAND Bart E. Guranlck . Thomas Isaksen WUliam W. Thomas William M. Murphy F. M. Leeds A. B. Gutierrez of her. She had been to the Edward P. Trainer ' Manuel Louirdo USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL Ignatius McCormick James Tutwiler family doctor and he had not NORFOLK VIRGINIA WEST HAVEN. CONN. Norman Wallen Francesco Maeto G. J. Balaskos Leroy J. Jones John J. Drlscoll Henry E. Smith caught it in several examina­ Elmer Williams Michal Michalik Elmer BarnhUI W. LaChance VA HOSPITAL Joseph Williams Irwin Moen tions. In all, the service you To the Editor: Edgar P. Bryant Daniel J. Nelson NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK Lloyd Zimmerman R. E. Morrison Dennis Gaboon Arthur J. Queary people extended to her could 1 wish to express my thanks C. O. Bergagna ' . Edgar Murphy blames M. Davis Henri J. Robin, Jr. TRIBORO HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL not have been more prompt and to the Seafarers Welfare Plan William C. Dowdy Cecil O. Saunders JAMAICA. LONG ISLAND FORT HOWARD. courteous. 1 also want to thank for its recent assistance during Lucien F. Drew Walter Sikorski James Russell BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Lewis Harrison D. A. Trefethen' VA HOSPITAL the people in the Baltimore my illness in the hospital as B. E. Dabney M. W. Hudgins Samuel L. Warren BALTIMORE. MARYLAND CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL hall. Thanking you again. well as during my husband's USPHS HOSPIT.\L Perle L. Johnson BALTIMORE. MARYLAND SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA TAYLOR HOSPITAL Charles Gladhill illness also in the hospital. J. L. Freburger' Franghi Anghelatos Ray C. Coffey RIDLEY PARK. PA. VICTOR CULLEN STATE HOSPITAL In May, 1 had a heart attack William S. Beadles Antonio Donzella Max P. Sarol CULLEN. MARYLAND James R, Bohm Alfred J. Hamm USPHS HOSPITAL and was in the hospital four Carlton Roberts Matthew Bruno Eddie Ho CHICAGO. ILL. USPHS HOSPITAL days, during which time I had D." R. Callaghan E. W. Huertas Charles Zubovich BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS tests of all kinds: x-rays, la-" G. F. Blackmore Jose E. Lester Raymond M. Davis C. A. McCarthy boratory work, blood pressure, To the Editor: Peter A. Marozas Glenn R. EUis — by Red Fink To all of flill Fredericks' cardiographs, etc. Believe me, James E. Martin Leonard C. Ells F. W. Fancy John R. Nelson friends, those out to sea, those I was thrilled to receive a J. S. Preshong Peter J. Goff on the beach and all his friends check from the Plan that paid Armas E. Janssen John F. Santos John T. Keegan J. P. Sutherland in the different Union halls, almost entirely for the treat­ USPHS HOSPITAL we want to thank you all for ment, as well as a check to my GALVESTON. TEXAS the lovely flowers. They were doctor that helped payment of Mack J. Acosta Lars Johansen Ben Buck William J. Jones his bill. beautiful. John J. Crosswell Lewis Norton A week later, my husband, Jean Randall Walter M. Cutter Ernest Pancherl Luther Dills D. B. Patterson Frank E. Gardner, had a heart Alice Evans (sister) Sebastian C. FotI John O. Rolling attack and it Was necessary to Burl Haire John F. Setliffe 4" call in my doctor to help him. Arne B. Hansen Adam E. Slowick Eugene B. Hunt Edwin Whitehead This visit was paid for by the USPHS HOSPITAL Welfare Plan. Two days later SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Bclisarlo Alonso Richard Pardo he had another attack and was To the Editor: Abram Goldsmith Jewel R. Rolins taken to the hospital where he Alton E. Groover Ernest H. Webb 1 want to thank you for your Clifford Kent John W; White remained for seven days get­ prompt payment of my hospital Austin Kitchings . USPHS H6SPITAL claim. Received the check ting excellent care and treat­ NEW ORLEANS. LA. yesterday, also advised of Dr. ment. He is still under care as Joseph Basch Bertram Eckert Swanson Bennett Hardeman receiving his check an out-patient. Max Fabricant ' Jean Bertrand What a blessing to know we Edward Fairfield for his services. Willard Blumen James Fail are taken care of when we Last night at my Sunday Accurso Bonti Louis Farkas Nathan A. Brewer George J. Fox school class meeting, the talk really need help. My husband Bobby Joe Butts James Glisson got around to the different has been unable to work since Daniel F. Byrne Hubert Goley George Mi Chong Clifton Gullet hospitalization plans and 1 was July 1, 1959 and 1 don't know Alberto Clouse Leo C. Hannon very proud to say that my bus- what we would have done with­ Virgil L. Coash Wade B. HarreU Frank Cacioppo band's Seafarers' Welfare Plan out the assistance we received Gustavo Hayzan Mose S. Coleman John Joseph Hazel was ths very best of any that from the Plan. My husban^ is Ralph Collier Herman J. Holmes E. B. Collins was discussed ... also the most now drawing his disability pen­ B. R. Huggins sion—thanks again to the Wel­ F. DeDominicls Edward O. Johnson prompt in payment. Roberto DeFranza Eaden E. King fare Plan. Gardner Mrs. John W. Paricer Joaquin S. Dimas Woolridge Kin" Harold Oueloux "The old man don't want you guys smoking on the wheel." Norman W. Kirk Life Saving Biood Received. Wife Received Prompt Aid Welfare Aids Seaman, Wife $1 ^ ^ Thank Seafarers For Flowers SHIPBOARD SKETCHES Hospital Plan is Called 'Best' �•) V. Aofust 19, 1969 SEAFARERS Page Thirty-Oii« LOG Pride Of The Messana Family '. h I' FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: John Castro, 69: Brother Castro timore, Maryland. Burial was in died of heart disease at his resi the New Cathedral Cemetery in dence in Balti­ Baltimore, Maryland. more, Maryland, 4 4 4 June 11, 1960. Lawrence J. Sheehan, 64: Broth­ He sailed in the er Sheehan died of natural causes SIU engine de­ at the Public partment since Health hospital June 18, 1941. in Staten Island, He is survived by NY, May 27,1960. a friend, Helen He sailed in the Kilpatrick, also SIU steward de­ of Baltimore. partment since Burial was in the St. Stanislaus April 1, 1940. He Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. is survived by a friend, William J. 4" 4" 4" Agapito Asenci, 63: Brother O'Connor, of Asenci died of a circulatory ail­ Seattle, Washington. Burial was in ment at his home in New Orleans, the St. Charles Cemetery, PineLouisiana, June 5, 1960. He sailed lawn, LI, NY. in the SIU steward department 4 4 4 since August 4, 1949. He is sur­ Ray Peters, 37;. Brother Peters vived by his godchild, Angela died of accidental drowning near Loyola, also of New Orleans. Buri­ Fort Hamilton Parkway in Brook­ al was in the St. Louis Cemetery, lyn, NY, on October ,1, 1959. He New Orleans, Louisiana. sailed in the engine department since July 3, 1959. Gloria E. Pe­ 4" .4 l" WilUam W, Thomas. 61: Broth­ ters, of East Falmouth, Massachu­ er Thomas died of injuries suf­ setts, was appointed administratrix fered iu a fall June 24. He has of his estate. Burial was in the been a tugman with the SIU since Old Indian Cemetery in Mashpee, July 2, 1957. He was survived by Massachusetts. his wife, Theresa Thomas, of Bal4 4 4 Jose Rivera, 47: Brother Rivera died of heart disease and other ail­ ments at the Sah Juan City Hos­ pital, in San Juan, Puerto Ri­ co, on September Members of the Marine En­ 30, 1959. He sailed in the SIU gineers Beneficial Association deck department are to begin voting August 1st since September on the proposal to revamp the or­ 19, 1941. His list­ ganization into three general dis­ ed surviver is his tricts—a Rivers arid Great Lakes District, an Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ wife, Tomasita Malave, of Mato trict and a Pacific Coast District. Rey, Puerto Rico. Burial was in The district structure would re­ the Capital Cemetery, Rio Piedras, place the local union, port-by-port Puerto Rico. 4 4 4 set-up which has been criticized be­ J. O. Rolling, 63: Brother Roll­ cause it leads to discrimination against engineers when they at­ ing passed away of a brain tumor tempt to ship out of a port other at the John Sealy Hospital in Gal­ veston, Texas, on June 20, 1960. than their home local. Under the new set-up, the entire He sailed in the SIU engine de­ membership will have equal rights partment since May 24, 1955. No and privileges within their dis­ beneficiary was named. Burial was trict. It is hoped that the district- in the Lake View Cemetery in wide set-up will provide for more Galveston, Texas. 4 4 4 effective servicing of the MEBA membership. This pattern is simi­ George A. Thornhill, 64: Broth­ lar to that used by the SIU, which er Thornhill passed away of a gives members equal rights at all heart attack at his residence in SIU ports in a given district. The proposal for modernizing New York City the MEBA was drafted by the Na­ on June 6, 1960. tional Administrative Committee He sailed in the and approved unanimously by the SIU steward de­ subcommittee of the National Ex­ partment since ecutive Committee at its meeting March 24, 1943. He is survived In New York on June 21-23. Proponents of the change argue by his widow, that it would establish a tightly- Mrs. Gwendolyn knit, effective union organization Thornhill. Burial was in the WoodIn the three districts and provide lawn Cemetery, Bronx, N. Y. better service for members and in­ crease the membership voice in Sign Name On formulating union policies. The organizing of MEBA into LOG Letfers three general districts is possible For obvious reasons the LOG because the areas have similar con­ cannot print any letters or tract provisions. This is expected other communications sent in to simplify many of the operating by Seafarers unless the author problems of the locals, if approved. signs his name. Unsigned The district organization will anonymous letters will only give MEBA additional strength and wind up in the waste-basket will allow for increased organizing (f circumstances justify, the activities, as well as facilitating LOG will withhold a signature many of the administrative opera­ on request. tions of the MEBA. MEBA May Get District Set-Up f' * SIU BABY ARRIVALS AH of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from ths Union in the baby's name: Paul Lenn Brady, born Decem­ ber 18, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Brady, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lynn Marie Lewis, born June 25, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allan E. Lewis, Baltimore, Md. Kimberley Suzann O'Neal, born June 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Curtis D. O'Neal, Lowland, N.C. Daniel Frank Fimovicz, born June 23, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Barnard Fimovicz, Amsterdam, Ohio. Seafarer Andy Messdna, iecond soak en the Sandcaptain, lubmitted this photo of Mrs. Messana and his daughter, Bettina Louise, who is not enthused, about it all. George H. Rowland Please write your sister. She has some important papers for you. 4 4 4 Tony Aciago Get in touch with Dick at 1156th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Fla., or call 733174 collect. 4 4 4 Arthur W. Comman Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above-named, please contact his sister, Mary Cornman, 3119 Baldwin Street, Lps Angeles 31, California. 4 4 4 Romie W. Castellon, Jr. Please contact your wife. 4 4 4 Ex-Valiant Explorer Crewmen Withholding tax statements for these ex-crewmen of the SS Valiant Explorer are being held by the LOG in New York for lack of a forwarding address: Fred Harris, Augustus Hickey, Robert D. John­ son, Karl Knudsen, Raymond Lewis, Andrew J. Muller, George O'Rourke, Frank Przylypska, Felix G. Quinonez, Robert Ryan, Kevin Skelly and George Williams. 4 4 4 John Gallagher Please contact Tom Danbeck, 115 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. Phone: MA 5-3447. This is in regard to your insurance case. ships fund was brought into New Orleans hall and donated to SEA­ FARERS LOG. A receipt (#B22498) was issued for same. Money was in care of Freddie Baptiste and deck delegate Bill Tarrant. 4 4 4 Income tax refund checks for the following SIU members are being held by Jack W. Ljmch, 450 Har­ rison St., San Francisco 5, Calif.: Ernest C. Anderson, Margarito Borga, Theodoros G. Calopothakos, Dao King Chae (four refund checks,) Arthur L. Craig jr. (two refund checks), John W. Curlew, Michael J. Doherty, Fortunate Drilon, Robert W. Ferrandiz, (two re­ fund checks), Olav Gustavsen, Ng Ruy Keen, Fong Yao King, Steve Krkovich, Sammy Rogamos, Wil­ liam L. Strike, Joseph R. Touart, Kenneth C. Turner, Ah Sai Wong (two refund checks), Yung Pioy Woo. Also: Claude D. Berry, John J." Doyle, WiUiam Parks Jr., Cezar Pedregosa, Robert G. Schlagler, Cleveland Scott, Byron C. Slaid, Bernard Toner and Raymond A. Triche. 4 4 4 Toni Louise Slay, born May 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James S. Slay, Mobile, Ala. Steven Mitchel Bennett, born June 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Garland Bennett, Jesup, Ga. Roy Charles Parker, bom'Jun* 2, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ win S. Parker, Milford, N. H. 4 4 4 Vickie Hebert, born April 26, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leon Hebert, Sulphur, La. 4 4 4 Diana Rood, bom July 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald L. Rood, Crescent Park, NJ. 4 4 4 Robert J. Benson, born June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William J. Benson, Lindenhurst, NY. George R. Sellers, bora June 4, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ liam C. Sellers, Chunchula, Ala. 4 4 4 Burt John Hanback, born July 1, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Burt T, Hanback, North Tarrytown, N.Y. 4 4 4 George Ruban Hoffman, born July 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bertrand S. Hoffman, New York City. Maria Louise Petrantes, born July 17, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stavros Petrantes, Mobile, Ala. Patricia Ann Sanderlin, born June 18, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roswell Sanderlin, Roanoke, Va. 4 4 4 Jim Anderson, Electrician Venita C. Fielder, born May 30, Please write Bill Parrish, USAF Coastal Crusader, Suwanee Steam­ 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harold ship Co., c/o Pan American Air­ Fielder, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 ways, Box 4179, Patrick Air Force Rafael Salcedo, born July 6, 1960, Base, Fla. Ao Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel Sal­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 cedo, New York City. Raymond W. Rooney M. Hemandei Important you contact your fa­ Ex-Steel Rover ther soon as possible. Your gear has been put ashore 4 4 4 in San Francisco and is being held Shot cards are being held in the at Pier 39, Isthmian Lines. mailroom at New York for the fol­ 4 4 4 lowing: Edwin Bartol, Henry BjerAnyone knowing the where­ ring, C. J. Clarke, A. L. Davis, Carlos DeLeon, G. Jesus Granadi, abouts of Louis V. Coffey, who Martin M. Iturrino, George K. sails in the engine department, Lestrange, G. Lightfoot, Lowell T. please contact Cliff Mainers, PinMcNabb, Alf Olaf Olsen, Charles son, Tenn. E. Smith, C. Story, Benjamin Sun­ 4 4 4 derland', Benedicto T. Tagle and Crewmembers of William A. Teffner. SS Capt. Nicholas Sitinas 4 4 -4 • Restriction beef from last voyage Oliver Lodge, H-31 of ship has been settled. Crew can Please contact David Radin, 154 get monies due by writing to the Nassau St., New York 31, N.Y. company, per Bob Matthews, 4 4 4 Houston agent. Alvie L. Smith, Jr. 4 4 4 Please contact your father at Andly C. Foster 9512 Brooks St., Tampa 4, Fla. He Your wife has been informed is worried about you, you were in the hospital. Please 4 4 4 IMA£WYa^ IN witjm have her contacted Immediately at Ex-Del Campo Crew When ship went in lay-up re­ 2701 Hudson Blvd., Jersey City, \2t6iMtfim cently the balance of $26.09 in New Jersey. : WRr&CALl �Vol. XXIi No. 16 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AfL-Cid IMfc iii SWI® • I 5 l&iW" 15® '.I iV ; r •• LyJ iiiiiiiip Silili •f¥!j®5;SgSS,,.. I* I • ' •• O'.y • "j S' I a 'ne of the SIU's principal objectives has been to make arrangements for top-notch facilities for SIU men in the. various ports with ample provision for the services essential to the welfare of Seafarers. This long-range program is making giant strides with the scheduled opening of new haUs for Seafaring men in the ports of Philadelphia and New Orleans. The Philadelphia hall, now undergoing finishing touches, will offer SIU men in that port a commodious, comfortable facility that is a vast improvement over existing quarters. The New Orleans hall, which is under construction in the waterfront section, will offer equally-impressive facilities for Union business^or welfare operation, dining, recreation and other functions. The target date for completion is the month of November. In Houston, initial steps have been taken, with the Union having obtained a site for a new hall in that port. In the offing are new hall projects in other ports down the line, so that no matter where an SIU man hangs to hat he will be assured of proper services. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONU UNION • AIUNTIC, GUIF, UKES AND INUND WATERS DBTRia'* AFl-OO ^ • iil � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource August 12, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: URGE RISE IN GOV’T CARGO ON US SHIPS ITF ASSAILS ARAB SHIPPING BLACKLIST SIU CO. WOULD SWAP LIBERTYS FOR TWO C-4S 17-SHIP VOTE SET; HOFFA SCHEME FLOPS NOMINATIONS IN; CREDENTIAL CHECK STARTED BRIDGES CALLS ON MEMBERS TO ‘GIVE LIVES’ FOR CUBA RED GUNBOAT HALTS SIU SHIP IN PACIFIC SIU BLOCKS NON-UNION CANADA TUG IN NORFOLK BULL LINE SEEKS US-OWNED C-4S; OFFERS LIBERTYS DECK SCOW CAPTAINS END NY WALKOUT, AWAIT MEANY’S DECISION ON ISSUES MARYMAR SAVES 7 IN STORM HOFFA DEAL FLOPS AS NLRB ORDERS LAKES FLEET VOTE UNION SEEKS JERSEY SITE FOR IBU TUGMEN, DREDGE EMPLOYEES ON LAKES WORK IN HARMONY START VOTING FOR GT. LAKES UNION POSTS PIONEER, BUCKEYE CREWMEMBERS WIN SIU JOB SECURITY PROGRAM AND GREAT LAKES WELFARE PLAN CUBANS HOLD UP SS RAYVAH; GET US $$ FOR SEIZED SUGAR SOME NY WATER ‘SPORTS’ MAY FACE JAIL, FINES ALASKA FISHERMEN EYE ACTION BY STATE TO CONSERVE SALMON WEST COAST LABOR BACKS UNION DAILY IN PORTLAND STRIKE VOTE UNDER WAY IN CANADA FIRED BY SKIPPER, HE HAS TANKER ‘ARRESTED’ LEILANI BOUGHT FOR APL PACIFIC PASSENGER SERVICE MCS CONSIDERS STRESS ON RECREATIONAL USE OF SANTA ROSA SITE PACIFIC-PUERTO RICO TRADE TARGET OF RAIL RATE CUTS ‘COME ON BACK HOME’ SHORESIDE RUNAWAY TOLD Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/12/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No. 16  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/31d38ff0281b99cb518494462254b7d9.PDF 8e069050cfa82c98591863941b16e983 PDF Text Text I^^REiRS JOQ.  n  CkFFlOlAL OBOAM  07 THB ATLAKTIO AND GULF DISTBIGT,  SEAFASBBS' XNTBBNATIONAl. UNION  OF NOBTH  AaOBlCA  VOL.  IV.  ,w NEW  YORK,  N. Y., AUGUST  13,  1942  No.  28  Army Move Threatens Union Gains  Repatriated  Seamen  Seamen  are  today  confronted  with  a  problem  which  deals  with  their  very  exist­'  They stand  to lose  all  gains  won  through  the  National  Labor  Relations  Act  and  Get Double Pay When tance.  through  years  of  militant  struggle  against  the shipowners. These things are on the verge  by  the Brass  Hats in  Washington.  Working  Passage  of  being The destroyed  Seafarers  International  Union  has  agreements  with  the  Eastern  Steamship  By  MATTHEW  DUSHANE  ^  ^Company  and  with  the  P  8c  The  War  Emergency  Board  this  week  upheld  the  S.I.U.  in  a  fight  Steamship  company.  The  ships  of  it has  been having  with the  Lykes Brothers Steamship  Company over  the  these  companies  have  been  operat­ payment  of  wages  and  bonus  to  repatriated  men  who  were  forced  to  ing  out  of  the  Gulf  carrying  sol­ work  their  homeward  passage  without  compensation.  diers  for  the  Army.  The  ships  were  The  W.E.B.  agreed  with  the  Union  that  men  being  repatriated  taken  over  by  the  War  Shipping  Administration  on  bare  boat  char­ ' not  only receive  wages and  bonuses  This  flaunting  of  the  authority  ter  as  per  President  Roosevelt's  ex­ from  the  original  articles,  but  if  of  the  W.E.B.­  and  criminal  disre­ ecutive  order  by  power  invested  in  forced  to  work  should  receive  ad­ gard  of  the  rights  and  welfare  of  For  the  third  time  since  the  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. —The  him  by  Congress.  .  ditional  wages  and  bonus  for  the  torpedoed  victims,  is  the  type  of  split  in  the  labor  movement,  which  In  a  dispute  that  arose  on  one  time  worked  from  the  company  shipowner  action  designed  to break  American  Red  Cross  stands  ready  occurred  in  1935,  representatives  of  these  ships  the  chief  steward  repatriating  them.  the  moral  of  the  merchant  seamen.  to  assist  thc  men  of  the  of  the  AFL  and  CIO  will  get  to­ was  given  ah  order  by  an  Army  TTie  Lykes  Brothers  Line,  which  Another  company  involved  in  with  the  same  services  customarily  gether  in  an  effort  to  bring  peace  Lieutenant.  The  Chief  Steward  in­ has  been  stalling  on  thjs  question  this  beef  has  paid  off.  But  not  Mr.  United  States  Merchant  Marine  and  organizational  unity  to organ­ formed  the  said  Army  oflScer  that  "since  July,  are  still  attempting  to  Jimison.  He  knows  the  W.E.B.  given  to  the  armed  forces.  Chair­ in  an  ­agreement  entered  into  be­ ized  workers.  dodge  the  payment,  even  in  the  will  force  him  to  in  the  end—but  face  of  the  W.E.B.  decision.  man  Norman  H.  Davis  announced.  tween  the  SIU  and  the  WSA  the  Although  the first  two  confer­ he figures  he can  sabotage the S.I.U.  crews  are  to  take  orders  from  the  ences,  which  took  place  in  1937  Mr.  Jimison,  Lykes*  oBicial,  first  a  little  bit  in  the  process.  They  will  be  eligible  for  Red  Master  of  the  vessel  only.  and  1939,  ended  in  failure,  there  .  met  with  Brother  Hawk  on  this  ,  The  correspondence  between  the  Cross  communication  and  informa­ This  said  Lieutenant  informed  are  indications  that  the  present  question  in  the  last  part  of  July  S,I.U.  and  the  War  Emergency  tion,  reporting,  and  referral­  ser­ the  Chief  Steward  that  he  was  conference  stands  a  better  chance  and  refused  payment  on  the  Board  follows:  grounds  that  the  W.E.B.  had  not  vices  during  periods  when  they  are  fired. Upon entering  port  the com­ of  success.  July  31,  1942  Prior  to  the  convening  of  the  made  a  ruling  on  his  particular  under  contract  for  a  specified  pany  representative  informed  the  conferences,  AFL  President  Green  Maritim.e  War  Emergency  Board  Chief  Steward  that  the  Army  had  case.  He admitted  that he  would  be  cruiM  or  trip.  In  extending  these  issued  a  statement  of  policy  which  ordered  him fired.  •   bound  by  such  a  ruling  if  it  were  Edward  Macauley,  Chairman  services  to  the  Merchant  Marine,  The  union  took  the position  that  will  guide  the  Federation  delegates  Department  of  Commerce  Bldg.  made.  the  Red  Cross  is  augmenting  its  the Union  had  not  entered  into any  in  their  discussion  with  the  CIO.  This  wwk,  however,  after  being  Washington,  D.  C.  program  for  survivors  of  torpedo­ agreement  with  the  Army,  as  per  The  text  of  Green's  statement  fol­ notified  by  the  S.I.U.  that  the  Gentlemen:  our  contracts,  and  the  case  was  lows:  W.E.B.  had  ruled  in  the  Unions'  Members  of  our  Union,  Surviv­ ed  ships.  {Continued  on  Page  4)  submitted  to  the  Department  of  )  were  re­ ­favor,  he  continued  to  stall  and  ors  of  the  (SS  !  Since  the  outbreak  of  war,  Red  Labor  for final  settlement.  The  ^  msed  the  phony  excuse  that  the  cently  repatriated  from  Murmansk  Cross  workers  both  in  continental  Department  of  Labor  upheld  the  W.E.B.  ruling  did  not  bind  him  to  the  United  States.  Four  men  American  ports  and  in  insular  pos­ Union  and  the  Chief  Steward  was  since  he  had  not  asked  for  the  were  forced  to  work  their  passage  sessions  have  given  food,  clothing  reinstated  to  his  former  position.  '•   clarification.  He  said  that  now he  home  without  being  compensated,  ), belonging  to  and  emergency  care  to  more  than  Then  a  Col.  in  the  Army  notified  ^ would  take  the  case  himself  to  the  on the  (SS  2,500  survivors  of  torpedoed  ships.  a  representative  of  the  SIU  that  Board."  {/Continued on  Page 4)  the  Army  never  loses  a  case.  Red  Cross  chapters  in most  Am­ Shortly  after  this  incident,  three  Chinese  merchant  seamen,  who  erican  ports  have  received  special  ships  that  were­  under  bare  boat  for  years  have, been  virtually  pris­ instructions  on  extending  this  care  charter  to  the  WSA  were  subchar­ oners  aboard  British  ships,  have  to  victims  of  enemy  submarine  ac­ tion.  In  the  future.  Red  Cross  ser­ tercd  to  the  U.  S.  Army Transport  finally won  the right  to shore  leave  vices  to  the  Merchant  Marine  will  Service  by  the  WSA.  The  officials  in  New  York  harbor.  extend  beyond  the  immediate  care  of  the  Army  Service  immediately  Even  though  the  British  ship­ fired the  Chief  Steward  and  several  owners  have  been  forced  to  treat  (the  following  news  release,  sent  ta  the  "Seafarers'  Log"  by  the  Philadelphia  of  the  survivors  and  will  include  branch^of  the  USO,  indicates  a  gradual  public  acceptance  of  the  seamen,  not  only  the  usual  services  to  the  men  and  other crew  members  from  the  three  their  Chinese  employees  as  free­ ships.  The  Army  also  informed  the  men,  they still bind  them in a  maze  as  equals,  but  as  the  civilian  heroes  which  they  are.)  their  families.  remaining  members  of  the  crews  of  red  tape  which  greatly  restricts  If  further  assistance  is ' needed,  that  they  had  no  more  union  rep­ their  movements.  The  Chinese  are  .  Recpeation  and  entertainment  for  merchant  seamen  is  being  the cases­will  be  referred to an  ap­ resentation  on  the  ships  and  that  permitted  shore  leave,  but  the  brought  to  the  attention  of  the­ public  as  never  before.  One  seaman,  propriate  civilian  agency,  but  the  there  would  be  no  more  overtime  in  his  own  words,  got  "mad  as  hell"  ai>d  • wrote; a  stinging  letter  of  Red Cross  will  continue  to give  aid  paid  and  the  quarters  would  be  United  States  Maritime"  Commis­ criticism  to  the  U.S.O.,  which  was  published  in  the  July  20th  issue  until  that  agency  has  assumed  re­ changed.  Also that  the crew  would  sion  has  instructed  Chinese  consu­ lar  officials  that  the  seamen  must  pf  Life.  /He had  been  refused  admission  to the  U.S.O.  in New  Orleans.  sponsibility.  {Continued on  Page 4)  keep  close  contact  with  their  ship  National  U.S.O.  headquarters,  and  return  immediately  at  the  mediately,  upon  hearing  of  this,  is­ pleasure  of  the  Skipper.  sued  a  ruling  that  bona  fide "mer­ Furthermore,  the  Chinese  will  chant  seamen"  are  now  to  be  ad­ henceforth  be  liable  to  arrest  and  mitted  to  all  U.S.O.  benefits.  Phil­ One  of  the  larger  SIU  pas­ an  object  in  the  water  several  The  ship  began  to  sink  rapid­ deportation  if  they  overstay  their  adelphia,  however,  has  taken  the  senger  ships  was  sent  plunging  hundred  yards  to starboard.  The  ly  and  the  crew  and  passengers  leaves.  most  forward  step.  to  the  ^ttom  of  the  Gtilf  of  object  was  running  parallel  to  abandoned  ship  in  six  lifeboats  The  Chinese  have  won  pay  in­ Walter  H.  Scott  has  been  ap­ Mexico  last  week  with  the  loss  the course  of  the shjp  and  many  and  sixteen  rafts.  The  calmness  creases  from  the  shipowners,  pointed  in  that  city  as  Director  of  of  25  lives.  The  ship  was  brothers on  deck  thought  it  was  and  efficiency  of  the  crew  was  though  their  rate  is  still  far  below  Merchant  Seamen's  Services  by  the  bound  for  New  Orleans  with  a  porpoise  or  some  other  large  credited  by  the  passengers  with  that  payed  American  union  sea­ Recreation  Committee  of  the  De­ 270  passengers,  many  of  whom  fish.  saving  many  lives  that  might  men.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the en­ fense Council.  His headquart^s >for  were  torpedoed  brothers  being  Suddenly,  however,  the  ob­^  otherwise  have  been  lost  during  tire  British­American  shipowner  the  present  are  at'the  Hospitajity  repatriated  back  to  the  States.  ject  turned  at right  angles  and  strategy  in  refusing  the  Chines^  the  confusion  of  the sinking.  Center  of  the  Defehse  Council,  at  Surviving  crew  members  re­ headed  straight  for  the  ship.­ It  shore  leave  in  New  York,  was  The,  survivors  were  rescued  18  South  15 th  Street.  He  has  in  a  vealed  that  the  ship  was  run­ struck  aft  of  the  engine  room  aimed  at  keeping  them  away  from  short  time  contacted  all  organiza­ ning  through  the  Gulf  at  \6  with  3  terrific  explosion,  killing  by  a  Gulf  patrol  boat  soon  after  Union  men  who  might  aid  them  tions  in  Philadelphia  cooperating  knots  about  4:50  in  the  after­ ten  union  brothers  and fifteen  the  sinking  and  were  landed  in  in  their fight  for decent  wages  and  4"  noon  when  a  look­out  spotted  passen3;ers  outright.  New  Orleans.  conditions.  .  ­ {Cmtinued on  Page  3)  Red CrossPromises  Full  Service  For  Merchant Seamen  Labor  Peace  Is  Again Sought By  A.F.L. And C.I.O.  Chinese  Seamen  Finally  Allowed  Shore  Leaves  Philly Has Recreation  Plans For All Seamen  "EDUCATED  TORPEDO" SINKS  SHIP  f  t  "4^  �Thursday, August tiy lSAI THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Page  Two.  puNUhtd  at Of  TWE MNET BUSY SEAFARERS'  INmiNATlONAI  UIQON  OF NORTH AMERICA  Atlantic and Gt^ KsMct  AfHliated vrtfh  (A«  AmeHcon F«r«rat4M o/ X­eftdr  HARRY  LUITDEBERG,  Intornafloncd  Pr««ld«nt  110  Market  Street,  Room  402,  San  Francisco,  Calii.  ADDBS8S ALL CORRBBPONDENOB OONiJERNING TEIB PUBLICATION TO-. "THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  P. O. 25, Station P, New  Toxk,  N. Y.  Phone: BOwling  Green 9­83^  Consumers'  Union  Blasts Phoney  Wage  Freezing  Arguments  Bread .and  Buttery  a  weekly  news­letter  published  by  Consumers  Union,  today debunks  the  campaign  for  freez­ ing  the wages  of  American  workers.  Here's why wage­freezing is  a  phony solution, accord­ ing, to  i  .  5 Even  if  .  the  country's  wag'e^j  jump  in  national  income  is  going  structure  were  solidified,  national  to  the  income  groups earning  $10;­ income  would* necessarily  continue  000  a  year or  more. Bread  and  But­ to  increase  because  we  are  com­ ter  added:  mitted  to  spending, billions  of  dol­ "The  fact  is  that  the  Increased  lars  for  the  war  effort.  national  income  is  enriching  the  7T  "Unless  rigid'  limitations  are  per.cent  of  the  families  and  indi­ placed  on  higher  incomes  and­ cor­ porate profits,  it  follows  that wagfs  viduals  earning  less  than  $2500  a  must  actually  be  increased  if  dis­ year—least  of  all."  tribution  of  the  new  money  is  not  5 While  workers  aren't  getting  to  become  dangerously  topheavy,"  "a  very  great  share"  of  the  grow­ ing  national  income,  25  large  cor­ Bread  and  Butter  says.  5 Most  important  of  all  is  that  porations  increased,  executive  sal­ 75  per  cent  of  the. expected­ $11,­ aries  anywhere  from  $20,000  to  000,000,000  increase  in  the  na­ $100,000  a  year.  tional  income  this  year  is. going to  "More  than  this,  many  corpora­ income  groups  earning  $5000  a  tions  are  giving  disguised  execu­ year  or  more,, representing  only  6  tive  increa.ses  in  the  form  of  funds  per  cent  of  the  Nation's  income­ to  underwrite executive  retirements  camcrs.  Put  another  way,  $7,000.,­ at  $50,000  or  so  a  year,"  the  let­ 000,000—or  64  per  cent—of  the  ter  said.  ££tor's Ma3 Bag  [.in;*  \H 1.^,;  .  Editor, Seafarers  Log  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Did  you ever  hear  of  a  pie­card  turnmg; poet?  W^l;.after you  read  the  bit  of  verse  I  wrote,  you  still  won't  have  heard  of  a­pie­card­turn­ ing  poet.  However,,here's  the  epic:  Here  cotnes sr  merchant­ship  'round  the  world, bound,,  in  the  worst'of  storms  she'll'never  turn  around.  She  battles.the  waves, green  and  high,  And  sends  her  wireless  through  the  sky  To  warn  other  ships  both  far  and  near­ Of  storms  ahead.  Watch  out.  Keep  clear.  We  ait  on.th©  poop  deck,  our  thoughts  run  higii  As. her  mighty,  masts­are  outlined  in  the  sky.  And  we  know  that  the  seamen,  like  his  dungereos  of  blue;  Thinks first  of  his  brothers  who  are  loyal  and  true.  r —  H.  J.  COLUNS  ;  1^'  oi'lu You  can  imagine  how  we  feel.  August  1, 1542  We  don't  know  what  is, going  on.  Editor,  Seafarers'  Log  Also  we  are  out  of  things,  we  feel  Dfear  Sir  and  Brother:  I  am  writing  to  let  you  know  that  you guys  have forgotten  us.  Sincerely  yours,  kow  many  members  of  the  S.U.P.  Arthur  L.  Gresham,  Noj  5978  and  S.I.U.  that  are  out  here.  Fort  Stanton,  Since  I  have  been  here  I  have  New  Mexico  noticed  that  you,  or  someone  else  responsible,  have  been  sending  cppks  of  the  Log  to  brothers  that  have  been  away  for  sometime.  Also  there  are  none  of  us  here  CARROLL  LAWTON  BARDEN  ' that  have  received  one  copy.  Get  in  touch  with  your  Local  Gould  you  send  me 16  copies  for  Draft  Board,  No,  2,  414  American  IB  that­are  here.  Also  a­ few  extra  Building,  Savannah.  Give  them  to  put  in  tlie  club,  and  to  pass  your  address  and  the  information  around.  You  see.  the  Pile­it  is  all  on  sailing.  ANDREW  ACKERMAN  over  the  place.  Also  we  Barely  get  enough  West  Coast  SmlvrS' ioi  iiie  See  H.  J.  Collins  in  the.  head?  SiU.P.  men  that are  here,  muctiless  quarterr  office  concerning  your  compensation  for  lost  gear.  us in  the S.I.U.  PERSONALS  Telephone -workers on the picket line in Cleueland, where 1,500 operators joined 2,100 maintenance and repair men in a strike to bring, wages into line with the War Production Board formula. Strike was called by the Ohio Federation of Telephotie Workers after d skeleton crew was provided for war industry calls. M­ew  Orleans  Resnlntinn  TO  WKOM'  IT  MAY  CONGE­Rfill:  W.&  AR­E  NOT  SABOTAGING  THE  NATIONAL  WAR  EF­ FORT,.  W.E­  ARE  FIGHTING­FOR  DEMQGRAGY  AT  HOME,  THE  SAME  AS  WHEN  VVE  SAIL  tHE  SHIPS  WhHCH  CAR­ RIES THE  SUPPLIES  OF OUR  NATION  TO  OUR  ALLIES  AND  OUR  ARMED  FORGES  TO  ALL  PARTS  OF  THE  WORLD'.  WHEN  THE  WAR  STARTED  WE  ASSURED  THE  GOV­ ERNMENT.  INs  WASHINGTON  T^AT  WE  WQULO  NOT  DO  ANYTHING  TO  SLOW  THE  WAR  EFFORT.  IN  RETURN  THE  GOVERNMENT  PROMISED  THEY  IN»  TyRN  WOULD  FREEZE  OUR  UNION  WAGES  AND  CONDI­ TIONS  FOR  THE  DURAflON  OF  THE  WAR.  D1D  WE  LIVE  UP  TO.  OUR  PROMISE?'  EMPHATICALLY  YES!  THE  MEN  HAVE  MAT4NED  TMS  SHIPS. AND  SAILED  THEM  AT  ALL  TIMES.  OVER  FIVE  HUNDRED  MEMBERS  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNAiTIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTHi  AMERICA',.  HAVE  GIVEN­'UP'THEHT  LIVES  UPHOLOINGTTHIS  PROMISE  MADE  TO  OUR  GOVERNMENT  BY'  SAILING  UNARMED,  UNES­ CORTEO AND'WITH­VERY  LITTLE  PFrOTECTION}. SHIRS fa  ANY  AND!ALL  PORTS.  HASt  THE  GOVERNMENT LIVED  UP  TO  THEIR  PROM­ ISE?  NO,  ABSOLUTELY­  NO.  INSTEAD  OF  DOING  WHAT  THEY  PROMISED,  THEY  TURNED'  SHIPS  OVER'  TO  THE  ARMY  WHO  ARE  OPERATING  THEM  WITH  NON­UNION  CIVILIAN  CREWS,  AT  LOWER! WAGES,  NO  OVERTIME,  AB­ SOLUtHlV.  NG  CONDITIONS  WITH  A^  PROMISE  OF  TIME  BACK!  FOE; OVERTIME  WORKED.  THE  MEMBERS: OF  THE. SEAFARERS  fNTERNATIONAL  UNiON.  OF  NORTH­  AMERICA,  WITH  VERY  FEW  EXCEP­ TIONS,. REFUSE  TO  ACCEPT  THIS  ITOVERSAL  OF  CONDI­ TIONS  AND  QUIT  THE  SHIPS  RATHER  THEN< TAKE  WHAT  THE  ARMY  WANTSLTO GlVE  THEM,  KEEPING SHIPS. SAIUNG IS­ OUR  BUSfNESE:  KEEPING! UNION  GONDITIONfiB IS OUR  BUSINESS;  KEEPING  SHIiPS^  SAfLING'  UNOER  UNION  CONDITIONS  IS­STRICTLY  OUR  ONE  AND  ONLY  BUSINESS.  IF  WE  GO'OUT  OF  BUSINESS; NOW,  AFTER  THE  WAR  WHO  WILL  HAVE  ANY  BUSINESS?  Signed  WaltM>  S;. Felicien,  No,  22701  A.  W.  Armstrong,  No,  136  Cleophas  Douglas,. No;  4902  Thomas  R.. Alfonso,  No.  137  Felix  Valoles,  No.  58  Martin  H.  Kouns,  No. 51  'Thomas  A.  Pradot,  No.  97  Irby  L.'  Guess,  No,  891  Tliomas  J,  Ciminski,  No. J265  Theodore  Aldrige,  No.  2459  Ralph  E.  Holcomb,  No.  145  C.  J. Stephens,  No;  76  Wm.  Milazzo,  Nb.  640V  John  R:  Robert,  Nb.  82  John  M*.  Rushing  Fred  Cline,  No.  6^  Wfh.  Milazzo;  Pi 6401  L  Dukeshire,  No,  7311  T.  Johansen,  N®,  28  Gi  Allen,  No; 114t  A  Wltuliki,  No,' 6  John­  E.. Kohnedy,  Nir,  88  E.  C.  Sanford,. No,. 7342.  Transfer  Lake  Vessels To Coast  In Winter Urged  Indications  that  the  War  Ship­ ping  Administration  may  bolster  tfie  ocean  shipping,  situation; next  winter,  and  spring  by  transferring  a. good  part, of  the  3,000,000  gross  tons  of  ships  currently  in. use  on  the  Great  La^es  to  ocean  routes  are  contained  in  recent:  ship  con­ versions;  W.  H. Rutland)  a  speciali­ isc on.inland  waterways,  port  worfcs  and floating  equipment,  asserted  {recently.  Stating  that  several  heavy  ves­ sels  have  established  "the  military  value  of  the  Lakes­to­thie­Gulf­ Waterway"  By  use  of  the  route,  Mr.  Rutland'  declared,  that  "tKe  latch  key  has­  been  found­  which'  .will  enable  unlocking  the  door  hitherto  closed  to  a.  reservoir  of  ships  previously  operating­  exclu­ sively  on  the  waters  of  the  threat  Lakes."  Prior  to  January  1940,  he  ex­ plained,, approximately one­third  of  the  merchant  marine  of  the  Uhited  States  was in  operation  oh  the lakes,  in  a' position  to contribute  nothing  to'the  nation'^ defense  efforts  dhr­ iing­one^tfairdi off  the  year.  Naviga­­ tion.  on  the  lakes,  under  normal­ weather  conditions  is  suspended'  from; December  1;5' until  the middle  of  April  because  of  ice  conditions  in  the  waters.  "As  a  consequence,  some  three  .hundred  ships  of  approximately  5,000,000'  tons  off  cargoi  capacity  {remained  in  idleness; for about fhur  {months  of  each  and  every  year.  '.However,  as  a  result, of  dire  neces­ sity,  and.  the  imperative  need' for  jpartially  replacing  more  than  400  ships  sunk,  by  enemy  submarin<^  off  the  Atlantic,  Gulf  and; Carib­ bean  seacoastSj"  it: is  indicated  this­ waste  will  not  continue,  Rutland  asserted.  �Mi3Jse&  _  J^ufsday,  August  13,  19'42  THE  $E/tPAKtKS'  LOG  Pa ge  Tbce  SEAFARBSS  XNTBRNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  WHAT'S DCHlHi  ATUame mA GULP DISTBICT  Around  the  Ports  J::P­ giicrB|@7.1!V9csnir«r's Offic®  Boon 21i— i  Btaoo  WMot Sfow York  Cltr  a. Bex  & StafiM »  FBMWI  BOwBntr  Gwon  t­BM  I'  fbreak down  all  that has  been fought^  TAMPA  for  and  gained  in  the  last  eight  ESKEGTTORY  OF IRANCHES  years.  The  Army  is  being  used,  This  week  has  been  one of  many  MLKtKm  ADDIESS  PROMB  :  Things for  the book: Who  would  whether  knowingly  or  not  to  tear  headaches  and  flat  feet.  I  had  a  NEW  YOBl  a Btemo  St  BOwUng  Green  MMB  have  thought  the  pride  of  New  down  what  we  had  gained  through  DUpatohw'B  Office  ....­BOwUng  Groen  9­9418  West  Coast  ship  in  here  to pay  off.  York  would  have  honored  us  on  every  weapon  at  our  command.  I  Agent  .­..BOwIing  Green  9­3437  She was  torpedoed  in  the Gulf  some  BOSTON  aeo  Atlonae  Ave  ...Liberty 4057  his  vacation?  Welcome,  Louis.  wonder  how  many  Majors  and  Col­ raOVTOEHCa  485 South  Mcdn  Si  Manning 3572  Who  would  have  thought  onels  have  taken  a  pay  cut  because  place,  but  fortunately  there  was  BALTOJOHB  14  North  Gay St  Calvert 4539  PHILADELPHIA  6  North  §th  St  Lombard  7651  Brother  Guess,  after  coming  in  of  the  fact  that  the  country  is  at  no  loss  of  life  aboard  her  although  NORFOLK  25  Commercial  PL  Norfolk  4­1083  from  his  second encounter  with  the  war?  None,  I'll  bet,  but  still  they  the  boys  said  that  she  shipped  NEW  ORLEANS  J09  CffiorteB  St  Canal  3336  water  in  all  the  life  boats  and  ' tin  fish,  would  go  to  bed  at  seven  expect  us  to  take  one.  Also  they  SAVANNAH  218 E^t Boy  SI ­  Ssvsimah  3­1728  TAMPA  208 So.  Franklin St  Tampa MM­1323  P.Mi  for  a  fourteen  hour  stretch?  expect  us  to  sail  the  ships  without  washed  some  of  them  out  of  their  MOBILE  55 So, Conception  St....Dexter  1449  That  the  lovely  old  lady  who  the  conditions  for  which  wc  have  bunks.  Must  have  been  a  big  tor­ PUERTO  RICO  45  Ponce  de  Leon  Puerto  de  Tierra  GALVESTON  2014  Market  Street  Galveston  2­8043  Stopped  Bro. Gissina  (who was  in  a  fought.  They  say  that  wc  should  pedo  that  got  them.  Well,  upon  arrival  the  old  man  cast)  instead  of  'asking  questions  be  willing  to  put  up  with  a  few  gave  them  a  small  draw  and  prom­ about  fhe  sinking,  was  worried  hardships,  the  same  as  the  boys'  in  ised  next  day  to  give  them  a  big  about  Long  John  being  In  the sun.  uniform.  TTiat  part  is  O.K.,  except  That  the  Alcoa  Steamship  Com­ that  these  ships  are  our  homes  for  one,  but  did  not  do  so.  I  contact­ pany  would  have  tried'  to  collect  months  at  a  time,  not  for  a  short  ed  the  ship's  delegate  (Barney  the  night's  lodgings  fromi the: sur­ passage,  then off.  We  will  take  the  Welch)  and  we  got  things  straigh­ vivors  who  were ''brought  ashore  changes  they  propose,  if  they  will  tened  out^  in  regards  to  that  and  and  placed­  in­  the  Jung  Hotel  by  prove  that  they  themselves  are  also  security  time  that  was  made  <  the company;  That  one  of  the  boys  living  under  the same  conditions.  I  in  the  islands,  and  numerous  other  We  ought  to  have  a  special  ceremony  for  the  brothers  whom  we  (name  if  requested:  accompany  a  would  really  like  to  spike  once  and  things^  Every  thing  was  squared  first  list  as  lost,  and  later find  very  much  alive.  We  think  that  they  bottle  of  1824  claret)  who  made  for  all  the  chatter  about  the  sea­ away  to the  satisfaction  of  all con­ the  grade  first  class  during  the  men  getting  the  gravy.  These  cerned.  They  pay  off  today  and  should  he  baptized  all  over  again,  so  they  may  continue  their  good  time  of  the  sinking,  should)  get  Army  offlcerSi  wHo­ right  now,  are  are  homeward  bound. to  the  West  fortune;  Fred. Sweder  bought  a  bottle  and  we all  celebrated  the  christ­ himself  torpedoed:  in  the  bathtub  trying  to take  from'us all  we have;  Coast:  No dOubt  they  will  be ready  ening­.  William  McGonney  came  in  to­tell  us  he  was  very  much  alive  and  cut  hell  Out  of  his  face.  That  arc  the  same  ones  who;  if  asked  to  to ship  out  again  after  a  short  stay  and  was  going  to  ship  out'  soon.  We find  that  three  other  brothers,  fhe  colored  Stewardess  would  re­ undergo  some  of  the  hardships  in  their, respective  ports.  I  want  to  Robert  Bennett,  Erwin  Bradley  and  David  A.  Horton  are  alive  and  fuse  to  leave  the­ship.  That  the  lo­ which  the  seamen  Have  to,  undOr  say  that  on  the day of  payoff  every  shipping  out  of  other  ports.  cal  relief  societies  would  allow  the  the peace­time  set­up,  let altone  the  one. was sober.  That  means  a  great  AAA  survivors  to  run  alL  over  Canal  war­time,  would  be selling, shoes  at  deal  to  the: Union  as  a  whole  and  The  Ensign  who  was  in  charge  of  the  gun  crew  of  the ship  that  also  to  the  agents  or  Patrolman  Street,, shoeless  and shirtless.  Would  Slip  switch  Corners.  Fred  Sweder  and  Robert  Card  were  survivors of,  came  in  with  pictures  that  are  involved.  allow  the  men  to­ wander  around  Jiist in  case any of the  readers of  that  were  taken  from  the Corvette  which  came  to  their  rescue.  He  had  Oh,  6y  the  way,  I' shipped  a  full  ­  the  hotel  "bumming  smokes  from  this  bla  say,  well,  that  donkey  can  some excellent shots  of  the gang  in the lifboats  and  we  had  almost  talk­ )  and  be­ • 4hosfe that had    themrThat, in  fact,  afford  to  talk^  he'ss sitting, in  a  nice  crew  fbfc  the SS  (  ed  him  into  leaving  the  pictures  so  we  could  give  them  to the  Brothers  they,  the  organization  which  yearly  quiet  office,,  the  biggest  danger,  he  jlieve'  me  Tarnp^  is  v^ much  in  hut  his  wife  intervened;  If  Sweder  or  Card  contact  Headquarters,  we  ask  and  get  aid  from  the  seamen,  faces  is  the  traffic  (and  Brother,  the  limelight  as  she  can  well  Be  may  he  able  to  help  them  in  obtaining  the  pictures.  completely  ignored  the  men  when  in  New  Orleans  that  plenty)—for  called:  a  Tampa  Ship  for  Tampa  A  A  A  they  were  in  a­ spot  and. needed  a  your  information,  I've  listened  to  boys.  I  believe,  with  the  exception  We  regret  to report  the loss  of  another Stewardess,  Winifred  Gray,  o£  one  or  two,  all  their  addresses  little  help­  themselves.  We  don't  so  much  from  these'  above  men­ are  Tampa.  I  am  sure  that  she  will  Charles  Noble,  Cook,  on  a  sunken  vessel  was  on  the  boat  deck  when  *  mind  because  we  can  take  care  of  tioned  birds  that  I'm  afraid  that  our  own,  but  when  these  outfits  Fm  missing something  so  I'm going  be  kept  on  the straight  and  narrow  the  ship  was first  Hit.  He  decided  to go  hack  aft for  something  that  he  come  asking  us  to  donate,  then,  to  make a  trip)  About  one  more  of  as  there  are  two  Pie  Cards  on  her,  had  forgotten,  and  was  lost.  Goldie  was  in  a  tantrum  when, he  heard  .Brother,  as  we  farmers  say,  it's  go^  these,  weekly  scores  and  we  will  namely  Steely  White  and  old  Goat  he  had  lost  another  cook.  Cooks  are  scarce  as  hen's  teeth,  as  far  as  Hfead' Simmons  who  was  Patrolman  ing  to  be  too  wet  to  plow.  Goldie  is  concerned;  Louis  Goffin  made  a  trip  to  New  Orleans for  his  give  this  old  typewriter  a  change.  here.  Well,  I  must  say  that  he  was  To  the. IDld  Gent  who,  when  So  'till, next  week  rolls  around,  one  of  the  best  Patrolman  that  an  vacation.  Arthur  Thompson  and  Don  Ronan  who  completed  a  safe  asked  for  a  smoke,  said:  "What,  r think  we  should  go  on  record  in  agent  ever: had:  He  was  always  on  voyage  as  shipmates,  are  going  to sHip­out  again  the early  part  of  next  you  boys  have  nothing  to  smoke?"  the  books  for  all  hands  to  know.  the  job  and  any  beef  he settled  was  week.  Our  hat  is  off  tjo  the  crew  of  a  Waterman  tub  that  survived  a  walked  over  to the  cigerette count­ It  took eight  long hard years for the  to  the satisfaction  of. the crew  and  perilous  voyage.  With  a  gun  crew  and  survivors  of  other vessels,  it had  CTj­  three  down  a  $20.00  bill  and  seamen  to get  what  they  are fight­ I  have  never,  had  any  complaint  a  total  of  75  men  aboard.  In spite  of  a  terrific  bombardment,  the  crew  told  the  girl  to  give  the  men­ ing  right,  now  to  maintain:  We  about  him  while  lie  was  here  with  and officers  came  through without  a scratch. J. E. Peterson says  he didn't  smokes  and  that  if  that  was  not  should  not  stop fighting  now  be­ me; So  I  wish­ him  and  all  the rest  sleep  more than  2  hours in  any one day of  the entire  voyage.  We're glad  enough  give  them  what they  want­ cause  of  the  fact  that  a  few  anti­ of  the  crew  the  best  of  luck.  he's  hack.  ed  and  charge  if  to  him.  I  say  labor  factions  in  the  country  can  D;  li.  PARKER­;  Agent  A  A  A  thanks,  Gapt.  get  the  Army  to  do  what  they  ' A­ few  of  the ­boys  stayed  aboard  DON'T  FORGET  TO  VOTE  FOR  THE  NEW  STRIKE  AScould  noti  the  .ships  which  the  Army  have  SESSMENT,  AND  IN  THE  MEANTIME,  BUY  WAR  BONDS  AND  PROVIDENGE  Steady  as  she  goes,  taken over.  They,  with  the  NMU's­ STAMPS.  —"ARMY"  '  able  assistance,  are, endeavoring: to  Things  are  quiet  here  in  this  Port.  The  U.S.  Maritime  Commis'­ CORPORATION  RACKET  REVEALED  TO  sion  took  another  ship  out  of  New  '  MILITARY  AFFAIRS COHf^WITTEE  Bedford  this  week.  Have  plenty of  men  to"find­  jobs  for  now  though  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.—A  new  kind  df  "raicKeteerirtg,"  th'at  some  of  them  will' leave  here;  is  adding  millions­to  Uncle  Sam'i  war  bill,  was  revealed  to  Con­ The  A.  F.  of  L.  won  a  big  elec­ seamen  with  their  own  club  quar­ {Continued from  Page 1)  gress.  tion  here  in  the  Rheem  Shipyard.  ^William  S­  Symington,,  president'  of  the  Emerson  Electrical'  with  the  UiS.O.  He  found  that  ters.  Director  Scott  and  , several  Workers  voted  AFL  almost  2  to  1  Manufacturing  Company  of  St.  Louis,  told  the  House  Military  A'f­ many seamen  are  already  getting in  prominent  citizens  ;ire  working  on  over  the CIO. The  vote  was  789  to  ,fairs  Committee  about  it.  on  the  activities  and  events  sched­ this  possibility  and  hope  to  have  "It's a  new  racket," Symington  declarerf.  "Not  a  labor  ra'cket;  447" in  favor  of'  the  AFL  and  116  uled.  The  difficulty  of  identifica­ the  stamp  of  approval  and  the  but  a  corporation  racket.  • wanting no  Union.  They start  giv­ tion  of  legitimate  seamen  has  been  promise  of  adequate financial  sup­ "To  get. tool  dteigners,  you  have  to  work­through" these  cor­ ing  the shipyard  an  agreement  next  overcome  by  giving  a  pass  (special  port.  In  the  mean  while,  seamen  porations,  who  have corralled  all  the .skilled  labor  in  certain fields,  week.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  ship­ button)  to  men  showing  a  recent  landing  on  the  beach  in  Philadel­ such  as  engineers and  tool  designers.  yardi  in  the  East  and  the pay  is" al­ "We  had  20  tool  designers  when  we:  started  war  production  discharge  paper.  Men  showing  this  phia  are  urged  to take  advantage of  most  tops.  and  could  use  1,000,  but  could  get  only  400.  button  will  be  admitted  to  any  the  existing  organizations  where  a  Contacted  the  U.S.O.  here  and  U.S.O.  organization  cooperating  discharge  paper  will  give  them  an  "Wfe  pay  these  men  $1.75'an  hour,.but  found  it  Impossible  to  they  have  been  giving  the  Merch­ with  the  same.  There  are  about  10  identification  button  and  admit  hire tool  designers even  at  those  wages.  We  had  to  go  to the  cor­ ant  Seamen the use of  reading rooms  lively  places  in  Philaddphia  offer­ them  the  same  as  a  service  man  in  porations  and  pay  them  $3  an  hour,  $4;50  for  overtime  and  $B  for  double  time.  The corporations  give  the  men  about  $2  an  hour  and  and  the chance  to go  to any  dances  ing  daily  a  great  variety  of  inter­ uniform.  pocket  the  difference."  they  give.  Also  the  City  of  Provi­ esting  social  and  recreation  events  This  is  not  only  a  good  chance  ' Symington  came to  Washington  to  refute  charges against his  dence  Mayor's  Committee  is  doing  to  service  men  and  seamen.  for  seamen  to  enjoy  some  good  compauy  by  Congressman  Andrew  J.  Mby  (Dbm.,  KyO,  chairman  the  same,  thing,  here.  They  also  of  the  Military  Affairs  Committer,  and: hir disclosure: of  racket­ It  is  po.ssihle  that  Philadelphia  recreation,  hut  a  splendid  oppor­ have  about  30  or  40  hometov.'n  eerrng  corporations  was  developed  during  his  testimony,  before  newspapers  for  the  boys  to  read.  may  get  behind  the  seamen  to  the  itunity  to  increase  the  prestige  they  ' the  committee.  —  J.  E.  LAPHAN,  Agent  extent  of  providing  the  merchant  enjoy  with  the  American  public.  NEW  ORLEANS  Out  of  the Focsl  fl  by  J  4. X.  Philly Has Recreation  Plans For All Seamen  I.  ,V  :  ­ rS'•   '­f J  �Page  Four  THE  SEAFARERS*  LOG  Thursday, August  13, 194»  Labor  Peace  Sought Army Move Threatens Union Gains  1^1  t  ­ 4  m  (Continued  from  Page  1)  war,  through  the  Combined  Labor  ;  "I regard  Mr.  Murray's  letter  of  War  Board  which  meets  with  (Continued  from  Page  1)  manner  because  they  did  not  want  in  the  Gulf  but  will  take  over  all  Aug. 1 as  official  acceptance  by  the  President  Roosevelt.' The  two  mat­ to  deal  with  the  SIU.  The  Union  the  ships  on  the  East  and  West  eiO of  the American  Federation of  ters  are entirely  distinct  and  apart.  have  to line  up for  their food with  feels  that  the  ships  were  obtaincc  Coasts.  Labor's  proposal  that  conferences  If  success  is  achieved  in  establish­ pannikan  the  same  as  the  soldiers,  by  a  subterfuge  and  that  they  At  no  time  did  the  Army  call  be  resumed  to  seek  a  basis  for  es­ ing  organic  unity,  obviously  the  and  that  we  had  no  agreements  as  should  be  returned  to  the  jurisdic­ upon  the  SIU  for  a  crew,  when  tablishing  peace  and  unity  in  the  affiliated  unions  of  the  American  far  as  the  Army  was  concerned.  tion  of  the  WSA.  the  original  crew  was  notified  by  Federation  of  Labor  and  the  CIO  This  order  is  in  direct  violation  The  union's position  on  this  beef  the  Army  as  to  their  terms  of  em­ labor  movement.  "The  standing  peace  committee  can  cooperate  more  closely  than  of  the  agreement  that  the seamen's  is  that  the  WSA  has  violated  its  ployment—^which  the  crew  saw  as  of  the  American  Federation  of  La­ ever  before.  And  even  if  the  con­ unions  had  signed  with  the  WSA  agreement  with  the  union  when  it  being  unsatisfactory.  bor  is  ready  to meet  with  the com­ ferences  should  fail,  surely  organ­ when  the  unions  signed  the  agree­ subchartered  these  ships  to  the  The Army  called  upon  the WSA  mittee  appointed  by  Mr.  Murray.  ized  labor  will  not  let  its  own dif­ ment  not  to  strike  any  ships  for  Army,  because no arrangement  was  to  supply  them  with  crews,  this,  Steps  will  be  taken  at  once  to  ar­ ferences  interfere  with  united  ac­ the  duration  of  the  war,  and  the  made with  the  A,rmy  whereby  the  they  refused  to do  until  the  Armjr  range  a  time  and  place of  meeting  tion  to  speed  America's  victory  in  WSA  in  turn  signed  an  agreement  Army  was  to live  up  to  the  agree­ agreed  to  live  up  to  our  agree­]^  that  our.1contT»its  would­be  re­ the  war.  convenient  to  both  sides.  ,ment  signed  with  the  Unions  on  ments.  They  then  called  upb)\  th#:  spected  and enforced  for  the  dura­ J'The  problem  of  achieving unity  "The  members  of  the  American  the question  of  contracts which are  "saviors  of  the seamen,"  the NMU  Federation  of  Labor  Committee  has  been  gravely  complicated  by  tion  of  the  war.  to remain  in force  for  the duration  and  they  supplied  the  Army  with"  Brother  Hawk,  Biggs  and  my­ of  the  war.  are Vice  Presidents  Harry C.  Bates,  the  passage of  the years  and  the or­ men.  Evidently  the  Army  and  the  Daniel  J.  Tobin  and  William  L.  ganization  of  dual  unions  operat­ self  have  been  working on  this  case  The  Union  takes  the  position  NMU  have entered  into some  kind  ing  in  the  same fields.  Many  diffi­ and  have submitted  a  report  to our  that  if  the  Army is  allowed  to get  of  an  agreement  whereby  they  in­ Hutcheson.  "Re ­ establishment  of  organic  cult  jurisdictional  questions  will  International  President,  Harry  away with  this move  on these  three  tend  to  put  the  SIU  and  SUP  out  unity in  the ranks  of  organized  la­ have  to  be  solved  before  an  over­ Lundeberg  and  he has  instructed  us  ships,  they  will  make  an  effort  to  of  the  Marftime  Industry.  bor  is  the  greatest  single  contribu­ all  peace  can  be  reached.  I  appeal  t'O  take  this  case  to  the  Executive  get  all  the ships  and  the  union  will  fn  conclusion  I  request  that  the  tion  the  American  Federation  of  to  the  American  people  to exercise  Board  of  the  American  Federation  not  have  any  ships  left  after  the  membership  of  the  SIU ­ SUP  go  Labor  and  the  CIO  can  make  at  patience  and  give  the  conferees  of  Labor  who  are  at  present  meet­ War  and  we  will  lose  all  our  rights  on  record  instructing  our  Interna­ this  time  to  the  success  of  the war  every  opportunity  to  explore  the  ing  in  Chicago.''  which  have  been  guaranteed  to  us  tional  President,' Harry Lundeberg,  to  immediately  go  to  Washington :  effort.  It  will  eliminate  division,  problems  carefully  and  thoroughly  In  our  discussions  here  with  the  by  law.  discord  and  jurisdictional  strife.  It  because  over­emphasis  on  haste  officials  of  the  WSA  in  Washing­ I  feel  that  if  thcfe  is  any  way  to further  help  us  in  bringing  this  .  • will  expedite  war  production.  It  may  jeopardize  the  chances  of  ton,  we  were  given  to  understand  for  our  International  President,  case  to  the  proper  authorities,  and  .  that  they  were misinformed  by  the  Harry  Lundeberg,  to  come  to  if  necessary  to  bring  it  to  the  at­ will  permit  labor  to  speak  with  a  eventual  success.  I  am  confident  that  actuated  Army officials  as  to their  intentions  Washington  on  this  beef,  that  he  tention of  our Commander­in­chief  single  and  more  effective  voice,  by  the  desire  for  peace  which  pre­ when  they  submitted  a  memoran­ should  immediately  come  and  asj  President  Roosevelt.  both  in  protecting  the  social  and  industrial  interests  of  workers  to­ vails  throughout  the  ranks  of  la­ dum  to the  WSA for  these, ships.  sist  us  with  this case.  I  feel  that  he  I  believe  that  the  life  of  our  or­ day  and  when  world  peace  is final­ bor,  the  conferees  will  be  able  to  We  were  also  informed  by  the  is  the only  man  that  can  bring  this  ganization  depends  on  this  case  be­ reach  a  settlement  fair  to  all  con­ WSA  officials  that  the Army,  after  case  to  a  successful  conclusion  in  ing  brought  to  a  successful  con­ ly  negotiated.  "These conclusions  are  based  up­ cerned.  they  had  received  the  OK  to  take  the  interest  of  our  membership,  clusion  by  proper  consideration  be­ "The  American  Federation  of  on  my  understanding  that  organic,  these  ships,  admitted  to  the  WSA  and  I  greatly  fear  that  if  we  lose  ing  given  to  our  collective  bar­ Labor  never  sought  the  division  in  unity  means  the  merging  of  the  that  they  took  these  ships  in  this  this  case,  the  Army  will  not  stop  gaining  agreements.  two organizations into one,  the set­ the  ranks  of  labor  which  now  ting up of  one national labor  move­ exists  and  has  done  its  utmost  to  Tally of  Atlantic  ,  ment  clothed  with  authority  to  reunite  the  labor  movement  ever  speak  for  the  organized  workers  of  since  the  split  occurred.  The  long  Losses Reaches 419  history  of  previous  negotiations  is  the  nation.  "It  is  idle  to speculate  that  con­ well  known  to the  public,  as  is  the  ,  Destruction  of  twelve­  Allied  ferences  seeking  organic  unity  may  constant  and  unswerving  willing­ and  neutral  merchant  vessels  by  interfere  with  the  joint  efforts  of  ness  of  the American  Federation  of  Axis  submarines  operating  in  the  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  Labor to seek  to reach  an  accord  at  WINF^REI>  GRAY  .......... Stewardess  Western  Atlantic  was  disclosed  in  and  the CIO  to arrive  at  joint  pol­ any  and  all  times."  WILLIAM  GREEN  FRANK  O'REILLY  . .  Fireman  official  announcements  last  week.  icies  since  the  beginning  of  the  At  least  sixty­two  seamen,,, and  HARRY. HIGBEE  —  Boatswain  passengers  were  killed  and. fifty­ two  others  were  reported  missing.  ,  ARNOLD K. ANDERSON ...  A.B.  More  than  740  persons,  howeverj  BISARI  JANY  ...  A.B.  were  rescued  by  United  Nations*  craft  and  safely  landed  at  Carib­.,  ALAN L DIOHERTY  0.S*  bean and  United  States' ports.  .  Repatriated  Seamen  Get Double Pay When  W orking  GERMAN PEREZ  ... O.S.  JOAQUIN RIVERA  ....... Fireman  FRANCISCO CAESPO  ..  . ... Fireman  S. DAVID  Oiler  JOHN J. ASH  Fireman  DOUGLAS SCHERMER'  ... Wiper  PIERPONT ALLEN SQUIRES ... Messman  CHARLES NOBLE  :  Chief  Cook  Sinkings  since  August  2  includ­ ed  six  United  States  merchantmen,  two  Norwegian,  one  British,  one  Russian,  one  Panamanian  and  one  Uruguayan,  boosting  to  419  the  Associated  Press  count of  announc­  ­ ed  Allied  and  neutral  ship  losses  in  the  Western  Atlantic  since  Amer­ ica's  entry  into  the  war.  /•   The  tabulation:  Since  Week  Pearl  Aug. 2=8  Harbor  Off  the  U. S.  .5  171 Off  Canada,  6  41 In  the  Caribbean  ........2  139 in  Gulf  of  Mexico  4  41 Off  South  America....*!  27 (Continued  from  Page  1)  MARITIME  WAR EMERGENCY  the Lykes  Brothers Steamship Com­ BOARD  pany.  Two  men  were  forced  to  Department  of  Commerce  Bldg.  work  their  passage  home  without  Washington,  D. C.  being  compensated  on  the  (SS  ),  belonging  to  the  Am­ August  11,  1942  erican  Foreign  Steamship  Com­ Mr. John  Hawk  pany.  Seafarers  International  Union  It is  our  opinion  that  when  sail­ Of  North  America  ors  arc  being  repatriated  in  ac­ P.  O.  Box  25  cordance  with  the  terms  of  Deci­ Station  P  sion  No.  5,  Revised,  but  work  New  York,  New  York  their  way  back  to  a  United  States  port,  they  are  not  only  entitled  to  Dear  Mr.  Hawk:  wages  and  bonus  payable  under  Decision  No.  5,  Revised,  but  also  This  will  acknowledge  receipt  of  to wages  and  bonus  under  Decision  your  letter  of  July  31,  1942,  with  The  International  Brotherhood  Company  in  Savannah,  Ga.  Like­ No.  7,  Revised,  for  the  work  per­ respect  to  payment  of  bonus  and  Total  .12  419  of  Boilermakers  and  other  A. F.  of  wise,  negotiations  are  under  way  formed  on  the  homeward  voyage.  wages  during  repatriation.  L.  unions  reported  sweeping  new  for  contracts  with  the  St.  Johns  The  steamship  operators,  appar­ gains  in  the  shipbuilding field  this  River Shipbuilding  Company, Jack­ •  N O Tl C E  •   ently  disregarding  your  decisions,  The  Board  has  ruled  that  when  week.  sonville,  Fla.,  and  the  Shipbuilding  have  refused  to  pay  these  men  for  a  seaman  entitled  to  repatriation  Division  of  the  J.  H.  Jones  Con­ their  enforced  labor  on  the  home­ and  wages  and  bonus  during  such  Outstanding  was  a  victory  by  struction  Company  at  Panama  repatriation  voyage,  works  during  2­to­l  margin  over  the  C.  I. O.  in  Papers  and  discharges  for  the  ward  trip.  City,  Fla.  '  a  National  Labor  Relations  Board  Are  the operators  bound  by your  the  return  voyage,  he  is  entitled  to  Meanwhile,  the  Maritime  Com­ following  brothers  have  been  turn­ decisions  in  this  respect?  Has  this  wages  for  such  work, and  bonus on  election  at  the  Rheems  Shipbuild­ mission  revealed  that  the  nation's  union  correctly  interpreted  Decis­ j such  wages,  in  addition  to  the  ing  Corporation  in  Providence,  R.  shipbuilding  workers  .set  a  new  ed  into the  office of  the  New  York  ion  No.  5,  Revised  and  Decision  wages'and  bonus  already  owing  to  1.  Now  employing  2,000  workers,  world's  record  in  July­  when  they  Agent:  this  yard  will  have  13,000  when  him.  No.  7,  Revised?  turned  out  71  freighters ;and  large  Robert  Stnither,  Gordon  S.  fully* mahfled;  We  would  appreciate  an  opinion  Very  truly  yours,  tanker.  M  average  of  wdl  over  Moore,  Jame,  Simpson,  Jr.,  Jesus  on  this at  your earliest  convenience  A.  F. of  L.  unions  also announc­ two  a  day.  Sixty  per  cent  of  the' _  ERICH  NIELSEN,  Very  truly  yours,  ed  signing  of  a  new  agreement  ships  were  produced, in  A. F. of  L.  Martinez,  Joseph  Nowicki  ,,,.aqd  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Title A name given to the resource August 13, 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: ARMY MOVE THREATENS UNION GAINS REPATRIATED SEAMEN GET DOUBLE PAY WHEN WORKING PASSAGE RED CROSS PROMISES FULL SERVICE FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN LABOR PEACE IS AGAIN SOUGHT BY A.F.L. AND C.I.O. CHINESE SEAMEN FINALLY ALLOWED SHORE LEAVES PHILLY HAS RECREATION PLANS FOR ALL SEAMEN "EDUCATED TORPEDO" SINKS SHIP CONSUMERS' UNION BLASTS PHONEY WAGE FREEZING ARGUMENTS EDITOR'S MAIL BAG NEW ORLEANS RESOLUTION TRANSFER OF LAKE VESSELS TO COAST IN WINTER URGED CORPORATION RACKET REVEALED TO MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TALLY OF ATLANTIC LOSSES REACHES 419 UNIONS MAKE GREAT GAINS AT SHIPYARDS Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/13/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b092a6174101a728f669a9e2825ca8a7.PDF 3ec455e357d8cfb693dccf8d36764fd1 PDF Text Text VtS>'',cr SEeSRITY IN UNITY VOL. V. ^ABERS JOC} OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1943 M7 No 20 Details Of New Victory S.I.U. CREWS LAUDED Ship Are Revealed By FOR HEROISM AT SEA Maritime Commission Despite opposition of certain sKipowners who care less for the lives of their crews than for profits, the Maritime Commis­ sion's plan for replacing Liberty ship production with the faster and safer Victory ships is going through. Last week for the first time, details of the new Victory ships were released by Admiral Howard L. Vicfcery, Vice Chair­ man, U. S. Maritime Commis­ sion, in an article appearing in the Aug. 9th issue of the Jour­ nal of Commerce. Here are the pertnent excerpts from the Admiral's article: The Martime Commission has designed a new cargo vessel, which combines the high speed of the C-types with many of the features which ha>jB permitted such rapid construction of the Liberty ship. The present sched­ ules, are based upon the con­ struction of tlie new vessels with . steam turbine propulsion. Util­ ising two different sizes of power plants, the smaller of whicii de­ velops 6,000 HP, the Victory ship will have a normal speed of 15-17 knots—compared with the 11-knots of the Liberty. The new vessel will be 20 feet longer than its predecessor. The Victory ship will have increased beam to insure adequate stabil­ ity, armament and all, without this sacrifice of carrying capac­ ity. Among other differences, the present vessel has two decks whereas its successor will have three permitting better utiliza­ tion of holds for the stowage of the types of cargo most gener­ ally to be carried. In addition. If'', i'i- i't; The crews of two SIU ships were the object of high praise this week from the government. Their courage and seamenship while under enemy attack on the high seas numerous miscellaneous changes have been made to improve the marked them as true heroes and a credit to the merchant marine and the union to which working conditions of the ship's they belong. The men singled out for honor were the crews of the SS Matt W. Ransom and the SS personnel, ias well as the actual cargo transporting utility. •William Wirt. Both crews met Axis raiders with the odds great­ Although the Victory ship pro­ ly against them, and proved to gram has been in the making the hilt that the ordinary work­ for a long time; few vessels will ing stiff doesn't need a uniform be In actual service before an­ and a lot of brass hat discipline other 1,000 Liberties will have to be a good fighter. joined the fleet. The length of The praise these men now re­ the war, obviously, will be the ceive from the War Shipping principal factor in determining Administration is, to say the how many vessels of the new Shade of the ancient Mariner, One of the most modern and least, ironical. For it is the WSA type will be constructed; pres­ blow me down mates, but this is attractive union halls in the which (between pats on the ent schedules contemplate the the tops. Here is the yarn. It country was opened last week back) sticks knives in their ribs. delivery of approximately 340 seems that the Stalinist "brain by the SIU-SUP in Wilmington, While these men fight torpedoes during 1944. trust" who control the CIO California to care for the ever and dive bombers on the high seas, the WSA attempts to scut­ unions in marine, especially the increasing traffic in .the port of tle their union security and con­ NMU and the ILWU, are noting Los Angeles. The building is a ditions back home. that these unions are being fill­ one story brick affair with plen­ The whole rotten anti-union ed up with youngsters from the ty of large windows to make the policy of the WSA is known to the seamen all over the world. WASHINGTON — A minority training schools who ere now interior light and cheerful. It is These men fight the Axis be­ centrally located at 440 Avalon cause they believe that in so do­ union or group of workers can flooding into the industry, while Blvd. the real seamen and longshore­ ing they are smashing Fascism cail for a strike vote to be held men are fading out of these This hall sets a new standard abroad. But they have no illu­ 30 days after the government unions, especially 'in the NMU for maritime labor -and serves as sions that .the crushing of Ger­ has been given notice of a labor where they became sickened by a monument to the efficiency of many and Italy removes ^11 the dispute, under the Smith-Con- the noise of super-patriotic hot the SUP and the fast growing enemies of labor — they know that they have another fight on nally Act, Attorney General Bid- air. made by chairwarmers on Pacific district of the SIU. high salaries, riding on the their hands back home after die has ruled. A gala opening was held at backs of their members who the foreign war has been won. the hall last week, and union This ruling was made on a were out there doing the saiiing They know that this second and maritime leaders through­ fight for democracy will be question presented by the NLRB. -^nd the dying. out the state attended. The waged against the shipowners What to do? Ah, what to do? Biddle's answer caused the boards literally groaned with and swivil chair brass hats In NLRB to set the first strike vote Having made these two worthies food and liquor and no one left Washington who now pat them Curran and Bridges, arm chair hungry (or thirsty). to be held under the new law admirals and generals and 2nd on the head from time to time for Aug. 4, in the Allis-Chalmers front experts, as well as labor The building will have a cen­ with one hand, while erecting Mfg. Co. plant in Springfield, 111. relations experts on all sorts of tral hiring hall and offices for baracades with the other. Red Snow, SUP agent and Bill We don't reject these words of The strike vote was requested CP hatched plans, they had yet Gries, SIU agent. The MFOW praise merely because they come by District 50 of the United Mine another job for them. This time, will also have an office in the from the WSA. These crews Workers union (unaffiliated) af­ it is to beguile and entertain the building. have earned this recognition youngsters. They have discover­ ter the NLRB had dismissed its and accept it as their just due. ed the great musical (sic) tal­ Congratulations and smooth petition to be designated as the But we cant help but observe ents of Bridges and Curran who saiiing to Wilmington from the collective bargaining represen­ Atlantic coast. (Continued on Page 4) tative of the workers. (Continued on Page 2) Hot Lips Joe We Open New Gives Out Union Hall With Flute In Calif. Minority Union Can Ask Strike • - These pictures illustrate the main steps in the conversion of sea water into drinking water by a process perfected by the Navy. Equipment consists •of two plastic processing bags, both of which con­ tain filters. In the first picture on the left a sea­ A,.: man squeezes the upper jmrtion of the bag, con­ taining sea water and a filter sack. This disperses chemical in the water and removes the salt. In the center picture the saltless water is transfered into the second bag for the purpose of remov­ ing the sodium. After the second bag has been squeezed and the sodium removed, the water is safe to drink. It possesses a sulfur taste, but no seaman is going to kick about that in the middle of the ocean. The hitch is that this equipment has not been placed aboard merchant ships but is restricted to the Navy. Don't ask us why. �TaC S£AFAI^£RS LOG Fage Two t'••• Ii I} SEAFARERS LOG Ptiblhhed by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ Pre^dent 110 Market Street, San Francislro, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Trer^, P. Oi Box 2 J, Station P., Now York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches ADDRESS BRANCH NEW YORK (4) I• • PHONE 2 Stonfi St.* Deck & Engine Dispatcher. . BOwling Green 9-3430 Steward Dispatcher BOwling Green 9-6786 Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave; Liberty 4067 BALTIMORE (2).. 14 North Gay St. .Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North eth St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI ...Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS (16) . .. 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Boy St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 436 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Diel 8-1392 PUERTO RICO ....45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerm GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway. .Ft. Lauderdale 1601 PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 215, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8346 New Witholding Tax On Wages Is Explained ^ I By Theodore Thomson f |i . (The following article was printed several weeks ago, and is now begpg repeated for the bepelit of men who have just returned from sea. AU Agents should clip, this story and put it on the bulletin boards.) From the 1st of July all seamen will have 20% "pay as you go" tax withheld from -their monithly pay. If you are single you have a monthly basic exemption of $52 before your income is taxed. If you are married your ememption is $104, and if married and have one child (or another dependent) your exemption is $130.00. You also receive exemptions for additional iwrtions of a month, as follows: for each day over .the 30 day exemption you are allowed $1.70 if smgle, $3.50 if marriad and 85 cents per day for each additional dependent. Suppose you are out for 3 montlis and 16 days. If single your exemption would run as follows: 3 months at $52.00 16 days at $1.70 Total ex»mpfcion $156.00 27.20 .$183.20 If your total wages, overtime ahd bonus amount to $735.00 you would then deduct your exemptloa of $183.33, find; that $551.80 is the amount taxable. 20% of your taxable income ($551.80) would be $110.36. Deduct this f rom your total earnings. Total earaings 20% deduction of taxable portion $735.00 110.38 To determine Federal Old Age Benefit,, room and board allow­ ance must be added at. the rate of $36 per month, or $1.20 per day. Thus, 3 months and 16 days $1.20, is $127.20, add this to your earnings of $735.00 127.20 Hep Cat Curran Sounds Off ton work from the orchestra pit. ; from the WSA to put an orches-' (Continued front Page 1) The audiences are all Commies tra on every ship, and that sea­ are now experts on Jazz—^no less. from the Waterfront Section in men's gear should include mu­ Lovers of music and culture, sical instruments furnished by says the Party in its voice the the front row to do the heavy the Company. Instead of cofleo cheering on all flat notes, knd Daily Jerker of July 2Srd in a the general ajssembly are the time, the NMU would sponsor a column by one Irlike Gold. The newcomers to the NMU and the Hep Cat Hour. Picture® of Cur­ NMU headquarters In New York iniiustry. Each Is ready and ran and Guy Lombardo addges Is to be turned into a Palace of to hang in every comer on every; Jazz. (Likewise Bridges CP squir­ willing to drop their instrument and play the role of singing NMU ship. Spirit of Progress, rel cage in San Fran.) (or is it. a case of giving them From now on it's "Hep Cat" waiter. circuses?) Curran and silver toned Guy Hear Curran sing "You made All oldtiihe seamen must be Lombardo Bridges, the great 'me what I am today" while forever grateful for the "discov­ looking at Ray for direction. Commie "leaders" of maritime ery" by the Communist Party of Beautifully rendered; enough to workers. Visualize them, esi>ecially Ham Head Curran who wring tears from the eyes of the the latent musical genius laying knows as much about culture as Old Timers now out of the NMU dormant under the homely he does about the inscription on who know the score. Stein phsiogs of Curran and Bridges. the Ro.sefcta Stone. As lor sings "Every little bit added to Prom now on—all will be sweet­ Bridges, his fame Eis^a lover has what you got." Ah, a gala eve­ ness and light, men will refuse reached us, but music wasn't ning. What culture, what zest, to think and will remain satiswhat verve. Rachmaninoff, Beet­ fled with Communist displays mentioned. Hep Cat Curan, the old rug hoven, Shubert, would pale with enough to stay in the Union and cutter and his orchestra. Cin'-^ envy at the musicianship of this pay dues to the Commies, in­ ran playing his favorite instru­ newly discovered talent. The stead of following the old time ment, the flute. Myers sounding new recruits will be forever NMU members out of the off on hi.s tooter. Stein trying to drawn to the NMU (with enough "union'-' as they are doing now. play a half dozen instruments suitable girl Communist talent Yes, and by the looks of it they at once. Smith on the trombone, as an added attraction). Ah, will go a hell of a lot faster Lawrenson ;on the drum, Mc- youth, ah glorious musical de­ from now on or we miss ou? Kenzie on his zylophone, with light. What muscians. guess. the score written by Browder, We can see Curran in the near —Top An' lifl) and Tommy Ray doing the ba­ fiiture derrianding an agreement ORDER ON ALIEN SEAMEN EXTENDED Seamen And Their Struggle Against Exploitation And The War Shipping Adminis­ tration has extended its restric­ Government Repressions tions against the employment of seamen of certain nationalities on vessels of United States, Panamanian or Honduran reg­ istry to include Fi-ench nationals not employed as seamen on such shipsxin or before June 1 of this year, and Chinese nationals not so employed on or before July 15, "except when their einploy= ment Is requested by the Re­ cruitment and Manning Organi­ zation and from the properly ac­ credited consular representation of the nation involved." The order, issued as a revision of Supplement No. 2 to General Order No. 5, brings to a total of ten the nationalities iaffected by current restrictions on the em­ ployment of alien seamen. Others, named in previous WSA orders in March and April, in­ cluded Dutch, Norwegian, Bel­ gian, Greek, British, Yugoslav and Polish nationals not so em­ ployed on or before April 8, and Brazilian nationials not. so em­ ployed on or before Februaiy 1. The new ruling change® the former qualifying clause, which read "except by consent of a properly accredited consular rep­ resentative of ittie nation in­ volved," by specifying that, in each case a special request must be issued by the Recruitment and Manning Organization." R. (K MCDONALD Get in.'touch with Marie;^80& Dauphiiie St., New Orleaiuk It 862.20 1% of which ia $8.62; so. your final compu­ is very important. tation would be as follows: llffr m ^ Total £amittgs "Pay as you go" tax $735.00 110.36 Social Security Tax, 624.64 8.62 Net Wages $616.02 Friday, August 13, IMS R. THOMPSON, 2873 Next time you are in New York see Claude Fisher, Steward Patrolman. keep In Touch With Your Local Draft Board. By Matthew Dushane^ (Following is chapter two of a scries of articles on early maritime, struggles led by Andrew Furuscth and the AFL.) Legislation: Continuing the^ fight that was led by Andrew versal of that system, to the ex­ Furuseth for seamen's rights, tent of this law, we shaU see here is the action that was within a reasonable time the ab­ solute abolution of the systemtaken at the conventions of the of involuntary servitude under American Federation of Labor. which the seamen have b^n, 1899 and are, in the foreign trade President reported gains made still suffering." ^ through the seamen's new law. 1900 He said, "The law does not Protested against more than." grant all that was asked, but in one cargo carrying vessel being American ports, the ports of British possessions of North Am­ towed at one time unless they erica, Newfoundland, the West are capable of taking care ctf Indies and Mmcico, it abolishes themselves at sea, under sail or imprisonment for desertion from steam. "We believe that there iB vessels and does not permit of no hope of miaterially increasing their being arrested and com­ the number of native seamen 08 pelled to go on board of a vessel long as those in our merchant: and to work against their will. marine still are subject in a for­ It provides" that the sums of eign port to involuntary servi­ wages due to seamen not ex­ tude. 1901 ceeding $106.00 can be sued for The Commissioner of Navisstr . undoes smauary proceedings' To. tion said there is no provtstonia majovGy of the crew exclu^ve of law empowering any officer of the officers, is granted the right to demand a survey in any of the government to regifintft American vessel in American the numbei- of vessels in tow, ports. An improved scale of peo- although the matter was refesed; vl«ioBs. was adopted. The crimp­ to in the report- of the bareou ing system, altbough not entire­ for 1868; that the chances for ly abolished, was modified by the passage of any legislation, reducing the possiUe allolmmit upon the subject would depeopi to mdmps. It also gives the sea­ to an extent upon "A, speoffi© men the right to quit work at statement of the losses of bor^' any time, and for any reason and their crews." Exeeutlw suffi«^U^t to himself, in any council instructed to iiifonn 0^' tbo United States. It President of the U. S. that tiwafc^ves to him immunity in the ifis with foreign countries; per­ U, Si from bring brought on any mit involuntary servitude for vessel agrinst his wilt It re­ seamen. Und^manning of: yeaduces .the evils of the crimping sels is drivir® native seamOB; system Hsy one half; It provides from the sea. 1908 fur saiuuiaify- proceeding These Condemhed praetiee of brllilih am good st^ps. in the rigfit dHrectton, but by no means, suffi­ Ing Chiaamw frcun China and; cient. It is also a partial rever­ placing them on American "Ves­ sal of a policy which has existed sels. , Legislative committee had in our country since 1793; name­ defeated attempt toTestore pro­ ly; treating the seamen as serfs; visions of the old law denytog and we may feel assured that right of seamen to quit, thOlT by having entered, upon the re­ (Continued on, Page. }). ^ �L'AE SEAFARERS LOO Faee Ibreo- •r SeatnenAnd Their Struggle WHAT'S EOmO from remaining there to tho {^Continued from Page 2) employment even when a vessel detriment of our merchant ma­ is in a safe harbor. Demanded rine and the serious danger to repeal of treaties permitting in­ our national safety and prestige; voluntary servitude; repeal of asked amendment of the pilots law prohibiting licensed officers age laws of Virginia which com­ MOBILE NEW ORLEANS BOSTON in the merchant marine from pel vessel owners in the coast­ leaving their employment; op­ wise trade to pay pilot fees alThings are still just barely posed ship subsidy bill because thouh no service is performed Recently there appeared at It has been the contention of the Boston office a young chap this organization ever since the making the grade down here. it was calculated to extend the by pilots or deemed necessary. who asked if he could join" our inception of the Maritime Com­ Pew ships, plenty of men, plenty transportation monopoly now 1907 of squawks and still plenty of held by the railroads on land in­ We note with pleasure the de­ imion as he had heard we had mission, that it was nothing the old fashioned chislers by to and over the sea •without in feat of the anti-pilotage bill. Its better conditions, better crews, more or less but machhiery to the companies. any way helping to develop a defeat is in the interest of the and more harmony on board eliminate the maritime unions The pay off for the week was rfative or naturalized body of safety of life and property at from the field. The ship oper­ a new Waterman ship showed American Seamen. ships under our jurisdiction. sea. We freely admit that the law as it stands works a discrim­ After questioning him to some ators will stop at nothing to re­ up to start the week and the 1903 men on deck got very very in­ Arresting and returning to ination against sailmg vessels hi vert back to the old fink days. length I was told the following: sulted because of the fact that favor of the steam vessels, but He was 20 years old, an Am­ To stubstantiate my argument the ship wds not built, or rather their respective vessels such sea­ hold that the proper way to men as deserted is contrary to erican by birth, and had applied I will just give you a little cita­ rigged, to fit all hands at the Human Liberty; employment of abolish the discrimination is to to the RMO for a berth on an tion of how the W.S.A. functions. present time. The crew and the inexperienced men as seamen restore compulsory pilotage as American vessel. The RMO ship­ Tuesday July 27, 1943 the S.S. gun crew just could not seem to has caused large loss of life; regards steam vessels. A proper ped him on a Panamerican ves­ get together about who ate Congress should enact a law regard for the life of passengers, was scheduled to sign sel as coal burning fireman for when. The result that after a giving all seamen full right to leaving the crew out of consid­ $65.00 per month with the prom­ articles for parts & ports im- few drinks the men called the quit work in any safe harbor; eration, demands nothing less. ise that if he sg,iled on her for 6 known. The crew demanded a hall and ordered replacements. Reaffirmed demand for law abol­ months they would get him U. S. transportation letter back to riie I pointed out to the men that Urged Congress to prohibit tow­ ishing imprisonment for seamen ing of more than one vessel not Seamen's papers and they would port in the Gulf like all other they would have to stay put un­ capable of being managed un­ who quit work in a foreign port. permit him to sail on his own ships out of this port. The com­ til we found out whether or not der its own power; those that 1908 U. S. ships. Well, he made one pany refused to sign the letter that we could get replacemente. cannot be managed alone are Demanded laws to prevent trip on her which lasted two with the statement that the They promised that if the re­ known as coffins. We demand further deterioration of the months and came to the con­ W.S.A. would not permit them placements were not down there the same individual and person­ U. S. merchant marine similiar to go for any thing else but clusion that any sane person tliat they would sail the ship al freedom for seamen that is to the English—i.€.: No person Regulation No. 64 of the W.S.A.. would go* insane If they made a i-ather then put the union in a enjoyed by other workers; we to be signed as an able seaman second trip. Also he wished to Now for the benefit of every­ spot. Result that after a few protest against a continuation unless he has served at least know from me why it was that body concerned this regulation more heaves on the back splice of a system of contracts to work three years on deck at sea, must his government did not think No. 64 was drafted by a bmich they all returned to the ship and that are enforcable by impris­ be a citizen and have a suffici­ him good enough to permit him of high pressure lawyers in packed up them gear and va­ onment as degrading to the sail­ ent knowledge of the English, to sail on a TJ. S. merchant ves­ Washington, and by all accounts moosed. ors and dangerous to other language to understand orders sel and yet talked him into it took them three months to This at sailing time with the workers. on board. Reaffirmed demand signing on a Panamanian vessel. draft it—^which may be a smart result that the company natur­ for abolition of involuntary ser­ 1904 I told him the best way to find job, I lam not commenting on ally called the RMO and sailed vitude of American seamen in Renewed demands for laws out was to ask the United Fruit that phrase of the picture. I the ship about four Hours later. foreign ports. Condemned law governing rafts. Undermanning Co. or his Congressman and as wiU admit that ever since Pearl This is the sort of reports that delegatmg to the inspection ser­ of ships has caused great loss of an American citizen he had a Harbor, when labor gave the the M.C. and C.G. the Navy and vice the power of determining life and Congress should pro­ right to know. pledge to the President that it all the other bureaus like to the number of officers and men hibit this reckless gambling with Here is an example of our gov­ was waiving all rights to strike compile and send in reams of to be employed on steam vessels human lives. Demanded treat­ ernment crying for seamen to for the duration, the industrial stuff on. Just a few more of as it does not provide standards ies be amended to prevent own­ man "New Liberty Ships" and Giants got busy immediately these things are needed to real­ of skill, language or numbers when our earnest youth apply, with all of their stooges in ly put the ax to the men that ership of one man by another. by which inspectors are to be the same government acts as a Washington to push labor back are sailing the ships. All this 1906 guided. shipping master for another on its heels and they have done took place on a new ship that Condemned the disregard of government in supplying youth­ a very good job of it too. came here from MobUe. It seems human life as practiced by some ful American citizens to, work Getting back to ' the Robin to me that this crew, if things vessel owners who often' send under coolie conditions and scab Line Liberty ship and the trans­ were all that bad, could and one steam vessel to tow a num­ wages. Yet year after year they portation letter, both sides back­ should have notified the Mobile ber of heavily loaded barges - send a representative to some ed and filled arounded for two branch, instead of waiting for which spmetimes are cut adrift, labor conference, at Geneva or days and on Thursday morning, sailing day to start a beef. and the helpless seamen find a London with instruction to bring July 29, the W.S.A. ordered the A little trouble on one of the watery grave. Endorsed^ bill to before representatives of other shipping commissioner down to prohibit inefficient and insuffi­ governments ways and means to the ship at 10 a.m. to sign the ships with a colored stewards cient crews on passenger vessels, FRANK GREEN—G-52 increase safety at sea and high­ ship on. The W.S.A. informed department. Around sailing time lack of which caused three dis­ WILLIE SMITH er wages for seamen so that the crew that they would have it's been the habit here lately astrous wrecks and loss of life WILLIE NELSON American shipowners will not to sign Regulation No. 64' or else, for these gents to get off the In New York harbor, San Fran­ LEROY LANNON be compelled to compete under and the crew just informed ship and we have been forced to cisco Bay and off Vancouver Isl­ issue trip cards to quite a num­ JAMES THOMPSON such disadvanbagious competi­ them that it was else, and for and; employment of Chinese on tion as practiced by foreign them to go right ahead and get ber of men to sail the ships. This American vessels declared vio­ LEROY GREEN shipowners. It reminds m^ of themselves a mew of factory time the only men that sailed lation of the exclusion law; de­ JOSE HERNANDEZ the ship were the steward and the story of "Finky Lou," but sailors. manded laws to prohibit over­ A VOSB the 2nd cook, the rest of the that's another story. Now every single person that dept. was filled out. with the loading of vessels. The freedom R SHEDDEN r have good news for Brothers was involved in the beef very Filipino boys, who, once they get won by other workmg people has Armstrong and Wallace. At long frankly admitted that the crew a ship, hold on pretty good. So been denied seamen, leaving M. McCONNELL P. G. NOVAK last they can expect to receive was one hundred per cent right we can look for this ship now to them to involuntary servitude; they have been forbidden the the packages of Roach exterm­ in their demand, but W.S.A. be a solid Filipino ship. Tliis ANDRES CORTES inating powder that was prom- would not permit the company may teach a needed lesson to right to combhie to obtain in­ ANTHONY ONORATO creases in wages -to correspond ise<i them at the last Geneva to sign anything else but regu­ those who need it. S. CRAWFORD with those of men of equal skill, Conference. With 4 foot of water lation No. 64. Now this Regula­ ARTHUR J. DWYER—F 8823 in our Galveston Hall I wonder tion No. 64,' in the Preamble the We have a couple of very nice thus making it impossible for looking halls on the string here G-1 them to marry, preventing boys Earl Esco what Brother Wallace intends to instructions to General Agents, so expect to have something from seeking the sea and men do with his package. Raymond Martinez ... P 8619 all Agents are to, use their dis­ definite to submit to the mem­ I was seriously thinking of cretion on the using of Regula­ bers very shortly. putting Brother Dushane on my tion No, 64 as a rider, but they KEEP CLEAR WITH YOUR DRAFT BOARD ARMY, Agent moiling list as I understand did not allow them to use them some Washington offices are in­ discretion In this case. So it's By observing the following simple instructions you will very obvious that as far as the fested with Roaches. continue to receive deferment from military service. Fail to observe these rules and you may wind up in the army. I see where Jimmy Corfue is Statement of Principles is con­ » making another trip on the cerned the W.S.A. doesn't have WHEN SIGNING ON; Give the clerk or skipper all the same ship as steward and all the any idea of living up to it. If information neeessary to fill out RMO Card No. 47 (Green Wallace Sweat, G-58, signed stewards dept. are signing on that is not a. violation of the Card). again with him, WeU^ such pop­ Statement of Principles, cut my on in Jackstrnville, Florida and WHEN SIGNING OFF: See that Card No. 48-A is propsigned off in New York. He is an ularity must be deserved, land by legs off and call me shorty. perly filled out by skipper or clerk. the way, J.unmy, Mayor Tobin The RMO put a crew aboard anti-union performer and re­ of Boston certainly enjoyed your and the good old ship, sailed fused to pay his dues. Be cer­ Ship out before your allotted time ashore has expired. that., way. stories. If you have not yet filled out the Green Card, contact your tain that he doesn't ship on an draft board and let them know that you are sailing. JOHN MOGAN, Agent OLDEN BANKS, Agent SID vessel. Ammnd the Jl^rts T " - i. ••i Attention Agents! Pv -•..v...... feH % i- 'd* •m �Page Four Friday, August 13, 1943 THE SEAFARERS LOG Yard Workers Get Raw Deal S.LU. CREWS LAUDED On Wages; Continue Fight {Continued from Page 1) I that when labors' enemies are Unions in the shipbuilding RELIED ON "F.D.'s" PROMISE forced to say such things—the Uiiluu representatives made case must be overwhelntog. industry are not giving up ifchelr the sacrifice on the promise The iWSA letter on the Matt battle for wage increases, despite WAR SHippiNO ADMINISTRATION of government spokesmen Ransom is reproduced in the rejection of their plea by the V/ASHINOTON that if the administration columns at the right. The text National War Labor Board, it failed to hold the line on of the WSA letter on the Wil­ was made known this week by prices, wages would later be liam Wirt follows: AOgUtt t, i9t3 Vice President William A. Oal- adjusted. ^ ^vin of the International Broth­ At hearings before the War War Shipping Administration Washington, D. C. eenlKrtrs' Int»pnatl#n|il Union erhood of Boilermakers. Labor Board several weeks ago, of Horth Aaorlon ' ^ August 2, 1943 Rooa 213 labor's spokesman Insisted the A. F. of L. unions in the indus­ e Stona Strnat Hav yorte City try had demanded raises for over government fulfill that solemn Seafarers' International Urdon pledge, but the board. In a de­ of North America a million shipyard workers, equal Oantlanani to the advance in the cost of cision issued this week, by an Room 213 Tha Ubarty tUp. S. 8. uiTt W. lUKSCU* Mimed ty ' BMibsra of your Union vaie approaoUne an Afirloan port aritb living since the spring of 1942, 8-lo-4 vote, denied any general 2 Stone Street « aaluatla earso of Any auppUaa irttan aha atruok an. aanqr when present wage rates were increase, claiming it is barred by New York City alnaa Tha idolant aoq)lofion rippa<i Into har hoira Tha ahlp the "Little Steel" formula and tlraddared undar tha l^aota Oraylah-blaok mtar iraa throan established at a national ship­ Gentlemen; cna hundrad faat in tha aira Than a aaoond axploalon folbuilding stabilization conference the administration's stabiliza­ lowad, tha thlp bagan to aattla and finally the abandon ahlp tion policies. All four labor mem­ The Liberty ship, S.S. WIL­ Order waa glTaua in Chicago. bers of the board dissented. LIAM WIRT, launched July 4, Rhaa all handa ware aafa in llfahoaiat Captain At that time, on the urgent iiataall noted that tha raaaal had eaaaad to aattloa Tilth a We're keeping up the battle 1942, at Bethlehem - Fairfield TOluntaer orair of alx nan, ha oUabad to the alanting daok plea of President Roosevelt and for justified wage adjustments Shipyard, manned by members of tha raaaal idioaa bow «aa alnoat buried in tha aaa, .. Tha nan ra-fl'rad tha bollara and finally tha logy raaaal other government oflRcials, the despite the decision of the of your Union was the first ves­ undar any aa tha aerena began to turn again. Manned V unions accepted an 8-cent-an- board," Calvin declared. "Prices sel of the huge allied convoy to alceleton ore* of four aan abora daok and tan balov, aha pro* eaadad nithout further inoidant to port and dliohargad bar hour raise, though they were en­ are still climbing, land the board, dock in tlie historic North Afri­ oargo. titled to 13 cents under provis­ in fairness to the workers, can't can invasion last November. Said Captain Mataalli "I gira dradlt to all bmda ions of their agreements which maintain its arbitrary wage ceilfor their ooolaaaa apd apaoial oradit to Ubarty aUpi ehioh The U. S. Navy reports that called for increases in line with mgs forever. At the proper time gas. atand »n wcpleaion of tMa na^tude and atill ba ahla to eooa in undar their oim ponar." Tbia aagnifloant job ty tba the WILLIAM WIRT, last Janu­ the rise in the cost of living. we will renew our demands." Mn nho biiilt and aaiiad tha 1U.TT w. SAHSOH haa again hmrad ary, ran the gantlet of five air our Aaariota Marohant Marina. attacks in the Eastern Atlantic Very truly youra. and Mediterranean, shooting down four enemy planes and Bdaard liaaao^ f two more "probables." Although Oapuly Adninlatrator damaged by near misses and by a bomb which penetrated to its Union membership in the United States and Canada was highly inflammable cargo but placed at an all-time high of 13,000,000 by the Office of War In­ failed to explode, the WILLIAM WIRT held her position in the formation this week. convoy and discharged her cargo Tlie OWI estimated gains in the past year alone at 1,500,000 on schedule.* members. Since the bottom of the depression, rolls of the unions Only by remarkable teamwork have more than quadrupled. of the Merchant Marine, officers A. F. of L. strength was put at close to 6,500,000, C. I. O. at and crew and .the Navy gun 5,000,000, independent railroad brotherhoods, outside of those affil­ crew under fire was this notable iated with the A. F. of L., at 420,000, and other unaffiliated unions, victory won. More power to you such as the United Mine Workers, Typographical Union, Brewery an. Last week Headquarters received a call from one of the 90 Very truly yours. Workers and various organizations of telephone employes, at day wonders asking us to help two of his buddies who were picked1,100,000. EDWARD MAOAULEY up by the Navy Shore Patrol at the Rialto Ball Room for imper­ Deputy Administrator Among the most spectacular advances in the last 12 months sonating Navy men. were those scored by the Machinists and various unions in the This information must be amusing to the old-timers in our shipbuilding industry, such as the Boilermakers, the OWI report organization, as they have to tolerate these pseudo mess and disclosed. These organizations have doubled their strength. wiper officers running around the ship with their high pressure hats and uniforms. These maritime trainees have been told on numerous occasions as soon as they joined the union that they didn't have to wear those uniforms any longer and that they were » no longer under the jurisdiction of the WSA. One bright guy of One day last week, Edward J. Noble, a business man who once Large-scale construction of a 17 told us he couldn't get any girls unless he wore the uniform. eerved as undersecretary of commerce, paid $8,000,000 to the NaAnother one said that he couldn't walk the streets of New York new unsinkable type of lifeboat, ildonal Broadcasting Company for its Blue Network. This trans­ without a uniform or he would be beat up. About 10,000 of our action raises two or three points worth considering. which is far superior to the membens come from New York and we don't see them being beatThe tangible property owned by the Blue Network is probably standard lifeboat at present in up by anybody. hot worth $500,000. Why pay $8,000,000 for it? Because that will use on ocean-going veiisels, has AAA. enable Mr. Noble to control airways which are owned by the people begun in 'British shipyards*^ and The old Robin tub that would makle 6 knots with the wind on of the United States. Do the people get anything for the use of is making satisfactory progress, its tail finally came to rest at the bottom of the sea. Forunately, the airways? Not a penny. That seems a little rough on the the main office of the Interna­ no one was lost. One of the Alcoa C-2's was recenWy lost with no people, but that's the way things are done nowadays. tional Transport Workers' Fed­ casualties. Everytime Paul Hall gets to Baltimore he has a new eration in London reports. Mr. Noble land the interests which put up the $8,000,000 for Re^utlon for the brothers to ponder over. Two Sundays ago we him, will be able to whisper their ideas—^thcir propaganda into The main features of the new made a trip on the Hudson Day Liners and when we istepped into your ear every day and every night for an indefinite period. That's boat are a highly elevated and the Dining Room we thought we were aboard the Acadia as a lot worth a lot of money to anyone who wishes to influence public enclosed forecastle and poop, of Eastern stiffs were saUing the Day Line ship and working below opinion in America. It is significant that the names of Mr. Noble's kapok or cork-filled fenders the Union scale. These very same men will be looking for a break financial associates have not been mentioned up to date. round the gunwale and extent from the membership when the war is over. sive storage space for water. For more than 20 years, this newspaf>ers has been warning Eight large water tanks are fit­ Americans that interests, which are very powerful but not particu­ ted low in the center of the boat. larly scrupulous, have been moving .steadily toward a certain goal: They wish to establish, a "vested right" to the people's airways— The new boat, as demonstrat­ and they have almost rea'ched their goal! ed in exhaustive trials, can be lowered in smooth weather by p. MARTINEZ, LEWIS FEARS and Steward have division of The attempt to regulate them has been largely futile, because a single drop at an angle of 70 wages due. Crew which' uutde the radio moguls have succeeded in corrupting most of the regu­ degrees, either bow or stern and E. FRIMOS: You have over­ complete trip has difference of time coming from the Bull Line. lators. first, and without shipping any Collect 115 Broad Street, New 'advance money coming. Collect Calmar Line, New York City. About the only "out" for the American people is to insist that water. It can also right itself York City. * * » Uncle Sam establish his own national broadcasting-system, sup­ from.a list of 100 degrees. The ported out of the Public Treasury. That doesn't mean that the experiments were conducted un­ WILUAM NICHEL has over­ The following men have privately-owned companies would be put out of business. It does der supervision of the shipping time coming from Calmar Line, money coming from Smith & mean that the people would have the unrestricted right to use a authorities and witnessed by 39 Broadway, New York City. Johnson, 80 Broad Street, New^ union representatives who, laud­ part of the airways which they own. York City: BELLAH, BI^ ed the performance of the new Steward's Department of S.S. MANN, BILDE, BLAME, C^This would not be popular with the radio monopolists and boat type. Frellnghausen has money due their newspaper backers. Tlie monopolists are prepared to spend for extra meals. Collect Water FREY, ENGER, FAIRCLOTH, millions on lobbyists, crooked propagandists and still more crook­ FALLONE, GATELY, HTI.!., York City. Keep lii Touch With man line. New ed"politicians to block any move looking to reform. • • • MACE, RUNGE, RUTKOWSKI4. —Labor Your Local. Draft Board. S.S. John Latrope: Chief cook SIVCO, WEINBERG. Unions At Peak Strength With 13,000,000 Members Out of the Focs^l by 3C~ ^AOM, JksL 3Uld)tA, fijtMA,— i f-' •fc I !•-' ' Unsinkable Boats Being Constructed MONEY DUE •»»•• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 13, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: DETAILS OF NEW VICTORY SHIP ARE REVEALED BY MARITIME COMMISSION SIU CREWS LAUDED FOR HEROISM AT SEA HOT LIPS JOE GIVES OUT WITH FLUTE WE OPEN NEW UNION HALL IN CALIF. MINORITY UNION CAN ASK STRIKE NEW WITHOLDING TAX ON WAGES IS EXPLAINED ORDER ON ALIEN SEAMEN EXTENDED SEAMEN AND THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST EXPLOITATION AND GOVERNMENT REPRESSIONS ATTENTION AGENTS! YARD WORKERS GET RAW DEAL ON WAGES; CONTINUE FIGHT UNIONS AT PEAK STRENGTH WITH 13,000,00 MEMBERS UNSINKABLE BOATS BEING CONSTRUCTED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/13/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/aa39f8519aa0b2e0cf17bf0c3df01777.PDF 6671918374556381a90394387b3b8389 PDF Text Text The Seafarers^ Log  Seafarers'  International Union of  North  America  OfficialOrgan of the Atlantic^ Gulf and Great Lakes Seamen  VOL  II  I  NEW YORK, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14,1940  446  No. 10  AMALGAMATION CARRIES!  ATTENTION! ALL  AGENTS,  S.U.P.  Orders  Big Majority  Favors  Merger;  PATROLMEN  AND  DELEGATES  Libel Suit vs.  Aii Shipping Ruies Approved  Commie Rag  In  the  SEAFARERS'  LOG  of  Saturday,  July  20,  1940,  we  printed  IN  FULL  the  "Policy  Regarding  the  Taking  in  of  New  Members  and  the  Issuance  of  Permit  Cards  and  the  System  of  Handling  the  Same."  THIS  POLICY  MUST^BE  STRICTLY  ADHERED  TO.  We  wish  to  stress  particularly  those  paragraphs  in  this  policy  which  affect  the  shipping  of  Permit  Men.  In  order  to  refresh  your  memory  we  quote  them  once  more:  k  P'  t  IK?  I* ^  I  p.  M  In Referendum  Baiiot  As  we go  to  press, word  reaches  us  that  the  S.U.P.  membership^ in  San  Fran­ cisco  has  voted  to  bring  a  libel suit  against "Voiee  of  •   »  •   the  Federation,"  the  paper  Policy Regarding  Permit  Men  of  the  Commie  stooges  on  By  an  overwhelming  majority,  the  members  of  the  Sea­ Permit  Cards  are  to  be  issued  only  to  non­r  the  West  Coast. The  lying  farers  International  Union  of  North  America  have  voted  for  members  beiitg  shipped  to fill  jobs  because  no  book  rag  had  printed  a  story  to  the  amalgamation  of  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  districts  of  the  members  or  Permit  Card  men  are  available  to fill  the  effect  that  Harry  organization  in  a  referendum  on  which  balloting  was  con­ such  jobs.  They  are  to  be  issued  Permit  Cards  at  Lundeberg, Secretary­ cluded  last  week.  Balloting  in  all  ports  had  been  in  process  • the time  they  are  dispatched  to  the  job  and  at  no  Treasurer  of  the  S.U.P.  for  thirty  days.  The  vote  was  cast  on  a  resolution  calling  other  time.  and  Acting  President  of  for  amalgamation  as  well  as  for  the  adoption  of  uniform  •   *  «  the  S.I.U.,  had  joined  a  shipping  rules.  PERIVDT  CARDS  ARE  TO  BE  ISSUED  TO  committee  with  Roger  Officers Remain at Posts  This  action  of  the  member­ NO  OTHER  PERSONS  —  NO  PERSON  SHALL  Lapham,  the  West  Coast  ship  eliminates  the  present  The  present  Secretary­Treas­ BE  ISSUED  MORE  THAN  ONE  PERMIT  CARD  shipowner,  to  boost  the  cumbersome  system,  whereby  urer  of  the  Atlantic  and  the  act­ ing  Secretary­Treasurer  of  the  —  THEY  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  RETAIN  Burke  ­  Wadsworth  Con­ two  sets  of  book­keeping  and  Gulf  and  all  other  officials  are  to  AND  USE  THE  ONE  PERMIT  CARD  ISSUED  scription  Bill.  financial  records  are  kept—  remain  at their  posts  in these  two  TO  THEM.  "It's a  goddam lie  all  the  one  in  New  York  and  the  sections  of  the  District  to  handle  4  4  •   way through as  far  as  I  am  other  at  New  Orleans—and  the  organization  work  of  the  Permit  Card  men  who  are  shipped  to  jobs  are  union  in' their  respective  ports.  .  concerned,"  Lundeberg  establishes  one  central  office  .A  Sccretar/'­Trcasurer  of  the  to be  allowed  to make  at  least  one  complete  round  told  the  S.U.P. at  a  mem­ for  the  unified  district  at  unified  Atlantic  and  Guir Seafar­ trip  but  after  such  round  trip  is  completed,  they  bership  meeting,  now  Washington,  D.C.  The  Wash­ ers'  Union  will  be  appointed  by  may  be  required  to  relinquish  their  jobs  upon  de­ it's  about  time  the  mem­ ington  office  will  also  be  used  the  Acting  Presidentjof  the  Inter­ mand  of  any hook  member  desiring  such  job.  Such  and  will  serve  until  the  bership  of  the  S.U.P. tafies  as  a  legislative  office  for  the  national  demand  shall  be  made  thru the Union's  offices  and  next  election.  a  stand  on  whether  or  not  entire  International.  the  dispatching  of  such  jobs  shall  be  done  in  ac­ Rules'  Conflict  Eliminated  they're  going  to  let  a  lot  (Gontinued  on  Page  4)  Milestone  of  Progress  Uniform  shipping  rules  were  of  scab­herding,  yellow  Amalgamation  marks  a  mile­ likewise  adopted  by  the  referen­ bellied  Communist  stooges  stone  of  progress  for  the  S.I.U.—  dum  vote.  Conflicts  caused  by  dif­ publicize  a  lot  of  filthy  it  means  greater  efficiency,  the  ferent  regulations  previouSfyi  in  lies  or  whether  to  go  to  elimination  of  waste  and  dupfica  force  in  one  district  as­against  town  and  drive  them  back  tion  of  effort,  increasing  services  the  other  'are  completely  done  away  with.  The  SAME  rules  will  into  their  rat  holes  where  for  the  benefit of  the  membership.  henceforth  apply  in  EVERY  port  they  came  from."  The  prevlotis  set­up,  with  two  on  the  Atlantic  Coast  and  in  the  AIM  TO  PROTECT  MEMBERS'  RIGHTS  separate  districts,  had  been  estab­ Gulf.  • • ir  The  membership  voted  f  AND  FORESTALL  N.M.U.  STOOGES  lished  for  the  imrpose  of  rapid  The  Tallying  Committee's  re­ UNANIMOUSLY  to  "go  organization  work  among  seamen  port  has  already  been  concurred  to  town".  under  the A.F.  of  L. banner,  when  in  by  the  Headquarters  branch  oi  The  regulations  adopted  with  regard  to  Permit  Men  have  the  union  was  chartered  nearly  the  Atlantic  District  in  New  a  distinct  purpose.  Above  all  else,  these  regulations  are  in­ X.  two  years  ago.  Now,  with  a  sta­ York.  Concurrence  by  the  other  tended  to  protect  the  interests  of  the  good­standing  mem­ TheyHl  Be  Calling  On  ble  organization  and  numerous  branches  is  awaited  before  amal­ bers  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union.  The  Boy  Scouts  Next  closed  shop  contracts  an  actual  gamation  and  the  uniform  ship­ These  members  have first  call  on  all  jobs  coming  into  achievement,  the  S.I.U.  member­ ping  rules  are  officially  put  la  the dispatcher's office.  That is a right  which  must  be guarded  We  are  reliably  Informed  that  ship  has  felt  that  a tightening  of  force.  (The  Amalgation  Resolution  at all  times.  Under the regulations,  Permit  Cards can,  there­ In  his attempt  to sell  out  the sea­ the  organizational  structure  Is  In  appears elsewhere in this issue)  order.  fore, be  issued  ONLY  when no regular  book member  is avail­ men  on  the  coastwise  Increases,  Joe  Curran  sent  college  kids  able for  a  job.  <$>  around  to  the  Savannah  Line  for  Secondly,  the  regulations  teurs  that  agreements  made  by  jobs.  We  suppose  that  was  just  are intended to stop the influx  the  S.I.U,  must  be  ratified  by  the  some  more  of  the  NMU's  drive  to  membership  before  they  can  be  of  SABOTEURS  from  the  signed—which Is  NOT  the  case  In  "reorganize"  the  . "unorganized"  NMU  headquarters.  Slimy  the  NMU!  S.LU.  ships.  Like  all  such  drives  rats  of  this  type  are  IN­ The  agents  of  the  wrecking  conducted  by  the  NMU,  If  was  a  (ADOPTED  BY  REFERENDUM.  AUGUST  1940)  STRUCTED  to  joih  the S.I.U.  crew  don't  care  about  all  this—  dismal flop.  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District,  Seafarers'  International  in  order  to  kick  and  gripe  they  are  out  to  cause  dissension  Union  of  North  America  about the agreements  they are  and  confusion  among  the  true  A.  F.  of  L. MEMBERSHIP  S.I.U.  membership.  Their  job  Is  HITS  ALL­TIME  PEAK  working  under.  to  undermiile  our  union.  WHEREAS:  The  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  It  doesn't  matter  to  these  Washington,  D.  C.  —  The  Protect  YOl^ A^eements!  stooges  that  the  S.I.U.  agree­ America,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Districts,  were  organized  in.  ments, even  those with  the lowest  That  Is  why  we  must  be  on  membership  of  the  American  November  1938  with  the  specific  purpose  of  unifying  the  scales,  are  far  better  than  the  guard  against  them.  That  Is  why  Federation  of  Iiabor — dues­ seamen  under  the  banner  of  the  A.F.  of  L.  and  to  form  paid  membership—^now  stands  best  NMU  agreements.  the  S.I.U.  policy  regarding  Per­ an  organization  run  by seamen,  for  seamen, and  It  doesn't  matter  to  these  mit  Men  must  be' strictly  adhered  at  the  highest  point  In  Its  WHEREAS;  For  the  purpose  of  organizing  rapidly  two  districts  history.  phoneys  that  S.I.U.  agreements  to.  were  set  up,  one  In  the  Gulf  and  one  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  and  Secretary ­ Treasurer  George  are  negotiated  by  committees  It  is  a  matter  of  self­protection.  Meany  reported  to  the  Execu­ WHEREAS:  At  the  present time  we  have organized  a  stable organi­ consisting  of  rank  and file  mem­ Beware  of  the  Commie  sabo­ tive  Council  that  300,000  new  zation  In  both  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  with  closed  shop  agreements  bers  as  well  as  officials,  all  elect­ teurs!  Protect  the  agreements  members  have  been  gained  with  various  steamship  companies, and  .  ad  at  regular  membership  meet­ you  are  working  under!  Put  since  last  August.  This  brings  WHEREAS:  Members  of  the  Atlantic  District  and  those  of  the  Gulf  ings.  District  have  the  same  privileges  In  regard  to  shipping,  participat­ your  shoulder  to  the  wheel—^help  the  total  dues­paid  member­ ing  In. meetings,  voting  on  various  questions,  whether  In  New  build  a  bigger  and  better  bonadde  ship  In  the  American  Federa­ • Guard Against Saboteurs  (Continued  on  Page  4)  tion  of  Labor  to  4,300,000.  It doesn't  matter  to  these  sabo­ organization  for  seamen!  UNIFIED  ORGANIZATION  HARKS  MILESTONE  OF  PROGRESS  IN  FIGHT  FOR  EAST  COAST  SEAMEN  Permit Men Regulations:  Safe­Guards  for the Union  AMALGAMATION RESOLUTION  • '  M  \  u.  ­isi  • '­M  ;  ' '  ?.  �v:  Wednesday,' August  i'4vl^0  THE  SEAFARERS'  LOG  Published­by  the  Seafarers^  IntermMional Union  of  Nojtth  America  Affiliated  with the  American Federation­of  LfAor.  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting President  llO  Market Street,  Room  402, Ban  Prancisco,  Calif.  Blitzkrieging  BojitJcal  ' "K­a­j  PKOM  TEXAS  CITY  Views of a 'Sea Gnaill  '  A  . OfU  ^BirB itleviews  the  Btisiory • df  'Setimeiii  Their  fJnions  and  Their  Struggles  A tlantic  • Bistrict  HEADQUARTERS  Ydflt  (Phone:  BOwling Green 0­3437)  12 Stone Street  BRANCHfiS  Boston  .:.33"0  Atlantic  Aveque  'Providence  ..465  So.  Main  Street  iPhiladelphia  a,.......,;  j..  6  North  «th  Street  Baltimore  1  ......14 North  Bay  Street  Norfolk  60  Commercial  Place  Bah  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  8  Covadonga  Street  The  politicians  are  acting  ac­ Since  the  days  when  I  first  started  following  ships  and  watching  cording ,to  Hoyle  in  ­France.  i  «4he  actions  and  antics­of  the  men  that,  crew  them,  I'verdone  a  little  When :the  going  got  hot  due  to  thinktiig  .  .  .  their  blundering  action  in  direct  Fve  seen  the  days  when  men  tcere  marshalled  before  the  mast  ing  the  campaign  against  the  to­take  the  flogging  ordered  by  the  despots  ivho  commanded  the  Nasis,  those  who  were  holding  • vessels carrying  the  cominerce  of  the  world,  power  decided  to  scram  and  leave  I've  seen  the  government  paSs  laws  outlawing  such  discipline.  I've  seen  the. blacklist  supplgnt  thp  lash,  and  the  unions  sup­ the  French  armed  forces .and  peo­ ple  to  face  whatever  music  Hitler  plant  the  blacklist.  And  now  the  strangest  of  all  situations  has  me  had  in  ,fitore  for  them.  Then  intrigued.,,..  '  Oulf  Bistrict  when  the  jig  "was  up,  they  highway  or  any  way  af.  All.  At  Fqimdiii^ qf  S;U.P.  HEADSUARTEII9  ^  •  changed  the  "regime"  ­and  to  in  1885  I  was  sittit^ on  a  lum­ that  time  the  cry  was  "An  Injury  m  New 'Orleans  .  309  Chartres  Street  y  I  finish  the  job  for  Hitler,  went  ber >pile  In  ­San  Francisco,  when  o  One  Is  An  Injury  to  All."  And  rtRANCHRS,.  lock,  stock  and  barrel  on  the  Nazi  a  proup  of  seamen  organized  that  is : what, it > meant.  Savannah  2^ pwt Bay Street  bandwagon.  Jacksonville'i.....*..i..'...®36 Bay  Street  what  they  called  a  union.  Thinks  The  Longshoremen  returned  to  *  Tampa  206  South  Franklin  Street  I  to  myself:  it .sounds  good,  but  work  after  the strike: with greatly  Mobile  55 So.­Conception  Street  They even  went to  the  extent  of  I'll  ­stick.­around  a  while,  because  Improved  wages  and  conditions.  Texas  City  .......  .................105 ­  4th  Street  N.  creating  a  Fascist  government;  these  guys  are  goofey  and  can't  The sailors  also  returned, to  work,  Great  Lakes  District  these  leaders  of  one  of  the  great­'  do «ny :good  to  themselves.  Why,  though  it  took  them  till  the  next  HEADQUARTERS  est  democracies  the  world  has  at this  time,  If  they  even  as much  year  to  get  their  wages  raised;  '^BCtrolt  ......i  .1038  Third  Street  as  quit  a  ship  they  are  due  for  Then,  after  the  ­battle,  there  ever  known!  '  ADD COkREBPONDEtNCE  COmBRNim THtS  the;brig.  Every  time  they 'take  a  came  into  the  picture  the  inter­ PVBUCATION  TO:  It  isn't  hard  to  understand  the  drink  they  are  liable  to  wake  up  national  Executive  Board ­.to  dis­ •   k^THE  BEAFkRERS*  LOG"  machinations  of  the  politicians.  at  sea  under  some  bucko  ­mate  cipline  these  members  that  had  waged  and  won  the  conditions.  iP.  O.  Box  522,  Church  St.  Annex,  New  York,  N.  Y.  They  thrive  on  opportunism  and  worse  than  the  last  one.  Some  young  squarehead  called  The  members  involved,  with  the  unkept  promises.  So  a  little  mat­ ter  like  sellin,?  out  aii  entire  peo­ Furuseth  did  a  lot  of  talking  and  aid  of  the  ­then  effective  M.F.P.,  V,  ple  and  Country  in  order  to  gain  seemed  able  to  sway  the­men.  So  won  this  fight  also.  »  *  *  SAME  OLD  SONG:  nu  their  selfish  aims  is  nothing  un­ I  decided  to  keep  on  eye  on  this  expected—if  you  know  their  po­ lad.  You  all  know  the  way  that  East  Coast  Follows  organization  built  up,  stood  blow  The  next  stop  on  our flight  litical  history.  after  blow.  Shipowners  spent  takes  us  to '36.  Internal  bicbering  *  *  I!  Dictatorships  appeal  to  the  poll­ millions  on  stools  and  their  sell­ had  cropped  up  in  the  M.F.P,  tielans 'due  to  the  fact  that  what­ out  policies  and  on  every  possible  Lundeberg  had  been  called  to  There seems  to be no limit  to the NMU  leadership's power  ever  office  they  assume  in .a  ;to­ method  of fighting  the  seamen.  head  his  own  organization.  A  You  can  all  remember  the  "red"  tinge  was  noticeable  in  the  . . . to­deceive itself  and  the uninitiated  among  its  member­ talitarian  .^state  will  be  perma­ dark  days  of  the  Twenties,  the  doings  of  the  M.F.P.  This  became  nent,  Just  as  long  as  they  will  ship.  We have seen  recently  how this  has worked  out in the  stooge  for  one  or  ^another  "top  still  darker  days  of  the  Thirties,  .more  pronounced  during  the  '36  *  Ki  matter  of  coastwise  increases  in  monthly  and  overtime  pay,  fraction."  Stooging  behsg  a  nat­ '37  strike,  but  was  controlled  to  This  week  we  are  afforded  a  few  more  examples  of  NMU  ural  gift  with  them,  this  won't  be  'Great  '34 Strike  some  extent  and  the  strike  was  a  difficult  task,  You  should  also  remember  the  won.  power and light. . . .  *  »  • desperate fight  waged  and  won  in  The  main  event  of  this  period  "THE  BIG  ISSUE"  Wlial  bearing  has  tJie  above  on  .'34,  on  the  Pacific  coast.  This  was.the  formation  of  a  rank  and  Piisti,  the "Tile­it  tells  us,  conditions  on  one  of, the  NMU  labor  in  our  own  fair  land?  Well,  time  is  Wasn't  started  on  a  lum­ file  movement  on  the  East .Coast,"  Isass are such' that  we  don't  have  to  Took  far.  Look  ber  pile.  No,  no,  it  was  started  termed  the  NMU..^This  started  as  ' 'The  big  issue aboard  the  Morgan  Line  vessels  today  is  at  the  anti­labor; legislation  that  by  the  longshoremen,  who  also  a­dernocratic  replica  of  the  West  Who is going  to live in these quarters: will it he the  bed bugs  is  of  late  being  placed  before  had  their ups  and  downs.  But  the  Coast  unions,  it  was  aided  finan>  men  who  sailed  the  ships  that  cially,  morally  and  physically  by  Congress.  or the  crew?"  !|:  K:  4;  hauled  that  lumber  came  out  to  he  unions  on  the  West  Coast.  Now,  you  would  imagine that,  with things  coming to such  If  we  didn't  have  an  alert  rep­ aid  Utopia  for  the  seafarer  seemed  these  longshoremen.  a pretty  pass,  the "powerful" NMU  would show its  strength  resentative  in  the  person  of  They  in  turn  were  backed  by jto  be  nearing  achievement.  ^hips  under  contract  to  the  a  bit.  Well,  it  does.  The  same  editorial  in  the  old  scandal  Harry  Lundeberg,  the  seamen  the  deep­water  crews.  sheet  tells  us: "The  NMU  is  backing  the  crew."  And  how!  would  long  ago  have  lost  their  Once  again  the  ­shipowners  Wes*^  Coast  unions  were  given  to  rights  to  organize  and  bargain  pulled  all  the  strings  at  .their  the  new  union.  Aid  in  evei­y  w^y  Yes,  just  how?  collectively.  Many  of  these  pro­ command.  Fought  with  the  city,  was  extended.  Then  a  rift  show­ We'll  let  "strong­man" Joe  Ourran  explain:  posed  bills  were aimed  at  the  sea­ state  and  ­federal  law  enforce­ ed  up.  The  Shepard  Line,  under  ,  "In my  opinion,  the  BEST  way  to  show  up  what  little  men  directly.  We  are  all  ac­ ment  bodies.  There,  was'Bloody  contract  to  the  West  Coast, ­ was  Thursday  In  "San  Francisco  on  made  the  object  of  a  bitter fight.  consideration  companies  like  the  Morgan  Line  give  to  the  quainted  with  them.  Stewart  Street  (which  should  A  dog­collar  was  introduced  Jiving  conditions  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  is  to  keep  on  True  to  form,  the  politicos  iu  forever  be  a  shrine  to  all  seamen  an^ laccepted  by  the  new  union,  fighting them  and  EXPOSING  them  in  the­PILOT."  and  workers  in  the  world).  though  a  desperate  battle  against  "  Print  a  few Jiiotures  of  the stinking foc'sles,  call  the  bed  the  NMU  leadership  who  repre­ 4!  «  *  ||j  it  was  being  staged  by  the  sea­ sent  the  Communist  party  in  the  irags  a  few  harsh  names—that's  how  you fight  against  un­ maritime field  have  invariably  ac­ Rise  of  M.F.P.  ' [iii  men  of  the  West  Coast.  A  train­ aahitary,  health­wrecking  conditions  suffered  by  seamen!  cepted  this  an ti­labor  legislation.  I  was  in  Seattle  when  there  ing  program  was  likewise  intro­ That  is,  that's how  you  "fight" a  la  Curran.  Why  are  these  rats  so  anxious  to  was  started  another  organization.  duced  sponsored  by  the  shipown­ see  the  power  of  labor  destroyed?  This'  was  called .  the  Maritime  ers.  This  was  also  endorsed  by  HOW  S.I.U.  HANDLES "ISSUE"  There  is  only  one  answer  to  this  Federation  of  the  Pacific."  From  the  NMU.  The  battle  was  now  There have  been  beefs against  faulty funiigatioh on S.i;U.  question.  That  is:  Just  so  long as  this  another  leader  came  into  the  on.  #  4!  »  ships  too.  But  how  dods  the  S.I:U.  handle  the  situation?  labor  is  strongly  organized,  the  public  eye.  He  was  weU­known  S.LU.  to  the  Fore  Very  simply,  entirely  without  the  use  of  uiirrors—or  three  Communist  party  is  powerless  to  and  well­liked  in  his  own  union,  Came  tlie  fall  of  '38.  At  the  the  S.U.P.,  but  was  drafted  to  pages of  pictures and type.  These  beefs are  considered minor  gain  any  support  from  the  work­ A.F.L.  convention  in  Houston,  head  the  M.F.P,  issues in  the  S.LU.  By  COOPERATION  between  the  patrol­ ers  of  this  country.  In  those  days  I  had  no  trouble; Texas,  the  A.F.L.  asked  this  guy  *  •   •   men  and the crew,  the  issue  is  brought  to a'satisfactory set­ Lundeberg  if  it  was  possible  for  We  have  only  to  look  hack  to  following  this  Lundeberg,  as  the  tlement  with the  company.  (Continued  on  Page  4)  traveling  was  done  by  box  car,  those  years  when  the  depression  '  That gets ACTION.  started  to  prove  this  contention.  '• '• '.I  ANOTHER CRUSADE  When  bread  lines  were  rampant,  SEAFARERS' LOG  iNext,  we  learn  that  the  NMU  is  on  another  crusade.  The  noto­ when  jobs  were  scarce  and  the  rious  "Blackie"  Meyers  is  .for  increasing  the  manning  scale.  He  Is  conditions  of  the  workers  were  at  for  it ... to  the  use  of  two  .uli  pages  in  the  Pile­it,  pictures  arid  all.  a  coolie  level,  the  Commies  were  The  S.I.U.  is  out  for  increased  manriing  scales  too­'but  it  has  able  to  arouse  enough  sentiment  deeds  to  back  up  its  words.  In  the  fall  of  1938  S.I.U.  men  struck  to  conduct  numerous  activities  the  Lykes  Line  because  of  the  practice  of  laying  off  water­tenders.  among  large  groups  of  people.  What  did  Curran,  Meyers  and  Co,  do  th^n?  Why,  nothing  wore  Marches  on  ctty  halls  and  to  the  than  just.tfil^  ihey  placed  scab  crews  on  board  the  Lykes  ships!  Capitol  took  the  place  of  organi­ S.S.  BRUSH .,,  ....:.. . .$16.17  ,That'.«'how  the  NMU  officials'  'fight" for  increased  manning  scales  zation  on "the  job.  .9.00  S.S.,FRANCIS  SALMON  ......!...  , .looks  in  practice. ...  .... .,5.90  S;S.  MARGURETE  '  No,  NMU  WORDS  just  won't  square  with  NMU  ACTIONS.  f ••  1  So  In  conclusion,  Iqt  this  be  a  G. 'Mason  r;\­  1.00  Go  over  the  facts:  reminder  to  all  Of  you  who  wish  George  Wolf  .  ­Are  you  for increases  in  monthly  pay  and  overtime?  The  NMU  to  retain  yonr  freedom  arid' main­ •  't?,­ 1.00  Bives  yau:^words  and  words  in  the  Pile­it  (fnostly  tearftfl  6rivs  about  tain  your  deihoeritflc  Ufdits. T)on  Ed.  Scherzer  ..................... ..  > '  11  .  • '  •I    the ­^aad  plight  of ^the  shipmwners  to  justify  a  $2.50  sell­oui).  The  trust  the  pblitic laps  to/d j ;'the  job  Warreii  Be^be  .50  ...........,..,..  Sii.U.  gives  you  ACT10N_the'10^101  for  jmil.  Labor  thust"  be  its  pOUNT^  Are  you  for  decent  crew's quarter^?  The  NMU fllvas  you­iwoKis  toes  aefd  Aefehd' ifscz/.  "1^6  one  'Saiodji^t^,  D. ­Dubnis, iR.  (and  pieturev)  in  the  Pile­it.  The  Sd:u;  gives  you  AfcTION:  it  Jutt  else' :fcill  <lb,lf%r  you.  ,Snwqyd,rM.,^  Roberts,  C.  Bets  rid :­af  the bed­bugs.  7  fAte  ymi<for increased  manfrting  scales?  Just  jddge  from the­past  ';;tl2.fi0  record:  You'll  get  wordaU—froln  the  NMU.  <For  ACTION—the  S.I U  'ifK;13o.  542  .will  be  on  the  job  again!  H.J.C.,  No.  496  Total  ......$46.57  I., ij  Words by NMU; Action  by SIU  1  11;  n.oo  •  V­ i  �^Wednesday,  August  14,  1940  T H  E ­S E  ARE  O G  BALTIMORE  JKhat's  Doing  NEWS and OPINION  htppirig Boom?  New  and Reconditioned  Shtps  H.R. .6881  —Draft Dodging  h.  T  '  I  '  I  i  'fj'  • ;i:  ];•   I i}  'i":  • ii  •   ,  J  BALTIMORE.  Md.—August  8,  body  even  if  what  they  sell  is  to  1940:  Shipping  has  slumped  bad­ be  used  for  the  sole  purpose  ­df  TEXAS  CITY  MOBILE  ly  out  of  this  port,  the  Dis­ blasting  the  hell  out  of  a  lot  df  August  3,  1940.  •   patcher's  records  showing  only  48  innocent  people  who  have  no  August  6,  1940.  Editor,  Seafarers  Log.  ;  brothers  shipped  durli^  the  past  other  desire  but  to  be  let  alone.  Editor,  Seafarer's  Log,  The  strike  ­on  ­the  Ten  .Cent  week.  ,The  shipping  lists  at  pres­ This  business  of  appropriating  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  .Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Taxi  Company  is  still  being  car.  ent^ show  288  members  in  the  millions 'of  dollars  for  the  relief  .Everything  is  runnlrja  fairly  ried  on  and^to  date  only  two  of  ­Shipping  remains  good  down  three  departments  now  on  the  of  the  poor  and  suffering  on  one  smooth  down  in  this  gart  of  the  the .t>riglnal  strikers  'have  gone  here,  nine .men .for  the  last  week.  beach.  Shipping  of  full  crews  to  liaiid  and  the  selling  for  profit  of  rCQuntry  now.  The  one  exception  bask  Lo  work.  T­he  Teamsters  Not  very  many squawks to amount  the  materials  that  create  the  suf­ the  Delta  Line's  DELOREANS  Is­that  we are  very  short  ©f­A.B.'s  and  Chauffeurs  Union  .as  repre­ to  anything. Seems  that  all  hands  fering  of  the  poor  on  the  other  • and  Bull  Line's  HELEN  within  and  ­reciprocating  oilers.  The  jscnted  by  the  A.F.L.  have  been  are  getting  the  new  ­agreements  hand  is  a  racket.  It stinks.  the  next  couple  of  weeks  will  third .acciui^ition  to the  Waterman  gutting .the  pressure  on  the  City  liiied  up  to  where  the  members  help  out  considerably  and  it  is  • New Bhips  fleet,  namely  the  tS.S.  BayoU  Commissioners  ­have  laws  af  are getting  along  now  without all  hoped  ­that  the  irregularity  in  • Bids have  been  opened  for  the  Ghico,  took  her  Stewards'  Depart  fecting  this  taxi  company  em  hands  in  a  muddle­when  they  get  schedules  brought  on  by  recent  construction  of  three  new  C,;2  ment  yesterday  and  will ;take  the  forced.  We  all  expect  a  success­ into  port  embargoes  and  the  extension  of  type  ships  to  be  built  for  the  balance  of  the  crew  today,  She  ful  conclusion  to :this  strike.  «  »  *  the  European  blockade  will  be  Ocean  Dominion  Line.  These  .will  sail  about  Thursday to ,go  on  r  *  *  The  laugh  of  the  week  hap­ straightened  out  soon  and  ship­ ships,  when  built,  will  replace  the  coastwise  run.  The  quarters  Organized  labor  here  is  going  three  of  the  old­timers  ­now  in  on  these  ships  have  rbeen  com­ ahead  with  plans  to  make  this  pened  here,  on  one  of  the  ships  ping  will  gel  back  to  normal.  that  came  in.  Tbe  M;M.  were  pletely  rebuilt  and  the  mess  ­Labor 'Day  a  day  that  will  long  Shipping  Boom  Coming?  use  by  the  Line.  The  Company  rooms  equipped  with  the  latest  be. ^remembered  in  this  commu­ squawking  about  a  member  in  The  Commission  has  approved  has  four  C­1  type  freighters  now  their  dept.  who  would  not­take  a  • ^buBding at  San  Francisco.  type  electric  refrigerators.  nity.  Plans  are  not  yet  complete  bath  and  clean  up.  i  told  him  charters  for  eleven  of  the  Robin  ESSO  is  lying  up  a  goodly  *  *  *  .Line  ­ships  for  .carrying  cargoes  but  one  thing  is  certain  and, that  The  ballots  on  the  amalgama­ is  the  fact  that  there  will  be  a  around  4  PlM.  one  day  to  either  from  African  ports  to  the  United  number  of  their  tankers  down  at  tion  resolution­ and  uniform  port  Labor  Day  .Parade.  The  Seamen  uiean  up  or  hit  the  rbeach.  24  States  while .all fourteen  ships  of  the  Solomons  Island  anchorage.  hours  later  I ­went back aboard.the  the  Ocean  Dominion  Line  have  /The  majority  of  them  are  under  rules  have  already  been  forward­ in  tbie  port  will  be  there  taking  scow  and  asked  the rgents  in  his  Panamanian  registry  and .^ave  an .aptive  part  as  they  have  al­ dept.  bow  he  was  coming.  Be­ had  their  charters  approved  for  beeii  cut  out  of  the  • European  their  usual  West  Indies .service.  ways  done  in  the  past.  lieve  it or  not, at the  tinve  of  ask­ NEWS  EROM  Many  of  the  Companies,.particu­ trade  by  the  extension  of  ­tire  Neu­ m  *  *  ing  he  was  then  taking  his  5th  larly  the  coastal  and  intercoastal  trality  Act.  ESSO  also­^launched  The  S.S.  Narcissus  finally  got  bath I  lines  are  marking  time  until  the  the  Esse  Nashville  out  of  thjC  cleared .away  last  week.  Brother  .end  of  this­month  to  see  whether  Bethlehem  yard  here  recently,  j  Morris  Weisberger  came  down  A  national  week  of  mourning  the  Nazi  blitzkrieg  is  going  to  A  survey  o.f  the  shipyards  from  New  York  with  the  deck  shows  that  eleven  old­timers  ate  (Atlantic  District)  should  be  held.  The  Plymouth  come  off­ormoL  ­and ­engine  crew  and;got  her  out  being  reconditioned  for  service.  .  Failure  of  Hitler  to  get'to Lon.  jalopy  with  which  so  many  mem­ Chatanoosa  Follows  Suit  OtK.  The  last  time  ­Morris  was  bers  are  familiar  ­gave  up  the  don  before  the  middle  of  Septem­ Twenty­seven  new  ships  of  all  Reports  ,  here  was  when  he  came:down  to  ghost.  Yep,  she  just  sang  her  ber  means  that  the  war  will  stagl  types  are  on  order  at  the  various  Action  on  Late Quitting  get  the  S.S.  Utahan  out  and  he  swan  song,  and  I  mean  she  sang  nate  throughout  the  winter;  fur­ yards.  didn't  expect  to  be  back  'down  Eights  H.R.  6881  ^NEW  YORK  1  here .again.  This  time  we  wanted  it.  Collins  claimed  he  heard  it  in  ther  that  the  British  will  be  much  better  prepared  by  next  Agent  vElklns  makes  another  to  ^show  hhn  the  fair  city  of  Philly.  I  don't  know  about  that,  S.S.  Chatanooga  IFQIIOWS  Suit  Mobile,  but  he  had  more  pressing  but"  I  do  know  it  sung  it's  way  Spring  and  the  conflict  would  trip  to  Washington  this  week  for  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Log  we  business  elsewhere.  Maybe  the  into  the  dealer's.  Gone  but  not  then  possibly. drag  itself  out  for  a  talk  with  Senator  Radcliffe  on  carried  a  letter  telling  of  the  im­ next  time,  Morris.  That's  all  for  forgotten  (at  least  till  I  get  the  a  couple  of  years  or  more.  Once  H.R.  6881.  This  bill  which,  If  provements  obtained  on  the  S.S.  it  is  clear  to  friend  shipowner  passed,  will  place  the  seamen  dent  it  made  in  my  roll  out).  this  week.  Birmingham.  The  SLS.  Chata­ that  the  war  may  not  end  abrupt­ under  the  Longshoremen's  Com­ FraternaUy  yours,  nooga,  sister  ship  of  the  .Birm­ ly  any  day,  there  will  be  a  heavy  pensation  Act,  Is  being  backed  by  Robert  A.  Matthews,  Everything  seems  very  nice  demand  for  all  and  any  kind  of  a  powerful  shipowners, lobby  and  ingham,  was  in  town  this  week.  Eng.  Patrolman.  and  peaceful  in  the  district.  A  ships  and  the  boonx  in  shipping  it  will  take  all  we  have  to  lick  it.  After  reprssentatioris  made  by  seagull  was  telling  me  about  will  be  unparalleled  in  the  his­ Patrolman  Arthur  Thompson  to  Watch for  Stoogjes!  some  bad  member  in  ­the  ,NMU  tory  of  the  United  States  Mer­ the  superintendent­  of  the  Savan­ Talk  around  the  waterfront  re­ nah  Line,  the  same  conditions  who,  being /disgusted,  put  the  offi­ ciianf  Marine.  garding  the  possibility  of  the  ed  to  Headquarters for  final  tabu­ lation  and  we  should  know  the  result  shortly.  *  UNFAIR  TO  LABOR  were  granted  to  the  crew  of  the  Chatanooga  as  to, her  sister  ship.  Action on  Late  Quitting^  I  Several weeks  ago  we  mentioned  the  fact  that  some  men,  quitting  without  notice  just  before  sailing  time,  were  putting  the  union  on  the  spot  and  that  the  member­ ship  here  were  determined  to  rec­ tify  this eituation.  r*  f'  I ­ I  \i  J /  ­At  the  last  meeting,  on  August  5,  Brother  S.  Canal  was  brought  up  on  charges  for  Just  such  a  misdemeanor.  His  ­late  quitting  had  delayed  the  sailing  of  a  ves­ sel  for  ­hours.  As  iftthat  were  not  enough,  he  repeated  the  same  Offense  ­on  another  vessel  soon  thereafter.  This  time,  the  ship  had  to  sail  short­handed.  Upon  request  of  the  Brother,  he  was  tried  by  the  meeting  acting  a.s  a  committee  of  the  whole.  He  admitted  his  guilt.  The  membership  voted  as  fol­ lows:  "That  if  Brother  Canal  com­ mits  the  same  offense  again,  he  shall  be .suspended  from  the  ship­ ping  list  for  60  days."  Similar  action  is  planned  against  all  such  offenders.  Dispatcher's  Reports  .  ^  .A  [  )  i  i I  11 ^•   "  Third  floor­.  Shipped  40,  regie­ t'ered  11;  Total  now  on  shipping  list:  35.  Sixth  floor:  Shipped T08,  regis­ tered  108;  "iCotal  now  on  shipping  list: 130.  .  August  5,  1940.  ,  •  *  ­ <•   •   t':  New Mattresses for .Crew  New  mattresses  for  the  entire  crew  ­were  .Shipped  ,.abcis*tl  ­the  ­i  8.8.  Seatrain.  New  ­York  last  Wednesday­. The ­crew ­had .been  domplaln|nB;  to .tlie  conipany  for  some time  about  the  state  of  their  t|[leeplng  quarters  and  finally .got  action.  .  .  IB .  '  f  Oantner  and  Mattern  iKnitting  Mills  Has  locked  out  Its  employes  and  been  declared  unfair  by  the  international  Ladies  Gar­ ment .Workers  Union  (A.F.L).  Among  the  articles on  the "un­ fair"  list manufactured  by  this  firm  are  bathing  ­suits  under  the  trade  names  of  Golden  Gate,  Hi­Boy,  Bo­Sun  and  Wi­ kies.  ­  ­ cials ;of  the  Texas  halls  on  the  .ETo  Consistency  spot.  Seems  maybe  the  spot  is  Speaking  of  charters  we  note  getting  smaller  and  smalle.­.  that  the  Commission,  while  dis­ Watch  it.  approving  the  requests  for  char­ A.  W.  Armstrong,  No,  136.  Merchants • & Miners  Line  selling  several  of  their  ships  at  the  end  of  the  season  is  bringing  a  lot  of  stoo.ges  up  to  the  Hall  looking  ters  to  carry  fuel  oil,  gasoline,  for "membership.  ERANKERASER  Died  at :St.  Luke's  Hospital,  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  August  7,  1940  RESOLUTION  The  following  Resolution  was  adopted  at  a Tegular  New  York  Headquarters  Meeting  on  Monday,  Aug­ust  12, 1940:  WHEREAS:  Since  the  installation  of  the  new  Permit  Card system,  and since  the issuance  of  the  new  permit  cards, it has been discovered  that several former  mem­ bers  of  the  Seafarers'  International  Union  have  ac­ quired permit  cards, despite the fact  that  these  permit  cards  are  to  be  issued  ONLY  to  non­momhers,  and  WHEEJEAS : .These  former  members  have  wilfully  con­ eijaled  their  former  membership  in  the  Seafarers'  In­ ternational/Union  in  ordm­  to  avoid  payment  of  ar­ rears in  dues and  assessments, and have  accepted  per­ mit  e'ards  with the intent do defraud  the Union  of  the  arrears  due  on  their  original  membership  books,  and  WHEREAS:  The  issuance  of  permit  cards  to  former  'book  members nullifies  the purpose for  which  the per­ ­init­card  system  was installed,  thei'efore  be  it  RESOLVED:  That  any  Permit  Card  Man  found  to  be  a  former  member  of  the  Seafarers'­Hnternational  . .,­^nipm  of­North  America  hhall  stdnd  ­autonafttically  .rt,sufipend«d without 4»enefit:bf  trial, dmd shall be denied  'further  memhesship da the .'S.LU.  of  N.A.,  and  be  it  'furtfer'__'V ­.­  n.  ­Tr­r­ RESOLVED: That  appear  in  fcsir  com  "  secutivre  issues of  tH SEAFARERS^  LOG.  and  scrap  iron  to  Japan  by  the  Draft  Dodging  We  may  look  for  quite  a  num­ owners  of  the  Saccarappa,  Bllza­ betli  Kellog,  Torit­s,  Lewis  Luck­ ber  of  young  fellows  trying  to  enhacii,  ­Cities  Service  Missouri,  join  the  Union  if  the  draft  act  and  Kansas  and  other  American  passes.  Seamen  will,  of  coursed  vessels;  tiii­ns  around  and  ap­ be  exempt  from  any  draft  and  proves  a  charter  to  the  Standard  there  will  be  quite  a  few  boys  Oil  Company  of  New  York  for  who,  faced  witli  tlie  alternative  cargoes  of  motor  gasoline  to  the  of  either  geiiing  married  or  go­ port  oL Vladivostol^for  the Soviet  ing  to  sea  to  avoid  tlie  draft,'Will  Government.  Maybe  the  Commis­ clioo.se  the  latter.  Investigating  sion  thinks  the  gasoline  isn't  for  committees  passing  on  the fitness  Hitler  or  maybe  they  just  don't'  of  permit  men  should  keep  qji  ey®  open  for  the  fellow  who  wants  to  give  a  damn.  Some  folks  think  that  what  make  a  trip  so  he  can  be  classi­ Ibis  country  needs  is  a  good five  fied  as  a  seaman.  cent  cigar.  Others  think  that  Thanks,  Brother!  what  we  need  is  five  cents  to  buy  Our  thanks  to  Brother  L.  B.  a  cigar.  We  think  this  couniry  Clarkson  who  donated  a  couple  o1  needs  a  little  consistency  in  their  dollars  to  buy  the  boys  out  at  the  dealings  witli  other  countries  and  hospital  cigarettes.  a  cleaning  up  of  • t  hese  paytriots  Fraternally,  who  will  sell  anything  to  any­ W.  H.  Elkins.  '­3  COKKKtTlON  Due  to  the  printer's  devil,  a  had  mistake  crept  into  the  statement  hy  Richard  E.  Tunison,  as  printed  in  the  last  issue  of  the  Log.  In  order  to  rectify  the  error,  we  are  reprinting  the  statement  in  full;  ,  . ,  ,  Tears TJp  His NMU  Book  Toithe  Delegate,  July  21,  1940  Seafarers  International  Union::  i  I,  Richard .£</  Tunison,  in  the  presence  of  witnesses ido  renounce  all  connections  and  sever  my  relationship  and  rights  ..to  membership  in  the  AIATIONAL  MARITIME  UNION;  ide­ ­nounce  its  policies  as  unfair to­me  and  union­men  in  general.  As  evtdence.of­same,­I  hereby  destroy  my­bdok  which  entitled  me  to  membership  in  the  National­^Maritime' Union.  ­Witnesses: .  •   (signed)  Richard  Eugene  Tunison.  • !  (signed).­John  Pi  Doyle, SO70;  ­Oominitk iGiangrasco",  .  ^ivin  Spiney,  G­CS:  Norman  Molvar,  A. 97;  (Frsm  S.S.  West  Kyska)  1  .  ­  ­ir­:  I  �.9  ^  Wednesday, Auf^ust 14, 1940  CONCLUDING  • k­'­ • W"'­ t  m'  my  WARNING  TO  DISRUPTERS!  Lundebergs  Testimony  Views of a Sea Gull  It has  been  called  to  our  attention  that  certain  members,  {Continued  from  Page  2)  \  A­F.L.'s  SUP  and  one  under  the  disregarding  the  expressed  will  of  the  membership,  have  taken  Presents  Seamen s Case  the S.U.P.  to  start  the  A.F.L. sea­jc.l.O.  The  flrdt,  since  1885,  has  it  upon  themselves  to  mislead  crews  Into  actions  detrimental  men  on  the  right  track.  They  had  forged  ahead—at  times  beaten,  to  the  union  as  a  whole.  As  a  warning  against  such  phoneys  On  Manning Scales  been  pushed  around  for  years.  A  bloody,  practically  forgotten,  but  and  for  the  purpose  of  putting  all  S.I.U.  seamen  on  guard  against  them,  we  reprint  below  the  RESOLUTION  on  this  subject  adopted  by  the  Atlanta  Agents  Conference:  RESOLUTION  Adopted  by  Atlantic  and  GtUf  District  Agents  Con­ ference,  June 6­9,  Atlanta,  Georgia.  >­! • '  ;rr­­^  ­f  i'H'  '  ­. •  I  ­• • ­   C'­y  51:  ­ '.  S';.: • ,'•   >>  MORE  ABOUT:  WHEREAS: Cert.iin  conditions  have  arisen  on  account  of  the  European  war  which  have  virtually  placed  this country  on  an  emergency  status, and  WHEREAS:  Hostile  shipowners  in  conjunction  with  various  anti­union  men  on  government  bureaus  are  trying to  destroy  our  unions,  and  WHEREAS: Saboteurs  may  have  crept  into  our  ranks  with  the  specific  purpose  of  disrupting  our  organi­ zation,  be  it  therefore  RESOLVED: That  we go  on  record  instituting  the  fol­ lowing measures  in OTnformity  with  our constitution  and for  the  benefit  of  the membership  as  a  whole:  1. In  ships  and  companies  where  our  organization  has  an  agreement,  no  direct  action  to  tie  up  a  ,,  ship shall  be taken  either  by an individual  crew,  by  an  individual  official  of  the  union  or  by  an  individual  branch  before  contacting  district  headquarters thru  the secretary­treasurer.  2.  The  headquarters shall  have the final  say  before  a ship  is  tied  up  and  they  shall  at  all times  he  guided  by  the  constitution,  which  in  the final  analysis, is the law of the membership as a whole.  No action  shall be  taken  by the  Atlantic District  ­  to tie up a ship with an agreement with the  Gulf  ­District  and vice  versa,  until  the  respective  dis­ tricts where Uie ship belongs  has been contacted,  and  bfi  it. fiufjlly  lot  of  tliem  had  joined  the  NMU,  always  coming  In  for  more,  lead­ We are  concluding  herewith  ex  but  would  not  go  for  the finky  ing  the  way  as  always  for  the  cerpts  from  the  testimony  given  policies  of  this  organization's  men  that  sail  the  ships—a  union  hy Harry  Lundeherg, Acting  Pres­ leadership.  led  by  men  elected  by,  and  obey­ ident  of  the  S.I.V.,  at  the  Mari­ Lundeberg  took  up  this  proposi  ing  the  will  of,  the  majority.  The  time  Commission  hearings  on  tlon  for  a  final  decision  with  the  other  led  by  a  bos'n  who  had  to  Manning  Scales,  held  at  San  members  of  his  union.  It  was  be  nearly  dragged  off  a  ship  In  Francisco  on  July  23,  1040­  The  okayed  and  the  Seafarers  Inter­ Pedro  (remember!),  who  accepts  first  part  of  Bro.  Lundeherg's  teS'  antional  Union  of  North  America  orders  from  men  who've  never  timony  appeared  in  the  last  issue  took  the  field.  It  was  composed  seen  a  ship.  He  leads  his  mem­ of  the  Log.  of  members  that  had  bCen  with  bers  further  away  from  the  aims  More Ordinaries Than  AB's  the  old  I.S.U., members  who  could  and  needs  of  seamen  day  by  day.  not  stand  the  dictates  of  the  Check  on  it.  Under  the  SUP  NMU  and men  that had  flocked to  wages  rose from  $30  to $95  for an  A.B.  Living  conditions  constant­ the  banner  of  the  S.U  Of  course,  here  is  another  thing.  The  American  shipowners  think  that  they are saving  money,  Shipowner  legislation  at  this  ly  improved  till  now  they  com­ guess.  They  have  a  habit  of  time  was  Introduced  In  great  pare  with  those  in  any  Industry.  using  more  greenhorns,  what'  quantities.  The  S.U.P.  and  Its  Sailors  doing  sailor's  work  on  all  call  "ordinary  seamen,"  than  A.B.  husky  infant,  the  S.I.U.,  fought  it j  ships.  Under  the  NMU,  wages  seamen.  Years  ago  they  would  with  every  means  possible.  But  are  from  $7.50  to  $20  lower.  Con­ have  more  A.B.'6  on  deck,  and  the  NMU,  who  were  maintaining  ditions  are  such  that  ships  taken  now  in  the  passenger  ships,  for  "legislative  rep."  In  Washing­ from  the  NMU  have  a  hard  time  instance,  they  have  more  Ordi­ ton  didn't  seem  to  mind  this stuff  getting  an  SJ.U.  crew  to  sail  them  till  the  quarters  are  over­ nary  seamen  in  proportion  to  at  all. . . .  hauled.  Mates  on  deck  doing  what  they  had  before.  Tanker Strike  of  '39  sailor's  work. . .  .  You  know,  according  to  the  Came  the  tanker  strike  In  the  American  law,  a  man  who  is  an  summer  of  '39 called  by  the  NMU  SUP  and  S.I.U.  ship  every  man  ordinary  seaman  is  nothing  else  Many  a  strike  has  been  called  crt  ships  Under  contract  direct  but  a  boy.  He  doesn't  have  to  since  that  start  on  the  lumber  from  the  Union  ball.  The  NMU  Imow anything  when  he first  goes  pile  in  '85,  but  never  a  one  Hks  ships  any  man  from  any  place  he  to sea.  The old  system  of  training  this!  The  keynote  was  struck  can  get  a  Job;  Maritime  Commis­ Company  offices,  etc. ...  seamen  in  the  United  States  is  when  the  crew  of  a  Lykes ship  In  sion,  8VP  and  8.I.V.  expel  any  wrong  anyhow,  which  I  have  told  Houston  was  censored  and  threat­ mcinber who  goes  aboard  a M.C.  them  back  in  Washington  time  ened  with  the  loss  of  their  books  Training  Ship.  and  time  again.  We  are  in  favor  IF  THEV  DID  NOT  BUNKER  NMU  recommends  enrollment  of  having  it  that  a  man  should  OIL  FROM  THE  COMPANIES  of  their  members  on  the  fink  learn  his  business  before  he  be­ THAT  THEIR  BROTHERS  ships.  i  comes  an  able­bodied  seaman  and  WERE  STRIKING  AGAINST!  •  •   •   '  under  the  system  of  his  blue  Thgse  men  showed  that  there  .So  now,  as  I  wend  my  weary  A.B.  ticket, and  the ordinary  sea.  is  a  limit'  to  how  much  a  man  way  in  search  of  those  crumbs  man  going  to  sea  doesn't  know  will  take,  by  ignoring  these  de­ which  make  up  a  Sea  Gull's  his  business.  But  that's  the  law.  mands'.  The  West  Coast  seamen  menu.  I  ponder  this  way:  It  has  So  the  shipowners  think  by  and  Uie  S.I.U.  during  this  time  taken  55  years,  men's  lives,  un­ ^  RESOLVED: That  anyone that  breaks these rules shall  saving a few  dollars less  a month,  aided  the  NMU  by  refusing  to  told  hardships,  many  long  hard  be made to answer  to the membership.  so  long  as  they  have  enough  to  handle  oil  from  the  struck  com  hours,  days,  weeks,  months,  years  comply  with  the  Steamboat  In­ panics.  pounding  the  picket  lines,  burn­ spection  Rules  and  Regulations,  ­U.R.  Leads  Kg&in  ing  the  midnight  oil,  devotion  to  He  is  charged  with*disruptive  it  will take  care  of  the  upkeep  of  N O T I C E  Came  the  summer  of  '40.  Once  duty  of  countless seamen,  to  gain  activities  and  working  in  the  In­ the  vessel,  which  is  short­sighted  again  the  S.U.P.  took  the  lead  what  is  now  an  established  fact  terests  of  a  dual  organization,  the  policy,  which  any  Steamboat  and  CcUsfd.,.  the  wages  for  its  ATTENTION  ALL  not  the  fancy  of  a  group  or"  NMU,  as  an  organizer.  man,«an  tell  you.  If  a  man  goes  members.  The  S.I.U. fallowed  suit  parlor  pinks.  BRANCHES!  After  being  notified,  he  Imme­ to  sea  for  three  years  he  knows  at  once.  Only  the  NMU  officials  Is  all  this  to  be  destroyed  by  diately  disappeared,  to  carry  on  his  work,  he  knows  what  to  do.  ordered  their  members  to  be  con­ few  stooges  of  the  shipowners?  Ralph Bothroch^  No. 50024  hfs  disruptive  work  elsewhere.  He  should  know.  But  a  boy,  an  tent  with  a  wage  rarse  on  the  Are  our  friends,  the  seamen,  has  been  duly  notified  that  DO  NOT  SHIP  THIS  MAN  ordinary  seaman,  don't,  i  don't  deepwater  ships—never  mind  the  going  to  stand  being  sold  back  teharges are  preferred  against  him  OUT  UNTIL  HE  ANSWERS  say  that they  shouldn't  have  boys  overtime  rate,  never  mind  the  into  the  dark  ages?  Are  they  and  his  union  book  has  been  THE  CHARGES  AT  HEAD­ aboard  the  ship,  but  you  should  coastwise  ships­.  going  to  carry  on^  maintain  picked  up.  QUARTERS!  have  enough  able­bodied  seamen  Came  the  S.I.U.  versus  the  wages and  conditions,  unite  under  to  do  the  work.  Bull  Line.  All  hands  are familiar  the  S.I.U.  banner  which  Is  going  With  the  scabby  action  taken  by  ahead,  or  stay  under  a  banner  "Maintenance Men"?  the  NMU  leaders  at  this  time.  I  don't  know  much  about  this  Everybody  knows  the  result  which  is leading  them  back  faster  than  they  came  ahead?  0­3,  C­2  and  C 1 ships. We  haven't  which  hurt'  the  seamen.  I  (Continued  from  page  1)  It  Is  always  easier  to  slip  back  had  any chance  to check  up  on  it.  .  York  or  in  New  Orleans  or  other  ports,  in  other  wbrdk,  we  are  The  Assistant' Secretary  will  give  So  now  we  have  two  unions.  than  to  forge  ahead1  One  under  the  banner  of  the  ' at  the  present  time  functioning  practically  as  one,  and  THE  SEAGULL.  7HEREAS:  At  the present  time we  have  two separate  headquarters,  you  a  little  more  dope  on  that.  We,  of  course,  have  been  able  to  11 one  in  New  York  and  one  in  New  Orleans, ^ith  two  separate  i  bookkeeping  and financial  systems,  which  is  mumsy  and  is  only  talk  the  Grace  Line  into  taking  duplicating  the  Work  which  can  be  done  hy  one  central  office  three  more  men  on  deck  in  those  and  this  is  only  a  waste  of  money  in  its  present  setup,  therefore  vessels.  I  don't  suppose  they  do  it  for  charity's  sake.  I  mean,  be it  they  need  them.  The  care  is  un­ RESOLVED; That we,  the members  of  the Atlantic  and Gulf  handy  and­may  need fixing,  and  (Continued  from  Page  i)  districts  of  the  SIU  of  NA  go  on  record  to  establish  a  they  need  those  additional  men  cordance  with  the  regular  system  of  dispatching  central  office  in  Washington,  D.O.,  which  will  function  as  on  deck.  Besides,  the ship is  run­ book  members  to  jobs.  !  the secretary­treasurer's  office  for  both  districts  and  that  ning  Into  every  South  American  *  •   *  this  office  shall  also  be  used  as  a  legislative  office  for  the  port,  in  and  out  of  every  port  On  coastwise  ships.  Permit  Card  men  shall  be  down  there.  Seafarers'  International,  and  be  it  further  allowed  to  remain  at  least 30  days  on  the  job  be­ Up  to  recently—^1  don't  know  if  RESOLVED:  That  this  Atlantic­Gulf  district  office  shall  he  they  practice  that  today—they  fore being required  to relinquish their  jobs  to book  Hte financial  center  of  our  organization,  with  all  records  used  to  pick  up  a  crew  down  at  members.'  and files  to  be  kept  in  this  office,  in  other  words,  to  take  Panama  Canal,  down  in  Central  Duties of  Union  Representatives  away  the financial  and  bookkeeping  work  from  New  Or­ America,  which  is  cheap.  They  All  patrolmen  shall  be  required  to  file  with  their  re­ pick  up  a  second  crew  down  leans and  New  York  respectively,  and  be  it further  spective  Agent  the  names  and  ratings  of  all  Permit  Card  XtESOLVED:  That  the  present  elected  secretary­treasurer  on  the  there.  I  suppose  they  pay  them  a  men  completing  round  trips thru  the  ship's  arrival  in  that  few  centavoB  or  pesos,  and  they  Atlantic  remain  as the  head  of  the  Atlantic  section  of  the  district  particular  port.  and  the  present  acting  sec.­treas.  of  the  Gulf  remain  as  the  head  do  the work  which  belongs  to  the  •   *  «  '  of  the  Gulf  section  of  our  organization  to  handle  various  organl­ American  seamen. And,  according  Ships'  delegates  shall  be  required  to  list  the  names  j  zation  work  of  the  union  such  as,  negotiating  agreements,  attend  to  the  law,  I  believe  they  have  and ratings  of  all Pernilt  Card men  on  board  and  such  list  poirt committee  meetings,  handle  beefs  and  doing further  organiza­ been  violating  the  law  righf  on  shall  be  turned  over  to  the  Union  Patrolman  for  his  In­ tion  work,  and  be  it further  that,  too.  But  I  don't  know  if  spection  upon  the  ship's  arrival  in  port.  RESOLVED:  That each  branch shall  be allowed  one  hundred  dollars  they  do 'it  right  now.  However,  •   •   •   on hand  per  week  and that  New  York and  New  Orleans  be allowed  if  they  put  three  more  men  on  Permit  shipping  lists  shall  be  kept  in  all  Branches  in  to  hold five­hundred  dollars  per  week  for  current  expenses,  and  deck on  these ships and  call  them  the  same  manner  as  the  regular  shipping  list  in  order  be it  further  "maintenance  men"  —  a  sailor  that  Permit Card  men may  register  for  jobs.  RESOLVED:  That  we  draft  Duke  Dushane  to  act  as  the  secretary­ hates  like  hell  to  be  called  a  *  *  *  treasurer  and  International  Representative  for  the  Atlantic  and  "mainfenance  man,"  when  he  is  Permit  Card  men  shall  have  preference  for  Jobs  when  Gulf  Seafarers'  Union  with  headquarters  In  Washington, D.C.  until  an  able bodied  seaman.  A  "main­ the next  election, and  be it further  no  book  members  are  available  fb"  such  Jobs,  and  they  tenance  man"  might  mean  any­ shall  be  dispatched  to these  Jobs  from the  Permit Shipping  RESOLVED:  That  in  the  event  Dushane  is  not  available  for  this  thing  from  a flunklc  to  a­=well,  List  In  the  same  manner  as  book  members  are  dispatched  I  post  WB  authorize  the  acting  president  of  the  Seafarers'  Inter­ "maintenance,"  we  don't  know  from  the  regular  shipping  list.  j  national  to  appoint  another  man  capable  of  fniing  the  Job.  what  tJiat  means.  AMALGAMATION RESOLUTION  ATTENTION!  ALL AGENTS,  PATROLMEN  AND  DELEGATES  .  "  "*• V   .­":  J  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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